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SALEM, Va. -- The Virginia Tech wrestling team picked up three wins at the Hokie Duals Sunday at the Salem Civic Center to move to 4-0 on the year. In the first match, the eighth-ranked Hokies tied with Kent State, but won on criteria in the third tiebreaker to take the 19-18 win. From there, the train got moving as Tech rolled past Chattanooga 27-10 and then blanked VMI 47-0 to end the day. Third-ranked Devin Carter continued his hot start to the season at 141 pounds. First, he pinned eighth-ranked Tyler Small of Kent State in picking up points that would prove to be big at the end. In his second match, he earned a quick technical fall and then pinned VMI’s Joe Jarrells in just 39 seconds. Also going undefeated on the day were 20th-ranked Joey Dance at 125 pounds, fifth-ranked Zach Neibert at 149 pounds and freshman Ty Walz at heavyweight. Walz came up big for the Hokies in the first match of the day. With Tech trailing Kent State 18-15, he got an early lead on Mimmo Lytle and picked up the 8-4 win to tie it up. The first criteria in a tiebreaker is matches won and both teams won five matches. The second criteria is six-point decisions, in which each team had one pin. The third criteria is match points in non-pin matches and Tech finished +7 to pick up the bonus point to win 19-18. The Hokies (4-0) will be back in action next weekend, hosting ninth-ranked Edinboro at 10 a.m. inside Cassell Coliseum. It will be the first top-10 wrestling matchup in Cassell Coliseum history. The match will take place before the Hokies’ home football game at 12:30 p.m., so parking will be an issue. Fans are encouraged to arrive early and park and pay in the Price’s Fork Road lot or park at one of the local schools and either walk or take the bus. The rest of the squad is participating in the Hokie Open inside the Salem Civic Center. Results from that tournament will be available late Sunday night. #8 Virginia Tech 19, Kent State 18 125:#20 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Alfredo Gray, 5-4 133: Mackenzie McGuire (KS) dec. #17 Erik Spjut, 7-4 141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) fall #8 Tyler Small, 4:52 149: #5 Zach Neibert (VT) dec. Michael Depalma, 8-4 157: #12 Ian Miller (KS) fall Sal Mastriani, 3:44 165: #16 Chris Moon (VT) dec. Mike Vollant, 6-0 174: Caleb Marsh (KS) dec. #17 Austin Gabel, 6-4 184: Sam Wheeler (KS) dec. Nick Vetterlein, 7-6 197: Cole Baxter (KS) dec. Chris Penny, 7-5 285: Ty Walz (VT) dec. Mimmo Lytle, 8-4 Tech wins by rule 3.15.3 - 3rd criteria #8 Virginia Tech 27, Chattanooga 10 125: #20 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Zach Bridson, 9-3 133: #18 Nick Soto (C) dec. #17 Erik Spjut, 4-0 141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) tech fall Austin Sams, 23-8 (5:56) 149: #5 Zach Neibert (VT) dec. Michael Hooker, 4-2 157: Alex Hudson (C) dec. Sal Mastriani, 9-3 165: #7 Corey Mock (C) maj. dec. #16 Chris Moon, 8-0 174: #17 Austin Gabel (VT) dec. Levi Clemons, 10-4 184: Nick Vetterlein (VT) maj. dec. Clay Dent, 12-2 197: Chris Penny (VT) inj. def. Jared Johnson, (3:56) 285: Ty Walz (VT) dec. Kevin Malone, 6-3 #8 Virginia Tech 47, VMI 0 125: #20 Joey Dance (VT) tech fall Dalton Henderson, 15-0 (5:16) 133: #17 Erik Spjut (VT) tech fall Mike Flora, 16-0 (3:12) 141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) fall Joe Jarrells, 0:39 149: #5 Zach Neibert (VT) tech fall Shabaka Johns, 16-1 (7:00) 157: Sal Mastriani (VT) maj. dec. Ted Gottwald, 13-3 165: #16 Chris Moon (VT) maj. dec. Mark Darr (VMI), 14-3 174: #17 Austin Gabel (VT) tech fall Derek Thurman, 18-2 (3:29) 184: Nick Vetterlein (VT) tech fall Hardy Hendren, 24-9 (7:00) 197: Chris Penny (VT) fall Andrew Embree, 2:53 285: Ty Walz (VT) dec. Juan Adams, 10-9

Related: Results | Photos ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The fourth edition of the InterMat JJ Classic saw wrestlers from near and far convene in Rochester, Minn., on Sunday. While ten of fifteen weight class champions hailed from the Gopher State, it was one who came from far away who stood out above all others. PJ Klee was named Outstnading Wrestler of the InterMat JJ Classic (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)PJ Klee, a member of Wrestling Prep in California, dominated his way through the 132-pound weight class and was named Outstanding Wrestler. In four matches before the final, Klee earned two wins by fall, which sandwiched a pair of technical fall victories. This included a 21-4 victory over state qualifier Blake Meyer (Sumner-Fredericksburg, Iowa) in the quarterfinal, and a fall in 5:04 over state runner-up Nick O'Brien (Wayzata, Minn.). Klee's championship match victory came by 2-0 decision over two-time state placer Chris Walters (Iowa City West, Iowa). Klee racked up 87 points in his five matches. Klee is the nation's No. 50 overall senior. Three Apple Valley, Minn., wrestlers were among the locals to win titles at the JJ Classic, and each did so in decisive fashion. Dayton Racer -- who is ranked No. 37 in the Class of 2015 -- used a first-period pin, 16-1, and 15-0 technical falls, along with a 6-0 semifinal decision to reach the final at 160 pounds. In that championship match, Racer scored a 14-1 major decision against state runner-up Colten Carlson (Willmar, Minn.). Mark Hall, ranked No. 2 in the Class of 2016, won the 170-pound weight class with two falls, a 7-3 semifinal victory over Cadet freestyle All-American Tyler DeMoss (Hononegah, Ill.), and a 10-4 decision over Dan Marquette (Hastings, Minn.) in the final. Hall became the first three-time JJ Classic champion. Rounding out that trio of wrestlers is Bobby Steveson, the nation's No. 31 ranked Class of 2015 prospect, who dominated the 182-pound weight bracket with two pins, a 19-8 major decision in the semifinal, and a 22-7 technical fall over state third placer Brian Bertram (Byron, Minn.) in the final. Steveson also gave a verbal commitment to the University of Minnesota on Sunday. Another pair of the local champions is among the top wrestlers in the senior class nationwide, and are both verbal commits to the University of Minnesota. Tommy Thorn (St. Michael-Albertville) -- ranked No. 23 in the Class of 2014 -- won the title at 126 pounds with a pin and two major decisions prior to a 5-0 decision victory over state placer Hunter Genco (Clinton, Iowa) in the semifinal, and a pin at 5:00 against fellow Minnesota state champion Louie Sanders (LCWM) in the final. Nathan Rose (Sibley East), ranked No. 57 in the Class of 2014, won the title at 220 pounds with two pins and a 6-4 decision against state runner-up Christian Dulaney (Benilde-St. Margaret's, Minn.) Other than the ten titles won by natives of Minnesota, the lone state with multiple title-winning wrestlers was Illinois. The Land of Lincoln had Kyle Akins (Sycamore) and Matthew Rundell (Oak Park River Forest) win titles in the 120 and 145-pound weight classes. Each wrestler beat a Gopher State native to win in the championship match. Akins upended two-time Cadet Greco-Roman champion Mitchell McKee (St. Michael-Albertville) 4-3 in the final, while Rundell beat two-time state runner-up Mark Voss (St. Michael-Albertville) 5-3 in overtime in his finals match. The other two wrestlers not from Minnesota to win titles in the JJ Classic were Justin Portillo (Toledo Central Catholic, Ohio) at 100 pounds and Nolan Hellickson (Southeast Polk) at 113. In order to win his title, Hellickson had to beat past Fargo All-Americans in the semifinal and championship final. State champion in Minnesota high school last year as an eighth-grader, Tucker Sjomeling (Delano) used wins over a pair of Cadet National champions to earn his title in the 106 pound weight class; a 19-4 technical fall over Greco-Roman champion Austin Gomez (Glebard North, Ill.) in the semifinal, followed by a 5-2 victory over Caet Natioanl folkstyle champion Brent Jones (Shakopee, Minn.) in the final. Rounding out the weight class champions were Ben Brancale (Eden Prairie, Minn.) at 138 pounds, Owen Webster (Shakopee, Minn.) at 152, Nicholas Pegelow (Eastview, Minn.) at 195, and George Weege (Winona, Minn.) at 285. Finals Results: 100: Justin Portillo (Toledo Central Catholic) pinned Ethan Cota (Kenyon-Wanamingo), 3:15 106: Tucker Sjomeling (Delano) dec. Brent Jones (Shakopee), 5-2 113: Nolan Hellickson (Southeast Polk) dec. Travis Piotrowski (Prairie Ridge), 5-0 120: Kyle Akins (Sycamore) dec. Mitchell McKee (St. Michael-Albertville), 4-3 126: Tommy Thorn (St Michael-Albertville) pinned Louie Sanders (LCWM), 5:00 132: PJ Klee (Wrestling Prep) dec. Chris Walters (Iowa City West), 2-0 138: Ben Brancale (Eden Prairie) dec. Miles Patton (Rochester Mayo), 7-3 145: Matthew Rundell (OPRF) dec. Mark Voss (St. Michael-Albertville), 5-3 SV 152: Owen Webster (Shakopee) pinned Trey Blaha (Cedar Rapids Prairie), 3:00 160: Dayton Racer (Apple Valley) maj. dec. Colten Carlson (Willmar), 14-1 170: Mark Hall (Apple Valley) dec. Dan Marquette (Hastings), 10-4 182: Bobby Steveson (Apple Valley) won by tech. fall over Brian Bertram (Byron), 22-7 195: Nicholas Pegelow (Eastview) dec. Austin Benton (Stoughton), 8-7 220: Nathan Rose (Sibley East) dec. Christian DuLaney (Benilde-St Margaret's), 6-4 285: George Weege (Winona) dec. Zachary Kennedy (Pine Island), 8-5

NORMAN, Okla. -- The fifth-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling team secured its 15th consecutive Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational Saturday as it totaled 168.0 points and six of its wrestlers won individual titles at the annual event held in the Special Events Recreation Center in Brockport, N.Y. Seventeenth-ranked Bloomsburg came in second with 133.0 points, followed by Army in third with 101.0 points. Buffalo, American and Brockport rounded out the standings with 95.5, 91.0 and 31.5 points, respectively. To date, Oklahoma is the only school to take home the event’s title. Redshirt senior Jarrod Patterson, redshirt sophomore Cody Brewer, redshirt senior Nick Lester, redshirt senior Justin DeAngelis, redshirt senior Andrew Howe and redshirt senior Travis Rutt all won titles in their respective weight classes. Patterson claimed the 125-pound title with a 5-3 decision over David Terao of American. En route to the finals, Patterson recorded a 0:33 fall, 4-1 decision and a 8-1 decision. With a 15-8 decision, Brewer took the 133-pound division over Bloomsburg’s Nick Wilcox. Prior to the finals, Brewer recorded three technical fall victories of 16-0, 18-0 and 16-1. Lester won at 141 pounds by decision over Nick Flannery of Buffalo, 12-6. Lester secured two technical falls and another decision earlier in the tournament. DeAngelis finished at the top of the 157-pound class with a 10-8 decision against Army’s Paul Hancock. DeAngelis received the Aggregate Pin Award after recording two pins in the event in 3:11. In the 174-pound bracket, Howe finished first with a 6:29 fall over Army’s Brian Harvey in the final bout, while Rutt won at 197 pounds following an 8-2 decision against Bloomsburg’s Rich Perry. Howe secured a 22-7 technical fall in the semifinals, and Rutt added a 2:06 fall in the first round. OU also had three runner-up finishes from redshirt senior Kendric Maple, redshirt freshman Clark Glass and redshirt freshman Ross Larson at 149 pounds, 165 pounds and heavyweight, respectively. Maple fell in overtime 5-3 to Bryce Busler of Bloomsburg, who went on to receive the Outstanding Wrestler award for the tournament. Josh Veltre of Bloomsburg topped Glass in a 4-1 decision, while Larson fell by decision to American’s Blake Herrin, 4-3. Finishing third for the Sooners were redshirt sophomore Dalton Dennis (141) and freshman Danny Chaid (184). Redshirt freshman Dryden Dennis finished fourth in the 149-pound competition. Freshman Stone Drulman (184) and redshirt junior Zach Merrill (HWT) placed sixth. Also competing for the Sooners were redshirt junior Josh Durham (141), redshirt freshman Tim Hamilton (157), junior Peter Huang (157) and redshirt junior Derek Geiges (157). The Sooners will be back in action on Sunday, Nov. 17, when they welcome Hofstra and Bucknell to McCasland Field House for a double dual day. The contest again Hofstra is slated for 1 p.m., and OU will then face Bucknell at 7 p.m. Tickets are available online or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405) 325-2424 or toll-free at (800) 456-GoOU. FINAL TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Oklahoma 168.0 points 2. Bloomsburg 133.0 points 3. Army 101.0 points 4. Buffalo 95.5 points 5. American 91.0 points 6. Brockport 31.5 points BROCKPORT/OKLAHOMA INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS: 125: Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) dec. David Terao (American), 5-3 133: Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) dec. Nick Wilcox (Bloomsburg), 15-8 141: Nick Lester (Oklahoma) dec. Nick Flannery (Buffalo), 12-6 149: Bryce Busler (Bloomsburg) OT Kendric Maple (Oklahoma), 5-3 157: Justin DeAngelis (Oklahoma) dec. Paul Hancock (Army), 10-8 165: Josh Veltre (Bloomsburg) dec. Clark Glass (Oklahoma), 4-1 174: Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) fall Brian Harvey (Army), 6:29 184: Ryan Tompkins (Army) dec. Tony Lock (Buffalo), 6-3 197: Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) dec. Rich Perry (Bloomsburg), 8-2 HWT: Blake Herrin (American) dec. Ross Larson (Oklahoma), 6-2

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The Bucknell wrestling team made headlines across the sport’s tight-knit community Saturday evening as it defeated No. 22 Lehigh, 18-17, in a dual match in front of more than 1,500 fans at Leeman Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The victory was the first for the Bison over the Mountain Hawks in 10 all-time meetings. Bucknell (2-1) won five of the 10 bouts and outscored Lehigh (0-1) by an 18-17 margin in the team score. However, the Bison were docked one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct during the 165-pound match, making the score 17-17 following a Lehigh injury default in the heavyweight bout. The tiebreaker came down to which team had more six-point victories and the injury default at heavyweight was the only six-point outcome, giving Bucknell the 18-17 victory. “This win means a lot for this program,” commented Bison head coach Dan Wirnsberger. “I am excited for the guys on our team who get rewarded for the hard work they have put in. It was a great atmosphere with well over 1,000 fans who really know the sport. “We competed well in all 10 matches and had a chance to win every one of them. We were very confident heading into the heavyweight bout with our best guy out there. You never want to win by virtue of somebody’s injury, but it was great to get the victory.” The Bucknell lineup featured four freshmen, but it was mainly the veterans who produced points on Saturday. Sophomore Paul Petrov (125), senior Alex Pellicciotti (149) and senior Stephen McPeek (174) posted one-point decisions, while freshman Tyler Greene (184) added a 7-2 decision that brought the Bison to within 14-11 with two bouts remaining. Lehigh led 17-11 entering the heavyweight bout, meaning Joe Stolfi needed a pin to tie the score and give the Bison the win on the six-point victories tiebreaker. Fifty-four seconds into the match Max Wessell injury defaulted, giving Stolfi and Bucknell the bout win they needed, which led to the overall match victory. Pellicciotti, who was wrestling just his third match this season after not competing in 2012-13, posted perhaps the most impressive win for a Bison, defeating No. 19-ranked Mitch Minotti by a 5-4 score. Minotti was one of three ranked wrestlers in the Mountain Hawk lineup. Stolfi, who is ranked 10th nationally, was the lone Bucknell wrestler to show up in the latest individual rankings. Bucknell will continue its difficult early season schedule next Sunday when it wrestles at Oklahoma State and Oklahoma. Results: 125: Paul Petrov (Bucknell) dec. Darian Cruz (Lehigh) 6-5, t.b. 133: No. 6 Mason Beckman (Lehigh) major dec. Grim Gonzalez (Bucknell) 10-2 141: Laike Gardner (Lehigh) dec. Victor Lopez (Bucknell) 3-2 149: Alex Pellicciotti (Bucknell) dec. No. 19 Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) 5-4 157: No. 10 Joey Napoli (Lehigh) major dec. Logan Kerin (Bucknell) 14-3 165: Brian Brill (Lehigh) dec. Rustin Barrick (Bucknell) 6-4, s.v.** 174: Stephen McPeek (Bucknell) dec. Elliot Riddick (Lehigh) 10-5 184: Tyler Greene (Bucknell) dec. Austin Meys (Lehigh) 7-2 197: John Bolich (Lehigh) dec. Tyler Lyster (Bucknell) 3-2 285: No. 10 Joe Stolfi (Bucknell) injury default Max Wessell (Lehigh) 0:54 * - Bucknell wins on second criteria (Combined total number of falls, forfeits, defaults and disqualifications.) ** - Bucknell docked one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct Attendance: 1,531

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Lincoln, Neb. -- The Nebraska wrestling team held its annual Wrestle-Offs in conjunction with the Fall Coaches Clinic at the Devaney Center on Friday night. Returning All-American Robert Kokesh (174) made one appearance, winning a 17-2 technical fall over McCoy Newberg. 2013 NCAA qualifiers Jake Sueflohn (149) and Caleb Kolb (197) also competed during Wrestle-Offs and each won both of their matches. Sueflohn opened with a pin over Luis DeAnda in 2:47 before winning by injury default over newcomer Destin McCauley. Kolb battled Spencer Johnson to extra time twice on the night, winning by a 3-2 margin on both occasions. At 184 pounds, Aaron Studebaker and TJ Dudley split their matches against each other. Studebaker won the first battle by a 4-2 decision. Dudley won the second showdown, 6-5. At 125 pounds, redshirt freshman Tim Lambert defeated Shawn Nagel twice, winning the first by pin in 4:52 and the second by technical fall, 18-0. At 133 pounds, Colton McCrystal put together a pair of victories. McCrystal took down Ben Morgan, 6-1, before defeating Eric Montoya, 7-4. Micah Barnes (165) won both of his matches, defeating Brandon Wilbourn by injury default and outlasting Ian Ousley, 12-3. At 157 pounds, John Svoboda picked up a pair of wins. Svoboda opened with a 5-2 triumph over Ousley and added a 5-2 decision over Metzler. The heavyweights battled once on Friday night, with Nyle Bartling notching an injury default victory over Collin Jensen. At 141 pounds, Anthony Abidin pinned Adam Joseph in 1:27 following Joseph’s 5-3 decision over Tyrell Galloway. The Huskers open the regular season on Sunday, Nov. 17 against Northwestern at the Devaney Center at 1 p.m. Results: 125: Tim Lambert by pin over Shawn Nagel, 4:52 133: Colton McCrystal by dec. over Ben Morgan, 6-1 157: John Svoboda by dec. over Ian Ousley, 5-2 149: Jake Sueflohn by pin over Luis DeAnda, 2:47 141: Adam Joseph by dec. over Tyrell Galloway, 5-3 149: Destin McCauley by pin over Gage Anderson, 0:41 165: Micah Barnes by inj. def. over Brandon Wilbourn 184: Aaron Studebaker by dec. over TJ Dudley, 4-2 174: Robert Kokesh by tech. fall over McCoy Newberg, 17-2 197: Caleb Kolb by dec. over Spencer Johnson, 3-2 (2OT) 133: Colton McCrystal by dec. over Eric Montoya, 7-4 157: John Svoboda by dec. over Alex Metzler, 5-2 125: Tim Lambert by tech. fall over Shawn Nagel, 18-0 HWT: Nyle Bartling by inj. def. over Collin Jensen 149: Luis DeAnda by pin over Gage Anderson, 2:46 141: Anthony Abidin by pin over Adam Joseph, 1:27 149: Jake Sueflohn by inj. def. over Destin McCauley 184: TJ Dudley by dec. over Aaron Studebaker, 6-5 197: Caleb Kolb by dec. over Spencer Johnson, 3-2 (3OT) 133: Eric Montoya by major dec. over Ben Morgan, 14-5 165: Micah Barnes by major dec. over Ian Ousley, 12-3

Denver, Colo. -- In No. 17 Northwestern’s first road duals meet of the season, the Wildcats earned a pair of wins in Denver, Colo. Friday, defeating Air Force 28-15 and Northern Colorado 33-12. NU won seven individual events against Air Force, including five with bonus points. After Air Force won the first match, NU’s Dominick Malone got the ‘Cats their first victory, winning a 5-2 decision over David Walker at 133 lbs. Northwestern would not look back and did not trail again. Pat Greco and Jason Tsirtsis earned bonus point victories at 141 lbs. and 149 lbs. respectively. “We need to do a better job of controlling the entire match,” head coach Drew Pariano said. “We had some guys go out and dictate the pace of the match. We also had guys who needed to get after it from the opening whistle. We will improve.” Air Force answered at 157 lbs. and 174 lbs. to keep the match close at 16-15 Northwestern. But the ‘Cats swept the final three matches to close out the dual. At 197 lbs., Alex Polizzi won by tech fall over Evan Gros. Two time All-American and NCAA finalist Mike McMullan returned to the mat for the ‘Cats to earn a major decision over Marcus Malecek. Against Northern Colorado, Malone (1:34), Tsirtsis (2:12) and Pierce Harger (3:51) got the ‘Cats rolling early three pins pins at 141 lbs., 149 lbs. and 174 lbs. respectively, and NU led 24-6. Jacob Berkowitz, Polizzi and McMullan closed out the match each winning by decisions over Northern Colorado to give the ‘Cats a 33-12 win. NU opens up Big Ten action traveling to Nebraska to face the Cornhuskers on Nov. 17 at 1:00 p.m. CT. No. 17 Northwestern 28, Air Force 15 125: Martin(Josh) Martinez (AF) won by decision over Garrison White (NU) 7-3. (3-0 AF) 133: Dominick Malone (NU) won by decision over Gregory Rinker (AF) 5-2. (3-3) 141: Pat Greco (NU) won by major decision over David Walker (AF) 17-7. (7-3 NU) 149: Jason Tsirtsis (NU) won by pin over Natrelle Demison (AF) 4:57. (13-3 NU) 157: Joshua Kreimier (AF) won by pin over Benjamin Sullivan (NU) 4:56. (13-9 NU) 165: Pierce Harger (NU) won by decision over Jesse Stafford (AF) 5-3.(16-9 NU) 174: Konner Witt (AF) won by pin over David Helmer (NU) 2:30. (16-15 NU) 184: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) won in sudden victory 1 over Scott Reilly (AF) 3-1. (19-15 NU) 197: Alex Polizzi (NU) won by tech fall over Evan Gros (AF) 4:04 15-0.(24-15 NU) 285: Michael McMullan (NU) won by major decision over Marcus Malecek (AF) (28-15 NU) No. 17 Northwestern 33, Northern Colorado 12 125: Trey Andrews (NC) won by decision over Garrison White (NU) 11-4. (3-0 NC) 133: Dominick Malone (NU) won by pin over Michael Espinoza (NC) 1:34. (6-3 NU) 141: Pat Greco (NU) won by forfeit (Unattached). (12-3 NU) 149: Jason Tsirtsis (NU) won by pin over Beau Roberts (NC) 2:12. (18-3 NU) 157: Mitchell Polkowske (NC) won by decision over Dylan Marriott (NU) 4-0. (18-6 NC) 165: Pierce Harger (NU) won by pin over Donovan Maes (NC) 3:51. (24-6 NU) 174: Dylan Rutledge (NC) won by forfeit (Unattached). (24-12 NU) 184: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) won by decision over Nick Bayer (NC) 4-2.(27-12 NU) 197: Alex Polizzi (NU) won by decision over Brian Macchione (NC) 8-3. (30-12 NU) 285: Michael McMullan (NU) won by decision over Henry Chirino (NC) 4-0. (33-12 NU)

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MADISON, Wis.-- The No. 20 Wisconsin wrestling team started the 2013-14 season off with a pair of convincing victories Friday night. The Badgers lost only one match and won by a combined score of 88-3 over Cumberland (Tenn.) and Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tenn. In UW’s first dual meet of the day, the Badgers (2-0) were perfect and posted a 51-0 victory over Cumberland (Tenn.). All but two matches were decided by either fall or technical falls. No. 2 Tyler Graff, No. 10 Jesse Thielke, No. 7 Isaac Jordan, Scott Liegel and No. 12 Jackson Hein all recorded falls and accounted for 30 team points. Thielke and Liegel provided UW with the quickest victories against the Bulldogs. Thielke pinned Dalton Baysinger in 30 seconds at 141 lbs., while Liegel recorded his fall over Jacob Shirley in 38 seconds at 174 lbs. The only two matches decided by decisions in the Cumberland (Tenn.) dual came from Matt Cavallaris at 125 lbs., and Ben Cox at 165 lbs. Cavallaris put the Badgers on the board with a 3-1 victory over Justus Griffith at 125 lbs., while Cox defeated Kirk Johnson 5-2. Also posting commanding victories for UW in the first dual of the day were TJ Ruschell at 149 lbs., Timmy McCall at 197 lbs., and Connor Medbery at heavyweight. Each wrestler won by technical fall and the three secured victories by combining to beat their opponent 51-1. Against Chattanooga in the second dual of the day, the Badgers dropped just one set and came out on top 37-3. Redshirt freshman Ryan Taylor had an impressive showing at 125 lbs., defeating Zach Bridson in a major decision, 22-9, to secure his first victory of the season. Graff posted his second pin of the day, this time in 4:44, against Nick Soto to give UW an early 10-0 lead. After two victories by decision and a sudden victory from Jordan, Frank Cousins dropped the only match of the day with a 6-1 loss to Corey Mock at 165 lbs. The Badgers would go on to score 18 points over the final four matches—including six points from Medbery’s pin at heavyweight—to seal the win. The Badgers will get back into action Sunday morning at the Hokie Duals in Salem, Va. UW will square off against North Carolina at 8 a.m. (CT), No. 14 Virginia at 10 a.m. (CT) and Old Dominion at noon (CT). Wisconsin 51, Cumberland 0 125 Cavallaris (WIS) dec Griffith (CUM), 3-1 0 3 133 Graff (WIS) fall Ward (CUM), 5:21 0 9 141 Thielke (WIS) fall Baysinger (CUM), :30 0 15 149 Ruschell (WIS) tech fall Croley (CUM), 4:30 19-1 0 20 157 Jordan (WIS) fall Sanderfer (CUM), 5:39 0 26 165 Cox (WIS) dec Johnson (CUM), 5-2 0 29 174 Liegel (WIS) fall Shirley (CUM), :38 0 35 184 Hein (WIS) fall Hunt (CUM), 6:50 0 41 197 McCall (WIS) tech fall Stewart (CUM), 6:47 16-0 0 46 HWT Medbery (WIS) tech fall Smith (CUM), 3:43 16-0 0 51 Wisconsin 37, Chattanooga 3 125 Taylor (WIS) maj dec Bridson (UTC), 22-9 4 0 133 Graff (WIS) fall Soto (UTC), 4:44 10 0 141 Thielke (WIS) dec Sams (UTC), 8-4 13 0 149 Ruschell (WIS) dec Hooker (UTC), 5-4 16 0 157 Jordan (WIS) SV1 Hudson (UTC), 5-3 19 0 165 Mock (UTC) dec Cousins (WIS), 6-1 19 3 174 Liegel (WIS) dec Clemons (UTC), 8-7 22 3 184 Hein (WIS) inj Shrader (UTC), 3:56 28 3 197 McCall (WIS) dec Johnson (UTC), 6-5 31 3 HWT Medbery (WIS) fall Malone (UTC), 3:58 37 3

SALEM, Va. -- The eighth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team opened up its season with a convincing 28-9 win over Hofstra Friday night at the Salem Civic Center. Bolstered by pins from Chris Penny and Devin Carter, the Hokies rolled to their first win ever against the Pride. Action kicked off at 184 pounds with Nick Vetterlein taking a 14-6 major decision and Chris Penny picking up a first-period pin to set the tone for Tech. Redshirt freshman Ty Walz made his collegiate debut, picking up an exciting 6-4 victory in sudden victory of Michael Hughes to give Tech a 13-0 lead. Heralded freshman Joey Dance then debuted at 125 and pulled out a 3-1 win for his first collegiate win before the Pride got on the board at 133 pounds as Jamel Hudson beat Erik Spjut 9-5. One of the featured bouts was up next as Tech’s Devin Carter, ranked third in the country, and Hofstra’s Luke Vaith, ranked 11th, squared off at 141 pounds. Carter came out firing and put this one away quickly, pinning Vaith with five seconds left in the first period. Fifth-ranked Zach Neibert struggled a little bit at his new weight of 149 pounds, but put away Cody Ruggirello late for the 13-9 win to give Tech a 23-3 lead. Hofstra got three more points at 157 pounds with Nick Terdick’s 10-6 win over Sal Mastriani and continued its run when 11th-ranked Joseph Booth hung on for a 5-3 win over 16th-ranked Chris Moon. Seventeenth-ranked Austin Gabel finished the night on a positive note for the squad, picking up a 5-1 win to account for the final score. Tech (1-0) will be back in action on Sunday, wrestling three dual matches as part of the Hokie Duals at the Civic Center. Tech will take on Kent State (9 a.m.), Chattanooga (11 a.m.) and VMI (1 p.m.) The Hokie Open will also take place on five other matches in an open tournament that begins at 10 a.m. Results: 184: Nick Vetterlein (VT) maj. dec. Dwight Howes, 14-6 197: Chris Penny (VT) fall David Heitman, 2:57 285: Ty Walz (VT) dec. Michael Hughes, 6-4 (SV) 125: #20 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Jamie Franco, 3-1 133: Jamel Hudson (H) dec. #17 Erik Spjut, 9-5 141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) fall #11 Luke Vaith, 2:55 149: #5 Zach Neibert (VT) dec. Cody Ruggirello, 13-9 157: Nick Terdick (H) dec. Sal Mastriani, 10-6 165: #11 Joseph Booth (H) dec. #16 Chris Moon, 5-3 174: #17 Austin Gabel (VT) dec. Victor Pozsonyi, 5-1

The 2013 InterMat JJ Classic takes place on Sunday at the UCR Regional Sports Center in Rochester, Minn. Wrestling gets underway at 9 a.m. The semifinals and finals will be live streamed, and some earlier action will be live streamed as well, courtesy of MN/USA Wrestling. Check the InterMat homepage on Sunday morning for the live streams. Results can be found on TrackWrestling.com. Below is a weight-by-weight preview of this year's InterMat JJ Classic, along with predictions from InterMat JJ Classic recruiters Steve Elwood and Pat Priebe. Note: This preview includes wrestlers registered through 12 p.m. CT on Friday. Information in this preview is subject to change due to additions, scratches, and weight class changes. 100: This is the only non-NFHS weight class contested, and it's filled with wrestlers who have excelled in state, regional, and national age group events but many have limited high school wrestling experience or production. One wrestler entered in this weight class who has excelled at the high school level is K.J. Suitor (Swan Valley, Mich.), a state placewinner who compiled a 57-5 record as a freshman. Suitor was a fourth-place finisher at this year's Grappler Fall Classic at 103 pounds. Alexander Crowe (Shakopee, Minn.) is coming off a strong spring and summer. He was a runner-up in both the Cadet National folkstyle and Cadet National Greco-Roman competitions at 88 pounds. Justin Portillo (Toledo Central Catholic, Ohio) has solid results this fall, placing in the Grappler Fall Classic and going 5-2 at Preseason Nationals. Neil Schmalz (Mound Westonka, Minn.) had a winning varsity record as an undersized 113-pounder last season. Ethan Cota (Kenyon-Wanamingo) was third at Mental Aerobics and the Rumble on the Red, and has also been productive in MN/USA events. Alex Davis (Champlin, Minn.) was a MN/USA state champion in both freestyle and Greco-Roman this year. Tyler Eischens (Anoka, Minn.) is coming off a third-place finish at Preseason Nationals. Stone Mendez (Kiewit, Neb.) was a Schoolboy All-American this year in freestyle and Greco-Roman, and also placed this fall at the Conflict at Carver and Blue Chip Fall Brawl. Two eighth-graders from Willmar to keep an eye on this weight class are Israel Navarro and Clay Carlson. Several other credentialed wrestlers could figure into the mix at this weight class. Steve Elwood's Prediction: With a gaudy 57-5 record as a freshman, I'm not picking against K.J. Suiter. Michigan takes the first title here. Pat Priebe's Prediction: There are not a lot of guys in this weight with varsity experience, but these young lightweights have some solid national credentials. I think Alexander Crowe will make a run to the finals, and I believe he will meet K.J. Suitor, who was a Michigan state placer last year at 103. Suitor had 57 wins last year and placed seventh at state, and that's why I am picking Suitor to win this weight class. Justin Portillo could be the dark horse here and may surprise a few people. 106: Austin Gomez (Glenbard North, Ill.) will make his much-anticipated high school wrestling debut this winter, and is one of the favorites to come out on top at this year's JJ Classic. Gomez was a Cadet National double finalist this past summer in Fargo. He claimed a title in the Cadet Greco-Roman competition and finished runner-up in the Cadet freestyle competition at 94 pounds. He won a FILA Cadet freestyle title at 42 kilos this past spring, which earned him a spot on the Cadet World Team that competed in Cadet World Championships in Serbia this past August. Ian Parker (St. Johns, Mich.) was a state runner-up in Michigan last season as a freshman, going 48-3. This fall Parker finished runner-up at the Grappler Fall Classic. He also earned All-American honors this year in the FILA Cadet freestyle and Cadet freestyle competitions. Brent Jones (Shakopee, Minn.) is coming off a strong spring and summer. Jones was a Cadet All-American in all three styles of wrestling this year, winning a title in folkstyle and finishing third in freestyle and Greco-Roman. He was a FILA Cadet double All-American and Northern Plains double champion this year as well. Jones dropped matches to Gomez at FILA Cadet Nationals and in Fargo. Drew West (Highland, Iowa) won the InterMat JJ Classic last year at 100 pounds. He was a state champion this year in all three styles at 106 pounds. West earned All-American honors this year in the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition at 106 pounds. Tucker Sjomeling (Delano, Minn.) is a state champion who should contend in this weight class. He finished third in this year's Cadet National folkstyle competition at 100 pounds. Joshua Portillo (Toledo Central Catholic, Ohio) won 45 matches last season. Andrew Smith (Amery, Wis.) is a multiple-time Cadet folkstyle All-American, and also placed in the Minnesota Christmas Tournament. Jaxon Sommers (Totino-Grace, Minn.) and Skylar Hieronimus (Adrian, Minn.) are state qualifiers capable of finding a spot on the podium. Sommers was a Cadet folkstyle All-American in 2012. Dillon Swift (Dakota, Ill.), Brenden Baker (Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Iowa), Nick Pastika (Rochester Century, Minn.), and Lee Schmalz (Mound Westonka, Minn.) all won 20-plus matches last season. Elwood's Prediction: I like Ian Parker over Brent Jones in a grinder in the semis. Ian Parker then will stare down Austin Gomez and win a high-scoring, action-packed final Priebe's Prediction: I believe any of the top seeds could win this weight class on any given day. I think we will see Austin Gomez make the finals with a familiar foe in Brent Jones. Gomez got the best of Jones in Fargo, but I am going with Jones in a close battle. 113: This weight class is deep and filled with talent. Michael Cullen (Cary Grove, Ill.) enters as the favorite. Cullen placed third in the Junior National freestyle competition this past summer at 113 pounds, and was fifth the previous summer in the Cadet National freestyle competition at the same weight class. He was undefeated at this year's Junior National Duals in freestyle. At the high school level Cullen is a two-time state placewinner, finishing fourth and sixth. He has a career record of 89-7. Kanen Storr (Leslie, Mich.) compiled a perfect record of 58-0 this past season as a freshman en route to winning a state championship. Storr earned All-American honors this year in the Cadet National folkstyle and Greco-Roman competitions. He placed third in the FILA Cadet National Greco-Roman competition. Storr also won a title this year at the Ohio Tournament of Champions. Iowa has couple top challengers in Nolan Hellickson (Southeast Polk, Iowa) and Tanner Rohweder (Iowa City West, Iowa). Hellickson compiled a 50-1 record last season, with his only loss coming in the state semifinals. He won titles at the Cheesehead, Ed Winger, and Gardner Edgerton tournaments, and has performed well in regional and national freestyle events. Rohweder has been a multiple-time Junior freestyle All-American, and a titlist in 2012. He is also a two-time state placewinner. Travis Piotrowski (Prairie Ridge, Ill.) is a state third-place finisher and Cadet freestyle All-American. He's coming off a fourth-place finish at Preseason Nationals. Austin Anderly (LeSueur-Henderson, Minn.) posted a 38-4 record last season as a sophomore en route to winning his state title at 106 pounds. He was a Northern Plains Greco-Roman champion this year, and finished third in the Northern Plains freestyle competition. At last year's InterMat JJ Classic, Anderly earned the award for the most falls in the least amount of time, and finished third in the event at 100 pounds. Brad Osatiuk (Maple Grove, Minn.) was a state finalist last season. Other state placewinners in this weight class include Ty Pelot (Two Rivers, Wis.), Ryan Schmalen (Clear Lake, Iowa), and Alex Lloyd (Shakopee, Minn.). Patrick Augustyn (Glenbard North, Ill.), a 44-match winner last season, could be the bracket buster in this weight class. Elwood's Prediction: An unreal amount of talent in the top six here. Storr went 58-0, winning a state title in the Wolverine State. Cullen is already a two-time state placer, going 99-7 in the last two seasons. Meanwhile Noah Hellickson went 50-1 in Iowa, finishing third. How about Minnesota state champ Anderly? I'm going with Noah Hellickson. Winning the Cheesehead last year showed me he is ready for a JJ title. Priebe's Prediction: I think most people will pick Michael Cullen to win this one after his stellar performance in Fargo. I, however, will pass on him and undefeated state champ Kanen Storr, and go with Southeast Polk's Nolan Hellickson. Hellickson is tough as nails and went 50-1 last year with an injured hand. 120: Kyle Akins (Sycamore, Ill.) was a state champion last season and has two other state medals on his resume. He raised his stock nationally this past summer when he finished third in the Junior National freestyle competition, losing only to top-ranked Nathan Tomasello of Ohio. Akins will wrestle collegiately at Buffalo. Akins' biggest challenge in this year's InterMat JJ Classic will likely come from Mitchell McKee (St. Michael-Albertville, Minn.), a multiple-time national champion. McKee has been a Cadet National Greco-Roman champion in each of the last two summers. This year he was a Cadet National freestyle runner-up and third-place finisher in the Cadet National folkstyle competition. He placed third in the FILA Cadet National Greco-Roman competition. McKee is a two-time state placewinner at the high school level, finishing third this past season as a freshman at 106 pounds and runner-up as an eighth-grader. He has compiled a record of 90-7 over the past two seasons. McKee was a runner-up at the InterMat JJ Classic in 2012 at 106 pounds. Ben Thornton (La Crosse Central, Wis.), a three-time state finalist, is entered in this weight class. Thornton was a state champion in 2012, and finished as a state runner-up in 2011 and 2013. He is also a three-time Bi-State champion, winning titles at 103, 106, and 113 pounds. Thornton has a career record of 146-2. Anthony Luft (Worthington, Minn.) is a state champion and three-time state placewinner. Luft compiled a 38-1 record last season as a junior en route to capturing a state title at 120 pounds. He was a state fifth-place finisher as a sophomore at 106 pounds, and a state sixth-place finisher as a freshman at 103 pounds. Seth Elwood (Medford, Minn.), Jamin LeDuc (Farmington, Minn.), Joe Fischenich (Windom, Minn.), and Kelby Hawkins (Groton, S.D.) are all returning state placewinners. Tanner Cole (Owatonna, Minn.) won 44 matches last season as an eighth-grader, and also went undefeated at The Clash. Elwood's Prediction: Although my heart has Mitchell McKee (extremely tough Greco-Roman talent), I see him losing to three-time state finalist Ben Thorton (146-2 career record) in the semis. In a great final, I'm picking Illinois to crown Kyle Akins (40-1 state champ) with their first JJ title of the day. Priebe's Prediction: Kyle Akins is back and is looking for redemption from last year's InterMat JJ Classic where he was upset in the quarters by the No. 8 seed. Akins had a great run in Fargo, with his only loss coming to Nathan Tomasello. This year I predict Akins will make it to the finals and meet another stud that had great Fargo performances this year. I am going with Fargo double finalist Mitchell McKee in a great finals match vs. Akins. 126: University of Minnesota commit Tommy Thorn (St. Michael-Albertville, Minn.), one of the nation's top senior wrestlers, will enter this weekend's event as the No. 1 seed. Thorn is a three three-time state champion. He has compiled a career record of 149-6 as a high school wrestler. His state championships have come at 103, 113, and 120 pounds. Thorn has been a Junior National freestyle champion (2012), FILA Cadet National freestyle champion twice (2011 & 2012), Cadet National freestyle champion (2011), and Cadet National folkstyle champion (2011). Tommy Thorn's father John was an All-American wrestler at Iowa State University in 1983, finishing fourth at 118 pounds. His oldest brother Mike was a two-time All-American and 2010 Big Ten champion for the University of Minnesota. His older brother David is currently on the University of Minnesota wrestling team and is a returning All-American. Another multiple-time state champion entered in his weight class is Lincoln Olson (Davison, Mich.). Olson has compiled a record of 101-2 over the first two years of his school wrestling career. He has been an All-American in freestyle at the Cadet, FILA Cadet, and Junior levels. This fall he won a title at the Grappler Fall Classic at 125 pounds. In 2011, Olson represented Team USA at the FILA Cadet World Championships. He is a seven-time national champion. Olson attends Davison (Mich.) High School, the same high school that produced NCAA Division I wrestling champions Brent Metcalf, Jon Reader, and Paul Donahoe. Kaz Onoo (Mason City, Iowa) is a state runner-up and Junior National All-American. Onoo was a runner-up at Reno Worlds in April. He is a two-time InterMat JJ Classic placewinner, finishing third last year and fourth in 2011. In addition to Onoo, there are three other multiple-time state placewinners from Iowa entered in this weight class that should battle for spots on the podium, John Gioffredi (Indianola, Iowa), Hunter Genco (Clinton, Iowa), and Brady Ruden (Wilton, Iowa). Gioffredi is a two-time state placewinner, finishing runner-up last season and sixth the previous season. He was runner-up to Onoo at this year's Blue Chip Fall Brawl. Genco is a three-time state placwinner, with finishes of third, sixth, and seventh. Ruden was a state runner-up last season and sixth in 2012. He has also been a folkstyle All-American at the Cadet and Junior levels. Louie Sanders (LCWM, Minn.) and Kal Gerber (Cameron, Wis.) are both returning state champions. Sanders compiled a record of 36-4 this past season en routing to winning a Minnesota state title in Class A at 120 pounds. He became a Minnesota/USA Wrestling Triple Crown winner this past spring by capturing state championships in all three styles. Sanders is also a Cadet National folkstyle All-American and Northern Plains Greco-Roman champion. Gerber went a perfect 47-0 en route to winning his state title at 113 pounds. Other state placewinners entered in this weight class include Collin Kraus (Stoughton, Wis.), Travis Swanson (Cambridge Isanti, Minn.), Joshua Markham (Northeastern, NC), and Paul Fitterer (Cannon Falls, Minn.). Adam Hedin (Rosemount, Minn.) is a dark horse to watch in this weight class. Hedin, who battled an injury for half of last season, finished fourth in last weekend's Preseason Nationals. Elwood's Prediction: I finally come to a weight class where I can feel comfortable picking a champion (and one from Minnesota). Tommy Thorn is my pick. He's on a different level here as a three-time state champ. He is also Minnesota's top senior. I expect Lincoln Olson to squeeze past Kaz Onoo in a semifinal thriller. Priebe's Prediction: The clear frontrunner is Tommy Thorn and he is my pick. I think the field is very balanced from 2-12. I think Louie Sanders pulls some upsets but falls short in the semis vs. Lincoln Olson. Iowa also has some real studs here with Onoo, Gioffredi, and Genco and I believe they will make some noise here. My darkhorse is Travis Swanson. He has been known to pull some major upsets in brackets. 132: One of California's most accomplished wrestlers, PJ Klee (Cardinal Newman, Calif.), is a strong favorite to finish on top in this weight class. Klee spent the first two and half years of his high school career at Blair Academy in New Jersey, the preeminent high school wrestling program in the country, before moving back to his home state of California midway through his junior year. He is a two-time NHSCA Nationals champion, winning titles as a freshman and sophomore. This past spring he finished fourth in the NHSCA Junior Nationals. He has twice been runner-up at the Beast of the East and also a runner-up at the POWERade. He has placed at several other national events, including the Walsh Ironman, FILA Cadet Nationals, and Cadet Nationals. Klee is ranked as the nation's No. 50 senior wrestler. In September Klee gave a verbal commitment to wrestle at Army for Joe Heskett. Austin Eicher (Hartland, Mich.) is a state champion and three-time state placewinner. Last season Eicher compiled a 52-1 record en route to winning his state title at 130 pounds. He finished fourth at last year's InterMat JJ Classic. Nate Jozsa (Argenta-Oreana, Ill.) is back in the InterMat JJ Classic for the first time since winning a title in the inaugural event in 2010 as a 112-pound freshman. Jozsa finished last season 45-1, with his lone loss coming in the state semifinals. He is coming off a strong performance at Preseason Nationals, where he notched a win over nationally ranked Colton Adams of Nebraska, and finished runner-up in the competition. Iowa wrestlers Chris Walters (Iowa City West, Iowa) and Joshua Wenger (Cedar Rapids Prairie, Iowa) are both multiple-time state placewinners. Walters was a state third-place finisher last season, and a state runner-up the previous season. He has also been a Junior folkstyle All-American. Last weekend he finished fifth at Preseason Nationals. Wenger is a two-time state fourth-place finisher. He finished fourth at last year's InterMat JJ Classic. He was a placewinner in last weekend's Preseason Nationals, with one of his losses coming to Colton Adams, 6-5. Nick O'Brien (Wayzata, Minn.) is a three-time state medalist, finishing runner-up last season, and sixth in each of the two previous seasons. Alexander Butler (Boylan, Ill.) was a Cadet freestyle All-American this past summer, finishing third at 132 pounds. He was a state fourth-place finisher last season as a sophomore. Butler finished sixth in last weekend's Preseason Nationals, with one of his losses coming to Walters. Devin Bahr (West Salem, Wis.) is a talented freshman who could make some noise in this weight class. Bahr is a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion, and Cadet All-American in folkstyle and Greco-Roman. He claimed a Preseason Nationals title last weekend. Dylan Connell (Chisago Lakes, Minn.) is a state placewinner and Cadet folkstyle All-American. Elwood's Prediction: Most people think the guy traveling the longest distance to get here, PJ Klee (California), is the prohibitive favorite. He would be smart to be in top shape. Austin Eicher (52-1, state champ from Michigan) is dangerous. Jozsa is also a tough customer (45-1, state third from Illinois). I'm picking P.J. Klee. The question is who will Klee face in a challenge match after the tournament? Priebe's Prediction: I like PJ Klee to win this weight class. I believe we will see Klee vs. Walters in the semis with Klee pulling out the win. On the other side I will pick Nate Jozsa to beat Austin Eicher in the semis. Jozsa has been on fire this preseason and had a dominating win against Colton Adams last weekend to get himself a second-place finish at Preseason Nationals. 138: Zac Hall (St. Johns, Mich.), one of the nation's most accomplished wrestlers, tops this weight class. Hall won a title at last year's InterMat JJ Classic at 126 pounds, which included a 10-2 finals victory over Fredy Stroker of Bettendorf, Iowa. Hall is a three-time state champion with a career record of 146-2. His most recent state championship came at 125 pounds after a 48-0 season. Hall is a two-time Junior freestyle All-American, FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up, and two-time Cadet freestyle All-American. He recently became the first wrestler to win three titles at the Grappler Fall Classic in Michigan. He also won a title this fall at the Southeast Kickoff Classic, also known as the Freak Show, in Las Vegas. Hall has committed to wrestle at the University of Michigan. Two-time state finalist Mark Voss (St. Michael-Albertville, Minn.) was a runner-up at last year's InterMat JJ Classic at 132 pounds. This past spring Voss earned All-American honors in the Junior National folkstyle competition at 132 pounds, placing sixth. In addition, he was a fourth-place finisher in the FILA Cadet National freestyle competition at 58 kilos. At that event he recorded a victory over nationally ranked Zahid Valencia of California. Voss was also a Northern Plains freestyle champion this year. Ben Brancale (Eden Prairie, Minn.) has been a state placewinner, Cadet freestyle All-American, and multiple-time InterMat JJ Classsic placewinner. Last season Brancale entered the state tournament ranked No. 1 in the state, but had a disappointing tournament and failed to place. He was runner-up to Apple Valley's Seth Gross in the 2011 InterMat JJ Classic, and finished fifth in the event last year. Brandon Moen (Owatonna, Minn.) was a state fourth-place finisher last season as an eighth-grader at 113 pounds. Moen placed fourth in last weekend's Preseason Nationals. He has also been a Minnesota Christmas Tournament placewinner. Miles Patton (Rochester Mayo, Minn.) is coming off a strong performance at Preseason Nationals, where he finished sixth. Patton has won 30-plus matches in each of the past two seasons. Taylor Lehman (Clarion-Goldfield, Iowa) and Zachary Beaumaster (Monticello, Minn.) are returning state placewinners who could figure into the mix. Elwood's Prediction: Zac Hall is probably the highest profile wrestler in the tournament. He's a three-time state champ (146-2) with plenty of national credentials. The guy he will most likely see in the finals is perhaps the most underrated wrestler in Minnesota. Mark Voss is going to push Zac Hall and I expect this to be one of the day's best finals. I like Zac Hall in a close one. Priebe's Prediction: Zac Hall will be tough to beat at this weight and should make it to the finals. I think he will meet Mark Voss in the finals and it will be a great match. Voss is overlooked nationally by many and has impressive wins over Seth Gross, Zahid Valencia, and Logan Massa. I am going with Mark Voss here. 145: This weight class was decimated by injuries. The two wrestlers expected to be the top two seeds, both Cadet National champions, were late scratches after suffering injuries in other preseason wrestling events. There is no clear favorite in this weight class, but still some very talented wrestlers, which should make for a very competitive weight class. Matthew Rundell (OPRF, Ill.), a Freak Show finalist, will enter as one of the top contenders. Jacob Gorial (Hartland, Mich.) was a state runner-up last season, losing to his teammate Austin Eicher in the state finals. Joseph Nelson (Stoughton, Wis.) was a Wisconsin state medalist two seasons ago as a freshman. Last year he transferred to Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), but is now back in Wisconsin for his junior season. He was a Cadet National Greco-Roman champion in the summer of 2012. Other state placewinners in this weight class include Mason Brownlee (TCU, Minn.), Blake Carlisle (Prior Lake, Minn.), Carson Brolsma (Osseo, Minn.), and Connor McDill (Utica-Eisenhower, Mich.). Elwood's Prediction: I like Illinois to take another title back home with Matthew Rundell (recent Freak Show runner-up) as the top pick here. Jacob Gorial from Michigan is a tough customer and Mason Brownlee from Minnesota might be ready to have that breakout win. Priebe's Prediction: After his solid Freak Show performance I am going with Matthew Rundell. I think Rundell will meet Carson Brolsma in the semis and win a very tight match. I see Mason Brownlee making the finals as he will beat state runner-up Jacob Glorial in the semis. I think Brownlee vs. Rundell will be a great final, with Rundell coming out on top. 152: Like the 145-pound weight class, there is no clear frontrunner in this weight class, but a lot of very solid wrestlers capable of reaching the finals. Danny Bush (Davenport Assumption, Iowa) has had a productive fall on the mat, finishing third at the Conflict Carver and fourth at Preseason Nationals. He also won a couple matches at the Freak Show. Bush was a 40-match winner last season. Brandon Krone (Anoka, Minn.) was a state fifth-place finisher last season. He also has a Mental Aerobics title and an InterMat JJ Classic placement on his resume. Brady Nelson (Rochester Mayo, Minn.) was a state placewinner last season, and like Bush, placed at Preseason Nationals last weekend. Quincy Kalkbrenner (Le-Win, Ill.) is a state champion and two-time state medalist. He posted a 42-3 record last season en route to capturing a state championship at 145 pounds. Trey Blaha (Cedar Rapids Prairie, Iowa) is a two-time state placewinner and two-time InterMat JJ Classic placewinner. He finished third in the inaugural InterMat JJ Classic, where he split matches with Josh Alber, and placed fifth the following year. Harvey Friederichs (Chatfield, Minn.) was a state runner-up last season and finished with a 42-4 mark. Both Owen Webster (Shakopee, Minn.) and Jose Rodriguez (Henry Sibley, Minn.) were state medalists last season at 138 pounds. Webster was fourth, while Rodriguez was fifth. Carter Nielsen (Foley, Minn.) went 25-3 last season, but an injury kept him out of the state tournament. Charles City (Iowa) has a couple solid entrants in this weight class, Zach Milks and Alex Mitchell. Milks was a Conflict at Carver champion. Mitchell has won 30-plus matches in each of the past two seasons. Davionte Young (Apple Valley, Minn.) was a 20-match winner last season, and could surprise. Jake Raschka (Pewaukee, Wis.), who trains at the Askren Wrestling Academy, placed fifth in both the Conflict at Carver and Preseason Nationals. Elwood's Prediction: My favorite wrestler in the city of Rochester is Brady Nelson. He will have to take out Danny Bush and Brandon Krone to win it. Brady Nelson is my homer pick of the day. Priebe's Prediction: This weight class is a tough one to pick but I have to go with my guy Brady Nelson. Nelson had a great weekend last week in Cedar Falls and I believe it will continue this weekend. I see Nelson vs. Owen Webster in the semis with a back-and-forth battle. On the other side, look for Danny Bush to make the finals. Nelson over Bush by a takedown. 160: Dayton Racer (Apple Valley, Minn.) will be looking to claim his second straight InterMat JJ Classic title. Last year he captured the title at 152 pounds. Racer is a two-time state finalist, winning a state championship last season as a sophomore at 145 pounds. He finished the season with a 32-1 record. His combined record over the past two seasons is 72-6. In 2012, Racer was a Cadet National folkstyle champion and earned All-Americans honors in Greco-Roman. This past spring he finished third in the Junior National folkstyle competition and was a Northern Plains runner-up in freestyle. He is also a two-time Minnesota Christmas Tournament finalist, winning a title as a freshman. Racer placed fourth at last weekend's Preseason Nationals. Alex Davies (Canton, S.D.) is a two-time state champion and three-time state placewinner. He finished last season with a 50-3 record, winning the state title at 145 pounds. Davies' first state title came in 2012 at 138 pounds. Colten Carlson (Willmar, Minn.) was a state finalist last season as a freshman at 152 pounds. This past spring he was a MN/USA state champion in folkstyle, and also a Brute Nationals champion. Lucas Westrich (Lakeville North , Minn.) and Matt Njos (Anoka, Minn.) are both returning state placewinners who should contend for spots on the podium at the InterMat JJ Classic. Westrich was a state fourth-place finisher at 160 pounds, while Njos was up two weight classes at 182 pounds, where he finished sixth. Both Jacob Rukavina (Eastview, Minn.) and Sean O'Neil (Prior Lake, Minn.) were Mental Aerobics finalists this year. Rukavina placed at Preseason National last weekend. O'Neil has won titles or placed in numerous MN/USA events. Elwood's Prediction: Alex Davies is a two-time state champion from South Dakota (145-12). He should have a shootout with Colten Carlson in the semis. I like Davies to win, only to face Dayton Racer, who is too physical and will cruise to the title. Priebe's Prediction: I am going with Dayton Racer. I think we will see Racer vs. Westrich in the semis, with Racer winning handily. I like two-time South Dakota state champ Alex Davies to make the finals against Racer. I think Colten Carlson will make the semis against Davies, but Davies will be too much to handle for Carlson. 170: With Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), a two-time InterMat JJ Classic champion, being a late scratch due to injury, this weight class is wide open. Dan Marquette (Hastings, Minn.) was a MN/USA state champion in freestyle this year up a weight at 182 pounds. Cory Flaata (Park, Minn.) is a Cadet folkstyle All-American, and also a MN/USA state placewinner in all three styles this year, including a state runner-up in folkstyle. Tyler DeMoss (Hononegah, Ill.) was a Cadet All-American in both folkstyle and freestyle this year. He has also placed at the Grappler Fall Classic. Samuel Grove (Moorhead, Minn.) was a Freakshow champion this year in the 15 and under division, and is coming off a runner-up finish at Preseason Nationals. He won 27 matches last season as eighth-grader at 170 pounds. Seth Gardner (St. Michael, Minn.) was a MN/USA state champion this year in freestyle and Greco-Roman. Elwood's Prediction: With Mark Hall's injury, this weight class is there for the taking. It wouldn't be surprising to see a few guys move into this class. I like Tyler DeMoss from Illinois to get by Cory Flaata. Then, I'm picking Tyler DeMoss to beat Dan Marquette in tight one. Priebe's Prediction: I will go with Dan Marquette here. Marquette had an active offseason and looked very good. I think Marquette should see Cory Flaata in the finals, with Marquette coming out the victor. 182: Nationally ranked junior wrestler Bobby Steveson (Apple Valley, Minn.) will be after to his second straight InerMat JJ Classic title. Last year his title came at 170 pounds. Steveson, who recently moved from Indiana to Minnesota, was an undefeated state champion this past season at 170 pounds wrestling for Merrillville (Ind.). He has compiled a record of 78-2 over the first two seasons of his high school wrestling career. This past spring Steveson won a Junior National folkstyle title at 182 pounds. He was a runner-up in the FILA Cadet National freestyle competition in May. In August, Steveson represented the United States at the FILA Cadet Pan American Championships in Medellin, Colombia, and claimed a gold medal in both Greco-Roman and freestyle. Corey Parsons (Andover, Minn.) and Brian Bertram (Byron, Minn.) are both returning state third-place finishers looking to play spoiler to Steveson. Parsons was third at 170 pounds, while Bertram's third-place finish came at 182 pounds. One wrestler to keep an eye on in this weight class is Gable Steveson (Apple Valley, Minn.), the younger brother of Bobby Steveson. Gable, an eighth-grader, has won six straight USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals titles, and recently won a title at the Freak Show in Las Vegas. Elwood's Prediction: Apple Valley chugs along with Bobby Steveson. He is way better than most people know. Corey Parsons is tough, and finishing second here is a nice accomplishment. Priebe's Prediction: I will go with Bobby Steveson at this weight class. I have gotten to see Bobby in action and he is the real deal and will handle anyone in this bracket. I will take Corey Parsons to make the finals against Steveson, but Parsons will not have enough to beat Steveson. 195: This is a balanced weight class with no overwhelming favorite. Nicholas Pegelow (Eastview, Minn.) was an InterMat JJ Classic placewinner last year up a weight. He placed in the top three this year in both the MN/USA state freestyle and Greco-Roman tournaments. Ryan Jones (St. Michael-Albertville, Minn.) was a Conflict at Carver runner-up and won two matches at Preseason Nationals. Taylor Cole (Charles City, Iowa) is a solid wrestler who could make a splash in this weight class. Jake Olson (Anoka, Minn.) won 18 matches last season and competed up a weight class in his section tournament. Elwood's Prediction: Things get a bit murky here. I'm going with the unheralded STMA wrestler Ryan Jones. Priebe's Prediction: I think Ryan Jones will win this weight class. Jones has been pretty active this preseason, taking second at Conflict at Carver and going 2-2 last weekend in Iowa. I think Austin Benton will make the finals vs. Jones, with Jones coming out on top. 220: Nathan Rose (Sibley East, Minn.) was named the Outstanding Wrestler at last year's InterMat JJ Classic after defeating Lance Benick (Totino-Grace, Minn.) in the finals. He is favored to win his second consecutive InterMat JJ Classic title. Rose has won state championships in each of the past two seasons, going a perfect 90-0 combined over those two seasons. He is also a two-time NHSA Nationals champion. Rose has committed to the University of Minnesota. Christian DuLaney (Benilde-St. Margaret's, Minn.) was a state runner-up last season, and has placed in numerous regional and national events. Dulaney won three matches at the Super 32 Challenge this year and just missed out on placing at 195 pounds. Cody Linssen (Park, Minn.) was an InterMat JJ Classsic runner-up last year, and was a state placewinner in 2012. Last year he compiled a record of 18-1 before an injury ended his season. Sophomore Ryley Ostbye (Canton, S.D.) was a state fourth-place finisher last season as a freshman. He has placed in several national events throughout his career. Jacob Lynch (Rush City, Minn.) went 26-5 last season and was ranked in the top ten in the state. Elwood's Prediction: Nathan Rose is the popular pick. He's going to have a nice challenge from Christian Dulaney. Nathan Rose wears him down in the third and wins. Priebe's Prediction: It's hard to pick against future Gopher Nathan Rose, and he will be my pick. I think Rose will meet Ryley Ostbye from South Dakota in the semis, with Rose winning. Christian DuLaney will be the other finalist at this weight class. DuLaney looked very good at the Super 32 Challenge, but fell one round short of placing. I believe DuLaney will challenge Rose, but Rose moves well and will overwhelm DuLaney. 285: George Weege (Winona, Minn.) was a state placewinner last season down a weight at 220 pounds. Reid Johnson (Chanhassen, Minn.) is a talented big man with state tournament experience. The other heavyweights entered in the tournament are Jacob Krebs (Shakopee, Minn.), Timothy Duffy (Eastview, Minn.), Ryan Burton (Rochester Mayo, Minn.), and Aaron Moore (Minnetonka, Minn.). Elwood's Prediction: This is a tossup. I'm picking George Weege from Winona to finish at the top of the heap. Priebe's Prediction: I am picking George Weege here after his solid year in 2012-2013.

InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. You have until Thursday night every week to send questions to Foley's Twitter or email account. Do you want to read a past mailbag? Access archives. Chance Marsteller is arguably the best high school wrestler in the country right now. He wins a lot of wrestling matches in a state that really enjoys watching kids win wrestling matches. Recently Chance switched his mind about which college to attend. Originally he chose to dress himself in Nittany Lion blue and take his cues from head wrestling coach Cael Sanderson. In as much as anything can make sense, a Pennsylvania boy staying home to compete in front of family and friends seemed a logical conclusion -- that the decision was made so early only reaffirmed that belief. But then Chance posts on his Facebook that he will be attending Oklahoma State, the season's first big drama erupts and wrestling fans are scrambling to make sense of his actions. Why? I assume that Chance could outline a few reasons for his decision, but that would only cause more speculation and anger among fans. Ultimately it doesn't matter why he changed his mind. Chance is a teenager, and it's been my experience that most wrestlers his age have little to no clue what they want from their life outside their doctrine of "MORE." They want more championships, more attention, more free time, more friends, more sex, more Twitter followers. The only way to predict the action of a teenage wrestler is to guess where you'll find MORE of the things he wants. What's the MORE of Okie State? I don't have the faintest, and it doesn't matter to me in the least. Chance is a kid and he didn't make a bad decision by going to Oklahoma State, and it wasn't the right thing to do to go to Penn State. His school choice is his alone to make, and up until the day he steps foot on campus, he's within his rights to change his mind. The villain, if there is one, is that the process has become much more visible to the public. The high school wrestlers whose accolades were once only spread across in the local paper are now splashed on Facebook and Twitter. A personal decision magnified by thousands of fans inside a growing sport. Chance seems like a good kid and if he wants to wrestle for Okie State, Oregon State or the University of Virginia it's his decision to make and we should be nothing but supportive. To your questions ... Q: I have seen Logan Stieber billed as having a 60-2 overall record. But I am fairly sure he lost five matches as a true freshman before deciding to take a redshirt. Is it correct that those matches don't count against his overall record? How could that be? -- Dan A. Logan Stieber has two official losses in his college career (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Foley: No matter how you come about a redshirt season, the wins and losses within that season are not counted on your official NCAA record. It's a mighty rip in the wrestling universe to be able to retroactively vacate losses, but Logie Bear was injured and it applies to any and all wrestlers. The NCAA is nothing if not consistent. Though I know this takes the GOAT wind from Logan Stieber's sails there is plenty of reason to think that despite his rash of true-freshman losses he still might make a claim for the title. It's my opinion that if Logan wins a fourth NCAA title, he'll be the most exciting of the four to perform the task. Logan's style is wide open, and although that has cost him some losses, he'll earn mention among the GOAT, because that type of wrestling helps endure you to the fanbase on an emotional level. Q: Beast of the East, Super 32 Challenge, POWERade, Cheesehead, Freakshow, and Reno -- of these tournaments, which was is the toughest and why? How does a team decide which ones to go to? Can they go as an individual as well? With budget cuts how do these high schools afford to travel? -- Gregg Y. Foley: We are very fortunate at InterMat to have a high school wrestling expert who is well-informed on all matters of competition strength. Josh Lowe is the only guy to seek out for this type of insight, and though I don't often hand over the lectern for fear of never again being ceded the floor, I will go ahead and shove this over to Josh, who I think does a nice job explaining the differences.The Super 32 Challenge and Freak Show are both out-of-season competitions; which means they are independent of the high school seasons, high schools, travel constraints, and any of that. Kids, parents, and club programs arrange travel logistics for those events. Therefore, comparing those two tournaments to any in-season events is an apples to oranges comparison. Looking at those two events in particular, the Super 32 field was a much deeper and geographically broader field. Super 32 field was an East Coast and southeast primary event with some Midwest and plains states sprinkled in; Freak Show was a West Coast field with other areas sprinkled in. The threshold to place high in the Super 32 was greater than at the Freak Show, while the threshold to merely place and/or hit the round before placing top eight was WAY higher at the Super 32 (field was much superior in terms of depth, and the brackets were bigger). In terms of in-season tournaments, I wrote an article last summer discussing some of the nation's top tournaments. Things remain relatively similar heading into the 2013-14 season. When asking about travel arrangements for schools to in-season tournaments, it really is a case-by-case basis. Obviously some of those tournaments are local for teams; while in other cases, individual teams and/or booster clubs do fundraising.Q: Any insight into why Atlanta didn't make the list of finalists for host cities? I know the people here were very confident that they would be included. -- Joel H. Foley: I get the sense that they might not have applied. Do you know for certain that they sent in the initial bid paperwork? I ask because when I contacted the NCAA they explained that their bid process is held entirely behind closed doors. According to their PR department: It is our standard practice to not release the names of cities who have submitted bids for any of our championships. We do this for a number of reasons, including the protecting of the involved cities' interests on a number of levels. We don't have any issue with individual cities publicly discussing their intents to, or actual submitting, bids to host future championships. That is obviously their prerogative to do. However, it is something we do not publicly discuss at this time. Who knows if anything fishy is going on, but when compared with other major athletic organizations who launch bidding processes, the NCAA is utterly opaque. While the IOC and FILA haven't run pristine systems, the fans and those interested in the bidding process at least know who they're competing against. The NCAA keeps their process behind closed doors. It's not shameful yet, but as the sport grows we deserve to know where the revenue is going, which cities are bidding, and why they are being rejected. Without an open process the NCAA is limiting the ability for secondary and tertiary host locations to get involved. Though I can't know for certain, it reeks of a god 'ol boys system where traditional bid cities in wrestling and other sports (Louisville) have an upper hand on the competition due to their access. I'd love to know that my concerns are unwarranted, but when the process is closed to the public and the media it becomes anybody's guess. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Mark Cody and the Sooners look ready fro the 2013-14 season. I mean ... c'mon, guys. This advertisement below makes me want to take up modern pentathlon or start a wrestling club where we compete in faux fur. Imagine you had a choice to wear or not wear a singlet. Would you instinctively choose a tight piece of shiny Lycra? Of course not. Q: What ever happened to Jahwon Akui and Edwin Cooper? I know they both committed to Iowa Central Community College back in 2011. I remember reading somewhere that they were going to wrestle as true freshmen and then redshirt afterwards so that they can transfer to bigger schools and still have three years eligibility left. Where are they now? -- William S. Foley: Edwin Cooper made his way to the University of Iowa and almost immediately was arrested and charged for an assault near campus. He is enrolled at Upper Iowa. Jahwon Akui is subject to plenty of rumors. There is a popular one that he might try for Arizona State, but will first need to finish his Associates. Best of luck to both these young men! Q: A while ago, Anderson Silva was asked whether he thought wrestling was a martial art or not. He said that it was his opinion that it was not a martial art, as it didn't incorporate any real life training against strikes and weapons. I can kind of see the point he was making, but I don't think he's quite right. Wrestling has been used to train men for war since ancient times, right? -- Nolan Foley: Anderson has a very narrow view of what constitutes a martial art. He also just got knocked unconscious by Chris Weidman so he's sensitive to saying nice things about the sport that was the main training ground for the new middleweight champion. Of course wrestling is a martial art. No, it doesn't teach you how to defend against a knife wielding maniac in a defined way, but it does teach control and how best to transport an opponent from the feet to the ground. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated in war training since the beginning of man. When the world didn't have bullets and bombs, it was hand-to-hand combat and the ability to keep your feet that kept soldiers alive on the battlefield. Learning to wrestle, and competing outside of the battlefield is what kept Geghis Khan's armies in line. They took over the world. Turkish soldiers are reported to have survived prison camps during the Korean War because they would spend their downtime wrestling, in part to show they couldn't be beaten psychologically, but also to show their enduring physical strength and maintain their unity. Other soldiers, including America's Army, had high mortality rates in part because they didn't communicate, or keep ranks like the Turks. Today, soldiers around the world use wrestling to cobble together the various standing and ground techniques they look to employ. The ground portion of the Marine Corps Martial Arts program is particularly worthless if you have no mechanism by which to get an opponent to the mat. So yes, Anderson Silva is full of shit. COMMENT OF THE WEEK By Jordan L. The matches at the NWCA All-Star classic were phenomenal. I don't think I've ever seen more, great & epic matches in a single night. However, the matches were overshadowed by the pageantry of the event. There were too many award ceremonies, introductions, breaks in the action, and exhibition matches. The exhibition matches were excellent, by the way. Sahid Kargbo (GMU), David Terao (AU) ABSOLUTELY delivered with crazy, high-flying moves. But given that the most precious commodity we have is fans' attention spans, I believe that exhibition matches detract from the main event. After the exhibition matches there was an introduction ceremony, which was unnecessary because each wrestler was introduced prior to their respective bouts. After all, isn't it the announcer's job to tell the stories of our wrestlers and their coaches just before and during the respective matches? I also believe that we need to do a better job telling/promoting the stories of each of our athletes. Each wrestler should have a story that is communicated to the fan and general public as much as possible. I was on a planning committee for last year's Classic, and we interviewed each competitor, asked them a series of unique questions, and published it in our program. I also believe we need to come up with best practices for dual meets and marquee events, and hold the schools who run the events accountable to following them. Example: Address the program that is running four exhibition matches prior to a dual meet for boring the fans. Big or small, every single event that involves wrestling is representative of our sport, and we need to remember that as we continue to plan marquee matches. Lastly, we should never allow our wrestling fans to endure a three-plus hour event. Instead, we should try and end events leaving our spectators wanting more.

GREELEY -- The Northern Colorado wrestling team began its season in dramatic fashion Thursday in a come-from-behind victory against Chadron State at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion. The Bears trailed the Eagles 17-9 with the 184-, 197- and 285-pound classes still to wrestle, but Northern Colorado swept all three to win 18-17. At 184 pounds, Nick Bayer (Maple Valley, Wash.) defeated Jordan DeBus 4-1, with 2:24 of riding time, to start the comeback to cut the score to 12-17. Brian Macchione (Granby, Colo.) then defeated Devan Fors 5-1 in the 197-pound contest, and heavyweight Henry Chirino (Brandon, Fla.) used 2:10 of riding time and four takedowns to earn a 9-2 decision against Michael Hill to give the Bears the victory. "After Bayer got his win, I felt pretty comfortable with Macchione's match and having Henry be the last guy out there — knowing if he wins, we win the dual — I was pretty confident at that point," head coach Ben Cherrington said. Redshirt freshman Trey Andrews (Safford, Ariz.) got the Bears off to the start they wanted, posting a 6-0 decision at 125 pounds against Taylor Summers of Chadron State. Dustin Stodola got four points back for the Eagles after registering a 13-4 major decision against Sonny Espinoza (Pueblo, Colo). The Bears then suffered losses at the 141 and 149 classes by Sam Bauer (Enumclaw, Wash.) and newcomer Beau Roberts (Boise, Idaho) — who fell in 4-3 and 13-7 decisions, respectively — allowing the Eagles to build a 10-3 lead. "Beau Roberts is a much better wrestler than he showed tonight. We're not sure what happened. He's a junior college national runner-up, he's a fantastic wrestler and he's got something to figure out right now. He's a guy who should be winning matches for us." At 157 pounds, Mitchell Polkowske (LaJara, Colo.) stopped the bleeding for the Bears with a pin in 2:28 of Chadron State's C.J. Clark to get six points back for the Bears. Caleb Copeland then scored a 16-7 major decision of Don Maes (Denver, Colo.) at 165, and Dylan Fors recorded a 3-2 decision over Northern Colorado's Dylan Rutledge (Auburn, Wash.) at 174, building the Eagles' lead to 17-9 and setting up the Bears' comeback. "Chadron was tougher than I thought they'd be, honestly," Cherrington said. "They're young, but they have a bunch of tough kids and they showed that tonight. We had to scrap." The Bears have a quick turnaround as they face Northwestern University at Legacy High School in Broomfield. Northwestern is technically the host team and faces Air Force prior to facing the Bears at 7 p.m. Cherrington said the ability to watch Northwestern wrestle in person before taking the mat, as well as wrestling the Wildcats when they might be a little gassed from facing Air Force, could be advantageous for the Bears. "There's a lot of things that play in our favor to perform well," Cherrington said. "I told the guys, going into (Friday) night, we're in the same position Chadron was in tonight. We're going in there the underdogs, and we have nothing to lose, and we should go in there and have fun, compete and wrestle relaxed." Wt. Winning Wrestler Type Losing Wrestler Score Tm Sco 125 Trey Andrews (NC) dec. Taylor Summers (CS) 6-0 3-0 133 Dustin Stodola (CS) major Sonny Espinoza (NC) 13-4 3-4 141 Jay Stine (CS) dec. Sam Bauer (NC) 4-3 3-7 149 Jacob Anderson (CS) dec. Beau Roberts (NC) 13-7 3-10 157 Mitchell Polkowske (NC) fall C.J. Clark (CS) 2:28 9-10 165 Caleb Copeland (CS) major Don Maes (NC) 16-7 9-14 174 Dylan Fors (CS) dec. Dylan Rutledge (NC) 3-2 9-17 184 Nick Bayer (NC) dec. Jordan DeBus (CS) 4-1 12-17 197 Brian Macchione (NC) dec. Devan Fors (CS) 5-1 15-17 285 Henry Chirino (NC) dec. Michael Hill (CS) 9-2 18-17

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The Cal Poly wrestling team jumped to a 16-3 lead in the first six bouts and breezed to a 25-6 victory over CSU Bakersfield in a season-opening Pac-12 Conference dual meet Thursday night in the Roadrunners' Old Gym. A major decision by Sean Dougherty and decisions by Sohrab Movahedi, Dominic Kastl, Spencer Empey and Britain Longmire staked Coach Brendan Buckley's Mustangs to a 13-point advantage and Colt Shorts, Blake Kastl and Maxamillian Schneider sealed the verdict with decisions of their own. A year ago, Cal Poly lost twice to CSU Bakersfield by scores of 27-13 and 22-10, and the Mustangs failed to win a dual meet against a Division I school, finishing 2-11 for the season. Thursday's season-opening triumph has signaled a turnaround. "Tonight was a great start to the season," said Buckley. "Our young guys showed a good deal of poise to come from behind in several matches. "We still have a good deal to work on and we will begin that work tomorrow," Buckley added. The dual meet opened at 165 pounds with Movahedi, a true freshman from Northridge, opening his Mustang career by outscoring David Meza 12-11. The feature bout was at 174 pitting a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers. Mustang Dominic Kastl, the Pac-12 champion at 165 pounds two years ago before sitting out the 2012-13 season with a lower back injury, edged Bryce Hammond 2-1. Hammond claimed the Pac-12 crown at 174 last season. Dougherty gave Cal Poly a 10-0 advantage with a 12-1 major decision over Sean Pollock at 184. After Ruben Franklin put CSU Bakersfield on the scoreboard with an 11-4 decision over Mustang 197-pounder Nicolas Johnson, Cal Poly won two more matches for its 16-3 lead. Empey posted a 7-3 decision at heavyweight and senior Britain Longmire, who along with Dougherty were the only seniors in the Mustang lineup Thursday, earned a 4-2 overtime decision at 125 pounds. CSU Bakersfield's second win was by Ian Nickell with a 7-3 decision over Mustang 133-pounder Devon Lotito, Cal Poly's lone national qualifier a year ago after capturing the Pac-12 title at 133 pounds. The Mustangs closed out the dual meet with wins in the final three bouts. Shorts earned a 9-5 decision at 141, Blake Kastl posted a 13-8 decision at 149 and Schneider was a 12-5 winner at 157. All three are freshmen -- Shorts and Kastl redshirting the 2012-13 season. Cal Poly returns to action Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Roadrunner Invitational, to be held in Selland Arena in Fresno. Results: 165 -- Sohrab Movahedi (CP) dec. David Meza (B) 12-11 174 -- Dominic Kastl (CP) dec. Bryce Hammond (B) 2-1 184 -- Sean Dougherty (CP) maj. dec. Sean Pollock (B) 12-1 197 -- Ruben Franklin (B) dec. Nicolas Johnson (CP) 11-4 285 -- Spencer Empey (CP) dec. Sam Cervantes (B) 7-3 125 -- Britain Longmire (CP) dec. Zach Zimmer (B) 4-2 OT 133 -- Ian Nickell (B) dec. Devon Lotito (CP) 7-3 141 -- Colt Shorts (CP) dec. Timmy Box (B) 9-5 149 -- Blake Kastl (CP) dec. Dalton Kelly (B) 13-8 157 -- Maxamillian Schneider (CP) dec. Spencer Hill (B) 12-5

AMES, Iowa -- The No. 16 Iowa State wrestling team (2-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12) opened the season with a pair of dual wins on Thursday in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones scored a 24-18 victory over Drexel (0-2, 0-0 EIWA) to open the action and followed it up with a 22-18 win over Grand View (1-1). No. 4 Michael Moreno and redshirt freshman Lelund Weatherspoon provided the fireworks early, starting with Moreno’s 20-5 technical fall over Drexel’s Jason Fugiel at 165. The Urbandale, Iowa native was an offensive machine, scoring seven takedowns, a near fall and a reversal, as he finished off the technical fall with 40 seconds remaining in the match. Weatherspoon was able to overwhelm Drexel’s Alex DeCiantis at 184 and score a 17-6 major in his first-ever dual action in a Cyclone singlet. Weatherspoon, who is currently filling in for injured No. 7 Boaz Beard, looks to have a promising future ahead of him in the cardinal and gold as he showed off his skills to the home crowd tonight. His two wins were his first in a Cyclone singlet. No. 3 Kyven Gadson notched two wins on the evening to start his 2013-14 campaign off on the right foot. Gadson opened the night with a 7-6 win over Drexel’s Brandon Palik, who is ranked No. 12 at 197 pounds in the current InterMat poll. Palik was an NCAA-qualifier a year ago and the 2013 CAA champion. Old Dominion transfer John Nicholson brought Hilton Coliseum to its feet, with a fall in third period over Grand View’s Quinten Haynes. Nicholson was dominating the match up 9-0 late in the third period. After being reset to the middle with a little over a minute left in the match, the Des Moines, Iowa, native, made it seem he was going to cut Haynes loose. Instead, Nicholson slid to Haynes’ right, remaining in control, and locked up a near side cradle for the pin. The Cyclones are back at Hilton Coliseum on Nov. 15 to take on Midland and West Virginia in another double-dual. Iowa State will wrestle the Warriors first at 5:30 p.m. CDT, then take on the Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. in its opening dual of the Big 12 season. Iowa State 24, Drexel 18 125: Kevin Devoy Jr. (Drexel) mdec. Kyle Larson (ISU), 11-0 133: David Pearce (Drexel) dec. Dakota Bauer (ISU), 6-0 141: Matt Cimato (Drexel) dec. Shayden Terukina (ISU), 12-9 149: Luke Goettl (ISU) Winner by forfeit 157: Logan Molina (ISU) dec. Austin Sommer (Drexel), 8-4 165: No. 4 Michael Moreno (ISU) tech. fall Jason Fugiel (Drexel), (6:20) 174: No. 9 Tanner Weatherman (ISU) dec. Kevin Matyas (Drexel), 10-4 184: Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) mdec. Alex DeCiantis (Drexel), 17-6 197: No. 3 Kyven Gadson (ISU) dec. No. 12 Brandon Palik (Drexel), 7-6 285: Jamie Callender (Drexel) WBF over Quean Smith (ISU), (5:29) Iowa State 22, Grand View 18 125: Kyle Larson (ISU) mdec. Ernesto Escobar (GV), 14-3 133: Dakota Bauer (ISU) dec. Angelo Crinzi (GV), 12-5 141: Gustavo Martinez (GV) dec. Gabe Moreno (ISU) 5-2 149: Isaiah Tatum (GV) WBF over Luke Goettl (ISU), (4:59) 157: John Nicholson (ISU) WBF over Quinten Haynes (GV), (6:03) 165: No. 4 Michael Moreno (ISU) dec. Chad Lowman (GV), 5-2 174: Jimmie Schuessler (GV) dec. No. 9 Tanner Weatherman (ISU), 6-4 184: Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) dec. Christain Mays (GV), 4-2 197: No. 3 Kyven Gadson (ISU) dec. AJ Mott (GV) 10-3 285: Eric Thompson WBF over Ben Perna (ISU), (0:43)

Lincoln, Neb. -- The Nebraska wrestling team will hold its annual wrestle-offs in conjunction with the Fall Coaches Clinic on Friday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Wrestle-Offs start at 6 p.m. CT. The event is free admission and will assist the Husker coaching staff in determining NU’s starting lineup for the 2013-14 season. Twitter updates will be provided throughout the event and can be found by following @HuskerWrestling. The Huskers return to the Devaney Center on Sunday, Nov. 17, for their season-opening dual against Northwestern at 1 p.m. The matchup is the first of six home duals at the newly renovated venue this season. The Huskers will also compete at the Stanford Duals, Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Reno Tournament of Champions and Big Ten Championships, leading up to the NCAA Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla., March 20-22. Nebraska Wrestle-Offs Matchups Mat 1 1. (125): Tim Lambert vs. Shawn Nagel 2. (157): Ian Ousley vs. John Svoboda 3. (149): Jake Sueflohn vs. Luis DeAnda 4. (165): Micah Barnes vs. Brandon Wilbourn 5. (197): Caleb Kolb vs. Spencer Johnson 6. (157): John Svoboda vs. Alex Metzler 7. (HWT): Collin Jensen vs. Nyle Bartling 8. (141): Anthony Abidin vs. Winner of Joseph/T. Galloway 9. (149): Jake Sueflohn vs. Destin McCauley 10. (184): Aaron Studebaker vs. TJ Dudley 11. (157): Ian Ousley vs. Alex Metzler Mat 2 1. (133): Colton McCrystal vs. Ben Morgan 2. (141): Adam Joseph vs. Tyrell Galloway 3. (149): Destin McCauley vs. Gage Anderson 4. (184): Aaron Studebaker vs. TJ Dudley 5. (174): Robert Kokesh vs. McCoy Newberg 6. (133): Colton McCrystal vs. Eric Montoya 7. (125): Tim Lambert vs. Shawn Nagel 8. (149): Luis DeAnda vs. Gage Anderson 9. (165): Micah Barnes vs. Brandon Wilbourn 10. (197): Caleb Kolb vs. Spencer Johnson 11. (133): Eric Montoya vs. Ben Morgan Burroughs Headlines Coaches Clinic Olympic Gold Medalist and World champion Jordan Burroughs headlines the 2013 Nebraska Wrestling Fall Coaches Clinic on Friday at the Devaney Center. Coaches who attend will get an NSAA Wrestling Rules Clinic, technique sessions, a gift, as well as breakfast, lunch and dinner. The event starts with registration and breakfast at 9:15 a.m. in the north concourse of the Devaney Center. Burroughs, a former Husker and two-time national champion, will present a session on wrestling technique in the afternoon, followed by a Q&A session. In addition, Volunteer Assistant Matt Meuleners and two-time All-American Jason Chamberlain will present a wrestling technique session and Ron Higdon of the Nebraska High School Athletic Association is scheduled to present a wrestling rules clinic. Last Time Out: Three Huskers Win at Daktronics Open Robert Kokesh (174), James Green (157) and Collin Jensen (HWT) each captured titles at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open to begin the season on Sunday, Nov. 3, in Brookings, S.D. Kokesh tore through the bracket at 174 pounds with two pins, one technical fall and two major decisions. The Wagner, S.D., native opened with a fall in 6:04 over Augustana College’s Drake Fanslau and added a pin in 2:06 in the semifinals against Michael Joseph of Minnesota. Kokesh completed his tournament run with a 13-3 major decision over Missouri’s Mike England in the finals. Green took home the title at 157 pounds with a victory in the finals over Kyle Bradley of Missouri. Green added a pin, major decision and technical fall leading into the final match. His fall occurred in 1:49 in the quarterfinals against Northern Illinois’ Andrew Morse. Jensen captured the heavyweight crown in South Dakota by winning four matches after a first-round bye. Jensen pinned his first opponent in 2:46 before a major decision in the quarterfinals. He won back-to-back decisions to cap his championship run, including a 7-3 victory over Devon Mellon of Missouri in the finals. Tim Lambert (125), Anthony Abidin (141) and Jake Sueflohn (149) each made appearances in the finals but fell by decision to finish second. Lambert finished the day with four wins, including two by technical fall. Abidin achieved a pin in 1:08 and a technical fall as part of his four victories in the tournament. Sueflohn won five matches, earning two pins and two major decisions in the process. Ben Morgan (133), TJ Dudley (184) and Spencer Johnson (197) each finished third in their respective weight classes. Dudley defeated fellow Husker Aaron Studebaker, 9-4, in the third-place match at 184 pounds. Additional Husker placers include Brandon Wilbourn (fourth at 165), McCoy Newberg (fourth at 174), Shawn Nagel (fifth at 125) and Nyle Bartling (seventh at heavyweight).

Every wrestling season brings surprise performances from athletes who have been forgotten in the preseason hype. Some are true freshmen left out of preseason rankings and others are wrestlers coming off a redshirt season. Still more have suffered injuries, transferred, and served suspensions. No matter the cause for their low-profile heading into the 2014 season, all five of these athletes will be contending for a spot on the podium in March at the NCAAs in Oklahoma City. Joey Dance (Virginia Tech, 125, Freshman) The No. 8 overall recruit last season, Dance shows sign of being the mixture of coaching and talent that results in lots of very big awards. The Virginia native will be an enormous asset for the Hokies. Coached at Christiansburg High School by Daryl Weber, Dance has learned the system of Hokies head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser since he first stepped on the mat. That's a huge advantage for any wrestler, but add in that Dance will be training with longtime teammate and friend Devin Carter (also from C-Burg) and you have the type of ready-to-place formula that is often missing for freshman. "I am excited to see Joey Dance compete at the D1 level this year," says Weber. "He leaves everything on the mat no matter who he is wrestling and is very good at adjusting after a loss. I think he can go with any of the top guys and I am sure he is excited to do so." Sam Sherlock (Clarion, 133, Junior) Sam SherlockA University Nationals champion at 60 kilos in 2013, Sherlock is the rising star on Troy Letters' new-look Clarion program. Sherlock, who spent the first part of his college career at Penn State, recently broke into the InterMat rankings after a strong performance at the Clarion Open. After wrestling up in the offseason, Sherlock is going to be a big 133-pound wrestler, whose diet, according to Letters, will be key to his long-term success. "Sammy has been cutting weight the right way since he won the University Nationals at 138.5," says Letters. "He is very explosive and strong at 133 and committed to staying within reach. He's doing it the right way by adjusting workouts, not food. If he stays consistent with the weight control he can wrestle with anyone in the country." Should he stay on top of his weight, Letters believes that he can contend with the nation's best and and come away from NCAAs with hardware. Ian Miller (Kent State, 157, Sophomore) With 2012 wins over All-Americans Cam Tessari (Ohio State) and Kyle Bradley (Missouri), Ian Miller isn't as much of a dark horse as a young stud coming off redshirt. The Golden Flash sophomore was good enough in 2012 to earn the fifth seed at the NCAAs, which means that his goals in 2014 won't just be to make a run at All-American, but make the finals in Oklahoma City. According to head assistant coach Josh Moore, Miller should've found the podium in 2012 were it not for poor weight management. "Ian had a few setbacks and missed portions of his freshman season which I believe hurt his weight management and progression as a wrestler," says Moore, a 2004 NCAA finalist for Penn State. "He was not disciplined with his weight and it cost him becoming an All American as a true freshman!" "I would say he is the most dynamic wrestler at Kent State in my 10 years as a coach," continued Moore. "I believe he can beat anybody on a given day, and he is the bad draw, that's for sure! The scary part is that he continues to improve in areas that he isn't the strongest and come March, he will not be a dark horse, but a stallion on the podium!" Corey Mock (Chattanooga, 165, Junior) Corey Mock (Photo/Dale Rutemeyer)After a year filled with challenges, Corey Mock has transferred to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and is looking to make his first successful run at All-American honors in 2014. The son of UNC-Chapel Hill head wrestling coach C.D. Mock, the former 157-pound wrestler is moving up this season and hoping to challenge the best in the country. Solid on his feet and the type of mat wrestler that can earn extra points, Mock will need to stay focused and keep out of trouble to secure his place on the podium. "Corey has been a great addition to our program," says UTC head wrestling coach Heath Eslinger. "He has wholeheartedly bought into being a part of this team and is going to have an immediate impact. He came here wanting a second chance and he has taken full advantage of that chance each and every day. We expect him to be on the podium in March and he expects that of himself." Stephen Doty (Virginia, 174, Senior) A leader on Steve Garland's Cavalier squad for the last few seasons, Doty is preparing for a run that he hopes will take him to the NCAA Championships and up the award stand. Strong, agile and with a history of giving excellent opponents all they could handle, Doty had a winning record last season, capped off with a surprising 2-2 at the NCAA tournament, including an almost-gotcha match with No. 8 seed Josh Ihnen of Nebraska that ended 7-5. "Stephen is one of the toughest kids I have ever coached," says Garland of his starting 174-pounder. "He has always been a tireless worker, but frankly, he came in to college with a long way to go in terms of pure wrestling skills. The scary thing about him now is that he is still the same tough-as-nails kid, but now he has the tools to wrestle really well. It is a scary combination." Garland might be right. Last season's late success seems to be converting to wins this season. Doty had an impressive opening weekend, going 3-0 in non-ACC action, including two falls.

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Eight members of the Army wrestling team earned victories, as the Black Knights cruised to a 30-6 win over Stevens Tech on Tuesday evening at Gills Field House. Army improves to 2-0 on the season after the win, while the Ducks fall to 1-2. Army sophomore Bryce Barnes (197 pounds) posted his second technical fall in as many matches, while seniors Paul Hancock (157) and Tyler Rauenzahn (141), junior Hunter Wood (125) and freshman Logan Everett (133) recorded major decisions. Army jumped out to a 12-0 lead, taking major decisions in the 125, 133 and 141-pound bouts. Wood opened with a 23-10 win over Stevens Tech freshman Rob Murray before Everett recorded the first major decision of his career with an 18-7 victory in the 133-pound match. Rauenzahn tallied a 19-8 victory for his team's third straight bonus-point win. Stevens Tech junior Mike Polizzi, who is ranked sixth in Intermat's Division III national poll, gave the Ducks their first win of the night, earning an 11-9 decision over senior Ryan Bilyeu in the 149-pound bout to bring the match tally to 12-3. Hancock grabbed his second major decision of the season with an 18-8 win over his opponent before junior Chandler Smith (165) made it 19-3 by topping freshman Colin Navickas, 12-5. The Black Knights won back-to-back matches in two of the closest bouts of the evening, as senior Alex Smith (174) bettered senior Ryan Dormann, who ranks 10th in Division III, 5-2, and classmate Ryan Tompkins (184) slipped past sophomore Damian Murberg, 5-3. Barnes earned a 20-4 technical fall to extend Army's advantage to 30-3 before Stevens Tech junior Chris Florek won 5-1 over Black Knight freshman David Farr in the 285 bout. Army returns to the mat on Saturday, Nov. 9, as it travels to the campus of SUNY Brockport to compete in the Oklahoma-Gold Classic. Match Notes: Army improves to 3-0-0 all-time versus Stevens Tech ... Hunter Wood (125), Logan Everett (133), Paul Hancock (157), Alex Smith (174) and Bryce Barnes (197) all move to 2-0 on the season. Results: 125: Hunter Wood (A) maj. dec. Rob Murray, 23-10 133: Logan Everett (A) maj. dec. Ryan Wilson, 18-7 141: Tyler Rauenzahn (A) maj. dec. Ricky Perrine, 19-8 149: Mike Polizzi (S) dec. Ryan Bilyeu, 11-9 157: Paul Hancock (A) maj. dec. Leo Wortman, 18-8 165: Chandler Smith (A) dec. Colin Navickas, 12-5 174: Alex Smith (A) dec. Ryan Dormann, 5-2 184: Ryan Tompkins (A) dec. Damian Murberg, 5-3 197: Bryce Barnes (A) tech. fall Alex Moreno, 20-4 (6:13) 285: Chris Florek (S) dec. David Farr, 5-1

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Former University of Wyoming standout and four-time All-American Joe LeBlanc has been named an assistant coach for the Brown wrestling team, it was announced by Head Coach Todd Beckerman on Wednesday. Following one season as an assistant at Indiana University, LeBlanc will assist Beckerman will all aspects of the program. "I am extremely excited to have Joe join our coaching staff,” Beckerman said. “From his storied athletic career to his coaching experience, he brings a wealth of knowledge and skill to our team. We now have coaching expertise in the room at every weight class, which is a huge asset for our student-athletes as we start the season and our journey to the National Tournament." LeBlanc stands as the winningest wrestler in Wyoming history with 147 wins, including 18 victories in the NCAA Championships that landed him in the nation’s top-six four years in a row. As a senior, LeBlanc posted a 34-3 record and earned the top seed in the 184 lbs class for the 2012 NCAA Championships after surrendering just one regular season bout. “I am very excited to have this great opportunity to coach at such a prestigious institution,” LeBlanc said. “Brown has everything necessary to produce a nationally prominent wrestling team in years to come and this is an opportunity to build upon its successful tradition. I am really looking forward to working with Coach Beckerman and his staff. We share the same vision to regularly produce National Champions and All-Americans and I am confident that we can make this happen at Brown.” At Indiana, LeBlanc helped five Hoosiers qualify for the NCAA Championships and served as the sparring partner for Adam Chalfant, who earned the No. 12 seed in the national tournament in 2013. LeBlanc and his wife, Amanda, have two sons, Tyson and Colby, and are expecting their third child. A three-time National Wrestling Coaches Association Academic All-American, LeBlanc graduated from Wyoming with a degree in kinesiology and health promotion in 2012.

NORMAN, Okla. -- The fifth-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling team recorded four falls and four technical falls en route to a 50-0 victory as it blanked Oklahoma City University Tuesday night in McCasland Field House. In front of a crowd of 548 people, OU improved to 2-0 on the season and held an opponent scoreless for the first time since Jan. 14, 2012, when it defeated both Appalachian State and Utah Valley St. 41-0 and 43-0, respectively, in Arlington, Texas. With Tuesday’s victory, the Sooners increased their all-time record against OCU to 8-0. OU head coach Mark Cody said that he was pleased with the performance from his team. “I’m proud of them and of how aggressive they were,” Cody shared. “We’ve basically been in official practice for a couple weeks now and a lot of the stuff they’re hitting, we’re not even working on yet. We won’t be firing on all-cylinders until the end of November. To have them doing what they’re doing now, it’s a testament to the work they’ve put in over the summer. I’m proud of the way they competed tonight.” First up for the Sooners was redshirt senior Jarrod Patterson, who took the 125-pound bout against OCU freshman Adrian Gaines by a technical fall, 20-4. Redshirt sophomore Cody Brewer faced junior Travon Smith at 133 pounds. Brewer recorded the second-straight technical fall for the Sooners, 18-1. With just over 2:40 left in the first period, redshirt senior Nick Lester had a takedown against freshman James Landoll to take a 2-0 lead. Lester went on to claim the 141-pound match by fall, 2:00. At 149 pounds, redshirt senior Kendric Maple took the match by major decision, 18-6, over OCU freshman Ricky McCarty. Maple recorded two takedowns in the first period and held a 4-2 lead. McCarty deferred to start the second period, and Maple struck with an escape to take a 5-2 lead. Maple, who won the riding time point with 2:26, went on to win by major decision, 18-6. Redshirt junior Justin DeAngelis added another fall for OU as he took the 157-pound bout over senior Hunter Muskrat by fall, 4:16. The 165-pound match between redshirt freshman Clark Glass and sophomore Zach Skates was the closest of the night as Glass won by decision, 10-4. Takedown and near fall in the first to hold a 4-1 lead. Glass added two escapes and a takedown in the second, increasing his lead to 8-4. Glass accumulated 3:18 riding time in the bout. Derek Geiges jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first period after adding a takedown and two three point near falls over junior Jared Bass of OCU. The redshirt junior took the match by a technical fall, 19-1. The 184-pound match pitted redshirt senior Andrew Howe of OU against OCU freshman Derek Sivertsen. The bout was Howe’s first appearance in a team dual for the Sooners after redshirting last season following a transfer from Wisconsin. The bout was close after one period, 6-4, but Howe went on to win by technical fall, 23-8. Just a few seconds into the 197-pound match, Travis Rutt took a 2-0 lead over junior Cody Sivertsen. The redshirt senior went on to win by fall in 1:11. In the heavyweight division, Ross Larson added a fourth fall for OU on the night as he topped sophomore Destin Theus with a 2:44 fall. Cody shared a focus for this team this match was getting some falls because of the value it will have later in this season, since falls add six points to the team total. Cody said he was glad with the Sooners aggressively tried for pins against OCU. “If we’re going to make a big splash at the NCAA tournament, we have to focus on pinning guys,” Cody shared. “If you can get a pin, that’s like winning two matches at the NCAA tournament.” The Sooners will be back in action this weekend as they travel to Brockport, N.Y., to participate in the annual Brockport Classic on Saturday, Nov. 9. OU will be seeking its 15th consecutive title in the event. Results: 125: Jarrod Patterson (OU) tech. fall Adrian Gaines (OCU), 20-4 133: Cody Brewer (OU) tech. fall Travon Smith (OCU), 18-1 141: Nick Lester (OU) fall James Landoll (OCU), 2:00 149: Kendric Maple (OU) maj. dec. Ricky McCarty (OCU), 18-6 157: Justin DeAngelis (OU) fall Hunter Muskrat (OCU), 4:16 165: Clark Glass (OU) dec. Zach Skates (OCU), 10-4 174: Derek Geiges (OU) tech. fall Jared Bass (OCU), 19-1 184: Andrew Howe (OU) tech. fall Derek Sivertsen (OCU), 23-8 197: Travis Rutt (OU) fall Cody Sivertsen (OCU), 1:11 HWT: Ross Larson (OU) fall Destin Theus (OCU), 2:44

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum has chosen its honorees to be inducted into the Hall of Fame on June 20-21, 2014 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Distinguished Members selected for the Class of 2014 include Eric Guerrero, Dean Lahr, Mickey Martin, and Kerry McCoy. Congressman Jim Jordan and Rear Admiral Colin Kilrain will be inducted into the Hall of Outstanding Americans. Receiving the Hall of Fame’s other national awards are: Tim Johnson, Order of Merit; Tom Norris, Medal of Courage; and Jerry Kunz, Lifetime Achievement for an Official. “The Class of 2014 is an exceptional group of individuals whose extraordinary legacies span the entire spectrum of wrestling achievement from youth, to collegiate to the Olympic levels of this great sport,” said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. “We are excited to enshrine such outstanding representatives of our sport who are sure to inspire generations to come to excel on the mat and in life.” A Distinguished Member can be a wrestler who has achieved extraordinary success in national and/or international competition, a coach who has demonstrated great leadership in the profession and has compiled an outstanding record, a contributor whose long-term activities have substantially enhanced the development and advancement of the sport, or a combination of the above qualifications. Guerrero wrestled for Coach John Smith at Oklahoma State University and amassed a career record of 117-13, winning three NCAA titles from 1997-99, and earning All-America honors four times. An accomplished freestyle wrestler, Guerrero was also a four-time U.S. Open Champion and competed on five World teams and at the 2004 Olympic Games. Lahr was a three-time All-American and three-time NCAA finalist for the University of Colorado. He was runner-up at the 1962 NCAA before finishing first in 1963 and capping his career with a second NCAA title and Outstanding Wrestler in 1964. His collegiate record was 58-4. Lahr won two National AAU Freestyle Championships in 1962 and 1966. He placed fourth in 1963 and 5th in 1966 at the World Freestyle Championships. Martin competed for the University of Oklahoma where he won two NCAA wrestling titles in 1962-63. He was voted the Outstanding Wrestler of the NCAA tournament in 1963, joining his father Wayne (also a Distinguished Member of the NWHOF) as the only father and son to both become NCAA champs and OW honorees. Martin was a three-time All-American for the Sooners with a career record of 42-6. McCoy won two NCAA heavyweight titles for Penn State University in 1994 and 1997. A three-time All-American, he finished his collegiate career with a record of 150-18. He won five straight U.S. Open Freestyle Championships from 2000 to 2004, earning a silver medal in the 2003 World Championships, and twice representing the U.S. in the Olympic Games finishing fifth in 2000 and seventh in 2004. The Hall of Outstanding Americans recognizes those who have used the disciplines of the sport to launch notable careers in other walks of life, such as science and technology, business and industry, government and the military, and the arts and humanities. Jordan has represented Ohio’s 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since January 3, 2007. Jordan, who was raised in Champaign County, Ohio, graduated in 1982 from Graham High School where he was a four-time state wrestling champion with a career record of 150-1. He was a three-time All-American (1984 -’86) and two-time NCAA Champion for the University of Wisconsin in 1985 and ’86. Kilrain is currently serving as the assistant commanding officer at the Joint Special Operations Command in Fort Bragg, NC. He is a career Naval Special Warfare SEAL officer with multiple Joint Special Operation duty assignments during his military career. He was a three-time All-American (1980-82) and four-time EIWA champion with a career record of 87-8 for Lehigh University. The Order of Merit is presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of wrestling, other than success as an athlete or coach. For the past 29 years, Johnson has been the “voice” of College Wrestling, broadcasting over 300 college wrestling meets for Iowa Public Television, ESPN, Big Ten Network and the last 10 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Johnson previously served the sport as Assistant Executive Director for USA Wrestling (1981-’84), and as Director of Wrestling for the1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, CA. The Medal of Courage is presented annually to a wrestler or former wrestler who has overcome what appear to be insurmountable challenges, which may be physical, mental or other disabilities that make their achievements all the more uplifting. Norris earned two Atlantic Coast Conference wrestling titles for the University of Maryland in 1965 and 1966 at 118 pounds. After graduating from Maryland in 1967, he enlisted in the Navy, hoping to become a pilot, but instead became a Navy SEAL. A daring 1972 rescue mission of two pilots shot down behind enemy lines in North Vietnam earned him the nation’s highest military honor, the Medal of Honor. Six months later, while protecting forces to his rear, Norris was shot in the face and left for dead. His rescue, by fellow SEAL Michael E. Thornton, marked the first time in 100 years that one recipient of the Medal of Honor would save the life of another. In spite of a long recovery and numerous surgeries, in 1979 Norris achieved his lifelong dream of becoming an FBI agent and served for 20 years. The Lifetime Achievement for Officials award recognizes outstanding service as a wrestling or pairing official, judge or referee. Kuntz has served the sport as an official since 1991, working championships in the Olympic styles at literally every level of competition, Kids, Cadets, Juniors and Open. He served as Head Official of the USA Wrestling Junior Duals eight times and as a Clinician for the USAW Cadet and Junior National Championships six times. His international officiating career includes USA World Team Trials, Commonwealth Games, World Military Championships, and Junior World Championships. He has officiated the Oklahoma High School State Championships 15 times. More information on Honors Weekend and the Hall of Fame inductions is available by telephoning 405-377-5243 or visiting the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Senior Jimmy Sheptock completed a standout weekend with three wins as the No. 25 Maryland wrestling team rolled past Johns Hopkins, Kutztown and Alderson-Broaddus at the Terrapin Duals, Saturday, at the Comcast Center Pavilion. The Terrapins (3-0, 0-0 ACC) only lost one individual match on the day and scored 129 total points. Sheptock, Tony Gardner, Spencer Myers, and Tyler Goodwin all recorded multiple victories by pin on the day. "We've got some things to work on, but anytime you go undefeated on the day against good competition is good," head coach Kerry McCoy said. "We've got to get ready for the highest level of competition, but this is a good way to get started." The Terps began the Duals against the Blue Jays. After Paul O'Neill dropped the opening match at 125 pounds against Paul Bewak, the Terps ripped off nine straight wins, highlighted by sophomore Shyheim Brown's first career dual match victory at 141 pounds, a technical fall over Duncan Crystal. Senior Frank Goodwin nabbed his first win at 149, scoring a major decision over Welles Sakmar. Gardner started a major Terp run in the four highest weight classes, grabbing a slick pin on Christian Ostrowski, Sheptock, ranked third nationally at 184, easily got past Kyle Spangler by fall. 10th-ranked Christian Boley and 8th-ranked Spencer Myers finished off the Terps 42-3 victory with wins by tech fall and fall respectively. In the second session, the Terps defeated Kutztown, 35-0, paced by strong performances from Sheptock and Tyler Goodwin. Billy Rappo started the Terps off strong, recording his first win of the season by decision. Goodwin made the most of his first career college match, pinning Arty Walsh in the first period. The Terps would rack up five straight decision victories before Sheptock rolled past Gio Ortiz, 18-2. Boley and Myers capped the Terps' win with a pair of decision victories. Against Alderson-Broaddus, the Terps started with three pins and ended with four more to win 52-0. Rappo got the Terps started with a pin at 2:50. Tyler Goodwin and Brown followed up Rappo with two quick pins. After three more victories, highlighted by Ben Dorsay's major decision over Cody Spinks, the Terps would finish with a flourish. Gardner once again was the catalyst, using a hard-fought pin to notch his third win of the day. Sheptock and Chris Jastrzebski would follow with pins before Myers ended the Terps day with a pin at 1;01. Sheptock's final win put him at the 100-win mark for his career at Maryland. The milestone capped a banner weekend for the senior, who defeated sixth-ranked Jake Swartz of Boise State at Saturday night's NWCA All-Star Classic at George Mason University. "It's a great milestone," McCoy said. "He's not really a stat chaser, but I was excited that he could get that today in front of his home crowd." The Terrapins return to action Saturday Nov. 16 on the road against against Stanford. Action slated is to begin at 4 p.m. The Terps will also compete in that weekend's Roadrunner Open in Fresno, Calif. Maryland vs. Johns Hopkins 125 -- Paul Bewak (JHU) dec Paul O'Neill (MD), 2-1, (3-0) JHU 133 --Josh Polacek (MD) dec Ray Yagloski (JHU) , 6-3, (3-3) 141 -- Shyheim Brown (MD) tech fall Duncan Crystal, (JHU) 2:34 15-0 (8-3) MD 149 -- Frank Goodwin (MD) maj dec Henry Stauber (JHU), 8-0 (12-3) 157 -- Danny Orem (MD) dec. Christian Salera (JHU), 12-7 (15-3) 165 -- Josh Snook (MD) maj dec Welles Sakmar (JHU), 15-2 (19-3) 174 -- Tony Gardner (MD) fall Christian Ostrowski (JHU) 1:43 (25-3) 184 -- Jimmy Sheptock (MD) fall Kyle Spangler (JHU), 2:32 (31-3) 197 -- Christian Boley (MD) tech fall Kory Johnson (JHU), 7:00(19-4) (36-3) 285 -- Spencer Myers (MD) fall over Joey Tilson (JHU), 1:43 (42-3) Maryland vs. Kutztown 125 -- Billy Rappo (MD) dec. Tom Trazler (KT), 6-3 (3-0) MD 133 -- Tyler Goodwin (MD) fall Arty Walsh (KT) 1:02 (9-0) 141 -- Shyheim Brown (MD) dec Mitch Voelker (KT), 5-2 (12-0) 149 -- Frank Goodwin (MD) dec. Jack Stabile (KT), 9-2 (15-0) 157 -- Ben Dorsay (MD) dec Matt Martoccio (KT), 4-2 (18-0) 165 -- Tyler Manion (MD) dec Justin Heller (KT), 8-6 (21-0) 174 -- Tony Gardner (MD) dec. Bo Candelaria (KT), 9-6, (24-0) 184 -- No. 3 Jimmy Sheptock (MD) tech fall. Gio Ortiz (KT), 5:25 18-2 (29-0) 197 -- No. 10 Christian Boley (MD) dec. Brandon Clark (KT), 3-0 (32-0) 285 -- Spencer Myers (MD) dec Dan Ortiz (KT), 3-1 (35-0) Maryland vs. Alderson-Broaddus 125 -- Billy Rappo fall over Micah Powell (AB), 2:50 (6-0) 133 -- Tyler Goodwin (MD) fall over Jason West (AB), 2:34 (12-0) 141 -- Shyheim Brown fall over Sam Jones (AB), 0:54 (18-0) 149 -- Derrick Evanovich dec Tyler Cross, 6-1 (21-0) 157 -- Ben Dorsay (MD) maj dec Cody Spinks (AB). 12-1 (25-0) 165 -- Tyler Manion (MD) dec. Keith Stednitz (AB) 4-2 (28-0) 174 -- Tony Gardner (MD) fall over Davis Solak (AB) 4:25 (34-0) 184 -- Jimmy Sheptock fall over Garrett Odernko (AB), 0:56 (40-0) 197 -- Chris Jastrzebski (MD) fall over Nick Nester (AB), 1:20 (46-0) 285 -- Spencer Myers (MD) fall over Taylor Ortiz (AB), 1:01 (52-0)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The 2013-14 season officially commenced for the No. 12 Ohio State wrestling team Sunday when it traveled to Clarion, Pa., for the Clarion Open. Four Buckeyes -- Nick Heflin, Bo Jordan, Hunter Stieber and Nathan Tomasello -- won titles in their respective weight classes, while six others finished in the Top 3. The Scarlet and Gray will continue early-season open tournament action Nov. 9 at the Michigan State Open in East Lansing. The Buckeyes’ home opener vs. Notre Dame College is at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 in St. John Arena. Moving up two weight classes to 197 pounds, Heflin, a native of Massillon, Ohio, scored a pair of decisions, a major decision and a fall en route to beating Nick Bonaccorsi of Pittsburgh, 3-1, in the final. Jordan, who wrestled unattached, and will redshirt the 2013-14 season, had an impressive outing in his first collegiate event. The St. Paris, Ohio, native recorded falls in his first two 165-pound matches before posting a major decision and a pair of technical falls in the semifinals and final. Jordan downed Cody Wiercioch of Pittsburgh, 20-4, in the title bout. Stieber, wrestling unattached, opened his 2013-14 campaign with two falls, a major decision and two decisions at 149 pounds. Hailing from Monroeville, Ohio, Stieber edged Lehigh’s Mitch Minotti, 5-2, in the final. Also wrestling unattached, Tomasello, like Jordan, executed a remarkable performance in his collegiate debut. Opening the day with a technical fall, fall and two major decisions, the Buckeye from Parma, Ohio, finished the Clarion Open with an 11-7 win over Tyler Walker of Campbell in the 125-pound final. Finishing second at 157 and 184 pounds, respectively, Randy Languis dropped a 7-1 decision to Taylor Walsh of Indiana in the final, while Kenny Courts suffered a 9-4 loss to Max Thomusseit of Pittsburgh. A quartet of Buckeyes was third-place finishers at the Clarion Open. Nick Roberts (125 pounds), Johnni DiJulius (133 pounds), Mark Martin (174 pounds) and Nick Tavanello (HWT) opened the season with solid performances.

Brookings, S.D. -- Robert Kokesh (174), James Green (157) and Collin Jensen (HWT) each captured titles to open the season in the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open at Frost Arena on Sunday. Kokesh tore through the bracket at 174 pounds with two pins, one technical fall and two major decisions. The Wagner, S.D., native opened with a fall in 6:04 over Augustana College’s Drake Fanslau and added a pin in 2:06 in the semifinals against Michael Joseph of Minnesota. Kokesh completed his tournament run with a 13-3 major decision over Missouri’s Mike England in the finals. Green took home the title at 157 pounds with a victory in the finals over Kyle Bradley of Missouri. Green added a pin, major decision and technical fall leading into the final match. His fall occurred in 1:49 in the quarterfinals against Northern Illinois’ Andrew Morse. Jensen captured the heavyweight crown in South Dakota by winning four matches after a first-round bye. Jensen pinned his first opponent in 2:46 before a major decision in the quarterfinals. He won back-to-back decisions to cap his championship run, including a 7-3 victory over Devon Mellon of Missouri in the finals. Tim Lambert (125), Anthony Abidin (141) and Jake Sueflohn (149) each made appearances in the finals but fell by decision to finish second. Lambert finished the day with four wins, including two by technical fall. Abidin achieved a pin in 1:08 and a technical fall as part of his four victories on Sunday. Sueflohn won five matches, earning two pins and two major decisions in the process. Ben Morgan (133), TJ Dudley (184) and Spencer Johnson (197) each finished third in their respective weight classes. Dudley defeated fellow Husker Aaron Studebaker, 9-4, in the third-place match at 184 pounds. Additional Husker placers include Brandon Wilbourn (fourth at 165), McCoy Newberg (fourth at 174), Shawn Nagel (fifth at 125) and Nyle Bartling (seventh at heavyweight). Complete brackets and results from the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open can be found on TrackWrestling at http://www.trackwrestling.com/opentournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=93565009. The Huskers return to the mat on Friday at 6 p.m., for the Wrestle-Offs at the Devaney Center. The season-opening dual is slated for Nov. 17 as Nebraska hosts Northwestern at 1 p.m., at the Devaney Center.

NORMAN, Okla. -- Four Sooners claimed individual titles at the Oklahoma City University Open Sunday, Nov. 3, at the Abe Lemons Arena on the OCU Campus. Freshman Oliver Pierce, redshirt junior Zach Merrill, redshirt freshman Ross Larson and freshman Shayne Tucker all finished first in their respective weight classes. Pierce, who wrestled unattached, won three straight matches to claim the 149-pound title. En route to the title bout, the freshman from Allen, Texas, started with a bye and then had a 16-0 technical fall over Victor Thomas of Wayland Baptist before defeating teammate Dryden Dennis, 2-0. In the finals, Pierce faced Chris Rubacaba of New Mexico Highlands and took the championship by decision, 2-0. In the 285-pound championship, Merrill defeated Markese Christian of Wayland Baptist to take the title by a 3:43 fall. Earlier in the event Merrill won by two falls and a major decision. The tournament was Merrill’s first competition as a Sooner after transferring from California Baptist University. Competing in the Freshman/Sophomore 157 pound bracket, Tucker took the title over Newman’s Colton Duhr by decision, 7-4. The Sacramento, Calif., native defeated Ben Becker of Northeast Oklahoma by major decision, 14-2, Alex Destra by technical fall, 16-1 and Shorter University’s TJ Duncan by major decision, 15-5 to reach the final bout. With a 1:08 fall, Larson defeated Northeastern Oklahoma’s Evan McGee to take the 285-pound title in the Freshman/Sophomore division. All four of Larson’s victories on the day were by fall. In the freshman/sophomore 125, Sean Williams of Tulare, Calif., finished second after falling to Erick Rangel of New Mexico Highlands by decision, 8-4. To reach the finals, Williams claimed four matches by decision. A total of four Sooners finished third in their respective weight classes. Sophomore Matt Reed finished third in the 174-pound bracket after defeating Easton Hargrave of New Mexico Highlands by decision, 11-8. Freshman Danny Chaid place third in the Freshman/Sophomore 184 pound event In the third-place match, Chaid topped Caleb Cotter of Northeastern Oklahoma by decision, 5-0. The Dennis brothers both claimed third-place finishes with Dalton doing so in the 141-pound class while Dryden placed at 149 pounds. Dalton Dennis won the third-place match as he topped Davey Dolan of OSU by fall in 4:15. Dryden Dennis defeated Victor Thomas of Wayland Baptist by major decision, 11-1. Also competing in the OCU Open were Josh Durham (141) and Brad Johnson (197). Jon Wayne Townsend (141), Cade Wheelwright (141), Peter Huang (157), Alec Iacovelli (165) and Stone Drulman (184) all participated in the OCU Freshman/Sophomore Division. The Sooners return to action at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, as they welcome Oklahoma City University to McCasland Field House for their home opener. Open Championship Finals Results: 125: Cline (Oklahoma State, unattached) dec. Woodburn (Oklahoma State, unattached), 5-2 133: Heil (Oklahoma State, unattached) fall Lemon (Oklahoma State, unattached), 2:33 141: Collica (Oklahoma State, unattached) fall Hart (Wayland Baptist), 2:54 149: Pierce (Oklahoma, unattached) dec. Rubacaba (New Mexico Highlands), 2-0 157: Koo (Oklahoma State, unattached) dec. Torres (Oklahoma State, unattached), 5-2 165: Skates (Oklahoma City) dec. Mehan (Oklahoma State, unattached), 3-2 174: Ryan (University of Central Oklahoma) dec. Alvarez (Wayland Baptist), 4-2 184: Boyd (Oklahoma State, unattached) fall Chappell (Oklahoma State, unattached), 1:58 197: Manu (Missouri Valley) fall Rockhill (New Mexico Highlands), 0:59 285: Merrill (Oklahoma) fall Christian (Wayland Baaptist), 3:43