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TROY, N.Y. -- Mizzou wrestling improved to 7-0 this season after claiming four consecutive wins Saturday on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College. The Tigers biggest victory came against No. 19 Oklahoma, as they tallied a 27-9 win over the Sooners. On the day, Mizzou grapplers picked up three wins over nationally ranked wrestlers. In the second dual of the day against Purdue, redshirt senior Johnny Eblen defeated No. 8 Braden Atwood with a 3-0 decision. Against Oklahoma, sophomore Joey Lavallee (157) defeated No. 13 Justin DeAngelis with a 3-1 decision, while sophomore J'den Cox (HWT) defeated No. 12 Ross Larson with a 3-1 decision as well. The Tigers kicked things off Saturday morning with a 33-9 dual win over Hofstra. Miklus and Cox highlighted the team's victories with a 21-4 tech fall and fall (1:25), respectively. Redshirt sophomore Matt Manley also earned an impressive win, recording a 10-0 major decision win at 133 pounds. Up next, Mizzou earned a 23-9 dual victory over the Purdue Boilermakers. Along with Eblen's big ranked win, Cox and Miklus once against provided big points by each earning major decision wins. Cox finished with a 14-4 MD, while Miklus earned a 12-3 victory. Against the lone ranked team of the day, No. 19 Oklahoma, the Tigers were led by a fall (4:13) from redshirt senior Drake Houdashelt. Redshirt senior Alan Waters also chipped in with a big opening dual 16-0 tech fall win. In the tournament finale, Mizzou took care of business quickly over Nassau Community College with a 43-6 dual victory. Mizzou swept their individual matchups aside from a forfeit in the heavyweight matchup. Redshirt sophomore Lavion Mayes picked up an impressive fall (1:30) win at 141 pounds and was followed by a 21-6 tech fall by Houdashelt. Redshirt junior Cody Johnston (3:24), redshirt senior Mikey England (4:02) and Eblen all recorded wins via fall to round out the team's impressive day. Mizzou competes next with back-to-back challenging duals in the state of Ohio. On Dec. 13, the Tigers head to Athens, Ohio to square off against No. 24 Ohio. The following day on Dec. 14, Mizzou heads to Columbus, Ohio for a showdown with No. 7 Ohio State. 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). Link: Results

Results: 174: No. 1 Logan Storley (M) dec. Kyle Crutchmer (OSU), 8-1 184: No. 15 Brett Pfarr (M) dec. Nolan Boyd (OSU), 5-1 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (M) dec. No. 19 Austin Schafer (OSU), 11-4 285: No. 5 Austin Marsden (OSU) dec. Michael Kroells (M), 6-2 125: Eddie Klimara (OSU) pinned No. 18 Sam Brancale (M), 4:58 133: No. 2 Chris Dardanes (M) maj. Brian Crutchmer (OSU), 20-8 141: No. 3 Nick Dardanes (M) dec. Dean Heil (OSU), 9-5 149: No. 3 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. Jake Short (M), 4-1 157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (M) dec. Anthony Collica (OSU), 6-0 165: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. No. 15 Nick Wanzek (M), 9-2 Live Blog Oklahoma State at Minnesota

The Brazil Cup kicks off today and that means weigh-ins for many wrestlers landed on Thanksgiving. Not only were these young men wrapped in sweatpants and hooded sweatshirts running through Rio de Janeiro (a city of sex and sin) on America's day of Turkey and green bean casserole, but in every turn they were smacked by the vision of Cariocas drinking fresh orange juice and scooping heaps of frozen acai into their mouth. In addition to your healthy family and wonderful friends, be thankful that you're not cutting weight this Thanksgiving. Be thankful that despite the digital distractions of the modern world there are still a stock of young men willing to eschew short-term pleasure for long-term gains; young men willing to be warriors for the sake of the battle and the never-ending climb to self-improvement. Happy belated Turkey Day. To your questions ... Q: I have noticed your posting on BJJ (a hobby I have found my way into post-wrestling) and I see many parallels between the two disciplines and see how they could be mutually beneficial to each other. I am pretty surprised how much interest there is in the BJJ community to train takedowns with elite wrestlers. I would like to get your opinion on how a higher level BJJer might go about training in a college room. Is that even a possibility? -- Dave in Norfolk Foley: Marcelo Garcia recently stated that he saw little use for judo in jiu-jitsu, since the techniques were best used only with a gi and often outdone by simple wrestling. Marcelo Garcia is a smart man, and arguably the greatest grappler in the world, and almost certainly the best grappling instructor. I'm in Rio this week for the Brazil Cup and in between photo sessions and stories I've been able to squeeze in training at Nova Unaio and Nova Geracao, the latter of which I've chosen as my school for these two weeks. At Unaio I train nogi and you'd be surprised how few grapplers want to roll with a wrestler. Because the control and balance of a wrestler causes them fits in 90 percent of position, their counter becomes avoidance. I agree that there are jiu-jitsu fighters who want to learn takedowns from wrestlers, but the majority would rather dismiss the lot of us a lower form of grappler. In their opinion the control and simplicity of wrestling -- the balance we show -- is an affront to the beauty of the roll. Like a kid explaining why he doesn't like broccoli, their reasoning often teeters on the edge of the ridiculous. For those that do embrace the skills of wrestling there are massive gains: Marcelo and Cyborg as examples. Everything in wrestling is legal in jiu-jitsu, while the opposite can't be true. That means we are a bringing a skill to their sport that is otherwise lacking -- to not replicate that, or train for it is a mistake. As for BJJ'ers in college wrestling rooms we've scene a few over the past few years with the most prominent being Ricky Lundell and his time in the Iowa State wrestling room. There are, of course, a bunch who've transitioned from the mats to good careers in BJJ including Jerry Rinaldi (Cornell), AJ Agazarm (Ohio State), Jeremy Jackson (Eastern Michigan) and about 100 more. Q: What is going on with Joey McKenna? He's not listed on Stanford's roster and I saw him at Who's Number One last month. He wrestled 60 kilos for Junior Worlds, then 65 kilos at Bill Farrell and will be traveling with the senior team to wrestler 61 kilos in Brazil. Did he defer his enrollment to Stanford? Because his Twitter says "Future Student-Athlete at Stanford '19." Is he doing a post-grad year at Blair, or just training at the LVAC with his mentor Buxton? -- Dan L. Foley: Personal Twitter accounts are a fairly valid form of confirmation in reporting, especially with teenagers. Assuming he's not been hacked you have to conclude that he's heading to Stanford in 2015 to wrestle. If you don't assume that to be intention then you'd think he's being manipulative and is indeed changing plans but doesn't want anyone to know. If there is doubt, then I'm sure it's internal but with some comments here or there to stoke the gossip fire. He'll wrestle tomorrow and I'll be sure to update the United World Wrestling Twitter and my personal account as I can. Cael Sanderson returned to competition in 2011 after a seven-year layoff and made the U.S. World Team, defeating Jake Herbert in the finals of the Trials (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Q: 84 kilos has seen a number of top Americans step aside from competition while still in (arguably) the prime of their careers. So, suppose I put up the money to arrange a four-man freestyle round-robin between Cael Sanderson, Ben Askren (OK, he was 74 kilos, but that was a long time ago), Jake Herbert and Ed Ruth. One of the best parts about this is that all of these guys love to go after it and score points. So, since my fabulous wealth set up the tournament, I'll add a rule: you get one placement point for winning your round-robin match, another placement point for scoring 5 or more points in the match (win or lose). This is a ridiculous amount of talent (in terms of NCAA careers, 11 championships [10 undefeated seasons], 3 runners-up, 2 third-placers). Wrestling today (in 2014), who wins? My placement guessing: Cael, Ben, Ed, Jake. Or maybe Ben, Cael, Jake, Ed. Or Ed, Cael, Ben, Jake? -- Ron M. Foley: This is a creative bracket, and one that might just put a ton of butts in an auditorium. You'd need some real chedda' to get it started, but I think you would see a return! However, what you just did right there was point out one of the main issues wrestling faces in the promotion of professional leagues: sustainable, marketable name ID packaged into the same single event. The FPL and GWC are focused on current talent, and while that is productive for the athletes, when it comes to marketing super matches it's tough to push Ramos and Hazewinkel like you would guys who've had more time to create name appeal and success. Wrestling burns out athletes and that means you can't get them to show up for tournaments in their thirties as almost no wrestler is still training and those who do are in the role of coach. For a point of contrast the jiu-jitsu organization Metamoris just hosted a match between two guys in their 40s who'd last fought each other more than 15 years ago. As you might expect it was a bonanza of media attention. The equivalent would be Sergei Beloglazov and John Smith hitting the mats at NCAAs for a rematch of their first promotional bout. Wrestling needs to see a bracket like yours. There needs to be a big money event of HUGE names willing reignite the competitive passions of those studly guys in their late twenties and early thirties. Only idea I'd bring in it to expand a touch and allow for two pools of five wrestlers with a constant flow of action on one mat. Top placewinners in each pool wrestle for championship. Oh, the answer is Cael, Jake, Ed and Ben. Q: How do you see the 74-kilo freestyle weight class in the states shaking out this year? -- Scott M. Foley: Burroughs, Taylor, Dake and Howe. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME The only thing I can catch with my bare hands is a cold. This guy catches a deer. Link: Technique over strength: Tim Spriggs taps the Hulk Q: Should Kyle Snyder consider pulling a Deron Winn and drop from 97 kilos to 86 kilos? I know Kyle has won back-to-back junior world medals at the higher weight, that he wrestled 220 in high school and now 197 for Ohio State. But his height will be a real issue. I have no idea how he expects to hang with taller wrestlers like Jake Varner long term. Weight cutting is becoming anathema in wrestling nowadays, but I would think a guy with Olympic dreams like Snyder would be realistic about dropping to fit in better with his body type. -- Dan L. Foley: That's one hell of a cut for a barrel-chested boy like Kyle Snyder. Think he'd make that deep of a cut when he's pretty close to being the man at 97 kilos? Meh. Lots of short people win championships, and you can't discount Snyder's success at home and abroad. Any BODY can wrestle and Snyder seems to be pulling down some decent hardware. Given a few more flips of the calendar and I think he'll have success. Also, there is precedent since Reza "Lion of Joybar" Yazdani has a very similar body type, if not a *touch pudgier. Q: What do you think about the international judo governing body's new rules prohibiting ranked judo players from entering BJJ tournaments, the new rules that prohibit grabbing the pants and other maneuvers that were invented in judo, to limit wrestlers and BJJ players from beating ranked judo players. Finally, I believe the judo federation can learn a lot from wrestling and what happened regarding being thrown out of the Olympics and having to make major changes in order to get back in. -- Vin Foley: I was shocked. Like, floored, that they would insist their athletes not compete in other sports. First, it's just a component sport so why not let them try that skill in other aspects. Second, does this limit Mongolians from competing in traditional tournaments? Who is he trying to stop? What is the motivation? I don't know the answers, but I have heard that Marcus Vizer is a bright man so there must be some logic behind the announcement that extends past the letter he submitted to the public. Judo does a great job with their presentation and fan interaction, but this was a bit of a PR disaster. Q: What is it with international officials and cautions for keeping your head up when neutral? I know this has been called a long time, but it just seems stupid. Someone working a tie-up and trying to use good head position to open up an attack is not stalling. It's OK to call stalling, but using your head is not automatically stalling. I was wondering your insight as the same thing is never mentioned in folkstyle? -- Tom B. Foley: I think you see that call much more in Greco-Roman. When you do see it in freestyle it's on the edge of the mat when a wrestler is trying to prevent hitting the edge, but not wanting to work for an attack. Folkstyle doesn't call it because shot attempts can't be countered with exposure dumps. The folkstyle point structure comes from establishing control rather than points from techniques. That's also something to remember whenever thinking about the difference between NCAA and freestyle rules. COMMENT OF THE WEEK By Paul R. Last week I was extremely excited to read the news that Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida, announced the addition of wrestling as a varsity sport for the 2015-2016 school year. This is great news for the future of wrestling in Florida. However, no major wrestling media outlets have provided coverage. Although it was a huge weekend for college wrestling competitions, this news is as important as any one dual meet. This will be the first varsity wrestling program in a state that once had 19 varsity programs. Florida NCWA programs have flourished, led by the University of Central Florida with three NCWA national championships and countless All-Americans. According to the NFHS, last year Florida ranked seventh in terms of number of high school wrestling programs and 11th in terms of high school participants. Two Florida wrestlers represented Team USA in the 2012 Olympics. Not to mention that the Sunshine State hosts the NWCA Annual Meeting and multiple Florida programs received NWCA Best of Brand honors. Florida is a wrestling-rich state and institutions should be celebrated for their efforts to grow wrestling. Especially in the South, which has been underrepresented and overlooked for years. Please help spread the word. Thanks!

The Cleveland State wrestling team earned a 39-9 victory over John Carroll in the Vikings' first dual match of the season on Tuesday night. Behind bonus points victories at seven weight classes, Cleveland State advanced to 1-0 on the season while John Carroll fell to 5-4. Ben Willeford received a forfeit to start the match at 125, followed by an injury default victory for Dan King six minutes into the match at 133. At heavyweight, Riley Shaw capped the CSU victory with a pin in only 44 seconds. Nick Montgomery and Xavier Dye both scored 18-3 technical falls at 149 and 184 respectively. Mike Carlone at 141 and Matt Donohoe at 165 both had shutout major decisions. The only regular decision for CSU came by true freshman Kanez Omar who won a tight 3-1 contest against John Carroll senior Todd Gaydosh. The two wins for John Carroll came at 157 by pin and 174 by decision which gave John Carroll 9 points on the night. The Viking wrestlers will dive into EWL action next in a dual at Edinboro on December 4th. Edinboro is currently ranked #14 nationally in Intermat's dual rankings and holds a 3-1 record. Edinboro also has the most wrestlers of any EWL team ranked in the individual top 20 rankings released today. Five Edinboro wrestlers are in the top 20. CSU and Rider have the next most in the top 20 with two each. No other EWL teams have wrestlers ranked in the top 20. Ben Willeford is #20 at 125 and Riley Shaw is #19 at 285 in Intermat's recent rankings. This marks the first time that CSU has had multiple wrestlers ranked in the top 20 since November 2005 when three wrestlers were ranked in the preseason poll. Results: 125 Ben Willeford (CSU) winner by default 133 Dan King (CSU) injury default over Sal Corrao (JCU) 141 Mike Carlone (CSU) 11-0 major decision over John Connick (JCU) 149 Nick Montgomery (CSU) 18-3 technical fall over Blake Dixon (JCU) 157 Tom McNulty (JCU) by fall in 2:40 over Chas Busz (CSU) 165 Matt Donohoe (CSU) 9-0 major decision over Jordan Victor (JCU) 174 Matt Tusick (JCU) 12-5 decision over Gabe Stark (CSU) 184 Xavier Dye (CSU) 18-3 technical fall over Steven Schmitz (JCU) 197 Kanez Omar (CSU) 3-1 decision over Todd Gaydosh (JCU) 285 Riley Shaw (CSU) by fall in 0:44 over Mike Andelbradt (JCU)

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. -- The No. 18 York College wrestling team swept the final six bouts to complete a 26-12 come-from-behind win on the road against non-conference neighbor Elizabethtown College on Tuesday night. York (8-2) got off to a rough start, only winning one of the first four bouts, which came courtesy of Jeffrey Walker (Bristow, Va. / Brentsville) with a 6-0 decision at 133. The Spartans then went on a tear, taking the final six bouts from Elizabethtown (1-5) Cory Rank (Wyomissing, Pa. / Wyomissing) started the Spartan run with a 5-2 decision at 157 and Mitchell Ramsey (Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Mechanicsburg) tied the overall match score at 12-12 with a pin in 1:34 at 165. YCP continued to roll as Tyler Rhoads (Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin East) collected a 7-3 decision at 174 before Nick Zak (Jackson, N.J. / Jackson Liberty) broke the Spartan lead open to 16-12 with a 10-1 major at 184. John Shorter (Lancaster, Pa. / Manheim Township) clinched the win with a 4-0 shutout decision at 197 and Troy Urhin (Archbald, Pa. / Valley View) added insult to injury with a 12-2 major decision at 285. The Spartans take a break from dual match wrestling and gear up for the New Standard Corp. Invitational held on December 6 at the M&T Bank Field House at the Grumbacher Sport and Fitness Center. York's next dual match will be on January 9, 2015 at the Bud Whitehill Duals in Williamsport, Pa. Results: 125 John Archangelo (E) pinned Lake Laughman (Y), 6:59 6 0 133 Jeffery Walker (Y) dec. Bryan Pflanz (E), 6-0 6 3 141 Chris Kummerer (E) dec. Thomas Moss (Y), 11-6 9 3 149 Chad Lammer (E) dec. Drew Spector (Y), 6-3 12 3 157 Cory Rank (Y) dec. Mike Lammer (E), 5-2 12 6 165 Mitchell Ramsey (Y) pinned Rafi Sayada (E), 1:34 12 12 174 Tyler Rhoads (Y) dec. Zeke Zimmer (E), 7-3 12 15 184 Nicholas Zak (Y) maj. dec. Luke Fernandez (E), 10-1 12 19 197 John Shorter (Y) dec. Jared Weaver (E), 4-0 12 22 285 Troy Uhrin (Y) maj. dec. Eric Eckstein (E), 12-2 12 26

Pitt-Johnstown broke open a four-point match with three straight wins, including a major decision from Tyler Reinhart at 165 lbs., on its way to a 20-12 PSAC victory over East Stroudsburg University in Tuesday's 2014-15 home opener in the Sports Center. The Mountain Cats improved to 2-1 overall and evened their record in the PSAC at 1-1. Pitt-Johnstown got off and running with an 11-4 decision by Evan Link at 125 lbs., but East Stroudsburg came right back to tie it at 133 lbs. when Marius Kola used a stalling point and a takedown with under 10 seconds remaining to defeat Jim Harrison, 4-3. Returning National Qualifier Sam Hanau got the Mountain Cats back on track. Hanau got an early first- period takedown and finished with 6:21 of riding time in a 9-0 major decision over Eric Januszkiewicz. Eighth-ranked Cole Landowski held off Ryan Todoro, 5-4, at 149 lbs. to increase the Pitt-Johnstown lead to 10-3, before the Warriors cut it to four with Joey Kratochvil's 7-3 victory over Steve Edwards in the 157-lb. bout. However, the Mountain Cats took control. Tyler Reinhart remained unbeaten with a 14-3 major decision over Joey Fogle at 165 lbs., and John Blankenship shut out Dan Ingulli, 5-0, at 174 lbs. to push the Pitt-Johnstown lead out to 17-6. Pitt-Johnstown sealed the victory at 184 lbs. Adam Nickelson trailed by one with less than a minute left in regulation, but got three back points and went on the defeat Luke DeLuise, 8-4 to extend it to 20-6 with just two bouts left. East Stroudsburg finished with a pair of decision wins at 197 and 285 lbs. to set the final score at 20-12. With the loss, the Warriors slipped to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in the PSAC. Pitt-Johnstown closes out the first semester at the 2014 PSAC Championships in Bloomsburg on December 6. After breaking for the holiday season, Pitt-Johnstown will travel to the Franklin & Marshall Open on January 3, before hosting Ashland (OH) on January 9 at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center. Results: 125 lbs. Evan Link (UPJ) Decision Connor Maliff (ESU) 11-4 3-0 UPJ 133 lbs. Marius Kola (ESU) Decision Jim Harrison (UPJ) 4-2 3-3 TIE 141 lbs. Sam Hanau (UPJ) Major Decision Eric Januszkiewicz (ESU) 9-0 7-3 UPJ 149 lbs. #8 Cole Landowski (UPJ) Decision Ryan Todoro (ESU) 5-4 10-3 UPJ 157 lbs. Joey Kratochvil (ESU) Decision Steve Edwards (UPJ) 7-4 10-6 UPJ 165 lbs. Tyler Reinhart (UPJ) Major Decision Joey Fogle (ESU) 14-3 14-6 UPJ 174 lbs. John Blankenship (UPJ) Decision Dan Ingulli (ESU) 5-0 17-6 UPJ 184 lbs. Adam Nickelson (UPJ) Decision Luke DeLuise (ESU) 8-4 20-6 UPJ 197 lbs. Tyler Richardson (ESU) Decision Nikos Garafola (UPJ) 6-2 20-9 UPJ 285 lbs. Tyson Searer (ESU) Decision D.J. Sims (UPJ) 8-5 20-12 UPJ

No. 8 Luther rolled to a 36-12 season opening victory over UW-Eau Claire tonight in the Regents Center. The Norse picked up bonus points from Cody Hanson (133), Dakota Gray (149) and Jayden DeVilbiss (184). Hanson got things started with a fall at 6:15 over Scott Worlund. Gray posted a 45 second fall over Ty Griffin, and DeVilbiss recorded a fall at 1:55 over Alex Knutson. Luther also tallied 12 points thanks to forfeits by the Eau Claire at 125 and 141. Javier Reyes (165) and Justin Kreiter (174) added to the point total with decisions. Reyes defeated Brandon Stradel 6-3, while Kreiter posted a hard-fought 8-6 victory over Mathew Laugen. Luther returns to action when it will travel to No. 22 Cornell College on Wednesday, Dec. 3. This match will begin at 7:00 p.m. Results: 125 Julian Gendreau - L Forfeit Open – UWEC 6 0 133 Cody Hanson - L Fall (6:15) Scott Worlund - UWEC 12 0 141 #3 Drew Van Anrooy - L Forfeit Open - UWEC 18 0 149 Dakota Gray - L Fall (0:45) Ty Griffin - UWEC 24 0 157 Robert Rocole - UWEC Dec. (6-1) Tristan Zurfluh - L 24 3 165 Javier Reyes - L Dec. (6-3) Brandon Stradel - UWEC 27 3 174 Justin Kreiter - L Dec. (8-6) Mathew Laugen - UWEC 30 3 184 #6 Jayden DeVilbiss - L Fall (1:50) Alex Knutson - UWEC 36 3 197 Josh Cormican - UWEC Fall (1:44) Paxton Jordahl –L 36 9 285 Justin Karkula - UWEC Dec. 3-2 Tom Tourdot - L 36 12

Link: Grade Rankings With the 2014-15 season unofficially underway for most wrestlers already, here is the first update to the grade rankings for the year. This update is reflective of preseason activity. There are no changes to the top wrestler within each of the grade levels: Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) still leads the Class of 2015, Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) is the anchor in the Class of 2016, Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) tops the 2017 class, Cade Olivas (St. John Bosco, Calif.) is best in the Class of 2018, while Josh McKenzie (New Jersey) is best among Junior High wrestlers. Among the most notable movement for the Class of 2015 is the slight upticks for Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) and Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.); Valencia is up two spots to third, while Kolodzik is also up two spots to fifth. Two major movements within the top 50 were 16-spot improvements for No. 18 Larry Early (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) and No. 34 Davion Jeffries (Broken Arrow, Okla.). New wrestlers in the top 100 include Preseason Nationals runner-up Cameron Loving (Altus, Okla.) at No. 68; Preseason Nationals champion Luke Fortuna (Montini Catholic, Ill.) and Alex Rich (Crescent Valley, Ore.) in at No. 79 and 94 respectively; and Super 32 champion Patrick Grayson (Colonial Forge, Va.) enters in position No. 100. Thomas Bullard (Archer, Ga.) moves up 20 positions to No. 22 in the Class of 2016 rankings after winning a Super 32 Challenge title (Photo/Rob Preston)The most significant upward movement in the Class of 2016 came from Super 32 Challenge champion Thomas Bullard (Archer, Ga.), who moves up 20 positions all the way to No. 22. The most notable new wrestlers in the top 50 are Julian Flores (San Marino, Calif.), a Southwest Kickoff Classic placer now ranked No. 21; InterMat JJ Classic runner-up Griffin Parriott (New Prague, Minn.), now in at No. 32 after also placing at the Super 32 Challenge; and Super 32 Challenge runner-up Brett Donner (Wall Township, N.J.), who enters in the rankings at No. 33 overall. For the Class of 2017, the most notable upward mover in the rankings was Jared Verkleeren (Belle Vernon, Pa.), now up to No. 6 overall after placing fourth at the Super 32 Challenge. The highest ranked debutant is Jake Brindley (Lake Highland Prep, Fla.), in all the way at No. 23 after his placement in the 126 pound weight class at the Super 32 Challenge. For the freshmen class, there are two debutants into the rankings primarily based on preseason tournament performance -- Preseason Nationals champion Nate Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.) sits at No. 16, while Jaden Mattox (Grove City Central Crossing, Ohio) slots in No. 21. InterMat Platinum is required to view all the rankings. InterMat ranks the top 100 seniors, top 50 juniors, top 50 sophomores, top 25 freshmen, and top 15 junior high wrestlers.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- The No. 16-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team claimed nine of 10 matches to roll to a dominant 30-3 victory over in-state rival Central Michigan on Tuesday evening (Nov. 25) at McGuirk Arena. The Wolverines closed the dual with back-to-back technical falls from its captains at 197 pounds and heavyweight. Fifth-year senior Max Huntley and sophomore Adam Coon earned similar 24-9 technical falls in the final two matches. Huntley, ranked 13th in the latest InterMat poll, scored 11 takedowns, including four apiece in the second and third periods, and rode for 3:13 in time advantage against Austin Severn at 197 pounds. The tech fall was the first of Huntley's collegiate career. Coon, ranked fourth nationally, exploded in the third period to claim his first collegiate tech fall against Newton Smerchek at heavyweight. The offensive surge followed a CMU counter takedown out of a flurry early in the second period; Coon escaped and scored to close out the second before finishing on six third-period takedowns. He drove Smerchek to his back on a late double leg, adding three near-fall points at the buzzer. The Wolverines opened the dual with consecutive decision wins at 125 and 133 pounds. Junior/sophomore Conor Youtsey shut out Brent Fleetwood, 4-0, in the former bout, scoring on a single leg midway through the first period and riding out the third period to accumulate 3:33 in time advantage. Junior Rossi Bruno, ranked ninth, fell just shy of bonus points in the subsequent bout, scoring two takedowns, three back points and 1:53 in riding time en route to a 10-3 win over Tyler Keselring. Central Michigan picked up its only win at 141 pounds, where 12th-ranked Zach Horan used two takedowns to edge sophomore/freshman George Fisher, 5-2, in the latter's varsity debut. Fisher had a chance to even the score late but lost a wild scramble on the edge of the mat. Michigan won the final six matches to seal the non-conference win. Freshman Alec Pantaleo claimed his first varsity win with a 10-5 decision over Colin Heffernan at 149 pounds, scoring four takedowns -- two apiece in the first and third periods. Sophomore Brian Murphy and junior/sophomore Taylor Massa followed with decisions at 157 and 165 pounds, respectively. Murphy, ranked 11th, earned an 8-4 win over Malcolm Martin, scoring on takedowns in the first and third periods and riding for 1:14. Massa, ranked 11th, fell just short of bonus points with his 8-1 decision over former high school teammate Jordan Wohlfert. He jumped out to an early advantage with a head-in-the-hole takedown and two-point tilt before adding another takedown in the second and 2:26 in riding-time advantage. Freshman Davonte Mahomes, ranked 18th, earned a 6-3 decision over Jordan Ellingwood at 174 pounds to remain unbeaten on the season. After a scoreless first period, Mahomes escaped quickly in the second and struck deep on a single-leg at the period buzzer. The Wolverines coaches challenged the no-call, and it was reversed to award Mahomes a takedown. He gave up a reversal in the third but added a takedown midway through the ice the decision. He improved to 8-0 in his collegiate career. After missing the season's first two duals with injury, sophomore Domenic Abounader earned a 9-3 decision over Jackson Lewis in his season debut. Abounader, ranked 11th, scored two takedowns -- single legs in the first and second periods -- and added a three-point leg turk and 1:17 in riding-time advantage. The Wolverines will take a break for the holiday before heading to Las Vegas, Nev., for the annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5-6, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Competition is slated to begin at 9 a.m. PST each day. Results: 125 -- Conor Youtsey (U-M) dec. Brent Fleetwood, 4-0 U-M, 3-0 133 -- #9 Rossi Bruno (U-M) dec. Tyler Keselring, 10-3 U-M, 6-0 141 -- #12 Zach Horan (CMU) dec. George Fisher, 5-2 U-M, 6-3 149 -- Alec Pantaleo (U-M) dec. Colin Heffernan, 10-5 U-M, 9-3 157 -- #11 Brian Murphy (U-M) dec. Malcolm Martin, 8-4 U-M, 12-3 165 -- #11 Taylor Massa (U-M) dec. Jordan Wohlfert, 8-1 U-M, 15-3 174 -- #18 Davonte Mahomes (U-M) dec. Jordan Ellingwood, 6-3 U-M, 18-3 184 -- #11 Domenic Abounader (U-M) dec. Jackson Lewis, 9-3 U-M, 21-3 197 -- #13 Max Huntley (U-M) tech. fall Austin Severn, 24-9 (7:00) U-M, 25-3 Hwt -- #4 Adam Coon (U-M) tech. fall Newton Smerchek, 24-9 (7:00) U-M, 30-3

Much of the coverage that InterMat provides for high school wrestling is driven by the national context, whether it is discussion of the top individuals or the top teams. However, this weekly commentary is going to be drilled down to the state level with an elite eight of narratives worth watching during the 2014-15 scholastic season. 1. State tournament reorganizations mired with disagreement Two of the major wrestling states have had a bit of change to the structure of their state tournaments for the 2014-15 season. Pennsylvania approved a change to expand brackets in the individual state tournaments to 20 wrestlers per weight, as opposed to 16. In Class AAA (big-school), it means that four wrestlers from each of the five regions will advance to the state; while in Class AA (small-school), six wrestlers each will make state in the southwest and southeast regionals, with four each making state in the northeast and northwest regions. A full analysis and commentary of this structure change is an article in and of itself. Three major arguments against the change: (1) the addition of state qualifiers dilutes the tournament, and the concept of state qualification (2) the asymmetries already present within the state tournament brackets are exacerbated by this change (3) wrestling on the Thursday of the state tournament is going to start earlier and/or end later than it already does (9 a.m., 9 p.m.). The rationale for adding state qualifiers is pretty simple: more wrestlers get to compete in the state tournament, which makes more wrestlers feel accomplishment, engages more schools and stakeholders in the state tournament, and almost assuredly increases attendance. While in New Jersey, the structure for their state dual meet tournament underwent change. Garden State football is known for its overkill when it comes to "state champions" -- a term that is technically inaccurate, as winning a state football title is actually only a championship within your given region of the state and enrollment classification. At least in wrestling, the geographic champions for a given group meet for an overall state title in each enrollment classification. Prior to this year, in wrestling there were six team state champions, four for public schools and two for private schools. This year, there will be seven, with a fifth public school state champion added to the mix. One can see where the arguments reside in this debate as well. In addition, some more cynical people will say there is a political ingredient as well; however, the reclassification did not placate the complaining politician (Paulsboro remains in the same group with Bound Brook anyway, which was also the case last year). 2. Iowa 3A came down to the last match in 2013-14 ... Same this year? In both the dual meet and individual state tournaments, the state championship was not yet decided when the last match took to the mat. In the case of the dual meet final, Bettendorf used pins in the last two matches of the dual meet (at 106 and 113) against Southeast Polk to win the title by 35-27 score. The Bulldogs won eight of the fourteen matches, which included an overtime decision at 182 pounds. While in the individual tournament, Bettendorf led by a score of 162-to-158 headed into the 285 pound final, where a decision victory by the Rams' Jacob Marnin would have given Southeast Polk a share of the title; however, Kaleb Staack (Waverly-Shell Rock/South Dakota State) upended Marnin 3-1 to give the Bulldogs a sweep of the titles. Despite finishing second in both tournaments, Southeast Polk enters the season ranked higher than Bettendorf in the national rankings. The Rams return 12 of the 14 wrestlers that competed in the state dual meet finals match, as well as 11 of their 12 state qualifiers, and every single individual state tournament point that they obtained. Bettendorf counters with 9 of 14 from that state dual meet finals lineup returning, along with 7 of 9 state qualifiers back in the lineup (the impact transfer of Dayton Racer in some ways compensates for the loss of state champion Logan Ryan, while the Bulldogs also graduated state 8th placer Michael Belanger). Southeast Polk and Bettendorf do not have a common event on the schedule in December, while their only guaranteed common event prior to the state tournament is the Ed Winger Invitational at Urbandale on January 24. However, there is talk of a mid-January dual meet at Iowa State between the two squads, which is what happened last season as well. 3. Can somebody, anybody, beat Apple Valley in the state of Minnesota? Apple Valley has won nine consecutive state dual meet state titles in the big-school division, Class AAA (though the 2013 state final was actually a tie with St. Michael-Albertville); as well as 15 of the last 16. Even with the Eagles having a pair of national No. 1-ranked wrestlers in Mark Hall (170) and Bobby Steveson (195), there is a thought that this year's team is susceptible to being knocked off. The thought being that the rest of the lineup doesn't have its traditional firepower. However, much more will be known about the exact nature of the Eagles' lineup after their opening week dual meet against Prior Lake, as well as after the Minnesota Christmas Tournament two weekends later. Fellow Fab 50 member St. Michael-Albertville is considered the primary challenge to Apple Valley, and they will be led by defending state champion Mitch McKee (126) along with 2013 state champion Jordan Joseph (182). The other primary contender in the state dual meet tournament will be whichever team advances out of Section 2 between Prior Lake and Shakopee; Prior Lake is led by their upperweights in Rylee Streifel (220) and Alex Hart (285), while Shakopee is anchored by nationally ranked Owen Webster (160), state champion Brent Jones (120) and InterMat JJ Classic champion Alex Lloyd (126). 4. The rest of Pennsylvania Class AA rejoices as Bethlehem Catholic chooses to move up to Class AAA Winners in more or less a dominant fashion of the last three individual and four dual meet state titles in Class AA (small-school), Bethlehem Catholic has chosen to move up to Class AAA (big-school). For that, the rest of Class AA is more than thankful. Southern Columbia is the obvious expected beneficiary in the Class AA individual tournament. They return three state runners-up from last season's squad, Todd Lane (132), Kent Lane (145), and Blake Marks (152); and add via transfer another state runner-up in Billy Barnes (152). Without anything else, replicating four state runner-up finishes would net 75 or so state tournament points, and in all likelihood a state title. From the standpoint of the team tournament, things are much more wide open. In fact, Southern Columbia -- fourth in last year's individual tournament -- did not earn one of the two state dual meet tournament qualifying spots out of District 4. Multiple teams will be in the hunt for the dual meet title in Class AA. Lead contenders include Boiling Springs (District 3), Brookville (District 9), Burrell (District 7), along with Fort LeBoeuf and Reynolds (District 10). 5. Does Bethlehem Catholic become an immediate state title contender in Pennsylvania Class AAA? In the individual tournament, not only is the answer "no" ... It's "hell no." Franklin Regional won last year's Class AAA title with 119 points, which happens to be tied for second most in the 12 years Pennsylvania has had fourteen weight class (Northampton in 2004 scored 132.5, while Central Dauphin also scored 119 back in 2009). Six Panthers wrestlers finished inside the top three of the state tournament. One month before, Franklin Regional earned the dual meet title as well. This year's edition features five of those wrestlers returning -- Devin Brown (113), Spencer Lee (120), Michael Kemerer (145), Josh Maruca (152), and Josh Shields (160). Given a similar performance track, that's 100 points for the Panthers, a mark that has only been reached five times in the last 12 years. However, the dual meet tournament is much more open-ended. Though it is not a total "stars and scrubs" model, there is a clear drop from the top five to the rest of the Franklin Regional roster. From the standpoint of state qualification, only Gus Solomon (126) is a viable contender -- but some of that can be attributed to the climate within the WPIAL meet. Challengers to the Panthers start within the WPIAL (i.e. District 7) with nationally ranked Belle Vernon Area and Greater Latrobe in the area, along with a pesky North Allegheny squad; three of those four will qualify for state (two directly to Thursday, one to an earlier in the week "play-in" match). There are two other nationally ranked teams within Class AAA, and both could upend Franklin Regional at the dual meet state tournament: Bethlehem Catholic (District 11) and Cumberland Valley (District 3). Justin Mejia of Clovis was a state champion last season, and is ranked No. 3 in the country at 113 pounds by InterMat (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)6. Can anyone derail the Clovis "drive for five" in California? Clovis is the four-time defending state champions in the single-class state tournament, and are the flagship program in California wrestling with 12 state titles in the just over 40 years a state tournament has been held. They'll enter the season favored for a five-peat, which would add to their record for most consecutive state titles, led by defending state champion Justin Mejia (113). Three-time state placer Isaiah Hokit (145) leads five other wrestlers with a past state placement finish, and ten others with a past state tournament appearance. That strength up-and-down the lineup makes them a supreme team. All that said, there are three other top 30 teams in the Golden State this year, which will make the drive for five by no means a coronation. Archrival Buchanan matches Clovis wrestler-for-wrestler in terms of state tournament experience, though only three have a state placement finish during their careers, led by two-time state placer Durbin Lloren (126). Poway brings eight wrestlers with state tournament experience to their lineup, three whom have placed at state, led by state champion Colt Doyle (170) and two-time state placer Ralphy Tovar (145). Bakersfield counters with six state tournament experience wrestlers, including a pair of state placers in Navonte Demison (113) and Carlos Herrera (120), along with another pair of Fargo All-Americans in the lineup. 7. Non-public domination in New Jersey As many know, the New Jersey individual state tournament is unscored from a team standpoint, so determination of the best teams in the Garden State come solely through the dual meet tournament. Five teams which compete in NJSIAA competition (No. 1 Blair Academy does not) start the year in the Fab 50. Bound Brook (Group 1, smallest classification) and Phillipsburg (Group 4, second biggest) are public; while St. Peter's Prep, Bergen Catholic, and Don Bosco Prep are all in Non-Public Group A. Furthermore, all three of these top 20 teams in the country are in the North section of Non-Public Group A, which pretty much means the Non-Public Group A champion will be determined before the championship match on Sunday, February 15. During that week, the semifinal and final involving those three schools and Delbarton will be a worthwhile follow. The four non-public squads also compete in multiple common events (Beast of the East, along with dual meet matches) prior to the North A semifinal and final rounds. 8. Will Massillon Perry head coach Dave Riggs retire as a repeat state champion in Ohio Division I? News broke last week in the Canton Repository last week that the 2014-15 season will be the last for Dave Riggs as head coach at Massillon Perry. Riggs is retiring as a teacher, and also head coach, after a long career at the high school; one that has seen the program emerge as a state and national power. The Panthers have produced 27 individual state champions, which is tenth most in Ohio history, with all of them coming since 1989; most notably NCAA Division I champions Dustin Schlatter and Steve Luke. However, it had taken until last year for Massillon Perry to earn a maiden state title, as St. Edward stood in their way on a perennial basis. The Panthers swept championships in both the dual meet, including a win over St. Edward during the semis, and individual tournaments. The individual tournament saw them advance seven wrestlers to the state championship match, three winning titles; ten wrestlers in all placed, as they scored 185 points to more than double second place. In 2014-15 season, Massillon Perry enters the season as slight favorites to repeat as champion in both tournaments, with the dual meet tournament having more potential for a tightly contested event. The other primary challengers are follow nationally ranked squads in St. Edward and Brecksville. Leading the way for the Panthers will be returning state runners-up Jake Newhouse (120); Jose Rodriguez (126), who did win a state title in 2013; and Nick Steed (145).

The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and USA Wrestling are proud to announce a new, joint event to coincide with the Division I Championships. The NCAA USA Wrestling Youth Showcasewill be the final event of the year in USA Wrestling's popular Folkstyle Tour of America tournament series. It will feature folkstyle wrestling for USA Wrestling's Bantam through Junior age groups (roughly 7 years old through high school) and will also feature a Junior Women's division. The NCAA is committed to connecting the wrestling community at all levels, and adding a youth component to the Division I Championships helps bridge the gap between youth competition and the pinnacle of collegiate athletic success. USA Wrestling is excited to add another event to the Folkstyle Tour of America, especially one that strengthens the ties between USA Wrestling and the NCAA. Weigh-ins for the event will be between sessions on Saturday, March 21st at the Fan Fest. Following weigh-ins participants will be recognized and celebrated with a special NCAA Experience. Competition will take place on March 22nd at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. "USA Wrestling is excited to continue to strengthen our relationship with the NCAA. This is a great opportunity for both organizations to promote wrestling at all levels. We're committed to the success of this event and hope to see it become a permanent part of the NCAA Division I Championship experience," said USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender. "We are excited to develop this new platform with USA Wrestling as we believe it will help grow the sport while exposing youth to an NCAA championship. The possibilities and opportunities around this initiative are endless and we are excited to launch our inaugural event with wrestling in St. Louis," said Jeff Jarnecke, NCAA Director of Championships and Alliances. The Tour of America is in its eighth season, and currently features five other events, with this event being the sixth and final for the 2014-15 campaign. Total participation in the series has grown in each year of its existence.

The Oregon State wrestling team opened its Pacific-12 Conference season on Monday with a 16-15 victory over Arizona State before a crowd of 1,287 at Gill Coliseum. The 20th-ranked Beavers (2-0, 1-0 Pac-12) led 15-3 after Seth Thomas won at 165 pounds. They seemed to be positioned for their eighth win over the Sun Devils (3-2, 0-1 Pac-12) in the last nine duals in the series. However, ASU rallied to win the final four weight classes to forge a 15-15 standoff, forcing a tie-breaker. Each team won five bouts and neither team had a major decision, but the Beavers outscored ASU 51-43 in match points and earned a decisive team point. “We just didn’t finish matches,” OSU coach Jim Zalesky said. “Even in the lighter weights we came out strong but just didn’t finish strong and looked a little sluggish for some reason. “You put six freshmen in there and they haven’t been in the fire a lot. You have to get that experience. We have to get better angles on our shots. The last four weights we didn’t put ourselves in scoring positions. “The guys just looked sluggish. We had a good training phase last week. Maybe that had an effect. We just didn’t have the energy I like to see. We needed more energy.” Ronnie Bresser (125), Jack Hathaway (13) and Devin Reynolds (141) all won by decision to give OSU a 9-0 lead. Wins by Alex Elder (157) and Thomas (165) made it 15-3 before ASU stormed back. The Beavers are now idle until the annual Cliff Keene Las Vegas Invitational, set for Dec. 5-6. Their next dual is Dec. 13 at Boise State in the first edition of the two-part Border War with the Broncos. For more information on the Oregon State wrestling team, follow the club’s official Twitter account at Twitter.com/OSU_Wrestling or by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateWrestling. Results: 125: Ronnie Bresser (OSU) dec. Ares Carpio 12-8 133: Jack Hathaway (OSU) dec. Cord Cordero 4-0 141: Devin Reynolds (OSU) dec. Mech Spraggins 8-2 149: Matt Kraus (ASU) dec. Abraham Rodriguez (OSU) 6-0 157: Alex Elder (OSU) dec. Oliver Pierce (ASU) 8-5 165: Seth Thomas (OSU) dec. Jacen Petersen (ASU) 9-5 174: Ray Waters (ASU) dec. Joe Latham (OSU) 5-3 184: Blake Stauffer (ASU) dec. Taylor Meeks (OSU) 6-3 197: Josh DaSilveria (ASU) dec. Cody Crawford (OSU) 3-2 Hwt: Chace Eskam (ASU) dec. Nate Keve (OSU) 3-2 Tiebreaker: Wins 5-5; no major decisions; OSU awarded one team point for most team points (51-43) in the dual. Att.: 1,287

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Fourth-ranked Ohio State won eight of 10 matches, highlighted by a pin from redshirt senior Logan Stieber and a major decision by true freshman Kyle Snyder, to defeat No. 9 Virginia, 30-7, on Monday evening at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va. The win snapped Virginia’s 23-match win streak at JPJ Arena and improved the Buckeyes record to 4-1. Tenth-ranked Nathan Tomasello got the evening started on the right foot for Ohio State, earning a 18-8 major decision over Will Mason to give the Buckeyes a 4-0 lead. Tomasello scored points early and often in the match, jumping out to a 6-2 lead after the first period. He then scored on an escape and three takedowns for a 13-5 lead at the end of the second period. With the win, Tomasello improved to 8-1 on the season. In the next match at 133, eighth-ranked Johnni DiJulius topped 10th-ranked George DiCamillo 6-2, giving Ohio State a 7-0 edge in the match. DiJulius, who is now 9-0 on the season, scored a takedown in the first period, had a second-period escape and then was awarded a point for a DiCamillo penalty early in the third period. He held on thanks to a late escape in the third period. At 141 pounds, Logan Stieber recorded his second fall in as many matches, pinning 12th-ranked Joe Spisak at 1:46 of the first period. The three-time NCAA champion is now 5-0 on the season and 95-3 in his career. All five of his wins this year have been by bonus points (three falls, two tech falls). Randy Languis then put Ohio State ahead 16-0 with a 12-5 decision over Chris Yankowich. Languis led 3-1 at the end of the second period and then surged ahead in the third, scoring on four takedowns and three escapes. Josh Demas remained unbeaten on the year (8-0) with an 8-3 decision over Andrew Atkinson at 157 pounds. The redshirt senior from Westerville, Ohio, had a takedown in the first period and an escape-takedown in the second period to take a 5-1 lead entering the third. From there, he scored three third-period points to distance himself for the victory. Virginia got on the scoreboard for the first time thanks to a 23-8 major decision victory by Nick Sulzer at 165 pounds over Justin Kresevic. Sulzer, ranked second nationally, placed fourth at the NCAA Championships last year. In another matchup of top-15 ranked wrestlers at 174 pounds, 11th-ranked Blaise Butler second two points in the third period to break a 2-2 tie and edged 13th-ranked Mark Martin, 4-2. Kenny Courts made sure Virginia’s momentum was short-lived, securing a 7-4 decision over Billy Coggins at 184 pounds. Courts, now 9-0 on the season, took a 2-1 lead into the third period but was able to get two takedowns and an escape in the third to distance himself for the victory. Kyle Snyder continued his impressive freshman campaign at 197 pounds, jumping out to a 9-2 lead at the end of the first period and never looking back in a 20-6 major decision over Chance McClure. Snyder (8-0), ranked seventh nationally, now has three major decisions to his credit this season. The match was rounded out at 285 pounds by Nick Tavanello’s convincing 13-4 major decision over Collin Campbell at 285 pounds. In all, Ohio State earned bonus points with three major decisions and a pin. The Buckeyes return to action Dec. 5-6 at the CKLV Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev. Results: 125: Nathan Tomasello (OSU) major decision over Will Mason (UVA) 18-8; OSU 4, UVA 0 133: Johnni DiJulius (OSU) decision over George DiCamillo (UVA ) 6-2; OSU 7, UVA 0 141: Logan Stieber (OSU) fall over Joe Spisak (UVA) 1:46; OSU 13, UVA 0 149: Randy Languis (OSU) decision over Chris Yankowich (UVA) 12-5; OSU 16, UVA 0 157: Josh Demas (OSU) decision over Andrew Atkinson (UVA ) 8-3; OSU 19, UVA 0 165: Nick Sulzer (UVA) major decision over Justin Kresevic (OSU) 23-8; OSU 19, UVA 4 174: Blaise Butler (UVA) decision over Mark Martin (OSU) 4-2; OSU 19, UVA 7 184: Kenny Courts (OSU) decision over Billy Coggins (UVA) 7-4; OSU 22, UVA 7 197: Kyle Snyder (OSU) major decision over Chance McClure (UVA) 20-6; OSU 26, UVA 7 285: Nick Tavanello (OSU) major decision over Collin Campbell (UVA) 13-4; OSU 30, UVA 7

A pair of NCAA champions -- Ed Ruth and Keith Gavin -- will wrestle this Saturday, Nov. 29 live on Flowrestling.com. The two, which previously battled for the 86-kilo U.S. World Team spot, will headline Flowrestling's second Flo Premier League event: FPL 2. Saturday's headline match up will mark the fourth time Ruth and Gavin have competed against each other (Gavin won the first meeting; Ruth won the following two). This time, the wrestlers will match up at 190 pounds. Serving as the co-main event is a 165-pound match up featuring UFC stars Gray Maynard and Dennis Bermudez. Maynard was originally slated to battle Penn State NCAA champion Frank Molinaro, unfortunately Molinaro pulled out of the match just last week, which opened the door for Dennis "The Menace," a former Division I college wrestler at Bloomsburg who is currently the No. 7-ranked featherweight in the world by Sherdog. Both matches, Ruth vs Gavin IV & Maynard vs Bermudez, will be wrestled in Troy, New York at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals and will operate under the newly established 'Tirapelle Rules,' a hybrid form of wrestling featuring freestyle and folkstyle scoring. FPL 2 will take place at approximately 1:30 p.m. ET. To watch the event live on Flowrestling, you must be a FloPRO subscriber. Click here to sign up for FloPRO and watch Ruth vs Gavin IV & Maynard vs Bermudez this Saturday, November 29th on Flowrestling. For more information on this and other Flo Premier League match ups, follow our Flo Premier League Facebook and Twitter pages as well as our up-to-date posting on Flowrestling.com and associated social media channels.

CHICAGO -- With the Big Ten seeking its ninth-straight national championship, BTN's 2014-15 wrestling coverage, presented by returning sponsor Cliff Keen Athletic, will be the most extensive in network history. "With Big Ten programs consistently among the nation's best, fans will see a lot of high-quality wrestling on BTN," said BTN President Mark Silverman. "Each week will feature an extremely competitive matchup." The television schedule includes a dual between Penn State and Iowa, winners of the past seven national titles; the Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern; the semifinals and finals of the Cliff Keen National Duals at Iowa; and live coverage of the entire Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Columbus, OH. The championships' final session will be televised live at 3 PM ET on Sunday, March 8. Additionally, a record 51 events will be streamed live on BTN Plus. A large number of those streamed events will also be televised on delay as part of BTN's Student U initiative. According to InterMat's rankings, the Big Ten has the three top squads in the country with No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Iowa. Also projected as top-10 teams are No. 5 Penn State, No. 8 Illinois and No. 9 Nebraska. The Nittany Lions have won four consecutive Big Ten and National titles. 2014-15 Big Ten Wrestling on BTN and BTN Plus (all times ET) Sunday, November 30 Lehigh at Northwestern 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, December 6 Cal Poly at Northwestern 12:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, December 6 Drexel at Northwestern 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, December 6 Davidson at Northwestern 4:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, December 6 Princeton at Northwestern 6:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Thursday, December 11 Penn State at Maryland 6:00 PM (Live on BTN) Thursday, December 11 Indiana at Wisconsin 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, December 13 SIUE at Indiana 10:00 AM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, December 13 Manchester at Indiana 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Thursday, December 18 Northwestern at Minnesota 8:00 PM (Live on BTN) Friday, December 19 Virginia Tech at Penn State 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Monday, December 29 Midlands Championship at Northwestern All Day (Live on BTN Plus) Tuesday, December 30 Midlands Championship 8:00 PM (Live on BTN) Friday, January 2 Iowa at Rutgers 8:00 PM (Live on BTN) Sunday, January 4 Iowa at Ohio State 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 9 Wisconsin at Northwestern 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 9 Michigan at Minnesota 9:00 PM (Live on BTN) Sunday, January 11 Penn State at Ohio State 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, January 11 Minnesota at Rutgers TBA (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 16 Ohio State at Michigan State 7:00 PM (Live on BTN) Friday, January 16 Northwestern at Purdue 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 16 Penn State at Rutgers 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 16 Illinois at Iowa TBA (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, January 18 Ohio State at Michigan 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, January 18 Northwestern at Indiana 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, January 18 Illinois at Minnesota 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 23 Wisconsin at Michigan 7:00 PM (Live on BTN) Friday, January 23 Nebraska at Illinois 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 23 Northwestern at Iowa 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, January 25 Rutgers at Nebraska 1:00 PM (Live on BTN) Sunday, January 25 Michigan at Indiana 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, January 25 Illinois at Northwestern 3:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 30 Penn State at Michigan 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 30 Iowa at Minnesota 7:00 PM (Live on BTN) Friday, January 30 Purdue at Ohio State 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 30 Nebraska at Northwestern 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, January 30 Maryland at Illinois TBA (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, February 1 Illinois at Purdue 2:00 PM (Live on BTN) Friday, February 6 Minnesota at Ohio State 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 6 Iowa at Maryland 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 6 Nebraska at Michigan 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 6 Rutgers at Wisconsin 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, February 8 Iowa at Penn State 1:00 PM (Live on BTN) Sunday, February 8 Minnesota at Maryland 1:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, February 8 Wisconsin at Illinois 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, February 8 Nebraska at Michigan State 3:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, February 8 Rutgers at Northwestern 6:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 13 Michigan State at Indiana 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 13 Michigan at Iowa 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 13 Stanford at Nebraska 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 13 Maryland at Northwestern 8:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, February 15 Michigan State at Purdue 1:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Friday, February 20 Duke at Michigan State 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, February 21 Cliff Keen National Duals - Semifinals at Iowa 4:00 PM (Live on BTN) Saturday, February 21 Duke at Michigan 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, February 21 Central Michigan at Michigan State 7:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, February 22 Cliff Keen National Duals - Finals at Iowa 12:30 PM (Live on BTN) Sunday, February 22 Rider at Penn State 2:00 PM (Live on BTN Plus) Saturday, March 7 B1G Championships TBA (Live on BTN Plus) Sunday, March 8 B1G Championships 3:00 PM (Live on BTN) All dates/times of scheduled events are subject to change. Please check www.BTN.com for most updated listings. About BTN: A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, BTN is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 1,000 events across all platforms, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. BTN2Go is the digital extension of the Big Ten Network, delivering live games and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones, and tablets. Events include football, men’s and women’s basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events; studio shows; and classic games. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation’s finest universities. 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Seth McLeod signed with Boise StateSeth McLeod (Post Falls, Idaho), ranked No. 79 in the Class of 2015, signed with Boise State University. The three-time state finalist, 2013 state champion, is ranked No. 7 to start the 2014-15 season at 182 pounds. Projected as a 174/184 in college, McLeod also placed fourth in Junior Greco-Roman this summer at 182 pounds. Jonathan Viruet (Springfield Central, Mass.), ranked No. 88 in the Class of 2015, committed to Brown University. A New England regional champion this past year, he starts the season ranked No. 12 at 170 pounds. Projected as a 157/165 in college, Viruet also is a two-time All-American in Junior Greco-Roman and was a NHSCA Junior Nationals champion this spring. Ben Darmstadt (Elyria, Ohio), ranked No. 15 at 182 pounds to start the season, committed to Cornell as part of the 2016 recruiting class. He finished as a state runner-up last season, was third in Cadet freestyle this summer, and placed fourth in the Super 32 Challenge earlier this month. Darmstadt projects as a 197 in college.

PHILADELPHIA -- For the second straight season, two Pitt wrestlers won individual titles and the Panthers placed fourth once again at the Keystone Classic, which was held at historic The Palestra on Sunday, Nov. 23. As a team, Pitt finished with 88 points thanks to the help of seven top-six finishes, including individual champions redshirt senior Max Thomusseit and freshman Dom Forys at 184 pounds and 125 pounds, respectively. "I think it was a good challenge for the guys. Obviously we would have liked to do better in a few weights," said head coach Jason Peters. "We're looking forward to getting back, getting ready for the next competition. These trips are tough. When you weigh-in Friday, travel a day and have to wrestling a tournament on Sunday it's not always easy, but we stepped up and did a good job." After receiving a bye, Thomusseit posted three major decision victories to arrive in the finals of the 184 pound weight class. Thomusseit first knocked off Appalachian State's Marcus Johnson in a 15-5 major decision and followed that up with 14-4 and 15-7 major decisions against Michael Curby (Eastern Michigan) and Garet Krohn (Stanford). Waiting for Thomusseit in the finals was nationally-ranked No. 3 Lorenzo Thomas, of host school Penn. In a close decision, Thomusseit, ranked fourth according to InterMat, upset Thomas on his home mat and improved to 3-0 against ranked opponents, all of who were in the top-10. Overall this season, Thomusseit is now a perfect 9-0. Competing in his first collegiate tournament, Forys rolled through the competition, recording four wins to finish first at 125 pounds. He started off with a pair of major decisions against Garrison White (17-6) of Northwestern and Blake Caudill (13-3) of Eastern Michigan. In the semifinals, Forys topped Stanford's Mason Pengilly 7-3 and completed his run to a title with a 4-0 shutout against Shayne Wireman, also of Eastern Michigan. "Dom did a great job," said Peters. "Going out his first time wrestling in his first challenge tournament he entered he won. So anytime you can do that it's pretty exciting." Redshirt juniors Nick Bonaccorsi and Ronnie Garbinsky were just shy of bringing home individual titles as the pair each fell in the finals and had to settle for second place. Bonaccorsi began his day with an 8-4 decision against Joshua Murphy of Drexel and followed that up with one of seven Pitt falls, which he recorded versus Appalachian State's Collin Johnson in just 1:56. Bonaccorsi continued his ride to the finals by taking down Indiana's Luke Sheridan, who is ranked 19th, before dropping a 6-2 decision to Northwestern's Alex Polizzi, ranked 10th by Intermat. Bonaccorsi is now 2-2 against ranked opponents this season. Following a strong performance against Penn State on Friday, Garbinsky rode that momentum all the way to the final before he fell to 10th ranked Cody Pack of South Dakota State in a 9-5 decision. Along the way, Garbinsky recorded a fall in 1:42 against Harvard's Colton Peppelman, a 12-6 decision over Stanford's Peter Galli and a 15-3 major decision versus Noel Blanco of Drexel. Also of note were the fifth place finishes of true freshman Jake Gromacki, redshirt freshman Ryan Solomon and sophomore Mikey Racciato. After losing his first bout, Gromacki went on win four more times, which included a fall in 21 seconds, to grab fifth place. Solomon won his first bout with a 36 seconds fall before losing a narrow 6-2 decision to eventual champion, No. 10 Polizzi. He bounced back, however, and went on to pick up two more winning decisions and a major decision to place fifth. His only other loss during the run was to No. 19 Sheridan. Racciato, who placed sixth, won his first two decisions, but was on the wrong side of an 8-2 decision to No. 9 Dyllan Cottrell to head to the consolation bracket. It was Racciato's second straight season earning a podium spot after placing fourth last year. Pitt is back in action on Saturday, Dec. 5 at home against Maryland in the Fitzgerald Field House.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell put a limited number of competitors into the field, but still claimed its third straight New York State championship, topping Hofstra 144.5-144 in a tight team race. The Big Red won three individual A bracket titles, two more in the B bracket, and ended the tournament with a cumulative record of 62-20 in the tournament. Cornell claimed championships in the A bracket at 174 (Duke Pickett), 184 (Gabe Dean) and 197 (Jace Bennett), with Dean especially dominant in his run through the field. The nation's No. 1 wrestler won three matches by tech fall and the other two by major decision by at least 10 points. He outscored his opponents 102-33 during the tournament and was a point-scoring machine, putting at least 16 points on the board in every match. Pickett won three straight decisions, including a 3-2 win over Army's Brian Harvey in the final, while Bennett won his first two matches by first period fall before capturing tighter decisions in the semifinals and finals, including a 5-2 triumph over Buffalo's Joe Ariola for first place. In the B bracket, both Chris Dowdy (157) and Billy George (184) won titles with perfect 5-0 records against the field. Dowdy captured a pair of one-point wins, while George had a one-point win in the semis before claiming a 7-4 decision over Buffalo's Austin Weigel in the final. Final Team Scores No. Team Pts. 1. Cornell University 144.5 2. Hofstra 144.0 3. Army 128.5 4. University at Buffalo 121.5 5. Columbia University 104.5 6. Binghamton University 83.0 7. Brockport State 66.5 8. Nassau Community College 61.0 9. Hunter College 57.0 10. Ithaca College 53.0 11. SUNY Cortland 45.5 12. New York University 37.0 13. Oneonta State 33.5 14. Long Island Post 27.0 15. SUNY Oswego 20.5 16. Niagara Community College 13.0 17. Rochester Institute of Tech. 6.5 18. SUNY Sullivan 3.0 19. US Merchant Marine Academy 3.0 20. Jamestown Community College 2.5

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The NC State wrestling team concluded a busy weekend of five duals, as the Pack swept the Wolfpack Duals with three wins Sunday in Reynolds. NC State first defeated Lindsey Wilson 27-9, then followed with a 22-13 win over American and 29-9 over UNC Pembroke. After Lindsey claimed overtime wins in two of the first three bouts, the Pack won six straight and cruised to a 27-9 win. Lee Davis scored a pin at 165 to increase the Pack lead to 16-6, and that was followed by Max Rohskopf's 17-0 technical fall win at 174 pounds. A back-and-forth battle throughout, NC State and American went into the final two matches knotted at 13-13. The Eagles got a major decision to start, which was answered by the Pack's Max Rohskopf at 165 pounds. In the deciding two matched, freshman Michael Boykin scored a 7-3 decision and then Nick Gwiazdowski recorded a first period pin to provide the final margin. The Pack concluded its day with a 29-9 win over UNC Pembroke. The Pack started strong, recorded pins at both 125 and 133 pounds. Back-to-back major decisions at 149 and 157 pushed the lead to 20-3, and closed out with NC State wins at 197 and 285 pounds. NC State 27, Lindsey Wilson 9 125: James Flint (LW) dec. Joe DeAngelo; 3-1 (SV-1) 0-3 133: Bryce Meredith (NCSU) major dec. Felix Casa del Valle; 10-2 4-3 141: Daniel Leonard (LW) dec. Chris Wilkes; 3-1 (SV-1) 4-6 149: Rodney Shepard (NCSU) dec. Isaac Thomas; 8-6 7-6 157: Chad Pyke (NCSU) dec. Joe Cozart; 10-7 10-6 165: Lee Davis (NCSU) fall Rhodes Bell; 6:34 16-6 174: Max Rohskopf (NCSU) tech fall Lofton Wright; 17-1 21-6 184: Michael Macchiavello (NCSU) dec. Erick Gomez; 4-2 24-6 197: Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Jake Maupin; 7-1 27-6 285: Chico Adams (LW) dec. Mike Kosoy (NCSU); 5-4 (SV-2) 27-9 NC State 22, American 13 125: #9 David Terao (AU) major dec. Joe DeAngelo; 17-9 0-4 133: Josh Terao (AU) dec. Bryce Meredith; 9-2 0-7 141: #13 Sam Speno (NCSU) dec. Tom Page; 12-6 3-7 149: Brian Hamann (NCSU) dec. Michael Dahlstrom; 8-6 (SV-1) 6-7 157: John Boyle (AU) dec. Chad Pyke; 12-5 6-10 165: Max Rohskopf (NCSU) major dec. Brad Mutchnik; 9-1 10-10 174: #18 Pete Renda (NCSU) dec. Jeric Kasunic; 6-2 13-10 184: Jason Grimes (AU) def. Michael Macchiavello; 4-2 13-13 197: Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Brett Dempsey; 7-3 16-13 285: #2 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCSU) fall Scot Augustine; 0:56 22-13 NC State 29, UNC Pembroke 9 125: Brenden Calas (NCSU) fall Quan Le; 2:57 6-0 133: Bryce Meredith (NCSU) fall Asher Goodwin; 4:30 12-0 141: Daniel Ownbey (UNP) dec. Chris Wilkes; 10-3 12-3 149: Cohl Fulk (NCSU) major decision Hayden Fry; 10-2 16-3 157: Beau Donahue (NCSU) major dec. Reggie Allen; 12-3 20-3 165: Max Rohskopf (NCSU) dec. Juan Stimpson; 6-3 23-3 174: Terrence Zaleski (UNCP) dec. Lee Davis; 11-8 23-6 184: Mikey Thomas (UNCP) dec. Bill Cook; 7-3 23-9 197: Michael Boykin (NCSU) dec. Stuart Nadeau; 12-5 26-9 285: Mike Kosoy (NCSU) dec. Chris Gibbens; 3-2 29-9 UP NEXT The Pack returns to dual action next weekend, traveling to the Northeast Duals in Albany, N.Y. NC State will face Kutztown, Hofstra, and then #3 Cornell.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Iowa State wrestling team (4-0, 0-0 Big 12) closed out its Michigan road trip with a 22-9 victory over Michigan State (2-2, 0-1 Big Ten). The Cyclones won seven of the 10 matches this afternoon, including a spurt of six in a row. The dual got off to a rocky start with losses at 133 and 141, as No. 12 Earl Hall lost a 5-3 decision to MSU’s No. 16 Javier Gasca and John Meeks dropped an 11-8 battle to Garth Yenter. Gabe Moreno got the Iowa State scoring going at 149, picking up three takedowns in an 8-5 decision over Nick Trimble. Following Moreno at 149, Luke Goettl got the win over Roger Wildmo, 7-3. Two-time All-American and No. 3-ranked Michael Moreno scored on two takedowns en route to his 5-2 win over MSU’s Ryan Watts. Following the intermission at Jenison Field House, No. 6 Tanner Weatherman scored bonus points for the Cyclones, picking up an 8-0 maj. dec. over Nick Proctor. The Huxley, Iowa, native had 3:26 of riding time in the match at 174. Weatherman has earned bonus points in each of his four dual matches this season. The string of six Iowa State victories was polished off by No. 3 Kyven Gadson and No. 18 Lelund Weatherspoon. Weatherspoon got the dec. 10-3 over John Rizqallah at 184 behind a three takedown effort. Gadson also added three takedowns in his match, getting the 8-3 decision with 2:47 of riding time over Nick McDiarmid. At 125, Kyle Larson closed out the dual with a 6-4 dec. over Mitch Rogaliner. Iowa State returns to the mat on Nov. 29, when it heads to Iowa City to take on No. 1-ranked Iowa. Results: 125: Kyle Larson (ISU) dec. Mitch Rogaliner (MSU), 6-4. 133: No. 16 Javier Gasca (MSU) dec. No. 12 Earl Hall (ISU), 5-3. 141: Garth Yenter (MSU) dec. John Meeks (ISU), 11-8. 149: Gabe Moreno (ISU) dec. Nick Trimble (MSU), 8-5. 157: Luke Goettl (ISU) dec. Roger Wildmo (MSU), 7-3. 165: No. 3 Michael Moreno (ISU) dec. Ryan Watts (MSU), 5-2. 174: No. 6 Tanner Weatherman (ISU) maj. dec. Nick Proctor (MSU), 8-0. 184: No. 18 Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU) dec. John Rizqallah (MSU), 10-3. 197: No. 3 Kyven Gadson (ISU) dec. Nick McDiarmid (MSU), 8-3. 285: Luke Jones (MSU) dec. Quean Smith (ISU), 7-3.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- What a home debut it was for head wrestling coach Tony Ersland and his 2014-15 Purdue wrestling team Sunday. Wrestling in Holloway Gymnasium for the first time this season, the Boilermakers toppled Indiana Tech, 39-6, and upset No. 18 Northern Iowa, 21-15. They took eight of 10 weights from the Warriors (2-3) and six from the Panthers (1-1), including an upset at 133 pounds, a pair of tiebreaker victories and a pin to seal the deal at 184. "It was a good win," Ersland said. "As a coach you're always looking at things you can do better and that's where I am at right now. We will enjoy it for a day or two; it was the first one for me in our home gym so that is special. I am really excited for our guys because they did win. They're learning how to win and close matches out, that's important, from that there are a lot of positives that they can take from it with confidence and energy." Purdue is off to a 3-0 start for the first time since the 2008-09 season when the Boilermakers won their first six duals. Their win over Northern Iowa marks the first over a ranked opponent since Feb. 17, 2013, when they beat No. 20 Wyoming, 20-16. It was also the Old Gold & Black's first win over the Panthers since a 24-9 dual on Nov. 14, 2009. "I'm excited for the guys and the direction of the program," Ersland said. "At the same time we have to finish matches; we have to put a stamp on it, like [Patrick] Kissel did. Kissel put a stamp on it and we need a few more guys to do the same thing." The Boilermakers combined for a 17-5 takedown edge against Indiana Tech, winning six of their eight matches with bonus points. Falls were registered by Danny Sabatello (133), Jacob Morrissey (174), No. 8 Braden Atwood (197) and Tyler Kral (285). It was the first pin of the year for Kral, the third for Sabatello and Atwood and the fourth for Morrissey. Atwood's fall was the 27th of his career, moving him into a three-way tie for seventh on Purdue's all-time list. It had been nearly two years since Nick Lawrence had wrestled in a home dual for Purdue and the redshirt senior seized the moment, scoring a 12-4 major decision over Indiana Tech's Matt Miller at 141 pounds. More bonus points came in the ensuing match with a 15-0 technical fall in 3:30 by Alex Griffin at 149 pounds. Griffin has now won three of his 11 matches via shutout technical falls. Northern Iowa's sixth-ranked Dylan Peters opened with a fall at 125, but that proved to be the Panther's only lead of the dual against Purdue. Sabatello got the Boilermakers on the board by upsetting No. 15 Levi Wolfensperger, 5-3, at 133 pounds. The redshirt junior used a first period takedown and escape, plus an escape in the second period and 1:32 of riding time en route to his ninth win and his first win of the year against a ranked foe. "Nationally, Sabatello's win certainly gets him noticed and [he should get] in the rankings," Ersland said. "I think it should build his confidence. Already, he's the guy we thought he would be, so it's not that big of a surprise for a lot of us because we know what he does every day. It should continue to show that his hard work is paying off and the sacrifice he's put in moving down a weight; it's all paying off for him and he needs to keep that going." Lawrence followed at 141 with a solid 5-2 outing against Jake Hodges, pushing his record to 10-3. Griffin held a 4-2 advantage on Zach Witte after two periods at 149, but an escape by Witte and stalling by the redshirt sophomore forced the match into overtime at 4-4. Neither grappler scored in the 60-second sudden victory. Starting the first 30-second tiebreaker on bottom, Griffin escaped and scored a critical takedown to take a 7-4 lead. He was called for stalling again before the horn sounded making it 7-5. A 30-second ride from Griffin in the second tiebreaker clinched his 11th win. At the conclusion of the match, Witte was cited for unsportsmanlike conduct, resulting in the loss of a team point for Northern Iowa, putting the dual at 9-5 in favor of the Old Gold & Black. The Boilermakers extended their lead to 12-5 thanks to a 2-0 decision from Doug Welch at 157. UNI tied the dual back up at 12-12 with a major decision at 165 from 11th-ranked Cooper Moore and a decision by Curt Maas at 174. With the team score tied and three bouts to go, the stage was set where a bonus point victory could be the difference maker. Cue Kissel. For the second time in as many seasons, Kissel rose to the occasion, pinning Kyle Lux in 5:48. The redshirt senior wasted no time getting on the board in a wild opening series where he took Lux down, Lux reversed and Kissel escaped. He took the Panther down again looking for back points, but Lux was able to ward it off as the first period came to a close. Kissel escaped to start the second period, struck for another takedown, got a three count, went after the pin and got it. "The first body lock I had on him, I got a little ahead of myself and got a little too aggressive where he was able to roll out," Kissel explained. "My plan going into the match was to secure the win, get some points on the board and go for it. It worked out in my favor this time and it felt good to get that for the team and for the overall team win. It's something I definitely need to keep working on all year is coming out ready to go rather than sit on my heels. I wrestle better when I'm attacking. All of the coaches told me before my match that I need to keep moving my feet and get after this guy." Kissel's fall pushed Purdue ahead 18-12 and the nation's eighth-ranked 197-pounder made it 21-12 as Atwood prevailed in the first set of tiebreakers, 4-1, over Jared Bartel. The two wrestlers exchanged escapes in the second and third periods, deadlocking the match at 1-1 after 7:00. A scoreless sudden victory led to Atwood starting the first 30-second tiebreaker from bottom, to which he escaped and took Bartel down. Atwood was able to ride Bartel out in second 30-second tiebreaker to secure a 4-1 decision. Northern Iowa's 16th-ranked Blaize Cabell closed out the dual with an 8-4 decision over Kral at 285 pounds for a 21-15 final score. "I was really happy with the way they rebounded," Ersland said of his team. "I thought we were a little sluggish in the first dual [against Indiana Tech] and didn't show our best stuff. The way they came back and flipped it around and wrestled much tougher, I thought, was positive to know that they can do that when they're a little sluggish and in your hands to turn it around and be tough." The Boilermaker grapplers will be back in action Nov. 29 at the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Duals where they will face Binghamton, No. 6 Missouri and No. 22 Old Dominion in Troy, N.Y. PURDUE 39, INDIANA TECH 6 125 // Aaron Assad (Purdue) dec. Erique Early (Indiana Tech), 4-3 133 // Danny Sabatello (Purdue) pinned Brett Yarbrough (Indiana Tech), 6:12 141 // Nick Lawrence (Purdue) maj. dec. Matt Miller (Indiana Tech), 12-4 149 // Alex Griffin (Purdue) tech fall Thomas Garty (Indiana Tech), 15-0 (3:30) 157 // Doug Welch (Purdue) dec. Chase Hack (Indiana Tech), 7-3 165 // Jacob Johnson (Indiana Tech) dec. Patrick Robinson (Purdue), 6-5 174 // Jacob Morrissey (Purdue) pinned Antonio Rodriguez (Indiana Tech), 1:46 184 // LJ Grayson (Indiana Tech) dec. Tanner Lynde (Purdue), 3-2 197 // No. 8 Braden Atwood (Purdue) pinned Brandon Sunday (Indiana Tech), 0:54 285 // Tyler Kral (Purdue) pinned Kegan Clark-Sanchez (Indiana Tech), 2:15 PURDUE 21, NO. 18 NORTHERN IOWA 15 125 // No. 6 Dylan Peters (UNI) pinned Aaron Assad (Purdue), 1:08 133 // Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. No. 15 Levi Wolfensperger (UNI), 5-3 141 // Nick Lawrence (Purdue) dec. Jake Hodges (UNI), 5-2 149 // Alex Griffin (Purdue) dec. Zach White (UNI), 7-5 (TB1)* 157 // Doug Welch (Purdue) dec. Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 2-0 165 // No. 11 Cooper Moore (UNI) maj. dec. Patrick Robinson (Purdue), 14-3 174 // Curt Maas (UNI) dec. Chad Welch (Purdue), 5-1 184 // Patrick Kissel (Purdue) pinned Kyle Lux (UNI), 5:48 197 // No. 8 Braden Atwood (Purdue) dec. Jared Bartel (UNI), 4-1 (TB1) 285 // No. 16 Blaize Cabell (UNI) dec. Tyler Kral (Purdue), 8-4

Live Blog Ohio State at Virginia

BLACKSBURG -- The 10th-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling squad upset fourth-ranked Ohio State University 19-18 Sunday afternoon in front of 2,833 fans inside of Cassell Coliseum. Both teams won five matches, including one pin apiece, but Ty Walz’s two-point win at heavyweight provided the difference as the Hokies won on the third criteria. Virginia Tech celebrates after defeating Ohio StateThe dual match started with a big-time matchup at 125 pounds between fifth-ranked Joey Dance and 10th-ranked Nathan Tomasello. Tomasello jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the second period thanks to two takedowns, but Dance escaped and tied it up with a takedown of his own in the third period. After a restart, Dance yanked Tomasello to his back for a three-count and two back points to take the lead. Tomasello escaped late, but Dance fought off several late charges to pick the exciting 7-6 victory. At 133 pounds, eighth-ranked Johnni DiJulius used a point for riding time to hold off 19th-ranked Kevin Norstrem for a 2-1 win before top-ranked and three-time national champion Logan Stieber rolled to a second-period pin over Tech’s Jerry Ronnau at 141 pounds. Devin Carter couldn’t get any bonus points at 149 pounds, but took care of business with a 12-6 decision over Randy Languis. The win moved the senior to 20-0 all-time in Cassell Coliseum. At 157 pounds, Sal Mastriani forced three stall warnings on seventh-ranked Josh Demas, but got taken down late to his back as Demas escaped with an 11-6 victory that was much closer than the final score indicated as the two were tied with a minute left in the bout. Chris Moon dominated Justin Kresevic at 165 pounds, picking up a 6-1 decision to bring the Hokies within three points. The match of the evening was next at 174 pounds as 11th-ranked Zach Epperly and 13th-ranked Kenny Courts had to go to the second tiebreaker before things were decided. Tied at 1-1, neither man could score in sudden victory and both men held their opponents down in the first tiebreaker. Again, neither man could score in the second sudden victory, forcing a second tiebreaker. After Epperly held Martin down in the first half of the tiebreaker, all Epperly had to do was escaped to win. He took it one step furter, reversing Martin right to his back, picking up the pin with 10 seconds left. Those six team points would prove to be huge in the end. At 184 pounds, seventh-ranked Kenny Courts came from behind to beat Austin Gabel, 9-5 to tie the match back up. Jared Haught took down seventh-ranked Kyle Snyder twice at 197 pounds, but dropped a tight 8-5 decision as the Buckeyes took an 18-15 lead into the heavyweights. Based on the NCAA criteria, Tech’s Ty Walz had to win by two points or more for the Hokies to win the tiebreaker. Eleventh-ranked Nick Tavanello looked good early, countering a high crotch attempt from ninth-ranked Walz into a takedown in the first period. Walz battled back to tie it up, but was trailing 3-2 before Tavanello was dinged for his second stall warning to give Walz a point and force overtime. Neither man could score in sudden victory, sending it to the tiebreaker. Tavanello escaped, but Walz pounced in on Tavanello’s legs and converted a takedown to take a 5-4 lead. He then escaped in his portion of the tiebreaker to give him the 6-4 victory and the two-point difference needed for a Hokie win. The first tiebreaker is matches won (5-5) and then the second criteria is the combined number of of six-point victories (1-1). The third criteria is total match points scored from decisions, major decisions and techical falls. Here, because of Walz’s two-point win, Tech won that one, 48-47. Ironically, if Walz would have won by just one point, the match points would have been tied and OSU would have won on the fourth criteria, the first takedown of the dual meet, which was Tomasello at 125 pounds. For the Hokies, the win over No. 4 Ohio State marked the highest ranked opponent they’ve beaten since taking down No. 2 Oklahoma State 18-16 on Jan. 8, 2011 in the NWCA National Duals. Tech (4-0) will take next week off before heading to Nevada for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 5 and 6. Ohio State (3-1) will take on No. 9 Virginia Monday night in Charlottesville. Results: 125: #5 Joey Dance (VT) dec. #10 Nathan Tomasello, 7-6 133: #8 Johnni DiJulius (OSU) dec. #19 Kevin Norstrem, 2-1 141: #1 Logan Stieber (OSU) fall Jerry Ronnau, 3:37 149: #2 Devin Carter (VT) dec. Randy Languis, 12-6 157: #7 Josh Demas (OSU) dec. Sal Mastriani, 11-6 165: Chris Moon (VT) dec. Justin Kresevic, 6-1 174: #11 Zach Epperly (VT) fall #13 Mark Martin, 10:50 (TB-2) 184: #7 Kenny Courts (OSU) dec. Austin Gabel, 9-5 197: #7 Kyle Snyder (OSU) dec. Jared Haught, 8-5 285: #9 Ty Walz (VT) dec. #11 Nick Tavanello, 6-4 (TB-1) * - Virginia Tech wins on the third tiebreaker (match points, 48-47) Referee: Frank Pavich Attendance: 2,833

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Tigers took home wins in 8-of-10 matches Sunday and came away with a 24-10 dual victory over No. 22 Old Dominion. In the upset of the day, redshirt freshman Willie Miklus defeated No. 2 Jack Dechow in an exciting 9-7 sudden victory match. Sunday's dual began at 141 pounds and redshirt sophomore Lavion Mayes pulled off another upset for the Tigers, as he defeated Old Dominion's No. 5 Chris Mecate via 5-4 decision. Redshirt senior Drake Houdashelt earned a victory over a ranked opponent as well, defeating No. 11 Alexander Richardson by a 3-2 decision. Next up was sophomore Joey Lavallee at 157 pounds and he produced a 7-2 decision win over T.C. Warner. After dropping the 165 pound matchup, the Tigers quickly responded with victories at 174, 184 and 197 pounds. Redshirt senior Mikey England produced a 3-1 decision win over Austin Coburn, and was followed by the big upset from Willie Miklus over No. 2 ranked Jack Dechow. Sophomore J'den Cox ended the nice stretch for Mizzou with a 4-1 decision victory over Kevin Beazley. Head Coach Brian Smith decided to take a forfeit at Heavyweight, and left it to redshirt senior Alan Waters and redshirt sophomore Matt Manley to clinch Mizzou's MAC opening win. The talented duo did just that as Waters earned a 5-2 decision over Brandon Jeske and Manley walked away with a 4-1 decision over Michael Hayes. Mizzou competes next on Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y. The Tigers will take on Hofsta, Nassau Community College, Oklahoma, and Purdue at the all-day event. 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: 141 - Lavion Mayes (Mizzou) 5-4 Decision over Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) 149 - Drake Houdashelt (Mizzou) 3-2 Decision over Alexander Richardson (Old Dominion) 157 - Joey Lavallee (Mizzou) 7-2 Decision over TC Warner (Old Dominion) 165 - Tristan Warner (Old Dominion) 15-5 Major Decision over Cody Johnston (Mizzou) 174 - Mikey England (Mizzou) 3-1 Decision over Austin Coburn (Old Dominion) 184 - Willie Miklus (Mizzou) 9-7 Sudden Victory 1 over Jack Dechow (Old Dominion) 197 - J'den Cox (Mizzou) 4-1 Decision over Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) HWT - Old Dominion Forfeit over Mizzou 125 - Alan Waters (Mizzou) 5-2 Decision over Brandon Jeske (Old Dominion) 133 - Matt Manley (Mizzou) 4-1 Decision over Michael Hayes (Old Dominion)

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team had an outstanding day at the Navy Classic in Annapolis, Md. The Mocs won the 13-team event behind six individual placers. 23rd-ranked Chattanooga’s 108.5 points edged Princeton’s 106.5. No. 24 Ohio was third (105.5) followed by No. 19 Wisconsin (105.0) and West Virginia (84.5). Seniors Sean Boyle and Shawn Greevy led the way with runner-up showings at 125 and 149, respectively. Senior Nick Soto and sophomores Michael Pongracz (141) and Sean Mappes (174) placed third in their brackets. Sophomore McCoy Newberg was fourth at 174, while junior John Lampe finished fifth at 184. Boyle brought in a No. 16 ranking at 125 and went 3-1. He defeated Cleveland State’s 19th-ranked Ben Willeford in a major decision (12-4) in the semifinals before falling to No. 17 Paul Petrov of Bucknell in the championship match (11-8). Greevy went 4-1 on his way to the finals at 149. He scored a 10-5 decision over The Citadel’s Matt Frisch in the semifinals, but lost to No. 12 Tywan Claxton (Ohio) in the finals. Soto took his No. 17 ranking at 133 to a third place trophy. He was knocked out of the main draw in the quarterfinals by Wisconsin’s Ryan Taylor (15-2). Taylor is currently No. 7 at 125, but moved up for the Navy Classic. Soto won two more matches in the backdraw to make the podium. Pongracz had a busy day after falling in the round of 16 in the 141 main draw. He posted four wins in the consolations to place third. Mappes and Newberg were set to meet in the third place match, but Newberg forfeited. Lampe went 5-2 at 184 on his way to a fifth place showing. Completed brackets are attached with this story. The next match for the Mocs is Dec. 12 against Purdue in Maclellan Gym. Tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com or by calling the UTC Ticket Office at (423) 266-MOCS. Team Results: 1. No. 23 Chattanooga – 108.5 2. Princeton – 106.0 3. No. 24 Ohio – 105.5 4. No. 19 Wisconsin – 105.0 5. West Virginia – 84.5 6. Kent State – 80.0 7. Bucknell – 61.5 8. Navy – 59.5 9. Cleveland State – 58.0 10. Brown – 52.0 11. George Mason – 40.5 12. The Citadel – 35.0