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NEW CONCORD, Ohio -- The Waynesburg University wrestling team received four forfeits and won five-of-six contested bouts en route to a 45-3 road win at Muskingum on Tuesday. It was the Yellow Jackets' fourth-straight victory. Waynesburg (6-3) received forfeits at 125 and 133 pounds before junior Jake Vitolo won the first live bout of the night by 17-0 technical fall. Junior Chris Milligan stretched his team's lead to 21-0 with a 9-0 major decision triumph at 149 pounds. After the visitors picked up their third forfeit of the night at 157 pounds, junior Sam Guidi recorded the only pin of the night, which came in just 49 seconds, at 165 pounds. Waynesburg continued to roll by picking up the final forfeit of the night at 174 pounds, making the score 39-0 Jackets. Following seven bonus-point victories to open the match, the Jackets took two of the final three matchups of the evening, all of which ended in decisions. Senior 184-pounder Cameron Fine kept things going with a 5-2 win, before the Muskies (0-5) scored their only points at 197 pounds. Sophomore Greg Kumer wrapped up the Orange and Black win with a 6-0 decision at heavyweight. Waynesburg wraps up the 2013 portion of its schedule this weekend, when it travels to Nashville, Tenn., to take part in the Gator "Boots" Duals. The Yellow Jackets will face off against some of the best Division III teams from the Midwest when they tangle with the Chicago, Elmhurst (Ill.) and the host team, Luther (Iowa). Results: 125 – Gordan Bieber (W) wins by forfeit 6-0 133 – Filippo Crivelli (W) wins by forfeit 12-0 141 – Jake Vitolo (W) 17-0 tech. fall Ben Barnhart- Sullivan 17-0 149 – Chris Milligan (W) 9-0 Maj. Dec. Jonathan Rau gh 21-0 157 – Shane Foster (W) wins by forfeit 27-0 165 – Sam Guidi (W) Pin :49 Cole Vencill 33-0 174 – Anthony Bonaventura (W) wins by forfeit 39- 0 184 – Cameron Fine (W) 5, Malachi Blum 2 42-0 197 – Luke Weber (M) 7, Dan Mahon 2 42-3 285 – Greg Kumer (W) 6, James Keys 0 45-3

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- Augustana won six of the first eight weight classes en route to a 21-12 non-conference wrestling victory over 23rd ranked Loras on Tuesday, December 17 in the Carver Center. The Vikings stayed undefeated and pushed their record to 6-0 on the season while the DuHawks fell to 1-3. Sophomore Jimmy Panozzo (Carl Sandburg HS, Orland Park, Ill.) got things started for Eric Juergens' team with a 4-0 win over Ronald Triche at 125 and moved his record to 10-3 in the process. After freshman CJ Sojka (Glenbard West HS, Glen Ellyn, Ill.) lost a tough 8-6 decision to Rudy Johnson at 133, the Vikings went on a roll and won the next two weight classes and five of the next six. Sophomore Isaiah Schaub (St. Francis HS, Traverse City, Mich.) won a close 3-2 decision over Nick Steger at 141 to bump his record to 16-4 and junior Hector Ruiz (East Aurora HS, Aurora, Ill.) handled Joe Wood 5-1 and is now 11-8. Junior Kevin Sundberg (Paw Paw HS, Paw Paw, Mich.) lost to Steven DeWitt 12-5 at 157 before junior Connor Cummings (Downers Grove North HS, Woodridge, Ill.) picked up a crucial victory. He beat Bill Wood 6-4 in overtime at 165 to move to 11-6 this year. Senior Jordan Richardson (Grandville HS, Wyoming, Ill.) is now 9-3 after beating Joe Butler 5-2 at 174. Junior Thomas Reyhons (Davenport Assumption HS, Davenport, Iowa) clinched the match for Augustana by pinning Mathias Palmersheim at 2:28 in the 184 pound weight class. Reyhons now leads the team with a record of 18-3. Senior Hunter Feraco (Gull Lake HS, Battle Creek, Mich.) lost a 3-2 decision to Malcom Watson at 197 and junior John Schraidt (Riverside-Brookfield HS, Riverside, Ill.) fell 3-1 to James Buss. Augustana is now 23-9-1 all-time in the series against the DuHawks. Results: 125 – Jimmy Panozzo (A) beat Ronald Triche (L) 4-0 133 – Rudy Johnson (L) beat CJ Sojka (A) 8-6 141 – Isaiah Schaub (A) beat Nick Steger (L) 3-2 149 – Hector Ruiz (A) beat Joe Wood (L) 5-1 157 – Steven DeWitt (L) beat Kevin Sundberg (A) 12-5 165 – Connor Cummings (A) beat Bill Wood (L) 6-4 (OT) 174 – Jordan Richardson (A) beat Joe Butler (L) 5-2 184 – Thomas Reyhons (A) pinned Mathias Palmersheim (L) at 2:28 197 –Malcom Watson (L) beat Hunter Feraco (A) 3-2 285 – James Buss (L) beat John Schraidt (A) 3-1

Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Switzerland --The International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) announced the weight classes for men and women's freestyle and Greco-Roman competition for the Olympic Games in 2016. The organization that governs the sport worldwide also announced rule changes and competition format that will begin Jan. 1, 2014. The new classes became necessary when FILA added two classes to women's freestyle competition and reduced each of the men's styles by one weight class, therefore setting a 6-6-6 field for men's freestyle, Greco-Roman and women's freestyle wrestling for the Games in Rio de Janeiro. FILA's Technical Commission worked with the federation's Medical, Scientific, Referee and Athlete's Commissions to form the basis of changes for the sport of Wrestling that will be in effect through the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The new weight classes for the Olympic Games, which go into effect in 2014, are: Men's freestyle (all weights in kilograms): 57, 65, 74, 86, 97, 125 Greco-Roman: 59, 66, 75, 85, 98, 130 Women's Freestyle: 48, 53, 58, 63, 69, 75. For FILA competitions, including world and continental championships, world cups and Golden Grand Prix championships, FILA will add 61 and 70 kg classes to the men's freestyle, 71 and 80 kg to the Greco-Roman field and 55 and 60 kg to the women's freestyle competition. The weight classes for Juniors and Cadets were not changed. They remain: Men's freestyle: 50, 57, 61, 65, 70, 75, 80, 86, 97, 125 Greco-Roman: 52, 60, 64, 68, 72, 77, 82, 88, 100, 130 Women's Freestyle: 44, 48, 53, 55, 58, 63, 66, 69, 72, 75 FILA has adopted the following amendments to the rules which will be in force for 2014: For all Disciplines: Technical Superiority: A match will end at 10 points advantage in Freestyle and 8 points in Greco-Roman. Throws: Four points will be awarded for all throws in Freestyle. In Greco-Roman 4 points will be awarded for throws that are followed and controlled and 5 points will be awarded for grand amplitude throws. End of Match: In all disciplines elimination of two three-point throws and one five point throws ending a match. Par Terre: Elimination of the five-second count for the one additional back point exposure and any penalty for a false start will receive one point, not two as currently practiced. Greco-Roman Wrestling: Passivity: For the first warning the match is not stopped. Match ending in 0-0: The last wrestler warned loses. Takedown: Two points are awarded from a standing or neutral position for a throw without back exposure. Challenge Procedure: The Appeal Jury will render its decision without consulting the refereeing body. If the Appeal Jury overturns the decision of the refereeing body, the referees will be warned. A second warning will result in the suspension of the referees. The decision of the Appeal Jury is final. There will be no challenge authorized in case of penalties for passivity. Criteria to determine ties in team competition: 1st Criteria: Total of classification points after eight matches between two teams. 2nd Criteria: Most victories by falls, injury, default, forfeit or disqualification. 3rd Criteria: Most match victories by technical superiority. 4th Criteria: Most technical points obtained in all matches. 5th Criteria: Fewest technical points given in all matches. FILA kept its one-day competition format for each discipline: Greco-Roman, men's freestyle and women's freestyle, but changed the competition times to 10 a.m. for the first session. A 30-minute minimum time between matches has also been made compulsory. "We believe we have set the foundation for both the Olympic Games and the FILA championships with these weight classes, rule changes and competition format," said FILA President Nenad Lalovic. "We thank the members of the Technical Commission for their guidance in this important decision. We used the knowledge and ideas of various commissions in FILA to reach these decisions. It was a total organizational effort. "We want to make changes that make the sport better," he added. "If we need to change, we will. Our goal is to be excellent in everything we do." About FILA FILA, the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, is the global governing body of the sport of wrestling. It works to promote the sport and facilitate the activities of its 177 national federations from around the world. It is based in Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Switzerland. To learn more about FILA visit its official website, http://www.fila-official.com/; Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/fila.official, or Twitter handle, @FILA_Official. For more information please contact FILA at 41.21 312 84 26 or Bob Condron, Press Officer, condron@fila-wrestling.com or rscondron@yahoo.com.

The international wrestling federation FILA has awarded the 2014 Freestyle World Cup to USA Wrestling, which will host the event in Los Angeles, Calif., March 15-16. The World Cup is the annual international dual meet championships, and will feature the top 10 men’s freestyle wrestling teams in the world, based upon the team standings of the 2013 World Championships. The local organizing committee will be structured, benefitting from the talent and membership of Beat the Streets Los Angeles, California USA Wrestling, the Titan Mercury Wrestling Club, the Semnani Family Foundation and other strong Los Angeles-based sports organizations. The venue for the competition is currently being finalized and will be announced when available. "This is exciting because we have a tremendous fan base in our area for the international teams that will be coming here to compete, as well as for the USA team. Our fans are knowledgeable and very passionate. We are looking forward to hosting a dynamic, exciting and successful event," said USA Wrestling leader Andy Barth who is helping lead the local organizing committee. "We are excited to help bring the Freestyle World Cup back to the United States and to California," said Duane Morgan, state chairperson of California USA Wrestling. "This is another example that USA Wrestling is the national governing body for our sport and can bring major international events here which expose California youth to Olympic-level wrestling. We are pleased the event is in our back yard and we will help as much as we can to make sure it is a success." The 10 nations which have qualified for the World Cup, based upon team standings at the 2013 World Championships are: 1) Iran; 2) Russia; 3) Georgia; 4) Ukraine; 5) United States; 6) India; 7 tie) Cuba and Mongolia; 9 tie) Armenia and Turkey. The most recent Freestyle World Cup was held in Tehran, Iran in February 2013, with Iran winning the team title, Russia placing second and the United States placing third. The World Cup field will be split into two pools of five nations, with each team competing against the other four teams in its pool. The winning teams of each pool will compete for first place; second place in each pool will compete for third place; third place in each pool will compete for fifth place; fourth place in each pool will compete for seventh place and fifth place in each pool will compete for ninth place. The Freestyle World Cup was developed in the United States, which has hosted the event 26 times since its inception. The most recent time that the United States hosted the event was in 2003 in Boise, Idaho. The U.S. cities which have hosted the World Cup include Toledo, Ohio (17 times); Chattanooga, Tenn. (twice); Spokane, Wash.(twice); Stillwater, Okla. (twice); Baltimore, Md.; Fairfax, Va. and Boise, Idaho. This will be the second major international wrestling event held in Los Angeles within a year. United4Wrestling, which featured the United States, Russia and Canada competing in men’s and women’s freestyle wrestling, was hosted at LA Coliseum on May 19, 2013. This successful event was an important competition in helping wrestling display its worldwide appeal and retain its status as an Olympic sport. "USA Wrestling is pleased to host the Freestyle World Cup again, and look forward to a fantastic competition in Los Angeles. It is our intention to provide an exciting event presentation which will help showcase the best freestyle wrestling teams in the world. We invite all wrestling fans to join us at the Freestyle World Cup this year," said USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender. ABOUT USA WRESTLING USA Wrestling is the National Governing Body for the Sport of Wrestling in the United States and, as such, is its representative to the United States Olympic Committee and the International Wrestling Federation FILA. Simply, USA Wrestling is the central organization that coordinates amateur wrestling programs in the nation and works to create interest and participation in these programs. Its president is James Ravannack, and its Executive Director is Rich Bender. ABOUT FILA FILA, the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, is the global governing body of the sport of wrestling. It works to promote the sport and facilitate the activities of its 177 national federations from around the world. It is based in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. To learn more about FILA visit its official website, http://www.fila-official.com/; Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/fila.official, or Twitter handle, @FILA_Official. (For more information please contact FILA at 41.21 312 84 26 or Bob Condron, Press Officer, condron@fila-wrestling.com or rscondron@yahoo.com

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- It was only fitting California Baptist University’s first-ever win over Cal Poly San Luis Obispo came in dramatic fashion, beating the Mustangs by one point at 19-18. As if a victory over an NCAA Division I opponent wasn’t impressive enough, CBU improved to 4-1 this season despite forfeiting the 285-pound match. The dual result accounted for Cal Poly’s first loss of the year, as it slid to 2-1. “We also had three new guys in the lineup and four guys at new weights,” head coach Lennie Zalesky said. “To beat Cal Poly, usually the best NCAA Division I team in California and typically ranked in the top-25 in D-I, is just incredible.” The Lancers won six of the nine matches that were wrestled, with many of the individual bouts coming down to dramatic finishes. Five of CBU’s wins were within three points, including a pair of one-point victories. “The guys wrestled tough, we won on the last second a lot,” Zalesky said. Bradford Gerl provided the Lancers with the biggest win of the night, a 16-5 major decision over Colton Shorts, at 141. It did not come as easy as the result may suggest. Bradford found himself down 5-0 less than a minute into the first period after giving up a takedown and three-point near fall. Even on his back, Bradford never lost his composure and rallied to take a 6-5 lead before the period ended, as he notched an escape, takedown and three-point near fall within a 28-second span. Bradford sealed the win with a three-point near fall in the second period and two more in the final frame. California Baptist University 125-pounder Bryden Lazaro opened the dual with a one-point win over Britain Longmire, 7-6, after notching an escape six seconds into the third period. Alex Anunciation (149) increased the Lancers’ lead to 10-3 with a 9-6 win over Cal Poly’s Kyle Chene. Anunciation trailed, 3-2, going into the final period but scored six points on a pair of escapes and takedowns to claim the bout. “Alex came back from an injury for the first time in a year, and he was a little tired, but he won it on guts and good technique,” Zalesky said. “He had a couple of really nice shots.” Brady Bersano improved his personal record to a team-best 11-4 on the year when he tallied a 7-4 victory over Luke McDonald at 157. Like Anunciation, Alec Smith stepped onto the mat for the first time this year against Sohrab Movahedi at 165. Tied at four going into the third frame, Smith tallied his second takedown of the match with 1:10 remaining to wrap up the 6-4 win and give CBU a 16-3 lead. Cal Poly quickly jumped back into contention when Dominic Kastl, who is ranked 24th at 174 pounds by D1CollegeWrestling.net, pinned his man to bring the score to 16-9 with two matches to go. Knowing there was a forfeit at heavyweight was looming, Caleb Gerl nabbed a clutch 3-2 victory over Sean Dougherty at 184 for CBU. Caleb took a 2-0 lead with a takedown within the final 15 seconds of the first period. “Alex and Caleb’s wins were big and we needed them both,” Zalesky said. “Caleb won on a lot of guts.” In a tightly-contested and low-scoring match, Dougherty managed to tie matters up at two with a reversal in the final 1:31 of the match. Caleb had the luxury of not having to force anything down the stretch, as the amount of riding time he built up earlier on (4:06) was good for a 3-2 decision in his favor and 16-9 Lancer advantage. While it may not have been a win, CBU also received an inspired performance from Kenneth Tribble. The normal 174-pounder jumped up to 197 for the match and delivered a gutsy performance. He trailed 4-2 at the end of the first period and was nearly pinned, which would have cost the Lancers the match--along with a major-decision defeat--in the second period. Tribble kept both his shoulders off the mat and worked a quick reversal to pull within 9-5 heading into the second period. He stayed out of trouble and grabbed a takedown in the final two minutes in a 9-8 defeat that secured the Lancer win. “He couldn’t get pinned or majored, that was a heck of a performance,” Zalesky said. “He really turned it on at the end of the match, took him down and rode him out.” The Lancers take a break for the rest of the 2013 year, picking up on the road in 2014 with a pair of tournaments on Jan. 4. Results: 125 -- Bryden Lazaro (CBU) dec. Britain Longmire (CP) 7-6 133 -- Devon Lotito (CP) dec. Taylor Hall (CBU) 5-1 141 -- Bradford Gerl (CBU) maj. dec. Colt Shorts (CP) 16-5 149 -- Alex Anunciation (CBU) dec. Kyle Chené (CP) 9-6 157 -- Brady Bersano (CBU) dec. Luke McDonald (CP) 8-4 165 -- Alec Smith (CBU) dec. Sohrab Movahedi (CP) 6-4 174 -- Dominic Kastl (CP) pinned David Irish (CBU) 0:59 184 -- Caleb Gerl (CBU) dec. Sean Dougherty (CP) 3-2 197 -- Nicolas Johnson (CP) dec. Kenneth Tribble (CBU) 9-8 285 -- Spencer Empey (CP) won by forfeit

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team posted a dominating 35-3 win over Gardner-Webb to open Southern Conference action in Maclellan Gym tonight. The Mocs delighted the crowd for the Taziki’s Candlelight Dinner Match by winning nine of the 10 individual bouts. “Overall, it was just a great night,” stated UTC head coach Heath Eslinger. “We want to be innovators in our sport and in athletics. Obviously, the exclamation point is we come away with a good win and some good, solid wrestling.” Instead of pulling out the bleachers, the Mocs sold mat-side tables and brought in Taziki’s Mediterranean Café to cater a formal dinner for the fans. Space around the mat sold out quickly and made for a very unique atmosphere in Maclellan Gym. Chattanooga raced out to a 17-0 lead with wins in the first five matches. The dual started at 184 pounds with sophomore John Lampe scoring a 5-2 decision over Gray Jones. “We started at ‘84 yesterday and thought it was a great place to start,” said Eslinger. “We drew it again today. John Lampe is just a kid that does not want to lose.” Freshman Scottie Boykin followed with an impressive 11-3 major decision over Boyce Cornwell at 197. Junior Kevin Malone was next with his 7-4 decision over Justin Kozera at heavyweight. Freshman Campbell Lewis scored his first collegiate win tonight. He gave the Mocs a 13-0 lead with a 5-0 shutout of William Anderson at 125. It was one of four shutouts for Chattanooga on the evening. Junior Nick Soto had a major decision (13-4) over Robbie Goulde at 133 before Ryan Mosley put Gardner-Webb on the board with a win at 141. That was all the Bulldogs would get tonight as the Mocs ran off the last four matches. Freshman Michael Hooker had a 4-2 decision over Tyler Ziegler at 149. Ziegler’s two points in the match were the last for GWU on the evening. Junior Alex Hudson quickly shut out Kyle Ash for an 8-0 major decision win at 157. The 165 match looked like it could be a good one between UTC’s No. 4 ranked junior Corey Mock and GWU freshman Austin Trott. Mock came into the match undefeated at 11-0 while Trott was an impressive 13-2 to start the season. Mock led 6-0 after an opening period that included a takedown and four back points. Trott chose top for the second period, but Mock quickly reversed and went to work on top. Before the end of the second frame, Mock had had run off 11 more points for the 17-0 technical fall. “Corey Mock has been outstanding,” added Eslinger. “That kid he wrestled is tough and he made it look easy. He has a lot of confidence and confidence wins athletic events. It is starting to permeate our team and he is doing a great job being a leader. He is doing the right things and he will continue to get better.” Junior Levi Clemons bounced back from a tough day on Sunday against Purdue to put an exclamation point on tonight’s match. He pinned GWU’s Brett Stein (2:22) in the first period to close out the team win. “Levi needed that,” continued Eslinger. “Levi Clemons is a guy we had to rally around and he did great tonight.” The Mocs improve to 5-4 overall and 1-0 in SoCon action. Gardner-Webb drops to 4-8 on the year and 1-1 in league matches. Tonight’s win was the 50th in Eslinger’s career at UTC. He is already fourth on UTC’s career coaching win list with a 50-34 record since taking over prior to the 2009-10 season. “I think we upped it a notch, just with the classiness of it,” said Eslinger. “It was a great event. We are grateful to the people who support us and buy these tables. Good things are in the works for Chattanooga wrestling. “We need to be more creative on how we treat our donors. It takes a lot of help from a lot of people to keep this thing where they are and to move forward. We want to think of more creative ways like this to enhance the atmosphere of the match. We want to have events, not just wrestling matches. This was an event.” UTC’s next home 'event' is the prestigious Southern Scuffle, presented by Defense Soap and Flip Wrestling. The 34-team tournament takes place in McKenzie Arena on Jan. 1-2. Tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com or by calling the UTC Ticket Office at (423) 266-MOCS (6627). The Mocs still have work to do before the holiday break. Chattanooga heads out west for a dual match at Stanford on Dec. 20 and the Reno (Nev.) Tournament of Champions on Dec. 22. Results: 184 John Lampe (UTC) – Dec. 5-2 - Gray Jones (GWU) – UTC 3-0 197 Scottie Boykin (UTC) – MD 11-3 - Boyce Cornwell (GWU) – UTC 7-0 285 Kevin Malone (UTC) – Dec. 7-4 - Justin Kozera (GWU) – UTC 10-0 125 Campbell Lewis (UTC) – Dec. 5-0 - William Anderson (GWU) – UTC 13-0 133 Nick Soto (UTC) – MD 13-4 - Robert Golde (GWU) – UTC 17-0 141 Ryan Mosley (GWU) – Dec. 6-1 - Austin Sams (UTC) – UTC 17-3 149 Michael Hooker (UTC) – Dec. 4-2 - Tyler Ziegler (GWU) – UTC 20-3 157 Alex Hudson (UTC) – MD 8-0 - Kyle Ash (GWU) – UTC 24-3 165 Corey Mock (UTC) – Tech Fall 17-0 (4:50) - Austin Trott (GWU) – UTC 29-3 174 Levi Clemons (UTC) – Fall 2:22 - Brett Stein (GWU) – UTC 35-3

KENT, Ohio -- Kent State (5-3, 2-0 MAC) won its fifth consecutive dual meet with a 25-7 victory over Old Dominion Monday night at the M.A.C. Center. Sophomore Cole Baxter put an exclamation point on the Golden Flashes' six straight victories from 149 to 197 with a first period pin of Kevin Beazley. "I thought we wrestled especially well from the top position," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "Better than we have all season." Baxter was among the many Flashes wrestling well from the top. After a pair of takedowns, he used an arm bar and far side wrist control to turn Beazley for the fall at 1:54. The beginning of Kent State's six straight wins also started with a strong performance from the top position by sophomore Michael DePalma. After a scoreless first period, DePalma tilted Alexander Richardson to take a 3-0 lead. A third period escape immediately followed by a takedown gave DePalma a 6-0 lead on the way to a 7-1 victory. "He was ranked higher than me so I came in with a little bit of a chip on my shoulder," DePalma said. Sophomore Ian Miller also knocked off a ranked opponent with a 7-2 win over Tristan Warner. Miller's patented underhook and shot in the first 10 seconds of the match was the first of his three takedowns. Sophomore Tyler Buckwalter kept things rolling with a 16-3 major decision over Marcus Johnson. Buckwalter unleashed five takedowns and a pair of two-point near falls. Junior Caleb Marsh jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two periods in a 5-3 victory over Billy Curling. A penalty point awarded to Marsh broke a 3-3 tie in the third period and led to the exit of Monarch's coach Steve Martin. Old Dominion was deducted two team points. Sophomore Sam Wheeler made it five straight wins for the Flashes with a 5-3 decision over Austin Coburn. A double-leg takedown in the first and a reversal in the second gave Wheeler a 4-0 edge heading into third. Sophomore Mack McGuire's two first period takedowns made the difference in a 9-6 victory. McGuire tied the team score up 3-3 after sophomore Del Vinas dropped the 125 bout 2-0. Junior Tyler Small fell to No. 9 Chris Mecate 5-0 to give the Monarchs a 6-3 lead after three matches. One of Kent State's toughest tests of the season comes Thursday (Dec. 19) when the Golden Flashes host No. 7 Ohio State at the M.A.C. Center. Results: 125 Jerome Robinson (ODU) won by decision over Edilberto Vinas (KSU) 2-0. 133 Mackenzie McGuire (KSU) won by decision over Scott Festejo (ODU) 9-6 141 Chris Mecate (ODU) won by decision over Tyler Small (KSU) 5-0 149 Michael Depalma (KSU) won by decision over Alexander Richardson (ODU) 7-1 157 Ian Miller (KSU) won by decision over Tristan Warner (ODU) 7-2 165 Tyler Buckwalter (KSU) won by major decision over Marcus Johnson (ODU) 16-3 174 Caleb Marsh (KSU) won by decision over Billy Curling (ODU) 5-3 184 Sam Wheeler (KSU) won by decision over Austin Coburn (ODU) 5-3 197 Cole Baxter (KSU) won by pin over Kevin Beazley (ODU) 1:54 285 Matt Tourdot (ODU) won by decision over Mimmo Lytle (Kent State) 3-1 Old Dominion deducted two team points during 174-pound bout

ATHENS, Ohio -- The Ohio University wrestling team (4-1) opened its 2013-14 home campaign in style Sunday morning as it defeated Appalachian State 27-12 inside the Convocation Center. Redshirt sophomore Spartak Chino (Wheaton, Ill.) opened the duel with a 12-9 decision over ASU's Nick Hall, giving the Bobcats an early 3-0 lead and snapped his two bout-losing streak. Redshirt junior Harrison Hightower (Strongsville, Ohio) continued Ohio's momentum, with a 4-0 victory by decision versus ASU's Zach Strickland, raising the Bobcats' lead 6-0. Appalachian State got on the board after Colin Hedash defeated Ohio's redshirt sophomore Marshal Willet (Broadview Heights, Ohio) by decision (6-3), but the Bobcats responded in the following bout with a fall by redshirt senior Ryan Garringer (Downers Grove, Ill). Garringer's pin of ASU's Nick Vetell marked his third fall of the season. Redshirt Sophomore Phillip Wellington (Euclid, Ohio) continued the Bobcats' drive, defeating ASU's Kacee Hutchinson by a 15-0 technical fall, pushing their lead to 17-3, earning his eighth-consecutive win on the year. Redshirt senior Jeremy Johnson (Broadview Heights, Ohio) gave the Bobcats a 20-3 lead after he defeated Denzel Dejournette 9-5 to pick up his 12th win on the year. Both teams would trade victories in the final four bouts as Ohio would go on to secure the win. Ohio closes out the 2013 calendar year on Dec. 22 at the Reno Tournament of Champions, the tournament is set to begin at 9 a.m. Results: 157: Spartak Chino (OHIO) dec. Nick Hall (APP), 12-9 (OHIO 3-0) 165: Harrison Hightower (OHIO) dec. Zack Strickland (APP), 4-0 (OHIO 6-0) 174: Colin Hedash (APP) dec. Marshal Willet (OHIO), 7-3 (OHIO 6-3) 184: Ryan Garringer (OHIO) fall Nick Vetell (APP), (OHIO 12-3) 197: Phil Wellington (OHIO) tech. fall Kacee Hutchinson (APP), 15-0 (OHIO 17-3) HWT: Jeremy Johnson (OHIO) dec. Denzel Dejournette (APP), 9-5 (OHIO 20-3) 125: Dominic Parisi (APP) fall KeVon Powell (OHIO), (1:15) (OHIO 20-9) 133: Kagan Squire (OHIO) dec. Chris Johnson (APP), 6-3 (OHIO 23-9) 141: Noah Forrider (OHIO) maj. dec. Acton Pifer (APP), 15-6 (OHIO 27-9) 149: Dylan Cottrell (APP) dec. Tywan Claxton (OHIO), 6-4 (OHIO 27-12)

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.-- Patrick Kissel’s pin in the final bout lifted No. 21 Purdue past Chattanooga, 21-15, Sunday in Mountain View High School. With the dual tied at 15-15 heading into the 174-pound match, Kissel asserted himself against Levi Clemons right off the whistle, and in doing so, he pushed the Boilermakers’ record to 3-1, 0-1 Big Ten. The two teams each claimed five weights, but it was pins by Kissel and Camden Eppert that proved to be the difference maker for Purdue. “I wanted to go out there and win,” Kissel said. “It feels good wrestling for these guys and having everyone believe in me and wrestling to my potential. My mindset was to go out there and win. I got the cradle and it felt good to have everyone on our side yelling. I could hear my corner yelling the whole time.” Kissel struck for a takedown just seconds into his match with Clemons, locked in on a cradle and rolled the Moc from his head flat onto his back for the first fall of his redshirt junior campaign. The dual came down to the 174-pounders as Purdue and Chattanooga went back-and-forth up until the intermission following the 133 match. No. 15/17 Braden Atwood got the Boilermakers on the board, following a 6-4 sudden victory decision for the Mocs at 184 pounds. The 197-pounder took down Jared Johnson four times and tallied 2:51 riding time en route to a 10-3 decision to improve to 11-4. A 4:00 fall of Chattanooga’s Byron Smith by Camden Eppert at 125 pounds gave Purdue a 9-6 advantage after four bouts. The redshirt senior built a 7-1 lead after the first period thanks to a takedown, a three-point and a two-point nearfall. With his second fall of the season, Eppert’s record moves to 5-3. The Boilermakers won back-to-back bouts in sudden victory coming out of the intermission. At 141 pounds, Danny Sabatello trailed by two points heading into the third period, 6-4. He escaped to start the period and took down Austin Sams for a 7-6 lead, but was called for locked hands to even the score at 7-7 and force the match into sudden victory. Midway through, Sabatello got the decisive takedown for his 10th win of his sophomore season, a 9-7 decision. Brandon Nelsen and Michael Hooker exchanged takedowns in the first and third periods, respectively, but it was Hooker’s riding time from the second period and a locked hands call that forced the 149-pounders into an extra 60 seconds of action. A takedown by Nelsen clinched the eighth win of his redshirt junior campaign, and the second in sudden victory, to give Purdue a 15-9 lead with three bouts remaining. The Mocs responded, taking decisions at 157 and 165, setting up the dual-deciding bout at 174. Purdue returns to action Dec. 29-30 at the 51st Annual Ken Craft Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. Results: 184: John Lampe (Chattanooga) dec. Tanner Lynde (Purdue), 6-4 (SV1) 197: No. 15/17 Braden Atwood (Purdue) dec. Jared Johnson (Chattanooga), 10-3 285: Kevin Malone (Chattanooga) dec. Alex White (Purdue), 3-0 125: Camden Eppert (Purdue) pin Byron Smith (Chattanooga), 4:00 133: Nick Soto (Chattanooga) dec. Cashé Quiroga (Purdue), 10-8 141: Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. Austin Sams (Chattanooga), 9-7 (SV1) 149: Brandon Nelsen (Purdue) dec. Michael Hooker (Chattanooga), 5-3 (SV1) 157: Alex Hudson (Chattanooga) dec. Doug Welch (Purdue), 8-1 165: No. 4/7 Corey Mock (Chattanooga) dec. Chad Welch (Purdue), 6-0 174: Patrick Kissel (Purdue) pin Levi Clemons (Chattanooga), 1:25

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 19-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team used pins and a strong finish, winning six of the final seven matches, to cruise to a decisive 30-9 win over intrastate rival Central Michigan on Sunday afternoon (Dec. 15) at Cliff Keen Arena. Fifth-year senior Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) and freshman Domenic Abounader (Gates Mills, Ohio/St. Edward HS) earned falls at 149 and 184 pounds, respectively, while Michigan picked up an additional six-point victory with a forfeit at 125. Grajales kickstarted the Wolverines' surge after CMU evened the dual score with back-to-back decisions from a pair of nationally-ranked lowerweights. Grajales, ranked seventh in the latest InterMat poll, put up several early points against Scott Mattingly, scoring off a front headlock and tilting the Chippewa for two before locking up a nearside cradle and collecting the pin at the 2:51 mark. It was his third fall of the season. Senior/junior Jake Salazar (Midway, Utah/Wasatch HS) earned his first win of the season with a 4-2 SV decision over Lucas Smith in the subsequent bout at 157 pounds, giving U-M a solid nine-point advantage at the intermission break. With Smith leading 1-0 after two periods, Salazar choose a neutral start and went on the attack, scoring on a double leg midway through the period. Smith escaped to force overtime, where Salazar converted on another blast double to end the bout. The teams traded the first two matches after the break. Fifth-year senior Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS), ranked eighth nationally, rallied from an early deficit to beat Nick Becker, 6-2, scoring a takedown on a second-period cradle out of the circle before adding two stall points and 2:35 riding-time advantage in the third. CMU earned its final victory of the dual with a decision from 11th-ranked Mike Ottinger at 174 pounds. Abouander ended his varsity debut at 184 pounds early, pinning Craig Kelliher in a leg turk at the 3:43 mark. The Wolverine rookie finished hard on a single-leg attack -- and accumulated 1:12 time advantage -- in the first period before starting on top in the second. When Kelliher tried to switch early in the frame, Abounader got a leg turk in, earning a five count before collecting the fall. Michigan ended the dual with back-to-back decision wins at 197 pounds and heavyweight. Senior/junior Chris Heald (West Bloomfield, Mich./West Bloomfield HS) defeated Jackson Lewis, 6-5, in the former, scoring takedowns in the first and third periods. He gave up a late takedown but escaped immediately to preserve his one-point victory. Freshman Adam Coon (Fowlerville, Mich./Fowlerville HS), ranked fourth nationally, capped the dual with a 9-2 decision over Adam Robinson at heavyweight, improving his record to a perfect 14-0 on the season. The Wolverine freshman used a single leg to take Robinson to his back for four points early in the first period, tilted him for two early in third and earned a pair of stall points. The Wolverines (3-2) will take a break for the holidays before returning to tournament competition at the 51st annual Midlands Championships, scheduled for Sunday and Monday, Dec. 29-30, in Evanston, Ill. Hosted by Northwestern, the tournament's first session is slated for 9:30 a.m. CST at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Results: 125 -- Conor Youtsey (U-M) win by forfeit U-M, 6-0 133 -- #10 Joe Roth (CMU) dec. #17 Rossi Bruno, 11-4 U-M, 6-3 141 -- #11 Zach Horan (CMU) dec. Angelo Latora, 9-4 Tied, 6-6 149 -- #7 Eric Grajales (U-M) pinned Scott Mattingly, 2:51 U-M, 12-6 157 -- Jake Salazar (U-M) dec. Lucas Smith, 4-2 SV U-M, 15-6 165 -- #8 Dan Yates (U-M) dec. Nick Becker, 6-2 U-M, 18-6 174 -- #11 Mike Ottinger (CMU) dec. Collin Zeerip, 7-3 U-M, 18-9 184 -- Domenic Abounader (U-M) pinned Craig Kelliher, 3:53 U-M, 24-9 197 -- Chris Heald (U-M) dec. Jackson Lewis, 6-5 U-M, 27-9 Hwt -- #4 Adam Coon (U-M) dec. Adam Robinson, 9-2 U-M, 30-9

CLARION, Pa. -- Edinboro picked up a win in its first Eastern Wrestling League dual of the season on Sunday afternoon as the Fighting Scots registered four falls in a 40-3 win at Clarion. The Fighting Scots, tied for seventh in InterMat's rankings and 15th according to the USA Today/NWCA/AWN Coaches Poll, are now 1-2 overall and 1-0 in the EWL, while Clarion fell to 4-5 and 0-1, respectively. A.J. Schopp (133 lbs.), Mitchell Port (141), Vic Avery (184) and Vince Pickett (197) all won by fall for Edinboro, while Ernest James also picked up bonus points with a major decision at heavyweight. Kory Mines opened the dual with an 8-4 decision over Johnathan Mele at 125 lbs. Ranked 17th by Amateur Wrestling News and 19th by InterMat, boosted his record to 10-2. Schopp and Port boosted Edinboro's lead to 15-0 with falls in the next two matches. Schopp, who climbed to second in InterMat's and third in AWN's polls, pinned Sam Sherlock in a rematch of last Saturday's 133 lb. final. He won by a first period fall last week, and this time the end came at 6:25. The redshirt junior is now 12-0 overall and has nine falls. He moved into sole possession of second place in career falls with 46, seven behind Deonte Penn's career record of 53. Second-ranked Port also remained undefeated at 8-0 with a fall over John Pezze at 2:03 in the 141 lb. bout. The redshirt junior now has five falls. Dave Habat (13-1) gave Edinboro an 18-0 advantage in the lone matchup of ranked wrestlers at 149 lbs.. Another redshirt junior, he parlayed a takedown in overtime into a 6-4 decision over Justin Arthur, ranked 18th by InterMat and 19th by AWN. Habat came in ranked eighth and seventh in the two respective polls. Clarion would claim its lone win of the dual in a rematch of the PSAC Championships 157 lb. final. John Greisheimer (7-5) edged Austin Matthews in that bout, 9-8, but this time the Clarion freshman claimed a 14-8 decision. Edinboro would run off wins in the final five matches. It began with an 8-5 decision by Kasey Burnett-Davis, who once again competed at 165 lbs. He improved to 8-2. Patrick Jennings returned to the lineup after sitting out the PSAC Championships with an injury. He posted an 8-6 decision over Ryan Darch at 174 lbs., moving to 5-2 on the season. Vic Avery, still rounding into form after missing a month with an injury, won by fall at 184 lbs. over Dustin Conti in a time of 3:19. He is 3-1 and ranked eighth by AWN and tenth by InterMat. Vince Pickett needed just 1 minute, 54 seconds to pin Daniel Sutherland at 197 lbs. The sophomore is now 7-3. At heavyweight, Ernest James won by major decision over Evan Daley in the PSAC semifinals, and he did so again on Sunday. The redshirt senior boosted his record to 8-3 with a 13-1 major decision. Edinboro will return to action with another EWL dual on Saturday, December 1. The Fighting Scots host Rider in an EWL dual that will take place in the Mike S. Zafirovski Sports & Recreation Dome. Results: 125 lbs. -- #19/#17 Kory Mines (EU) dec. Jonathan Mele (CU) 8-4 133 lbs. -- #2/#3 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over Sam Sherlock (CU) 6:25 141 lbs. -- #2/#2 Mitchell Port (EU) fall over John Pezze (CU) 2:03 149 lbs. -- #8/#7 Dave Habat (EU) dec. #18/#19 Justin Arthur (CU) 6-4 ot 157 lbs. – Austin Matthews (CU) dec. Johnny Greisheimer (EU) 14-8 165 lbs. – Kasey Burnett-Davis (EU) dec. Steven Nelson (CU) 8-5 174 lbs . – Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Ryan Darch (CU) 8-6 184 lbs. -- #10/#8 Vic Avery (EU) fall over Dustin Conti (CU) 3:19 197 lbs. – Vince Pickett (EU) fall over Daniel Sutherland (CU) 1:54 Hwt. – Ernest James (EU) maj. dec. Evan Daley (CU) 13-1

EVANSTON, Ill. -- No. 9 Northwestern dominated SIUE Sunday afternoon at Welsh-Ryan Arena, 36-6. The Wildcats won all nine bouts that were wrestled as the Cougars only points came with a forfeit at heavyweight. Garrison White recorded the first Wildcat victory of the day, shutting out SIUE’s Dakota Leach, 5-0 at 125. White registered a first-period takedown, a reversal in the second and had 3:22 of riding time in the win. No. 18 Dominick Malone kept things rolling, recording a third-period fall against John Petrov at 133. Malone had a sizeable lead and more than three minutes of riding time before registering the fall to put Northwestern ahead 9-0. Pat Greco put three more points on the board for the Wildcats with his 10-3 decision over Drew Vrbenec at 141. Jason Tsirtsis, who is ranked No. 2 in the country at 149 lbs., dominated SIUE’s Karsten Van Velsor. He jumped out to an 11-1 lead with 2:13 of riding time in the first period and ended the match in the second period with a 17-1 tech fall. Tsirtsis had three takedowns, an escape and a total of 10 nearfall points, including three to end the match with 1:11 left on the clock in the second period. Dylan Marriott wrestled for Northwestern at 157 and captured the 10-3 decision over SIUE’s Logun Taylor. Marriott had the 4-1 lead after the first with two takedowns and added an escape along with another takedown to go ahead 7-1 after two. He then tacked on one more takedown in the third and had 1:38 of riding time in the win. At 165, No. 13 Pierce Harger jumped out to a 10-4 lead over Connor McMahon with 2:27 of riding time in the first period. He added five more points in the second period and then secured the 21-4 tech fall with 56 seconds remaining in the third to give the Wildcats the 25-0 lead. No. 9 Lee Munster recorded the 2-1 decision over SIUE’s Jake Residori, thanks to 1:02 of riding time. After a scoreless first period, Munster recorded a second-period escape. Residori started the third period down, allowing Munster to rack up 1:02 of riding time before the SIUE wrestler escaped. Neither wrestler scored again as Munster hung on for the decision. Another close match took place at 184 with Jacob Berkowitz prevailing in overtime. Each wrestler traded escapes during the second and third periods and with riding time not a factor, the match went to sudden victory. With 42 seconds left in the overtime, Berkowitz scored the winning takedown to win, 3-1 and put NU ahead 31-0. No. 16 Alex Polizzi then made quick work of Chris Johnson at 197 lbs. He recorded the 15-0 tech fall with just 16 seconds left in the first period to put NU ahead 36-0. The Wildcats then forfeited the heavyweight bout, giving SIUE its only points of the match and put the final score at 36-6 in favor of the Wildcats. Up next, Northwestern hosts the 51st annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30. NU then turns its attention to the Big Ten season, hosting Indiana on Jan. 4. Tickets are available on NUsports.com or by calling 888-GO-PURPLE (467-8775). Results: 125: Garrison White (NU) dec Dakota Leach (SIUE), 5-0 (3-0, NU) 133: No. 18 Dominick Malone (NU) pins John Petrov (SIUE), 6:40, (9-0, NU) 141: Pat Greco (NU) dec Drew Vrbenec (SIUE), 10-3 (12-0, NU) 149: No. 2 Jason Tsirtsis (NU) tech fall Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE), 17-1, 3:49 (17-0, NU) 157: Dylan Marriott (NU) dec Logun Taylor (SIUE), 10-3 (20-0, NU) 165: No. 13 Pierce Harger (NU) tech fall Connor McMahon (SIUE), 21-4, 6:04 (25-0, NU) 174: No. 9 Lee Munster (NU) dec Jake Residori (SIUE), 2-1 (28-0, NU) 184: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec Deshoun White (SIUE), 3-1, SV (31-0, NU) 197: Alex Polizzi (NU) tech fall Chris Johnson (SIUE), 15-0, 2:44 (36-0, NU) Hwt.: David Devine (SIUE) wins by forfeit (36-6 NU)

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Saturday's Five Seasons Duals in Cedar Rapids, Iowa were supposed to be a showdown between three of Iowa's five nationally ranked teams. However, Kaukauna came in from Wisconsin and stole the show. The Ghosts started their day with a pair of dominant wins, 72-7 over Cedar Rapids Washington (12 matches to 2) and 48-12 over Alburnett (10 matches to 4). They then faced No. 25 Bettendorf in the semifinal round after the Bulldogs had two wins of their own: 68-10 over Marion (12 matches to 2) and a tight 38-31 victory over Iowa City West (split at 7 matches each). In this semifinal dual, Bettendorf and Kaukauna split the matches at seven apiece. The six Bulldogs wrestlers in their lineup that are projected to place at state all won their matches. Notable wins for that group came from No. 3 at 132 Fredy Stroker earning a 3-1 decision over two-time state finalist Robert Lee at 138 pounds, a 26-11 technical fall from No. 16 Logan Ryan against state qualifier Bailey Van Handel at 145, and state runner-up Jacob Schwarm with a pin at 0:40 over Junior Greco-Roman All-American Ty Lee at 113. However, Kaukauna responded with seven wins in the other eight matches of the dual. The lack of depth in the Bulldogs' lineup was exacerbated by the absence of state alternate Eli Preisser (182) and state placer Raekwon Jefferson (285). With the dual starting at 138 pounds, Bettendorf jumped out to a 13-0 lead on the strength of victories from state champions Stroker, Ryan, and Jacob Woodard. Then five Kaukauna wins in six matches flipped it to a 23-16 lead for the Ghosts after 285 pounds. It was three straight wins for Bettendorf, those coming from Cadet freestyle All-American Jack Wenger, Schwarm, and state qualifier Paul Glynn, to create a 31-23 advantage with two matches remaining. Kaukauna earned a pin from state third placer Tres Leon at 126 pounds would create a winner take all last match of the dual meet, one in which state qualifier Kolton Jansen scored a 22-7 technical fall to give the Ghosts a 34-31 victory. The other half of the draw featured a pair of teams, which quite frankly had to be sick of each other after less than ten days of the regular season. No. 46 Cedar Rapids Prairie and No. 49 Linn Mar were in the same tournament last weekend, one which Cedar Rapids Prairie out-pointed Linn Mar by 25-1/2 points; and wrestled in a dual meet on Thursday night, Cedar Rapids Prairie came on top 38-34 there even though the teams split the fourteen weight classes. Cedar Rapids Prairie opened with a 60-15 win over the West Delaware JV (10 matches to 4) and followed it up with a 52-13 win over Charles City (11-3 in matches) to advance to the semifinal round, while Linn-Mar scored a 72-12 win over Waterloo East (12-2 matches) and split the 14 weight classes in a 39-35 victory over West Delaware Manchester. This meant a second dual meet for the squads in three days. Two notable additions to the Linn-Mar lineup from the earlier events where Cedar Rapids Prairie was present were the return of 2012 Junior freestyle All-American Noah Ajram (113) and two-time state placer Matt Wempen (126). Those two wrestlers made the difference in this dual meet. On Thursday night, Cedar Rapids Prairie got a win by fall from Dylan Kleinschmidt at 113 pounds, but on Saturday Ajram pinned Kleinschmidt; Zach Fiser earned a 5-2 decision at 126 for the Hawks on Thursday, but on Saturday it was Wempen earning a fall in 3:16. As a result, Linn-Mar won 9 of 14 weight classes in a 40-29 dual meet victory. Cedar Rapids Prairie bounced back with a strong third place match performance, as they upended Bettendorf 39-35. Again, the Bulldogs lack of depth was costly. Their six projected state placers all won, but the other eight wrestlers went 1-7. Key wins from Bettendorf's core wrestlers came from state champion Jacob Woodard, who beat state placer Trey Blaha 4-3 at 152 pounds; and state qualifier Paul Glynn, who beat state placer Sam Uthoff 7-5 at 120. Key to the Hawks winning the dual meet was that five of their seven wins came from pins, while the other two came by pin and technical fall. In the championship match, it was another split of the fourteen weight classes, as Kaukauna was able to upend Linn-Mar 33-32. With the dual meet starting at 145 pounds, each team would have three consecutive weights with some of the better wrestlers for their squads. Linn-Mar jumped out to an 8-0 lead with a pair of major decisions: 16-7 for Toby Northrup over Bailey Van Handel in a battle of state qualifiers, and two-time state placer Ross Lembeck scored an 18-6 victory over state qualifier Evan Hieptus. However, the Ghosts responded with a 3-1 victory from Justin Kloehn over Shea Hartzler in a battle of state qualifiers. The next five matches were all either pins or forfeits. Kaukauna earned pins from Zach Shukoski (170) and Trent Trull (182) and got a forfeit for Will Russum (285), while Linn-Mar earned pins from state qualifiers Andrew Holladay (195) and Sam Nowak (220). At the turn, the score was 21-20 for Kaukauna. Trent Leon extended the Ghosts' lead to 27-20 with a first period pin at 106, while it was cut back to 27-24 after Noah Ajram earned a 13-0 major decision over Ty Lee in a battle of Junior National All-Americans. The last four matches were alternate outcomes for each of the squads. No. 16 Alijah Jeffrey put Linn-Mar back on top 29-27 with a 15-0 technical fall over Ian Giacchini. Probably the most crucial match of the dual came next at 126 pounds where state third placer Tres Leon put Kaukauna back on top 30-29 with a 6-4 decision over two-time state placer Matt Wempen. Linn-Mar bounced back with a 3-2 victory from two-time state placer Damon Griffin over state qualifier Kolton Jansen at 132 pounds. This set up a winner-take-all last match, one in which Cadet freestyle All-American and two-time state finalist Robert Lee gave Kaukauna the 33-32 dual meet victory with a 5-0 match victory over Emmanuel Jeffrey.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) sparked Penn State with an upset victory over No.1 Logan Stieber at 141 to lead the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team to a 31-6 win over No. 6 Ohio State in Rec Hall on Sunday. An SRO sell-out crowd of over 6,300 watched as head coach Cael Sanderson's team dominated the Buckeyes on the Big Ten Network. Junior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 125, got Penn State off to a hot start, dominating No. 19 Nick Roberts to the tune of a 21-4 technical fall at the 6:54 mark. Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 15 at 133, nearly pulled off the upset at 133 but dropped a 3-2 decision to No. 6 Johnni DeJulius on 1:19 in riding time. That's when true freshman Retherford, who was ranked No. 8 at 141, down previously unbeaten and top-ranked Stieber in sudden victory. Retherford used a second period ride out to build up a riding time edge that sent the bout into extra time and a takedown in the sudden victory period to send the Rec Hall faithful through the roof and put Penn State up 8-3. Retherford's win keeps the young Lion unbeaten on the year with a perfect 11-0 mark. At 149, red-shirt freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) posted the most impressive win of his young Lion career, downing No. 19 Ian Paddock 5-3 to put the Lions up 11-3. Senior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) closed out the first half with an 11-5 decision over Buckeye Randy Languis to send Penn State into the halftime break with a 14-3 lead. Senior David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, got Penn State started after the halftime break by dominating 20-5 technical fall at the 7:00 mark over Ohio State's Joe Grandominico. Taylor rolled up 5:37 in riding time in the victory. Taylor remained unbeaten on the year, moving to 11-0. Junior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, majored Mark Martin 16-4 with 3:39 in time to put the Lions up 23-3. Brown stayed undefeated with the win, moving to 11-0. Senior Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, returned to action for Penn State with a resounding 14-3 major over No. 12 Kenny Courts of Ohio State. Ruth built up 5:09 in riding time, marking the second Lion (joining Taylor) to amass over 5:00 in time. At 197, Lion sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 3 nationally, was held out as a precaution and red-shirt freshman Wes Phipps (Grove City, Pa.) moved up from 184 to take on No. 5 Nick Heflin. Phipps nearly pulled off the upset but the ranked Buckeye countered a Phipps shot late in the final period for a 3-1 win. Junior Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 12 at 285, closed out the dual a dominating 15-4 major of his own, with over 3:00 in riding time as well. Penn State improves to 6-0, 1-0 in the Big Ten with the win while Ohio State falls to 4-1, 0-1 in conference action. Sanderson's Lions dominated the dual from start to finish, posting a 34-3 margin in takedowns and tallying up two tech falls and three majors. Taylor and Ruth continue to climb the Penn State career charts. Taylor is now 111-3 with 44 pins, 16th all-time at Penn State. 104 of his 111 wins is with bonus points as well. He now has 52 dual meet wins, tied for 11th all-time at Penn State. Ruth moves to 113-2 overall, alone in 14th on Penn State's all-time victories list. The sell-out crowd of 6,380 is Penn State's 14th-straight home sellout, including last weekend's record-setter in the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State was without the services of No. 7 Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) at 149 and No. 5 Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) at 157. The twins are slated for a late December return after off-season surgeries. The Lions will trek to Iowa City, Iowa, next weekend for a non-conference dual in Carver-Hawkeye Arena against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The dual is set for Saturday, Dec. 21, at 9 p.m. Eastern (8 p.m. Central) and will air live on the Big Ten Network. Penn State's next home dual is set for Sunday, Jan. 12, when the Lions welcome Purdue to Rec Hall for a 2 p.m. showdown. 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: #3 Nico Megaludis PSU tech fall #19 Nick Roberts OSU, 21-4 (TF; 6:54) / 5-0 133: #6 Johnni DeJulius OSU dec. #15 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 3-2 / 5-3 141: #8 Zain Retherford PSU dec. (sv) #1 Logan Stieber OSU, 4-2 (sv) / 8-3 149: Zack Beitz PSU dec. #19 Ian Paddock OSU, 5-3 / 11-3 157: James Vollrath PSU dec. Randy Languis OSU, 11-5 / 14-3 165: #1 David Taylor PSU tech fall Joe Grandominico OSU, 20-5 (TF; 7:00) / 19-3 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU maj. dec. Mark Martin OSU, 16-4 / 23-3 184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU maj. dec. #12 Kenny Courts OSU, 14-3 / 27-3 197: #5 Nick Heflin OSU dec. Wes Phipps PSU, 3-1 / 27-6 285: #12 Jimmy Lawson PSU maj. dec. Nick Tavanello OSU, 15-4 / 31-6 Attendance: 6,380 (14th-straight home sell-out for Penn State) Records: Penn State 6-0, 1-0 B1G; Ohio State 4-1, 0-1 B1G) Up Next for Penn State: Saturday, Dec. 21 at Iowa (non-conference dual), 9 p.m. Eastern/8 p.m. Central BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Two-time All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 125, took on Ohio State freshman Nick Roberts, who entered the dual ranked No. 19 with an 18-4 record. Megaludis shot low at the 1:47 mark and took a quick 2-1 lead just over a minute in. The dual then reset in the center circle and Megaludis continued to force Roberts to the edge of the mat. Megaludis forced Roberts into a stall warning and then used a low single to up his lead to 4-1 at the :35 mark. The Lion junior then controlled the action from the top for the remainder of the period and led 4-1 with :50 in time after one. Megaludis chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. He then controlled Roberts' shoulders, forced his head to the mat and took him down again for a 7-1 lead with 1:15 on the clock. He then picked up a stall point and turned Roberts for three back points to lead 11-1 with 1:56 in time heading into the third. Roberts chose down to start the third and Megaludis allowed the Buckeye to escape to an 11-2 score. Looking for bonus points, Megaludis quickly used a low single for another takedown and led 13-3 with 1:12 left. Megaludis added another takedown and picked up one more stall point before a final takedown and three more back points for a resounding 21-4 tech fall at the 6:54 mark, putting Penn State up 5-0 early. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 15 at 133, took on No. 6 Johnni DeJulius in a key match-up in the lighter weights. The nationally ranked duo battled evenly for nearly two minutes, with Gulibon working the shoulders and DeJulius taking shots low on Gulibon's legs. Gulibon shot low at the :50 mark, snagged DeJulius' ankle, and notched the first takedown to lead 2-1 at the :30 mark. The Lion freshman fought off a DeJulius throw attempt late and led 2-1 after one. Gulibon chose down to start the second period and nearly worked his way to a reversal. But DeJulius was able to maintain control and a reset was called with 1:22 on the clock. DeJulius was able to continue to control the action for the rest of the period and with the ride out still trailed by one, but had 1:46 in time to his side. DeJulius chose down to start the final period and escaped to a 2-2 tie with 1:19 in time to his advantage. The duo battled evenly for over a minute and the clock worked its way to :40 left. Gulibon was not able to break through DeJulius' defense as the Buckeye backed off the mat for the final seconds and escaped with a 3-2 win on 1:19 riding time. 141: True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 141, met defending NCAA Champion 133-pound champion and top-ranked Logan Stieber in one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups. Stieber scored early, using a high single to work his way to a takedown and a 2-1 lead :40 into the bout. The defending NCAA champion then controlled the action from the top, building up :53 in time before Retherford escaped to a 2-1 score. Retherford then got in on Stieber's left ankle, working for a takedown on the edge of the mat. But Stieber was able to work his way out of bounds and held the one point lead. Retherford got called for stalling with :40 on the clock and action returned to the center circle. He fought off a late Stieber shot and trailed by one after one period. Stieber chose down to start the second period and Retherford was able to break the Buckeye down in the middle of the mat. Retherford maintained control of Stieber long enough to kill any riding time edge first, and then forced Stieber into a stall warning. Retherford maintained control of the Buckeye until a reset was called with :19 on the clock. He then continued his ride out after the reset and trailed by one with 1:07 in time to his edge after two. Retherford chose neutral to start the third period and quickly got in on Stieber's left ankle. The Buckeye countered forced a scramble on the edge of the mat. A stalemate was called with :57 left and action resumed in the center circle. Stieber shot low, but Retherford fought off the shot and with :30 left the Lion still trailed by one. Retherford's riding time sent the bout to sudden victory. Retherford shot quickly and gained control of Stieber's ankle again. With just under :30 left, Retherford sealed the deal with the taking, stunning the top-ranked Stieber 4-2 in sudden victory. 149: Red-shirt freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) took on Ohio State's Ian Paddock, who was ranked No. 19 at 149. The duo battled evenly for over two minutes with Beitz forcing the issue early but Paddock's defense maintaining a 0-0 tie. Beitz gained control of Paddock's leg with :28 on the clock but the Buckeye was able to slip out of bounds and keep the bout scoreless after one period. Paddock chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Beitz drew first blood, countering a Paddock shot for a takedown and a 2-1 lead. But the ranked Buckeye was able to reverse the Lion freshman and retook the lead, 3-2. With just :20 left, Beitz countered with his own reversal and rode Paddock out to lead 4-3 after two. Beitz chose down to start the final period and quickly escaped to a 5-3 lead. With riding time not a factor, Beitz continued to pressure the Buckeye, forcing him back on his heals while looking for a chance to add to his lead. With :30 left, Paddock opened up offensively but Beitz was able to keep the Buckeye at arms' length and walked away with a 5-3 win. 157: Senior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) battled Buckeye Randy Languis at 157. Vollrath wasted no time opening up a lead, taking Languis down quickly to open up an early 2-1 edge. The Lion senior then took Languis down again to lead 4-2 midway through the period. After forcing the Buckeye into a stall warning, Vollrath blew through a high double, forcing a scramble in the middle of the mat. But this time, Languis was able to force a stalemate and action resumed with :50 left. Leading by two, Vollrath chose down to start the second period. The Lion senior escaped to a 5-2 lead and began pressuring Languis with 1:00 on the clock. Neither man broke through over the final minute and Vollrath led 5-2 heading into the third. Languis chose down to start the final period and quickly escaped to a 5-3 score, but Vollrath's constant pressure led to another takedown and a 7-3 lead for the Nittany Lion. Vollrath cut Languis loose and began working for another takedown. Languis was able to keep Vollrath from scoring again until the :28 mark when the Lion used a solid high double to notch another takedown. He cut Languis loose, looking for another takedown and picked one up to post the 11-5 win. The decision gave Penn State a 14-3 lead at intermission. 165: Three-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, met Ohio State's Joe Grandominico. Taylor scored just seconds out of the gates, gaining control of Grandominico's ankle and opening up the quick lead. Taylor worked for a turning combination but eventually cut the Buckeye loose to a 2-1 score. Another swift ankle pick led to another takedown and a 4-1 lead with 1:30 on the clock. Taylor's pressure on top finally led to a cradle and two near fall points. Leading 6-1 with :30, Taylor added another three point turn to lead 9-1 after the opening period. Grandominico chose down to start the second period and was cut loose by Taylor after :30. Leading 9-2 with over 3:00 in riding time, Taylor countered a Grandominico shot for an 11-2 lead and, with the ride-out, led 11-2 with over 4:00 in time after two. With the riding time point clinched, Taylor chose neutral and quickly took the Buckeye down again, upping his edge to 13-2. Taylor cut Grandominico loose and took him down once more to lead 15-4 after another cut. Taylor added one more takedown to lead 17-5 lead after another cut and with :12 left, iced the technical fall with another takedown. With 5:37 in riding time, Taylor posted the 20-5 TF at the 7:00 mark and put Penn State up 19-3. 174: All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, took on Ohio State's Mark Martin. Brown came out of the gates hot, taking a quick shot and scrambling to a 2-0 lead with a takedown. Brown then put together a strong ride, maintaining control of Martin until an escaped at the :50 mark. Leading 2-1, Brown chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. The Lion junior then reset himself, moved forward on offense and continued to set the temp. Brown shot low with :55 on the clock and notched his second takedown to lead 5-2 after cutting Martin loose. Looking for another takedown in the period, Brown worked his way behind the Buckeye and upped his lead to 7-2 with :20 left. Brown picked up another point on a Martin stall and led 8-2 with 2:00 in time after two. Martin chose down to start the third period and Brown forced him into another stall to lead 9-2. With the riding time point clinched, Brown cut the Buckeye loose and quickly took him down again to lead 11-3 with 1:00 left to wrestle. The Lion then turned the Buckeye for two back points, cut him loose and began working for more points. Brown would add one more takedown and, with 3:39 of time, post the 16-4 major. 184: Three-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, returned to action for Penn State against fellow Harrisburg native Kenny Courts, who was ranked No. 12. Courts came out quickly, taking Ruth down for an early 2-0 lead. But the Lion junior worked himself to a reversal and tied the bout at 2-2 with 2:20 on the clock. Ruth spent the next minute looking to turn Courts but the Buckeye was able to keep the Lion from turning him. Ruth forced Courts into a stall warning and then picked up two back points to lead 4-2 with :20 on the clock. A short ride out later and Ruth led 4-2 with 2:01 in riding time after one period. Ruth chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. He then scrambled his way to another takedown and led 7-2 with 1:31 on the clock. Ruth maintained control of Courts well over a minute into the period and built up over 3:00 in riding time with another ride-out. Courts was hit with stalling between periods to put Ruth up 8-2 and the Lion quickly took Courts down for a 10-3 lead after cutting him loose. Ruth's pressure led to another takedown. Courts got hit for another stall because of untied shoes and Ruth's lead ballooned to 13-3 with :50 left on the clock. Ruth continued to control the action, keeping Courts down for the rest of the period on his way to a 14-3 major with 5:09 in riding time. 197: Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 3 at 197, was held out as a precaution. With that, red-shirt freshman Wes Phipps (Grove City, Pa.) moved up from 184 and met Ohio State's Nick Heflin, ranked No. 5. Phipps, giving up over 10 pounds, was the aggressor early. The Lion freshman shot continuously early on, forcing the ranked Buckeye back towards the edge of the mat for over two minutes. The Lion battled Heflin to a scoreless 0-0 tie after one period. Heflin chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. The duo battled evenly for the period with Phipps once again the aggressor. Trailing by one, Phipps chose down to start the third stanza and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. Phipps continued to shoot, forcing Heflin back on his heels. The Buckeye countered a Phipps shot with :30 left and took a 3-1 lead. Phipps scrambled for a reversal late, but the Buckeye was able to maintain control and kill the clock, escaping with a hard fought 3-1 decision over the Lion freshman. 285: Junior Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 12 at 285, battled Buckeye Nick Tavanello in the dual's final bout. Lawson countered an early Tavanello shot, worked his way around for a takedown and nearly got an early pin. The Buckeye was able to fight off his back but the quick five point move gave Lawson a 5-0 lead with 1:50 on the clock. The Lion junior then put together a strong ride, working Tavanello for nearly two minutes with the ride out. Lawson chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped. He then rolled through another takedown to ups his margin to 8-0 with over 3:00 in time. Tavanello escaped to an 8-1 Lawson lead with :50 left on the clock. Trailing 8-1, Tavanello chose down to start the third period and Lawson cut him loose immediately. Lawson answered with a nifty trip-to-takedown to lead 10-3 after another cut and, with the riding time point clinched, the junior began working for bonus points. The aggressor throughout, Lawson notched a nice takedown on the edge of the mat and added another late takedown to post the 15-4 major with 3:31 in riding time

BOSTON -- Senior Nestor Taffur kept his dual record perfect with a win at 157, as the Boston University wrestling team fell to Navy, 33-3, on Saturday evening at Case Gymnasium. Competing in its first dual match of the season, Navy improves 1-0 (1-0 EIWA), while the Terriers drop to 1-5 (0-4 EIWA). The Midshipmen earned two pins and won seven of eight matches by decision. Four of their victories were by four points or less. In the most exciting match of the day, the 14th-ranked Taffur moved to 16-1 overall and 6-0 in dual action with a 6-5 decision over Zach Johnson. After Taffur earned a critical two minutes of riding time in the second period, Johnson had a late escape with three seconds left to put the score at 2-2. Johnson grabbed a 5-4 lead with an escape and takedown, but Taffur got out and prevented any chance of another takedown by clamping down in the final 30 seconds with both benches screaming. Taffur earned BU's lone victory by result of riding time. Navy's James Mannier opened the competition at 184 with an 11-4 decision over senior Eric Des Lauriers. The Midshipmen went on to win the first seven matches of the evening, highlighted by pins over freshman Aaron Conrad (197) and senior Bubba McGinley(125). Senior Kevin Innis (285) entered the third period with the score 2-2, but Midshipman Colynn Cook had a late three-point near fall and the advantage of riding time to escape with the 6-2 decision. After junior Tyler Scotton dropped a 2-0 decision to Joe Locksmith, senior Nick Tourville battled Raymond Borja to the final second. Like Taffur, Borja prevented a last second takedown to pull out the 6-4 decision and clinch the team victory for Navy. The Terriers will next focus on final exams and then prepare for the Southern Scuffle, which will take place in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Jan. 1-2. BU's next home matches will take place on Sunday, Jan. 12 against American and Army. Results: 184 - James Mannier (Navy) dec. Eric Des Lauriers (BU), 11-4 197 - Paul Rands (Navy) pinned Aaron Conrad (BU), 4:41 285 - Colynn Cook (Navy) dec. Kevin Innis (BU), 6-2 125 - Brendan Campbell (Navy) pinned Bubba McGinley (BU), 1:46 133 - #20 Colton Rasche (Navy) dec. Dane Harlowe (BU), 8-4 141 - Joe Locksmith (Navy) dec. Tyler Scotton (BU), 2-0 149 - Raymond Borja (Navy) dec. Nick Tourville (BU), 6-4 157 - #14 Nestor Taffur (BU) dec. Zach Johnson, 6-5 RT 165 - Peyton Walsh (Navy) dec. Mitchell Wightman (BU), 11-4 174 - Johnny Watson (Navy) dec. Colin Saunders (BU), 6-1

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The Oklahoma State wrestling team is now 3-2 after a pair of duals on Saturday, when it faced Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colo., before traveling to Laramie, Wyo., to take on Wyoming. The Pokes lost only two of their 20 bouts wrestled. At Northern Colorado, the Cowboys shut out the Bears, 48-0, winning eight of their 10 bouts with bonus points attached. "Overall, it was a pretty good match from the standpoint that our last two duals went bad," coach John Smith said. "We had the opportunity to score a lot of points. Of course, it was a different team from the last two. I was glad to see the bonus points that we picked up. We’re just making sure that we build off those last two duals." At 125pounds, Eddie Klimara picked up his second major decision of the season, defeating Trey Andrews, 11-2. Fourth-ranked Jon Morrison earned a fall over Sonny Espinosa with 48 seconds left in the second period after leading 13-1. True freshman Anthony Collica tallied his first win of the day with a 21-6 technical fall at the end of regulation over Nick Adams. No. 4 Josh Kindig earned his first fall of the season in just 2:16 against Beau Roberts. Second-ranked Alex Dieringer’s match was a little closer than normal for the sophomore, who escaped Mitchell Polkowske, 4-3. Tyler Caldwell and Chris Perry, both ranked No. 2 in their respective weight classes, picked up back-to-back technical falls for the Cowboys, each scoring 18 points on their opponents and only giving up a combined five points. Jordan Rogers earned his first dual win in style with a fall over Nick Bayer in just over a minute. Blake Rosholt, ranked No. 11 nationally, earned the Cowboys their fourth technical fall of the dual, scoring 18 points on Cole Briegel. Austin Marsden closed out the dual for the Pokes with a 4-3 decision over Henry Chirino. Against Wyoming, the Pokes were just as dominant, defeating the Wyoming Cowboys, 30-6. Klimara lost a close match to No. 8 Tyler Cox in the final seconds of the bout, but Morrison redeemed the team points lost with a 16-5 major decision over Drew Templeman. Collica and Kindig followed with a pair of at 141 pounds and 149 pounds, respectively. Dieringer looked completely different in his second bout of the day, scoring a quick takedown and getting the pin over Tanner Miller in 1:23. Caldwell went against former teammate Dallas Bailey and picked up a 14-5 major decision. Perry was welcomed into the Oklahoma State wrestling 100-win club after he defeated Brent Havlik with an 11-3 major decision to earn his 100th career win. "It feels good to get 100 wins, but at the same time, I know I need to continue to reach for much bigger goals," Perry said. "There are only four victories in your career that really matter. I got one of them, and it’s time to get another." Nolan Boyd took the starting spot for the Cowboys at 184 pounds against Wyoming. Boyd trailed Benjamin Stroh heading into the third period, but picked up eight points in the final period to walk away with a 10-4 victory. Rosholt lost a 3-2 match to Shane Woods at 197 pounds, but OSU finished the day with a win from Marsden at heavyweight, when he defeated Leland Pfeifer, 10-5. The Cowboys return to action on New Year’s Day, when they travel to Chattanooga, Tenn., to compete at the Southern Scuffle. Oklahoma State 48, Northern Colorado 0 125: No. 17 Eddie Klimara (OSU) MD Trey Andrews (UNC), 11-2 133: No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU) fall Sonny Espinoza (UNC), 4:12 141: No. 12 Anthony Collica (OSU) TF5 Nick Adams (UNC), 21-6, 7:00 149: No. 4 Josh Kindig (OSU) fall Beau Roberts (UNC), 2:16 157: No. 2 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. Mitchell Polkowske (UNC), 4-3 165: No. 2 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) TF5 Charlie McMartin (UNC), 18-3, 5:16 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU) TF5 Josh Van Tine (UNC), 18-2, 5:10 184: Jordan Rogers (OSU) fall Nick Bayer (UNC), 1:11 197: No. 11 Blake Rosholt (OSU) TF5 Cole Briegel (UNC), 18-3, 5:56 285: No. 15 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Henry Chirino (UNC), 4-3 Oklahoma State 30, Wyoming 6 125: No. 8 Tyler Cox (UW) dec. No. 17 Eddie Klimara (OSU), 7-4 133: No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU) MD Drew Templeman (UW), 16-5 141: No. 12 Anthony Collica (OSU) dec. Cole Mendenhall (UW), 6-2 149: No. 4 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. Brandon Richardson (UW), 8-3 157: No. 2 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall Tanner Miller (UW), 1:23 165: No. 2 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) MD Dallas Bailey (UW), 17-5 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU) MD Brent Havlik (UW), 11-3 184: Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. Benjamin Stroh (UW), 10-4 197: Shane Woods (UW) dec. No. 11 Blake Rosholt (OSU), 3-2 285: No. 15 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Leland Pfeifer (UW), 10-5

Related: Results | Standings | Placers CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio -- The 20th annual Walsh Jesuit Ironman certainly lived up to its position as the nation's best in-season tournament. A cast of the nation's elite won weight class titles, and many of the nation's top teams did battle over the two-day event. At the end of the two days, every person at Walsh Jesuit High School had to feel like it was truly worth being a part. In mid-November there was concern that No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. would be unable to attend the event due to NFHS regulatory issues. However, those resolved themselves; and the Buccaneers won their third straight Ironman title, fifth in six years scoring 207.5 points. Key to their tournament title was a 6-1 record in quarterfinal matches, followed by a 4-2 record in semifinal matches, and then having three wrestlers earn weight class titles. Champions for tops in the nation Blair Academy were No. 3 Matthew Kolodzik (126), No. 2 Joey McKenna (138), and No. 3 at 152 Dylan Milonas (160). Additional placers for the Buccaneers were No. 8 at 145 Mason Manville, who took second at 152 pounds; No. 9 Charles Tucker (120) and Jordan Kutler (132) taking fifth fifth; while Brandon Dallavia (170) and David Showunmi (195) took sixth. "It was a good performance, especially for it being the start of the season," said head coach Solomon Fleckman. "However, we do have things to work on going forward." Kolodzik, runner-up as a freshman and sophomore at the Ironman, earned his first title in dominant fashion. He earned two wins by fall on Friday, had major decisions over a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers in the quarterfinals and semifinals, and then upended Eli Seipel (St. Paris Graham) 5-0 on takedowns in the first and third period. A native of Bellbrook, which is in southwest Ohio, Kolodzik has worked out with Seipel for years. "We've wrestled each other (in practice) hundreds of times," said Kolodzik, "All throughout the summers at (Jeff) Jordan's Wrestling Camps from 7-9 PM." About winning that elusive title, "It's certainly a relief, but it feels good." The senior McKenna was fifth and second at the Ironman as a freshman and sophomore before missing last year's event due to an injury. His championship bout, a 3-1 victory over No. 4 at 132 Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.), was keyed by a first period takedown. Last year at the POWERade, which was McKenna's first tournament back in competition, Kemerer won the meeting between them by a 2-1 decision in the semifinals. "There was a revenge factor in play," said McKenna. "I felt more confident this time around because I was ready to go, and knew I was bigger as he had been down at 132 for Who's Number One." Fellow senior Milonas was champion at the Ironman as a sophomore and finished third last year. However, after placing third at the Beast of the East and runner-up at the POWERade, he was out the rest of the season due to injury. Milonas also did not compete during the summer in either the Junior Duals or Fargo (Junior Nationals) in freestyle. "My coaches (Buxton, Grey, Clavel, etc.) and teammates (McKenna, Coover, etc.) did a good job of keeping me going," said Milonas. "It feels good to be back on the mat, and able to prove to the (wrestling public) that I'm a high level wrestler." Milonas won his finals match by fall at the 4:51 mark, one in which he scored takedowns in the first and second period before scoring the fall from a sequence which started with he had a 5-1 advantage. The win came against sophomore Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham), who is ranked No. 5 in the nation and now is a two-time Walsh Ironman runnerup. Spencer Lee (Photo/Rob Preston)The individual star of stars was Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.), the champion at 113 pounds. The nation's top-ranked wrestler in the weight class, and also the top overall freshman in the country, won both the Most Outstanding Wrestler award and the Ray Mendoza Award (scoring the most team points in the tournament). The sensational freshman earned 35.5 points for his squad earning two pins, three technical falls, and a 12-2 major decision. One of those two pins came in the championship finals bout against Anthony Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.) at the 1:44 mark. In that match, Lee had already opened the bout with a takedown and scored two other three-point near falls prior to securing the fall. "I want to be a FILA Cadet world champ (in freestyle)," said Lee, when asked about his motivation to continue his level of dominance. "I honestly didn't expect to win the (Outstanding Wrestler) awards, but it feels great." Another pair of individual stars was the Valencia brothers from St. John Bosco, Calif. Zahid, ranked No. 5 nationally at 132 pounds, won a third Ironman title in as many years with a 5-3 victory over No. 6 Brock Ervin (Union County, Ky.). Valencia scored a takedown in the opening stanza, and then with the match tied at 3-3, scored a takedown in the third period to earn the victory. Should Zahid win next year, he will join David Taylor (St. Paris Graham, Ohio/Penn State) as the only four-time champions in the event's history. "This was something I trained for (all off-season)," said Zahid, about winning a third Ironman title. "I'm already looking forward to the chance to win a fourth next year." Anthony, ranked No. 6 nationally at 170 pounds, wrestled in the evening's last match -- the main event. He earned an 8-2 victory over No. 5 Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.). Both wrestlers are ranked among the top 11 Class of 2015 wrestlers in the country and have very explosive and dynamic attacks. However, on this evening, it was Valencia's time to shine. "Always being a lighter weight (138/145 last year), wrestling last was totally new to me," said Valencia. "However, I was very prepared, getting my warm-up timing right. Right after seeing Zahid win, I started getting ready to wrestle." Second place in the team standings with a stellar performance was St. Paris Graham, scoring 171 points on the strength of seven placers, six of whom are underclassmen. The Falcons have now finished inside the top four at the Walsh Ironman for thirteen consecutive seasons. Head coach Jeff Jordan was truly elated with his team's performance, "What more could I ask for? Everyone stepped it up this weekend, and multiple wrestlers bounced back very well from losses to place rather high." The lone Graham champion was the lone senior placer Micah Jordan, who is ranked No. 2 in the country at 145 pounds. Jordan, runner-up last year in this tournament, had a huge win in the semifinals; 7-1 over Solomon Chishko (Canon-McMillan, Pa.), the No. 3 ranked wrestler in the country, on the strength of late takedowns in each period. However, the finals match against No. 6 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.) was razor tight. The wrestlers traded escapes, but a second stalling call against Bannister with thirty seconds left gave Jordan the deciding point. "I couldn't get my offense going (tonight)," said Jordan. "Bannister's defense was just too good. However, to win Ironman is an honor. It's one of the four things we peak for as a program: the St. Edward dual, the Blair Academy dual, the state tournament, and this." Prior to the tournament, the team projected to finish second was No. 2 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. However, the Huskies finished in third place with 154.5 points. Like St. Paris Graham, they had seven wrestlers place; however, only one was a finalist, Jason Renteria who took second at 106 pounds. OPRF also had one third, fourth fifth place finishes, and an eighth place finish. "This is a wake-up call for our team," head coach Mike Powell said. "There were too many inconsistencies in our team's performance." However, Powell also took pride in his team placing seven kids in the nation's toughest in-season tournament. Three No. 1-ranked wrestlers in their weight class entered the tournament. Two of them won weight class titles this weekend. Joining Spencer Lee in doing so was Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas) at 182 pounds. Nickal dominated his first three matches with a trio of first-period falls; however, he had a narrow 6-5 victory in the semifinal against No. 6 Corey Griego (Sultana, Calif.) before a 5-1 victory in the final against Rocco Caywood (Perrysburg, Ohio). That 5-1 score is slightly deceptive, as all of Nickal's scoring came in the first period. He scored the match's opening takedown and secured a three point near fall later in the period. However, Nickal chose down in the second period and got ridden for the full two minutes. Then, Caywood chose top in the third period, rode Nickal for the full two minutes with Nickal also being hit for two stalling calls. "It's a real priority for me," said Nickal about starting matches strong. "Getting that first takedown is always something I want. However, these last two matches showed that I have things to work on going forward." Failing to win his weight class as a No. 1-ranked wrestler in the country was Andrew Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.), who did not earn a placement at 220 pounds. He lost in the quarterfinal 5-4 to Austin Pfarr (Marysville, Ohio). Dixon had the match's only takedown; however, a third caution late in the third period equalized it 3-3 to force overtime, and then a fourth caution in the tiebreakers was enough for Pfarr after the wrestlers traded escapes in the :30-:30. Dixon then lost 5-3 to Stefano Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio) in the consolation round of 12. Even with that under-performance, and some other placement results below projection, No. 16 Edmond North still finished fourth in the standings with 114.5 points. "We had some obvious hiccups, but all in all, we hoped to place top five coming in and we did that," said head coach Andy Schneider. The Huskies did get a champion in No. 4 Derek White, who was dominant up to the final with a pair of pins in a combined two minutes on Friday before major decisions in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds. However, the finals match was tighter, a 3-2 decision over Tegray Scales (Colerain, Ohio), keyed by a first period takedown. "I feel comfortable with a variety of attacks, it makes the opponents unsure of what I'm going to do," said White. "Winning the Ironman (in mostly dominant fashion) is something to be very happy about." After the upset over Andrew Dixon, Pfarr did advance to the final at 220 pounds, where he ran into No. 17 Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic, Ill.). This time, Ruano got the only takedown and made that stand up in a 3-2 finals victory. Ruano was a defensive tackle on the state runner-up Broncos football team, which played its last game two weeks ago. He came straight into wrestling from football. "The coaches did an awesome job getting me ready to wrestle this weekend," he said. "It feels good to win the tournament, and it's a great start to the season." Montini Catholic picked up a second weight class champion in No. 6 Michael Johnson, who won the 285 pound final 2-1 over Cale Bonner (Perrysburg, Ohio). The match was scoreless in the first with each wrestler hit for a stalling warning, and then Johnson rode Bonner out in the second period and earned an immediate escape in the third period. Both wrestlers were hit for a second stalling call in the third period as well. Like his teammate Ruano, Johnson was on the Broncos' football team, though he played on the offensive line. "It's great to be back at home," said Johnson, who was at Wyoming Seminary as a freshman and sophomore. "Earning this title is something I've wanted, and it was great to do it together (with Ruano)." Winning the 106-pound title was Tyler Warner (Claymont, Ohio), who is ranked No. 4 in the nation at the weight class. He upended No. 12 Renteria in a 12-2 major decision. Warner controlled the whole match, scoring in each period and controlling all the positions. His older brother Dustin also placed at the Ironman, finishing sixth at 113 pounds. "We make each other better," said Tyler about Dustin. "He's always on me about everything, and wants the best for me, as does my other brother Kyle (who is an assistant coach, after placing four times at state from 2009-2012)."

FARGO, N.D. -- All-American Kyven Gadson wasted no time this evening to clinch Iowa State’s (6-1 overall, 1-0 Big 12) 22-13 win over North Dakota State (2-3 overall, 0-0 WWC), as he pinned NDSU’s Colt Castlebury 1:25 seconds into their match at 197 pounds. The Cyclones led 16-9 in the dual heading into the 197-pound bout. Gadson, ranked No. 2 by InterMat, improved to 9-1 overall this season and 6-0 in duals with his first period win by fall. He has now won 21 straight dual matches dating back to Nov. 25, 2012. The Waterloo, Iowa, native’s pin was his third of the season. Redshirt freshman Gabe Moreno was dominate from start to finish in a 12-2 major decision over NDSU’s Clayton Cathey. The Urbandale, Iowa, native racked up 2:25 of riding time in the match. Moreno, fresh off a 7th-place finish at the Cliff Keen Invite a week ago, improved to 11-7 overall and 2-4 in dual competition with the win. Senior Boaz Beard made his return to the Cyclone lineup tonight after sitting out the entire season up to this point with an elbow injury. Beard defeated NDSU’s Kurtis Julson 2-1 to pickup his first win of the season. 174-pounder Tanner Weatherman came out on top in a back-and-forth match with No. 17 Hayden Zillmer of NDSU. He defeated Zillmer 7-5 in the second sudden victory period after notching two points on a textbook single leg takedown on the edge of the mat with 26 seconds left. The Huxley, Iowa, native is now 15-5 for his career in dual meets. Fans at the Bison Sports Arena were treated to a top-six showdown at 165 pounds, as No. 5 Michael Moreno and No. 6 Steven Monk squared off. Moreno held a 2-1 advantage late with riding time in his favor, but Monk pulled off a five-point move in the final minute to earn the 6-2 win. Iowa State returns to action Jan. 1-2, as it heads to the Southern Scuffle for the first time in school history in Chattanooga, Tenn. 135 NCAA-qualifiers and 34 All-Americans are slated to take the mat in the annual holiday tournament. Results: 125: No. 20 Earl Hall (ISU) dec. Hunter Weber (NDSU), 5-3 133: Justin LaValle (NDSU) dec. Dakota Bauer (ISU), 8-3 141: Gabe Moreno (ISU) maj. dec. Clayton Cathey (NDSU), 12-2 (2:25 RT) 149: Tyler Diamond (NDSU) dec. Luke Goettl (ISU), 4-0 157: Logan Molina (ISU) dec. Nick Olejnik (NDSU), 8-4 (1:19 RT) 165: No. 6 Steven Monk (NDSU) dec. No. 5 Michael Moreno (ISU), 6-2 174: Tanner Weatherman (ISU) dec. No. 17 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU), 7-5 (SV-2) 184: No. 9 Boaz Beard (ISU) dec. Kurtis Julson (NDSU), 2-1 197: No. 2 Kyven Gadson (ISU) wbf Colt Castlebury (NDSU), 1:25 285: Evan Knutson (NDSU) maj. dec. Ben Perna (ISU), 12-3

PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Rutgers wrestling team won eight of 10 bouts to drop Princeton, 27-9, Saturday night at Jadwin Gym. The Scarlet Knights (6-2, 3-0 EIWA) took four of the first five bouts and never looked back, as redshirt sophomore Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.) pinned the Tigers Cole Lampan in the first round of the heavyweight bout to seal the win. RU improved to 39-33-5 all-time with the win over the Tigers, winning for the 18th straight time. Redshirt freshman Phil Bakuckas (Hammonton, N.J.) won in exciting fashion at 174 pounds, earning a takedown with less than 10 seconds remaining to defeat Princeton’s Brett Harner. Redshirt senior Dan Seidenberg (Red Bank, N.J.) and redshirt junior Nick Visicaro (Long Branch, N.J.) also earned victories at 184 and 165 pounds, respectively. The Scarlet Knights entered the intermission with a 12-6 lead, winning four of the first five bouts while also gaining the riding time point in the wins. Highlighting the victories was a 5-0 decision by freshman Corey Stasenko (South Plainfield, N.J.) at 149 pounds, the first dual victory of his career. Redshirt sophomore Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.) controlled the 157 pound bout, earning a 7-2 victory over Princeton’s Matt Gancayco. Freshman 125-pounder Scott DelVecchio (South Plainfield, N.J.), who wrestled at 133 pounds against the Tigers in the place of redshirt senior Vinnie Dellefave (Toms River, N.J.), scored a comeback win over Princeton’s Jordan Laster. DelVecchio trailed, 3-1, entering the final period, but used a pair of takedowns and escapes to capture an 8-5 win. Dellefave did not wrestle due to illness. Filling in for DelVecchio at 125 pounds was freshman Sean McCabe (Connetquot, N.Y.), who picked up his second dual win of the season with a 7-2 decision over Princeton’s Ryan Cash. RU is in action next on Jan. 3, 2014, when the squad welcomes Columbia to the College Ave. Gym for its second home dual of the season. Results: 125: Sean McCabe (RU) dec. over Ryan Cash (PU), 7-2 133: Scott DelVecchio (RU) dec. Jordan Laster (PU), 8-5 141: No. 11/16/17 Adam Krop (PU) pinned Tyson Dippery (RU), 2:44 149: Corey Stasenko (RU) dec. over Kevin Moylan (PU), 5-0 157: Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. over Matthew Gancayco, 7-2 165: Nick Visicaro (RU) dec. over Judd Ziegler, 9-4 174: Phil Bakuckas (RU) dec. over Brett Harner, 7-6 184: Dan Seidenberg (RU) dec. over Scott Gibbons, 3-0 197: Abe Ayala (PU) dec, over Hayden Hrymack, 6-4 HWT: Billy Smith (RU) pinned Cole Lampman, 1:59

1. No. 1 Blair Academy 207.5 2. No. 6 St. Paris Graham 171 3. No. 2 Oak Park River Forest 154.5 4. No. 16 Edmond North 114.5 5. No. 4 Montini Catholic 110 6. No. 8 Massillon Perry 105.5 7. No. 10 Franklin Regional 98.5 8. No. 3 Wyoming Seminary 94.5 9. No. 15 Broken Arrow 80 9. No. 47 Claymont Uhrichsville 80 11. Perrysburg 75 12. No. 37 Robinson 74.5 13. Dayton Christian 68.5 13. No. 21 St. Edward 68.5 15. McDonogh School 68 16. No. 12 Brecksville 66.5 17. Park Hill 64.5 18. Allen 63 19. No. 13 Cincinnati Moeller 61 20. St. John Bosco 59 21. Canon McMillan 55.5 22. No. 19 Marmion Academy 52.5 22. Oregon Clay 52.5 24. Broomfield 51.5 25. N. Allegheny 50 26. Caesar Rodney 48.5 27. Loveland 47 28. Santiago 46 29. Marysville 42 30. Arvada West 38.5 31. Good Counsel 38 31. Smyrna 38 33. Reynolds 37.5 34. Union County 37 35. Kearney 36 36. Elyria 35.5 37. Huntington 32 38. Folsom 31.5 39. Pittsburgh C. Catholic 30.5 40. Omaha North 29 41. Trinty Christian 28.5 42. Cuy. Valley Christian 27 42. Mechanicsburg 27 42. Saegertown 27 45. Colerain 25 45. St. Mary`s Ryken 25 47. Malvern Prep 24 48. St. Christopher 23 49. St. Ignatius 22 50. Sultana 21 51. Cheyenne 20.5 51. Padua 20.5 53. Perry 20 53. Scottsbluff 20 53. Wauseon 20 56. Parkersburg South 19 56. Walsh Jesuit 19 58. Beachwood 18 59. Georgetown Prep 17 59. Toledo C. Catholic 17 61. San Marino 15 61. Sandusky Perkins 15 63. Haverford Prep 14 64. Strongsville 13 65. Hanover 12.5 66. Bellbrook 11 67. St. Vincent St. Mary 10.5 68. Central Crossing 10 68. Grassfield 10 68. Troy Christian 10 71. Howland 9.5 72. Cardinal Newman 9 72. National Trail 9 74. Franklin 8 74. Rootstown 8 74. Urbana 8 77. Archbold 7 77. Fresno Central 7 77. Kiski Prep 7 80. Tri-Valley 5 81. Tallmadge 3 82. Liberty Benton 2 83. Centennial 1 84. Ashland 0 84. Bishop McNamara 0 84. Lake Catholic 0 84. Lutheran West 0 84. Tiffin Columbian 0

106: 1st: No. 4 Tyler Warner (Claymont, Ohio) maj. dec. No. 12 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), 12-2 3rd: Paxton Rosen (Edmond North, Okla.) dec. Logan Grass (Huntington, W. Va.), 7-4 5th: Allan Hart (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. Tanner Smith (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 5-4 7th: Joey Prata (St. Christopher's, Va.) dec. Chris Lacayo (Santiago Corona, Calif.), 3-2 113: 1st: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) pinned Anthony Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.), 1:44 3rd: No. 10 Eli Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 7 Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Tex.), 4-0 5th: L.J. Bentley (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. No. 8 Dustin Warner (Claymont, Ohio), 3-2 7th: Christian Clary (Dayton Christian, Ohio) dec. Howard Smith (Allen, Texas), 3-2 120: 1st: No. 6 at 126 KeShawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) dec. No. 11 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.), 3-0 3rd: No. 14 Austin Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) dec. No. 17 Markus Simmons (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 3-1 5th: No. 8 Charles Tucker (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio), 7-2 7th: Micah Hight (Caesar Rodney, Del.) dec. Thayer Atkins (Trinity Christian Academy, Tex.), 8-4 126: 1st: No. 3 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Eli Sepiel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 5-0 3rd: No. 12 Dalton Macri (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) dec. Domenic Forys (North Allegheny, Pa.), 9-7 5th: No. 10 Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.) dec. Trae Blackwell (Union County, Ky.), 6-4, SV 7th: David Bavery (Massillon Perry, Ohio) pinned No. 15 Davion Jeffries (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 4:58 132: 1st: No. 5 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. No. 6 Brock Ervin (Union County, Ky.), 5-3 3rd: Brent Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. Bryce Meredith (Cheyenne Central, Wyo.), 5-1 5th: Jordan Kutler (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Wade Hodges (Wauseon, Ohio), 5-0 7th: Richie Screptock (Oregon Clay, Ohio) dec. Sammy Gross (Beachwood, Ohio), 7-5 138: 1st: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 4 at 132 Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.), 3-1 3rd: No. 18 at 145 Michael Longo (Santiago Corona, Calif.) dec. No. 12 at 132 Colton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.), 4-3 5th: No. 5 Isaiah White (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) dec. Kyle Lawson (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 3-1 7th: Vince Turk (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. No. 8 at 132 P.J. Klee (Cardinal Newman, Calif.), 6-4 145: 1st: No. 2 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 6 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.), 2-1 3rd: No. 9 Grant Leeth (Kearney, Mo.) dec. No. 11 at 138 Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.), 7-1 5th: No. 11 Larry Early (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) by medical forfeit over No. 3 Solomon Chishko (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) 7th: Alex Mossing (Toledo Central Catholic, Ohio) pinned No. 17 Tanner Bailey (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 2:09 152: 1st: No. 2 Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio) dec. No. 8 at 145 Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.), 4-2 3rd: No. 13 Nick Reenan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 14 Jack Bass (Robinson, Va.), 3-2 5th: No. 19 Phil Downing (Broomfield, Colo.) by medical forfeit over No. 12 Josh Shields (Franklin Regional, Pa.) 7th: Casey Sparkman (Massillon Perry, Ohio) dec. Matt Rundell (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), 3-2 160: 1st: No. 3 at 152 Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) pinned No. 5 Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 4:51 3rd: No. 15 Austin Reese (Mechanicsburg, Ohio) dec. Tony Dailey (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 8-3 5th: Kamal Bey (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) by medical forfeit over No. 10 at 170 Xavier Montalvo (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 7th: No. 17 at 170 Chris Weiler (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. David-Brian Whisler (Warren Howland, Ohio), 3-2 170: 1st: No. 6 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. No. 5 Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.), 8-2 3rd: No. 11 Josh Llopez (St. Mary's Ryken, Md.) maj. dec. Isaac Bast (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 13-3 5th: No. 8 Davonte Mahomes (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) dec. Brandon Dallavia (Blair Academy, N.J.), 7-4 7th: No. 9 Joel Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.) dec. No. 15 Ryan Harris (Beachwood, Ohio), 3-1 SV 182: 1st: No. 1 Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas) dec. Rocco Caywood (Perrysburg, Ohio), 5-1 3rd: Nick Fiegener (Folsom, Calif.) dec. No. 5 Javaughn Perkins (Omaha North, Neb.), 1-0 5th: No. 6 Corey Griego (Sultana, Calif.) dec. No. 9 Joel Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.), 3-1 7th: Anthony McLaughlin (St. Ignatius, Ohio) dec. Cole DePasquale (Robinson, Va.), 3-2 195: 1st: No. 4 Derek White (Edmond North, Okla.) dec. Tegray Scales (Colerain, Ohio), 3-2 3rd: Andre Lee (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) dec. Zach Smith (North Allegheny, Pa.), 12-6 5th: No. 17 Josh Murphy (Brecksville, Ohio) dec. David Showunmi (Blair Academy, N.J.), 5-3 7th: No. 20 L.J. Barlow (Haverford, Pa.) by medical forfeit over Gunner Gambill (Loveland, Ohio) 220: 1st: No. 17 Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Austin Pfarr (Marysville, Ohio), 3-2 3rd: Jerry Thornberry (Moeller, Ohio) by medical forfeit over Seth Brennock (Loveland, Ohio) 5th: Stefano Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio) dec. Steven Allen (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 5-3 SV 7th: Jake Anderson (Malvern Prep, Pa.) dec. Parker Knapp (St. Edward, Ohio), 7-6 285: 1st: No. 6 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Cale Bonner (Perrysburg, Ohio), 2-1 3rd: Jake Scanlan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. Zach Parker (Caesar Rodney, Del.), 1-0 5th: Wyatt Cook (McDonogh, Md.) dec. Nate Jackson (Dayton Christian, Ohio), 5-2 7th: Andrew Alten (Loveland, Ohio) dec. Jake Pinnedkston (Robinson, Va.), 3-1

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The eighth-ranked Missouri Tigers wrestling program continues to crown champions this season,placing first in six of 10 weight classes at the UNI Open Saturday in CedarFalls, Iowa. In the final event of the 2013 calendar year, 10 Tigers advanced to the finals, and a total of 19 grapplers finished in the top-5 of their respective brackets. Mizzou has had six champions one other time this season, in early November at the Daktronics Open on South Dakota State’s campus. At 133 pounds, senior Eric Wilson simply never gave up. In his first match of the day, the Colorado-native trailed Drew Walker of Campbell University with little timeleft. But the senior battled and battled and eventually scored two points on Walker with seconds remaining. Wilson met with Northern Iowa’s Levi Wolfensperger In the finals, and again took the lead in the third after trailing for the majority of the bout. Wilson trailed 4-2 with two minutes remaining, but found a way to turn Wolfensperger for a three backpoints and an eventual 5-4 decision. Wolfensperger was nearly an All-American last year, falling to former Tiger Nathan McCormick in the All-American round via the fall. Two Tigers, Lavion Mayes and Trevor Jauch, advanced to the 141-pound final with Jauch edging out Mayes. As time ticked away in the third, Mayes escaped Jauch’s grasp to take a 4-3 lead, but the Tiger sophomore fired right back with another double leg, making the score 5-4 with under 20 seconds left. Jauch wrestled hard all day, tabbing two wins via major decision and a fall in the first round. Junior-captain Drake Houdashelt did what he does best on the mat Saturday, winning all five matches with bonus points, outscoring his counterparts 88-19, including the 21 points hescored in a pin over Jacob Colon. Houdashelt responded well after his firstloss of the season to Tywan Claxton of Ohio earlier this month. He ranks No. 3 in the nation at 149 pounds, a weight class that has been a game of musicalchairs in the top-5 so far this year. If one thing stood out on Saturday, it is that the Tigers continue to shine at 157 pounds this season. Not only do they have the sixth-ranked 157-pounder in the nation in Kyle Bradley, who took the title match, but freshman Joey Lavallee just keeps onwinning in open tournaments. The two combined have finished either first orsecond in six of seven open tournaments this year, with the exception beingLavallee’s fourth place finish at the Daktronics Open, his first collegiate wrestling tournament ever. The 165-pound finalalso showcased two Tigers in seniors Zach Toal and Jordan Gagliano. Toal only needed 2:14 to top his teammate by pin, his third of the afternoon. Toal, ranked No. 10, improves to 12-1 on the year with five falls. True freshman J’den Cox, ranked 12th by USA Today/AWN at 197-pounds, continued to dominate open tournaments with his third title in as many tries. Cox blew through the top of his bracket, posting four decision wins while never being taken down by his opponents. In the final, Cox faced off against Northern Iowa’s Basil Minto. Cox scored in the first few minutes of the match to lead 3-0, and was able to defend against an urgent Minto en route to a 3-1 win. He, like Houdashelt, responded well after falling to Ohio’s Phil Wellington last Friday. Mizzou dropped championship bouts at 125 and 184 pounds. Redshirt freshman Zach Synon lost a shootout to Northern Iowa’s Dylan Peters, 11-8. Synon struck first with a takedown early, but Peters responded with a reversal, escape and takedown of his own after Synon was pegged for a locked hands penalty. Mizzou’s 125-pounder battled hard on top in the third period but couldn’t find a way to turn Peters. Mizzou’s junior-captain Johnny Eblen lost his final match of the day to Minnesota’s Kevin Steinhaus, 3-1. Eblen held a 1-0 lead all the way into the third, but Steinhaus escaped the down position to start the period, and followed with a takedown at the edge of the circle. Steinhaus ranks as high as fourth in the nation for the Gophers. In addition, nine Tigers placed third, fourth or fifth. For an in depth look to everything Tiger Style, make sure to follow the team on Facebook, Twitter (@MizzouWrestling) and Instagram (@MizzouTigerStyle), and on MUTigers.com. Fans can join in on the conversation but using the hashtag #TigerStyle.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Hoosier Wrestling made quick work of Manchester University (2-3) Saturday afternoon, dismantling the Spartans 52-0. No. 24 Indiana (7-1) tallied five pins and three technical falls, allowing just a pair of bouts to go the distance during a 57-minute match. Redshirt junior Joe Duca started the day off by blanking Alan Mock, 16-0, in the 125-pound bout. He wasted little time, taking down Mock in the first five seconds and gathering a 10-0 lead after the opening period. The second stanza began with Duca in the top position and ended after he turned the Spartan twice, completing his third tech fall of the season. True freshman Chris Caton took the mat next for IU, sticking his opponent late in the first period. He led 2-1 before nailing a nasty gator roll to put Kalib Jackson on his back. The smack of the mat came seconds later and the Hoosiers were out to an 11-0 edge on the team scoreboard. An early scramble on the edge of the mat put Ethan Raley in trouble at 141 pounds before the Hoosier ultimately came out on the right end for the takedown. He then sunk in a deep half nelson to bury Josh Juarez with a pin at the 1:33 mark. Joe Randazzo made the most of his last match of the 2013-14 season, posting a 7-3 decision at 149 pounds. The redshirt sophomore is scheduled to spend the spring semester studying aboard in Rome. Randazzo carded a pair of takedowns, a reversal and the riding time bonus point en route to his victory. Taylor Walsh (21-0), ranked fifth nationally at 157 pounds, needed just 29 seconds to flatten his foe for pin number 18 of the season; and 11th consecutive fall. That total leads the country and is already tied for the second most in school history (Kurt Kinser, 2008). The all-time Hoosier record is 19 by Rob Chamberlin in 1981. For his career, Walsh has accumulated 39 falls, good for fifth most in IU history. No. 22 Ryan LeBlanc kept the bonus points coming in the subsequent bout, majoring Dylan Lauffer 13-4. He racked up five takedowns and a reversal, capturing his team-leading seventh major decision of the season. LeBlanc entered the weekend ranking second in the country with 21 overall wins. He now sits at 22-4 on the year. Leading 12-4, Nate Jackson elected to start the third period in the top position and the aggressive choice paid off. Less than a minute later, Jackson turned Logan Floor and recorded a fall at 5:50. The Hoosier lead inflated to 36-0. No. 14 Luke Sheridan (20-3) registered Indiana's fifth fall of the match and fourth coming in the first period. He built a 6-2 lead prior to beating the buzzer and getting the pins at 2:49. Garret Goldman completely dominated his bout. The Bloomington native notched a quick takedown and flipped his abused adversary for a total of 12 near-fall points before the opening frame mercifully came to an end. It was a neutral start for the second period, setting up Goldman's takedown for the 16-0 tech fall and his fifth straight triumph overall. It was much the same for Hoosier heavyweight Adam Chalfant, cruising to a 19-3 technical fall of his own. Chalfant (15-1), ranked eighth nationally, picked an ankle and drove Ray Wajda straight to his back to begin the bout with a five-point move and never looked back. Results: 125 lbs - Joe Duca (IU) tech falls Alan Mock (MU), 16-0; Team Score: 5-0 133 lbs - Chris Caton (IU) pins Kalib Jackson (MU), 2:42; TS: 11-0 141 lbs - Ethan Raley (IU) pins Josh Juarez (MU), 1:33; TS: 17-0 149 lbs - Joe Randazzo (IU) dec. TJ Thompson (MU), 7-3; TS: 20-0 157 lbs - No. 5 Taylor Walsh (IU) pins Bryce Roberts (MU), 0:29; TS: 26-0 165 lbs - No. 22 Ryan LeBlanc (IU) maj. dec. Dylan Lauffer (MU), 13-4; TS: 30-0 174 lbs - Nate Jackson (IU) pins Logan Floor (MU), 5:50; TS: 36-0 184 lbs - No. 14 Luke Sheridan (IU) pins Brian Clark (MU), 2:49; TS: 42-0 197 lbs - Garret Goldman (IU) tech falls Ty Webster (MU), 16-0; TS: 47-0 285 lbs - No. 8 Adam Chalfant (IU) tech falls Ray Wajda (MU), 19-3; TS: 52-0 Indiana takes a short break from competition to concentrate on finals before returning to action Dec. 29-30 at the Midlands.

Listed in order of finals matches 182: No. 1 Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas) dec. Rocco Caywood (Perrysburg, Ohio), 5-1 195: No. 4 Derek White (Edmond North, Okla.) dec. Tegray Scales (Colerain, Ohio), 3-2 220: No. 17 Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Austin Pfarr (Marysville, Ohio), 3-2 285: No. 6 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Cale Bonner (Perrysburg, Ohio), 2-1 106: No. 4 Tyler Warner (Claymont, Ohio) maj. dec. No. 12 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) , 12-2 113: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) pinned Anthony Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.), 1:44 120: No. 6 at 126 KeShawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) dec. No. 11 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.), 3-0 126: No. 3 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Eli Seipel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 5-0 132: No. 5 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. No. 6 Brock Ervin (Union County, Ky.), 5-3 138: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 4 at 132 Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.), 3-1 145: No. 2 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 6 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.), 2-1 152: No. 2 Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio) dec. No. 8 at 145 Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.), 4-2 160: No. 3 at 152 Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) pinned No. 5 Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 4:51 170: No. 6 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. No. 5 Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.), 8-2

Listed in order of finals matches 182: No. 1 Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas) vs. Rocco Caywood (Perrysburg, Ohio) 195: No. 4 Derek White (Edmond North, Okla.) vs. Tegray Scales (Colerain, Ohio) 220: No. 17 Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Austin Pfarr (Marysville, Ohio) 285: No. 6 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Cale Bonner (Perrysburg, Ohio) 106: No. 4 Tyler Warner (Claymont, Ohio) vs. No. 12 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) 113: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. Anthony Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.) 120: No. 6 at 126 KeShawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) vs. No. 11 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.) 126: No. 3 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Eli Seipel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 132: No. 5 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. No. 6 Brock Ervin (Union County, Ky.) 138: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 4 at 132 Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.) 145: No. 2 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 6 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.) 152: No. 2 Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio) vs. No. 8 at 145 Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) 160: No. 3 at 152 Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 5 Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 170: No. 5 Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.) vs. No. 6 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.)