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Aberdeen, S.D. -- The Northern State University wrestling team recorded their third home victory versus University of Mary from Wachs Arena. The 21-16 win marks their first of the conference season for the Wolves. Both squads left the 125 weight class open, while the Marauders took the forfeit at 133. The first contest of the night resulted in a win for Tyler Frost by fall over Michael Rivera. Frost took down Rivera and recorded the victory at 1:55 in the match. Grant Steen was up next for the Wolves and defeated Dane Fischer by a 12-6 decision in the 149 pound match. Sean Havlovic then recorded Northern's third win in a row, a 6-0 decision over Paul Michaelson. Anthony Navarro took the 174 pound match over Jered Keller by fall at 1:45 into the first. Joe Gomez recorded the fifth and final NSU victory of the night with a 9-4 decision over Tom DeVito. Seniors Tyler Frost and Dustin Caspers were recognized to begin the dual, marking their final matched from Wachs Arena and the Barnett Center. The Wolves will travel to MSU Moorhead for a Saturday make-up dual with the Dragons. Match start is schedule for 7 p.m. from Moorhead.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Coach Troy Nickerson and the Northern Colorado wrestling team headed south today to take on in-state rival Air Force in a dual match that would not disappoint. UNC trailee 19-13 heading into the final two matches, needing wins from Trent Noon and Brian Macchione. The Bears would get exactly that, ending the match in a 19-19 tie. UNC would get the win by dual match tiebreaker criteria 38-37. The Bears started the match off exactly how they liked picking up three wins in the first five matches. #20 Trey Andrews started things off, taking on Cassidy Oshirio. Andrews gave Oshirio more than he could handle earning a major decision win, 10-2. Ben Polkowske picked up the second win for UNC against Cody Hancock. Polkowske made quick work of Hancock pinning him :46 seconds into the match. Finishing out the successful first half for the visiting team was Tyler Kinn. Kinn battled against Samuel Kreimier for a solid three rounds, but eventually prevailed by one point, 6-5. The Bears entered intermission winning 13-7. Northern Colorado came out of the intermission a little slow dropping the first three matches and got behind 19-13 heading into the final two matches. The Bears needed Noon and Macchione to step up in a big way and they did. Noon would work to a 5-3 win over Jack Canda inching closer to a UNC victory only trailing 19-16 heading into the final match. Macchione capped off the comeback going the full three rounds against Marcus Malecek, entering the third all tied at zero. In the final period Macchione worked quickly catching Malecek off guard moving to a 5-0 victory, earning the Bears three more points. The match would enter in a 19-19 tie, but UNC would win 38-37 by tiebreaker criteria. The Bears move to 5-5 dual meet record on the year and have now won four straight matches. The Bears will back in action this Sunday, February 22 against Wyoming on senior night. Wrestling will begin at 2:00 p.m. Results: 125: Trey Andrews (UNC) maj. dec Cassidy Oshiro, 10-2/4-0 133: Anthony McHugh (AF) dec Michael Espinoza (UNC), 6-4/4-3 141: Benjamin Polkowske (UNC) fall Cody Hancock, 0:46/10-3 149: Jerry McGinty (AF) maj. dec Kyle Rodriguez (UNC), 13-2/10-7 157: Tyler Kinn (UNC) dec Sam Kreimier, 6-5/13-7 165: Jesse Stafford (AF) dec Mitchell Polkowske (UNC), 5-3/13-10 174: Scott Reilly (AF) dec Josh VanTine (UNC), 4-3/13-13 184: Zen Ikehara (AF) fall Keith Johnson (UNC), 2:48/13-19 197: Trent Noon (UNC) dec Jack Carda, 5-2/16-19 285: Brian Macchionne (UNC) dec Marcus Malecek, 5-0/19-19

Aaron Pico pulls up in the passenger seat of longtime friend Aaron Negrette's truck. They grew up together in Whittier, California, just outside of Los Angeles. Aaron, 18 years old now, doesn't have his driver's license. He says he doesn't need it: "My job is to focus on training. If I need to go somewhere my family doesn't have a problem taking me. I honestly like it. We get to talk and spend some time together." With his new-found sponsors, temptations, and money/contracts, I sense from his family a fleeting necessity to keep him home for a little while longer. To keep him their boy just for a little bit more. Aaron, known intimately by his close friends and family as Cheeks, is 5'7", 155 pounds, making regular cuts down to 65 kilos (145.5 pounds). The nickname stems from the plump cheeks he had as a child, now carved into high cheekbones, especially when he's down to weight. He's Hispanic, tan, and often there's a signature cut high across the bridge of his nose. Brown eyes, no facial hair. Not the clean shaven look, but of the age when you haven't truly begun to shave. Aaron Pico trains with Jason WelchAaron is forgoing the typical NCAA wrestling route to pursue Olympic goals and, at some point, an MMA career. In 2012 he was the U.S. age-group national champion in Greco-Roman, freestyle and folkstyle wrestling. His freshman year, before dropping out of folkstyle competitions altogether, he went 42-0, easily winning a state championship. His international freestyle career is noted by a 2013 Cadet World title, and a 2014 Junior World silver medal. That's not to mention his many boxing and pankration titles, most notably a 2009 National Junior Golden Gloves championship and 2010 Golden Cup European Prankration champ. Under the guidance of Zinkin Entertainment he has signed a long-term contract with Bellator. As much as Aaron hopes to be a World and Olympic champion wrestler, he hopes to fight. He smiles when he talks about fighting. It's a passion brewing inside of him, waiting for the opportunity to show itself. He's always loved to fight. To see him boxing is to see him much more zen than on the wrestling mat. His combination of striking and wrestling should be an ideal base when he moves into his MMA career. I'd roomed with Aaron in France a few weeks prior, watched him beat the 2013 World champ (David Safaryan of Armenia) 8-5 at the Henri Deglane in Nice. I planned to stay the week with his family to train and to figure out a little more about what Aaron is all about. "What kind of latte is that?" Aaron asks me before we start warming up. He grabs towards it as if he already knows the answer. "Vanilla," I say just before he picks it up. "It's always vanilla." And then my latte is gone. It's not that Aaron is selfish or won't ask me if he can have a sip. He knows I'd offer some to him, as he would me. It's that once you've become close to him you're part of the family. It's intimate. You share everything. Aaron Pico chats with his coach Valentin KalikaAaron's coach, Valentin Kalika, puts us through practice. It's sparring-based, the two Aaron's and I rotate so every rep is crisp. It's not about conditioning -- that's for a separate time -- it's about technique and explosion. We do everything hard over and over again. Coach Kalika is always tweaking us. He expects perfect technique. We finish up with a round-robin of matches. I square off with Aaron and we ease into it. It's not until we get in a rhythm that Aaron starts hand fighting me and snapping me as hard as he can. He works on other techniques. He knows he can snap down some of the best guys in the world, so it's not his go-to in a practice match. What makes his hand fighting unique is that they're more akin to strikes. They are more jabs or hooks than holds or slow pulls. When he gets going, either because he's especially happy or especially upset, I find myself thinking about blocking my head instead of holding position. I duck, weave, and take bad shots so that I don't get my head pummeled. That's where his strength lies. But he waits until he needs to use it. Aaron is a lot of things to the public. He's an Olympic hopeful, a boxer, a future MMA fighter. But at home he's the Pico prodigal son. The Picos have been here a long time -- Aaron's seventh generation Whittier, California. It's said he's a descendant of Pio Pico, the last governor of California while under Mexican rule. When I see Aaron, I don't see the beaches and blondes LA that most people see, but rather its predecessor. Deserts, cowboys, dirt biking -- this is the wild, tough LA I associate with Aaron. One night I catch up with the Pico family at Aaron's grandfather's house, about ten minutes from their own. I've spent the day surfing. Aaron's grandpa is hosting his great grandma's birthday, a pre-Christmas tradition. I catch the tail end and people are leaving, but the house is still full. There are maybe twenty of us who stay late. Aaron's grandpa is as big of an influence on him as anyone. Inside there's an MMA fight on and the tamales are gone, but Aaron's mom, Gina, helps me find a plate of rice, beans, chips and salsa. I have a drink with Aaron's dad, Anthony, and his grandfather. We sit on the couch chatting about life and wrestling. A little while later Aaron's grandpa is walking around. He gives Aaron a giant hug and then stands in the living room in front of him. Aaron has been telling us that one day he wants to have a house on the hill in the distance. "When Cheeks buys his house," he announces to everyone. "We can have the party at your place, right?" Aaron nods. "OK -- everyone heard that, right? We'll hold him to it." And then he adds again, "and it'll be in Whittier, right?" Later we play LCR. There's a large awning covering the backyard. We stand around a long table. We never play with chairs, someone tells me. In LCR the die rotates clockwise and you roll one to three die depending on how many dollars you have. Everyone starts with three dollars. The die faces: L (pass left), R (pass right), C (dollar in the pot), dot (keep). Everyone yells, cheers, and heckles. All ages play. We scream louder as people are out and pass or are passed money. Gina will win the pot -- maybe 60 bucks. But the money isn't the point, of course. One of Aaron's younger cousin's, a sixth-grader, hasn't been able to keep his rolls on the table. But, we've been playing it as it lies and giving him the benefit of the doubt. "Oooh," we start saying. "Just throw them on the ground. Dots every time!" When one of his die rolls between Anthony and me, it's a close call. It's caught on edge in the grass. "Center!" announces Anthony Pico. "No way," the cousin says. "Are you sure?" "It's center," I say. People are still skeptical. The cousin's mom especially. "Center!" Anthony yells, hanging on to the R with his voice. The young cousin is more upset. And then we are, that is most of the boys, yelling or laughing -- Center, Center! Anthony holds out a big C with his right hand over the table. Patrick says it right: he's like Brands calling two. The sound is contagious. We can't stop ourselves. Aaron is flexing both arms. All the boys yelling. The cousin storms away, knocking a plastic chair or two down. But someone, maybe Aaron or maybe Patrick, brings him back. We're sorry. We got a little excited. We extend the mercy of a dot, but the cousin strikes out the next roll anyway. When we go back inside Aaron is once again the center piece and he has a ton of energy still. We're all tired. I've never played such a fun, exhausting game of LCR. But Aaron is alive. He's home. This is where he's most comfortable and uninhibited. Aaron grabs Jared, his older cousin, and they roll around. Jared wants little to do with it, but what else can you do when you're challenged? He fights back. They wrestle for ten minutes or so, and eventually he plays dead, and Arron gets off. "Your hair," Aaron says, laughing. "Well you had me eating carpet for ten minutes," Jared says. His hair, dense with gel, is sticking all over the place. The Picos are hair people, guys and girls. The mornings are relaxed. Aaron has given me his bed, and sleeps in Patrick's, who has migrated over to his girlfriend's for the duration of my stay. Although we all have differing schedules, the house seems to awake around the same time. It's the way of tight-knit families and houses where you hear everyone wandering towards the coffee first thing. We're all calm in the mornings. Winter in LA is sunny and chilly in a refreshing sort of way. We drink coffee, chat, and Christmas music plays in the background. For a moment even the two dogs, Rudy and Davo, are relaxed. They're both small, high-energy terriers. They love petting and sprint to you when you walk outside the bedroom. They also refuse to do anything about a mouse that's been sneaking in through their doggie-door. One of those mornings we eat breakfast burritos from the Douglas burger joint. It's been a staple in Whittier for a long time. Anthony reminisces how the town has changed since he was a boy, the old combo-deal at Douglas' ... and that him and Gina have known each other since they were kids, long before they were romantic and long before Aaron. Anthony can chat. He's a first-class storyteller, and he gives me a history of Whittier through his eyes. At the end of breakfast Aaron walks in and hugs his mom. We've been talking about scheduling and the lifestyle it takes to be an international wrestler: the constant training, and the traveling for training camps and competitions overseas. This year Aaron will be gone many more days than he'll be home. "We travel so much," he says, still hugging Gina. "It's a gift just being home." The last night I drive Aaron to the Ponce De Leon Boxing Gym. This is his third workout of the day. Inside: boys sparring in pairs, men shadow boxing against the mirror, a girl on a speed bag, an 8-year-old finishing his bag work with unlimited punches to the abs of his giant, Mexican coach. There are two stages and a bench where I sit with a few parents. There's plenty more Spanish spoken than English. Aaron shakes hands with everyone and then sits in the corner of the room, wraps his own hands while talking to his longtime boxing coach Dominic Doloria. Aaron remembers Coach Doloria's two infants, now young boys sparring in front of the mirror. Then Aaron warms up by shadow boxing. He's wearing sweats, Nike boxing shoes (one of his newest sponsors), and a USA Wrestling shirt with a light v-neck cut into it. His hands are fast, deliberate. He looks more boxer than wrestler. Aaron has put in years of hard work with Coach Valentin, but he spent his childhood in a boxing gym with Coach Doloria. He loved it first. "I love boxing more," he tells me later. The club is crowded, but no one is asking for their own space, no one is territorial. They're punching and blocking and weaving and ducking in close proximity, like an over-crowded ballroom dance. It is a beautiful mix of chaos and order. There's an extreme sense of closeness and community here. In training so close and violently with one another there is a unique kind of trust that develops. Aaron continues fast, precise punches through the air, feet synched with hands synched with body. Then he shadow boxes around the slip rope next to another boy. A red head guard and blue gloves come on for sparring. He drops one guy with a left hook to the body. Aaron stays in after round, and then sits after the second. The kids take time out of their own workouts to be water boys and watch. While Aaron sits out he gets some pointers from Coach Doloria, and then is left alone. He's watching a boy, probably a fifth-grader, get some bag work in with another coach. Aaron's gaze relaxes, usually he is extremely focused and alert. But here he drifts out and he seems to be in deep thought, almost recalling a memory. I think about what Anthony told me, that Aaron always knew he was going to fight. That's the difference between him and people who decide to later on in life. But for now Aaron's mind is drifting elsewhere, perhaps thinking of his first days of bag work, then the bell rings, and he gets back in the fight.

Postseason activity, whether it is in the dual meet or individual format, is beginning in earnest across most of the country. The following is the schedule of competition for Fab 50 teams during the upcoming week. No. 1 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. -- compete in Class 3A state tournament tomorrow (2/19) through Saturday at the State Farm Center on the campus of the University of Illinois; state dual meet play-in match vs. Evanston Township on Tuesday (2/24) at Niles West No. 2 St. Paris Graham, Ohio -- compete in CBC Tournament on Saturday at Indian Lake, Ohio No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. -- compete in State Prep tournament on Friday and Saturday at Mercersburg Academy No. 4 Blair Academy, N.J. -- compete in Prep states today (2/18), and then at the regional National Prep qualifier on Saturday No. 5 Clovis, Calif. -- compete in the Yosemite Divisional Valley Championships on Friday and Saturday at Lemoore No. 6 Buchanan, Calif. -- compete in the Yosemite Divisional Valley Championships on Friday and Saturday at Lemoore No. 7 Franklin Regional, Pa. -- compete in the WPIAL Class 3A Section 1 tournament on Saturday at Kiski Area No. 8 Southeast Polk, Iowa -- compete in Class 3A state dual meet championships today (2/18) and then in the individual state tournament tomorrow (2/19) through Saturday, both at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines No. 10 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. -- compete in the Class 3A District XI championships on Friday and Saturday at Bethlehem Liberty No. 11 Bergen Catholic, N.J. -- compete in District 7 tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 12 Poway, Calif. -- compete in CIF divisional tournament on Saturday at San Ysidro No. 13 Stillwater, Okla. -- compete in Class 6A West Regional meet on Friday and Saturday at Norman No. 14 Broken Arrow, Okla. -- host Class 6A state East Regional meet on Friday and Saturday No. 16 Montini Catholic, Ill. - compete in Class 2A state tournament tomorrow (2/19) through Saturday at the State Farm Center on the campus of the University of Illinois; state dual meet play-in match vs. Chicago St. Patrick on Tuesday (2/24) at Lake Villa No. 17 Apple Valley, Minn. -- host 3-AAA individual sectional tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 18 Neosho, Mo. -- compete Class 3 state tournament tomorrow (2/19) through Saturday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia No. 19 Carl Sandburg, Ill. - compete in Class 3A state tournament tomorrow (2/19) through Saturday at the State Farm Center on the campus of the University of Illinois; state dual meet play-in match vs. Mt. Carmel on Tuesday (2/24) at Shepard No. 20 Bettendorf, Iowa - compete in Class 3A state dual meet championships today (2/18) and then in the individual state tournament tomorrow (2/19) through Saturday, both at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines No. 21 Glenbard Noth, Ill. -- compete in Class 3A state tournament tomorrow (2/19) through Saturday at the State Farm Center on the campus of the University of Illinois; state dual meet play-in match vs. Conant on Tuesday (2/24) at Niles West No. 22 Massillon Perry, Ohio -- dual meet tomorrow night (2/19) at Uniontown Lake, Ohio No. 23 St. Michael-Albertville, Minn. -- compete in 7-AAA individual sectional tournament on Friday and Saturday at Cambridge-Isanti No. 24 Tuttle, Okla. -- compete in Class 4A West Regional at Clinton on Friday and Saturday No. 25 Lowell, Mich. -- compete in team regional tournament tonight (2/18) at Thornapple-Kellogg, and the individual regional on Saturday at Byron Center No. 26 Brecksville, Ohio -- compete in SWC Tournament on Saturday at Amherst, Ohio No. 27 Evansville Mater Dei, Ind. -- compete in state tournament on Friday and Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis No. 29 Don Bosco Prep, N.J. -- compete in District 5 tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 30 Delta, Ohio -- compete in NWOAL Touranment at Liberty Center, Ohio on Saturday No. 31 Cumberland Valley, Pa. -- compete in South Central Regional (aka District 3) tournament on Friday and Saturday at HersheyPark Arena No. 34 Belle Vernon, Pa. -- compete in the WPIAL Class 3A Section 2 tournament on Saturday at Ringgold No. 35 DePaul Catholic, N.J. -- compete in District 4 tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 37 St. Peter’s Prep, N.J. -- compete in District 16 tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 38 Greater Latrobe, Pa. -- compete in the WPIAL Class 3A Section 1 tournament on Saturday at Kiski Area No. 39 Phillipsburg, N.J. -- compete in District 1 tournament at Mt. Olive on Saturday No. 41 Bound Brook, N.J. -- compete in District 18 tournament at Hillsborough on Saturday No. 42 Elyria, Ohio -- scored record number of points in winning Northeast Ohio Conference (NOC) Tournament this past weekend; compete in state dual meet tournament on the campus of The Ohio State University on Saturday No. 43 Kaukauna, Wis. -- host individual sectional tournament (second state series layer) on Saturday No. 44 Marmion Academy, Ill. -- compete in Class 3A state tournament tomorrow (2/19) through Saturday at the State Farm Center on the campus of the University of Illinois; state dual meet play-in match vs. Lyons Township on Tuesday (2/24) at Shepard No. 45 Brighton, Mich. -- compete in team regional tournament tonight (2/18) at Holt; compete in individual regional tournament on Saturday at Howell No. 46 Delbarton, N.J. -- compete in District 9 tournament on Friday and Saturday No. 47 St. Johns, Mich. -- compete in team regional tournament tonight (2/18) at Dewitt; compete in individual regional tournament on Saturday at Eaton Rapids No. 48 Colonial Forge, Va. -- compete in Class 6A state tournament on Friday and Saturday at Robinson No. 49 North Allegheny, Pa. -- compete in the WPIAL Class 3A Section 3 tournament on Saturday at Fox Chapel No. 50 Brandon, Fla. -- compete in Hillsborough County Championships on Friday and Saturday at Wharton, Fla. Season completed: No. 9 Archer (Ga.), No. 32 Mesa Mountain View (Ga.) No competitions during the coming week: No. 15 St. Edward (Ohio), No. 28 Crook County (Ore.), No. 33 South Dade (Fla.), No. 36 Dayton Christian (Ohio), No. 40 Monroe Woodbury (N.Y.), and No. 42 Elyria (Ohio)

BTN will offer live coverage of the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals' quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. On Saturday, the quarterfinals will stream live for free on BTN2Go beginning at 1 p.m. ET. The semifinals will air live at 4 p.m. ET on BTN & BTN2Go, while coverage of the consolation mats will stream for free on BTN2Go. On Sunday, the finals will air live on BTN & BTN2Go beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET. Third-place matches will be streamed live for free on BTN2Go. To access BTN's coverage, please visit the NWCA streaming schedule here.

It's already the middle of February. Where in the heck has the scholastic wrestling season gone? It's already done in some states, while others conduct state championships this week, and the state tournament series has (or is about to) begun in the rest of the United States. What championships are being held this week? Individual bracket: Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina (2/19-2/21); Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington (2/20 & 2/21) Dual meet: Iowa (2/18), North Dakota (2/19), Delaware (2/24) Which states have already concluded their championships? Individual bracket: Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Montana, Tennessee, and Utah Dual meet: Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee Four things to look forward to this week: 1. Yet another chapter in the Bettendorf vs. Southeast Polk battle for Iowa supremacy The two present dynasties are strong favorites to meet in tonight's Class 3A dual meet state final before doing battle for the individual bracket state tournament title over the next three days at the Wells Fargo Center in Des Moines. No. 8 Southeast Polk won both tournaments in 2013, was runner-up to Bettendorf in both events last year, while also finishing runners-up in the individual event in 2012. The 20th-ranked Bulldogs counter with runner-up finishes to the Rams in both 2013 events, while winning titles in both events during 2012 and 2013. This season saw just one common event for the two teams, the Ed Winger Classic one month ago, where Southeast Polk won that tournament title by approximately 40 points over Bettendorf (210 to 170). The Rams also qualified 13 to the state tournament, something that has just been done three times prior in Iowa state tournament history. Furthermore, 12 of those wrestlers won their qualifier last week, and six are ranked in the top three state-wide (two first, two second, two third). Bettendorf counters with 11 state qualifiers of their own, including four ranked first in the state (with another ranked second, and two more in the third position). Last year's dual meet final saw Bettendorf take a 23-12 lead through nine weight classes, before Southeast Polk responded with a 4-1 decision and two falls from 195-285 to take a 27-23 lead headed to the last two weight classes of the dual meet. Pins from Jack Wagner and Jacob Schwarm yielded a 35-27 victory for the Bulldogs. The individual tournament was similarly tight, as Bettendorf led throughout the finals session, before a major decision from Ethan Andersen in the 220-pound championship match cut the Southeast Polk deficit to four. A decision victory by Jacob Marnin would have meant co-champions; however, Marnin lost to Kaleb Staack in the 285-pound final, a wrestler whom he had beaten in the dual meet semifinal. 2. Best weight class of the weekend? 220 pounds in Iowa 3A, with three ranked wrestlers Ethan AndersenAll four returning semifinal participants from last year in the Iowa Class 3A bracket at 220 pounds return to contest for the championship this year. Last year, the semifinal results had Ethan Andersen (Southeast Polk) pin Gannon Gremmel (Dubuque Hempstead) in a battle of Class of 2016 wrestlers at the 5:35 mark, while a battle of Class of 2015 wrestlers saw Cordell Eaton (North Scott) upend Cole Baker (Dallas Center-Grimes) by 5-3 decision. In the championship final, Andersen majored Eaton 18-7; while both semifinal losers would lose matches in consolation to the since graduated Kyler Matthews, Gremmel did so in the consolation semifinal, while Baker did so in the third place bout. This year, The Predicament rankings have the order as Gremmel, Eaton, Andersen, and Baker; while the national rankings by InterMat have Eaton at No. 10, Andersen as No. 11, and Gremmel in at No. 16 in the country. The state bracket gods have slated Gremmel and Eaton to meet in the top quarterfinal, presuming each clears their opening bout; while Baker and Andersen are positioned to meet in the lower half-bracket semifinal. During this season Gremmel is undefeated, though he has yet to face any of the other top ranked 220-pound wrestlers in Class 3A; his highest quality win on the season was an 8-3 decision in an early January dual meet against Dalton Kuehl (Cedar Rapids Jefferson), this classification's second ranked 285-pound wrestler. Eaton has just one loss on the season, falling in overtime against No. 5 Ryan Parmely (Maquoketa Valley), who is prohibitively favored to win a second Class 1A title; while possessing wins over both Baker (5-1) and Andersen (4-1) at the Ed Winger Classic. Baker has two losses, one is particularly perplexing (8-7 to Keaton Hulett of Creston), the other is to Eaton; finally returning state champion Andersen has just one loss on the season, that coming to Eaton. 3. The abundance of undefeated wrestlers in Indiana, who completes the process? For it being a single class state, there seems to be a large number of undefeated wrestlers headed into the state tournament on a year-to-year basis in the Hoosier State. This year, the number is 21, with 12 of 14 weight classes having at least one undefeated wrestler (for the sake of context, Ohio -- a state with more wrestling schools and three divisions -- has seen 20 or more wrestlers enter state undefeated just one in the previous eight seasons). Furthermore, seven weight classes have multiple undefeated wrestlers, including a pair of weight classes that have three. Of additional interest is that from the five wrestlers that have previously won an Indiana state title, just two will enter this year's state tournament undefeated. The following chart documents the undefeated wrestlers. 113: No. 7 Garrett Pepple (East Noble) and Drew Hildebrandt (Penn); also in this weight class is No. 16 Paul Konrath (Mount Vernon); Hildebrandt and Konrath are in the same half 120: Sawyer Miller (South Adams) and Breyden Bailey (Indianapolis Cathedral) in the top half bracket, Brock Hudkins (Danville); defending state champion Jeremiah Reiz (Griffith) in the same quarter as Bailey 126: No. 3 Chad Red (New Palestine) and Elliott Molloy (Danville) both in the bottom half bracket 132: No. 4 Nick Lee (Evansville Mater Dei) 138: No. 9 Brandon James (Perry Meridian); defending state champion Tommy Cash (Lawrence North) has lost to James in the final each of the last two weeks 152: No. 8 Tommy Forte (Mishawaka) 160: No. 19 Drew Hughes (Lowell) and Jacob Gray (Delta) 170: Dylan Lydy (Benjamin Davis); defending champ Jacob Stevenson (Franklin Community) has lost to Lydy the last two weeks in the final 182: Seniors Corey Hinkle (Western) and Chase Osborn (Penn), as well as freshman Mason Parris (Lawrenceburg); Parris and Osborn are both in the bottom half bracket 195: Nick Fowler (Calumet) and No. 10 Blake Rypel (Indianapolis Cathedral) are both in the bottom half-bracket 220: Kobe Woods (Penn) 285: No. 9 Norman Oglesby (Benjamin Davis) and No. 8 Shawn Streck (Merrillville) 4. The single best potential state tournament match of this weekend? No. 3 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest) vs. No. 4 Austin Gomez (Glenbard North) This pair of dynamite sophomores met last weekend in the sectional semifinal round, an action-packed match that Renteria won 8-6 in the tiebreaker. Last year at state, Renteria was runner-up to Austin O'Connor (St. Rita) -- now ranked No. 14 nationally at 132 pounds -- in the 106-pound weight class; while Gomez finished third in this weight class, including a win over Rudy Yates (Carl Sandburg) -- now ranked No. 4 nationally at 126 -- in the consolation final. Should the Illinois 3A final at 113 be something other than Renteria vs. Gomez, it would be an astonishing event. Four thoughts from last week's state championship competitions: 1. How about the shock of the state tournament season? Brecksville wins state duals in Ohio Division I Most of the talk within the Buckeye State was about how No. 15 St. Edward had returned to the catbird seat in the state's big-school division, after seeing Massillon Perry take both the dual meet and individual tournament titles last year. The predictions of almost everyone were that the Eagles and the Panthers, the state's wrestling powers in Division I since the turn of the 21st century, would meet again for state supremacy. Both semifinals in Division I were matches that featured Fab 50 nationally ranked teams going against one another. St. Edward won eight of fourteen weight classes in a 34-24 victory over No. 42 Elyria, while it was Brecksville pulling off the 27-21 upset over No. 22 Massillon Perry in the other semifinal. The first major domino in that dual meet was the coin toss, which Brecksville won to force Massillon Perry to have to present first in the opening weight class. This enabled the Bees to follow Panthers' starter Zac McCauley to the 113-pound weight class with their returning state placer Jarrod Bronstrup; while the backup 106 for Brecksville scored a pin, and Bronstrup beat McCauley 4-2 (a 9-0 team point sequence, instead of what otherwise was going to be 6-3). The dual meet went mostly to plan through 170 pounds, with the notable tossup match at 126 pounds between No. 7 Austin Assad and No. 9 Jose Rodriguez going in favor of Brecksville; Assad winning 3-1 in overtime. Headed to 182 pounds, Massillon Perry held an 18-15 lead. At that point, a second strategic maneuver for the Bees came into play -- 195-pound starter Jimmy Suhayda weighed in at 182, which enabled them to flip normal 182 Luke Strnad up a weight class. The result was a 9-2 Suhayda decision at 182; while Strnad scored a 5-2 decision at 195 against Brady Durieux, a wrestler that beat Suhayda 3-2 at the Beast of the East (again Brecksville turned a likely 6-3 advantage into a 6-0 team point situation). This set up the 220-pound weight class, Brecksville leading 24-15 needing one more win to clinch the dual meet. It came from junior Eddie Sternad, who scored a third period reversal and tilt to win a 6-3 decision, and a date in the final with St. Edward. In terms of the match-specific outcomes, the first 12 weights of the state dual meet final were reasonable, with Brecksville winning the two tossup bouts. Bronstrup beating freshman Matt Kazimir at 106 by a 5-2 score, keyed by a takedown and cradle in the first period; while Assad rallied to beat returning state placer L.J. Bentley (St. Edward) 7-5 in overtime, needing a takedown inside the last 15 seconds of regulation to force a sudden victory period. Other keys for Brecksville were pins from Jason Bronstrup (120) and Austin Hiles (152), while holding St. Edward returning state placer Allan Hart (113) to just a major decision. Once Jared Campbell for St. Edward beat Suhayda by 5-0 at 195 in a battle of state alternates to cut the Eagles' deficit to 29-24, it set up the last strategic gambit of the evening for Brecksville. At 220 pounds, St. Edward was forced to present first, and they sent out returning state placer Parker Knapp. Instead of putting out normal starter Sternad on the mat, a backup wrestler went out; Knapp pinned him in 1:05. This enabled the Bees to bump Sternad up to 285 to face fellow junior Mike O'Malley in a winner take all bout at 285. Sternad hit a cow-catcher towards the end of the first period to score the match's only points; he won 5-0, and Brecksville won the state dual meet title 32-30. This week, they move up 15 spots to No. 26 in the country. 2. Bergen Catholic reign of terror through the Garden State continues This past week saw No. 11 Bergen Catholic win their fourth straight team state title in the Non-Public Group A classification. The Crusaders also concluded an undefeated dual meet season against fellow NJSIAA teams, with their two losses coming against National Prep squads, No. 3 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) and No. 4 Blair Academy (N.J.) The big matches for Bergen Catholic in Non-Public Group A come within the North section. They dominated arch-rival Don Bosco Prep, ranked No. 29 nationally, in a 42-15 victory on Wednesday night; while on Friday night, it was a 41-14 mauling of No. 37 St. Peter's Prep. Between those two dual meets, the Crusaders had a match record of 21-7. The coronation came Sunday afternoon in a 56-9 state final victory over St. Augustine Prep, as Bergen Catholic won eleven weight class matches. 3. Slight underachievement for Mesa Mountain View? To see one question a state tournament for which ten wrestlers placed including seven within the top three, that may seem a bit nit-picky. However, the standards are very high for a nationally ranked team competing within the Arizona state tournament -- especially one that turned competition within Arizona this season into their own personal playground. When push came to shove on Saturday night in Prescott Valley, the Toros ended up with four less points than they scored at state in 2014 (193 vs. 197), and a lower gap between themselves and the second place team (35 vs. 55 to Sunnyside on both occasions). They also just had one state champion, Kieffer Taylor (170), and just two other state finalists -- Blake Monty (152) and Weston Taylor (160); Monty's defeat in the state final dropped him out of the national weight class rankings. Due to these results, the Toros dropped three spots in the Fab 50 this week, and now are ranked No. 32 nationally. 4. Weighty matters in the Keystone State opening layer Certain districts in certain classifications started their journeys to Hershey and the GIANT Center this past weekend, while others wait until this weekend to commence the state series in Pennsylvania. A couple of notable wrestlers failed to make weight class in their sectional tournaments. The projected big-school state champion at 106 pounds, Riley Palmer (Council Rock South) was one of them. His absence creates a really open weight class, with notable contenders including Matt Parker (Pennridge), Chris Wright (Central Dauphin), Will Kaldes (Cumberland Valley), and Vince Destefanis (Hempfield Area). Also in DNMW news, No. 31 Cumberland Valley lost a potential low state placer in junior Felix Belga (138) to the scales this past weekend. His points could adversely impact the Eagles in their hunt of a second or third place finish in the big-school individual state tournament; No. 7 Franklin Regional is going to win going away, while No. 10 Bethlehem Catholic is the early favorite for the runner-up trophy, with the Eagles and three other Fab 50 teams in the classification as well. The other weight class news with Cumberland Valley involves three-time state placer Patrick Duggan dropping down to 145 pounds from the 152 weight class. He is the favorite in neither weight class, as it's No. 1 Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional) at 145 and No. 2 Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic) at 152. Nationally ranked wrestlers joining Kemerer and Duggan (now No. 5) at 145 are No. 6 Hayden Hidlay (Mifflin County) and No. 11 Jared Verkleeren (Belle Vernon); while it is now just No. 7 Josh Maruca (Franklin Regional) and No. 9 Kaleb Young (Punxsatawney) at 152 along with Joseph as ranked contenders.

Grantham, Pa. -- The Falcons of Messiah College collected seven falls and won all ten matches to defeat the Green Terror of McDaniel College 52-0. Messiah came out aggressive and dominated the first four matches of the dual meet with four pins. No. 2 Lucas Malmberg began the four match pin streak with a fall in 4:45. At 133 pounds, Hunter Harris used multiple upper body throws and built an early lead. Harris found another opportunity for a throw and took advantage, earning a fall in 3:00 before the period ended. No. 1 Kaleb Loht improved his record to 34-0 with a fall in 0:58. Loht took his McDaniel opponent down and turned the takedown into his signature cradle to capture the fall. Chris Williamson looked impressive coming off of injury and earned a quick pin in 0:48 to grab the fourth straight fall for Messiah. The closest match of the evening came at 157 pounds where No. 7 Larry Cannon defeated Luke Yox by a 4-2 decision. Cannon dictated the match from the neuteral position by attacking Yox with multiple takedown attempts throughout the match. His aggressive style paid off and Cannon earned the victory. Derek Beitz earned another decision for the Falcons at 165 pounds by a 6-0 score over Logan Yox. Beitz scored the only takedowns of the match and controlled Yox from the top position. No. 6 Josh Thomson came out determined and built up an impressive lead with takedowns and near fall points. Thomson forced his opponent to his back early in the second period and earned the fall in 3:33. Ben Swarr improved his record to 14-1 with an 11-3 major decision over Nick Cross of McDaniel College. Swarr scored the only takedowns of the match and used a set of tilts to capture near fall points for the major decision. At 197 pounds, Kyle Koser wasted little time to take his opponent down for two points. Once on top, Koser locked up a tight cradle and grabbed the fall in 1:41. Messiah capped off their dominating performance with another fall by Isaiah Shipman in 2:26. Shipman gave up the first takedown, but battled back and threw Robb Donovan to his back with authority to earn the fall. The dual victory capped off the Falcons regular season schedule and improved their record to 19-1. Messiah will be back in action March 1, when they host the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships. Results: 125 – Lucas Malmberg (M) pin Nathaniel Frantz (McD), 4:45 133 – Hunter Harris (M) pin Ben Montayne (McD), 3:00 141 – Kaleb Loht (M) pin Anthony Savage (McD), 0:58 149 – Chris Williamson (M) pin Manuel Miranda (McD), 0:48 157 – Larry Cannon (M) dec. Luke Yox (McD), 4-2 165 – Derek Beitz (M) dec. Logan Yox (McD), 6-0 174 – Josh Thomson (M) pin Jake Pooton (McD), 3:33 184 – Ben Swarr (M) maj. Nick Cross (McD), 11-3 197 – Kyle Koser (M) pin Ricky Tisinger (McD), 1:41 285 – Isaiah Shipman (M) pin Robb Donovan (McD), 2:26

NEWBERRY -- The No. 13 Newberry Wolves closed out the 2014-15 regular season with an emphatic 39-3 dual victory over the visiting Anderson Trojans in Eleazer Arena on Tuesday night. The match also served as Senior Night, as the Wolves honored the careers of Seiji Borja (North Charleston, S.C.), Matt Colter (Jacksonville, N.C.) and Jared Holliday (Burlington, N.J.). The Wolves won 9 of 10 bouts in the dual to finish the year with an 11-3 dual mark. The seniors both picked up wins in their final matches in the home arena, as Borja picked up a 17-0 shutout technical fall at 149 lbs., and Holliday edged Michael Gallagher with a 3-2 decision in the first tiebreaker period at 184 lbs. Newberry cruised to a huge early lead thanks to four straight bonus point wins. Trung Duong (Lynchburg, Va.) won via forfeit at 125 lbs., Jordan Simpson (Oxford, Ala.) picked up a shutout 11-0 major decision at 133 lbs. and Nick Lankford (Braselton, Ga.) earned a pin in 1:14 at 141 lbs. Following Borja's technical fall at 149 lbs. and an 8-2 win by decision at 157 by Dennis Flores (Hanahan, S.C.), the Wolves led 24-0 at the intermission. At that point, Newberry had conceded only two escapes in the opening four bouts. Lukas Gilmore (Greenville, Mich.) earned another shutout 17-0 technical fall at 165 lbs. before Anderson finally got on the board with a win at 174 lbs. Holliday's tiebreaker win at 184 lbs. kicked off a run of three straight victories to close the dual. He was followed by Huston Evans (Springfield, Ohio) moving to 8-0 on the season with a major decision at 197 lbs. Cody Brundage (Chapin, S.C.) closed out the victory with an 8-3 win by decision at heavyweight. Results: 125: Trung Duong (NBY) won by forfeit (NBY 6-0) 133: Jordan Simpson (NBY) maj. dec. Tyler Fitzpatrick, 11-0 (NBY 10-0) 141: Nick Lankford (NBY) pinned Charlton Clark (AU), 1:14 (NBY 16-0) 149: Seiji Borja (NBY) tech. fall Carter Thomas (AU), 17-0 (3:45) (NBY 21-0) 157: Dennis Flores (NBY) dec. Eric DeAngelis (AU), 8-2 (NBY 24-0) 165: Lukas Gilmore (NBY) tech. fall Jared Costa (AU), 17-0 (4:21) (NBY 29-0) 174: Trevontay Rhodes (AU) dec. Joe Pittman (NBY), 12-5 (NBY 29-3) 184: Jared Holliday (NBY) dec. Michael Gallagher (AU), 3-2 (TB-1) (NBY 32-3) 197: Huston Evans (NBY) maj. dec. Austin Price (AU), 12-4 (NBY 36-2) 285: Cody Brundage (NBY) dec. Wyatt McCrackin (AU), 8-3 (NBY 39-9)

The Griffin wrestlers closed out their regular dual match season with a road matchup at West Liberty on Tuesday evening. Seton Hill took 8 of the 10 matches for a 34-9 victory. SHU finishes the season with a 12-5 overall record. Mike Soria put the Griffins into the lead with a 6-4 decision victory at 125 pounds to give SHU a 3-0 lead. Collin Dees extended the lead to 7-0 with a 9-1 major decision victory at 133 pounds. Patrick Owens continued the run of Griffin victories with a 7-1 victory in the 141 pound match. Ty Lydic picked up a win by forfeit to extend the SHU lead to 16-0. Zach Voytek followed with a 6-4 decision victory at 157 pounds. Ryan Walters returned to the SHU lineup and came away with a 13-7 victory. West Liberty took the next match before Christian Bosco won by fall (2:30) at 184 pounds. Morris Lawson earned a forfeit victory in the 197 pound match to close out the Griffin wins. The team will return to action right back at West Liberty in two weeks for the NCAA Super Region I Championships to be held February 27-28. Results: 125: Mike Soria (SHU) d. Zach Brown, 6-4 133: Collin Dees (SHU) md. Joe Wagstaff, 9-1 141: Pat Owens (SHU) d. Anthony Craig, 7-1 149: Ty Lydic (SHU) won by forfeit 157: Zach Voytek (SHU) d. David Schlieper, 6-4 165: Ryan Walters (SHU) d. DeMadre Turner, 13-7 174: Eric Antesberger (WLU) d. Brett Smith, 8-2 184: Christian Bosco (SHU) p. Danny Doyle, 2:10 197: Morris Lawson (SHU) won by forfeit 285: Aaron Silverio (WLU) p. Alex Soutiere, 3:30

TIFFIN, Ohio -- The 13th-ranked (January 28, 2015 National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III national poll) Baldwin Wallace University wrestling team defeated Ohio Athletic Conference rival Heidelberg University by criteria in the Seiberling Gymnasium. The match was tied, 19-19, and each team won five matches. Each team had a pin and a major decision, but the Yellow Jackets earned the win via a 49-42 advantage in points scored, which is the third criteria utilized to decide a tied match. BW ends its regular season with a school-record 17 victories (the old mark was 12) and finished 17-5 overall mark and second during the OAC dual match schedule with a 4-1 mark. The Yellow Jackets next compete at the 2015 NCAA Division III Regional Tournament is on March 1 at Messiah (Pa.) College in Grantham, Pennsylvania on Sunday, March 29. BW grabbed a 3-0 lead when junior 125-pound All-American Jesse Gunter (Coventry), who is ranked third in Division III, defeated Heidelberg junior Ty Price, 6-4, to improve to 22-2 this season and 89-9 in his career. The lead grew to 7-0 when freshman 133-pounder Markus Cruz (Lorain/ Clearview) won by a 16-8 major decision over Heidelberg sophomore Joe Brodman. The win improved Cruz to 25-16. The Student Princes cut their deficit to 7-3 when junior 141-pounder Justin Kihn earned a 3-1 sudden victory/ overtime decision against BW sophomore Josh Decatur (Akron/ Cuyahoga Calley Christian Academy). The loss dropped Decatur to 30-9 this season and 46-29 in his career. Heidelberg closed to 7-6 when junior 149-pounder Damon Cheek defeated BW junior Joey Schmidt, 6-4, when he took down Schmidt with five seconds remaining. The loss dropped Schmidt to 29-21 this season and 56-46 for his career. HC grabbed a 12-7 lead when freshman 157-pounder Tyler Fahrer pinned BW sophomore Graham Montague (Independence) in 4:13. Montague fell to 18-13 this season and 40-32 for his career. The Yellow Jackets cut their deficit to 12-10 when junior 165-pounder David Shapiro (Beachwood) defeated Heidelberg freshman Myles Wright, 14-7, as he improved to 30-6 this season and 97-33 in his career. BW retook the lead at 13-12 when junior 174-pounder Garrett Chase (Erie, Pa./ Cathedral Prep) defeated Student Prince senior Brennan Kelly, 5-1, to improve to a team-best 34-6 this season and 93-28 in his career. Heidelberg regained the lead at 16-13 when senior 184-pounder Richard Dowdley won by an 11-3 major decision over BW junior Ben LeBrun (Strongsville). The loss dropped LeBrun to 28-11 this season and 70-42 in his career. BW freshman 197-pounder Tyler Maclellan (Medina/ CVCA) gave the lead back to the Yellow Jackets, 19-16, with a pin of Heidelberg freshman Ricky Bruce in 4:05 to improve to 17-6 this season. At 285 pounds, BW Head Coach Jamie Gibbs went with sophomore Andrew Shackelford (Worthington/ Thomas Worthington), who usually wrestles at 197 pounds, and it paid off. Despite losing 2-0 to Heidelberg junior Nino Majoy, he kept Majoy from scoring more than three points, and he kept him from giving the Student Princes more total points in the match. Despite the los, Shackelford dropped to 25-9 this season and 43-24 in his career.

ALLIANCE, Ohio -- No. 7 ranked Mount Union beat John Carroll 27-9 to win the outright Ohio Athletic Conference wrestling title Tuesday at the McPherson Academic & Athletic Complex in Alliance. The Purple Raiders finish the regular season a perfect 5-0 in OAC matches and at 14-3 overall. It is the 14th conference title in school history and fourth in the last five seasons. After a forfeit started the match in Mount Union's favor at 125, the Raiders got a 4-3 win by Alec Cotton (Hartville/Lake) at 133 as he had a reversal with less than 30 seconds left to make it 9-0. Bryant Roby (Westchester, Ill./St. Joseph) then scored a 2-1 overtime win at 141 and gave Mount Union a 12-0 advantage. The Raiders then got a pin from Ben Kazimir (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) at 149 and a 4-1 win from Jon Garrison at 157 to take a commanding 21-0 lead. John Carroll (6-9, 1-4 OAC) squeezed in a pair of close wins at 165 in overtime and at 184 in between a 3-2 Raider win by Nick Miller (Mansfield/Ontario) at 174 that left the score 24-6. The Blue Streaks won the 197 match before Mount Union closed out the match with a 6-1 win at 285 by Jacob Alarie (Bay City, Mich./Bay City Western) for the 27-9 final. Mount Union next competes at the NCAA Mideast Regional Sunday, March 1 at Messiah (Pa.) College in Grantham, Pa. Results: 125 -- Nick Mancini (MTU) win by forfeit 133 -- Alec Cotton (MTU) dec. Sal Corrao (JCU), 4-3 141 -- Bryant Roby (MTU) dec. John Connick (JCU), 2-1 OT 149 -- #9 Ben Kazimir (MTU) pin Anthony Trocchio (JCU), 4:28 157 -- #4 Jon Garrison (MTU) dec. Tom McNulty (JCU), 4-1 165 -- Terner Gott (JCU) dec. Nick Hendershot (MTU), 2-1 OT 174 -- Nick Miller (MTU) dec. Matt Tusick (JCU), 3-2 184 -- Steven Schmitz (JCU) dec. Logan Campbell (MTU), 8-3 197 -- Todd Gaydosh (JCU) dec. Brian Olson (MTU), 5-3 285 -- Jacob Alarie (MTU) vs. Mike Andelbrandt (JCU)

ADA -- The No. 29-ranked Ohio Northern wrestling team wrapped up its 2014-15 regular season with a 50-6 victory over Muskingum Tuesday night at the ONU Sports Center. The Polar Bears improve to 15-5 overall and 3-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Muskies fall to 0-10, 0-5. ONU benefitted from five Muskingum forfeits and won four of the five contested bouts to register the victory. After winning by forfeit at 125 and 133, freshman Dylan Dolph posted a 7-1 victory at 141 pounds to put the Polar Bears up 15-0. Dolph improves to 21-20 on the season with the win. MU forfeits at 149, 157 and 165 pounds extended ONU's lead to 33-0. Junior Tyler Gargano went to work quickly in his 174-pound match, posting a 17-1 first period tech fall victory to improve to 24-7 on the year. Freshman Evan Hickey won by fall in 1:13 at 197 pounds to improve to 12-13 on the season and make it a 44-6 Polar Bear lead. Senior All-American and top-ranked Cody Lovejoy won by fall in 1:31 at Heavyweight to close out the match. Lovejoy improves to 38-0 with a NCAA-leading 24 pins. The Polar Bears will return to action March 1 with the NCAA III Mideast Regional Championships at Messiah (Pa.) College. Results: 125 - Brad Taton (ONU) won by forfeit 133 - Cole Cochran (ONU) won by forfeit 141 - Dylan Dolph (ONU) dec. Ben Barnhart-Sullivan, 8-3 149 - Evan Morgan (ONU) won by forfeit 157 - Kyler Deeter (ONU) won by forfeit 165 - #9 Colt Lovejoy (ONU) won by forfeit 174 - Tyler Gargano (ONU) tech fall Caleb Cox, 17-1; 2:36 184 - Malachi Bluhm (MU) pinned Max Dole, 4:05 197 - Evan Hickey (ONU) pinned Zach Miller, 1:13 285 - #1 Cody Lovejoy (ONU) pinned Grayson Miller, 1:31

TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona State wrestling team won eight of 10 bouts to defeat Pac-12 foe Cal Poly, 30-9, on Monday night, which also served as Senior Night, at Wells Fargo Arena. With the win, ASU ends the regular season at 8-7 with a 3-2 mark in Pac-12 action, while Cal Poly fell to 3-15 with a 1-4 mark in league duals. “We got out of the gate fast, so I thought that was good,” head coach Zeke Jones said. “Good to see some lightweight wins. Judson (Preskitt) staying tough and getting us a takedown. We were workman like in the middleweights. It was good to see a senior get in the lineup in Kevin Radford who has been plagued with injuries all year. A good strong finish as Chace (Eskam) went into overtime. Overall the effort was good and we are making some improvement. Wining is always good.” Starting at 125 pounds, junior Ares Carpio started things off with a 12-5 decision over Yoshito Funakoshi, while redshirt freshman Judson Preskitt picked up his first dual win as a Sun Devil as he came back to defeat Victory Trujillo, 11-7, at 133 pounds. “It has been a rough road for Judson,” Jones said. “One thing he has not wavered from is his effort and his determination. He knew it was just a matter of time and I think he is starting to swing that pendulum to the win side. He was determined to get a win and he fought for it. In that third period he had that extra push he needed to finish. It was great to see.” Redshirt freshman Dalton Brady earned six points as Cal Poly’s Colton Schilling withdrew due to injury in the second period of the 141-pound bout, while redshirt freshman Christian Pagdilao grounded out a 2-0 decision over Blake Kastl at 149 pounds. Before the break, redshirt freshman Oliver Pierce battled to tie Colt Shorts in regulation, and used the bonus point from riding time to win, 4-3 at 157 pounds. ASU dropped its bouts at 165 and 174 pounds before redshirt junior Blake Stauffer shut out Nick Fiegener, 7-0 at 184 pounds, and extended his current win streak to 21 straight bouts. The Sun Devils earned six more points as redshirt junior Josh DaSilveira pinned J.T. Goodwin in 5:46, for his eighth pin of the year. At heavyweight, redshirt senior Chace Eskam closed out his home-match career with an overtime victory over Nicolas Johnson, managing to hold on to the top position for the final 30 seconds. The Sun Devils started off the night by honoring their senior class: Chace Eskam (heavyweight), Kevin Radford (174 pounds), Hans Rasmusson (149 pounds), and Joel Smith (157 pounds). Kalin Goodsite (133 pounds), a senior from the 2013-14 class, was also honored. Up next, the Sun Devils will return to Corvallis, Ore., on Sunday, March 1, for the 2015 Pac-12 Wrestling Championships. The championships bouts will be aired on the Pac-12 Networks. Results: 125: Ares Carpio (ASU) def. Yoshito Funakoshi (CP): Dec 12-5 (ASU 3, CP 0) 133: Judson Preskitt (ASU) def. Victor Trujillo (CP): Dec 11-7 (ASU 6, CP 0) 141: Dalton Brady (ASU) def. Colton Schilling (CP): Inj FW (ASU 12, CP 0) 149: Christian Pagdilao (ASU) def. Blake Kastl (CP): Dec 2-0 (ASU 15, CP 0) 157: Oliver Pierce (ASU) def. Colt Shorts (CP): Dec 4-3 (ASU 18, CP 0) 165: Travis Berridge (CP) def. Jacen Petersen (ASU): Dec (ASU 18, CP 3) 174: Dominic Kastl (CP) def. Kevin Radford (ASU): Fall 6:46 (ASU 18, CP 9) 184: Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. Nick Fiegener (CP): Dec 7-0 (ASU 21, CP 9) 197: Josh DaSilveira (ASU) def. J.T. Goodwin (CP): Fall 5:46 (ASU 27, CP 9) HWT: Chace Eskam (ASU) def. Nicolas Johnson (CP): TB-1 2-1 (ASU 30, CP 9) More Quotes Head Coach Zeke Jones On the crowd: “It was key. I think it gave us the juice to get that push. The crowd was great tonight. They helped us rally in some tough spots when we had a tough bouts. The 11th man got it done. The energy in the arena is always important and it helped get a couple wins.”? On Chace Eskam’s performance: “He just stayed in there and stayed in there and in true Chace Eskam fashion he held on for the win. He used good tactics and it was nice to see him get that ride out win.”

STILLWATER -- Oklahoma State wrestler Austin Marsden defeated Jon Gingrich in overtime of the heavyweight bout to clinch a 21-18 win for the Cowboys over No. 5 Penn State. With the dual tied, 18-18, Marsden took on Gingrich in front of 6,491 rowdy fans in the final bout of the day. After regulation, the bout was deadlocked, 2-2. Marsden reversed Gingrich in the first tiebreaker period to put himself ahead, 4-2. The Cowboy carefully maintained his lead in the second tiebreaker period, walking away with a 4-3 victory. "[Winning] was a great feeling and having the stage really amped up the whole atmosphere along with having a crowd there backing us up," Marsden said. "I remember going there last year against Penn State they had a huge crowd. Having them come here and feel our crowd was even better." The All-American capped off an outstanding performance from the Cowboy wrestling squad, which overcame two pins to pull off the win. Sophomore Anthony Collica picked up a big win at 157 pounds, cutting Penn State's six-point lead to just one with a 24-9 technical fall over No. 8 Dylan Alton. Collica trailed, 2-1, after the first period, but went on to score eight takedowns and a two-point near fall in the final two periods. He was awarded a point for riding time at the end of the match to secure the tech fall. "I was just thinking, 'I have to do a bigger job than what I was supposed to do,'" Collica said. "I just went out there and wrestled tough. I knew that guy gets tired usually, and I knew I had to wrestle hard the whole time and I'd be alright." National champion and top-ranked Alex Dieringer followed up with more bonus points to push the Cowboys ahead, tallying a 14-4 major decision over No. 18 Garrett Hammond. His victory came with four takedowns and two sets of near fall points. The Cowboy extends his win streak to 40, which dates back to last season. Dieringer has also picked up nine consecutive wins with bonus points attached. Giving OSU a solid start at 125 pounds was ninth-ranked Eddie Klimara, who met up with No. 8 Jordan Conaway. The Cowboy junior earned two quick takedowns in the first period and pulled away with a three-point near fall in the final period to record an 8-7 upset win. "[Starting at 125 pounds] gets that momentum going," Klimara said. "It gets everybody fired up for the dual. Going out there and beating a high-ranked kid started us off well." At 141 pounds, Dean Heil notched a close win, taking his bout with Kade Moss into overtime. No points were scored in sudden victory, but similar to Marsden's match, Heil earned a reversal in the first tiebreaker period. He later took down the Nittany Lion in the second tiebreaker period to win, 8-5. Nolan Boyd tallied an important and methodical win at 184 pounds, defeating No. 19 Matt McCutcheon, 4-0. It was his fourth win over a ranked opponent this season. The Pokes dropped two close matches at 174 and 197 pounds as Kyle Crutchmer and Luke Bean fell to top-five opponents in No. 2 Matt Brown and No. 4 Morgan McIntosh, respectively. No. 11 Crutchmer forced his match against Brown into overtime with a huge buzzer-beater takedown to end regulation. The two were involved in a wild scramble in sudden victory, but it was Brown who was awarded the takedown. "You have to look at [the team] and see what you have," coach John Smith said. "For what we have, we're wrestling above what we are capable of, and that is what you like to see. We have guys who did some things tonight that I wasn't sure could do it, but they did it. Those are the things you like to see. You like to see your team above what they are capable of wrestling. A lot of times it ends up in a good place at the end." The Cowboys (10-3, 3-0 Big 12) travel to North Carolina next weekend to take on North Carolina and NC State in a doubleheader on Feb. 22. Results: 125: No. 9 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. No. 8 Jordan Conaway (PSU), 8-7 133: No. 5 James Gulibon (PSU) fall Gary Wayne Harding (OSU), 3:32 141: No. 15 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. Kade Moss (PSU), 8-5 TB1 149: No. 18 Zack Beitz (PSU) fall No. 4 Josh Kindig (OSU), 3:17 157: No. 18 Anthony Collica (OSU) TF5 No. 8 Dylan Alton (PSU), 24-9 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) MD No. 18 Garrett Hammond (PSU), 14-4 174: No. 2 Matt Brown (PSU) dec. No. 11 Kyle Crutchmer (OSU), 9-7 SV1 184: No. 18 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. No. 19 Matt McCutcheon (PSU), 4-0 197: No. 4 Morgan McIntosh (PSU) dec. Luke Bean (OSU), 6-1 285: No. 5 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Jon Gingrich (PSU), 4-3

As far as collegiate sporting events go, it doesn’t get much more fun or exciting as the wrestling match between Chattanooga and Oklahoma in the EAS Sports Nutrition/NWCA National Duals presented by Hibiclens and the United States Marine Corps in Maclellan Gym this afternoon. The hometown Mocs erased a 16-9 deficit in the final three matches to score a 19-16 win over the Sooners. “Great match and a lot of fun,” stated an ecstatic Heath Eslinger, head coach of the Mocs. “For the fans, the athletes, the coaches and everybody here, it was lots of fun. That’s what sporting events are about; kudos to the Chattanooga wrestling community for coming out in full force.” UTC’s sophomore trio of McCoy Newberg, Scottie Boykin and Jared Johnson had three big victories in the comeback today. If you missed it, be sure to check out the full replay here on the SoCon Digital Network. Down 16-9 with three matches left, Newberg took on Brook Climmons at 184. A takedown and two back points in the first period set the tone. Another takedown and two more back points in the third rounded out a 13-2 major decision. That closed the gap to 16-13 in favor of the Sooners. Boykin’s bout did not feature the high-scoring highlights that you normally see when he steps on the mat. In fact, he was trailing 1-0 in the third to Andrew Dixon after allowing an escape. He turned up the pressure and forced two stalling calls to even the match a 1-1 at the end of regulation. To the chants of SCOTT-EEE BOY-KIN, he scored the win with a quick takedown early in overtime. That not only tied the dual at 16-16, but sent the crowd of nearly 600 into a frenzy. Those were the 20th wins of the season for both Newberg (20-5) and Boykin (20-9). On paper the heavyweight match between Johnson (26-6) and No. 11 Ross Larson (22-6) looked like a good one. With the match tied and everything on the line, it was a great one. Johnson kept the crowd going with a quick takedown in the first period. He quickly turned Larson for two back points and a 4-0 lead. He increased his lead to 7-0 with three more back points, but Larson countered with a reversal before the first buzzer. Regardless, Johnson built up nearly two minutes of riding time that would play a huge role later. Larson chose bottom to start the second period and scored another reversal. He quickly caught Johnson on his back and nearly ended the match with a pin. Johnson got loose for an escape to carry an 8-7 lead into the final period. Johnson chose neutral to start the final two minutes, but gave up a takedown and the lead early in the last frame. He tied it at 9-9 with an escape and sent the crowd into orbit with a takedown in the last 30 seconds. Larson came right back with a reversal to even the score at 12-12, but the reaction of the crowd, and the chants of U-T-C, made it clear that Johnson had the riding time point when the final horn sounded. Seniors Sean Boyle (125) and Shawn Greevy (149) and sophomore Michael Pongracz (141) had wins early in the match. The Mocs actually held a 9-4 lead before dropping matches a 157, 165 and 174. The win is the ninth in a row for Chattanooga, who improves to 12-5 overall. Oklahoma dropped to 6-10. UTC advances to the quarterfinals of the NWCA National Duals on Feb. 21 at the University of Iowa. Be sure to check back to GoMocs.com for more information on times, opponents and links to follow all of the action. Results: 125: No. 10 Sean Boyle (UTC) – Dec. 9-3 - Ryan Millhof (Oklahoma) – UTC 3-0 133: No. 4 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) – MD 15-3 – No. 13 Nick Soto (UTC) – Oklahoma 4-3 141: Michael Pongracz (UTC) – Dec. 2-0 - Trae Blackwell (Oklahoma) – UTC 6-4 149: Shawn Greevy (UTC) – Dec. 6-2 - Shayne Tucker (Oklahoma) – UTC 9-4 157: No. 19 Justin DeAngelis (Oklahoma) – Dec. 7-1 - Austin Sams (UTC) – UTC 9-7 165: Clark Glass (Oklahoma) – Fall 4:32 - Justin Lampe (UTC) – Oklahoma 13-9 174: No. 17 Matt Reed (Oklahoma) – Dec. 7-5 - Sean Mappes (UTC) – Oklahoma 16-9 184: McCoy Newberg (UTC) – MD 13-2 – Brooks Climmons (Oklahoma) - Oklahoma 16-13 197: Scottie Boykin (UTC) – SV-1, 3-1 - Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma) – Tied 16-16 285: Jared Johnson (UTC) – Dec. 12-11 – No. 11 Ross Larson (Oklahoma) – UTC 19-16

EDINBORO, Pa. -- Third-ranked Ohio State won eight of ten matches to hand 15th-ranked Edinboro a 30-7 defeat in regional action of the EAS Sports Nutrition/NWCA National Duals on Sunday afternoon at McComb Fieldhouse. The Buckeyes (13-3) now move on to the University of Iowa for next weekend's National Duals quarterfinals. Edinboro saw its five-match winning streak snapped while falling to 13-5. The Fighting Scots will wrap up the regular season on Friday, February 20 at West Virginia. A large crowd of 2,753 warmed the inside of McComb Fieldhouse on a day when temperatures were below zero outside, in part to recognize Edinboro's eight seniors on Senior Day. The eight seniors included Kasey Burnett-Davis, Dave Habat, Trevor and Nathan Hartless, Kory Mines, Mitchell Port, A.J. Schopp, and Alex Schulmann. Ohio State took control immediately with a pair of major decisions at 125 and 133 lbs. In one of four matchups between nationally-ranked wrestlers, seventh-ranked Nathan Tomasello won a 13-2 major decision over Kory thanks to a strong third period. Tomasello led 2-0 after one period and 5-0 after two before registering two takedowns and picking up three back points in the final period. Tomasello improved to 23-5 while Mines saw his eight-match winning streak come to an end while falling to 27-7. Tenth-ranked Johnni DiJulius (23-3) followed with a 12-1 major decision over Anthony Rivera (3-14) at 133 lbs. Rivera continues to fill in for injured Schopp, who is ranked second. The highlight match of the day lived up to its billing, but it did not go in Edinboro's favor as top-ranked Logan Stieber won a 6-3 decision over second-ranked Port at 141 lbs. Stieber would record the first of two takedowns in the match at 1:16, with Port escaping at the buzzer for a 2-1 score after one period. A Steiber escape at 1:24 was the lone scoring in the second period. The third period began with an escape by Port twenty second in to close the gap to 3-2. Stieber would clinch the victory with a takedown with 51 seconds to go, with Port escaping with four seconds left in the match. Stieber added a point for riding time. Port suffered his first loss of the season while falling to 29-1 and 125-16 for his career. Stieber remained perfect at 20-0 and is now 110-3 for his career. Trailing 11-0, Habat got Edinboro on the scoreboard with a 10-0 major decision over Randy Languis (9-11). The top-ranked wrestler at 149 lbs., Habat opened up the scoring in the second period with a reversal at 1:36, followed by three back points in the final seconds for a 5-0 lead. He would add a takedown midway through the third period for a 7-0 advantage, and ten seconds later picked up two points for the nearfall. He owned 2 minutes, 14 seconds in riding time. Habat improved to 29-1 with his tenth straight win, and is now 127-25 for his career. That moves him into sole possession of ninth place for career victories. The Buckeyes would run off three wins in a row to boost their lead to 23-4. Chase Delande (12-10) dropped a 7-0 decision to 12th-ranked Josh Demas (12-4) at 157 lbs., with third-ranked Bo Jordan (15-0) pinning Casey Fuller (14-15) at 3:46 at 165 lbs. The third matchup of nationally-ranked wrestlers saw Ohio State's Mark Martin, ranked 13th at 174 lbs., win a 5-2 decision over 20th-ranked Patrick Jennings. Following a scoreless first period Jennings' escape made it 1-0 midway through the second, but Martin would take Jennings down with six seconds left. Martin added a quick reversal in the third for a 4-1 lead. Jennings would cut the lead in half with an escape with 30 seconds to go, but Martin gained a point for riding time. Martin improved to 15-8 with the victory, while Jennings fell to 26-9 while seeing his six-match winning streak come to an end. After numerous close losses to six wrestlers in the top eight at 184 lbs., Vic Avery turned in an impressive performance while improving to 25-6. The redshirt junior handed tenth-ranked Kenny Courts a 4-1 defeat while dominating the match on top. After a scoreless first period, Avery got on the board with an escape with just under a minute left in the second period. He added a takedown with 44 seconds left for a 3-0 lead. Courts chose down to begin the third period, and Avery would ride out the Buckeye until ten seconds remained in the period. He would finish with 1:25 in riding time. Courts dropped to 19-5. Ohio State closed out the match with wins at 197 lbs. and heavyweight. Kyle Snyder, ranked third at 197 lbs., improved to 23-2 with a 25-9 technical fall at 6:04 over Vince Pickett (14-15). Ray Gordon (1-7) outlasted Warren Bosch (13-18) 3-1 at heavyweight. Results: 125 lbs. – #7 Nathan Tomasello (OSU) maj. dec. #18 Kory Mines (EU) 13-2 133 lbs. – #10 Johnni DiJulius (OSU) maj. dec. Anthony Rivera (EU) 12-1 141 lbs. -- #1 Logan Stieber (OSU) dec. #2 Mitchell Port (EU) 6-3 149 lbs. -- #1 Dave Habat (EU) maj. dec. Randy Languis (OSU) 10-0 157 lbs. – #12 Josh Demas (OSU) dec. Chase Delande (EU) 7-0 165 lbs. – #5 Bo Jordan (OSU) fall over Casey Fuller (EU) 3:46 174 lbs. – #13 Mark Martin (OSU) dec. #20 Patrick Jennings (EU) 5-2 184 lbs. – #11 Vic Avery (EU) dec. #10 Kenny Courts (OSU) 4-1 197 lbs. – #3 Kyle Snyder (OSU) tech. fall Vince Pickett (EU) 25-9 (6:04) Hwt. – Ray Gordon (OSU) dec. Warren Bosch (EU) 3-1

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. -- Five seniors earned wins for the No. 19 University of Wyoming wrestling team on Sunday in a 37-3 rout of Boise State in Rushmore Gymnasium in Rock Springs, Wyo. The crowd of 1,407 saw senior Andy McCulley recorded his 100th career win in the dual becoming the 17th Cowboy in school history to do so. The Pokes are now 10-4 overall with the Broncos falling to 3-9 overall. “I thought the crowd was great and loud, we have been all over the state and this will stand out as one of my favorite place to come,” head coach Mark Branch said. “I think the match on Friday was so emotional and I feel like I was summoning some emotion and I feel like our guys felt that too. I thought we came out a little bit flat.” The Cowboys reached double-digit dual wins for the fifth time under head coach Mark Branch. It is the first double-digit win total for the Cowboys since recording 10 wins in 2011-12. The Pokes opened the dual with a pin by junior Austin Breckenridge at 149 pounds. He earned his fall at 2:40 over Boise State’s Jake Velarde to give the Cowboys a 6-0 lead right off the bat. Senior Brandon Richardson appeared in his first dual action of the season at 157 pounds picking up a major decision over the Bronco’s Lucas Somera, pushing the Pokes to a commanding 10-0 advantage. Senior No.18 Dakota Friesth extended the Pokes’ lead to 13-0 with a 7-4 decision over Boise State’s Taylor West at 165 pounds. McCulley, a native of Rock Springs, who ranks No.14 in the nation, earned a point for riding time to defeat BSU’s Austin Dewey for his 100th career win. “Andy was wrestling a little tight tonight, but in the long run he will remember winning his 100th match in his hometown and that is a milestone that not too many wrestlers get to,” Branch said. Sophomore No.19 Benjamin Stroh picked up another pin for the Pokes at 184 pounds downing Holden Packard at the 1:41 mark. It was his seventh pin of the season and the second fastest of the season, as he gave the Cowboys a 22-0 lead. Senior No.14 Shane Woods remained perfect on the season at 13-0 in dual matches after a 5-1 decision over the Bronco’s Cody Dixon. In the heavyweight match senior Leland Pfeifer earned a 6-2 decision over Boise State’s Gaylen Demo. The Pokes held a 28-0 lead after the 197 pounds and heavyweight matches. “It was a dominating victory, but what I really like the most was wrestling a couple of seniors in Richardson and Pfeifer and it was nice for both of them to get wins,” Branch said. Senior No. 15 Tyler Cox defeated Carson Kuhn, 14-12 at 125 pounds. Cox trailed 9-3 after two periods, but ended with 11 points in the final frame to earn the comeback win that gave the Pokes a 31-0 lead. Sophomore Drew Templeman earned six points for the Pokes on a forfeit at 133 pounds. In the final match of the night No. 6 Geordan Martinez of Boise State defeated Cole Mendenhall in a 10-3 decision. “Tyler’s match was exciting, but as a head coach those are the ones that make my head hurt,” Branch said. The Pokes return to action in their final dual of the season against Northern Colorado next Sunday at 2 p.m. in Greely, Colo. Results: 149: Austin Breckenridge (WYO) Pin (2:40) Jake Velarde (Boise State) – Pin (2:40) – 6-0 WYO 157: Brandon Richardson (WYO) Major Dec. 10-1 Lucas Somera (Boise State) – 10-1 – 10-0 WYO 165: No. 18 Dakota Friesth (WYO) Dec. 7-4 Taylor West (Boise State) – 7-4, 13-0 WYO 174: No.14 Andy McCulley (WYO) Dec. 2-1 Austin Dewey (Boise State) – 2-1, 16-0 WYO 184: No. 19 Benjamin Stroh (WYO) Pin (1:41) Holden Packard (Boise State) – Pin (1:41) – 22-0 WYO 197: No. 14 Shane Woods (WYO) Dec. 5-1 Cody Dixon (Boise State) – 5-1 – 25-0 WYO 285: Leland Pfeifer (WYO) Dec. 6-2 Gaylen Demo (Boise State) – 6-2 – 28-0 WYO 125: No. 15 Tyler Cox (WYO) Dec. 14-12 Carson Kuhn (Boise State) – 14-12 – 31-0 WYO 133: Drew Templeman (WYO) Forfeit Open (Boise State) – Forfeit – 37-0 WYO 141: No. 6 Geordan Martinez (Boise State) Dec. 10-3 Cole Mendenhall (WYO) - 10-3 – 37-3 WYO

AMES, Iowa -- No. 8 Iowa State (10-2, 2-1 Big 12) won seven matches, including three major decisions, in a convincing 24-12 victory over instate rival Northern Iowa (7-8, 4-3 MAC) Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum. Kyven Gadson (197), Dante Rodriguez (141) and Gabe Moreno (149) all registered major decision victories for the Cyclones, as ISU won its fourth-straight dual meet. Gadson’s win was his 22nd of the season. Tanner Weatherman put the Cyclones on the board first at 174 pounds with a 6-2 decision over UNI’s Curt Maas. Weatherman scored a takedown on a counter with under a minute remaining in the match to seal the victory. Lelund Weatherspoon added three more points for ISU with a 10-3 victory over Kyle Lux at 184 pounds. Weatherspoon had a first-period takedown and then rode out Lux the entire second period. He then picked up three additional takedowns in the final stanza. No. 2 Gadson was dominant in his victory at 197 pounds. Gadson threw Basil Minto in the first period to pick up a takedown and 2-point near-fall. Gadson then added four more takedowns in the match for the 17-5 major decision. UNI received its first win and its first takedown of the match with a 5-2 victory by Blaize Cabell over Quean Smith at heavyweight. The Panthers then cut the match lead to 10-9 when Dylan Peters pinned ISU’s Kyle Larson at 2:57 in the 125-pound bout. Third-ranked Earl Hall was victorious at 133 pounds with a 9-3 win over Leighton Gaul. Hall used a second-period reversal to take control of the match. He tacked on two takedowns in the final period. Rodriguez scored a 13-1 major decision over Jake Hodges at 141 pounds. Rodriguez appeared to have a pin in the first period after getting Hodges on his back for a long period of time. Ultimately, he was just awarded a 3-point near-fall to take an early 5-0 lead. He added two more back points when he tilted Hodges in the closing moments of the opening period. In the third period, Rodriguez recorded a reversal and then a 3-point near-fall when he turned Hodges at the end of the match. At 149 pounds, Gabe Moreno used two takedowns and a 2-point near-fall in the final minute of the match to secure a 13-4 major decision over UNI’s Gunnar Wolfensperger. Third-ranked Michael Moreno defeated UNI’s Cooper Moore, 5-2 in the 165-pound match. With Moreno leading 1-0, Moore chose down to begin the third period. Moreno immediately turned him on a suck back and was awarded a 3-point near-fall to take control of the match. Next up for the Cyclones is a match against Wisconsin, Sunday Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. Results: 174: Tanner Weatherman (ISU) dec. Curt Maas (UNI), 6-2: ISU 3, UNI 0 184: Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) dec. Kyle Lux (UNI), 10-3: ISU 6, UNI 0 197: Kyven Gadson (ISU) maj. dec. Basil Minto (UNI), 17-5: ISU 10, UNI 0 285: Blaize Cabell (UNI) dec. Quean Smith (ISU), 5-2: ISU 10, UNI 3 125: Dylan Peters (UNI) wbf Kyle Larson (ISU), 2:57: ISU 10, UNI 9 133: Earl Hall (ISU) dec. Leighton Gaul (UNI), 9-3: ISU 13, UNI 9 141: Dante Rodriguez (ISU) maj. dec. Jake Hodges (UNI), 13-1: ISU 17, UNI 9 149: Gabe Moreno (ISU) maj. dec. Gunnar Wolfensperger (UNI), 13-4: ISU 21, UNI 9 157: Jarrett Jensen (UNI) dec. Luke Goettl (ISU), 4-2: ISU 21, UNI 12 165: Michael Moreno (ISU) dec. Cooper Moore (UNI), 5-2: ISU 24, UNI 12

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Highlighted by five bonus points victories, No. 2 Mizzou wrestling cruised to a 34-3 win over American University Sunday afternoon at the Hearnes Center. The dominating victory pushed the Tigers unbeaten dual streak to 21 this season and 25 straight dating back to the 2013-14 campaign. Sophomore J'den Cox stole the show in front of his hometown crowd, as he pinned Brett Dempsey to improve to 27-0 this season. Cox's eighth fall of the season also pushed his NCAA leading match winning streak to 47 straight. The Tigers opened up strong against the visiting Eagles, as they took home wins in four of the first five matches. Redshirt senior Alan Waters improved to 24-0 this season after a 5-0 decision over No. 17 David Terao. Redshirt sophomores Zach Synon and Lavion Mayes followed that with close decision wins, as they defeated their opponents 2-1 and 3-1, respectively. Up next, redshirt junior Le'Roy Barnes cruised to an 11-4 decision at 149 pounds. The victory improved Barnes to 16-6 for the 2014-15 campaign, and a perfect 6-0 record in dual competitions. After dropping the 157 pound contest, the Tigers got back on track to begin the second half of competition at Hearnes. Redshirt senior Mikey England turned in the team's first bonus points victory of the day after defeating Brad Mutchnik by 14-3 major decision. Redshirt senior Johnny Eblen followed the bonus win with a major decision of his own, as he dominated Nick Carey with a 12-2 victory. The major decision trend continued for the Tigers at 184 pounds with a 13-3 triumph from redshirt freshman Willie Miklus. Redshirt senior Devin Mellon wrapped up the afternoon with yet another Tiger major decision victory, as he tallied a 13-1 win over his American opponent. With today's win, Mizzou moves onto the 2015 NWCA National Duals Finals next weekend. The event will be held from Feb. 21-22 at the University of Iowa. The eight winners of the NWCA Regionals will be reseeded according to next week's USA Today / NWCA Division I Coaches Poll. Check-in to MUTigers.com for the latest information on all things Mizzou wrestling. You can also find the Tigers on social media, by liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter (@MizzouWrestling). Results: 125: No. 1 Alan Waters (M) def. No. 17 David Terao (A) by 5-0 decision 133: Zach Synon (M) def. Josh Terao (A) by 2-1 decision 141: No. 5 Lavion Mayes (M) def. Michael Sprague (A) by 3-1 decision 149: Le'Roy Barnes (M) def. Tom Page (A) by 11-4 decision 157: John Boyle (A) def. No. 9 Joey Lavallee (M) by 3-2 decision 165: Mikey England (M) def. Brad Mutchnik (A) by 14-3 major decision 174: No. 4 Johnny Eblen (M) def. Nick Carey (A) by 12-2 major decision 184: No. 9 Willie Miklus (M) def. Jeric Kasvnic (A) by 13-5 major decision 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (M) def. Brett Dempsey (A) by fall (5:11) HWT: No. 11 Devin Mellon (M) def. Chris McDermand (A) by 13-1 major decision

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell won the final seven matches to run past Drexel 35-6 in the regional round of the 2015 NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals on Sunday afternoon at Newman Arena. With the win, the Big Red improved to 15-1 in duals and will advance to Iowa City for next weekend's eight-team finals. Junior Nahshon Garrett (125) and sophomore Dylan Palacio (165) each won by fall and six of the eight wins came by way of bonus points. Drexel briefly tied the match at 6-6 after wins at 133 and 141, but the Big Red sailed the rest of the way. Garrett set the tone early, going right at Zack Fuentes in the 125-pound match and building 12-1 first period lead before pinning him to give Cornell a 6-0 lead and the sophomore his 100th victory in a Cornell singlet. Garrett became the 22nd Cornellian to win 100 career matches. Despite close losses at the next two weights allowing the Dragons to momentarily tie the team score, Villalonga used a quick second period takedown and three nearfall points to turn a two-point nailbiter into an eventual major decision, falling just a point shy of a tech fall with his 14-0 win over Matthew Climato at 149. Brian Realbuto also won a comfortable major decision victory with his 10-1 contest at 157 over Noel Blanco. At 165, Dylan Palacio toyed with Nick Elmer, taking him down five times in the first 90 seconds before tilting him to his back for the fall with 49 seconds left in the period. Though the win didn't technically clinch the dual, it all but put the result out of reach for Drexel. Duke Pickett earned a decisive 5-1 win at 174 in typical Pickett style over Stephen Loiseau, followed by a dominant Gabe Dean performance in a 23-8 technical fall victory over Alex DeCiantis that featured nine takedowns for the top-ranked 184-pounder. His win assured the Big Red of a trip to next weekend's quarterfinals against an opponent to be announced. Jace Bennett and Jacob Aiken-Phillips each gained points thanks to accumulated riding time, Bennett claiming the major with a 13-5 victory over Brandon Litten, and Aiken-Phillips taking the win over Joey Goodhart at heavweight thanks to his riding bonus.# Results: 125: #3 Nahshon Garrett (C) won by fall over Zack Fuentes (D), 2:54 133: Kevin Devoy Jr. (D) won by decision over #15 Mark Grey (C), 3-2 141: David Pearce (D) won by decision over Logan David (C), 3-0 149: #7 Chris Villalonga (C) won by major decision over Matthew Cimato (D), 14-0 157: #6 Brian Realbuto (C) won by major decision over Noel Blanco (D), 10-1 165: #11 Dylan Palacio (C) won by fall over Nick Elmer (D), 2:11 174: #19 Duke Pickett (C) won by decision over Stephen Loiseau (D), 5-1 184: #1 Gabe Dean (C) won by technical fall over Alex DeCiantis (D), 23-8 197: #10 Jace Bennett (C) won by major decision over Brandon Litten (D), 13-5 285: Jacob Aiken-Phillips (C) won by decision over Joey Goodhart (D), 7-6

STILLWATER -- Oklahoma State wrestler Austin Marsden defeated Jon Gingrich in overtime of the heavyweight bout to clinch a 21-18 win for the Cowboys over No. 5 Penn State. With the dual tied, 18-18, Marsden took on Gingrich in front of 6,491 rowdy fans in the final bout of the day. After regulation, the bout was deadlocked, 2-2. Marsden reversed Gingrich in the first tiebreaker period to put himself ahead, 4-2. The Cowboy carefully maintained his lead in the second tiebreaker period, walking away with a 4-3 victory. "[Winning] was a great feeling and having the stage really amped up the whole atmosphere along with having a crowd there backing us up,” Marsden said. “I remember going there last year against Penn State they had a huge crowd. Having them come here and feel our crowd was even better." The All-American capped off an outstanding performance from the Cowboy wrestling squad, which overcame two pins to pull off the win. Sophomore Anthony Collica picked up a big win at 157 pounds, cutting Penn State’s six-point lead to just one with a 24-9 technical fall over No. 8 Dylan Alton. Collica trailed, 2-1, after the first period, but went on to score eight takedowns and a two-point near fall in the final two periods. He was awarded a point for riding time at the end of the match to secure the tech fall. "I was just thinking, 'I have to do a bigger job than what I was supposed to do,'” Collica said. “I just went out there and wrestled tough. I knew that guy gets tired usually, and I knew I had to wrestle hard the whole time and I'd be alright." National champion and top-ranked Alex Dieringer followed up with more bonus points to push the Cowboys ahead, tallying a 14-4 major decision over No. 18 Garrett Hammond. His victory came with four takedowns and two sets of near fall points. The Cowboy extends his win streak to 40, which dates back to last season. Dieringer has also picked up nine consecutive wins with bonus points attached. Giving OSU a solid start at 125 pounds was ninth-ranked Eddie Klimara, who met up with No. 8 Jordan Conaway. The Cowboy junior earned two quick takedowns in the first period and pulled away with a three-point near fall in the final period to record an 8-7 upset win. "[Starting at 125 pounds] gets that momentum going,” Klimara said. “It gets everybody fired up for the dual. Going out there and beating a high-ranked kid started us off well." At 141 pounds, Dean Heil notched a close win, taking his bout with Kade Moss into overtime. No points were scored in sudden victory, but similar to Marsden’s match, Heil earned a reversal in the first tiebreaker period. He later took down the Nittany Lion in the second tiebreaker period to win, 8-5. Nolan Boyd tallied an important and methodical win at 184 pounds, defeating No. 19 Matt McCutcheon, 4-0. It was his fourth win over a ranked opponent this season. The Pokes dropped two close matches at 174 and 197 pounds as Kyle Crutchmer and Luke Bean fell to top-five opponents in No. 2 Matt Brown and No. 4 Morgan McIntosh, respectively. No. 11 Crutchmer forced his match against Brown into overtime with a huge buzzer-beater takedown to end regulation. The two were involved in a wild scramble in sudden victory, but it was Brown who was awarded the takedown. "You have to look at [the team] and see what you have,” coach John Smith said. “For what we have, we're wrestling above what we are capable of, and that is what you like to see. We have guys who did some things tonight that I wasn't sure could do it, but they did it. Those are the things you like to see. You like to see your team above what they are capable of wrestling. A lot of times it ends up in a good place at the end." The Cowboys (10-3, 3-0 Big 12) travel to North Carolina next weekend to take on North Carolina and NC State in a doubleheader on Feb. 22. Results: 125: No. 9 Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. No. 8 Jordan Conaway (PSU), 8-7 133: No. 5 James Gulibon (PSU) fall Gary Wayne Harding (OSU), 3:32 141: No. 15 Dean Heil (OSU) dec. Kade Moss (PSU), 8-5 TB1 149: No. 18 Zack Beitz (PSU) fall No. 4 Josh Kindig (OSU), 3:17 157: No. 18 Anthony Collica (OSU) TF5 No. 8 Dylan Alton (PSU), 24-9 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) MD No. 18 Garrett Hammond (PSU), 14-4 174: No. 2 Matt Brown (PSU) dec. No. 11 Kyle Crutchmer (OSU), 9-7 SV1 184: No. 18 Nolan Boyd (OSU) dec. No. 19 Matt McCutcheon (PSU), 4-0 197: No. 4 Morgan McIntosh (PSU) dec. Luke Bean (OSU), 6-1 285: No. 5 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Jon Gingrich (PSU), 4-3

After No. 5 Scott Schiller won Sunday’s opening match for the Gophers in front of his hometown crowd in Fargo, No. 4 Minnesota took six of the next seven bouts against No. 23 North Dakota State to win the dual, 26-9. The match was an opening round regional contest in the NWCA National Duals. With its victory, Minnesota advances to the quarterfinals next weekend in Iowa City. For Schiller, who wrestled for West Fargo High School before coming to Minnesota, Sunday wasn’t his first time competing in his hometown as a Gopher, but it was his first time wrestling in a dual in Fargo, meaning each of the 1,465 spectators who packed the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse were watching him. And Schiller delivered, piling up third period points to earn a 12-3 major decision over Tommy Petersen. Schiller was one of three Gophers to score bonus points in his match on Sunday. At 157, No. 1 Dylan Ness remained undefeated after promptly putting Mitchell Friedman on his back and then working to score the fall at 1:11 of the first period. It’s the second straight pin for Ness, who has wrestled a total of 2:28 in his last two matches. With 12 pins on the season, Ness has matched his previous career high and, with 37 for his career, he’s now tied with Mike Thorn for ninth on the Gophers’ career falls list. No. 17 Nick Wanzek also scored bonus points for the Gophers at 165, sealing an 11-3 major decision over Steven Keogh with a third period takedown. Sunday was the second consecutive dual in which Wanzek has earned bonus points for Minnesota. In addition to those highlights, Sunday also was a memorable day for Ethan Lizak. The true freshman 125-pounder made his dual debut just a few weeks ago and found himself facing a fourth ranked opponent in his first five contests when he took on No. 13 Josh Rodriguez. With an escape in the second period and a ride out in the third to score the riding time point, Lizak prevailed, 2-1, securing his first career win against a ranked opponent. Following Schiller’s victory at 197 to kick off the dual, No. 13 Michael Kroells fell to No. 15 Evan Knutson, 4-3, after Knutson escaped Kroells just before the third period buzzer for the winning point. It was Kroells’ first loss to Knutson in four career matches. Lizak followed with his victory at 125 before the Dardanes brothers added a pair of convincing decisions for the Gophers. First, at 133, No. 1 Chris Dardanes improved to 19-0 by defeating Kyle Gliva, 11-6. Then, at 141, No. 4 Nick Dardanes beat Mitch Bengtson for the third time this season, following up a pair of narrow victories earlier in the year with a decisive 10-4 win on Sunday. At that point, halfway through the dual, the Gophers led 13-3. At 149, Jake Short took on Clay Ream, capturing a 10-5 decision. Ness followed with his pin at 157, then Wanzek added his major decision at 165 to put the Gophers ahead 26-3. North Dakota State took the final two matches of the dual, first at 174, where Kurtis Julson defeated Jordon Rothers, 5-2, in Rothers’ first career dual match. The dual concluded with No. 9 Hayden Zillmer securing a last-second takedown on No. 13 Brett Pfarr to win, 6-5. While the win means Minnesota knows it will be in Iowa City for the next round of the NWCA National Duals next weekend, the Gophers do not yet know who their opponent will be when they get to Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Early this coming week, the NWCA will announce the brackets for next weekend. Regardless of the opponent, Minnesota will hit the mat on Saturday at 12 p.m. CT. Results: 197: No. 5 Scott Schiller (Minn) maj. dec. Tommy Petersen (NDSU), 12-3 / Minnesota 4 – North Dakota State 0 285: No. 15 Evan Knutson (NDSU) dec. No. 13 Michael Kroells (Minn), 4-3 / Minnesota 4 – North Dakota State 3 125: Ethan Lizak (Minn) dec. No. 13 Josh Rodriguez (NDSU), 2-1 / Minnesota 7 – North Dakota State 3 133: No. 1 Chris Dardanes (Minn) dec. Kyle Gliva (NDSU), 11-6 / Minnesota 10 – North Dakota State 3 141: No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minn) dec. Mitch Bengtson (NDSU), 10-4 / Minnesota 13 – North Dakota State 3 149: Jake Short (Minn) dec. Clay Ream (NDSU), 10-5 / Minnesota 16 – North Dakota State 3 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minn) fall (1:11) Mitchell Friedman (NDSU) / Minnesota 22 – North Dakota State 3 165: No. 17 Nick Wanzek (Minn) maj. dec. Steven Keogh (NDSU), 11-3 / Minnesota 26 – North Dakota State 3 174: Kurtis Julson (NDSU) dec. Jordon Rothers (Minn), 5-2 / Minnesota 26 – North Dakota State 6 184: No. 9 Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) dec. No. 13 Brett Pfarr (Minn), 6-5 / Minnesota 26 – North Dakota State 9

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois wrestling team, the fifth-ranked team in W.I.N. Magazine's Tournament Power Index, hosted Kent State in the regional round of the NWCA National Duals on Sunday. The Illini dominated from the first match to the last, holding the Golden Flashes scoreless in a 38-0 drumming. "I thought this afternoon we were a little boring in a couple of different weights because we were too busy trying to win rather than wrestling to our potential, but we did have a couple of really good wins today," said head coach Jim Heffernan. No. 1 Jesse Delgado won Illinois' first match of the dual, grabbing a 3-0 win over Del Vinas at 125 pounds. No. 7 Zane Richards followed up Delgado's win with a dominating performance at 133 pounds. Richards earned a technical fall win over Kyle Lukowich, 23-7, snapping a two-match losing streak. No. 13 Steven Rodrigues continued Illinois' winning ways with a 6-4 victory over Tyler Small at 141 pounds. Kyle Langenderfer also came away with a narrow win, beating Kyle Bauer, 4-3, at 149 pounds. The 157-pound matchup between No. 2 Isaiah Martinez and No. 6 Ian Miller was marquee bout of the afternoon. Martinez pinned Miller in 6:35, improving to 26-0 this season and running his win streak to 33 straight matches. No. 8 Jackson Morse, No. 7 Zac Brunson and No. 19 Nikko Reyes earned wins by decision at 165, 174 and 184 pounds, respectively. Morse grabbed a 9-4 win over Tyler Buckwalter, while Brunson downed Caleb Marsh, 3-2. Reyes earned a 6-3 victory over Jerald Spohn. Jeff Koepke earned Illinois' second win by fall at 197 pounds, pinning Stephen Suglio in 4:30. Brooks Black closed out the strong performance by the Illini with 5-0 decision over Mimmo Lytle at heavyweight. With the win, the Illini improve to 13-4 overall with their fifth consecutive victory. The win over the Golden Flashes also punches Illinois' ticket to the NWCA National Duals Finals next weekend in Iowa City, Iowa. The bracket for the event will be released early next week. "We are all looking forward to next weekend," said Martinez. "It's exciting to go against those guys that you aren't going to wrestle in conference and maybe get a feel for them before nationals." Results: 125: No. 1 Jesse Delgado (ILL) over Del Vinas (KSU) (Dec 3-0) 133: No. 7 Zane Richards (ILL) over Kyle Lukowich (KSU) (TF 23-7, 4:57) 141: No. 13 Steven Rodrigues (ILL) over Tyler Small (KSU) (Dec 6-4) 149: Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) over Kyle Bauer (KSU) (Dec 4-3) 157: No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) over No. 6 Ian Miller (KSU) (Fall 6:35) 165: No. 8 Jackson Morse (ILL) over Tyler Buckwalter (KSU) (Dec 9-4) 174: No. 7 Zac Brunson (ILL) over Caleb Marsh (KSU) (Dec 3-2) 184: No. 19 Nikko Reyes (ILL) over Jerald Spohn (KSU) (Dec 6-3) 197: Jeff Koepke (ILL) over Stephen Suglio (KSU) (Fall 4:30) 285: Brooks Black (ILL) over Mimmo Lytle (KSU) (Dec 5-0)

NORFOLK, Va. -- The 17th-ranked Old Dominion wrestling team earned a 22-9 victory over Central Michigan, which marks the teams 12th dual win of the season and fifth-consecutive Mid-American Conference win of the year. The Monarchs advance to 12-4 on the season and 5-1 in the MAC, while Central Michigan falls to 7-6 overall and 5-2 in the conference. "We are proud of the way our guys wrestled today in a very hostile environment. We competed with a lot of energy, excitement and focus, which is what you have to do on day four of a road trip," said Head Coach Steve Martin. "It excites me as a coach to see our kids having fun! We have never beaten CMU at their place so we knew it would be a challenge. All 10 of our guys were in positions to win each of their matches." "Austin Coburn was in the zone today and wrestled very well. It was good to see him continue to attack throughout the match. Kevin Beazley did a great job and was very close to a fall in the first period and then continued to dominate his opponent. Henderson wrestled well on the top position, which is something we have been stressing with him all year long. Jeske wrestled his style and wrestled hard for seven minutes and he is doing so at the right time of the year. Hayes had several opportunities to win his match against a ranked wrestler and I was pleased with his effort. Chris Mecate lost on a stall call in the rideout, which is something you don't see often. Although the match went to overtime, we missed out on several scoring opportunities. This will make him more determined heading into the MAC tournament." "Lenny wrestled well in defeating No. 17 Heffernan and continues to put points on the board. Devin Geoghegan wrestled hard as well. Tristan Warner continues to lead our team in dual meet victories, as he is undefeated. He does what he does best and that is score back points! Dechow put himself in a position to score a lot of points in his match and poured it on throughout. We are a very good team and we did a great job focusing on scoring points today. We look forward to our last two duals at UNI on Friday night and NIU on Sunday!" No. 23 Kevin Beazley (197) started the match off with a win, taking down Jackson Lewis by a 10-4 decision. Beazley is now 24-12 on the season and 10-6 in dual action. ODU took a 9-0 lead over Central Michigan, after No. 28 Jake Henderson (285) and No. 25 Brandon Jeske (125) each recorded a win. Henderson took down Adam Robinson by a 5-2 decision, while Jeske defeated Brant Fleetwood by a 3-1 decision. The Chippewas answered by winning the next two matches over the Monarchs. Michael Hayes (133) fell to No. 32 Tyler Keselring by a 2-0 decision, while No. 9 Chris Mecate (141) was downed in tie-breaker one (3-1) by No. 10 Zach Horan. No. 9 Lenny Richardson (149) gave ODU a 12-9 lead after he took down No. 17 Colin Heffernan by a 5-2 decision to earn his 22nd win of the year. Central Michigan bounced back by winning the 157-pound bout. Cody LeCount defeated Devin Geoghegan, 4-3, to pull within three points (12-9) with three matches left. No. 13 Tristan Warner earned his 15th-straight dual win by defeating No. 31 Jordan Wohlfert by a 6-1 decision to give the Monarchs a 15-9 lead going into the 174-pound bout. Austin Coburn did not disappoint, as he took down No. 30 Jordan Ellingwood in sudden-victory by a 3-1 decision. ODU led 18-9 with just the 184-pound bout left. No. 2 Jack Dechow closed out the day with his 20th-consecutive win, with an 11-2 major decision over Austin Severn to secure the 22-9 win over the Chippewas. The Monarchs will be back in action on Friday when they travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa to take on Northern Iowa on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. ODU will close the regular season on Sunday in DeKalb, Ill. to take on Northern Illinois at 3:00 p.m. For an in depth look to everything Monarchs Wrestling, make sure to follow the team on Facebook, Twitter (@ODUWrestling) and YouTube and on ODUsports.com. Fans can join in on the conversation by using the hashtag #ODUWREST. Results: 197 - Kevin Beazley (ODU) over Jackson Lewis (CMU) (Dec 10-4) 285 - Jacob Henderson (ODU) over Adam Robinson (CMU) (Dec 5-2) 125 - Brandon Jeske (ODU) over Brent Fleetwood (CMU) (Dec 3-1) 133 - Tyler Keselring (CMU) over Michael Hayes (ODU) (Dec 2-0) 141 - Zachary Horan (CMU) over Chris Mecate (ODU) (TB-1 3-1) 149 - Alexander Richardson (ODU) over Colin Heffernan (CMU) (Dec 5-2) 157 - Cody LeCount (CMU) over Devin Geoghegan (ODU) (Dec 4-3) 165 - Tristan Warner (ODU) over Jordan Wohlfert (CMU) (Dec 6-1) 174 - Austin Coburn (ODU) over Jordan Ellingwood (CMU) (SV-1 3-1) 184 - Jack Dechow (ODU) over Austin Severn (CMU) (MD 11-2)

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team defeated 13th-ranked Virginia, 30-6, on Sunday afternoon in the opening round of the EAS/NWCA National Duals. The top-ranked Hawkeyes scored bonus points in four matches and got an upset at 174 pounds to improve to 15-0 overall, 10-0 against ranked opponents. Virginia won the first bout of the afternoon before Iowa scored bonus points in three straight matches to grab a 14-3 lead. Cory Clark and Josh Dziewa recorded major decisions against ranked opponents at 133 and 141, respectively, and Brandon Sorensen pinned Gus Sako in 6:09 at 149. "Bonus points are always good, especially in a dual meet like this when you're wrestling three backups,” said UI head coach Tom Brands. “You're always talking about bonus points and separation. It was a better performance than Friday, and then you get to see some excitement with some guys that you don't normally see.” Iowa wrestled without Thomas Gilman, Mike Evans, and Bobby Telford, but got two wins from their replacements, including an upset from Alex Meyer at 174. Meyer trailed sixth-ranked Blaise Butler, 8-6, early in the third period, but finished a takedown with 1:05 on the clock and used a ride-out to win, 9-8, with 1:09 riding time. "I did see at one point that a ride-out would win,” said Meyer. “I knew he was getting tired and if we went on our feet he was going to back away and keep me at a distance. I knew he didn't have a stall call and I could put a good ride on him. My corner wasn't telling me any different so that's what I did." It was Meyer’s second win in as many times out against a nationally ranked opponent. He pinned Illinois’ sixth-ranked Zac Brunson his last time out on Jan. 16. After nearly a month between competitions, he said he didn’t need the extra motivation of facing a ranked opponent. “You just want to go put on a show,” he said. “It doesn't really matter who the opponent is. If he's maybe not as good, you put on a show and score a ton of points, and if he's better then you, you go out and put on a show and score a ton of points." Kris Klapprodt followed that advice in the third period at 285 pounds. Klapprodt, who owns a 15-7 record at 197, bumped up a weight class and scored six points in the final period to defeat Patrick Gillen, 7-2. “The fun one for me was heavyweight,” said Brands. “We've got a 97-pounder out there who does whatever we ask. He's a great student, and he's between a rock and a hard place so good for him too." Iowa also got wins at 157, 184 and 197. Sammy Brooks scored a season-high 20 points with a 20-8 major decision at 184. Michael Kelly scored a takedown with one second left in the opening period and held on for a 2-1 win at 157, and Nathan Burak scored a takedown in each period to defeat 19th-ranked Zach Nye, 8-2, at 197 Overall the Hawkeyes won eight-of-10 bouts and held a 24-8 advantage in takedowns to advance to the quarterfinals of the EAS/NWCA National Duals. “We're in the postseason now,” said Dziewa, who has won four of his last five against ranked opponents. “The regular season is over. Today was the first leg of the postseason. We've got the National Duals, Big Tens, and nationals. I'm not sure who we're going to line up against on Saturday, but we're ready to go against anybody." Iowa hosts the EAS/NWCA final rounds on Feb. 21-22 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes’ opponent will be announced Tuesday, Feb. 17. Quarterfinals begin at 12 p.m. (CT) on Feb. 21. Semifinals follow at 3 p.m. The finals are Sunday at 11:30 a.m. BTN will televise the semifinals and finals. Tickets are $10 for Saturday and $20 for Sunday. Prices are for all ages. Contact the UI Athletics Ticket Office or visit hawkeyesports.com for ticket information. NOTES: Attendance was 6,564… Laux made his Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut… Dziewa improved to 6-3 against ranked opponents… Sorensen’s fall was his sixth of the season… Meyer’s last two wins have been against the sixth-ranked wrestler in the country (Zac Brunson, ILL)… Meyer is 4-0 all-time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena… Quarterfinal teams include Iowa, Chattanooga, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio State, Lehigh, Missouri, and Cornell. Results: 125 - Nick Herrman (UVA) dec. Phillip Laux (IA), 12-6; 0-3 133 - #6 Cory Clark (IA) major dec. #14 George DiCamillo (UVA), 12-3; 4-3 141 - #6 Josh Dziewa (IA) major dec. #13 Joe Spisak (UVA), 11-1; 8-3 149 - #2 Brandon Sorensen (IA) pinned Gus Sako (UVA), 6:09; 14-3 157 - #16 Michael Kelly (IA) dec. Andrew Atkinson (UVA), 2-1; 17-3 165 - #4 Nick Sulzer (UVA) dec. #9 Nick Moore (IA), 8-7; 17-6 174 - Alex Meyer (IA) dec. #6 Blaise Butler (UVA), 9-8; 20-6 184 - #8 Sammy Brooks (IA) major dec. Tyler Askey (UVA), 20-7; 24-6 197 - #6 Nathan Burak (IA) dec. #19 Zach Nye (UVA), 8-2; 27-6 285 - Kris Klapprodt (IA) dec. Patrick Gillen (UVA), 7-2; 30-6