InterMat Staff

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Casy Rowell scored a second-period fall to lead five bonus-point wins for Central Oklahoma and the fifth-ranked Bronchos rolled over Oklahoma City 30-9 here Wednesday night at Abe Lemons Arena. It was the 500th win in program history for UCO, which won the first seven matches in jumping out to a 30-0 lead over the NAIA No. 12-rated Stars. The Bronchos, now 7-4 on the season, return to action Friday when they host Truman State at 7 p.m. Rowell had the lone pin of the night at 133 pounds, with UCO also getting major decisions from 141 Dustin Reed, 157 Cory Dauphin and 165 Chris Watson in addition to picking up one forfeit. Josh Breece (125) and Jordan Basks (149) earned regular decisions for the Bronchos. “We’ll take the win and move on,” said head coach David James of the victory that improved UCO’s all-time record to 500-224-11. “We looked pretty solid in a few weights and a little sloppy in others, but we did what we needed to do.” Breece used a takedown with three seconds left in the second period to take a 3-2 lead after trailing 2-0 and added a third-period near-fall en route to picking up UCO’s first win on the mat after Cody Dauphin earned an opening forfeit at heavyweight. Rowell rolled to his 10th bonus-point win of the season and improved to 19-3 with his second-period fall, racking up six takedowns and a near-fall before ending the match at the 4:23 mark. Reed continued UCO’s onslaught at 141, recording three first-period takedowns in taking a 6-2 lead and then finishing off a 13-3 major decision with two takedowns and a near-fall in the final stanza while racking up more than four minutes riding time. Top-ranked Basks needed a last-second escape in the second period to break a 2-2 tie with Ricky McCarty and then pulled away with a third-period takedown and near-fall to run his record to 27-1. No. 1 Cory Dauphin used a four-point move in the final five seconds of the opening period to take a 6-1 lead over NAIA’s third-ranked Zach Skates before adding a takedown and near-fall in the final minute to polish off the major decision that pushed his winning streak to 37 straight. Watson pushed UCO’s lead to 30-0 with a 9-1 rout at 165, scoring two takedowns, a near-fall and a reverse to go with nearly five minutes riding time as the top-rated junior moved to 22-1 on the season. The Stars picked up their first win at 174 where fifth-ranked Derek Sivertsen edged Zach Aylor 3-2. Aylor nearly scored a go-ahead takedown twice in the final period, but Sivertsen was able to fend him off and hold on for the win. UCO moved Kasey Wilcox up a weight to fill in for Znick Ferrell at 184 and dropped a 6-1 decision, while Garrett Henshaw fell 3-2 at 197 in the final bout of the night. Results: Hvy – Cody Dauphin, UCO, won by forfeit. 125 – Josh Breece, UCO, dec. Adrian Gaines, 6-4. 133 – Casy Rowell, UCO, pinned Alvie Killingsworth, 4:23. 141 – Dustin Reed, UCO, major dec. James Landoll, 13-3. 149 – Jordan Basks, UCO, dec. Ricky McCarty, 9-3. 157 – Cory Dauphin, UCO, major dec. Zach Skates, 13-4. 165 – Chris Watson, UCO, major dec. Hunter Muskrat, 9-1. 174 – Derek Sivertsen, OCU, dec. Zach Aylor, 3-2. 184 – Cody Sivertsen, OCU, dec. Kasey Wilcox, 6-1. 197 – Teagan Franco, OCU, dec. Garrett Henshaw, 3-2.

BOONE, N.C. -- Duke won five of the night’s final six bouts to rally from a 15-0 deficit in a thrilling 25-18 comeback victory over Appalachian State in wrestling dual action tonight at Varsity Gym. The Blue Devils scored bonus points in three of the final four matches to post their fourth victory of the year. After falling behind 15-0 after the opening three matches, the Blue Devils dropped just one bout in the final seven duals to improve to 4-7 overall on the year. Appalachian State falls to 4-7 with the loss. “These guys wrestled well, it was crazy,” said head coach Glen Lanham. “We had that forfeit and we just fell in that hole early, but our guys wrestled and stepped up and wrestled hard. We could easily have tucked our tails and given up, but they fought back and I’m proud of that. We’ll have a day off and then we’re back at it against Virginia Tech.” The Mountaineers jumped all over Duke, getting six points from a forfeit at 125, a pin at 133 and a decision at 141 for the 150 lead. Redshirt freshman Jake Faust sparked the Blue Devils’ comeback at 149 pounds with a 5-0 blanking of Aaron Scott. Scoreless in the first period, Faust picked up a takedown late in the second period and added three more points in the final stanza to remain undefeated in duals. He is 9-4 overall and 3-0 in duals on the year for the Blue Devils. At 157 pounds, redshirt junior Immanuel Kerr-Brown pulled out yet another close victory in a 9-7 decision over Nick Hall. Following a low-scoring first period, Kerr-Brown and Hall traded points over the course of the next two minutes with Kerr-Brown heading into the final session with a 5-4 edge. Kerr-Brown on top to start the third period was whistled for stalling as Hall escaped to give the Mountaineer a 6-5 advantage with 1:37 remaining. The Rome, Ga., native responded for Duke with a takedown, but he couldn’t hold on as Hall escaped again to make it 7-7 with just 45 seconds to go. Looking for his seventh win by two or fewer points this year, Kerr-Brown scored the takedown with just two seconds left for his 15th win of the campaign and eight dual win of the year. Appalachian State picked up a decision at 165 to increase the lead to 18-6 with four matches remaining. Needed bonus points in virtually all four bouts to come away with the victory, redshirt sophomore Trey Adamson started the trend with 23-9 major decision at 174 pounds. Adamson dominated Adrian Soto-Perez throughout the seven minutes as he picked up takedown after takedown for his team-best seventh major decision of the year. Scoring just one takedown in the first period, the final four minutes were all Duke as Adamson scored 10 takedowns for the win. He is 12-7 overall and 7-4 in duals this season. The comeback continued with Andrew DeHart at 184. Normally wrestling at 165, DeHart tried to get Dominick Vetell on his back early and nearly got pinned himself. The redshirt sophomore regrouped and took another shot and put Vetell on his back for the pin in just 1:34. The fall, DeHart’s second of the year, brought Duke to within two, 18-16 with two bouts left. Wrestling up from his normal 184 position, freshman Jacob Kasper followed suit with a second consecutive pin for the Blue Devils after 3:35. The six points gave Duke its first lead of the night 22-18 with just the heavyweight match left. Redshirt sophomore Conner Hartmann closed out the match for Duke with a narrow 5-3 decision. A tight bout throughout, Hartmann scored a late two-point nearfall in the third period to edge Denzel Dejournette for his 12th win of the campaign. Duke returns to action Friday, Jan. 24 against No. 17 Virginia Tech. The Blue Devils and Hokies will wrestle at Charlotte Latin in Charlotte, N.C. Admission is $5 with proceeds benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project. The first bout is set for 7:30 p.m. Results: 125- Vito Pasone wins by forfeit (APP leads 6-0) 133- Chris Johnson (APP) fall Evan Botwin (DUKE), 1:29 (APP leads 12-0) 141- Jake Smith (APP) dec. Xaviel Ramos (DUKE), 9-3 (APP leads 15-0) 149- Jake Faust (DUKE) dec. Aaron Scott (APP), 6-0 (APP leads 15-3) 157- Immanuel Kerr-Brown (DUKE) dec. Nick Hall (APP), 9-7 (APP leads 15-6) 165- Zack Strickland (APP) maj dec. Marcus Cain, 8-0 (APP leads 19-6) 174- Trey Adamson (DUKE) maj dec. Adrian Soto-Perez (APP), 23-9 (APP leads 19-10) 184- Andrew DeHart (DUKE) fall Nick Vetell (APP), 1:35, (APP leads 19-16) 197- Jacob Kasper (DUKE) fall Kacee Hutchinson (APP), 3:37 (DUKE leads 22-19) HWT- Connor Hartmann (DUKE) dec. Denzel Dejournette (APP), 5-3 (DUKE wins 25-19)

On a night when the big guns were quiet, the 22nd-ranked Chattanooga Mocs were still able to score a dominating 27-12 Southern Conference win at The Citadel. UTC dropped four individual matches, but scored bonus points in five of its six wins to improve to 12-5 overall and 3-0 in SoCon action. Despite losses by senior Alex Hudson at 157 and sixth-ranked junior Corey Mock at 165, the Mocs still won their 11th-striaght SoCon match and remained in first place in the conference race. UTC improved to 25-1 in league duals under fifth-year head coach Heath Eslinger. The Citadel fell to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the SoCon. “It was an awesome effort tonight,” stated Eslinger. “We competed hard at all 10 weights, and up to this point we have been very consistent. That’s really all you can ask for. To get a win like that with Corey and Alex going down was big.” The evening started with a huge matchup at 165 between Mock and The Citadel’s 16th-ranked senior Turtogtokh Luvsandorj. Luvsandorj scored a first period takedown and held a 2-1 lead after three minutes. Mock chose down in the second period and escaped to tie the match heading into the final frame. Luvsandorj chose neutral to start the third and scored another takedown to go up 4-2. Mock escaped but could not get the go-ahead score. Individually, Mock moves to 23-2 overall while Luvsandorj improves to 22-5. Trailing 3-0 just after their best wrestler went down, things could have gone south quickly for the Mocs. However, UTC dominated the next six matches to put the outcome out of reach. “Bonus points were huge for us tonight,” continued Eslinger. “It would have been a lot closer had we not had three majors and a couple of pins. Those extra points in those five matches were really the difference.” Junior Levi Clemons (174), freshman Scottie Boykin (197) and junior Nick Soto (133) all scored four-point major decisions. Sophomore John Lampe won a 3-2 decision at 184, but the big wins were pins by a pair of freshmen. Heavyweight Dawson Peck improved to 6-1 overall with a second period pin against Joseph Bexley. That gave the Mocs a 17-3 lead after four matches. The big surprise came next at 125 when freshman Campbell Lewis put Joaquin Marquez on his back in the first period. UTC went up 23-3 after that bout, all but putting the team result out of reach for the Bulldogs. “It was a big win for Campbell,” added Eslinger. “He needed one like that to get back on track and he did it against a tough competitor. He has been working hard and it was great to see it pay off tonight.” Lewis snapped a four-match losing streak with just his second win of the season. Marquez was 16-9 coming into today’s action and had the most wins of any SoCon 125-pounder. Lewis’s other win this season was against Gardner-Webb, giving him a 2-0 mark in SoCon action. Coincidentally, that was also the last win at 125 in dual match action for the Mocs, snapping a string of seven consecutive losses at that weight. The Mocs return to Maclellan Gym for the final home match of the season on Sunday, Feb. 2, against Appalachian State. UTC hosts the Mountaineers at 2:00 p.m. (E.S.T.). Tickets are available on GoMocs.com or by calling the UTC Ticket Office at 423-266-MOCS (6627). Results: 165: No. 16 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel) – Dec. 4-3 – No. 6 Corey Mock (UTC) – The Citadel 3-0 174: Levi Clemons (UTC) – MD 16-7 - Terrell Forbes (The Citadel) – UTC 4-3 184: John Lampe (UTC) – Dec. 3-2 - Kenneth Radford (The Citadel) – UTC 7-3 197: Scottie Boykin (UTC) – MD 16-5 - Marshall Haas (The Citadel) – UTC 11-3 285: Dawson Peck (UTC) – Fall (4:23) - Joseph Bexley (The Citadel) – UTC 17-3 125: Campbell Lewis (UTC) – Fall (2:57) - Joaquin Marquez (The Citadel) – UTC 23-3 133: No. 11 Nick Soto (UTC) – MD 8-0 - Aaron Hansen (The Citadel) – UTC 27-3 141: Ugi Khishignyam (The Citadel) – Dec. 12-5 - Michael Pongracz (UTC) – UTC 27-6 149: Matthew Frisch (The Citadel) – Dec. 7-3 - Austin Sams (UTC) – UTC 27-9 157: Aaron Walker (The Citadel) – Dec. 7-5 (SV1) - Alex Hudson (UTC) – UTC 27-12

Brian Smith and Jason Peters will go "On the Mat" this Wednesday, Jan. 22. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5 to 6 p.m. CT on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on theopenmat.com. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments. Smith is the head wrestling coach at the University of Missouri. His team is currently ranked seventh in the nation. Peters is the head wrestling coach at Pittsburgh. His team is currently ranked eighth in the nation.

UNIVERSITY HTS., Ohio -- The No. 11 ranked Mount Union wrestling team won the final four matches to rally for a 19-15 Ohio Athletic Conference win at John Carroll Tuesday in University Heights. The Purple Raiders (9-4, 1-0 OAC) found themselves down 15-7 after the 165 pound match but won the next three matches to take a 16-15 lead heading into the final match at 285 pounds. Senior Nick Rajcsak (Stow/Stow) then scored a 3-1 overtime win to clinch the dual for Mount Union. John Carroll (2-5, 0-1 OAC) opened the match with a pin at 125 pounds before Mount Union scored a major victory from Jeremy Border (Caldwell/Caldwell) at 133 and a 5-0 win from Alex Funderburg (Amherst/Amherst) at 141 to give the Raiders a 7-6 lead. The Blue Streaks got three straight decisions at 149, 157 and 165 that put them back up 15-7 before the Mount Union rally. The Raiders return to the mat next Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 pm hosting Baldwin Wallace in an OAC dual at The MAAC in Alliance. Results: 125 Sal Corrao (John Carroll) won by pin over Dan Hoberney (Mount Union) 4:19. 133 Jeremy Border (Mount Union) won by major decision over Michael Buckiso (John Carroll) 10-0. 141 Alex Funderburg (Mount Union) won by decision over Anthony Trocchio (John Carroll) 5-0. 149 Daniel Mirman (John Carroll) won by decision over Ben Kazimir (Mount Union) 5-4. 157 Terner Gott (John Carroll) won by decision over Jon Garrison (Mount Union) 9-6. 165 Tom McNulty (John Carroll) won by decision over Joe Schindel (Mount Union) 8-1. 174 Chad Zeigler (Mount Union) won by decision over Jake Vincent (John Carroll) 4-0. 184 Brent Kirk (Mount Union) won by decision over Todd Gaydosh (John Carroll) 5-3. 197 Lucas Dies (Mount Union) won by decision over Robert Kratman (John Carroll) 3-1. 285 Nick Rajcsak (Mount Union) won in sudden victory 1 over Will Porter (John Carroll) 3-1.

NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. -- Five wins in the first six weights proved to be the difference for Manchester University Tuesday, Jan. 21. The Spartans, looking to make senior 197-pounder Jason Pedigo's final home dual be a memorable one, did just that in front of a good crowd at Stauffer-Wolfe Arena. MU's 28-15 victory over its in-state rival marked the program's second such against the Thunder (1-7). A pin from freshman 165-punder Dylan Lauffer (Fairfield, Ohio) thrown with forfeit wins from sophomore 133-pounder Kalib Jackson (Angola, Ind.) and freshman 157-pounder Collin Wise (Cairo, Ohio) helped move the Black and Gold (4-9) out to a 24-3 lead through 165. Freshman Logan Floor (Sheridan, Ind.) made it official with an 11-1 major decision victory over Shane Hendrickson that was aided by a three-point nearfall late in the opening frame. Trine rallied back in the final three matches behind a decision at 184, a fall at 197 and a hard-fought decision at heavyweight. Manchester University had opened the evening with a decision win from freshman 125-pounder Alan Mock (Peru, Ind.) and a narrow 2-1 final for sophomore 141-pounder Josh Juarez (South Bend, Ind.) which was sealed with a riding point late in the third period. MU continues its dual season Saturday, Jan. 25. They take on Concordia University of Wisconsin and UW-Eau Claire in their pool at the UW-Whitewater Border Brawls. NOTES: Jackson's forfeit win marked back-to-back double-digit win campaigns for the sophomore. His 10 victories are second on the team, trailing only Lauffer's 11 ... Juarez, Mock and Wise each climbed with two wins of double figures. Results: 125: Alan Mock (M) dec. Levi Graber, 6-0 133: Kalib Jackson (M) wins by forfeit 141: Josh Juarez dec. Wes Cummings, 2-1 149: Adam Boles (T) dec. Bryce Roberts, 6-0 157: Collin Wise (M) wins by forfeit 165: Dylan Lauffer pinned Isaiah Hill 174: Logan Floor maj. Dec. Shane Hendrickson, 11-1 184: Joe Stasiak(T) dec. Brian Clark, 7-3 197: Michael Connor (T) pinned Jason Pedigo, 4:56 HWT: Mack Green (T) dec. Dustin Kult, 4-1

BEREA, Ohio -- The Berg wrestling team opened up their 2014 Ohio Athletic Conference dual match schedule with a 35-6 victory over the Yellow Jackets of Baldwin Wallace. The Berg entered the matchup riding a three year winning streak against the Yellow Jackets. Following their two-loss victory, third year Ned Shuck remains unbeaten against Baldwin Wallace having dominated the Yellow Jackets 115-18 in their last three meetings. "We knew we would have a tough fight against these guys," said Shuck. "We came ready to fight, we came ready to battle and it is a great way to kick of the OAC dual season with a win. I'm really proud of our guys." Senior Delian Schneider held his own against the BW's 125-pounder Jesse Gunter until the final minute of the third period. The Yellow Jacket, who is ranked as a contender by d3wrestle.com, scored a takedown as time expired in the third period to bring the score to 6-6 and send the match to sudden victory overtime. Gunter out lasted Schneider and scored a takedown on the edge of the mat to put Baldwin Wallace ahead, 3-0. Sophomore 133-pounder Justin Kihn scored a six-point fall in a time of 5:40 to propel the Berg to a 6-3 lead. "We try to instill a dominating style and scoring bonus points is how you do that," stated Shuck. The 141-pound weight class was occupied by senior Ian Gillespie who entered the match 18-10 overall. Gillespie accumulated 4:00 of riding time through the second and third period on his way to an 8-0 major decision and his 19th victory of the season. With the Berg grapplers leading the Yellow Jackets, 10-3, sophomore 149-pounder Damon Cheek scored a tight 3-0 decision. At 157-pounds, sophomore Aaron Banko surrendered the second Berg loss of the evening in a 5-2 decision. Senior Jeremy Stepp rallied at 165-pounds with a narrow victory, 6-5 to move the team score to 13-6 in Heidelberg's favor. Brennan Kelly followed Stepp's decision with one of his own at 174-pounds, 4-3. Junior 184-pounder Richard Dowdley put his BW counterpart striaght to the mat twice for a takedown and three near fall points as he went on to win by major decision, 11-0. As the Berg led 23-6, senior Jason Russell made quick work of his opponent at 197-pounds. Russell scored a first period fall in a time of 1:56 to propel the Berg to a 29-6 lead. Heavyweight Nino Majoy received a forfeit to conclude the Berg's first OAC dual match. "We will use a win like this to build confidence but we can't look to far ahead," said Shuck. "We have to focus on Alma this weekend and I tell the guys to take it one match at a time so that's what we will do." The Student Princes will return to the mat this coming weekend as they travel to Alma, Mich. for the Alma College Open. Wrestling will begin at 8:30 a.m. Results: 125 Jesse Gunter (Baldwin Wallace) won in overtime over Delian Schneider (Heidelberg) 7-6. 3.00 0 133 Justin Kihn (Heidelberg) won by pin over Andrew Taylor (Baldwin Wallace) 5:40. 0 6.00 141 Ian Gillespie (Heidelberg) won by major decision over Joey Schmidt (Baldwin Wallace) 8-0. 0 4.00 149 Damon Cheek (Heidelberg) won by decision over Graham Montague (Baldwin Wallace) 3-0. 0 3.00 157 Garrett Chase (Baldwin Wallace) won by decision over Aaron Banko (Heidelberg) 4-2. 3.00 0 165 Jeremy Stepp (Heidelberg) won by decision over David Shapiro (Baldwin Wallace) 6-4. 0 3.00 174 Brennan Kelly (Heidelberg) won by decision over Ben Lebrun (Baldwin Wallace) 4-3. 0 3.00 184 Richard Dowdley (Heidelberg) won by major decision over Andrew Shackelford (Baldwin Wallace) 11-0. 0 4.00 197 Jason Russell (Heidelberg) won by pin over Tyler Keating (Baldwin Wallace) 1:59. 0 6.00 285 Nino Majoy (Heidelberg) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) . 0 6.00 Dual Meet Score 6.0 35.0

HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- The Coker Cobras picked up a 28-15 win over Belmont Abbey in their final home dual match of the season on Tuesday (Jan. 21) night. The win gives the Cobras a 6-4 record in dual matches this season. Mikel Nelson got the match started with a thrilling 12-11 come-from-behind victory in the 125-pound division. Nelson found himself behind 7-0 early in the match, but he battled his way back to win the match and give Coker a 3-0 lead. Charlie Huff, Walker Barfield and Kevin Thompson built on the momentum started by Nelson with back-to-back-to-back pins at the 133-pound, 141-pound and 149-pound divisions. The three pins gave the Cobras a 21-0 lead. Belmont Abbey bounced back with three decisions and a pin over the next four matches, trimming the Coker lead to just six points, 21-15. With two matches remaining it was up to Robert Parland and Austin Akins to secure the Coker victory. Parland put the match out of reach with an impressive 4-1 win at the 197-pound division. Akins put the nail in the coffin with a dominating 13-0 major decision at the 285-pound division, giving Coker the 28-15 win. The Cobras return to the mat on Saturday (Jan. 25) at the Super Region Duals at Newberry College. Coker will take on Tiffin, Shippensburg, Findlay and Indianapolis during the all day event. Results: 125 Mikel Nelson (Coker College) won by decision over Michael Bedard (Belmont Abbey) 12-11. 3.00 0 133 Charlie Huff (Coker College) won by pin over Markus Almeida (Belmont Abbey) 3:51. 6.00 0 141 Walker Barfield (Coker College) won by pin over Clemente Narviaz (Belmont Abbey) 3:54. 6.00 0 149 Kevin Thompson II (Coker College) won by pin over Sean Webb (Belmont Abbey) 4:35. 6.00 0 157 John Glunt (Belmont Abbey) won by decision over Johnathan Dykes (Coker College) 11-6. 0 3.00 165 Daniel Callahan (Belmont Abbey) won by pin over Philip Burrows (Coker College) 0:00. 0 6.00 174 Joseph Maumoynier (Belmont Abbey) won by decision over Zach Dicus (Coker College) 12-5. 0 3.00 184 Marcus Dwaileebe (Belmont Abbey) won by decision over Shane Carpenter (Coker College) 4-1. 0 3.00 197 Robert Parland (Coker College) won by decision over Kelly Baker (Belmont Abbey) 4-1. 3.00 0 285 Austin Akins (Coker College) won by major decision over Thomas Turpin (Belmont Abbey) 13-0. 4.00 0 Dual Meet Score 28.0 15.0

NEW CONCORD -- The Ohio Northern wrestling team opened the Ohio Athletic Conference portion of its schedule with a 48-0 victory at Muskingum on Tuesday night at the Recreation Center. The Polar Bears improve to 9-5 overall and are 1-0 in OAC action, while the Muskies fall to 0-6, 0-1. Junior Cody Lovejoy and freshman Kyler Deeter each won by pin to lead ONU. Lovejoy won in 1:17 at heavyweight and Deeter won in 3:34 at 157 pounds. Seniors Ryan Fowler and Michael Pawlitz also posted victories by decision for Northern. Fowler won 6-0 at 141 pounds and Pawlitz won 6-0 at 197 pounds. The Muskies forfeited six of the 10 weight classes in the bout. The Polar Bears will return to action next Tuesday when they host John Carroll in an OAC dual match at 7:30 at the ONU Sports Center. Ohio Northern 48, Muskingum 0 Results: 125 -- Double Forfeit 133 -- Cole Cochran (ONU) won by forfeit 141 -- Ryan Fowler (ONU) dec. Jonathan Raugh, 7-0 149 -- Gennar Feucht (ONU) won by forfeit 157 -- Kyler Deeter (ONU) pinned Cole Vancil, 3:34 165 -- Colt Lovejoy (ONU) won by forfeit 174 -- Tyler Gargano (ONU) won by firfeit 184 -- David Woolley (ONU) won by forfeit 197 -- Michael Pawlitz (ONU) dec. Lucas Weber, 6-0 285 -- Cody Lovejoy (ONU) pinned James Keys, 1:17

Wheaton, Ill. -- The Wheaton Thunder wrestling team closed out the dual match portion of the 2013-14 schedule with a 20-17 victory against North Central College on Tuesday night in King Arena. Wheaton finishes its dual match slate for the season with an 11-1 record, the best mark for the Wheaton wrestling program since a 12-3-1 campaign in 1967-68. North Central earned wins at 125-pounds, 133-pounds and 141-pound to take an 11-0 lead in the team scoring. Wheaton's first victory of the night came at 149-pounds as junior William Byrd (PICTURED LEFT) earned a 9-2 decision against Nathan Segal at 149-pounds. Byrd's victory trimmed North Central's lead to 11-3. Josh Tardy of North Central earned a decision at 157-pounds to increase the guests' lead to 14-3. Wheaton picked up momentum with victories over the next four matches. The second victory of the night for the Thunder was a win in a 16-1 technical fall by freshman Stephen Aiello at the 6:22 mark of his match against Alex Vosburgh at 165-pounds. Aiello scored eight of his 16 points in the first period, en route to a win that cut North Central's lead to 14-8. Thunder senior Matt McCrary won an 11-5 decision against Evan Kirkman at 174-pounds to close the Cardinals' lead to 14-11. Wheaton gained the lead for good with a decisive pin by Thunder All-American Dan Olsen at the 1:38 mark of his match against Vincent Pizzo at 184-pounds. Olsen's quick pin gave Wheaton a 17-14 advantage. Thunder senior Mitch Steed gained a closely contested 6-2 decision over North Central's Casey Greenberg at 197-pounds to extend the Wheaton lead to 20-14. Steed led Greenberg by a narrow 2-1 advantage as they entered the third period, but Steed earned four key points in the third period to emerge with the win. North Central's Dylan Mahler defeated Wheaton freshman Taylor Gohn in an 8-3 decision at 285-pounds to account for the final score of 20-17. Wheaton is off until next weekend when the Thunder hosts the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational on January 31 and February 1 in King Arena. Wrestling will begin at 11 AM on January 1, as more than 30 teams visit Wheaton for the largest and oldest small-college wrestling tournament in the country. Results: 125-pounds: Nick Santos (North Central), def. Tom Foy (Wheaton), 12-3 major decision 133-pounds: Layten Binion (North Central), def. Gregory Manfredi (Wheaton), 13-2 major decision 141-pounds: Howard Beatty (North Central) def. Jared Fekete (Wheaton), 8-7 decision 149-pounds: William Byrd (Wheaton) def. Nathan Segal (North Central), 9-2 decision 157-pounds: Josh Tardy (North Central) def. Mark Savenok (Wheaton), 9-4 decision 165-pounds: Stephen Aiello (Wheaton) def. Alex Vosburgh (North Central), 16-1 technical fall (6:22) 174-pounds: Matt McCrary (Wheaton) def. Eric Kirkman (North Central), 11-5 decision 184-pounds: Dan Olsen (Wheaton) def. Vincent Pizzo (North Central) by fall (1:38) 197-pounds: Mitch Steed (Wheaton) def. Casey Greenberg (North Central), 6-2 decision 285-pounds: Dylan Mahler (North Central) def. Taylor Gohn (Wheaton), 8-3 decision

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- No.2-ranked Concordia turned to its "next generation" to come up with key individual wins in a wire-to-wire win against the University of Jamestown. For the second straight home dual meet the Cobbers won eight of the 10 individual matches in posting a 30-12 victory over the Jimmies. The victory pushes Concordia's dual-meet record to 11-2 on the season. The 11 dual-meet wins is the most since the 2010-11 season and is one shy of the school record of 12 set back in 2009-10. Jamestown loses for the third straight dual meet and is now 3-5 on the season. Concordia won the first three individual bouts of the match with the biggest victory coming at 141 by Will McCarthy. Freshman Richard Soto started the dual by coming away with an 11-4 decision at 125. Soto finished with a flurry of points to get the seven-point victory. Gabe Foltz then earned a forfeit win at 133 to up his season record to 14-9. McCarthy followed Foltz and recorded the most dramatic victory of the night. He erased a three-point deficit in the third period and won 10-8. McCarthy entered the final period trailing 7-4 but then came up with six points to grab his sixth win of the year. It was McCarthy's first individual match since Dec. 21. "I was just taking it one point at a time, commented McCarthy. "I was trying to hang in there and keep it close. I had a feeling I would be able to outlast him." The Jimmies came up with one of their two pin falls on the night and then the Cobbers rattled off four straight individual wins to seal the victory by gaining a 27-6 lead in the match. Ben Cousins, Brandon Haluptzok, Sebastian Gardner and Chris Harrison all earned points for CC. Cousins, another one of the "next generation" Cobbers, won 4-0 at 157 and once again came up with the decisive points in the third period. McCarthy was asked about the team's ability to win in the third and remarked, "I know our conditioning is pretty tough so I [the team] was banking on that." Haluptzok earned a third-period victory when he hung on and won 4-3 at 165. It was only Haluptzok's sixth match of the season and he evened his record at 3-3. Gardner won his match at 174 in the second period when he earned a couple of escapes to take a two-point lead and then added one more in the third to win 6-3. Gardner is 18-10 on the year and has won six of his last nine matches. Harrison recorded Concordia's second forfeit win of the night and is now 19-5. He is the fifth member of the Cobbers to win 19 matches this season. Freshman Justice Davis finished off the match with a 3-2 win at 285. It marked bookend wins for CC freshmen. Davis got an escape in the final 20 seconds of his bout and earned a 3-2 victory. Davis picked up his fifth win on the year. Concordia will turn its attention to another national-caliber dual-format invitational. The Cobbers will participate in the Border Brawl Duals hosted by UW-Whitewater on Saturday, Jan. 25. CC face UW-Stevens Point in the first round and then square off against No.9-ranked Olivet in the second round. Results: 125 – Richy Soto (CC) dec. Andre Aguinaga (UJ); 11-4 (Concordia 3-0) 133 – Gabe Foltz (CC) wins by forfeit (Concordia 9-0) 141 – Will McCarthy (CC) dec. Eddy Wilson (UJ); 10-8 (Concordia 12-0) 149 – Dillon Beeler (UJ) pin fall Jacob Rositas (CC); 2:03 (Concordia 12-6) 157 – Ben Cousins (CC) dec. Devon Schnaubert (UJ); 4-0 (Concordia 15-6) 165 – Brandon Haluptzok (CC) dec. Pat Nord (UJ); 4-3 (Concordia 18-6) 174 – Sebastian Gardner (CC) dec. Jaykob Miller (UJ); 6-3 (Concordia 21-6) 184 – Chris Harrison (CC) wins by forfeit (Concordia 27-6) 197 – Demetreus Roby (UJ) pin fall Kyle Willette (CC); 6:54 (Concordia 27-12) 285 – Justice Davis (CC) dec. Antonio Lopez (UJ); 3-2 (Concordia 30-12)

WAVERLY, Iowa -- The No. 1 ranked Wartburg (11-0 overall, 3-0 IIAC) defeated Loras (6-8, 2-1) 31-13 Tuesday night. Results: 125: #3 Gilberto Camacho (WB) win by 7-0 dec vs Ronnie Triche 133: Charlie Jones (WB) win by 17-6 maj dec vs Dearion Stokes 141: Matt Holmes (LC) win by 3-2 dec vs Jace Lopez 149: Andrew Steiert (WB) wins by fall at 1:59 vs Joe Wood 157: #2 Steve DeWitt (LC) wins by 14-6 maj dec vs Brett Yonkovic 165: #4 Cole Welter(WB) wins by 11-3 maj dec vs Bill Wood 174: #1 Landon Williams (WB) wins by 15-0 tech fall vs Joe Butler 184: #9 Sam Upah (WB) wins by fall at 2:41 vs Mathias Palmersheim 197: Cody Flynn (LC) wins by fall at 1:01 vs #5 Puna Soriano 285: #2 Ryan Fank (WB) wins by 2-1 OT dec vs #5 James Buss Official: Eric Eckerman Other Notes: -Steiert's first appearance in a varsity dual -Welter needs one more win to have 100 for his career and Upah needs three to reach the century mark. -Williams extends his lead as the program's all-time leader in tech falls and now has 25 in his career. He needs one more win to crack into Wartburg's top ten win list. -Williams also has a team-best 28 wins on the year. -Upah recorded his fourth pin of the season and 30th of his career -With his win, Fank increased his winning streak to 23. -Wartburg extends their overall duals winning streak to 47 and 168 over IIAC opponents.

After Simpson College won by fall to begin the dual, the Buena Vista wrestling team then won four of the next five weight classes to build a 17-10 lead and hung on in the end to top the Storm, 24-19, in an Iowa Conference thriller inside of Siebens Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. The dual began at 197 pounds, and the Storm took the early lead before Gable Bonner won an exciting 4-3 decision at 285 pounds. Bonner trailed 1-0 heading to the third before quickly tying things up at 1-1 just 20 seconds into the final period. That's the way things stood at the end of regulation and after the first overtime period. Bonner then took a 2-1 lead with an escape with less than five seconds left in the first sudden death before Simpson tied things up at 2-2. Bonner then got a thrilling takedown with under 10 seconds left before letting his opponent go with just a second left for the final score. Senior Branden Schultz put the Beavers in front, 9-6, as he won by forfeit at 125 pounds before Slade Stiles made it a 13-6 advantage with his 21-10 triumph at 133. Jeff Sand picked up a penalty point with just 10 seconds left to go with riding time to win an 11-3 major decision for the Storm at 141 pounds over Cam Mennenoh. Junior Steve Gutschenritter improved to 10-4 on the year with his commanding 11-1 major decision at 149 pounds to push the Beaver lead up to 17-10. Simpson pulled back within a point at 17-16 when Jacob Mize won by pin over Drake Swedlund at 157 pounds. Seth Shatto kept BVU in the lead as he picked up two takedowns and a reversal over the final five minutes of his 165-pound match to go on and win 11-1 for his 20th win of the year. Brett Roberts held off Tyler Puls in a hard-fought match at 174 pounds to keep Simpson within striking distance at 21-19 heading into the final bout of the night. Senior Casey Paprocki, who hasn't seen any action over the last few weeks, was back out on the mat for the Beavers at 184 pounds. He took a 1-0 lead early in the second period with an escape 30 seconds in and kept that lead heading to the third. He was able to pick up a pair of nearfall points midway through the period for a 3-0 lead before surrendering a reversal seconds which made it a 3-2 score. Paprocki was then let loose to make it a 4-2 score with a minute left before being taken down to even things up at 4-4. He was able to get away with 30 seconds to go, and held on for the final 15 seconds in a scramble situation to earn the 5-4 win and give the Beavers the five-point victory. It's the third straight win over the Storm for BVU, and each win came down to the final match. Buena Vista improves to 1-4 overall (1-2 IIAC) and will look to add to that conference win total win it hosts three other teams in half of the IIAC Duals this Saturday inside of the Lamberti Rec Center. The Beavers will begin their day against #28 Dubuque at 9:00am before taking on top-ranked Wartburg College at 10:30am. The day concludes with a dual against Central College at 12:00pm.

With the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday now past, the scholastic wrestling regular season is more or less hitting its home stretch. However, as was the case this past weekend, there is a lot of connected activity involving Fab 50 teams in the coming week. Broncos traveled to Marmion, came away with win, continue with gauntlet by hosting Marist Looking at the schedule for Montini Catholic, Ill., at the start of the season, one could see this midseason seven week gauntlet and call it a lot of things -- including sadistic. The last week of that stretch is finally in sight. The penultimate week came to roost this past Saturday, as the No. 20 ranked Broncos beat No. 30 Marmion Academy, Ill. 36-28 in dual meet action. The first four matches of this dual meet were forfeits. Montini Catholic earned three of them as Edgar Ruano (220), No. 10 Michael Johnson, Jr. (285), and Jimmy Pawleski (106) got their hands raised for showing up; then it was Marmion Academy's turn with No. 16 Anthony Bosco (113) cutting the deficit to 18-6. After those four non-matches, the host Cadets won three consecutive weights to tie the dual meet at 18-all. A.J. Jaffe picked up an 8-2 decision over Kegan Calkins at 120, No. 13 Johnny Jimenez upended Dylan Duncan 7-2 at 126, and Anthony Cheloni scored a fall in 2:43 over Caleb Fortuna at 138. In response, Montini Catholic picked up consecutive wins from middle-weight anchors Vince Turk (138) and No. 20 Chris Garcia (145), which gave them a 25-18 lead that would hold up through the rest of the dual meet. Trace Carello would cut into that deficit slightly for the Cadets with a 21-4 technical fall at 152 pounds; however, another pair of consecutive wins for Montini Catholic would open the lead up to 33-23 with two matches left in the dual. Those wins came from Lucas Fortuna and No. 13 Xavier Montalvo who bumped up one weight class each. The host Cadets would flip their wrestlers for the last two weights in hopes of stealing the dual meet. Josh Myers did his part with a 20-5 technical fall at 182 pounds, which kept the dual in reach for Marmion Academy. However, Anthony Ferraro gave the Broncos the match-sealing victory at 195 pounds by 5-1 decision over Nathan Traxler. Now on Friday night, it will be the capper to the gauntlet, as Montini Catholic will host No. 13 Marist in dual meet action starting at 7 p.m. Central. There will be a live web stream/broadcast of the dual meet on the Illinois Matmen website. Projected lineups are below. 106: Jimmy Pawleski (Mon) vs. Jim McAuliffe (Mar) 113: TBD vs. Nick Lukanich (Mar) 120: Kegan Calkins (Mon) vs. Mark Duda/Andy O'Brien (Mar) 126: Dylan Duncan (Mon) vs. Mike Mullaney/Mark Duda (Mar) 132: Caleb Fortuna (Mon) vs. Ameen Hamdan (Mar) 138: Vince Turk (Mon) vs. Mario Leveille (Mar) 145: No. 20 Chris Garcia (Mon) vs. David Kasper/Nick Gasbarro (Mar) 152: Luke Fortuna (Mon) vs. Jakada Hull (Mar) 160: No. 13 Xavier Montalvo (Mon) vs. Peter Andreotti (Mar) 170: TBD vs. Jake Poole (Mar) 182: Mitch Navarro (Mon) vs. Alex Benoit (Mar) 195: Anthony Ferraro (Mon) vs. Sam Feldner (Mar) 220: Edgar Ruano (Mon) vs. Pat O'Connor (Mar) 285: No. 10 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Mon) vs. Jake Ford (Mar) Marmion Academy travels to Michigan for two dual meets against Fab 50 opposition Like Montini Catholic in the previous piece, the No. 30 ranked Cadets is ending their own seven-week gauntlet of rigorous competitions this weekend. They'll be traveling to Michigan for tri-meets on Friday and Saturday. On each day, they'll face on Fab 50 team -- on Friday, it'll be No. 15 Lowell (Mich.), while on Saturday they compete against No. 18 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.). Also, on Saturday, they'll match up against Cincinnati Moeller (Ohio). For Cincinnati Moeller, which started inside the top 15 in the preseason, these last two weeks have kind of been the start to their season. The Crusaders are getting back their upper-weight core to the lineup, at least to some extent. Here are projected lineups for Lowell, Marmion Academy, Detroit Catholic Central, and Cincinnati Moeller for this weekend; the "old weights" are used in Michigan competition. 103: Sam Russell (Low), TBD (Marm), Davis Rastigue/Trevor Geelhood (DCC), Connor Graves (Moe) 112: Lucas Hall (Low), No. 16 Anthony Bosco (Marm), Tommy Herrmann (DCC), Jalen Summerours (Moe) 119: Zeth Dean (Low), A.J. Jaffe (Marm), Parker O'Brien (DCC), Conner Ziegler (Moe) 125: Bailey Jack (Low), No. 13 Johnny Jimenez (Marm), Trevor Zdebski (DCC), Connor Borton (Moe) 130: Derek Krajewski (Low), Anthony Cheloni (Marm), Evan Toth (DCC), Jacoby Ward (Moe) 135: Jordan Hall (Low), Michael Callahan (Marm), Eli Joseph (DCC), Tiese Gideon (Moe) 140: Josh Kinsley (Low), Eli Baltazar (Marm), Myles Amine (DCC), Drew Hobbs (Moe) 145: Danny Kruse (Low), Matt Ferraro (Marm), Malik Amine/Ryan O'Connor (DCC), Campbell Morton (Moe) 152: Jacob Garcia (Low), Trace Carello (Marm), No. 12 Nick Bennett (DCC), Jonathan Tallarigo (Moe) 160: Kanon Dean (Low), Sammy Breen (Marm), Tyler Morland (DCC), Austin Bohenek (Moe) 171: Max Dean (Low), Nick Ferraro (Marm), No. 12 Andrew Garcia (DCC), Quinton Rosser/Brett Bryant (Moe) 189: Garrett Stehley (Low), Josh Myers/Nathan Traxler (Marm), No. 17 at 182 Logan Marcicki (DCC), Dakota Sizemore/William Smallwood (Moe) 215: No. 13 Josh Colegrove (Low), Myers/Traxler (Marm), Nick Giese/Jimmy Russell (DCC), Jerry Thornberry/No. 5 Chalmer Frueauf (Moe) 285: Logan Wilcox (Low), TBD (Marm), Russell/Mark Bilger, Joe Hensley (Moe) Additional Fab 50 clashes in the Wolverine State Two additional dual meets in the coming week up in the state of Michigan will feature a pair of Fab 50 teams going up against one another. This afternoon starting at 1:30 p.m., No. 15 Lowell will host No. 18 Detroit Catholic Central in an assembly match. Projected lineups for each squad are featured in the item above. Then on Friday, No. 28 Davison and No. 36 St. Johns will compete in a dual meet before the University of Michigan's home match against Michigan State at Cliff Keen Arena in Ann Arbor. Projected lineups for each team are below. 103: Jacob Alvarez (D) vs. Emilio Sanchez (SJ) 112: Max Johnson (D) vs. Ian Parker (SJ) 119: Jacob Madrigal (D) vs. Lucas McFarland (SJ) 125: Lincoln Olson (D) vs. Derek Droste (SJ) 130: Derek Humphrey (D) vs. Bret Fedewa (SJ) 135: Matt Miller (D) vs. Jacob Zelenka (SJ) 140: No. 13 at 138 Justin Oliver (D) vs. No. 3 at 138 Zac Hall/Mark Bozzo (SJ) 145: Dominic Russ (D) vs. Hall/Bozzo (SJ) 152: Brenan McRill (D) vs. No. 5 Logan Massa (SJ) 160: Thomas Garty (D) vs. Drew Wixson (SJ) 171: Mark Lange (D) vs. TBD (SJ) 189: No. 15 at 182 Jordan Cooks (D) vs. No. 11 Angus Arthur (SJ) 215: Jake Ellis (D) vs. Tyler Wildmo (SJ) 285: Dakota Powers (D) vs. Nic Sturgis/Jake Gnegy (SJ) Wyoming Seminary with a statement victory over Bergen Catholic This past Friday night at the University of Pennsylvania, No. 6 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) laid a statement on No. 8 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) in the form of a 39-19 victory. It was a second very decisive dual meet win for the Blue Knights over a team ranked in the top ten this season. The opening four matches of the dual meet set the tone, and were in essence the margin at the end of the match. Danny Boychuck opened the proceedings with a 19 second pin over Bergen Catholic backup Connor Laspina at 138 pounds. Tyler Ponte extended the lead for Wyoming Seminary with a 6-4 decision over Zach Spira. No. 10 Nick Reenan continued the barrage, earning an injury default at the 1:30 mark against Joe Grello at 152, while the stretch of dominance ended with a 14-1 major decision victory for No. 18 Chris Weiler over Jordan Pagan at 160. Bergen Catholic would cut into the lead with Kevin Mulligan's 5-3 decision victory over Ryan McMullan at 170 pounds and a pin in 3:38 by Danny DeLorenzi against Greg Kleinsmith at 182. However, it was still a 19-9 deficit for the Crusaders, who did not wrestle No. 2 Johnny Sebastian in this dual meet, either at 182 or up at 195. Seeing the lead cut down to ten, Wyoming Seminary would go on another four bout winning streak to put the dual meet out of reach. At 195 pounds, it was Mike Rogers with a 7-1 decision over Connor O'Brien. Matthew Doggett continued to sap out the hopes of the Crusaders, this one was a 7-6 victory over Christian Jenco at 220. Then, it was Jake Scanlan scoring a pin in 3:52 over Joe Caggiano at 285. Finally, John Busiello earned a 16-0 technical fall in four minutes over Evan Quinn at 106. Bergen Catholic would win three of the evening's last four bouts, but the damage was done during the first ten matches of the dual meet. Those wins came from No. 2 Nick Suriano at 113 pounds, an 11-3 major decision over Trent Olson; Pete Lipari with a 2-0 decision over Will Verallis at 126; and a 5-4 victory for J.P. Ascolese over C.J. Moyer at 132. The disruption came in the form of Jimmy Overheiser scoring a 3-2 victory over the Crusaders' Tyler Casamenti at 120. Each team will see another nationally ranked opponent this coming Saturday in dual meet action. The Blue Knights make a trip to Maryland for the Gilman Duals, where they will most likely face No. 50 McDonogh, Md. Bergen Catholic will wrestle No. 21 Bound Brook, N.J. as part of a quad meet at High Point -- Raritan is the fourth team in that event. It's a total muddle behind Bergen Catholic in the Garden State Among schools that compete in the NJSIAA, No. 1 Blair Academy does not (they feed into National Preps), there is much confusion about who is second best behind Bergen Catholic this season. The happenings of the past week validate such an assertion. On Saturday, Bound Brook traveled to Don Bosco Prep. They earned a 36-19 victory, taking home victories in ten of fourteen weight classes. However, the defeated Ironmen were without one starter and lost five of six matches decided by two points or less. Full details of that dual meet are available here. On Monday, Don Bosco Prep traveled to St. Peter's Prep and bounced back with a 30-27 victory. It was a meet in which both teams won seven of the weight classes. Full details of that dual meet are available here. Also on Monday, Bound Brook went to unranked Delbarton, and was trailing 20-12 after eight weight classes. However, it was consecutive victories from their back four weight classes -- including three pins -- that assured a Crusaders victory. The final score was 33-29, with the two teams splitting the fourteen weight class. For full details, click here. Adding to that confusion is results from earlier in the season. St. Peter's Prep beat a short-handed Bound Brook squad 35-28 at the Clash, though the teams split the fourteen weight classes. In addition, St. Peter's Prep split the fourteen weight classes during last weekend's 32-29 victory over Delabrton. Sorting it all out, Bound Brook and St. Peter's Prep will switch places in this week's Fab 50 -- Bound Brook to No. 21 and St. Peter's Prep to No. 25 -- while Don Bosco Prep stays at No. 23. Golden State update Two major tournaments took place this past weekend in California. No. 32 Poway used mass volume in winning the championship at the Battle for the Belt hosted by Temecula Valley this past weekend. Despite no champions, the Titans placed ten individuals on the way to a 199.5 to 190 victory over No. 46 Vacaville. Leading the Poway effort were runner-up finishes from Sergio Enloe (138) and No. 14 Ralphy Tovar (145). Vacaville had two wrestlers win weight class titles. Gionn Peralta made his debut at 113, came up with a title, and jumps into the rankings at No. 14; and No. 4 Jeramy Sweany (220) continued his dominance this season with pins in all six of his matches. The Bulldogs placed six wrestlers in all. Other notable weight class champions were Evan Wick (San Marino), who upset the previous ranked Sean Cannon (Green Valley, Nev.) 4-3 at 120; No. 9 Nikko Villarreal (Gilroy), a 4-2 winner over Ralphy Tovar at 145; No. 15 Paul Fox (Gilroy) at 152; and No. 5 Nick Fiegener (Folsom), who beat No. 6 Corey Griego (Sultana) 3-2 in the 182 final. No. 33 Buchanan was the dominant champion at the Five Counties Invitational this past weekend hosted by Fountain Valley. The Bears were led by four weight class champions: Jason Delacruz (120), Conner Francis (145), Abner Romero (152), and Kai Dill (220). In all nine wrestlers placed. Finishing second in the tournament was Santiago Corona with 211 points, led by three weight class champions -- Chris Lacayo (106), No. 4 Michael Longo (138), and Freddie Garcia (160). Two additional nationally ranked wrestlers won weight class titles: No. 9 Mason Pengilly (Porterville) at 126 and Nour Abdullatif (Roosevelt) at 285. On Wednesday evening, it will be a battle of Fab 50 squads when No. 35 Clovis West travels to No. 33 Buchanan. Then on Saturday at 4 p.m. Pacific Time, Buchanan and No. 4 Clovis will travel to No. 46 Vacaville as part of a double-dual. Buchanan and Clovis will both dual Vacaville and James Logan, but will not dual each other. Here are projected lineups for Clovis West, Buchanan, Clovis, and Vacaville. 106: Chris Marin (CW), Ross Arve (B), No. 5 Justin Mejia (C), Jordan Aquino (V) 113: Bryce Morita (CW), Jake Levatino/Durbin Lloren (B), Tristan Gilliland (C), No. 14 Gionn Peralta (V) 120: Isack Espina (CW), Jason Delacruz (B), Julian Gaytan (C), Anthony Hernandez (V) 126: No. 16 Michael Knoblauch (CW), Greg Gaxiola (B), Khristian Olivas (C), Bobby Ehman (V) 132: Bobby Miguel (CW), Kyle Hansen (B), Isaiah Hokit (C), Kyle Moore (V) 138: Chris Lane (CW), Dean Esquibel (B), Lane Barnes (C), Eric Udall (V) 145: Chris Garcia (CW), Conner Francis (B), Jared Hill (C), Hayden Fry (V) 152: Tyler Zimmer (CW), Abner Romero (B), Dominic Kincaid (C), Quintin Cardoza (V) 160: Luke Lierly (CW), Isaiah Jones (B), Josh Hokit (C), Jesse Johnson (V) 170: Eric Glikbarg (CW), Esequiel Olivera (B), Brody Brand (C), Cole Tigert (V) 182: George Espana (CW), Young Woo An (B), A.J. Nevills (C), Zach Myers/James Probis (V) 195: Alex Ku (CW), Zekary Levatino (B), Adam Prentice (C), Steven Gomez (V) 220: Cortes Morales (CW), Kai Dill (B), Matt Weiss (C), No. 4 Jeramy Sweany (V) 285: Austin Cox (CW), David Robles (B), No. 1 Nick Nevills (C), Mike McCauley (V) Broken Arrow and Stillwater in tight battle for Sooner State supremacy This past weekend the top three teams in Oklahoma, all of which are ranked in the top 15 nationally, competed in the Bobby Lyons Invitational hosted by Sand Springs. The team race was razor tight, and came down to the last weight class of the evening. Trailing by 1.5 points with the championship and consolation finals at 285 pounds to go, Broken Arrow got a 2-1 overtime victory from Trenton Lieurance in the third place bout. That gave the Tigers the championship when No. 15 Andrew Dixon (Edmond North) pinned Stillwater's James Brower in the championship bout. Despite going 1-6 in first place matches, Broken Arrow scored the 234 to 233.5 victory over Stillwater, which went 5-2 in those matches. The lone champion for Broken Arrow was No. 11 Markus Simmons, who scored a 12-2 major decision over John Jimanez (Sand Springs) at 120 pounds. Runner-up finishes came from Damon Hail (113), Davion Jeffries (126), Zack Edwards (132), Shea Conley (138), Tanner Bailey (145), and Paden Bailey (152). Six additional Tigers wrestlers earned a placement finish to make it thirteen in all for Broken Arrow. Weight class champions for runner-up Stillwater included Andrew Nieman (106), No. 13 Kaid Brock (132), Tristan Moran (138), No. 5 Joe Smith (145), and No. 5 Chandler Rogers (170). Nieman made his season debut at 106, earned a victory over No. 14 Paxton Rosen (Edmond North), which puts him in the rankings this week at No. 13. Brock, Moran, and Smith scored victories over Broken Arrow opposition. Runner-up finishers for the Pioneers were Jordan Dieringer (182) and Brower. Additional wrestlers placed third, fifth, and sixth for Stillwater. Finishing third in the event was Edmond North, who despite having four weight class champions only could muster 207.5 points. Those four weight class champions were No. 10 Joel Dixon (182), No. 5 Derek White (195), No. 12 Lance Dixon (220), and No. 15 Andrew Dixon (285). Rounding out the weight class champions were No. 3 Daton Fix (Sand Springs) at 113 pounds; Cody Karstetter (Sand Springs), who beat Jeffries 3-2 in the 126 final to knock him out of the weight class rankings; Jonce Blaylock (Berryhill) at 152; and Jacobe Smith (Muskogee) at 160. This coming Tuesday, No. 12 Stillwater will travel to No. 11 Broken Arrow for a dual meet. Edmond North dropped three spots to No. 14 in the Fab 50 this week, and will travel to Yukon for the Jay Hancock Memorial, a tournament that also includes No. 49 Collinsville. Bettendorf competes against top Iowa rivals in past and present weekends For a second tournament this season, it was No. 22 Bettendorf (Iowa) finishing slightly ahead of No. 37 Waverly-Shell Rock (Iowa) to secure a tournament victory. The first time came in the opening weekend at the Keith Young Invitational. This past weekend, it was at the Geneseo Wrestling Invitational in Illinois. Both the Bulldogs and Go-Hawks placed nine wrestlers in the top six podium spots, but it was Bettendorf's five champions out-pointing the eight top three finishers for Waverly-Shell Rock. Winning weight class titles for Bettendorf were Jack Wagner (106), Jacob Schwarm (113), Paul Glynn (120), No. 4 Fredy Stroker (132), and No. 10 Logan Ryan (138). Jacob Woodard (145) finished in second place, while an additional Bulldogs wrestler placed fifth and two others were sixth. Waverly-Shell Rock had Bryce Steiert (145) and Spencer Derifield (160) pick up weight class titles. Nate Sands (120), Izaak Miller (182), and Thomas Foy (195) placed second; while Justin Reither (132), Corey Abernathy (170), and Kaleb Staack (285) placed third. This coming weekend, Bettendorf will be joined by No. 27 Southeast Polk in the field at the Ed Winger Invite hosted by Urbandale, Iowa. Sixteen teams will compete in the individual bracket tournament on Saturday. Bettendorf won eight weight classes in a 37-27 dual meet victory against Southeast Polk at Iowa State a week ago from this past Sunday. Additional ranked teams from The Predicament polls in the field include North Scott and Iowa City West. Quick hitters Blair Academy, N.J., yet again showed why they are the number one team in the country. This past weekend in the Escape the Rock Tournament held outside of Philadelphia, the Buccaneers placed 13 wrestlers (every weight class but for 160, where No. 3 Dylan Milonas is out injured), and won four titles. Champions included No. 12 Chaz Tucker (120), who beat three nationally ranked wrestlers on the weekend, No. 1 Joey McKenna (138), No. 9 Mason Manville (152), and No. 15 Brandon Dallavia. Finishing in second place with four champions and 197.5 points, but 80 back of Blair Academy, was No. 16 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. The Hawks were led by weight class champions Jake Riegel (106), No. 19 Luke Karam (113), No. 3 Zeke Moisey (126), and Andrew Dunn (220). For full results, click here. This coming week, top-ranked Blair Academy hosts a pair of Fab 50 teams as part of a Super Quad at 12:30 p.m. The Buccaneers will wrestle all four teams in the following order: No. 23 Don Bosco Prep (N.J.), Tulsa Union (Okla.), Smyrna (Del.), and No. 26 St. Edward (Ohio). On the opposite mat, the following dual meets will take place: St. Edward vs. Smyrna, St. Edward vs. Don Bosco, St. Edward vs. Tulsa Union, and Don Bosco Prep vs. Tulsa Union. The two matches for St. Edward on Saturday against Fab 50 opposition mark a fourth consecutive Saturday in which the Eagles have taken on a Fab 50 opponent in dual meet competition. This past weekend they hosted No. 5 St. Paris Graham, Ohio in their annual match. The visiting Falcons came away with a 34-25 victory, as they won eight of the fourteen weight classes. However, St. Edward won the only match involving a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers, as No. 11 L.J. Bentley upended No. 17 Eli Stickley by a 2-1 score at 113 pounds. In the WPIAL, which is the regional governing body for schools around Pittsburgh, sub-section championship dual meets will be taking place tonight. Most notable among those is the sub-section 1 tournament in Class AAA (big-school) to be held at No. 41 Greater Latrobe starting at 6 p.m. The host Wildcats are the second seed and will dual Kiski Area in one semifinal, while No. 9 Franklin Regional takes on Hempfield Area. The two winners and losers will meet to determine placement positions for next week's WPIAL team championship tournament. No. 42 Kuna and No. 45 Centennial, the top two teams in the state of Idaho, will both be at the Red Halverson Memorial Wrestling Invitational this weekend in Minico. This past weekend, Kuna dominated their way to a title at the Tiger-Grizz Invitational; while Centennial was short a key starter, who placed at the Reno TOC in December, and was in fourth place behind No. 38 Pleasant Grove (Utah) and two others at The Rumble in Orem, Utah. No. 4 Clovis (Calif.) outlasted No. 8 Massillon Perry (Ohio) in a relatively tight point race at the Alliance Top Gun Wrestling Tournament this past weekend. A recap of the event was written and posted on InterMat Sunday morning. To read the article, click here.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Athletics Department has announced the Iowa State vs. UNI dual has been rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. The dual will take place in West Gymnasium still as it was originally slated. Fewer than 50 tickets remain for the instate matchup. Tickets may be purchased online by clicking here or by phone (319) 273-4849.

OREGON CITY, Ore. -- The Clackamas wrestling team used a quick start and huge bonus point wins at the first three weight classes to improve to 9-3 on the year. The first three bouts were huge for the Cougars to get a very excited Randall Hall crowd ready for an exciting evening in a big way. Stevan Knoblauch, CJ Palmer and Robbie Rizzolino each earned bonus point wins to help the team jump out to a 17-0 lead. The night included some huge wins by Clackamas and none bigger than that of David Douglas High School standout Ihoughama Odihizuwa as he took down the No. 1-ranked wrestler in the nation with a convincing 8-4 win. Also, getting the folks fired up was Eleazar DeLuca's handling of No. 3 Nico Moreno. "I am incredibly proud of all of our kids from the red shirts through starters as they have worked very hard to get to where they are at right now and to avenge each of the early December losses was huge," said Clackamas coach Josh Rhoden. "We told our guys that now we can either let everyone catch us or we can widen the gap. Our hope is that these guys continue to respond like they have all year and continue to make gains." Results: 125: Stevan Knoblauch (Clackamas) pinned Jared Miller (North Idaho), 5:33 133: CJ Palmer (Clackamas) pinned Zach Mahaney (North Idaho), 2:40 141: Robert Rizzolino (Clackamas) tech. fall Kit Major (North Idaho), 21-6 149: Jeremy Golding (North Idaho) maj.dec. Kenny Martin (Clackamas), 14-4 157: Eleazar DeLuca (Clackamas) dec. Nico Moreno (North Idaho), 9-7 165: Tyler McLean (North Idaho) dec. Kyle Bateman (Clackamas), 5-3 SV 174: Derrick Booth (North Idaho) dec. Tyler White (Clackamas), 4-2 184: Adrian Salas (Clackamas) tech. fall Johnathan Dennis (North Idaho), 17-2 197: Ihoghama Odighizuwa (Clackamas) dec. VJ Giulio (North Idaho), 8-4 285: Taylor Kornoely (North Idaho) maj. dec. Brandon Johnson (Clackamas), 14-2

The 23rd-ranked Chattanooga wrestling team scored a dominating 35-6 win at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in Southern Conference action today. The Mocs improved to 11-5 overall and 2-0 in league matches while the Cougars dropped to 3-10 and 1-1 in SoCon matches. For the Mocs, it was their fourth straight dual win, improving to 6-5 all-time against SIUE. UTC has won 10 consecutive SoCon matches and are 24-1 in league duals under fifth-year head coach Heath Eslinger. “We wrestled well today,” stated Eslinger. “It was a good effort and we are wrestling consistently each time out. We just need to continue to improve with each week.” SIUE opened with a 3-0 after Dakota Leach scored a 9-6 win against freshman Byron Smith at 125. That advantage was short lived, as the Mocs ran off eight straight-wins, starting with back-to-back major decisions. Junior Nick Soto posted a 15-2 victory over Patrick Meyers at 133 while freshman Michael Pongracz shut out Drew Vrbenec 8-0 at 141. Wins by sophomore Austin Sams and senior Alex Hudson at 149 and 157, respectively, pushed the Mocs lead to 15-3 before UTC really turned up the heat. Junior Corey Mock posted a technical fall against Matthew Lester at 165 before junior Levi Clemons and sophomore John Lampe scored consecutive pins at 174 and 184. Freshman Scottie Boykin closed out the Mocs scoring with a 12-6 decision over Chris Johnson at 197. SIUE got three more points when heavyweight David Devine scored a 7-5 win in overtime against freshman Dawson Peck. It was the first loss for Peck in six matches since transferring to UTC from Virginia Tech at the semester break. UTC gets right back on the road this week, traveling to The Citadel (3-2, 1-0 SoCon) for a Wednesday match at 7:00 p.m. (E.S.T.). Links for live scoring and pay-per-view video are available on the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com. Chattanooga closes out its home schedule against Appalachian State on Sunday, Feb. 2, in Maclelland Gym. Match time against the Mountaineers is set for 2:00 p.m. Results: 125: Dakota Leach (SIUE) – Dec. 9-6 - Byron Smith (UTC) – SIUE 3-0 133: No. 11 Nick Soto (UTC) – MD 15-2 - Patrick Myers (SIUE) – UTC 4-3 141: Michael Pongracz (UTC) – MD 8-0 - Drew Vrbenec (SIUE) – UTC 8-3 149: Austin Sams (UTC) – Dec. 14-10 - Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE) – UTC 11-3 157: Alex Hudson (UTC) – MD 13-0 - Logun Taylor (SIUE) – UTC 15-3 165: No. 6 Corey Mock (UTC) – Tech. Fall 16-0 (5:58) - Matthew Lester (SIUE) – UTC 20-3 174: Levi Clemons (UTC) – Fall 6:46 - Jake Residori (SIUE) – UTC 26-3 184: John Lampe (UTC) – Fall 4:24 - Derek Nagel (SIUE) – UTC 32-3 197: Scottie Boykin (UTC) – Dec. 12-6 - Chris Johnson (SIUE) – UTC 35-3 285: David Devine (SIUE) – Dec. 7-5 (SV1) - Dawson Peck (UTC) – UTC 35-6

KENT, Ohio -- Despite having two starters out of its lineup Sunday, Kent State (8-6) captured 6-of-10 matches in a 23-14 win over NC State (10-3) at the M.A.C. Center. Right next to the wrestling mat, Kent State's gymnastics team also defeated the Wolfpack during the special Beauty and the Beast event. "When we found out at weigh-ins that Caleb (Marsh) wasn't going to be able to go, I was worried," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "I thought it would be hard for us to win, but we had a lot of guys step up and I'm proud of our guys for the way they came through." Prior to Sunday, the Golden Flashes were just 4-9 at the 165-pound weight class in dual meets and 1-12 at 125 pounds, but sophomores Tyler Buckwalter and Del Vinas each came up with big victories. The afternoon started at 165, as Buckwalter earned a 9-1 win over Peter Santos. In just his fourth victory of the season, Buckwalter scored a takedown with 10 seconds left in the match to clinch the major decision. He set the tone in the first period with a takedown immediately followed by a three-point turn. "Tyler's a better dual meet wrestler than a tournament wrestler at this point," Andrassy said. "Our hope is that he just continues to progress." The Wolfpack answered with a major decision of their own at 174, before sophomore Sam Wheeler gave the Flashes the lead for good with a 9-5 decision over Mike Macchiavello. Wheeler recorded two first period takedowns and never trailed. Sophomore Cole Baxter followed with an 8-3 decision over KaRonne Jones that included four minutes of riding time. "Our young guys are getting better and better every match," Andrassy said. "The improvement isn't always as fast as we'd like to be as coaches, but it's come against very good competition this year." Vinas claimed his first career dual victory with a 5-3 decision over Micah Perez. Vinas scored a pair of first period takedowns from his own shots and escaped in the third. "It was only our second win at 125 in dual this year," Andrassy said. "We can win a lot of duals if we win there." Sophomore Mack McGuire brought the crowd to its feet with a first period pin of Chris Wilkes. With the match scoreless late in the first, McGuire got in deep on a shot and had not yet earned a takedown, but tilted Wilkes' legs high enough to put him flat on his back. With his team up 19-11, sophomore Michael DePalma sealed the victory with a 12-2 major decision of Brian Hamann. Up 2-0 after one period, DePalma broke things open in the second with a reversal and two takedowns. The Golden Flashes begin a string of five straight conference duals Friday, Jan. 24, visiting Ohio. Already 2-0 in the MAC, Kent State hosts Central Michigan Sunday, Jan. 26 at the M.A.C. Center. Ian Miller and Caleb Marsh are both expected back in the lineup Friday. Results: 165 Tyler Buckwalter (KSU) won by major decision over Peter Santos (NCSU) 9-1. 174 Pete Renda (NCSU) won by major decision over Mike Vollant (KSU) 14-3. 184 Sam Wheeler (KSU) won by decision over Michael Macchiavello (NCSU) 9-5. 197 Cole Baxter (KSU) won by decision over KaRonne Jones (NCSU) 8-3. 285 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) won by major decision over Mimmo Lytle (KSU) 10-1. 125 Edilberto Vinas (KSU) won by decision over Micah Perez (NCSU) 5-3. 133 Mackenzie McGuire (KSU) won by pin over Chris Wilkes (NCSU) 2:43. 141 Sam Speno (NCSU) won by decision over Tyler Small (KSU) 3-2. 149 Michael Depalma (KSU) won by major decision over Brian Hamann (NCSU) 12-2. 157 Thomas Gantt (NCSU) won by decision over T.J. Keklak (KSU) 9-4.

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Three straight victories in the middle of the lineup helped key a 19-17 victory for the North Dakota State wrestling team over the Oregon State Beavers on Sunday, Jan. 19, at Gill Coliseum. With the win, the Bison (6-3) have won their last four duals – including two straight against ranked opponents. After dropping three consecutive weight classes and falling behind to Oregon State 11-9, third-ranked Steven Monk recaptured the lead for the Bison at 165 pounds with a 9-0 major decision over Toney Chay. Following Monk at 174 pounds, No. 12/13 Hayden Zillmer picked up three points for the Bison, using a takedown in the sudden victory period in overtime to register a 3-1 win over Joe Latham. NDSU junior Kurtis Julson extended the team lead to 19-11 with a 9-4 decision at 184 pounds. The Beavers’ 197-pounder, No. 12 Taylor Meeks, earned a 9-2 decision over Tyler Lehmann cutting the deficit to 19-14. NDSU junior Evan Knutson lost by decision, 10-4, in the final bout of the match against Oregon State’s Amarveer Dhesi – who came into the match ranked No. 18 at 285 pounds – but helped the Bison defeat the Beavers with a two-point margin. The victory gave NDSU their first in the series against Oregon State, which had won the previous four meetings between the two schools. The Beavers were ranked No. 20 coming into this week in the latest USA Today/NWCA/AWN Division I Coaches Poll and were ranked as high as 11th in the same poll this season. Monk won his 13th straight match of the season and improved his season record to 20-1. Hunter Weber earned his seventh pin this season, defeating Joey Palmer in one minute, 12 seconds in the first period. Justin Lavalle earned a 4-2 decision over Drew Van Anrooy at 133 pounds. The Bison host Air Force in their next dual at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, at the Bison Sports Arena. Results: 125: Hunter Weber (NDSU) won by pin over Joey Palmer (Oregon State), 1:12 133: Justin LaValle (NDSU) won by decision over Drew Van Anrooy (Oregon State), 4-2 141: Joey Delgado (Oregon State) won by decision over Clay Cathey (NDSU), 9-4 149: Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State) won by major decision over Tyler Diamond (NDSU), 14-2 157: Roger Pena (Oregon State) won by major decision over Nick Olejnik (NDSU), 15-4 165: Steven Monk (NDSU) won by major decision over Toney Chay (Oregon State), 9-0 174: Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) won in sudden victory 1 over Joe Latham (Oregon State), 3-1 184: Kurtis Julson (NDSU) won by decision over Austin Morehead (Oregon State), 9-4 197: Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) won by decision over Tyler Lehmann (NDSU), 9-2 285: Amarveer Dhesi (Oregon State) won by decision over Evan Knutson (NDSU), 10-4.

GILLETTE, Wyo. -- After trailing 17-12 with two matches left, South Dakota State won the final two matches to defeat Wyoming, 18-17; beating the Cowboys for the first time in school history. “All the credit goes to the 10 guys that went out and executed their gameplan today,” head coach Chris Bono said. “I could not be more proud of this group for believing in our coaches, themselves and their teammates.” Brance Simms and Eric Orozco won the final two matches 6-0 and 9-4, respectively. Alex Kocer (149) and No. 18 Cody Pack (157) gave SDSU a 6-0 lead after recording back-to-back wins to open the dual. Kocer earned his 20th victory of the season after defeating Brandon Richardson, 6-3. After giving up the first takedown, Pack escaped and recorded a takedown midway through the second period to take control of the match and went on to win, 4-2. After dropping the 165-lb bout, John Nething II used a balanced attack to down Brent Havlik, 8-3. Wyoming tied the match 9-9 after No. 20 Ben Stroh pinned redshirt freshman Ben Schwery. The Cowboys took a 12-9 lead following a Shane Woods’ 4-1 win over Trey Hable. J.J. Everard earned a hard-fought victory over Tanner Harms in the 285-lb bout, 7-3; tying the dual up, 12-12. Wyoming took a 17-12 lead after No. 8 Tyler Cox recorded a technical fall in the 125-lb bout. Following Simms' 6-0 win and the dual on the line, senior Eric Orozco beat Cole Mendenhall, 9-4 to win the decisive match and solidify the Jackrabbit win. “He finds a way to win,” Bono said of Orozco. “He deserves to get a win like that for how hard he has worked and his complete buy-in of the program since day one. I am extremely happy for the young man.” SDSU moves to 2-3 overall and 1-0 in WWC action. “It’s a great win for our program and we’re excited to build on it next week," Bono said. "We could not turn this program this quick without the support of our athletic director, administration, coaching staff and community support.” SDSU continues Western Wrestling Conference action on Jan. 26 as the Jacks welcome Air Force to Frost Arena. Results: 149 Pounds: Alex Kocer (SDSU) over Brandon Richardson (UW) – Dec., 6-3/ 3-0 157 Pounds: No. 18 Cody Pack (SDSU) over Andy McCulley (UW) – Dec., 4-2/6-0 165 Pounds: No. 18 Dakota Friesth (UW) over Joe Brewster (SDSU) – Dec., 5-3/6-3 174 Pounds: John Nething II (SDSU) over Brent Havlik (UW) – Dec., 8-3/9-3 184 Pounds: No. 20 Ben Stroh (UW) fall over Ben Schwery (SDSU) – 3:31/9-9 197 Pounds: Shane Woods (UW) over Trey Hable (SDSU) – Dec., 4-1/9-12 285 Pounds: J.J. Everard (SDSU) over Tanner Harms (UW) – Dec., 7-3/12-12 125 Pounds: No. 8 Tyler Cox (UW) tech. fall over Ben Gillette (SDSU) – 24-9, /12-17 133 Pounds: Brance Simms (SDSU) over Gunnar Woodburn (UW) – Dec., 6-0/15-17 141 Pounds: Eric Orozco (SDSU) over Cole Mendenhall (UW) – Dec., 9-4/18-17

NORMAN, Okla. -- It was like déjà vu for the UNI wrestling team when they knocked off undefeated No. 4 Oklahoma, 19-17. Just as it did last season in the West Gym at UNI, the team win came down to the final match of the dual. UNI didn’t come out with the victory in heavyweight, but they had built a lead that Oklahoma was unable to overcome. UNI got out front 12-0 and Dylan Peters and Joey Lazor beat two highly ranked opponents before the Sooners could get on the board. UNI improves to 6-0 in duals. The Panthers are ranked second to Missouri in the Mid-American Conference. MATCH BY MATCH Redshirt freshman Peters got UNI off to a strong start by knocking of No. 5 Jarrod Patterson in the 125-pound match. No. 7 Peters earned a reversal off injury time and earned riding time to win 4-1. Joe Colon defended his top ranking in the 133-pound weight class and stayed perfect (6-0) in duals with a 7-5 win over No. 8 Cody Brewer. Just when it looked as if the Panthers would lose its first match of the day, No. 15 Joey Lazor flipped off his back to pin No. 10 Nick Lester in 2 minutes, 6 seconds. The Sooners’ Kendric Maple stopped the Panthers’ run. Tyler Patten couldn’t hold off No. 3 Maple in the final seconds, and Maple went on to get the final points needed for a major decision win, 10-1. An early takedown put Jarrett Jensen in the lead at 157 pounds, and he continued to dominate until the third period. A series of takedowns by No. 19 Justin DeAngelis tied up the score, where a takedown in overtime sealed the 17-15 win for the Sooners. At 165 pounds, Clark Glass held off No. 11 Cooper Moore early, but Moore took the match 6-2 to break the Sooners’ streak. Andrew Howe proved why he was ranked first in the nation at 174 pounds with a 22-8 major decision win over No. 16 Cody Caldwell of UNI. No. 5 Ryan Loder returned to the dual lineup to defend his perfect dual record and earn his second major decision of the season. He kept Danny Chaid scoreless, winning 13-0. UNI led 19-11 with the final two matches to go. Basil Minto refused to give up bonus points to No. 3 Travis Rutt, keeping the Panthers in the lead. However, Rutt would go on to win the 198-pound match, 6-3. It was up to Blaize Cabell to keep the Panthers in the lead. He kept the score close, but lost 5-4 to No. 18 Ross Larson. CAT STATS Four Panthers in today’s lineup remain undefeated in duals: Peters, Colon, Lazor, Loder. Peters is two falls away from making the list of top 10 Panthers with most falls in a single season. He has 13 pins total, with eight of them coming against a Division I opponents. Those eight falls put him sixth in the nation for most wins by fall. Colon is the Panthers’ first top-ranked wrestler since Dylan Long in 2003. Long went on to finish second at the Division I national championships in the 141-pound weight class. Colon is second in the nation for the most wins by technical fall. Colon hasn’t lost a dual since joining the Panthers in the 2011-12 season. His .952 winning percentage makes him third on the all-time list of highest winning percentages for a single season. Lazor has the second most career wins on the team. His win today was No. 75. Loder leads the team with 103. Loder has not lost a dual since the 2011-12 season. He has the fifth-highest career winning percentage (.817) of all Panthers with at least 50 wins. Prior to this season, UNI had not been ranked in the top 10 since 2003. NEXT UP The Panthers return home to host the conference favorite, Missouri. The dual is set for 7 p.m. Jan. 24. Very few tickets remain. To order, go online at UNIPanthers.com or call (319) 273-4849. Results: 125: No. 7 Dylan Peters (UNI) dec. No. 5 Jarrod Patterson (OU), 4-1 133: No. 1 Joe Colon (UNI) dec. No. 8 Cody Brewer (OU), 7-5 141: No. 15 Joey Lazor (UNI) fall No. 10 Nick Lester (OU), 2:06 149: No. 3 Kendric Maple (OU) maj. dec. Tyler Patten (UNI), 10-1 157: No. 19 Justin DeAngelis (OU) dec. Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 17-15 OT 165: No. 11 Cooper Moore (UNI) dec. Clark Glass (OU), 6-2 174: No. 1 Andrew Howe (OU) maj. dec. Cody Caldwell (UNI), 22-8 184: No. 5 Ryan Loder (UNI) maj. dec. Danny Chaid (OU), 13-0 197: No. 3 Travis Rutt (OU) dec. Basil Minto (UNI), 6-3 285: No. 18 Ross Larson dec. Blaize Cabell (UNI), 5-4 *Individual rankings from InterMat as of Jan. 14, 2014

The 12th-ranked Virginia wrestling team captured a 20-12 dual win at Old Dominion Sunday afternoon at the Ted Constant Center in Norfolk, Va. Virginia (13-2) won six weight classes, highlighted by a technical fall by second-ranked Nick Sulzer (R-Jr., Cleveland, Ohio) at 165 pounds. That match was an aberration for the day though, as eight of the 10 bouts were decided by three points or fewer in a hotly-contested dual. “That’s a really good team we just beat,” Virginia head coach Steve Garalnd said. “I’m proud of our guys, not only for the individual efforts but the overall team effort as well. We know the ODU coaches and their wrestlers well and they have a lot of talented guys up and down their lineup. But we’re really starting to see what kind of team we have, and it’s exciting to see guys like Nick Sulzer go out and get bonus points for the team and others picking up big wins for the team.” Stephen Doty (R-Sr., St. Louis, Mo.), Zach Nye (R-So., Enola, Pa.), Ethan Hayes (R-So., New Lebanon, Ohio), Nick Herrmann (So., Amarillo, Texas) and Blaise Butler (R-So., Belvidere, Ill.) also won by decision for Virginia, which picked up its sixth straight dual victory. The match started at 165 where Sulzer, ranked second nationally, racked up six takedowns as well as three back points in cruising to an 18-3 technical fall over Dillon Geoghegan for the lone bonus points of the dual. Sulzer is now 24-1 this year, with 18 of his wins resulting in bonus points (two falls, four tech falls, 12 major decisions). Doty upped his record to 20-4 with a 4-1 win over Billy Curling at 174, giving UVa an 8-0 edge before the Monarchs (3-8) picked up their first win over the day when Jack Dechow scored on a third-period takedown to hand 19th-ranked Jon Fausey (R-Sr., Dalmatia, Pa.) a 3-1 defeat at 184. Nye scored his fifth straight win as he recorded a third-period takedown to snap a 1-1 tie in defeating Kevin Beazley, 3-2, at 197. Nye is now 14-6 on the year and has gone 7-2 since the start of the new year. Hayes earned his second win of the weekend with a 4-2 victory over Matt Tourdot in the heavyweight bout, and Herrmann followed with a 5-2 decision over Brandon Jeske at 125, giving the Cavaliers a 17-3 team advantage. ODU captured the next three weight classes, all in close fashion. Scott Festejo pulled away late for an 11-6 decision over Joseph Martinez (R-So., Platteville, Colo.) at 133 before fourth-ranked Chris Mecate outlasted No. 14 Joe Spisak (R-Jr., Boiling Springs, Pa.) 3-1 at 141. Mecate scored a third-period takedown for the lone offensive points of the bout. Chris Yankowich (So., Norristown, Pa.) fell 3-0 to Lenny Richardson at 149 as the Monarchs cut their deficit to 17-12, but Butler, ranked 13th nationally, led nearly the entire way in a 5-2 decision over Tristan Warner at 157 to seal the team win. UVa returns to ACC competition at 7 p.m. Friday when it travels to No. 13 Pittsburgh (9-1) for a key ACC match as the teams tussle for the first time as conference rivals. Pitt knocked off No. 5 Oklahoma State on criteria, 19-18, Sunday afternoon at home. Results: 165: No. 2/2 Nick Sulzer (UVa) tech fall Dillon Geoghegan (ODU), 18-3; UVa 5-0 174: No. 14/14 Stephen Doty (UVa) dec. Billy Curling (ODU), 4-1; UVa 8-0 184: Jack Dechow (ODU) dec. No. 19/17 Jon Fausey (UVa), 3-1; UVa 8-3 197: Zach Nye (UVa) dec. Kevin Beazley (ODU), 3-2; UVa 11-3 285: Ethan Hayes (UVa) dec. Matt Tourdot (ODU), 4-2; UVa 14-3 125: Nick Herrmann (UVa) dec. Brandon Jeske (ODU), 5-2; UVa 17-3 133: Scott Festejo (ODU) dec. Joseph Martinez (UVa), 11-6; UVa 17-6 141: No. 4/4 Chris Mecate (ODU) dec. No. 14/16 Joe Spisak (UVa), 3-1; UVa 17-9 149: Lenny Richardson (ODU) dec. Chris Yankowich (UVa), 3-0; UVa 17-12 157: No. 13/12 Blaise Butler (UVa) dec. Tristan Warner (ODU), 5-2; UVa 20-12

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 1 nationally, blazed past No. 14 Northwestern in front of the 16th-straight home sellout for Penn State. Penn State won eight of ten bouts for the second time in three days and posted the 39-8 Big Ten dual win over the visiting Wildcats. The dual started at 125 where Nittany Lion All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, put on a takedown clinic on his way to a 23-6 technical fall over Northwestern's Garrison White. Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 15 nationally, then picked up his first Rec Hall dual meet win at 133, posting a convincing 8-2 victory over NU's Dominick Malone. True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), unbeaten and ranked No. 2 at 141, then posted an 11-2 major over NU junior Pat Greco. Red-shirt freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) nearly upset No. 4 Jason Tsirtsis at 149, but the ranked Wildcat was able to post the 5-3 sudden victory decision. Senior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) then pinned Northwestern's Ben Sullivan at the 4:01 mark to send Penn State into the halftime break up 18-3. Senior All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), unbeaten and ranked No. 1 at 165, rolled through No. 9 Pierce Harger, posting the 17-2 technical fall at the 4:45 mark. Junior All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, then downed No. 9 Lee Munster. Brown was up 10-1 at the 3:56 mark before Munster had to take an injury default. Senior All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 nationally at 184, pinned Northwestern's Jacob Berkowitz quickly, getting the fall at the 1:36 mark, giving the Nittany Lions a 35-3 lead. Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 7 at 197, was impressive with a 17-8 major over No. 17 Alex Polizzi to put the Lions up 39-2 as Northwestern was deducted a team point for a second bench warning. In one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups, Nittany Lion junior Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 12 at 285, took on No. 4 Mike McMullan. McMullan used a quick move on the edge of the mat to take Lawson down with at the 2:44 mark when Lawson called for injury time. The Lion junior was not able to continue and McMullan got the injury default victory, making the final scored 39-8 Penn State. The sell-out crowd of 6,393 was the 16th-straight home sell out for Penn State. Taylor improves to 20-0 on the year with 10 pins, six tech falls and four majors. He is 28-0 all-time in Big Ten duals and 49-0 all-time against Big Ten competition. His 120 career wins is 11th all-time (he is 120-3) at Penn State. Ruth moves to 19-1 with seven pins, seven tech falls and five majors. He is 28-0 all-time in Big Ten duals and 50-0 all-time against Big Ten competition. Ruth is 121-3 as a Penn Stater, tied for eighth all-time. Retherford remains unbeaten with a 20-0 record, including three pins, two techs and six majors. Brown is 20-1 with six pins, two techs and six majors as well. Megaludis and McIntosh both improve to 19-2. Penn State improves to 10-0 on the year, 4-0 in Big Ten action, while Northwestern falls to 6-4, 1-4 B1G. Penn State hosts No. 11 Illinois next Friday night, Jan. 24, in a 7 p.m. dual in sold out Rec Hall. With the full season of Rec Hall duals sold out prior to the start of the campaign, a very limited number of standing room only tickets are available to a few of the remaining Rec Hall duals. People may purchase tickets by calling 1-800-NITTANY or by visiting the Penn State Athletics ticket office located in the BJC. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2013-14 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU tech fall Garrison White NU, 23-6 (TF; 6:39) -- 5-0 133: #15 Jimmy Gulibon PSU dec. Dominick Malone NU, 8-2 -- 8-0 141: #2 Zain Retherford PSU maj. dec. Pat Greco NU, 11-2 -- 12-0 149: #4 Jason Tsirtsis NU dec. (SV) Zack Beitz PSU, 5-3 (sv) -- 12-3 157: James Vollrath PSU pinned Ben Sullivan NU, WBF (4:01) -- 18-3 165: #1 David Taylor PSU tech fall #9 Pierce Harger NU, 17-2 (4:45) -- 23-3 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU inj. def. #9 Lee Munster NU, (leading 10-1 at 3:56) -- 29-3 184: #2 Ed Ruth PSU pinned Jacob Berkowitz NU, WBF (1:36) -- 35-3 197: #7 Morgan McIntosh PSU maj. dec. #17 Alex Polizzi NU, 17-8 -- 39-2* 285: #4 Mike McMullan NU inj. def. #12 Jimmy Lawson PSU, (trailing 4-0 at 2:44) -- 39-8 * Northwestern deducted team point during 197-bout, second bench warning Attendance: 6,393 (16th-straight home sell out) Records: Penn State 10-0, 4-0 B1G; Northwestern 6-4, 1-4 B1G Up Next for Penn State: home vs. Illinois, Friday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Junior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, met Wildcat sophomore Garrison White. Megaludis wasted no time taking an early lead, using a single leg to open up a 2-1 lead less than :10 into the bout. Megaludis continued to pressure White, working his shoulders to the ground and working his way behind the Wildcat for a takedown and a 4-2 lead after cutting him loose. Megaludis quickly tacked on a third takedown and then a fourth to break open an 8-4 margin. Megaludis continued his offensive work with a fifth takedown and a ride out to lead 10-4 with 1:02 in riding time after one. Megaludis chose top to start the second, White escaped and Megaludis quickly took him down twice. The Lion junior added three near fall points after the second takedown and led 17-6 at the 1:00 mark. Megaludis added one more three point turn and led 20-6 with 2:46 in time after two. White chose down to start the third period and Megaludis continued his strong work on top. Looking to cement a tech fall or pick up a pin, Megaludis worked White's shoulders to the mat, nearly picking up the pin. The three-point near fall gave the Lion a 23-6 tech fall at the 6:39 mark. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 15 at 133, took on Northwestern's Dominick Malone. Gulibon was the aggressor early, setting up his offense and forcing Malone towards the edge of the mat. Malone took his first shot off a reset and worked his way to a takedown and a 2-0 lead with 1:24 on the clock. Malone built up riding time with strong work up top but Gulibon escaped to a 2-1 score with :30 left in the opening period. Trailing 2-1, Gulibon chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. Malone had 1:02 in riding time. Gulibon countered a slight Malone shot and quickly rolled behind him for a takedown and a 4-2 lead with 1:00 on the clock. The Lion freshman maintained control of Malone for the period's final minute, erasing the riding time and taking a 4-2 lead into the third period. Malone chose down to start the third period and Gulibon controlled the action once again from the top position. Malone was unable to work to his base as Gulibon first built up a 1:00-plus time edge and then forced a stall on the Wildcat. Gulibon then turned Malone for three back points and a 7-2 lead. A short ride out and Gulibon posted an 8-2 with 2:02 in riding time. 141: True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 141, wrestled NU junior Pat Greco. Retherford blew through an early takedown, taking the Wildcat down just :05 into the bout. The unbeaten Lion then began a dominating ride, keeping Greco bellied out for nearly a minute before the Wildcat escaped. Retherford continued to pressure Greco, taking multiple shots, forcing Greco into a stall warning and then turning a low single into a takedown and a 4-1 lead at the buzzer. Retherford chose down to start the second period, quickly escaped and then picked up his third takedown to lead 7-1 with 1:20 on the clock. Retherford cut Greco loose to a 7-2 score and turned right in for more offense. The Lion's furious offense allowed him to lead 7-2 with 1:36 in time after two. Greco chose neutral to start the third period and Retherford continued to force the Wildcat backwards. Retherford moved out to an 8-2 lead with a stall point at the 1:10 mark and then fought off a Greco shot for the next :20. He countered the move, rolled behind the Wildcat and took a 10-2 lead with a clinched riding time point at the :30 mark. A short ride out gave the Lion freshman an 11-2 major with 2:10 in riding time. 149: Red-shirt freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) took on talented Wildcat freshman Jason Tsirtsis, who was ranked No. 4 at 149. Beitz and Tsirtsis traded early shots in the middle of the mat. Tsirtsis gained control of Beitz's right knee and began working for a takedown. But Beitz was able to force a stalemate after :30 of wrestling and the score remained 0-0 at the 1:28 mark. Beitz nearly connected on a low single at the :40 mark, but Tsirtsis was able to back away to keep the bout scoreless after the opening stanza. Tsirtsis chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. The Lion freshman matched the ranked Wildcat shot for shot for the bulk of the period. The Lion connected on a single leg and looked to get a takedown but the official ruled no takedown. The Penn State corner called for a video review and the takedown was given. Beitz led 2-1 at the :27 mark. Tsirtsis was able to tie the score with a quick escape and the bout moved to the third period knotted at 2-2. Beitz chose down to start the third period but could not break free of a strong Tsirtsis ride. Tsirtsis maintained control by holding onto Beitz ankle and worked his riding time over 1:00. Beitz escaped to a 3-2 lead at the :50 mark but Tsirtsis had 1:13 in riding time. Time ran out and Tsirtsis' riding time sent the match to sudden victory tied 3-3. Tsirtsis got in on a single at the :40 mark, working for a winning takedown. Beitz nearly fought off the move but Tsirtsis connected for a 5-3 sudden victory win. 157: Senior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) met Ben Sullivan at 157. Vollrath quickly took control of the match with a takedown out of the gates. The Lion senior was strong on top, locking up a cradle quickly for three back points and a 5-0 lead with 1:30 on the clock. He continued to turn Sullivan, looking for a pin. Sullivan rolled through the move but the second three point near fall gave the Lion an 8-0 lead after one. Sullivan chose down to start the second period and Vollrath quickly cradled the Wildcat, picking up the pin at the 4:01 mark. 165: Senior David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, took to the Rec Hall stage against No. 9 Pierce Harger of Northwestern. Taylor quickly took Harger down to lead 2-0 :30 into the bout. Harger escaped to a 2-1 score only to have Taylor connect on an ankle pick. Taylor then turned Harger for two back points and the Lion senior led 6-1 at the 1:15 mark. Taylor cut Harger loose with :25 left, used another quick pick and then tilted the Wildcat for three back points. The quick burst put Taylor up 11-2 after one. Harger chose down to start the second period only to be titled again by Taylor. Taylor picked up another three point near fall to move out to a 14-2 lead, reset, and titled Harger again to notch the 17-2 tech fall at the 4:45 mark. 174: Junior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, faced off against Northwestern's Lee Munster, who entered the dual ranked No. 9. Brown scored quickly, taking Munster down for an early 2-1 lead. Brown then locked up a cradle on the edge of the mat, picking up the takedown before action moved out of bounds. Leading 4-1, Brown chose down on the reset after injury time and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. He then connected on a high single leg and led 7-1 with :50 on the clock. Brown rode Munster out and led 7-1 with 1:17 in time after one. Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to an 8-1 lead. Brown added another takedown and took a 10- lead. He dominated the action from the top position before Munster took an injury default, giving Brown the win and putting Penn State up 29-3. 184: Senior Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, took on Wildcat sophomore Jacob Berkowitz. Ruth scored quickly, taking Berkowitz down, gaining control of his arm and turning him for two near fall points and a 4-0 lead at the 2:10 mark. The Loin All-American then locked up a cradle, turned the Wildcat and picked up the pin at the 1:36 mark. 197: Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 7 at 197, faced off with No. 17 Alex Polizzi in a key match-up at 197. McIntosh scored first, taking Polizzi down to lead 2-1. The Lion sophomore then used a low single off a reset to take a 4-2 lead after cutting Polizzi loose with 2:00 on the clock. A throw by the Lion nearly led to a quick pin, but the takedown did give McIntosh the 6-2 lead. Polizzi notched his first takedown after an escape with :45 on the clock to cut McIntosh's lead to 7-5 after a McIntosh escape. The Lion, undaunted, used a low double for a late takedown to lead 9-5 after one. McIntosh chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 10-5 lead with 1:03 in riding time. Looking for bonus points, McIntosh bulled through a low double for a 12-5 lead at the 1:20 mark. Northwestern was deducted a team point with :50 on the clock for a second bench warning. McIntosh led 12-6 after two and Polizzi chose down to start the third. A quick escaped gave McIntosh a 12-7 lead with 1:35 on the clock and the Lion blew through another low double for a takedown and a 14-7 lead. Polizzi escaped to a 14-8 score and McIntosh looked to clinch a major with another takedown. McIntosh turned the trick with just :02 left and, with the final takedown and 2:08 in riding time, posted the 17-8 major. 285: Junior Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 12 at 285, met his second ranked foe of the weekend, facing off with No. 4 Mike McMullan in the heavyweight bout. The duo battled evenly for the first minute, with Lawson pushing off an early McMullan shot. McMullan gained control of Lawson's left leg, working for a takedown at the 1:20 mark. But Lawson was able to fight off the move until the :16 mark. McMullan took Lawson down on the edge of the mat and Lawson called quickly for injury time. The takedown and two near fall points put McMullan up 4-0 and the Penn State heavyweight was not able to continue, giving McMullan the injury default win.

PITTSBURGH -- The No. 13 University of Pittsburgh wrestling team (9-1) won a thrilling 19-18 dual over No. 5 Oklahoma State (4-4) this afternoon at Fitzgerald Field House. With his team trailing by three going into the final match, senior heavyweight P.J. Tasser was able to bring the crowd of 1,921 to its feet with an overtime takedown of OSU’s Austin Marsden to even the score at 18-18. The Panthers then were awarded the tiebreaking bonus point on criteria thanks to a pin from freshman Mikey Racciato at 149 pounds. Oklahoma State started out the match with victories at 125 and 133 pounds to take an early 7-0 lead before freshman Edgar Bright was able to knock off Anthony Collica at 141 pounds. Bright jumped on 12th-ranked Collica early scoring the match’s first takedown and not letting up adding three more takedowns, an escape and a bonus point for riding time to take the match 10-5. Racciato gave Pitt its first lead of the afternoon when he was able to pin eighth-ranked Josh Kindig at 149 pounds. Kindig scored the lone takedown in the match but Racciato was able to score a quick reversal and get Kindig to his back eventually completing the fall at the 1:23 mark to send the crowd into a frenzy. The Cowboys rallied to win the next three matches, including a highly controversial overtime bout at 174 pounds between Tyler Wilps and second-ranked Chris Perry, to take an 18-9 lead with a three bouts left to go. Max Thomusseit picked up a decision over Nolan Boyd at 184 pounds to start the Panthers’ comeback. Thomusseit and Boyd entered the third even at 3-3 when Boyd was able to turn Thomusseit for two back points to gain a 5-3 edge. Thomusseit kept his composure and scored a reversal to even the match. With a bonus point for riding time locked up, Thomusseit cut Boyd and was able to score off a high single with 20 seconds left in the match to earn the 8-6 decision. At 197 pounds, Pitt needed Nick Bonaccorsi to win in order to keep its hopes of a victory alive and the redshirt sophomore delivered with a decision over Kyle Crutchmer. After the two combatants exchanged escapes, the match went to overtime even at 1-1. Bonaccorsi was the aggressor in overtime and was able to get in on a leg quickly and work his way around for the takedown to secure the 3-1 win and get the Panthers within striking distance heading into the final bout of the day. Tasser stepped to the mat with the match on the line and his team trailing 18-15 giving up nearly 50 pounds to No. 14 Austin Marsden but the senior would not be denied when he capitalized on a double leg shot near the Pitt bench in the first sudden victory period of overtime to give him a 3-1 win and tie the match at 18-18, allowing the Panthers to win on criteria. Pitt will return to the mats on Friday, Jan. 24, when it hosts No. 12 Virginia (13-2, 2-0 ACC) in a key Conference dual at 7 p.m. inside Fitzgerald Field House. Results: 125: No. 17 Eddie Klimara (O) m. dec. Anthony Zanetta (P), 15-4; OSU leads, 4-0 133: No. 4 Jon Morrison (O) dec. No. 17 Shelton Mack (P), 2-0; OSU leads, 7-0 141: No. 20 Edgar Bright (P) dec. No. 12 Anthony Collica (O), 10-5; OSU leads, 7-3 149: Mikey Racciato (P) pins No. 8 Josh Kindig (O), 1:23; Pitt leads, 9-7 157: No. 2 Alex Dieringer (O) t. fall Eric Nutter (P), 17-0 (4:07); OSU leads, 12-9 165: No. 5 Tyler Caldwell (O) dec. Geno Morelli (P), 3-1; OSU leads, 15-9 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (O) dec. No. 8 Tyler Wilps (P), 5-4 (OT); OSU leads, 18-9 184: No. 6 Max Thomusseit (P) dec. Nolan Boyd (O), 8-6; OSU leads, 18-12 197: No. 13 Nick Bonaccorsi (P) dec. Kyle Crutchmer (O), 3-1 (OT); OSU leads, 18-15 285: P.J. Tasser (P) dec. No. 14 Austin Marsden (O), 3-1 (OT); Match Tied, 18-18

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Freshman heavyweight Adam Coon (Fowlerville, Mich./Fowlerville HS) used an overtime takedown to knock off two-time defending NCAA champion Tony Nelson and seal the No. 19-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team's 19-14 victory over No. 2 Minnesota on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 19) in front of 1,354 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines won six individual matches in the dual, improving to 3-0 in Big Ten Conference competition, while dealing Minnesota its first loss of the season. With just two points separating the teams, the dual came down to the final match, featuring the nation's top heavyweights -- No. 1 Coon and No. 2 Nelson. The wrestlers traded escapes in regulation and the first tiebreaker, neither riding for longer than 10 seconds. Coon got in deep on several shots earlier in the contest but scored his winning takedown off a counter attack in the second sudden-victory frame, turning the corner on a Nelson double leg to claim the match 4-2. He improved to 23-0 on the season. The Wolverines jumped out to a significant early advantage, claiming five of the first six matches to lead 16-3 entering Minnesota's gauntlet of ranked upperweights. Among the early victories, Michigan earned back-to-back upsets from fifth-year senior Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) and freshman Brian Murphy (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North HS) at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively, to put U-M in excellent shape at the intermission break. Grajales, ranked 12th at 149, took advantage of a big early lead to knock off No. 2-ranked Nick Dardanes, 6-4. The Wolverine senior struck first on an arm spin midway through the first period and rode out the rest of the period and all of the second. He added a penalty point in the third before giving up a pair of late takedowns in the waning moments that narrowed the final score. Murphy, ranked 15th, rallied from an initial deficit against eighth-ranked Dylan Ness at 157, scoring takedowns in the second and third periods to seal a 5-2 decision. After a scoreless first period, Ness grabbed the first lead with a quick escape in the second and subsequent low single-leg takedown. Muprhy escaped and shot in on a late single-leg attack of his own, limp-arming out of a whizzer to get the takedown at the buzzer. With the score deadlocked, Murphy choose neutral in the third and countered a late Ness single-leg shot to score the winning takedown in the final 10 seconds of the match. The Wolverines also earned early wins from sophomore/freshman Conor Youtsey (Parma, Mich./Mason HS) and senior/junior Steve Dutton (Miller Place, N.Y./Rocky Point HS) at 125 and 141 pounds, respectively. Youtsey jumped out to a big early lead en route to a 12-6 decision against Sam Brancale in the opening match, scoring two takedowns and a pair of back points -- off a head scoop -- in the first period. He rode out the second and earned a reversal and three-point near fall in the third but gave up a late counter takedown and back points to lose the bonus point. Dutton also cruised in his 141-pound match against Josh Shupe, scoring three takedowns and eight back points, including a pair of three-point tilts, en route to a 16-3 major decision. Dutton appeared to have the technical fall in hand but had to take injury late, which cost him an escape point. Dutton, who made his Michigan debut last Friday at Illinois (Jan. 17), improved to 2-0 in the Wolverine lineup. Michigan came out of the intermission break with a win from fifth-year senior Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS) at 165 pounds. The Wolverine senior, ranked seventh, scored on two first-period takedowns and rode for 2:38 en route to a 7-5 decision over Brandon Kingsley. The Gophers won three straight matches at the upperweights, earning bonus points at 174 and 197 pounds, to pull within two points on the scoreboard and set up the Coon-Nelson finale at heavyweight. The Wolverines (7-2, 3-0 Big Ten) will return to competition next Friday (Jan. 31), hosting intrastate rival Michigan State at 7 p.m. at Cliff Keen Arena. Tickets are still available through the U-M Ticket Office. Results: 125 -- Conor Youtsey (U-M) dec. Sam Brancale, 12-6 U-M, 3-0 133 -- #9 David Thorn (UMN) dec. Rossi Bruno, 10-7 Tied, 3-3 141 -- Steve Dutton (U-M) major dec. Josh Shupe, 16-3 U-M, 7-3 149 -- #12 Eric Grajales (U-M) dec. #2 Nick Dardanes, 6-4 U-M, 10-3 157 -- #15 Brian Murphy (U-M) dec. #8 Dylan Ness, 5-3 U-M, 13-3 165 -- #7 Dan Yates (U-M) dec. Brandon Kingsley, 7-5 U-M, 16-3 174 -- #5 Logan Storley (UMN) major dec. Collin Zeerip, 15-4 U-M, 16-7 184 -- #9 Kevin Steinhaus (UMN) dec. Domenic Abounader, 12-5 U-M, 16-10 197 -- #1 Scott Schiller (UMN) major dec. Chris Heald, 13-4 U-M, 16-14 Hwt -- #1 Adam Coon (U-M) dec. #2 Tony Nelson, 4-2, SV2 U-M, 19-14