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NEWBERRY -- The No. 3 Newberry Wolves saw the King Tornado close to within six points at the halfway point of Thursday night's dual but powered their way to a 30-9 win thanks to three late major decisions. Newberry moves to 16-1 in duals on the season and establishes a new program record with its 12th home win of the year. The Wolves next host Shorter on Thursday, Feburary 6. King falls to 4-4 and travels to Alderson Broaddus this Saturday. The Wolves started off the match at a 6-0 advantage thanks to Travis Laxton's (Live Oak, Fla.) win by forfeit at 125 lbs. Trung Duong (Lynchburg, Va.) added to his impressive freshman season with a come-from-behind 7-6 decision over D'Marcus Spencer at 133 lbs. and B.J. Young (Jackson, N.J.) took a 7-2 decision at 141 lbs. to give Newberry a 12-0 lead. King took two bouts with a fall at 149 lbs. and a decision at 157 lbs. to make it 12-6 at halftime. Blake Ridenour (Maryville, Tenn.) earned a 7-2 decision at 165 lbs. to start a big Newberry run. Three straight major decisions started with Joe Pittman (Forsyth, Ga.) at 174 lbs. with a 15-4 win over Jordan Reece. Jared Holliday (Burlington, N.J.) cruised to an 18-7 major at 184 lbs. and Joey Grisko (Gloucester Township, N.J.) got a late takedown to earn a 9-1 major decision at 197 lbs. No. 2 Matt Wade (Easton, Md.) capped off a great night in Eleazer Arena with a 3-1 decision at heavyweight.

Wichita, Kan. -- The Central Missouri wrestling team won their sixth dual of the season over Newman University in Wichita, Kan. on Thursday. The final score of the dual was 42-6. Eric Mateo, Frank Cagnina, and Todd Brier all recorded pins in the match. Malacai Collins won UCM (6-4, 1-2 MIAA) the first points of the dual with an 8-3 decision win over Dustin Reed. After falling in the next match, Mateo and Cagnina each earned six for the Mules with pins in under three minutes, taking the Mule's lead to 15-3. Mateo pinned Wyatt Wade at 2:02, while Cagnina beat Zach Duwe at 2:41. The Mules allowed Newman (0-8, 0-4 HC) to earn three more points to make the score 15-6, before finishing the match with five straight wins. Mike Boyd won by decision over Michael Kubik with a score of 2-1, this is Boyd's second win over Kubik this season. Brier was the final member of the UCM squad to wrestle, he pinned Steven Cooksley at 1:20. Ty Loethen, Josh Ploof, and Jacob Clark each earned six team points for a win by forfeit. Next week the Mules will finish the 2013-2014 season on the road, first with a dual against Fort Hays State in Hays, Kan. Next the Mules will travel to Kearney, Neb. to take on No.4 Nebraska Kearney. Results: 125 – Malacai Collins (UCM) dec. Dustin Reed (NU) 8-3, UCM 3-0 133 – Kris Workman (NU) dec. Andrew Robinson (UCM) 10-3, 3-3 141 – Eric Mateo (UCM) wbf Wyatt Wade (NU) 2:02, UCM 9-3 149 – Frank Cagnina (UCM) wbf Zach Duwe (NU) 2:41, UCM 15-3 157 – Colton Duhr (NU) dec. Zeb Spicer (UCM) 7-0, UCM 15-6 165 – Ty Loethen (UCM) won by forfeit, UCM 21-6 174 – Mike Boyd (UCM) dec. Michael Kubik (NU) 2-1, UCM 24-6 184 – Josh Ploof (UCM) won by forfeit, UCM 30-6 197 – Todd Brier (UCM) wbf Steven Cooksley (NU) 1:20, UCM 36-6 285 – Jacob Clark (UCM) won by forfeit, UCM 42-6

ANDERSON, S.C. -- The Cobra wrestling team picked up its ninth dual match victory of the season on Thursday (Jan. 30) night with a 28-17 win over Anderson University. Coker fell behind early, dropping matches at the 125 and 133-pound divisions. Thanks to back-to-back pins by Walker Barfield at the 141-pound division and Kevin Thompson at the 149-pound division the Cobras took a 12-7 lead. Trojan victories at the 157 and the 165-pound divisions put Anderson up 14-12. Zach Dicus regained the Coker lead, 16-14, with a major decision at the 174-pound division. An Anderson win at the 184-pound division gave the Trojans a one-point advantage, 17-16. However, the lead was short lived as Robert Parland secured the Cobra victory with a pin at the 197-pound division. A forfeit win by Austin Akins at the 285-pound division gave Coker the 28-17 victory. The Cobras will return to action on Feb. 8 when they travel to Newberry College for the Newberry Open. Results: 125: Cory Monteforte (AU) maj. dec. Gavin Perkins (COKER), 13-3 (AU 4-0) 133: Zak Hale (AU) dec. Charlie Huff (COKER), 8-7 (AU 7-0) 141: Walker Barfield (COKER) pinned Keenan Simmons (AU) 2:56 (AU 7-6) 149: Kevin Thompson (COKER) pinned Jared Greer (AU), 3:50 (COKER 12-7) 157: Zane Newton (AU) dec. Derek Rothermel (COKER), 5-4 (COKER 12-10) 165: Ian Harper (AU) maj. dec. Phillip Burrows (COKER) 12-0 (AU 14-12) 174: Zach Dicus (COKER) maj. dec. Eric DeAngelis (AU), 11-0 (COKER 16-14) 184: Taylor Dorsett dec. Jacob Ralph (COKER), 10-4 (AU 17-16) 197: Robert Parland pinned Robert Johnson (AU), 4:45 (COKER 22-17) 285: Austin Akins (COKER) won by forfeit (COKER 28-17)

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- No. 17 Augustana recorded four bonus-point victories on the way to a 41-3 victory over Northern State in the Vikings' final home dual of the season. Augustana improves their overall record to 11-4 with a 4-1 mark in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference competition while the Wolves fall to 3-8, 0-4 in the NSIC. Northern State left the 125-, 184-, and 197-pound weight classes open giving the Vikings an 18-point cushion entering the first bout. Morgan Engbrecht wasted no time expanding that lead with his second tech fall of the season, reaching an 18-2 lead at 6:21. Augustana held an 11-0 lead after two bouts and Northern State scored their only points of the night when Ian Muirhead won an 8-2 decision over Jacob Anderson at 141 pounds. Shawn Hatlestad pushed the Vikings lead to 14-3 with a 9-2 decision at 149 pounds. Hatlestad was on pace for a major decision victory, but NSU's Beau Voegeli scored a two-point reversal late in the third period. Bradyn Neises added three more points for the Vikings with a 4-2 win at 157 pounds. After a first-period takedown, Nesies scored on a reversal in the second period to secure his eighth victory of the year. Tim Weber expanded the Viking lead to 21-3 after the intermission with his first major decision win of the year, a 10-2 win at 165 pounds. Drake Fanslau equaled Weber's major decision at 174 pounds. Fanslau led by four in the third period then scored a takedown and three-point nearfall, registering enough points for a major decision. After Fanslau's win and Sean Derry and Jayd Docken being awarded forfeit wins at 184- and 197-pound victories, respective, the Vikings led 38-3. Michael Lowman put the finishing touches on the blowout win with a 12-2 major decision win at 285 pounds. Lowman nearly earned his fifth pin of the season early in the bout, but still registered a three-point nearfall on the way to his first major decision. Augustana now head to the road for their final three bouts, beginning with No. 4 St. Cloud State on Feb. 7. Results: 125: No. 4 TJ North wins by forfeit over OPEN; Augustana 6-0 133: Morgan Engbrecht wins by tech fall (6:21) over Cody Voegeli; Augustana 11-0 141: Ian Muirhead wins by decision (8-2) over Jacob Anderson; Augustana 11-3 149: Shawn Hatlestad wins by decision (8-2) over Beau Voegeli; Augustana 14-3 157: Bradyn Neises wins by decision (4-2) over Sean Havlovic; Augustana 17-3 165: Tim Weber wins by major decision (10-2) over Blake Lundgren; Augustana 21-3 174: Drake Fanslau wins by major decision (11-2) over Anthony Navarro; Augustana 25-3 184: Sean Derry wins by forfeit over OPEN; Augustana 31-3 197: No. 5 Jayd Docken wins by forfeit over OPEN; Augustana 37-3 285: Michael Lowman wins by major decision (12-2) over Anthony Reurink; Augustana 41-3

NORMAN, Okla. -- In its last home dual of the season, the sixth-ranked Oklahoma wrestling team (8-2 overall, 2-0 Big 12) fell to No. 10 Missouri (6-1 overall, 3-1 MAC) by a score of 18-15 Thursday night inside McCasland Field House. The Tigers claimed six of the night's 10 matches en route to the win. OU head coach Mark Cody credited Missouri for wrestling well and entering the contest with a good plan. He added he thought the Sooners competed with some anxiety and fear. "Sometimes you get into these big matches and those insecurities will surface, and I've been in this situation before where you have to shake those anxieties before tournament time," Cody stated. "I think this group can do it and that we have a lot of guys who can score a lot of points at the end of the year." Registering victories for the Sooners in the match that saw five lead changes were No. 8 Cody Brewer, No. 18 Justin DeAngelis, Clark Glass and No. 1 Andrew Howe. At 133 pounds, Brewer dominated Missouri redshirt freshman Matt Manley, taking the bout by an 18-3 technical fall. Brewer registered four takedowns, a reversal, a two-point nearfall and a three-point nearfall in the victory. He also took the riding time point with 3:06. DeAngelis fought to a 5-3 decision at 157 pounds of freshman Joey Lavallee to increase OU's deficit to one point at 9-8. With a 6-2 decision in the 165-pound match, Glass gave the Sooners their first lead of the night by a score of 11-9. Howe, who wrestled at 184 pounds instead of his usual weight class of 174 due to Danny Chaid being ill, won by a 22-9 major decision of sophomore Cody Johnston. Howe had nine takedowns in the bout. The Sooners dropped matches at 125, 141, 149, 174, 197 and 285 pounds. The dual began at 125 pounds, where freshman Sean Williams fell to freshman Barlow McGhee by decision, 3-1. Williams replaced redshirt senior and seventh-ranked Jarrod Patterson, who is recovering from an injury. At 141 pounds, Missouri's Lavion Mayes topped No. 15 Nick Lester by decision. 6-4. The 149-pound match featured the No. 1 and No. 2 wrestlers in Missouri's Drake Houdashelt and OU's Kendric Maple, respectively. The bout was close throughout, but Houdashelt eventually defeated Maple by a 3-2 decision. Missouri's 18th-ranked Mikey England won by a 6-1 decision of OU's Derek Geiges at 174 pounds, while No. 6 J'den Cox of the Tigers downed No. 3 Travis Rutt by decision, 6-1. The dual was tied at 15 entering the heavyweight division, where Devin Mellon beat No. 16 Ross Larson by decision, 6-0, to seal the victory for Missouri. Even though some of the Sooners' usual starters were not in the lineup, Cody said the team has no excuses. "If everybody is here and everyone is firing on the right cylinders, we're going to be great," Cody explained. "With a couple of guys out in a meet like this, it makes things tough, but we have no excuses. Even if half of my lineup isn't out there, we still have to be able to step up with that we put out on the mat because everybody is trained that way." Prior to the start of the contest, OU's senior class of Patterson, Lester, Maple, Geiges, Howe, Rutt and Chase Gordon were recognized as part of Senior Night. The Sooners hit the road for two Big 12 battles next week as they face West Virginia on Thursday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. CT and No. 9 Oklahoma State on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m. CT. On March 8, the Sooners host the Big 12 Championship inside McCasland Field House. Limited tickets are still available online or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (405) 325-2424 or toll-free at (800) 456-GoOU. Results: 125: Barlow McGhee dec. Sean Williams (OU), 3-1 133: No. 8 Cody Brewer (OU) tech. fall. Matt Manley (Missouri), 18-3 141: Lavion Mayes dec. No. 15 Nick Lester (OU), 6-4 149: No. 1 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) dec. No. 2 Kendric Maple (OU), 3-2 157: No. 18 Justin DeAngelis (OU) dec. Joey Lavallee (Missouri), 5-3 165: Clark Glass (OU) dec. Jordan Gagliano (Missouri), 6-2 174: No. 18 Mikey England (Missouri) dec. Derek Geiges (OU), 6-1 184: Andrew Howe (OU) maj. dec. Cody Johnston (Missouri), 22-9 197: No. 6 J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. No. 3 Travis Rutt (OU), 6-1 285: Devin Mellon (Missouri) dec. No. 16 Ross Larson (OU), 6-0 *Individual rankings from InterMat as of Jan. 28, 2014

San Luis Obispo, Calif. -- The No. 22 Oregon State wrestling team topped Cal Poly 22-12 Thursday afternoon in its first outdoor meet. With rain throughout the morning in San Luis Obispo, it was unsure if the match could actually be held outdoors. The California sunshine came through in the end, though, and the meet took place in the plaza of the University Union. The meet started at 165 lbs. and Oregon State’s Toney Chay defeated Travis Berridge by a 12-9 decision, giving the Beavers an early 3-0 lead. Moving to 174, Cal Poly’s Dominic Kastl claimed the next three points of the match with a 6-4 decision over Joe Latham, bringing the score to 3-3. Austin Morehead (184) got things back on track for the Beavs with a 17-12 decision over Sean Dougherty. Oregon State’s Taylor Meeks followed that performance with a pin in just 1:54 over Cal Poly’s Nicolas Johnson, bringing the score to 12-3. The Mustangs got back on the board at heavyweight as Spencer Empey topped Mick Dougharity by an 8-3 decision. Cal Poly claimed the next two bouts as Britain Longmire topped Pat Rollins 4-2, while Devon Lotito defeated Drew Van Anrooy by a 5-0 decision. Heading into the final three bouts, the score was tied at 12. The Beavers ended the meet on a high note by taking the final three bouts. At 141, Oregon State’s Joey Delgado tallied a 17-4 major decision over Victor Trujillo, earning four more points for the Beavs. Oregon State’s Scott Sakaguchi (149) collected three points for the Beavs with a 3-2 decision over Kyle Chene, followed by Jordan Henrickson (157), who defeated Cal Poly’s Luke McDonald by a 7-3 decision. The Beavers claimed a 22-12 victory, moving them to 9-5 on the season, and 3-0 in Pac-12 competition. The Beavers next travel to Boise State to take on the Broncos in their fourth Pac-12 match of the season. Results: 165: Toney Chay decision Travis Berridge, 12-9 (OSU 3, CP 0) 174: Dominic Kastl decision Joe Latham, 6-4 (OSU 3, CP 3) 184: Austin Morehead decision Sean Dougherty, 17-12 (OSU 6, CP 3) 197: Taylor Meeks fall Nicolas Johnson, 1:54 (OSU 12, CP 3) HWT: Spencer Empey decision Mick Dougharity, 8-3 (OSU 12, CP 6) 125: Britain Longmire decision Pat Rollins, 4-2 OT (OSU 12, CP 9) 133: Devon Lotito decision Drew Van Anrooy, 5-0 (OSU 12, CP 12) 141: Joey Delgado major decision Victor Trujillo, 17-4 (OSU 16, CP 12) 149: Scott Sakaguchi decision Kyle Chene, 3-2 (OSU 19, CP 12) 157: Jordan Henrickson decision Luke McDonald, 7-3 (OSU 22, CP 12)

GREENVILLE, Pa. -- The Thiel wrestling team won eight-of-10 bouts, four of which came with bonus points, to claim a 35-6 win over the Washington and Jefferson College Presidents in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) action Wednesday. Thiel (12-6, 1-0) picked up the first win of the night at 149 pounds, as freshman Chris Nuss (West Homestead, Pa/Central Catholic) improved to 21-10 on the year with a 12-2 win by major decision over Timothy Keblash to stake Thiel to a 4-0 lead. W&J (1-1, 0-1) fired back, picking up it's first win of the night at 157 pounds, but sophomore Brandon Collins (Hadley, Pa./Commodore Perry) made returning All-American Josh Etzel work for the victory. Etzel scored two points on a reversal, while Collins answered with an escape to cut the deficit to 2-1. Unfortunately for Thiel and Collins, Etzel added a riding point to score the 3-1 victory. The Tomcats rattled off seven points over the next two bouts to put the match out of reach. Junior Sean Byham (Saegertown, Pa./Saegertown) gave the home team an 8-3 lead with 9-0 major decision victory at 165. Fellow junior and returning All-American Jordan Powell (Hadley, Pa./Commodore Perry) followed with a 9-4 decision over Sonnieboy Blanco at 174. Trailing 11-3, the Presidents picked up an overtime decision at 184 to get to within five (11-6). However, those were the last points the Tomcats allowed to its opponent, sweeping the final five weights of the night. Junior Jacob Lowry (Smithfield, Pa./Albert Gallatin) improved to 24-0 on the year by sticking Nick Kumburis at the 1:03 mark. Sophomore heavyweight Shawn Reynolds (Cambridge Springs, Pa./Cambridge Springs) one-upped Lowry by pinning his opponent some 19 seconds into the match. Freshmen Trevor Wood (Bentleyville, Pa./Bentworth) (133) and Robert Ritschard (Oley, Pa./Oley Valley) (141) each added decisions to close out the match for Thiel. The Tomcats are back in action on Friday, as they travel down I-79 to take on their PAC rival, the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets, at 7 p.m. Results: 125- Vince Vahaly (Bentleyville, Pa./Bentworth) (THI) wins by forfeit 133- Daniel Pommerer (W&J) vs. Trevor Wood (Bentleyville, Pa./Bentworth) (THI)- Wood (THI) wins by decision, 4-3 141- Alex Powell (W&J) vs. Robert Ritschard (Oley, Pa./Oley Valley) (THI)- Ritschard (THI) wins by decision, 3-2 149- Timothy Keblash (W&J) vs. Chris Nuss (West Homestead, Pa/Central Catholic) (THI)- Nuss (THI) wins by major decision, 12-2 157- Josh Etzel (W&J) vs. Brandon Collins (Hadley, Pa./Commodore Perry) (THI)- Etzel (W&J) wins by decision, 3-1 165- Declan Haggerty (W&J) vs. Sean Byham (Saegertown, Pa./Saegertown) (THI)- Byham (THI) wins by major decision, 9-0 174- Sonnieboy Blanco (W&J) vs. Jordan Powell (Hadley, Pa./Commodore Perry) (THI)- Powell (THI) wins by decision 9-4 184- David Dibenedetto (W&J) vs. Jerrold Roosa (Randolph, N.Y./Randolph Central) (THI)- Dibenedetto (W&J) wins by decision in OT, 8-6 197- Nick Kumburis (W&J) vs. Jacob Lowry (Smithfield, Pa./Albert Gallatin) (THI)- Lowry (THI) wins by pinfall, 1:03 285- Brian Brust (W&J) vs. Shawn Reynolds (Cambridge Springs, Pa./Cambridge Springs) (THI)- Reynolds (THI) wins by pinfall, 0:19

HASTINGS -- The Hastings College wrestling team picked up its first win of the season defeating Doane 27-19 on Wednesday night at Kiewit Gymnasium. This was the first Hastings College varsity event held in Kiewit since Dec. 2, 2007 when the men and women's basketball teams took on Mount Marty. Grant Harrill got the Broncos off to a solid start at 197 defeating Kyle Hoffman by a 9-3 decision. After a forfeit and a loss by Pedro Garcia at 285 the Broncos then took control of the match over the first year program. The Broncos ran off five staight wins as Aaron Tarin (133) and Cameron Mettenbrink (157) picked up wins by decision while Alec Chanthapatheth (141), Blake Fruchtl (149) and Connor Blanco (165) picked up wins by pin. With the win, Hastings improves to 1-7 (1-3) on the year and will be back in action Saturday Feb. 1 taking part in the Briar Cliff Open with the first match set for 9:00 a.m. in Sioux, City, IA. Results: 197 Grant Harrill (Hastings (Neb.) won by decision over Kyle Hoffman (Doane College) 9-3. 3.00 0 285 Sheldon Garcia (Doane College) won by decision over Pedro Garcia (Hastings (Neb.) 8-2. 0 3.00 125 Jesse Marek (Doane College) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) . 0 6.00 133 Aaron Tarin (Hastings (Neb.) won by decision over Derrick Hoffman (Doane College) 9-6. 3.00 0 141 Alec Chanthapatheth (Hastings (Neb.) won by pin over Jonathan Larsen (Doane College) 1:53. 6.00 0 149 Blake Fruchtl (Hastings (Neb.) won by pin over Ray Feigenbutz (Doane College) 1:17. 6.00 0 157 Cameron Mettenbrink (Hastings (Neb.) won by decision over Marcus Aleman (Doane College) 7-3. 3.00 0 165 Connor Blanco (Hastings (Neb.) won by pin over Zachary Schut (Doane College) 6:29. 6.00 0 174 Austin Borne (Doane College) won by major decision over Tim Rice (Hastings (Neb.) 14-6. 0 4.00 184 Chandler Knight (Doane College) won by pin over Joel Hernandez (Hastings (Neb.) 1:33. 0 6.00

DURHAM, N.C. -- The Duke University wrestling team turned in a dominating performance as the Blue Devils posted a 38-9 victory over Virginia Military Institute this evening in non-conference dual action. The Blue Devils scored bonus points in six of the eight bouts it won on the evening, including getting three pins. The win is Duke’s fifth in the past six seasons against the Keydets and put the Blue Devils at 5-8 in duals this season. VMI falls to 3-12 overall. “I felt like it was a great performance,” said head coach Glen Lanham. “I felt like the guys wrestled well. We’ve been telling them all week to go after their offense and attack and I felt like we did that tonight. It was a good start to the week. We have two tough duals coming up with Drexel and Rider so we have to be ready for those. I felt like it was a good start.” Duke kicked off the evening with redshirt freshman Evan Botwin garnering a 15-0 technical fall over Caleb Yost at 133 pounds. Botwin consistently turned Yost as the back points added up as the Blue Devil 133-pounder ended the match with 45 seconds remain in in the second period. The technical fall was the first of the Chestnut Hill, Pa. native’s career. The firsts continued to come for Duke with Xaviel Ramos grabbing six points with his first career pin in a tight 2-2 match early in the third period. Even at 2-2 heading into the third period, VMI’s Emmitt Kelly chose bottom in hopes he could get the winning escape point. Ramos, however, had other ideas as the rookie put Kelly on his back with 1:19 remaining to get the fall. A solid 6-0 decision by freshman Connor Bass at 149 pounds gave Duke the 14-6 lead after four matches and redshirt junior Immanuel Kerr-Brown quickly made it 18-6 with a second consecutive major decision at 157 pounds. Bass picked up his seventh win and third dual victory, while Kerr-Brown notched his team-best 17th win of the year. Redshirt sophomore Trey Adamson had the fastest bout of the night, pinning Jake Koch in just 1:01 for his second fall of the year and seventh of his career. His 13th win of the year, Duke’s 174-pounder is 8-4 in duals this season. At 184 pounds, rookie Jacob Kasper gave Duke five more points with a 21-5 technical fall of Hardy Hendren. After getting off to a slow start, the Lexington, Ohio native scored seven points in the final 30 seconds to take control of the match 11-3 after three minutes. He built upon his lead in the second and ultimately ended the match with a takedown with 1:15 remaining. Redshirt sophomore Conner Hartmann continued the trend with the third pin of the night for the Blue Devils. With a 7-0 lead after one period, Hartmann continued to wear down Andrew Embree en route to the fall with 30 seconds left in the third period. The win was the 13th of the year for the 197-pounder and puts him at 8-4 in duals this season. Rounding out Duke’s lineup for the night was senior Brian Self at heavyweight. Returning to the lineup from injury, Self suffered a tough 3-2 decision to VMI’s wins leader Juan Adams after what appeared to be an escape in the third period came up just short and allowed Adams to ride out the match for the bonus point and one-point victory. Duke continues its non-conference action at Rider and at Drexel this weekend. The duals are set for 1 and 7 p.m., respectively. Results: 125 – Dalton Henderson (VMI) won by forfeit; Team Score: Duke 0, VMI 6 133 – Evan Botwin (Duke) tech fall Caleb Yost (VMI), 15-0; TS: 5-6 141 – Xaviel Ramos (Duke) fall Emmitt Kelly (VMI), 5:41; TS: 11-6 149 – Connor Bass (Duke) decision Shabaka Jones (VMI), 6-0; TS: 14-6 157 – Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) major decision Edward Gottwald (VMI), 14-0; TS: 18-6 165 – Marcus Cain (Duke) decision Mark Darr (VMI), 3-0; TS: 21-6 174 – Trey Adamson (Duke) fall Jake Koch (VMI) 1:01; TS: 27-6 184 – Jacob Kasper (Duke) technical fall Hardy Hendren (VMI) 21-5; TS: 32-6 197 – Conner Hartmann (Duke) fall Andrew Embree (VMI), 6:30; TS: 38-6 285 – Juan Adams (VMI) decision Brian Self (Duke), 3-2; TS: 38-9

Senior Dan Palmerino (Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam) pinned his opponent in 1:10 of the first period in the 141 pound match to give The College at Brockport Wrestling team, ranked No. 14 in the country, an early lead and the Golden Eagles cruised to a 35-9 victory Wednesday night at the Jim and John Vlogianitis Gymnasium in Brockport. The win for Brockport (3-0) guaranteed another season of at least a .500 record extending the streak to 51 consecutive years. Only Iowa State has a longer active streak in the history of college wrestling at any level. Senior Matt Ellis (Rochester, NY/Greece Arcadia) started the match and senior night with an impressive 21-8 major decision victory at 125 pounds giving the Golden Eagles the early 4-0 lead. RIT (3-7) came back at 133 pounds with a pin in the second period at 3:27 to take a 6-4 lead in the match. Palmerino answered quickly with a takedown and pin in the first 1:10 of his match at 141 pounds as Brockport regained the lead 10-6 and did not trail again for the rest of the match. Sophomore Jordan Dyer (Chenango Forks, NY/Chenango Forks) posed an 11-4 decision and Lewis Cucchiara (Rochester, NY/Gates-Chili) followed with a 12-6 decision at 157 pounds for the Golden Eagles. Freshman Roy Daniels (Spencerport, NY/Olentangy (OH)) was awarded a forfeit victory at 165 pounds as Brockport took a 22-6 lead. RIT won another decision at 174 pounds with an 8-5 decision but Brockport won the final three bouts of the night as senior Sebastian Randazzo (Syosset, NY/Syosset) scored a 7-2 decision in his season debut, senior Paul Glover (Rochester, NY/Spencerport) was a 14-4 major decision winner and sophomore Cole Tristram (Newton Falls, NY/Clifton-Fine) earned a second-round pin in 4:32 for the final margin of victory.

BALTIMORE, MD -- The Johns Hopkins wrestling team earned three wins by fall and won eight of 10 bouts to roll past visiting Gettysburg, 43-6, in Centennial Conference action at Goldfarb Gymnasium on Wednesday night. The Blue Jays picked up their fourth straight victory and improve to 6-3 overall and 3-0 in the Centennial Conference, while the Bullets slip to 3-12 overall and 0-3 in the CC. Johns Hopkins has now won seven straight and nine of the last 11 against the Bullets. A first-period pin by third-ranked Paul Bewak at 125 and a forfeit win for senior Ray Yagloski at 133 staked the Blue Jays to a quick 12-0 lead before Gettysburg senior Matt Spano responded with an 8-3 decision against Evan Krumheuer at 141 to slice the deficit to 12-3. Any hopes for a Gettysburg comeback were dashed over the next three weight classes as senior 149 Duncan Crystal (forfeit), junior 157 Christian Salera (major decision) and junior 165 Welles Sakmar (decision) all posted victories to extend the lead to 25-3. Pat Thomas added an 8-6 victory over Jared Forman at 174 for the Bullets, but Kyle Spangler added another win by forfeit for the Blue Jays at 184 and Evan Johnson and Joey Tilson posted wins by fall at 197 and 285, respectively, to close out the match. Johns Hopkins will return to action on Saturday, February 1 when the Blue Jays welcome 20th-ranked Ursinus and 29th-ranked Stevens to Goldfarb Gymnasium for a pair of Centennial Conference duals. Action starts at 11 am with Ursinus taking on Stevens, before the Blue Jays meet Stevens (12:30 pm) and Ursinus (2 pm). Results: 125 – Paul Bewak (J) pinned Holt Johnson (G) (1:50) 133 – Ray Yagloski (J) win by forfeit 141 – Matt Spano (G) dec. Evan Krumheuer (J), 8-3 149 – Duncan Crystal (J) win by forfeit 157 – Christian Salera (J) maj. dec, Matt Capobianco (G), 9-1 165 – Welles Sakmar (J) dec. Tyler Cunningham (G), 5-0 174 – Pat Thomas (G) dec. Jared Forman (J), 8-6 184 – Kyle Spangler (J) win by forfeit 197 - Evan Johnson (J) pinned Mike Sheehan (G) (3:19) 285 – Joey Tilson (J) pinned Camden Stoops (G) (6:20) Exhibition Match 285: Nick Diunizio (G) pinned Ellis Flannery (J) (2:55)

Kearney, Neb. -- Senior Brock Smith recorded a major decision at 165 pounds and the 2nd-ranked Nebraska-Kearney wrestling team won three other matches by a single point to edge Lindenwood, 19-18, Wednesday night in St. Charles, Mo. The Lopers improve to 12-3 (3-0) while the Lions fall to 3-2 (2-2). Last week, LWU fell to 5th-ranked Central Oklahoma by a similar 19-18 score. Lindenwood started off the night with an upset win at 125 lbs. as senior Marco Tamayo got by 7th-ranked Connor Bolling, 3-2. The Lions tried to move ahead 6-0 but top-ranked Daniel DeShazer (Wichita, Kans.) managed a 3-2 win over former Loper Matt Katusin at 133 lbs. After a first period fall by junior Kyle Webb at 141 lbs., UNK won the next four classes, three by decision (3-1, 2-1 and 6-2). Smith (Gering), now ranked fifth at 165 lbs., tacked on an extra team point as he majored Rutgers transfer Morgan Fitzgerald, 14-6, to give UNK a 16-9 lead. However, Lindenwood quickly cut into that advantage with a second period fall at 184 lbs. Top-ranked Romero Cotton (Hutchinson, Kans.) helped UNK regain the momentum with a 3-2 win over junior Kenny Breaux. Finally, at 285 lbs., eighth-ranked Steven Butler beat Oklahoma senior Kelsey Empting by, fittingly, a 2-1 score. Kearney stays on the road to face Truman in Kirksville, Mo., Friday night. Results: 125 – Marco Tamayo (LU) won by decision over Connor Bolling (UNK) 6-4 133 – Daniel Deshazer (UNK) won by decision over Matt Katusin (LU) 3-2 141 – Kyle Webb (LU) won by pin over Brock Coutu (UNK) 1:14 149 – Destin McCauley (UNK) won by decision over Terrel Wilbourn (LU) 3-1 157 – Chase White (UNK) won by decision over Derrick Weller (LU) 2-1 165 – Brock Smith (UNK) won by major decision over Morgan Fitzgerald (LU) 14-6 174 – Patrick Martinez (UNK) won by decision over Luke Roth (LU) 6-2 184 – John McArdle (LU) won by pin over Mark Fiala (UNK) 3:30 197 – Romero Cotton (UNK) won by decision over Kenny Breaux (LU) 3-2 285 – Steven Butler (LU) won by decision over Kelsey Empting (UNK) 2-1

ERIE, Pa. -- The ninth-ranked Mercyhurst University wrestling team blanked both Alderson-Broaddus and Mercyhurst North East on Wednesday afternoon at the Mercyhurst Tri-Meet from the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. The Lakers defeated the Battlers 53-0 in the first match and then shutout the Saints 50-0 in the nightcap. Mercyhurst has now seven in a row and improved to 13-1 overall on the season. Earlier in the day, Mercyhurst moved up three spots in the national rankings and into the top ten for the first time this season. The Lakers moved from 12th to ninth with sophomore Dylan D'Urso remaining seventh in the country at 141 pounds. In the opening dual of the afternoon, Alderson-Broaddus edged Mercyhurst North East by a 21-19 final. The Lakers squared off with the Battlers in the squad's first action of the day. Alderson-Broaddus, a first-year program, forfeited three matches to give Mercyhurst 18 points without even breaking a sweat. Redshirt junior Ryan Bohince started the day with a pin of Cody Buchanan just 1:34 into the 125-pound match to give the hosts a 6-0 lead. Redshirt sophomore Kody Young followed with a major decision win at 133 and sophomore Joey Miller earned an 11-5 win at 141 to give the Lakers a 13-0 advantage. After redshirt sophomore Jeremy Landowski earned a forfeit win at 149, redshirt freshman Francis Mizia needed just 1:57 to earn a 16-0 technical fall victory over David Williams at 157. Pins by redshirt senior Clint Schaefer at 165 and freshman Dakota DesLauriers at 184, a technical fall by redshirt sophomore August Mizia at 174, and back-to-back forfeit wins by redshirt sophomore Brian Beattie at 197 and freshman Andrew Welton at heavyweight provided the final margin. In the nightcap, head coach Mike Wehler mixed-and-matched grapplers to pick up another shutout win over Mercyhurst North East. Seniors T.J. Stanton and Ian Abplanalp started the night with back-to-back victories in the lightweight bouts. Stanton earned a 7-6 decision over the Saints' Corey Billingham and Abplanalp followed with a pin of Jamel Avery with 29 seconds left in the first period. D'Urso earned a forfeit win at 141 pounds for his 20th win of the season. Landowski, ranked #1 in the Super Region I rankings, needed just 39 seconds to pin Jordan Palanca in the 149-pound bout. The Lakers got pins from Schaefer and Welton, a forfeit win from Francis Mizia, and technical fall win from August Mizia, and two decisions from redshirt sophomore Angelo Bortoluzzi and sophomore Anthony Confessore to close out the evening. Mercyhurst will return to conference action on Saturday, February 1 when it hosts Shippensburg University at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. Start time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Mercyhurst 53, Alderson-Broaddus 0 125 Ryan Bohince (Mercyhurst) won by pin over Cody Buchanan (Alderson-Broaddus University) 1:34 133 Kody Young (Mercyhurst) won by major decision over Jason West (Alderson-Broaddus University) 8-0 141 Joey Miller (Mercyhurst) won by decision over Samuel Jones (Alderson-Broaddus University) 11-5 149 Jeremy Landowski (Mercyhurst) won by forfeit 157 Francis Mizia (Mercyhurst) won by tech fall over David Williams (Alderson-Broaddus University) 1:57 16-0 165 Clint Schaefer (Mercyhurst) won by pin over Keith Stednitz (Alderson-Broaddus University) 1:55 174 August Mizia (Mercyhurst) won by tech fall over Davis Solak (Alderson-Broaddus University) 4:47 16-0 184 Dakota DesLauriers (Mercyhurst) won by pin over Garrett Onderko (Alderson-Broaddus University) 3:33 197 Brian Beattie (Mercyhurst) won by forfeit 285 Andrew Welton (Mercyhurst) won by forfeit Mercyhurst 50, Mercyhurst North East 0 125 T.J. Stanton (Mercyhurst) won by decision over Corey Billingham (Mercyhurst NorthEast) 7-6 133 Ian Abplanalp (Mercyhurst) won by pin over Jamel Avery (Mercyhurst NorthEast) 2:31 141 Dylan D'Urso (Mercyhurst) won by forfeit 149 Jeremy Landowski (Mercyhurst) won by pin over Jordan Palanca (Mercyhurst NorthEast) 0:39 157 Francis Mizia (Mercyhurst) won by forfeit 165 Clint Schaefer (Mercyhurst) won by pin over Timothy Vargo (Mercyhurst NorthEast) 4:32 174 August Mizia (Mercyhurst) won by tech fall over Alexander Svetz (Mercyhurst NorthEast) 4:57 16-1 184 Angelo Bortoluzzi (Mercyhurst) won by decision over Jamar Henry (Mercyhurst NorthEast) 6-0 197 Anthony Confessore (Mercyhurst) won by decision over Kojo Boadu (Mercyhurst NorthEast) 7-0 285 Andrew Welton (Mercyhurst) won by pin over Lorenzo Maddox (Mercyhurst NorthEast) 0:33

EDMOND -- No. 5-ranked Central Oklahoma took eight of 10 matches and picked up four bonus-point wins to cruise past Central Missouri 31-6 Wednesday night at Hamilton Field House in a Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association mismatch. It was the 20th straight home win for the Bronchos, who improved to 10-4 on the season and 4-1 in the league while stretching their series lead over the Mules to 36-0. "Overall I saw a lot of good things and we had a few guys take some positive steps," head coach David James said. "I thought we were aggressive on our feet for the most part and we picked up some good wins, but there's still a lot of things we need to clean up." UCO held a big 22-2 advantage in takedowns and got bonus wins from Casy Rowell, Cory Dauphin, Chris Watson and Cody Dauphin. The fifth-ranked Rowell had six takedowns and four near-falls in an overwhelming 22-6 technical fall at 133 pounds, while Cory Dauphin and Watson earned back-to-back major decisions. Dauphin claimed his 100th career win with a 15-2 rout at 157 as the defending national champion and top-rated senior rolled up four takedowns, two near-falls and nearly five minutes riding time. It was Dauphin's 40th consecutive victory. Watson scored three takedowns in a dominating 9-0 shutout at 165, improving the No. 1-ranked junior's record to 25-1 on the season. Cody Dauphin ended the night in emphatic fashion with a 29-second fall at heavyweight, taking Jacob Clark down 17 seconds into the match and getting the pin 12 seconds later. The Bronchos also got wins from 125 Josh Breece, 141 Dustin Reed, 184 Znick Ferrell and 197 Garrett Henshaw. Breece's takedown with two seconds left in the second period was the difference in a 3-1 victory, while Reed had a pair of takedowns and nearly three minutes riding time in a gritty 6-1 triumph. Ferrell prevailed 5-2 on the strength of two first-period takedowns and Henshaw had an identical two-takedown opening period start in a 6-2 win. The Mules claimed the feature bout of the night at 149 where third-ranked Frank Cagnina topped No. 1 Jordan Basks 10-4 to avenge two earlier losses to the UCO senior, who fell to 29-2 The Bronchos hit the road for two duals in Colorado this weekend, traveling to Colorado State-Pueblo Friday night and Adams State Saturday afternoon. Results: 125 – Josh Breece, UCO, dec. Malacai Collins, 3-1. 133 – Casy Rowell, UCO, tech. fall Andrew Robinson, 22-6 (3:39). 141 – Dustin Reed, UCO, dec. Eric Mateo, 6-1. 149 – Frank Cagnina, UCM, dec. Jordan Basks, 10-4. 157 – Cory Dauphin, UCO, major dec. Brennan Johnson, 15-2. 165 – Chris Watson, UCO, major dec. Josh Thomson, 9-0. 174 – Ty Loethen, UCM, dec. Zach Aylor, 1-0. 184 – Znick Ferrell, UCO, dec. Josh Ploof, 5-2. 197 – Garrett Henshaw, UCO, dec. Todd Brier, 6-2. Hvy – Cody Dauphin, UCO, pinned Jacob Clark, 0:29.

The mid-point of the 2013-14 scholastic season has come and gone, and much has happened in the high school wrestling landscape. This includes the development of Aaron Pico no longer being part of the scholastic wrestling pool. Pico is going to focus exclusively on an international wrestling career, and then move onto mixed martial arts. Since he is no longer wrestling scholastically, or in college, Pico will no longer be evaluated in the grade rankings. Apple Valley's Mark Hall is now the No. 1-ranked sophomore (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)As a result, Mark Hall moves into the No. 1 slot for the Class of 2016. The other four No. 1 positions remain unchanged: Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md./USOTC) leads the 2014 group, Lance Benick (Totino Grace, Minn.) is best in the 2015 class, Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) is tops among the Class of 2017, while Cade Olivas (California) is the top junior high wrestler. A notable mover in the senior class is Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.), who is now No. 18 after winning titles at the Ironman and Beast of the East. An additional positive mover in that group is Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) up to No. 21 after winning titles at both the Beast of the East and the Escape the Rock Tournament. Among juniors the notable mover is Ke-Shawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.), who is now No. 4 overall after winning titles at both the Walsh Ironman and Kansas City Stampede. A newcomer to the junior high top 15 is Theorius Robinson (Colorado), who won a title at the Tulsa Nationals earlier this month. InterMat Platinum is required to view all the rankings. Class of 2014 | Class of 2015 | Class of 2016 | Class of 2017 | Class of 2018+ Sneak Peek Below is a sneak peek at the top wrestlers in each grade. Class of 2014 (Top Ten): 1. Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) 2. Chance Marsteller (Kennard Dale, Pa.) 3. Bryce Brill (Mount Carmel, Ill.) 4. Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) 5. Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas) 6. Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 7. Jason Nolf ( Kittanning, Pa.) 8. Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) 9. Thomas Haines (Solanco, Pa.) 10. Sam Stoll (Kasson-Mantorville, Minn.) Class of 2015 (Top Five): 1. Lance Benick (Totino-Grace, Minn.) 2. Logan Massa (St. Johns, Mich.) 3. Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) 4. Ke-Shawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) 5. Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.) Class of 2016 (Top Five): 1. Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) 2. Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) 3. Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 4. Luke Pletcher (Greater Latrobe, Pa.) 5. Nick Suriano (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) Class of 2017 (Top Five): 1. Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) 2. Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville, Minn.) 3. Nick Lee (Evansville Mater Dei, Ind.) 4. Yianni Diakomihalis (Hilton, N.Y.) 5. Daton Fix (Sand Springs, Okla.) Class of 2018+ (Top Five): 1. Cade Olivas (California) 2. Ryan Thomas (Ohio) 3. Gavin Teasdale (Pennsylvania) 4. Rocky Jordan (Ohio) 5. Jack Jessen (Illinois)

The UFC's pay-per-view card on Super Bowl weekend is usually one of the biggest MMA shows of the year, and with two title fights on the card, Saturday's show fits the bill. Once John starts paying attention (sorry, the Thunder vs. Heat game was distracting), he and Richard break down the action. Renan Barao should get past Uriah Faber for a second time to keep his bantamweight belt. Featherweight king Jose Aldo, on the other hand, might have a trickier match against Ricardo Lamas. Do you want to listen to a past episode? Access archives.

Tom Ryan and Chris Bono will go "On the Mat" this Wednesday, Jan. 29. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5 to 6 p.m. CT on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on theopenmat.com. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments. Ryan is the head wrestling coach at Ohio State. He was a two-time All-American for the University of Iowa. Bono is the head wrestling coach at South Dakota State. He was an NCAA champion for Iowa State in 1996.

After winning the Kansas Cup over the weekend, by .5 of a point, the Bethany College Wrestling team hosted York College Tuesday, Jan. 28. The Swedes did just enough to escape the night with a win. The 16th-ranked Swedes defeated the 11th-ranked Panthers 19-18. "Though we came away with a win against a quality team, thanks in part to our depth, we didn't perform at the level we need to in order to be where we want to be at the end of the season," said Assistant Coach Cody Garcia. "Consistency is a trait of a great team and we are still striving to get there. The guys have wrestled well over the last month and I believe they are made of the right stuff and will respond with a solid performance next Wednesday against in-state rival Baker." To see complete results from the dual, click here. The Swedes return to action Wednesday, February 5 at home in the Baker Dual at 7 P.M. The night will also be the Wrestling teams Senior Night. Results: 125: Double Forfeit 133: Freshman Ty Kolterman lost by pin to Marcus Banducci. (York 6-0) 141: Freshman Dane Edwards won by forfeit. (Tie 6-6) 149: Junior Courtney Strauss won by decision over Brian Magno. (Bethany 9-6) 157: Freshman Jonathan Blackwell won by forfeit. (Bethany 15-6) 165: Junior Jordon Ward lost by decision to Aaron Lopez. (Bethany15-9) 174: Freshman Zach Eaton won by major decision over Joe Madison. (Bethany 19-9) 184: Freshman Trevor Whittaker lost by decision to Quentin Becker. (Bethany 19-12) 197: Junior Taylor Baird lost in tie breaker 1 to Logan Paul Eickhoff. (Bethany 19-15) 285: Junior Zach Anderson lost by decision to Saia Lotulelei. (Bethany 19-18)

BALDWIN CITY, Kan. -- The No. 19 ranked Baker University wrestling team rolled to a 36-18 home dual victory over Hannibal-LaGrange University on Tuesday night inside the Collins Center. The dual began with 125-pound Alan Calahan defeating Hannibal-LaGrange's Brady Sloup by a 5-2 decision. Then two-time 2013-14 HAAC Wrestler of the Week Bryce Shoemaker came up in the 133-pound dual and rolled to a pin of Caleb McElfresh in just 58 seconds. Then Baker earned six points from an open spot in the 141-pound dual, as Drew Harbinson earned the points and the Wildcats earned six more points in Open duals in the 149-pound and 157-pound classes. Baker's first loss of the dual came when 165-pound Trevor Sutton lost via a pin to HLG's Bryce Alexander. Hannibal-LaGrange then earned 12 total points in open victories in the 174-pound and 184-pound duals. BU's Michael Faison had an impressive 11-9 win over Konner Braughton in the 197-pound dual and Beau Bennett finished off the night with a pin of Mike Wright in 3:59. Baker returns home to take on Central Baptist in a dual this coming Thursday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. Thursday is also Senior Night for the Wildcats. Results: 125 Alan Callahan (Baker (Kan.) won by decision over Brady Sloup (Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) 5-2. 3.00 0 133 Bryce Shoemaker (Baker (Kan.) won by pin over Caleb McElfresh (Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) 0:58. 6.00 0 141 Drew Harbinson (Baker (Kan.) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) . 6.00 0 149 Nathan Garcia (Baker (Kan.) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) . 6.00 0 157 Nick Haugen (Baker (Kan.) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) . 6.00 0 165 Bryce Alexandar (Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) won by pin over Trevor Sutton (Baker (Kan.) 1:07. 0 6.00 174 Grant Godfrey (Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) . 0 6.00 184 Dan Capp (Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) . 0 6.00 197 Michael Faison (Baker (Kan.) won by decision over Konner Braughton (Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) 10-9. 3.00 0 285 Beau Bennett (Baker (Kan.) won by pin over Mike Wright (Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) 5:00. 6.00 0

COLUMBIA, Ky. -- The sixth-ranked Lindsey Wilson College Wrestling team defeated No. 5 Campbellsville (Ky.) Tuesday night 23-9 inside a packed Biggers Sports Center. Lindsey Wilson improves to 7-4 in duals this season while Campbellsville falls to 22-5. Campbellsville took an early lead after third-ranked Cody Steiner won by decision10-8 over sixth-ranked Myron Bradbury at the 125 class to go up 3-0. No. 15 Keaton Thomas would answer for Lindsey Wilson at 133 with an upset 6-5 decision over fourth-ranked Tyler Alsip to tie the dual 3-3. The win would help jumpstart a Blue Raider run that saw Lindsey Wilson grapplers win the next four matches. Third-ranked Wismit Moinius won by a 6-1 decision over seventh-ranked Colby Rinehart at 141 to give Lindsey Wilson their first lead of the day at 6-3. The Blue Raiders would hold that lead for the remainder of the dual. Eighth-ranked Isaac Thomas took a 9-5 win at 149 over Brandon Westerman, who ranks No. 2 at the 141 weight class. Top-ranked Joe Cozart then won by major decision 17-7 over sixth-ranked Shawn McGhee at the 157 class to extend the Blue Raider lead to 13-3. In another upset win, No. 14 Mitchell Judkins defeated No. 11 Treyvontay Rhodes at the 165 class 3-0. The Tigers would get their second win after No. 11 Travis McIntosh won by decision over Erick Gomez 7-2 at 174. Jameel Bryant would answer for the Blue Raiders with an 8-0 major decision over Kyle Sweedman at the 184 class, giving Lindsey Wilson a 20-6 lead with just two weight classes left. Making his Blue Raider debut, Jahwon Akui won in a close 3-2 decision over No. 12 Nate Knauf at the 197 class. Ameer Daniels would fall in the heavyweight class 3-2 to Justin McDaniel, ending the dual 23-9 in favor of Lindsey Wilson. The Blue Raiders return to the mat when they host the University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) Friday night at 7 p.m. CT in Biggers Sports Center. Results: 125 No. 3 Cody Steiner (CU) won by decision over No. 6 Myron Bradbury (LWC) 10-8 133 No. 15 Keaton Thomas (LWC) won by decision over No. 4 Tyler Alsip (CU) 6-5 141 No. 3 Wismit Moinius (LWC) won by decision over No. 7 Colby Rinehart (CU) 6-1 149 No. 8 Isaac Thomas (LWC) won by decision over No. 2 (at 141) Brandon Westerman (CU) 9-5 157 No. 1 Joe Cozart (LWC) won by major decision over No. 6 Shawn McGhee (CU) 17-7 165 No. 14 Mitchell Judkins (LWC) won by decision over No. 11 Treyvontay Rhodes (CU) 3-0 174 No. 11 Travis McIntosh (CU) won by decision over Erick Gomez (LWC) 7-2 184 No. 1 Jameel Bryant (LWC) won by major decision over Kyle Sweedman (CU) 8-0 197 Jahwon Akui (LWC) won by decision over No. 12 Nate Knauf (CU) 3-2 285 Justin McDaniel (CU) won by decision over Ameer Daniels (LWC) 3-2

Josh Duplin's late takedown gave him a 4-3 win and preserved a 21-16 victory for the 13th-ranked Mountain Cat wrestlers at No. 16 Lake Erie (OH) College on Tuesday. Pitt-Johnstown raised its winning streak to eight straight matches and improved to 10-1 on the year. After Evan Rosborough upset Zac Bennett at 197 lbs. to narrow Lake Erie's deficit to 18-16 heading into the final bout of the night, Duplin used a late takedown to erase a 3-2 deficit and defeat Almonte Patrick 4-3 to give the Mountain Cats the victory. The Mountain Cats started strong with fourth-ranked Dave Fogle's 17-1 technical fall over Keanu Thompson at 6:22, but Lake Erie came right back to take its first lead of the night with wins at 133 and 141 lbs. At 133 lbs., Austin Gillihan defeated Luke Palamides, 13-7, before Dylan Kager scored a 14-3 major decision over Craig Dawson at 141 lbs. to put the Storm in front, 7-5. Pitt-Johnstown regained the lead at 149 lbs. when Sam Hanau broke a 9-9 third-period tie with a fall over Nick Bloch at 5:35 to make it 11-7. At 157 lbs., second-ranked Zach Vargo broke open a 1-0 lead after two periods on his way to defeating Mountain Cat true freshman Cole Landowski, 6-1, and getting Lake Erie to within one at 11-10. Eighth-ranked Gary Lantz increased the Pitt-Johnstown lead to 14-10 with a 9-5 decision over Tyler Tesney at 165 lbs., a 4-2 win by Dylan Zivcic over Nikos Garafola at 174 lbs. narrowed it to 14-13. Second-ranked Travis McKillop earned a 10-2 major decision over Chevy Farris at 184 lbs. to give the Mountain Cats a five-point advantage with two bouts remaining. However, Rosborough scored five points as time was about to expire to upset Bennett, 6-4, setting up Duplin's match that sealed the Mountain Cat win. With the loss, Lake Erie dropped to 9-7. Pitt-Johnstown will host Wheeling Jesuit (WV) University on Friday, before hosting Gannon University on Saturday, February 8. Both matches are scheduled to start at 7 p.m. in the Sports Center. Results: 125 – #4 Dave Fogle (UPJ) Technical Fall Keanu Thompson (LEC) 17-1 (6:22) 5-0 UPJ 133 – Austin Gillihan (LEC) Decision Luke Palamides (UPJ) 13-7 5-3 UPJ 141 – Dylan Kager (LEC) Major Decision Craig Dawson (UPJ) 14-3 7-5 LEC 149 – Sam Hanau (UPJ) Fall Nick Bloch (LEC) 5:35 11-7 UPJ 157 – #2 Zach Vargo Decision Cole Landowski (UPJ) 6-1 11-10 UPJ 165 – #8 Gary Lantz (UPJ) Decision Tyler Tesney (LEC) 9-5 14-10 UPJ 174 – Dylan Zivcic (LEC) Decision Nikos Garafola (UPJ) 4-2 14-13 UPJ 184 – #2 Travis McKillop (UPJ) Major Decision Chevy Farris (LEC) 10-2 18-13 UPJ 197 – Evan Rosborough (LEC) Decision Zac Bennett (UPJ) 6-4 18-16 UPJ 285 – Josh Duplin (UPJ) Decision Almonte Patrick (LEC) 4-3 21-16 UPJ

The Viking wrestling team recognized its nine seniors prior to its final home dual of the season against William Penn tonight in Des Moines. The team then celebrated the occasion by recording its second shutout of a dual opponent in less than a week, trouncing the Statesmen 48-0. Andrew Clark (Cincinnati, Ohio) opened the night at 125 with a pin of Andrew Gorman in 3:09. Brandon Benvenuti (Sacramento, Calif.) followed with a pin of Trey Busick in 2:47. At 141, Gustavo Martinez (Marshalltown, Iowa) won by tech fall (26-11) over Lane Colwell and Justian Dixon (Iowa City, Iowa) followed with a 6-2 decision over Angelo Kelly at 149. Quinten Haynes (Waterloo, Iowa) won a major decision (11-3) over Charlton Benjamin at 157. Chad Lowman (Des Moines, Iowa) won by forfeit at 165. At 174, Jimmie Schuessler (Slater, Iowa) pinned Ishmael Rempson in 2:03. Christian Mays (Goodyear, Ariz.) kept the win streak going with a 16-6 major decision over Joe Sumner at 184. Derrick Hawkins (Corona, Calif.) edged Kyle Soderblum with a 6-5 decision at 197. Heavyweight Eric Thompson (Shell Rock, Iowa) ended the night with a pin of Nate Veverka in 2:24. Grand View remains undefeated in dual action this season. The Vikings next compete at the Briar Cliff Open this Saturday, Feb. 1 in Sioux City. Results: 125 Andrew Clark, (GV), pinned Andrew Gorman, (WP), 3:09 133 Brandon Benvenuti, (GV), pinned Trey Busick, (WP), 2:47 141 Gustavo Martinez, (GV), tech. fall Lane Colwell, (WP), 26-11 149 Justian Dixon, (GV), dec. Angelo Kelly, (WP), 6-2 157 Quinten Haynes, (GV), maj. dec. Charlton Benjamin, (WP), 11-3 165 Chad Lowman, (GV) won by forfeit 174 Jimmie Schuessler, (GV), pinned Ishmael Rempson, (WP), 2:03 184 Christian Mays, (GV), maj. dec. Joe Sumner, (WP), 16-6 197 Derrick Hawkins, (GV), dec. Kyle Soderblom, (WP), 6-5 285 Eric Thompson, (GV), pinned Nate Veverka, (WP), 2:24

This past weekend was the last heavy weekend in terms of regular season action throughout the country. Some states start their individual state tournament series this week, while others have team state series events. There are additional states where regular season action is still going on, whether its duals or conference tournaments. No. 1 Blair Academy journey of dual meets This past weekend, Blair Academy (N.J.) hosted a super quad meet in which the host Buccaneers wrestled four teams, two of whom were nationally ranked. The opening dual meet was a 47-9 victory over No. 24 Don Bosco Prep (N.J.), in which Blair Academy took home victories in 12 weight classes. Results In the nightcap, the Buccaneers won ten bouts against No. 27 St. Edward (Ohio) in a 46-12 victory. Results The other two victories came by the scores of 61-6 over Smyrna, Del., and 47-15 over Tulsa Union, Okla. In the other battle of nationally ranked teams on site, Don Bosco Prep upended St. Edward 31-19, as the Ironman won eight of the weight classes. Results It was an interesting dual meet, as St. Edward went 4-2 in matches decided by two points or less. In addition, the absence of No. 11 L.J. Bentley at 113 pounds was at least a nine-point swing to the detriment of St. Edward; while Don Bosco Prep misplayed strategy in the 170/182 weight classes. The absence of Bentley also proved costly, as St. Edward was upset 36-27 by Tulsa Union, Okla. In that dual meet, the teams split the bouts seven apiece. An outcome of interest in that dual meet was an unexpected pin for Luke Wolfensberger of the victorious Redskins against Hunter Ladnier at 132. No. 8 Bergen Catholic on its own gauntlet This past Saturday, Bergen Catholic -- which is the best team in NJSIAA competition -- took on their sixth nationally ranked foe of the season in the form of fellow state champion No. 20 Bound Brook, N.J. The first nine matches of the dual were back-and-forth, as the lead changed hands three times with three other times where the score was tied. However, a swing match at 170 pounds provided the dual meet's final turn. A battle of state qualifiers between Kevin Mulligan and Isaiah Soto went in favor of Mulligan by 5-0 decision, which broke a 16-16 tie. No. 1 Johnny Sebastian would secure a pin early in the second period to push the team score out to 25-16. The situation was further exacerbated when Danny DeLorenzi pulled off an upset at 195, when he pinned returning state qualifier Aaron Saavedra early in the third period. Two additional narrow decisions for Bergen Catholic would provide the final margin of 37-16, including a 5-3 upset victory for Conner O'Brien over returning state placer Stephen Johnson. Results Come this weekend, Bergen Catholic is scheduled to take on their seventh and eighth nationally ranked foes in dual meet competition. Not only have these been ranked teams, but they all reside inside the top 25 at present. Friday night, the Crusaders travel to Don Bosco Prep for their annual rivalry dual meet; then on Saturday, they make the trip to Blair Academy for a 6 p.m. dual meet. Also this week in the Garden State is a dual meet with Bound Brook traveling to No. 25 St. Peter's Prep. The teams did already wrestle at The Clash XII in Minnesota in early January, a match won by St. Peter's Prep 35-28. However, the matches were split seven apiece, and Bound Brook was without multiple key contributors. No. 34 Buchanan journeys through its rivals in California's Central Section A week ago today, Buchanan hosted No. 36 Clovis West for a conference dual meet. Both teams won seven weight classes in the dual meet; however, the home-standing Bears had a 5-2 edge in pins to win by a 37-32 score. Results Tomorrow, the challenge is stark for Buchanan as they travel to No. 4 Clovis. While the Bears were the last in-state squad to defeat Clovis in a dual meet. However, that was more than 80 matches and seven years ago. Stillwater gets it all right for Sooner State supremacy in victory over Broken Arrow Two of the nation's best teams did battle last night in Oklahoma, as Stillwater traveled to take on Broken Arrow for the Tigers' wrestling program alumni night. However, the Pioneers were unkind guests, as two swing bout pins in the first half of the dual meet and a pair of overtime victories in the second half made the difference in a 37-23 victory. The match started at 138 pounds, as a pair of wrestlers with state championships under their belt took to the mat. Stillwater's Tristan Moran secured the pin over Shea Conley at the 3:09 mark. The Pioneers would stretch the lead to 9-0 with a 5-1 decision victory for No. 5 Joe Smith over Tanner Bailey in a battle of state champions. Broken Arrow would pick up their lone lead of the evening at 10-9 with a 25 second pin from Paden Bailey at 152 and a 9-0 major decision from Braxton Owens at 160. Consecutive pins for Stillwater would give them back the lead at 21-10. The first was from No. 5 Chandler Rogers at 170, while at 182, Jordan Dieringer earned the fall against state qualifier Isaiah Page. The host Tigers would counter with consecutive victories, a 6-4 decision at 195 from Quintonio Tolon and a pin at 220 from Steven Allen to cut the deficit to 21-19. With six matches to go, James Brower would catalyze the push to the finish for Stillwater with a 5-2 overtime victory over Trenton Lieurance at 285 pounds. No. 13 Andrew Nieman would further that push with an 11-0 major decision at 106. Broken Arrow would get their lone victory in this stretch at 113 pounds, with a 9-0 major decision from Tejuan Daniels. Stillwater's Jacob Fontanez would score a 9-7 overtime upset victory over No. 17 Markus Simmons at 120 pounds, then Benny Teegarden did the same in a 2-1 victory over two-time state champion Davion Jeffries at 126. To close out the dual meet, No. 13 Kaid Brock upended three-time state placer Zack Edwards 5-2 at 132 pounds. The two teams flip positions in this week's Fab 50, Stillwater is No. 11, while Broken Arrow is No. 12. No. 14 Lowell upends state champion Shamrocks in Assembly Dual A week ago today, No. 14 Lowell (Mich.) hosted No. 17 Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) during an in-school dual meet. The Red Arrows jumped out to a 7-0 lead with a major decision from state champion Bailey Jack (130) and a decision from Jordan Hall (135). However, the Shamrocks pushed back with a 24 point barrage from five consecutive wins: a pin from Myles Amine (140), a technical fall from Malik Amine (145), a major decision from Tyler Morland (152), a decision from No. 12 at 152 Nick Bennett (160), and a pin from No. 12 Andrew Garcia (171). The next match would serve as the turning point for the dual meet with Max Dean taking on Junior National freestyle All-American Logan Marcicki. Marcicki pinned Dean when the two wrestled last year, and jumped out to an early lead in the bout at 189 pounds. However, Dean would rally back and get the pin at the 5:01 mark to cut the Lowell deficit to 24-13. That started a six match string of victories for the Red Arrows, which continued with Garrett Stehley's major decision over Nick Giese in a battle of state placers at 215 pounds. It was followed up by a 3-2 decision for No. 13 Josh Colegrove against Jimmy Russell, with both wrestlers bumped up a weight class to 285. Pins from Sam Russell (103) and Lucas Hall (112) would add to the winning streak, which finished state runner-up Zeth Dean's major decision at 119. Two-time state third placer Trevor Zdebski would close the dual meet with a decision victory over state placer Derek Krajewski at 125, but it was too little and too late for Detroit Catholic Central, who lost by a 36-27 final score. Southeast Polk flips script at Ed Winger Invitational Two weeks ago in a dual meet at Hilton Coliseum on the campus of Iowa State University. Bettendorf had won eight weight classes in a 37-27 victory over Southeast Polk. This past weekend in the Ed Winger Invitational hosted by Urbandale, the Rams changed the narrative as they used eleven placers to score a 32 point tournament victory (233.5-to-201.5). Three Southeast Polk wrestlers won weight class titles: Nolan Hellickson (120), Ethan Andersen (220), and Jake Marnin (285). Another trio finished in second place: Briar Dittmer (145), Brady Buchheit (152), and Deion Mikesell (195)). Rounding out the placing brigade were Keegan Shaw (132) and Aaron Meyer (138) with third place finishes; while Adam Brown (106), Jonah Williams (126), and Mason Kerr (170) finished fourth. Bettendorf countered with their usual suspects, five winning weight class titles and another placing third. However, only two additional Bulldog wrestlers were able to earn top six placement finishes -- Drew Sass (152) in sixth, and Michael Belanger (160) finishing fourth. Champions were Jack Wagner (106), Jacob Schwarm (113), No. 4 Fredy Stroker (132), No. 10 Logan Ryan (138), and Jacob Woodard (145); with Paul Glynn (120) taking third. Rounding out the weight class champions were Chris Walters (126) from Iowa City West, Zach Johnston (152) from Adel, Isaiah Patton (160) from Dowling Catholic, Hank Swalla (170) from Ames, Dakota Clausen (182) from Dallas Center-Grimes, and Colin Kreiter (195) from North Scott. Results Keystone State notes Cumberland Valley jumps into the Fab 50 at No. 37 after a 29-26 victory at No. 26 Nazareth. The squads split the weight classes at seven apiece. Even though the host Blue Eagles were without Sage Karam, who was competing in the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, his impact on this dual meet's outcome would have been rather limited. The most obvious difference in this dual meet was that Cumberland Valley had the meet's only two pins. Results This weekend marks the district championship dual meet tournaments. Each of the state's districts in Class AAA and Class AA will determine qualifiers for next week's state dual meet championships. The WPIAL (i.e. Pittsburgh area) had a pair of Fab 50 teams in Class AAA, No. 9 Franklin Regional and No. 41 Greater Latrobe. Those two teams happened to meet this past week in the sub-section 1 championship, with Franklin Regional winning nine bouts in a 46-28 victory. The teams are very likely to meet in the WPIAL championship bout on Saturday night. Couple quick bits St. Johns beat Davison 36-27 in a dual meet this past Friday held at the University of Michigan. The Redwings won eight of the weight classes, including both matches that placed nationally ranked wrestlers against one another. In the 145 pound bout, it was a pair of nationally ranked 138s, as No. 3 Zac Hall defeated No. 13 Justin Oliver 7-5; while at 189 pounds, it was a pair of nationally ranked 182s, as No. 10 Angus Arthur beat No. 14 Jordan Cooks 6-1. St. Johns moved up eight spots in this week's Fab 50 to No. 28, while Davison dropped two spots to No. 30. No. 42 Kuna, Idaho won the Red Halverson Memorial Invitational at Minico. They scored 305 points to 212.5 for No. 45 Centennial, Idaho. However, Centennial was without nationally ranked Hayden Tuma and another key contributor in Logan Blackwood. Results Perry (Okla.) came away with the title at the Jay Hancock Memorial in Yukon over a pair of short-handed nationally ranked teams, as they scored 163.5 points. Runner-up Collinsville, ranked No. 49, was without three-time state champion Will Stelzen (145); while third place Edmond North, ranked No. 15, was without a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers in Paxton Rosen (106) and Joel Dixon (170/182/220). The nationally ranked teams scored 153 and 145.5 points respectively. Results

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The Rutgers wrestling team announced three midseason additions Monday, as Andrew Campolattano (Bound Brook, N.J.), Tyler Hunt (South Plainfield, N.J.) and Ethan Orr (Branchville, N.J.) have officially enrolled at the University. Hunt and Orr have been cleared to compete for the Scarlet Knights. Campolattano will not be eligible to wrestle until next season. "We are excited to welcome these guys to our program," said head coach Scott Goodale. "They are three guys that can absolutely win at the highest level of this sport. As we transfer into the Big Ten, we will certainly look for these guys to be a big part of our program. They come to us with some pretty high goals." Andrew Campolattano | 197 pounds Junior Bound Brook, N.J. /Bound Brook HS Andrew Campolattano was a two-time NCAA qualifier at Ohio State (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Prior to Rutgers: Will continue his wrestling career at Rutgers after leaving Ohio State in the spring of 2013 ... won the 211.5 (96 kg) title at the FILA Junior Freestyle National Championships in Madison Wisc., defeating Minnesota's Scott Schiller in the final, 1-0, 2-1 ... compiled a 40-26 record at Ohio State, qualifying twice for the NCAA Championships ... finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships as a freshman, posting a 10-7 dual clip, including a 5-3 mark in the Big Ten ... recorded the fourth-fastest pin in Ohio State history, taking down Michigan's Chris Heald in 18 seconds (Feb. 3, 2012) ... finished as the runner-up at the Eastern Michigan Open (Nov. 5) ... played football and wrestled at Bound Brook HS ... former three-star linebacker recruit by Scout.com ... was a four-time New Jersey state champion ... won first three state titles at 189 pounds before bumping up to 215 pounds in his senior season ... concluded his high school career with a 178-1 overall record, going 44-0 in his senior season ... was 16-0 in the state tournament for his career ... also won four District 18 and four Region 5 titles ... ASICS/Vaughan Junior Nationals Greco Roman champion. Goodale on Campolattano: "Andrew has the ability to win a national title. If he finds that passion he will be hard to beat. He comes with Big Ten experience and we're excited to have him." Tyler Hunt | 141 pounds Sophomore South Plainfield, N.J. /South Plainfield HS Prior to Rutgers: Transferred to Rutgers from North Carolina State ... started at 141 pounds as a freshman, finishing the season 21-10, including a team-best 9-2 in duals ... posted a 4-4 record in ACC competition .. finished sixth at the Penn State Open, going 6-2 ... a two-time wrestling team captain at South Plainfield HS ... was runner-up at the 2012 New Jersey state championships at 138 pounds, going 43-1 as a senior ... also placed fourth at the 2011 New Jersey state championships. Goodale on Hunt: "Tyler had very good freshman year at North Carolina State, so he comes with division I experience. He is really competitive and will win a lot of matches." Ethan Orr | 165 pounds Sophomore Branchville, N.J. /High Point HS Prior to Rutgers: Transferred to Rutgers from Labette Community College (Kan.) ... helped Labette to a team National Junior College Athletic Association championship in 2012 as a freshman, also winning the individual title at 165 pounds ... posted a 32-5 record during championship season ... won the New Jersey state title at 152 pounds in 2010 and at 171 pounds in 2011 at High Point HS ... went unbeaten as a senior, going 41-0. Goodale on Orr: "Ethan is a tremendous competitor. He loves to wrestle and is a winner. He's a blue collared type of wrestler."

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Brown wrestling team jumped into the win column with a decisive 34-3 victory over Sacred Heart in dual meet action on Sunday. The Bears took all but one weight class, including a 12-0 major decision for freshman Steven Galiardo (Chicago, Ill.) at 149 and junior Ophir Bernstein's (Allen, Texas) 10th pin of the year in the 184-pound weight class. "I am excited for the results today," said Head Coach Todd Beckerman, who earned his first dual meet victory at the helm of the Bears. "We bounced back from a tough dual on Saturday and competed hard for seven minutes in every match. We will use this momentum heading into our Alumni and Family Weekend duals. Coach Lausier is building something special at Sacred Heart and I am excited to continue this border state rivalry." Bernstein, ranked ninth in the country in the 184-pound weight class according to the latest Amateur Wrestling News poll, improves to 23-6 overall on the season and is now 10-1 in matches decided by fall. The junior captain pinned Tomasz Filipkowski in 4:40. Galiardo's 12-0 major decision over Alex Harnsberger was followed by a second straight Brown shutout in the shape of freshman Justin Staudenmayer's (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) 4-0 win against Casey Mitchell at 157. Junior Ricky McDonald (Carson City, Nev.) and sophomore Augustus Marker (Castle Rock, Colo.) each prevailed 7-2 at 174 and 197, respectively, while rookie Ryder Cavey (Eldersburg, Md.) capped the day with a 9-3 triumph in the heavyweight class. Following a weeklong break from competition, the Bears hit the mat against Penn, Princeton and Johnson & Wales in their home opening Alumni Weekend meets. Brown squares off against the Quakers on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. Results: 125: Vincent Moita (Brown) won by forfeit. 133: Anthony Finocchiaro (Brown) dec. Kyle Brady (Sacred Heart) 7-4. 141: Andrew Polidore (Sacred Heart) dec. John Twomey-Kozak (Brown) 9-4. 149: Steven Galiardo (Brown) major dec. Alex Harnsberger (Sacred Heart) 12-0. 157: Justin Staudenmayer (Brown) dec. Casey Mitchell (Sacred Heart) 4-0. 165: Philip Marano (Brown) dec. Johnny Vrasidas (Sacred Heart) 7-4. 174: Richard McDonald (Brown) dec. Zachary Moran (Sacred Heart) 7-2. 184: Ophir Bernstein (Brown) pinned Tomasz Filipkowski (Sacred Heart) 4:40. 197: Augustus Marker (Brown) dec. Sam Morison (Sacred Heart) 7-2. 285: Ryder Cavey (Brown) dec. Nicholas Lupi (Sacred Heart) 9-3.