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The backbone of the college wrestling season is not the dual meet, but it's the home-and-away dual meet. There's a reason why Minnesota drew 1,000 more fans for their home dual meet against Oklahoma State in December than they did for the NWCA Division I National Duals Finals in February, when the championship dual was the identical Minnesota against Oklahoma State, and you had Iowa and Missouri wrestling in the background, and, presumably, the teams and fans of Cornell, Ohio State, and Virginia Tech were milling around the Minneapolis area waiting for their flights home. The 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen Division I National Duals, known as Mat Mayhem, took place at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla. (Photo/Austin Bernard)I do support the idea of a National Duals championship, even as earning pre-allocated points towards the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. (I don't feel it detracts one iota from the traditional tournament, other than the fact that Air Force coach Joel Sharratt can't look at the team scores before the event starts Thursday morning and say that he's in first place!) But I feel we have the wrong way of going about it. I would much more easily support a format sort of like what the NCAA College Cup uses, with single home-and-away matches until the Final Four at a neutral site. Here's my suggestion for what we can do in this regard, in what would (in my opinion) be a much better plan, that builds up fan interest (all dates are 2016): Schedule Friday-Sunday, Feb. 5-7 Dual Meet Conference Tournaments (presumably) Monday, Feb. 8 Dual Meet Selection Monday Friday, Feb. 12 NCAA Dual Meet First Round, at home sites Sunday, Feb. 14 NCAA Dual Meet Second Round, at home sites Saturday, Feb. 20 NCAA Dual Meet Quarterfinal, at home sites Friday-Saturday, Feb. 26-27 NCAA Dual Meet Final Four, at neutral site Wednesday, March 2 Individual Conference Allocations announced Friday-Sunday, March 4-6 Individual Conference Tournaments Wednesday, March 9 Individual Selection Wednesday Thursday-Saturday, March 17-19 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships While this might be a short-term cash drain, I think this would drum up attendance and fan interest throughout the championships in a way no proposal I have yet seen would. I also think this would, over the long term, be most beneficial to both our sport and the NCAA financially. Concerns Meet contraction: While most teams use their full 16-date allotment, those that have attended National Duals in recent years have not. I would greatly prefer going to 12 dates, with the current two two-day tournament exemption, and also having single home-and-away duals on a given date count as a half-date, to encourage more of them. (This would obviously require companion legislation, as would my next point.) Gap between dual meet conference tournaments and individual conference tournaments for non-qualifiers: I suspect that his could be filled in by exempting one open tournament per team that took place during this period. Student-athlete welfare: Having all of these competitions might be a concern, with this much time spent away from campus. That being said, it's early enough in the semester where that probably wouldn't be a problem at most schools, and further, you're talking about single duals, with all three being on weekends, and two of the three being on a holiday weekend. However, all of this time cutting weight may take its toll on the student-athlete. Short-term budgetary impact: Yes, there probably would be one. That being said, I feel like this is the best way to grow the sport in the long term. Also, drawing 3,000 to a single two-hour dual meet held at a campus site would be much easier than drawing that number to a six-hour multi-dual event. What it would look like ... Based on last year's dual results ranking and conference alignment as of Feb. 11, 2013, but dates used are 2016, the first year this could possibly take effect: Round 1: Friday, February 12, 2016 Old Dominion (CAA champion) at Navy Bloomsburg (EWL champion) at Illinois Chattanooga (SoCon champion) at Virginia Boise State (Pac-12 champion) at Iowa State Wyoming (WWC champion) at Oregon State Rutgers at Purdue Edinboro at Cornell (EIWA champion) Penn at Nebraska Round 2: Sunday, February 14, 2016 Penn-Nebraska winner at No. 1 Oklahoma State Chattanooga-Virginia winner at Ohio State Wyoming-Oregon State winner at No. 4 Minnesota Rutgers-Purdue winner at Central Michigan (MAC champion) Boise State-Iowa State winner at No. 2 Iowa (Big Ten champion) Bloomsburg-Illinois winner at Missouri Edinboro-Cornell winner at No. 3 Penn State Old Dominion/Navy winner at Virginia Tech (ACC champion) Quarterfinals: Saturday, February 20, 2016 Sites to be determined on Sunday night, national seeds to host if they advance, if not higher seed remaining hosts, if neither team is seeded NCAA chooses): Oklahoma State winner vs. Ohio State winner Minnesota winner vs. Central Michigan winner Iowa winner vs. Missouri winner Penn State winner vs. Virginia Tech winner Semifinals: Friday, Feb. 26 Finals, Saturday, Feb. 27 Wednesday, March 2 Individual Conference Allocations announced Friday-Sunday, March 4-6 Individual Conference Tournaments Wednesday, March 9 Individual Selection Wednesday Thursday-Saturday, March 17-19 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Team scoring would be based on a combined scoring from the dual championships and the tournament championships (as discussed at the NCAA Convention in August). Teams 17-24: 12.5 points for NCAA tournament Teams 9-16: 26 points for NCAA tournament (13.5 advancement for those wrestling a first-round dual) Advancement to quarterfinals: +9 (35 total) Advancement to semifinals: +6 (41 total) Advancement to finals: +4 (45 total) Dual-phase champions: +5 (50 total) Seeding for the team tournament would have the top four be seeded on a national basis, 5-8 banded together and assigned to quarterfinal sites for ease of geography, 9-24 banded together and assigned to first and second round sites for ease of geography. While the first round would have five flights (only Old Dominion, Chattanooga, and Edinboro would be able to drive), the second round would only have one flight to be taken on that Saturday between the first and second rounds (Oregon State-Wyoming winner to Minneapolis). Britt Malinsky can be reached at setonhallpirate1@aol.com.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Notre Dame College's wrestling team proved the seed is stronger than the string Sunday at the NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals presented by the United States Marine Corps and Hibiclens in honor of Cliff Keen. The Falcons, who took home gold in the NAIA National Duals in 2010 and in 2011, claimed the NCAA Division II trophy with a dominating 28-3 victory over Newberry at Hy-Vee Hall. Sunday's gold was nice, but the bigger match might have been in the semifinals. That's when top-seeded Notre Dame used a major-major-pin trifecta to blow open a tight dual and give the Falcons a 23-16 victory over two-time defending National Duals champion St. Cloud State. "We wrestled really hard, and they wrestled good on their feet, which is what we try to do most of the time - if not all of the time - so it worked out well," Notre Dame Coach Frank Romano said. St. Cloud's 54-match string of dual meet victories ended in the semifinals. One of those wins came at Notre Dame's expense - 17-15 in the 2013 tournament finals. Joining the Falcons as champions Sunday were Wartburg College in Division III, hometown squad Grand View University in the NAIA, Clackamas Community College in the NJCAA and King University in the women's tournament. Wartburg won its fourth consecutive team title, 29-6, over Concordia-Moorhead. The Knights were without Coach Eric Keller, who was pinned all weekend by the flu, but a technical fall by 2012 national champion Landon Williams and a forfeit at 197 bolstered their effort. Assistant coach Chris Ortner said there was a benefit to the tournament beyond adding another nice trophy to the school's burgeoning display case that includes 10 NCAA Division III national titles. The weekend showed some strengths, but also some flaws. "It was a good day, but we got exposed in some areas that we know we need to get better at," Ortner said. "There are still some weights we're trying to sort out. This is a good indicator of where we're at as far as that goes too. We won, but we like to learn as well when we win." Grand View is building a reputation for big wins on its home turf. The Vikings won each of the last two national championships in March at the Iowa State Fair's Jacobson Center. On Sunday, the Vikings got pins from 2013 national champions Chad Lowman and Eric Thompson and major decisions from Ryak Finch at 125 and A. J. Mott at 197 in zipping past Lindsey Wilson, 32-6, in the finale. It was Grand View's third straight Duals championship. Grand View Coach Nick Mitchell seemed to have thoughts of a hard Monday practice in his mind just to make sure the Vikings didn't have a lengthy celebration of their most recent championship. "If we sit back and feel good about where we're at...a lot of teams want to close the gap right now," Mitchell said. "We've got two options leaving here: They can close the gap or we can widen the gap. Obviously, the goal is to widen the gap right now." Clackamas used a weekend-long powerhouse effort, capped by a 30-13 decision over Northwest College in the championship, to win its first team title since 2011. "We got hungry for another one," Clackamas Coach Josh Rhoden said. "We came back in (recent) years, got fourth and third, and finally clawed our way back in the finals and won this baby in dominant fashion. These kids couldn't have wrestled any better today. In four meets, the Cougars totaled 20 pins, three major decisions and one technical fall. "I can't say enough about how our kids performed. We were getting falls every single time, and that's how you win dual meets." King got technical falls from Haley Augello, Sarah Hildebrandt and Ali Ragan plus a pinfrom Amanda Hendey to clip Simon Fraser, 21-19, for its first championship. Simon Fraser was led by a fall from Vicky Anthony and techs from Helen Maroulis and Justina Distasio. The women's division wrestles under freestyle rules. The crowd was good all weekend, but the most attention was paid to Sunday morning's semifinal between Notre Dame and St. Cloud. After three lead changes, Romano's Falcons took control with the majors by Joey Davis at 165 and Garrett Lineberger at 174 and the fall by Brandonn Johnson. Lineberger, a freshman, said he heard about St. Cloud State during his recruiting visit and also during practices this season. He did his part to rinse last year's bad taste by exploding on Dylon Braun, nearly pinning him and then scoring some tilts that gave him a 12-0 lead after the first period. Johnson did not require frequent hearing of the Huskies' name. He remembered the loss in the finals last year. Snapping that string was mighty important to the Falcons, just as getting the team trophy was, Johnson said. And the performance might put the unpleasant bulls-eye on their backs come March, but Johnson said the Falcons are good enough to have 10 all-Americans and be the team to beat for the national title. Romano said snapping the Huskies' run was part of a good day. "I really wasn't real cognizant of how long their win streak was," Romano said. "They've got a great team, and I'm sure they will continue to have a great team. It was a great win for us and I feel good about the whole thing in general." DIVISION II FINAL NOTRE DAME COLLEGE 38, NEWBERRY 3 125 - Brian Hauser (Notre Dame) over Jeff Vesta (Newberry) Dec 9-4 133 - Marty Carlson (Notre Dame) over Nick Lankford (Newberry) Dec 10-6 141 - Maurice Miller (Notre Dame) over Bj Young (Newberry) Dec 14-10 149 - Tucker Armstrong (Notre Dame) over Seiji Borja (Newberry) SV-1 7-5 157 - Jonatan Rivera (Notre Dame) over Kayne Melko (Newberry) Dec 3-1 165 - Blake Ridenour (Newberry) over Louden Gordon (Notre Dame) Dec 6-2 174 - Joey Davis (Notre Dame) over Joe Pittman (Newberry) Maj 10-1 184 - Garrett Lineberger (Notre Dame) over Jared Holliday (Newberry) Dec 6-4 197 - Brandonn Johnson (Notre Dame) over Braden Carter (Newberry) Dec 6-1 285 - Orlando Scales (Notre Dame) over Matt Wade (Newberry) Dec 4-1 DIVISION III FINAL WARTBURG 29, CONCORDIA-MOORHEAD 6 125 - Gilberto Camacho (Wartburg) over Gabe Foltz (Concordia) Dec 6-2 133 - Kenny Anderson (Wartburg) over Jacoby Bergeron (Concordia) Dec 14-7 141 - Connor Campo (Wartburg) over Yonas Gebreab (Concordia) Dec 8-5 149 - Jacob Long (Concordia) over Brandon Welter (Wartburg) Dec 4-1 157 - Drew Wagenhoffer (Wartburg) over Kyle Leduc (Concordia) Dec 6-0 165 - Cole Welter (Wartburg) over Brandon Haluptzok (Concordia) Dec 5-3 174 - Landon Williams (Wartburg) over Sebastian Gardner (Concordia) TF 16-0 184 - Christian Harrison (Concordia) over Sam Upah (Wartburg) Dec 5-4 197 - Punahele Soriano (Wartburg) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 285 - Ryan Fank (Wartburg) over Cody Kasprick (Concordia) Dec 2-0 NAIA FINAL GRAND VIEW 32, LINDSEY WILSON 6 125 - Ryak Finch (Grand View) over Myron Bradbury (Lindsey Wilson) Maj 10-2 133 - Brandon Benvenuti (Grand View) over Keaton Thomas (Lindsey Wilson) Dec 7-6 141 - Gustavo Martinez (Grand View) over Wismit Moinius (Lindsey Wilson) Dec 2-1 149 - Brandon Wright (Grand View) over Stephen Myers (Lindsey Wilson) Dec 6-1 157 - Joe Cozart (Lindsey Wilson) over Quinten Haynes (Grand View) SV-1 4-2 165 - Chad Lowman (Grand View) over Cadyn Mckeeth (Lindsey Wilson) Fall 5:33 174 - Jimmie Schuessler (Grand View) over Erick Gomez (Lindsey Wilson) Dec 7-5 184 - Jameel Bryant (Lindsey Wilson) over Christian Mays (Grand View) Dec 3-2 197 - Aj Mott (Grand View) over Jake Maupin (Lindsey Wilson) Maj 9-1 285 - Eric Thompson (Grand View) over Jonathan Hupp (Lindsey Wilson) Fall 2:11 NJCAA FINAL CLACKAMAS 30, NORTHWEST (WYO.) 13 125 - Cody Vichi (Northwest) over Stevan Knoblauch (Clackamas) Dec 4-3 133 - Cary Palmer (Clackamas) over Ben Jorgensen (Northwest) Dec 5-1 141 - Zach Loveless (Northwest) over Robbie Rizzolino (Clackamas) Dec 3-0 149 - Kenny Martin (Clackamas) over Zach Loveless (Northwest) Fall 3:45 157 - Eleazar Deluca (Clackamas) over Hayden Heap (Northwest) Fall 2:08 165 - Diorian Coleman (Northwest) over Kyle Bateman (Clackamas) Dec 7-5 174 - Cole Mcarthur (Northwest) over Tyler White (Clackamas) Maj 9-1 184 - Adrian Salas (Clackamas) over Miles Nixon (Northwest) Fall 4:23 197 - Ihoghama Odighizuwa (Clackamas) over Jonathan Wixom (Northwest) Inj 2:35 285 - Brandon Johnson (Clackamas) over Gabriel Escobedo (Northwest) Dec 5-1 WCWA FINAL KING UNIVERSITY 21, SIMON FRASER 19 101- Darby Huckle (SFU) dec. Shannon Constantine 6-0 109- Victoria Anthony (SFU) pin Samantha Klingel :47 116- Haley Augello (KU) tech fall Nikkie Brar 11-0 123- Sarah Hildenbrandt (KU) tech fall Laura Anderson 10-0 130- Helen Maroulis (SFU) tech fall Kayla Brendlinger 10-0 136- Alli Ragan (KU) tech fall Mallory Veltre 10-0 143- Amanda Hendey (KU) pin Maegan Kuruvita 1:39 155- Julia Salata (KU) dec. Monika Podgoski 6-0 170- Justine DiStasio (SFU) tech fall Lorrie-Ann Ramos 10-0 191- Jenna Mclatchy (SFU) dec. Malexis Mcadoo 12-12, criteria

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Clackamas completely shredded the competition en route to their second NCWA Cliff Keen title in four years. In Saturday's action CCC demolished No. 19-ranked Pratt CC 52-3, then soundly defeated No. 7-ranked North Iowa Area CC 35-10. Sunday's action should have been more of a test for the CCC matmen, but they completely humbled No. 5-ranked Ellsworth CC 41-4 to set up a rematch with Region 18 rival and No. 2-ranked Northwest Wyoming (Northwest) in the NWCA title match. Northwest had earlier edged the Cougars in a December 14 match 21-20. Northwest came into the match with their own big wins - albeit a slightly easier road -- defeating No. 17 Colby 30-18, No. 8 Muskegon 22-15 and No. 22 Iowa Central 34-6. Northwest tallied the opening victory on a 4-3 decision of No. 4-ranked Cody Vichi over No. 3-ranked Stevan Knoblauch. Both squads traded decisions until the 149 match when No. 5-ranked Kenny Martin pinned Zach Loveless to give CCC its first lead 9-6. Eleazar Deluca's pin of Hayden Heap in the 157 match put the meet at 15-6 and gave the Cougars all they needed for the win. Northwest battled back to a 15-13 score before No. 1-ranked 184 Adrian Salas pinned No. 3-ranked Miles Nixon in the second round to make it 21-13 CCC. 197 No. 8-ranked Ihoghama Odighizuwa scored bonus points over No. 6-ranked Jonathan Wixom when Wixon was injured and couldn't continue. Heavyweight Brandon Johnson closed out the scoring with a 5-1 decision over Gabriel Escobedo. That last time CCC won the NCWA title was in 2011 -- the season they won their last NJCAA national title. The Cougars will take a week off to prepare for a Jan 18 home meet against the top-ranked North Idaho Cardinals. NIC defeated CCC 24-17 in a dual in Coeur d’Alene on December 14. Match is slated for a 5pm start. Results: 125 Cody Vichi (NW) over Stevan Knoblauch (CCC) Dec 4-3 133 Cary Palmer (CCC) over Ben Jorgensen (NW) Dec 5-1 141 Zach Loveless (NW) over Robbie Rizzolino (CCC) Dec 3-0 149 Kenny Martin (CCC) over Zach Loveless (NW) Fall 3:45 157 Eleazar Deluca (CCC) over Hayden Heap (NW) Fall 2:08 165 Diorian Coleman (NW) over Kyle Bateman (CCC) Dec 7-5 174 Cole Mcarthur (NW) over Tyler White (CCC) Maj 9-1 184 Adrian Salas (CCC) over Miles Nixon (NW) Fall 4:23 197 Ihoghama Odighizuwa (CCC) over Jonathan Wixom (NW) Inj 2:35 285 Brandon Johnson (CCC) over Gabriel Escobedo (NW) Dec 5-1

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The top-ranked team in the preseason has lived up to that billing all season long, and the King University women's wrestling team proved they are No. 1 once again on Sunday at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals. The Tornado topped No. 4 Wayland Baptist University 36-7 in the semifinals, setting up a clash with No. 2 Simon Fraser University in the finals. King narrowly defeated the Clan 21-19 in the finals to take the championship. In the semifinals against Wayland Baptist, the Tornado got off to slow start, and were trailing 4-1 after the first bout. However, King came back with a vengeance, winning five straight matches to gain control of the dual. Samantha Klingel took a 10-0 tech fall in over Michelle Guerrero at 109, and Haley Augello defeated Lauryn Bruggnik by the same score at 116. Sarah Hildebrandt gave King a 13-4 lead with a 10-0 tech fall win before Megan Black beat Tarkyia Mensah on a fall in 2:37 at 130 pounds. Alli Ragan capped the run with a 10-0 tech fall win over Samantha Villegas at 136 pounds. Julia Salata and Lorrie Ramos then earned tech fall wins, 10-0 and 11-0, respectively. Malexis McAdoo capped the 36-7 win with a win by fall in 2:03 at 190 pounds, advancing the Tornado to the finals. The Tornado then faced second ranked and defending Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA) National Champions Simon Fraser in the finals. The Clan got off a quick start, winning the 101 and 109 pound bouts to take an early 8-0 advantage. However, Augello and Hildebrandt brought the Tornado back, both taking wins by tech fall at to even the score at 8-8. Simon Fraser then held a 12-8 lead before Ragan, Amanda Hendey and Salata all earned victories to give King a 20-12 lead. Ragan topped Mallory Velte on a tech fall, 10-0 before Hendey defeated Maegan Kuruvita on a fall in 1:39. Salata then took a 6-0 decision over Monika Podgoski to stretch King's lead to eight points with two matches left. Simon Fraser didn't go away easily however, as Justina Distasio took the next bout at 170 to cut the deficit to 20-16 going into the 191 pound match. The final bout came down to the final seconds as the Clan's Jenna Mclatchy made a furious comeback to even the match with McAdoo at 12-12 when time expired. Mclatchy won a tiebreaker to give Simon Fraser three points as McAdoo earned one for the Tornado to make the final score 21-19 in favor of King. "I am proud of what these ladies accomplished. Looking back at what we have done and where we have come from the start of this program," head coach Jason Moorman said. "It was a team effort from top to bottom, and Simon Fraser is a very tough opponent. We are going to enjoy this tonight and tomorrow, and Monday we are going to continue to improve and prepare for individual national championships in two weeks in St. Louis." The title marks King's first as the finished third at the event a season ago, and second in 2012. The Tornado wrap up the WCWA season in two weeks when the travel to St. Louis, Mo., for the WCWA College Nationals. The event will take place at Missouri Baptist University on January 24 and 25.

DES MOINES -- No. 1 Wartburg (9-0 overall) defeated No. 6 Concordia-Moorhead 29-6 to win its fourth-straight and eighth overall NWCA National Duals title. Complete results: 125: #3 Gilberto Camacho (WB) wins by 7-2 dec vs. Gabe Foltz 133: #1 Kenny Anderson (WB) wins by 14-7 dec vs Jacoby Bergeron 141: #6 Connor Campo (WB) wins by 8-5 dec vs Yonas Gebreab 149: #3 Jacob Long (WB) wins by 5-1 dec vs #8 Brandon Welter (WB) 157: #4 Drew Wagenhoffer (WB) wins by 6-0 dec vs #8 Kyle Leduc 165: #3 Cole Welter (WB) wins by 6-3 dec vs Brandon Haluptzok 174: #1 Landon Williams (WB) won by 16-0 tech fall vs Sebastian Gardner 184: Christian Harrison (CC) wins by 5-4 dec vs #5 Sam Upah (WB) 197: #5 Puna Soriano (WB) wins by forfeit 285: #3 Ryan Fank (WB) wins by 2-0 dec vs #4 Cody Kasprick Notes: Anderson moved his winning streak to 51 matches. Camacho and Williams finish 4-0 on the weekend. Williams now needs two tech fall wins to become program's all-time leader. Williams earns 20th win of the season. Wartburg moved its winning streak to 45 matches. The Knights have now won four-straight and eight overall NWCA National Dual titles. The Orange and Black have either won or finished as runner-up since the Dual's inception (in 2002). Wartburg returns to action Thursday on the road against No. 12 Luther in a 7:15 p.m. dual. This event will take place at Decorah High School.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The No.1 ranked Notre Dame College wrestling team are competing in Des Moines, Iowa this weekend (Jan. 11-12) in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Cliff Keen Division II National Duals. Full results will be posted here as soon as they are available. Match 1 - No.1 Notre Dame College vs. UW-Parkside 125 Brian Hauser (Notre Dame) over Ronzel Darling (Wisconsin Parkside) Dec 11-8 133 Marty Carlson (Notre Dame) over Joseph Her (Wisconsin Parkside) Dec 7-4 141 Maurice Miller (Notre Dame) over Adam Yde (Wisconsin Parkside) Dec 5-1 149 Tucker Armstrong (Notre Dame) over Brandt Welcher (Wisconsin Parkside) Dec 7-3 157 Jonatan Rivera (Notre Dame) over Dan Argueta (Wisconsin Parkside) Maj 11-3 165 Louden Gordon (Notre Dame) over Nick Fishback (Wisconsin Parkside) Dec 12-9 174 Joey Davis (Notre Dame) over Montrail Johnson (Wisconsin Parkside) Maj 11-3 184 Josh Anthony (Wisconsin Parkside) over Charles Mason (Notre Dame) Dec 12-6 197 Brandonn Johnson (Notre Dame) over Blaine Conner (Wisconsin Parkside) Maj 10-1 285 Orlando Scales (Notre Dame) over Jake Armellani (Wisconsin Parkside) Fall 5:09 Final dual meet score Notre Dame College 33 UW-Parkside 3 Quarterfinal Match - No.1 Notre Dame College vs No. 12 Ouachita Baptist 125 Garrett Evans (Ouachita Baptist) over Jacob Goodwin (Notre Dame) Dec 7-5 133 Marty Carlson (Notre Dame) over Nate Rodriguez (Ouachita Baptist) Dec 3-2 141 Maurice Miller (Notre Dame) over Josh Myers (Ouachita Baptist) Inj 2:15 6.00 149 Marc Smith (Ouachita Baptist) over Tucker Armstrong (Notre Dame) Dec 6-1 157 Jonatan Rivera (Notre Dame) over Bobby Williams (Ouachita Baptist) Fall 4:27 165 Louden Gordon (Notre Dame) over Andrew Martin (Ouachita Baptist) Maj 17-9 174 Joey Davis (Notre Dame) over Joey Hutchens (Ouachita Baptist) TF 17-2 5.00 184 Garrett Lineberger (Notre Dame) over Dallas Smith (Ouachita Baptist) Dec 9-4 197 Brandonn Johnson (Notre Dame) over Troy Mercer (Ouachita Baptist) Fall 1:13 285 Orlando Scales (Notre Dame) over Nathan Jackson (Ouachita Baptist) Dec 2-0 Final dual meet score Notre Dame College 36 Ouachita Baptist 6 Semifinal Match - No.1 Notre Dame vs No.5 St. Cloud State 125 Brian Hauser (Notre Dame) over Tanner Johnshoy (St. Cloud State) Dec 12-8 133 Andy Pokorny (St. Cloud State) over Marty Carlson (Notre Dame) Maj 10-2 141 Maurice Miller (Notre Dame) over Matt Nelson (St. Cloud State) Dec 7-5 149 Josh Howk (St. Cloud State) over Tucker Armstrong (Notre Dame) Dec 3-2 157 Clint Poster (St. Cloud State) over Jonatan Rivera (Notre Dame) Dec 5-4 0 165 Louden Gordon (Notre Dame) over Ryan Zumwalt (St. Cloud State) Dec 3-1 174 Joey Davis (Notre Dame) over Clayton Jennissen (St. Cloud State) Maj 13-5 184 Garrett Lineberger (Notre Dame) over Dylon Braun (St. Cloud State) Maj 17-3 197 Brandonn Johnson (Notre Dame) over Chris Brassell (St. Cloud State) Fall 6:02 285 Austin Goergen (St. Cloud State) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf Final dual meet score Notre Dame College 23 St. Cloud State 16 Prior to the Falcons victory St. Cloud State had won an NCAA Division II record 54 consecutive dual matches including back to back National Duals titles. NWCA National Duals Final - No.1 Notre Dame vs. No.4 Newberry 125 Brian Hauser (Notre Dame) over Jeff Vesta (Newberry) Dec 9-4 133 Marty Carlson (Notre Dame) over Nick Lankford (Newberry) Dec 10-6 141 Maurice Miller (Notre Dame) over Bj Young (Newberry) Dec 14-10 149 Tucker Armstrong (Notre Dame) over Seiji Borja (Newberry) SV-1 7-5 157 Jonatan Rivera (Notre Dame) over Kayne Melko (Newberry) Dec 3-1 165 Blake Ridenour (Newberry) over Louden Gordon (Notre Dame) Dec 6-2 174 Joey Davis (Notre Dame) over Joe Pittman (Newberry) Maj 10-1 184 Garrett Lineberger (Notre Dame) over Jared Holliday (Newberry) Dec 6-4 197 Brandonn Johnson (Notre Dame) over Braden Carter (Newberry) Dec 6-1 285 Orlando Scales (Notre Dame) over Matt Wade (Newberry) Dec 4-1 Final dual meet score Notre Dame College 28 Newberry 3 The Falcons claim the 2014 NWCA Cliff Keen Division II National Duals title.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Trailing No. 11 Illinois, 16-15, heading into the final match, the No. 9 Ohio State wrestling team got the 3-1 win it needed from heavyweight Nick Tavanello to secure its first Big Ten Conference win of the season in Champaign, Ill. Tavanello, a redshirt-freshman, scored a takedown in sudden victory vs. Chris Lopez to lift the Buckeyes (6-2; 1-2 Big Ten) over the Illini (6-3; 0-2 Big Ten), 18-16, Sunday afternoon in Huff Hall. Down 7-0 early in the match, Ohio State owned the lead only once throughout the afternoon before the final score. After redshirt-junior and No. 3 Logan Stieber put the Buckeyes on the board in the 141-pound match with his 2:02 pin over Dominic Olivieri, senior Ian Paddock followed with a 10-4 win vs. No. 16 Caleb Ervin at 149 pounds to give the Scarlet and Gray their first lead (9-7) of the afternoon. The Ohio State lead was brief as Illinois won three consecutive matches via decision between 157-174 pounds to take a 16-9 advantage. However, all three matches were close affairs with Buckeyes Randy Languis, Joe Grandominico and Mark Martin losing by a combined score of 16-10. Facing No. 15 Zac Brunson at 157 pounds, Languis dropped a 4-2 decision, while Grandominico lost a 5-2 decision to No. 12 Jackson Morse in the 165-pound match-up. It took an extra two minutes before Martin’s match against Tony Dallago was decided and it was after the first tiebreaker the score was 7-6 in Dallago’s favor. The Buckeyes answered with three consecutive wins of their own, including Tavanello’s match winner. Redshirt-sophomore and No. 7 Kenny Courts began the run with an 8-1 victory vs. Nikko Reyes at 184 pounds. Down, 16-12, entering the 197-pound bout, senior Nick Heflin, ranked No. 4, faced Jeffrey Koepke and was a 2-1 victor, setting up the heavyweight match between Tavanello and Lopez. Up next, Ohio State will wrestle No. 16 Northwestern at 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at Cincinnati Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ohio State’s allotment of tickets is sold out. The Buckeyes will return to St. John Arena Jan. 24 for a 7 p.m. match vs. No. 8 Nebraska. The match vs. the Cornhuskers will be streamed live on BTN.com. 125: Jesse Delgado (ILL) dec. Nick Roberts (OSU), 11-7 (3-0) 133: Zane Richards (ILL) tech. fall Kyle Visconte (OSU), 24-9 (7:00) (7-0) 141: Logan Stieber (OSU) pinned Dominic Olivieri (ILL), 2:02 (7-6) 149: Ian Paddock (OSU) dec. Caleb Ervin (ILL), 10-4 (7-9) 157: Zac Brunson (ILL) dec. Randy Languis (OSU), 4-2 (10-9) 165: Jackson Morse (ILL) dec. Joe Grandominico (OSU), 5-2 (13-9) 174: Tony Dallago (ILL) dec. Mark Martin (OSU), 7-6 TB1 (16-9) 184: Kenny Courts (OSU) dec. Nikko Reyes (ILL), 8-1 (16-12) 197: Nick Heflin (OSU) dec. Jeff Koepke (ILL), 2-1 (16-15) HWT: Nick Tavanello (OSU) dec. Christopher Lopez (ILL), 3-1 SV1 (16-18)

Bakersfield, Calif. -- The Oregon State wrestling team claimed its second Pac-12 win of the season defeating CSU Bakersfield 25-10 on Sunday afternoon. After topping the Stanford Cardinal Saturday night, the Beavers kept the ball rolling through Sunday, advancing them to 6-3 on the season. The Runners earned the first four points of the match as Ian Nickell defeated Joey Delgado (141) 9-0. However, seniors Scott Sakaguchi (149) and RJ Pena (157) got the Beavs back on track once again. Sakaguchi claimed a 12-2 major decision over Bakersfield’s Dalton Kelly, while Pena matched that performance with a 14-1 major decision over Spencer Hill, giving Oregon State an 8-4 lead. Bakersfield found their way into the scoring column in the 165 lb. match as David Meza downed Oregon State’s Toney Chay 3-2, bringing the Runners within one. The Beavers responded by winning the next five bouts to clutch the victory. Joe Latham (174) started things off by recording a 12-3 major decision over Jesus Ambriz, giving the Beavers a solid five point lead. Austin Morehead (184) followed in kind, tallying a 16-2 major decision over Sean Pollock. Taylor Meeks (197) earned a 7-3 decision over Bakersfield’s Ruben Franklin, moving the score to 19-7. Amarveer Dhesi (HWT) then recorded a 3-1 decision over Sam Cervantes, extending the Beaver’s lead to 15. Moving to the 125 match, Joey Palmer tallied a 6-4 decision victory over Sergio Mendez, heading into the last bout of the day. Bakersfield’s Jose Mendoza would claim a 5-4 decision over Drew Van Anrooy (133), but it wouldn’t be enough to overtake the Beavers, as Oregon State cruised to a 25-10 victory over the Runners. The Beavers finished their first conference road trip undefeated, collecting their first two Pac-12 wins of the season. Oregon State returns home next weekend and will host the next four dual matches in Gill Coliseum. Results: 141: Ian Nickell major decision Joey Delgado, 9-0 (OSU 0, CSUB 4) 149: Scott Sakaguchi major decision Dalton Kelly, 12-2 (OSU 4, CSUB 4) 157: RJ Pena major decision Spencer Hill, 14-1 (OSU 8, CSUB 4) 165: David Meza decision Toney Chay, 3-2 (OSU 8, CSUB 7) 174: Joe Latham major decision Jesus Ambriz, 12-3 (OSU 12, CSUB 7) 184: Austin Morehead major decision Sean Pollock, 16-2 (OSU 16, CSUB 7) 197: Taylor Meeks decision Ruben Franklin, 7-3 (OSU 19, CSUB 7) HWT: Amarveer Dhesi decision Sam Cervantes, 3-1 (OSU 22, CSUB 7) 125: Joey Palmer decision Sergio Mendez, 6-4 (OSU 25, CSUB 7) 133: Jose Mendoza decision Drew Van Anrooy, 5-4 (OSU 25, CSUB 10)

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team won nine of 10 bouts to defeat Indiana, 38-4, inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Hawkeyes (10-1, 3-0) scored bonus points in seven wins and won the only match featuring ranked opponents. Third-ranked Bobby Telford used a four-point move in sudden victory to top seventh-ranked Adam Chalfant, 9-5, at heavyweight. "Telford knew it was going to be a tough match," said UI associate head coach Terry Brands. "Chalfant is a big strong kid and he is going to come out and fight, and that's what he did. He came out and got that first takedown." Indiana struck first, in a dual that started at 285 pounds, when Chalfant scored a takedown with 1:36 left in the first period. Telford escaped in the first, allowed an escape in the second, and took his first lead of the match, 4-3, with a takedown in the third. Chalfant regained the lead with a reversal, but Telford escaped to send the match to overtime tied, 5-5. A takedown and two near-fall points 35 seconds into the sudden victory period ended the bout. "The thing that is interesting," added Brands, "is maybe that's the thing that is going to get us moving forward, because he had to come from underneath a guy and it proved to himself that he can do the things he was doing last year." "I'm building right now," said Telford. "I'm building my shape and I'm not where I want to be. I'm building all of my wrestling, but there are times in the match where I'm starting to hit on all cylinders. I'm not there yet. I'm not there at all. I got a little kick-start, a little backfire, so maybe we'll get started here." The dual was nearly all Iowa after the heavyweight bout. Indiana (7-4, 0-3) forfeited at 125, and the Hawkeyes won three straight by bonus-points to take a 23-0 lead into intermission. Tony Ramos recorded his ninth fall of the season at 133, and Josh Dziewa (141) and Brody Grothus (149) each scored major decisions. After the break, Indiana's sixth-ranked Taylor Walsh defeated Michael Kelly, 17-6, at 157, but Iowa rattled off four straight victories to close the dual. Nick Moore (165), Sammy Brooks (184), and Nathan Burak (197) won by major decision, and Mike Evans won, 6-2, at 174. The 38-4 final score was the largest margin of victory in the series since 1976, a 39-2 Iowa win. "Did you get better? That's always the ultimate takeaway," said Brands. "Are you getting better every match, every minute of every match, and then ultimately every moment of every match... "Are we getting to where we're supposed to be? Are we hanging in positions? Are we building our leads? Are we getting back in the match when we fall or slip behind? Those are great measuring sticks to how good a team is and how good a team is going to be tomorrow." Iowa returns to the mat Jan. 18 at No. 8 Nebraska. The dual will be televised on BTN. "Nebraska is next and we have to be at our best," said Brands. "That's the next thing on our schedule, we have got to put the pedal on the mat and it has to be real. I cannot be a cliché. It has to be real and we have to live it and display in on the mat." Notes: Attendance was 6,447... Bobby Telford improved to 6-1 this year against ranked opponents... Ramos improved to 32-0 all-time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena... Iowa is 36-4 in individual matches over its last four duals... Michael Kelly made his first appearance at 157 since the opening week of 2011-12. Results: 285 - #4 Bobby Telford (IA) dec. #7 Adam Chalfant (IU), 9-5 (SV); 3-0 125 - Thomas Gilman (IA) win by forfeit; 9-0 133 - #4 Tony Ramos (IA) pinned Chris Caton (IU), 3:27; 15-0 141 - #9 Josh Dziewa (IA) major dec. Ethan Raley (IU), 20-10; 19-0 149 - #15 Brody Grothus (IA) major dec. Eric Roach (IU), 11-3; 23-0 157 - #6 Taylor Walsh (IU) major dec. Michael Kelly (IA), 17-6; 23-4 165 - #5 Nick Moore (IA) major dec. Ryan LeBlanc (IU), 13-3; 27-4 174 - #6 Mike Evans (IA) dec. Nate Jackson (IU), 6-2; 30-4 184 - Sammy Brooks (IA) major dec. Luke Sheridan (IU), 12-3; 34-4 197 - #11 Nathan Burak (IA) major dec. Garret Goldman (IU), 10-2; 38-4

MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 2 University of Minnesota Golden Gopher wrestling team was able to cruise past border rival Wisconsin in front of 4,217 fans at the Sports Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. The 28-6 victory allowed the Gophers to improve to 6-0 on the season and 3-0 in Big Ten competition. The Gophers started the dual with two consecutive losses as Jordan Kingsley (10-7) and No. 10 David Thorn (14-3) fell to their Badger opponents. No. 5 Chris Dardanes and No. 2 Nick Dardanes were able to start the winning streak for the Gophers as they would go on to win eight consecutive bouts and eventually win the dual. N. Dardanes' major decision over Rylan Lubeck gave the Golden Gophers their first lead of the dual, 7-6. Brandon Kingsley was able to improve to 14-5 on the season with his second big win at 157 of the weekend. He was able to defeat Timothy Ruschell by decision, 6-2. Danny Zilverberg came away with a major decision over Frank Cousins Jr. of Wisconsin, 10-2 at 165 lbs and Kevin Steinhaus won by major decision over Dylan Iczkowski. No. 5 Logan Storley entered the Gophers line up after sitting out on Friday evening and walked away with a 9-5 decision over Wisconsin's Scott Liegel. No. 1 Scott Schiller extended his undefeated season with a win over Timothy McCall of Wisconsin. His overall record is now 20-0 and he remains the only Golden Gopher with an undefeated record this season. No. 1 Tony Nelson bounced back after a sudden victory loss on Friday evening to win by decision over Badger heavyweight Connor Medbery. The Golden Gophers will continue Big Ten competition as they travel to Michigan and Michigan State next weekend for two conference duals as they look to continue their undfeated season. Results: 125: Ryan Taylor (Wisconsin) dec. Jordan Kingsley (Minnesota) 3-0. NW 3, MINN 0 133: Tyler Graff (Wisconsin) dec. David Thorn (Minnesota) 3-2. NW 6, MINN 0 141: Christopher Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. Jesse Thielke (Wisconsin) 14-9. NW 6, MINN 3 149: Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. Rylan Lubeck (Wisconsin) 12-4. NW 6, MINN 7 157: Brandon Kingsley (Minnesota) dec. Timothy Ruschell (Wisconsin) 6-2. NW 6, MINN 10 165: Daniel Zilverberg (Minnesota) dec. Frank Cousins Jr. (Wisconsin) 10-2. NW 6, MINN 14 174: Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. Scott Liegel (Wisconsin) 9-5. NW 6, MINN 17 184: Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) maj. dec. Dylan Iczkowski (Wisconsin) 16-4. NW 6, MINN 21 197: Scott Schiller (Minnesota) maj. dec. Timothy McCall (Wisconsin) 15-7. NW 6, MINN 25 HWT: Anthony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) 4-1. NW 6, MINN 28

ITHACA, N.Y. -- It was youth vs. youth when No. 6 Cornell wrestled No. 19 Lehigh on Sunday afternoon at Newman Arena, and the Big Red's young wrestlers came through. Behind eight wins, including four by its crew of underclassmen, the home team earned a 33-7 dual meet win over the Mountain Hawks to remain unbeaten at 4-0 on the season. Cornell won the two feature matches before the intermission to take control of the dual, as ninth-ranked Chris Villalonga topped No. 10 Mitch Minotti at 149 pounds, 3-0, and freshman Brian Realbuto upset No. 8 Joey Napoli with an 8-0 major decision. After a scoreless first period, Villalonga rode out Minotti in the second and took down to begin the third. The senior reversed Minotti midway through the period and added 1:26 of riding time to capture the match 3-0. Realbuto dominated the unbeaten Napoli from the whistle, taking down the senior 18 seconds in and catching him for two near-fall points to make it 4-0 before capturing nearly three minutes of ride time. Napoli took bottom trailing 4-0, and not only did the rookie ride him out, but he also turned him for two more near-fall points to go into the final period with a 6-0 lead with ride time locked in. Realbuto escaped with 42 seconds to spare and used more than three minutes on top to take home the 8-0 major decision. Nashshon Garrett had a fairly easy go of it at 125 pounds to open the dual, topping Darian Cruz 10-3. With three first period takedowns, the sophomore rolled to a 6-2 lead after one. Cruz scored the second period's only points with an escape, and a quick escape and a final takedown for Garrett, along with more than two minutes of riding time, made it a 10-3 final. The win was Garrett's 11th consecutive. After Lehigh's sixth-ranked Mason Breckman topped Logan David 12-1 at 133 pounds to give Lehigh a 4-3 lead in the dual, senior Mike Nevinger responded with a dominant 11-0 major decision over Jim Carucci. After a scoreless first and leading just 3-0 heading into the third, Nevinger dominated the final period, earning two stall points from Carucci along with a takedown and a late three-point near-fall to complete the shutout, one of three on the day for Cornell. At 165 pounds, freshman Dylan Palacio won a wild 17-8 major over Ben Haas. Haas got the initial takedown in the first period, but an illegal hold call on the Mountain Hawk and a Palacio escape tied it at 2-2 after the first three minutes. Palacio was able to reverse Haas early in the second and then used a cradle to pick up a pair of two-point near-fall scores to make it 8-2 heading into the third. The third was a flurry of scoring, as Palacio had three takedowns and reversed one by Haas, the final coming with two seconds left in the match to secure the major decision. With Cornell leading the dual 18-4 heading into 174, Lehigh got back on the board when No. 17 Elliot Riddick outlasted Duke Pickett, 7-4. Riddick used a pair of second period takedowns and three overall to enter the final period up 6-3. With the visitor choosing down to start the third, Pickett tried to score from the top, nearly catching his ranked opponent twice, but Riddick was able to earn a late escape to neutralize Pickett's 1:24 in riding time to earn the decision. In his first match since ending the 84-match win streak of Penn State's Ed Ruth, Gabe Dean dominated en route to a technical fall with 44 seconds left on the clock in the third, topping Zach Diekel 20-5. An early takedown and a three-point near-fall in the first gave Dean a comfortable lead, and he just built on it in the second. He escaped, then earned four takedowns of Diekel, who suffered an injury in the first period and toughed through the match. Dean made fast work of Diekel in the third with three quick takedowns on top of his more than three minutes of riding time that was already locked in to give Cornell the dual meet win with two matches remaining. Jace Bennett was victorious over John Bolich at 197 pounds thanks in large part to a huge second period. Bennett earned a takedown early in the first before Bolich was granted a last-second escape to make it 2-1 after the first three minutes. Bennett earned a reversal and a two-point near-fall to make it 6-1, and with riding time nearly locked in, was the aggressor in the third. Bolich was hit with a stall warning with less than 20 seconds remaining, and Bennett was able to secure the big takedown with two seconds left to give him the major and extend Cornell's lead to 27-7. Lehigh decided to forfeit the heavweight bout, giving Cornell its final 33-7 margin. Results: 125 Pounds - #2 Nahshon Garrett (C) won by decision over Darian Cruz (L), 10-3 133 Pounds - #6 Mason Breckman (L) won by major decision over Logan David (C), 12-1 141 Pounds - #11 Mike Nevinger (C) won by major decision over Jim Carucci (L), 11-0 149 Pounds - #9 Chris Villalonga (C) won by decision over #10 Mitch Minotti (L), 3-0 157 Pounds - #10 Brian Realbuto (C) won by major decision over #8 Joey Napoli (L), 8-0 165 Pounds - #17 Dylan Palacio (C) won by major decision over Ben Haas (L), 17-8 174 Pounds - #17 Elliot Riddick (L) won by decision over Duke Pickett (C), 7-4 184 Pounds - #2 Gabe Dean (C) won by tech fall over Zach Diekel (L), 20-5 (6:16) 197 Pounds - #18 Jace Bennett (C) won by major decision over John Bolich (L), 9-1 285 Pounds - Jacob Aiken-Phillips (C) won by forfeit over Doug Vollaro (L)

AMES, Iowa -- The fourth-ranked Oklahoma wrestling team improved to 7-0 in dual competition on the season with a 27-11 win over conference foe and No. 17 Iowa State Sunday afternoon inside Hilton Coliseum. The Sooners, who are 2-0 in Big 12 matchups, won seven of the dual's 10 matches. "We are happy to come away with the win," OU head coach Mark Cody said. "We can definitely take a lot away from this match. These last two matches were big tests for our program. The majority of our team are prepared every time they step on the mat. Our goal for the week is to have everyone prepared for Northern Iowa when it rolls into town next Sunday." The contest began at 133 pounds, and redshirt sophomore and eighth-ranked Cody Brewer registered a 15-0 technical fall of Iowa State freshman Dakota Bauer. No. 12 Nick Lester and No. 4 Kendric Maple both won by major decision at 141 pounds and 149 pounds, respectively. Lester topped redshirt freshman Gabe Moreno, 14-0, and Maple defeated redshirt junior Luke Goettl, 10-1. At 157 pounds, redshirt junior Justin DeAngelis won a fourth-straight match for the Sooners as he edged redshirt senior John Nicholson by decision, 8-5. First-ranked Andrew Howe dominated No. 13 Tanner Weatherman at 174 pounds to remain perfect on the season at 14-0, including a 6-0 mark in dual competition. Howe won the match by technical fall, 22-7. In the 184-pound bout, freshman Danny Chaid recorded an upset of No. 13 Boaz Beard of the Cyclones with a 6-5 decision. Jarrod Patterson registered his sixth dual victory of the year as he topped Kyle Larson by decision, 5-0, in the 125-pound matchup. The Sooners suffered three losses in the dual. Clark Glass fell to Iowa State's Michael Moreno by a 13-0 major decision at 165 pounds. In the most-highly anticipated matchup of the afternoon, which pitted No. 3 Travis Rutt of OU against No. 2 Kyven Gadson of Iowa State at 197 pounds, Gadson won by sudden victory, 3-1. The loss was Rutt's first of the season. No. 14 Ross Larson, a redshirt freshman, suffered a loss to Quean Smith by major decision, 13-2. The Sooners return to action at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19 as they welcome No. 10 Northern Iowa to McCasland Field House. The dual will be OU's first at home since defeating Big 12 opponent Oklahoma State in comeback fashion 16-15 on Dec. 1. Results: 133: Cody Brewer (OU) tech fall Dakota Bauer (ISU), 15-0 141: Nick Lester (OU) maj. dec. Gabe Moreno (ISU), 14-0 149: Kendric Maple (OU) maj. dec. Luke Goettl (ISU), 10-1 157: Justin DeAngelis (OU) dec. John Nicholson (ISU), 8-5 165: Michael Moreno (ISU) maj. dec. Clark Glass (OU), 13-0 174: Andrew Howe (OU) tech fall Tanner Weatherman (ISU), 22-7 184: Danny Chaid (OU) dec. Boaz Beard (ISU), 6-5 197: Kyven Gadson (ISU) sudden victory Travis Rutt (OU,) 3-1 HWT: Quean Smith (ISU) maj. dec. Ross Larson (OU), 13-2 125: Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. Kyle Larson (ISU), 5-0

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Yet another sold out crowd packed Rec Hall to watch No. 1 Penn State take care of visiting Purdue in a Big Ten wrestling dual. Over 6,300 fans (the 15th-straight home sellout for Penn State), saw head coach Cael Sanderson's squad win nine of ten to rout the Boilermakers 34-3. Junior All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, opened up the dual with a resounding 15-4 major over Purdue senior Camden Eppert. The Boilermakers got on the board at 133 when All-American Cashe Quiroga notched a 9-2 win over Lion freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), who was ranked No. 9 at 133. True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), undefeated and ranked No. 2 at 141, majored Purdue's Danny Sabatello 10-2 to put Penn State up 8-3. Junior Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 7 at 149, made his season dual meet debut with a 7-6 win over Brandon Nelsen, using 1:26 in riding time to post the victory. Twin brother Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, was also making his season dual debut. Alton posted a 6-1 decision over Purdue's Dustin Schultz to put Penn State up 14-3 at intermission. Both Alton's had off-season shoulder surgeries that kept them out of dual action up until today. Senior All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), unbeaten and ranked No. 1 at 165, pinned Purdue's Chad Welch in the first period, putting Penn State up 20-3 at the 2:23 mark. The pin was the 47th of Taylor's career. Junior All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, dominated Patrick Kissel at 174, posting a 14-4 major to put the Lions up 24-3. Senior All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, posted a major himself, rolling up a 13-3 win over Purdue's Tanner Lynde. Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 8 at 197, was convincing in a 6-4 win over No. 16 Braden Atwood to put the Lions up 31-3. Junior Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 12 at 285, closed out the dual with a resounding 8-1 win over Alex White, rolling up an even 4:00 in riding time in the process. The decision gave Penn State the 34-3 win. Penn State moves to 8-0 on the year, 2-0 in Big Ten action, while Purdue falls to 3-4, 0-4 in the Big Ten. The win was wrestled in front of Penn State's 15th-straight home sell out, this one a crowd of 6,369. Penn State won the takedown battle by a gaudy 36-2 margin. Penn State picked up seven bonus points off Taylor's pin and four majors (Megaludis, Retherford, Brown and Ruth). Taylor moves to 18-0 on the year. He is now 118-3 for his career with 47 pins, 38 tech falls and 26 majors. His 47 pins is six shy of Penn State's all-time record of 53 and he is 11th on Penn State's all-time wins list. Ruth is now 17-1 on the year. He is 119-3 for his career with 41 pins, 22 tech falls and 28 majors and is 10th on Penn State's all-time wins list. Retherford remains unbeaten on the year with an 18-0 mark, including three pins, two techs and four majors. Brown is 18-1 with six pins, two techs and five majors and Lawson is 16-1. Megaludis and McIntosh both improved to 17-2 on the year as well. The dual also featured an appearance by new Penn State football coach James Franklin, who watched the action mat side and addressed the crowd at halftime. Penn State is set up for a `split' Big Ten weekend next week. The Nittany Lions visit Indiana for a 7 p.m. dual on Friday, Jan. 17. The team then returns home for a 2 p.m. dual on Sunday, Jan. 19, against Northwestern. With the full season of Rec Hall duals sold out prior to the start of the campaign, a very limited number of standing room only tickets are available to a few of the remaining Rec Hall duals. People may purchase tickets by calling 1-800-NITTANY or by visiting the Penn State Athletics ticket office located in the BJC. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2013-14 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU maj. dec. Camden Eppert PUR, 15-4 / 4-0 133: Cashe Quiroga PUR dec. #9 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 9-2 / 4-3 141: #2 Zain Retherford PSU maj. dec. Danny Sabatello PUR, 10-2 / 8-3 149: #7 Andrew Alton PSU dec. Brandon Nelsen PUR, 7-6 / 11-3 157: #5 Dylan Alton PSU dec. Dustin Schultz PUR, 6-1 / 14-3 165: #1 David Taylor PSU pinned Chad Welch PUR, WBF (2:23) / 20-3 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU maj. dec. Patrick Kissel PUR, 14-4 / 24-3 184: #2 Ed Ruth PSU maj. dec. Tanner Lynde PUR, 13-3 / 28-3 197: #8 Morgan McIntosh PSU dec. #16 Braden Atwood PUR, 6-4 / 31-3 285: #12 Jimmy Lawson PSU dec. Alex White PUR, 8-1 / 34-3 Attendance: 6,369 Records: Penn State 8-0, 2-0 B1G; Purdue 3-4; 0-4 B1G Up Next for Penn State: at Indiana, Friday, Jan. 17, 7 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Junior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, took on Purdue's Camden Eppert in the dual's first match-up. Megaludis wasted no time getting in on a single leg, notching a takedown early to take a 2-1 lead less than :30 in. Megaludis added a quick second takedown, then a third at the midway point and led 6-2 with 1:20 on the clock. Megaludis then rode Eppert out and led 6-2 with nearly 2:00 of riding time after one. Eppert chose down to start the second and escaped to a 6-3 score. Megaludis added to his score with another takedown and cut Eppert loose to an 8-4 score, added a fifth takedown and began working for a tilt. While not turning Eppert, another ride out gave the Lion a 10-4 lead with a clinched riding time point after two. Megaludis chose down to start the third, quickly escaped and then picked up another point on a second Eppert stall. Leading 12-4, Megaludis cemented the major with another takedown at the :20 mark and rolled to the 15-4 major with over 3:00 in riding time. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 9 at 133, met Purdue All-American Cashe Quiroga. Gulibon shot early off the opening whistle, nearly getting in on a single leg out of the blocks. Quiroga was able to defend the shot and kept the bout scoreless early. The duo remained scoreless through 1:30 until Quiroga used a swift high single to take an early 2-0 lead. Quiroga added three near fall points to lead 5-0 with 1:00 on the clock. Quiroga rode Gulibon out and lead 5-0 with 1:28 riding time after one period. Quiroga chose down to start the second period and Gulibon maintained control until the 1:00 mark until the Boilermaker escaped. Quiroga then took Gulibon down to open up an 8-0 lead at the :40 mark. Trailing 8-0 after two, Gulibon chose neutral to start the third period and took the Boilermaker All-American down to cut the lead to 8-3 after cutting Quiroga loose. Gulibon fought off a late Quiroga flourish to keep the Boiler from notching a major and dropped the 9-2 decision. 141: True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 141, met Boilermaker Danny Sabatello. Retherford was the early aggressor, forcing Sabatello to the edge of the mat for nearly two minutes before getting in on a single leg and forcing a scramble at the 1:00 mark. The Lion freshman then rolled through Sabatello and notched a go-ahead takedown with :25 on the clock. A short ride out gave the Lion a 2-0 lead after one. Sabatello chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 2-1 score. Sabatello shot early off a reset and forced a scramble in the middle of the mat. Retherford was able to force a stalemate and keep the 2-1 lead at the :45 mark. Retherford answered with his own quick shot off a reset and connected for a takedown and a 4-1 lead. The Lion freshman led 4-1 with :56 riding time after two periods. Retherford chose down to start the third, quickly escaped and then got in on a single leg, forcing a scramble that ended in a stalemate at the 1:26 mark. Leading 5-1, Retherford worked for bonus points with another takedown and cut to lead 7-2 with 1:07 in riding time. Retherford clinched the major with a final takedown and a :45 ride out. He stayed unbeaten on the year with 10-2 major. 149: Junior Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 7 at 149, made his first Rec Hall appearance of the year in a match-up against Purdue's Brandon Nelsen. Andrew had been out of action until recent open tournaments after off-season surgery. Nelsen shot early but Alton quickly countered for a 2-0 lead less than :30 into the bout. The Lion junior then rode Nelson for :42 before the Boiler escaped to a 2-1 score. Alton countered another Nelsen shot and nearly scored but a stalemate stopped the action at the :50 mark. Andrew countered a third Nelsen shot for a second takedown and led 4-1 after the opening period. Nelsen chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 4-2 score. He then countered a shot again, connecting to lead 6-3 after a quick Nelsen escape with 1:42 in riding time. Leading 6-3, Alton chose down to start the final period. Nelsen was able to keep control of Alton for nearly a minute, working the riding time down below 1:00. Alton got called for stalling and then called for an injury timeout with :49 on the clock. Nelsen chose down after the injury time. Alton maintained control and, while giving up stall points, managed to ride the Boiler out. The 1:26 in riding time was the difference and Alton posted the 7-6 decision to put Penn State up 11-3. 157: Like his twin brother, junior Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 149, made his first Rec Hall appearance of the year against Boilermaker Dustin Schultz. Dylan, like Andrew, had been out of action until recent open tournaments after off-season surgery. The duo to wrestled evenly for nearly two minutes before Alton roared through a low single to take a 2-0 lead. Alton then put together a strong ride, moving into the second period with a 2-0 lead and over 1:00 riding time. Alton took down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Neither wrestler could break through the other's defense for the entirety of the middle stanza and Alton led by three after two. Schultz chose down to start the third period and Dylan was able to control the action from the top until the 1:36 mark. Schultz escaped to a 3-1 score and then forced Alton out of bounds with 1:23 on the clock. Alton rolled through a high single to up his lead to 5-1 at the 1:10 mark. The Lion junior nearly caught the Boiler for in a headlock but action moved out of bounds at the :45 mark. The Lion All-American clinched the riding time point and then broke Schultz down for a strong ride out. With nearly 3:00 in riding time, Alton posted the 6-1 win. 165: Senior David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, took on Purdue's Chad Welch. Taylor wasted no time taking Welch down, moving out to a 2-0 lead less than :20 into the bout. Taylor cut Welch loose then quickly moved in on offense again. The three-time All-American added a second takedown and led 4-2 at the 1:30 mark. Taylor quickly took Welch down a third time and then turned the Boilermaker for three near fall points. A quick adjustment led to Taylor locking Welch up and the Lion senior notched his 47th career pin at the 2:23 mark. 174: Junior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, faced off with Purdue junior Patrick Kissel. Brown steadily worked his offense on Kissel, picking up his first takedown at the 2:10 mark. Brown then dominated the action on top until the 1:14 mark and lead 2-1 with 1:00 riding time. The Lion All-American then bulled through a second high single to up his lead to 4-1 with :50 left. Brown then rode Kissel out to lead 4-1 with 1:48 in time after one period. Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. After Kissel fought off two Brown scoring attempts, the Nittany Lion connected on a high double and took a 7-1 lead with :25 on the clock. A short ride out gave Brown a 7-1 lead with 1:55 in time after two. Kissel chose down to start the third, Brown cut him loose and then scored quickly with a low single to lead 9-3. The Lion added another quick takedown and led 11-3 with a clinched riding time point at the :55 mark. Brown cemented the major with a swift double in the middle of the mat and rode Kissel out. Brown's 14-4 major with 3:16 riding time put Penn State up 24-3. 184: Senior Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, took on Boilermaker freshman Tanner Lynde. Ruth quickly took Lynde down, taking a 2-0 lead just :15 into the bout. He cut Lynde loose and then began looking for another chance to score in the middle of the mat. Ruth took Lynde down again at the 1:10 mark and then began looking for a turning combination. Lynde escaped with :25 on the clock but Ruth quickly blew through a double leg to up his lead to 6-2 after one period. Ruth chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escaped and a 7-2 lead. The Lion senior then connected on a low single leg, turned it into another takedown, and led 9-2 at the :45 mark. Lynde chose down to start the third period and Ruth clinched the riding time point while working for a chance to turn the Boilermaker. Ruth moved out to a 10-2 lead on a Lynde stall and then cut the Boilermaker loose. The Lion senior iced the major with a takedown and ride out at the :15 mark and posted the 13-3 major with 3:12 riding time. 197: Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 8 at 197, met No. 16 Braden Atwood of Purdue in the dual's lone meeting between ranked foes. McIntosh scored first, using a low single to takedown to lead 2-0 at the 2:00 mark. He then dominated the action from the top position, keeping control of the Boilermaker for :36 before Atwood escaped to a 2-1 score. McIntosh then added to his lead with a last second takedown, using a high single for a 4-1 lead after the opening period. Atwood chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 4-2 score, but McIntosh continued to pressure the Boilermaker. McIntosh used another high single to force a scramble on the edge of the mat and connected on his third takedown with :30 on the clock. Atwood escaped to a 6-3 score but McIntosh led by three with nearly 1:00 in time after two. McIntosh chose down to start the final period but Atwood was able to maintain control for over 1:00, killing McIntosh's riding time advantage. McIntosh got called for a first stall warning at the :40 mark while Atwood worked for a turning combination. The ride out by Atwood gave the Boilermaker a riding time point but McIntosh's early offense led to the strong 6-4 win. 285: Junior Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 12 at 285, battled Purdue's Alex White. Lawson used a swift double leg to roll into a takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 1:00 mark. The junior then began putting together a strong ride, looking for a chance to turn the Boilermaker for a near fall. White was able to fight off Lawson's turning efforts but the Lion's ride out gave him a 2-0 lead with 1:09 riding time. White chose down to start the second period and Lawson controlled the action from the start. The 12th-ranked junior built up over 3:00 in riding time while working to turn the Boilermaker senior. Lawson's strong ride gave the Nittany Lion a 2-0 lead with a clinched riding time point (3:09) after two. He chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Lawson then nearly caught White with a throw, adjusted post-shot and got the takedown with a low single at the end. Leading 5-0, Lawson continued to work from the top position. Lawson cut White loose, looking for one more takedown. The Nittany Lion picked up a final takedown with just :01 left and, with 4:00 even in riding time, posted the 8-1 win.

Related: Results NOVI, Mich. -- After falling to a tight defeat in the finals of the Clash XII National High School Wrestling Duals, No. 3 Oak Park River Forest, Ill., had a rigorous docket for its return to the mats for competition on Saturday in Novi, Mich. The Huskies had to do battle against four fellow members of the Fab 50 national high school team rankings in the Detroit Catholic Central Super Duals. Larry Early (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)OPRF showed their elite level in going 4-0 against those teams, winning 38 of 56 weight class matchups on the day. It started with an opening dual meet against No. 11 Montini Catholic, Ill. The Huskies are ranked first in Class 3A, while the Broncos are tops in Class 2A in Illinois. Things did not start out well for OPRF as they lost tossup bouts in the three opening matches of the dual meet: Chris Garcia upset No. 16 Larry Early 4-3 at 145 pounds, Luke Fortuna defeated Matt Rundell 3-1 at 152, and No. 14 Xavier Montalvo beat Kamal Bey 6-5 at 160. However, the Huskies bounced back with aplomb, winning the next four bouts to take an 18-9 lead after the 220 weight class. Included in that stretch was two wins in tossup bouts: Andre Lee with a 3-1 overtime victory over state champion Anthony Ferraro at 195 pounds, while Emonte Logan avenged two earlier season losses in a 5-3 victory over Edgar Ruano at 220. No. 9 Michael Johnson, Jr. earned a pin in 55 seconds against Adam Lemke-Bell at 285 pounds to cut the Broncos deficit to 18-15. However, three consecutive victories from the Huskies stretched the lead to 30-15, which functionally clinched the dual meet with three bouts remaining. The final score would end up being 36-18 in favor of OPRF, with the additional notable outcome coming in the final match when No. 8 Isaiah White of OPRF defeated returning state runner-up Vincent Turk 3-2. The additional match in the opening round placing national ranked teams against one another saw No. 20 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich., defeat No. 23 Brecksville, Ohio 40-34. The Shamrocks won eight matches in the dual meet, which included a 1-0 decision victory by Myles Amine in the last bout of the dual against Sonny Lucas. That match at 138 pounds featured a pair of state placers, and it assured that the dual meet did not come down to criteria. Unlike the opening dual meet, No. 3 in the nation OPRF started their second dual meet against No. 20 Detroit Catholic Central very strong with three consecutive victories. The stretch started with junior Matt Rundell upending freshman Tyler Moreland 3-1 at 152 pounds, and ended with No. 9 Davonte Mahomes defeat No. 12 Andrew Garcia 5-3 at 170 in a battle of top 100 seniors. Senior Logan Marcicki, ranked No. 16 nationally, and Jimmy Russell would respond with victories for Shamrocks within the next three bouts to cut the deficit to 17-7. However, that would mostly be the highlight of the dual meet for Detroit Catholic Central, as the Huskies came up with five consecutive victories to make it out of reach. That string ended with OPRF leading 39-7. The last match of the dual meet -- which was at 145 pounds - would be the highlight bout of the dual, as No. 12 at 152 Nick Bennett defeated No. 16 Larry Early by a 13-10 score. This round of wrestling featured two other matches with nationally ranked teams going against one another. Unlike last year when Montini bounced back from an opening round loss (to St. Johns, Mich.), they were unable to do that in this year’s second round. It was No. 26 Davison, Mich. coming up with the 38-24 upset over the No. 11 Broncos. The Cardinals started strong, opening up a 13-4 lead after four bouts. However, Montini Catholic came back with four consecutive wins to take a 20-13 lead. To open that stretch, it was a 2-2 ultimate tiebreaker rideout victory for Anthony Ferraro at 195 pounds, where he upset Jordan Cooks, who is ranked No. 14 nationally at 182 pounds. Starting with a forfeit from sophomore Max Johnson at 113 pounds, and then ending with No. 16 Justin Oliver earning a 9-8 victory over Vincent Turk at 138, Davison turned that 20-13 deficit into a 38-20 lead. Chris Garcia would close the dual with an 11-3 major decision victory over state runner-up Matthew Miller in the match’s last bout to make the final score 38-24 Davison. The third nationally ranked team matchup in round two saw No. 23 Brecksville defeat No. 38 St. Johns. The Bees won eight of fourteen weight classes in a 33-31 victory. They won seven of nine matches after trailing 16-3 through four weight classes to clinch the dual meet with one match remaining. Arguably the most crucial bout for Brecksville was the opening one, when Grayson Davis came up with a 5-4 win over returning state placer Mark Bozzo at 152 pounds. In round three, No. 3 in the nation OPRF continued their assault on the field with a 42-13 victory over St. Johns. The Huskies bounced back from losing two of the first three weight classes with a stretch of eight victories from nine bouts, starting with a forfeit taken by Andre Lee at 195 pounds (Tyler Wildmo did not wrestle in this match for St. Johns) and going through a pin in 1:02 from No. 8 Isaiah White at 138 pounds. The two most notable bouts of the dual meet, the opening bout and the second last one, were both won by Redwings wrestlers. No. 4 at 152 Logan Massa bumped up one weight class, and scored a 15-13 victory over sophomore sensation Kamal Bey at 160 pounds; while No. 3 at 138 Zac Hall also bumped up a weight class to defeat No. 16 Larry Early 7-3 at 145. In other action in round three, Montini and Davison both had reverse outcomes in response to their round two dual meet. No. 11 Montini beat No. 23 Brecksville 36-30, while No. 26 Davison lost 33-32 to unranked Dundee, Mich. The Broncos won the last three bouts of a dual meet that saw four lead changes and an additional tie in order to win their lone dual meet of the day. After the 126 pound match, which saw Montini’s Dylan Duncan defeat Cadet freestyle All-American Justin Demicco 10-4 in a battle of sophomores, the match was tied at 26-26. In the next bout, fellow sophomore Austin Hiles gave Brecksville their last lead of the dual meet after a 12-0 major decision over Caleb Fortuna. Vincent Turk came up with a 6-2 victory over state placer Sonny Lucas in a battle of juniors at 138 pounds to cut the Montini deficit down to 30-29. Next, an 18-9 major decision from senior Chris Garcia -- a state champion last year -- gave the Broncos a 33-30 lead with one match to go. Junior Luke Fortuna came up with a match-sealing 5-2 victory over senior Grayson Davis in the match’s final bout at 152. In a dual meet where the teams split bouts 7-7, one that had six lead changes and a mid-dual meet tie, it was Dundee who upset nationally ranked Davison. It was a pair of pins from Danny Mandell and Ryan Heiserman to open the dual meet at 160 and 170 pounds for the Vikings. The Cardinals then responded with four consecutive victories, the last of which was a 3-2 tiebreaker win for Dakota Powers at 285 pounds, to take an 18-12 lead at the turn. A pin from Drew Mandell in 46 seconds at 106 pounds would tie the meet at 18-all. The squads would then trade vicotires in the next five matches, ending with a pin from No. 16 Justin Oliver at 138 pounds to give Davison a 32-27 lead with two bouts remaining. State champion Doug Rojem, with a 2-0 victory over two-time state placer Dominic Russ at 145 pounds; and state qualifier Sean Marogen, with an 11-9 overtime victory over freshman Brandon McRill at 152 would then give Dundee the bouts necessary to pull off the upset. In the fourth round of the day, the last one for the out of state squads, the Huskies would cap off their dominance with a 40-15 victory over Davison. The first six bouts of the dual meet set the tone, as the Huskies jumped out to a 23-3 lead. It started with a 15-0 technical fall from No. 9 Davonte Mahomes at 170 against freshman Jason Cooks and ended with a forfeit win from No. 6 Jason Renteria. Davison would win four of the next five bouts to cut the deficit down to 26-15 with three bouts remaining in the dual meet, which was the closest any team got to No. 3 Oak Park River Forest with a limited number of matches remaining. Key in that stretch was a 4-3 upset victory at 138 pounds by No. 16 Justin Oliver against No. 8 Isaiah White. However, No. 16 Larry Early was quick to restore order for the Huskies with a 15-0 technical fall victory over three-time state placer Matthew Miller at 145. A 3-0 decision over Matt Rundell at 152 and a 24-second pin by Kamal Bey at 160 would cement the OPRF victory. The other dual meet placing nationally ranked teams against one another in the fourth round saw No. 20 Detroit Catholic Central upend No. 11 Montini Catholic 44-25, as the Shamrocks won nine of the weight classes. Key to the meet was the starting four weight classes, as Detroit Catholic Central won all four matches and jumped out to an 18-0 lead. Notable victories in that stretch were earned by Nick Giese, 6-4 over state champion Anthony Ferraro at 195 pounds, along with the 7-2 decision win for Jimmy Russell over Junior freestyle All-American Edgar Ruano at 220. The last ten matches would be split at five-apiece between the two squads. Most notable in that stretch were a 4-2 overtime victory for Vincent Turk over Myles Amine at 138 pounds, and the pin in 1:35 for nationally ranked Nick Bennett over Chris Garcia at 145 to clinch the dual meet for the Shamrocks. First Round: No. 3 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. 36, No. 11 Montini Catholic, Ill. 18 (9-5 matches) No. 20 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. 40, No. 23 Brecksville, Ohio 34 (8-6) No. 38 St. Johns, Mich. 48, Hudson, Mich. 13 (11-3) Dundee, Mich. 57, Clarkston, Mich. 15 (11-3) Bedford, Mich. 38, Solon, Ohio 33 (7-7) Second Round: No. 3 Oak Park River Forest 42, No. 20 Detroit Catholic Central 13 (10-4) No. 23 Brecksville 33, No. 38 St. Johns 31 (8-6) No. 26 Davison, Mich. 38, No. 11 Montini Catholic, Ill. 24 (8-6) Bedford 42, Rochester, Mich. 23 (9-5) Hudson 42, Solon 12 (10-4) Third Round: No. 3 Oak Park River Forest 42, No. 38 St. Johns 13 (10-4) No. 11 Montini Catholic 36, No. 23 Brecksville 30 (8-6) Dundee 33, No. 26 Davison 32 (7-7) Bedford 36, Clarkston 24 (8-6) Solon 51, Rochester 15 (11-3) Fourth Round: No. 3 Oak Park River Forest 40, No. 26 Davison 15 (9-5) No. 20 Detroit Catholic Central 44, No. 11 Montini Catholic 25 (9-5) No. 23 Brecksville 41, Dundee 27 (9-5) Hudson 62, Rochester 16 (11-3) Solon 43, Clarkston 24 (9-5) Fifth Round: Davison 58, Bedford 9 (12-2) Detroit Catholic Central 49, Hudson 22 (9-5) Dundee 55, Rochester 19 (10-4)

Stanford, Ore. -- The No. 24 Oregon State wrestling team defeats No. 21 Stanford 21-14, winning the last three bouts to clench its first Pac-12 victory. Freshman Amarveer Dhesi (HWT) kicked things off for the Beavs, defeating Stanford’s Josh Marchok by an 11-4 decision, giving Oregon State an early 3-0 lead. Stanford would claim the next 10 straight points, giving them a solid lead. Evan Silver collected a 12-3 major decision over Oregon State’s Joey Palmer (125), while Stanford’s Ryan Mango and Peter Russo each claimed decisions over Drew Van Anrooy (133) and Joey Delgado (141). Seniors Scott Sakaguchi (149) and RJ Pena (157) got things back on track for the Beavers, earning six straight points. Sakaguchi defeated Donovan Halpin by a 10-5 decision, and Pena topped Bret Baumbach 7-3, cutting Stanford’s lead to just one. The Cardinal gained a little steam in the 165 lb. match when Jim Wilson defeated Oregon State’s Toney Chay 10-2, giving them a 14-9 lead heading into the final three bouts. The Beavers finished the match off strong, earning victories in the final three weight classes. Joe Latham (174) claimed a 9-4 decision over Stanford’s Kyle Meyer, bringing the Beavs within two. Austin Morehead (184) tallied six points for Oregon State, pinning Zach Nevills in 3:23, giving the Beavers an 18-14 lead. In the final bout, Taylor Meeks (197) defeated Stanford’s Daniel Scherer by a 5-1 decision, clutching a 21-14 win for Oregon State and their first Pac-12 win of the season. The Beavers travel to Bakersfield on Sunday to take on CSU Bakersfield. The match is set for 2 p.m. PT. Follow match updates at Trackwrestling.com and Twitter.com/OSU_Wrestling. Results: HWT: Amarveer Dhesi decision Josh Marchok, 11-4 (OSU 3, Stanford 0) 125: Evan Silver major decision Joey Palmer, 12-3 (OSU 3, Stanford 4) 133: Ryan Mango decision Drew Van Anrooy, 6-3 (OSU 3, Stanford 7) 141: Peter Russo decision Joey Delgado, 6-5 (OSU 3, Stanford 10) 149: Scott Sakaguchi decision Donovan Halpin, 10-5 (OSU 6, Stanford 10) 157: RJ Pena decision Bret Baumbach, 7-3 (OSU 9, Stanford 10) 165: Jim Wilson major decision Toney Chay, 10-2 (OSU 9, Stanford 14) 174: Joe Latham decision Kyle Meyer, 9-4 (OSU 12, Stanford 14) 184: Austin Morehead fall Zach Nevills, 3:23 (OSU 18-14) 197: Taylor Meeks decision Daniel Scherer, 5-1 (OSU 21, Stanford 14)

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- The seventh-ranked Mizzou Tigers (3-0) extended their winning streak to 13 dual wins over a 15-year period with a 40-0 victory over the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (3-9) Saturday night. Redshirt freshmen Blake Pepper and Matthew Lemanowicz both won their collegiate debuts, posting back-to-back pins at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively. Pepper met up with SIUE's Karsten Van Velsor, who he defeated in the finals at the Joe Parisi Open earlier this season, 9-7. The two traded a flurry of points throughout the first period, as Pepper took Van Velsor down first before being reversed eight seconds later. Pepper regained the lead quickly though with a reversal of his own, and added a takedown halfway through the frame to take a 6-3 advantage after three minutes. The Mizzou redshirt freshman started on bottom in the second, and escaped before scoring another two-point takedown. Pepper held Van Velsor down, and finally turned him onto his back for a pin at 4:02. Immediately after at 157 pounds, redshirt freshman Matthew Lemanowicz followed suit with a pin of his own in what was his dual collegiate debut as well. Lemanowicz carried a 4-1 lead into the third period over Logun Taylor before reversing and adding two more on a takedown versus his SIUE counterpart. With under a minute to go, Lemanowicz rolled Taylor into danger, and at the 6:10 mark, the official smacked the mat and awarded the fall. The two pins increased the Tigers lead to 22-0 before a quick intermission. True freshman J'den Cox also added a pin at 197 pounds with a cradle over Chris Johnson with less than 30 seconds to go in the first period. Saturday's victory is the Tigers' third shutout in the past two seasons, as the Tigers blanked Old Dominion and Baker in 2012-13. The win also increases Mizzou's all-time record versus SIUE to 21-4, and marks the 13th straight victory over the Cougars over a 15-year span. The two squads have faced off the past four seasons, with the Tigers outscoring SIUE, 173-3. Following this non-conference victory, the Tigers are now slated for three conference battles, beginning on the road at Central Michigan on January 19. The Chippewas are 2-1 in Mid-American Conference action following a 24-15 loss to Northern Iowa on Saturday night. For all the latest on Tiger Style wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Results: 125 Barlow McGhee (Missouri) def. Dakota Leach (SIUE) 3-2 133 Matt Manley (Missouri) def. Patrick Myers (SIUE) 3-2 141 Lavion Mayes (Missouri) def. Drew Vrbenec (SIUE) 12-3 149 Blake Pepper (Missouri) pinned Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE) 4:01 157 Matt Lemanowicz (Missouri) pinned Logun Taylor (SIUE) 6:09 165 Zach Toal (Missouri) def. Connor McMahon (SIUE) 7-2 174 Mike England (Missouri) def. Jake Residori (SIUE) 6-4 184 John Eblen (Missouri) def. Deshoun White (SIUE) 4-2 197 J`Den Cox (Missouri) pinned Chris Johnson (SIUE) 2:33 285 Devin Mellon (Missouri) def. David Devine (SIUE) 3-2

GUNNISON, Colo. -- The Air Force wrestling team posted a 4-0 record at the 24th-annual Tracy Borah Duals, hosted by Western State Colorado, on Saturday. The Falcons opened with a 26-9 victory over the Mountaineers, followed by wins over Embry-Riddle (37-12), Colorado Mesa (36-9) and Simon Fraser (51-0). With the dual victories, the Falcons improve to 7-2 on the season. Against WSCU, Air Force won its first seven bouts to stake a 26-0 lead before the Mountaineers came back to win decisions in the final three weight classes. Junior Jesse Stafford (Loomis, Calif.) led the way for the Falcons, scoring a technicall fall at 165 pounds, while Natrelle Demison (Fr., Bakersfield, Calif.), Josh Kreimier (Sr., Fort Collins, Colo.) and Konner Witt (So., Oak Harbor, Ohio) posted major decisions at 149, 157 and 174 pounds, respectively. In their second dual of the day, the Falcons won eight of 10 bouts, with Kreimier, Stafford and 197-pounder Jack Carda (Jr., Kimball, S.D.) registering falls to lead Air Force. Meanwhile, Air Force won eight straight matches to start its dual versus Colorado Mesa, before dropping its final two bouts. Rinker and Stafford were the top performers against the Mavericks, each recording falls, while Kreimier scored a technical fall. Air Force closed out the day with a clean sweep victory over Simon Fraser, winning five matches by fall. Josh Martinez (So., Colorado Springs, Colo.), David Walker (Fr., St. Marys, Iowa), Demison, Daniel Baucke (Sr., Memphis, Tenn.) and Carda all scored pins, while Carter McElhany (So., Colorado Springs, Colo.) added a technical fall to help lead the Falcons to victory. The Falcons return to action next Saturday, Jan, 18, when they head to Corvallis, Ore., for a pair of duals versus Oregon State and Southern Oregon. Air Force 26, Western State Colorado 9 125: #6 Josh Martinez (AF) dec. Dammion Heard, 10-5 133: Greg Rinker (AF) dec. Zachary Shank, 5-4 141: David Walker (AF) dec. Corbin Bennetts, 4-3 149: Natrelle Demison (AF) maj. dec. Clayton Bunker, 8-0 157: Josh Kreimier (AF) maj. dec. Garrett Adams, 12-2 165: Jesse Stafford (AF) tech fall Jorge Benitez, 16-0 (5:55) 174: Konner Witt (AF) maj. dec. Jaden Olearnick, 9-0 184: Kyle Piatt (WSCU) dec. Scott Reilly, 10-6 197: Samuel Mangum (WSCU) dec. Parker Hines, 6-0 285: Lane Stuht (WSCU) dec. Marcus Malecek, 4-2 (SV) Air Force 37, Embry-Riddle 12 125: Gilbert Martinez (ERAU) fall Cassidy Oshiro, 3:57 133: Greg Rinker (AF) maj. dec. Mason Saldana, 12-2 141: David Walker (AF) dec. Anton King, 6-1 149: Natrelle Demison (AF) dec. Colin Merkley, 8-4 157: Josh Kreimier (AF) fall Matthew Coultas, 1:51 165: Jesse Stafford (AF) fall Taylor Damico, 1:47 174: Scott Reilly (AF) dec. Jose Cruz III, 12-6 184: Jonathan Wiley (ERAU) fall Garrett Wells, 4:32 197: Jack Carda (AF) fall Troy Killgore, 6:26 285: Marcus Malecek (AF) win by forfeit Air Force 36, Colorado Mesa 9 125: #6 Josh Martinez (AF) maj. dec. Erick Vargas, 10-0 133: Greg Rinker (AF) fall Jonathon Stelling, 4:01 141: David Walker (AF) dec. Daniel Salazar, 10-3 149: Natrelle Demison (AF) dec. James Martinez, 9-5 157: Josh Kreimier (AF) tech fall Justin Schumacher, 18-2 (5:30) 165: Jesse Stafford (AF) fall Jessie Hoffschneider, 2:06 174: Scott Reilly (AF) dec. Chester Granard, 5-2 184: Konner Witt (AF) win by forfeit 197: Francisco Retana (CMU) fall Parker Hines, 5:59 285: Jordan Passehl (CMU) dec. Marcus Malecek, 3-0 Air Force 51, Simon Fraser 0 125: #6 Josh Martinez (AF) fall Skylar Davis, 1:14 133: Carter McElhany (AF) tech fall Sukhan Chahal, 17-0 141: David Walker (AF) fall Dillon Hume, 2:02 149: Natrelle Demison (AF) fall Brendan Seppala, 1:56 157: Daniel Baucke (AF) fall Josh Punzo, 1:46 165: Jesse Stafford (AF) maj. dec. Brock Lamb, 16-2 174: Scott Reilly (AF) dec. Reid Watkins, 6-3 184: Willie Baker (AF) dec. Joshua Kim, 6-1 197: Jack Carda (AF) fall Ryan Yewchin, 2:08 285: Marcus Malecek (AF) win by forfeit

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The Panthers stay perfect in duals after beating Central Michigan, 25-14, in their first home conference dual. No. 15 Joey Lazor made the most of his return to the dual lineup by notching the first fall of the evening in 5:10. Lazor’s pin came at the end of a string of wins from the Panthers. “It’s great when you take the chance to put a guy away,” said head coach Doug Schwab. “Bonus points will always be huge for winning duals. It’s good to get him back out there. We just need to get him on a roll. Sometimes one win can do a lot for a guy.” No. 7 Dylan Peters and No. 2 Joe Colon gave UNI the 6-0 lead with their decision wins. Colon beat No. 15 Joe Roth for his 19th win of the season. The win vaulted Colon into the all-time top 10 list for winning percentages for a single season. His current 0.950 makes him third on the list. “I am in the position to win a national title, and I want to keep it that way,” said Colon after his win. No. 11 Cooper Moore gave the Panthers another big boost with the only other fall of the night. “Joe, Dylan and Blaize Cabell set a high pace for our team tonight,” said Schwab. Cabell topped off the Panther team win with a major decision win. He had earned a major decision when he grabbed a last-second takedown to extend his lead. “When you come back and get a takedown with just five seconds, that’s what we want to see,” said Schwab. “That is going to be the best way to get to the next level.” The Panthers improve to 5-0 in duals and are ranked second in the Mid-American Conference. Results: 125-#7 Dylan Peters (UNI) dec. #13 Corey Keener (CMU), 9-6 133-#2 Joe Colon (UNI) dec. #15 Joe Roth (CMU), 7-2 141-#15 Joey Lazor pins (UNI) #11 Tyler Keserling, 5:10 149-Tyler Patten (UNI) dec. Scotting Mattingly (CMU), 9-4 157-Lucas Smith (CMU) dec. Zach Witte (UNI), 4-0 165-#11 Cooper Moore (UNI) pins Nick Becker (CMU), 4:18 174 –#11 Mike Ottringer (CMU) maj. dec. #16 Cody Caldwell (UNI), 11-3; 184-Craig Kelliher (CMU) maj. dec. Kyle Lux (UNI), 12-2 197- Jackson Lewis (CMU) dec. Basil Minto (UNI), 5-4 285-Blaize Cabell (UNI) maj. dec. Adam Robinson (CMU), 15-6

PITTSBURGH -- The No. 12 University of Pittsburgh wrestling team (5-1, 2-0 ACC) started with three victories by major decision and didn’t look back en route to a 27-7 win over North Carolina State (7-2, 0-1 ACC) in its ACC home opener at Fitzgerald Field House. Anthony Zanetta started the night off with a convincing 19-6 major decision over Micah Perez at 125 pounds. Zanetta used five takedowns, two three-point near falls, an escape and a bonus point for riding time to earn the victory. Shelton Mack followed Zanetta with a major of his own at 133 pounds over Chris Wilkes. Mack led by a mere 4-2 margin going into the third before pouring it on in the final frame. Mack started down in the third and quickly escaped to gain a 5-2 lead. A pair of takedowns less than 20 seconds apart sprung the edge to 9-3. With time running down in the match and riding time locked up, Mack scored on a go behind to earn the 12-4 major decision, giving Pitt an 8-0 lead. At 141 pounds, Edgar Bright pounced on Sam Speno early scoring a takedown a mere 15 seconds into the bout and riding Speno out for the remainder of the period. In the second, Bright started down and quickly escaped before scoring a pair of takedowns to lead 7-1 going into the third. A stall on bottom in the third pushed the lead to 8-1 and Bright was able to wrap up the major with an impressive 5:23 of riding time. Pitt picked up three more points at 149 pounds thanks to Mikey Racciato who earned a 15-13 decision over Brian Hamann. The two wrestlers exchanged takedowns, reversals and nearfalls in a back-and-forth match. With Hamann leading 13-12 with 30 seconds left, Racciato was able to roll through and score a reversal to take the 14-13 lead with a mere 13 seconds left. The NC State staff challenged the call but it was upheld and Racciato was able to ride out Hamann the rest of the way to secure the win. The Wolfpack got on the board with a decision at 157 pounds but Pitt quickly responded picking up decisions at 165, 174, 184 and 197 pounds. At 165, Geno Morelli used a second period escape and takedown and two near fall points in the third to take a 6-1 decision over Peter Santos. In the lone bout between ranked wrestlers on the evening eighth-ranked Tyler Wilps earned a hard fought 4-0 victory over No. 19 Peter Renda. Making his return to the dual lineup, Max Thomusseit looked solid at 184 pounds with an 8-4 victory over Michael Macchiavello. Nick Bonaccorsi rounded out the Panthers in the win column with his 10-5 decision over KaRonne Jones. Despite dropping the heavyweight bout, Pitt was able to win handily, 27-7, earning its first home ACC victory. The Panthers will return to action tomorrow beginning at 10 a.m. when they host the nine-team Pitt Duals. Pitt will face off with Duke, Davidson and Buffalo on the day. Other teams in the field include NC State, Eastern Michigan, North Carolina, Clarion and Seton Hill. Results: 125: Anthony Zanetta (P) m. dec. Micah Perez (N), 19-6; Pitt leads, 4-0 133: No. 16 Shelton Mack (P) m. dec. Chris Wilkes (N), 12-4; Pitt leads, 8-0 141: Edgar Bright (P) m. dec. Sam Speno (N), 9-1; Pitt leads, 12-0 149: Mikey Racciato (P) dec. Brian Hamann (N), 15-13; Pitt leads, 15-0 157: Tommy Gantt (N) dec. Cole Sheptock (P), 4-3; Pitt leads, 15-3 165: Geno Morelli (P) dec. Peter Santos (N), 6-1; Pitt leads, 18-3 174: No. 8 Tyler Wilps (P) dec. No. 19 Peter Renda (N), 4-0; Pitt leads, 21-3 184: No. 6 Max Thomusseit (P) dec. Michael Macchiavello (N), 8-4; Pitt leads, 24-3 197: No. 13 Nick Bonaccorsi (P) dec. KaRonne Jones (N), 10-5; Pitt leads, 27-3 285: No. 4 Nick Gwiazdowski (N) m. dec. P.J. Tasser (P), 10-1; Pitt wins, 27-7

Lincoln, Neb. -- The No. 8 Nebraska wrestling team completed a weekend sweep at the Devaney Center after notching a 30-9 victory over Penn in front of 2,746 fans on Saturday night during the “Tumble and Rumble” event. Ranked grapplers Jake Sueflohn (No. 6 at 149) and Robert Kokesh (No. 4 at 174) led seven Huskers who posted victories against the Quakers during the dual, which occurred simultaneously with the women’s gymnastics meet against Northern Illinois. Sueflohn pinned Andrew Lenzi in 4:53 in the sixth match of the dual to earn his third fall of the season. Kokesh picked up his eighth fall of the season, pinning Zach Agostino in 4:50 in the ninth match of the night. Prior to Sueflohn’s win, NU held a 10-6 advantage over Penn at the halfway point of the dual, winning three matches and falling in two. Collin Jensen (HWT), No. 9 Tim Lambert (125) and Shawn Nagel (133) strung together three consecutive Husker victories during that stretch. Jensen won a 9-3 decision over Steven Graziano after Spencer Johnson dropped a 7-2 decision at 197 pounds in the opening bout. Lambert continued the momentum with a 15-3 triumph over Jeremy Schwartz before Nagel, making his first dual start of the season, notched a 6-3 decision over Ken Bade. At 157 pounds, junior James Green improved to 21-0 on the season with a 19-4 technical fall over Ray Bethea. Green, a two-time All-American, earned his third technical fall of the 2013-14 campaign. No. 14 Austin Wilson fell by a 3-2 decision to Casey Kent at 165 pounds before Kokesh and 184-pounder TJ Dudley capped the Husker victory. Dudley, the No. 15 wrestler in InterMat’s poll, trailed No. 12 Lorenzo Thomas, 4-2, after two periods before giving up a two-point near fall in the third period. Trailing 6-2, Dudley managed a reversal and two near falls of his own before tacking on a riding time point for a 9-6 win. Nebraska improves to 8-0 on the season and earns its fourth 30-point performance of the 2013-14 campaign. The Huskers return to the Devaney Center next weekend to host No. 3 Iowa on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. The dual is set to air live on Big Ten Network. For ticket information, visit Huskers.com or call 1-800-8-BIGRED. Results: 197: Frank Mattiace (PENN) by dec. over Spencer Johnson (NEB), 7-2 (PENN 3, NEB 0) HWT: Collin Jensen (NEB) by dec. over Steven Graziano (PENN), 9-3 (NEB 3, PENN 3) 125: #9 Tim Lambert (NEB) by major dec. over Jeremy Schwartz (PENN), 15-3 (NEB 7, PENN 3) 133: Shawn Nagel (NEB) by dec. over Ken Bade (PENN), 6-3 (NEB 10, PENN 3) 141: Jeff Canfora (PENN) by dec. over Colton McCrystal (NEB), 5-2 (NEB 10, PENN 6) 149: #6 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by pin over Andrew Lenzi (PENN), 4:53 (NEB 16, PENN 6) 157: #3 James Green (NEB) by tech. fall over Ray Bethea (PENN), 19-4 (NEB 21, PENN 6) 165: Casey Kent (PENN) by dec. over #14 Austin Wilson (NEB), 3-2 (NEB 21, PENN 9) 174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by pin over Zach Agostino (PENN), 4:50 (NEB 27, PENN 9) 184: #15 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over #12 Lorenzo Thomas (PENN), 9-6 (NEB 30, PENN 9)

HAMPTON, Va. -- The Arizona State wrestling team picked up a pair of dual wins on Saturday en route to a seventh-place finish at the Virginia Duals at the Hampton Coliseum. This marks the second time in program history that ASU (4-4 duals) finished seventh at the VA Duals (last in 1987) and the sixth overall time in the Top 8. All time, the Sun Devils are 22-20-3 in the competition. In Saturday’s matches, the Sun Devils defeated Old Dominion, 21-15, then fell to Rider, 25-11. In the seventh-place match, ASU stormed out to a 32-6 victory over Nebraska-Kearney. Joel Smith (157) was the lone Sun Devil to go undefeated on the day, defeating ODU’s Tristan Warner in a pin in 1:30 before he went on to pick up an 8-5 decision over Rider’s Wayne Stinson. Finally, Smith Nebraska-Kearney’s Colton Johnson in a 37-second pin. With today’s pins, Smith now owns the team’s top three fastest falls so far this season, totaling six overall and four in the top-10 by time. He picked up the fastest, a pin in 18 seconds at the Cowboy Open on Nov. 2. Ares Carpio also picked up a pin in 4:54 in his win over ODU’s Brandon Jeske at 125 pounds. On the day, the Sun Devils picked up eight bonus-point wins, including four in the match against Nebraska-Kearney (Goodsite-Major; Kraus-Major; Smith-Fall; Bean-Forf). Up next, ASU wrestling will open the 2014 home slate of six-consecutive matches, hosting Northern Colorado and Utah Valley on Saturday, Jan. 18 at Wells Fargo Arena. The first match of the day is set for a Noon MT start, with the second to follow. Arizona State 21, Old Dominion, 15 125: Ares Carpio (ASU) def. Brandon Jeske (ODU): Fall 4:54 133: Michael Hayes (ODU) def. Kallin Goodsite (ASU): Dec 10-6 141: Alexander Richardson (ODU) def. Matt Kraus (ASU): Dec 5-1 149: Chris Mecate (ODU) def. Preston McCalmon (ASU): Dec 6-1 157: Joel Smith (ASU) def. Tristan Warner (ODU): Fall 1:30 165: Nick Rex (ASU) def. Dillon Geoghegan (ODU): Dec 4-0 174: Billy Curling (ODU) def. Kevin Radford (ASU): Dec 8-6 184: Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. Jack Dechow (ODU): Dec 4-1 197: Kevin Beazley (ODU) def. Wesley Moore (ASU): Dec 10-5 HWT: Chace Eskam (ASU) def. Matt Tourdot (ODU): Dec 3-2 Rider 25, Arizona State 11 125: Robert Deutsch (Rider) def. Ares Carpio (ASU): Dec 3-0 133: Chuck Zeisloft (Rider) def. Kalin Goodsite (ASU): Dec 6-2 141: Matt Kraus (ASU) def. John Gentile (Rider): Major 8-0 149: Curt Delia (Rider) def. Preston McCalmon (ASU): Major 12-4 157: Joel Smith (ASU) def. Wayne Stinson (Rider): Dec 8-5 165: Ramon Santiago (Rider) def. Nick Rex (ASU): Dec 3-0 174: Connor Brennan (Rider) def. Kevin Radford (ASU): Dec 7-2 184: Clint Morrison (Rider) def. Blake Stauffer (ASU): TB-1 3-2 197: Wesley Moore (ASU) def. Jeff McElwee (Rider): Major 11-2 HWT: Andrew Marr (Rider) def. via FORF ASU 32, Nebraska-Kearney 6 125: Ares Carpio (ASU) def. Connor Bolling (Nebraska-Kearney): Dec 6-4 133: Kalin Goodsite (ASU) def. Ryan Bauer (Nebraska-Kearney): Major 13-4 141: Matt Kraus (ASU) def. Brock Coutu (Nebraska-Kearney): Major 16-5 149: Tyler Anderson (Nebraska-Kearney) def. Preston McCalmon (ASU): Dec 15-9 157: Joel Smith (ASU) def. Colton Johnson (Nebraska-Kearney): Fall 0:37 165: Nick Rex (ASU) def. Travis Leiskau (Nebraska-Kearney): Dec 7-0 174: Patrick Martinez (Nebraska-Kearney) def. Kevin Radford (ASU): Dec 10-6 184: Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. Mark Fiala (Nebraska-Kearney): Dec 5-2 197: Luke Bean (ASU) def. via FORF HWT: Chace Eskam (ASU) def. Kelsey Empting (Nebraska-Kearney): Dec 2-1

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team went 3-0 at the 34th Annual Virginia Duals in Hampton, Va., today. The Mocs finished fifth overall in the two-day, 12-team tournament. UTC scored wins over Lock Haven (23-14), Nebraska-Kearney (24-12) and Rider (26-15) to improve to 10-5 on the season. Against Lock Haven, the Mocs had to battle back from an 11-0 hole after dropping the first three matches. Junior Shawn Greevy turned the tide with an 8-6 win over Macaulay Maldarelli in overtime. It was Greevy’s third win of the weekend at 149. Chattanooga ran off three-straight major decisions following Greevy’s victory, taking back a 15-11 lead after seven matches. The Bald Eagles closed the gap to 15-14 when No. 15 Fred Garcia scored a 5-4 decision over sophomore John Lampe at 184. Lampe led 4-3 with less than 40 seconds left in the match, but gave up a takedown to Garcia, narrowly missing a win over a ranked foe. Freshman Scottie Boykin put the Mocs up 19-14 with his major over Joseph Rimel at 197. Freshman Dawson Peck continued to impress in his first weekend with the Mocs. The Virginia Tech transfer improved to 3-0 at heavyweight with a 9-1 major decision over Cody Mason to give UTC a 23-14 victory. Chattanooga 23 – Lock Haven 14 125: Kaleb Lemaire (Lock Haven) – MD 13-5 - Byron Smith (UTC) – LHU 4-0 133: Cody Wheeler (Lock Haven) – Dec. 5-3 – No. 11 Nick Soto (UTC) – LHU 7-0 141: Daniel Neff (Lock Haven) – MD 9-1 - Michael Pongracz (UTC) – LHU 11-0 149: Shawn Greevy (UTC) – Dec. 8-6 (SV-1) - Macaulay Maldarelli (Lock Haven) – LHU 11-3 157: Alex Hudson (UTC) – MD 8-0 - Elias Biddle (Lock Haven) – LHU 11-7 165: No. 4/6 Corey Mock (UTC) – MD 12-0 - Jacob Kemerer (Lock Haven) – 11-11 174: Levi Clemons (UTC) – MD 12-4 - Travis Moyer (Lock Haven) – UTC 15-11 184: No. 15 Fred Garcia (Lock Haven) – Dec. 5-4 - John Lampe (Chattanooga) – UTC 15-14 197: Scottie Boykin (UTC) – MD 16-4 - Joseph Rimel (Lock Haven) – UTC 19-14 285: Dawson Peck (UTC) – MD 9-1 - Cody Mason (Lock Haven) – UTC 23-14 The Mocs next opponent was NCAA Division II Nebraska-Kearney. The Lopers are the No. 2 ranked team in DII and had already scored their first–ever win over a ranked DI team when they beat No. 22 Bloomsburg in the morning match. That win came after they defeated George Mason on Friday. UNK put up a strong fight against the Mocs, taking a 3-0 lead after the opening match at 125. Junior Nick Soto and freshman Michael Pongracz scored back-to-back wins at 133 and 141, but the Lopers responded with a win at 149. That closed the team score to 7-6. The Mocs responded with major decision wins from senior Alex Hudson (157) and junior Corey Mock (165) in the next two matches. UNK’s Patrick Martinez made it interesting when he pinned junior Levi Clemons in the 174 match, leaving the Mocs with just a 15-12 advantage with four bouts left. Nebraska-Kearney almost tied it up, but Lampe defeated Mark Fiala (3-1) in overtime at 184. Boykin put it out of reach with his win at 197, moving the team score to 21-12. Peck posted a 5-0 win in overtime in the final match. Chattanooga 24 - Nebraska-Kearney 12 125: Connor Bolling (UNK) – Dec. 11-4 – Campbell Lewis (UTC) – UNK 3-0 133: No. 11 Nick Soto (UTC) – MD 14-1 - Ryan Bauer (UNK) – UTC 4-3 141: Michael Pongracz (UTC) – Dec. 9-3 - Brock Coutu (UNK) – UTC 7-3 149: Tyler Anderson (UNK) – Dec. 8-5 - Shawn Greevy (UTC) – UTC 7-6 157: Alex Hudson (UTC) – MD 14-4 - Colton Johnson (UNK) – UTC 11-6 165: No. 4/6 Corey Mock (UTC) – MD 9-1 - Travis Leiskau (UNK) – UTC 15-6 174: Patrick Martinez (UNK) – Fall 1:43 - Levi Clemons (UTC) – UTC 15-12 184: John Lampe (UTC) – Dec. 3-1 (SV-1) - Mark Fiala (UNK) – UTC – 18-12 197: Scottie Boykin (UTC) – Dec. 11-8 - Romero Cotton (UNK) – UTC 21-12 285: Dawson Peck (UTC) – Dec. 5-0 (SV-1) - Kelsey Empting (UNK) – UTC 24-12 The Mocs took on Rider in the final match of the day. It was the second time this season these two teams hooked up. The Broncs took a 19-17 win at the Hokie Duals on Nov. 10. Had it not been for an injury default by Greevy at 149, the Mocs could have had an even bigger win than their 26-15 victory today. 16th ranked Robert Duetsch put Rider on the board with an 8-3 decision over freshman Campbell Lewis at 125. UTC came right back with Soto’s win at 133 and Pongracz’s tech fall at 141. Greevy’s loss gave Rider a 9-8 lead after four matches, but the Mocs again put back-to-back bonus points on the board at 157 and 165. Both Hudson and Mock had 9-0 shutouts in their wins, giving UTC a 16-9 advantage. Rider came right back with two wins of their own at 165 and 174, closing the gap in the team score to 16-15 with two matches left. Boykin had another strong win with a tech fall at 197, but UTC was docked a team point. That left some room for the Broncs who were now trailing 20-15 with the heavyweight bout still to go. Peck finished off a perfect 5-0 weekend and slammed the door on Rider with his pin against Greg Velasco in the final match. Chattanooga 26 – Rider 15 125: No. 16/18 Robert Deutsch (Rider) – Dec. 8-3 – Campbell Lewis (UTC) – Rider 3-0 133: No. 11 Nick Soto (UTC) – Dec. 11-7 - Chuck Zeisloft (Rider) – 3-3 141: Michael Pongracz (UTC) – Tech Fall 16-0 - John Gentile (Rider) – UTC 8-3 149: Curt Delia (Rider) – Inj 0:50 - Shawn Greevy (UTC) – Rider 9-8 157: Alex Hudson (UTC) – MD 9-0 - Wayne Stinson (Rider) - UTC 12-9 165: No. 4/6 Corey Mock (UTC) – MD 9-0 - Ramon Santiago (Rider) – UTC 16-9 174: Connor Brennan (Rider) – Dec. 5-4 - Levi Clemons (UTC) – UTC 16-12 184: Clint Morrison (Rider) – Dec. 5-1 - John Lampe (UTC) – UTC 16-15 197: Scottie Boykin (UTC) – Tech. Fall 24-9 - Jeff McElwee (Rider) – UTC 21-15 Chattanooga's team score was adjusted by -1 for 4 point tech – UTC 20-15 285: Dawson Peck (UTC) – Fall 4:23 - Greg Velasco (Rider) – UTC 26-15 The Mocs continue their road trip a week from Sunday, traveling to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville for Southern Conference action. UTC’s last home match is set for Sunday, Feb. 2, against Appalachian State at 2:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) in Maclellan Gym.

HAMPTON, Va. -- The 15th-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team wrapped up competition at the 34th annual Virginia Duals on Saturday by splitting a pair of matches inside the Hampton Coliseum to place third at the prestigious event. The Hokies, seeded third in the 14-team tournament, opened the day with a 23-9 loss to 14th-ranked and second-seeded Edinboro before beating Kent State 19-16 in the third-place match. In the opener, the Hokies won just three bouts as Chris Moon, Nick Vetterlein and Chris Penny picked up wins as Edinboro avenged an earlier loss to Tech. In the third-place bout, Joey Dance got the Hokies off to a good start with a win, but the Golden Flashes won the next two matches to take a 7-3 lead. Fourteenth-ranked Zach Neibert rolled to an 11-1 major decision at 149 pounds to tie it up and then Sal Mastriani picked up the highlight of the weekend with a first-period pin of fourth-ranked Ian Miller at 157 pounds. Miller pinned Mastriani in the first dual match, but Mastriani got the pin just one minute in. For the weekend, Mastriani picked up a major decision, a technical fall and a pin. The Golden Flashes won the next three bouts to set up a winner-take-all heavyweight bout between Tech’s Ty Walz and Kent State’s Mimmo Lytle. Tied at 1-1 in the third period, Walz got in on a leg and converted the takedown to propel him to the 3-2 win that would give the Hokies the team win. “Our fight was good in most places,” said Tech head coach Kevin Dresser. “I’m excited for the progress at 157 pounds. We need to have a great week to get ready for UNC and Maryland.” Each team won five matches, just like the first time the two teams met, but Mastriani’s upset win and bonus points proved to be the difference in the nip-and-tuck affair. The University of Virginia won the team title, beating Edinboro in the finals, 20-19. After no Virginia school won the Virginia Duals in the first 32 years of the event, a school from the Commonwealth has won the event the past two seasons after the Hokies won the event last year. Tech (11-3) will be back in action next weekend, hosting a pair of ACC matches. The Hokies will take on the University of North Carolina on Friday night at 7 p.m. before taking on the University of Maryland Sunday at 4 p.m. in a Senior Day match. Both bouts will take place inside Cassell Coliseum and are free for fans to attend. The UNC match will be broadcast live on ESPN3 while Sunday’s match will be broadcast live on Hokies XTra. #14 Edinboro (4-2) 23, #15 Virginia Tech (10-2) 9 125: Kory Mines (E) dec. #19 Joey Dance, 2-0 133: #3 A.J. Schopp (E) maj. dec. Dennis Gustafson, 11-2 141: #1 Mitchell Port (E) maj. dec. Erik Spjut, 12-3 149: #13 Dave Habat (E) dec. #14 Zach Neibert, 5-3 157: #20 Johnny Greisheimer (E) dec. Sal Mastriani, 7-2 165: Chris Moon (VT) dec. Zach Towers, 7-3 174: Patrick Jennings (E) dec. John Dickson, 7-4 184: Nick Vetterlein (VT) dec. Nick Mitchell, 3-2 197: Chris Penny (VT) dec. Vince Pickett, 5-3 285: #19 Ernest James (E) dec. Ty Walz, 3-1 (SV) #15 Virginia Tech (11-2) 19, Kent State (7-6) 16 125: #19 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Alfredo Gray, 3-1 133: #18 Mac McGuire (KS) maj. dec. Dennis Gustafson, 8-0 141: Tyler Small (KS) dec. Erik Spjut, 4-0 149: #14 Zach Neibert (VT) maj. dec. Michael DePalma, 11-1 157: Sal Mastriani (VT) fall #4 Ian Miller, 1:00 165: Chris Moon (VT) dec. Tyler Buckwalter, 5-3 174: Caleb Marsh (KS) dec. John Dickson, 11-4 184: #9 Sam Wheeler (KS) dec. Nick Vetterlein, 9-6 197: Cole Baxter (KS) dec. Chris Penny, 6-4 285: Ty Walz (VT) dec. Mimmo Lytle, 3-2

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Despite winning three of the first four matches, the Maryland wrestling team fell to Navy, 26-12, in front of 1338 fans at Alumni Hall Saturday night. No. 1 Jimmy Sheptock, No. 9 Christian Boley and No. 4 Spencer Myers all notched victories for the Terps (4-6, 0-1 ACC) in a match that began at 174 pounds. The Midshipmen won the final six matches of the dual, with Zach Johnson clinching the contest at 157 pounds. No. 12 Matthew Miller put Navy in front with a fall over Tony Gardner. The sophomore dominated the second period, recording a 3-point near fall, before eventually pinning the Terrapin senior at 4:21. Sheptock responded for the Terps at 184 pounds. The reigning ACC Wrestler of the Week took down James Mannier four times, capitalizing on the final takedown with a fall at 3:47 to tie the overall team score at 6-6. Boley and Myers pushed the road squad’s advantage to 12-6 with decision wins. Boley’s performance was especially impressive. The New York native fell behind Paul Rands 5-2 entering the third period, but used three takedowns and a near fall to secure an 11-7 win. The Terrapins would not record another win. Brendon Campbell started the run for Navy at 125 pounds, edging Paul O;Neiil, 8-5. At 133 pounds, Colton Rasche knocked off Tony Farace in another tight match. A key match at 141 saw Joe Locksmith take out Shyheim Brown, 5-2. The Midshipmen would then notch two straight major decision wins. Raymond Borja dominated throughout against Derrick Evanovich in the 149-pound bout, before Zach Johnson rolled to a 14-5 win against Danny Orem. Peyton Walsh closed out the match with an 8-3 decision over Tyler Manion at 165 pounds. The win was the Midshipmen’s second straight over the Terps The Terrapins return to action for an ACC showdown with Virginia Tech on Jan. 19. Wrestling is scheduled to get underway in Blacksburg at 4 p.m. Select Terps will also compete in the Shorty Hitchcock Open the same day. Results: 174: #12 Mathew Miller (N) fall Tony Gardner (MD) 4:21 184: #1 Jimmy Sheptock (M) fall James Mannier (N) 3:47 197: #9 Christian Boley (MD) dec Paul Rands (N) 11-7 285: #4 Spencer Myers (MD) dec Colynn Cook (N) 2-0 125: Brendon Campbell (N) dec Paul O’Neill (MD) 11-6 133: Colton Rasche (N) dec Tony Farace (MD) 6-3 141: Joe Locksmith (N) dec #15 Shyheim Brown (MD) 5-2 149: Raymond Borja (N) major dec Derrick Evanovich (MD) 11-3 157: Zach Johnson (N) major dec Danny Orem (MD) 14-5 165: Peyton Walsh (N) dec Tyler Manion (MD) 8-3

EDINBORO, Pa. -- After vanquishing 2013 Virginia Duals champion Virginia Tech in the semifinals, the Edinboro wrestling team hoped to bring home the championship trophy from the Virginia Duals for the first time since 2007. They would come up short, however, falling to 13th-ranked Virginia 20-19 in the finals. The loss snapped a four-match winning streak for the Fighting Scots as they fell to 4-3. Virginia is now 11-2. As usual, the Fighting Scots got off to a fast start, but they were unable to defeat the Cavaliers in the upper weights. Virginia ran off five straight wins after Edinboro took a 13-3 lead, leaving Ernest James pin at heavyweight impressive but a point short of victory. Kory Mines, ranked 17th by Amateur Wrestling News, fell to 15-6 as he dropped a 3-2 decision to Nick Herrmann. Tied at 1-1, Herrmann would record the winning takedown with 30 seconds left in the match. A.J. Schopp, ranked third by InterMat and fourth by AWN at 133 lbs., won for the 11th time this season and 48th in his by fall, pinning Joe Martinez at 3:45. The victory boosted Schopp's record to 21-1. Mitchell Port, the top-ranked wrestler at 141 lbs., followed with a 7-2 decision over Joe Spisak, who came in ranked 13th by Amateur Wrestling News and 16th by InterMat. Port registered a pair of takedowns along with a second period reversal to remain undefeated at 17-0. Edinboro's advantage moved to 13-3 when Dave Habat recorded a 13-4 major decision over Chris Yankowich at 149 lbs. The redshirt junior, ranked 13th by InterMat and 14th by Amateur Wrestling News, would register five takedowns as he moved his record to 18-4. Unfortunately, the Fighting Scots would not win again until the heavyweight bout, with Virginia running off five straight wins. Johnny Greisheimer (16-7), ranked 18th by Amateur Wrestling News and 20th by InterMat, saw his six match winning streak come to an end against Blaise Butler at 157 lbs. Butler, ranked 13th, won a 14-8 decision. Third-ranked Nick Sulzer followed with a 17-4 major decision over Zach Towers (6-7) at 165 lbs., closing the gap to 13-10. With regular starter Vic Avery out at 184 lbs. due to an injury, head coach Tim Flynn flipped his lineup around at 174 and 184 lbs. He sent out Nick Mitchell (6-8) at 174 and Patrick Jennings (7-7) at 184, but it failed to work as UVa. won both matches. Mitchell dropped an 8-3 decision to tenth-ranked Stephen Doty, and Jennings fell by an 8-0 major decision to Jon Fausey, who was ranked 18th by InterMat. Now trailing 17-13, Edinboro needed wins in the last two bouts to come away with the crown. Vince Pickett grabbed an early 2-0 lead in his 197 lb. match with Zach Nye, but he would ultimately lose 6-4. James capped an outstanding weekend as he won by fall at 3:18 over Ethan Hayes, ranked 20th by Amateur Wrestling News, at heavyweight. James, ranked 17th by Amateur Wrestling News and 19th by InterMat, improved to 17-5 with his seventh fall of the season and 36th of his career. Results: 125 lbs. -- Nick Herrmann (UVA) dec. Kory Mines (EU), 3-2 133 lbs. -- #3 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over Joe Martinez (UVA), 3:45 141 lbs. -- #1 Mitchell Port (EU) dec. #16 Joe Spisak (UVA), 7-2 149 lbs. -- #13 Dave Habat (EU) maj. dec. Chris Yankowich (UVA), 13-4 157 lbs. -- #14 Blaise Butler (UVA) dec. #20 Johnny Greisheimer (EU), 14-8 165 lbs. -- #3 Nick Sulzer (UVA) maj. dec. Zach Towers (EU), 17-4 174 lbs. -- #10 Stephen Doty (UV A) dec. Nick Mitchell (EU), 8-3 184 lbs. -- #18 Jon Fausey (UVA) maj. dec. Patrick Jennings (EU), 8-0 197 lbs. -- Zach Nye (UVA) dec. Vince Pickett (EU), 6-4 Hwt. -- #19 Ernest James (EU) fall over Ethan Hayes (UVA), 3:18 Rankings by InterMat