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FAIRFAX, Va. -- The George Mason wrestling team won six out of 10 matches over the Cleveland State Vikings to win Saturday’s dual in the RAC 19-12, the first EWL victory for the program. The Patriots improve to 5-4 in duals this season, 1-0 in conference. Cleveland State evens its record at 2-2, 0-1 in the EWL. After falling in the first match at 125lbs., Mason was able to win the next three, each with decisions to take a 9-3 lead and control of the dual. While trailing 1-0 in the third period, Vincent Rodriguez used two late-period takedown on his way to a 5-1 decision that evened the match at 3 apiece. Sahid Kargbo settled in with a 9-4 decision at 141lbs. before Konbeh Koroma won his back-and-forth match at 149lbs. 9-8 with an escape with 12 seconds remaining. Patrick Davis continued the momentum in the second half, taking down Matt Donohoe just seconds into the match on his way to a 19-8 major decision, his second of the season. Ryan Forrest followed up with a 7-4 decision at 174lbs. and Matt Meadows recorded the final victory of the afternoon, 2-1 over Kanez Omar. The Patriots spend next weekend in Pennsylvania, wrestling Bucknell and Sacred Heart at Bucknell on Saturday, January 17 then traveling to Clarion, Pa. for a dual with conference member Clarion on Sunday. Results: 125 Ben Willeford (CSU) over Ibrahim Banduka (George Mason) (Dec 6-0) 133 Vince Rodriguez (George Mason) over Alfredo Gray (CSU) (Dec 5-1) 141 Sahid Kargbo (George Mason) over Mike Carlone (CSU) (Dec 9-4) 149 Konbeh Koroma (George Mason) over Nick Montgomery (CSU) (Dec 9-8) 157 LaTrell Davis (CSU) over Gregory Flournoy (George Mason) (Dec 6-5) 165 Patrick Davis (George Mason) over Matt Donohoe (CSU) (MD 18-8) 174 Ryan Forrest (George Mason) over Gabe Stark (CSU) (Dec 7-4) 184 Xavier Dye (CSU) over Ryan Hembury (George Mason) (Dec 6-3) 197 Matt Meadows (George Mason) over Kanez Omar (CSU) (Dec 2-1) 285 Riley Shaw (CSU) over Jacob Kettler (George Mason) (3-1)

CLARION, Pa. -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team picked up its sixth dual victory of the season with a 34-7 road win over Clarion University Saturday, Jan. 10. The Eagles (6-3) captured eight of the 10 bouts with three pins, one major decision, and four decisions. Clarion's Hunter Jones secured two takedowns over Blake Caudill in the first period before rolling to a 13-4 major decision at 125 lbs. Much like EMU's last dual, redshirt-junior Vincent Pizzuto came out firing with 10-straight points before pinning Seth Carr in the first period, allowing Eastern to take a two-point lead over the Golden Eagles. The Green and White again replicated its last outing when Michael Shaw notched a second-straight pin at 141 lbs. to extend EMU's lead to 12-4 heading into the 149 lb. matchup. EMU's Nicholas Barber took an early lead with a takedown in the first period and securing 1:18 of riding time before getting out to a 5-0 lead in the second period. The Cleveland, Ohio native found three final takedowns in the third period and captured the riding time point to shut out Brodie Zacherl. Trailing by one point, redshirt-senior Brandon Zeerip gained some momentum to start the second period to take a comfortable 11-5 lead with one period to go in the bout. The Fremont, Mich. native gave up just one escape point in the final minutes of action to earn a 12-6 victory and extend the EMU lead to 19-4 halfway through the dual. Eastern Michigan saw its third victory of the day by way of the pin in the 165 lb. match when Devan Marry jumped out to an 8-0 start in the first period before notching the fall in 3:28. Clarion saw what would prove to be final win of the afternoon in the 174 lb. weight class when Michael Pavasko got out to the early lead over Austin Geerlings. The sophomore was unable to overcome the slight deficit, falling in a 7-3 decision. EMU took the final bouts of the afternoon with three-straight decisions from Mike Curby, Anthony Abro, and Gage Hutchison, earning a 34-7 victory over the Golden Eagles. Eastern will waste no time getting back on the mats, heading to Pittsburgh, Pa for the Pitt Duals Sunday, Jan. 11. The Eagles will take on Duke and N.C. State with dual times starting at 10 a.m. and noon. Results: 125- Hunter Jones (CL) maj. dec. Blake Caudill (EMU) 14-4 (Clarion, 4-0) 133- Vince Pizzuto (EMU) pinned Seth Carr (CL) 2:00 (EMU, 6-4) 141- Michael Shaw (EMU) pinned Sam Sherlock (CL) 3:18 (EMU, 12-4) 149- Nicholas Barber (EMU) maj. dec. Brodie Zacherl (CL) 8-0 (EMU, 16-4) 157- Brandon Zeerip (EMU) dec. Evan DeLong (CL) 12-6 (EMU, 19-4) 165- Devan Marry (EMU) pinned Kyle Braddock (CL) 3:28 (EMU, 25-4) 174- Michael Pavasko (CL) dec. Austin Geerlings (EMU) 7-3 (EMU, 25-7) 184- Mike Curby (EMU) dec. Daniel Sutherland (CL) 4-3 (EMU, 28-7) 197- Anthony Abro (EMU) dec. Ryan Darch (CL) 9-5 (EMU, 31-7) HWT- Gage Hutchison (EMU) dec. Joshua Davis (CL) 8-4 (EMU, 34-7)

ITHACA, N.Y. -- No. 5 Mizzou wrestling tallied another impressive road victory Saturday at the Friedman Wrestling Center, as they took down No. 4 Cornell, 27-9. The comfortable dual win marked the 17th straight dual win for the Tigers dating back to last season. Mizzou (13-0) handed the Big Red (6-1) their first loss of the 2014-15 season after producing wins in seven of the 10 matches. Three of those wins came in convincing fashion, as redshirt sophomore Lavion Mayes, redshirt senior Drake Houdashelt and sophomore J'den Cox all picked up major decisions over their opponents. The Tigers received an edge before the dual officially started, as redshirt senior Alan Waters was awarded a forfeit victory at 125 pounds. Cornell's usual 125 pound competitor, No. 3 Nahshon Garrett, bumped up to 133 pounds for Saturday's contest. In his third dual start of the season, redshirt sophomore Zach Synon tallied his best win of the year and defeated Garrett by 6-2 decision. The strong start continued for Mizzou at 141 and 149 pounds, as Mayes and Houdashelt tallied respective 11-1 and 10-0 major decisions. After Cornell produced their first wins of the afternoon at 157 and 165 pounds, the Tigers responded with victories in three of the last four matches. At 174 pounds, redshirt senior Johnny Eblen cruised to a 7-0 decision. After dropping the 184 pound matchup, Cox and redshirt senior Devin Mellon closed out the dual with a 11-0 major decision and 7-3 decision, respectively. Mizzou returns to the friendly confines of Columbia, Mo. for their next five duals. Next weekend marks a pair of matchups as Central Michigan visits the Hearnes Center on Saturday, Jan. 17 with North Carolina State following on Sunday, Jan. 18. 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 (Mizzou) over (Cornell) via Forfeit 133: Zach Synon (Mizzou) over No. 3 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) via 6-2 decision 141: No. 5 Lavion Mayes (Mizzou) over Ryan Dunphy (Cornell) via 11-1 major decision 149: No. 3 Drake Houdashelt (Mizzou) over Taylor Simaz (Cornell) via 10-0 major decision 157: No. 9 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) over No. 10 Joey Lavallee (Mizzou) via 6-4 decision 165: No. 11 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) over Mikey England (Mizzou) by 9-4 decision 174: No. 6 Johnny Eblen (Mizzou) over Jesse Shanaman (Cornell) by 7-0 decision 184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) over No. 11 Willie Miklus (Mizzou) by 4-2 decision 197: No. 1 J'den Cox (Mizzou) over No. 18 Jace Bennett (Cornell) by 11-0 major decision HWT: No. 10 Devin Mellon (Mizzou) over Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell) by 7-3 decision

Hampton Coliseum. Tech won six of the 10 bouts, but the ending was in doubt until the very end as it came down to the heavyweights. Joey Dance, ranked fourth at 125 pounds, needed sudden victory to dispatch of long-time friend Brandon Jeske 3-1 to open the dual. Kevin Norstrem gave Tech a 6-0 lead with a 9-3 win over Michael Hayes at 133 pounds and then Devin Carter, ranked third at 141 pounds, failed to get his usual bonus points, but still beat No. 9 Chris Mecate 6-4 thanks to two takedowns. Sal Mastriani, ranked 14th in the country, then rolled past 15th-ranked Lenny Richardson 8-1 at 149 pounds to make it 12-0. Mastriani used a headlock takedown and three back points at the end of the first period to propel him to the win. The Monarchs (5-3) stormed back with a pin at 157 pounds and wins at 165 pounds, 184 pounds and 197 pounds. Tenth-ranked Zach Epperly picked up his third bonus-point win of the weekend in between ODU’s run, downing Austin Coburn 11-1 at 174 pounds. With the Hokies leading 16-15, it came down to the final bout and seventh-ranked Ty Walz used a second-period takedown to pull out the 3-1 win over Jacob Henderson to give the Hokies the win. Tech (7-1) will take on 16th-ranked Virginia (8-2) in the Virginia Duals finals on Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. UVa beat 10th-ranked Edinboro 20-17 to reach the finals. Tech leads the series with UVa 40-37-1, but the Cavs won last year’s dual meet. Tech beat the Cavs in the finals of the 2013 Virginia Duals. The two squads will meet again in three weeks in the ACC dual as UVa comes to Blacksburg to take on the Hokies on Feb. 1 in the Moss Arts Center. #6 Virginia Tech (7-1) 19, #24 Old Dominion (5-3) 15 125: #4 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Brandon Jeske, 3-1 (SV) 133: #19 Kevin Norstrem (VT) dec. Michael Hayes, 9-3 141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) dec. #9 Chris Mecate 6-4 149: #14 Sal Mastriani (VT) dec. #15 Lenny Richardson, 8-1 157: TC Warner (ODU) fall Jake Spengler, 2:59 165: #16 Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. Chad Strube, 7-4 174: #10 Zach Epperly (VT) maj. dec. Austin Coburn, 11-1 184: #4 Jack Dechow (ODU) dec. Austin Gabel, 6-3 197: Kevin Beazley (ODU) dec. Jared Haught, 3-2 285: #7 Ty Walz (VT) dec. Jacob Henderson, 3-1 Probables for the Finals #6 Virginia Tech (7-1) vs. #16 Virginia (8-2) 125: #4 Joey Dance (VT) vs. Nick Herman (VA) 133: #19 Kevin Norstrem (VT) vs. #17 George DiCamillo (VA) 141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) vs. Justin VanHoose (VA) 149: #14 Sal Mastriani (VT) vs. #11 Gus Sako (VA) 157: Jake Spengler (VT) vs. Andrew Atkinson (VA) 165: Chad Strube (VT) vs. #2 Nick Sulzer (VA) 174: #10 Zach Epperly (VT) vs. #5 Blaise Butler (VA) 184: Austin Gabel (VT) vs. Tyler Askey (VA) 197: Jared Haught (VT) vs. #20 Zach Nye (VA) 285: #7 Ty Walz (VT) vs. Pat Gillen (VA)

Williamsport, Pa. -- Messiah College completed a perfect weekend at the Budd Whitehill National Duals with a 34-6 win over Williams College in the championship bout on Saturday afternoon. Kaleb Loht and Josh Thomson picked up pins for the Falcons, and Jeremy Bailes nearly upset Williams' No. 2-ranked Chris Chorzepa. No. 2 Lucas Malmberg sent the Falcons in the right direction with a 13-4 major decision at 125, and Hunter Harris followed with a 9-6 decision of his own. No. 1 Loht then pinned Gabriel Corrochano at 2:12 in the 141 lb. weight class, putting up 13-0. Chris Williamson battled with Jake Savoca before losing 8-4, with No. 9 Larry Cannon then stepping to the mat for a highy-anticipated bout with No. 2 Jorge Lopez. Unfortunately, Williams forfeited the bout. Derek Beitz took a 6-3 decision to increase the Falcons' lead, with No. 3 Josh Thomson then pinning Kyle Gaffney at 2:23 in the 174 lb. match-up. With the match in hand, Jeremy Bailes (184) came seconds away from providing the exclamation point, as he nearly upset the No. 2-ranked Chorzepa. Bailes earned a takedown near the end of the second period to enter the final round with a 13-9 lead, but Chorzepa soon battled his way back. With the third period closing, he collected a pivotal takedown of his own with 17 seconds left to draw within 13-12. He then held on for riding time to pick up another point and send the bout to overtime. Chorzepa's takedown moments later spoiled Bailes' bid for the upset, 15-13. Still, Kyle Koser (197) and Jason Wright (285) each took decisions to complete the scoring and send Messiah to the championship win. Earlier in the day the Falcons defeated Thiel College 36-9 to vault into the championship match. The Falcons got off to a blistering start against Thiel, taking a 24-0 lead that included pins from No. 1 Kaleb Loht and Chris Williamson. With the match in hand, Isaiah Shipman picked up the team's third pin at 285 in just 12 seconds. Final: Messiah defeated Williams College 34-6 125 - Lucas Malmberg (Messiah) over Matt Morris (Williams College) Maj 13-4 133 - Hunter Harris (Messiah) over Dan Evangelakos (Williams College) Dec 9-6 141 - Kaleb Loht (Messiah) over Gabriel Corrochano (Williams College) Fall 2:12 149 - Jake Savoca (Williams College) over Chris Williamson (Messiah) Dec 8-4 157 - Larry Cannon (Messiah) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 165 - Derek Beitz (Messiah) over Timothy Garripoli (Williams College) Dec 6-3 174 - Josh Thomson (Messiah) over Kyle Gaffney (Williams College) Fall 2:23 184 - Christoper Chorzepa (Williams College) over Jeremy Bailes (Messiah) SV-1 15-13 197 - Kyle Koser (Messiah) over Anthony Brooks (Williams College) Dec 11-8 285 - Jason Wright (Messiah) over Ben Wertz (Williams College) Dec 4-1 Semifinal: Messiah defeated Thiel 36-9 125 - Marshall Myers (Messiah) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 133 - Lucas Malmberg (Messiah) over Trevor Wood (Thiel) Dec 8-3 141 - Kaleb Loht (Messiah) over Nick Hart (Thiel) Fall 4:07 149 - Chris Williamson (Messiah) over Nick Sutton (Thiel) Fall 1:50 157 - Larry Cannon (Messiah) over Sean Byham (Thiel) Dec 7-3 165 - Brandan Collins (Thiel) over Derek Beitz (Messiah) SV-1 3-1 174 - Josh Thomson (Messiah) over Jordan Powell (Thiel) Dec 7-1 184 - Ben Swarr (Messiah) over Jerrold Roosa (Thiel) Dec 8-1 197 - Jacob Trillow (Thiel) over Kyle Koser (Messiah) Fall 0:24 285 - Isaiah Shipman (Messiah) over Garret Schweitzer (Thiel) Fall 0:12

HAMPTON, Va. -- Robert Schlitt and Joe Stolfi recorded pins and No. 25 Bucknell won the final three bouts to defeat No. 17 Rider by a 25-12 margin Saturday morning at the Virginia Duals. The win helped the Bison finish the two-day event with a 2-2 record as they placed third in the Silver bracket and seventh overall in the 12-team field. Bucknell (6-3) is now 2-2 against ranked opponents this year as it also defeated then-No. 10 Virginia last month. The Bison won six of the 10 bouts against the Broncs and totaled three bonus-point victories. Bucknell limited Rider (7-4) to just four decisions, including two by nationally ranked wrestlers. The Bison trailed 9-6 going into the 165-pound bout with Schlitt taking the mat. He proceeded to pin Curt Delia in 4:41 to give Bucknell a 12-9 advantage and the Bison never trailed again. It was the second pin of the season for Schlitt, who snapped a three-bout losing streak. After a win by decision for Rider at 174, Bucknell claimed the final three bouts on its way to the 13-point victory. Freshman Tom Sleigh got the streak started with a 2-1 overtime win at 184 pounds. Tyler Lyster followed with an 8-0 shutout at 197 pounds, his 20th win of the season. The major decision gave the Bison a seven-point cushion and clinched the outcome of the match. Stolfi, who is ranked 18th nationally, then pinned Greg Velasco in 6:40. It was his 11th consecutive win and his 12th fall of the year. He now has 44 career pins, tying him with Bobby Ferraro for third place on the program’s all-time list. Bucknell and Rider alternated victories over the first four bouts of the match. No. 14 Paul Petrov got things started for the Bison with a 7-3 decision at 125. Tyler Smith was victorious by a 7-6 margin at 141 pounds to improve to 10-4 on the year. Bucknell opened the Virginia Duals Friday with a win against Nebraska Kearney before falling to No. 24 Old Dominion and West Virginia. The Bison will next be in action Saturday, Jan. 17, when they host George Mason and Sacred Heart in Davis Gym. Start time is 11 a.m. and admission is free. No. 25 Bucknell 25, No. 17 Rider 12 125: No. 14 Paul Petrov (B) dec. Zach Valcarce (R), 7-3. 133: Robert Deutsch (R) dec. Grim Gonzalez (B), 7-4. 141: Tyler Smith (B) dec. Chuck Zeisloft (R), 7-6. 149: No. 16 Bryant Clagon (R) dec. Victor Lopez (B), 8-6. 157: No. 13 Chad Walsh (R) dec. Rustin Barrick (B), 10-4. 165: Robert Schlitt (B) pinned Curt Delia (R), 4:41. 174: Ryan Wolfe (R) dec. Rory Bonner (B), 5-1. 184: Tom Sleigh (B) dec. Clint Morrison (R), 2-1 (tb1) 197: Tyler Lyster (B) maj. dec. Jeff McElwee (R), 8-0. 285: No. 18 Joe Stolfi (B) pinned Greg Velasco (R), 6:40.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Panthers kept the Northern Illinois Huskies scoreless for the first four matches and won eight of the 10 matches to win 29-6 Friday night. “I feel like we gave a couple away,” said head coach Dough Schwab. “I still would have liked to see a doughnut on their side, but we had some guys who did really well.” UNI got bonus point wins from Dylan Peters at 125 pounds, Gunnar Wolfensperger at 149 pounds and Blaize Cabell at heavyweight. UNI improves to 5-3 overall and 2-0 in the MAC. UNI has won 11 straight home duals dating back to the start of last season. Northern Illinois falls to 7-8 overall, 0-2 in the MAC. No. 6 Peters got a little closer to making UNI’s top 10 for most career falls when he pinned Derek Elmore in 5 minutes, 44 seconds. Peters grabbed his eighth pin of the season and has 26 career falls. At 133 pounds, the match was scoreless after two periods, but Leighton Gaul came back with a lot of fight to draw a stall point and riding time to beat Danny Carlson, 5-0. The Panthers continued to roll with Jake Hodges at 141. Hodges won his first MAC dual, beating Tyler Argue 10-6 with 1:29 in riding time. After a scoreless first period, Wolfensperger earned two nearfall points midway through the second period against Austin Culton. He topped off the period with another set. An early escape in the third and a quick takedown put Wolfensperger up 7-0. He grabbed another set of nearfall points in the third and amassed 3:36 in riding time to win the Panthers’ first major decision of the night, 10-0. “Gunnar is wrestling well, especially on top,” said Schwab. “He’s starting to get where he feels he can ride anyone.” Andrew Morse grabbed NIU’s first win at 157 pounds with a 4-0 decision over Jarrett Jensen. No. 12 Cooper Moore battled out a close match at 165 pounds to win 5-3 over NIU’s Shaun’Qae McMurty. McMurty is ranked fourth in the MAC. Moore is the MAC’s top seed. NIU’s Trace Engelkes last-second takedown sent the 174 match into overtime. Engelkes grabbed the takedown to beat Curt Maas 8-6 in sudden victory. At 184 pounds, Cody Caldwell came out tough and led the match until the end and amassed 2:35 in riding time. Basil Minto escaped Shawn Scott’s multiple takedown attempts to counter with his own, but the match was still 2-2 deep into the third. Minto escaped from Scott, shorting him riding time by a second and winning 3-2. The win gives Minto his first MAC dual win and a victory over the MAC’s fourth-ranked wrestler. “(Basil) scrambled out of a few positions I haven’t seen him do,” said Schwab. A series of offensive moves kept Cabell in control at heavyweight where he earned nine takedowns to beat Arthur Bunce. “Blaize did a great job of smelling that blood,” said Schwab. “You don’t see many heavyweights scoring that many takedowns. So when he competes like that, he sets the mark for our team to compete a certain way.” Cabell earned UNI’s only technical fall of the night, winning 22-7. “We have to have a killer instinct as competitives, and we have to put that in our guys. Tomorrow is another chance to do that,” said Schwab. UP NEXT UNI has a quick turnaround with a second home dual at 2 p.m. Saturday in the West Gym. The Panthers host the Buffalo Bulls at 2 p.m. Buffalo is looking for its first MAC win. They are 4-5 overall and 0-2 in the MAC. The first 500 fans will receive Panther Train T-shirts courtesy of Hy-Vee. Results: 125-Dylan Peters (UNI) pinned Derek Elmer (NIU) 5:44 133-Leighton Gaul (UNI) dec. Danny Carlson (NIU) 5-0 141-Jake Hodges (UNI) dec. Tyler Argue (NIU) 10-6 149-Gunnar Wolfensperger (UNI) maj. dec. Austin Culton (NIU) 10-0 157-Andrew Morse (UNI) Jarrett Jensen (NIU) 4-0 165-Cooper Moore (UNI) dec. Shaun’Qae McMurty 5-3 174-Trace Engelkes (NIU) dec. Curt Maas (UNI) 8-6 SV1 184-Cody Caldwell (UNI) dec. Quinton Rosser (NIU) 9-6 197-Basil Minto (UNI) dec. Shawn Scott (NIU) 3-2 285-Blaize Cabell (UNI) minor tech. fall Arthur Bunce (NIU) 22-7

Princeton, NJ -- The Pride won six of the 10 matches, including sophomore Jahlani Callender's win by fall that broke a 16-16 tie, as Hofstra defeated the Princeton Tigers, 22-20 in an Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association match at Dillon Gymnasium Friday night. Hofstra improved to 4-5 overall and 2-2 in the EIWA while the Tigers had their record evened at 4-4 and 1-3 in conference action. With the score tied at 16-all heading into the second-to-last match of the night at 157 pounds, Callender pinned Princeton freshman Francesco Fabozzi at the 4:41 mark to give the Pride a 22-16 lead. It was Callender's fifth pin of the year and boosted his season record to 15-7. Princeton's Jonathan Schleifer recorded a 14-5 major decision over Hofstra senior Nick Terdick (9-11) in the match finale for the final margin. Opening the match at 174 pounds, sophomore Frank Affronti (12-11) recorded a 5-3 decision over Troy Murtha to give the Pride a 3-0 lead. But the Tigers won the next two matches, a pin by Brett Harner over Cory Damiana (7-13) at 184 and a major decision by Abram Ayala over Michael Oxley (5-12) at 197, to take a 10-3 advantage. Hofstra then won the next four matches to build a 16-10 advantage. Sophomore Michael Hughes (15-6) topped Ray O'Donnell, 8-2 at 285. Freshman Bryan Damon (12-3) won his fourth consecutive match with a 7-2 decision over Ryan Cash at 125. Hofstra classmate Travis Passaro (6-8) defeated Jordan Reich, 6-1 at 133 while 17th-ranked sophomore Jamel Hudson (14-3) recorded his sixth consecutive win with a 14-4 major decision over Jordan Laster at 141. Princeton junior Nick Maselli pinned Hofstra sophomore Alex Mirante (0-3), wrestling for starter Cody Ruggirello who sat out Friday's match, at the 2:44 mark of the 149-lb match to tie the contest at 16-16. Hofstra returns to action on Sunday, January 11 when the Pride host the Oklahoma Sooners at the Mack Sports Complex. Match time is 1 p.m. Results: 174- Frank Affronti (H) dec, Troy Murtha (P), 5-3 184- Brett Harner (P) WBF Cory Damiana (H), 0:33 197- Abram Ayala (P) maj. dec. Michael Oxley (H), 16-6 285- Michael Hughes (H) dec. Ray O'Donnell (P), 8-2 125- Bryan Damon (H) dec. Ryan Cash (P), 7-2 133- Travis Passaro (H) dec. Jordan Reich (P), 6-1 141- #17 Jamel Hudson (H) maj. dec. Jordan Laster (P), 14-4 149- Nick Maselli (P) WBF Alex Mirante (H), 2:44 157- Jahlani Callender (H) WBF Francesco Fabozzi (P), 4:41 165- Jonathan Schleifer (P) maj. dec. Nick Terdick (H), 14-5

MINNEAPOLIS -- Though the journey to the final moments of Friday night’s dual between No. 1 Minnesota and No. 17 Michigan was different than it was when the two met last January and the Wolverines defeated the Gophers 19-14, the situation heading into that closing bout was the exact same. Michigan led by two points and the winner of the last match would seal a victory for his team. This time around, the final match pitted No. 1 Chris Dardanes against No. 8 Rossi Bruno, a rematch of the title bout at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas on December 6, which Dardanes won, 8-3. Midway through the third period, Friday night’s tilt between the two top-ten wrestlers was knotted at one, but a final period takedown and a point for riding time were enough for Dardanes to take the match, 4-2, and propel the Gophers to an exciting 20-19 victory. The win was significant for Daradnes on several levels. Primarily, it secured a victory for his team, avenging its only loss in the last two years and keeping the nation’s top-ranked squad undefeated this season (7-0). For Dardanes personally, it was a victory in his first match since claiming the No. 1 ranking and also his 100th career victory. He joins teammates Logan Storley and Scott Schiller in reaching that milestone this season. Dardanes and Bruno were positioned to wrestle the night’s last match after the meet began at 141, where Chris’ brother, No. 4 Nick Dardanes, earned a major decision over George Fisher, 13-5. It was the first of three matches in which the Gophers scored bonus points on the night, every one of which was critical to securing the victory. After Jake Short dropped an 8-4 decision to No. 13 Alec Pantaleo at 149, No. 1 Dylan Ness took the mat looking to avenge a loss in last year’s dual to No. 19 Brian Murphy. Late in the second period of a close match, Ness locked in a cradle and turned Murphy onto his back, scoring the fall at 4:33 and adding six points to the Gophers’ total. The pin was the 34th of Ness’ career, moving him into a tie for 10th on the Gophers’ all-time pins list, matching Jacob Volkmann’s career total. Brandon Kingsley got his first start of the dual season at 165 and dropped a major decision to No. 10 Taylor Massa, 12-2, which brought the dual score to 10-7. In the last match before the intermission, No. 3 Storley took on Connor Brancheau at 174. Storley scored a pair of takedowns and earned back points for a near-fall, but needed a critical point for riding time – he had amassed more than four minutes during the match – to secure the 8-0 major decision and tack on a bonus point for the team. Coming out of the intermission, No. 10 Brett Pfarr fell behind No. 13 Domenic Abounader early in their match after a takedown and a near-fall, but fought back hard for the remainder of the match. Pfarr trimmed the deficit to a single point in the third period, but was unable to jump ahead of Abounader, dropping an 8-7 decision. In the night’s second (and final) rematch from last season’s dual, No. 1 Schiller took on Chris Heald. Schiller looked strong throughout the match as he secured a 10-3 decision to push the Gopher lead to 17-10. Trailing by seven points, Michigan charged back in the next two matches. No. 8 Adam Coon scored a fall over No. 13 Michael Kroells at 285 and Conor Youtsey won a 10-7 decision over Jordan Bremer at 125 to catapult the Wolverines into the lead, 19-17, heading to the final match, where Dardanes outlasted Bruno to earn a win for himself and his team. The Gophers won’t have much time to reflect on the victory, as they travel to New Jersey to take on Big Ten newcomer, No. 24 Rutgers, this Sunday. The dual is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. CT and will be streamed on BTN Plus, which requires a subscription. Updates from throughout the meet will be provided on the Gopher Wrestling Twitter feed and a full recap will be available on GopherSports.com after the dual’s conclusion. Results: 141: No. 4 Nick Dardanes (Minn) maj. dec. George Fisher (Mich), 13-5 / Minnesota 4 – Michigan 0 149: No. 13 Alec Pantaleo (Mich) dec. Jake Short (Minn), 8-4 / Minnesota 4 – Michigan 3 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minn) fall (4:33) No. 19 Brian Murphy (Mich) / Minnesota 10 – Michigan 3 165: No. 10 Taylor Massa (Mich) maj. dec. Brandon Kingsley (Minn), 12-2 / Minnesota 10 – Michigan 7 174: No. 3 Logan Storley (Minn) maj. dec. Connor Brancheau, 8-0 / Minnesota 14 – Michigan 7 184: No. 13 Domenic Abounader (Mich) dec. No. 10 Brett Pfarr (Minn.), 8-7 / Minnesota 14 – Michigan 10 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minn) dec. Chris Heald (Mich), 10-3 / Minnesota 17 – Michigan 10 285: No. 8 Adam Coon (Mich) fall (0:28) No. 13 Michael Kroells (Minn) / Minnesota 17 – Michigan 16 125: Conor Youtsey (Mich) dec. Jordan Bremer (Minn), 10-7 / Minnesota 17 – Michigan 19 133: No. 1 Chris Dardanes (Minn) dec. No. 8 Rossi Bruno (Mich), 4-2 / Minnesota 20 – Michigan 19

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois wrestling team opened the Big Ten portion of its season on Friday night against conference newcomer Rutgers. The fifth-ranked Illini gave the Scarlet Knights a rude welcome to the league, beating them 24-9 and winning seven of ten weight classes. The dual started at 197 pounds with Jeff Koepke earning a 2-0 decision over Andrew Campolattano. A 2-1, sudden victory by No. 10 Billy Smith over Brooks Black tied the match after the heavyweight bout. Rutgers took its only lead of the dual after Sean McCabe beat Dominic Olivieri, 5-4, at 125 pounds. Trailing 6-3, No. 3 Zane Richards got the Illini back on track at 133 pounds. Richards' 11-8 decision over Scott Delvecchio tied the contest, and No. 16 Steven Rodrigues 2-0 victory over #8 Anthony Ashnault gave Illinois a 9-6 lead. Ken Theobold downed Kyle Langenderfer, 5-2, at 141 pounds to tie the contest, but the Orange and Blue won the final four weight classes to seal the win. At 157 pounds, No. 5 Isaiah Martinez won a convincing 19-6 bout against No. 18 Anthony Perrotti, a 2014 All-American. In the battle, Martinez recorded six takedowns and a two-point near-fall to earn his 12th extra-point win of the season. No. 8 Jackson Morse followed the lead of Martinez in the 165-pound rumble, earning a 10-2 major decision over Nick Gravina. No. 6 Zac Brunson's 8-2 win over No. 20 Phil Bakuckas at 174-pounds sealed the victory for the Illini, and No. 14 Nikko Reyes closed out the night with a convincing 12-4 major decision over Anthony Pafumi. The Illini will be back in action on Sunday, Jan. 11 as they take on Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana. The dual is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET at University Gym. Results: 197: Jeff Koepke (ILL) over Andrew Campolattano (RUTG) (Dec 2-0) 285: #10 Billy Smith (RUTG) over Brooks Black (ILL) (SV-2 2-1) 125: Sean McCabe (RUTG) over Dominic Olivieri (ILL) (Dec 5-4) 133: #3 Zane Richards (ILL) over Scott Delvecchio (RUTG) (Dec 11-8) 141: #16 Steven Rodrigues (ILL) over #8 Anthony Ashnault (RUTG) (Dec 2-0) 149: Ken Theobold (RUTG) over Kyle Langenderfer (ILL) (Dec 5-2) 157: #4 Isaiah Martinez (ILL) over #18 Anthony Perrotti (RUTG) (MD 19-6) 165: #8 Jackson Morse (ILL) over Nick Gravina (RUTG) (MD 10-2) 174: #6 Zac Brunson (ILL) over #20 Phil Bakuckas (RUTG) (Dec 8-2) 184: #14 Nikko Reyes (ILL) over Anthony Pafumi (RUTG) (MD 12-4)

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Jacob Leon and J.T. Goodwin nearly scored first-period falls Friday night, but Wyoming rallied to win both matches and heavyweight Leland Pfeifer clinched the 23-15 Cowboy victory over Cal Poly with a 5-2 decision in the final bout of a non-conference dual meet in the Mott Athletics Center. Leon and Goodwin both built 5-0 leads in the opening period with a takedown and three-point near fall. Wyoming 149-pounder Jake Elliott rallied for an 8-6 triumph over Leon and 197-pounder Shane Woods, ranked No. 11 this week, battled back for a 10-8 decision over Goodwin. Trailing 20-15, Cal Poly needed a fall in the final bout, but Pfeifer scored a takedown in each of the final two periods for the three-point decision and Wyoming’s fifth dual meet win in seven tries. Cal Poly fell to 0-8. Mustang 174-pounder Dominic Kastl, wrestling for just the 10th time this season, led Cal Poly’s four winners as he built a 7-1 lead before pinning Luke Paine in 4 minutes, 19 seconds. Kastl is now 7-3 for the season. Mustang 141-pounder Colton Schilling earned a solid 12-6 decision over Cole Mendenhall. Trailing 4-1, Schilling earned an escape, takedown and two-point near fall late in the first period for a 6-4 advantage and surrendered just a reversal in the final two periods en route to his 14th win in 20 matches this year. Also winning by decision for Cal Poly were Colt Shorts at 157 pounds and Nick Fiegener at 184. Shorts snapped a 7-7 tie with an escape early in the final period and clinched his 10-7 win over Archie Colgan with a takedown with 21 seconds to go. Shorts is now 13-9 for the season. Fiegener also was tied with his opponent in the final period, but notched a takedown with 1:20 to go and held on for a 5-3 win over Jace Jensen, raising his season mark to 15-10. The wins by Kastl and Fiegener pulled Cal Poly to within two points, 17-15, with two bouts to go. Decisions by Woods and Pfeifer sealed the verdict for Wyoming. The Cowboys received a fall from 125-pounder Tyler Cox and major decisions by 133-pounder Drew Templeman and Dakota Friesth. Cal Poly returns to the mat Saturday for a 1 p.m. non-conference dual meet against Brown in the Mott Athletics Center. The Bears will be wrestling its first dual meet of the season. Results: 125 — Tyler Cox (W) pinned Isaac Blackburn (CP) 3:55 134 — Drew Templeman (W) maj. dec. Victor Trujillo (CP) 20-7 141 — Colton Schilling (CP) dec. Cole Mendenhall (W) 12-6 149 — Jake elliott (W) dec. Jacob Leon (CP) 8-6 157 — Colt Shorts (CP) dec. Archie Colgan (W) 10-7 165 — Dakota Friesth (W) maj. dec. Xavier Johnson (CP) 14-4 174 — Dominic Kastl (CP) pinned Luke Paine (W) 4:19 184 — Nick Fiegener (CP) dec. Jace Jensen (W) 5-3 197 — Shane Woods (W) dec. J.T. Goodwin (CP) 10-8 285 — Leland Pfeifer (W) dec. Nicolas Johnson (CP) 5-2

Lincoln, Neb. -- Eight Huskers earned victories on Friday night to lead No. 12 Nebraska (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) to a 25-6 win over Purdue in the Tumble N’ Rumble event at the Devaney Center. After winning three of the first five matches, NU collected victories in each of the final five bouts to put away the Boilermakers. Sophomore Aaron Studebaker highlighted the night with his 3-1 win over eighth-ranked Braden Atwood at 197 pounds in the ninth match of the dual. In the opening bout, No. 12 Tim Lambert (125) got the Huskers started on the right note with his 7-2 triumph over the Boilermakers’ Luke Welch. No. 12 Anthony Abidin (141) and Justin Arthur (149) strung together back-to-back wins following Eric Montoya’s 5-2 setback to Danny Sabatello at 133 pounds. Abidin earned a takedown in the first stanza before adding an escape in the second period against Nick Lawrence. Abidin rode out Lawrence in the third period to earn a point for riding time in his 4-0 triumph. Abidin improves to 18-2 this season and holds a career dual record of 11-0. Arthur faced a 5-2 deficit against Nelsen heading into the third period, but notched a reversal from the bottom position before a pair of near falls and added a riding time point in his 10-5 win. At 157 pounds, No. 2 James Green suffered his second loss of the season in 20 matches, as he fell in tiebreaker-1 to Doug Welch, 5-4. Austin Wilson (165) responded in the following match with a 7-5 sudden victory over Pat Robinson. No. 1 Robert Kokesh (174), No. 18 TJ Dudley (184), Studebaker each won by decision before No. 17 Collin Jensen finished the dual with a 10-1 major decision over Tyler Kral. The Huskers return to action in two weeks when they travel to Champaign, Ill., to battle Illinois on Friday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. (CT). On Sunday, Jan. 25, Nebraska hosts Rutgers at the Devaney Center at noon on the Big Ten Network. Results: 125: #12 Tim Lambert (NEB) by dec. over Luke Welch (PUR), 7-2 (NEB 3, PUR 0) 133: Danny Sabatello (PUR) by dec. over Eric Montoya (NEB), 5-2 (NEB 3, PUR 3) 141: #12 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by dec. over Nick Lawrence (PUR), 4-0 (NEB 6, PUR 3) 149: Justin Arthur (NEB) by dec. over Brandon Nelsen (PUR), 10-5 (NEB 9, PUR 3) 157: Doug Welch (PUR) by tiebreaker-1 over #2 James Green (NEB), 5-4 (NEB 9, PUR 6) 165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by sudden victory-1 over Pat Robinson (PUR), 7-5 (NEB 12, PUR 6) 174: #1 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over Chad Welch (PUR), 9-4 (NEB 15, PUR 6) 184: #18 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over Patrick Kissel (PUR), 8-3 (NEB 18, PUR 6) 197: Aaron Studebaker (NEB) by dec. over #8 Braden Atwood (PUR), 3-1 (NEB 21, PUR 6) HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) by major dec. over Tyler Kral (PUR), 10-1 (NEB 25, PUR 6)

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 7 in the latest Intermat Tournament Power Index, took care of No. 23 Indiana in front of a sold out Rec Hall crowd on Friday night. Over 6,200 fans packed Rec Hall in the 22nd straight home sell-out for Penn State and watched head coach Cael Sanderson's squad post a dominating 42-3 victory. The dual meet began at 165 where red-shirt freshman Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) took on one of the nation's best, No. 4 Taylor Walsh of Indiana. Hammond fell behind early and then mounted a furious comeback, nearly pulling off the upset as the sold out Rec Hall crowd roared. Hammond dropped a hard-fought 9-6 decision, giving Indiana a brief 3-0 lead. Senior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, made short work of that lead, turning a second period takedown into fall over No. 19 Nate Jackson. Brown got the pin at the 4:10 mark and put the Nittany Lions up 6-3. Red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at 184, followed Brown's pin up with an even quicker fall. The Lion freshman caught Hoosier Jake Masengale from his feet and turned the Hoosier to his back for a first period pin at the 0:55 mark, putting Penn State up 12-3. Junior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) ranked No. 4 at 197, posted a 6-3 decision over IU's Luke Sheridan and senior Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa) was a 6-2 winner of Indiana's Garret Goldman at 285. Penn State carried an 18-3 lead into the halftime break. Nittany Lion junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 125, received a forfeit victory at 125, giving Penn State a 24-3 lead coming right out of intermission. Sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 133, was dominant, rolling to a 20-4 technical fall over Indiana's Alonzo Shepherd. Red-shirt freshman Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) dominated Sean Brown at 141. The Lion rookie rolled out to a big lead and then turned shoulder control into a throw and a pin at the 5:43 mark. Sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 149, followed that up with a strong 14-4 major decision with over 4:00 in riding time, putting Penn State up 39-3 with one bout left.. At 157, Penn State senior Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 157, capped off the night with a 2-0 win over Alex Gregory. Alton, who returned to action for the first time at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2, made his first Rec Hall appearance since last year's finale against Clarion. The Nittany Lions posted a gaudy 24-2 edge in takedowns while winning nine of ten bouts. The Lions picked up 15 bonus points off a forfeit, three pins, a tech fall and a major. Penn State is now 6-0 overall, 2-0 in the Big Ten. Indiana falls to 2-3, 0-2 in the conference. Penn State returns to action on Sunday when it visits No. 3 Ohio State for a 2 p.m. dual meet. The Lions' next home dual is set for Sunday, Jan. 18, when they host Purdue for a 1 p.m. start. A limited number of SRO tickets are available for select Penn State Rec Hall dual meets, although the SROs for the Lehigh dual are sold out. For ticket inquiries, call 1-800-NITTANY. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2014-15 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 165: #4 Taylor Walsh IND dec. Garett Hammond PSU, 9-6 / 0-3 174: #4 Matt Brown PSU pinned #19 Nate Jackson IND, WBF (4:10) / 6-3 184: #16 Matt McCutcheon PSU pinned Jake Masengale IND, WBF (0:55) / 12-3 197: #4 Morgan McIntosh PSU dec. Luke Sheridan IND, 6-3 / 15-3 285: Jon Gingrich PSU dec. Garret Goldman IND, 6-2 / 18-3 125: #8 Jordan Conaway PSU win by forfeit 24-3 133: #10 Jimmy Gulibon PSU tech fall Alonzo Shepherd IND, 20-4 (TF; 5:53) / 29-3 141: Kade Moss PSU pinned Sean Brown IU, WBF (5:43) / 35-3 149: #17 Zack Beitz PSU maj. dec. Trevor Moody IND, 14-4 / 39-3 157: #8 Dylan Alton PSU dec. Alex Gregory IND, 2-0 / 42-3 Attendance: 6,281 (22nd straight home sell-out) Records: Penn State 6-0, 2-0 B1G; Indiana 2-3, 0-2 B1G Up Next for Penn State: at #3 Ohio State, Sunday, Jan.11 - 2 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 165: Red-shirt freshman Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) met No. 4 Taylor Walsh at 165. Hammond got in on a low single at the 2:37 mark but he Hoosier senior countered for a takedown and a 2-0 lead. Hammond worked to fight off a Walsh turn and forced a stalemate with 1:34 on the clock. Walsh continued a strong ride, however, building up well over 1:00 in riding time. Hammond worked through a turn effort for a reversal to tie the bout at 2-2 with :40 on the clock and then nearly scored on a single leg. Walsh countered another Hammond shot for a takedown and a 5-2 lead after one period. Hammond chose down to start the second period and Walsh was once again strong on top. The Hoosier built up nearly 4:00 in riding time with a full ride out and led 5-2 with 3:58 in riding time after two. Walsh chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 6-2 lead. Hammond turned a fast low single into a takedown, cutting the lead to 6-4 with :55 on the clock. The Lion freshman cut the senior loose to a 7-4 score, looking for another takedown. Hammond got in on a high single, looking to score again and finished off the score with :15 on the clock, cutting Walsh loose and cutting the lead to 8-6. Hammond's comeback was cut short as the clock expired and the freshman dropped a hard fought 9-6 decision. 174: Senior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, met Indiana's Nate Jackson, ranked No. 19, in one of the dual meet's most anticipated match-ups. Brown took Jackson down quickly, taking an early 2-1 lead. Brown controlled Jackson's leg quickly again, steadily working his way to control of the opposite ankle and a 4-1 lead with 1:30 on the clock. Jackson escaped to a 4-2 score with :40 left and immediately turned a low single into a third takedown and a 6-2 lead after the opening period. Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-2 lead. He then turned a low single into a fourth takedown to lead 9-2 with nearly 2:00 in riding time just :30 into the second period. The Lion senior worked his way into control of Jackson's legs from the top, leveraging his way to a turn. After a brief reset, Brown got the pin at the 4:10 mark. The fall was the 27th of his career, 15th all-time at Penn State. 184: Red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at 184, wrestled Indiana's Jake Masengale. McCutcheon wasted no time in bringing the Lion faithful to their feet, locking up the Hoosier's shoulders from a standing position and turning him to his back. Just seconds later, the Penn State freshman got the fall, a first period pin at the 0:55 mark. 197: Junior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 4 at 197, took on IU senior Luke Sheridan. McIntosh steadily worked his way into a scoring position on the Hoosier senior, turning a low shot into a takedown and a 2-0 lead two minutes into the bout. McIntosh maintained control of Sheridan for the rest of the period and led 2-0 with 1:11 riding time after one period. The junior chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. McIntosh countered a slight Sheridan shot and opened up a 5-0 lead with a second takedown, this one with just under :30 left in the period. A short ride out gave McIntosh a 5-0 lead with 1:35 in time after two. Sheridan chose down to start the third period and McIntosh began a strong ride, clinching the riding time point before the Hoosier escaped to a 5-1 score. Sheridan notched a counter takedown late but McIntosh notched a 6-3 decision. 285: Senior Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) met Indiana's Garret Goldman at 285. Gingrich exploded through a low single early, gaining control of Goldman's left leg and picking up the takedown to lead 2-0. The Lion senior then built up a solid riding time edge, working Goldman's chest to the mat for over 2:00 and nearly turning him for back points at the :25 mark. Goldman was able to roll through the move, however, and Gingrich led 2-0 with 2:29 riding time after one. Goldman chose down to start the second period and Gingrich continued to control the action from the top. Gingrich built up over 3:00 in time before Goldman escaped to a 2-1 score. With the riding time point clinched, Gingrich chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Looking to pad his lead, Gingrich blew through a low single for a second takedown and a 5-1 lead with 1:10 on the clock. Gingrich then cut Goldman loose with :35 left but Goldman fought off three solid Gingrich shots down the stretch. Gingrich rolled to the 6-2 win with 3:42 in riding time. 125: Junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 125, received a forfeit victory at 125. Conaway improved to 14-2 on the year with the win. 133: Sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 133, met IU's Alonzo Shepherd. Gulibon exploded off the opening whistle, getting in on a single leg and turning it into a takedown and 2-0 lead seconds into the bout. Shepherd escaped only to get quickly taken down and turned by Gulibon. The Lion sophomore picked up three near fall points to lead 7-1, nearly getting the pin at the :40 mark. Gulibon rode Shepherd out and led 7-1 with 2:21 in riding time after one. Shepherd chose down to start the second stanza and escaped to a 7-2 score but Gulibon was quick to answer. The Lion sophomore slid behind the Hoosier for a takedown and a 9-3 lead. He tacked on another takedown with a fast low single to lead 11-3 at the 1:00 mark. After cutting Shepherd loose, Gulibon forced his foe's head to the mat, worked his way around for another takedown and picked up another point on a second Shepherd stall. Leading 14-1 with 3:52 in riding time, Gulibon chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 15-4 lead. He then bolted through a furious shot, taking Shepherd down again and led 17-4. Gulibon then gained control of Shepherd's arm and turned the Hoosier for three near fall points to pick up the 20-4 tech fall at the 5:53 mark. 141: Red-shirt freshman Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) faced off against Indiana's Sean Brown at 141. Moss wasted no time taking a lead, turning a low single into a takedown and a 2-1 lead out of the gates. Moss controlled the action in the center of the mat, forcing Brown backwards as he worked to set up his offense. Moss' efforts paid dividends with a second takedown and a 4-1 lead with under 1:00 left in the opening period. Brown was unable to break free of Moss' control and the Lion led 4-1 with 1:06 in riding time after one period. Brown chose down to start the second stanza and escaped to a 4-2 score. But Moss continued to work his offense, scoring again with a shot low at Brown's ankle. The Lion freshman then worked his way into a turning combination, nearly getting the count. But Brown was able to roll through and Moss cut him loose to a 6-3 score with :25 on the clock. Not to be denied, Moss shot low with :10 left and added one more takedown to up his lead to 8-3 after two periods. Moss chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 9-3 lead. Looking for bonus points, Moss caught Brown's shoulders, locked them up, and quickly threw him to the mat for a fast fall at the 5:43 mark. 149: Sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 149, met Hoosier Trevor Moody. Beitz quickly gained control of the action, taking Moody down for an early 2-0 lead. The Nittany Lion sophomore then put together a strong ride, looking to turn the Hoosier for back points and a possible pin. Beitz steadily worked his way into a big riding time edge, forced Moody into a stall warning, and then cut him loose to a 2-1 lead. He then dove low at Moody's ankle and rolled through another takedown and led 4-2 after another cut. Beitz used a swift ankle pick to open up a 6-2 lead with :30 on the clock and then nearly picked up near fall points with a turn. But the one-count was not enough and Beitz led 6-2 with 2:28 riding time after one period. Moody chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 6-3 lead. Beitz picked up a point on another stall and then took Moody down again for a 9-3 lead with 1:00 on the clock. Beitz rode Moody out again and carried a 9-3 lead with a clinched riding time point (3:51) into the third period. Beitz chose down to start the third period worked his way to a quick reversal and an 11-3 lead. Moody escaped with :45 on the clock but Beitz's offense was relentless. The Lion sophomore picked up one more takedown and rode his way to a 14-4 major decision with 4:33 in riding time. 157: Senior Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 157, wrestled in Rec Hall for the first time this year against IU's Alex Gregory. Alton nearly caught Gregory out of the gates, trying to turn the Hoosier to his back for a fast fall. But Gregory fought off the move and action resumed in the center circle tied 0-0. The duo then battled evenly for over a minute, with neither man finding an opening. Scoreless after one period, Alton chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. After a scoreless minute-plus, Alton blew through a high double, looking to notch the bout's first takedown. But Gregory used a solid whizzer to fight off the shot and keep the score at 1-0 after two periods. Gregory chose down to start the third period but Alton was strong on top. The Lion senior maintained control of the Hoosier, breaking him down and forcing his chest to the mat as he built up riding time. Alton built his time edge up over 1:00 and kept control of Gregory. Gregory got to his feet with :45 left, but Alton was too strong, forcing him back down and flattening his chest to the mat. Alton maintained control for the full 2:00 and, with the riding time point, posted the 2-0 win.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Senior Spencer Myers was victorious in his return to the mat as the Maryland wrestling team defeated Harvard, 21-18, in front of 2,091 spectaculars at the inaugural Beauty and the Beast event at the XFINITY Center Friday night. Completing simultaneously with the Maryland gymnastics team, the Terps (5-7, 0-3 Big Ten) jumped out to an 18-6 lead at intermission against the Crimson (0-1). The dual ended up tied going into the heavyweight bout when Myers, an All-American, defeated David Ng by decision to give the Terps thevictory. “We got some hard fought wins tonight,” head coach Kerry McCoy said. “Spencer coming off football, we knew conditioning was going to be a factor and he wrestled a tough kid. He got it done. It was a great overall team performance and I’m excited to get the win.” After Harvard forfeited the opening match at 125 pounds, redshirt junior Geoffrey Alexander put forth a dominant performance at 133, defeating Ryan Osleeb, 15-0. A five-point move in the first period put the Pittsburgh native in control. In a matchup of ranked foes at 141 pounds, Todd Preston put Harvard on the board with a 4-0 win over sophomore Shyheim Brown. RJ De George got theTerps back on track at 149. Wrestling his first career dual match, the redshirt sophomore edged Colby Knight, 3-1. After an impressive showing at the Midlands Championships, redshirt junior Lou Macola continued his roll with a 17-3 win over Tyler Tarsi. At 165 pounds, Tyler Grimaldi started the Crimson comeback with a 10-4 decision win against sophomore Tyler Manion. Junior Josh Snook was unable to stop the Harvard run, falling to Josef Johnson in a match decided by riding time. Michael Mocco then pinned juniorSean O’Malley at 4:16 to make the score 18-15. James Fox tied the match for Harvard with a 4-0 win over Rob Fitzgerald to set up the decider at heavyweight. After notching an escape to begin thesecond period, Myers was able to ride out Ng in the third to seal the dual for the Terps. Maryland returns to action this Sunday at the XFINITY Center. The Terps will take on Navy (3 p.m.) and Lehigh (5 p.m). Results: 125: Josh Polacek (MD) wins by forfeit (6-0) 133: No. 14 Geoffrey Alexander (MD) technical fall over Ryan Osleeb (H), 15-0 (11-0) 141: No. 15 Todd Preston (H) decision over No. 16 Shyheim Brown (MD), 4-0 (11-3) 149: RJ De George (MD) decision over Colby Knight (H), 3-1 (14-3) 157: Lou Mascola (MD) major decision over Tyler Tarsi (H), 17-3 (18-3) 165: Tyler Grimaldi (H) decision over Tyler Manion (MD), 10-4 (18-6) 174: Josef Johnson (H) decision over Josh Snook (MD), 4-3 (18-9) 184: Michael Mocco (H) fall over Sean O’Malley (MD), 4:16 (18-15) 197: No. 8 James Fox (H) decision over Rob Fitzgerald (MD), 4-0 (18-18) 285: Spencer Myers (MD) decision over David Ng (H), 2-0 (21-18)

EVANSTON, Ill.-- No. 20 Wisconsin was fueled by two top-10 match wins and three pins as it defeated No. 18 Northwestern, 30-16, Friday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena. In the first match of the night, Rylan Lubeck faced 2014 NCAA champion and 2014 Big Ten champion, Jason Tsirtis. Top-ranked Tsirtis had the first takedown of the night to take an early 2-0 lead on Lubeck in the first period. Lubeck managed an escape in the third period, but it wasn’t enough as Tsirtis answered with another takedown to finish the match, 5-1, and gave Northwestern an early 3-0 advantage. In all too familiar fashion, Jarod Donar met up with Ben Sullivan at 157 lbs. The two had faced each other a little over a week ago at the Midlands Championships. Donar started with a quick takedown and led 2-0 after the first period. In the second period, Sullivan did a reversal for two points. Donar followed up with an escape and led 3-2 at the end of the second. Donar logged the first of many wins on the night for the Badgers after tallying a fall over Sullivan at 5:30. It was an All-American match up when No. 3 Isaac Jordan lit up the mat with No. 7 Pierce Harger at 165 lbs. Jordan didn’t allow the bout to last long and registered a pin at 2:21. Jordan recorded his sixth pin of the season and defeated his fifth ranked opponent this season. Wisconsin took an 18-3 advantage after the Wildcats forfeited at 174 lbs. Ricky Robertson took to the mat against Mitch Sliga at 184 lbs. After going scoreless in the first period, Robertson took a 3-0 lead with an escape and takedown in the second period. He finished with a 4-0 decision after gaining a point from riding time, giving the Badgers a 21-3 advantage at intermission. No. 10 Timmy McCall dropped a 7-6 decision to Northwestern’s Alex Polizzi despite keeping it a close match throughout all three periods. In the most anticipated match of the night, No. 5 Connor Medbery matched up against No. 2 Mike McMullan at heavyweight. The top-five showdown definitely lived up to the hype. Medbery wasted no time getting started and posted a takedown in the first minute of the first period. Medbery started the second period on the bottom and managed a quick escape. McMullan tied it up with a takedown, but Medbery escaped, giving him a 4-3 advantage. McMullan escaped at the start of the third to tie it up again at 4-4. It was back-and-forth the entire bout, as Medbery had another takedown in third that was only followed by a two-point reversal from McMullan. McMullan could not hold on, as Medbery escaped in the last 30 seconds of the bout and sealed the deal, 7-6. Medbery won his biggest challenge of the season and took down his second ranked opponent of the season. At 125 lbs., Ryan Taylor posted Wisconsin’s third pin of the night at 5:47 over No. 20 Dominick Malone giving UW a secure 30-12 lead over the Wildcats. Jesse Thielke fell by a 16-5 major decision to NU’s Jameston Oster in the last bout of the night. Wisconsin returns home for the first time in exactly a month to host Purdue 1 p.m. Sunday at the UW Fieldhouse. Results: 149 #1 Jason Tsirtis (NU) dec. Rylan Lubeck (WIS), 6-1 0 3 157 Jarod Donar (WIS) fall Ben Sullivan (NU), 5:30 6 3 165 #3 Isaac Jordan (WIS) fall #7 Pierce Harger (NU), 2:21 12 3 174 #18 Frank Cousins (WIS) win by forfeit 18 3 184 Ricky Robertson (WIS) dec. Mitch Sliga (NU), 4-0 21 3 197 #12 Alex Polizzi (NU) dec. #10 Timmy McCall (WIS), 7-6 21 6 HWT No. 5 Connor Medbery dec. No. 2 Mike McMullan (NU), 7-6 24 12 125 Garrison White (NU) win by forfeit 24 12 133 #14 Ryan Taylor (WIS) fall #20 Dominick Malone (NU), 5:47 30 12 141 Jameson Oster (NU) maj. dec. Jesse Thielke (WIS), 16-5 30 16

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 16 Virginia wrestling team won both of its pool-play matches Friday in the Virginia Duals at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va. Virginia (7-2) opened with a 38-6 win over The Citadel before clinching the Poquoson River Pool with a 20-15 victory over No. 17 Rider. Virginia will compete in the Gold bracket on Saturday, which features winners of each of the tournament’s four pools. UVa will wrestle No. 10 Edinboro at 2 p.m. and then will take on either No. 6 Virginia Tech or No. 24 Old Dominion at 8:30 p.m. in the championship or third-place match. FloWrestling will broadcast the Virginia Duals through its subscription service FloPro. Links to the broadcast as well as live results will be available on VirginiaSports.com. “I'm so proud of the ways the guys fought today,” Virginia head coach Steve Garland said. “Starting with Nick Herrmann, who came all the way back from a 7-1 deficit against Rider and then George DiCamillo fought off his back and came back to beat a highly ranked guy. It was big to get Blaise Butler back in the lineup and he got the pin that iced the Rider match after all the time off. It was just a great day. These guys have gone through a lot the last week and a half and I am so proud of the way we responded. We have another great team tomorrow at 2 p.m. though, so it’s time to refocus.” After missing the last month with an injury, fifth-ranked Blaise Butler (R-Jr., Belvidere, Ill.) returned to his starting spot at 174 pounds with a vengeance, pinning both of his opponents. Second-ranked Nick Sulzer dominated in recording a tech fall and major decision at 165, while Nick Herrmann (Jr., Amarillo, Texas), No. 17 George DiCamillo (R-So., Highland Heights, Ohio) and No. 20 Zach Nye (R-Jr., Enola, Pa.) each won both of their matches at 125, 133 and 197, respectively. Virginia finished the day with a 20-15 win over Rider (7-2), which is ranked as high as 10th nationally. UVa scored a pair of comeback win to open dual and set the tone for the match. Herrmann rallied from a 7-1 first-period deficit to record an 11-9 win over JR Wert in sudden-victory time. DiCamillo fell in an early 5-0 hole when he was taken then and then put on his back and nearly pinned, but he battled back for a 10-6 triumph over Robert Deutsch. After Rider won the next three matches to take a 9-6 advantage, the Cavaliers got bonus-point wins from Sulzer and Butler to take the lead for good. Sulzer won by a 16-4 major decision over Curt Delia, and Butler followed with a pin of Ryan Wolfe, giving UVa a 16-9 lead. Nye clinched the dual with an 8-0 major decision over Jeff McElwee at 197. In its first match Friday, Virginia scored six bonus-point wins among its eight victories in rolling to a 38-6 win over The Citadel (2-1). The Cavaliers got pins from DiCamillo, Andrew Atkinson (R-Fr., Lynchburg, Va.) and Butler at 133, 157 and 174, respectively. Sulzer and Tyler Askey (R-Fr., Newnan, Ga.) picked up technical falls at 165 and 184, respectively, while Patrick Gillen (R-Jr., Shelton, Conn.) scored a major decision at heavyweight. No. 16 Virginia 38, The Citadel 6 125: Nick Herrmann (Virginia) dec. Joaquin Marquez (The Citadel), 5-2; UVa 3-0 133: No. 17 George DiCamillo (Virginia) pinned Aaron Hansen (The Citadel), 1:35; UVa 9-0 141: Ty Buckison (The Citadel) dec. Justin VanHoose (Virginia), 3-1; UVa 9-3 149: Matthew Frisch (The Citadel) dec. TJ Miller (Virginia), 8-3; UVa 9-6 157: Andrew Atkinson (Virginia) pinned Aaron Walker (The Citadel), 2:27; UVa 15-6 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) tech fall Will Connell (The Citadel), 17-2; UVa 20-6 174: No. 5 Blaise Butler (Virginia) pinned Kenneth Radford (The Citadel), 5:56; UVa 26-6 184: Tyler Askey (Virginia) tech fall Kendal Hennings (The Citadel), 16-0; UVa 31-6 197: No. 20 Zach Nye (Virginia) dec. Marshall Haas (The Citadel), 3-0; UVa 34-6 285: Patrick Gillen (Virginia) major dec. Joe Bexley (The Citadel), 13-1; UVa 38-6 No. 16 Virginia 20, No. 17 Rider 15 125: Nick Herrmann (Virginia) dec. JR Wert (Rider), 11-9 (SV); UVa 3-0 133: No. 17 George DiCamillo (Virginia) dec. Robert Deutsch (Rider), 10-6; UVa 6-0 141: Chuck Zeisloft (Rider) dec. Justin VanHoose (Virginia); 9-4; UVa 6-3 149: Bryant Clagon (Rider) dec. No. 11 Gus Sako (Virginia), 3-1; tied 6-6 157: No. 20 Chad Walsh (Rider) dec. Andrew Atkinson (Virginia), 3-1 (SV); Rider 9-6 165: No. 2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) major dec. Curt Delia (Rider), 16-4; UVa 10-9 174: No. 5 Blaise Butler (Virginia) pinned Ryan Wolfe (Rider), 4:52; UVa 16-9 184: Clint Morrison (Rider) dec. Tyler Askey (Virginia), 3-1; UVa 16-12 197: No. 20 Zach Nye (Virginia) major dec. Jeff McElwee (Rider), 8-0; UVa 20-12 285: Greg Velasco (Rider) dec. Collin Campbell (Virginia), 2-1; UVa 20-15 **Individual rankings according to InterMat

HAMPTON, Va. -- With Edinboro's lineup depleted coming into the 2015 Virginia Duals, the Fighting Scots needed someone to step up on Friday. That's just what Patrick Jennings did. The redshirt junior picked up two key wins to help the tenth-ranked Fighting Scots defeat Chattanooga 21-17 and West Virginia 21-16. The two wins helped Edinboro capture the James River Pool and advance to Saturday's semifinals. They will face 16th-ranked Virginia in a rematch of last year's finals. The Cavaliers edged Edinboro 20-19 a year ago. Virginia Tech, ranked sixth, faces 24th-ranked Old Dominion in the other semifinal. The Fighting Scots had been missing Austin Matthews at 157 lbs. for over a month, and Zach Towers, the starter at 174 lbs., has missed several matches recently. Now they must also make up for the loss of two-time All-American A.J. Schopp at 133 lbs. Jennings won by fall over Chattanooga's Levi Clemons, pinning the Moc at 2:25. He then rallied for a 7-6 decision over West Virginia's Weston Vonegidy, gaining the winning point on riding time after knotting the match with a takedown with 33 seconds remaining. The Fighting Scots also received the usual strong efforts from Mitchell Port, Dave Habat and Vic Avery. Port and Habat won by major decisions against Chattanooga and picked up falls against the Mountaineers. Avery added a major decision against the Mocs. #10 EDINBORO 21, CHATTANOOGA 17 Edinboro lost the first two matches and the last two, but in between won five of six to edge Chattanooga. Four of those five wins were by bonus points, with Jennings winning by fall at 174 lbs. and Mitchell (141 lbs.), Dave Habat (149 lbs.) and Vic Avery (184) claiming major decisions. The lone match pitting ranked wrestlers got the match underway, with tenth-ranked Sean Boyle defeating 19th-ranked Kory Mines 5-2 at 125 lbs. Boyle won thanks to takedowns in the first and second periods. Nick Soto, ranked 16th at 133 lbs., rudely welcomed Anthony Rivera to the Edinboro lineup as Rivera suffered a 20-4 loss by technical fall in his first match replacing All-American A.J. Schopp. Port, ranked second at 141 lbs., followed with a 12-1 major decision against Mike Pongracz and third-ranked Dave Habat won a 14-5 major decision at 149 lbs. over Shawn Greevy. Kasey Burnett-Davis, who made his return to the lineup after missing the Midlands Championships, lost 7-6 on a takedown with three seconds to go to Austin Sams to make give the Mocs an 11-8 lead. Casey Fuller returned the favor with a takedown with 26 seconds to go plus riding time for an 8-6 decision over Justin Lampe at 165 lbs. Jennings followed with his fall at 2:25 over Clemons to give Edinboro the lead for good. Avery, ranked 12th at 184 lbs., followed with 13-1 major decision over John Schrader. That gave the Scots the necessary cushion as Chattanooga won the final two bouts. Vince Pickett dropped a 6-4 decision in sudden victory to Scottie Boykin, and Jared Johnson handed Warren Bosch a 7-2 defeat at heavyweight. #10 EDINBORO 21, CHATTANOOGA 17 125 -- #10 Sean Boyle (UTC) dec. #19 Kory Mines (EU) 5-2 133 -- #16 Nick Soto (UTC) tech. fall Anthony Rivera (EU) 20-4 141 -- #2 Mitchell Port (EU) maj. dec. Mike Pongracz (UTC) 12-1 149 -- #3 Dave Habat (EU) maj. dec. Shawn Greevy (UTC) 14-5 157 -- Austin Sams (UTC) dec. Kasey Burnett-Davis (EU) 7-6 165 – Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Justin Lampe (UTC) 8-6 174 – Patrick Jennings (EU) fall over Levi Clemons (UTC) 2:25 184 -- #12 Vic Avery (EU) maj. dec. John Shrader (UTC) 13-1 197 – Scottie Boykin (UTC) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 6-4 sv Hwt – Jared Johnson (UTC) dec. Warren Bosch (EU) 7-2 #10 EDINBORO 21, WEST VIRGINIA 16 Mines got the Scots off to a fast start with a 6-4 sudden victory decision over Zeke Moisey at 125 lbs. Moisey had defeated Boyle earlier in the day. Mines improved to 20-6 thanks to a takedown five seconds into overtime. It was his 75th career win. Cory Stainbrook won a 10-2 major decision over Rivera (3-6), but Port and Habat won by second period falls. Port, now 22-0 and 118-15 for his career, disposed of 11th-ranked Mike Morales at 4:26. Habat boosted his records to 21-1 and 119-25, respectively, with a fall at 4:52 over Louis Colonna. West Virginia would close to 15-10 with decisions at 157 and 165 lbs. Brutus Scheffel won a 5-2 decision over Burnett-Davis (10-8) and Ross Renzi won a 6-4 decision over Fuller (14-8) with a takedown with 13 seconds to go. Jennings trailed 6-4 late in his match with Weston Vonegidy. He would use the takedown with 33 seconds to go to barely gain riding time while improving to 20-7. Avery is now 18-5 after using a first period takedown, a third period escape and riding time for a 4-1 decision over Bubba Scheffel. West Virginia was unable to come up with the necessary falls in the last two matches to upset the Scots, winning both by decision. Pickett would lose his sixth straight match to fall to 12-10 with a 5-2 loss to Jake A. Smith, and Warren Bosch (10-1) was a 6-4 loser to Anthony Viczcarrondo at heavyweight. #10 EDINBORO 21, WEST VIRGINIA 16 125 -- #19 Kory Mines (EU) dec. Zeke Moisey (WVU) 6-4 sv 133 – Cory Stainbrook (WVU) maj. dec. Anthony Rivera (EU) 10-2 141 -- #2 Mitchell Port (EU) fall over #11 Mike M orales (WVU) 4:26 149 -- #3 Dave Habat (EU) fall over Louis Colonna (WVU) 4:52 157 – Brutus Scheffel (WVU) dec. Kasey Burnett-Davis (EU) 5-2 165 – Ross Renzi (WVU) dec. Casey Fuller (EU) 6-4 174 – Patrick Jennings (EU) dec. Weston Vonegidy (WVU) 7-6 184 -- #12 Vic Avery (EU) dec. Bubba Scheffel (WVU) 4-1 197 – Jake A. Smith (WVU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 5-2 Hwt – Anthony Viczcarrondo (WVU) dec. Warren Bosch (EU) 6-4

HAMPTON, Va. -- The 18th-ranked Old Dominion Monarchs advanced to the Gold Bracket as the No. 4 seed after defeating Nebraska-Kearney and No. 25 Bucknell on Friday. The Monarchs will take on No. 6 Virginia Tech tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. in the semifinal round on mat two. In the first match of the day against Nebraska-Kearney, the third-ranked team in Division II, Old Dominion won nine out of the 10 matches to defeat the Lopers 39-6. No. 16 Brandon Jeske started the match off strong at 125 lbs., winning by tech fall (17-2) over junior Connor Bolling, who was the Division II NCAA Regionals runner-up last season. At 149 lbs., No. 6 Chris Mecate was challenged by redshirt-sophomore Keith Surber, but Mecate came out with the 6-0 decision. No. 10 Alexander Richardson recorded the first fall of the day by pinning Destin McCauley at 149 lbs., a Nebraska transfer and a NCAA Regional participant. TC Warner took to the mat against All-American Chase White in the 157 lbs. bout and defeated the MIAA runner-up by a 3-0 decision. No. 15 Tristan Warner continued to shine at 165 lbs., taking down Devin Aguirre by a fall at 2:35. After six bouts, the Monarchs led UNK by a score of 22-6. Austin Coburn was up next at 174 lbs., where he took down Casey Powell by a 9-1 major decision. All-American Jack Dechow (184 lbs.), No. 26 Kevin Beazley (197 lbs.) and Matt Tourdot (HWT) closed out the match for the Monarchs. No. 2 Dechow notched a 16-1 tech fall over Chance Bila, while Beazley recorded a 6-4 sudden-victory win over two-time national champion, Romero Cotton. Tourdot won the last bout of the match by a 17-0 tech fall over Ivan DeLeon. Old Dominion returned to the mat just 30 minutes after the match with Nebraska Kearney ended to take on 25th-ranked Bucknell. Jeske once again set the tone for the match, winning the 125 lbs. bout by fall (4:36) over NCAA qualifer and No. 14 Paul Petrov. After ODU dropped the 133 lbs. match, Mecate (141 lbs.) came out strong with a 12-3 major decision over Tyler Smith. Richardson picked up another win for the Monarchs, this time defeating Victor Lopez 4-2 in sudden victory. TC Warner suffered a loss to Rustin Barrick at 157 lbs., bringing the score 13-6 in favor of ODU. Tristan Warner dominated the 165 lbs. bout, taking down Connor Wagh by a 17-1 tech fall. Coburn, Dechow and Beazley recorded the last three wins for ODU to secure the 27-10 over No. 25 Bucknell. Coburn won by an 8-2 decision over Joey Krulock, while Dechow defeated Thomas Sleigh by an 8-3 decision. Beazley notched a 5-3 decision over Tyler Lyster snapping his seven-bout winning streak and giving the Monarchs a 27-6 advantage heading into the heavyweight bout. Tourdot fell to No. 18 Joe Stolfi in the final match of the day by a 10-2 decision, but Old Dominion defeated the Bison to advance to the gold bracket held tomorrow afternoon. The Monarchs will face No. 6 Virginia Tech in the semifinals at 2:00 pm tomorrow. Live results can be found on trackwrestling.com and a live feed can be found on Flowrestling.com FloPro service. 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. Match #1: Old Dominion defeated Nebraska-Kearney 39-6 125 - Brandon Jeske (Old Dominion) over Connor Bolling (Nebraska-Kearney) TF 17-2 133 - Daniel DeShazer (Nebraska-Kearney) over Michael Hayes (Old Dominion) Fall 5:11 141 - Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) over Keith Surber (Nebraska-Kearney) Dec 6-0 149 - Alexander Richardson (Old Dominion) over Destin McCauley (Nebraska-Kearney) Fall 4:45 157 - TC Warner (Old Dominion) over Chase White (Nebraska-Kearney) Dec 3-0 165 - Tristan Warner (Old Dominion) over Devin Aguirre (Nebraska-Kearney) Fall 2:35 174 - Austin Coburn (Old Dominion) over Casey Powell (Nebraska-Kearney) Maj 9-1 184 - Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) over Chance Bila (Nebraska-Kearney) TF 16-1 197 - Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) over Romero Cotton (Nebraska-Kearney) SV-1 6-4 285 - Matt Tourdot (Old Dominion) over Ivan DeLeon (Nebraska-Kearney) TF 17-0 Old Dominion's team score was adjusted by -1.000 for unsportsmanlike like conduct Match #2: Old Dominion defeated Bucknell 27-10 125 - Brandon Jeske (Old Dominion) over Paul Petrov (Bucknell) Fall 4:36 133 - Grimaldi Gonzalez (Bucknell) over Michael Hayes (Old Dominion) Dec 3-1 141 - Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) over Tyler Smith (Bucknell) Maj 12-3 149 - Alexander Richardson (Old Dominion) over Victor Lopez (Bucknell) SV-1 4-2 157 - Rustin Barrick (Bucknell) over TC Warner (Old Dominion) Dec 7-4 165 - Tristan Warner (Old Dominion) over Connor Wagh (Bucknell) TF 17-1 174 - Austin Coburn (Old Dominion) over Joey Krulock (Bucknell) Dec 8-2 184 - Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) over Thomas Sleigh (Bucknell) Dec 8-3 197 - Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) over Tyler Lyster (Bucknell) Dec 5-3 285 - Joe Stolfi (Bucknell) over Matt Tourdot (Old Dominion) Maj 10-2

HAMPTON, Va. -- Behind a pair of pins from freshman Zach Epperly, the sixth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team won a pair of matches in pool play at the Virginia Duals Friday, defeating Kent State 29-15 and Arizona State, 25-15 inside ! the Hampton Coliseum. For Tech (6-1), Joey Dance, Devin Carter, Epperly and Ty Walz all won both of their matches on the day. “Overall, we weren’t very good today,” said Tech head coach Kevin Dresser. “We made too many dumb mistakes that cost us at 133 pounds against Kent State and then again at 149 and 197 pounds against Arizona State. We have to come ready to fist fight for as long as it takes.” With the wins, the Hokies advance to Saturday’s gold pool, where they will take on No. 22 Old Dominion on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the semifinals. Video is available for a fee on FloWrestling and free live stats are available through TrackWrestling. Tech is scheduled to be on Mat 2 once again. #6 Virginia Tech (5-1) 29, Kent State (4-6) 15 125: #4 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Del Vinas, 8-3 133: #13 Mack McGuire (KSU) fall #19 Kevin Norstrem, 4:06 141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) tech fall Chance Driscoll, 29-14 (6:06) 149: #14 Sal Mastriani (VT) fall Mike DePalma, 2:05 157: Jake Spengler (VT) dec. Andrew Candiello, 14-7 165: Tyler Buckwalter (KSU) dec. Chad Strube, 7-1 174: #10 Zach Epperly (VT) fall Jerald Spohn, 2:11 184: Austin Gabel (VT) dec. Mike Vollannt, 8-3 197: Cole Baxter (KSU) fall Jared Haught, 1:40 285: #7 Ty Walz (VT) dec. Mimmo Lytle, 5-0 #6 Virginia Tech (6-1) 25, Arizona State (4-4) 15 125: #4 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Ares Carpio, 6-3 133: #19 Kevin Norstrem (VT) dec. Judson Preskitt, 5-4 141: #3 Devin Carter (VT) maj. dec. Matt Kraus, 14-4 149: Christian Pagdilao (ASU) dec. #14 Sal Mastriani, 7-2 157: Oliver Pierce (ASU) dec. Jake Spengler, 4-2 165: Chad Strube (VT) fall Jacen Petersen (ASU), 2:28 174: #10 Zach Epperly (VT) fall Ray Waters (ASU), 3:33 184: #2 Blake Stauffer (ASU) dec. Austin Gabel, 3-1 197: Josh DaSilveira (ASU) fall Jared Haught, 5:32 285: #7 Ty Walz (VT) dec. Chace Eskam, 7-6

Clarion, Pa. -- The Ohio wrestling team (4-2, 0-1 MAC) opened the 2015 calendar year with a 42-5 win over the Clarion Golden Eagles on Thursday evening in Clarion, Pa. in the Waldo S. Tippin Gym. The Bobcats won all but one of the bouts, recording four pins, two tech. falls, one major decision and three decisions to account for their victory. Ohio took an early 9-0 lead over Clarion in the first two duels, with redshirt freshmen Zac Hassan (Wheaton, Ill.) earning a 10-7 decision and junior Kagan Squire (Wadsworth, Ohio) pinning Seth Carr in 2:33. The pin was Squires first of the season as he improved his record to 10-6. The Golden Eagles responded at the 141-class, with Sam Sherlock posting a tech. fall over Joel Shump in 5:23. The Bobcats mirrored Clarion, with redshirt junior No. 9 Tywan Claxton recording a tech. fall in 5:18 over Brodie Zacheri. The win marks Claxton’s sixth-consecutive triumph, improving his overall record to 19-1. The momentum continued for Ohio, with redshirt junior Spartak Chino (Wheaton Ill.), redshirt senior No. 20 Harrison Hightower (Strongsville, Ohio) and redshirt junior No. 11 Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) pinning their respective opponents. Chino improved his overall record to 11-6, while Hightower earned his fifth-consecutive victory and increased his season record to 16-6. Walter’s win marks his 13th consecutive triumph, improving his record to 19-1. The Bobcats continued to sweep the remaining weight classes, solidifying their 42-5 victory. Results: 125: Zac Hassan (Ohio) dec. over Hunter Jones (Clarion), 10-7 (Ohio 3, Clarion 0) 133: Kagan Squire (Ohio) pinned Seth Carr (Clarion), 2:33 (Ohio 9, Clarion 0) 141: Sam Sherlock (Clarion) tech. fall over Joel Shump (Ohio), 21-5 5:23 (Ohio 9, Clarion 5) 149: No. 9 Tywan Claxton (Ohio) tech. fall over Brodie Zacheri (Clarion), 16-0 5:18 (Ohio 14, Clarion 5) 157: Spartak Chino (Ohio) pinned Evan Delong (Clarion), 4:00 (Ohio 20, Clarion 5) 165: No. 20 Harrison Hightower (Ohio) pinned Kyle Braddock (Clarion), 2:27 (Ohio 26, Clarion 5) 174: No. 11 Cody Walters (Ohio) pinned Michael Pavasko (Clarion), 3:59 (Ohio 32, Clarion 5) 184: Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) dec. with riding time over Danny Sutherland (Clarion), 2-0 (Ohio 35, Clarion 5) 197: No. 17 Phil Wellington (Ohio) major dec. Ryan Darch (Clarion), 13-4 (Ohio 39, Clarion 5) HWT: Jesse Webb (Ohio) overtime dec. over Evan Daley (Clarion), 4-2 (Ohio 42, Clarion 5) Up Next for the Bobcats Ohio will return to the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio to take on Central Michigan (2-4, 2-0 MAC) at 7 p.m. The Chippewas take on the Bobcats following a 13th place finish at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1 & 2 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Two CMU grapplers placed in the top ten of their weight class, with No. 13 Zach Horan finishing fourth at 141 and Colin Heffernan placing eighth at 149.

WASHINGTON -- Fueled by three falls, the University of Oklahoma wrestling team defeated American, 30-13, Thursday night inside Bender Arena. The Sooners fell in an early 7-0 hole after dropping the first two matches but went on to secure seven of the final eight bouts to grab their first dual win since Nov. 1, improving to 4-4 on the season. "It was a good win for us," said OU head coach Mark Cody, who served at the helm of American from 2002-11. "They have a good, well-coached team. We avenged losses at 149 and 157 (from the Aloha Open), and those two individuals stuck to a solid strategy. Our conditioning looked good, but we still have some work to do on our technical skills." The dual started at 125 pounds, where American’s 18th-ranked David Terao defeated OU freshman Ryan Millhof by a 7-4 decision. American’s Josh Terao then topped sophomore Sean Williams by decision, 10-1, at 133 pounds. OU’s first win of the day came at 141 pounds from freshman Trae Blackwell, who tallied a 7-5 decision of American freshman Michael Sprague. The Sooners then took the lead, which they would hold for the rest of the contest, behind a Shayne Tucker fall at 149 pounds. The redshirt freshman caught sophomore Tom Page in the second period, pinning him in 3:32. Thirteenth-ranked Justin DeAngelis moved to 13-3 for his redshirt senior campaign with a 3-2 decision of American junior John Boyle at 157 pounds, while OU redshirt sophomore Clark Glass downed sophomore Brad Mutchnik by decision, 8-2. The 174-pound bout pitted OU redshirt sophomore Matt Reed against American freshman Nick Carey. Reed pinned Carey in 0:25, building the Sooners’ advantage to 21-7. American returned the favor at 184 pounds when sophomore Jason Grimes pinned Brooks Climmons in 1:21. The Sooners then closed the dual with two wins from freshman Andrew Dixon and redshirt sophomore Ross Larson. At 197 pounds, Dixon tallied a 7-3 decision of sophomore Brett Dempsey before Larson, ranked No. 12 by InterMat, posted his team-high 13th fall of the season, doing so in 0:44 against freshman Scot Augustine at heavyweight. Up next, the Sooners will face Hofstra at noon CT on Sunday, Jan. 11, in Long Island, N.Y. The dual will be the last in a string of road competitions for OU before it returns to Norman on Friday, Jan. 16, to begin a six-dual home stretch. Results: 125 No. 18 David Terao dec. Ryan Millhof, 7-4 133 Josh Terao maj. dec. Sean Williams, 10-1 141 Trae Blackwell dec. Michael Sprague, 7-5 149 Shayne Tucker fall Tom Page, 3:32 157 No. 13 Justin DeAngelis dec. John Boyle, 3-2 165 Clark Glass dec. Brad Mutchnik, 8-2 174 Matt Reed fall Nick Carey, 0:25 184 Jason Grimes fall Brooks Climmons, 1:21 197 Andrew Dixon dec. Brett Dempsey, 7-3 HWT No. 12 Ross Larson fall Scot Augustine, 0:44

The ink was barely dry on the UFC 182 post mortem pieces before news came out that Jon Jones would go straight from defending his light heavyweight title into rehab. But on the bright side, his positive drug test appears to come with a lot less punishment than some of his fellow fighters have endured. Also, Donald Cerrone kicked Myles Jury's butt (literally and figuratively) and decided it was easy enough to take a rematch with Ben Henderson just two weeks later. All that and then some on this week's episode. Do you want to listen to a past episode? Access archives.

Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier faced off Saturday night for the light heavyweight title of the world. While most wrestling fans on social media were pulling for Cormier, it was Jones who won the fight, even taking down the two-time Olympic wrestler on three occasions. That Cormier lost was a disappointment to many wrestling fans, but the class with which he handled the setback and the deluge of personal attacks by Jones exemplified the wrestler's class. Cormier showed fans the means to improve not through blustery proclamations, but in the honest, eye-piercing and resolute determination of a wrestler. Cormier showed the sporting world that character can trump accomplishment. Daniel Cormier at the United 4 Wrestling event in 2013(Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)That was an important character to own this week when it was reported that Jones had tested positive for cocaine in the month leading up to his title fight. Again, despite having an opening to take advantage of Jones' misfortune, Cormier responded with an earnest and well-described wish for his recovery. In the torrent of news about Jones and the cocaine abuse (not to mention VERY suspicious testosterone levels) it was Cormier that received the spotlight -- and for deserving reasons. I'd love nothing more than to see Cormier win the UFC light heavyweight title, but in a sports world rotten with flawed figures immune to admitting defeat, I'd rather have a one-loss Cormier as a role model to young wrestlers than I would the most recent version of champion Jones. To your questions ... Q: Thoughts on the new law in California for football regarding full contact in practice? -- Tony R. Foley: No brainer. Football is dying. Nothing can save the sport from the PR disaster caused by the admission that hits to the head causes trauma, including the scary-as-hell CTE. The sport is withering away on the brain stem and we have front row seats to the disaster. The NFL's "Heads Up" movement won't do much to change the NFL's future because mothers -- now given the heart-wrenching details of the consequences of slapping skulls together for years on end -- won't allow their sons to play the sport. As time passes the numbers of participants will plummet and so will the numbers of fans and ad revenue. Add in the increased medical costs assumed by the NFL and massive bills for litigations and settlements at ALL levels and you have a sport with no more than 30 years left of commercial viability. If you want to see contact, grow masculinity and see skill, support rugby sevens. Q: Just wondering, as an example, I see Ohio State did not compete in the Midlands or Southern Scuffle. If Logan Stieber or some of his teammates wanted to compete as open, would their coach be upset with them? For a wrestler not to compete from December 14 to January 4, won't he/she get rusty? I think university wrestlers don't have enough matches to begin with, 32 matches a year, compared to 50 of a high school kid! All that practice for 32 matches a year is a lot of fluff -- all that practice is really working for Taylor Massa -- Paul L. Foley: Let's turn that theory on its head. Do you think that 50 matches is too much for a high school student? The difference is the quality of competition and how much time it takes to prepare and recover from events. Most wrestlers in high school can finish a weekend tournament because many of their matches aren't difficult. In college almost no match is "easy" and almost all cause some sort of minor soreness or pain. When our top athletes reach the international level that number of matches drops to 15-20 a year. I'd argue that wrestling should have a single semester season which runs at least four weeks shorter, and which would have fewer matches. That would mean better matches once they are competed and allow for the sport to optimize fan involvement. We don't want to suffer from an over-saturation, a la the UFC, but we also want our athletes to remain sharp. Taylor Massa is a stud! Q: I saw that Brent Metcalf is wrestling Aaron Pico at Agon, and Jason Welch is wrestling DSJ -- Andrew L. Foley: Agon has risen from the ashes and put together one hell of a show. The freestyle rules seem to attract the best guys in the world (shocker, I know) and that means Agon is able to better promote their presentation. I'll definitely be watching this one, as I suspect will many fans of international wrestling. Q: Back when I competed in the Midlands there were a lot of post-grads competing. Late 80's-90's. Since the Scuffle has taken away a lot of the top college teams, why doesn't the Midlands award any post-college wrestler $500 if they win a title and $250 for a finals appearance? Can they do this? If so, what are your thoughts? -- Joe P. Foley: I doubt they'd be allowed to hand out prize money at an NCAA event, even if only to post-grads. The problem with Midlands and post-grads is that the style isn't freestyle, there is an excellent chance of getting hurt and (as you stated) they don't earn money for participation. The other issue is that there are enough post-grad wrestling opportunities now between expanded budgets at the club and national level, that many wrestlers don't need the extra matches in order to stay sharp -- they can travel overseas. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME In Focus: Bubba J Cormier after the loss Link: Wrestling Diplomacy Q: So my original devil's advocate question was going to be "Why NOT add a pushout point to college wrestling?" Then it dawned on me that edge wrestling does not happen on its own -- somebody is teaching it. From junior high on up, former wrestlers turned coaches are the ones that have taught today's wrestlers how to wrestle at the edge of the circle. It was more comfortable for them and it is safer for their teams. Can we break that cycle? Is there ANY support from the coaching ranks to add a pushout rule to collegiate wrestling? -- Brad B. A follow-up statement/question ... Q: After watching the tOSU/Iowa dual this past weekend, I'm finally on board with you that the pushout rule is something to be considered in college wrestling. About half of those matches had almost zero action from the neutral position and included a lot of backing out and edge wrestling. This trend toward inaction is finally starting to get to me as a wrestling fan. The sport is a tough enough sell when it's exciting but if we are going to be subjected to 2-1 matches decided by riding time for 5 out of 10 dual matchups, then even as a hardcore wrestling fan I'd rather spend my entertainment dollars elsewhere. Is there any consideration from the powers that be to make rule changes forcing some offensive action? Pushout or otherwise? (Disclaimer: this is not meant to disparage wrestlers like Stieber, Jordan, and Sorensen who actually put on a show.) -- Pat S. Foley: Very interesting and valid point about what wrestlers are being taught in the room. Teams have styles and those styles are being promoted by the coach. The support for a pushout rules is growing among fans and (I think) college coaches. Almost every wrestling fan wants the same outcome -- for wrestling to have more scoring and to create exciting matches. Right now the lack of an out-of-bounds line is resulting in too much scrambling on the edge and not enough technical action. There is blatant stalling that is not being credited with points for opponents. Too much of the sport has become gamesmanship, and that means less action. Less action means fewer viewers. It's always a terrible idea to predict the actions of the NCAA Competition Committee, but I suspect we will see a pushout added to next year's rules. The rules might not be exactly like the one seen at the international level, but the success of that rule in creating action has become too incredible for the NCAA to ignore. Q: What did you think about the fact that the Big Ten Network broadcasted all the matches for the Midlands on the Internet for free vs. Flo's coverage which had to be paid for? The Southern Scuffle unfortunately was available only on Flo's premium service as well. They very well could do the same for conference tournaments and the NCAA tournament, but ESPN3 will more likely also broadcast them for free. I can understand certain things being only available to premium members, but why not broadcast the wrestling to all when other sites already do it for free? You think they might do that someday? Maybe when they reach critical mass and can afford to do so? -- Frank C. Foley: Well, all three charge for their online video use, and that I don't think will ever move over to a free platform. That BTN didn't this time is because the event was being broadcast and is a part of many people's cable package. However, know that in having a cable package you pay for that channel every month. ESPN charges one of the highest monthly rates to cable companies, and just last week announced plans to run their entire selection through an app for $20/month. I don't know Flo's financials, but I'm 99 percent sure that they will never stop charging for video content as it provides them a massive annual revenue stream.

Cade Olivas (Photo/Rob Preston)This weekend's Doc Buchanan Invitational hosted by Clovis, Calif. is the best in-season tournament in the western third of the United States. The event features close to 20 nationally ranked wrestlers, including two that are first in the nation, and three more that are second nationally. The 100-team field includes four Fab 50 squads: No. 4 Clovis, No. 6 Buchanan, No. 11 Bergen Catholic (N.J.), and No. 27 Bakersfield. Three of the weight classes are projected to feature three nationally ranked wrestlers, and most feature a mass of returning California (and other states) state placers. Below is a weight-by-weight overview of the event. 106: Cade Olivas (St. John Bosco) is the nation's top-ranked wrestler in this weight class, and a strong favorite to win the title, even with another top five national wrestler present in Junior National Triple Crown winner Randon Miranda (Quartz Hill). Others to watch include Cadet Nationals double champion Nico Aguilar (Gilroy) along with state qualifier Bryce Morita (Clovis West). 113: Returning state champion Justin Mejia (Clovis) is the nation's second-ranked wrestler in this weight. He should be sternly tested with another pair of nationally ranked wrestlers present: No. 10 Ian Timmins (Wooster, Nev.), a Cadet Nationals double finalist; and No. 4 (at 106) Tomas Gutierrez (Pomona, Colo.), a returning state champion. Others to watch include returning state placers David Campbell (Mission Oak) and Javier Alaniz (Clovis West), along with state qualifiers Andrew Nelms (Porterville) and Zander Silva (San Marino). 120: Nick Suriano (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) is ranked No. 2 nationally in this weight class, and undefeated through two-plus years of high school competition. While he is the favorite here, there are two other nationally ranked wrestlers in the weight class: No. 14 (at 113) Navonte Demison (Bakersfield), a returning state third place finisher, and No. 20 Devan Turner (Dixon). Other to watch include returning state placers NicoColunga (Oakdale), Isaiah Palomino (Bellarmine Prep), and Tristen Gilliland (Clovis); multi-time state champion Kyson Levin (Pleasant Grove, Utah); Reno TOC champion Travis Torres (Pomona, Colo.); 2013 Cadet freestyle All-American Chris Deloza (Clovis North); along with state qualifier Ross Arve (Buchanan). 126: In addition to the pair of nationally ranked wrestlers, No. 7 (at 132) Israel Saavedra (Modesto) and No. 19 Durbin Lloren (Buchanan), there is an abundance of quality depth. Other returning state placers include Jaden Enriquez (Mission Oak), Peter Lipari (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), and Russell Rohlfing (Sonora). Enriquez was a Cadet National folkstyle and Greco-Roman champion, as well as a freestyle All-American; Lipari was a Junior National freestyle All-American. Others to watch include state champions Nelson Jones (Pleasant Grove, Utah) and Michael Soler (Lake Stevens, Wash.), notable freshmen Jacob Greenwood (Poudre, Colo.) and Alex Felix (Gilroy), along with returning state qualifier J.J. Figueroa (Bakersfield). 132: Wrestlers to watch in this weight class, which is bereft a nationally ranked wrestler two-time state champion Ben Anderson (Pleasant Grove, Utah), returning state placer Julian Flores (San Marino) and Carlos Herrera (Bakersfield), along with dynamite freshmen in Shane Griffith (Bergen Catholic, N.J.). 138: Without a nationally ranked wrestler, this is one of the tournament's weaker weight classes. Lynchpin figures are returning state placers Isaiah Hokit (Clovis) and Evan Wick (San Marino). Others to watch include former state placer Khristian Olivas (Clovis), state champion Cole Van Anrooy (Roseburg, Ore.), state qualifiers Greg Gaxiola (Buchanan) and Lauren Angelhina (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), freshman sensation John Manning (Juan Diego, Utah), and Nick Valadez (Pitman). 145: This is the final of three weighs featuring three nationally ranked wrestlers. The group is led by returning state third placer McCoy Kent (Enochs), who is ranked No. 8 nationally. He is joined in the rankings by No. 15 Jeremy Thomas (Santiago Corona), a returning state qualifier who placed third at the Walsh Ironman; as well as No. 19 Zander Wick (San Marino), a returning state qualifier who won the Southwest Kickoff Classic. Others to watch include state placer Joseph Dominguez (Northview), state qualifier Lane Barnes (Clovis), and notable freshman Jake Ryan (Oakdale). 152: Leading the way in this weight class is No. 17 Justin Thomas (Santiago Corona), already a two-time state placer and just a junior. Others to watch include state champion Layne van Anrooy (Roseburg, Ore.); state placers Connor Francis (Buchanan) and Nigel Ruiz (Bishop Amat); along with state qualifiers Jared Hill (Clovis), and Luke Troy (San Marino). 160: This is the second of three weight classes in the tournament that does not feature a nationally ranked wrestler. The likely favorite is two-time state qualifier Dominic Kincaid (Clovis), who is ranked No. 1 in this weight class by The California Wrestler. Others to watch include returning state placer Alex Garcia (Christopher), 2013 state placer Lorenzo de la Riva (Folsom), state qualifiers Ricky Padilla (Northview) and Zack Velasquez (Ponderosa), and notable freshman Anthony Montalvo (Buchanan). 170: The obvious anchor here is the nation's top-ranked overall senior Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco), who is ranked No. 2 in this weight class. Others to watch include state placers Josh Hokit (Clovis, Calif.), Joe Grello (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), and Koy Wilkinson (Pleasant Grove, Utah); state qualifier Mason Koshiyama (Folsom); and Powerade runner-up Cade Belshay (Buchanan). 182: The nation's No. 1-ranked wrestler in this weight class is Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco), and he is the obvious favorite here. Others to watch include Kevin Mulligan (Bergen Catholic), ranked No. 15 nationally; state champion Haydn Maley (Roseburg, Ore.); as well as state placers Matt Penyacsek (Gilroy) and A.J. Nevills (Clovis); 195: No. 19 Ritchie Brandt (Liberty-Madera), a state runner-up last year, leads the way in this weight class. Other contenders include Powerade runner-up Young Woo An (Buchanan), state champions Hunter Brown (Centennial, Nev.) and Cody Vigoren (Lake Stevens, Wash.), state placers Alec Gamboa (Madera) and Austin Flores (Clovis North); as well as state qualifier Adam Prentice (Clovis) 220: This is the shallowest weight in the Golden State this year, and as such is the weakest in this Doc Buchanan event. A couple wrestlers to note are Kai Dill (Buchanan), Mark Penyacsek (Gilroy) and freshman Seth Nevills (Clovis). 285: Leading the way here is returning state placer Joey Alvarez (Selma), ranked No. 17 nationally. Others to watch include Dane Drimmer (Chaparal), Hexton Coronado (Clovis), and Zack Levatino (Buchanan).

The Jack Pinto Cup Dual Series, international Greco-Roman wrestling competitions hosted by USA Wrestling, will change its format in 2015 and feature two challenge dual meets in Colorado in late January. The 2015 Jack Pinto Cup - Greeley will be held at the Bank of Colorado Arena at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colo. on Friday, January 23 at 5:30 p.m. It will be held alongside the UNC vs. Oregon State NCAA Div. I college dual meet, scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. The 2015 Jack Pinto Cup – The Springs will be held in the Heritage Ballroom at the Antlers Hilton Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Sunday, January 25, with the doors opening at 1:30 p.m., with competition starting at 2:00 p.m. This is the third year for the Jack Pinto Cup, in loving memory of six-year-old Jack Pinto who lost his life in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in Newtown, Conn. Active in a number of sports, Pinto was a wrestler with the Newtown Youth Wrestling Association, a USA Wrestling club in his hometown. In the past, the Jack Pinto Cup featured international dual meets with four U.S. teams competing against four international teams in a tournament format. This format has been consistent throughout the history of the event, which has been held in Colorado Springs since it was created in 2005. Previous names of this event were the Kit Carson Cup and the Kiki Cup. In 2013, with the support of the Pinto family, the event was named in Jack Pinto’s honor. This year, the format will be changed to a challenge dual meet series, in a format similar to a boxing or Mixed Martial Arts card. A top athlete from the United States will battle a top international athlete from another nation in a number of different matches. The format change has been championed by USA Wrestling’s National Greco-Roman Coach Matt Lindland, who joined the national staff in 2014. Lindland, an Olympic and World silver medalist as a Greco-Roman wrestler, also had a career as an athlete, coach and promoter in MMA. The change has been made to help better promote and showcase Olympic-caliber Greco-Roman wrestling and the star athletes from the sport. “The format change is designed to make it more entertaining and a fan-friendly event. The plan is to bring the wrestling community together to see our best athletes. This is a social event, with international wrestling as the entertainment. The athletes are excited about the new format and can’t wait to put on a great show for the fans,” said Lindland. “We are honored to have Jack remembered through this annual competition and hope that it serves as an inspiration to young athletes everywhere. The kindness shown to us by USA Wrestling and the entire wrestling community is a reflection of the values our children learn by participating in youth wrestling,” said Jack’s father Dean Pinto. The lineups for the Jack Pinto Cup Dual Series this year have not yet been completed, but will be announced shortly. The Jack Pinto Cup - Greeley is a new concept, where USA Wrestling will partner with a local college wrestling program to bring Greco-Roman wrestling to a different audience. Fans will have the chance to see great wrestling on both the international level and the Div. I college level. Northern Colorado is led by first-year coach Troy Nickerson, a past NCAA champion and U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete. The UNC Bears will battle No. 18 ranked Oregon State of the Pac 12 in a highly-anticipated match. “The University of Northern Colorado is excited to bring world class wrestling to Greeley, Colorado in conjunction with our collegiate dual versus Oregon State University. This event will bring a great atmosphere to our arena while exposing Greco Roman wrestling at a higher level,” said UNC head coach Troy Nickerson. Tickets for the UNC vs. Oregon State dual and Jack Pinto Cup - Greeley are $7 for adults and $5 for youth (13 & Under), Faculty/Staff and Seniors. You can purchase them beforehand by calling by calling 970-351-4409 or online at http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=22218&event_val=AWRE The Jack Pinto Cup – The Springs will be a presented with high production values, on a raised stage with music, lighting and a professional public address announcer. There will be tabled seating available matside at the event, with a food and beverage service available for fans. There are expected to be as many as 10 matches on the card, with a number of U.S. stars who live and train in Colorado Springs. The Main Event will feature 2014 World bronze medalist Andy Bisek (Colorado Springs, Colo./Minnesota Storm) at 65 kg/165 lbs., who had the top American Greco-Roman performance at the 2014 World meet in Uzbekistan. The Co-Main Event will feature two-time Olympian and five-time World Team member Spenser Mango (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP) at 59 kg/130 lbs. Another top American star expected on the card is two-time World Team member Robby Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at heavyweight. Matside tables with 10 seats are still available for the event for $1,000 each table. Individual non-tabled seats for other spectators are available for $10 each. Those seeking tables or tickets for the Jack Pinto Cup – The Springs should contact Tyler Gonzales of USA Wrestling at the national office at 719-598-8181 ext. 601, or via email at tgonzales@usawrestling.org. Tickets can be mailed upon request or will be available at Will Call at the Antlers Hilton during the event. The foreign athletes for both dual meets will be selected from a number of international teams that are coming to train with Greco-Roman Team USA at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in January. Expected teams include Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Japan and South Korea. These athletes will also compete in the Greco-Roman portion of the annual Dave Schultz Memorial International at the U.S. Olympic Training Center on Thursday, January 29. For information, contact Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling at 719-659-9637 or gabbott@usawrestling.org