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Below is a look at what's on tap this week for the Fab 50 teams. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. -- Walsh Jesuit Ironman No. 2 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. -- dual meet vs. Proviso West tonight, then Walsh Jesuit Ironman on Friday and Saturday No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. -- Walsh Jesuit Ironman No. 4 St. Paris Graham, Ohio -- Walsh Jesuit Ironman No. 5 Clovis, Calif. -- Clovis West Shootout on Friday and Saturday No. 6 Archer, Ga. -- Gwinnett County Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 7 Stillwater, Okla. -- Perry (Okla.) Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 8 Southeast Polk, Iowa -- triangular at Dowling Catholic with Marshalltown on Thursday, then Oskaloosa Invitational on Saturday No. 9 Apple Valley, Minn. -- dual meet at Eastview on Thursday, then Council Bluffs (Iowa) Wrestling Classic on Friday and Saturday No. 10 Franklin Regional, Pa. -- dual meet at Penn Hills tonight, then Walsh Jesuit Ironman No. 11 Montini Catholic, Ill. -- Walsh Jesuit Ironman No. 12 Buchanan, Calif. -- Curt Metler Invitational at Elk Grove, Calif. on Friday and Saturday No. 14 Broken Arrow, Okla. -- Walsh Jesuit Ironman No. 15 Lowell, Mich. -- at No. 36 Marist, Ill. on Friday night; quad at Lockport, Ill. on Saturday No. 17 Marmion Academy, Ill. -- Walsh Jesuit Ironman No. 19 Cumberland Valley, Pa. -- dual meets against Big Spring tonight and State College tomorrow No. 20 Poway, Calif. -- dual meet at Temecula Valley tonight, at Hawks Nest Invitational (Citrus Hill, Calif.) on Friday and Saturday No. 21 Massillon Perry, Ohio -- Walsh Jesuit Ironman No. 22 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. -- dual meet vs. Northampton tonight, then King of the Mountain on Friday and Saturday No. 23 St. Edward, Ohio -- Walsh Jesuit Ironman No. 24 Bettendorf, Iowa -- triangular at North Scott with Central on Thursday, then Five Seasons Duals (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) on Saturday No. 26 St. Michael-Albertville, Minn. -- dual meet vs. New Prague on Friday, then Prior Lake Duals on Saturday No. 27 Tuttle, Okla. -- dual meet at Piedmont on Thursday, then Mid-America Nationals (Enid, Okla.) on Friday and Saturday No. 28 Bakersfield, Calif. -- James Ruddle Invitational (Oakdale, Calif.) on Saturday No. 29 Neosho, Mo. -- Missouri Duals (Jefferson City) on Friday and Saturday No. 30 Evansville Mater Dei, Ind. -- multiple dual meets at Castle, Ind. on Saturday No. 31 West Fargo, N.D. -- Grand Forks Sertoma on Friday and Saturday No. 32 Kaukauna, Wis. -- dual meet vs. Hortonville on Thursday, then Five Seasons Duals No. 33 St. Johns, Mich. -- dual meet at Parma Western tonight, Jackson Invitational on Saturday No. 34 Crook County, Ore. -- North Bend Coast Classic on Friday and Saturday No. 35 Belle Vernon, Pa. -- dual meet vs. Collinsville tonight, then Penn Hills Duals on Saturday No. 36 Marist, Ill. -- dual meet vs. No. 15 Lowell, Mich. on Friday; quad at Lockport on Saturday No. 37 Brandon, Fla. -- host Graves Tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 38 Brecksville, Ohio -- Walsh Jesuit Ironman No. 39 McDonogh, Md. -- Walsh Jesuit Ironman No. 41 Pleasant Grove, Utah -- dual meets tonight and tomorrow night, then partial to Walsh Jesuit Ironman with additional partial to Wasatch (Utah) Duals No. 42 Mesa Mountain View, Ariz. -- dual meet at Red Mountain tonight, then Puma Duals (Perry, Ariz.) on Friday and Saturday No. 43 Greater Latrobe, Pa. -- dual meet at Penn Trafford tonight, then King of the Mountain No. 44 Union, Iowa -- double dual at Jesup on Thurday No. 45 Delta, Ohio -- Walsh Jesuit Ironman No. 46 Colonial Forge, Va. -- Sheetz Classic (Penn Cambria, Pa.) on Friday and Saturday No. 47 Dundee, Mich. -- Warren Lincoln Tournament on Saturday No. 48 Washington, Ill. -- dual meet at Limestone with Canton on Wednesday, then Walsh Jesuit Ironman No. 49 Shakopee, Minn. -- dual meet at Lakeville South with Chaska on Thursday, dual meet vs. Scott West on Friday, Kasson-Mantorville Invitational on Saturday No. 50 South Dade, Fla. -- Graves Tournament

STILLWATER -- No. 9 Cowboy wrestling picked up the second Bedlam win of the weekend for the Oklahoma State athletic program on Sunday with a 25-11 win over Oklahoma. The Cowboys improved to 134-27-10 in the Bedlam wrestling series. “It’s been a good weekend for Stillwater,” coach John Smith said. “The wind was definitely blowing north for us.” The dual started at heavyweight with No. 4 Austin Marsden defeating top-10 opponent Ross Larson with a 5-2 decision. With a scoreless first period, Marsden put the first point of the board with an escape to start the second period followed by a takedown. His takedown in the final period sealed the win for the junior. "Last year, the dual came down to me. I wasn't mentally prepared for it and Ross Larson got the best of me, but this time I was more focused,” Marsden said. “Just wanted to take it to him and wrestle my style. It wasn't like the complete style I wanted to, but my coach told me to try to improve as much as possible in the room and follow up. [Larson] is a tough guy and he wrestled hard and beating him in Stillwater was good." At 125, tenth-ranked Eddie Klimara took on OU’s Ryan Milhof. With a takedown, escape and riding time, Klimara defeated the Sooner, 4-1, and improved to 5-0 on the season. The Pokes gave up a technical fall at 133 pounds, with No. 2 Cody Brewer of OU defeating sophomore Brian Crutchmer, 22-7, and closing in on the team score, 6-5. Redshirt freshman Dean Heil gave the Cowboys a push with a 10-5 decision over Trae Blackwell in his first Bedlam appearance and first variety start in Gallagher-Iba Arena. At 149 pounds, Josh Kindig separated the score picking up the first bonus points of the dual for the Cowboys, topping Shayne Tucker, 10-2. The senior collected four takedowns en route to the win. The Sooners picked up their second win of the day at 157 pounds as Cowboy sophomore Anthony Collica suffered a 5-2 loss to No. 9 Justin DeAngelis. Big 12 Wrestler of the Month Alex Dieringer wrestled in front of his home crowd for the first time since winning the 2014 157-pound NCAA title and did not disappoint as he earned a commanding 8-1 decision over Clark Glass and kept his season record unblemished. The final Sooner win came at 174 pounds, where Matt Reed edged sophomore Jordan Rogers, 6-3, bringing the team score to 16-11 and allowing OU a chance to take the dual with two more wins. Nolan Boyd shut down the opportunity, collecting six points for the Cowboys with an injury default win over Nathan Marek and sealing the win for OSU. The Cowboys’ 197 pounder, Austin Schafer, closed out the dual beating Andrew Dixon, 3-1, with a late third-period takedown to finish the match. The Cowboys return to action on Dec. 21 to compete at the Reno Tournament of Champions in Nevada. Results: 285: No. 4 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. No. 10 Ross Larson (OU), 5-2 125: No. 10 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Ryan Milhof (OU), 4-1 133: No. 2 Cody Brewer (OU) TF5 Brian Crutchmer (OSU), 22-7 141: No. 18 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. Trae Blackwell (OU), 10-5 149: No. 2 Josh Kindig (OSU) MD Shayne Tucker (OU), 10-2 157: No. 9 Justin DeAngelis (OU) dec. Anthony Collica (OSU), 5-2 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. Clark Glass (OU), 8-1 174: Matt Reed (OU) dec. Jordan Rogers (OSU), 6-3 184: Nolan Boyd (OSU) def. Nathan Marek (OU), Inj. Def. 197: No. 18 Austin Schafer (OSU) dec. Andrew Dixon (OU), 3-1

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- In the second-ever matchup between South Dakota State and Augustana at the Sanford Pentagon, the Jackrabbits won convincingly, 30-3 and picked up bonus points in three weight classes. "We came out and wrestled well today," head coach Chris Bono said. "I'm happy with our performance, but we have to move on to NDSU. We will get back in the room and be ready to go on Sunday." Sophomore Isaac Andrade opened the scoring for SDSU will a 6-1 decision over TJ North, who is ranked #1 in the Division II polls. Following a scoreless first period, Andrade escaped early and got a takedown for a 3-0 lead heading into the final period. Andrade continued his attack in the third and won, 6-1. This was Andrade’s second win over North this season. Brance Simms and Morgan Engbrecht were tied 3-3 after the first, but Simms took control in the second with four takedowns and added three more in the third to get the major decision, 18-10. Sophomore Alex Kocer followed suit at 141 with a major of his own over Jeremiah Peterson, 10-1. Following a loss at 149 by Luke Zilverberg, #16 Cody Pack regained the Jackrabbit momentum with a 22-9 major decision over Shawn Hatlestad. Pack gave up an early takedown, but took control of the match midway through the first and never looked back as he picked up his fifth major decision of the season. At 165, Ben Schwery recorded a takedown in the final seconds to solidify a 6-4 decision. The takedown was challenged, but the call on the mat upheld, giving Schwery the decision. David Kocer jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the 174-lb bout and had more than four minutes of riding time through two. Kocer added a third-period escape for the 3-0 win. In the 184-lb showdown, Brady Ayers got takedowns in each of the first two periods, along with an escape in the second to lead 5-1 entering the third. Ayers added riding time in the third for a 6-1 final decision. #16 Nate Rotert and Jeff Nielsen were tied 2-2 after two before Rotert escaped and got a pair of takedowns and went on to win, 8-3. Following a scoreless first, J.J. Everard picked up a pair of takedowns and fended off a late takedown by Michael Lowman and held on for the 6-4 win. SDSU will return to action in Fargo next Sunday as it takes North Dakota State in a nonconference tilt at 2 p.m. Results: 125: Isaac Andrade (SDSU) over #1 TJ North (Augie) - Dec., 3-1 133: Brance Simms (SDSU) over Morgan Engbrecht (Augie) - Maj., 18-10 141: Alex Kocer (SDSU) over Jeremiah Peterson (Augie) - Maj., 10-1 149: Jacob Anderson (Augie) over Luke Zilverberg (SDSU) - Dec., 9-7 157: #16 Cody Pack (SDSU) over Shawn Hatlestad (Augie) - Maj., 22-9 165: Ben Schwery (SDSU) over Bradyn Neises (Augie) - Dec., 6-4 174: David Kocer (SDSU) over Tim Weber (Augie) - Dec., 3-0 184: Brady Ayers (SDSU) over Aero Amo (Augie) - Dec., 6-2 197: #16 Nate Rotert (SDSU) over Jeff Nielsen (Augie) - Dec., 8-3 285: J.J. Everard (SDSU) over Michael Lowman (Augie) - Dec., 6-4

BETHLEHEM, PA -- The 22nd ranked Rider Broncs defeated their second ranked opponent of the season on Sunday, defeating 10th ranked Lehigh. And just like the Bronc victory over 16th ranked Wisconsin, the decision came down to criteria. “So far we like this criteria rule,” said Rider head coach Gary Taylor. “As long as it keeps working for us.” Rider and Lehigh (6-2) both won five of the 10 bouts, but Rider won on total points, 46 to 41. The last time Rider won at Lehigh was during the 1993-94 season. For Rider (6-1) senior Donald McNeil (Plainville, Mass./Wyoming Seminary) defeated Elliot Riddick, who is ranked 11th in the nation at 197, to give Rider a 16-13 lead. “That was a huge win for us,” Taylor said. “That’s how good Donald is when he is patient. He picks his spots rather than being reckless, and he’s doing a much better job of it.” Sophomore Ryan Wolfe (New Castle, Del./Caravel Academy) won at 174 to give Rider a 13-9 lead.. Rider trailed 9-0 before freshman B.J. Clagon (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South) won a major decision for four crucial team points. Freshman Chad Walsh (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) and junior Conor Brennan (Brick, NJ/Brick Twp.) also won for the Broncs. “We knew we had to get three of the last five matches,” Taylor said, ”and we did. But it wasn’t easy. Everyone of their wrestlers is tough.” Junior Rob Deutsch (Cherry Hill, NJ/Eastern Regional) lost on riding time to the sixth ranked 133 in the nation, Mason Beckman, and senior Chuck Zeisloft (Woodbury Heights, NJ/Gateway) lost to the 16th ranked Randy Cruz at 141, 4-2. “We had some tough losses early on,” Taylor said. “We wrestled hard in every one of those losses. I’m very proud of them. They represented Rider in a major way today.” Rider and Lehigh have now met 20 times since the series began in 1992, with Rider winning five. “They’ve had some great teams,” Taylor said of Lehigh. “We beat a great team today.” The last time Rider and Lehigh met was during the 2009-10 season, when 19th ranked Lehigh defeated Rider 31-3. “The last time we were up here they beat us bad,” Taylor said, “so today feels pretty good.” The last time Rider beat Lehigh was during the 2006-07 season, when the Broncs won 24-14 at Rider. “Coming into this season we knew we had a talented team,” Taylor said, “but now they are getting tough. And the good news is that we can get a lot better. We have a lot of room for improvement right now.” The Broncs are now off until the end of the month when Rider competes in the prestigious Midlands Championships. Results: 125 – Scott Parker (Lehigh) dec. J.R. Wert (Rider) 3-2 0-3 133 – Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. Rob Deutsch (Rider) 2-2, r.t. 0-6 141 – Randy Cruz (Lehigh) dec. Chuck Zeisloft (Rider) 4-2 0-9 149 – B.J. Clagon (Rider) major dec. Drew Longo (Lehigh) 16-5 4-9 157 – Chad Walsh (Rider) dec. Will Switzer (Lehigh) 8-6 7-9 165 – Conor Brennan (Rider) dec. Santiago Martinez (Lehigh) 3-2 10-9 174 – Ryan Wolfe (Rider) dec. Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh) 6-2 13-9 184 – Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) major dec. Clint Morrison (Rider) 10-2 13-13 197 – Donald McNeil (Rider) dec. Elliot Riddick (Lehigh) 4-3 16-13 285 – Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) dec. Greg Velasco 4-1 16-16 Rider wins on third criteria – 46-41 advantage in total match points

Edinboro won their fourth consecutive PSAC title BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- It was a record-setting day for the Edinboro wrestling team at the 72nd annual PSAC Championship. For starters, the Fighting Scots made it four championships in a row, nine in the last ten years, and 15 in head coach Tim Flynn's 18 years as head coach. The Fighting Scots had champions in nine of the ten weight classes, also a PSAC record, and won the first nine weight classes. The previous record of seven champions was set by Edinboro in 2007-08 and 2008-09, along with Clarion in 1982-83. Individually, the redshirt senior trio of A.J. Schopp (133 lbs.), Mitchell Port (141 lbs.), and Dave Habat (149 lbs.) won their fourth PSAC championships. It marks the first time in PSAC history that a team has had three four-year champions in its lineup. When the day started just 14 former wrestlers had won four conference crowns. Schopp, a two-time All-American and ranked number one at 133 lbs., won his first two matches by fall then won a 19-5 (7:00) technical fall over Ronnie Perry of Lock Haven in the finals. Port, also a two-time All-American and ranked second at 141 lbs., also won all three of his matches by bonus points. He won by fall and major decision before pinning Lock Haven's Bobby Rehm at 2:30. Rehm is a two-time PSAC champion at 125 lbs. Habat made it three four-time champions as he won by fall, technical fall, and finally major decision with a 15-6 win over Jeremy Landowski of Mercyhurst. He earned All-American honors last year and is ranked as high as fourth at 149 lbs. Kory Mines (125 lbs.), Kasey Burnett-Davis (157 lbs.), and Vic Avery (184 lbs. won their second PSAC championships. Mines won for the second straight year, as did Burnett-Davis, although KBD claimed the title at 165 lbs. a year ago. Avery previously won the 184 lb. title in 2011. Casey Fuller (165 lbs.), Zach Towers (174 lbs.), and Vince Pickett (197 lbs.) all won their first PSAC championships. Warren Bosch made it ten wrestlers to earn All-PSAC recognition as he finished third at heavyweight. Edinboro finished with an incredible 189.5 points to easily out-distance second-place Lock Haven. The Bald Eagles had 130 points. Mercyhurst came in third in the 12-team field at Bloomsburg's Nelson Field House with 95.5 points. So dominant were the Fighting Scots that they won 35 of 36 matches, with Bosch losing in the opening round but then coming back to win five in a row. Of those 35 wins, 27 were by bonus points, with 14 falls, 4 technical falls, and 9 by major decision. Towers led the way as he won all four of his matches by fall – all in the first period. Mines, Schopp, Port, and Habat also won all of their matches by bonus points. The lone champion not wearing an Edinboro singlet was Kutztown's Ziad Haddad, who won the title at heavyweight. The 2014 Division II national champion was also named the Outstanding Wrestler.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team swept 10 matches to blank visiting Michigan State, 37-0, Saturday night on Mediacom Mat at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes recorded 32 takedowns, allowed only five, and scored bonus points in half their matches to win their 17th straight conference opener. “That was what we wanted to do. We wanted to shut that team out,” said Mike Evans, who had one of Iowa’s two technical falls, “but we left points on the board. Some of the majors should have been techs, and we didn’t get a fall. That was a bummer.” Evans scored 12 points in the final 1:32 to earn a 20-5 technical fall against Kevin Nash at 174. He led 8-2 after two periods before stringing together four takedowns and finishing the match with three nearfall points. Iowa’s second technical fall belonged to Brody Grothus, who his intentions be known early, locking chests with Kaelen Richards off the whistle at 149. “I went out there right off the bat and got to my tie,” said Grothus. “I wish I would have put him on his back there in the opening seconds, but I came out for two and kept building on that lead.” Grothus added three nearfall points in the opening period, and rattled off eight points in the final frame, including a takedown with five seconds left to secure the 16-1 win. "Coach kept talking about separation and separation comes from going out there and dominating your opponent,” said Grothus. “ I feel like I did that for seven minutes.” Thomas Gilman opened the dual with an 18-6 major decision at 125, Bobby Telford closed with a 10-2 major decision at 285, and somewhere in between the Hawkeyes got a third major from Sammy Brooks at 184. The 6,000-plus fans in attendance also got off their feet at 197, where Alex Meyer, who prior to today had not wrestled above 174 pounds this season, scored a takedown in the final minute to win 6-5. “I knew a couple days ago that I was going,” said Meyer. “I just got ready, followed my routine, gave up an early take-down, but knew I could overcome it. Just like we talk about in practice, we can overcome a mistake, just coming back and getting out right away." The Hawkeyes also got decisions from Cory Clark (133), Topher Carton (141), Edwin Cooper (149), and Nick Moore (165). "I think the pace, especially Evans, Brooks, and Meyer's pace too, and then Telford getting the major,” said UI head coach Tom Brands. “You just can't let guys slow you down, and a little bit of hustle, we talk about it all the time with the in-and-out kind of stuff, and then guys start to fall down, but that's because you make them fall down. That's the important thing" The Hawkeyes return to the mat Dec. 29-30 at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Illinois. Notes: Attendance was 6,629… Edwin Cooper made his Hawkeye debut at 157, and his Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut… Alex Meyer wrestled at 197 for the first time in his career… Iowa has won 17 straight conference openers... Iowa shutout Michigan State for the second straight year (41-0 in 2014), and recorded its third shutout of the season. Results: 125 - Thomas Gilman (Iowa) major dec. Mitch Rogaliner (Michigan State), 18-6; 4-0 133 - Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. Hermilo Esquivel (Michigan State), 5-0; 7-0 141 - Topher Carton (Iowa) dec. Garth Yenter (Michigan State), 6-3; 10-0 149 - Brody Grothus (Iowa) tech fall Kaelen Richards (Michigan State), 16-1; 15-0 157 - Edwin Cooper (Iowa) dec. Roger Wildmo (Michigan State), 6-5; 18-0 165 - Nick Moore (Iowa) dec. Ryan Watts (Michigan State), 5-3; 21-0 174 - Mike Evans (Iowa) tech fall Kevin Nash (Michigan State), 20-5; 26-0 184 - Sammy Brooks (Iowa) major dec. John Rizqallah (Michigan State), 11-3; 30-0 197 - Alex Meyer (Iowa) dec. Nick McDiarmid (Michigan State), 6-5; 33-0 285 - Bobby Telford (Iowa) major dec. Luke Jones (Michigan State), 10-2; 35-0

Minnesota won the team title in Las Vegas (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) LAS VEGAS -- Winning big happens all the time in Las Vegas and for No. 1 Minnesota, a successful weekend meant not only winning the team title against a field that included 11 ranked teams, but also claiming a pair of individual titles. In the team race, the Gophers outpaced the field of 39 programs with 146 points, 26 more than second-place Ohio State and 36 more than third-place Virginia Tech. Individually, No. 2 Chris Dardanes (133) and No. 1 Dylan Ness (157) each delivered a championship performance. For both Dardanes and Ness, 5-0 weekends kept their records unblemished this season. Eight Gophers advanced through the first day of competition at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and seven of those wrestlers placed in the top five at their weight class. In addition to those who earned individual titles, No. 1 Scott Schiller (197) finished second, No. 4 Nick Dardanes (141) claimed third, No.1 Logan Storley (174) and Michael Kroells (285) placed fourth and No. 15 Brett Pfarr (184) took fifth. In placing as they did, the Gophers had two more top-five finishes than any other team in the field. Across the entirety of the roster, Minnesota grapplers posted a 40-14 record during the past two days, including 13 victories against ranked opponents. This was the Gophers first team championship in their last three trips to the Cliff Keen Invitational, having most recently finished third in 2008. Minnesota last won the event in 2002 during the program's second consecutive National Championship campaign. The Gophers will now have almost two weeks off. Minnesota returns to action against Big Ten foe Northwestern at the Sports Pavilion on Thursday, December 18 at 7 p.m. CT. That match will be televised on the Big Ten Network and will also be available online via the BTN2Go app. As always, fans can stay updated on the action by following Gopher Wrestling on Twitter as well.

LAS VEGAS -- Logan Stieber won the 141-pound title, picking up his 100th career victory in the championship match, to highlight Ohio State’s efforts on the final day of the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev. Stieber capped off a 5-0 weekend with two major decisions, running his season record to 10-0 and career mark to 100-3. The Cliff Kean title was the fourth of his career, making him just the second wrestler to ever win the event four times (Stephen Abas of Fresno State is the other). Logan Stieber was named Outstanding Wrestler in Las Vegas (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)In the team standings, Ohio State finished second overall in a field that featured 11 ranked teams. The Buckeyes compiled 120 points, behind only top-ranked Minnesota. Virginia Tech was third with 110 points. Stieber scored early and often in the semifinal round and rolled to a 9-1 major decision over Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers. Stieber then took down second-seeded and third-ranked Devin Carter of Virginia Tech in the finals, 12-3. The showdown was a rematch of last year’s NCAA finals. He has now won all 10 of his matches by either major decision, technical fall or fall this season. He was also selected as the Most Valuable Wrestler. Other individual standouts for the Buckeyes on Saturday included third-place showings from Nathan Tomasello, Johnni DiJulius and Kyle Snyder. Seeded sixth at 125 pounds, Tomasello started his day with a 8-3 decision over Conor Youtsey of Michigan and then edged Ronnie Bresser in the next consolation round, 4-3. He moved into the third place match by upsetting fourth-seeded and seventh-ranked Josh Martinez of Air Force, 6-2 and then rounded out the day with a 11-4 decision over Trey Andrew in the third place match. He is now 14-2 on the year. DiJulius, the defending champion at 133 pounds, had little trouble through his first two consolation matches on Saturday, easily disposing of Jade Rauser of Utah Valley, 19-3, and then taking out 12th-seeded Ian Nickel of Cal State Bakersfield, 5-2. In the third consolation match of the day, he edged fourth-seeded and 10th-ranked George DiCamillo of Virginia, his second win over DiCamillo in the last two weeks. He finished off his 5-0 day with a 9-0 major decision over fifth-seeded and 13th-ranked Earl Hall of Iowa State. Snyder dropped a hard-fought 3-2 decision to second-seeded and third-ranked Kyven Gadson of Iowa State in the semifinals, but bounced right back to defeat Trent Noon by major decision and advance to the third place match. In the match, he pulled away in the third period for a 14-5 major decision over fifth-seeded and 18th-ranked Jace Bennett of Cornell. The true freshman is now 13-1 on the season. At 174 pounds, Mark Martin went 2-1 on the day and pinned Peter Renda of North Carolina State in the eighth place match. Nick Tavanello won three matches on the day, including a pin over fifth-seeded Joe Stolfi of Bucknell, and finished in fifth place at 285 pounds. He had lost to Stolfi, 3-1, yesterday in the quarterfinals and is now 13-4 on the season. The Buckeyes return to action next Sunday, Dec. 14, when they host fifth-ranked Missouri at St. John Arena. For ticket information, click here.

1. Minnesota 146 2. Ohio State 120 3. Virginia Tech 110 4. Iowa State 106 5. Cornell 93.5 6. Nebraska 89 7. Michigan 86 8. Virginia 73 9. North Carolina State 66 10. Oregon State 56 11. Rutgers 54 12. Indiana 51.5 13. North Dakota State 49.5 14. Northern Iowa 48.5 15. Northern Colorado 47.5 16. West Virginia 44 17. Arizona 41 18. Boise State 39.5 19. CSU Bakersfield 37.5 20. Brown 35.5

EVANSTON, Ill. -- A gutsy 21-18 Northwestern win over Princeton in the last of four duals capped a perfect 4-0 showing for the 'Cats in the Windy City Duals Saturday at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Northwestern registered solid victories over Cal Poly, Drexel and Davidson before coming from behind to defeat the Tigers in the day's marquee matchup. Senior 197-pounder Alex Polizzi was integral in the Wildcats' successful afternoon, winning with pins in his first three matches of the day before claiming a 9-8 victory against 11th-ranked Abram Ayala of Princeton to turn the tide of the final dual. The Tigers led by an 18-14 margin with two matches remaining and were on the cusp of clinching the dual with Ayala leading Polizzi 8-7 in the third period, but the senior from Beloit, Wis., thrilled the home fans with a last-minute takedown and ride-out to steal the win and improve to 12-1 this season. Senior heavyweight Mike McMullan then put the Wildcats over the top with his 8-0 major decision win in the last match of the day. Like Polizzi, the No. 1-ranked McMullan also posted pins in his first three outings on Saturday before closing with the bonus-point win against Princeton. No. 1-ranked 149-pounder Jason Tsirtsis also earned four wins on the day, including a fall against Davidson, to improve to 14-0 this season. All-American Pierce Harger finished 4-0 Saturday with three major decision victories, with two of his wins coming one weight class up at 174 pounds. Garrison White (125) and Dominick Malone (133) each chipped in major decision wins to lead off the dual with Princeton, earning what proved to be important bonus points for the Wildcats in a closely contested dual. Below are match-by-match recaps and complete results of each dual at the 2014 Windy City Duals. The Wildcats are now off from dual competition until a trip to No. 1-ranked Minnesota on Thursday, Dec. 18, in a match to be televised live on the Big Ten Network. It'll then be time to turn their attention to the hosting of the 52nd Ken Kraft Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Northwestern got off to a strong start against Cal Poly when Garrison White earned a 10-2 major decision over Isaac Blackburn for his fourth victory of the season, a win that preceded back-to-back first-period pins for the Wildcats by Dominick Malone and Jameson Oster. After alternating forfeits for either team, eighth-ranked Pierce Harger secured his first victory of the day with a 13-1 major decision against Travis Berridge. Cal Poly countered with a pair of hard-earned victories at 174 and 184 pounds, but Alex Polizzi needed just 35 seconds to pin Poly's J.T. Goodwin, and Mike McMullan followed suit with his first fall of the season to wrap up a 38-12 victory for the Wildcats. No. 16 Northwestern 38, Cal Poly 12 125: Garrison White (NU) maj. dec. Isaac Blackburn (POLY), 10-2 133: Dominick Malone (NU) FALL Victor Trujillo (POLY), 1:33 141: Jameson Oster (NU) FALL Jack Kim (POLY), 2:10 149: #1 Jason Tsirtsis (NU) win by forfeit 157: Colt Shorts (POLY) win by forfeit 165: #8 Pierce Harger (NU) maj. dec. Travis Berridge (POLY), 13-1 174: Mitch Woods (POLY) dec. Ben Sullivan (NU), 7-4 184: Nick Feigener (POLY) dec. Mitch Sliga (NU), 6-5 197: #9 Alex Polizzi (NU) FALL J.T. Goodwin (POLY), 0:35 Hwt: #1 Mike McMullan (NU) FALL Nicolas Johnson (POLY), 3:25 The action was tighter when the Wildcats squared off with Drexel, which jumped to a 9-0 dual lead after two matches. Drexel's Tanner Shoap began the 125-pound match with a first-period takedown before NU's Garrison White tied the score late in the third with a two of his own, but Shoap managed a reversal in the final seconds of the match to claim a 4-2 decision. Drexel's Kevin Devoy then managed a fall of Dominick Malone to earn six more points for the Dragons, but the Wildcats began their comeback with a pair of decision victories by Jameson Oster at 141 and No. 1-ranked Jason Tsirtsis at 149. The Dragons had the benefit of a Wildcats forfeit at 157 pounds to go up 15-6, but Ben Sullivan came through with a key 9-5 decision win at 165 to begin a string of five straight Wildcats victories to close the dual. The stretch included a bonus-point win by Harger -- who swapped with Sullivan and wrestled up from his usual spot at 165 -- and a pair of first-period pins by Polizzi and McMullan. No. 16 Northwestern 28, Drexel 15 125: Tanner Shoap (DREX) dec. Garrison White (NU), 4-2 133: Kevin Devoy (DREX) FALL Dominick Malone (NU), 4:11 141: Jameson Oster (NU) dec. David Pearce (DREX), 9-2 149: #1 Jason Tsirtsis (NU) dec. Matthew Cimato (DREX), 6-1 157: Noel Blanco (DREX) win by forfeit 165: Ben Sullivan (NU) dec. Nicholas Elmer (DREX), 9-5 174: #8 Pierce Harger (NU) maj. dec. Stephen Loiseau (DREX), 11-1 184: Mitch Sliga (NU) dec. Alexander DeCiantis, 4-2 197: #9 Alex Polizzi (NU) FALL Joshua Murphy (DREX), 2:01 Hwt: #1 Mike McMullan (NU) FALL Joey Goodhart (DREX), 2:31 Northwestern won all seven bouts that were contested in its dual with Davidson, surrendering only six points by forfeit at 157 pounds en route to a 47-6 victory. No. 1-ranked Jason Tsirtsis posted his only pin of the day in the match, while Ben Sullivan impressed at 165 pounds with his 10-1 major decision victory over Patric Devlin. The 'Cats closed the dual with three straight falls in the upper weights, including Mitch Sliga's first pin of the year at 184. No. 16 Northwestern 47, Davidson 6 125: Garrison White (NU) win by forfeit 133: Dominick Malone (NU) dec. Anthony Elias (DAV), 7-2 141: Jameson Oster (NU) win by forfeit 149: #1 Jason Tsirtsis (NU) FALL Michael Shanahan (DAV), 1:15 157: Zach Colangelo (DAV) win by forfeit 165: Ben Sullivan (NU) maj. dec. Patric Devlin (DAV), 10-1 174: #8 Pierce Harger (NU) maj. dec. Konner Pritchard (DAV), 9-0 184: Mitch Sliga (NU) FALL Michael Moore (DAV), 5:37 197: #9 Alex Polizzi (NU) FALL Ian Solcz (DAV), 1:35 Hwt: #1 Mike McMullan (NU) FALL Ed Isola (DAV), 1:19 NU's Garrison White got the Wildcats off to another good start with a takedown and three near-fall points in the first period against Princeton's Ryan Cash. White added another takedown in the second period and ultimately claimed a 12-2 major decision with nearly five minutes of riding time to his credit, giving NU a 4-0 advantage. Malone then came on at 133 pounds and nearly secured a first-period pin against Christian Innarella, but instead settled for a three-point near-fall. Malone remained on the attack in the ensuing period and worked his way to a 15-2 major decision victory and an 8-0 Wildcats lead. Chicagoland native and Princeton 141-pounder Jordan Laster put the Tigers on the board, however, with a hard-earned 5-3 decision over Jameson Oster. At 149 pounds, Jason Tsirtsis found himself locked in a tight battle with Princeton's Adam Krop, needing a third-period takedown and his 1:48 of riding time to secure a 4-2 decision and improve to 14-0 on the year. The Wildcats surrendered six points with a forfeit at 157 pounds but put some more distance between them and the Tigers when Pierce Harger produced a takedown just seconds into the third period to open a 5-0 lead on Jonathan Schleifer, eventually winning 6-0 with riding time. In the following bout, however, Princeton's Troy Murtha managed to pin Ben Sullivan in only 58 seconds, reclaiming a 15-14 dual lead for the visitors from New Jersey. Princeton's Brett Harner then held on for a 4-1 decision over Mitch Sliga at 184, giving the Tigers a four-point lead with two matches remaining. The fans in Welsh-Ryan were then treated to a memorable matchup between the nation's No. 9 and No. 11-ranked 197-pounders in the country, NU's Alex Polizzi and Princeton's Abram Ayala. Ayala got on the board first after a video review resulted in the officials crediting him with a takedown that was previously not given, but Polizzi was undeterred by the ruling. The match remained tied at five entering the final period before a second stalling warning against Polizzi and an Ayala escape gave the Tiger a two-point edge. But two takedowns by Polizzi in the wild sprint to the finish gave him the win and set up McMullan for the clinching 8-0 win at heavyweight. No. 16 Northwestern 21, Princeton 18 125: Garrison White (NU) maj. dec. Ryan Cash (PU), 12-2 133: Dominick Malone (NU) maj. dec. Christian Innarella (PU), 15-2 141: Jordan Laster (PU) dec. Jameson Oster (NU), 5-3 149: #1 Jason Tsirtsis (NU) dec. Adam Krop (PU), 4-2 157: Chris Perez (PU) win by forfeit 165: #8 Pierce Harger (NU) dec. Jonathan Schleifer (PU), 6-0 174: Troy Murtha (PU) FALL Ben Sullivan (NU), 0:58 184: Brett Harner (PU) dec. Mitch Sliga (NU), 4-1 197: #9 Alex Polizzi (NU) vs. #11 Abram Ayala (PU), 9-8 Hwt: #1 Mike McMullan (NU) maj. dec. Ray O'Donnell (PU), 8-0 Other Results from the Windy City Duals Drexel 39, Davidson 0 125: Tanner Shoap (DREX) winner by forfeit 133: Kevin Devoy Jr. (DREX) dec. Anthony Elias (DAV) , 9-2 141: Franco Ferraina (DREX) tech. fall James McCord (DAV), 18-2 6:10 149: Matthew Cimato (DREX) dec. Kevin Birmingham (DAV), 8-2 157: Noel Blanco (DREX) maj. dec. Zach Colangelo (DAV), 14-4 165: Nick Elmer (DREX) dec. Patrick Devlin (DAV), 13-8 174: Stephen Loiseau (DREX) dec. Nathan Powers (DAV), 6-2 184: Alex DeCiantis (DREX) FALL Ryan Devlin (DAV), 0:56 197: Joshua Murphy (DREX) dec. Ian Solcz (DAV), 7-3 Hwt: Joey Goodhart (DREX) dec. Eddie Isola (DAV), 6-2 Princeton 26, Eastern Michigan 11 125: Shayne Wireman (EMU) maj. dec. Ryan Cash (PRIN), 11-2 133: Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) maj. dec. Christian Innarella (PRIN), 14-3 141: Jordan Laster (PRIN) dec. Mike Shaw (EMU), 6-1 149: #20 Adam Krop (PRIN) FALL LaRone Mack (EMU), 1:40 157: Brandon Zeerip (EMU) dec. Francesco Fabozzi (PRIN), 9-8 165: Jonathan Schliefer (PRIN) maj. dec. Devan Marry (EMU), 13-4 174: Judd Ziegler (PRIN) maj. dec. Kayne MacCallum (EMU), 10-2 184: Brett Harner (PRIN) dec. Mike Curby (EMU), 7-3 197: #11 Abram Ayala (PRIN) dec. Anthony Abro (EMU), 10-4 Hwt: Ray O'Donnell (PRIN) dec. Gage Hutchison (EMU), 2-1 Princeton 48, Davidson 3 125: Ryan Cash (PU) winner by forfeit 133: Anthony Elias (DAV) dec. Christian Innarella (PU), 6-2 141: Jordan Laster (PU) winner by forfeit 149: #20 Adam Krop (PU) FALL Kevin Birmingham (DAV), 6:58 157: Chris Perez (PU) maj. dec. Zach Colangelo (DAV), 13-2 165: Jonathan Schliefer (PU) FALL Patrick Devlin (DAV), 4:30 174: Judd Ziegler (PU) dec. Konner Pritchard (DAV), 6-0 184: Troy Murtha (PU) FALL Ryan Devlin (DAV), 0:33 197: Ian Baker (PU) FALL Ian Solcz (DAV), 2:35 Hwt: Ray O'Donnell (PU) tech. fall Eddie Isola (DAV), 16-0 5:35 Eastern Michigan 30, Cal Poly 7 125: Shayne Wireman (EMU) Tech Fall Isaac Blackburn (POLY), 15-0/5:50 133: Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) dec. Victor Trujillo (POLY), 5-2 141: Mike Shaw (EMU) dec. Jack Connor Kim (POLY), 6-2 149: LaRone Mack (EMU) win by forfeit 157: Brandon Zeerip (EMU) dec. Colt Shorts (POLY), 9-7 165: Travis Berridge (POLY) dec. Austin Geerlings (EMU), 5-4 (TB-1) 174: Kayne MacCallum (EMU) maj. dec. Mitch Woods (POLY), 11-3 184: Nick Feigener (POLY) maj. dec. Mike Curby (EMU), 15-3 197: Anthony Abro (EMU) dec. J.T. Goodwin (POLY), 2-1 Hwt: Cole Dillman (EMU) dec. Nicolas Johnson (POLY), 6-1 Princeton 35, Cal Poly 6 125: Yoshito Funakoshi (POLY) dec. Jacob Intrator (PU), 7-6 133: Victor Trujillo (POLY) dec. Christian Innarella (PU), 9-7 141: Jordan Laster (PU) dec. Brandan Rocha (POLY), 8-2 149: #20 Adam Krop (PU) winner by forfeit 157: Chris Perez (PU) dec. Colt Shorts (POLY) 4-1 165: Jonathan Schliefer (PU) dec. Travis Berridge (POLY) 12-5 174: Troy Murtha (PU) FALL Joe Applegate (POLY), 1:36 184: Brett Harner (PU) FALL Nick Feigener (POLY), 2:07 197: #11 Abram Ayala (PU) maj. dec. J.T. Goodwin (POLY), 13-3 Hwt: Ray O'Donnell (PU) maj. dec. Nicolas Johnson (POLY), 10-0 Eastern Michigan 22, Drexel 19 125: Shayne Wireman (EMU) win by forfeit 133: Kevin Devoy Jr. (DREX) dec. Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 5-4 141: David Pearce (DREX) maj. dec. Mike Shaw (EMU), 8-0 149: Matthew Cimato (DREX) FALL LaRone Mack (EMU), 5:55 157: Brandon Zeerip (EMU) dec. Noel Blanco (DREX), 5-3 165: Devan Marry (EMU) maj. dec. Nick Elmer (DREX), 9-1 174: Stephen Loiseau (DREX) dec. Kayne MacCallum (EMU), 6-2 184: Alex DeCiantis (DREX) dec. Mike Curby (EMU), 3-2 197: Anthony Abro (EMU) dec. Joshua Murphy (DREX), 2-1 285: Gage Hutchison (EMU) FALL Joey Goodhart (DREX), 0:26

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Pins from Brandon Nelsen, Patrick Kissel and Braden Atwood, and a come-from-behind win by Tyler Kral to clinch the shutout, highlighted a 39-0 win over SIU Edwardsville (2-6, 0-0 SoCon) for Purdue wrestling Saturday in Holloway Gymnasium. The Boilermakers notched their third home dual victory of the season while improving to 5-2, 0-0 B1G. Purdue outscored the Cougars 64-27 while holding an 18-3 takedown advantage as the Old Gold & Black put 30-plus points on the board for a third time this season. The Boilermakers have taken the last eight duals in the all-time series against SIU Edwardsville and have now shut the Cougars out three times. "Being dominant, that is the thing in our mind," Purdue head wrestling coach Tony Erslandsaid. "Dominance is what we are after when we are talking about being in tight matches and building our lead. The pin is the ultimate form of dominance in our sport. We love to see guys getting falls for us, it helps the team out. Being dominant like that goes a long way with your mentality." The Boilermakers received decisions from Aaron Assad (125), Danny Sabatello (133) and No. 20 Nick Lawrence (141) to start the dual. Sabatello, the reigning B1G Wrestler of the Week, pushed his winning streak to 12 straight while winning his ninth consecutive dual match dating back to Feb. 7, 2014, with a 10-3 decision of Patrick Myers. The now 13-1 redshirt junior took Myers down once in each period and added a two-point nearfall in the third period. Nelsen recorded his third first-period fall of the season by sticking Karsten Van Velsor in 2:22. The 149-pounder was on the attack from the first whistle, putting on an offensive clinic with four takedowns and received a five count before getting Van Velsor's shoulders on the mat. The pin is Nelsen's sixth of his redshirt senior campaign as he moved into a tie for fifth on Purdue's career falls list with 29. Nelsen, who hails from Indianapolis, Ind., moved to 11-2 and is 2-0 in duals for the Old Gold & Black. Decisions followed from Doug Welch (157), Pat Robinson (165) and Chad Welch (174) to build Purdue's lead to 24-0 before registering back-to-back pins at 184 and 197 pounds. A wild series in the first period saw SIU Edwardsville's Derek Nagel take Kissel down, only to be reversed, and then Kissel was reversed as the first three minutes ended. With choice, Kissel took bottom in the second and reversed Nagel again. The Cougar took an 8-7 lead with an escape to start the third. Kissel struck with a takedown and locked in with a cradle for the fall at 5:26. Kissel, a redshirt senior from Sheboygan, Wis., moved to 12-5 while getting his fourth pin of the season. It was also his second pin in as many home matches this year and the 12th of his career. Nineteen seconds into the 197-pound match, eighth-ranked Atwood (9-1) took Matthew McClimens down and went to work looking for the fall. A two-point nearfall was awarded and Atwood nearly had McClimens stuck. The Cougar avoided it, but it wasn't long before Atwood was back at and got the fourth fall of his redshirt senior season. He has pinned 28 opponents during his career and is right on the heels of Nelsen at No. 7 on the career falls list. Kral secured the shutout for Purdue with a 4-3 decision over Chris Johnson in the final bout at 285 pounds. Kral had choice after a scoreless first period, to which he got on the board with an escape. Johnson evened it at 1-1 with an escape of his own after starting the third period from bottom. The Cougar took a 3-1 lead on a takedown as the two went out of bounds with 32 seconds remaining. Kral made it 3-2 with an escape and got the takedown he needed as the horn sounded. The win is the seventh of the season for the redshirt sophomore. "The way that Tyler did it, being down and having to get out and go right back in and attack, and secure the win, that was big for the team," Ersland said. "It gets everyone excited and pumped up. Definitely a momentum builder as we move forward." Up next for the Boilermaker grapplers is a trip to Chattanooga, Tenn., to face the 19th-ranked Mocs on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. ET. The following night they will be in action at Kell High School in Marietta, Ga., with a 7 p.m. ET dual against North Carolina. Live results from both duals will be available via TrackWrestling and @PurdueWrestling. Results: 125 // Aaron Assad (Purdue) dec. Cameron Kelly (SIUE), 8-7 133 // Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. Patrick Myers (SIUE), 10-3 141 // No. 20 Nick Lawrence (Purdue) dec. Angelo Silvestro (SIUE), 3-2 149 // Brandon Nelsen (Purdue) pinned Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), 2:22 157 // Doug Welch (Purdue) dec. Erik Travers (SIUE), 5-1 165 // Pat Robinson (Purdue) dec. Connor McMahon (SIUE), 8-2 174 // Chad Welch (Purdue) dec. Jake Residori (SIUE), 2-1 184 // Patrick Kissel (Purdue) pinned Derek Nagel (SIUE), 5:26 197 // No. 8 Braden Atwood (Purdue) pinned Matthew McClimens (SIUE), 2:33 285 // Tyler Kral (Purdue) dec. Chris Johnson (SIUE), 4-3

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- No. 10 Lehigh won the first six bouts, scoring bonus points in four as the Mountain Hawks returned to Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall with a 31-6 win over Penn Saturday afternoon. Junior Nathaniel Brown started things off with a win by fall and freshman Scott Parker added a technical fall as Lehigh won eight of ten bouts to improve to 6-1 on the dual season and 3-0 against EIWA foes. "We did a nice job in picking up where we left off last week," said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. "We have to continue to be aggressive. That's one thing we've talked about all year long. If we aren't aggressive, we won't have good results." An injury to Penn's Lorenzo Thomas negated what would have been the feature bout of the dual. Instead, Brown faced backup 174 pounder Dan McDevitt in the opening bout of the dual at 184. Brown took an early shot and was awarded a takedown a minute later. Later in the opening period Brown used a half nelson to put McDevitt on his back and recorded the fall in 2:32 to give Lehigh an early 6-0 lead. Sophomore Elliot Riddick extended Lehigh's lead to 10-0 with a 14-4 major decision over Carson Stack at 197. Riddick built a 6-1 lead after one period thanks to two takedowns and a two point near fall and finished the bout with an impressive 3:29 riding time advantage. The Mountain Hawks' lead grew to 13-0 as sophomore heavyweight Doug Vollaro won an 8-1 decision over Patrik Garren and Parker followed with an impressive 19-4 technical fall over Jeremy Schwartz at 125. Parker led 7-1 after two periods and was successful piling on the third period points to get to the 15-point cushion. The freshman had a three point near fall, two takedowns and two penalty points in the final stanza, securing a late takedown and adding riding time advantage to secure the tech. "He was great," Santoro said of Parker. "He reminds me a bit of Robert Hamlin where the first period can be close but in the second and third period he can open things up and that's what he did to get that tech fall." In the only bout of the dual matching ranked wrestlers, Lehigh's sixth-ranked junior Mason Beckman led off No. 20 Caleb Richardson 3-2 at 133. Beckman broke a 1-1 tie with a third period takedown and fought off a shot at the end to give the Mountain Hawks a 21-0 lead at intermission. In the first bout after the break, sophomore Randy Cruz continued his recent strong run with an 8-0 major decision over Jeff Canfora at 141. Leading 3-0 early in the third period, Cruz worked his way into a cradle that produced a takedown and two point near fall and added a 1:58 riding time advantage to earn the bonus point. Penn (1-2, 0-1 EIWA) picked up its first win at 149 as tenth-ranked C.J. Cobb held off freshman Drew Longo 8-5. Cobb scored a takedown in each period, but three cautions and a penalty point from an illegal hold helped Longo stay in the match. Sophomore Will Switzer got Lehigh back on track, scoring takedowns in the first and third periods to defeat May Bethea 5-2 at 157. "Will was outstanding," Santoro said. "He came out and was really aggressive and kept the pressure on the whole time. Will's a really good wrestler. He did a nice job even though he was giving up all that weight because he wrestled hard. He did a great job." At 165, senior Santiago Martinez scored a takedown in each period to defeat Quinton Hiles 8-3. Penn captured the final bout at 174 as Joe Heyob used a second period three point near fall and a third period reversal to hold off Marshall Peppelman 7-4 The Mountain Hawks return to Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall on Sunday to face No. 22 Rider at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at LehighTickets.com or by visiting the Grace Hall ticket office prior to the match. "This is one of the best teams they've had," Santoro said of Rider. "I know they're excited to come in and compete tomorrow. They're going to come hard and we're going to have to be ready for them." Results: 184 – Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) Fall Dan McDevitt (Penn) 2:32 197 – Elliot Riddick (Lehigh) major dec. Carson Stack (Penn) 14-4 285 – Doug Vollaro (Lehigh) dec. Patrik Garren (Penn) 8-1 125 – Scott Parker (Lehigh) tech fall Jeremy Schwartz (Penn) 19-4, 7:00 133 – Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. Caleb Richardson (Penn) 3-2 141 – Randy Cruz (Lehigh) major dec. Jeff Canfora (Penn) 8-0 149 – C.J. Cobb (Penn) dec. Drew Longo (Lehigh) 8-5 157 – Will Switzer (Lehigh) dec. May Bethea (Penn) 5-2 165 – Santiago Martinez (Lehigh) dec. Quinton Hiles (Penn) 8-3 174 – Joe Heyob (Penn) dec. Marshall Peppelman (Lehigh0 7-4 Attendance – 1,283 Referee – Leonard Gino

125: 1st: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) dec. No. 5 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech), 6-4 3rd: No. 9 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) dec. Trey Andrews (Northern Colorado), 11-4 5th: No. 7 Josh Martinez (Air Force) by medical forfeit over No. 6 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) 7th: Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) dec. No. 20 Zeke Moisey (West Virginia), 12-6 133: 1st: No. 2 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 9 Rossi Bruno (Michigan), 8-3 3rd: No. 8 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 13 Earl Hall (Iowa State), 9-0 5th: Daniel DeShazer (Nebraska-Kearney) pinned No. 10 George DiCamillo (Virginia), 3:00 7th: No. 18 Kevin Norstrem (Virginia Tech) dec. Ian Nickell (CSU Bakersfield), 7-5 SV 141: 1st: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech), 12-3 3rd: No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 16 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers), 6-3 5th: Geo Martinez (Air Force) dec. Mike Morales (West Virginia), 8-4 7th: No. 9 Joe Spisak (Virginia) dec. Mitch Bengtson (North Dakota State), 5-2 149: 1st: No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. Alec Pantaleo (Michigan), 4-0 3rd: Gabe Moreno (Iowa State) dec. Justin Arthur (Nebraska), 6-1 5th: No. 15 Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) pinned Matt Frisch (The Citadel), 0:43 7th: Abraham Rodriguez (Oregon State) dec. No. 9 Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech), 8-3 157: 1st: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) dec. No. 2 James Green (Nebraska), 4-3 3rd: No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) dec. No. 20 Justin Staudenmayer (Brown), 3-1 5th: Russell Parsons (Army) by medical forfeit over Steven Hernandez (Boise State) 7th: Joel Smith (Arizona State) maj. dec. Alex Elder (Oregon State) 165: 1st: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) dec. No. 7 Taylor Walsh (Indiana), 4-2 3rd: No. 3 Mike Moreno (Iowa State) pinned No. 12 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa), 2:46 5th: Peyton Walsh (Navy) dec. Adam Fierro (CSU Bakersfield), 10-5 7th: Max Rohskopf (North Carolina State) dec. No. 16 Jesse Stafford (Air Force), 4-2 174: 1st: No. 2 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) dec. No. 9 Blaise Butler (Virginia), 6-2 3rd: No. 6 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) by medical forfeit over No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) 5th: No. 10 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) by medical forfeit over No. 14 Davonte Mahomes (Michigan) 7th: No. 12 Mark Martin (Ohio State) pinned No. 17 Pete Renda (North Carolina State), 6:40 184: 1st: No. 7 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) dec. No. 8 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State), 5-2 3rd: No. 14 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State) dec. No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell), 8-3 5th: No. 15 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) dec. No. 12 Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 8-3 7th: No. 17 T.J. Dudley (Nebraska) pinned Austin Gabel (Virginia Tech), 4:41 197: 1st: No. 3 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) dec. No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minnesota), 5-3 3rd: No. 7 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 18 Jace Bennett (Cornell), 14-5 5th: Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) dec. Trent Noon (Northern Colorado), 7-5 7th: Lucas Sheridan (Indiana) pinned Jake Smith (West Virginia), 1:06 285: 1st: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) dec. No. 9 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), 6-3 3rd: No. 4 Adam Coon (Michigan) dec. Michael Kroells (Minnesota), 3-2 5th: No. 11 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State) pinned Joe Stofli (Bucknell), 0:43 7th: No. 10 Evan Knutson (North Dakota State) dec. No. 15 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa), 4-1

125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. No. 5 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) 133: No. 2 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) vs. No. 9 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) 149: No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) vs. Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) vs. No. 2 James Green (Nebraska) 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) vs. No. 7 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) 174: No. 2 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. No. 9 Blaise Butler (Virginia) 184: No. 7 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) vs. No. 8 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) vs. No. 3 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) 285: No. 2 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) vs. No. 9 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech)

125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) tech. fall No. 7 Josh Martinez (Air Force), 20-4 No. 5 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) pinned No. 6 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa), 3:19 133: No. 2 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 10 George DiCamillo (Virginia), 5-4 No. 9 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) dec. Daniel DeShazer (Nebraska-Kearney), 2-1 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 16 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers), 9-1 No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota), 12-7 149: No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. Gabe Moreno (Iowa State), 9-3 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) dec. No. 15 Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra), 8-7 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) pinned Russell Parsons (Army), 4:25 No. 2 James Green (Nebraska) dec. No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers), 11-6 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) dec. No. 12 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa), 13-6 No. 7 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) pinned No. 3 Michael Moreno (Iowa State), 1:22 174: No. 9 Blaise Butler (Virginia) dec. No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota), 9-7 SV No. 2 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) dec. No. 6 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State), 7-2 184: No. 8 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) dec. No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell), 4-3 No. 7 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) dec. No. 14 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State), 4-2 UTB 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) pinned No. 18 Jace Bennett (Cornell), 4:15 No. 3 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) dec. No. 7 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State), 3-2 285: No. 2 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) maj. dec. Joe Stolfi (Bucknell), 11-1 No. 9 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 4 Adam Coon (Michigan), 5-3

OREGON CITY, Ore. -- The Clackamas Community College wrestling team won both conference match ups on Friday night in dominant fashion against West Region foes Highline College and Southwestern Oregon Community College. The Cougars posted 30 points in each dual with seven wrestlers picking up victories against Highline and six wrestlers picking up victories against Southwestern Oregon. Fans got to see a few new Cougars in action who performed well in front of a good Randall Hall crowd. "Our guys competed very hard tonight and we were happy to see some new faces get mat time in both duals tonight. We will get a bit of rest this weekend and finish up finals next week before a couple of very big duals in Idaho against tough North Idaho and Northwest Wyoming squads," said Coach Josh Rhoden. "We have some gains to continue to make and a few adjustments to get where we want to be," he added. Both teams in next week’s contest are ranked in the top 10 in the NJCAA Coaches Association poll and will be very good tests for the Cougars. The meet starts at noon next Saturday December 13 on the campus of North Idaho College with the 2nd contest beginning at 2pm. COUGARS 30, THUNDERBIRDS 12 125: Austin Wallace-Lister (CCC) over brian alonzo (HCC) (MD 12-3) 133: Lawrence Otero (CCC) over braddrick reddaway (HCC) (TF 17-2) 141: Robert Rizzolino (CCC) over erick garcia (HCC) (Dec 8-2) 149: Christopher Garcia (CCC) over (HCC) (For.) 157: Brandon Davidson (CCC) over justin weiding (HCC) (Dec 6-0) 165: Kyle Bateman (CCC) over tyler noon (HCC) (Dec 12-9) 174: antonio melendez (HCC) over Garret Short (CCC) (Dec 8-1) 184: connor rosane (HCC) over Kenneth Walther (CCC) (Fall) 197: Ihoghama Odighizuwa (CCC) over sean mcalhaney (HCC) (Fall) 285: Ben Tynan (HCC) over John Morin (CCC) (Dec 6-2) COUGARS 30, LAKERS 16 125: Matthew Nguyen (SOCC) over Austin Wallace-Lister (CCC) (Fall 1:38) 133: Lawrence Otero (CCC) over thaddeus nelson (SOCC) (Fall 2:28) 141: Robert Rizzolino (CCC) over alejandro quintana (SOCC) (TF 20-3) 149: Christopher Garcia (CCC) over trever olson (SOCC) (MD 12-3) 157: adrian lyons-lopez (SOCC) over Brandon Davidson (CCC) (Dec 7-6) 165: Kyle Bateman (CCC) over Payton Moore (SOCC) (Dec 3-2) 174: ismael rubio (SOCC) over Garret Short (CCC) (MD 14-6) 184: Andrew Orr (SOCC) over Kenneth Walther (CCC) (Dec 5-2) 197: Ihoghama Odighizuwa (CCC) over Hunter Pasternack (SOCC) (Inj. 1:02) 285: John Morin (CCC) over Daniel Chatmon JR (SOCC) (Fall 5:03)

BOONE, N.C. - The Ohio wrestling team (3-1) picked up their fourth duel victory against Appalachian State on Friday evening in the Varsity Gym. Notable Matchups Ohio claimed the first three bouts of the evening. Redshirt junior Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) claimed the first bout with a 14-0 major decision over Forrest Przbysz at the 174-class. This marks Walters seventh consecutive win, improving his season record to 13-1. Redshirt junior Andrew Romanchik (Independence, Ohio) followed suit, picking up his first victory at the 184-class, 5-4, on riding time over Marcus Johnson. Redshirt junior Phil Wellington (Euclid, Ohio) earned his fifth consecutive win with a 9-3 decision over Tyler Radford. The Mountaineers responded with back-to-back falls at the heavyweight and 125 classes, giving Appalachian State the lead over the Bobcats, 12-11. Kagan Squire (Wadsworth, Ohio) retrieved the Ohio lead once more, with a 9-7 decision win at the 133-class. The Bobcats continued to claim the next five classes, solidifying the 26-15 Ohio win. Tywan Claxton (South Euclid, Ohio) extended his undefeated season by pinning Javon Johnson in 5:20. This marks the redshirt junior's first fall of the season. Up Next for the Bobcats The Bobcats will return to the Convocation Center for their first home bout on Dec. 13 as they take on No. 5 Missouri beginning at 7 p.m. Results: 174: Cody Walters (Ohio) major dec. over Forrest Przbysz (App. State), 14-0 (Ohio 4, App. State 0) 184: Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) dec. over Marcus Johnson (App. State), 5-4 (Ohio 7, App. State 3) 197: Phil Wellington (Ohio) dec. over Tyler Radford (App. State), 9-3 (Ohio 10, App. State 0) HWT: Denzel Dejournette (App. State) fall over Zachery Parker (Ohio), 2:33 (Ohio 11, App. State 6) 125: Denzel Dejournette (App. State) fall over KeVon Powell (Ohio), 1:28 (App. State 12, Ohio 11) 133: Kagan Squire (Ohio) dec. over Vito Pasone (App. State), 9-7 (Ohio 14, App. State 12) 141: Noah Forrider (Ohio) dec. over Mike Longo (App. State), 12-8 (Ohio 17, App. State 12) 149: Tywan Claxton (Ohio) fall over Javon Johnson (App. State), 5:20 (Ohio 23. App. State 12) 157: Spartak Chino (Ohio) SV-1 over Zachary Strickland (App. State), 3-1 (Ohio 26, App. State 12) 165: Nick Kee (App. State) dec. over Harrison Hightower (Ohio), 5-3 (Ohio 26, App. State 15)

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Michigan State wrestling team cruised to a 27-6 victory over Northern Illinois Friday night at Chick Evans Field House. The Spartans (3-3) snapped NIU's six-match winning streak by claiming eight of the 10 matches in the dual, including three major decisions. Mitch Rogaliner got things started for the Spartans with a 5-3 victory against Derek Elmore at 125 pounds, followed by Hermilo Esquivel's first career dual win with a 12-4 major decision over Danny Carlson at 133 pounds. In the 141-pound match, Tyler Argue put Northern Illinois (7-6) on the board by defeating Garth Yenter, 8-3, but the Spartans won the next six matches to take a commanding 23-3 lead. Nick Trimble topped Gabe Morse at 149 pounds, 6-2, then Roger Wildmo (157) and Ryan Watts (165) recorded a pair of one-point decisions. In his first dual of the season, Kevin Nash notched a 9-1 major decision over Bryce Gorman at 174 pounds. At 184, John Rizqallah continued MSU's run with a 7-0 shutout over Quinton Rosser. NIU picked up its second win of the dual at 197 pounds as Shawn Scott beat Nick McDiarmid, 6-3, but Luke Jones ended the night with a Spartan victory with a 10-2 major decision over Arthur Bunce at heavyweight. Michigan State returns to action Saturday at 8 p.m. ET to face top-ranked Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Results: 125: Mitch Rogaliner (MSU) dec. Derek Elmore (NIU), 5-3. MSU leads, 3-0 133: Hermilo Esquivel (MSU) major dec. Danny Carlson (NIU), 12-4. MSU leads, 7-0 141: Tyler Argue (NIU) dec. Garth Yenter (MSU), 8-3. MSU leads, 7-3 149: Nick Trimble (MSU) dec. Gabe Morse (NIU), 6-2. MSU leads, 10-3 157: Roger Wildmo (MSU) dec. Andrew Morse (NIU), 3-2. MSU leads, 13-3 165: Ryan Watts (MSU) dec. Shaun`Qae McMurtry (NIU), 5-4. MSU leads, 16-3 174: Kevin Nash (MSU) major dec. Bryce Gorman (NIU), 9-1. MSU leads, 20-3 184: John Rizqallah (MSU) dec. Quinton Rosser (NIU), 7-0. MSU leads, 23-3 197: Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. Nick McDiarmid (MSU), 6-3. MSU leads, 23-6 HWT: Luke Jones (MSU) major dec. Arthur Bunce (NIU), 10-2. MSU wins, 27-6

PITTSBURGH - Returning to action after nearly two weeks off, the No. 11 Pitt wrestling team won the final five matches, which included a pair of bonus point victories, to defeat Maryland, 26-9, on Friday, Dec. 5 at Fitzgerald Field House. Trailing 9-7 halfway through the match, Pitt (4-2) turned the tables, winning the next five bouts and getting 16 points in the process to blow open a close match and take a 20-9 advantage in the head-to-head competition with the Terrapins (4-4). Redshirt senior, second-ranked Max Thomusseit stayed unbeaten on the season at 184 pounds, moving to 10-0 overall and 6-0 in dual matches by recording a fall on Tony Gardner in 3:45, Thomusseit's fastest fall of the season. Thomusseit leads the Panthers with six bonus point victories this year and 25 dual points. The Panthers also picked up bonus point wins from redshirt freshman Dom Forys at 125 pounds and redshirt freshman Cody Wiercioch at 165 pounds. Forys has won five straight bouts and Wiercioch remained a perfect 5-0 in dual matches. Returning to the winning column were sophomores Mikey Racciato and John Rizzo and redshirt junior Troy Reaghard, while redshirt junior Nick Bonaccorsi went to 8-2 this season. Forys opened the night by nearly ending his bout a period early after closing out the final seconds of the middle frame with a takedown and three near fall points. He would have to settle for a 17-4 major decision, setting the tone for the Panthers in the match. In the next two bouts, redshirt freshman Nick Zanetta and redshirt junior Travis Shaffer each put up a valiant effort against Maryland's top two, nationally ranked wrestlers. However, both Pitt wrestlers came up short in the end. Facing his fourth top-10 opponent in just six duals on the young season, Zanetta went up against eighth-ranked Geoffrey Alexander at 133 pounds. Through two periods, Zanetta had the only point following an escape to begin the second, but Alexander returned the favor to start the third and closed out the scoring with a takedown with under a minute to go to claim the narrow 3-1 decision. After being taken down in the middle of the first, Shaffer battled back against No. 13 Shyheim Brown at 141 pounds with two escapes to even the score going into the third. Beginning on top, Brown scored a takedown and received the ride time advantage for a 5-2 decision. In a neck-and-neck bout between sophomore Mikey Racciato and Ben Dorsay at 149 pounds, Racciato took a 5-2 lead into the third period, but an escape and takedown by Dorsey tied the score at 5-5 midway through the stanza. Racciato responded with an escape and two takedowns the rest of the way, and outscored Dorsay 6-1 down the stretch for an 11-6 decision. Maryland took back the lead at 9-7 following the match at 157 pounds between redshirt junior Ronnie Garbinsky and Lou Mascola, but wouldn't get another win the rest of the night. Garbinsky, who suffered a 5-2 decision at the hands of Mascola, endured just his second loss in his last six bouts. Pitt received a huge boost following the intermission from redshirt freshman Cody Wiercioch in the 165 pound matchup, which led to the Panthers winning out. Wiercioch tallied two takedowns in the final 15 seconds to give him a 13-5 major decision and put the Panthers on top for good. Redshirt senior Troy Reaghard rode the momentum from the previous bout and got a boost of energy from the fans as he was able to steal a win from Josh Snook at 174 pounds. Trailing 2-1 following the first period, Reaghard contained Snook the entire second period and got an escape in the third to send the bout into a sudden victory. After containing Snook once again in the first tiebreaker, Reaghard countered with a reversal and held on for a 4-2 decision, extending Pitt's lead to 14-9. With the match potentially on the line following Thomusseit's fall, Bonaccorsi finished off Rob Fitzgerald in a 12-5 decision to clinch the match for the Panthers. Rizzo came next and held on for a 6-5 decision against Sean Twigg thanks in part to the ride time advantage. Pitt has now won three straight against the Terrapins since the schools renewed their rivalry during the 2012-13 season. Overall, the Panthers are 20-5 all-time against Maryland. The Panthers are off until the Southern Scuffle, which takes place in Chattanooga, Tenn. from Jan. 1-2. Results: 125: Dom Forys (P) m. dec. Josh Polacek (M), 17-4; Pitt leads 4-0 133: No. 8 Geoffrey Alexander (M) dec. Nick Zanetta (P), 3-1; Pitt leads 4-3 141: #13 Shyheim Brown (M) dec. Travis Shaffer (P), 5-2; Maryland leads 6-4 149: #19 Mikey Racciato (P) dec. Ben Dorsay (M), 11-6; Pitt leads 7-6 157: Lou Mascola (M) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (P), 5-2; Maryland leads 9-7 165: Cody Wiercioch (P) m. dec. Tyler Manion (M), 13-5; Pitt leads 11-9 174: Troy Reaghard (P) dec. Josh Snook (M), 4-2 (TB1); Pitt leads 14-9 184: No. 2 Max Thomusseit (P) fall Tony Gardner, 3:45; Pitt leads 20-9 197: No. 13 Nick Bonaccorsi (P) dec. Rob Fitzgerald, 12-5; Pitt leads 23-9 285: John Rizzo (P) dec. Sean Twigg, 6-5; Pitt wins 26-9

LAS VEGAS -- The Iowa State wrestling team is currently second place in the team race, qualifying four wrestlers to the semifinal rounds of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Session One Eight Cyclone wrestlers won their opening-round matches, including bonus-point victories from Dante Rodriguez (major decision), Gabe Moreno (maj. dec.), Lelund Weatherspoon (maj. dec.), Kyven Gadson (fall) and Quean Smith (fall). Five advanced to the quarterfinal rounds, as Gadson added a 19-6 major decision to add to the team-point tally. Earl Hall, Gabe Moreno, Michael Moreno, Tanner Weatherman and Kyven Gadson each won their first two matches, advancing to the tournament's quarterfinal round. Hall used a big five-point move coming out of a scramble to defeat CSU-Bakersfield's Ian Nickell, 11-9. Gabe Moreno dominated his opener, majoring Western Wyoming's Ezekiel Mamalis, 14-0, on 5 minutes, 12 seconds of riding time. ISU Quarterfinalists WT Earl Hall 133 Gabe Moreno 149 Michael Moreno 165 Tanner Weatherman 174 Kyven Gadson 197 Freshman Dante Rodriguez picked up a huge victory on the back side of the 141-pound bracket, defeating Cornell’s No. 11-ranked Mark Grey. Rodriguez trailed 5-1 before going on a 9-1 scoring run and closing the match with a takedown and a three-point near-fall to secure the win in the final minute of the match. Smith’s pin in his opener took just 11 seconds, as the Detroit, Michigan, native scored a quick takedown and put California Baptist’s David Dill on his back to secure the fall. The pin is tied for the third-fastest pin in program history and is the second-fastest of his career (:07, 2013 Harold Nichols). The Cyclones stood third in the team standings, tallying 36 points in the opening session of competition. Session Two After a slow start that saw Hall and Rodriguez lose to begin the night session, G. Moreno won a thriller over Rutgers’ Ken Theobold. Moreno trailed late in the match, and he scored a reversal as time expired to send the match into overtime. In the OT period, Moreno wasted no time, scoring a quick takedown and tacking on a three-point near-fall to defeat Theobold by a score of 13-8 and advance to the 149-pound semis. Older brother Michael Moreno followed suit at 165, picking up a 14-6 major decision over Navy’s Peyton Walsh. The No. 3-ranked Urbandale, Iowa, native scored four takedowns and a reversal in the semifinal-clinching effort. ISU Semifinalists WT Gabe Moreno 149 Michael Moreno 165 Tanner Weatherman 174 Kyven Gadson 197 In a tight match at 174, Tanner Weatherman defeated sixth-seeded Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) by a score of 3-2 to advance to the semis. At 197, Kyven Gadson was pitted against sixth-seeded Jared Haught of Virginia Tech. Gadson scored an early takedown and used a late five-point move to take the match, 8-3. Gadson was Iowa State’s fourth and final semifinal qualifier. Earl Hall dropped his quarterfinal bout but is still alive on the back side of the bracket. Competition is set to resume tomorrow at 11 a.m. CT, with a consolation round that will be followed by the semifinal bouts. Cyclone #CKLV Notebook *The Cyclones are currently in xth-place overall in team competition. *Eight Cyclones won their opening-round matches, with five advancing to the quarterfinals. *Quean Smith pinned his first-round opponent in 11 seconds, tying the third-fastest pin in ISU history. *Gabe Moreno, Michael Moreno, Tanner Weatherman and Kyven Gadson are each into the semifinal round of their respective weight classes. *Smith’s 11-second pin is the second-fastest of his ISU career, also pinning an opponent in 7 seconds at last year’s Harold Nichols Open. *Kyven Gadson’s round-one pin is his sixth of the season. The Waterloo, Iowa, native tacked on a major decision in round two *141-pounder Dante Rodriguez picked up a big come-from-behind victory over No. 11 Mark Grey (Cornell), winning 10-6.

LAS VEGAS -- A pair of Buckeye wrestlers -- redshirt senior Logan Stieber and true freshman Kyle Snyder -- went unbeaten to advance to the semifinals on the opening day of the CKLV Wrestling Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev. Stieber, a three-time defending champion at the CKLV Invitational and seeded first at 141 pounds, was dominant on Friday, picking up a pin and two tech fall on the way to the semifinals. He pinned Devin Reynolds of Oregon State in the opening round in just 1:18 and then followed that up with a 16-0 tech fall over Iowa State’s Dante Rodriguez and 17-1 rout of eighth-seeded Todd Preston. With the wins, Stieber is 8-0 on the season and 98-3 in his career. Snyder, seeded third at 197 pounds, earned a 13-7 decision over Joe Popple of Bucknell in the opening round and then had little trouble advancing in the second round and quarterfinals, earning a pair of 14-4 major decisions. Snyder, from Woodbine, Md., is 11-0 on the season with five major decisions. Other Buckeyes that advanced to the quarterfinal round of action included sixth-seeded Nathan Tomasello, who got a pin in just 52 seconds in the opening round over Kevin Hunt of Grand Canyon. Tomasello eventually fell to third-seeded Dylan Peters of Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals. Defending 133-pound champion Johnni DiJulius went 2-1 on the day with a tech fall in the opening round (19-4) and major decision in the second round (18-5). He lost a heartbreaking quarterfinal match to 10th-seeded Daniel DeShazer of Nebraska-Kearney, 3-1. At 174 pounds, Mark Martin had a 14-4 major decision in the opening round and 5-2 decision in the second round before dropping his quarterfinal match to Nebraska’s Robert Kokesh, 7-2. Nick Tavanello also represented the Buckeyes in the quarterfinals, winning his first two matches by decision and fall, respectively. Action continues tomorrow at the CKLV Wrestling Invitational with the fourth round of consolations at noon, followed by the semifinals and consolation round five at 1 p.m. The finals will commence at 6 p.m. EST.

LAS VEGAS -- No. 1 Minnesota finished the first of two days at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas leading the team competition and advancing five wrestlers to tomorrow's semifinals. As might be expected, the quintet that helped Minnesota rack up 85.5 points, which is 20 ahead of second-place Iowa State, is comprised of the team's five senior All-Americans, all of whom put on strong performances during the tournament's opening day. All five scored bonus points in at least one of their three matches on the day. Three - No. 2 Chris Dardanes (133), No. 1 Dylan Ness (157) and No. 1 Scott Schiller (197) - scored bonus point in each of their three matches. Dardanes strung together a technical fall, a fall and a major decision; Ness began with two pins and then a major decision; and Schiller won three consecutive major decisions. No. 1 Logan Storley (174) opened with a pin and a major decision before outlasting No. 14 Davonte Mahones of Michigan for a 3-1 quarterfinal win in sudden victory overtime. For No. 4 Nick Dardanes (141), a major decision in his second match was sandwiched between a pair of victories by decision. All 10 Gopher wrestlers won their opening round match, and seven of those won their second match to advance to the quarterfinals. Both Gophers who fell in the quarterfinals fought admirably against higher-seeded opponents. While No. 15 Nick Wanzek (165) fell to No. 7 Lucas Walsh of Indiana, 7-2, in a match without any controversy, the same can't be said for No. 15 Brett Pfarr and his match with No. 1 Gabe Dean of Cornell. Tied 1-1, the match went to sudden victory overtime. In a scamble during the period's final seconds, Dean was awarded a takedown but, after stepping aside and discussing what they had seen, the officials overturned that call, advancing the match to tiebreakers. Dean escaped Pfarr during the first tiebreaker, while Pfarr was unable to do the same in the second, dropping the match 2-1. Along with Wanzek and Pfarr, Michael Kroells (285) will wrestle tomorrow on the backside of the bracket with a chance to place in the competition. The Gophers will return to action tomorrow at 11 a.m. CT for the final day of the tournament. Fans can follow along by watching the live stream offered by Flowrestling.com (stream requires a FloPRO subscription) or by following Gopher Wrestling on Twitter for updates through the day.

125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. No. 7 Josh Martinez (Air Force) No. 5 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 6 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) 133: No. 2 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) vs. No. 10 George DiCamillo (Virginia) No. 9 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) vs. Daniel DeShazer (Nebraska-Kearney) 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 16 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) 149: No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) vs. Gabe Moreno (Iowa State) No. 15 Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) vs. Alex Pantaleo (Michigan) 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) vs. Russell Parsons (Army) No. 2 James Green (Nebraska) vs. No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) vs. No. 12 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa) No. 3 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) vs. No. 7 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) 174: No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) vs. No. 9 Blaise Butler (Virginia) No. 2 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. No. 6 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. No. 8 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) No. 7 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) vs. No. 14 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State) 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) vs. No. 18 Jace Bennett (Cornell) No. 3 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) vs. No. 7 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) 285: No. 2 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) vs. Joe Stolfi (Bucknell) No. 4 Adam Coon (Michigan) vs. No. 9 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech)

125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) pinned No. 16 Paul Petrov (Bucknell), 6:48 No. 7 Josh Martinez (Air Force) dec. Chase Tolbert (Utah Valley), 8-4 No. 6 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) pinned No. 9 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State), 4:36 No. 5 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 12 Josh Rodriguez (North Dakota State), 4-2 133: No. 2 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 18 Kevin Norstrem (Virginia Tech), 13-5 No. 10 George DiCamillo (Virginia) dec. No. 13 Earl Hall (Iowa State), 9-2 No. 9 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) dec. Jack Hathaway (Oregon State), 5-2 Daniel DeShazer (Nebraska-Kearney) dec. No. 8 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State), 3-1 TB 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) tech. fall No. 12 Todd Preston (Harvard), 5:31 No. 16 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) dec. No. 9 Joe Spisak (Virginia), 9-7 No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. Mitch Bengtson (North Dakota State), 8-7 No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) maj. dec. No. 18 Sam Speno (North Carolina State), 14-5 149: No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) maj. dec. Preston McCalmon (Arizona State), 10-2 Gabe Moreno (Iowa State) dec. No. 18 Ken Theobold (Rutgers), 13-8 SV No. 15 Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) dec. Matt Frisch (The Citadel), 6-5 Alex Pantaleo (Michigan) dec. Victor Lopez (Bucknell), 6-2 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) maj. dec. Joel Smith (Arizona State), 14-2 Russell Parsons (Army) dec. No. 11 Brian Murphy (Michigan), 4-3 No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) maj. dec. Alex Elder (Oregon State), 13-5 No. 2 James Green (Nebraska) maj. dec. No. 20 Justin Staudenmayer (Brown), 15-5 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) maj. dec. No. 17 Austin Wilson (Nebraska), 14-3 No. 12 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa) by default over No. 11 Taylor Massa (Michigan) No. 7 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) dec. No. 15 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), 7-2 No. 3 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) maj. dec. Peyton Walsh (Navy), 14-6 174: No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. No. 14 Davonte Mahomes (Michigan), 3-1 SV No. 9 Blaise Butler (Virginia) dec. Jadaen Bernstein (Brown), 8-5 No. 6 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) dec. No. 10 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech), 3-2 No. 2 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) dec. No. 12 Mark Martin (Ohio State), 6-2 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 15 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota), 2-1 TB2 No. 8 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) dec. No. 11 Dominic Abounader (Michigan), 4-3 SV No. 7 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) dec. No. 12 Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 11-7 No. 14 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State) dec. Bubba Scheffel (West Virginia), 6-1 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) maj. dec. Trent Noon (Northern Colorado), 10-1 No. 18 Jace Bennett (Cornell) maj. dec. Tommy Peterson (North Dakota State), 8-0 No. 7 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) maj. dec. Lucas Sheridan (Indiana), 14-4 No. 3 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) dec. Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), 8-3 285: No. 2 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) dec. No. 15 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa), 4-1 Joe Stolfi (Bucknell) dec. No. 11 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State), 3-1 No. 9 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 10 Evan Knutson (North Dakota State), 3-2 No. 4 Adam Coon (Michigan) pinned No. 14 Collin Jensen (Nebraska), 1:56

LAS VEGAS -- Friday night's quarterfinal matchups are set at the 2014 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. 125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. No. 16 Paul Petrov (Bucknell) No. 7 Josh Martinez (Air Force) vs. Chase Tolbert (Utah Valley) No. 6 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 9 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) No. 5 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 12 Josh Rodriguez (North Dakota State) 133: No. 2 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) vs. No. 18 Kevin Norstrem (Virginia Tech) No. 10 George DiCamillo (Virginia) vs. No. 13 Earl Hall (Iowa State) No. 9 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) vs. Jack Hathaway (Oregon State) No. 8 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) vs. Daniel DeShazer (Nebraska-Kearney) 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 12 Todd Preston (Harvard) No. 9 Joe Spisak (Virginia) vs. No. 16 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) vs. Mitch Bengtson (North Dakota State) No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 18 Sam Speno (North Carolina State) 149: No. 6 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) vs. Preston McCalmon (Arizona State) No. 18 Ken Theobold (Rutgers) vs. Gabe Moreno (Iowa State) No. 15 Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) vs. Matt Frisch (The Citadel) Victor Lopez (Bucknell) vs. Alex Pantaleo (Michigan) 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) vs. Joel Smith (Arizona State) No. 11 Brian Murphy (Michigan) vs. Russell Parson (Army) No. 8 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) vs. Alex Elder (Oregon State) No. 2 James Green (Nebraska) vs. No. 20 Justin Staudenmayer (Brown) 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) vs. No. 17 Austin Wilson (Nebraska) No. 11 Taylor Massa (Michigan) vs. No. 12 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa) No. 7 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) vs. No. 15 Nick Wanzek (Minneosta) No. 3 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) vs. Peyton Walsh (Navy) 174: No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota) vs. No. 14 Davonte Mahomes (Michigan) No. 9 Blaise Butler (Virginia) vs. Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) No. 6 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) vs. No. 10 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) No. 2 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. No. 12 Mark Martin (Ohio State) 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. No. 15 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) No. 8 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) vs. No. 11 Dominic Abounader (Michigan) No. 7 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) vs. No. 12 Ophir Bernstein (Brown) No. 14 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State) vs. Bubba Scheffel (West Virginia) 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) vs. Trent Noon (Northern Colorado) No. 18 Jace Bennett (Cornell) vs. Tommy Peterson (North Dakota State) No. 7 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) vs. Lucas Sheridan (Indiana) No. 3 Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) vs. Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) 285: No. 2 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) vs. No. 15 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa) No. 11 Nick Tavanello (Ohio State) vs. Joe Stolfi (Bucknell) No. 9 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 10 Evan Knutson (North Dakota State) No. 4 Adam Coon (Michigan) vs. No. 14 Collin Jensen (Nebraska)