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IRVING, Texas -- The Big 12 Conference has added six affiliate members to its postseason wrestling competition as Air Force, Northern Colorado, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming will join Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and West Virginia in future Big 12 Wrestling Championships. Additionally, Denver will take part in the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship with Iowa State, Oklahoma and West Virginia. The affiliate member additions are effective beginning with the 2015-16 academic year. Affiliate members will compete for the Conference's postseason championship and the league's automatic qualification to NCAA postseason competition. In wrestling, the 10-team Big 12 Championship will shift to a neutral site and expand to a two-day event with the 2016 championship set for March 5-6, at Sprint Center in Kansas City. The Big 12 Gymnastics Championship will also make its neutral site debut in 2016 with Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas, hosting the meet on Saturday, March 19. "We are excited to announce the addition of affiliate members in sports where the league already maintains a strong competition level," Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said. "The additional institutions will improve and strengthen what are already strong postseason events for the Big 12. We are looking forward to welcoming coaches, student-athletes and fans from each of the affiliate institutions to future Big 12 Gymnastics and Wrestling Championships." In addition to gymnastics and wrestling, the Big 12 also includes affiliate members in the sport of rowing.

Tom Meester battles Ben Askren at the 2006 U.S. Open (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Tom Meester, wrestler and assistant coach at Augustana College, along with the wrestling team that was runner-up at the 2005 NCAA Division II national championships, are among those who will be welcomed into Augustana's Athletics Hall of Fame, the Sioux Falls, S.D. school announced Monday. Meester compiled a 137-18 record competing for the Vikings and was a three-time NCAA All-American, posting back-to-back titles at 184 pounds in 2004 and 2005 to become only the second two-time NCAA Division II champ for Augustana. His performance at the 2005 NCAAs helped lead the Vikings to a second-place finish in the final team standings. Meester was also a three-time North Central Conference champ. In addition, the native of Rock Rapids, Iowa also earned a number of honors, including being named Outstanding Wrestler at the 2005 NCAAs by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA). He was voted the NCC Wrestler of the Year for 2004-05, and won the Outstanding Wrestler award at the 2005 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Meester and the 2005 Viking mat squad will be joined by Class of 2015 honorees Jay Kirsch (baseball), Chrissa Landwehr (softball), Angela Reiners (volleyball) and John Ziminske (football). In addition to the Hall of Fame inductees, Augustana will recognize Bill Gross (Lefty Olson Award), Jamie Parish (Ole Odney Award), and Linda Larson (Milt and Clara Harvey Award). The Class of 2015 will be officially inducted into the Augustana Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 16. The Hall of Fame banquet begins with a 6 p.m. social hour on Friday at the Holiday Inn City Centre. In addition, the honorees will also be introduced at halftime of the Viking Days football game against Wayne State on Saturday, Oct. 17.

For the past three seasons Ty Swarm has worked as the head wrestling coach at Kearney High School in Kearney, Nebraska. Prior to that he spent 11 seasons as an assistant wrestling coach at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, an NCAA Division II power. In other words, he's been on both sides of the college recruitment process. "I think the coach plays a supportive role in the recruitment process," says Swarm. "If the wrestler has solid direction and support from their parent or guardian then the coach's role will be less. If their parent or guardian is unsure or is not providing assistance in the recruitment process then the coach needs to fill this role to assist their wrestler." As the head coach at Jeffersonville High School in Jeffersonville, Indiana, Danny Struck takes pride when a wrestler from his program signs with a collegiate wrestling program. In the past 10 years a total of 27 wrestlers from the Jeffersonville High School program have competed in college and there are currently Jeffersonville wrestlers competing at the NCAA Division I, Division III and NAIA levels. "Many of them never made it to state," says Struck. "They loved to wrestle and found a school that suited them. If they want to wrestle, there is a place." Read complete story on MatBoss ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Mike Sugermeyer has been appointed to be the wrestling head coach at Western New England University. That announcement was made on Tuesday by Western New England athletics director Dr. Mike Theulen. No stranger to the Golden Bears wrestling program, Sugermeyer served the past two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator while having a hand in all aspects of the team. He also is the son of Steve Sugermeyer '78 who was inducted into the school's Downes Athletic Hall of Fame last September, playing a significant role in the growth and development of the sport at the University. "I am truly honored to have been given the opportunity to lead the wrestling program here at Western New England University. I would first like to thank Coach Theulen and the entire athletic administration for making this opportunity possible," stated Mike Sugermeyer. "Being an Assistant Coach (at WNE) for the last two seasons, I have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of our Athletic Family. I look forward to being able to continue working toward our goal of creating successful student athletes on the mat, in the classroom and in life." Previously, Mike Sugermeyer coached numerous all-state, All-New England and All-American wrestlers while coaching at Northeast Elite and Bay State Wrestling Club of West Springfield. "I am delighted that Mike Sugermeyer has accepted a new challenge of becoming our next head wrestling coach," Theulen said. "He emerged as the top candidate from a solid pool of candidates, and I am confident that he will do well in his new position to continue the successes that our Athletic Family has achieved." Sugermeyer wrestled for NCAA Division III Rhode Island College in Providence. He was a senior captain for the Anchormen, achieving All-NCAA Northeast Region and All-New England honors, as well as being named a first-team Pilgrim League All-Star. He graduated in 2013 with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology, with a minor in business management. Prior to RIC, Mike wrestled for Minnechaug Regional High School in nearby Wilbraham. At Minnechaug, he was a three-time sectional champion, three-time all-state placer and All-New England. Sugermeyer is currently working toward a master of science in organizational leadership at WNE.

The ASICS/Vaughan Junior & Cadet Nationals came to a conclusion in Fargo, N.D., with the Junior freestyle finals on Saturday afternoon. As the full week of wrestling came to an end, there are many points to ponder and factoids to convey. Here are some reflections from Fargo 2015: Major uptick in participation It was the highest number of participants across the four events of male wrestling in Fargo in exactly ten years. There were 4,032 participants when summing those in Cadet Greco-Roman, Junior Greco-Roman, Cadet freestyle, and Junior freestyle. The last time there were 4,000 was in 2005, when there was 4,065. In fact, the third most participants in the 2005-2015 stretch came in 2007 when there were 3,980; all other years have seen 3,800 or less. There was peak participation for the 2005-2015 stretch of time this year in the Cadet Greco-Roman event (913, previous high was 885 in 2005). The Cadet freestyle total of 1,084 was the highest since 2005 when 1,114 wrestlers took to the mats. For Junior Greco-Roman, the 895 participants was joint most with 2007; while the Junior freestyle total of 1,140 was the highest since 2005 when 1,173 wrestlers took to the mats. Relative to the 2011 low of 3,467 participants (note that the actual number of human beings is less, as those competing in multiple competitions count multiple times), the 2015 total is up significantly. At 4,032 participants this year, that represents an increase of more than 16 percent. Double your pleasure Navigating through ten-plus matches, and in some cases more than fifteen, over the course of a week is hard work. Add to that, the need to make weight multiple times over the tournaments, and it's a grind. These wrestlers that won titles in both styles, made the finals in both styles, or just even earned All-American honors in both styles put in a hard week's work and should be commended. Double champions Louie Hayes (Illinois), Junior 106 Nick Reenan (Texas), Junior 182 Mosha Schwartz (Colorado), Cadet 88 -- also a Triple Crown winner, when adding in folkstyle from April Malik Heinselman (Colorado), Cadet 84 Roman Bravo-Young (Arizona), Cadet 113 Nick Raimo (New Jersey), Cadet 120 Anthony Artalona (Florida), Cadet 145 Jacob Warner (Illinois), Cadet 170 Nick Boykin (Tennessee), Cadet 285 Double finalists Brock Hardy (Utah), Cadet 132 runner-up in both styles Ryan Karoly (New Jersey), Cadet 160 runner-up in both styles Jack Jessen (Illinois), Cadet 170 runner-up in both styles Jake Boyd (Missouri), Cadet 195, Greco-Roman runner-up and freestyle champion Cohlton Schultz (Colorado), Cadet 220, Greco-Roman champion and freestyle runner-up Jaret Lane (Pennsylvania), Junior 100, Greco-Roman champion and freestyle runner-up Mitch McKee (Minnesota), Junior 132, Greco-Roman champion and freestyle runner-up Taylor LaMont (Utah), Junior 132, Greco-Roman runner-up and freestyle champion Samuel Colbray (Oregon), Junior 195 runner-up in both styles Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania), Junior 220, Greco-Roman runner-up and freestyle champion Drops of knowledge Only one weight class of the 32 that are in the Cadet and Junior levels had completely different sets of All-Americans between Greco-Roman and freestyle, 160 pounds at the Junior level. While five Junior weight classes had zero or one double All-Americans present, all but one Cadet weight class had multiple All-Americans. Cadet 106 was the weight class with just one double All-American. As a matter of detail, there was a second Cadet Greco All-American that earned All-American honors in freestyle; however, Cadet champ Malik Johnson (Missouri) was seventh in Junior freestyle at 113. Furthermore, only four Cadet weight classes in total had two or less double All-Americans. Those additional weight classes were 138, 145, and 152 that had two doublers each. However, it should be noted that there was an additional Greco-Roman All-American at both 145 and 152 that earned freestyle All-American honors up a weight class; Braeden Redlin (Texas) did so at 145/152, while Max Wohlabaugh (Florida) did so at 152/160. In total there were 103 wrestlers to earn All-American honors in both styles during the Fargo week. 65 wrestlers did so at the Cadet level, while 37 earned the distinction on the Junior level, with Malik Johnson (Missouri) having the "mixed double". While all but the 100-pound weight class on the Junior level had three or less double All-Americans, eight of the seventeen Cadet weight classes had four or more double All-Americans, not accounting for any that earned their All-American honors at different weight classes in each style. Both the 100-pound Junior weight class and the 195-pound Cadet weight classes had seven of the eight All-Americans as the same between the events. Five of the All-Americans at Cadet 88, 160, 220, and 285 were the same between events; while four were the same at 94, 132, and 182. It should be noted that there was a Cadet 160 Greco All-American who earned freestyle All-American honors at 170, while there was a Cadet freestyle All-American at 160 who earned All-American honors at 152 in Greco-Roman. "State"-ment of dominance Team Illinois continued to assert its dominance in the Olympic styles at the scholastic age levels with its success in Fargo over the past week. During the month of June, Illinois won dual meet titles in Schoolboy freestyle, both styles of Cadets, and Junior Greco-Roman. This week Illinois swept its way to both Cadet titles, won the Junior Greco-Roman title, and was a narrow third in Junior freestyle (Oklahoma won that tournament with Ohio as the runner-up). In terms of All-Americans earned, Illinois had the most for any state in the three events it won, and joint most with Oklahoma and Ohio in Junior freestyle. Those counts were 17 in Cadet Greco-Roman, 20 in Cadet freestyle, then 12 each in Junior Greco-Roman and freestyle. This should not be a revelation, as the Illinois program continues to get the job done year over year. Wrestlers, coaches, leadership, and families. All across the board. Fargo as a perception changer Every year, the events in Fargo serve to shift the perception of many wrestlers on the national landscape. While the results of the tournaments can influence things in both a positive and negative way, the feature InterMat does on an annual basis will focus on those wrestlers for whom the Fargo tournaments served to boost their "stock." The article, featuring a selection of wrestlers at the Cadet and Junior level, will be published later on this week. Updated grade-level rankings The updated grade-level rankings for the Class of 2016 through 2019, as well as the junior high group, to reflect the happenings of Fargo -- as well as for other events that have happened since the mid-June update -- will be published during early August.

The organizing committee for The Clash XIV unveiled the first five teams among the 32 that will be competing in this high school season's event which will be held on January 1-2, 2016. One newcomer and two past event champions were among the quintet of teams. The newcomer is Buchanan, Calif. The Bears ended the 2014-15 season ranked No. 12 nationally, and finished fourth in the California state tournament. Among the other highlights of the season was a runner-up finish at the Powerade Christmas Wrestling Tournament, 2.5 points behind Franklin Regional, Pa. The 2015-16 iteration will be anchored by state champion Durbin Lloren, two other state placers, along with seven additional state qualifiers; among those ten returning state participants, five were freshmen in 2014-15. Buchanan's arch-rival Clovis placed third overall at The Clash X in December of 2011. Previous champions making their return to The Clash are Glenbard North, Ill. and St. Michael-Albertville, Minn. Glenbard North won the first-ever Clash in January of 2003, while St. Michael-Albertville won The Clash XI in December of 2012. This past season, those two teams finished in the top two positions of the "third bracket", ninth and tenth overall in the tournament. Glenbard North ended 2014-15 ranked No. 22 in the nation, finishing third at the Illinois big-school division team state tournament. The Panthers return just three state participants for 2015-16, led by state champion Austin Gomez. St. Michael-Albertville ended 2014-15 as the No. 21 ranked team in the country, and were runners-up in the Minnesota big-school state tournament. The Knights return eight state tournament participants, five of whom placed, and four who were state finalists. Anchoring the squad are returning state champions Mitch McKee and Lucas Jeske, both of whom were Junior National freestyle runners-up last week. Rounding out the group of five are perennial participants Vacaville, Calif. and Kenyon-Wanamingo from the host state of Minnesota. In the 2014-15 edition of The Clash, Kenyon-Wanamingo was runners-up of the fourth bracket on day two, while Vacaville finished fourth in the seventh bracket. The Clash is an annual high school dual meet tournament held in Rochester, Minn. A diverse group of teams from across the country, both elite and non-elite assemble for two days of dual meet competition. The first day involves four eight-team brackets to determine placements for day two, which involve eight four-team pools involving the teams that earned the same placement on day one.

Three wrestlers from colleges in Oregon are still in the running for Oregon's Greatest Athlete, with two all-time greats -- Les Gutches and the late Rick Sanders -- facing off against each other in head-to-head competition in an online poll open to voters all day Monday, July 27. Also up for a vote today is early 20th century mat star Robin Reed who is going up against women's soccer star Tiffeny Milbrett. Knowledgeable wrestling fans may have a tough decision in choosing between Gutches and Sanders. Rick SandersGutches, the No. 6 seed, wrestled for Oregon State in the 1990s, earning NCAA All-American honors three times. Gutches won back-to-back NCAA Division I titles in the 177-pound weight class in 1995 and 1996. As a senior, he was presented with the Dan Hodge Trophy as the nation's best collegiate wrestler of 1996. After college graduation, Gutches won the gold medal at the 1997 Wrestling World Championships in the freestyle competition. Sanders, the third seed, compiled a 103-2 record at Portland State. He is the only collegiate wrestler to win National Championships in the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics), NCAA College Division, and the NCAA University Division, and be designated an Outstanding Wrestler in each. In addition, Sanders won silver medals in freestyle at both the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. Weeks after competing at the Munich Games, Sanders was killed in a car accident in Yugoslavia in October 1972. Reed, the No. 2 seed, wrestled and coached at what is now Oregon State. More than a couple college wrestling coaches of the first half of the 20th century declared Reed to be the best they saw. While at Oregon State, he won three AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) national championships. (This was before the NCAA championships had been established.) Reed won the Olympic gold medal in 1924 at 134.5 pounds, winning every match at the Olympics by fall. He later coached at his college alma mater, leading the Beavers to the 1926 AAU team title. Reed died in 1978 at age 79. Last week, The Oregonian newspaper launched its online poll, asking readers to determine the greatest athlete with ties to a college within the state of Oregon. Their initial online ballot featured 64 athletes from various sports, including five amateur wrestlers. After the first week of Round of 64 voting, four of the five wrestlers on the ballot survived their first-round matches. In addition to today's three contestants already mentioned, Oregon State heavyweight great Jess Lewis also made it to the Round of 32. He'll be on the ballot later this week. Sadly, Brock Gutches -- four-time NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) champ for Southern Oregon University, and nephew of Les Gutches -- lost in his Round of 64 match-up last week. In last week's voting, Les Gutches received 64% of the vote (288 votes) over No. 11 seed Jordan Hasay, described by The Oregonian as "the most decorated runner" in University of Oregon history, who received 188 votes for 36% of the vote. Sanders edged out No. 14 seed Joni Huntley, Oregon State track star, by just two votes, 211 to 209 (50.24%-49.76%). No. 2 seed Reed got a dominating victory over No. 15 Michael Conforto, a Major League Baseball prospect from Oregon State, 66.67% (290 votes) to 33.33% (145). To cast a vote in The Oregonian online poll, click here.

It was something of a college wrestlerapooza at UFC on FOX 16 at United Center in Chicago Saturday night, with at least nine former collegiate matmen -- including a number from now-defunct programs -- stepping into the Octagon, with mixed results. At the top of the card was T.J. Dillashaw, who wrestled at Cal State Fullerton, which no longer has an intercollegiate mat program -- who scored a TKO victory at 35 seconds in the fourth round over Renan Barao in their bantamweight bout. T.J. Dillashaw"Dillashaw schooled Barao to retain the title he took from Barao back at UFC 173 on Memorial Day weekend last year," reported MMAFighting.com. Sherdog.com added, "The Team Alpha Male standout ran circles around Barao with his footwork and movement, blasted him with nifty combinations and generally steered clear of danger. The challenger's movements became more and more labored as the fight dragged on, and Dillashaw showed him no mercy. He staggered Barao with a clean left hook early in the fourth round and uncorked a hellacious volley of lefts and rights that gave referee Herb Dean no choice but to step in to save the Nova Uniao rep from further punishment." With the win, Dillashaw keeps the title, and is now 12-2 overall in his mixed martial arts career (and 8-2 in UFC fights), while Barao falls to 33-3 overall, and 8-2 in UFC. The four preliminary card matches shown on FOX each had at least one contestant who stepped onto a college wrestling mat prior to entering the Octagon. In a light-heavyweight match-up of two former collegians, Tom Lawlor knocked out Gian Villante 27 seconds into the second round. Lawlor, who wrestled at University of Central Florida, scored the KO on Gillante, a former Hofstra University wrestler. Immediately before that match, in another bout featuring two ex-college matmen, Jim Miller -- who wrestled for one year at Virginia Tech -- scored a split decision over Danny Castillo, an NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) All-American at Menlo College of California. Judges scored the three-round lightweight bout 28-29, 29-28, and 30-27 for Miller. The other two prelims broadcast on FOX had mixed results for one-time collegians. Kenny Robertson, a three-time NCAA Division I qualifier at Eastern Illinois University, was on the losing end of a split decision to Ben Saunders. Judges scored the welterweight fight 29-28, 28-29, and 29-28 for Saunders. On a brighter note, Bryan Caraway, an alum of the now-defunct intercollegiate wrestling program at Central Washington, earned a unanimous decision over Eddie Wineland, 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27, in a three-round bantamweight bout. The early-evening prelims shown exclusively on UFC Fight Pass were not devoid of one-time college wrestlers. In one lightweight match, former Utah Valley University wrestler Ramsey Nijem came out on the losing end of a split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) to Andrew Holbrook ... while, in another bout in the same weight class, Daron Cruickshank, an NCAA Division III qualifier for Olivet College, was the victim of a rear-naked choke submission at 1:27 of the first round in his match with James Krause. .

Fargo week is a time when many of the nation's top scholastic wrestlers assemble and battle it out for top honors and distinctions in one venue. Over the course of seven days and in four events, the top high school aged athletes test their mettle in the international styles of Greco-Roman and freestyle. About 40 percent of the nation's grade-level ranked wrestlers competed in the tournaments this week. Those coming from the graduated class of 2015 all the way down to the incoming freshman class of 2019. Between the Cadet and Junior freestyle competitions, the split out was the following: 2015: 21 of the top 100 (in many cases, wrestlers that have competed in past Fargo weeks were already on their college campuses taking classes and/or training. 2016: 46 of the top 100 2017: 16 of the top 50 2018: 27 of the top 50 2019: 10 of the top 25 (some of those wrestlers were not yet Fargo eligible, as they still are Schoolboys) There were a select few among the grade-level ranked that competed only in Greco-Roman, but for holistic overview purposes, the freestyle data provides enough of the story. Here is the breakdown of how those ranked wrestlers did in terms of earning All-American honors in the freestyle event: 2015: 17 out of 21, all at the Junior level 2016: 31 out of 46, all at the Junior level 2017: 12 out of 16; 7 of 12 Juniors, 4 of 4 Cadets 2018: 22 out of 27, all at the Cadet level 2019: 7 out of 10, all at the Cadet level Now obviously there are many and different reasons for why ranked wrestlers did not earn an All-American honor. In some cases, it's because the rankings were simply wrong. In other cases, it's because they lost to other ranked wrestlers before All-American status would be earned. Other scenarios are because of injury/illness before or during the competition. Another reason is that freestyle has inherent scenarios that yield different outcomes than in folkstyle (i.e. scholastic wrestling). All of these -- in isolation or combination -- along with some other items (i.e. it was just a bad tournament for the wrestler) can explain things. Now for the Greco-Roman breakdown: 2015: 2 out of 2, all at the Junior level 2016: 19 out of 19, all at the Junior level 2017: 6 out of 8; 3 of 5 Juniors, 3 of 3 Cadets 2018: 11 out of 13, all at the Cadet level 2019: 2 out of 2, all at the Cadet level California's Jaden Abas, one of the nation's top incoming freshmen, fell short of All-American honors in Cadet freestyle (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)On a related note, one of the staple features of our post-Fargo wrap-up commentaries is a look at the many notable wrestlers that competed during the event(s), but failed to earn All-American honors. This is done through our non-AA cast of All-Americans. That is to say eight wrestlers per weight class are selected based on a combination of their credentials entering the event, and their productivity during the event. The general premises are the following: to earn All-American honors in Fargo is impressive because of the cast of wrestlers that fall short, and distinguished wrestlers failing to earn All-American honors is far from an isolated event. For purposes of article length, lists were created for the freestyle events only. Symbols: *grade-level ranked, &state (or National Prep) champ, ^state (nor National Prep) runner-up Junior freestyle 100: Less than 30 kids in the weight class 106: &Wyatt Adams (Oklahoma), Kelvin Eblen (Missouri), ^Trey Keeley (Illinois), Justin Lopez (New York), Drew Schafer (New York), &Arick Shankles (Alabama), &Joe Thomas (Maryland), Dylan Koontz (Wisconsin) 113: ^Jakob Allison (Iowa), Josh Copeland (Oklahoma), &Tomas Gutierrez (Colorado), ^Drew Hildebrandt (Indiana), Randon Miranda (California), &Sidney Oliver (Missouri), Tanner Rohweder (Iowa), Drew West (Iowa), TBD 120: *&Montorie Bridges (Oklahoma), *^Dalton Duffield (Oklahoma), &Logan Griffin (Michigan), &Brock Hudkins (Indiana), &Garrett Pepple (Indiana), &Jacob Schwarm (Iowa), ^Zach Sherman (New Jersey), &Jack Wagner (Iowa) 126: Ryan Friedman (Maryland), &Jonathan Gabriel (Pennsylvania), &Cameron Hunsaker (Utah), *^Trent Olson (Wyoming), *&Brock Rathbun (Iowa), &Ted Rico (Arizona), *Gabe Townsell (Illinois), &Dalton Young (Washington) 132: ^Ryan Deakin (Colorado), &Chris Debien (Tennessee), ^Paul Glynn (Iowa), &Ryan Leisure (Iowa), *&Ben Freeman (Michigan), Corey Shie (Ohio), A.J. Jaffe (Illinois), Brandon James (Indiana) 138: &Ben Brancale (Minnesota), *&Jarrett Degen (Montana), &Beau Guffey (Oklahoma), &Jaron Jensen (Utah), *&Michael Murphy (Tennessee), &Shayne Oster (Illinois), *&Alex Rich (Oregon), *&Kanen Storr (Michigan) 145: Justin Demicco (Ohio), *^Stephan Glasgow (New Jersey), Jeren Glosser (Iowa), *&Quentin Hovis (Arizona), &Logan Lacure (Ohio), &Cole Martin (Wisconsin), &Kyler Rea (Missouri), &Andrew Webb (Georgia) 152: Cole Erickson (Iowa), Austin Hiles (Ohio), ^Kyle Kaminski (Ohio), ^Dan Kelly (Iowa), *&Austin Kraisser (Maryland), &James Pleski (Minnesota), &Chase Straw (Iowa), &Hunter Willits (Colorado) 160: *&Brett Bye (South Dakota), *Trace Carello (Illinois), ^Tristan Johnson (Iowa), Jake Lanning (Illinois), *&Canten Marriott (Missouri), Jimmy Miller (Pennsylvania), ^Saul Ortiz (Kansas), &Jesse Shearer (North Dakota) 170: &Andrew Berreyesa (Nevada), &Jordan Bushey (New York), & Sergio Chavez (Arizona), ^Hayden Hansen (Oklahoma), *&Alex Herringshaw (New York), &Dale Hilleman (Iowa), &Andrew McNally (Ohio), Jared Siegrist (Pennsylvania) 182: ^Trevor Allard (New York), Dylan Anderson (Wisconsin), &Andrew Buckley (Missouri), Kyle Gentile (Pennsylvania), Garrett Hoffman (Pennsylvania), *^Max Lyon (Iowa), *&Keegan Moore (Minnesota), Aaron Paddock (New York) 195: *Zane Black (Pennsylvania), Jake Buell (New York), *&Daniel Chadd (Wisconsin), ^Roderick Davis (Georgia), ^Nick McShea (New York), &Jackson Striggow (Minnesota), &Joe Teague (Iowa), *&Cash Wilcke (Iowa) 220: *&Ethan Andersen (Iowa), ^Jake Briggs (Minnesota), Kyler Childers (Oklahoma), &Christian Colucci (New Jersey), &Trevor Eicher (Washington), James Ford (Ohio), Andrew Gunning (Pennsylvania), &Christian Lance (Missouri) 285: ^Jake Beistel (Pennsylvania), *Gannon Gremmel (Iowa), Trenton Lieurance (Oklahoma), ^Bryson McGowan (Oklahoma), &Brandon Metz (North Dakota), &Michael Rogers (Pennsylvania), &Alex Silberstein (Iowa), ^Korey Walker (Oklahoma) Cadet freestyle: 100: Josh Blatt (North Carolina), Gregory Copastick (Texas), Samuel Fair (Indiana), *Eric Faught (Iowa), Gable Fox (Iowa), &Rhett Golowenski (Oklahoma), Joey Melendez (Illinois), Hunter Sparks (Oregon) 106: *Jaden Abas (California), Matthew Cardello (Ohio), &Alexander Cruz (Washington), ^Riley Gurr (Washington), Logan Macri (Pennsylvania), Izaak Olejnik (California), &Antonio Saldate (Nevada), &Clayton Singh (Missouri) 113: &Brock Bergelin (Wisconsin), &Connor Brown (Missouri), ^Austin Franco (Michigan), &Michael Millage (Iowa), *Roderick Mosley (Oklahoma), &Peyton Robb (Minnesota), &Brady Teske (Iowa), Chase Zollman (California) 120: Andrew Garr (Ohio), &Jackson Henson (West Virginia), Brandon Lucas (Ohio), &Jeremy Schoenhurr (Wisconsin), Zurich Storm (Pennsylvania), &Jet Taylor (Oklahoma), Cameron Valdiviez (Missouri), ^Conner Ward (Kansas) 126: Abdullah Assaf (Illinois), &Clayton Currier (Montana), Hunter Dusold (New York), &Clay Quintanilla (Washington), Lawrence Saenz (California), Zander Silva (California), ^Jaden van Maanen (Wisconsin), Zach Villarreal (Illinois) 132: &Brevin Balmeceda (Florida), Cole Corrigan (New Jersey), &Sammy Eckhart (Idaho), J.J. Figueroa (California), Calvin Germinaro (Minnesota), ^Cal Hansen (Wisconsin), Zach Lee (Wisconsin), &Brock Mauller (Missouri) 138: Jose Acosta (Wisconsin), *&Aaron Brooks (Maryland), Jaxen Gilmore (Oklahoma), Mason Hall (Minnesota), Kendon Kayser (Louisiana), Ethan Krause (Maryland), Tyler Shilson (Minnesota), Mike Stuart (Pennsylvania) 145: Kameron Bush (Michigan), *&David Carr (Ohio), Sammy Cokeley (Kansas), *Phil Conigliaro (Massachusetts), *Anthony Jackson (Minnesota), Jacob Krakow (Iowa), Isaiah Luellen (Kansas), ^Logan McKoy (Maryland) 152: Logan Coyle (Indiana), Andrew Johnson (Kansas), Gleason Mappes (Indiana), Connor Melbourne (New York), Kenny O'Neil (Minnesota), *^Robert Patrick (Pennsylvania), Tate Samuelson (Colorado), Alex Ward (Iowa) 160: Jonah Barley (Pennsylvania), Cameron Caffey (Illinois), David Crawford (Ohio), ^Ritchie Heywood (Utah), *Nate Jimenez (Illinois), Quentin Milliken (Pennsylvania), Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota), ^Owen Pentz (Utah) 170: &John Borst (Virginia), David Blanchard (Ohio), Ti'Ric Evans (Ohio), Jacob Gray (Indiana), &Layne Hatcher (Arkansas), Michael Ilic (New Jersey), Mark Kimbrel (Ohio), Dylan Servis (Kansas) 182: Evan Frank (New York), Blake Kansco (Pennsylvania), Mason Kroening (Illinois), Drake McAdow (Nevada), Trevor Schmidt (Illinois), Andrew Shedleski (Pennsylvania), Riley Vanik (Illinois), Anthony Walters (Pennsylvania) 195: Cole Bateman (Illinois), Bonifaci Escobar (California), Bryce Esmoil (Iowa), Zachary Myers (California), Sean O'Malley (New Jersey), Saylor Schmit (Minnesota), Sergio Villalobos (Illinois), Jared Walker (Iowa) 220: Spencer Berthold (Ohio), Max Darrah (Missouri), Lee Harrington (Nebraska), Michael Lansaw (Oklahoma), Jake Levengood (California), Cameron Wetli (Indiana), Henry Willoughby (Texas), Morgan Yates (Washington) 285: Less than 30 kids in the weight class .

FARGO, N.D. -- The man with the Twitter handle @WhoIsJamesG is starting to make a name for himself on the senior level. James Green defeated Nick Marable to make the U.S. World Team at 70 kilos (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)James Green swept two straight matches from 2014 World Team member Nick Marable, 4-0 and 2-1, to win a Special Wrestle-Off on Saturday at the FARGODOME and earn the final spot on the U.S. World Team. Green (Lincoln, Neb./Titan Mercury WC) now advances to September's World Championships in Las Vegas. Green was a four-time All-American for Nebraska and a 2014 University World silver medalist in freestyle. "This is awesome - it feels good," Green said. "I wanted to prove a point and prove I'm the best guy at the weight. I'm looking forward to wrestling for Team USA at the World Championships and wrestling in my home country." Read full story ...

Sports programs at Nebraska Wesleyan University -- including the new wrestling program, announced earlier this month -- will be joining the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference effective in the 2016-17 school year, according to multiple media reports this week. With the move to the IIAC, NWU will be leaving the Great Plains Athletic Conference, which is comprised of NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) schools mostly in Nebraska, to join a conference of Iowa-based NCAA Division III schools. Presently, Nebraska Wesleyan is the only college in the U.S. to have both NAIA and NCAA Div. III sports programs; the Lincoln-based school is in the process of transitioning to all-D3 programs, including the wrestling program, which will start competing in that division in fall 2016. That transition process will be complete in July 2016. The major differences between Division III and the NAIA is that Division III schools do not offer athletic scholarships and are reimbursed for participation in national events, according to the Lincoln Journal-Star. "This is something that has been in discussions for many years and we had the opportunity to make the move to a NCAA Division III conference," said Wesleyan's athletic director Ira Zeff. "We can further enhance the student-athlete experience. We currently compete in NCAA Division III competition in track, cross country volleyball and men's golf." NWU president Fred Ohles said the switch from the Great Plains Athletic Conference will give NWU a "stronger opportunity to live that (NCAA Division III) out every day." The IIAC has been a fixture in the Iowa collegiate sports scene since 1922. Its membership includes Buena Vista University, Central College, Coe College, University of Dubuque, Loras College, Luther College, Simpson College and Wartburg College. Nebraska Wesleyan will be the Iowa Conference's first addition to its roster since Coe and Cornell College of Iowa joined in 1997. (Cornell returned to the Midwest Conference after the 2011-12 academic year.) The IIAC currently sponsors 21 sports including wrestling. The Journal-Star pointed out some new challenges for NWU sports programs, including a higher level of competition ... and more hours on the road for student-athletes. "Travel for NWU teams will be greatly increased from the half-hour bus rides to Concordia (Seward, Neb.) and Doane (Crete), and hour-long bus rides to Midland (Fremont). The closest IIAC school, Buena Vista in Storm Lake (Iowa), is 173 miles from Lincoln, and the farthest team is Luther in Decorah, some 390 miles from Lincoln." However, NWU's Zeff and Ohles both provided assurance that there would be no problem with transportation, athletes missing classes or additional expenses.

Gelen Robinson, Purdue University heavyweight wrestler who is also on the school's football and track teams who was arrested in June for operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 percent or more and illegal possession of an alcoholic beverage -- his second such offense -- will soon learn his punishment from the head football coach, the Indianapolis Star reported Friday. Although Purdue football coach Darrell Hazell didn't offer specifics Friday, he hinted that a penalty is in the offing for Robinson, a sophomore rush end. Gelen Robinson (Photo/Purdue Sports Information)"We'll let him know shortly and the rest of the team know exactly what we'll do with him," Hazell said. "There's a penalty to be paid. He's owned up to his mistake and now he has to do some things to put himself back in the graces of the program. That's where we are right now. Without giving out what it may or may not be, he knows he has to do some things and there will still be a penalty come down." This is the second incident involving alcohol for Gelen Robinson, son of Glenn Robinson, legendary Purdue basketball star. Last August, the 20-year-old Robinson entered a diversion agreement after being cited for minor consumption by Purdue University Police Department in June 2014. A diversion agreement allows a defendant to have the charges dismissed if he or she abides by formal terms and conditions over a set period of time. According to the terms of that agreement, Robinson made a commitment to, among other things, not to "consume alcohol or alcoholic beverages" and not to "enter any bar, tavern or liquor store" for the duration of the agreement, which lasts until Aug. 3, 2015. Violating the terms of this diversion agreement means Robinson could now be subject to prosecution on the original misdemeanor charge ... and could result in a greater penalty regarding his eligibility to play sports at the Big Ten school located in West Lafayette, Ind. When asked if Robinson's situation is different because this is his second offense, Hazell said yes, adding, "He understands the severity of it." Hazell said Robinson has been participating in summer workouts and will practice with the team when training camp begins Aug. 7. However, the Indianapolis Star pointed out that last season, Hazell suspended another player for two games because of an alcohol-related arrest ... and that Hazell has other players who can step into Robinson's position as rush end if the multi-sport star is not allowed to play. A product of Schererville, Ind., Robinson was a four-year letterwinner in wrestling, football and track at Lake Central High School in northwest Indiana. He was a two-time Indiana state wrestling champ at 220 pounds. This past season, the 6'1" Robinson compiled a 3-4 overall record for the Purdue wrestling squad as a freshman, and was 1-3 in Big Ten dual meets, according to his official Boilermaker wrestling bio. One of his wins was by pin, scoring a 56-second fall against a Wabash College wrestler at the Greyhound Open. After wrestling season, Robinson joined the Purdue track team, where he throws the shot put, weight throw and discus. Back in February, the Boilermaker was the subject of a USA Today profile titled "Purdue's Gelen Robinson juggles three sports", which quoted coach Hazell said, "He came to me and presented one sport and all of sudden he came back -- everybody wants him. Right now, he's handling it pretty well." At least one website which covers Purdue sports disagrees. Earlier this week, HammerAndRails.com posted an article titled "The Gelen Robinson Conundrum" which described the sophomore sports star's situation. "He entered Purdue with a ton of hype," wrote Travis Miller. "He is the son of possibly our greatest basketball player ever. He was the highest rated player in the 2014 recruiting class and was expected to be an instant impact player if not start immediately. Tons of hype was put on him as the next great defensive end. "So what have we gotten so far? 20 tackles in a reserve role, two sacks, and now two arrests. He enters the 2015 season likely facing a lengthy suspension and he is damn lucky to still be on the team at all." Miller goes on to say, "I am betting that one of his conditions to returning to football will be cutting track and wrestling (in addition to a lengthy suspension)." .

FARGO, N.D. -- Oklahoma, which won the Junior Duals title in late June, dominated the Junior National freestyle tournament over the last three days. Overall, the Oklahoma team amassed 12 All-American finishes, which was joint most for the tournament with Ohio and Illinois. Oklahoma had 61 points to 54 for Ohio and 53 for Illinois. Joe Smith was named OW (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The two champs from the Sooner State, Daton Fix at 120 and Joe Smith at 160, were the clear stars of the whole event. Fix, ranked No. 1 overall in the Class of 2017, secured technical falls in all six of the matches. That included a 10-0 victory in the final against returning Junior freestyle champion Jack Mueller (Texas). The Oklahoma State-bound Smith, who finished ranked No. 16 in the Class of 2015, wrestled seven matches and won all seven of them by shutout technical fall. That included an 11-0 result in the final over Lucas Jeske (Minnesota). It was a first Fargo title for Smith after three previous top four finishes. He was named Outstanding Wrestler of the competition. Smith was joined by five other graduated seniors in winning Junior freestyle titles on Saturday. The Minnesota bound Fredy Stroker (Iowa) and Larry Early (Illinois) won titles at 145 and 152 pounds respectively. No. 15 Stroker beat No. 75 Patricio Lugo (Florida), who is enrolling at Edinboro, by a 4-3 decision. No. 42 Early beat "giant killer" Evan Wick (Calfiornia) 12-8 in his final; Wick beat top 25 Class of 2016 members Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania) and Griffin Parriott (Minnesota) on the way to the final, while Early's big win came over defending champion Mason Manville (Virginia) in the quarterfinal. Michigan enrollee Austin Assad (Ohio) made it repeat Junior freestyle titles with his 13-2 technical fall over Junior folkstyle champion Navonte Demison (California) at 126 pounds. The No. 56 ranked graduated senior finished his five-year Fargo career 31-6, and as a four-time All-American. Also winning a second Fargo title was Matthew Kolodzik (New Jersey), who is enrolling at Princeton and finished as the No. 9 Class of 2015 wrestler. Kolodzik added to a Cadet freestyle title won in 2012 with a 7-7 criteria victory in the final over West Virginia bound Keegan Moore (Oklahoma) at 138 pounds; Moore finished as the No. 18 wrestler in that class. Jacoby Seely, ranked No. 90 in the Class of 2015 and bound for Northern Colorado, won the 195 pound title with a 3-2 decision over Samuel Colbray (Oregon). The result avenged a quarterfinal loss from last year's tournament, and condemned the nation's No. 10 Class of 2016 wrestler to runner-up finishes in both styles this week. Joining Oklahoma as states with a pair of Junior freestyle champions were Illinois and Arizona. Early was one of the two champions for Illinois, while Louie Hayes won the Land of Lincoln's other title at 106 pounds. The senior-to-be swept to the Greco-Roman and freestyle titles this week, and in freestyle went for five shutout technical falls and a pin in six matches. Hayes' victory in the championship bout came by 10-0 technical fall over Liam Cronin (California). Titles for Arizona were won by Jason Holmes and Brandon Courtney. Holmes won his title at 100 pounds with a 14-3 technical fall over Greco-Roman champion Jaret Lane (Pennsylvania), while Courtney won at 113 with an 11-9 decision over Drew Mattin (Ohio). The only wrestler to join Hayes as a double champion on the Junior level this week in Fargo was Nick Reenan (Texas) at 182 pounds. The No. 9 Class of 2016 wrestler won is final by 10-6 decision over nationally ranked graduated senior Dylan Wisman (Virginia). A pair of Greco-Roman runners-up improved upon those finishes with a title in freestyle. Taylor LaMont (Utah) avenged his Greco-Roman loss to Mitch McKee (Minnesota) with a 15-5 technical fall in Saturday morning's freestyle final at 132 pounds. The nationally ranked Class of 2016 wrestlers split matches between Junior Duals and Junior Nationals with each securing one win in each styles, while this result kept McKee at just winning one Fargo title per year each of the last four years. Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania), ranked No. 6 in the Class of 2016, was dominant in freestyle at 220 pounds with five technical falls and a pin in six matches on the way to a title. In the final, it was a 10-0 technical fall over Rylee Streifel (Minnesota). Rounding out the champions in Junior freestyle were a pair of wrestlers who improved upon third place finishes in Greco-Roman. Beau Breske (Wisconsin), ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2016, dominated to a 10-0 technical fall victory over nationally ranked graduated senior Xavier Montalvo (Illinois) at 170 pounds. Osawaru Odighizuwa (Oregon), ranked No. 39 in the Class of 2016, ran an impressive gauntlet on the way to his title at 285 pounds. That included an 11-0 technical fall in the final for the UCLA football recruit over Kevin Vough (Ohio), who is ranked No. 12 in the Class of 2017. Finals Results: 100: Jason Holmes (Arizona) tech. fall Jaret Lane (Pennsylvania), 14-3 106: Louie Hayes (Illinois) tech. fall Liam Cronin (California), 10-0 113: Brandon Courtney (Arizona) dec. Drew Mattin (Ohio), 11-9 120: Daton Fix (Oklahoma) tech. fall Jack Mueller (Texas), 10-0 126: Austin Assad (Ohio) tech. fall Navonte Demison (California), 13-2 132: Taylor LaMont (Utah) tech. fall Mitchell McKee (Minnesota), 15-5 138: Matthew Kolodzik (New Jersey) dec. Keegan Moore (Oklahoma), 7-7 criteria 145: Fredy Stroker (Iowa) dec. Patricio Lugo (Florida), 4-3 152: Larry Early (Illinois) dec. Evan Wick (California), 12-8 160: Joe Smith (Oklahoma) tech. fall Lucas Jeske (Minnesota), 10-0 170: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) tech. fall Xavier Montalvo (Illinois), 10-0 182: Nick Reenan (Texas) dec. Dylan Wisman (Virginia), 10-6 195: Jacob Seely (Colorado) dec. Sam Shields-Colbray (Oregon), 3-2 220: Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Rylee Streifel (Minnesota), 10-0 285: Osawaru Odighizuwa (Oregon) tech. fall Kevin Vough (Ohio), 11-0

SOMERS, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin-Parkside wrestling program announced the return of three-time All-American Matt Gille, who will serve as an assistant coach with the Rangers for the 2015-2016 season. "I'm ecstatic to have Matt return to Parkside and join the coaching staff," said Head Coach Gregg Lewis. "He's an excellent technician of the sport and a great leader who does things the right way both on and off the mat." Gille rejoins the Green and White after a two-year stint as a graduate assistant coach at Lindenwood University. While at Lindenwood, Gille helped the Lions tally a pair of top 15 finishes at the NCAA Division II Championships, placing seventh in 2014 and 13th in 2015. As a collegian, Gille closed out his Ranger career with a 123-49 record and was a three-time NCAA All-American. The Little Suamico, Wisconsin native established a freshman school record for wins in 2009, racking up 43 on the season, culminating in a seventh place showing at the national championships. Gille followed up his freshman campaign with All-American honors in both 2011 and 2012, placing eighth overall and both occasions. Gille additionally was a NWCA All-Academic honoree and was a three-time team captain. Gille owns a bachelor's degree in sport management from UW-Parkside and earned a master's of business administration degree from Lindenwood.

Friday saw the Junior freestyle tournament pared down from 16 on the front side to the championship finals, while 32 wrestlers overall in each weight class were trimmed down to the eight All-American. Medal matches will be wrestled on Saturday morning starting at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. The following is a preview of each Junior freestyle final. 100: Jaret Lane (Pennsylvania) vs. Jason Holmes (Arizona) Both wrestlers in this match were Cadet double All-Americans last summer at 88 pounds, with Holmes out-placing Lane in both tournaments. However, Lane won the Greco-Roman title on Tuesday afternoon, while Holmes placed fourth. During the freestyle event, Holmes is four-for-four in technical falls; while Lane has a pin and a technical fall among three match victories. 106: Louie Hayes (Illinois) vs. Liam Cronin (California) This is a battle of state runners-up from the folkstyle season. Hayes won the Greco-Roman title earlier in the week, and is after a Fargo double, while Cronin placed third. For this tournament, Hayes has four shutout technical falls and a pin from five matches, while Cronin is sitting on three technical falls in four matches. 113: Brandon Courtney (Arizona) vs. Drew Mattin (Ohio) This is a battle of high school state champions. Both wrestlers competed in the 50 kilogram weight class at the UWW Cadet Nationals, with Courtney taking fifth to the second earned by Mattin. During this tournament, Courtney has two technical falls and a pin from five matches, while Mattin has four technical falls from five matches. Mattin is a double All-American for the second straight year, fourth in Cadet last year both styles and seventh in Greco-Roman earlier this week. 120: Jack Mueller (Texas) vs. Daton Fix (Oklahoma) Mueller, ranked No. 23 in the Class of 2016, had reached the semifinal round with five technical falls victories. That included victories in the last two matches over a pair of top 100 Class of 2016 wrestlers. His semifinal victory came 13-10 over Austin Gomez (Illinois), ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2017. Fix, ranked No. 1 in the Class of 2017, has five technical falls in as many matches on the way to the final. Both wrestlers placed competing at 55 kilograms in the UWW Junior Nationals in May; Fix won the weight class, while Mueller was fifth. 126: Austin Assad (Ohio) vs. Navonte Demison (California) Assad seeks a repeat Junior freestyle title, having won it last year at 120 pounds. The University of Michigan enrollee finished his career ranked No. 56 in the Class of 2015. For this tournament, Assad started with three technical falls, and followed it with 7-0 and 8-7 decisions in the last two bouts. Demison, champion in Junior folkstyle at this weight class and ranked No. 39 in the Class of 2017, has had a superlative tournament. He has six technical falls from six matches, including shutouts in the last two rounds against top 100 Class of 2016 prospect Alex Mackall (Ohio) and Iowa state champ Nolan Hellickson. 132: Taylor LaMont (Utah) vs. Mitch McKee (Minnesota) This is a rematch of the Greco-Roman final, which was won 4-2 by McKee; the pair of wrestlers also met in both styles at the Junior Duals last month, LaMont won by pin in Greco-Roman, while McKee snagged a 6-4 victory in freestyle. Between the two wrestlers, they have been in ten Fargo finals; McKee in six, and is seeking a repeat Junior freestyle title, and LaMont in four. Ranked No. 12 in the Class of 2016, McKee had four shutout technical falls prior to the decisions in the quarterfinal and semifinal; while No. 36 LaMont has four shutout technical falls from five matches, including one in the semifinal over 2013 Junior freestyle champion Hunter Marko (Wisconsin). 138: Keegan Moore (Oklahoma) vs. Matthew Kolodzik (New Jersey) Two of the nation's top 20 Class of 2015 wrestlers will be battle here. West Virginia enrollee Moore is ranked No. 18, while Princeton enrollee finished No. 9 in the rankings. Moore, who placed fourth in Junior freestyle last year, started the tournament with a pin, followed up with four shutout technical falls before a 7-2 semifinal victory over fellow elite Class of 2015 wrestler Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma). Kolodzik, a Cadet freestyle champion in 2012, started his tournament with five technical falls before a 5-0 victory in the semifinal round; giving up points in just one of six matches to date. 145: Fredy Stroker (Iowa) vs. Patricio Lugo (Florida) It's a battle of nationally ranked Class of 2015 wrestlers, as No. 15 Stroker -- bound for Minnesota -- faces Edinboro bound No. 75 Lugo. Stroker, fourth last year in Junior freestyle, started the tournament with three shutout technical falls, a pin, and a 7-0 decision before a 3-2 semifinal victory over No. 14 Max Thomsen (Iowa). For the tournament, Lugo is on four technical falls from six matches. 152: Larry Early (Illinois) vs. Evan Wick (California) Early finished as the No. 42 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2015, and is bound for the University of Minnesota. It has been a most excellent tournament, as it started off with three shutout technical falls and an 8-2 decision, before another 8-2 decision over defending champion Mason Manville (Virignia); the semifinal was an 11-4 decision victory over Junior folkstyle champion Luke Troy (California). Two-time state placer Wick, whose placements are fifth and fourth, has been a giant killer in the tournament with wins over a pair of top 25 Class of 2016 wrestlers in Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania) and Griffin Parriott (Minnesota). 160: Joe Smith (Oklahoma) vs. Lucas Jeske (Minnesota) The Oklahoma State enrollee Smith finished his career ranked No. 16 in the Class of 2015. Seeking his first Fargo title, Smith has went six matches in the tournament so far, with all six ending in a shutout technical fall. Jeske, state champion as a junior, enters the final with four technical falls from six matches and wins over a pair of top 100 Class of 2016 wrestlers along the way. 170: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) vs. Xavier Montalvo (Illinois) This is a rematch of a Preseason Nationals championship match from late October that was won 2-1 in the tiebreaker by the Illinois enrollee Montalvo. This is a second Fargo final for Montalvo, who finished ranked No. 34 in the Class of 2015, and was runner-up in Junior Greco-Roman in 2013. Breske, ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2013, was a two-time Cadet National double champion and placed third earlier this week in Greco-Roman. Montalvo has four shutout technical falls and a 9-3 decision from five matches; while Breske has five technical falls and a twenty second pin in six matches this week. 182: Dylan Wisman (Virginia) vs. Nick Reenan (Texas) Wisman finished ranked as the No. 85 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2015, and the Missouri enrollee is now a three-time Junior freestyle All-American. For this tournament, Wisman has two shutout technical falls and a pin, as well as tight decisions over a pair of grade-level ranked wrestlers. Reenan, ranked No. 9 in the Class of 2016, seeks a double title at this weight class. For this tournament, the Northwestern verbal commit is sitting on five technical falls from five bouts. 195: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) vs. Jacob Seely (Colorado) This is a battle of returning Junior freestyle All-Americans, Colbray was third and Seely seventh in this weight class last year, with Colbray securing a 7-5 quarterfinal victory along the way. Colbray, ranked No. 10 in the Class of 2016, was runner-up in the Greco-Roman tournament; he started this tournament with three technical falls before an 11-6 quarterfinal decision and a 6-5 semifinal decision against fellow returning Junior freestyle All-American Kevin Mulligan (New Jersey). Seely finished No. 90 in the Class of 2015, and has five technical falls in as many matches this tournament. 220: Rylee Streifel (Minnesota) vs. Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania) The Minnesota enrollee Streifel was never in the state finals during his high school career, but is now a two-time Junior freestyle All-American. He started this tournament with two shutout technical falls before an 11-8 quarterfinal decision over No. 57 in the Class of 2015 Austin Marsden and then an 11-1 technical fall in the semifinal over Matt Stencel, ranked No. 41 in the Class of 2016. Wood, ranked No. 6 in the Class of 2016, is a returning UWW Cadet world silver medalist in this weight class and a state champion this past year after runner-up finishes the previous two years. For this tournament, Wood sits on four technical falls and a thirteen second pin. 285: Osawaru Odighizuwa (Oregon) vs. Kevin Vough (Ohio) This is a rematch of last year's Cadet freestyle semifinal, which was won by Odighizuwa 10-0. The wrestlers have also met in Fargo in Greco-Roman the last two years; Vough winning 8-1 in last year's championship match, while Odighizuwa won by fall in eighteen seconds this year during the consolation round of 12 on the way to a third place finish. Odighizuwa, a UCLA football commit on the defensive line, is ranked No. 39 in the Class of 2016; for this tournament he started with two shutout technical falls, then a 5-0 victory over a fellow top 100 Class of 2016 wrestler, before two additional decisions over returning Junior freestyle All-Americans. Vough had two pins and two shutout technical falls before a 9-4 semifinal decision over a returning Junior freestyle All-American.

FARGO, N.D. -- The Friday afternoon medal matches during the Cadet National freestyle tournament in Fargo, N.D. were a procession of wrestlers from the Land of Lincoln. Twenty Illinois wrestlers earned All-American honors, including a pair of champions, Trevell Timmons (152) and Jacob Warner (170). Timmons, third at the UWW Cadet freestyle tournament in late May in this weight class, had six technical falls from six matches during the tournament. That included a 16-6 victory over Giullian Nakamtsu (Nevada) in the championship match. Warner made it double titles for him on the week with a 15-4 technical fall victory over fellow Illinois wrestler Jack Jessen, the same wrestler that he beat in the Greco-Roman final on Monday afternoon. For this event, Warner had five technical falls and a pin, with the No. 25 overall Class of 2017 wrestler not giving up any points until the championship match. Six others joined Warner in sweeping the Greco-Roman and freestyle championships at the Cadet level. That included a pair of Colorado natives, which did so in the opening two weight classes. Mosha Schwartz cemented the lone Cadet Triple Crown - winning the folkstyle nationals in April in addition to the tournaments this week - with an 11-8 victory over Ridge Lovett (Idaho) in the 88 pound final. Malik Heinselman repeated as a Cadet National freestyle champion with his 6-2 victory over Rayvon Foley in the final at 94 pounds, which was the first non-technical fall for the UWW Cadet freestyle world team representative at 42 kilograms. Roman Bravo-Young (Arizona) repeated as a Cadet National double champion during this week, including Friday afternoon's 11-4 victory over Matthew Parker (Pennsylvania) at 113 pounds. Ranked No. 17 in the Class of 2018, Bravo-Young advanced to the final with five technical fall victories in as many matches. In the next weight class, it was the nation's No. 3 ranked Class of 2019 wrestler Nick Raimo (New Jersey) winning a shootout to secure his sweep of this week's tournaments. After steamrolling his way to the final with four technical falls and two pins from six matches, Raimo was extended by nationally ranked Class of 2018 wrestler Alex Thomsen (Iowa) during a 15-13 victory. Nationally ranked Class of 2018 wrestler Anthony Artalona (Florida) won double titles at 145 pounds with an 11-4 victory over fellow ranked Class of 2018 wrestler Jaryn Curry (Oklahoma); while Nick Boykin (Tennessee) earned double titles at 285 pounds with a 10-0 technical fall over Zach Muller (Illinois), the Cadet folkstyle champion. Double champion Raimo was one of two from New Jersey to win Cadet freestyle titles on Friday afternoon. He was joined by Ryan Karoly (New Jersey), ranked No. 25 in the Class of 2018, who won the 160 pound weight class. Greco-Roman runner-up Karoly avenged three losses from the Cadet Duals (one in Greco-Roman, and two in freestyle) against Marcus Coleman (Iowa) in a 9-6 victory. The other state joining Illinois, Colorado, and New Jersey in winning a pair of titles was Ohio, which saw nationally ranked Class of 2019 wrestlers Dylan D'Emilio and Jordan Decatur win championships at 100 and 106 pounds respectively. D'Emilio outlasted Travis Ford-Melton (Illinois) 5-4 in a battle of top ten Class of 2019 wrestlers; while Decatur upended Billy Simpson (Oklahoma) 14-8. Outstanding Wrestler honors for the tournament went to Vito Arujau (New York), ranked No. 10 in the Class of 2017, who had seven technical falls during the event - including six shutouts. Arujau won the 126 pound weight class with an 11-0 finals victory over Anthony Madrigal (Illinois). The lone champion from Pennsylvania, which had the second most Cadet freestyle All-Americans with 13, was earned by Sammy Sasso (Pennsylvania). Sasso, ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2018 beat No. 19 Brock Hardy (Utah) by a 4-1 decision in the 132 pound final; Hardy was relegated to runner-up finishes in both styles this week. Rounding out the champions were Joe Lee (Indiana) at 138 pounds, Jacob Raschka (Wisconsin) at 182, Jake Boyd (Missouri) at 195, and Gable Steveson (Minnesota) at 220. Lee, ranked No. 22 in the Class of 2018, beat No. 15 Shane Griffith (New Jersey) 10-0 in his championship match. Raschka, a rising junior, beat top ten Class of 2017 wrestler Brandon Whitman (Michigan) by a 6-5 score. Boyd, runner-up in Greco-Roman, beat Ian Malesiewski (Pennsylvania) 9-2. Finally, the nation's top-ranked Class of 2018 wrestler Gable Steveson (Minnesota) beat second ranked Class of 2019 wrestler Cohlton Schultz (Colorado) by 14-4 technical fall. Finals Results: 88: Mosha Schwartz (Colorado) dec. Ridge Lovett (Idaho), 11-8 94: Malik Heinselman (Colorado) dec. Rayvon Foley (Michigan), 6-2 100: Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio) dec. Travis Ford-Melton (Illinois), 5-4 106: Jordan Decatur (Ohio) dec. Billy Simpson (Oklahoma), 14-8 113: Roman Bravo-Young (Arizona) dec. Matthew Parker (Pennsylvania), 11-4 120: Nick Raimo (New Jersey) dec. Alex Thomsen (Iowa), 15-13 126: Vitali Arujau (New York) won by tech. fall over Anthony Madrigal (Illinois), 11-0 132: Sam Sasso (Pennsylvania) dec. Brock Hardy (Utah), 4-1 138: Joe Lee (Indiana) won by tech. fall over Shane Griffith (New Jersey), 10-0 145: Anthony Artalona (Florida) dec. Jaryn Curry (Oklahoma), 11-4 152: Trevell Timmons (Illinois) won by tech. fall over Giullian Nakamatsu (Nevada), 16-6 160: Ryan Karoly (New Jersey) dec. Marcus Coleman (Iowa), 9-6 170: Jacob Warner (Illinois) won by tech. fall over Jack Jessen (Illinois), 15-4 182: Jacob Raschka (Wisconsin) dec. Brandon Whitman (Michigan), 6-5 195: Jake Boyd (Missouri) dec. Ian Malesiewski (Pennsylvania), 9-2 220: Gable Steveson (Minnesota) won by tech. fall over Cohlton Schultz (Colorado), 14-4 285: Nicholas Boykin (Tennessee) won by tech. fall over Zach Muller (Illinois), 10-0

Jess LewisJess Lewis, former Oregon State mat champ and football star, won his round in the Oregon's Greatest Athlete online poll Thursday, while Brock Gutches is struggling in Friday's balloting sponsored by The Oregonian newspaper. The poll seeks to determine the greatest college athlete ever in the state of Oregon. The Portland-based newspaper has created an online poll, complete with seeded brackets with the names of 64 athletes from various eras who attended college in Oregon ... including a total of five amateur wrestlers. So far, collegiate wrestlers with ties to Oregon are four-for-four in the poll. In the first round of voting, Oregon State's Les Gutches from the 1990s and Robin Reed from nearly a century ago, as well as Portland State's Rick Sanders, all won their match-ups Tuesday ... joined by Lewis, two-time NCAA heavyweight champ for Oregon State in the late 1960s who was a member of the U.S. men's freestyle team at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. The Beaver wrestler/All-American defensive tackle scored 60.66% of the vote (404 votes) over Ad Rutschman, described as "a legendary football and baseball coach at Linfield", who received 262 votes, or 39.34% of the vote Thursday. Brock Gutches is the fifth and final wrestler in the bracket, among those in contention in today's polling. The four-time NAIA champ who just graduated from Southern Oregon University is up against Terry Baker, a 1962 Heisman winner who also played basketball for Oregon State. As of 2 p.m. Friday, Baker had 167 votes to Gutches' 14. To vote, click here. .

Over 1100 wrestlers took to the mat today in the Junior National freestyle tournament at the FARGODOME. When two sessions of wrestling were done, 16 remained in the championship bracket of each weight class, with 16 others in the consolation bracket. The round of 16 and quarterfinals will be wrestled on Friday morning starting at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. The semifinals and All-American rounds will be wrestled in the 6:00 p.m. evening session, with medal matches slated for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The following are the round of 16 pairings in each weight class. 100: Jaret Lane (Pennsylvania) vs. Jakob Houston (Oklahoma), Matthew Petersen (Minnesota) vs. Nathan Rankin (Texas); Cody Phippen (Kansas) vs. Kobe McCorkle (Illinois), Hunter Rush (Montana) vs. Ryan Chauvin (Colorado) Brady Koontz (Wisconsin) vs. Cooper Cox (Oklahoma), Majid Corbett (South Carolina) vs. Elijah Varona (Florida); Travis Giallambardo (Michigan) vs. Tyler Cunningham (Nebraska), Brandon Blose (Oklahoma) vs. Jason Holmes (Arizona) 106: Louie Hayes (Illinois) vs. Brakan Mead (Ohio), Dominic Lajoie (Michigan) vs. Eusebio Rivera (Illinois); Trey Keeley (Illinois) vs. Hassan Krigger (Georgia), Wyatt Adams (Oklahoma) vs. Ben Ramos (Arizona) Mason Naifeh (Oklahoma) vs. Graham Shore (Ohio), Matthew Templeton (Illinois) vs. Dylan Koontz (Wisconsin); Alex Mitchell (Illinois) vs. Kelvin Eblen (Missouri), Drew Schafer (New York) vs. Liam Cronin (California) 100: Randon Miranda (California) vs. Jaxon Cole (Utah), Jakob Allison (Iowa) vs. Kellan McKenna (New York); Brandon Courtney (Arizona) vs. Sidney Oliver (Missouri), Drew West (Iowa) vs. Drew Hildebrandt (Indiana) Danny Vega (Arizona) vs. Paxton Rosen (Oklahoma), Joey Prata (Virginia) vs. Jonathan Tropea (New Jersey); Alec Opsal (Connecticut) vs. Drew Mattin (Ohio), Josh Copeland (Oklahoma) vs. Killian Cardinale (Virginia) 120: Jack Mueller (Texas) vs. Noah Baughman (Ohio), Garrett Pepple (Indiana) vs. Dalton Duffield (Oklahoma); Montorie Bridges (Oklahoma) vs. Brent Jones (Minnesota), Asian Kilic (Georgia) vs. Austin Gomez (Illinois) Matthew Schmitt (Missouri) vs. Travis Piotrowski (Illinois), Ian Parker (Michigan) vs. Khaleel Johnson (Alabama); Jacob Schwarm (Iowa) vs. Harry Feuer (Ohio), Zach Sherman (New Jersey) vs. Daton Fix (Oklahoma) 126: Austin Assad (Ohio) vs. Ted Rico (Arizona), Requir van der Merwe (New Jersey) vs. Jonathan Gabriel (Pennsylvania); Dylan Duncan (Illinois) vs. Ryan Friedman (Maryland), Joey Bowen (Ohio) vs. Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma) Cameron Hunsaker (Utah) vs. Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma), Nolan Hellickson (Iowa) vs. Owen Lamb (Colorado); Navonte Demison (California) vs. Michael Doetsch (Maryland), Alex Mackall (Ohio) vs. Mason Schultz (North Dakota) 132: Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) vs. Chris Debien (Tennessee), Coltan Williams (Texas) vs. Nick Noel (Arkansas); Brandon James (Indiana) vs. Nick Farro (New Jersey), Jason Moore (Georgia) vs. Taylor LaMont (Utah) Kaid Brock (Oklahoma) vs. Ryan Leisure (Iowa), Jeremy Rezabek (Ohio) vs. Lincoln Olson (Michigan); Corey Shie (Ohio) vs. Christopher Sandoval (Colorado), Paul Glynn (Iowa) vs. Mitch McKee (Minnesota) 138: Keegan Moore (Oklahoma) vs. Jarrett Degen (Montana), Alex Rich (Oregon) vs. Shayne Oster (Illinois); Ben Brancale (Minnesota) vs. Jaron Jensen (Utah), Beau Guffey (Oklahoma) vs. Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma) Tristan Moran (Oklahoma) vs. Will Kui (New Jersey), Cory Crooks (Arizona) vs. Sal Profaci (New Jersey); Parker Filius (Montana) vs. Hunter Kelley (Georgia), Tyler Nein (North Dakota) vs. Matthew Kolodzik (New Jersey) 145: Fredy Stroker (Iowa) vs. Kenan Carter (Illinois), Leonard Merkin (New York) vs. Kyler Rea (Missouri); Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey) vs. David Rump (Pennsylvania), Brandon Konecny (Arizona) vs. Max Thomsen (Iowa) Zachary Moore (Oklahoma) vs. Cole Martin (Wisconsin), Hunter Shelton (Mssouri) vs. Justin Demicco (Ohio); Quentin Hovis (Arizona) vs. Johnny O'Hearon (Utah), Patricio Lugo (Florida) vs. Jeren Glosser (Iowa) 152: Mason Manville (Virginia) vs. Dan Kelly (Iowa), Larry Early (Illinois) vs. Ryan Klemp (Idaho); Austin Kraisser (Maryland) vs. Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma), Matthew Malcolm (Iowa) vs. Luke Troy (California) Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania) vs. Evan Wick (California), Austin Hiles (Ohio) vs. Ryder Punke (Illinois); Jack Conway (Ohio) vs. Hunter Willits (Colorado), Cole Erickson (Iowa) vs. Griffin Parriott (Minnesota) 160: Joe Smith (Oklahoma) vs. Jacob Covaciu (Indiana), Jesse Shearer (North Dakota) vs. Toby Northrup (Iowa); Jakob Restrepo (New York) vs. Bradley Kroll (Minnesota), Kasey Klapprodt (South Dakota) vs. Paden Moore (Minnesota) Brandon Dallavia (New Jersey) vs. Jake Lanning (Illinois), Saul Ortiz (Kansas) vs. Trace Carello (Illinois); Tristan Johnson (Iowa) vs. Lucas Jeske (Minnesota), Canten Marriott (Missouri) vs. Brett Bye (South Dakota) 170: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) vs. Weston Dobler (North Dakota), Brandon Kui (New Jersey) vs. Kevin Parker (New York); Dylan Lydy (Indiana) vs. Tyler Selemaea (Missouri), Austin Moyer (Arizona) vs. Matthew Rundell (Illinois) Hayden Hansen (Oklahoma) vs. Xavier Montalvo (Illinois), Dale Hilleman (Iowa) vs. Jared Siegrist (Pennsylvania); Jeremiah Moody (Wisconsin) vs. Andrew Berreyesa (Nevada), Jacob Holschlag (Iowa) vs. Jordan Bushey (New York) 182: Dylan Wisman (Virginia) vs. Seth McLeod (Idaho), Troy Allen (Virginia) vs. Isaac Luellen (Kansas); Nathan Traxler (Illinois) vs. Kyle Gentile (Pennsylvania), Antonio Agee (Virginia) vs. Owen Webster (Minnesota) Nick Reenan (Texas) vs. Luke Drugac (New Jersey), James Handwerk (Ohio) vs. Wyatt Westfall (Oregon); Ben Darmstadt (Ohio) vs. Andrew Buckley (Missouri), Max Lyon (Iowa) vs. Keegan Moore (Minnesota) 195: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) vs. Bailey Kelly (Kansas), Christian Brunner (Illinois) vs. Joe Teague (Iowa); Cash Wilcke (Iowa) vs. David Chadd (Wisconsin), Roderick Davis (Georgia) vs. Kevin Mulligan (New Jersey) Wyatt Koelling (Utah) vs. Dean Drugac (New Jersey), Nick McShea (New York) vs. Jack Haris (Ohio); John Jakobsen (Pennsylvania) vs. Caleb Ward (Kansas), Donovan Doyle (Iowa) vs. Jacob Seely (Colorado) 220: Matt Stencel (Ohio) vs. Christian Colucci (New Jersey), Jordan Magnuson (North Dakota) vs. Matthew Correnti (New Jersey); Rylee Streifel (Minnesota) vs. Cristian Ayala (California), Andrew Marsden (Illinois) vs. Ethan Andersen (Iowa) Darryl Aiello (California) vs. Wyatt Silvis (Idaho), Trevor Eicher (Washington) vs. Jacob Briggs (Minnesota); Cole Nye (California) vs. Blake Berryhill (Oklahoma), Christian Lance (Missouri) vs. Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania) 285: Austin Myers (Kentucky) vs. Chase Miller (Kansas), Jake Beistel (Pennsylvania) vs. Andrew Piehl (Minnesota); Michael Rogers (Pennsylvania) vs. Trenton Lieurance (Oklahoma), Carter Isley (Iowa) vs. Osawaru Odighizuwa (Oregon) Gannon Gremmel (Iowa) vs. Shane Coombs (Colorado), Christian Boyles (Missouri) vs. Dan Stibral (South Dakota); Thomas Helton (Illinois) vs. Adam Lucast (Minnesota), Korey Walker (Oklahoma) vs. Kevin Vough (Ohio)

The championship finals matches were determined in the Cadet National freestyle tournament on Thursday evening. Those matches are slated to be wrestled on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. CT, and these are the matchups. 88: Mosha Schwartz (Colorado) vs. Ridge Lovett (Idaho) Incoming freshmen Schwartz seeks to win a Cadet Triple Crown, having won the folkstyle title in April and the Greco-Roman title on Monday afternoon. Schwartz has dominated his way through four matches with three technical falls and a pin in the semifinal. Lovett was fifth in the Greco-Roman tournament, including a 10-7 loss to Schwartz in the quarterfinal round. 94: Malik Heinselman (Colorado) vs. Rayvon Foley (Michigan) Heinselman seeks a double title this week, after winning Greco-Roman on Monday. He is also the UWW Cadet world team representative at 42 kilograms, after sweeping Schwartz in those finals during late May. For the tournament, both Heinselman and Foley have four technical fall victories in as many matches. 100: Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio) vs. Travis Ford-Melton (Illinois) This match features a pair of incoming freshmen ranked in the top ten nationally. D'Emilio, a Cadet freestyle runner-up last year at 94 pounds, is ranked No. 5 in the Class of 2019; while Ford-Melton is ranked No. 10. D'Emilio, the UWW Cadet world team representative at 46 kilograms, had four technical falls prior to a 13-8 semifinal victory; while Ford-Melton, who placed fourth in that same UWW Cadet Nationals weight class has three technical falls and a pin in four matches this tournament. 106: Jordan Decatur (Ohio) vs. Billy Simpson (Oklahoma) Decatur is ranked No. 19 in the Class of 2019, and finished fourth at 50 kilograms in the UWW Cadet freesytle tournament. Simpson was a Cadet National All-American in both styles last year at 88 pounds, including a third place finish in freestyle. For this tournament, each has wrestled five matches; Decatur has won all his by technical fall, while Simpson has two pins and two technical falls. 113: Roman Bravo-Young (Arizona) vs. Matthew Parker (Pennsylvania) Bravo-Young, ranked No. 17 in the Class of 2018, is after a second consecutive Cadet National double. He won both tournaments last year at 100 pounds, and won the Greco-Roman tournament at this weight class on Monday. For this event, Bravo-Young has five victories by technical fall from five matches. Parker placed fifth at state as a sophomore this past year, after finishing third in Cadet freestyle at 100 pounds last summer. In this tournament, he opened with three technical fall victories, before wins by decision in the last two matches. 120: Alex Thomsen (Iowa) vs. Nick Raimo (New Jersey) Raimo, ranked No. 3 nationally in the Class of 2019, seeks a Cadet National double after winning the Greco-Roman title on Monday. In twelve matches this week, Raimo has won all of them by pin or technical fall (in the freestyle event, he is at four technical falls and two pins). Thomsen, ranked No. 45 in the Class of 2018, was a state champion this past year and placed fourth in the Greco-Roman tournament. He has two pins, including one over returning runner-up Max Murin (Pennsylvania) in the semifinal, and two technical falls among the six victories so far. 126: Vitali Arujau (New York) vs. Anthony Madrigal (Illinois) Arujau, ranked No. 10 in the Class of 2017, has six technical falls in six matches so far in the tournament. After finishing third in Cadet freestyle, and runner-up at 58 kilograms in the UWW Cadet Nationals, he did not allow a point to an opponent until the semifinal match. Madrigal, ranked No. 42 in the Class of 2018, was also a Cadet freestyle All-American last year and has three shutout technical falls among five victories in this tournament to date. 132: Sammy Sasso (Pennsylvania) vs. Brock Hardy (Utah) This match features a pair of top 20 Class of 2018 wrestlers nationally, Sasso is ranked No. 14 while Hardy is ranked No. 19. For this tournament Sasso has three technical falls and a pin among his five match victories; the pin came in the semifinal over Greco-Roman champion Alex Lloyd (Minnesota), who is ranked No. 21 in the Class of 2018, while one of his technical fall victories came against another ranked Class of 2018 wrestler in Brayton Lee (Indiana). Hardy, who was runner-up in Greco-Roman, has three technical falls and a pin among four match victories in the tournament to date. 138: Shane Griffith (New Jersey) vs. Joe Lee (Indiana) This match features a pair of top 25 Class of 2018 wrestlers nationally, Griffith is ranked No. 15 while Lee is No. 22 in the rankings. Griffith, a state champion during the high school season, has four pins and a technical fall from six matches in the tournament; the lone decision came over returning Cadet freestyle runner-up Jamie Hernandez (Illinois). Lee, a high school state runner-up, has three pins and three technical falls from six matches; this includes a semifinal pin over Greco-Roman champion Andrew Merola (New Jersey). 145: Anthony Artalona (Florida) vs. Jaryn Curry (Oklahoma) This match also features a pair of ranked Class of 2018 wrestlers, Artalona is erroneously ranked in the Class of 2017 at position No. 44, while Curry is ranked No. 29 in the 2018 group. After earning All-American honors in both styles at 63 kilograms in the UWW Cadet Nationals, Artalona is seeking a double title at the Cadet Nationals after winning Greco-Roman on Monday. During six matches in each tournament, he has four technical falls and a pin in each event. Curry counters with a similar level of dominance, having five technical falls from six matches in the event. 152: Trevell Timmons (Illinois) vs. Giullian Nakamatsu (Nevada) Timmons placed fifth at his state tournament as a sophomore, and finished third at 69 kilograms in the UWW Cadet freestyle tournament. For this tournament, he has five technical fall victories from five matches. Nakamatsu, who placed fourth at state as a sophomore counters with three very narrow victories in his five matches, with just one pin and one technical fall so far. 160: Ryan Karoly (New Jersey) vs. Marcus Coleman (Iowa) Karoly is ranked No. 25 in the Class of 2018, and was runner-up on Monday afternoon in Greco-Roman. In this event, he had five technical falls leading up to a 3-2 semifinal victory over 152 pound Greco-Roman champion Max Wohlabaugh (Florida). Coleman won a state title as a sophomore, and was undefeated in both styles at last month's Cadet Duals. He had three wins over Karoly during that week, a pin in Greco-Roman, and then decision victories by scores of 19-16 and 9-7 in freestyle. During this tournament, Coleman has four technical falls and two pins from six matches. 170: Jacob Warner (Illinois) vs. Jack Jessen (Illinois) This is a rematch of the Cadet Greco-Roman final, which was won by Warner with an 11-0 technical fall. The wrestlers also met in a consolation round at the UWW Cadet freestyle nationals, where Warner also won by 11-0 technical fall. Warner went on to place third in that tournament, and is presently ranked No. 25 in the Class of 2017, while Jessen is ranked No. 12 in the Class of 2018. For this event, both wrestlers have been absurdly dominant; Warner has four shutout technical falls and a semifinal pin, while Jessen has five shutout technical falls. 182: Brandon Whitman (Michigan) vs. Jacob Raschka (Wisconsin) Whitman is ranked No. 6 in the Class of 2018 after placing third in the 85 kilogram weight class at the UWW Cadet freestyle tournament and going undefeated in both styles at the Cadet Duals. Earlier this week, he placed third in Greco-Roman, and has yet to give up a point in freestyle (four of the five wins by technical fall). Raschka avenged an 8-3 loss from the folkstyle final to Andrew Davison (Indiana), who also had won the Greco-Roman tournament, in the semifinal round. The two-time state placer finished eighth last year in Cadet freestyle, and had four technical falls leading into the 13-5 semifinal win over Davison. 195: Jake Boyd (Missouri) vs. Ian Malesiewski (Pennsylvania) Boyd avenged an 8-4 loss in the Greco-Roman final on Monday afternoon to Brady Daniel (Maryland) with a 10-3 semifinal victory. Prior to that match, Boyd had secured three victories by technical fall in his earlier matches. Malesiewski finished third in Greco-Roman, and has two shutout technical fall victories among his four wins in this tournament to date. 220: Gable Steveson (Minnesota) vs. Cohlton Schultz (Colorado) Steveson is the top-ranked wrestler in the Class of 2018, and is the UWW Cadet world team representative in this weight class. For this tournament, he has four technical falls from four matches, the lone point against coming in an 11-1 semifinal win. His finals opponent is Schultz, the Greco-Roman champ who is ranked No. 2 in the Class of 2019. For this tournament, Schultz has three pins and a semifinal technical fall in a rematch of the Greco-Roman final against Kayne Hutchison (Kansas). 285: Zach Muller (Illinois) vs. Nicholas Boykin (Tennessee) Boykin, state champion in high school as a sophomore, seeks a Cadet double after winning the Greco-Roman title on Monday. In nine matches across the week, his first match not be a technical fall of pin came in the semifinal this evening. Muller was fifth in Greco-Roman and champion in folkstyle, avenging his semifinal loss from Greco-Roman with a 14-4 technical fall victory over Gavin Nye (California).

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Five matches at St. John Arena - including duals against nationally-ranked Virginia, Michigan, Nebraska and Wisconsin - highlight the 2015-16 schedule of defending national champion Ohio State, head coach Tom Ryan announced today. The Buckeyes, coming off their first NCAA title in the 94-year history of the program, begins its championship defense by competing in the Eastern Michigan Open on Nov. 7. Prior to that, the team will tune up for the season with its annual Wrestle-Offs, slated for Thursday, Oct. 29. As usual, it will be in conjunction with the team's annual coaches clinic. Additionally, the NWCA All-Star Classic is set for Sunday, Nov. 1. The Buckeyes have been represented in the event 19 times. Ohio State's home opener will occur on Friday, Nov. 13 against Virginia. The Cavaliers were ranked as high as No. 9 last year and finished 10-7 in the regular season and 19th at the NCAA Championships. Last year in Charlottesville, four bonus-point victories propelled the Buckeyes to a convincing 30-7 victory. Following the Michigan State Open on Sunday, Nov. 15, Ohio State returns home for a date with Arizona State (Friday, Nov. 20). The two teams met last year at the Journeymen Tussle in Clifton Park, N.Y. (Ohio State won, 30-10). The month of November concludes with a match at Cleveland State on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The always-competitive Cliff Kean Invitational takes place Dec. 4-5, as the Buckeyes will be looking to improve upon their second-place showing in 2014. On Saturday, Dec. 12, Ohio State travels to Columbia, Mo. to face Missouri, which finished fourth at the NCAA Championships and was No. 1 in the final regular season NWCA Coaches Poll. Big Ten competition opens with a match at Northwestern on Friday, Dec. 18. The Wildcats were 15th at the NCAA Championships and feature defending Big Ten champion Jason Tsirtsis (149 lbs.). The 2016 calendar year begins with a match at Illinois on Jan. 3. The Illini (No. 12) were one of eight teams ranked in the Top 15 of the final regular season NWCA Coaches Poll and features the NCAA champion at 157 pounds, Isaiah Martinez. A week later, Ohio State returns to St. John Arena for a date with Michigan. The exact day and time of the match is TBA. Nebraska, which finished ninth at the NCAA Championships and sixth at the Big Ten Championships, travels to Columbus for a match on Sunday, Jan. 17. The Buckeyes' three-match homestand concludes on Sunday, Jan. 24 when Ohio State hosts Michigan State at Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Walsh Jesuit is the alma mater of rising senior Johnni DiJulius. February opens with a contest against Penn State in State College, Pa (day and time still tentative). The Nittany Lions were sixth at last year's NCAA Championships after winning four straight titles from 2011 through 2014. Ohio State's final home dual match of the year will be against Wisconsin on Friday, Feb. 12. The Buckeyes will once again participate in the NWCA National Duals, with more information coming this fall. As postseason competition begins, Ohio State will travel to Iowa City for the Big Ten Championships (March 5-6) and New York's Madison Square Garden for the NCAA Championships (March 17-19). In addition to winning the Big Ten and NCAA championships last year, Ohio State also finished fourth nationally in attendance, averaging over 4,000 fans per match. SEASON TICKETS Season tickets for new accounts are on sale now and can be secured with a deposit for as little as $15 for general admission seats and $25 for reserved seats. Fans interested in becoming a season ticket holder can contact the Ohio State Athletic Ticket Sales Department at 1-800-GOBUCKS (select option 2) or AthleticSales@osu.edu for pricing, details and information. Information on season ticket renewals and single-match tickets will be available later in the year on OhioStateBuckeyes.com. 2015-16 OPPONENTS Nov. 13: VIRGINIA Series History: Ohio State leads, 5-0 Last meeting: Ohio State 30, Virginia 7 (Nov. 24, 2014) Nov. 20: ARIZONA STATE Series history: Tied, 2-2 Last meeting: Ohio State 30, Arizona State 10 (Nov. 15, 2014) Nov. 24: at Cleveland State Series history: Ohio State leads, 22-13-2 Last meeting: Ohio State 51, Cleveland State 3 (Nov. 23, 2009) Dec. 12: at Missouri Series history: Missouri leads, 9-5 Last meeting: Missouri 20, Ohio State 19* (Dec. 13, 2014) Dec. 18: at Northwestern Series history: Ohio State leads, 41-29-1 Last meeting: Ohio State 21, Northwestern 12 (Jan. 17, 2014) Jan. 3: at Illinois Series history: Illinois leads, 33-32 Last meeting: Ohio State 18, Illinois 16 (Jan. 12, 2014) Jan. 10 (tentative): MICHIGAN Series history: Michigan leads, 63-19-3 Last meeting: Ohio State 25, Michigan 15 (Jan. 18, 2015) Jan. 17: NEBRASKA Series history: Nebraska leads, 8-2 Last meeting: Nebraska 28, Ohio State 12 (Jan. 24, 2014) Jan. 24: MICHIGAN STATE Series history: Michigan State leads, 40-27-1 Last meeting: Ohio State 25, Michigan State 13 Feb. 7 (tentative): at Penn State Series history: Penn State leads, 17-12 Last meeting: Ohio State 22, Penn State 15 (Jan. 11, 2015) Feb. 12: WISCONSIN Series history: Wisconsin leads, 29-19-1 Last meeting: Wisconsin 22, Ohio State 15 (Jan. 10, 2014)

Who's the greatest college athlete ever in the state of Oregon? The Oregonian newspaper has put that question to its readers, complete with an online poll, and seeded brackets featuring the names of 64 athletes from various eras who attended college in Oregon. Les Gutches (Photo/Larry Slater)In the first round of voting tallied Tuesday, July 21, three wrestlers whose winning reputations go far beyond Oregon -- Les Gutches, Robin Reed, and Rick Sanders -- defeated their opponents to survive another round of voting ... with two other wrestlers with Oregon collegiate connections -- Jess Lewis, and Brock Gutches -- also in the running. Oregon State mat champ Gutches, the No. 6 seed, received 64% of the vote (288 votes) over No. 11 seed Jordan Hasay, described by The Oregonian as "the most decorated runner" in University of Oregon history, who received 188 votes for 36% of the vote. Third-seeded Sanders, who wrestled at Portland State in the late 1960s, edged out No. 14 seed Joni Huntley, Oregon State track star, by just two votes, 211 to 209 (50.24%-49.76%) No. 2 seed Robin Reed of Oregon State, considered by some historians to be the greatest-ever U.S. amateur wrestler, got a dominating victory over No. 15 Michael Conforto, a Major League Baseball prospect from Oregon State, 66.67% (290 votes) to 33.33% (145). These results mean that, in the upcoming Round of 32, Gutches will go up against Sanders, while Reed will face Tiffeny Milbrett, a soccer star for the University of Portland. There are two other wrestlers included in the poll. Jess Lewis, two-time NCAA heavyweight champ for Oregon State in the late 1960s who wrestled freestyle in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, is featured in today's poll (July 23) ... and Brock Gutches, who just won his fourth NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) 174-pound title for Southern Oregon in March, and is the nephew of Les Gutches. Les Gutches, a three-time Oregon state champ at South Medford High School, wrestled at Oregon State where he was a three-time NCAA All-American, winning back-to-back national titles at 177 pounds in 1995 and 1996. As a senior, Gutches was awarded the Dan Hodge Trophy as the nation's best college wrestler in 1996. After graduation, Gutches won the gold medal in freestyle at the 1997 World Wrestling Championships. Robin ReedA wrestling superstar in the first two decades of the 20th century, Robin Reed wrestled at Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State), where he won three AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) national championships. (This was before the NCAA championships had been established.) Reed won the Olympic gold medal in 1924 at 134.5 pounds, winning every match at the Olympics by fall. He later coached at his college alma mater, leading the Beavers to the 1926 AAU team title. Reed died in 1978 at age 79. Rick Sanders, a three-time Oregon state champ at Lincoln High School, compiled a near-perfect 103-2 record at Portland State, where he won an NAIA title in 1965 as a freshman, and claimed two titles each at the NCAA College Division (smaller-school) and NCAA University Division (larger schools) national championships. (Back then, wrestlers who won College titles qualified to compete at the University championships.) In fact, Sanders is the only collegiate wrestler to win National Championships in the NAIA, NCAA College Division, and the NCAA University Division, and be designated an Outstanding Wrestler in each. Sanders won silver medals in freestyle at both the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. Weeks after competing at the Munich Games, Sanders was killed in a car accident in Yugoslavia in October 1972.

A trio of former college wrestlers with Big Ten titles -- Michigan State NCAA All-Americans Andy and Nick Simmons, and University of Michigan mat champ Fritz Kellerman -- will be among the members of the Class of 2015 to be inducted into the Greater Lansing Hall of Fame on Thursday, July 30. Nick Simmons battles Angel Escobedo at the 2015 U.S. World Team Trials (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Andy Simmons was a four-time Michigan state wrestling champ for Williamston High School from 1999-2002, compiling a perfect 219-0 mark. He then wrestled at Michigan State, where he was a two-time NCAA All-American at 141 pounds in 2005 and 2006. Simmons was also a Big Ten champ in the same weight class in 2006. Elder brother Nick Simmons was also a four-time state champ in Michigan from 1998-2001, crafting a flawless 211-0 overall record at Williamston. As a Spartan, Nick Simmons was a four-time NCAA All-American at 125 pounds (2003, 2005-06) and 133 (2007). He was a Big Ten champion three consecutive years (2005-07). Beyond Michigan State, Nick was twice an Olympic alternate for the U.S. men's freestyle teams at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games. Fritz Kellerman first made a name for himself at Lansing Sexton High School, capping off an undefeated senior season by winning a Michigan state title in 1958. Kellerman then headed east to Ann Arbor, where he wrestled for legendary coach Cliff Keen at University of Michigan. As a Wolverine, Kellerman racked up three consecutive Big Ten individual titles, winning the 130-pound crown in 1960 and 1961, and, in 1962, claimed the championship at 137. Fritz KellermanIn addition to the brothers Simmons and Fritz Kellerman, other members of the 40th anniversary group of honorees include Chuck Block (Lansing Community College track/cross country), Jesse Gallegos (boxing), Scott Kemp (Grand Ledge/Eastern Michigan baseball), Stephanie Smiley (Holt/Eastern Michigan basketball), Kim Spalsbury (DeWitt/Fowler/Grand Ledge cross country/track), and Jamie Wesley (Morrice/MSU basketball), along with the 1960 Haslett football team, the 1977 DeWitt softball team, and the 1979 Lansing Eastern boys golf team. The first induction ceremonies of the Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame took place in the bicentennial year of 1976, according to the organization's website. Ten individuals and three teams were enshrined with the purpose of giving lasting recognition to outstanding athletic teams, individuals and coaches from the city of Lansing -- the state capital of Michigan -- and surrounding communities. Since then, individuals and teams have been inducted each July. The Class of 2015 will be welcomed at a special induction ceremony on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 5 p.m. at Lansing Center. Tickets may be purchased online at lansingsportshalloffame.org.

FARGO, N.D. -- Day 1 of the Cadet freestyle tournament saw the championship bracket reduced down to the quarterfinals, as well as the total numbers in each weight class being pared down to 16 (88-120) or 24 (126-285). Those quarterfinal bouts will happen during a 9:30 a.m. CT session on Thursday. The semifinals will occur during the 3:30 p.m. session, with the championship finals and medal matches slated for 2 p.m. CT on Friday. Three wrestlers remain alive for Cadet Triple Crown distinctions this year, Mosha Schwartz (Colorado), Travis Wittlake (Oregon), and Andrew Davison (Indiana). Illinois, which won both the Cadet and Junior titles in Greco-Roman, leads the way in terms of quarterfinalists with 19. Pennsylvania is next in line with 11, while Ohio and Minnesota have nine each, followed by Iowa and New Jersey with eight apiece. Below are the quarterfinal matchups. 88: Mosha Schwartz (Colorado) vs. Aaron Howell (Virginia), Ernest del Rio IV (Arizona) vs. Derek Ramos (Idaho); Ridge Lovett (Idaho) vs. Lucas Byrd (Ohio), Daniel Kimball (Iowa) vs. Kaden Cassidy (Pennsylvania) 94: Malik Heinselman (Colorado) vs. Cevion Severado (Missouri), Gabriel Tagg (Ohio) vs. Kurt McHenry (Virginia); Blake Haney (Washington) vs. Riley Weir (Oklahoma), Rayvon Foley (Michigan) vs. Dayne Morton (Minnesota) 100: Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio) vs. Josh Blatt (North Carolina), Kyle Biscoglia (Iowa) vs. Peter Ogunsanya (Illinois); Michael Colalocco (New Jersey) vs. Joseph Harrison (Nebraska), Joey Melendez (Illinois) vs. Travis Ford-Melton (Illinois) 106: Jordan Decatur (Ohio) vs. Sean McKenna (Illinois), Aaron Cashman (Minnesota) vs. Adam Busiello (New York); Billy Simpson (Oklahoma) vs. Jaden Abas (California), Ben Kamall (Michigan) vs. Holden Heller (Illinois) 113: Roman Bravo-Young (Arizona) vs. Andrew Alirez (Colorado), Austin Macias (Illinois) vs. Carmen Ferrante (New Jersey); Jonathan Gomez (New York) vs. Tommy Hoskins (Ohio), Connor Brown (Missouri) vs. Matthew Parker (Pennsylvania) 120: Max Murin (Pennsylvania) vs. Diego Nunez (Washington), Jacori Teemer (New York) vs. Alex Thomsen (Iowa); Jake Gliva (Minnesota) vs. Andrew Garr (Ohio), Hunter Kosco (Ohio) vs. Nick Raimo (New Jersey) 126: Vito Arujau (New York) vs. Clayton Currier (Montana), Yahya Thomas (Illinois) vs. Taylor Brown (Missouri); Jason Renteria (Illinois) vs. Kyran Hagan (Missouri), Lawrence Saenz (California) vs. Anthony Madrigal (Illinois) 132: Alex Lloyd (Minnesota) vs. Zach Lee (Wisconsin), Sammy Sasso (Pennsylvania) vs. Brayton Lee (Indiana); J.J. Figueroa (California) vs. Brock Hardy (Utah), Jared Franek (North Dakota) vs. Alec Hagan (Missouri) 138: Shane Griffith (New Jersey) vs. Anthony Marre (Illinois), Kendon Kayser (Louisiana) vs. Kameron Frame (Kansas); Andrew Merola (New Jersey) vs. Ryan Hansen (Utah), Tyler Shilson (Minnesota) vs. Joe Lee (Indiana) 145: Anthony Artalona (Florida) vs. Logan Meek (Oregon), Tyler Dow (Wisconsin) vs. Nicholas Palumbo (New Jersey); James Noel (Arkansas) vs. Anthony Jackson (Minnesota), Jaryn Curry (Oklahoma) vs. Braeden Orrino (Washington) 152: Trevell Timmons (Illinois) vs. Noah Jackson (Illinois), Lucas McFarland (Michigan) vs. Logan Coyle (Indiana); Ty Bagoly (Pennsylvania) vs. Kenny O'Neil (Minnesota), Braeden Redlin (Texas) vs. Giulian Nakamatsu (Nevada) 160: Max Wohlabaugh (Florida) vs. Cameron Caffey (Illinois), Ryan Karoly (New Jersey) vs. Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota); Mason Coleman (Iowa) vs. Kyle Cochran (New Jersey), Victor Marcelli (Ohio) vs. Travis Wittlake (Oregon) 170: Jacob Warner (Illinois) vs. David Blanchard (Ohio), Khamari Whimper (Georgia) vs. Jake Woodley (Pennsylvania); Anthony Sherry (Iowa) vs. Anthony Falbo (Connecticut), Layne Hatcher (Arkansas) vs. Jack Jessen (Illinois) 182: Brandon Whitman (Michigan) vs. Blake Barrick (Pennsylvania), Anthony Walters (Pennsylvania) vs. Noah Adams (West Virginia); Jacob Raschka (Wisconsin) vs. Andrew Demos (Illinois), Drake McAdow (Nevada) vs. Andrew Davison (Indiana) 195: Brady Daniel (Maryland) vs. Dan Baker (Oklahoma), Jake Boyd (Missouri) vs. Garrett Kubovec (Iowa); Dylan Prince (Kansas) vs. Ian Maleslewski (Pennsylvania), Danny Salas (California) vs. Colton Wolfe (Nebraska) 220: Gable Steveson (Minnesota) vs. Ryan Mills (West Virginia), Blake Zalapi (Illinois) vs. Tyler Cook (Pennsylvania); Cohlton Schultz (Colorado) vs. Jake Levengood (California), Colin Lawler (Texas) vs. Kayne Hutchison (Kansas) 285: Zach Muller (Illinois) vs. Cooper Lawson (Iowa), Spencer Trenary (Iowa) vs. Gavin Nye (California); Nicholas Boykin (Tennessee) vs. Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois), Brendan Furman (Pennsylvania) vs. Gabriel Herrera (California)

Fans of the oldest and greatest sport will now have the opportunity to see a new fictional movie about high school wrestling, "Beyond the Mat" -- which will be shown at a free public screening this Thursday in Los Angeles, the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival announced via email press release Tuesday. "'Beyond the Mat' tells the coming-of-age tale of Aaron Miller," is how the press release describes the movie. "Amidst the struggle of a disintegrating friendship, the tormenting of a cross‐town rival, and the blossoming of a new love, Aaron is forced to come to terms with who he really is ... Fueled by the desire to succeed and the need to prove himself, Aaron embarks on a journey of self-discovery. The drama culminates in an explosive finale at the state wrestling championship where more than just pride is on the line. It's a tale about two best friends, a chronicle about minority experiences in America, and ultimately the story of a teen who overcomes self‐doubt to find his true place." "Beyond the Mat", a Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection as its Community Program Film, stars John Wynn, Mark Hapka ("The Ghost Whisperers"), and Sarah Fletcher ("Secret Girlfriend"), along with Kurt Angle, who, before becoming a pro wrestler, was a two-time NCAA Division I heavyweight champ at Clarion University in Pennsylvania (1990, 1992), and gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. In 2005, Angle was voted one of fifteen all-time greatest college wrestlers in an online poll of fans for the 75th anniversary of the NCAA Wrestling Championships. "Beyond the Mat" will screen on Thursday, July 23, at 9 p.m. at a free outdoor community screening at Imperial Arts Studio, 695 S. Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles. Doors open at 7 p.m.; general admission is on a first-come, first-serve basis. A trailer is available for viewing online. Note that this movie titled "Beyond the Mat" is not to be confused with the 1999 documentary of the same name, which focuses on the world of professional wrestling. The showing is part of a five-day Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival, July 22-26, to be held at venues throughout downtown L.A.'s historic core. For more information, visit DFFLA.org.

Deouijanae TerryThe teenage daughter of Thomas Landrum, 1980 Oklahoma State All-American wrestler, was identified Tuesday as the victim of a drive-by shooting in Tulsa Friday, according to multiple media reports. Deouijanae Terry, 16, and an 18-year-old man were shot about 4 p.m. Friday near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and 46th Street North, the Tulsa World reported Tuesday. Terry and the man had just left a nearby convenience store and were driving in a gray Chrysler PT Cruiser when a 1995 Chevrolet Astro van carrying about five males pulled up next to them. One of the van's occupants opened the van's door and fired multiple shots, striking the man and Terry. Both shooting victims were taken to an area hospital, where Terry died from her wounds, according to Tulsa police. The unidentified man remains in serious condition. Police believe the shooting was gang-related and Terry was not the intended target, according to the Tulsa Fox TV affiliate. The Tulsa World reported that the occupants in the van were described as black males ranging in age from 14 to 20 years old. Investigators say they believe this homicide is linked to ongoing gang violence and shootings in the neighborhood. The paper went on to report that many area residents, still stunned by the shooting, were reluctant to talk about the incident, or share much information about Terry out of fear of possible retaliation, even though some were familiar with the girl and her family. Thomas LandrumLandrum, who wrestled at Oklahoma State from 1978 through 1981, told Fox23 how he learned of Terry's death. "I was at work when a friend of mine called me and said, 'I don't know how to tell you this, but your daughter has been involved in some kind of shootout, and I believe she's dead.'" "It's tough that you're not going to see that person anymore," Landrum said. "My heart is hurting. It's going to be hurting for a long time," he said. "I want you to know that she was a good person. She was a loving, caring person. She had a heart. She had a soul." Landrum also told the Fox affiliate that his daughter enjoyed running track, dancing and styling her hair. Landrum earned NCAA All-American honors for the Cowboys by placing fifth in the 133-pound bracket at the 1980 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. A couple weeks earlier, he was a finalist in the same weight class at the 1980 Big Eight (now Big 12) Conference Championships, and fourth at the conference championships the following year. While at Oklahoma State, Landrum compiled an overall career record of 65-28, with 47 of those wins scored by fall, for a pinning percentage of 72%.