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WILKES-BARRE -- The Wilkes University wrestling team opened its 2014 home dual match schedule cruising to a 51-0 victory over visiting Penn College Wednesday night in the Marts Center. After starting with the match with forfeit wins at 125 and 133, Pankil Chander (Cedarhurst, NY/Lawrence) put Wilkes up 17-0 with a 17-0 technical fall over Jake Stanford at 141 in 3:45. James Palys (Scotrun, PA/Pocono Mountain East) extended the lead with a 5-3 decision win over Mason Replogle at 149 as Wilkes led 20-0 after four bouts. At 157 Sean Lombardi (Newton, NJ/Kittatiny) earned a 15-5 major decision and at 165 Mark Maloney (Fleetwood, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) pinned Tanner Leid to push the Colonels advantage to 30-0. Two more forfeit wins at 184 and 197 continued the shutout for Wilkes leading 45-0. Dave Oberrender (Freeland, PA/Hazleton) finished the Colonel scoring pinning Connor Route in 2:37 at heavyweight. Prior to the match, members of last year's Wilkes 2014 NCAA East Region Championship team received their championship rings and team plaque. Wilkes returns to the mats Saturday hosting the John Reese Duals at 11:00 a.m. in the Marts Center. Results: 125 – G. Rea (W) win by forfeit 133 – M. Fleck (W) win by forfeit 141 – P. Chander (W) tech. fall J. Stanford (P) 17-0 (3:45) 149 – J. Palys (W) dec. M. Replogle (P) 5-3 157 – S. Lombardi (W) major dec. S. Slade (P) 15-5 165 – M. Maloney (W) fall T. Leid (P) (7:00) 174 – K. Gerrity (W) dec. D. Frankenfield (P) 5-4 184 – L. Veppert (W) win by forfeit 197 – J. McNally (W) win by forfeit 285 – D. Oberrender (W) fall C. Route (P) 2:37 Exhibitions: 149 – M. Fuller (W) dec. K. Sunseri (P) 7-3 157 – G. Wolfinger (P) fall L. Kline (W) 4:23 141 – K. Alston (W) major dec. J. Stanford (P) 14-2

MILWAUKEE -- Concordia University Wisconsin was impressive during its season-opening dual on Wednesday night, earning a 30-12 victory over MSOE inside the Kern Center. The Falcons won three matches by pin and used a 21-0 scoring run to take complete control of the dual. The scoring run was highlighted by sophomore Mason Baumgartner's (Slinger, Wis.) win by fall at 197 pounds in 1:55, the fastest pin of the night for CUW. Senior Sean Ambrocio (San Antonio, Texas) and junior Pierce Holtfreter (Las Vegas, Nev.) also earned wins by fall. Ambrocio pinned his 125-pound opponent in 2:44, while Holtfreter stuck the 157-pound Raider in 3:52. CUW also had four victories by decision. CUW returns to action on Saturday for the UW-Stevens Point dual starting at 9 a.m. Results: 125: Kenyon (MSOE) dec. Maxim Riederer (CUW), 6-2 133: Sean Ambrocio (CUW) won by fall Miceli (MSOE) in 2:44 141: Joshua Curcio (CUW) dec. Balich (MSOE), 8-4 149: Behn (MSOE) dec. Quentin Lueck (CUW), 3-2 157: Pierce Holtfreter (CUW) won by fall McCune (MSOE) in 3:52 165: Casey Kenealy (CUW) dec. Kootstra (MSOE), 4-0 174: Mason Mergener (CUW) dec. Carey (MSOE), 6-1 184: Mason Baumgartner (CUW) won by fall Mrozinsky (MSOE) in 1:55 197: Jake Reuteler (CUW) dec. Mahnke (MSOE), 9-3 285: L. Hernandez (MSOE) won by fall John Hinson (CUW) in 1:18 Exhibition: (174): Mitchell Slatton (CUW) won by fall J. Hernandez (MSOE) in 2:43 Exhibition (197): Thomas Schmidt (CUW) won by fall Raymond (MSOE) in 1:19

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- The UW-Stevens Point wrestling team opened the 2014-15 season in convincing fashon, defeating the Muskies of Lakeland College 39-3. UW-Stevens Point (1-0) got wins at nine of the 10 weight classes. The lone win for Lakeland (0-1) came from Ian Gioacchini at 133 pounds. Ben Vosters (Hatley, WI/Wittenberg-Birnamwood), Boone Roycraft (Omro, WI/Winneconne) and Cody Nielsen (Oconto Falls, WI/Oconto Falls) were each victorious in their UWSP debuts. Vosters won 16-6 by a major decision at 125 pounds, Roycraft earned an 8-4 decision at 157 and Nielsen won a major decision 12-2 at 184 pound. Jared Kust (Shawano, WI/Shawano), Logan Hermsen (Amherst Junction, WI/Amherst), Dylan Diebitz (West Allis, WI/Central), Kane Seubert (Marshfield, WI/Marshfield) and Luke Hoffmann (Appleton, WI/North) also picked up victories for the Pointers. Hoffman won by technical fall. Trevor Spears (Muscoda, WI/Riverdale) won by forfeit at 125 pounds. "We were happy with the way our guys wrestled and pushed them," head coach Johnny Johnson said. "We are excited for Saturday's Pointer Open and the opportunity to face more outside competition." UW-Stevens Point hosts the Pointer Open on Saturday, Nov. 7, beginning at 9 a.m. in Quandt Fieldhouse. Results: 125 lbs.: Ben Vosters (Hatley, WI/Wittenberg-Birnamwood) (UWSP) maj. dec. Matt Damp (LC) 16-6 133: Ian Gioacchini (LC) dec. Michael Bannach (Wrightstown, WI/Wrightstown) (UWSP) 6-3 141: Trevor Spears (Muscoda, WI/Riverdale) (UWSP) win by forfeit 149: Jared Kust (Shawano, WI/Shawano) (UWSP) major dec. Marcus McCauley (LC) 11-0 157: Boone Roycraft (Omro, WI/Winneconne) (UWSP) dec. Jake Maechtle (LC) 8-4 165: Logan Hermsen (Amherst Junction, WI/Amherst) (UWSP) dec. Mitch Fucile (LC) 11-9 174: Dylan Diebitz (West Allis, WI/Central) (UWSP) major dec. Deion Sonsalla (LC) 10-1 184: Cody Nielsen (Oconto Falls, WI/Oconto Falls) (UWSP) major dec. Eddie Terres (LC) 12-2 197: Kane Seubert (Marshfield, WI/Marshfield) (UWSP) inj. def. Jeremy Kroeger (LC) 4:47 HWT: Luke Hoffmann (Appleton, WI/North) (UWSP) tech. fall Ronnie Balazs (LC) 18-2 5:18

Top international stars from around the world in the three Olympic styles of wrestling are expected at the 2014 Bill Farrell International at Hofstra University's Mack Arena in Hempstead, N.Y, Nov. 8-9 A dozen nations have indicated that they will send teams: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mongolia, Puerto Rico, Russia, United States. Athletes from other nations may also attend. Clarissa Chun, a World champion and Olympic bronze medalist, is expected to compete at the Bill Farrell (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Included are at least four past Olympic medalists, including U.S. women freestyle wrestlers Clarissa Chun (48 kilos) and Randi Miller (69 kilos), plus Greco-Roman Olympic medalist Ruslan Tyumenbaev of Kyrgyzstan (66 kilos) and men's freestyle Olympic medalist Jaime Espinal of Puerto Rico (86 kilos). Past World champions among preliminary entries include 2008 World champion Clarissa Chun, three-time World champion Ayako Shoda of Japan and 2005 World champion Iris Smith of the USA, all in women's freestyle. From the preliminary entries, there are at least 15 past Olympic athletes expected to compete, including U.S. women's Olympic freestyle athletes Chun, Miller and Kelsey Campbell, plus Greco-Roman Olympic athlete Ben Provisor and men's freestyle Olympic athlete Sam Hazewinkel. Numerous other World medalists, continental medalists and age-group World medalists are expected. Below is a partial list of the top international competitors, including their World and Olympic level achievements: Women' Freestyle: Stacie Anaka (Canada, 69 kilos), 2013 World silver medalist Victoria Anthony (USA, 48 kilos), 2009 and 2010 Junior World champion Justine Bouchard (Canada, 60 kilos), 2009 and 2012 World bronze medalist Veronica Carlson (USA, 69 kilos), 2009 Junior World silver medalist Clarissa Chun (USA, 48 kilos), 2008 World champion, 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Aline da Silva Ferreira (Brazil, 75 kilos), 2014 World silver medalist, 2014 World Military champion Victoria Francis (USA, 75 kilos), 2014 Junior World bronze medalist Katherine Fulp-Allen (USA, 53 kilos), 2008 University World champion Jillian Gallays (Canada, 53 kilos), 2014 World bronze medalist Chiaki Iijima (Japan, 67 kilos), 2008, 2010 Junior World bronze medalist Nanami Irie (Japan, 55 kilos), 2014 Junior World bronze medalist, 2012 Cadet World champion Yoshimi Kayama (Japan, 60 kilos), 2012 Cadet World champion Alyssa Lampe (USA, 48 kilos), 2012 and 2013 World bronze medalist Randi Miller (USA, 69 kilos), 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, 2014 CISM World Military champion Burmaa Ochirbat (Mongolia, 75 kilos), 2009 World silver medalist, 2013 and 2014 World bronze medalist Sally Roberts (USA, 60 kilos), 2003 and 2005 World bronze medalist Ayako Shoda (Japan, 63 kilos), Three-time World champion (2005, 2006, 2008), Two-time Junior World champion (1999, 2000) Iris Smith (USA, 75 kilos), 2005 World champion Braxton Stone - Papadopolous (Canada, 59 kilos), 2013Junior World silver medalist Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan, 55 kilos), 2013 Junior World bronze medalist, 2013 World University Games champion Greco-Roman: David Arendt (USA, 130 kilos), 2014 CISM Military World bronze medalist Tomohiro Inoue (Japan, 75 kilos), 2013 Asian bronze medalist Murat Romanov (Kyrgyzstan, 130 kilos), 2014 Asian silver medalist Ali Soto Mejias (Mexico, 59 kilos), 2012 Junior World bronze medalist Andrei Tsaryuk (Israel, 59 kilos), 2013 Junior World bronze medalist Ruslan Tyumenbaev (Kyrgyzstan, 66 kilos), 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Men's Freestyle: Dom Bradley (USA, 125 kilos), 2009 Junior World champion Jaime Espinal (Puerto Rico, 86 kilos), 2012 Olympic silver medalist Tyrell Fortune (USA, 125 kilos), 2014 University World champion, 2013 World University Games bronze medalist Haislan Garcia (Canada, 66 kilos), Fifth in 2010 World Championships Joey McKenna (USA, 61 kilos), 2014 Junior World silver medalist Jordan Oliver (USA, 66 kilos), 2009 Junior World bronze medalist Artem Umarov (Russia, 61 kilos), 2011 Cadet World bronze medalist The Bill Farrell International is an open competition, and athletes are not required to register in advance. There may be additional top international stars who register on-site and enter the tournament this weekend. The women's freestyle and the Greco-Roman competitions will be held on Saturday, November 8, while the men's freestyle competition is set for Sunday, November 9. The competition is expected to feature many top Olympic hopefuls from all around the world. This is part of a full weekend of wrestling activities, including clinics featuring two-time World champion Adeline Gray, four-time NCAA champion Kyle Dake, NCAA champion and World Team member Tony Ramos, and two-time World medalist Helen Maroulis. The X-Athletic/Flips Wrestling Section VII vs. Section XI All-Star Classic, featuring top Long Island high school wrestlers, will be on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. The longest running international tournament in the United States, the New York Athletic Club International changed its named to the Bill Farrell International this year, to honor the late NYAC Wrestling Chairman and 1972 Olympic Head Coach Bill Farrell. As part of this change, the event has been moved to Long Island and many new exciting activities have been added to the schedule. Tickets cost $20 for students and $30 for adults, with special VIP seating available for $100. Order your tickets today at: http://www.billfarrellinternationaltournament.ticketleap.com/tickets BILL FARRELL INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE At Mack Arena, Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y. Friday, November 7 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Greco-Roman and women's freestyle registration 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. - Greco-Roman and women's freestyle skin checks 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Greco-Roman and women's freestyle weighins (+2kilos) Saturday, November 8 9:00 a.m. - Greco-Roman and Women's freestyle Session I 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Men's freestyle registration 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. - Men's freestyle skin checks 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Men's freestyle weighins (+2kilos) 4:00 p.m. - Women's freestyle clinic featuring Adeline Gray and Helen Maroulis 6:00 p.m. - Greco-Roman and Women's freestyle Championships and Medal Matches Sunday, November 9 9:00 a.m. - Men's freestyle Session I 2:00 p.m. - Men's freestyle clinic featuring Kyle Dake and Tony Ramos 4:00 p.m. - X-Athletic/Flips Wrestling Section VIII vs. Section XI All-Star Classic 6:00 p.m. -Men's freestyle Championships and Medal Matches 2013 New York Athletic Club International champions Greco-Roman champions: 55 kilos/121 lbs.- Spenser Mango (USA/Army WCAP) 60 kilos/132 lbs.- Joe Betterman (USA/Army WCAP) 66 kilos/145.5 lbs.- Takeshi Izumi (Japan) 74 kilos/163 lbs. - Andy Bisek (USA/Minnesota Storm) 84 kilos/185 lbs. - Ben Provisor (USA/New York AC) 96 kilos/211.5 lbs. - Kevin Mejia Castillo (Honduras) 120 kilos/264.5 lbs. - Robbie Smith (USA/New York AC) Women's Freestyle champions: 48 kilos/105.5 lbs. - Yuki Irie (Japan) 51 kilos/112.25 lbs. - Vanessa Brown (Canada) 55 kilos/121 lbs.- Sarah Hildebrandt (USA/King Univ.) 59 kilos/130 lbs.- Alli Ragan (USA/New York AC/King Univ.) 63 kilos/138.75 lbs.- Yuki Ito (Japan) 67 kilos/147.5 lbs. - Dorothy Yeats (Canada) 72 kilos/158.5 lbs.- Hiroe Suzuki (Japan) Men's Freestyle champions: 55 kilos/121 lbs.- Samat Nadyrbek Uulu (Kyrgyzstan) 60 kilos/132 lbs.- Aleksandr Bogomoev (Russia) 66 kilos/145.5 lbs.- Frank Molinaro (USA/Scarlet Knight WC) 74 kilos/163 lbs.- Nick Marable (USA/Sunkist Kids) 84 kilos/185 lbs.- Raymond Jordan (USA/Titan Mercury WC) 96 kilos/211.5 lbs.- Wynn Michalak (USA/Titan Mercury WC) 120 kilos/264.5 lbs.- Tyrell Fortune (USA/Titan Mercury WC)

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will again welcome a loaded field of collegiate wrestlers to the 2015 Defense Soap and Flips Wrestling Southern Scuffle. Billed as the top, in-season tournament in the nation, the Scuffle takes place Jan. 1-2 at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga. Over half of the top 25 teams at last year’s NCAA Tournament are in the field of 31. Defending NCAA Champion Penn State highlights the list. The Nittany Lions look to make it four straight team wins at the Scuffle. No. 3 Oklahoma State and No. 7 Cornell are also among the top-10 teams returning to the Scenic City. Some exciting newcomers are No. 11 Nebraska, No. 17 Michigan, No. 18 Lehigh and No. 25 Boise State. “We want to do what we can to continue to make this the best wrestling tournament in the country,” stated head coach Heath Eslinger. “We want top-notch competition for the student-athletes and coaches, and a great fan experience for anyone who comes to watch. Our University is behind it, our city is behind it, and we are excited about making this year’s event the best one yet.” Two national champions and six finalists are among the individuals competing at the Scuffle. All totaled, 29 All-Americans and 93 nationally ranked wrestlers are scheduled to take the mat. “From a competition standpoint, this year’s draw is going to be tough to beat,” added Eslinger. “One in every five competitors is ranked and there are 29 who have stood on the podium at the NCAAs. That’s an impressive group for a two-day tournament in Chattanooga.” Tickets for the 2015 Southern Scuffle are on sale now. Daily admission is $30 for reserved seats, $20 for general admission and $10 for youth general admission. All-session passes are $55 for reserved, $35 for general admission and $15 for youth. Tickets can be purchased online on GoMocs.com or by calling the UTC Ticket Office at (423) 266-MOCS (6627). 2015 Southern Scuffle Participants (No. is finish at the 2014 NCAA Championships) 1. Penn State 3. Oklahoma State 7. Cornell 11. Nebraska 12. Iowa State 14. Missouri 17. Michigan 18. Lehigh 19. NC State 22. Pittsburgh 23. Virginia 25. North Carolina 25. Boise State Appalachian State Army Buffalo Bucknell Campbell Central Michigan Chattanooga The Citadel Cleveland State Drexel Duke Gardner Webb George Mason Kent State Navy Northern Colorado Stanford Wyoming

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma State’s wrestling squad sent 14 wrestlers to the Oklahoma City Open on Sunday, where three Cowboy newcomers earned titles at their respective weight classes. True freshmen Gary Wayne Harding and Chance Marsteller won titles at 133 and 157 pounds, respectively. Two of Harding’s three matches on the day resulted in falls, including his pin in 4:43 over Alvie Killingsworth of Oklahoma City University in the 133-pound finals. 2014 Junior Hodge Trophy winner Marsteller earned his title over OCU’s Zach Skates in the form of a 6-1 decision that went to overtime. The freshman also tallied two wins by fall on the day. Luke Bean, a transfer from Arizona State, made his debut as a Cowboy, earning the 197-pound title. Bean started the day with an 11-2 major decision over Central Oklahoma’s Michael Conner, advancing him to the finals, where he defeated Brandon Ballard of Labette CC, 10-5. Three Cowboys produced third-place finishes, including junior Austin Miller (125), freshman Mike Magaldo (141) and redshirt freshman Chris Koo (157). Ryan Blees, a freshman from North Dakota, finished fourth at 157 pounds. Others representing OSU at the tournament were Donald Cannon (125), Dusty Hone (133), Lincoln Lemon (133), Jonce Blaylock (149), Landry Chappell (184), Tanner Allen (285) and Ethan Driver (285). The Cowboys will start the dual season on Nov. 16 in Miami, Okla., with a double header against Northeastern Oklahoma and South Dakota State. For updates on the team, follow @CowboyWrestling on Twitter.

Related: Placement Match Results GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Stars served, legacies livened. The 2014 edition of the Super 32 Challenge came to a conclusion Sunday afternoon in Greensboro, North Carolina. Four wrestlers defended their titles from last year's edition of the Super 32, while a fifth wrestler also became a multi-time champion in the event. Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.), Yianni Diakomihalis (Hilton, N.Y.), and Luke Pletcher (Greater Latrobe, Pa.) each earned championship belts for a second straight year, and could make it three straight next year. The finals mat at the Super 32 ChallengeLee, the nation's top sophomore wrestler, won a second consecutive title in the 113 pound weight class. His finals match was no contest, as he earned an opening takedown, secured a tilt, and trapped Ohio state champion Noah Baughman (Wadsworth) for the fall -- all within 26 seconds. Though the score-line would have you believe otherwise, things were much harder for Diakomihalis in the 120 pound final, a match that placed top five sophomores against one another. It was Daton Fix (Sand Springs, Okla.) that started the match on the attack. However, Diakomihalis countered Fix's deep attack into a takedown of his own, and rode out the first period for a 2-0 lead. Then, Diakomihalis rode Fix for the duration of the second period. A third period escape, and winning another scramble situation would give Diakomihalis the repeat title in a 5-0 victory. The converse happened in Pletcher's 4-2 victory over Mike D'Angelo (Commack, N.Y.). Pletcher, ranked third nationally in the junior class, scored two takedowns in the first period against the top 100 senior. Though there were no offensive points scored outside of the first period, D'Angelo never truly challenged the repeat champion's grip on the match. Also winning a second Super 32 title was Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.), who also was in a record-tying fourth championship match at the tournament. The 16th overall senior dominated Max Thomsen (Union, Iowa) -- ranked No. 40 overall in the Class of 2015- during the championship bout. A pair of opening period takedowns for Kemerer set the match's tone, and it remained that way through the duration. Single takedowns in the second and third period for Kemerer would yield him bookend titles at the Super 32 with a 9-4 finals victory. Fellow Pittsburgh-area native Sam Krivus (Hempfield Area, Pa.) became just the sixth wrestler to win three Super 32 Challenge titles in the 16-year history of the event, but only the second to do so in the ten years the event has been held in the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center (2005-to-present). As is always the case in his title runs, it is never easy. Just to get to Sunday's quarterfinal round, Krivus had to beat a pair of state champions: 4-1 over Bo Pipher (Paonia, Colo.) and 7-2 against Richard Screptock (Oregon Clay, Ohio). Those came after seven-point victories against a two-time Missouri state placer and a two-time Ohio state qualifier. In that quarterfinal round, it was a 7-4 victory over Brent Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) in a battle of Flo Nationals champions; before a 4-2 overtime win against Cadet National freestyle champion Jared Verkleeren (Belle Vernon, Pa.) placed him in the final. That championship bout showed the best of Krivus. Takedowns in both the first and second periods, off of attacks that he initiated sparked a 5-2 victory over fellow top 50 senior Davion Jeffries (Broken Arrow, Okla.) The other two standout stars for the tournament came all the way from the Golden State, St. John Bosco teammates Cade Olivas and Zahid Valencia. Olivas dominated his way to the 106 pound title, including a 16-2 major decision against Thomas Cox (Deer Park, N.Y.) in the finals match. The nation's top freshman scored two takedowns and a turn in the first period to establish clear supremacy in the bout, including an opening takedown that essentially came off the opening whistle. Two more takedowns in the second period would stretch the advantage to 12-2, before another takedown and two-point near fall capped off the scoring. Valencia was similarly dominant during his tournament run, cutting through the 182 pound field like a hot knife through butter. His championship bout had a takedown in each period on the way to a 9-4 win over two-time state runner-up Kollin Moore (Norwayne, Ohio), who beat a top 50 junior and top 50 senior on the way to the final. Three wrestlers from the Southeast region of the United States earned championship belts on Sunday, as that region of the country continues to emerge in the wrestling prism. Those titles came in consecutive weight classes from 152-to-170 pounds. Despite not scoring a single offensive point, Thomas Bullard (Archer, Ga.) upended Dayton Racer (Bettendorf, Iowa) 5-4 in the tiebreaker at 152. Racer scored takedowns during the first and second periods of the match; however, two Bullard escapes, along with an unnecessary roughness penalty in the first period, and locking hands technical violation in the third period forced overtime. After a scoreless overtime, Racer chose down in the ultimate tiebreaker, but was called for a penalty from the bottom position to lose the match. Fox Baldwin (Osceola, Fla.), ranked No. 6 overall in the senior class, capped off a Super 32 career that had included two previous placement finishes with an 8-6 championship victory over Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio). Marinelli, ranked 9th in the junior class nationally, scored the match's opening takedown. However, Baldwin countered with a reversal and then got a takedown of his own along with a late two-point near fall to end the first period leading 6-3. Marinelli scored a takedown in the second period, and escape in the third period; but Baldwin had a pair of escapes in the second period to maintain the advantage for the match's duration. After finishing as runner-up to Chance Marsteller in last year's tournament at 170 pounds, Taylor Lujan (Carrollton, Ga.) won this year's title in totally dominant fashion. Despite giving up a match-opening takedown in the final against fellow Flo Nationals placer Brett Donner (Wall Township, N.J.), it was Lujan who controlled most of the proceedings. He then countered with a reversal and takedown to lead 4-3 after one period. An escape and takedown in the second period stretched the advantage to 7-3 for Lujan. Then, a pair of takedowns in the third period confirmed the championship for Lujan, coming by an 11-5 score. Rounding out the weight class champions in the 2014 Super 32 were Chad Red (New Palestine, Ind.) at 126 pounds, Hunter Ritter (John Carroll, Md.) at 195, Patrick Grayson (Colonial Forge, Va.) at 220, and Andrew Dunn (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) at 285. Two-time state champion Red, a Cadet freestyle champion this summer, upended now three-time Super 32 placer Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio) by 7-0 decision in the final. A tournament marked by total dominance for Red was reflected in the final – where he opened with a first period takedown, rode out Rodriguez in the second period when he chose down, then scored an escape, takedown, and two-point near fall in the third period. It was a similarly dominant finals performance for FILA Cadet freestyle world team member Ritter in his final aganst Junior National freestyle All-American Kevin Mulligan (Bergen Catholic, N.J.). Ritter scored an opening takedown in the first period, and then almost scored a fall when locking up a deep cradle. However, it was not to be; but Mulligan never truly got into match, while Ritter cemented the 8-2 final margin with a third period takedown. It was a battle of Junior National freestyle All-Americans at 220 pounds, as Nebraska commit Patrick Grayson (Colonial Forge, Va.) upended Maryland commit Yousef Hemida (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) in an 8-6 decision. Grayson scored takedowns during each period; while Hemida countered with a late second period takedown and late third period reversal. The tournament's last match saw Dunn condemn Ian Butterbrodt (St. John's Prep, Mass.) to a second consecutive runner-up finish by scoring an 8-5 victory. All of Dunns's points would come in the first two periods, as he scored a pair of takedowns in each period to earn the decisive victory. Finals Results: 106: Cade Olivas (St. John Bosco, Calif.) maj. dec. Thomas Cox (Deer Park, N.Y.), 16-2 113: Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) pinned Noah Baughman (Wadsworth, Ohio), 0:26 120: Yianni Diakomihalis (Hilton, N.Y.) dec. Daton Fix (Sand Springs, Okla.), 5-0 126: Chad Red (New Palestine, Ind.) dec. Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 7-0 132: Luke Pletcher (Greater Latrobe, Pa) dec. Mike D'Angelo (Commack, N.Y.), 4-2 138: Sam Krivus (Hempfield Area, Pa.) dec. Davion Jeffries (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 5-2 145: Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.) dec. Max Thomsen (Union, Iowa), 9-4 152: Thomas Bullard (Archer, Ga.) dec. Dayton Racer (Bettendorf, Iowa), 5-4, tiebreaker 160: Fox Baldwin (Osceola, Fla.) dec. Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 8-6 170: Taylor Lujan (Carrollton, Ga.) dec. Brett Donner (Wall Township, N.J.), 11-5 182: Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. Kollin Moore (Norwayne, Ohio), 9-4 195: Hunter Ritter (John Carroll, Md.) dec. Kevin Mulligan (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), 8-2 220: Patrick Grayson (Colonial Forge, Va.) dec. Yousef Hemida (Mamaroneck, N.Y.), 8-6 285: Andrew Dunn (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) dec. Ian Butterbrodt (St. John's Prep, Mass.), 8-5

106: 1st: Cade Olivas (St. John Bosco, Calif.) maj. dec. Thomas Cox (Deer Park, N.Y.), 16-2 3rd: Dane Heberlein (Alexander, N.Y.) dec. Drew Mattin (Delta, Ohio), 3-1 5th: Joseph Silva (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.) dec. Shane Metzler (West Morris Central, N.J.), 5-2 7th: Roderick Mosley, Jr. (Heritage Hall, Okla.) dec. Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, N.Y.), 4-3 113: 1st: Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) pinned Noah Baughman (Wadsworth, Ohio), 0:26 3rd: Danny Vega (Ironwood Ridge, Ariz.) dec. Garrett Pepple (East Noble, Ind.), 2-1 5th: Mitch Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. Sebastian Rivera (Christian Brothers, N.J.), 7-2 7th: Jaden Mattox (Grove City Central Crossing, Ohio) dec. Jay Albis (John Jay East Fishkill, N.Y.), 7-0 120: 1st: Yianni Diakomihalis (Hilton, N.Y.) dec. Daton Fix (Sand Springs, Okla.), 5-0 3rd: Kyle Norstrem (Brandon, Fla.) pinned Eli Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 1:28 5th: Steven Simpson (St. Mary's Ryken, Md.) dec. Tyler Warner Claymont (Ohio), 6-1 7th: Ben Freeman (Walled Lake Central, Mich.) dec. Michael May (Dayton Christian, Ohio), 12-5 126: 1st: Chad Red (New Palestine, Ind.) dec. Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 7-0 3rd: Kanen Storr (Leslie, Mich.) by forfeit over Nick Piccininni (Ward Melleville, N.Y.) 5th: Justin Patrick (Kiski Prep, Pa.) dec. Lincoln Olson (Davison, Mich.), 8-5 7th: Ben Lamantia (St. Anthony's, N.Y.) dec. Jake Bridnley (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), 6-2 132: 1st: Luke Pletcher (Greater Latrobe, Pa) dec. Mike D'Angelo (Commack, N.Y.), 4-2 3rd: Jared Prince (Palm Harbor University, Fla.) maj. dec. George Phillippi (Derry Area, Pa.), 11-0 5th: Mitch McKee (St. Michael-Albertville, Minn.) dec. Sal Profaci (Monroe, N.J.), 5-1 7th: Cameron Kelly (Bellbrook, Ohio) by forfeit over Jonathan Furnas (Olentangy Liberty, Ohio) 138: 1st: Sam Krivus (Hempfield Area, Pa.) dec. Davion Jeffries (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 5-2 3rd: Nate Limmex (Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Pa.) dec. Jared Verkleeren (Belle Vernon, Pa.), 3-1 OT 5th: Cameron Coy (Penn Trafford, Pa.) by forfeit over Jaydin Clayton (Father Tolton Catholic, Mo.) 7th: Brent Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) pinned Richard Screptock (Oregon Clay, Ohio), 1:38 145: 1st: Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.) dec. Max Thomsen (Union, Iowa), 9-4 3rd: Hayden Hidlay (Mifflin County, Pa.) dec. Patricio Lugo (South Dade, Fla.), 5-2 5th: Griffin Parriott (New Prague, Minn.) dec. Kevin Budock (Good Counsel, Md.), 3-1 7th: Jake Adcock (Pope, Ga.) by forfeit over Robert Lee (Kaukauna, Wis.) 152: 1st: Thomas Bullard (Archer, Ga.) dec. Dayton Racer (Bettendorf, Iowa), 5-4, tiebreaker 3rd: Jake Wentzel (South Park, Pa.) dec. Drew Hughes (Lowell, Ind.), 2-0 5th: Josh Maruca (Franklin Regional, Pa.) by forfeit over Joseph Tavoso (Delbarton, N.J.) 7th: Kaleb Young (Punxsatawney, Pa.) dec. Neal Richards (Matoaca, Va.), 4-2 160: 1st: Fox Baldwin (Osceola, Fla.) dec. Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 8-6 3rd: Josh Ugalde (Bound Brook, N.J.) dec. Cole Walter (Mifflinburg, Pa.), 3-2 5th: Daniel Bullard (Archer, Ga.) dec. Corbin Allen (Hanover, Va.), 8-6 7th: D.J. Hollingshead (Altoona, Pa.) dec. Owen Webster (Shakopee, Minn.), 5-3 170: 1st: Taylor Lujan (Carrollton, Ga.) dec. Brett Donner (Wall Township, N.J.), 11-5 3rd: Austin Bell (Belle Vernon, Pa.) dec. Trevor Allard (Mexico, N.Y.), 5-3 5th: Sean Kennedy (Riverdale, Tenn.) dec. Idris White (Father Judge, Pa.), 5-4 7th: Fritz Hoehn (North Andover, Mass.) dec. Greg Bulsak (South Park, Pa.), 7-3 182: 1st: Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. Kollin Moore (Norwayne, Ohio), 9-4 3rd: Blake Rypel (Indianapolis Cathedral, Ind.) dec. Ben Darmstadt (Elyria, Ohio), 8-7 5th: Dylan Wisman (Millbrook, Va.) technical fall Jack Harris (Urbana, Ohio), 4:34 7th: Dakota Geer (Franklin, Pa.) dec. Willie Bivens (Eastern Guilford, N.C.), 7-5 195: 1st: Hunter Ritter (John Carroll, Md.) dec. Kevin Mulligan (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), 8-2 3rd: Chance Cooper (Timberland, Mo.) dec. Drew Phipps (Norwin, Pa.), 9-2 5th: Zach Smith (North Allegheny, Pa.) pinned Thomas Lane (Garden City, N.Y.), 3:37 7th: Christian Araneo (Ward Mellville N.Y.) maj. dec. Kevin Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.), 10-2 220: 1st: Patrick Grayson (Colonial Forge, Va.) dec. Yousef Hemida (Mamaroneck, N.Y.), 8-6 3rd: Christian Colucci (St. Peter's Prep, N.J.) dec. Jacob Cooper (Springport, Mich.), 8-3 5th: John Kramer (Wilson Central, Tenn.) via opponent disqualification 7th: Vincent Feola (Walt Whitman, N.Y.) dec. Cary Miller (Greensboro College, N.C.), 9-5 285: 1st: Andrew Dunn (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) dec. Ian Butterbrodt (St. John's Prep, Mass.), 8-5 3rd: Alan Beattie (Burrell, Pa.) pinned Bucky Dennis (Port Charlotte, Fla.), 3:12 5th: Sam Bouis (Lancaster, Va.) dec. Andrew Snyder (Princess Anne, Va.), 5-2 7th: Adam Olsen (High Point Central, N.C.) by forfeit over Zack Mauldin (Lexington, N.C.)

BOONE, NC -- The State University of New York, Buffalo wrestling team (3-1, 0-0 MAC) closed out their afternoon at the Appalachian State Duals with a pair of victories on Sunday afternoon. With the wins over Cumberland and the host Appalachian State Mountaineers, the Bulls have matched their win total from a season ago. "It was a good weekend for us," stated second-year head coach John Stutzman. "We did a lot of great things and the guys responded after a tough loss to Gardner Webb. Beating Appalachian State the way we did, showed me that this team has a lot of fight in them. Pulling (Brett) Perry out of redshirt provided a huge spark for the team. We are a long ways from where we need to be but starting the year 3-1 is something that we can build on." Freshman Sean Peacock was impressive all afternoon long for the Bulls at 133-pounds as he finished off his afternoon with a perfect 3-0 record. In his first match of the afternoon against Cumberland, Peacock won by fall over Robbie Resendiz in 2:17 to earn the Bulls six points. Against Gardner-Webb, Peacock earned a hard fought 4-1 decision victory over Tyler Ziegler. In his final match of the day, Peacock earned a major decision win over The Bulls best victory of the day came in their final match as they defeated the host Appalachian State Mountaineers by the score of 20-18. The Mountaineers entered with three nationally ranked grapplers compared to Buffalo who had none, but that did not stop the Bulls from pulling the minor upset. Fifth-year senior captain Max Soria led the Bulls charge as he earned a 5-3 decision victory over #29 Dominic Parisi at 125-pounds. After back-to-back wins by Peacock and Jason Estevez, UB picked up three of the next four matches to seal the win. Rrok Ndokaj had a solid 11-5 decision victory at 165-pounds before freshman Brett Perry picked up his first career victory at 184-pounds and Joe Ariola closed out the match with a major decision victory, 13-1, at 197-pounds for Buffalo. UB had a dominant performance in their opening dual of the afternoon as they handed Cumberland the 50-0 defeat. Six Bulls were able to claim victories by fall including Corey Hollister at 125-pounds, Peacock at 133, Justin Cooksey at 149, Alex Smythe at 157, Tyler Rill at 174 and Austin Weigel at 184-pounds. Estevez was dominant as he won by technical fall, 21-6, while Muhamed McBryde won by major decision at 165-pounds and Ariola and Mike Silvis picked up decision victories. UB did not fair too well against Gardner-Webb as they dropped their only dual of the afternoon to the Bulldogs, 32-7. Soria earned a major decision, 12-3, victory while Peacock won by decision, 4-1. BUFFALO 50, Cumberland 0 125: Corey Hollister (BUF) won by fall over Chris Mosher (CU), 6:20 133: Sean Peacock (BUF) won by fall over Robbie Resendiz (CU), 2:17 141: Jason Estevez (BUF) won by tech fall over Ladigo Williams (CU), 21-6 149: Justin Cooksey (BUF) won by fall over Ethyn Holbrook (CU), 3:42, 157: Alex Smythe (BUF) won by fall over Dalton Baysinger (CU), 2:42 165: Muhamed McBryde (BUF) won by major decision over JohnMark Reddick (CU), 10-1 174: Tyler Rill (BUF) won by fall over Dustin Harris (CU), 5:57 184: Austin Weigel (BUF) won by fall over Aric Fernandez (CU), 3:38 197: Joe Ariola (BUF) won by decision over Kyle Delaune (CU), 10-4 HWT: Mike Silvis (BUF) won by decision over Corey Daniels (CU), 13-8 BUFFALO 7, Gardner-Webb 32 125: Max Soria (BUF) won by major decision over Cortez Starkes (GW), 12-3 133: Sean Peacock (BUF) won by decision over Tyler Ziegler (GW), 4-1 141: Chris Vassar (GW) won by decision over Jason Estevez (BUF), 8-3 149: Ryan Mosley (GW) won by decision over Justin Cooksey (BUF), 4-0 157: Kyle Ash (GW) won by decision over Alex Smythe (BUF), 10-7 165: Austin Trott (GW) won by tech fall over Rrok Ndokaj (BUF), 16-0 174: Hunter Gamble (GW) won by injury default over Tyler Rill (BUF) 184: Brett Stein (GW) won by decision over Austin Weigel (BUF), 10-4 197: Gray Jones (GW) won by decision over Joe Ariola (BUF), 2-1 HWT: Justin Kozera (GW) won by fall over Mike Silvis (BUF), 1:43 BUFFALO 20, Appalachian State 18 125: Max Soria (BUF) won by decision over #29 Dominic Parisi (APP), 5-3 133: Sean Peacock (BUF) won by major decision over Jacob Grigg (APP), 12-3 141: Jason Estevez (BUF) won by decision Mike Longo (APP), 6-5 149: #12 Dylan Cottrell (APP) won by fall over Justin Cooksey (BUF), 1:57 157: #27 Zack Strickland (APP) won by major decision over Alex Smythe (BUF), 9-0 165: Rrok Ndokaj (BUF) won by decision over Colton Jackson (APP), 11-5 174: Forrest Przybysz (APP) won by decision over Muhamed McBryde(BUF), 7-4 184: Brett Perry (BUF) won by decision over Nick Vetell (APP), 3-1 197: Joe Ariola (BUF) won by major decision over Tyler Radford (APP), 13-1 HWT: Denzel Dejournette (APP) won by major decision over Mike Silvis (BUF), 10-2 Buffalo will return to the mat on Saturday, November 8 as they travel to Brockport, NY for the Oklahoma Gold Classic at 9:00 am.

PITTSBURGH -- The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team began its 2014-15 campaign by taking down host Bloomsburg on Sunday, Nov. 2, 35-3. The nationally-ranked No. 14 Panthers had little trouble with Bloomsburg, who was replacing 10 starters lost to graduation. Pitt won nine bouts, losing only at 141 pounds, and received bonus points in four of them. “Overall I think it was just a solid team effort. We had to bumps some guys up to different weight classes, and it really shows some of the depth we have on this team,” said head coach Jason Peters. Wrestling in his first collegiate match, true freshman Dom Forys set the tone early picking up a technical fall over Elliot Zackoski 22-6. In what might have been the most exciting match of the day, redshirt freshman Nick Zanetta and Andy Schutz went to a one minute, sudden victory tied at 4-4 in the 133 pound feature. Zanetta secured a takedown to grab a 6-4 win and give Pitt a 7-0 lead at the time. “Dom Forys got the match started with a major decision, a tech fall, so that was good,” said Peters. “And then it was followed up with a win.” Following a loss by Pitt at 141 pounds, the Panthers won the final seven matches to cruise to victory. The next four all were decided by regular decision, while the Panthers’ final three of redshirt senior Max Thomusseit, redshirt junior Nick Bonaccorsi and redshirt sophomore John Rizzo all earned bonus point victories. At 184 pounds, Thomusseit won by fall against David Williams in 4:45 while Rizzo did him one better, securing a fall over his opponent Shaun Heist in the 285-pound matchup 20 seconds faster in 4:25. Bonaccorsi won by major decision with a score of 9-0 against Michael Mirra at 197 pounds. Former national qualifiers Mikey Racciato (Dec. 7-3) and Ronnie Garbinsky (Dec. 8-2) tallied wins at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively. Redshirt junior Eric Nutter and redshirt senior Troy Reaghard both competed up a weight class for the Panthers in the match. Nutter, who wrestled at 165 pounds, won a 6-0 decision over Brad Miccio and Reaghard defeated his counterpart Mark Granahan by a 4-1 decision at 174 pounds. “We have a lot of new faces in the lineup. Some young guys performed well for their first time out,” said Peters. “It was a good way to get the season started.” Pitt is back in action on Thursday, Nov. 6 when it travels to No. 10 Edinboro for an early season match between two of the top teams in the country. Results: 125: Dom Forys (P) tech fall Elliot Zackoski (B), 22-6; Pitt leads, 4-0 133: Nick Zanetta (P) SV over Andy Schutz (B), 6-4; Pitt leads, 7-0 141: Tanner Cahill (B) dec. Ben Ross (P), 9-3; Pitt leads, 7-3 149: Mikey Racciato (P) dec. Kevin Laubach (B), 7-3; Pitt leads, 10-3 157: Ronnie Garbinsky (P) dec. Matt Hammerstone (B), 8-2; Pitt leads, 13-7 165: Eric Nutter (P) dec. Brad Miccio (B), 6-0; Pitt leads, 16-3 174: Troy Reaghard (P) dec. Mark Granahan (B), 4-1; Pitt leads, 19-3 184: Max Thomusseit (P) fall David Williams (B), 4:45; Pitt leads, 25-3 197: Nick Bonaccorsi (P) m. dec. Michael Mirra (B), 9-0; Pitt leads, 29-3 285: John Rizzo (P) fall Shaun Heist (B), 4:25; Pitt wins, 35-3

CLARION, Pa. -- After failing to wrestle in Saturday's NWCA All-Star Classic in Philadelphia, Mitchell Port hopped in a car and drove to the Clarion Open, where he led a contingent of four Edinboro wrestlers who finished first. All told, ten Fighting Scots placed. That does not include freshman heavyweight Billy Miller, who was wrestling unattached and came in second. Port and A.J. Schopp were not scheduled to compete at Clarion after wrestling in the All-Star Classic. When Port's opponent, Ohio State's Logan Stieber, scratched after weigh-ins the second-ranked wrestler at 141 lbs. joined the Clarion Open field. Port won all five of his matches, with one via fall. He claimed the title at 141 lbs. with a 9-6 decision over Brock Zacherl of Clarion. His semifinal win over Alfred Bannister of Maryland was his 100th, as he is now 101-15 for his career. In addition to Port, Dave Habat claimed the title at 149 lbs., Austin Matthews won at 157 lbs., and Vic Avery took the championship at 184 lbs. Habat was a 9-3 winner over Laike Gardner of Lehigh in the 149 lb. final in a matchup of one versus two seeds. The redshirt senior, who joined Port and Schopp as an All-American in March, went 5-0 with a pair of major decisions. Habat joined Port and Schopp in the 100-win club as he improved his career record to 103-24. Avery, seeded number one, went 4-0 while picking up first place at 184 lb. He won once by major decision and none of his matches were closer than six points. That came in the finals, a 10-4 decision over Thomas Sleigh, the third seed. In his debut as a Fighting Scot, top-seeded Matthews returned to where he transferred from. The 2014 EWL Freshman of the Year dominated the 157 lb. weight class, going 5-0 with two falls and two major decisions. The sophomore won a 9-0 major decision over Colt Shorts of Cal Poly, the number two seed, in the finals. Kory Mines took third place at 125 lbs. The redshirt senior reached the semifinals before falling to eventual champion Ben Willeford of Cleveland State 7-3. He reached the consolation final with a 2-1 decision over teammate Sean Russell in the semifinals. Russell had defeated Mines in last week's wrestleoffs. Mines then claimed an 8-3 decision over Dalton Macri of Finger Lakes WC in the third place match. He ended the day with a 5-1 record. The Fighting Scots finished with two placewinners at 174 lbs. as Nick Mitchell was second and Patrick Jennings third. Mitchell went 4-1, reaching the finals when teammate Zack Towers, the anticipated starter at 174 lbs., injury defaulted. The unseeded Mitchell would drop a close 3-2 decision to Penn State's Bo Nickal, the top seed, in the finals. Jennings captured third place with an 11-7 decision over Michael Pavasko of Clarion, ending the day at 7-1. He won six matches in the wrestlebacks. Edinboro also had a pair of placewinners at 165 lbs. Casey Fuller and Kasey Burnett-Davis both reached the semifinals before losing. The two would meet in the third place match with Fuller claiming a 10-5 decision. Fuller, seeded third, ended the day at 5-1 while Davis, the number one seed, was 4-2. Ty Schoffstall gave Edinboro a first and a third at 157 lbs. as the redshirt freshman went 5-1. He lost to Matthews 11-4 in the semifinals and would post a 12-3 major decision over Evan Delong of Clarion in the third place match. Junior Vince Pickett claimed third place at 197 lbs. He would fall in the semifinals via 9-7 sudden victory decision to Derek Thomas of Utah Valley, but came back with two more wins, the second a 3-0 decision over Luke Schaeffer of Navy. He went 5-1 with a pair of major decisions. While not claiming the championship at heavyweight, Miller definitely gave head coach Tim Flynn something to think about. Flynn would like to redshirt Miller this season, but the two-time Ohio state champion came in second in his first collegiate competition. He went 4-1, falling to former national qualifier Riley Shaw of Cleveland State by a 3-2 decision in the finals while wrestling unattached.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Winning eight of 10 bouts, the Stanford wrestling team defeated CSU Bakersfield, 25-6, Sunday, in Bakersfield, Calif. The Cardinal improve to 2-0, 1-0 in the Pac-12, while the Roadrunners drop their season opener and fall to 0-1 in the conference. Stanford won the first five bouts to build a 16-0 advantage. Redshirt junior Michael Sojka opened the dual with an exciting three-overtime 5-4 decision over Matt Williams at 197 pounds. He is now 2-0 on the season. Redshirt freshman heavyweight Nathan Butler also improved to 2-0 on the year with a 2-0 decision against Alex Encarnarcion-Strand. At 125 pounds, true freshman Mason Pengilly registered his first collegiate win, a 9-1 major decision over Sean Nickell. Redshirt freshman Connor Schram won a 4-2 overtime bout against Ian Nickell at 133 pounds. He is now 2-0 in his career. True freshman Isaiah Locsin also moved to 2-0 on the year, edging Timmy Box, 4-3, at 141 pounds. The Roadrunners finally got on the board at 149 pounds as Coleman Hammond posted a 7-4 decision over redshirt senior Garrett Schaner. Redshirt sophomore Maxwell Hvolbek answered for the Cardinal with a 5-2 decision against David Meza at 157 pounds. Making his season debut, redshirt sophomore Jim Wilson, ranked 17th nationally, edged Adam Fierro, 1-0, at 165 pounds. Redshirt freshman Keaton Subjeck then ran into sixth-ranked Bryce Hammond at 174 pounds, suffering a 7-0 decision to the junior. Redshirt sophomore Zach Nevills, who also made his season debut against the Roadrunners, closed out the dual with a 3-1 decision over Sean Pollock at 184 pounds. Stanford returns to The Farm next week for its home opener against No. 8/16 Northwestern on Saturday, Nov. 8. The Cardinal and Wildcats will meet at 2 p.m. in Burnham Pavilion. Results: 197: Michael Sojka (S) def. Matt Williams (B), 5-4 (3 OT) 285: Nathan Butler (S) def. Alex Encarnarcion-Strand (B), 2-0 125: Mason Pengilly (S) def. Sean Nickell (B), 9-1 133: Connor Schram (S) def. Ian Nickell (B), 4-2 (OT) 141: Isaiah Locsin (S) def. Timmy Box (B), 4-3 149: Coleman Hammond (B) def. Garrett Schaner (S), 7-4 157: Max Hvolbek (S) def. David Meza (B), 5-2 165: #17 Jim Wilson (S) def. Adam Fierro (B), 1-0 174: #6 Bryce Hammond (B) def. Keaton Subjeck (S), 7-0 184: Zach Nevills (S) def. Sean Pollock (B), 3-1 Exhibitions: 157-Spencer Hill (C) def. Peter Galli, 9-8 184-Garet Krohn (S) def. Immanuel Barber, 5-1

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Four members of the second-ranked Ohio State wrestling team -- Nathan Tomasello, Josh Demas, Bo Jordan and Kyle Snyder – claimed titles at the 2014-15 season-opening Michigan State Open on Sunday in East Lansing, Mich. For a full recap of all the Buckeyes’ individual performances, click here. Tomasello was dominant on his way to the 125-pound title, going 4-0 with a technical fall and three major decisions. In the finals, he defeated Stevan Micic of Northwestern, 11-2. Tomassello started things off in the first round with a 16-0 win over Robert Elliott of West Virginia, and followed that up with major decision wins of 18-5 in the quarterfinals and 19-6 in the semifinals. Demas won four closes matches on his way to the 157-pound championship and capped it off with a 2-1 win over Brian Murphy of Michigan in the finals. Demas was able to pick up the deciding point with an escape early in the third period. Jordan was the next Buckeye to claim a title, topping Michigan’s Taylor Massa 4-1 in the finals. Jordan was impressive leading up to the final, getting pins in the first two rounds, a technical fall in the quarterfinals and a major decision in the semifinals. Martin was forced to forfeit the 174-pound final, but Snyder, making his Buckeye debut, got Ohio State’s fourth title of the night with an 11-4 win over Phillip Wellington of Ohio. Snyder pulled away in the third period thanks to a pair of takedowns and an escape. Snyder cruised to the finals, winning by major decision in the second round (21-7) and decision in the quarterfinals and finals. Other highlights for the Buckeyes included true freshman Micah Jordan, who won the 157-pound title in the freshman/sophomore bracket. Jordan went 5-0 on the day, including three major decisions. In the finals, he defeated Drew Daniels of Navy, 6-1, on the strength of an escape and two takedowns in the final two periods. Also in the freshman/sophomore brackets, true freshman Ryan Harris was fourth at 174 pounds. He was 3-2 on the day and pinned Iam Silette of Findlay in his first collegiate match. True freshman Cody Burcher also won fourth matches to finished sixth at 157 pounds. Ohio State returns to action on Thursday, Nov. 13 when it hosts Kent State in its dual-meet opener at St. John Arena.

Hempstead, NY – Hofstra won four of the final five matches, including a huge tech fall victory by sophomore Jamel Hudson, to rally from 10 points down and post a 17-16 victory over the Lock Haven Bald Eagles in the Pride’s season opener and the debut of new coach Dennis Papadatos. Papadatos, a two-time Hofstra graduate who earned degrees in 2000 and 2002 before taking assistant spots at Northern Illinois, Binghamton and North Carolina, saw sophomore Jahlani Callender open the match with a 5-3 victory over Elias Biddle at 157 for a 3-0 lead. But the Bald Eagles won the next four matches, including a 10-0 major decision by senior Fred Garcia at 184, to build a 13-3 lead. Junior Phil Sprenkle blanked Hofstra freshman Michael Oxley, 5-0 at 197 to give the Bald Eagles the 10-point advantage. Pride sophomore Michael Hughes started the comeback for Hofstra at 285, posting a 3-0 win over sophomore Brad Emerick. Freshman Travis Passaro notched a 3-1 come-from-behind win over sophomore Kaleb LeMaire at 125 to bring the Pride closer at 13-9, But Hofstra sophomore Maverick Passaro dropped a controversial 2-1 decision to junior Cody Wheeler at 133 to boost the Bald Eagles’ lead to 16-9. Pride sophomore Jamel Hudson, who moved up to 141 pounds this year after posting a 16-4 mark at 133 last year, came up big, running junior Bobby Rehm into the mat for a 21-6 tech fall in 6:36. That win closed the deficit to 16-14 and set up the match final at 149 between Hofstra graduate-student Cody Ruggirello and Lock Haven junior Dan Neff. Ruggirello tallied a first period take down and an escape to open the second. Neff took Ruggirello down in the second but the Pride wrestler wiggled out for a 4-2 lead after two periods. The third period was a defensive battle for both grapplers as Ruggirello held off Neff for the victory. Hofstra returns to action on Thursday, November 6 at Lehigh. Match time is 7 p.m. Results: 157: Jahlani Callender (H) dec. Elias Biddle (LH), 5-3 165: Aaron McKinney (LH) dec. Nick Terdick, (H), 4-1 174: Tyler Wood (LH) dec. Frank Affronti (H), 4-2 184: Fred Garcia (LH) maj. dec. Jermaine John (H), 10-0 197: Phil Sprenkle (LH) dec. Michael Oxley (H), 5-0 285: Michael Hughes (H) dec. Brad Emerick (LH), 3-0 125: Travis Passaro (H) dec. Kaleb LeMaire (LH), 3-1 133: Cody Wheeler (LH) dec. Maverick Passaro (H), 2-1 141: Jamel Hudson (H) tech fall Bobby Rehm (LH), 21-6 (6:36) 149: Cody Ruggirello (H) dec. Dan Neff (LH), 4-2

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 11 Virginia wrestling team posted a trio of team victories Sunday in its season-opening quad meet at Memorial Gymnasium. The Cavaliers started with a 33-9 victory over Anderson (S.C.) before winning all 10 bouts in a 51-0 triumph over VMI. UVa concluded the day with a 34-6 win over George Mason. “It was another really good first weekend for us,” Virginia head coach Steve Garland said. “The thing we talked about as a team before the matches was that all the work they have been doing for months now, today is their reward. We wanted them to go and take their reward. Go and make the most of it. That’s what I saw today. I saw guys maxing out, flying all over the mat and scoring points in bunches. We talked about moving from good to great this year, and great teams score points in bunches. We did that today.” Twenty-one Virginia wrestlers competed Sunday. Eight Cavaliers scored a pair of wins apiece, including TJ Miller (R-Fr., Medford, N.J.), who recorded two pins at 149 pounds in his first two Virginia dual matches. After competing in the NWCA All-Star Classic Saturday night, second-ranked Nick Sulzer (R-Sr., Cleveland, Ohio) had a quick turnaround but scored a pair of major decisions at 165. In his first action in over a year after sitting out the 2013-14 season with an injury, 10th-ranked George DiCamillo (R-So., Highland Heights, Ohio) returned with a vengeance, recording two dominating wins by a tech fall and major decision at 133. Heavyweight Derek Papagianopoulos (R-Sr., Burlington, Mass.) also returned to the UVa lineup nearly a year to the day after a serious injury and posted the Cavaliers’ most exciting win of the day, as he pinned VMI’s Juan Adams with two seconds remaining in sudden-victory time. UVa opened by taking seven of 10 matches against Anderson, with a pair of Cavaliers making their UVa dual debuts and recording wins – Alex Uhre (R-Fr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) with a tech fall at 125 and Zach Watson (R-So., Chattanooga, Tenn.) with a fall at 141. Virginia rolled out a completely different lineup for the second match against VMI, with the Cavaliers sweeping the 10 matches and recording bonus points in nine in the 51-0 win. UVa recorded its sixth-most points ever in a dual and broke the 50-point mark for the eighth time in program history. The Cavaliers won eight of 10 matches in the final dual of the day against George Mason, scoring bonus points in six. Several Virginia wrestlers will compete next Sunday (Nov. 9) in Blacksburg in the Hokie Open. The Cavaliers return to dual competition Saturday, Nov. 15, at Mem Gym against No. 22 North Dakota State and Gardner-Webb. UVa then will play host to No. 2 Ohio State on Monday, Nov. 24, at John Paul Jones Arena. Virginia 33, Anderson 9 125: Alex Uhre (UVa) tech fall Dylan Crossland (AU), 19-1; UVa 5-0 133: Joseph Martinez (UVa) dec. Zak Hale (AU), 9-5; UVa 8-0 141: Zach Watson (UVa) pinned Conor Caffrey (AU), 5:33; UVa 14-0 149: Dan Telhada (AU) dec. Chris Yankowich (UVa), 9-2; UVa 14-3 157: Sean Turner (AU) dec. Dustin Roemer (UVa), 12-7; UVa 14-6 165: Zane Newton (AU) dec. MJ Roberson (UVa), 6-1; UVa 14-9 174: Greg Bacci (UVa) dec. Trevontay Rhodes (AU), 4-2; UVa 17-9 184: James Suvak (UVa) major dec. Stephen Washington (AU) 10-2; UVa 21-9 197: Pat Gillen (UVa) pinned Will Diamond (AU), 0:59; UVa 27-9 285: Collin Campbell (UVa) pinned Wyatt McCrackin (AU), 1:16; UVa 33-9 Virginia 51, VMI 0 125: Will Mason (UVa) tech fall Dalton Henderson (VMI), 16-0 (5:15); UVa 5-0 133: No. 10 George DiCamillo (UVa) tech fall Hunter Starner (VMI), 23-7 (6:49); UVa 10-0 141: No. 14 Joe Spisak (UVa) pinned Emmitt Kelly (VMI), 2:56; UVa 16-0 149: TJ Miller (UVa) pinned Jake Krall (VMI), 2:06; UVa 22-0 157: Andrew Atkinson (UVa) dec. BJ Crozier (VMI), 8-4; UVa 25-0 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (UVa) major dec. Shabaka Johns (VMI), 18-5; UVa 29-0 174: No. 12 Blaise Butler (UVa) pinned Mark Darr (VMI), 2:45; UVa 35-0 184: Billy Coggins (UVa) tech fall Jake Koch (VMI), 15-0 (2:17); UVa 40-0 197: No. 14 Zach Nye (UVa) tech fall Jake Tomlinson (VMI), 17-1 (3:08); UVa 45-0 285: Derek Papagianopoulos (UVa) pinned Juan Adams (VMI), 7:58; UVa 51-0 Virginia 34, George Mason 6 125: Will Mason (UVa) pinned Ibrahim Bunduka (GMU), 3:43; UVa 6-0 133: No. 10 George DiCamillo (UVa) major dec. Vince Rodriguez (VMI), 11-2 UVa 10-0 141: No. 14 Joe Spisak (UVa) dec. Sahid Kargbo (GMU), 10-4; UVa 13-0 149: TJ Miller (UVa) pinned Luke Ludke (GMU), 1:33; UVa 19-0 157: Greg Flournoy (GMU) dec. Andrew Atkinson (UVa), 5-3 SV; UVa 19-3 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (UVa) major dec. Patrick Davis (GMU), 15-3; UVa 23-3 174: No. 12 Blaise Butler (UVa) major dec. Ryan Forrest (GMU), 15-3; UVa 27-3 184: Billy Coggins (UVa) major dec. Derek Dwyer (GMU), 18-5; UVa 31-3 197: No. 14 Zach Nye (UVa) dec. Matt Meadows (GMU), 11-4; UVa 34-3 285: Jake Kettler (GMU) dec. Ethan Hayes (UVa), 3-2 TB1; UVa 34-6 George Mason 35, Anderson 6 125: Ibrahim Bunduka (GMU) major dec. Dylan Crossland (AU), 14-4; GMU 4-0 133: Vince Rodriguez (GMU) dec. Zak Hale (AU), 4-3; GMU 7-0 141: Zach Isehour (GMU) dec. Conor Caffrey (AU), 6-2; GMU 10-0 149: Dan Telhada (AU) dec. Konbeh Karoma (GMU), 5-2; GMU 10-3 157: Greg Flournoy (GMU) major dec. Sean Turner (AU), 11-3; GMU 14-3 165: Patrick Davis (GMU) pinned. Zane Newton (AU), 1:16; GMU 20-3 174: Trevontay Rhodes (AU) dec. Alex Thomas (GMU), 6-2; GMU 20-6 184: Derek Dwyer (GMU) dec. Stephen Washington (AU), 8-1; GMU 23-6 197: Matt Meadows (GMU) pinned Will Diamond (AU), 3:52; GMU 29-6 285: Jake Kettler (GMU) pinned Wyatt McCrackin (AU), 1:02; GMU 35-6 George Mason 25, VMI 6 125: Ibrahim Bunduka (GMU) dec. Dalton Henderson (VMI), 6-4; GMU 3-0 133: Vince Rodriguez (GMU) dec. Hunter Starner (VMI), 10-5; GMU 6-0 141: Sahid Kargbo (GMU) dec. Emmitt Kelly (VMI), 5-2; GMU 9-0 149: Ryan Hunsberger (GMU) dec. Jake Krall (VMI), 5-0; GMU 12-0 157: Greg Flournoy (GMU) dec. BJ Crozier (VMI), 2-0; GMU 15-0 165: Shabaka Johns (VMI) dec. Patrick Davis (GMU), 4-0; GMU 15-3 174: Ryan Forrest (GMU) dec. Mark Darr (VMI), 13-12; GMU 18-3 184: Jake Koch (VMI) dec. Derek Dwyer (GMU) 1-0; GMU 18-6 197: Matt Meadows (GMU) major dec. Jake Tomlinson (VMI), 11-2; GMU 22-6 285: Jake Kettler (GMU) dec. Juan Adams (VMI), 7-3; GMU 25-6 VMI 28, Anderson 12 125: Dalton Henderson (VMI) pinned Dylan Crossland (AU), 3:50; VMI 6-0 133: Zak Hale (AU) dec. Hunter Starner (VMI), 7-0; VMI 6-3 141: Emmitt Kelly (VMI) dec. Conor Caffrey (AU), 6-3; VMI 9-3 149: Dan Telhada (AU) pinned Jake Krall (VMI), 2:21; tied 9-9 157: BJ Crozier (VMI) pinned Sean Turner (AU), 2:40; VMI 15-9 165: Shabaka Johns (VMI) dec. Zane Newton (AU), 3-2; VMI 18-9 174: Trevontay Rhodes (AU) dec. Mark Darr (VMI), 9-5; VMI 18-12 184: Jake Koch (VMI) dec. Stephen Washington (AU), 7-0; VMI 21-12 197: Jake Tomlinson (VMI) major dec. Will Diamond (AU), 10-2; VMI 25-12 285: Yousef Malik (VMI) dec. Wyatt McCrackin (AU), 7-2; VMI 28-12

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The finals are set at the Super 32 Challenge. Sam Krivus seeks a third Super 32 Challenge title. Spencer Lee, Yianni Diakomihalis, Luke Pletcher and Michael Kemerer are after their second Super 32 Challenge titles. Finals matchups: 106: Thomas Cox (Deer Park, N.Y.) vs. Cade Olivas (St. John Bosco, Calif.) 113: Noah Baughman (Wadsworth, Ohio) vs. Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) 120: Yianni Diakomihalis (Hilton, N.Y.) vs. Daton Fix (Sand Springs, Okla.) 126: Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. Chad Red (New Palestine, Ind.) 132: Luke Pletcher (Greater Latrobe, Pa.) vs. Mike D’Angelo (Commack, N.Y.) 138: Sam Krivus (Hempfield Area, Pa.) vs. Davion Jeffries (Broken Arrow, Okla.) 145: Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. Max Thomsen (Union, Iowa) 152: Dayton Racer (Bettendorf, Iowa) vs. Thomas Bullard (Archer, Ga.) 160: Fox Baldwin (Osceola, Fla.) vs. Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 170: Taylor Lujan (Carrollton, Ga.) vs. Brett Donner (Wall Township, N.J.) 182: Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. Kollin Moore (Norwayne, Ohio) 195: Hunter Ritter (John Carroll, Md.) vs. Kevin Mulligan (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) 220: Patrick Grayson (Colonial Forge, Va.) vs. Yousef Hemida (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) 285: Andrew Dunn (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) vs. Ian Butterbrodt (St. John’s Prep, Mass.)

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MANHEIM, Pa. -- For Nebraska's James Green, it was a short trip over the river. For Northwestern's Mike McMullan, just a 90 minute drive south. The two regional natives were voted the Outstanding Wrestlers at the 2014 NWCA All-Star Classic presented by the United States Marine Corps and the Wrestlers in Business Network hosted by Penn and WIBN-Philadelphia on Saturday night in Philadelphia at the historic Palestra in front of 5,284 fans. McMullan won a rubber match against N.C. State's returning NCAA champion Nick Gwiazdowski 8-4 at 285 pounds, while Green topped Kent State's Ian Miller 6-4 at 157 pounds. McMullan's win over Gwiazdowski was one of two matches that featured No. 2-ranked wrestlers knocking off defending NCAA champions. At 197 pounds, Minnesota's Scott Schiller picked off top-ranked J'den Cox 5-3 in sudden victory at 197. The difference-maker in McMullan's win was a late second-period throw that gave McMullan two for the takedown and two nearfall points to break open a tight match. "I got to my offense and felt crisp for it being the first time out," said McMullan. "I know that I can be more diligent on my attacks and that will get me to where I want to be in March." It was McMullan's first win in three tries in the All-Star Classic. He lost to Dom Bradley of Missouri in 2012 and Tony Nelson of Minnesota in 2013. Green's bout with high-octane Miller wasn't expected to be similar to the 13-1 major decision Green laid on Miller in last year's third-place match at the NCAA Division I Championships. Miller struck first, scoring a takedown midway through the first period. The restart came back neutral after the two went out of bounds, giving Miller the option to put Green neutral in one of two experimental rules put in place for just the event. Tied at 4-4 heading into the third, Green rode out Miller, picking up a riding time point and a stalling point for the final margin. The experimental rule again changed things up at 197 pounds as Schiller benefitted from the rule, which eventually forced overtime. Schiller would finish a takedown halfway through sudden victory to knock off Cox in the first-ever meeting between the two. "I had a great summer of training," said Schiller. "I credit a lot my success to my great partners I got at Minnesota. I know there's not a room like it in the country for the partners I got and I credit my shape and being ready to wrestle, being focused -- those guys keep me that way every single day in the wrestling room or else I'd get my butt kicked. One of the biggest draws was the expected matchup at 141 pounds between three-time NCAA champion Logan Stieber of Ohio State and Mitchell Port of Edinboro. The match never occurred as Stieber was scratched from the event after weigh-ins. Edinboro's A.J. Schopp avenged last year's loss at the All-Star Classic to Lehigh's Mason Beckman with a 4-2 win at 133 pounds. Schopp scored a takedown with 15 seconds to go to take a 3-2 lead. He added the final point on riding time after riding Beckman out for the entire second period. Returning NCAA champion Alex Dieringer of Oklahoma State's debut at his new weight class went well as he topped two-time All-American Nick Sulzer of Virginia 4-2 at 165 pounds. Another returning champion, Jason Tsirtsis of Northwestern, controlled Oklahoma State's Josh Kindig 4-1 at 149 pounds in a rematch of last year's Division I championship final. Robert Kokesh of Nebraska fell behind early to Southern Oregon's Brock Gutches at 174 pounds, but then Kokesh turned up the pressure and eventually pulled out an 8-2 win at 174 pounds. It was the first time since 2004 an NAIA athlete has competed in the main event. Top-ranked Gabe Dean of Cornell won a rematch of the 184-pound third place match from 2014 with a 5-2 win over Jack Dechow of Old Dominion. Missouri's Alan Waters, a late replacement for Cornell's Nahshon Garrett, earned a takedown out of a scramble to top Virginia Tech's Joey Dance 4-2 in a battle of NCAA fourth-place finishers. Highlighting the showcase matches was Helen Maroulis' win in women's freestyle over Canada's Jillian Gallays in a battle of world medalists. Maroulis went up 4-0 and nearly pinned Gallays early. She finished with three more takedowns to finish up with the technical fall at the end of the first period. Other winners in the showcase bouts were Drexel's Kevin Devoy at 133, Princeton's Jordan Laster at 141, Virginia Tech's Devin Carter at 149 and Penn's Lorenzo Thomas at 184. The 2015 NWCA All-Star Classic, which will be the 50th, will take place in Atlanta, Georgia. Main event matches: 165: Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) dec. Nick Sulzer (Virginia, 4-2 174: Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) dec. Brock Gutches (Southern Oregon), 8-2 184: Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. Jack Dechow (Old Dominion), 5-2 197: Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. J'den Cox (Missouri), 5-3 SV 285: Mike McMullan (Northwestern) dec. Nick Gwiazdowski (N.C. State), 8-4 125: Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. Joey Dance (Virginia Tech), 4-3 149: Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) dec. Josh Kindig (Oklahoma State), 4-1 157: James Green (Nebraska) dec. Ian Miller (Kent State) 6-4 133: A.J. Schopp (Edinboro) dec. Mason Beckman (Lehigh) 4-2. 141: No Match Showcase matches: 133: Kevin Devoy (Drexel) dec. Alex Gomez (Ithaca) 9-4 141: Jordan Laster (Princeton) dec. Ryan Diehl (Liberty) 10-7 149: Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) dec. C.J. Cobb (Penn) 17-11 184: Lorenzo Thomas (Penn) tech. fall Clint Morrison (Rider) 16-1 Women's freestyle 58 kilos: Helen Maroulis (USA) TF Jillian Gallays (Canada) 10-0, 2:59

Main event matchups: 125: No. 3 Alan Waters (Missouri) vs. No. 5 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) 133: No. 1 A.J. Schopp (Edinboro) vs. No. 2 Mason Beckman (Lehigh) 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 2 Mitchell Port (Edinboro) 149: No. 1 Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) vs. No. 3 Josh Kindig (Oklahoma State) 157: No. 2 James Green (Nebraska) vs. No. 3 Ian Miller (Kent State) 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) 174: No. 2 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. Brock Gutches (Southern Oregon) 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. No. 2 Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) vs. No. 2 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) 285: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (N.C. State) vs. No. 2 Mike McMullan (Northwestern) Live Blog NWCA All-Star Classic

In honor of Halloween here are five scary situations to consider: 1. The pushout is found effective at the NWCA event, but we watch all season as an avalanche of new snore ride holds take effect and edge-playing once again defines neutral. 2. Title IX's push into high schools leaves the wrestling community fighting lawmakers in DC instead of promoting sport within female ranks. 3. Penn State wins fifth straight NCAA title. Though dominance can be good for business, a new face atop the national stage would help promote the sport. 4. The loss of another Division I program in 2014-2015 due to a lack of self-promotion or self-awareness. 5. Being stung on the back of the neck by a Tomcat while on vacation. Q: What's the deal with Wartburg not being ranked and only having two individuals ranked? -- Mitch B. Wartburg has won four straight NCAA titlesFoley: Wartburg has won the last four NCAA Division III titles and seven of the last ten. This success and the release of the Division III rankings meant that their apparent drop-off was the single most oft-asked question for this week's mailbag. Though a massive slide in the rankings seems to indicate something awful, the answer seems to be simply that second-year head coach Eric Keller is in the midst of a rebuilding scenario not too dissimilar from what Jim Zalesky and Tom Brands had to endure on their returns to Iowa. The Wartburg transition seems come with a more sudden drop-off, but let Coach Keller develop his wrestlers and team over the next few years in order to gauge the overall direction of his program. He is also missing out on four NCAA finalists that he lost to graduation. Three were NCAA champions. Good luck to Coach Keller. It's never easy to replace a longstanding, successful coach. Q: Thoughts on the NCAA changing the team scoring at the NCAA tourney and teams getting points for National Duals to start the tourney. -- @JakeHerbert84 Foley: There has to be some credit given to the competition committee in engineering a two-tournament solution for increasing fan involvement in the sport of wrestling. The truth about college wrestling is not enough of the dual meets scheduled have an impact on the outcome of the season -- therefore lacking incentive for fans to attend, or media to care. The NCAA is trying to change that by forcing the dual meets to matter. There are several issues arising from these attempts, but they are right to be pushing for some type of new format that will allow growth. The current model seems to hurt teams with 4-5 high-caliber wrestlers but have large holes in the rest of their lineup. In the current system these teams can place as high as third or fourth, but with points carried in from dual meets, that seems less possible. The devil's advocate would argue that these new dual meet rules would then prompt these schools to focus on a more balanced lineup, but the situation of these schools is often more a condition of institutional support than it is lack of effort by the coaching staff. Making dual meets matter is vital to the growth of wrestling. Right now we have one marketable weekend of wrestling, but that could be expanded (along with a fan base) should a dual meet matter work. For now, I like that we are delaying the release of the system, but I do think that tinkering with this, or something similar, will be a net positive for the sport of wrestling. ... Along with the one-semester season. Q: Thoughts on double knee pads? -- @IndianaMat Foley: Unless you're shooting from both sides the double knee pads are only working to make you look like a volleyball player, or the old guy at the gym playing racquetball. It may also make you look like an old guy at the gym playing volleyball. I write this as a man who once wore two knee pads with pride, but who was forced through peer pressure and the hassle of maintenance to move to one. Eventually that knee pad was eliminated due to hassle. Now I forge on like most, absent the knee pad and at least one bursa sac. Q: Has a team that has never won before (Ohio State) ever had so many potential breaks go their way before? Iowa, Penn State, Minnesota and Big Ten tourney all at home, and the seniors those three teams lost should make tOSU the favorite. -- @wrestlingnomad Foley: I think "breaks" implies a lot of luck, and though some was probably involved, Tom Ryan and his staff also positioned themselves to be in the 2015 title race through very competent on-the-mat coaching and top-level recruiting. Also, know that the redshirt game also plays a role in when certain athletes are eligible. It wouldn't surprise me to find out that Coach Ryan had this season circled for years as his first real chance to win an NCAA title and prepped his lineup and redshirts according to that possibility. Now, the scheduling was a bit of luck. We know that teams perform better at home and with so many of their top opponents faced in Ohio the team will be in position to earn wins and therefore better seeds at the B1G Tournament. The logic would then progress that better seeds at the conference tournament would result in better seeds and better performances at NCAAs -- not an unlikely outcome, but also riddled with possibilities. As for Logan Stieber, I think that Ohio State will benefit greatly from the distraction of his fourth title hunt. The pressure to win the NCAA crown won't be shared equally by members of the Ohio State wrestling team. Stieber and his star power will dominate the news and I think provide extra room to youngsters like Kyle Snyder to improve throughout the season without a strong outside focus. Still, there is no question this is the Buckeyes' year to make it happen, and from the outside everything has lined up. Now the issue becomes execution. Q: How many undefeated NCAA champs will we have this year? -- @koatig? Foley: Two. Logan Stieber and Gabe Dean. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Always some of the best preseason viewing ... especially with the Gophers ranked No. 1. Link: The Last Maverick Good riddance, Trev Alberts. Marysville's wrestling program is No. 1 in the nation and you're still a no-talent wannabe begging to get into the Summit League. Link: Traditional wrestling in India Link: Lebron? Sure, why not ... LEBRON! Q: Similar to no info on redshirting, expected participants in freestyle events (example: Bill Farrell) can never be found until 1/2 days before the event. -- @Eagle_Fan? The inscriptions (a fancy word for entries) are not usually known until a day or two before an event because wrestlers and their coaches don't often apply until a week or two before the first whistle. One reason for the delay is that off-season tournaments like the Bill Farrell Invitational come as wrestlers are progressing through their basic training and making decisions on which tournaments to attend before the season gets truckin' in early February. For more important international events, like the continental and world championships, there are guidelines that require entry lists, and must be provided by countries within a certain timeframe. Of course that's not always the case, but the process has been improved over the past year to ensure there are more countries active in the sending of inscriptions. (You can also expect it to continue to improve over the next several months as new guidelines are instituted.) While it does seem like a minor point to some, the release of the inscriptions are key to the promotion of the event. Like you, I hope we see more names and earlier. Q: Now that the NCAA Division I rankings are released, who are your "sleepers" at each weight class and the overall team race? -- David E. Foley: That's the topic for an annual (and upcoming) Platinum article! COMMENT(S) OF THE WEEK By Nick M. I just wanted to alert the masses that Maranatha Baptist University is in dire straits. Here is a Division III program that was coached by Andy Peterson, son of Ben Peterson. It appears that Andy has left Maranatha for whatever reason, and they are contemplating dropping the program. They need wrestlers! Here is a school in Watertown, Wisconsin that needs our help. By Doreen R. I saw the best of what the world could offer in wrestling during those years. Wrestlers knew the rules and the consequences for their actions. While the rules remained stable, wrestlers improved their skill to win matches on skill. Dan Gable, Russ Hellickson, John and Ben Peterson were successful within that set of rules. Enter money into wrestling and the sport tumbled quickly. The answer is not to continue to change the rules ... set them back to the 1970-80s and require wrestlers to increase skill to be able to compete at the national and world level. There has always been a rule in high school, college and international wrestling that you cannot leave the mat -- fleeing the mat. If you apply that rule consistently, it's amazing how wrestlers will quickly adapt and stay within the circle. To watch our great sport be demeaned and supported by MMA brutal fighting is a sad thing. Do you want your child to try wrestling when it is associated, supported and glorified by MMA? Thank god my two boys wrestled when wrestling had role models such as Dan Gable, Russ Hellickson, John and Ben Peterson, whom we call our friends.

OREM, Utah -- Fans got their first look at the 2014-15 Utah Valley University wrestling team on Wednesday night at the annual Intrasquad Dual and the exhibition contest ended in a 24-24 tie after senior Adam Fager and junior Jade Rauser delivered down the stretch for their respective squads. With the dual all tied up at 21-all with just two matches remaining, two-time NCAA Qualifier Rauser put the green team up by three with an 8-4 victory. Rauser, who has bumped up to 133 pounds for the Wolverines this season, scored a late takedown and an additional riding time point to secure the bout over sophomore Jarod Maynes. The Intrasquad then came down to a battle of heavyweights in the final contest of the evening between another two-time NCAA Qualifier in the senior Fager and sophomore Dustin Dennison. Both wrestlers, who had previously each won an earlier bout by fall, entered the second period scoreless. Fager was the first to get on the scoreboard with a second-period escape. Fager then conceded an escape point to Dennison at the start of the third period to tie the match at 1-1. Fager, who is currently ranked 12th nationally by InterMat, then picked up a late takedown to seal the match by a score of 3-2 to end the dual in a 24-all tie. Fager was one of three wrestlers to record a pair of victories on the evening as he, junior 125-pounder Chasen Tolbert and freshman 165-pounder Dalton Harmon each won two bouts apiece. Fager picked up his earlier victory in the opening match of the evening as he managed to record a first-period fall over redshirt freshman Jordan Karst. The pin put the black team up 6-0, but Tolbert immediately countered back for the green squad in the next match with a 7-0 decision over freshman Josh Temple at 125 pounds. Harmon then gave Team Green a 9-6 lead after pinning Jesse Christensen in the next match in the third period. The freshman from Juab High School (Nephi, Utah) held a 12-5 advantage prior to pinning Christensen midway through the final period. Harmon later recorded his second victory of the evening over fellow freshman Raider Lofthouse by a score of 7-2. The win pulled his green squad within six points, at 15-21, with just three matches to go. Tolbert then erased the deficit for the green team by pinning freshman Tyler Scott the very next match in just 37 seconds to tie the team score at 21-all. Earlier in the evening in a challenge match for the 184-pound starting spot on the roster, redshirt junior Ross Taylor of Team Black managed to take care of business against sophomore Abel Gomez by a score of 6-3. Taylor scored a third-period takedown and a riding time point to secure the victory. Junior 157-pounder Logan Addis followed up the contest with another win for Team Black as he scored an 8-3 decision over freshman Michael Suwyn. The victory gave the black team a 12-9 advantage on the scoreboard. The lead was short lived however, as the green team struck back in the next bout with a 6-0 victory from freshman Matthew Ontiveros at 141 pounds. Ontiveros earned the decision victory over Maynes to tie the team score once again at 12-all. With the dual still tied at 12-12, freshman DJ Argyle put the black team back on top with a 5-3 decision over fellow 149-pounder Cole Hamai. In a pair of non-team scored contests, Dennison managed to record a fall over the fellow heavyweight Karst while Scott followed it up with a 5-1 victory over fellow 125-pounder Temple. The Wolverines will officially begin their 2014-15 campaign in Clarion, Pennsylvania, at the Clarion Open on Sunday. Following Sunday's tournament, UVU will head to Grand Junction, Colorado, for the Colorado Mesa Open on Saturday, Nov. 8.

The Wrestling Monarchs began the night with a preliminary round of wrestle-offs in the ODU wrestling room. Sophomore Brandon Jeske took the first match at 125 lbs. by a 7-1 decision over Josh Markham. Jacob Kingett earned a fall over Dylan Hunziker at the 2:21 mark in the first 141 lbs. match and freshman Tanner Stephens earned a close 5-4 decision over Nathan Coburn in the other 141 weight class matchup. Jared Swan had no problems with Spadoni, winning an 11-2 major decision at 165 pounds. With more than two hundred people in attendance, Kevin Johnson began the 7:00 o’clock wrestle-offs with an 8-1 decision over Zach Wilson at 149 pounds. Johnson then went on to compete against Lenny Richardson in the second 149 pound matchup of the night, and dropped a very close overtime decision to the two-time NCAA qualifier. At 174 pounds and the only freshman match up of the night, Joey Balboni beat Alexandria, Va. native Kaleab Fetahi by a 5-3 decision. In match three, sophomore Michael Hayes accumulated over 3 minutes of riding time, as he defeated freshman Emilio Saavedra via a 6-3 decision in the 133 weight class. Freshman TC Warner had an impressive showing in the 157-pound matchup, taking down Austin Eads via a 6-0 decision, with the sixth point coming from riding time. Jacob Kingett recorded his second win and second fall of the day, this time over Tanner Stephens at the 3:41 mark. Tristan Warner, a three-time NCAA qualifier, got the better of Jared Swan in the 165-pound matchup, earning an impressive first-period 16-0 tech fall over the freshman. In the only heavyweight battle, Jacob Henderson came out on top via a 5-3 decision over Matt Tourdot. In the last match of the night, Austin Coburn took down Balboni, the winner of match two, via a very close 8-6 decision. Wednesday’s Intrasquad served as a precursor to the Monarchs’ season opener next weekend in Binghamton, N.Y., where ODU will head to the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open to officially start the season. The Bearcat Open will begin at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 9. ODU will then head south Sunday, Nov. 16, for the NC State Open. Practice Room Wrestle-Off Results 125 lbs: Brandon Jeske dec. over Josh Markham – 7-1 141 lbs: Jacob Kingett fall over Dylan Hunziker (2:21) 141 lbs: Tanner Stephens dec. over Nathan Coburn – 5-4 165 lbs: Jared Swan major dec. over Spadoni – 11-2 Jim Jarrett Gym Wrestle-Offs Kevin Johnson dec. over Zach Wilson – 8-1 Joey Balboni dec. over Kaleab Fetahi – 5-3 Michael Hayes dec. over Emilio Saavedra – 6-3 TC Warner dec. over Michael Hayes – 6-0 Jacob Kingett fall over Tanner Stephens (3:41) Tristan Warner major dec. over Jared Swan – 16-0 (first period) Jacob Henderson dec. over Matt Tourdot – 5-3 Lenny Richardson overtime dec. over Kevin Johnson – 3-2 Austin Coburn dec. over Joey Balboni – 8-6 Season tickets are still available for purchase. Please go to YNOTtix.com and purchase your 2014-15 ODU Wrestling season ticket voucher book for only $25! Each voucher book contains 12 undated ticket vouchers good for any home wrestling match during the upcoming season.

MADISON, Wis. -- More than 825 fans got a sneak peek into the 2014-15 wrestling season on Wednesday night at the Intrasquad Scrimmage. There were twelve matches on the night, the first starting at 7 p.m. There were three matches for the 174 lbs. class. In the first, Frank Cousins took down Alex Yde in a 7-4 decision. Ben Cox faced Jake Stilling, where he won with a takedown with 13 seconds left in overtime. The winner of the two matches, Cousins and Cox, wrestled in the last match of evening with Cousins claiming victory in a 5-2 decision. Two true freshman duos, Luke Rowh against Jacob Pedersen (141/149 lbs.) and Jared Scharenbrock against Cullen Pedersen (157 lbs.), hit the mat next. Rowh walked away with a 7-4 decision and Scharenbrock won with a 4-1 record. “The thing you look for as a head coach is to look for things to work on in the room,” Wisconsin wrestling head coach Barry Davis said. “Are guys creating angles, level changing the shots and are they pulling the trigger when they need to be? We look for things like letting guys go all the way to the end of the periods.” To break the night up, All-American Isaac Jordan and sophomore Seth Liegel, wrestled in an exhibition match. No. 4 ranked Jordan and Liegel showed fans different techniques and practice moves before matches continued. Veterans Andrew Crone, Jesse Thielke, Jarod Donar, Ricky Robertson, No. 13 Timmy McCall and No. 6 Connor Medbery were all victorious. Andrew Crone defeated TJ Ruschell in a 10-6 decision at 149 lbs. Jesse Thielke, who is ranked at No. 15 in the Intermat preseason poll, won by decision over freshman Jens Lantz. At 157 lbs., Jard Donar edged Santonio Cathery with a 4-0 decision, followed by Ricky Robertson who won by an 8-3 decision over Nic Veling at 184 lbs. Medbery routed fellow junior Brock Horwath in an 8-3 decision. Fifth-year senior McCall posted a 4-0 decision over Eric Peissig. “It’s hard to wrestle your teammates because you wrestle them every day in practice and you kind of know what they are going to do,” Davis added. “You look for whether you are being aggressive, wrestling to the edge of the mat and hustling.” Wisconsin opens the regular season on Nov. 8 at the Stevens Point Open and hosts Maryland in its home opener on Nov. 14.

Once the premier launch event of the NCAA wrestling season, the NWCA All-Star Classic had lost luster in recent years. But with one of the most competitive lineups ever, including seven top-ranked wrestlers and six No. 2s, the 2014 All-Star Classic is sure to be a must-watch event. This year's edition takes place on Saturday at the Palestra on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. The undercard matches are slated to begin at 6:25 p.m. ET, with the main event starting at 7:30 p.m. Note: Thanks to Britt Malinsky for the extra research for this preview. Be sure to follow this year's NWCA All-Star Classic on InterMat's live blog. 125: No. 3 Alan Waters (Missouri) vs. No. 5 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) Muir Line: Waters -2.5 Alan "Dirty" Waters comes to the NWCA All-Star Classic as the late fill-in for Nahshon Garrett to face Joey Dance. The two have never met, but both found their way to All-American status, with Dance placing fourth last season and Waters fourth the season before at the same weight class. Virginia Tech's Joey Dance became a true freshman All-American (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Dance, who many expected to have a productive collegiate career, outperformed even the loftiest expectations at the 2014 NCAAs. But it wasn't luck. A productive offensive wrestler, Dance's forward-leaning style and more-than-adequate defense gave opponents fits. With the new pushout rule being implemented, Dance's style should be seen as a positive. Waters is coming off redshirt season and though he's missing ace-in-the-hole coach Sammie Henson, expect an even more mat-mature Waters to appear. However, returning from a year off can sometimes take adjustment. Still, Waters is tough from top and will be hunting for turns and falls. Dance has proven himself worthy from bottom -- escaping dangerous opponents as freshman without ceding over too many sets of extra back points. Will Waters have a difficult Division I re-introduction with Dance, or will his top game prevail? Look for Dance to escape without bonus points and find one takedown and a pushout for the win. Foley Prediction: Dance, 4-3 133: No. 1 A.J. Schopp (Edinboro) vs. No. 2 Mason Beckman (Lehigh) Muir Line: Schopp -1.5 Edinboro's A.J. Schopp finished fourth at the NCAAs in 2014 (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)A rematch of last season when Beckman was ranked much lower, the 2014 iteration features the top two wrestlers in the country. Beckman won the 2013 NWCA All-Star Classic match, 5-1, but Schopp found revenge in a Midlands wrestleback semifinal match, defeating the Lehigh wrestler, 5-0. At the 2013 NCAAs it was Beckman who lost to eventual champion Tony Ramos (Iowa) in the quarterfinals, but would go on to secure sixth place. Schopp would go on to also lose to Ramos in the semifinals, and place fourth. This year's matchup will give a good indication into how the new anti-stall ride calls will be played out in 2014. The entire event will be an indication, but here it's Schopp who will need to secure riding time to win the match, while also not looking passive on top. Beckman isn't always pushing the pace, and much of their first meeting was wrestled from their knees -- a pose that could get them dinged in 2014. I see the match tight, but think that the new incentives to attack will benefit Beckman on the edge of the mat. Prediction: Beckman, 6-3 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 2 Mitchell Port (Edinboro) Muir Line: Stieber -3.5 Logan Stieber is a three-time NCAA champion and unless something significant has changed in the offseason, he shouldn't see much of a challenge from Mitchell Port, who placed third at 141 pounds in 2014 and was a runner-up in 2013. Stieber is too powerful, too tactical and too aggressive for Port to challenge him. Prediction: Stieber, 11-3 149: No. 1 Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) vs. No. 3 Josh Kindig (OSU) Muir Line: Tsirtsis -1.5 This is a rematch of the 2014 NCAA finals which Tsirtsis won by 3-1 decision in sudden victory. Both wrestlers had moments of aggression, and that should balance at this year's All-Star Classic. If history is any lesson, then we can expect an even more offensive performance from Kindig, who under the coaching of John Smith, will ripen into a more offensive wrestler this year. Similar to Kindig, the word is that Tsirtsis has also improved and though facing a hurdle as a sophomore with a national title, he should be able to find a few more takedowns in the rematch. In a somewhat surprising turn of events, I'd expect much more scoring than the NCAA finals with Tsirtsis finding an extra takedown to secure the win in regulation. Prediction: Tsirtsis, 10-8 157: No. 2 James Green (Nebraska) vs. No. 3 Ian Miller (Kent State) Muir Line: Green -4 Green beat up Ian Miller 13-1 to take home third place from the 2014 NCAA Championships. Miller, who had an impressive offseason and is coached by fellow pin-master Josh Moore at Kent State, is tricky to counter when transitioning from neutral to the mat. That could pose a problem for Green who got caught in last year's semifinals against Dylan Ness in a messy scramble. Lesson learned it should be an easy win for Green who has national title aspirations. Too good from the outside and with the knowledge of what can happen when he allows his hips to get too high, look for Green to dominate from low doubles and, when necessary, bring single legs out and elevated. Prediction: Green, 10-5 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) vs. No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) Muir Line: Pick 'em Perhaps no wrestler has been given more tools for success than Nick Sulzer of Virginia. Already happy with his one-on-one time with NCAA champion and assistant coach Jordan Leen, Sulzer this season will also be working with NCAA champion and past U.S. World Team member Keith Gavin. Resources aside, it's Dieringer who had climbed the mountain, last year winning the 157-pound title and moving up in 2014 to face a field where last year's top three wrestlers vacated. Plenty big enough to compete up, don't expect Dierenger to be bullied around. The match should be a great barometer of how both are dealing with their changes. Expect a wild, offense-filled match with attacks leaning to the favor of Sulzer. Also, look for Sulzer to give Dieringer some issues in escaping from bottom. For Sulzer quick finishes and maintaining good defense in scramble positions could mean the difference in the W or the L. Prediction: Sulzer, 4-1 174: No. 2 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. Brock Gutches (Southern Oregon) Muir Line: Kokesh -3 Three-time NAIA champion and late fill-in Brock Gutches will have his hands full this weekend handling one of Nebraska's most intense wrestlers in Robert "Bob" Kokesh. That pair met last year in the finals of the Reno Tournament of Champions, with Kokesh taking a 3-1 decision. I haven't seen much of Brock Gutches over the past few years, but from what I've seen he keeps great positioning and for what it's worth has found a way to win a lot of matches. Kokesh will once again be too much for Gutches. Prediction: Kokesh, 4-2 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. No. 2 Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) Muir Line: Dean -2.5 Gabe Dean has the only win between these wrestlers, earning a a 5-4 decision at last year's NCAA Division I Championships third-place match. This summer Dean made the trip to the Junior World Championships where he steamrolled his first few opponents, before a single mental error got him pinned in the quarterfinals by a less-than-stellar opponent. Dechow was the Cinderella of the 2014 NCAA Championships, but in placing fourth showed that his talent was underestimated rather than it being a simple fluke performance. He's an aggressive and creative wrestler who rarely puts himself in heaps of danger. However, in facing Dean he'll need to be conscience of the Cornell wrestler's ability to rack up points. Dean will be well rested and should earn a fairly clinical decision. Prediction: Dean, 7-3 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Missouri) vs. No. 2 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) Muir Line: Cox -1 Defending NCAA champion J'den Cox comes into the season as the top-ranked wrestler in the nation. The Mizzou youngster was brilliant at last year's tournament, wrestling an aggressive style that lent excitement back into a hit-and-miss 197 class. Minnesota's Scott Schiller is a two-time All-American (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Schiller, in the mold of former uppperweight greats from Minnesota, stands in stark contrast to Cox, with less motion but buckets full of strength. A two-time All-American, Schiller possesses the firepower on his feet to control the mat and earn some pushouts against Cox (an area for which Minnesota might excel en masse), which could force the Mizzou youngster into forcing more ill-advised shots. Any flailing attempts are sure to be met by a very tight front headlock compliments of the Gopher wrestler's strength and conditioning program. Their matchup will be a perfect opportunity for fans to gauge the rest of the season and who might be left standing in the way of the third wrestler not on the ballot but always lurking: Kyle Snyder. Prediction: Schiller, 5-3 285: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (N.C. State) vs. No. 2 Mike McMullan (Northwestern) Muir Line: Pick 'em Defending NCAA champion Nick Gwiazdowski and three-time NCAA All-American Mike McMullan have helped re-energize and make competitive a weight class that only a few years ago was dominated by cumbersome big men. Now, with several athletic and attack-first big men, heavies have once again become a highlight of the season. These two have met before. The first of their encounters came in 2012 with McMullan winning a 5-3 decision in the consolation quarterfinal at the NCAA Championships. Gwiazdowski earned revenge last year with a 5-3 decision in sudden victory at a dual meet in North Carolina. The wrestlers are perfectly matched and given that there is little size or talent advantage the match becomes as much a tossup as any we'll see in the event. Prediction: McMullan, 4-3