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WASHINGTON -- Winning seven of eight contested bouts, the American University wrestling team picked up a 41-10 victory over Davidson in a non-conference dual on Monday afternoon at Bender Arena. Davidson took the early 6-0 lead with an American forfeit at 125 pounds, but the score was neutralized with a Wildcat forfeit at 133. The action finally began at 141, where redshirt senior Tyler Scotton was dominant, winning with an 18-2 technical fall, to put American ahead in the team scoring. Junior Tom Page and senior captain John Boyle each increased the Eagles' lead with major decisions at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively. Page racked up nearly five minutes of riding time against his opponent to earn the 11-1 win. Boyle, ranked 11th in the nation, scored a takedown with five seconds remaining in regulation to secure the major decision and added a four-point near fall to pick up a 14-2 win. At 165 pounds, redshirt senior Mitchell Wightman scored AU's first fall of the day, pinning his opponent in 46 seconds. The Eagles scored another victory at 174 pounds, as junior Jason Grimes rolled to a 16-2 major decision to clinch American's team victory. AU dropped its lone contested bout at 184 pounds, as Davidson's Konner Pritchard scored an 8-0 major decision. However, the Eagles finished strong, recording back-to-back first-period falls to close out the match. Sophomore Jeric Kasunic, ranked 19th in the nation at 197 pounds, scored the fastest fall of the day, pinning his opponent in 39 seconds, while freshman heavyweight Jake Scanlan recorded a fall with 25 seconds remaining in the first period. “I think the one thing we've been preaching in the room is taking advantage of every opportunity when they step on the mat, and today, that really shined through,” said American head coach Teague Moore. After taking a short break for the holidays, American returns to action Dec. 29-30 for the annual Midlands Championships, hosted by Northwestern. Results: 125: Zamir Ode (DC) win by forfeit 133: Esteban Gomez-Rivera (AU) win by forfeit 141: Tyler Scotton (AU) tech fall Billy McClelland, 18-2 (3:51) 149: Tom Page (AU) maj. dec. Aidan Conroy, 11-1 157: No. 11 John Boyle (AU) maj. dec. Tony Palumbo, 14-2 165: Mitchell Wightman (AU) fall Tien Hunter, 0:46 174: Jason Grimes (AU) maj. dec. Nathaniel Powers, 16-2 184: Konner Pritchard (DC) maj. dec. Joe Salvi, 8-0 197: Jeric Kasunic (AU) fall Ryan Devlin, 0:39 HWT: Jake Scanlan (AU) fall Will Cooley, 2:35

FOREST GROVE -- Four Pacific University wrestlers were among those injured early Sunday evening when a vehicle plowed into pedestrians on a busy sidewalk on the Las Vegas Strip. Police say a woman intentionally swerved her car two or three times onto the sidewalk outside the Paris Hotel & Casino at about 6:30 p.m., killing one person and injuring nearly 40 others. Included in that group were the four Pacific student-athletes, all of whom sustained non-life threatening injuries. The Pacific's men's wrestling team was in Las Vegas to compete in the Wartburg Desert Duals on Monday. The team, comprised of 19 student-athletes and coaches, were walking together when the incident occurred. Three of the four injured students were transported to a local hospital, two of whom were later released. The other student was been kept overnight for observation. "Due to the tragic incident in Las Vegas, where four members of the traveling party of our wrestling team were injured and the remainder were witnesses to this terrible event, we have decided that the team will not participate in the scheduled matches on Monday," said Pacific University athletic director Ken Schumann. "The mental and physical well-being of our student-athletes is our top priority and to attempt to wrestle after experiencing such an event would not be in their best interests." Arrangements are being made for the team to return home today (Monday).

Austin Roberts, a 220-pound senior wrestler at Spencer High School in northwest Iowa, died after collapsing at an invitational tournament in his home gym Saturday. Spencer Hospital spokeswoman Tia Manwarren said Roberts died Saturday night at the hospital. No other details surrounding his death have been revealed in media reports as of Sunday evening. The 6'4" Roberts, who first took up wrestling in seventh grade, placed eighth at the Class 2A Iowa state wrestling tournament last year at 220 pounds, his first appearance at the championships. This year, Roberts ranked fifth in his weight class in Class 3A (Spencer High has moved up a class). In addition to wrestling, Roberts played offensive and defensive lineman for the Spencer Tailtwisters. Media reports indicate he had planned to wrestle and play football at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge next fall. Here is the text of a message posted at the Spencer Public Schools Facebook page Sunday morning: Students, Parents, and Staff of Spencer High School, Last night at the Spencer Invitational Wrestling Tournament, Austin Roberts collapsed on the wrestling mat and was taken to the Spencer Hospital. Tragically, Austin has passed away. This is a time for grieving and providing support for Austin's family, the wrestling team family, our school system, and the entire community of Spencer. The Spencer High School will be open this morning beginning at 10:00 a.m. for grief counseling for any and all who need support. Please gather in the student center. This is also a place for our students, families, and staff to gather to support each other. Please keep Austin, his family, and the Spencer Schools Family in your thoughts and prayers. With deep sympathy, Terry Hemann, Superintendent of Schools Grief counselors were stationed at the high school Sunday for students. Classes will take place as scheduled Monday, Dec. 21. Funeral arrangements have yet to be made public. However, a GoFundMe.com page has been established to help the family with funeral expenses. As of Sunday evening, $14,595 had been raised, exceeding the $10,000 goal.

Blair Academy with 20th Beast of the East title Placing a tournament-high eight wrestlers, No. 2 Blair Academy (N.J.) won the Beast of the East on Sunday scoring 240.5 points. The Buccaneers were anchored by a pair of weight class champions, No. 15 Michael Colaiocco (106) and No. 3 Brandon Dallavia (170). No. 19 Ryan Karoly (160) and No. 3 Chase Singletary (195) earned runner-up finishes. Other placements came from Nick Mosco (220) and Neil Putnam (285) in fourth, along with Chris Cannon (113) and John Manning (152) in fifth place. Two other wrestlers finished one match short of placement, and the Buccaneers were without No. 11 Requir van der Merwe (132) Finishing as runner-up was a short-handed, but impressive Bergen Catholic (N.J.) squad with 201.5 points. The third-ranked Crusaders were led by championships earned by No. 1 Nick Suriano (126) and Chris Foca (132); Suriano pinned No. 2 Luke Karam (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) in the first period to become just the second ever four-time Beast of the East champion, while Foca pinned No. 14 Nick Farro (Delbarton, N.J.) in his finals bout. Five other wrestlers earned a placement finish: Gerard Angelo (120) was second, No. 9 Joe Grello (170) and No. 7 Kevin Mulligan (195) each placed third, No. 3 Shane Griffith (138) injury defaulted from the semifinals to take sixth, and Carmen Ferrante (113) earned eight. Bergen Catholic also wrestled without freshmen phenom Josh McKenzie (182) and returning state placer Danny DeLorenzi (220). Other nationally ranked wrestlers to win titles on Sunday were No. 6 Patrick Glory (Delbarton, N.J.) at 113 pounds, No. 12 (at 126) Tyshawn White (Central Dauphin, Pa.) at 120, No. 8 (at 132) Sammy Sasso (Nazareth, Pa.) at 138, No. 1 David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio) at 145, No. 6 Eric Hong (Kiski Prep, Pa.) at 152, No. 6 Kyle Bierdumpfel (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.) at 160, No. 12 Kyle Gentile (Pennridge, Pa.) at 182, No. 4 Ben Darmstadt (Elyria, Ohio) at 195, and No. 5 Matt Correnti (Holy Cross, N.J.) at 220. Additional head-on matches involving nationally ranked wrestlers in the final came at 145, where Carr beat No. 10 Quentin Hovis (Seton Catholic, Ariz.) 4-3; Hong with a 5-3 win over No. 14 Hunter Bolen (Christiansburg, Va.) at 152; Biedumpfel with a 3-2 ultimate tiebreak victory over No. 19 Ryan Karoly (Blair Academy, N.J.) at 160; Dallavia with a 6-3 decision over No. 10 (at 160) Michael Labriola (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) at 170; Gentile over No. 5 Michael Beard (Nazareth, Pa.) at 182; Darmstadt avenging a semifinal loss at the Ironman with a 2-0 victory over No. 3 Chase Singletary (Blair Academy, N.J.) at 195; and Correnti with a 6-5 win over No. 2 Jordan Wood (Boyertown, Pa.) at 220. Rounding out the weight class champions was Mansur Abdul-Malik (St. Vincent Pallotti, Md.), who beat No. 11 Anthony Helm (Matoaca, Va.) 5-3 in the final at 285. Tuttle champions at the KC Stampede Even without the services of returning state runner-up Brandon Mason at 285 pounds, though the replacement placed 11th in the gold bracket, No. 17 Tuttle (Okla.) came home with the championship from the Kansas City (Mo.) Stampede this weekend. The Tigers were anchored by a trio of weight class champions: Noah McQuigg (120), Brik Filippo (138), and Blake Berryhill (220). Two other wrestlers placed second, Tanner Litterell (132) and Dayton Garrett (160); Litterell had an 8-6 semifinal win over No. 7 Colby Smith (Holt, Mo.). Additional placers within the top nine were Cale Johnson (106) in third, Rhett Golowenski (113) in fourth, and No. 20 Beau Guffey (145) in seventh. Finishing runner-up despite the absence of No. 19 Quinn Miller at 220 pounds was No. 12 Archer (Ga.) with 258 points. They were led by a trio of weight class champions in No. 2 Thomas Bullard (160), No. 4 Daniel Bullard (170), and Jacob Lill (285). Only three additional wrestlers finished within the top nine: runner-up Chris Diaz (145), along with fourth place finishers Gavin Smith (120) and Vinny Artigues (126). Third place in the standings, but with the second most top nine placers, was No. 23 Allen (Texas) with 243.5 points; however, the Eagles only had one wrestler place in the top three, Braeden Redlin taking second at 152 pounds. Fourth in the standings with three champions, but only three other top nine placers, was No. 41 Platte County (Mo.) with 239.5 points. Winning titles for the Pirates were Cody Phippen (106), No. 10 Matthew Schmitt (126), and No. 15 Ethan Karsten (145); their other high placer was Johnny Blankenship, third at 160 pounds. Nationally ranked Neosho (Mo.), No. 35 in the most recent Fab 50, finished sixth with 195.5 points. They featured one weight class champion, Kyler Rea (152), and had five other wrestlers place between fourth and eight. Non-ranked Park Hill (Mo.) was fifth with 213 points, as the Trojans placed seven wrestlers within the top nine, including a pair of runners-up in Kevin Eblen (106) and No. 15 Canten Marriott (170); though five of those placed between fifth and ninth. Rounding out the weight class champions were Sidney Oliver (Holt, Mo.) at 113 pounds, No. 3 (at 126) Daton Fix (Sand Springs, Okla.) at 132, Antonio Agee (Hayfield, Va.) at 182, and Ryan Parker (The Baylor School, Tenn.) at 195. Carl Sandburg shows strength in winning Rex Whitlach title Both No. 7 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.) and No. 9 Carl Sandburg (Ill.) had positives to take away from this weekend at the Rex Whitlach Invitational hosted by Hinsdale Central. The defending state champion Huskies showed that even short-handed they are a very talented team, as they had three champions, seven top three placers, and eleven on the podium in all. On the other hand, the tournament champion Eagles had essentially a full deck, placed everyone, and had five champs from nine finalists. Carl Sandburg scored 319.5 points, led by the weight class titles from Louie Hayes (113), Kevin Stearns (120), No. 4 (at 126) Rudy Yates (132), No. 18 Patrick Brucki (182), and Cole Bateman (195); runner-up finishers were Robbie Precin (126), Anthony Cimino (138), Ben Schneider (160), and Brian Krasowski (170). Oak Park River Forest was led by champions Anthony Madrigal (126), Rollan Sturkey (170), and Allen Stallings (220); P.J. Ogunsanya (106) and Christopher Middlebrooks (285) finished as runners-up; while Roberto Campos (120) and Mike Ordonez (145) finished third. The Huskies still felt the absence of No. 10 Jason Renteria (120), No. 17 Gabe Townsell (132), Jamie Hernandez (138), and No. 2 Isaiah White (152). Analyzing the likely impact of the four missing starters, the team points in this event would have been about equal given full personnel; which affirms the notion that Illinois Class 3A will be tightly contested this year. Other tournament weight class champions were Hassan Johnson (Brother Rice) at 106, Mac Casella (138) and Johnny Mologousis (160) for Lyons Township, Hunter Grau (Geneseo) at 145, No. 16 Nick Foster (Belleville West) at 152, and Matt Allen (Hinsdale Central) at 285. St. Michael-Albertville fires opening shot at Apple Valley Even with No. 25 Apple Valley (Minn.) going seven-for-seven in medal matches, including four championship bouts, it was No. 13 St. Michael-Albertville (Minn.) that won the All Force Minnesota Christmas Tournament this weekend by 21 points. The champion Knights scored 224 points, amassing nine placers, and earning three weight class titles of their own; those coming from No. 4 Mitch McKee (138), No. 9 Jake Allar (152), and No. 10 Lucas Jeske (182). No. 9 Patrick McKee (106) was a runner-up for St. Michael-Albertville, who had two finish in fourth, one in fifth, one in sixth, and one in eight. Tournament runners-up Apple Valley scored 203 points, anchored by the weight class titles from Nate Larson (113), Brock Morgan (145), No. 1 Mark Hall (170), and No. 1 Gable Steveson (220). Other placers were one in third, and two in seventh. Third place in the standings went to the other nationally ranked team in the event, No. 45 Kasson-Mantorville (Minn.); the lone weight class champion for the Komets was No. 5 Brady Berge (160), who beat No. 3 (at 152) Griffin Parriott (New Prague, Minn.) by 3-1 decision in the championship match. The Komets had seven other placers: one in third, two in fourth, two in fifth, one in sixth, and one in eighth. Other showdowns of nationally ranked wrestlers in the final came at 106 and 138 pounds. Patrick McKee fell by 5-4 decision against No. 5 Aaron Cashman (Mound Westonka, Minn.) at 106, while Mitch McKee beat No. 12 Alex Lloyd (Shakopee, Minn.) 7-6 at 138. Additional weight class champions were Jake Gliva (Simley, Minn.) at 120 pounds, Brent Jones (126) and Alex Crowe (132) of Shakopee (Minn.), No. 1 Keegan Moore (Jackson County Central, Minn.) at 195, and Brandon Metz (West Fargo, N.D.) at 285. Buchanan with the opening statement over Clovis, win Zinkin Classic at home Yes, it's mid-December; however, when No. 8 Buchanan (Calif.) and No. 5 Clovis (Calif.) compete against each other in the same event, the goal is to win. That's what Buchanan did in their home gym this weekend at the Zinkin Classic. Both teams had some wrestlers off of their projected weights, Clovis slightly more than Buchanan; while Clovis was without two key pieces in state round of 12 participant Brandon Martino and state sixth placer Jared Hill. With 333.5 points on the strength of four champions, four runners-up, and medalists in every weight class, Buchanan won the tournament. Their champions were No. 13 Durbin Lloren (132), Joel Romero (138), Abner Romero (170), and Cade Belshay (182); Abner Romero upset No. 13 Anthony Mantanona (Palm Desert, Calif.) 10-6 in the championship bout. Runner-up finishers were Matthew Olguin (106), Dawson Sihvanog (113), Greg Gaxiola (152), and Jake Levatino (160); third place finishers were Trevor Ervin (195) and Isaiah Ortiz (285). Runner-up Clovis scored 285 points, and were led by five weight class champions: Wyatt Cornelison (113), No. 2 Justin Mejia (120), No. 9 (at 182) Josh Hokit (195), No. 13 (at 195) A.J. Nevills (220), and No. 7 Seth Nevills (285). Mejia had a state finalist rematch in his finals match, as he beat No. 20 David Campbell (Mission Oak, Calif.) by 6-2 decision. The Cougars had no runners-up, but placed four wrestlers in third: Brandon Betancourt (106), Dylan Martinez (145), Jake Ladd (160), and Victor Vargas (170). An additional wrestler finished fourth. Other weight class champions in the tournament were No. 3 Nico Aguilar (106) from Gilroy, Robert (126) and Ruben (152) Garcia from Selma, Mason Bovtain (145) from Benicia, and Brandon Claiborne (160) from Palm Desert. Poway dominates at Reno TOC yet again For a third straight year, it was No. 21 Poway (Calif.) coming home with the championship hardware from the Reno (Nev.) Tournament of Champions. The Titans placed seven wrestlers, which was joint most in the tournament, and with four runners-up scored 212 points. Finishing second for Poway were Jacob Allen (106), Chase Zollmann (113), Brandon Kier (132), and Chris Bailey (195); other wrestlers to place were Jason Chua (120) in fifth, Scott Kiyono (126) in seventh, and Josh Tolentino (138) in eighth. Tournament runners-up were Pomona (Colo.) with 181.5 points, and a joint tournament-high of seven podium finishers. Anchoring the effort was freshman sensation Theorius Robison, who won the 126 pound weight class. Placing third was Colton Yapoujian (106), No. 17 (at 113) Tomas Gutierrez (120) and Jason Romero (152) finished fourth, Justin Pacheco (113) and Cameron Gonzales (182) placed sixth, while Uriah Virgil (170) earned seventh place. The other three nationally ranked teams in the field placed outside the top five: No. 46 Roseburg (Ore.) finished sixth with 131.5 points and four placers; No. 50 Crook County (Ore.) was ninth in the standings with five placers, though none was in the top three; while No. 37 Mesa Mountain View (Ariz.) was eleventh with 119 points, and three placers. Two teams had multiple weight class champions, a pair each for Ponderosa (Colo.) and Easton (Pa.). Champions for Ponderosa were a pair of freshman, No. 20 Mosha Schwartz at 106 pounds and No. 9 Cohlton Schultz at 220. Both Easton champions, No. 17 Evan Fidelibus (138) and Jimmy Saylor (152) came through with upsets in their finals bout; Fidelibus beat No. 9 Brock Hardy (Box Elder, Utah) 13-5, while Saylor beat No. 17 Jaron Chavez (Centennial, Idaho) 6-3. Other champions were No. 3 Danny Vega (Ironwood Ridge, Ariz.) at 113 pounds, Jet Taylor (Sallisaw, Okla.) at 120, No. 4 Taylor LaMont (Maple Mountain, Utah) at 132, Jaron Jensen (Herriman, Utah) at 145, No. 12 Wyatt Sheets (Stilwell, Okla.) at 160, Reese Neville (Yerrington, Nev.) at 170, Jeff Oakes (Battle Mountain, Nev.) at 182, Wyatt Koelling (Davis, Utah) at 195, and Ben Bos (Wasatch, Utah) at 285. The other notable final had Sheets beating No. 8 Layne van Anrooy (Roseburg, Ore.) by 12-8 decision at 160. Quick hits No. 10 St. Edward (Ohio) won the last nine matches of the dual meet to beat No. 14 Belle Vernon Area (Pa.) 45-18 on Saturday afternoon. No. 4 St. Paris Graham (Ohio) won ten matches in a 43-18 dual meet victory over No. 47 Reynolds (Pa.) on Saturday at the Canfield Duals; Reynolds split matches at seven-apiece in a 37-28 against the host squad. No. 26 Mt. Carmel (Ill.) upended No. 11 Marmion Academy (Ill.) 32-23 on Saturday afternoon, as the Caravan took home victories in eight weight classes; the Cadets wrestled without nationally ranked Riley DeMoss (160/170).

RENO, Nev. -- In the team's first tournament-style competition of the season, five Illini won an individual title, while three others placed second at the Reno Tournament of Champions. As a result of the dominating individual performances, Coach Heffernan's squad won the team competition as well, finishing with 152 points despite having no wrestlers compete at 125 pounds or 149 pounds. "Our team looked very solid and we are getting better each week," said Heffernan. "Still have time to figure things out as we move on. The Big Ten season will force our guys to raise their level even more, which we will have to. "[I thought] both Emory [Parker] and Andre [Lee] had good days and had solid wins, both are making progress and getting better." No. 3 Zane Richards continued his dominating start to 2015-16 with five victories on the afternoon, four of which were by major decision or greater. The junior began the day with back-to-back pins over Pt Garica and Michal McDaniel before using a decision over Jaydin Clayton (Missouri) and Corey Keener (Central Michigan) to reach the title bout. Once there, Richards wasted no time as he jumped out to an early 12-2 lead and never relinquished it, claiming a 20-8 final tally against Corey Keener of Central Michigan. At 149 pounds, redshirt freshman Isaac Reinemann finished the day with two tough losses, falling in the first round and the consolation round, his day ending after Tyler Cowger (Southern Oregon) edged him 4-0. No. 1 Isaiah Martinez notched consecutive wins 51-56 on Sunday afternoon in Reno on his way to a convincing first-place finish in Reno. Martinez reached the 157-pounnd title match with four technical falls accompanied by his third pin of the season. In the title bout, Joe Smith of Oklahoma State gave him his best test of the day, but eventually succumbed to the defending national champion by a count of 11-5. No. 9 Steven Rodrigues impressed again with five victories to push his record to a perfect 13-0 on the season. The senior used three major decisions and a technical fall to advance to the 165-pound championship bout. Rodrigues was tested by Jim Wilson of Stanford in a hard-fought, low scoring affair through most of three periods, but Rodrigues battled his way to a 3-2 decision to earn the individual title. The most dominating start to the tournament came from No. 4 Zac Brunson as he piled on three pins in his first three matches, giving him eight on the season and more than doubling his career total entering the season. After a decision and technical fall in the 174-pound quarterfinal and semifinal, Brunson notched his own individual crown with an 8-4 victory over Big Ten foe Nate Jackson of Indiana. 184 pounds proved to be the most compelling weight class for the Illini in Reno, as both No. 16 Jeff Koepke and Emory Parker worked their way through the bracket. Koepke recorded a team-high four falls on the afternoon on his route to the title bout, while Emory Parker used grit to fight his way through four decisions, before grabbing a semifinal clinching pin. With both teammates undefeated on the day, the 184-pound title bout would be the decider. Although Parker stayed within in striking distance of Koepke into the third period, the veteran Koepke proved too much for the younger Parker, taking the bout by a score of 8-4. Much like Parker, Andre Lee showed grit and toughness as he grinded out decisions on his way to the semifinal round this afternoon. After earning a late pin against Garrett Demers (MSU-Northern), Lee gave Marshall Haas (Citadel) everything he could handle in the title match. However, Haas moved ahead of Lee in the third period, and held on for a 4-2 victory. After receiving an opening bye to start the heavyweight bracket, No. 13 Brooks Black edged Eskam Chace (Arizona State) 2-1, and then tacked on three more decisions to reach the championship match. However, Tanner Harms (Wyoming) got the best of Black, edging him 4-1 to place first. Next up for the Orange and Blue will be Midlands a week from Tuesday where they will look to improve upon their second place finish last year. Coverage will begin at 9 a.m. on BTN Plus on December 29 and concludes with the championship matches live on Big Ten Network Wednesday, December 30 at 8 p.m. Team Scores: 1. Illinois - 152 2. Central Michigan - 119 3. Stanford - 91 4. Wyoming - 90.5 5. Indiana - 84.5

Russ Doan, Kent State wrestling champ who led Wadsworth High School to an Ohio state team title, died last week at age 99, the Medina Gazette reported Thursday. Russ DoanBorn in Woodsfield, Ohio in Sept. 1916, Russell Kennedy Doan's athletic career began at Ravenna and Paris (now Southeast) high schools in northeast Ohio. For college, Doan stayed close to home, attending Kent State University. As an athlete for the Golden Flashes, Doan was a three-time Interstate wrestling champ at 128 pounds in 1937-39. Wrestling for legendary, long-time coach Joe Begala, Doan served as captain his senior year and lost only two matches in a four-year career, which included an undefeated junior season. Doan earned four varsity letters in wrestling, as well as three in baseball. He was inducted into the Kent State Hall of Fame in 1982; his bio described him as "one of Joe Begala's favorites." After graduating from Kent in 1939, Doan came to Wadsworth, Ohio to coach the high school wrestling squad. He took the Grizzlies to the team title in 1942, coaching individual state champions Junior McCrork and Ken Cartwright, runners-up Robert Shannon and Jack Smith and state placers James Sailors, Bob White, Art Cartwright and Elmer Webber the year the Grizzlies won it all. Doan stepped away from his teaching/coaching career at Wadsworth from 1943-46 to serve as a U.S. Navy Lieutenant in charge of the V-5 wrestling program for pre-flight cadets. He assisted coach Begala in producing the first hard-cover naval wrestling instructional manual. In 1955, Doan came to Elyria High School, where he was an athletic director for 24 years. During his tenure at that school west of Cleveland, the Pioneers basketball team reached the regional level nine times in the ten-year span from 1957-65, and the Elyria football team was unbeaten in 1968, 1969, 1971 and 1979. In addition, Doan managed the local big-school sectional basketball tournament and later the Class AA district tournament for many years. The school also hosted the district track tournament for many years under his watch. Doan helped establish the Elyria Sports Hall of Fame in 1971, and was welcomed into it in 1975. All told, Doan has been honored in 13 halls of fame. Doan is survived by his daughter Susan (Donald) Dobina of Louisville, son Terry (Laurie) of Elyria along with six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 73 years, Eileen, who passed away in 2012. Services and burial have already taken place. In lieu of flowers donations in Russell's name can be made to Elyria Sports Hall of Fame Ring of Honor Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 1462 Elyria, OH 44036-1462.

Two Bellator Fighting Championships veterans who each were two-time NCAA Division I All-Americans -- Paul Bradley, and Chris Honeycutt -- will be meeting again for the second time in a main-event matchup at Bellator 148 next month, the organization announced Thursday. Bradley, who wrestled at University of Iowa, and Honeycutt, 2012 NCAA finalist for Edinboro University, faced each other at Bellator 140 back in July, with the bout ending in a no-contest after the two 170-pounders unintentionally butted heads in the second round, with the former Hawkeye suffering a deep gash on his forehead just under the hairline which required nine stitches. The two former collegiate matmen will have an opportunity to settle things once and for all at Bellator 148 at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., on Jan. 29. Headlining the event will be another former Edinboro wrestler, Josh Koscheck, who will be going up against Matt Secor. Honeycutt, the former Fighting Scot, posted fighting words on his Facebook page: "Looking forward to kicking ass again, let's get it on!!" By contrast, Paul "the Gentleman" Bradley let others do the talking for him. Bradley, 32, has compiled a professional record of 22 -- 6 (along with two no-contest decisions) since launching his mixed martial arts career in 2006. Since joining Bellator in Oct. 2013, the native of Tama, Iowa is 2-1 in his bouts other than this summer's set-to with Honeycutt. Honeycutt, 27, who announced his MMA career plans the night before this 2012 NCAA title match, is 6-0 in his MMA career, and is 2-0 since signing on with Bellator in 2014. Bradley-Honeycutt and Koscheck-Secor welterweight matches will be shown live on Spike TV, along with a third welterweight bout described as a Co-Main Event, featuring Paul Daley vs. Andy Uhrich, according to MMAmania.com. Three other matches -- two featherweight bouts, Anthony Avila vs. John Reedy, and Art Arcienega vs. Justin Smiley --and a heavyweight fight between Javy Ayala vs. Carl Seumanutafa -- will be shown on Spike.com.

KENT, Ohio -- After falling behind 9-0 after the first two matches, Mizzou Wrestling battled back to win seven of the final eight matches to defeat Kent State, 35-12, Sunday in Kent, Ohio. Four #TigerStyle grapplers scored pins in the dual and two posted major decisions as Mizzou won its 33rd consecutive dual. Redshirt freshman 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.), redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa), junior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.), and freshman heavyweight James Romero (Albuquerque, N.M.) all picked up pins, earning six points each for the Tigers. Lewis, Cox, and Romero's pins were in the first period. Redshirt junior 141-pounder Matt Manley (Perry, Okla.) picked up the first win of the day for Mizzou when he beat Anthony Tutolo by way of a 10-1 major decision. Manley had a big second period, posting a takedown and a near-fall to go up 6-1 after two periods. Redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.) followed up Manley's win with a 9-3 decision win of his own over Mike DePalma. After Kent State won the 157 pound match, Lewis faced off against Tyler Buckwalter. Around two minutes into the match, Lewis got Buckwalter in a cradle hold which resulted in a pin at 2:30. The six points gave Mizzou its first lead of the day at 13-12 and was the first of five-in-a-row for the Tigers. Next was redshirt senior 174-pounder Blaise Butler (Belvidere, Ill.), who beat Mike Vollant with a 14-5 major decision. Miklus matched up against Cole Baxter in the 184 pound match. Miklus was up 4-1 after the first, and after a four-point near-fall in the second, Miklus got the fall at 3:55. Next up was Cox, who matched up against Jerald Spohn. Spohn was overmatched against the national champion Cox, as he got the pin at 1:02. Romero picked up the fourth pin of the night and the third in a row in the heavyweight match. His pin came at 0:58 over Devin Nye to cap the score at 35-12. Mizzou will next wrestle on Jan. 8 when the Tigers host Buffalo for the annual Beauty and the Beast event with gymnastics. The dual will begin at 7 PM CT and will be streamed on the Mizzou Network. For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: Del Vinas [Kent State] wins by forfeit 133: Mack McGuire [Kent State] def. Zach Synon [Mizzou] by 8-5 decision 141: Matt Manley [Mizzou] def. Anthony Tutolo [Kent State] by 10-1 major decision 149: Lavion Mayes [Mizzou] def. Mike DePalma [Kent State] by 9-3 decision 157: Casey Sparkman [Kent State] def. Blake Pepper [Mizzou] by 7-2 decision 165: Daniel Lewis [Mizzou] def. Tyler Buckwalter [Kent State] by fall (2:30) 174: Blaise Butler [Mizzou] def. Mike Vollant [Kent State] by 14-5 major decision 184: Willie Miklus [Mizzou] def. Cole Baxter [Kent State] by fall (3:55) 197: J'den Cox [Mizzou] def. Jerald Spohn [Kent State] by fall (1:02) HWT: James Romero [Mizzou] def. Devin Nye [Kent State] by fall (0:58)

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team scored a 33-7 win over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in Southern Conference action at Maclellan Gym today. The Mocs won eight of 10 matches to improve to 5-2 overall and remain undefeated at 3-0 in league action. The Cougars dropped to 1-5 and 0-1 in conference matches. UTC scored bonus points in four wins today. Freshman Alonzo Allen and senior John Lampe scored pins at 125 and 184, while juniors Michael Pongracz and Sean Mappes had tech falls at 141 and 174. "It's good that we're going after bonus points," stated head coach Heath Eslinger. It's always good that it's a little buffer for when you get an eight or nine point lead." Allen's second-period pin against Joe Antonelli gave the Mocs a quick 6-0 lead. He improves to 8-5 overall and 4-3 in duals. It was also his second pin of the season. "It's huge and confidence is the key to anything in life," said Eslinger when asked about the significance of getting a pin in the first match of the day. "There are a lot of things that lead to confidence. In wrestling, a takedown leads to confidence that leads to a good win. I thought Alonzo did a good job. He did a good job Friday night too, so it's a little bit of momentum in that weight class." Pongracz remained undefeated with his tech fall over John Muldoon at 141. Muldoon got to Pongracz's legs four times in the match, but each time Pongracz turned the tables and scored a takedown. A total of 12 back points in the match allowed Pongracz to score five team points. After giving up a major decision at 149, UTC only led 11-7. The 157 match that followed was a tight one throughout, and would turn out to be the pivotal bout of the day. Freshman Kamaal Shakur was down 4-3 to Nate Higgins when he was hit with a penalty in the second. A late flurry later in the period included a takedown by Shakur, reversal by Higgins and an escape at the buzzer for a 7-6 Higgins lead heading into the final frame. Shakur escaped to tie it at seven and then won it on a late takedown. Higgins escaped at the buzzer, but Shakur kept the momentum on UTC's side. "He keeps winning and is 11-2 as a redshirt freshman," said Eslinger about Shakur's performance. "He can beat anybody in the country I think and today he found a way to win." Freshman Dominic Lampe improved to 11-4 with his 10-6 win at 165. That was followed by Mappes' tech fall at 175 and a first-period pin by the eldest Lampe at 184. The last two matches are usually automatic for the Mocs, but both juniors Scottie Boykin and Jared Johnson were looking to avenge losses from a year ago. Boykin split with the Cougars' Jake Tindle, including a loss in the first round of the SoCon Tournament. SIUE's Chris Johnson had an overtime win against the Mocs' Johnson at heavyweight in last year's dual. Things were different today, beginning with Boykin's 8-3 decision at 197. The 18th-ranked Boykin improved to 10-3 overall and 4-0 in SoCon action. The 13th-ranked UTC Johnson scored a 6-0 win at heavyweight. "We had good wins today at 197 and heavyweight," added Eslinger. "Two guys that we took losses to last year and it was good to go out and dominate those guys and make a statement. "Again, up and down the lineup we looked decent. I think we got tired at some spots and we have to do a good job to make sure we're trained in the right way individually. Each guy has his own sets of struggles and we have to dial those in, because at the end of the year, there's no room for error." This was the Mocs 24th consecutive SoCon win for UTC, dating back to the start of the 2013 season. It was also the 79th win for Eslinger who is 79-43 (.648) in seven years at his alma mater. He recently passed Andy Nardo [77-30 (.712) - 1953-68] for second on UTC's all-time wins list. Chattanooga takes a few days off for the Christmas break before returning for the Defense Soap & Flips Wrestling Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2 in McKenzie Arena. Tickets are available on GoMocs.com for the two-day tournament. Results: 125: Alonzo Allen (UTC) – Fall 4:11 - Joe Antonelli (SIUE) – UTC 6-0 133: Dakota Leach (SIUE) – Dec. 9-7 - Cody Hill (UTC) – UTC 6-3 141: Michael Pongracz (UTC) – Tech Fall (6:48) 17-0 - John Muldoon (SIUE) – UTC 11-3 149: John Fahy (SIUE) – MD 9-1 - Roman Boylen (UTC) – UTC 11-7 157: Kamaal Shakur (UTC) – Dec. 9-8 - Nate Higgins (SIUE) – UTC 14-7 Unsportsmanlike (-1) – UTC 13-7 165: Dominic Lampe (UTC) – Dec. 10-6 - Eric Travers (SIUE) – UTC 16-7 174: Sean Mappes (UTC) – Tech Fall (6:06) 18-1 - Clayton Bass (SIUE) – UTC 21-7 184: John Lampe (UTC) – Fall 1:41 - Derek Nagel (SIUE) – UTC 27-7 197: No. 18 Scottie Boykin (UTC) – Dec. 8-3 - Jake Tindle (SIUE) – UTC 30-7 285: Jared Johnson (UTC) – Dec. 6-0 - Chris Johnson (SIUE) – UTC 33-7

NORMAN, Okla. -- In its final dual action of 2015, No. 13 Lehigh posted an impressive 30-7 win over No. 8 Oklahoma Sunday at McCasland Field House. The Mountain Hawks won eight bouts, scoring bonus points in three, and knocking off four ranked wrestlers along the way. Lehigh enters the holiday break at 7-1 on the dual season. "We had a really good performance," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said. "It was one of those things where both teams just finished finals. It's one of those times where everyone is looking towards the holiday break. We had to stay focused going in and our guys did a really good job. Next week it could be a different match. It was that type of dual. It could have gone either way and it went our way today." The dual began at 125 with sophomore Darian Cruz defeating Ryan Millhof in a battle of ranked wrestlers. Cruz scored takedowns in each of the first two periods on his way to a 6-2 decision. Oklahoma (5-2) posted the first of its two wins of the day at 133 as defending national champion Cody Brewer defeated senior Mason Beckman by major decision 14-5. Junior Randy Cruz put Lehigh back in front with a major decision of his own, defeating Trae Blackwell 8-0 at 141. Cruz scored a takedown in the first period and turned Blackwell for two points while riding out the second. In the third, Cruz secured the major with an escape and second takedown plus 2:34 of advantage time. The win from Cruz sparked a four bout Lehigh run as Lehigh extended its lead to 19-4. At 149 junior Laike Gardner scored a pair of third period takedowns to rally past 17th-ranked Davion Jeffries 6-5. Junior Mitch Minotti then followed with the Mountain Hawks' lone pin of the dual, using a third period cement mixer to secure the fall against Shayne Tucker in 6:02. Freshman Ryan Preisch capped the run with a 5-2 win over ninth-ranked Clark Glass at 165. Preisch scored first period takedown off a single leg and added a second takedown in the third period. At 174, freshman Gordon Wolf made his dual debut in place of Elliot Riddick and fought hard against 16th-ranked Matt Reed. Wolf scored the first takedown but was reversed and gave up a pair of two point near falls. In the end, Reed held off a late Wolf charge to win 7-5. Senior Nathaniel Brown clinched the dual for the Mountain Hawks with a 20-5 technical fall win over Andrew Dixon at 184. Brown led 2-0 after one before tacking on three takedowns in the second period and two takedowns plus a four point near fall and stalling point in the third. Junior Ben Haas made his second dual appearance of the season, this time subbing for John Bolich at 197 and posted a solid 6-2 win over Brad Johnson. Haas scored early in the first period and added a second takedown in the second plus an escape and riding time. In the final bout of the dual, Lehigh posted its fourth win over a ranked opponent as 17th-ranked Max Wessell upended No. 6 Ross Larson 10-8. Larson scored the first takedown but Wessell used a cradle for a takedown and four point near fall to lead 7-3 after one. Larson battled back, tying the score with a third period takedown, but Wessell reversed and rode out the remainder of the period to claim his third win over a ranked wrestler this season. "Everybody fought," Santoro said. "That's all we ask for. Win or lose we ask guys to fight and that's what they did today." The Mountain Hawks will return to action at the Southern Scuffle, Jan. 1-2 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Results: 125 - Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. Ryan Millhof (Oklahoma) 6-2 133 - Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) maj. dec. Mason Beckman (Lehigh) 14-5 141 - Randy Cruz (Lehigh) maj. dec. Trae Blackwell (Oklahoma) 8-0 149 - Laike Gardner (Lehigh) dec. Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma) 6-5 157 - Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) pinned Shayne Tucker (Lehigh) 6:02 165 - Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) dec. Clark Glass (Oklahoma) 5-2 174 - Matt Reed (Oklahoma) dec. Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) 7-5 184 - Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) tech. fall Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma) 20-5, 6:10 197 - Ben Haas (Lehigh) dec. Brad Johnson (Oklahoma) 6-2 285 - Max Wessell (Lehigh) dec. Ross Larson (Oklahoma) 10-8

LAS VEGAS -- The final three weight classes in the women's freestyle competition at the U.S. Nationals/Trials Qualifier were held on Saturday, and all three of the winners claimed their first Senior nationals title. Tamyra Mensah of the Titan Mercury WC kept up the pace and defeated 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Randi Miller of the U.S. Army WCAP in the finals at 69 kilos. Mensah was named Outstanding Wrestler in the women's division. At last year's World Team Trials, Mensah also defeated Miller, making it two in a row over one of the nation's top women's stars. Mensah, who was a WCWA national champion for Wayland Baptist Univ. in Texas, is now a resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Read complete story ... Women's freestyle finals results 48 kilos: Cody Pfau, Brush (Titan Mercury WC) pinned Erin Golston (NYAC), 2:23 63 kilos: Amanda Hendey (Titan Mercury WC) pinned Jennifer Page (Titan Mercury WC/OTC), 4:13 69 kilos: Tamyra Mensah (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Randi Miller (U.S. Army WCAP), 5-2 Women's freestyle weight class results 48 kilos: 1st: Cody Pfau pined Erin Golston (NYAC/USOEC), 2:23 3rd: Breonnah Neal (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Nicole Woody (Terrapin WC), 3-2 5th: Marina Doi (Titan Mercury WC) by injury default over Regina Doi (Titan Mercury WC) 7th: Candace Workman (Titan Mercury WC) pinned Harmonie Roberts (Running Eagles), 1:33 63 kilos: 1st: Amanda Hendey (Titan Mercury WC) pinned Jennifer Page (Titan Mercury WC/OTC), 4:13 3rd: Erin Clodgo (Sunkist Kids WC) tech. fall Mallory Velte (Titan Mercury WC), 10-0 5th: Alexis Porter (NYAC/MWC) pinned Hannah Jewell (King University), 2:08 7th: Leigh Jaynes-Provisor (Army (WCAP) pinned Rachael McFarland (Titan Mercury WC), 2:01 69 kilos: 1st: Tamyra Mensah (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Randi Miller (U.S. Army WCAP), 5-2 3rd: Forrest Molinari (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Rachel Watters (Gator/OKCU Women/Men RTC), 4-4 5th: Veronica Carlson (NYAC) tech. fall Lisa Gonzalez (Lindenwood), 11-0 7th: Brittany David (Lindenwood) tech. fall Yvonne Galindo (Gator/OCU), 10-0

LAS VEGAS -- Same wrestlers. Different weight class. Same result. In the final bout of the evening at the U.S. Nationals/Trials Qualifier, Kyle Dake of the Titan Mercury WC scored points in big spurts, defeating rival David Taylor of the Nittany Lion WC, 11-4, to win the gold medal at 86 kilos at the U.S. Nationals/Trials Qualifier at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Dake got things rolling early, jumping to an 8-0 lead with a takedown and a series of turns. Taylor closed the score to 8-4, getting his takedown offense going. After a Taylor takedown, Dake quickly scored a reversal and a turn to make it 11-4 at the break. The second period saw no scoring, although Taylor got some good attacks which were defended by Dake effectively. It was Dake's first U.S. Nationals title. Read complete story ... Men's freestyle finals results 57 kilos: Daniel Dennis, Iowa City, Iowa. (Titan Mercury WC) tech. fall Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), 10-0, 1:23 65 kilos: Jimmy Kennedy, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC) dec. Logan Stieber, Columbus, Ohio (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC), 9-2 74 kilos: Andrew Howe, Norman, Okla. (New York AC) dec. Chris Perry, Stillwater, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC), 3-2 86 kilos: Kyle Dake, Ithaca, N.Y. (Titan Mercury WC) dec. David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC), 11-4 97 kilos: Wynn Michalak, Champaign, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Scott Schiller, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 12-4 125 kilos: Dom Bradley, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Tyrell Fortune, Tempe, Ariz. (Titan Mercury WC), 5-3 Men's Freestyle weight class results 57 kilos: 1st: Daniel Dennis (Titan Mercury WC) tech. fall Sam Hazewinkel (Sunkist Kids), 10-0, 1:23 3rd: Coleman Scott (Sunkist Kids) dec. Erkin Tadzhimetov (NYAC), 7-3 5th: Nathan Tomasello (Titan Mercury WC) by injury default over Joe Colon (Titan Mercury WC) 7th: Angel Escobedo (NYAC) dec. Ali Naser (Sunkist Kids), 3-1 65 kilos: 1st: Jimmy Kennedy (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC) dec. Logan Stieber (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC), 9-2 3rd: Reece Humphrey (NYAC) tech. fall Aaron Pico (Titan Mercury WC), 10-0 5th: Kellen Russell (NYAC/CKWC) by injury default over Frank Molinaro (Nittany Lion WC) 7th: Jason Chamberlain (Titan Mercury WC) tech. fall Bernard Futrell (TMWC/CKWC), 12-2 74 kilos: 1st: Andrew Howe (New York AC) dec. Chris Perry (Titan Mercury WC), 3-2 3rd: Nick Marable (Sunkist Kids WC) dec. Logan Massa (NYAC/CKWC), 4-2 5th: Adam Hall (Titan Mercury WC) by disqualification over Kevin LeValley (Buffalo Valley RTC) 7th: Quinton Godley (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Vladyslav Dombrovskiy (Army WCAP), 6-5 86 kilos: 1st: Kyle Dake (Titan Mercury WC) dec. David Taylor (Nittany Lion WC), 11-4 3rd: Keith Gavin (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Jon Reader (Sunkist Kids WC), 5-2 5th: Richard Perry (NYAC/PWC) dec. Clayton Foster (GRIT Athletics - WY RTC), 5-0 7th: Tyler Caldwell (Sunkist Kids WC) by forfeit over Ed Ruth (Sunkist Kids) 97 kilos: 1st: Wynn Michalak (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Scott Schiler (Minnesota Storm), 12-4 3rd: Kyven Gadson (Sunkist Kids WC) tech. fall Dustin Kilgore (Sunkist Kids WC), 11-1 5th: Micah Burak (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Jeffery Felix (TMWC/CKWC), 8-2 7th: Enock Francois (NYAC) dec. Deron Winn (Titan Mercury WC), 4-1 125 kilos: 1st: Dom Bradley (Sunkist Kids) dec. Tyrell Fortune (Titan Mercury WC), 5-3 3rd: Bobby Telford (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Tony Nelson (Minnesota Storm), 5-2 5th: Eric Thompson (Nittany Lion WC) tech. fall Connor Medbery (Titan Mercury WC), 11-0 7th: Justin Grant (NYAC) dec. Matthew Meuleners (Titan Mercury WC), 7-2 Outstanding Wrestler: Jimmy Kennedy (New York AC), 65 kilos

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Edinboro wrestling team ran its winning streak to 14 straight against Eastern Wrestling League opponents with a 25-10 win over Cleveland State at Woodling Gymnasium on Saturday night. The Fighting Scots are now 5-3 overall and 3-0 in the EWL. The Vikings fell to 3-4 and 0-1 in the league. It also marked the 11th straight win for Edinboro over Cleveland State. The night was punctuated by a pair of wrestlers staying undefeated, while Billy Miller came up with the biggest win of his young career. The redshirt freshman won a 3-1 decision over eighth-ranked Riley Shaw, the defending EWL champion, at heavyweight. The match got underway at 165 lbs., with Casey Fuller remaining undefeated with an 8-3 decision over Nathan Wynkoop. Fuller moved to 16-0 as he jumped out to a 4-1 lead after one period, and after a Wynkoop escape in the second period, Fuller put the match away in the third with four more points. Patrick Jennings gave Edinboro a 7-0 lead one of only two wins by bonus points. The redshirt senior improved to 15-6 with a 9-1 major decision over Gabe Stark at 174 lbs. After a scoreless first period, Jennings went up 6-0 after two periods to take control of the match. Cleveland State would answer with wins in the next two bouts, knotting the team score at 7-7. Jacob Worthington won a 16-6 major decision over Chris Laird (3-12) at 184 lbs., and Sam Wheeler picked up his CSU-leading 16th win (16-3) with a 10-4 decision over Warren Bosch (4-4) at 197 lbs. In the feature match of the evening, Miller upset Shaw, 3-1, to hand the CSU senior his first loss of the year. Shaw took a 1-0 lead into the third period thanks to a second period escape. Miller knotted it with an escape, then picked up the winning takedown following a review. The redshirt freshman boosted his record to 14-2 while Shaw is now 12-1. Miller's win gave Edinboro the lead for good, and another redshirt freshman, Sean Russell, gave the Fighting Scots with the only fall of the night. He parlayed an early takedown into a pin at 2:34 over John Martin at 125 lbs. Russell is now 13-3. Anthony Rivera (4-3) would drop a 3-2 decision in his debut in the lineup at 133 lbs. to Alfredo Gray. That would be the last loss for the Fighting Scots, as they ran off three straight wins, all by true freshmen. Nate Hagan would grab a 2-1 lead after one period and hand Michael Carlone a 5-3 defeat at 141 lbs. Hagan is now 13-10. Patricio Lugo joined Fuller as an undefeated wrestler as the freshman won a 9-3 decision over Nick Montgomery (9-3) at 149 lbs. Lugo jumped out to a 4-1 lead after one period, and boosted it to 8-2 after two periods, He is now 17-0. Spencer Nagy wrapped up the match with a 9-6 decision over John Vaughn. Nagy fell behind 2-1 after one period. However, he dominated in the second period to move ahead 6-2. He tied Lugo for the team lead in wins with a 17-8 record. The Cleveland State dual ends the 2015 portion of Edinboro's schedule. The Fighting Scots are back in action on January 1-2, competing in the Southern Scuffle. Results: 165 lbs. - Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Nathan Wynkoop (CSU) 8-3 174 lbs. - Patrick Jennings (EU) maj. dec. Gabe Stark (CSU) 9-1 184 lbs. - Jacob Worthington (CSU) maj. dec. Chris Laird (EU) 16-6 197 lbs. - Sam Wheeler (CSU) dec. Warren Bosch (EU) 10-4 Hwt. - Billy Miller (EU) dec. #8 Riley Shaw (CSU) 3-1 125 lbs. - Sean Russell (EU) fall over John Martin (CSU) 2:34 133 lbs. - Alfredo Gray (CSU) dec. Anthony Rivera (EU) 3-2 141 lbs. - Nate Hagan (EU) dec. Michael Carlone (CSU) 5-3 149 lbs. - Patricio Lugo (EU) dec. Nick Montgomery (CSU) 9-3 157 lbs. - Spencer Nagy (EU) dec. John Vaughn (CSU) 9-6

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Nationally ranked wrestlers Paul Petrov and Tyler Smith recorded wins by fall and Tyler Greene clinched the match with an overtime victory at 197 pounds as Bucknell ended a month-long stretch without a dual match with a 22-16 home victory over Gardner-Webb Saturday afternoon at Davis Gym. The Bison improved to 2-1 on the season, while the Runnin' Bulldogs fell to 2-4. Bucknell won five of the 10 bouts, but capitalized by posting three bonus-point victories, including the pins by Petrov and Smith. Gardner-Webb had only one bonus-point victory, and that was a major decision at 165 pounds. "Today's match was tighter than we would have liked," commented Bison head coach Dan Wirnsberger, who earned his 88th win at Bucknell. "They are well coached and I know how hard they compete and they outhustled us today, but it was good to get the win." Petrov, who is ranked 12th nationally at 125 pounds by Intermat, improved to 17-2 on the season with his team-leading fifth pin of the year. The pin of Cortez Starkes came in the closing seconds of the first period with Petrov leading 4-1. After a 10-5 loss at 133 pounds by backup Ben Bliss, 18th-ranked Smith took to the mat for the Bison. He came out of the gates with an immediate takedown and followed with a four-point near fall as he held an 8-1 advantage at the time of his pin just over 90 seconds into the bout against Ryan Hall. The pin was the fifth of the year for Smith as he tied Petrov for team-high honors. Victor Lopez (149) and Tom Sleigh (184) posted a pair of easy wins for Bucknell as they outscored their opponents by a combined 18-1 margin. Those victories were sandwiched around three straight wins for Gardner-Webb that cut its deficit from 16-3 to 16-13. The outcome of the match was still in doubt when Greene took the mat against Gray Jones with the Bison leading 19-13. Greene held a 3-2 lead in the third period, but a late takedown by Jones staked him to a one-point lead. Greene earned the riding time point to force overtime. Just 14 seconds into overtime, Greene took Jones down near the edge of the circle for his sixth win of the year. "It was nice to see Tyler respond the way he did after giving up the lead late in the third period," praised Wirnsberger. The final bout of the day also went to overtime, but Gardner-Webb's Boyce Cornwell scored a takedown of Chuck Boddy 30 seconds into overtime for a 3-1 decision. Saturday's win helped Bucknell improve to 11-2 in its last 13 matches in Davis Gym. The Bison will now be idle until the Virginia Duals Jan. 8-9 in Hampton, Virginia, although some wrestlers are likely to compete at the Lock Haven Invitational in late December. Results: 125: #12 Paul Petrov (B) pin Cortez Starkes (GW), 2:55. 133: Tyler Ziegler (GW) dec Ben Bliss (B), 10-5. 141: #18 Tyler Smith (B) pin Ryan Hall (GW), 1:36. 149: Victor Lopez (B) maj dec Chris Vassar (GW), 10-0. 157: Kyle Ash (GW) dec Logan Kerin (B), 6-3. 165: Austin Trott (GW) maj dec Robert Schlitt (B), 9-0. 174: Brett Stein (GW) dec Connor Wagh (B), 8-4. 184: Tom Sleigh (B) dec Hunter Gamble (GW), 8-1. 197: Tyler Greene (B) dec Gray Jones (GW), 6-4 (sv1). 285: Boyce Cornwell (GW) dec Chuck Boddy (B), 3-1 (sv1)

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- No. 1 Penn State (6-0, 1-0 B1G) dominated home-standing Rider (3-4, 0-1 EWL) in the team's final dual meet of the first semester. The Nittany Lions won nine of ten bouts and rode a flurry of second half pins to the lop-sided 38-4 victory. The dual began at 125 where senior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 125, dominated Brenden Calas in a 20-5 technical fall at the 7:00 mark (with 3:47 in riding time). Senior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 133, was equally dominant at 133, posting an 18-4 major decision with 2:36 riding time, putting Penn State up 9-0. Sophomore Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) took to the mat again at 141 and posted a 13-6 win over Paul Kirchner. Sophomore Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, fought off a valiant effort from No. 14 B.J. Clagon to post a 2-1 win using 1:52 in riding time. Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 157, closed out the first half a dominating 18-7 major over No. 20 Chad Walsh. That victory gave the Nittany Lions a 19-0 lead at intermission. Red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) then struck like lighting, pinning No. 15 Conor Brennan late in the second period. Rasheed turned a double leg into a headlock and throw for the fall at the 4:28 mark to put Penn State up 25-0. Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 5 at 174, was equally quick, turning a reversal to start the second period into a pin of Wayne Stinson. Nickal chose down to start the second, reversed and pinned the Bronc in just eight seconds, getting the fall at the 3:08 mark. The pin was Nickal's fifth of the year. Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 184, posted a 3-0 win over Mike Fagg-Daves at 184 and senior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, majored Ryan Wolfe 10-1 to put Penn State up 38-0. At 285, junior Caleb Livingston (Drexel Hill, Pa.) stepped up to heavyweight in his Penn State dual meet debut but dropped a 17-6 major decision. Penn State is now 6-0 overall, 1-0 in the Big Ten while Rider falls to 3-4, 0-1 in the EWL. Penn State posted a lop-sided 30-8 edge in takedowns and picked up 11 bonus points off two pins, a tech fall and three majors. A capacity crowd of 1,800 standing room only fans filled Rider's Alumni Gymnasium. The Nittany Lions' next action will be on Jan. 1-2, 2016, when the team heads to Chattanooga looking for its sixth straight Southern Scuffle title. Penn State's next home dual is on Friday, Jan. 15, when it hosts Nebraska at 7 p.m. in Rec Hall. With the remaining Rec Hall duals already at seated capacity, a limited number of Standing Room Only tickets (SROs) can be purchased for each of those duals as well. Rec Hall SROs may only be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY and are $15 per person. A few limited tickets remain for the second BJC Dual, the Feb. 5 date against Ohio State. Fans can purchase those tickets by calling 1-800-NITTANY as well. BJC Dual tickets are $16 for adults and $8 for students. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. The 2015-16 Penn State wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Results: 125: #4 Nico Megaludis PSU tech fall Brenden Calas RID, 20-5 (TF; 7:00) / 5-0 133: #6 Jordan Conaway PSU maj. dec. Zach Valcarce RID, 18-4 / 9-0 141: Kade Moss PSU dec. Paul Kirchner RID, 13-6 / 12-0 149: #1 Zain Retherford PSU dec. #14 B.J. Clagon RID, 2-1 / 15-0 157: #3 Jason Nolf PSU maj. dec. #20 Chad Walsh RID, 18-7 / 19-0 165: Shakur Rasheed PSU pinned #15 Conor Brennan RID, WBF (4:28) / 25-0 174: #5 Bo Nickal PSU pinned Wayne Stinson RID, WBF (3:08) / 31-0 184: #13 Matt McCutcheon PSU dec. Mike Fagg-Daves RID, 3-0 / 34-0 197: #1 Morgan McIntosh PSU maj. dec. Ryan Wolfe RID, 10-1 / 38-0 285: Mauro Correnti RID maj. dec. Caleb Livingston PSU, 17-6 / 38-4 Attendance: 1,800 Records: Penn State 6-0, 1-0 B1G; Rider 3-4, 0-1 EWL Up Next for Penn State: at Southern Scuffle, Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 1-2, 2016 BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Senior All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 4 at 125, faced off against Rider's Brenden Calas. Megaludis got in on a quick single on the edge of the mat, pulling Calas into the big white circle on the Rider mat and picked up the takedown at the 2:14 mark. Calas called for an injury timeout immediately, stopping the action. Megaludis chose neutral on the reset and began working for a second takedown right away. The Lion picked up the second takedown and led 4-0 midway through the period. Megaludis controlled the action from the top position for well over a minute, trying to turn Calas for back points. Calas was able to keep parallel and Megaludis led 4-0 after one period. Calas chose bottom to start the second period and Megaludis once again went to work on top. Megaludis cut Calas loose to a 4-1 score and then immediately worked his way in for a third takedown and a 6-2 lead after Calas escaped. Megaludis tacked on one more takedown and two near fall points to lead 10-2 after two periods. Megaludis chose neutral to start the final period, tacked on a takedown quickly and clinched a riding time point with top control. After cutting Calas loose at the 1:10 mark, Megaludis picked up a point on a second stall to lead 13-3 then took Calas down for a 15-3 lead with :50 left to wrestle. Looking for a tech fall, Megaludis upped his lead to 17-4 after cutting Calas loose then with just five seconds left, picked up the tech with a takedown and ride out. 3:47 in riding time gave the Lion senior the 20-5 tech fall at the 7:00 mark. 133: Senior All-American Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 133, met Rider sophomore Zach Valcarce. Conaway was aggressive out of the gates, forcing Valcarce to the edge of the mat and into an early stall warning. He continued his offensive pressure, taking the Bronc down with a strong high single to lead 2-0 with just under 2:00 left in the opening period. Conaway rolled Valcarce to his back for two near fall points to up his lead to 4-1 after cutting Valcarce loose. Conaway countered a Valcarce shot to lead 6-1 with :50 on the clock. Conaway controlled the action from the top position for the rest of the period and led 6-1 with 1:44 riding time after one. Conaway chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-1 lead. Conaway turned a low double into a scramble and picked up the takedown with 1:06 on the clock. He cut Valcarce loose to a 9-2 score. Conaway used a fast head-outside single to take the Bronc down at the end of the period to lead 11-2 with 1:53 in time after two. Valcarce chose down to start the third and Conaway immediately turned him for two back points. He reset and then cut the Bronc loose to lead 13-3 with 1:22 left. Conaway continued to force Valcarce to the outside circle, taking a 15-4 lead with a takedown and cut at the :50 mark. Conaway added another takedown and 2:36 riding time to roll to the 18-4 major. 141: Sophomore Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) took on Bronc Paul Kirchner at 141. Moss used a fast body lock at the 2:10 mark to take Kirchner down and nearly to his back for an early 2-0 lead. The Nittany Lion sophomore controlled the action from the top position for :26 before the Bronc escaped to a 2-1 score. Moss fought for control of Kirchner's shoulders for the next minute and then lifted the Bronc off the mat and took him down to his back for another takedown and four near fall points to lead 8-1. A ride out allowed the Lion to carry that lead into the second period. Moss chose neutral to start the second period and immediately took Kirchner down again for a takedown and a 10-1 lead. Kirchner escaped to a 10-2 lead with :35 on the clock. Leading 10-2 after two periods, Kirchner chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 10-3 score. After clinching the riding time point, Moss tripped Kirchner to the mat for a 12-4 lead with :20 left. Kirchner added a final takedown but 2:10 in riding time gave Moss a 13-6 decision. 149: Sophomore All-American Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 149, met No. 14 B.J. Clagon in the one of three bouts featuring ranked wrestlers. Clagon opened up the match with a swift double leg that nearly ended in a takedown. But Retherford was able to force a stalemate and action resumed in the center circle with the bout scoreless. Clagon almost connected on another shot with 1:46 on the clock and Retherford once again forced a stalemate. Retherford forced a third stalemate on a potentially dangerous call as Clagon continued to set the tempo throughout the opening period. Clagon fought off a late Retherford shot and action moved to the second period scoreless. Clagon chose down to start the second period and Retherford made the Bronc pay. A smothering ride as Retherford worked to turn the Bronc over allowed the Lion sophomore to build up a solid riding time edge as he rode the Bronc out until Clagon escaped with :07 left. Trailing 1-0, Retherford chose down to start the third period and Clagon cut him loose to a 1-1 tie. Retherford got in on a low single, working to pull Clagon in from the edge of the mat for a takedown but Clagon worked his way out of bounds. Retherford clinched the riding time point and action resumed in the center circle. Retherford used 1:52 in riding time to post the hard fought 2-1 win. 157: Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 157, faced off against No. 20 Chad Walsh. Nolf scored quickly, shooting low for control of Walsh's legs and taking a 2-0 lead with 1:48 on the clock. Walsh escaped to a 2-1 score and tried to catch Nolf with a headlock, but the Lion fought the move off and then blazed through a fast low double to up his lead to 4-2 after a Walsh escape. Walsh fought off a late Nolf shot and the Lion led 4-2 after one period. Walsh chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 4-3 lead with 1:15 left in the middle stanza. The Lion sophomore used another low double to up his lead to 6-4 at the :30 mark, cutting Walsh loose. Leading 6-4, Nolf chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 7-4 lead with 1:27 in riding time. The duo battled for shoulder control for the first minute before Nolf shot low and blew through a double leg for another takedown and a 9-4 lead with :40 left to wrestle. Walsh escaped quickly to a 9-5 score with a clinched riding time point and Nolf tacked on a quick takedown and cut to lead 11-6. The final 30 seconds were all Nolf as the Lion freshman added another late takedown and four back points. 1:47 in riding time gave Nolf the dominating 18-7 major. 165: Red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) met senior No. 15 Conor Brennan at 165 in one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups. The duo battled evenly for the opening minute-plus with Rasheed trying to set the pace and Brennan fighting off the early Rasheed shots. Rasheed's offense, however, was relentless early as the Lion used a solid double leg to take a 2-0 lead at the 1:20 mark. Brennan escaped to a 2-1 score and action resumed in the center circle. Brennen drove through a double leg takedown ad the :05 mark to steal away a 3-2 lead after the opening period. Rasheed chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-3 tie. Rasheed then struck like lightning, turning a double leg, then a headlock and throw into a stunning pin. The red-shirt freshman got the fall over the fifth-year senior at the 4:28 mark. 174: Red-shirt freshman Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), ranked No. 5 at 174, took on Wayne Stinson. Nickal struck quickly as well, taking the Bronc down for a 2-0 lead. He continued his work on top on the edge of the mat, locking up a cradle for four near fall points and a 6-0 lead before action moved out of bounds. Nickal tacked on four more back points off the reset to lead 10-0, reset, and rode Stinson out to lead 10-0 with 1:51 in riding time. Nickal chose down to start the second period, and, like Rasheed, was lightning quick. He reversed Stinson in just seconds and rolled the Bronc to his shoulders for a pin in eight seconds. The fall came at the 3:08 mark. 184: Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 184, took on Rider junior Mike Fagg-Daves. McCutcheon was steady out of the blocks, setting the tempo and forcing Fagg-Daves to the outside circle for the bout's initial minute-plus. His offense led to an initial takedown and a 2-0 lead with :55 left in the first period. The Lion sophomore controlled the action from the top position and rode the Bronc out. McCutcheon chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. The Lion then fought off a solid Fagg-Daves shot, working his way out of bounds to keep his lead static and force a reset with 1:30 on the clock. The duo battled evenly for the rest of the period and McCutcheon led 3-0 after two periods. Fagg-Daves chose neutral to start the final stanza. McCutcheon fought off one Fagg-Daves shot as the bout ended and posted the 3-0 win. 197: Senior All-American Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 1 at 197, met Ryan Wolfe. The wrestlers worked through two minutes of scoreless action before McIntosh nearly broke into the scoring column with a fast low single. Wolfe fought off McIntosh's first effort, but the Lion senior continued to pressure Wolfe and used a low single to double to take a 2-1 lead after a quick Wolfe escape. Trailing 2-1, Wolfe chose down to start the second stanza. McIntosh broke the Bronc down, working his way into a chance to turn the Bronc for back points. McIntosh nearly turned the Bronc once, reset after a brief struggle and then picked up four near fall points during his ride out to lead 6-1 after two. McIntosh chose down to start the final period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 7-1 lead at the 1:40 mark. McIntosh dove through a low single to up his lead to 9-1 with a clinched riding time point. He then went to work on top, riding Wolfe out for the 10-1 major with 2:28 in riding time. 285: Junior Caleb Livingston (Drexel Hill, Pa.) stepped up to heavyweight and faced off against sophomore Mauro Correnti at 285. Correnti notched the bout's first takedown early to lead 2-0 with just :15 off the clock. Livingston worked his way to an escape and a 2-1 score at the 1:55 mark. Correnti took a 4-1 lead with a solid single leg. Livingston worked on bottom for :30 and then notched a reversal to cut the Bronc lead to 4-3. Correnti escaped to a 5-3 score with :30 on the clock and action resumed in the center circle. Correnti blew through a solid double leg to up his lead to 7-3 with :08 left in the opening period. Livingston chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 7-4 score. Correnti notched another takedown and led 9-5 after a Livingston escape. Correnti added one more takedown to lead 11-5 after two periods. Correnti chose down to start the third period but Livingston was solid on top, putting together a strong ride for over a minute before Correnti reversed the Lion to a 14-5 lead (including a technical violation). Correnti added a final takedown and posted the 17-6 win with 1:08 in riding time.

Dennis Hastert, former Wheaton College wrestler and high school wrestling coach who later became U.S. Speaker of the House, suffered a stroke and has been hospitalized since shortly after pleading guilty in Chicago to making hush-money payments to an unidentified individual, according to multiple media reports Thursday evening. Dennis HastertHastert, 73, was admitted to an undisclosed hospital "during the first week of November," days after he pleaded guilty to a federal judge in late October for withdrawing funds from several bank accounts in increments less than $10,000 to evade bank reporting rules, his attorney Thomas Green said in a statement issued Thursday. The former speaker had suffered a stroke, received treatment for sepsis, a blood infection, and undergone two surgeries on his back, Green said. "We are hopeful that Mr. Hastert will be released from the hospital in the early part of the new year," Green said. At the October 28 hearing where Hastert entered his plea, U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin asked him if he was in good health. The former politician from Illinois responded, "Considering I am 73 years old, yes." According to the Chicago Tribune, there have been rumors about Hastert's hospitalization for several days. Last week, C. William Pollard, a Chicago area CEO who served on the board of what had been the J. Dennis Hastert economics center at Wheaton College, wrote a letter to the judge on behalf of his longtime friend, urging him to consider the congressman's years of service to his country as he determined a sentence. "The prosecution of this case has been a very painful experience for him and his family," Pollard wrote in the letter, which was posted to the public court docket Wednesday "In light of his recent hospital stay, I would hope that probation in lieu of confinement would be considered in determining his sentence." Another friend and political advisor, Dallas Ingemunson, told the Tribune the stroke was "mild" and that Hastert was upbeat in a recent phone call. "I talked to him last week. He sounded OK on the phone," said Ingemunson. Media reports indicate that Hastert's medical condition may delay his sentencing, scheduled for Feb. 29. His attorneys may wait until closer to that date to ask for a delay, depending on the former Speaker's health. Former prosecutor Jeff Cramer told the Associated Press that judges frequently send ailing defendants to prisons with medical facilities. But he said that a defense argument for probation over prison may be more persuasive given Hastert's stroke. At the time of the plea hearing, it was widely reported that Hastert might be facing six months in prison. In October, Hastert pleaded guilty to withdrawing funds from several bank accounts in increments less than $10,000 to evade bank reporting rules. The money -- approximately $1.7 million -- was paid to someone from his Hastert's hometown of Yorkville, Ill., identified in federal documents only as "Individual A" but widely reported to be a former student at Yorkville High School. The school, located about 50 miles southwest of Chicago, is where Hastert taught history and coached wrestling from 1965 to 1981 before entering politics. Born not far from Yorkville in Plano, Ill. in 1942, Hastert was a member of the wrestling team at Wheaton College, a private, four-year school in the western suburbs of Chicago, in the early 1960s. He then taught government and history at Yorkville High, and coached wrestling, taking his team to an Illinois state championship in 1976. His coaching record also included three runners-up and a third place finish, according to his National Wrestling Hall of Fame biography, where he was inducted as an Outstanding American in 2000. Four years earlier, Hastert was honored for his efforts and contributions to wrestling as the recipient of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Order of Merit . Hastert had served three terms in the Illinois General Assembly before being elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. In 1999, the six-term congressman was elected Speaker of the House after the incumbent Speaker Newt Gingrich stepped down, and his intended replacement, Bob Livingston of Louisiana, gave up the position before he ever assumed it after admitting to having conducted adulterous affairs. Hastert left Congress in 2007.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Citadel wrestling team picked up its third victory of the season on Friday afternoon, defeating Limestone 28-10 inside McAlister Field House. Sawyer Root (9-5) led things off for the Bulldogs at 184 pounds, taking a 10-4 decision over Limestone's Steve Decius to give The Citadel an early 3-0 lead. Marshall Haas (7-3) added to the lead at 197 pounds after earning a 5-1 decision giving the Bulldogs a 6-0 lead as junior Joe Bexley (5-4) took to the mat for the 285 bout. Bexley won easily, giving The Citadel a 12-0 lead after winning by technical default. At 125 pounds, Patrick Kearney (1-5) lost in a close match by a 7-5 decision to make the score 12-3 heading into the 133-pound match. Limestone would add another four points to its team score after Caleb Smith (7-7) dropped the 133-pound match by an 11-2 major decision but the Saints then forfeited at 141 pounds, giving Ty Buckiso (7-4) the win. With four weight classes remaining, The Citadel held an 18-7 lead. Matt Frisch (4-1) was the next Bulldog to take to the mat at 149 pounds. The senior took a 5-2 win by decision to increase The Citadel's lead to 21-7. In the 157-pound bout, Aaron Walker (9-3) held an 8-2 lead over Deandre Johnson heading into the third period. The junior had no trouble in the third period, cruising to a 17-5 win and effectively clinching the team win for the Bulldogs. The next match featured Jason Carr (4-4) against Mac Mota at 165 pounds. Behind a last second takedown at the buzzer, Carr won by a 4-3 decision in his first appearance in a dual this season. The win pushed the score to 28-7 in favor of the Bulldogs. Tim Knipl (8-4) was the last Bulldog to take the mat for the day and he faced Matt Ostemiller. Knipl had previously defeated Ostemiller at The Citadel Open in early November but Knipl was unable to duplicate the result and lost by a 7-4 decision. The Citadel lost just three bouts en route to the 28-10 win and improved to 3-0 on the year. Frisch and Haas will now head to Reno, Nevada, to compete in the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday. As a team, The Citadel will return to the mat Jan. 1st and 2nd for the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Results will be available at CitadelSports.com following the completion of each day's events. For more information on The Citadel wrestling, follow @CitadelWrestle or visit CitadelSports.com. Results: 125 James Sass (Limestone) over Patrick Kearney (The Citadel) (Dec 7-5) 133 Chris Diaz-Rivera (Limestone) over Caleb Smith (The Citadel) (MD 11-2) 141 Ty Buckiso (The Citadel) (Forfeit) 149 Matt Frisch (The Citadel) over Taylor Wickett (Limestone) (Dec 5-2) 157 Aaron Walker (The Citadel) over Deandre Johnson (Limestone) (MD 17-5) 165 Jason Carr (The Citadel) over Mac Mota (Limestone) (Dec 4-3) 174 Matt Ostemiller (Limestone) over Timothy Knipl (The Citadel) (Dec 7-4) 184 Sawyer Root (The Citadel) over Steve Decius (Limestone) (Dec 10-4) 197 Marshall Haas (The Citadel) over Matthew Rudy (Limestone) (Dec 5-1) HWT Joe Bexley (The Citadel) over Cody Vandeline (Limestone) (Tech Def)

Corvallis, Ore. -- The Oregon State wrestling team won every match and defeated Clackamas Community College 45-0 on Friday in a nonconference match at Gill Coliseum. Back-to-back pins by redshirt sophomore Abraham Rodriguez (157) and senior Seth Thomas (165) and a disqualification victory by sophomore heavyweight Amarveer Dhesi keyed the win in OSU's (3-3) first action since the Dec. 4-5 Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas. Sophomore Ronnie Bresser (125) and redshirt freshman Corey Griego (184) won by technical fall. Junior Joey Palmer (133) and redshirt sophomore Joey Delgado (149) prevailed by major decision and redshirt sophomore Jack Hathaway (141), redshirt junior Ali Alshujery (174) and redshirt sophomore Cody Crawford (197) all won by decision. “We got a lot of bonus points,” OSU coach Jim Zalesky said. “You can only work out for so long before you have to compete, it was just good for us to get out and get more competition,” against the Cougars (8-2), the country's No. 4-ranked junior college team. “We were pretty solid up and down the lineup. Guys put a lot of points up on the scoreboard, which is hard to do, you have to work hard” to compile 45 team points. “I think Ronnie Bresser set the tone, and at heavyweight Amar took some frustration out from not doing what he wanted to do in Canada,” at the recent Olympic Trials, where he placed second. “In-between guys wrestled well. We still have some things we have to work on but it was just good to get that competition before Christmas. You have to get out of the [training] room before you can really know what you have to work on.” Friday's starters broke for the holidays after the match. They will reconvene on Dec. 26 and begin workouts the following day for the Dec. 29-30 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Team members who didn't wrestle on Friday will compete at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday, then take their holiday breaks. For more information on the Oregon State wrestling team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/OSU_Wrestling or by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateWrestling. Results: 125: Ronnie Bresser (OSU), tech. fall over Michael Knoblauch (CCC), 21-6. 133: Joey Palmer (OSU), maj. dec. Tyler Wicken (CCC), 21-8. 141: Jack Hathaway (OSU), dec. Zech Bresser (CCC), 7-1. 149: Joey Delgado (OSU), maj. dec. Christopher Garcia (CCC), 12-4 157: Abraham Rodriguez (OSU), pinned Brandon Davidson (CCCC), 4:55 165: Seth Thomas (OSU), pinned Brendan Harkey (CCC), 5:32 174: Ali Alshujery (OSU), dec. John Leal (CCC), 8-3. 184: Corey Griego (OSU), tech. fall over Haszell West (CCC), 17-1. 197: Cody Crawford (OSU), dec. John Morin (CCC), 3-2 Hwt.: Amarveer Dhesi (OSU), won by DQ over Brandon Johnson (CCC).

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The Ohio wrestling team (4-1) returned to their winning ways picking up a nonconference victory at Tennessee-Chattanooga Friday, 18-14, winning six out of 10 matches. "It was a great team win tonight," said head coach Joel Greenlee. "UTC is a very tough and well coached team. We knew they would wrestle hard and our team rose to the challenge including true freshman Nate Hall who filled in for an injured Phil Wellington." Freshman 125-pounder Shakur Laney (Canal Winchester, Ohio) got things going for the Bobcats by picking up an 11-8 decision win over Alonzo Allen to give Ohio a 3-0 lead. Freshman 135-pounder Cameron Kelly (Bellbrook, Ohio) then won a 7-6 decision over Cody Hill to move Ohio to 6-0. UTC Michal Pongranacz downed RS sophomore Bobcat Noah Forrider (Marysville, Ohio) for the win at 141-pounds. RS Sophomore Cullen Cummings (Woodridge, Ill.) dominated UTC's Roman Boylen for a 7-1 decision in the 149 pound matchup. RS Senior Spartak Chino (Wheaton, Ill.) dropped a razor thin decision to Kamal Shakur in the 157-pound match. RS freshman Austin Reese (Urbana, Ohio) took a close 5-4 decision over Dominic Lampe at 165 pounds before RS senior Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) cruised to an 8-3 win over Sean Mappes at 174. RS senior Andrew Romanchik (Independence, Ohio) picked up a one-sided victory over John Lampe at 174 pnds, winning 4-1 by decision. Freshman Nate Hall (Lewis Center, Ohio) wrestled hard but dropped a majority decision to No. 18 Scottie Boykin, stepping in for Phil Wellington at 197 pounds. UTC wrapped up the competition with Jared Johnson picking up a 11-0 major decision win over Ohio sophomore Jesse Webb (Bennington, Vt.) Ohio returns to action Dec. 29-30 at the Midlands tournament in Evanston, Ill. Results: 125: Shakur Laney (Ohio) - Dec. 11-8 - Alonzo Allen (UTC) - Ohio 3-0 133: Cameron Kelly (Ohio) - Dec. 7-6 - Cody Hill (UTC) - Ohio 6-0 141: Michael Pongracz (UTC) - Dec. 3-1 (SV1) - Noah Forrider (Ohio) - Ohio 6-3 149: Cullen Cummings (Ohio) - Dec. 7-1 - Roman Boylen (UTC) - Ohio 9-3 157: Kamaal Shakur (UTC) - Dec. 4-3 - Spartak Chino (Ohio) - Ohio 9-6 165: Austin Reese (Ohio) - Dec. 5-4 - Dominic Lampe (UTC) - Ohio 12-6 174: Cody Walters (Ohio) - Dec. 8-3 - Sean Mappes (UTC) - Ohio 15-6 184: Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) - Dec. 4-1 - John Lampe (UTC) - Ohio 18-6 197: No. 18 Scottie Boykin (UTC) - MD 11-2 - Nate Hall (Ohio) - Ohio 18-10 285: Jared Johnson (UTC) - MD 11-0 - Jesse Webb (Ohio) - Ohio 18-14

LAS VEGAS -- Champions were crowned in the first three women's freestyle weight classes at the U.S. Nationals/Trials Qualifier at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Friday. In a battle of youth against experience, 2014 Cadet World champion Teshya Alo of the Titan Mercury WC defeated 2012 Olympian Kelsey Campbell of the Sunkist Kids in the 58-kilo finals, 8-1. Alo had a strong first period, jumping to an 8-0 lead at the break. She scored a takedown and challenged the officials call, and won, getting two more points on a tilt to lead 4-0. Later in the period, Alo got another takedown and an exposure for four more points. The second period saw strong defense by both wrestlers, with Campbell scoring on a pushout for the only point. Read complete story ... U.S. NATIONALS/TRIALS QUALIFIER At Las Vegas, Nev., December 18 Women's Finals Results 53 kilos: Michaela Hutchison (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Haley Augello (NYAC/OTC), 3-0 58 kilos: Teshya Alo (Titan Mercury) dec. Kelsey Campbell (Sunkist Kids), 8-1 75 kilos: Victoria Francis (Titan Mercury) vs. Jackie Surber (Titan Mercury), 8-4 Women's freestyle results 53 kilos: 1st: Michaela Hutchison (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Haley Augello (NYAC/OTC), 3-0 3rd: Sarah Hildebrandt (NYAC/OTC) dec. Deanna Betterman (Sunkist Kids), 2-0 5th: Sharon Jacobson (Army WCAP) inj. dft. over Katherine Fulp-Allen (NYAC/OTC) 7th: Jessica Medina (Sunkist Kids) dec. Amy Fearnside (Titan Mercury WC), 7-1 58 kilos: 1st: Teshya Alo (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Kelsey Campbell (Sunkist Kids), 8-1 3rd: Maya Nelson (Sunkist Kids) dec. Randi Beltz (Titan Mercury WC), 8-4 5th: Jenna Burkert (Army WCAP) tech. fall Arian Carpio (Sunkist Kids), 10-0 7th: Becka Leathers (Titan Mercury WC) tech fall over Savanna Nobile (Richmond Youth WC), 10-0 75 kilos: 1st: Jackie Surber (Titan Mercury WC) dec. Victoria Francis (Titan Mercury WC), 8-4 3rd: Julia Salata (NYAC/OTC) tech fall Niauni Hill (Lindenwood Women`s WC), 10-0 5th: Brandy Lowe, Paxico, Kan. (Bearcat WC) inj. dft. Katerina Lobsinger, Martinez, Calif. (Combat Sports Academy) 7th: Nahiela Magee, Lancaster, Calif. (Wayland Baptist) pinned Christina Schmidt (Running Eagles), 1:22

LAS VEGAS -- Hitting a five-point throw in the first period, then a pair of clutch two-point exposures late in the match, Joe Rau of the Minnesota Storm knocked off three-time U.S. World Team member Caylor Williams in an entertaining finals at 98 kg/215 lbs. at the U.S. Nationals/Trials Qualifier in Greco-Roman. Rau nailed a back arch on the edge of the mat for five points to lead 5-0 at the break. Williams came back strong early in the second period, to score six straight points for a 6-5 lead. Initially, officials gave Williams four points, but he protested the call, and one of his two-point moves was changed to a four-point throw. Late in the period, Rau got a pair of exposures for four more points, reclaiming the lead at 9-6. He was able to hold off Williams as time ran out, and he captured his first national title. Rau was a member of the 2014 U.S. World Team at 80 kg, but has moved back up in weight this year. "I wanted to beat him worse than I did the first time, and I think I did that, but I made a little bit more mistakes too. I got scored on more, but I was getting some pretty big moves, which was hard for me to get too. Usually I'm a small move guy. I really just wanted this for bragging rights," said Rau. Also winning his first Senior national title and earning the Outstanding Wrestler award was Geordan Speiller of the Florida Jets, the champion at 75 kilos. Read complete story ... U.S. NATIONALS/TRIALS QUALIFIER At Las Vegas, Nev., December 18 Greco-Roman Championship Finals 59 kg/130 lbs. - Ildar Hafizov (Army WCAP) by injury default over Spenser Mango (Army WCAP) 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Ellis Coleman (Army) dec. Patrick Smith (Minnesota Storm), 4-2 75 kg/165 lbs. - Geordan Speiller (Florida Jets) dec. Cheney Haight (NYAC/OTC), 5-1 85 kg/187 lbs. - Jacob Clark (Minnesota Storm) dec. Ben Provisor (NYAC/OTC), 4-0 98 kg/216 lbs. -. Joe Rau (Minnesota Storm) dec. Caylor Williams (Army WCAP), 9-6 130 kg/286 lbs. - Adam Coon (NYAC/CKWC) tech. fall Parker Betts (Minnesota Storm), 8-0 Final Greco-Roman results 59 kilos: 1st: Ildar Hafizov (Army WCAP) by injury default over Spenser Mango (Army WCAP) 3rd: Ryan Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Army (WCAP) tech. fall Sam Jones (NYAC/NMU), 10-2 5th: Max Nowry (Army WCAP) by injury default over Jermaine Hodge (Army WCAP) 7th: Dmitry Ryabchinskiy (NYAC/NMU) dec. Aaron Kalil (U.S. Marines), 6-4 66 kilos: 1st: Ellis Coleman (Army WCAP) dec. Patrick Smith (Minnesota Storm), 4-2 3rd: Jesse Thielke (NYAC/OTC) tech. fall Christopher Gonzalez (NYAC/NMU), 8-0 5th: Alejandro Sancho (NYAC/NMU) tech. fall Devin Scott (Minnesota Storm), 11-0 7th: Brian Graham (Minnesota Storm) tech. fall Bo Beckman (NYAC/OTC), 8-0 75 kilos: 1st: Geordan Speiller (Florida Jets) dec. Cheney Haight (NYAC/OTC), 5-1 3rd: Justin Lester (Army (WCAP) tech. fall Tarrence Williams (CSU Pueblo wrestling RTC), 8-0 5th: Corey Hope (NYAC/OTC) by injury default over Jacob Fisher (Minnesota Storm) 7th: Barrett Stanghill (NYAC/NMU) tech. fall Colin Schubert (NMU-OTS), 8-0 85 kilos: 1st: Jacob Clark (Minnesota Storm) dec. Ben Provisor (NYAC/OTC), 4-0 3rd: Patrick Martinez (Army (WCAP) tech. fall Lucas Sheridan (Army WCAP), 8-0 5th- Kevin Radford, Jr. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Mark Stenberg (NYAC/NMU), 13-12 7th: Ryan Hope (NYAC/CKWC) dec. Courtney Myers (Army WCAP), 6-4 98 kilos: 1st: Joe Rau (Minnesota Storm) dec. Caylor Williams (Army WCAP), 9-6 3rd: G'Angelo Hancock (NYAC/OTC) tech. fall Marcus Finau (CSU Pueblo Wrestling RTC), 9-0 5th: Orry Elor, Walnut Creek, Calif. (NYAC/NMU) by injury default over John Wechter (Minnesota Storm) 7th: Jacob Kasper (Roughhouse) pinned Endhyr Meza (Army (WCAP), 3:31 130 kilos: 1st: Adam Coon (NYAC/CKWC) tech. fall Parker Betts (Minnesota Storm), 8-0 3rd: Jacob Mitchell (CSU Pueblo Wrestling RTC) dec. Matthew Lamb (Army (WCAP), 2-1 5th: Zach Merrill (Titan Mercury WC), tech. fall Eric Fader (U.S. Marines), 8-0 7th: Jack Griggs (NMU-OTS) pinned Christopher Pierce (Patriot Elite WC), 2:10 Outstanding Wrestler: Geordan Speiller (Florida Jets), 75 kilos Div. I team standings: 1. U.S. Army, 67 points, 2. New York Athletic Club, 66 pts. Div. II team standings: 1. Minnesota Storm, 38 points

LARAMIE, Wyoming -- Oklahoma State's seventh-ranked wrestling team put on another dominating performance, defeating new conference opponent Wyoming, 34-7, on Friday night at the UniWyo Sports Complex. The Pokes (4-2) won eight bouts with five coming with bonus points. "It's always tough to come here and wrestle," coach John Smith said. "We didn't wrestle to our full potential in some of those matches, but I will say that I'm pleased with the score." Eddie Klimara improved to 12-1 on the season, opening the dual with a win for Oklahoma State. The All-American defeated Drew Templeman after putting up a strong first-period performance that saw Klimara score two takedowns. Later in the third period, he notched two more takedowns to pull ahead and take the bout, 9-4. Kaid Brock, ranked 10th after his debut last week, came out strong once again as he took on P.T. Garcia at 133 pounds. Brock was on the mat only two minutes, picking up 16 points to end the match in a technical fall. Brock had just one takedown and picked up four sets of nearfall points. At 141 pounds, top-ranked Dean Heil handed No. 15 Bryce Meredith his first loss of the season with a 5-4 win. The bout was scoreless after the first period, but a takedown from Heil with nine seconds left in the second gave him a 2-1 advantage heading into the final period. Heil tallied the escape and another takedown to separate the score, 5-1. An escape from Meredith and stalling calls on Heil kept the bout close as Heil edged out Meredith by one point. "From the standpoint of the entire match, I thought we wrestled pretty well. We pretty much left off where we ended last week," Heil said. "As far as my match goes, it was ugly. Definitely wasn't the match I wanted. Winning ugly matches like that is nice, but I could've stretched the score in the match and I didn't. I can take away a lot from the match and I've got plenty of time to work on what I need to in time for the Southern Scuffle." After losses at 149 and 157 pounds, OSU responded with four-consecutive bonus-point victories, including back-to-back falls at 165 and 174 pounds. No. 1 Alex Dieringer picked up his third fall of the year, sticking Chaz Polson in 32 seconds. He is now in the midst of a 58-match win streak, tying OSU legend Yojiro Uetake to sit at sixth all-time. Chandler Rogers followed suit with a pin of his own in his varsity debut for the Cowboys, competing at 174 pounds. He knocked off No. 16 Ben Stroh, taking him down twice before sticking him in 2:41. Rogers improves to 10-2 on the season. "Tonight was fun," Rogers said. "It was a great first experience starting for OSU. It's definitely tough wrestling on the road, but being able to overcome that was a proud moment. It was a good night." At 184 pounds, Nolan Boyd put up a solid performance, scoring a major decision for OSU with an 18-5 win over Jace Jensen. Boyd led the bout 7-0 after the second period and racked up 10 more points and riding time to close out the match. On the night, Boyd earned seven takedowns. The final bonus points of the night came from Austin Schafer at 197 pounds, who put up 12 points against Brandon Tribble. Schafer stayed consistent throughout the match, picking up at least one takedown in each period. The win was Schafer's 12th of the year. Heavyweight and fourth-ranked Austin Marsden finished out the dual with a 5-3 win over Tanner Harms. The bout was closely contested but two takedowns from Marsden gave him the advantage and the win. The Cowboys are back in action on Jan. 1-2 as they compete in the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn. Results: 125: No. 5 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Drew Templeman (WYO), 9-4 133: No. 10 Kaid Brock (OSU) TF5 PT Garcia (WYO), 16-0; 1:59 141: No. 1 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. No. 15 Bryce Meredith (WYO), 5-4 149: Austin Breckenridge (WYO) MD Jonce Blaylock (OSU), 13-3 157: Archie Colgan (WYO) dec. Chance Marsteller (OSU), 3-1 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall Chaz Polson (WYO), 0:32 174: Chandler Rogers (OSU) fall No. 16 Ben Stroh (WYO), 2:41 184: No. 18 Nolan Boyd (OSU) MD Jace Jensen (WYO), 18-5 197: Austin Schafer (OSU) MD Brandon Triblle (WYO), 12-4 285: Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Tanner Harms (WYO), 5-3

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Victories at 184, 197 and 285 pounds, including a dominating 16-0 tech fall by senior Kenny Courts (184 lbs.) lifted the sixth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team to a 27-16 victory over Northwestern on Friday evening at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill. The Buckeyes move to 4-1 overall, 1-0 in the Big Ten while Northwestern falls to 1-5. THE SHORT STORY Ohio State won five of the nine weight classes that were contested (NU forfeited at 157 lbs.) and received key bonus points from Courts, redshirt sophomore Bo Jordan (fall in 2:15) and Johnni DiJulius (major decision, 8-0) to pull out the hard-fought victory. Other winners for the Buckeyes included Mark Martin at 197, who edged Jacob Berkowitz, 8-6, and Nick Tavanello, who held on for a 6-3 decision over Conan Jennings. DIJULIUS GETS THINGS STARTED After Northwestern jumped out a 5-0 lead on the strength of Garrison White's 17-2 tech fall over Mike Manuche at 125 pounds, Johnni DiJulius swung the momentum back in Ohio State's favor with an 8-0 major decision against Dominick Malone. Ahead 6-0 late in the third period and with riding time locked up, DiJulius got one final takedown to earn the extra bonus point. Ranked eighth in this week's InterMat poll, DiJulius moved to 10-1 on the season and also picked up his 107th career victory. His opponent, Malone, was 9-1 coming into the match and was the Wildcats' win leader so far this season. WILDCATS WIN AT 141, 149 NU's Jameson Oster earned a 16-0 tech fall over Mike Hozan at 141 pounds, setting the stage for the 149 pound match between third-ranked and defending Big Ten champion Justin Tsirtsis and redshirt freshman Cody Burcher. A Gnadenhutten, Ohio native, Burcher dropped a hard-fought 5-3 decision in which he gave up just one takedown. Tsirtsis led 2-1 at the end of the first period and 4-1 in the second after a reversal, but Burcher was able to escape and then score another escape at the start of the third period, but could get no closer. Tsirtsis tacked on his fifth point via riding time. JORDAN GIVES THE BUCKEYES THE LEAD A forfeit by NU at 157 pounds made the score 13-10 in favor of the Wildcats, but second-ranked Bo Jordan gave Ohio State the lead with a pin of Luke Norland in just 2:15. Jordan, how 7-0 on the year, has three falls this season, the last coming at Cleveland State on Nov. 24. OHIO STATE WINS THE FINAL THREE Tied at 16-16 after Mitch Sliga's 4-0 decision at 174 over Dominic Prezzia, Kenny Courts needed just 3:29 to pick up a 16-0 tech fall over Regis Durbin at 184 pounds, giving Ohio State the lead for good at 21-16. Courts scored early and often in the first period, getting a takedown and three four-point near-falls to take a commanding 14-0 lead. The match lasted just 29 seconds into the second period as Courts picked up one final takedown to secure the tech fall, his 11th win of the year and fifth via bonus points. Martin took down Berkowitz twice in the first period for a 4-1 lead and once in the second to go ahead 6-2. It was 7-4 late in the third when Berkowitz drew to within one, 7-6, on a takedown, but Martin's defense allowed him to hang on in the end and tack on one more point for riding time. Tavanello closed the night out with a 6-3 decision at 285 pounds that was highlighted by a first-period takedown, a third-period escape to take a 5-3 lead and well over one minute time that added up to his 13th win of the season. A NCAA at-large qualifier last year, Tavanello is ranked 19th this week by InterMat and is 13-2 on the season. TEAM/INDIVDUAL NOTES Ohio State has now won seven of the past eight meetings against Northwestern. Courts' 16-0 tech fall was the 80th win of his career. Nathan Tomasello did not compete tonight for Ohio State because he will wrestle tomorrow in the 2015 Senior Nationals/Trials Qualifier in Las Vegas. Tomasello must finish in the top seven of his weight class (57 kg.) to earn a sport at the Olympic Trials, which takes place April 9-10 at Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. Mike Hozan made his varsity debut at 141 pounds. Hozan is a redshirt sophomore from Homerville, Ohio. Seven of the nine wrestlers for the Buckeyes tonight are Ohio natives. UP NEXT Ohio State is off until Jan. 3 when it travels to Champaign, Ill. to tangle with No. 12 Illinois. The Ilini are 8-0 this year and feature 2015 Big Ten and NCAA champion Isaiah Martinez at 157 lbs. Results: 125: Garrison White (NU) tech fall over Mike Manuche (OSU) 17-2 | NU 5, OSU 0 133: #8 Johnni DiJulius major decision over Dominick Malone 8-0 | NU 5, OSU 4 141: Jameson Oster (NU) tech fall over Mike Hozan (OSU) 16-0 | NU 10, OSU 4 149: #3 Jason Tsirtsis (NU) decision over Cody Burcher (OSU) 5-3 | NU 13, OSU 4 157: #13 Jake Ryan (OSU) won by forfeit | NU 13, OSU 10 165: #2 Bo Jordan won by fall over Luke Norland (NU) 2:15 | OSU 16, NU 13 174: Mitch Sliga (NU) decision over Dominic Prezzia (OSU) 4-0 | OSU 16, NU 16 184: #11 Kenny Courts tech fall over Regis Durbin (NU) 16-0 | OSU 21, NU 16 197: Mark Martin (OSU) decision over Jacob Berkowitz (NU) | OSU 24, NU 16 285: #19 Nick Tavanello (OSU) decision over Conan Jennings (NU) 6-2 | OSU 27, NU 16

EVANSTON, Ill. -- With the 53rd Ken Kraft Midlands Championships just over a week away, the Midlands Championships Committee has released its annual top contestants list. The premiere collegiate wrestling event will feature many of the nation's top wrestlers at Welsh-Ryan Arena from Dec. 29-30. Tickets to the event are available now online at NUsports.com or by calling 888-GO-PURPLE. Fans are encouraged to join the conversation via social media by using the hashtag No. Midlands53. Please note that championship participants are subject to change. The following list is not reflective of seeding. That process will take place on Sunday, Dec. 28 - the night before the Midlands begin. Individual rankings are taken from InterMat as of Tuesday, Dec. 15. 125 Sponsored by Tadaaki Hatta No. 2 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) No. 6 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) No. 7 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) No. 10 Tim Lambert (Nebraska) No. 9 David Terao (American) No. 15 Ryan Millhof (Oklahoma) No. 14 Josh Rodriguez (North Dakota State) No. 17 Sean McCabe (Rutgers) 133 Sponsored by Frank Paris and Bob Dane No. 2 Cory Clark (Iowa) No. 3 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) No. 9 Zane Richards (Illinois) No. 7 Ryan Taylor (Wisconsin) No. 5 Earl Hall (Iowa State) No. 14 Eric Montoya (Nebraska) Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers - Unattached) No. 13 Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland) Dominick Malone (Northwestern) No. 18 Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) No. 16 Dom Forys (Pittsburgh) No. 20 Anthony Giraldo (Rutgers) Brance Simms (South Dakota State) 141 Sponsored by Mark Massery No. 2 Kevin Jack (North Carolina State) No. 5 Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) No. 3 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) No. 8 Mike Racciato (Pittsburgh) No. 10 Todd Preston (Harvard) No. 17 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska) No. 19 Rick Durso (Franklin & Marshall) Jameson Oster (Northwestern) No. 20 Steve Bleise (Northern Illinois) 149 Sponsored by Gary Sagui and Paul Scott No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) No. 3 Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) No. 4 Alex Richardson (Old Dominion) No. 7 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) No. 13 Michael DePalma (Kent State) Kenny Theobald (Rutgers - Unattached) No. 15 Matt Kraus (Arizona State) No. 14 B.J. Clagon (Rider) No. 20 Chris Perez (Princeton) No. 17 Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma) No. 19 Alex Griffin (Purdue) 157 Sponsored by Peter Karampelas and Don Duck No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) No. 2 Ian Miller (Kent State) No. 7 Thomas Gantt (North Carolina State) No. 6 Cody Pack (South Dakota State) No. 11 John Boyle (American) No. 20 Chad Walsh (Rider) Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa) No. 15 Lou Mascola (Maryland) No. 16 Edwin Cooper (Iowa) No. 19 Doug Welch (Purdue) No. 17 Richie Lewis (Rutgers) No. 18 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) 165 Sponsored by Dr. Russ Schneider No. 3 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) No. 10 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) No. 11 Austin Wilson (Nebraska) No. 6 Max Rohskopf (North Carolina State) No. 17 Steven Rodrigues (Illinois) No. 7 Chad Welch (Purdue) No. 14 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) No. 9 Clark Glass (Oklahoma) No. 12 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa) No. 20 Devon Gobbo (Harvard) No. 15 Connor Brennan (Rider) Seth Thomas (Oregon State) 174 Sponsored by Bob Conlon No. 6 Zac Brunson (Illinois) No. 3 Alex Meyer (Iowa) No. 9 Cody Walters (Ohio) No. 7 Bryce Hammond (Bakersfield) No. 12 Micah Barnes (Nebraska) No. 11 Nate Jackson (Indiana) No. 15 Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State) No. 17 Matt Reed (Oklahoma) No. 13 Jonathan Schleifar (Princeton) TeShan Campbell (Pittsburgh) Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin) 184 Sponsored by Robert Rowell No. 8 T.J. Dudley (Nebraska) No. 3 Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) No. 7 Sammy Brooks (Iowa) No. 9 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) No. 12 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State) No. 16 Abram Ayala (Princeton) No. 17 Pete Renda (North Carolina State) Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) Jeff Koepke (Illinois) No. 20 Nicholas Gravina (Rutgers) 197 Sponsored by Bob Schnarr No. 4 Nathan Burak (Iowa) No. 12 Phil Wellington (Ohio) No. 16 Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska) No. 6 Reuben Franklin (Bakersfield) No. 11 Anthony Abro (Eastern Michigan) No. 13 Nathan Rotert (South Dakota State) No. 17 Michael Boykin (North Carolina State) No. 14 Brett Harner (Princeton) Brad Johnson (Oklahoma) No. 19 Jeric Kasunic (American) Nick Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) Cody Crawford (Oregon State) 285 Sponsored by Robert Artoe No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) No. 5 Amarveer Dhesi (Oregon State) No. 6 Ross Larson (Oklahoma) No. 11 Billy Smith (Rutgers) No. 14 Collin Jensen (Nebraska) No. 15 Brooks Black (Illinois) No. 16 Tanner Hall (Arizona State) No. 9 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa) No. 20 Ryan Solomon (Pittsburgh) Ray O'Donnell (Princeton) Garrett Ryan (Columbia) No. 10 Sam Stoll (Iowa)

The Olympic Team Trials qualifiers are this weekend and as usual the majority of the wrestling community is waiting to see how newly minted 86-kilo wrestlers Kyle Dake and David Taylor fare against national competition. Kyle Dake defeated David Taylor at the U.S. World Team Trials in Madison (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Though their previous bouts have undoubtedly been overdramatized, this year's potential matchup is made compelling by the entry of Taylor's former Penn State teammate Ed Ruth To review, the top seven finishers in each of the six Olympic weight classes qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, which will be held April 9-10 in Iowa City. In all likelihood Taylor and Dake will qualify, but who they wrestle and how they wrestle is of incredible interest to wrestling fans. Since both are coming up a weight class, neither will be seeded, making it possible that they could meet early in the competition. However, Ruth, the 2014 World Team member at 86 kilos who recently made a very impressive run at the Bill Farrell International in November, will forgo his freebie and compete at the Open. Keith Gavin, a 2013 World Team member and current assistant coach at the University of Virginia, will also be also entered at the weight. Jake Herbert will not be entered. Though it seems like anyone's tournament, the safe money is that come Monday morning the wrestling community will be talking about the resurgence of a refocused Ed Ruth more than they are the performances of Dake or Taylor. To your questions … Q: Has a true freshman ever pinned the defending NCAA champ in his first ever college match out of redshirt or was this a first? -- Seth D. Foley:I think Kaid Brock might have grabbed a little bit of history when he decked Cody Brewer on Sunday. I'm sure Coach Smith won't let him lay back and retire. There is a lot of wrestling left this year and he'll see Brewer again, probably multiple times, and it's likely the senior won't give the double overhooks as easily in a rematch. Q: What is going on at Bloomsburg? They seem to be in an ever increasing free fall since John Stutzman left for Buffalo. They can't keep any new recruits on the team for more than a semester and at this point and time wouldn't be a top 30 Division II program. Is there hope for them to regain relevance, and if so is it under the leadership of Jason Mester? -- Jake M. Foley: I can't speak to the validity of the first two statements, but I have received a few emails filled with rumblings. Truth is, there is almost never enough information available to the public, which would lend to a strong assessment of a team like Bloomsburg. However, like you mentioned, there is evidence of a fall in productivity on the mats. Maybe that's the turnover, or maybe that's culture and coaching. Tough to say. We'll see if any of Coach Mester's young guys can make it through the conference tournament. If not, then the wrestling community needs to take note and if need be, action to see if there is a problem that money or support can solve. Despite being down this year, the sport of wrestling needs each of their Division I wrestling programs to remain intact and attractive to administrators. Q: So, a few friends and I decided that we would start our own fantasy wrestling teams using NCAA wrestlers. We had the draft and picked our team members. I was wondering if you would be interested in giving me your opinion of my team? I'm sort of Bo-heavy, but that's not a bad thing. And, although I don't have a lot of No. 1-ranked guys, I think it's a strong team. 125: Joey Dance 133: Ryan Taylor 141: Joey McKenna (I was surprised no one wanted him) 149: Jake Short (OK, maybe not my strongest pick, but I like the guy) 157: Jason Nolf (this one has great potential) 165: Bo Jordan 174: Bo Nickal 184: Jack Dechow (if you are not in the Big Ten, people can forget about you. Dechow is great.) 197: Morgan McIntosh (my only current No. 1) 285: Brooks Black So, have I got a shot? -- John G. Foley: You "having a shot" depends on the scoring system your commissioner implemented before the draft. How many points are you given for taking a lower ranked wrestler? Are you incentivized to take risk? (I think that risk is how a number dweebs at daily fantasy sites like DraftKings make their cash.) I'd say you are collecting on no better than 20 percent. You have man-children McKenna and Nickal who could do the deed and a top-ranked McIntosh, but the rest seem a little reach-y for my tastes. Joey Dance is a personal favorite, but I don't see him beating Nathan Tomasello or even Thomas Gilman. Bo Jordan would have been a great pick to win had he stayed at 174 pounds. Jack Dechow is a fantastic wrestler with the unfortunate luck of sometimes being overlooked given his 757 area code. Though I doubt Dechow will beat returning champ Gabe Dean, I do think that he is a favorite to beat Vic Avery and make the NCAA finals. Who knows, once you're in the finals anything can happen. Also, if you can please post in the comments and let us know how you, or the commissioner, structured the league we'd be very grateful. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Seems like a sweet kid (unless you wrestle at 133 pounds). What an inside trip! YIKES! So I guess you're getting Netflix … Classic wrestling match in Lahore, India (now Pakistan) Guys in Russia are trying to stop people from driving on the sidewalk. A noble cause. Fastforward to the 4-minute mark to see a very nice hip toss. Q: Two guys who desperately need to switch weight classes: Bo Jordan and Cody Brewer. Why on earth would Jordan go from 174 where he was ranked No. 1 to 165 where he's miles behind Alex Dieringer and would have to wrestle his cousin? Particularly as Ohio State just dropped a meet to Mizzou and didn't even try to wrestle the full squad. Meanwhile, Cody Brewer bumps up at the NWCA All-Star Classic and beats consensus No. 1 Dean Heil. Now he's struggling mightily at 133. Why not go up to 141 where a national championship is a sure thing? -- Rick J. Foley: I totally agree that something is off about Cody Brewer, though I'm just as willing to say it's an injury as it is cutting weight. What in the hell Bo Jordan was thinking is well past my pay grade, maybe it's a vendetta, or to help build the team? Or maybe he thought he'd wither away by NCAAs and not have as good a shot as he would at 165 pounds. Willingly giving up a top spot to take on Dieringer takes some stones. Back to Brewer. Yes, he should move back up to 141 pounds, but not to run from Kaid Brock or anyone else at 133 pounds. I don't know if the weight cut is that difficult (he's obviously a tough human having won an NCAA title), but he is so tall you would assume that he could fill that frame and be healthy. We need more wrestlers to stay in the game, and while there is probably little doubt that Brewer is a lifer I'd hate to see him burn out, or fade away in the years to come because he was sick of the "other" sport of weight cutting. Q: So Indiana beat Minnesota in a tiebreaker this past weekend, which raises some questions to me for the Big Ten. For as long as I can remember, Indiana, Purdue, and Michigan State have been in a race for who's lowest in the conference. With Indiana beating national powerhouse Minnesota (granted the Gophers are in a down year), and Purdue having success already with their new head coach as far as their current guys improving and the amazing recruits they have coming in next year, how much more scrutiny does Michigan State have coming their way over the next few seasons considering they have shown the opposite of the latter teams' growth? -- Nick B. Foley: Michigan State has charted their course with incoming head coach Roger Chandler. How effective will an internal hire be after almost a decade of lackluster results? That's unclear. Chandler may be able to adopt a new vision and hire assistants to improve the team's technique as he pitches big recruits. There is obviously something that Chandler brings to the table that the Michigan State athletic department believes can make them successful in the years to come. Still, that will be a slow process and there will be plenty of wrestling fans willing to criticize Coach Chandler's every decision, every result. On the other side of the coin there are plenty of other programs to look at in the Big Ten. As you mentioned, Minnesota is in a down year. How long will that last? What happens if Michigan underperforms given all the support they've enjoyed the last 10 years? How will Northwestern do with Matt Storniolo at the helm? This Big Ten season will be one of the most compelling in recent memory, if only for the off-the-mat developments. STATEMENT OF THE WEEK By Andy L. While I appreciate the new stalling rules and the officials zeal for following them, I have to question the calls against the bottom man. Time and time again we see the top man straddling, both legs in, or riding parallel not working to score and the bottom man gets called. Both men should be working to improve, but holding your opponent in a position where he is unable to gain his base while making no attempt to score yourself is stalling on the top man not the bottom. The top man should not be rewarded with stalling calls or riding time for simply immobilizing the bottom man.