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CLARION, Pa. -- Senior Robert Hamlin picked up his 100th career victory as the Lehigh wrestling team completed a 2-0 weekend in western Pennsylvania with a 39-9 win over Clarion at Tippin Gym. Hamlin’s pin was one of three falls for the Mountain Hawk, as freshman Randy Cruz and sophomore Anthony Salupo also posted pins to pace the Mountain Hawks, who improve to 9-7 on the season. Lehigh won eight of the ten weight classes including a forfeit to freshman John Bolich at 197. Five of Lehigh’s remaining seven wins produced bonus points including freshman Ben Haas’ first career dual meet victory. “We came out ready to wrestle today,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “It was good to see us come out and strike early and it was important to get those bonus points early on. As coaches you always want to see guys go for pins but that’s not always the case. It was nice to see those guys come out and execute today.” Clarion captured the first bout of the dual as Tyler Fraley won by technical fall over Alex Abreu 17-2 at the 3:35 mark, but Lehigh responded to take the next three bouts including back-to-back pins by Cruz and Salupo. Both Mountain Hawks capitalized on cradles to secure first period falls. Cruz used a cradle to score the first takedown on Joe Waltko at 133, and then used a second cradle to secure the fall in 1:45. Salupo then scored an early takedown against Sam Sherlock before locking up a cross face cradle to deck the Golden Eagle in 2:22. At 149 senior Shane Welsh extended Lehigh’s lead to 15-5 with a 9-4 win over Tyler Bedelyon. Welsh scored a takedown in the first period and added a three-point near fall at the end of the period. A second period reversal and ride out helped offset two third-period takedowns by Bedelyon for his 11th consecutive win. After junior Joey Napoli made his return to the lineup Friday night at Pittsburgh, Santoro called on senior Albert Woody to face third-ranked James Fleming at 157. Woody managed to keep things close through the first two periods, getting to Fleming’s legs twice in the second, but with the match scoreless after two, Fleming chose top and rode out the third period while turning him three times for three point near falls in a 10-0 major decision to make the score 15-9 Lehigh at the halfway point. Haas helped extend the Lehigh lead at 165 as he rallied from an early hole to win by technical fall over Nick Milano 21-6 in 5:00. Haas fell behind 4-0 early but scored two reversals and three near falls in the first period. Haas reversed to open the second period and scored a three point near fall plus a two-pointer in the final seconds to end the match. “It was good because he came back after being down early,” Santoro said of Haas. “Each week you can see he’s more and more composed out there. He’s been working so hard and his second period was really strong today.” Sophomore Nathaniel Brown extended Lehigh’s lead with a 7-3 decision over Ryan Darch at 174 setting the stage for Hamlin’s bid for win No. 100. Hamlin started strong, taking Steve Cressley down to his back for five points in the opening seconds at 184. After an unsuccessful bid at a first period fall, Hamlin cut Cressley loose and took him twice more to lead 9-2 after one period. Hamlin opened the second period with an escape and secured another takedown before working Cressley to his back for the fall in 4:41 as he becomes the 13th Lehigh wrestler to reach the 100-win mark. “Since day one Robert has been a leader,” Santoro said. “At first he led by example and now he’s a more vocal leader. He and the seniors talked to the team on Monday. It came from the heart and meant a lot. He’s a great leader and we want to see him go out on top.” Bolich received his win by forfeit at 197 and freshman Max Wessell closed the match with an 11-3 major decision over Phil Catrucco at heavyweight. Wessell scored takedowns in each of the first two periods, plus a second period escape and a penalty point for an illegal hold. He locked up the major with two third period takedowns plus riding time advantage. The Mountain Hawks will wrap-up the dual meet season next Friday when they travel to Bucknell. The match is set for a 7 p.m. start from Davis Gym in Lewisburg, Pa. Results: 125 – Tyler Fraley (Clarion) tech fall Alex Abreu (Lehigh) 17-2, 3:35 133 – Randy Cruz (Lehigh) Fall Joe Waltko (Clarion) 1:45 141 – Anthony Salupo (Lehigh) Fall Sam Sherlock (Clarion) 2:22 149 – Shane Welsh (Lehigh) dec. Tyler Bedelyon (Clarion) 9-4 157 – James Fleming (Clarion) dec. Albert Woody (Lehigh) 10-0 165 – Ben Haas (Lehigh) tech fall Nick Milano (Clarion) 21-6, 5:00 174 – Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) dec. Ryan Darch (Clarion) 7-3 184 – Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) Fall Steve Cressley (Clarion) 4:41 197 – John Bolich (Lehigh) W by forfeit 285 – Max Wessell (Lehigh) major dec. Phil Catrucco (Clarion) 11-3

BOSTON, Mass. -- No. 10 Steven Keith became the newest member of Harvard's 100-win club as the wrestling team ran its win streak to four with victories over Brown and Boston University. The Crimson first defeated the Bears, 21-11, at home in the Malkin Athletic Center before traveling across the Charles River to take down BU, 31-6. Keith was a perfect 2-0 on the day with a pair of decisions for the 100th and 101st victories of his career. He is just the eighth wrestler in program history to reach 100 wins and joins co-captain Walter Peppelman who registered his 100th earlier this year. Keith, an All-American at 133 lbs. a year ago, is now 24-6 on the year and 11-1 in dual meets. The wins improved Harvard to 7-5 overall and 4-4 in the EIWA. With just one dual meet remaining, the Crimson has assured itself its first winning season since 2000-01 and can clinch its first winning season in the EIWA since the same year next week by taking down Columbia. A total of six Crimson were undefeated on the day including Peppelman, ranked 10th in the country, who is now 14-2 after notching his third first-period fall of the year. Jeffrey Ott has now won four straight bouts to improve to 16-13 while James Fox also moved his win streak to four to raise his record to 9-3. Harvard got off to a quick start against Brown as Jeffrey Ott turned in a strong 6-0 decision against William Watterson at 125 lbs. Daniel Flowers responded with a 3-2 decision of his own over Ryan Osleeb to even the team scores before Keith put the Crimson ahead for good with a 7-2 win against Cortlandt Choate. Todd Preston looked strong in his 149 lbs. bout against Zach Rees and scored five takedowns with riding time to earn an 11-5 decision. Preston had a chance to make it a major decision with a shot at the edge as time wound down, but Rees was able to defend to prevent the bonus points. No. 8 Walter Peppelman scored just eight seconds into his bout with Phil Morano and carried a 4-1 lead into the second period. An escape and inside trip to open the second moved the score to 7-1 and Peppelman added a point for stalling and riding time advantage for the 9-2 win. Brown picked up the first bonus points of the day with a 13-5 major decision by Giuseppi Lanzi over Devon Gobbo at 165 lbs. Cameron Croy answered back with a 6-3 decision over Ricky McDonald, scoring a takedown in the first and second period, but Ophir Bernstein earned a 13-3 major decision against Michael Mocco kept the team scores close, 15-11. James Fox secured the victory for Harvard with a tight 3-2 decision over Sterling Hecox at 197 lbs. Fox scored a reversal in the second to break a scoreless tie and was able to defend against a shot from Hecox as time expired in the third to pick up the win with riding time. Nicholas Gajdzik added a 5-2 decision versus Marcos Aranda at heavyweight with two takedowns, moving the team scores to the final of 21-11. Harvard cruised in its second match of the day at BU, winning each of the first six weights en route to eight wins total. Ott once again started things off and picked up a 14-0 major decision over Bubba McGinley. Shay Warren gutted out a 4-2 decision in sudden victory overtime against Dane Harlowe at 133 lbs. and Keith followed up with a 4-0 victory against Tyler Scotton. Preston made it four in a row for the Crimson with an 8-6 decision versus Nick Tourville before Peppelman capped the run off by pinning Nestor Taffur at the 2:14 mark. Harvard added three more victories before the day was out with Croy earning a 6-1 decision over Kyle Czarnecki and Mocco registering his first career win, 13-6, against Alex Najjar. Fox won his bout by forfeit to close out the day. Harvard will close out its dual meet schedule at home next Friday, Feb. 22 against Columbia at 7 p.m. Harvard 21, Brown 11 125: Jeffrey Ott (HU) dec. William Watterson (BU), 6-0, 3-0 133: Daniel Flowers (BU) dec. Ryan Osleeb (HU), 3-2, 3-3 141: No. 10 Steven Keith (HU) dec. Cortlandt Choate (BU), 7-3, 6-3 149: Todd Preston (HU) dec. Zach Rees (BU), 11-5, 9-3 157: No. 8 Walter Peppelman (HU) dec. Phil Morano (BU), 9-2, 12-3 165: Giuseppi Lanzi (BU) maj. dec. Devon Gobbo (HU), 13-5, 12-7 174: Cameron Croy (HU) dec. Ricky McDonald (BU), 6-3, 15-7 184: Ophir Bernstein (BU) maj. dec. Michael Mocco (HU), 13-3, 15-11 197: James Fox (HU) dec. Sterling Hecox (BU), 3-2, 18-11 HWT: Nicholas Gajdzik (HU) dec. Marcos Aranda (BU), 5-2, 21-11 Harvard 31, Boston University 6 125: Jeffrey Ott (HU) maj. dec. Bubba McGinley (BU), 14-0, 4-0 133: Shay Warren (HU) dec. Dane Harlowe (BU), 4-2 SV1, 7-0 141: No. 13 Steven Keith (HU) dec. Tyler Scotton (BU), 4-0, 10-0 149: Todd Preston (HU) dec. Nick Tourville (BU), 8-6, 13-0 157: No. 10 Walter Peppelman (HU) fall Nestor Taffur (BU), 2:14, 19-0 165: Mitchell Wightman (BU) dec. Devon Gobbo (HU), 6-1, 19-3 174: Cameron Croy (HU) dec. Kyle Czarnecki (BU), 6-1, 22-3 184: Michael Mocco (HU) dec. Alex Najjar (BU), 13-6, 25-3 197: James Fox (HU) won by forfeit, 31-3 HWT: Kevin Innis (BU) dec. Nicholas Gajdzik (HU), 3-2, 31-6

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- No. 23 Penn's final road trip of the season resulted in a third Ivy League win as the Quakers won seven of ten bouts to defeat Columbia in the Big Apple, 23-9. The Red and Blue jumped out to a quick lead, building an 11-0 lead through three matches. The Quakers notched bonus points in two of those bouts on major decisions from No. 20 Mark Rappo and No. 11 C.J. Cobb. Rappo downed Penn Gottfried, 16-5, to start the dual. Rappo scored seven takedowns in the bout, two in both the first and second period before opening up for three in the final period. Rappo was dominant on top after his takedowns, accumulating 3:56 of riding time in the bout. Jeff Canfora tallied his third Ivy League dual win in a row via an 8-2 decision over Matt Bystol at 133 pounds. Canfora scored a takedown in each period, finishing the match with 2:01 of riding time. At 141, C.J. Cobb had to rally for his big win after allowing an early takedown against Alec Mooradian. Cobb started his comeback quickly, finishing the first period with a 5-3 lead. Cobb scored three takedowns in the second period to lead, 12-5, after five minutes. In the third, Mooradian climbed back in with an escape and a point for locked hands to momentarily erase the major decision. Mooradian called injury time in the final ten seconds, and Cobb chose neutral to try and find the needed takedown for the bonus points. He did just that, scoring a quick takedown and adding two backpoints for a 19-8 major. Andrew Lenzi was in control from almost all of his match with No. 6 Steve Santos at 149 pounds, but a four-point move in the final five seconds was the difference in a 7-4 decision for Santos. Lenzi had a 4-2 lead after the first period on a pair of low sweep singles. In the third, Lenzi took two shots to extend his lead, but neither connected. With time winding down, Santos connected on an inside trip to a pair of backpoints to deny Lenzi a huge win. After a 4-1 win by No. 18 Jake O'Hara over Troy Hernandez closed Penn's lead to just 11-6, the Quakers won four of the final five bouts to pull away. Casey Kent gutted out 1-0 win over Josh Houldsworth at 165 via a second period escape to start the run. Ian Korb trailed 4-1 after the second period against Stephen West, and attempted to rally with a third period takedown, but West reversed to hold on for an 8-4 win. Canaan Bethea gave the Quakers an eight-point lead with a 7-4 win over Dave Rebling at 184. Bethea had a takedown in each period for the win. No. 9 Micah Burak clinched the dual for the Red and Blue with a 4-3 win over Nick Mills at 197. Burak trailed after an early takedown from Mills, but scored off a Russian tie to lead, 3-2, after the first period. Each wrestler mounted an escape the rest of the way for the final score. At heavyweight, Steven Graziano capped the win for the Quakers with a 5-3 decision over Chris Manna. Graziano scored all five of his points in the third period, including two takedowns in a ten-second span in the final minute. The Quakers had a 24-6 edge in takedowns to control the neutral situations in the dual. The Quakers finish the 2012-13 regular season next weekend with a pair of home duals. On Saturday, the Red and Blue host Princeton for Senior Day. Sunday will see the renewal of a Philadelphia battle as the Quakers host Drexel. Both matches start at 1 p.m. Results: 125: #20 Mark Rappo (Penn) def. Penn Gottfried (CU), 16-5 Penn leads, 4-0 133: Jeff Canfora (Penn) def. Matt Bystol (CU), 8-2 Penn leads, 7-0 141: #11 C.J. Cobb (Penn) def. Alec Mooradian (CU), 19-8 Penn leads, 11-0 149: #6 Steve Santos (CU) def. Andrew Lenzi (Penn), 7-4 Penn leads, 11-3 157: #18 Jake O'Hara (CU) def. Troy Hernandez (Penn), 4-1 Penn leads 11-6 165: Casey Kent (Penn) def. Josh Houldsworth (CU), 1-0 Penn leads, 14-6 174: Stephen West (CU) def. Ian Korb (Penn), 8-4 Penn leads, 14-9 184: Canaan Bethea (Penn) def. Drew Rebling (CU), 7-4 Penn leads, 17-9 197: #9 Micah Burak (Penn) def. Nick Mills (CU), 4-3 Penn leads 20-9 285: Steven Graziano (Penn) def. Chris Manna (CU), 5-3 Penn leads, 23-9

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The No. 12 ranked Central Michigan wrestling program continued its recent dominance by winning nine of 10 matches Saturday to defeat Stanford, 30-3. The Chippewas (14-3) extended their dual winning streak to seven matches and will look tobuild upon the momentum tomorrow when they take on Cal Poly and CSU Bakersfield. Junior Joe Roth and sophomore Tyler Keselring filled in nicely for seniors Christian Cullinan and Scotti Sentes in the first two matches, claiming decisions over their opponents, 4-1 and 6-2. After an 11-4 decision by junior Scott Mattingly over Peter Russo, senior Donnie Corby earned bonus points at 149 pounds by claiming a 12-3 major decision over Timmy Boone. Underclassmen Lucas Smith and Mike Ottinger kept the Cardinal scoreless with a pair of decisions at 157 and 165 and junior Craig Kelliher extended the lead to 22-0 with a 6-2 decision at 174 pounds. Senior 184-pounder Ben Bennett, ranked No. 2 in the country, pushed the Chippewas’ lead to 27-0 with a 17-2 technical fall over Ryan Davis and senior No. 5 Jarod Trice claimed a 3-1 decision over Dan Scherer for the final 30-3 score. The Chippewas will close their California road trip tomorrow afternoon beginning at 1 p.m. Results: 125: Joe Roth (CMU) dec. Evan Silver (S), 4-1. 133: Tyler Keselring (CMU) dec. Alex Manley (S), 6-2. 141: Scott Mattingly (CMU) dec. Peter Russo (S), 11-4. 149: Donnie Corby (CMU) maj. dec. Timmy Boone (S), 12-3. 157: Luke Smith (CMU) dec. Garrett Schaner (S), 8-1. 165: Mike Ottinger (CMU) dec. Bret Baumbach (S), 5-3. 174: Craig Kelliher (CMU) dec. Dylan Morris (S), 6-2. 184: Ben Bennett (CMU) tech. fall Ryan Davies (S), 17-2 (7:00). 197: Michael Sojka (S) dec. Jackson Lewis (CMU), 4-1. 285: Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Dan Scherer (S), 3-1.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Northern Illinois wrestling team went back and forth with Buffalo Saturday afternoon, but it was the Huskies who emerged with a 20-18 win. The win boosts NIU’s record to 8-8 overall and 1-4 in the Mid-American Conference, while UB falls to 1-10 and 1-4 in the MAC. “We talked about banding together as brothers coming into today,” said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. “We wanted to come out as a group of 10 and our guys pulled out a huge win today. I’m just proud of their efforts.” The Huskies fell behind early, as the Bulls took two of the first three matches. Things started when Derek Elmore dropped a 10-0 major decision against 2012 NCAA qualifier Max Soria at 125 to give Buffalo a 4-0 lead. However, NIU knotted things up when junior Nick Smith returned the favor in a dominant 16-4 major decision against Sean Walton at 133. UB retook the lead when Kevin Fanta lost to Erik Galloway in a 16-9 decision at 141. That Bull lead would not last for long, though, as Rob Jillard came up with a big pin at 149 pounds. Jillard stuck Blake Ruolo midway through the second period to give NIU their first lead of the day at 10-7. NIU added to that lead when Andrew Morse scored an 11-2 major decision against Wally Maziarz, giving the Huskies a 14-7 lead at the intermission. The Bulls responded out of the break when 12th-ranked Mark Lewandowski won by technical fall against NIU’s Sam Bennett. Buffalo looked to be in position to take the lead from the Huskies at 174, but Matt Mougin turned away the threat with a tight 7-6 win against Dom Montesanti to give Northern a 17-12 advantage. Yet, UB did not relent and staged a late comeback. Bryan Loughlin dropped a 6-1 decision against Tony Lock, while Parker Settecase fell in a 5-2 decision against Angelo Malvestuto. The consecutive wins put the Huskies behind, 18-17, leaving the heavyweight match as the deciding factor. With so much on the line, the match between Huskie Jared Torrence and UB’s Justin Heiserman did not disappoint. Torrence and Heiserman dueled to a 2-2 tie after three periods to send the match to sudden victory. It was there that the NIU heavyweight got one of, if not his biggest, win of his career when he scored a takedown to come away with a 4-2 decision and a Huskie win. “Jared, as a team leader, came away with a big win,” Ludwig said. “He stayed within his plan and was able to come away with a win. The MAC is really tough at heavyweight, so this win should help him going forward.” NIU ends their regular season Sunday, Feb. 24, when they travel to Cleveland, Ohio, to battle Cleveland State and Gardner-Webb. The action starts at noon CT with the Huskies battling GWU’s Runnin’ Bulldogs. Results: 125: Max Soria (UB) maj. dec. Derek Elmore (NIU), 10-0 133: Nick Smith (NIU) maj. dec. Sean Walton (UB), 16-4 141: Erik Galloway (UB) dec. Kevin Fanta (NIU), 16-9 149: Rob Jillard (NIU) pins Blake Ruolo (UB), 4:16 157: Andrew Morse (NIU) maj. dec. Wally Maziarz (UB), 11-2 165: #12 Mark Lewandowski (UB) tech. fall Sam Bennett (NIU), 15-0 174: Matt Mougin (NIU) dec. Dom Montesanti (UB), 7-6 184: Tony Lock (UB) dec. Bryan Loughlin (NIU), 6-1 197: Angelo Malvestuto (UB) dec. Parker Settecase (NIU), 5-2 285: Jared Torrence (NIU) dec. Justin Heiserman (UB), 4-2

MESA, Ariz.- The Arizona State University wrestling team (8-11, 3-2 Pac-12) went out with a bang in their final home dual of the 2012-2013 season with a dominant performance over the Cal Poly Mustangs, taking the 38-3 victory on the evening. ASU was out of their normal environment Friday evening, taking a trip to the East Valley to take on the Mustangs at the ASU Polytechnic Sun Devil Fitness Complex. Amid the solid turnout of 616 were former football Coach Frank Kush and ASU Senior Vice Presidents Dr. Christine Wilkinson and Dr. Jim Rund. Tom Daniels, a member of the first ASU varsity wrestling team, and Olympic silver medalist Townsend Saunders were also in attendance for tonight’s dual. No. 8-ranked senior Jake Meredith made sure to leave his mark with Sun Devil fans, finishing up the dual with a pin over Cal Poly’s JT Goodwin in 1:16 in the final home dual of his career. Meredith finished his 2013 regular season with a record of 23-6 and 71-47 in his Sun Devil career. Heavyweight Levi Cooper, the second senior on the young ASU squad, won his match by forfeit Friday night. Cooper, a standout at 285 pounds, closed his regular season career with a 20-10 record and 82-50 in his overall Sun Devil career. The youth of the Sun Devils showed their strengths as well, going 7-1 against the Mustangs. Matthew Kraus commenced the domination for the Sun Devils with an exciting 4-2 win over Cal Poly’s Evan McKirdy. Nathan Hoffer followed his performance with a solid 14-4 performance, putting the Sun Devils up 19-3. Joel Smith had perhaps the most exciting dual of the night, giving up a late takedown with fifteen seconds remaining but quickly turning it around for a reversal just before the buzzer to knock off Kyle Chene, 6-4. Codey Combs kept fans on their toes as well, also giving up a late takedown to Connor King in his first collegiate dual at 165 pounds that evened things at seven. Combs recovered to escape with ten seconds remaining and took down King at the buzzer for a 10-7 victory. Redshirt freshman Blake Stauffer, who was also returning from injury, did not skip a beat in his return to the mat Friday night as he won the match, 14-0, over Cal Poly’s Mitchell Woods. Kevin Radford took part in a high-scoring affair but came out victorious in a 16-10 decision over Sean Dougherty to set up Meredith’s exciting fall to cap the evening. ASU will now look to return to action in two weeks as the squad will host the 2013 Pac-12 Championships in Tempe, Ariz., at Wells Fargo Arena on March 2. Results: 285 -- Levi Cooper (Arizona State) won by forfeit. 125 -- Britain Longmire (Cal Poly) won by decision over Dalton Miller (Arizona State) 7-3. 133 -- Ares Carpio (Arizona State) won by forfeit. 141 -- Matthew Kraus (Arizona State) won by decision over Evan McKirdy (Cal Poly) 4-2. 149 -- Nathan Hoffer (Arizona State) won by major decision over Dillen Rocha (Cal Poly) 14-4. 157 -- Joel Smith (Arizona State) won by decision over Kyle Chene (Cal Poly) 5-4. 165 -- Codey Combs (Arizona State) won by decision over Connor King (Cal Poly) 10-7. 174 -- Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) won by major decision over Mitchell Woods (Cal Poly) 14-0. 184 -- Kevin Radford (Arizona State) won by decision over Sean Dougherty (Cal Poly) 16-10. 197 -- Jake Meredith (Arizona State) won by pin over JT Goodwin (Cal Poly) 1:16.

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. -- Franklin & Marshall captured the Battle for the Rupp Cup for the third straight year with a 25-12 triumph over Millersville on Friday night. The Diplomats even their record at 7-7 with the win, while the Marauders drop to 3-10. Trailing 6-0 after the opening bout, F&M reeled off 25 consecutive points with seven straight wins that included one pin, one major decision, and five decisions, before being edged by decision in the final two matchups for the 25-12 margin of victory. At 133 pounds, Robert Ruiz turned the momentum in the Diplomats favor with a win by fall over Kyle Loeb in 4:15, before Richard Durso, ranked 18th in country, gave F&M the lead for good with a 12-1 major decision over David Charles at 141. The victory was Durso's 10th straight and 32nd on the year, moving him into sole possession of third place on the single-season wins list. Andrew Murano kept F&M rolling with an 8-6 decision over Brock Thompson at 149 for his 24th win of the season, while Eric Norgard edged Zac Wawryzniak-Bush 3-2 at 157 to push the Diplomats out to a 16-6 advantage. Rob King (165), Colin Gironda (174), and Paul Alessandrini (184) each followed with wins by decision to give F&M a comfortable lead down the stretch. King defeated Zach Pincius 7-3, Gironda downed Tyler Hoover 8-7, and Alessandrini topped Danile Cox 10-7. At 285, Alex Henry and Bradley Ladd battled into overtime, before Ladd outlasted the F&M sophomore 2-1 in the first tiebreaking period. The Diplomats return to the mat next Saturday as they host the NWCA Dual Festival. F&M will take on Duke and Purdue in the five-team tournament. Results: 125: Samuel Oberlander, MILL, pinned Aaron Moldoff, F&M, 0:49. 133: Robert Ruiz, F&M, pinned Kyle Loeb, MILL, 4:15. 141: Richard Durso, F&M, maj. dec. David Charles, MILL, 12-2. 149: Andrew Murano, F&M, dec. Brock Thompson, MILL, 8-6. 157: Eric Norgard, F&M, dec. Zac Wawrzyniak-Bush, MILL, 3-2. 165: Rob King, F&M, dec. Zach Pincus, MILL, 7-3. 174: Colin Gironda, F&M, dec. Tyler Hoover, MILL, 8-7. 184: Paul Alessandrini, F&M, dec. Daniel Cox, MILL, 10-7. 197: Joel Suter, MILL, dec. Isaiah Cromwell, F&M, 4-0. 285: Bradley Ladd (MILL) tb-1 Alex Henry (F&M) 2-1.

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- North Dakota State senior 125-pounder Trent Sprenkle opened Friday's dual with South Dakota State by winning his 100th career match and becoming the eighth Bison wrestler in history to join the elite 100-win club. By the end of the night, Sprenkle's teammates had joined him in the record books. NDSU defeated South Dakota State 36-9 to finish the Western Wrestling Conference season with a perfect 5-0 record and win the regular-season title outright. The title is NDSU's first Division I conference championship. The Bison won 17 North Central Conference titles in the NCAA Division II ranks from 1979-2004. "Winning the title is a good start on our goals," said NDSU head coach Roger Kish. "We've set some team goals, and ultimately, it was an expectation of our guys to win the conference title." "This is one more stepping stone for us. I think we're moving in the right direction, but we've got some important things in front of us with the conference tournament and the NCAA Championships," Kish said. The Bison (10-8, 5-0 WWC) rolled to eight match victories on Friday evening in Frost Arena and scored bonus points in six of those eight wins. Sprenkle started the dual with a 12-3 major decision of Aaron Pickrel to improve his career record to 100-44. The senior from Billings, Mont., is now eighth on the NDSU all-time wins list. Freshman Josh Rodriguez posted a 6-2 decision of Brance Simms at 133 pounds, and senior Mark Erickson recorded a 17-1 technical fall over Ben Gillette at 141 pounds. South Dakota State (5-11, 1-4 WWC) received bonus-point wins from No. 31 Dustin Walraven at 149 pounds and Cody Pack at 157 pounds to trim the Bison lead to 12-9, but NDSU dominated the final five weights to clinch the title. The Jackrabbits chose to forfeit to No. 6 Steven Monk at 165 pounds and move normal 165-pounder Joe Brewster up to 174 pounds, but NDSU's Hayden Zillmer used a takedown with two seconds remaining to defeat Brewster by a 3-1 score. Mac Stoll cruised to a 10-1 major decision at 184 pounds, Kallen Kleinschmidt registered a 17-2 technical fall at 197 pounds, and sophomore Evan Knutson put an exclamation point on the dual with a pin in 1:24 at heavyweight. North Dakota State will travel to Laramie, Wyo., for the NCAA West Regional on Mar. 9. Results: 125 - No. 9 Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) maj. dec. Aaron Pickrel (SDSU), 12-3 ... NDSU leads, 4-0 133 - Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) dec. Brance Simms (SDSU), 6-2 ... NDSU leads, 7-0 141 - Mark Erickson (NDSU) tech. fall Ben Gillette (SDSU), 17-1 (5:53) ... NDSU leads, 12-0 149 - No. 31 Dustin Walraven (SDSU) maj. dec. Joe Garner (NDSU), 13-3 ... NDSU leads, 12-4 157 - Cody Pack (SDSU) tech. fall Tanner Carlisle (NDSU), 18-3 (6:36) ... NDSU leads, 12-9 165 - No. 6 Steven Monk (NDSU) won by forfeit ... NDSU leads, 18-9 174 - Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) dec. Joe Brewster (SDSU), 3-1 ... NDSU leads, 21-9 184 - No. 22 Mac Stoll (NDSU) maj. dec. Shea Nolan (SDSU), 10-1 ... NDSU leads, 25-9 197 - Kallen Kleinschmidt (NDSU) tech. fall Joe Skow (SDSU), 17-2 (5:00) ... NDSU leads, 30-9 285 - No. 33 Evan Knutson (NDSU) pinned J.J. Everard (SDSU), 1:24 ... NDSU wins, 36-9.

NEW YORK -- The Columbia wrestling team raced out to a 27-0 lead over the first seven bouts and finished off the Princeton Tigers by a final score of 30-7 Friday night at the New York Athletic Club. Matt Bystol and Jake O'Hara propelled the victory with pins in the 133 and 157-pound bouts, respectively. Penn Gottfried gave Columbia the early 3-0 lead with a victory via decision in the 125-pound bout. The Columbia junior built a 5-0 lead with two takedowns and an escape in the first period and then closed out the decision in the third with a reversal to take the opening bout, 11-5. In the 133-pound bout, Matt Bystol recorded his second fall of the season. Going up against Andrew Nirai, Bystol needed just 29 seconds to get the Princeton senior to the mat for the pin. Alec Mooradian extended the Lions' lead to 12-0 with a favorable decision in the 141-pound bout. Mooradian tallied the only points of the first period on a takedown. He added one point for an escape at the start of the second period and added the riding time point for the 4-0 victory. Steve Santos improved to 19-2 on the year with a 6-3 decision over Zach Bintliff. Bintliff proved quite the challenge for the No. 6 wrestler in the nation, but Santos built a 5-1 lead and held off the late charge from Bintliff to close out the tough bout. Jake O'Hara gave Columbia a 21-0 advantage at the midway point of the match with his first pin of the year. O'Hara, who is tied for the team-lead with five major decisions, got Brandon Rolnick to the mat 35 seconds into the match and worked his opponent until he notched the fall at 2:44. Following a brief intermission in which the captain of the NYAC, Chris Cassell, and Columbia Alumnus Andrew Barth spoke to the crowd regarding the future of wrestling in the 2020 Olympics, the Lions got back on the mats and won three of the final five matches. (Visit keepwrestlingintheolympics.com for more information on the Olympic wrestling movement) Josh Houldsworth improved to 16-5 on the year with an 8-3 triumph over Judd Ziegler in the 165-pound bout. It was a one-point bout heading into the final period, but Houldsworth scored an early escape and added a takedown in the final minute to push his lead to 7-3. The addition of the riding time at the conclusion of the match pushed the winning score to 8-3. Stephen West made it seven wins in a row for the Lions, notching an 8-6 decision in a hard fought bout at 174 pounds. West held a 5-3 lead heading into the last period, but Ryan Callahan rallied to go up 6-5 in the final minute. West, though, rebounded with a quick reversal and Callahan was issued a penalty to give West his 19th win of the season and put Columbia up 27-0. Scott Gibbons got Princeton on the board with a major decision win in the 184-pound bout, but Nick Mills came back in the 197-pound bout with a win for Columbia. Mills went up early with two takedowns in the opening minutes and then held off a stiff challenge from Dan Santoro to even the match late to register the 8-6 win. Columbia would fall in the heavyweight bout, but the 30-7 final score would be the widest margin of victory for Columbia since a 34-4 toppling of Brown on Feb. 18, 2012. Columbia's Robert Dyar and Adam Fondale each won exhibition matches prior to the start of the 10 main bouts. The Lions return to the University (Blue) Gym for the final home match of the season Saturday afternoon. Columbia will host Penn on Senior Day at 3 p.m. Results: 125 - Penn Gottfried (C) wins by decision over Max Rogers (P) - 11-5 133 - Matt Bystol (C) pins Andrew Hirai (P) - 0:29 141 - Alec Mooradian (C) wins by decision over Kevin Moylan (P) - 4-0 149 - Steve Santos (C) wins by decision over Zach Bintliff (P) - 6-3 157 ­ Jake O'Hara (C) pins Brandon Rolnick (P) - 2:44 165 - Josh Houldsworth wins by decision over Judd Ziegler (P) - 8-3 174 - Stephen West (C) wins by decision over Ryan Callahan (P) - 8-6 184 - Scott Gibbons (P) wins by maj. dec. over Drew Rebling (C) - 11-0 197 - Nick Mills (C) wins by decision over Dan Santoro (P) - 8-6 285 - Cole Lampman (P) wins by decision over Chris Manna (C) - 3-2 Exhibitions: 125 - Robert Dyar (C) wins by decision over Ryan Cash (P) - 4-0 165 - Adam Fondale (C) wins by decision over Rich Eva - 10-5

CLARION, Pa. -- Clarion won six bouts, including a fall from #3 James Fleming (Sr. West Mifflin) at 157 and major decision from Sam Sherlock (So. West Mifflin) at 141 to lead Clarion to a 25-16 win over Bucknell in NCAA Division I wrestling on Friday night. Held at W.S. Tippin Gym, Clarion raised its record to 5-8 overall, while Bucknell dropped to 6-12. The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 6-0 lead when Tyler Fraley won by forfeit at 125. After Joe Waltko lost 16-6 to Paul Petrov at 133-pounds, the Golden Eagles ran off three straight wins to jump to a 19-4 lead. Sam Sherlock started the run with a 12-3 major decision over Derrik Russell at 141. Sherlock had two takedowns and two near falls to raise his record to 10-9. Tyler Bedelyon came on at 149 for an 11-5 win over Adam Healey. Bedelyon had two takedowns and a three point near fall to post the win. #3 ranked James Fleming pinned Vincent Favia at 6:29 at 157-pounds to push his season record to 27-2 and overall record to 119-18. Fleming led 14-1 at the time of the fall and Clarion had a 19-4 lead. After Nick Milano lost a technical fall to #10 ranked Corey Lear at 165, Ryan Darch posted a 4-3 over Robert Schlitt at 174. Steven Cressley lost 8-4 to Robert Marchese at 184, but Clarion's Justin Ortega won a 9-5 decision at 197 to clinch the victory for the Golden Eagles. Ortega upped his record to 17-11. Heavyweight Phil Catrucco lost a 10-2 major decision to Joe Stolfi at heavyweight to make the final score 25-16. Clarion will host Lehigh at 2pm on Saturday. Results: 125 – Tyler Fraley (CL) wb forfeit 133 – Paul Petrov (B) Maj. dec. Joe Waltko (CL) 16-6 141 - Sam Sherlock(CL) maj. dec. Derrik Russell (B) 12-3 149 – Tyler Bedelyon (CL) dec. Adam Healey (B) 11-5 157 – James Fleming (CL) wbf Vince Favia (B) 6:29 165- Corey Lear (B) tech. fall Nick Milano (CL) 16-0 5:26 174- Ryan Darch (CL) dec. Robert Schlitt (B) 4-3 184 – Robert Marchese (B) dec. Steven Cressley (CL) 8-4 197 – Justin Ortega (CL) dec. Tyler Lester (B) 9-5 285 – Joe Stolfi (B) maj. dec. Phil Catrucco (CL) 10-2

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The No. 22 Iowa State wrestling team (8-4 overall, 1-2 Big 12) scored bonus points in all seven victories against Michigan State (4-13 overall, 0-8 Big 10) en route to a 30-10 dual win Friday night. "Scoring bonus points allows you to win a lot easier," head coach Kevin Jackson said. "If you think about dominating your opponent the bonus point win is going to come into play. That's our philosophy here at Iowa State, and that's what we're built on." The seven bonus point wins were the most by the Cyclones this season, breaking their previous best of six which came in a 31-12 dual win at Drexel back on Jan. 13 in Philadelphia. The dual began at 125 pounds, where redshirt sophomore Ryak Finch was active early and often en route to an 11-0 major decision over MSU's Brenan Lyon. True freshman John Meeks and redshirt sophomore Luke Goettl followed suit both picking up major decisions to give the Cyclones an early 12-0 lead in the dual. "I tell you what, we knew that if our lightweights came out and wrestled the way they were capable of that we could have a pretty dominate performance tonight," Jackson said. "Ryak got it started, and then John was able to seal a bonus point win late, which was good see. We were very happy with those first three weight classes." Meeks defeated MSU's Brandon Fifield 10-2 with 2:20 of riding time. The major decision was the Des Moines, Iowa natives' first as an Iowa State Cyclone. The Cyclones held on to a 12-6 lead heading into the intermission after the bout at 157 pounds. Iowa State would go on to score bonus points in the next four matches, highlighted by a pin (4:09) at 197 pounds by No. 7 Kyven Gadson over MSU's Luke Jones. Gadson has now won eight-straight matches since the Midlands Championships on Dec. 30 in Evanston, Ill. During the streak, he has beaten three top-10 opponents, scoring bonus points in five of his seven victories Iowa State travels to Ypsilanti, Mich. on Sunday to face Eastern Michigan in the finale of its road trip north. Wrestling begins at 12 p.m. (CST) from Bowen Field House. Results: 125: Ryak Finch (ISU) mdec. Brenan Lyon (MSU), 11-0 133: John Meeks (ISU) mdec. Brandon Fifield (MSU), 10-2 141: Luke Goettl (ISU) mdec. Nick Trimble (MSU), 12-2 149: Dan Osterman (MSU) dec. Max Mayfield (ISU), 6-2 157: Ryan Watts (MSU) dec. Logan Molina (ISU), 2-1 165: No. 19 Michael Moreno (ISU) mdec. Nick Proctor (MSU), 13-1 174: No. 20 Tanner Weatherman (ISU) mdec. Jordan Wohlfert (MSU), 16-5 184: No. 15 Boaz Beard (ISU) mdec. Eric Ford (MSU), 14-4 197: No. 7 Kyven Gadson (ISU) WBF Luke Jones (MSU), (4:09) HWT: No. 7 Mike McCLure (MSU) mdec. Matt Gibson (ISU), 9-1

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The Rutgers wrestling team earned a 26-10 win over Drexel in Philadelphia, Pa., on Friday as sixth-year head coach Scott Goodale picked up his 100th career victory at the helm. The Scarlet Knights won seven of the 10 contested bouts. RU notched three bonus point wins, including a pin by No. 16 freshman HWT Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.) and major decisions by 20th-ranked redshirt junior 133-pounder Vinnie Dellefave (Toms River, N.J.) and No. 13 senior 174-pounder Greg Zannetti (Edison, N.J.). With the win, Goodale became the fourth Rutgers head coach to record 100 wins. John Sacchi (166, 17 seasons), Deane Oliver (158, 21 seasons) and Dick Voliva (142, 23 seasons) are the other three. The Scarlet Knights improved to 16-3 overall, while Drexel fell to 8-11. RU is now 13-11 all-time against the Dragons. The match started with three-straight Rutgers wins beginning at HWT as Smith came up big for the Scarlet Knights early, winning by fall over Jon Max Wright of Drexel at the 4:18 mark. The pin was Smith’s eighth of the season. After an RU decision by Langel at 125 pounds, Dellefave defeated Dragon Clayton Lutzow in the form of a 12-4 major decision. Dellefave’s victory was his 10th-straight. The Scarlet Knights took two of the next three bouts before Zannetti earned his sixth bonus-point victory of the 2013 campaign by downing Kevin Matyas, 11-3, to secure the match by giving Rutgers a 23-7 lead with two bouts to go. Classmate Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.), ranked No. 10 at 184 pounds, followed with an 11-5 decision over Bryan Sternlieb of Drexel. The win marked the 104th of Rinaldi’s career, good for a tie for seventh on Rutgers’ all-time list. The Scarlet Knights next host Penn State on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 1 p.m. in the RAC for their final regular season dual of the season. Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers wrestling, follow the program on Twitter (@RUWrestling). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com. Results: HWT: No. 16 Billy Smith (RU) pinned Jon Max Wright (DU), 4:18 125: Joe Langel (RU) dec. Jacob Goodwin (DU), 7-3 133: No. 20 Vincent Dellefave (RU) major dec. Clayton Lutzow (DU), 12-4 141: No. 20 Frank Cimato (DU) dec. Trevor Melde (RU), 9-3 149: Ken Theobold (RU) dec. Joshua Yurasits (DU), 10-7 157: Noel Blanco (DU) major dec. Mikey Simmons (RU), 25-12 165: Nick Visicaro (RU) dec. William Long (DU), 12-5 174: No. 13 Zannetti (RU) major dec. Kevin Matyas (DU), 11-3 184: No. 10 Dan Rinaldi (RU) dec. Bryan Sternlieb (DU), 11-5 197: No. 19 Brandon Palik (DU) dec. Dan Seidenberg (RU), 4-0

BLOOMSBURG -- The 17th-ranked Bloomsburg University wrestling team claimed its first-ever outright EWL (Eastern Wrestling League) Dual Meet title with a 30-7 victory over Lock Haven University on Friday night at the Nelson Field House. Bloomsburg claimed the title by going a perfect 5-0 in league competition. The only other time the Huskies were EWL Dual Meet champs was in 1993 when they shared the title with Lock Haven. At intermission of the match the Huskies honored its wrestling alumni who returned to watch the match. The Huskies opened the match with win by Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) at 149 pounds. The senior scored two first period takedowns, then escaped twice in the third period to win 6-4. Bloomsburg made it a 9-0 lead at 157 pounds when 11th-ranked Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) won by fall. Hickman and Elias Biddle were locked in a scoreless battle when Hickman got a takedown and then quickly turned Biddle to win in 2:43. The win was the 14th in the last 15 matches for Hickman. At 165 pounds Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia), also ranked 11th, scored an 11-4 win over Aaron McKinney. After a scoreless opening period, Veltre got a reversal to get on the board, then later got a takedown and two near fall points to lead 6-1 after two periods. Veltre added two more takedowns in the third to win his 21st straight match. Bloomsburg's Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) continued the winning at 174 pounds with a 6-2 win before the Bald Eagles got on the board with a victory by Fred Garcia. At 197 pounds Bloomsburg's Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown), ranked 14th, got five takedowns and with a point for riding time won 12-7. At 285 pounds the Huskies Justin Grant (Easton/Easton), ranked number 17, posted a tough come-from-behind win over Harry Turner, 4-3. Grant scored a takedown with 45 seconds left, then survived the final seconds after Turner had escaped. Lock Haven's Robert Rehm beat then Huskies Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks), 9-0, before Bloomsburg closed out the match with a win by Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) in tie breaker one, 6-5, and Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) sent the large crowd home happy with a pin in 2:18 over Dan Neff. The Huskies improved to 16-3 on the season and will close out its regular season with a match against Binghamton on Feb. 21 at the Nelson Field House. Lock Haven falls to 6-6 on the year. Results: 149 Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (BU) won by decision over Macaulay Maldarelli (Lock Haven) 6-4. 157 Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BU) won by pin over Elias Biddle (Lock Haven) 2:43. 165 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU) won by decision over Aaron McKinney (Lock Haven) 11-4. 174 Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (BU) won by decision over Travis Moyer (Lock Haven) 6-2. 184 Fred Garcia (Lock Haven) won by decision over Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BU) 7-4. 197 Rich Perry (BU) won by decision over Phil Sprenkle (Lock Haven) 12-7. 285 Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (BU) won by decision over Henry Turner (Lock Haven) 4-3. 125 Robert Rehm (Lock Haven) won by major decision over Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU) 9-0. 133 Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BU) won in tie breaker 1 over Cody Wheeler (Lock Haven) 6-5. 141 Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (BU) won by pin over Daniel Neff (Lock Haven) 2:18.

PITTSBURGH -- The Lehigh wrestling team picked up its second win of the season over a ranked opponent as the Mountain Hawks downed No. 14 Pittsburgh 22-14 Friday night at Fitzgerald Field House. Senior Robert Hamlin’s 99th career victory, a 4-2 decision over Max Thomusseit at 184 clinched the dual for the Mountain Hawks, who improve to 8-7 on the season. The Mountain Hawks won six of the ten bouts including a forfeit to senior Alex Abreu at 125. Sophomore Anthony Salupo posted bonus points with a major decision at 141 while senior Shane Welsh, junior Joey Napoli and sophomore Nathaniel Brown posted wins by decision to lead the Brown and White. “I was pleased with the third periods,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “We gave up some early takedowns, which are something that’s fixable. But I was pleased with the fight for seven minutes and the effort and that’s what we got tonight. All week we talked about being focused and showing effort for seven minutes. The seniors did a good job of relaying that message during the week and they went out and did what they needed to do.” Abreu’s win by forfeit gave Lehigh an early 6-0 lead. In the first contested bout of the night, freshman Randy Cruz secured the first takedown against 17th-ranked Shelton Mack at 133, but Mack answered with two first period takedowns plus two more in the third to win 11-6. Salupo started a three match Lehigh run with a 12-3 major decision over Corey Bush, as he scored takedowns in each of the first two periods and added three more in the final period to get to the major decision. Welsh gave up an early takedown to Ronnie Garbinsky on a throw on the edge of the mat, but took over from there en route to an 8-2 win at 149. Welsh reversed Garbinsky to end the period and added scores in each of the final two periods plus an escape and riding time to extend his winning streak to ten. Napoli returned to the Lehigh lineup after missing the last four duals while recovering from a knee injury. He gave up a quick takedown off the opening whistle to Donnie Tasser but answered with a takedown of his own to lead 3-2 after one period. Tasser and Napoli traded escapes in the second and third periods and with Napoli leading by one, he added a counter takedown in the final seconds to win 6-3, giving Lehigh a 16-3 lead at intermission. “Joey was definitely rusty but it was good to see him back on the mats,” Santoro said. “We needed to get him some matches. He’s still day to day so we’ll see how that knee feels tomorrow, but by next Friday he should be good to go for sure.” Pittsburgh (8-6) posted its second win of the dual at 165 as No. 12 Tyler Wilps scored a takedown in the final seconds to secure a 21-6 technical fall over freshman Ben Haas at the 7:00 mark. Lehigh put the dual away with wins at the next two weight classes to clinch their eighth consecutive win over the Panthers in Pittsburgh. Brown scored a first period takedown on a re-shot in his match with Nick Bonaccorsi, which stood in a 3-2 victory. Hamlin put Lehigh up 22-8 with his win over Thomusseit. The match was tied 1-1 early in the third period before Hamlin finally converted a single leg attempt in the third period and added a point for riding time advantage. “Max Thomusseit is really talented,” Santoro said of Hamlin’s opponent. “He can be on the podium in March. We knew it would be a battle and Robert would have to fight for every point. He just kept wrestling and ended up scoring in the third period.” The Panthers took the final two bouts as third-ranked Matt Wilps downed freshman John Bolich 7-2 at 197, while seventh-ranked heavyweight Zac Thomusseit converted a double leg takedown in the first period to defeat freshman Max Wessell 3-2. The Mountain Hawks will wrap up their trek through western Pennsylvania on Saturday when they head to Clarion to face the Golden Eagles at 2 p.m. The match can be heard on WLVR-FM (91.3) and online at Lehighsports.com with pre-match coverage beginning at 1:45. Results: 125: Alex Abreu (Lehigh) won by forfeit 133: Shelton Mack (Pitt) dec. Randy Cruz (Lehigh) 11-6 141: Anthony Salupo (Lehigh) major dec. Corey Bush (Pitt) 12-3 149: Shane Welsh (Lehigh) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (Pitt) 8-2 157: Joey Napoli (Lehigh) dec. Donnie Tasser (Pitt) 6-3 165: Tyler Wilps (Pitt) tech fall Ben Haas (Lehigh) 21-6, 7:00 174: Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) dec. Nick Bonaccorsi (Pitt) 3-2 184: Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) dec. Max Thomusseit (Pitt) 4-2 197: Matt Wilps (Pitt) dec. John Bolich (Lehigh) 7-2 285: Zac Thomusseit (Pitt) dec. Max Wessell (Lehigh) 3-2

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GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- Pins by sophomore Cody Barbiche (Milford, N.J./Delaware Valley Regional) (125 pounds), junior Greg Wetzel (Arlington, N.Y./Pleasant Valley) (165 pounds) and freshman Max Lamport (Califon, N.J./Voorhees) (285 pounds) helped the Lycoming College wrestling team overwhelm Gettysburg College, 30-13, at the Bream Gymnasium on Thursday night, Feb. 14. Barbiche got the Warriors (8-8 overall) out to a quick start, scoring a first-period takedown and turning it into a pin in 2:13 against Holt Johnson. A forfeit at 133 points gave Lycoming a 12-0 lead. The Bullets (5-21 overall) won the next two matches to cut the lead to 12-6, but sophomore Brian Watkins (Bear Gap, Pa./Southern Columbia) stopped the run at 157 pounds, winning his 20th match of the season with an 11-6 win over Will Cauffman. Wetzel followed with a pin in 3:47 against Joe Fiore at 165 pounds, giving Lycoming a 21-6 lead. A slim decision at 174 pounds for the Bullets was followed by a 6-0 decision by senior Tyler Cunningham (Haddon Township, N.J./Haddon Township) against Lukas Iorio at 184. Lamport capped the 30-point effort by the Warriors with a third-period pin of Nick Diunizio. The Warriors will now have two weeks to get ready for the NCAA Mideast Regionals at Ohio Northern University on Saturday, March 2. The NCAA Championships-qualifier will begin at 9 a.m. Results: 125: Cody Barbiche, LYCO, pinned Holt Johnson, GETT, 2:13 133: Edward Exler, LYCO, forf. 141: Matt Spano, GETT, dec. Caleb Willey, LYCO, 7-2 149: Eddie Carroll, GETT, dec. Matthew Neff, LYCO, 4-1 157: Brian Watkins, LYCO, dec. Will Cauffman, GETT, 11-6 165: Greg Wetzel, LYCO, pinned Joe Fiore, GETT, 3:47 174: Zach Thomson, GETT, dec. Johnathan Secor, LYCO, 3-1 184: Tyler Cunningham, LYCO, dec. Lukas Iorio, GETT, 6-0 197: Mike Sheehan, GETT, maj. dec. Nikolas Christine, LYCO, 18-9 285: Maxwell Lamport, LYCO, pinned Nick Diunizio, GETT, 6:21 Exhibitions: 141: Dan Traficanti (GC) pinned Tommy Flynn (LC), 4:17 149: Jonathan Faul (GC) pinned Ross Orler (LC), 5:07

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. -- With the former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean in attendance, the 6 Centenary College wrestling team was looking for a big win against conference rival 8 Delaware Valley College and they made the former state official proud with a 25-15 win over the Aggies. The Aggies jumped out to an early start in the first bout, picking up a takedown in the first period and a neutral point from the defensive position in the second to take a 3-0 lead moving into the final period of 125 lbs. Unfortunately Erick Orellana (Brentwood, N.J., Brentwood High School) could not pick up any points in the final period from the offensive position, falling to Charlie Frankel 3-0. With the team down 3-0, Zach Huxford (Jackson, N.J., Jackson Memorial) stepped up, coming up with a takedown at the end of burdge Burdge With A Pin At 157 Lbs. Puts Cyclones Up 12-9 the first period to take a 2-0 lead into the second. His momentum continued into the second period, pulling out of the defensive position for another point to take a 3-0 lead into the final period. His strength continued into the final period, working his way to a cradle position where he was able to get the pin over Pat Davis at 5:54, giving the Cyclones a 6-3 lead. After two neutral periods where Cory C. Vernon (Great Meadows, N.J., Hackettstown High School) was able to work his way out of the defensive position for a point, Delaware Valley’s Dale Fava evened the score in the third period with a neutral of his own. Coming out of the neutral position, Vernon was able to work Fava out of the circle, picking up a penalty point to take a 2-1 lead in the final minute. With only six seconds on the clock, the two went to the neutral position in the middle of the circle, but Fava was able to pull out a quick takedown to take the 3-2 win and tie the match at 6-6. Despite a scoreless first period, Craig Montgomery (Roselle Park, N.J., Roselle Park) put a point on the board escaping from the defensive position in the second, taking a 1-0 lead into the final period against the #4 Emmanuel Ajagbe. Taking the offensive position in the final period, Montgomery seemed to have Ajagbe under control in a cradle, but the nationally ranked Ajagbe worked a reversal with 1:20 left in the match to take a 2-1 lead. Unfortunately, a late run by Ajagbe for back points and riding time gave the Aggies a 6-1 win to put them on top of the match 9-6. What seemed to be a fairly even match at the beginning of 157 lbs. turned quickly for the Aggies as Chris Burdge (Newton, N.J., Kittatinny) worked his way through Delaware Valley’s James Dugan, flipping him over and landing him on his back for a pin at 2:38 to send the Cyclones back on top with a 12-9 lead. With just over a minute left in the first period, Owen Vernon (Great Meadows, N.J., Hackettstown) continued the Cyclones momentum with a takedown to take a 2-0 lead into the second period. After choosing the defensive position in the second period, Vernon quickly worked his way back to the neutral position for another point to take a 3-0 lead into the final period. Thanks to another takedown in the third period and 1:32 riding time, Vernon was able to take a 6-0 win to put Centenary ahead 15-9. Zitone Zitone Seals Cyclone Win With Pin At 285 lbs. With momentum building, Kevin Dufresne (Newark, N.J., St. Benedicts Prep.) worked his magic late in the first period, taking down Dallas Winston at the edge of the circle before working him to his back and near a pin, but was unable to get the near fall call as he took a 2-0 lead into the second period. From the defensive position, Dufresne was able to work his way back to neutral for another point before another takedown near the same spot for a 5-0 lead after two rounds. From that point on Dufresne maintained control as he went on to take a 10-1 major decision behind 2:32 riding time, putting the Cyclones ahead 19-9. In need of a win to seal the victory, Khalid Shakir (Bordentown, N.J., Bordentown Regional) and Conner Gabriel remained scoreless through the first round before Shakir worked a point early in the second to take the 1-0 lead into the final period. Gabriel took back the point the same way to open the third period to send the bout to overtime tied at 1-1. After a scoreless first overtime, Gabriel picked up an escape from the defensive position in the first double-overtime period, but Shakir matched it in his half to tie it back up 2-2. Unfortunately with time running out in the double overtime, Gabriel was able to pick up a takedown to take the match 4-2 and bring the Aggies back into it down 19-12. Following a scoreless first period, Brandon Hull (Phillipsburg, N.J., Phillipsburg High School) worked a quick point to open the second to take the early 1-0 lead into the final period. Unfortunately Aaron Karns worked the point right back to open the third, tying the bout up 1-1. With 1:03 left in the bout, Karns was able to work back a takedown at the edge of the mat to take the 3-1 lead and eventually the win to bring the Aggies within striking distance. With the 19-15 lead going into the final bout, the Cyclones need a big win out of senior J.D. Zitone (Montague, N.J., Port Jervis) and he came out strong. Opening the match with a takedown, Zitone began to work his position over Michael Boardman’s back before flipping him to his back for a near fall at 1:56 before having to call over the trainer for blood. It didn’t take long for Zitone to answer back however as he flipped Boardman right over to his back for a pin at 1:11 to pick up the six points and give the Cyclones the 25-15 win over the #8 Aggies. With the win, the Cyclones improve to 9-3 on the season and host their final home match of the season on Saturday when they host Mt. St. Vincent at 10:00am. The team’s four seniors will be honored prior to the night’s match for the annual “Senior Day” celebrations. Results: 125 Lbs: Charlie Frankel (Del Val) dec. Erick Orellana (Cent) 3-0 133 Lbs: Zachory Huxford (Cent) pin. Patrick Davis (Del Val) 5:54 141 Lbs: Dale Fava (Del Val) dec. Corey Vernon (Cent) 3-2 149 Lbs: #4 Emmanual Ajagbe (Del Val) dec. Craig Montgomery (Cent) 6-1 *RT 1:09 157 Lbs: #2 Chris Burdge (Cent) pin. James Dugan (Del Val) 2:38 165 Lbs: #9 Owen Vernon (Cent) dec. Nick Della Fera (Del Val) 6-0 *RT 1:#2 174 Lbs: #3 Kevin Dufresne (Cent) maj. Dallas Winston (Del Val) 10-1 *RT 2:32 184 Lbs: Connor Gabriel (Del Val) dec. Khalid Shakir (Cent) 4-2 (2OT) 197 Lbs: #4 Aaron Karns (Del Val) dec. Brandon Hull (Cent) 4-1 *RT 1:03 285 Lbs: #2 J.D. Zitone (Cent) pin. Michael Boardman (Del Val) 1:11

MEQUON, Wis. -- Pierce Holtfreter and Greg Sanders each won by fall to help Concordia University Wisconsin defeat Lakeland College, 32-13, in a wrestling dual match inside the R. John Buuck Field House on Valentine's Day. The Falcons jumped out to a 9-0 lead after three-consecutive decision wins. The match started at 174 lbs. with sophomore Casey Kenealy (Hartland, Wis.) winning 6-0. Freshman John Hinson (Glendale, Ariz.) wrestled the longest bout of the evening before he won 6-5 in double overtime. Sophomore Jake Reuteler (New Berlin, Wis.) concluded the scoring run with an 8-5 victory. Sophomore Sean Ambrocio (San Antonio, Texas) cruised in his 125 lb. bout with a 21-5 technical fall victory to give CUW a 14-3 advantage. Following a Lakeland major decision and win by fall victories to close the gap to 14-13, the Falcons answered with two wins by fall and a forfeit win to score 18-straight points. Sanders (sophomore, San Antonio, Texas) pinned his opponent in 1:29 prior to Holtfreter (freshman, Las Vegas, Nev.) sticking his opponent in 1:20. Senior Shawn Flom (Random Lake, Wis.) won by forfeit. CUW returns to the mat on Friday at 7 p.m. against MSOE in a dual match for the second-consecutive night inside the R. John Buuck Field House. Results: 174: Casey Kenealy (CUW) dec. Wesley Colton (LC), 6-0 184: John Hinson (CUW) dec. Eddie Terres (LC), 6-5 2OT 197: Jake Reuteler (Concordia (WI)) dec. Jeremy Kroeger (LC), 8-5 285: Andrew Crivellone (LC) dec. Seth Kilkelly (CUW), 4-1 125: Sean Ambrocio (CUW) tech. fall Grant Franson (LC), 21-5 133: Eduardo Orihuela (LC) maj. dec. Kevin Amborcio (CUW), 11-2 141: Marcus McCauley (LC) win by fall Allen Fenner (CUW), 1:56 149: Greg Sanders (CUW) win by fall Joel Frias (LC), 1:29 157: Pierce Holtfreter (CUW) win by fall Jacob Maechtle (LC), 1:20 165: Shawn Flom (CUW) win by forfeit

KINGS POINT, N.Y. -- The Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team won five of the first six bouts to come away with a road Centennial Conference victory the United States Merchant Marine Academy, 25-13, on Thursday evening. With the victory, Stevens evens its record to 8-8 on the season and 5-3 in conference, while Merchant Marine falls to 6-9 and 4-4. This was the final regular season dual for both teams before the conference championships on February 23 in Baltimore. Sophomore Anthony Geiger (South Amboy, N.J.) kicked things off for the Ducks by pinning Costas Rerras in 4:21 of the opening bout at 125-lbs. Geiger has now won six consecutive bouts and has not lost since December 7. At 133, freshman Ryan Wilson (McVeytown, Pa.) cruised to a 15-3 major decision win over Thomas Healey to give the Ducks an early 9-0 advantage. In the next bout, junior Cody Curtiss (Frisco, Texas) earned a 7-5 decision against Ian Niseley in the 141 division. Sophomore Mike Polizzi (Montville, N.J.) continued his dominate performance this season with a pin of Bernard Watson in 2:09. Polizzi staked the Ducks to a 19-0 lead after his victory and is now 22-3 this season with a team-best seven fall wins. The Mariners recorded their first win at 157 by decision before senior Joey Favia (Brick, N.J.) erased those three points with an 8-2 decision against Jake Walker at 165. Favia heads into the final weekend of the regular season on a 13-match winning streak and is now 23-1. Merchant Marine trailed 22-3 heading into 174 and closed the gap to 22-13 with a major decision and two decision wins before the heavyweight bout. In the final showdown of the night, senior Brian Schmalz (Colts Neck, N.J.) closed out the match with a hard-fought 2-0 decision over Mason Reed. Stevens travels to Hunter College to take on the Hawks and Johnson & Wales University at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 16 for the regular season finale. Remember to “like” Stevens Athletics on Facebook and follow @StevensDucks on Twitter for the latest news and updates. Results: 125: Anthony Geiger (S) pins Costas Rerras (U), 4:21 (0-6) 133: Ryan Wilson (S) major dec. over Thomas Healey (U), 15-3 (0-10) 141: Cody Curtiss (S) dec. over Ian Niseley (U), 7-5 (0-13) 149: Mike Polizzi (S) pins Bernard Watson (U), 2:09 (0-19) 157: Branden Yeik (U) dec. over Conner Bass (S), 10-9 (3-19) 165: Joey Favia (S) dec. over Jake Walker (U), 8-2 (3-22) 174: Josh Miller (U) dec. over Zach Bass (S), 8-2 (6-22) 184: Sam Fry (U) dec. over Mark Garrity (S), 2-0 (9-22) 197: Tyler Russell (U) major dec. over Will Sharkey (S), 14-4 (13-22) 285: Brian Schmalz (S) dec. over Mason Reed (U), 2-0 (13-25)

MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team earned a 20-16 victory over Augsburg College Thursday night in Si Melby Hall. The Eagles, fifth in this week's National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Rankings, improve to 16-3 on the season. The Auggies, ranked 20th in the country, drop to 5-6 on the year. Izzy Balsiger gave UW-L a 5-0 lead after the 125-pound match with a technical fall (20-5, 4:50) over Augsburg's Blong Kong. Balsiger improved to 21-2 on the season. Augsburg cut the deficit to 5-3 as Tossaporn Suparat won by decision (7-0) over James Bennett at 133. The Eagles' Adam Sheley, ranked fourth in the NWCA at 141-pounds, made it 10-3 as he earned a technical fall victory (15-0, 3:13) over the Auggies' Tom Kuehn. Sheley is now 17-1 on the year. Augsburg's Rashad Kennedy then won by decision (8-6) over Keegan Einerson at 149-pounds to make it 10-6, but UW-L's JR Lewis, ranked eighth in the nation at 157, won by decision (4-1) over Kurt Knutsen to give the Eagles a 13-6 lead. Lewis improved to 17-2. The Auggies' Justin Bowland cut the lead to 13-9 with a win by decision (10-3) over Sean Huls at 165-pounds, but the Eagles took the next two matches to lead 20-9. At 174-pounds, 10th-ranked Kevin O'Brien earned a win by decision (3-1) over Josh Kohl and Eric Twohey won by major decision (9-1) over Noel Sweeney at 184. O'Brien improved to 10-3 while Twohey is now 22-6. Augsburg took the final two matches to make it 20-16. Matt Hechsel won by decision (5-3) over Tony Piechowski at 197-pounds and Chad Johnson won by major decision (10-2) over Cody Endres at 285. Johnson is the top-ranked wrestler in Division III at 285-pounds. UW-L returns to action Sunday, February 17 at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Dual Championships at UW-Eau Claire. Results: 125 -- Izzy Balsiger (UWL, 21-2) tech. fall Blong Kong (AUG, 2-5) 20-5 at 4:50 (UW-La Crosse 5-0). 133 -- Tossaporn "Boyd" Suparat (AUG, 24-11) dec. James Bennett (UWL, 15-12) 7-0 (UW-La Crosse 5-3) 141 -- No. 4 Adam Sheley (UWL, 17-1) tech. fall Tom Kuehn (AUG, 21-14) 15-0 at 3:13 (UW La Crosse 10-3) 149 -- Rashad Kennedy (AUG, 18-14) dec. Keegan Einerson (UWL, 11-8) 8-6 (UW-La Crosse 10-6) 157 -- No. 8 JR Lewis (UWL, 17-2) dec. Kurt Knutsen (AUG, 9-18) 4-1 (UW-La Crosse 13-6) 165 -- Justin Bowland (AUG, 15-16) dec. Sean Huls (UWL, 5-7) 10-3 (UW-La Crosse 13-9) 174 -- No. 10 Kevin O'Brien (UWL, 10-3) dec. Josh Kohler (AUG, 24-11) 3-1 (UW-La Crosse 16-9) 184 -- Eric Twohey (UWL, 22-6) maj. dec. Noel Sweeney (AUG, 6-9) 9-1 (UW-La Crosse 20-9) 197 -- Matt Hechsel (AUG, 27-9) dec. Tony Piechowski (UWL, 8-7) 5-3 (UW-La Crosse 20-12) HWT -- No. 1 Chad Johnson (AUG, 29-1) maj. dec. Cody Endres (UWL, 14-14) 10-2 (UW-La Crosse 20-16)