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MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin wrestling team (1-0) got its season started on a winning note Sunday, taking down No. 25 Hofstra (0-2), 18-13, in a thrilling dual at the UW Field House. After a disappointing 2011-12 campaign for the Badgers, heavyweight Cole Tobin - whose 4-3 win by decison clinched the meet for Wisconsin - said knocking off a team like Hofstra is a great start for UW. "Getting off on a good start against a tough team like that, that was ranked, was a good momentum boost for the rest of the season," Tobin said. Fast Facts • In his first match for the Badgers since the 2010-11 season, No. 3 Tyler Graff scored a 5-3 win by decision over No. 13 Luke Vaith in the 141 lbs. match. • Wisconsin completed its comeback with three-straight match wins by Dylan Iczkowski, Jackson Hein and Cole Tobin to win the dual. • Cole Schmitt earned the Badgers' other win on the day at 149 lbs. Coming into the meet it was Connor Medbery, not Tobin, that was scheduled to wrestle at heavyweight for the Badgers, but with Medbery not feeling well Tobin was forced into the lineup and ended up providing a big win for Wisconsin. Wisconsin head coach Barry Davis said that he and his staff called Tobin, who was at the library studying, around 10 a.m. Sunday morning to tell him he was in the lineup. "We called him and said, `hey, you need to close your books and get over here for this meet,'" Davis said. "And he responded really, really well." The Badgers found themselves down, 13-9, after seven matches, but found the momentum swinging in their favor after the 184 lbs. match between Dylan Iczkowski and Hofstra's Taras Luzhnyy. In one of many close, hard fought matches on the afternoon, Iczkowki beat Luzhnyy by decision, 8-5, which Davis called the turning point of the dual. "Dylan came through with a big win for us," Davis said. "As the match went on he built more confidence. "Dylan never won a state title, and is a kid no one even expected to be in our lineup, and he came out with a big win today," he added. Iczkowski's victory was the first of three-straight match wins for Wisconsin. Jackson Hein followed with a 12-5 decision win over Victor Pozsonyi to give the Badgers the team score lead, 15-13. Davis said that the momentum from those matches carried into the decisive heavyweight bout where Tobin sealed the Wisconsin win with a 4-3 win by decision over Paul Snyder. Tobin said he could feel the fans getting behind him, and that gave him the push he needed to pull out the win. "It gives you that extra adrenaline boost to wrestle to your maximum ability," he said. Wisconsin's offensive play, especially getting to the opponent's legs, riding and finishing, impressed Davis against the Pride, and with those improvements he said his team is off to a promising start. "We're starting off on the right foot. Hopefully we continue to move forward and build," he said. Wisconsin returns to action next weekend with a pair of duals on the road in Virginia. The Badgers will face Old Dominion Friday, Nov. 16, and Virginia Tech Sunday, Nov. 18. Results: 125 #4 Steve Bonanno (HOF) maj. dec. Matt Cavallaris (WIS), 12-3 4 0 133 #15 Jamie Franco (HOF) dec. Tom Kelliher (WIS), 9-7 7 0 141 #3 Tyler Graff (WIS) dec. #13 Luke Vaith (HOF), 5-3 7 3 149 Cole Schmitt (WIS) dec. Matt Spataro (HOF), 3-0 7 6 157 Tyler Banks (HOF) dec. Alex Yde (WIS), 6-2 10 6 165 Frank Cousins (WIS) dec. Nick Terdick (HOF), 9-7 10 9 174 Jermaine John (HOF) dec. Scott Liegel (WIS), 3-2 13 9 184 Dylan Iczkowski (WIS) dec. Taras Luzhnyy (HOF), 8-5 13 12 197 Jackson Hein (WIS) dec. Victor Pozsonyi (HOF), 12-5 13 15 HWT Cole Tobin (WIS) dec. Paul Snyder (HOF), 4-3 13 18

Laramie, Wyo. -- The No. 9 Nebraska wrestling team built an early 16-0 lead over No. 19 Wyoming and won the final two matches to hold on for a 22-15 win on Sunday at the UniWyo Sports Complex. With the win, the Huskers improved to 2-0 after defeating the Northern Colorado Bears on Saturday, 28-9. The Wyoming Cowboys fall to 1-1 with the loss. Wyoming opened its season with a 26-12 victory over Boise State on Thursday, Nov. 1. Sophomore James Green won the first match of the meet at 157 pounds by major decision over Wyoming's Dakota Friesth, 14-1. The victory was the first of four consecutive major decisions for the Huskers to open the match. No. 5 Green also won his match on Saturday in decisive fashion with an 18-2 technical fall. Redshirt freshman Austin Wilson kept the momentum going with a 13-5 major decision over Wyoming's Andy McCulley. With the win, Wilson improved to 5-1 after his second-place finish at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open. He did not compete against Northern Colorado on Saturday. At 174 pounds, No. 8 Robert Kokesh won a 17-4 major decision over L.J. Helbig. Kokesh, a sophomore, gave Nebraska a 12-0 lead through three matches. He was also victorious on Saturday, pinning Northern Colorado's Josh VanTine in 1:37. Kokesh is 5-0 on the season. No. 6 Josh Ihnen won by major decision over Wyoming's Shane Woods, 13-3, at 184 pounds. The senior improves to 6-0 following a technical fall on Saturday and a first-place showing at the Daktronics Open. Wyoming's No. 4 Alfonso Hernandez stopped Nebraska's momentum at 197 pounds. He won a 3-0 decision over junior Caleb Kolb, cutting the lead to 16-3. The victory was the first of four consecutive for the Cowboys. Tanner Harms of Wyoming won an 11-5 decision over Donny Longendyke in the heavyweight battle before No. 18 Tyler Cox pinned Nebraska's Eric Coufal at 125 pounds in 6:16. At 133 pounds, Wyoming's Kasey Garnhart won a 5-2 decision over Shawn Nagel to get Wyoming within one. The Huskers responded to the four consecutive losses with two straight victories to end the match. At 141 pounds, Skylar Galloway won an 8-3 decision over Wyoming's Kyle Komata before Ridge Kiley won by decision over Brandon Richardson, 3-1, at 149 pounds. The Huskers open their home schedule on Friday night against No. 1 Minnesota at the NU Coliseum at 7 p.m. Nebraska will close out next weekend with two matches on Sunday, starting at noon. NU will face North Carolina before South Dakota State. Results: 157: #5 James Green (NEB) by major dec. over Dakota Friesth (WYO), 14-1 (NEB 4, WYO 0) 165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by major dec. over Andy McCulley (WYO), 13-5 (NEB 8, WYO 0) 174: #8 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by major dec. over L.J. Helbig (WYO), 17-4 (NEB 12, WYO 0) 184: #6 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by major dec. over Shane Woods (WYO), 13-3 (NEB 16, WYO 0) 197: #4 Alfonso Hernandez (WYO) by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 3-0 (NEB 16, WYO 3) HWT: Tanner Harms (WYO) by dec. over Donny Longendyke (NEB), 11-5 (NEB 16, WYO 6) 125: #18 Tyler Cox (WYO) by pin over Eric Coufal (NEB), 6:16 (NEB 16, WYO 12) 133: Kasey Garnhart (WYO) by dec. over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 5-2 (NEB 16, WYO 15) 141: Skylar Galloway (NEB) by dec. over Kyle Komata (WYO), 8-3 (NEB 19, WYO 15) 149: Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over Brandon Richardson (WYO), 3-1 (NEB 22, WYO 15)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 13-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team used a quick start and a bonus victory at 174 pounds to secure a narrow 16-15 victory over No. 18 Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 11) at Cliff Keen Arena. With the matches split evenly at 5-5, senior/junior captain Dan Yates' (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS) major decision provided the deciding point as U-M improved to 2-0 at home this season. The Wolverines won five of the opening seven matches, capped by Yates' 16-5 win against Nick Bonaccorsi in the 174-pound bout, and held the stout Panthers upperweights to decisions in the final three. Yates, ranked 14th in the latest InterMat poll, scored on seven takedowns, including four in the second period, while accumulating 3:44 in riding-time advantage. Yates is 3-0 on the season with three bonus wins. Senior/junior Sean Boyle (Lowell, Mass./Blair Academy), ranked 14th, cruised to a 6-0 decision against Godwin Nyama in the opening match at 125 pounds. After getting out of an early and deep double-leg shot, Boyle won an extended scramble late in the first period to take control. He added a quick reversal in the second, nearly putting Nyama on his back, and rode out the third to finish with 3:20 in time advantage. Michigan won three straight decisions at 141, 149 and 157 pounds to jump out to a nine-point advantage at the intermission break. Sophomore/freshman Camryn Jackson (Lansing, Mich./Eastern HS) came back from a significant seven-point third-period deficit to edge Travis Shaffer, 13-12, in the 141-pound match, wearing the Panther out before scoring five takedowns in the final frame. After scoring on the edge with 11 seconds remaining, Jackson elected to option start and doubled Shaffer to his back, adding a two-point near fall at the buzzer to claim the one-point win. Jackson improved to 3-0 this season. Junior/sophomore Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS), ranked 11th, rallied at 149 pounds to edge Donnie Tasser, 4-3. After getting taken down and ridden for much of the match's first minute, Grajales escaped and finished on a late single leg to take his first lead. The wrestlers traded escapes in the second and third periods to preserve Grajales' narrow lead. The Wolverine wrestler also improved to 3-0 on the season. Junior/sophomore Jake Salazar (Midway, Utah/Wasatch HS) just missed on a bonus point at 157 pounds, scoring two takedowns and two back points en route to an 8-1 decision against Troy Reaghard. Salazar converted on a double leg midway through the first period and added another in the second, taking Reaghard to his back for a two-and-two. He let Reaghard go early in the third with the major in mind but could not get off another shot. He added a point after for 2:11 in time advantage. Of the Wolverines' five losses, three came in overtime and two to top-ranked opposition. Freshman Rossi Bruno(Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) drew a pair of third-period stalling calls to force the extra period against No. 7-ranked Shelton Mack at 133 pounds but gave up a double leg in the waning seconds to fall 8-6. Mack scored two takedowns in the first period before Bruno took a temporary lead on a cradle on the edge in the second. Mack escaped quickly and again in the third but backed up most the final frame to earn the stall warnings. Junior/sophomore Max Huntley (Emerald Isle, N.C./Blair Academy), ranked 19th, lost in similar fashion against No. 2 Matt Wilps at 197 pounds. Neither wrestler scored offensive points in regulation as Wilps earned an escape in the second period and Huntley, who elected neutral to start the third, drew a pair of late stall calls on the Pitt wrestler. Huntley just missed on a deep single leg at the third-period buzzer and shot in again early in the sudden-victory frame, which Wilps countered to score and win 3-1. Needing to hold No. 10-ranked Pitt heavyweight Zac Thomusseit to decision in the final match, sophomore/freshmanJustin Dozier (Woodhaven, Mich./Woodhaven HS) gave Wolverine fans a scare when he was cradled and put to his back in the waning seconds of the match. But Dozier bellied out with five seconds left on the clock, allowing five points but not the pin in a 6-0 decision loss. The Wolverines will head west next weekend, returning to action with a pair of non-conference dual meet. On Friday (Nov. 15), Michigan will face Oregon State at 7 p.m. PDT in Corvallis, Ore., before closing out the weekend on Sunday (Nov. 17) with a 2 p.m. PDT dual against Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif. Results: 125 -- #14 Sean Boyle (U-M) dec. Godwin Nyama, 6-0 U-M, 3-0 133 -- #7 Shelton Mack (Pitt) dec. Rossi Bruno, 8-6 SV Tie, 3-3 141 -- Camryn Jackson (U-M) dec. Travis Shaffer, 13-12 U-M, 6-3 149 -- #11 Eric Grajales (U-M) dec. Donnie Tasser, 4-3 U-M, 9-3 157 -- Jake Salazar (U-M) dec. Troy Reaghard, 8-1 U-M, 12-3 165 -- Tyler Wilps (Pitt) dec. #7 Taylor Massa, 5-3 SV U-M, 12-6 174 -- #14 Dan Yates (U-M) major dec. Nick Bonaccorsi, 16-5 U-M, 16-6 184 -- Max Thomusseit (Pitt) dec. #18 Jordan Thomas, 11-5 U-M, 16-9 197 -- #2 Matt Wilps (Pitt) dec. #19 Max Huntley, 3-1 SV U-M, 16-12 Hwt -- #10 Zac Thomusseit (Pitt) dec. Justin Dozier, 6-0 U-M, 16-15

BOONE, N.C. -- In a close dual that came down to a tiebreaker, the George Mason wrestling team defeated Appalachian State 23-22 Sunday in Boone, N.C. With the win George Mason advanced to 1-2 on the young season. Appalachian State took an early 7-0 lead winning the 125 and 133 weight classes by a 10-2 major decision and 6-3 decision, respectively. Freshman Sahid Kargbo (141) put Mason on the board for the first time in the match with his 15-5 major decision win over Acton Pifer. Appalachian State's 7-4 lead was short-lived, however, when redshirt freshman Greg Flournoy gave Mason the lead for the first time by pining Aaron Scott five minutes and forty-six seconds into their match. Flournoy's win put Mason in front, 10-7. A 9-7 decision win from senior Jaaziah Bethea that followed put Mason on top, 13-7. Appalachian State pulled ahead of the Patriots with wins in the 165, 174, and 184 weight classes, giving the Mountaineers a 22-13 advantage over the Patriots. Freshman Matt Meadows put Mason back on the board with his 10-9 decision victory over Paul Weiss. The dual was now at 22-16 with the Mountaineers still with the upper hand. Jake Kettler tied the dual for Mason at 22-all, pinning his opponent four minutes and eight seconds into the match. With the dual deadlocked at 22-22, Mason was awarded the win by rule based on having a higher amount of match points overall. Mason returns to the mat next weekend starting on Saturday with a tournament at Navy and then returning to Fairfax for their home opener against Washington and Lee. Results: 125- Dominic Parisi (APP) maj. dec. Robert Dooley (GMU), 10-2 (APP 4-0) 133- Joe Morrison (APP) dec. Zach Isenhour (GMU), 6-3 (APP 7-0) 141- Sahid Kargbo (GMU) maj. dec. Acton Pifer (APP), 15-5 (APP 7-4) 149- Greg Flournoy (GMU) won by fall over Aaron Scott (APP), (5:46) (GMU 10-7) 157- Jaaziah Bethea (GMU) dec. Riley Keen (APP), 9-7 (GMU 13-7) 165- Zack Strickland (APP) won by fall over Matt Huffstickler (GMU), (2:45) (Tied 13-13) 174- Colin Hedash (APP) dec. Ryan Hembury (GMU), 13-7 (APP 16-13) 184- Jesse Johnson (APP) won by fall over Corey Smith (GMU), (3:46) (APP 22-13) 197- Matt Meadows (GMU) dec. Paul Weiss (APP), 10-9 (APP 22-16) Hwt- Jake Kettler (GMU) won by fall over Joe Cummings (APP), (4:08) (Tied 22-22)

FARGO, N.D. -- After claiming five Bison Open individual championships over the last four years combined, the North Dakota State wrestling team crowned five champions in the Bison Sports Arena on Saturday. Senior Trent Sprenkle (125), unattached freshman Josh Rodriguez (133), senior Joe Garner (149), junior Steven Monk (165) and senior Mac Stoll (184) all went unbeaten on the day to win individual championships. It marked the seventh year in a row that at least one Bison came away with a title, but it was the first time since 2009 that NDSU won multiple championships at the Bison Open. The five champions were NDSU's most at the Bison Open since crowning eight in 2003. Unattached freshman Justin Scherkenbach, senior Mark Erickson and sophomore Kurtis Julson claimed runner-up finishes at 133, 141 and 174 pounds, respectively. Sprenkle posted three consecutive pins to qualify for the finals and recorded a 6-5 decision over Samuel Brancale of Minnesota to wrap up North Dakota State's first title of the day. Rodriguez, wrestling unattached at 133 pounds as a true freshman, recorded a 27-11 technical fall and two decisions to make the finals, before topping fellow NDSU true freshman Scherkenbach, 7-6. Garner opened his day with two consecutive major decisions at 149 pounds. He notched a 12-5 decision over Zane Zeman of Minnesota in the semifinals and an 11-4 decision over Minnesota's Conrad Rangell in the finals. Monk, the wins leader for the Bison at 157 last season, made the move up to 165 pounds and opened this year with two pins and two technical falls to advance to the finals. He defeated Minnesota's Dylan Reel in a 7-5 overtime decision to become NDSU's fourth champion of the day. Stoll capped the championship run for the Bison at 184 pounds with a 10-2 major decision over Brett Pfarr of Minnesota. Stoll registered a first-round technical fall and a second-round pin, but his closest match of the day was a 2-0 decision over teammate Kody Sorenson in the semifinals. Erickson dropped his finals match to No. 8 Nick Dardanes of Minnesota by injury default. Julson fell 6-0 to No. 5 Logan Storley of Minnesota. North Dakota State will open its dual season on Friday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Bison Sports Arena when it takes on No. 24 Boise State.

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team opened its 2012-13 season on Saturday at the Campbell University Duals sweeping three matches. The Huskies beat Arizona State, 18-16; Utah Valley State, 25-10 and Campbell University, 29-9. Leading the way for the Huskies was Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) with three wins, while Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) at 133, Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) at 165 and heavyweight Justin Grant (Easton/Easton ) each picked up two victories. In the match with Arizona State, the Huskies and Sun Devils split five matches with the Huskies getting bonus points from Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) who picked up a win by fall. Then with the match tied at 15-all, Grant posted with a 3-2 victory over All-American Levi Cooper giving Bloomsburg the victory. Against Utah Valley the Huskies trailed 3-0 after one match, but then won the next four matches with Wilcox winning by major decision and Hickman by fall in 4:22 at 157 pounds. In the day's finale, the Huskies won eight of the 10 matches (one loss by forfeit) winning two matches by tech fall (Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) and Hickman) and one by major decision (Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South)). Bloomsburg, 3-0, will host Lehigh in its home opener on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. Bloomsburg 18, Arizona State 16 125: Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU) over Dalton Miller (ASU) dec 4-2 133: Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BU) over Sean McGough (ASU) pin 1:28 141: Matt Kraus (ASU) over Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (BU) dec 13-5 149: Nathan Hoffer (ASU) over Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (BU) dec 5-2 157: Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BU) over Codey Combs (ASU) dec 9-4 165: Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU) over Parker Madl (ASU) dec 9-7 174: Blake Stauffer (ASU) over Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (BU) dec 6-0 184: Kevin Radford (ASU) over Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BU) dec 10-4 197: Jake Meredith (ASU) over Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (BU) dec 18-12 285: Justin Grant (Easton/Easton ) (BU) over Levi Cooper (ASU) dec 3-2 Bloomsburg 25, Utah Valley State, 10 125: Jade Rauser (UVU) over Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU) dec 2-0 133: Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BU) over Val Rauser (UVU) MD 10-1 141: Simon Kitzis (Newton, MA/Wyoming Seminary) (BU) over Avery Garner (UVU) dec 7-5 OT 149: Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (BU) over Josh Wilson (UVU) dec 3-1 OT 157: Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BU) over Chase Cuthbertson (UVU) WBF 4:22 165: Ethan Smith (UVU) over Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU) dec 5-4 174: Monte Schmalhaus (UVU) over Chris SMith (BU) MD 10-1 184: Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BU) over Derek Thomas (UVU) dec 7-2 197: Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (BU) over David Prieto (UVU) dec 4-2 285: Justin Grant (Easton/Easton ) (BU) over Adam Fager (UVU) dec 5-2 Bloomsburg 29, Campbell 9 125: Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU) over Eric Montoya (CAM) tech fall 15-0 133: Tanner Bidelspach (CAM) over Elliot Zackoski (Scranton/West Scranton) (BU) dec 6-1 141: Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (BU) over Gabe Gardner (CAM) MD 18-4 149: Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (BU) over Daniel Luty (CAM) dec 7-2 157: Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BU) over Brad Merriman (CAM) tech fall 15-0 165: Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU) over Paul Duggan (CAM), dec 3-1 OT 174: Kevin Hartnett (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) (BU) over Cody Ryba (CAM) dec 8-3 184: Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (BU) over Taylor McGiffen (CAM) dec 17-15 197: Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BU) over John Merickel (CAM) dec 9-6 285: Brenen Lindsay (CAM) win by forfeit

Greeley, Colo. -- The No. 9 Nebraska wrestling team won its first dual of the season on Saturday night over the Northern Colorado Bears, 28-9, at Greeley Central High School. The Huskers move to 1-0 for the 2012-13 campaign and face No. 19 Wyoming on Sunday afternoon. Nebraska opened its season at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open on Sunday, Nov. 4, as the Huskers won eight weight divisions. Northern Colorado moves to 0-1 following the loss to Nebraska. Freshman Eric Coufal made his first start as a Husker at 125 pounds, winning a 1-0 decision over Northern Colorado's Jesse Meis. After two scoreless periods, Coufal recorded an escape with 1:12 remaining in the third period and held on for the victory. At 133 pounds, junior Shawn Nagel got the start for the Huskers following a 4-0 showing at the Daktronics Open. On Saturday night, Nagel recorded a 6-1 decision over Northern Colorado's Sam Bauer, giving the Huskers a 6-0 lead. Nagel recorded two takedowns in the first period before an escape in the second period. The Huskers suffered their first loss at 141 pounds as the Bears' Nick Adams won an 8-3 decision over Nebraska's Ridge Kiley. Northern Colorado followed up that victory with another one at 149 pounds as Justin Gonzalez won a 3-1 decision over Nick Babcock. Sophomore James Green won by technical fall over Northern Colorado's Nick Alspaugh at 157 pounds, 18-2, to put the Huskers up 11-6. At 165 pounds, Brandon Wilbourn won an 8-5 decision over Charlie McMartin to extend Nebraska's lead. Sophomore Robert Kokesh (174) and senior Josh Ihnen (184) each won in convincing fashion, giving Nebraska a 25-6 lead. No. 8 Kokesh recorded his third pin of the season in just four matches, defeating Josh VanTine in 1:37. No. 6 Ihnen won by technical fall over Northern Colorado's Cody McAninch, 16-0. Junior Caleb Kolb responded from his 0-2 showing at the Daktronics Open with a 4-2 decision over Northern Colorado's Patrick Gomez at 197 pounds. At heavyweight, redshirt freshman Donny Longendyke lost by decision to Henry Chirino, 3-2. The Huskers return to action on Sunday when they face No. 19 Wyoming in Laramie, Wyo., at 2 p.m. Results: 125: Eric Coufal (NEB) by dec. over Jesse Meis (NC), 1-0 (NEB 3, NC 0) 133: Shawn Nagel (NEB) by dec. over Sam Bauer (NC), 6-1 (NEB 6, NC 0)? 141: Nick Adams (NC) by dec. over Ridge Kiley (NEB), 8-3?(NEB 6, NC 3) 149: Justin Gonzales (NC) by dec. Nick Babcock (NEB), 3-1?(NEB 6, NC 6) 157: James Green (NEB) by tech. fall over Nick Alspaugh (NC), 18-2 (2:39) (NEB 11, NC 6)? 165: Brandon Wilbourn (NEB) by dec. over Charlie McMartin (NC), 8-5?(NEB 14, NC 6) 174: Robert Kokesh (NEB) by fall over Josh VanTine (NC), 1:37 (NEB 20, NC 6) ? 184: Josh Ihnen (NEB) by tech. fall over Cody McAninch (NC), 16-0 (2:56) (NEB 25, NC 6)? 197: Caleb Kolb (NEB) by dec. over Patrick Gomez (NC), 4-2 (NEB 28, NC 6)? HWT: Henry Chirino (NC) by dec. over Donny Longendyke (NEB), 3-2 (NEB 28, NC 9)

AMES, Iowa -- Three Iowa State wrestlers were crowned as individual champions at the 2012 Harold Nichols Cyclone Open on Saturday in Hilton Coliseum. Mike Moreno (165), Mikey England (174) and Cole Shafer (197) all took home titles. More than 250 student-athletes took part in the tournament, with participants spanning from NCAA Division I to NAIA. "There's some good things we saw out of a lot of our kids today and there's some things that we definitely need to improve on, but it's a good way to start the season," Iowa State head coach Kevin Jackson said. "This is a tough, long competition. It's a character-building competition. All in all, it served its purpose. This gives us more information to go back in on Monday and prepare for Old Dominion, our first dual meet. It tells us where our condition level is and where we are tactically." England dominated the competition at 174 on his way to the finals, pinning his first two opponents in Shawn Keating of Midland University (4:19) and CJ Navarro of Iowa Central (5:27). England then scored a 10-2 major decision over Micah Barnes of Nebraska in the semi-finals. In the 174 pound championship match, England met fellow Cyclone redshirt freshmen Tanner Weatherman. After a hard-fought match, riding time gave England the 3-2 victory. Moreno also controlled the field at 165, opening the tournament with three straight pins of Jesse East of Iowa Central (1:51), Aaron Hovey of Midland University (1:23) and Travis Leiskau of Nebraska-Kearney (1:28). Moreno then met Cyclone teammate Lelund Weatherspoon in the semifinals, coming away with a 10-5 victory. Moreno then scored a 12-3 major decision over Dallas Houchins of Grand View in the finals to win the title at 165 pounds At 197, Cole Shafer overwhelmed the competition, pinning Lucas Belich of St. Cloud State (1:00) and Isaac Hopkins of Ellsworth (1:26) to open the tournament. Shafer then got a 12-0 major decision over Matt Lenagh of Nebraska-Kearney before beating Paul Rands of Navy, 9-3 in the championship match. A number of Cyclones also placed at the annual tournament. Freshmen John Meeks took second place at 133, losing a 5-4 nail-biter in the championship match to No. 4 Joe Colon of Northern Iowa. At 125, No. 16 Ryak Finch took third place beating Connor Bolling by technical fall, 17-2 in the consolation championship. No. 16 Luke Goettl was also a third-place winner, defeating Jay Hildreth 7-4 in the consolation match. At 285, No. 14 Matt Gibson pinned Chris Lopez of Illinois (1:24) in the consolation championship to take third place. Another freshmen, Gabe Moreno, took fourth place at 149, falling in the consolation championship to Fahy John of Illinois by a score of 12-7. Logan Molina took fourth place as well at 157, falling to Zach Witte of UNI by a final score of 9-2. In all, Iowa State had eight wrestlers finish in the top three today with five wrestlers competing in championship matches at their respective weights. The Cyclones will be back in action Sunday, Nov. 25 at 1 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum to take on Old Dominion in its first dual meet of the season.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- After finishing off the 2011-12 campaign with the University's first Big 12 Championship, the Tigers (2-0) have once again made history. In the team's first competition since last year's NCAA Championships, the Mizzou Wrestling squad opened up the year by not only shutting out the Old Dominion Monarchs, but by defeating them 35 to negative-1. In Mizzou Wrestling's 89-year history, they have never won a match where the opponent was in negative numbers. They followed that season opening performance with a 23-9 victory over host school Purdue. The Tigers took on their new MAC rival Old Dominion early Saturday morning. Junior Alan Waters set the tone in the 125 pound class, winning by major decision over Rob Deutsch, 10-2. Possibly the biggest matchup came at 141 pounds, when No. 14-ranked Nicholas Hucke rematched against No. 11 Justin LaValle, who had defeated Hucke in last year's NCAAs. Hucke had a huge third period against LaValle, handing him a reversal and a 3-point near fall along with an escape to take the match, 8-4. Sophomore Drake Houdashelt added another four team points at 149 pounds, winning his match in decisive fashion after finishing with 5:22 of riding time. Next up was Junior Kyle Bradley, who took a 3-1 lead into the 3rd period and held on over Old Dominion's No. 11 John Nicholson. Nicholson rejected Bradley's handshake following the 4-1 decision, which led to a misconduct penalty. By rule, a misconduct penalty in wrestling is also a forfeit of one team point. Tyler Prazma, Mike Larson, Todd Porter, Brent Haynes, and Dom Bradley each added 3 points of their own as well, and Mizzou was well on their way to a quick 1-0 start with a 35 to negative-1 win. This is the third time since January 29, 2012 that the Tigers have won all 10 matchups in a dual meet. The Tigers didn't slow down for their afternoon meeting with Purdue. Again, Waters set the tone yet again, with an 11-2 major decision over No. 21 Camden Eppert. Waters solidified the major decision after a great takedown with four seconds remaining. Senior Captain Nathan McCormick followed up at 133 pounds with a 10-5 decision over true freshman Danny Sabatello, and at 141, Hucke came out on top once again. In another highly contested battle, Mizzou's 141-pound grappler took down his counterpart Brandon Nelson with one second left in the first, which proved to be a huge two points in a match that ended up as an 8-5 decision. After three bouts, the Tigers had a comfortable 10-0 lead on the hosting Boilermakers from Purdue. But two overtime losses and a 7-3 win by decision for Pat Robinson against Mizzou's Prazma, and Purdue was within a point of the Tigers, 10-9. Senior Todd Porter responded to Mizzou's three-match losing streak with a dominating 11-5 win, and the Tigers never looked back. After Mike Larson followed at 184 pounds with a 3-1 decision, Haynes outperformed Purdue's 197-pounder Braden Atwood to put the dual away. Atwood is ranked 16th in the nation among the 197-pounders, and the No. 6-Haynes accumulated two takedowns, a reversal, an escape, and an extra tally for riding time to go on and win 8-2. Senior heavyweight Dom Bradley added his second win of the day over Purdue's Alex White, this time by major decision, 11-3. Bradley, who hadn't wrestled for Mizzou since 2010-11 due to an Olympic redshirt last year, controlled every minute of this grapple, with White's three points coming off of three escapes only. The Tigers will follow up their 23-9 victory over Purdue with the team's home opener this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. versus Baker University. For interviews, videos, news and notes on the Tigers, stay tuned on Twitter @MizzouWrestling and like us on Facebook, facebook.com/mizzouwrestling. #7 Missouri 35 - #23 Old Dominion -1 125: Alan Waters (MU) def. Rob Deutsch (ODU), MD 10-2 (MU 4 – ODU 0) 133: Nathan McCormick (MU) def. Scott Frestejo (ODU), D 9-2 (MU 7 – ODU 0) 141: Nicholas Hucke (MU) def. Justin LaValle (ODU), D 8-4 (MU 10 – ODU 0) 149: Drake Houdashelt (MU) def. Alexander Richardson (ODU), MD 11-1 (MU 14 – ODU 0) 157: Kyle Bradley (MU) def. John Nicholson (ODU), D 4-1 (MU 17 – ODU -1) 165: Tyler Prazma (MU) wins by forfeit (MU 23 – ODU -1) 174: Todd Porter (MU) def. Billy Curling (ODU), D 9-4 (MU 26 – ODU -1) 184: Mike Larson (MU) def. Austin Coburn (ODU), TB 2-1 (MU 29 – ODU -1) 197: Brent Haynes (MU) def. Jacob Henderson (ODU), D 1-0 (MU 32 – ODU -1) 285: Dominque Bradley (MU) def. Matt Tourdot (ODU), D 3-0 (MU 35 – ODU -1) Old Dominion was penalized a team point for misconduct at 157 pounds Purdue 29 vs. #23 Old Dominion 9 125: Jerome Robinson (ODU) def. Camden Eppert (PU), D 7-2 (PU 0 – ODU 3) 133: Cashé Quiroga (PU) def. Scott Frestejo (ODU), D 11-6 (PU 3 – ODUU 3) 141: Brandon Nelson (PU) def. Chris Mecate (ODU) Pin at 6:09 (PU 9 – ODU 3) 149: Ivan Lopouchanksi (PU) def. Alexander Richardson (ODU), MD 10-2 (PU 13 – ODU 3) 157: Tommy Churchard (PU) def. John Nicholson (ODU), D 4-3 (PU 13 – ODU 6) 165: Pat Robinson (PU) def. Rodin Ndandula (ODU), Pin at 4:42 (PU 19 – ODU 6) 174: Chad Welch (PU) def. Billy Curling (ODU), D 6-2 (PU 22 – ODU 6) 184: Patrick Kissel (PU) def. Austin Coburn (ODU), MD 10-1 (PU 26 – ODU 6) 197: Braden Atwood (PU) def. Jacob Henderson (ODU), D 5-2 (PU 29 – ODU 6) 285: Matt Tourdot (ODU) def. Alex White (PU), SV 3-1 (PU 29 – ODU 9) Purdue 9 vs. #7 Missouri 23 125: Alan Waters (MU) def. Camden Eppert (PU), MD 10-2 (MU 4 – PU 0) 133: Nathan McCormick (MU) def. Danny Sabatello (PU), D 11-5 (MU 7 – PU 0) 141: Nicholas Hucke (MU) def. Brandon Nelson (PU), D 6-5 (MU 10 – PU 0) 149: Ivan Lopouchanski (PU) def. Drake Houdashelt (MU), SV 4-3 (MU 10 – PU 3) 157: Tommy Churchard (PU) def. Kyle Bradley (MU), SV 11-9 (MU 10 – PU 6) 165: Pat Robinson (PU) def. Tyler Prazma (MU), D 6-3 (MU 10 – PU 9) 174: Todd Porter (MU) def. Chad Welch (PU), D 11-5 (MU 13 – PU 9) 184: Mike Larson (MU) def. Patrick Kissel (PU), D 3-1 (MU 16 – PU 9) 197: Brent Haynes (MU) def. Braden Atwood (PU), D 8-2 (MU 19 – PU 9) 285: Dominque Bradley (MU) def. Alex White (PU), MD 11-3 (MU 23 – PU 9)

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois wrestling team hit two big milestones Saturday at the NIU Convocation Center, as they went 3-0 at the Huskie Duals. With a win over South Dakota State in the second match of the day, the team recorded their 500th win in program history. In addition, the Huskies' victory over Indiana was their first over a Big Ten program since 2009. Round One: Huskies Slay Dragons, 36-3 Northern Illinois opened the day with a bang, demolishing the Tiffin Dragons in a 36-3 victory. The Huskies won the first nine matches of the dual, including one each by pin, major decision and technical fall. "What we wanted to do is get a good start," said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. "We know Tiffin's scrappy and if we were going to hold back and think people were going to fall down for us, that sure wasn't going to happen. I was proud of the guys who came out of the gate hard. They stayed within their style of match and controlled the action for seven minutes." Derek Elmore got things started on the right foot for NIU when he pinned TU’s Jordan Shoemaker midway through the first period, giving the Huskies an early 6-0 advantage. However, Northern took complete control of the match in the next three bouts. At 133, Thorian Twyner scratched out a hard-fought 6-4 decision over Mike Screptock by stifling a late comeback attempt. Tyler Argue added to that with a 9-1 major decision over Lawrence Blackful III. Rob Jillard pieced together an impressive match at 149, dominating D.J. Beauch en route to a 16-0 techincal fall. Following a forfeit by Tiffin at 157, NIU led 24-0 only midway through the dual. From there, the Huskies coasted to victory with a handful of decisions. Dan Burk defeated Trevor Nickolai in a 7-4, come-from-behind victory at 165, while Matt Mougin fought his way to an 8-3 win over 2012 NCAA Division II Championships qualifier Jake Cramer at 174. A pair of freshman pushed the Huskie tally to 36 points with decisions in their collegiate dual debuts. Bryan Loughlin overcame an early takedown to outscore Walid Boggio, 6-3, and Shawn Scott kept his record on the year untarnished with a 4-0 win over Alek Hughes. Arthur Bunce took Jared Torrence’s place at heavyweight, but lost in a 9-3 decision in his dual debut to Kevin Christman. Northern Illinois 36, Tiffin 3 125: Derek Elmore (NIU) pins Jordan Shoemaker (TU), 1:17 133: Thorian Twyner (NIU) dec. Mike Screptock (TU), 6-4 141: Tyler Argue (NIU) maj. dec. Lawrence Blackful III (TU), 9-1 149: Rob Jillard (NIU) tech. fall D.J. Beauch (TU), 16-0 157: Matt Smith (NIU) wins by forfeit 165: Dan Burk (NIU) dec. Trevor Nickolai (TU), 7-4 174: Matt Mougin (NIU) dec. Jake Cramer (TU), 8-3 184: Bryan Loughlin (NIU) dec. Walid Boggio (TU), 6-3 197: Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. Alek Hughes (TU), 4-0 285: Kevin Christman (TU) dec. Arthur Bunce (NIU), 9-3 Round Two: Early Pins Help Huskies Nab Jackrabbits Northern Illinois came out firing against South Dakota State with two big pins in the first three bouts en route to a 26-12 win. Not only did the win give NIU their second of the day, but it also gave the program 500 dual wins in program history. "Winning breeds confidence," Ludwig said. "We went back and forth in those early weights. They have some competitors in those weights. Obviously, the pins at 125 and 141 were huge. Bonus points in duals make huge differences. For some of those upper weights to close it out like we wanted them to was big." For the second consecutive dual, Derek Elmore got the Huskies out to a great start with a first period pin against Aaron Pickrel. Following an early takedown, the sophomore executed a near perfect spladel to put the Jackrabbits’ 125-pounder on his back with no hope of recovering. SDSU cut that six-point deficit in half in the 133 pound match. Huskie Thorian Twyner fought valiantly with Brance “Bubba” Simms, but Simms was too much in a 4-1 win for the Jacks. Ethan Davis stemmed that momentum, though, with a first period pin at 141 pounds against Ben Gillette. Davis came out aggressive early and, after getting a pair of nearfall points, flipped Gillette before the official slapped the mat to give Northern a 12-3 edge. The Jackrabbits battled back in the next three bouts to tie the match at 12. Dustin Walraven earned a 9-3 decision over Rob Jillard at 149, while Andrew Morse and Dan Burk dropped tough 5-2 and 6-1 decisions at 157 and 165, respectively. Northern regained the lead at 174 pounds in an exciting match between Matt Mougin and Troy Morisette. Though leading 4-1 after one, Mougin could not hold off his SDSU counterpart and the match went to overtime knotted up at four. However, the Columbus Junction, Iowa, native ended things in the extra session with a swift double leg takedown for a 6-4 win. With the momentum in their favor, the Huskies effectively ended the Jackrabbits’ hopes with a pair of major decisions at 184 and 197. Bryan Loughlin made quick work of Hunter Weddington with a 10-1 victory, while Shawn Scott’s takedown/nearfall combo as time expired gave him a 11-3 win over Brandon Ballard. Jared Torrence sealed the deal at heavyweight with an 8-3 win over J.J. Everard. Northern Illinois 26, South Dakota State 12 125: Derek Elmore (NIU) pins Aaron Pickrel (SDSU), 1:38 133: Brance Simms (SDSU) dec. Thorian Twyner (NIU), 4-1 141: Ethan Davis (NIU) pins Ben Gillette (SDSU), 2:00 149: Dustin Walraven (SDSU) dec. Rob Jillard (NIU), 9-3 157: Cody Pack (SDSU) dec. Andrew Morse (NIU), 5-2 165: Joe Brewster (SDSU) dec. Dan Burk (NIU), 6-1 174: Matt Mougin (NIU) dec. Troy Morisette (SDSU), 6-4 (SV1) 184: Bryan Loughlin (NIU) maj. dec. Hunter Weddington (SDSU), 10-1 197: Shawn Scott (NIU) maj. dec. Brandon Ballard (SDSU), 11-3 285: Jared Torrence (NIU) dec. J.J. Everard (SDSU), 8-3 Round Three: Huskies Upset Hoosiers, 19-13 Northern Illinois closed out the day with a huge win, knocking off Big Ten foe Indiana, 19-13. The victory over the Hoosiers marked the first win by the Huskies over a Big Ten team since Dec. 3, 2009, when they defeated Northwestern, 24-13, in DeKalb. It was also the team's first win over Indiana since Jan. 5, 2002, when they knocked off IU 19-15 in Columbus, Ohio. "Pressure is perceived and if you believe there's pressure, there is," Ludwig said. "There's no pressure involved in that. It's just about going out there and believing in your shots, believing in your wrestling ability. When you compete to the highest of your ability, you are going to beat your opponent." Derek Elmore got NIU on the upset trail early with a big 15-3 major decision against Joe Duca at 125 pounds. Following an Indiana win at 133 pounds that trimmed the Huskie lead to one, Ethan Davis pushed Northern's advantage back to four when he earned a 6-3 decision over Eric Roach at 141. NIU's lead grew to seven when Rob Jillard knocked off Alex Gregory, 6-3, at 149. However, the Hoosiers staged a comeback with two straight wins by 2012 NCAA qualifiers. Taylor Walsh defeated Andrew Morse, 7-1, and Ryan LeBlanc took a 21-8 major decision over Dan Burk at 165. The Huskies would take the lead for good, though, when Matt Mougin grabbed a close 3-2 win over Cheney Dale. With time running out in the final period, Dale was able to get one last takedown on Mougin. Yet, the Huskie redshirt junior held Dale from getting the critical two takedown points to preserve the win. Bryan Loughlin was caught in another high-tension match at 184 with a bout against Luke Sheridan. With one stalling warning against him, Loughlin was able to get time to expire by stuffing Sheridan's multiple shots. Shawn Scott clinched the win when he outfought Tarek Alaruri at 197 pounds, getting his hand raised with a 6-1 decision. Jared Torrence finished the dual by nearly knocking off Adam Chalfant, the No. 12-ranked heavyweight in the nation. However, Chalfant emerged with a 5-2 win for Indiana's final points. Northern Illinois 19, Indiana 13 125: Derek Elmore (NIU) maj. dec. Joe Duca (IU), 15-3 133: Quin Murphy (IU) dec. Thorian Twyner (NIU), 11-6 141: Ethan Davis (NIU) dec. Eric Roach (IU), 6-3 149: Rob Jillard (NIU) dec. Alex Gregory (IU), 6-3 157: Taylor Walsh (IU) dec. Andrew Morse (NIU), 7-1 165: #19 Ryan LeBlanc (IU) maj. dec. Dan Burk (NIU), 21-8 174: Matt Mougin (NIU) dec. Cheney Dale (IU), 3-2 184: Bryan Loughlin (NIU) dec. Luke Sheridan (IU), 3-2 197: Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. Tarek Alaruri (IU), 6-1 285: #12 Adam Chalfant (IU) dec. Jared Torrence (NIU), 5-2

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- More than 800 fans filed into the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex to watch the final round of the 2012 University of Iowa wrestle-offs Saturday morning. Sophomore Bobby Telford headlined and closed the event with a pair of first period pins in the 285-pound bracket. Telford flattened sophomore Josh Haug in 2:15 and put freshman Artie Bess on his back in 1:12 to win the heavyweight bracket. He was one of five All-Americans to climb to the top of their respective bracket. Returning All-Americans Matt McDonough (125), junior Tony Ramos (133), senior Grant Gambrall (174) and junior Ethen Lofthouse (184) also won their respective weight class. McDonough, a senior and two-time NCAA champion, scored a reversal with five seconds left in the match to defeat freshman Cory Clark, 3-2, at 125 pounds. McDonough opened the scoring with a second period escape before Clark grabbed the lead with a reversal with 30 seconds left in the final period. McDonough returned the favor 25 seconds later to regain the lead and earn the one-point win. Ramos didn't allow an offensive point and totaled eight takedowns, one escape and 4:25 of riding time to earn an 18-7 win over freshman Topher Carton at 133. Gambrall sandwiched a pair of takedowns between two second period escapes and earned 1:06 of riding time to defeat redshirt freshman Kris Klapprodt, 7-2, at 174. Lofthouse earned a 4-3 win over freshman Sammy Brooks at 184. After a scoreless opening period, Brooks bid for an upset by building a 3-0 lead in the second period. Lofthouse eventually answered with an escape and tied the match, 3-3, by scoring a takedown with three seconds left on the second period clock. He then opened the third frame with an escape to grab a final 4-3 lead. Senior Mark Ballweg (141), redshirt freshman Brody Grothus (149), sophomore Mike Evans (165) and freshman Nathan Burak also scored victories in today's final round. Ballweg scored a takedown with 30 seconds left in the match to earn a 3-1 win over sophomore Josh Dziewa. Evans used one takedown, one reversal and 1:40 of riding time to blank sophomore Nick Moore, 5-0, at 165. Grothus used a takedown and two near-fall points to jump to an early lead and cruise to an 8-2 win over freshman Patrick Rhoads at 149. Burak scored a pair of takedowns and added an escape to defeat Tomas Lira, 5-3, at 197. The Hawkeyes open the season Friday at Tennessee-Chattanooga. Beginning at 2:30 p.m. (CT), Iowa will wrestle consecutive duals against Cumberland (Tenn.), Virginia and Tennessee-Chattanooga. All three matches will be broadcast on AM-800 KXIC and streamed live at hawkeyesports.com via Hawkeye All-Access. 2012 WRESTLE-OFFS THURSDAY RESULTS 149 - Patrick Rhoads major dec. Jake Kadel, 15-6 FRIDAY RESULTS 125 - Matt McDonough tech. fall Matt Gurule, 19-3 125 - Cory Clark dec. Thomas Gilman, 3-1 SV 141 - Mark Ballweg tech. fall Connor Ryan, 18-2 141 - Josh Dziewa dec. Ethan Owens, 7-3 149 - Patrick Rhoads dec. Michael Kelly, 7-4 149 - Brody Grothus win by forfeit over Joe DuCharme 165 - Nick Moore dec. Walt Gillmor, 5-3 184 - Ethen Lofthouse major dec. Alex Meyer, 13-4 184 - Sammy Brooks dec. Jeremy Fahler, 8-3 SATURDAY RESULTS 285 - Bobby Telford pinned Josh Haug, 2:15 125 - Matt McDonough dec. Cory Clark, 3-2 133 - Tony Ramos major dec. Topher Carton, 18-7 141 - Mark Ballweg dec. Josh Dziewa, 3-1 149 - Brody Grothus dec. Patrick Rhoads, 8-2 165 - Mike Evans dec. Nick Moore, 5-0 174 - Grant Gambrall dec. Kris Klapprodt, 7-2 184 - Ethen Lofthouse dec. Sammy Brooks, 4-3 197 - Nathan Burak dec. Tomas Lira, 5-3 285 - Bobby Telford pinned Artie Bess, 1:12

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- For the second-straight dual with sixth-ranked Wisconsin-La Crosse, the match came down to criteria. This time, unlike the 2011 match, the third-ranked Kohawks came out on top 16-15. Fourth-ranked junior Jimmy Gotto (Epworth, Iowa/Western Dubuque) opened the dual with a 3-1 win over James Bennett at 125 pounds. Gotto scored the first three points of the match, including a first period takedown, for the victory. Coe went up 6-0 as senior Drew Hinschberger (Belle Plaine, Iowa/Belle Plaine) beat Connor Carstens 6-0. Hinschberger recorded a first period takedown and nearfall points in the second period. Second-ranked Adam Sheley beat senior Chris LeClere (Coggon, Iowa/North-Linn) 8-2 at 141 pounds for the first win in favor of the Eagles. Wisconsin-La Crosse tied the match with an 8-6 win at 149 pounds where Keegan Einerson scored four third period points to down freshman Tim Noverini (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North). The Eagles took their first lead of the night at 157 pounds, as James Lewis scored three points to end the match for a 4-1 victory over junior Dimitri Boyer (Eddyville, Iowa/Eddyville-Blakesburg). Coe tied the match again at 165 pounds, as freshman Farai Sewera (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) scored the biggest upset of the night, as he beat fourth-ranked Kevin O'Brien 4-1. Sewera trailed 1-0 going into the third period before recording an escape and a point for stalling. He sealed the victory with a late takedown. At 174 pounds, junior Ethan Ball (Aledo, Ill./Mercer County) trailed 1-0 going into the third period, but used an escape and takedown for a 3-1 victory over Grant Miller. Wisconsin-La Crosse tied the match once again at 184 pounds, as Eric Twohey beat Ryan Sheldon 6-2. The Kohawks regained the lead at 197 pounds, as sophomore Donnie Horner (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs) scored three points in the third period for an 8-4 victory over Kevin Hein. At heavyweight, senior Alex Burkle (Coggon, Iowa/North-Linn) made his first appearance on the mat since being injured in the Iowa Conference Championship match last season. Fourth-ranked Billy Mayer used an escape and takedown in the third period to knock off the second-ranked Burkle 4-3. With the match tied at 15, Coe was awarded a point on criteria for the 16-15 victory. Coe tallied 38 points in the match, while the Eagles had 37. The Kohawks return to action on Wednesday, as they open the Iowa Conference season at 29th-ranked Central. The match is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. in Pella. A link for live video will be available on the front page of CoeAthletics.com. Results: 125 Jimmy Gotto (Coe) won by decision over James Bennett (Wisconsin-La Crosse) 3-1. 3.00 0 133 Drew Hinschberger (Coe) won by decision over Connor Carstens (Wisconsin-La Crosse) 6-0. 3.00 0 141 Adam Sheley (Wisconsin-La Crosse) won by decision over Chris LeClere (Coe) 8-2. 0 3.00 149 Keegan Einerson (Wisconsin-La Crosse) won by decision over Tim Noverini (Coe) 8-6. 0 3.00 157 James Lewis (Wisconsin-La Crosse) won by decision over Dimitri Boyer (Coe) 4-1. 0 3.00 165 McThomas Sewera (Coe) won by decision over Kevin Obrien (Wisconsin-La Crosse) 4-1. 3.00 0 174 Ethan Ball (Coe) won by decision over Grant Miller (Wisconsin-La Crosse) 3-1. 3.00 0 184 Eric Twohey (Wisconsin-La Crosse) won by decision over Ryan Sheldon (Coe) 6-2. 0 3.00 197 Donnie Horner (Coe) won by decision over Kevin Hein (Wisconsin-La Crosse) 8-4. 3.00 0 285 William Mayer (Wisconsin-La Crosse) won by decision over Alex Burkle (Coe) 4-3. 0 3.00

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- A pair of timely pins gave the Arizona State University team the boost it needed to knock off the North Carolina Tar Heels on Friday Night in Chapel Hill, N.C. It was a back-and-forth affair in Carmichael Arena, but the Sun Devils came out on top by a final score of 21-16 to improve to 1-0 to start the season. Shane McGough got things going for the Sun Devils at 133 pounds in a high scoring affair to open the 2012-13 season against Joey Ward, but came up just shy in a 15-10 decision. At 141 pounds, freshman Matt Kraus made his Sun Devil debut against No. 19 Evan Henderson and dropped a 13-4 major decision as the Tar Heels jumped out to a 7-0 lead. Sophomore Nathan Hoffer got ASU on the board with an 8-7 decision over Christian Barber before Codey Combs grabbed another decision over Chris Mears in his ASU debut, 5-3, to bring the score within 7-6. UNC's John Staudenmayer then took down Parker Madl in a 6-2 decision to give UNC the 10-6 lead at the midway point. But just like that, the Sun Devils were back in it with the first fall of the night as Blake Stauffer pinned Frank Abbondanza with just 14 seconds left in his first career match in the Maroon and Gold to give ASU a 12-10 advantage through six bouts. The Tar Heels bounced back with a win at 184 pounds as Alex Utley posted a decision over Kevin Radford, 6-4 to make it 13-12 in favor of UNC. Senior Jake Meredith returned to the mat for the Sun Devils in the first time in over a year and did so in style, downing Antonio Giorgio at 197 pounds to give ASY a 15-13 edge. ASU's lone other senior and returning All-American and No. 8 Levi Cooper provided the clutch performance of the night as he pinned Jake Barnhart at the 6:18 mark to give ASU an insurmountable lead heading into the final bout of the evening at 21-13. Dalton Miller dropped a decision at 125 pounds to round out the evening, but ASU took the match thanks to Cooper's 17th career pin as the senior improved to 63-38 in his career. The Sun Devils return to action in a double-header tomorrow as the squad takes on Bloomsburg and Campbell beginning at 4 p.m. PT. A complete recap of tomorrow's matches will be available at the conclusion of the event. Results: 133 - Joey Ward (NC) over Shane McGough (ASU) Dec, 15-10 - ASU 0, NC 3 141 - #19 Evan Henderson (NC) over Matt Kraus (ASU) MD, 13-4 - ASU 0, NC 7 149 - Nathan Hoffer (ASU) over Christian Barber (NC) Dec, 9-7 - ASU 3, NC 7 157 - Codey Combs (ASU) over Chris Mears (NC) Dec, 5-3 - ASU 6, NC 7 165 - John Staudenmayer (NC) over Parker Madl (ASU) Dec, 6-2 - ASU 6, NC 10 174 - Blake Stauffer (ASU) over Frank Abbondanza (NC) Pin, 6:46 - ASU 12, NC 10 184 - Alex Utley (NC) over Kevin Radford (ASU) Dec, 13-6 - ASU 12, NC 13 197 - Jake Meredith (ASU) over Antonio Giorgio (NC) Dec, 6-4 - ASU 15, NC 13 HWT - #9 Levi Cooper(ASU) over Jake Barnhart (NC) Pin, 6:18 - ASU 21, NC 13 125 - Nathan Kraisser (NC) over Dalton Miller (ASU) Dec, 10-5 - ASU 21, NC 16

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Nine Hawkeyes advanced to the finals of the 2012 University of Iowa wrestle-offs Friday night inside the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Seniors Matt McDonough and Mark Ballweg highlighted the evening with a pair of technical falls. Junior Ethen Lofthouse also scored a bonus point victory by virtue of a major decision. Lofthouse scored three takedowns and three near-fall points in the first period before cruising to a 13-4 win over freshmen Alex Meyer in the 184-pound semis. McDonough scored five takedowns and totaled six near-fall points en route to a 19-3 win over sophomore Matt Gurule at 125 pounds, and Ballweg matched McDonough's exact numerical output in his 18-2 win over freshman Connor Ryan at 141 pounds. McDonough will face Cory Clark in Saturday's finals. Clark advanced with a 3-1 win over freshman Thomas Gilman. Both freshmen exchanged escapes in regulation before Clark finished a double-leg 30 seconds into the sudden victory period. Sophomore Josh Dziewa scored a 7-3 win over Ethan Owens to score a date with Ballweg in Saturday's finals, and freshman Sammy Brooks advanced to meet Lofthouse following an 8-3 win over sophomore Jeremy Fahler. Redshirt freshman Patrick Rhoads, the winner of the lone pigtail match Thursday night, scored the day's biggest surprise when he topped sophomore Michael Kelly in the 149-pound semis. Rhoads rallied from a 3-1 third period deficit by stringing together an escape, one takedown and three near-fall points en route to a 7-4 decision. Rhoads will face redshirt freshman Brody Grothus in the 149-pound finals. Grothus advanced to the finals when Joe DuCharme defaulted by injury prior to the match. Sophomore Nick Moore also punched his ticket to the finals with a 5-3 win over sophomore Walt Gillmor. Moore will face sophomore Mike Evans in the finals of the 165-pound bracket. Four weights did not participate in the opening rounds. They include 133, 174, 197 and 285 pounds. All five weights contested Friday, and each of those four weights will crown a wrestle-off winner in Saturday's finals. There is no 157-pound wrestle-off bracket. Saturday's competition is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Doors open at 7 a.m. 2012 WRESTLE-OFFS THURSDAY'S RESULTS 149 - Patrick Rhoads major dec. Jake Kadel, 15-6 FRIDAY'S RESULTS 125 - Matt McDonough tech. fall Matt Gurule, 19-3 125 - Cory Clark dec. Thomas Gilman, 3-1 SV 141 - Mark Ballweg tech. fall Connor Ryan, 18-2 141 - Josh Dziewa dec. Ethan Owens, 7-3 149 - Patrick Rhoads dec. Michael Kelly, 7-4 149 - Brody Grothus win by forfeit over Joe DuCharme 165 - Nick Moore dec. Walt Gillmor, 5-3 184 - Ethen Lofthouse major dec. Alex Meyer, 13-4 184 - Sammy Brooks dec. Jeremy Fahler, 8-3 SATURDAY (8:30 a.m.) 125 - McDonough vs. Clark 133 - Tony Ramos vs. Topher Carton 141 - Dziewa vs. Ballweg 149 - Rhoads vs. Grothus 165 - Mike Evans vs. Moore 174 - Grant Gambrall vs. Kris Klapprodt 184 - Lofthouse vs. Brooks 197 - Tomas Lira vs. Nathan Burak 285 - Bobby Telford vs. Artie Bess

STANFORD, Calif. -- Two-time All-American Jason Welch (157) kicked off his senior season with a win in front of his hometown crowd and the Wildcats' stellar sophomore class accounted for six victories as No. 14 Northwestern dropped Stanford, 32-6, Friday in California. Northwestern dominated the action with wins in the first nine bouts of the night before Stanford evaded the shutout with a pin in the final match. It marks the second straight year Northwestern has topped Stanford in a season-opening dual. The evening and the dual season got off to a quick start for NU when 10th-ranked 133-pounder Levi Mele scored seven quick points in the first period against Peter Russo of Stanford, setting up what eventually became a 17-2 technical fall win for the NU senior. Wrestling at 141 pounds, sophomore Pat Greco carried a 5-0 lead over Josh Lauderdale into the third period and, after an escape to open the frame, countered Lauderdale's early shot attempts with a key takedown to go up 7-1. After one more takedown by Greco, a riding time point was enough to give the NU wrestler an eight-point margin and a second straight bonus-point win for the 'Cats. Northwestern kept rolling at 149 pounds as another redshirt sophomore, Dylan Marriott, made his dual match debut for the Wildcats. Marriott squared off with Stanford's Timmy Boone and rallied after surrendering the bout's first takedown late in the first period. Marriott stayed on offense throughout the match and eventually secured an 8-4 decision for a victory in his first collegiate dual outing. The Bay Area native Welch then took to the mat for the first time in his fifth and final season with the Wildcats, cruising to an 8-2 victory over Stanford's Garrett Schaner. An early first-period takedown for Welch allowed him to ride Schaner for the duration of the period, and Welch would go on to spend the overwhelming majority of the match on top. Schaner gave little in the way of allowing Welch to create back points, but the senior was happy to earn the decision victory in front of his home crowd and give NU a 15-0 advantage. Sophomore and 15th-ranked Pierce Harger met Stanford's Bret Baumbach at 165 pounds and was able to accumulate substantial riding time in what was a 2-2 match through much of the first two rounds. Harger broke things open with a tilt in the third period and, with riding time locked up, collected an 11-4 victory and improved to 11-4 in his dual match career. With the Wildcats ahead 18-0 midway through the dual, 10th-ranked 174-pounder Lee Munster kept momentum firmly on NU's side as he notched a takedown and five total back points in the first period of his match against the Cardinal's Ryan Davies. A reversal out of the bottom position in the second added to his lead, and from there Munster remained in control. A three-point near-fall in the third was enough to end the match with a tech fall for Munster and another five points in the Northwestern column. In the 184-pound match, Wildcats senior Marcus Shrewsbury found himself in the top position to begin the second period of a scoreless match against Stanford's Alan Yen. Shrewsbury worked hard from there to earn three near-fall points to seize the lead before Yen notched a late escape to send the bout to the third with the score still 3-1. Shrewsbury held a riding time edge when he was taken down by Yen, but quickly escaped to preserve the point. Yen was close to securing another takedown in the waning moments, but Shrewsbury's defense allowed him to walk away with a 6-3 decision that ballooned NU's lead to 26-0. Sophomore Alex Polizzi looked strong to begin the 197-pound bout, amassing a 3-0 lead following an escape in the second period. That remained the score into the third, and Polizzi allowed only an escape as he earned his second career dual win in as many tries with the Wildcats. NU's final ranked wrestler, No. 4 Mike McMullan, opened the scoring against Stanford's Dan Scherer with a quick ankle-pick for a takedown in the first period. McMullan would secure one takedown in each of the next two periods to put away a 6-3 victory over Scherer and send the action back down to 125 pounds. With the dual outcome long since decided, Northwestern true freshman Dominick Malone made his collegiate debut against redshirt freshman Evan Silver. Malone was first on the scoreboard with a second-period escape, a point that was matched just seconds into the third with an escape by Silver. With both athletes looking for the winning move, Silver caught Malone in a defensive position and quickly was awarded the pin at the 5:34 mark, keeping the hosts from being shutout from the win column. Northwestern (1-0) now has nine days to prepare for its next test, stepping away from dual action for the Keystone Classic tournament hosted by Pennsylvania on Nov. 18. Results: 133: #8 Levi Mele (NU) Tech Fall Peter Russo, 17-2 (5:00) (NU 5, STAN 0) 141: Pat Greco (NU) Maj. Dec. Josh Lauderdale (STAN), 10-2 (NU 9, STAN 0) 149: Dylan Marriott (NU) Dec. Timmy Boone (STAN), 8-4 (NU 12, STAN 0) 157: #3 Jason Welch (NU) Dec. Garrett Schaner (STAN), 8-2 (NU 15, STAN 0) 165: #15 Pierce Harger (NU) Dec. Bret Baumbach (STAN), 11-4 (NU 18, STAN 0) 174: #10 Lee Munster (NU) Tech Fall Ryan Davies (STAN), 17-1 (6:22) (NU 23, STAN 0) 184: Marcus Shrewsbury (NU) Dec. Alan Yen (STAN), 6-3 (NU 26, STAN 0) 197: Alex Polizzi (NU) Dec. Michael Sojka (STAN), 4-1 (NU 29, STAN 0) 285: #4 Mike McMullan (NU) Dec. Dan Scherer (STAN), 6-3 (NU 32, STAN 0) 125: Evan Silver (STAN) FALL Dominick Malone (NU), 5:34 (NU 32, STAN 6)

J Robinson David Thorn Rob Anspach Luke Vaith

Related Content: Audio Interviews | Photos (The Guillotine) MINNEAPOLIS -- David Thorn ignited third-ranked Minnesota against 16th-ranked Hofstra on Friday night, picking up a first-period pin over returning All-American Steve Bonanno in the opening match of a 32-6 Gopher victory over the Pride. David Thorn pinned All-American Steve Bonanno in his debut at 125 pounds (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)It was Thorn's career debut at 125 pounds after competing at 133 pounds the previous two seasons. "I love being the 125-pounder," said Thorn, who entered the dual meet ranked 11th. "I'm the first guy on the mat. There's no question in your mind when you're wrestling. They announce the lineups and you go out there and wrestle." Thorn scored a takedown off an inside trip just over a minute into the match to take a 2-0 lead. Bonanno picked up an escape to make it 2-1. Late in the first period Bonanno nearly scored the go-ahead takedown off a single leg, but Thorn countered. Bonanno then transitioned to a body lock and looked to have the upper hand as he attempted to throw the Gopher to the mat, but Thorn reversed the action and pinned Bonanno as time expired in the first period. Thorn admitted that he couldn't see the clock, but was sure he had Bonanno's shoulders flat on the mat. "I had a pretty good view from where I was at, and I definitely thought he was pinned," said Thorn. "I had no idea what the clock was at." Hofstra coach Rob Anspach challenged the call, arguing that time had expired before the pin occurred, but the call stood. "I thought time was clearly out," said Anspach. "I was on the mat when it was zero, and then he hit the mat, so it was at least two or three seconds. The crowd was going crazy. Obviously, the official couldn't hear us yelling. But time was out. That's six points for them." All-American Chris Dardanes kept the ball rolling for Minnesota as he picked up a 9-5 victory over 15th-ranked Jamie Franco at 133 pounds. Dardanes used a reversal and three takedowns in the final period to pull away. No. 13 Luke Vaith picked up a mild upset over No. 7 Nick Dardanes at 141 pounds (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)One of Hofstra's few bright spots on Friday night came at 141 pounds where Luke Vaith scored a late takedown off a double leg to win 6-4 over No. 7 Nick Dardanes. "I just train on keeping a good pace all the time and wrestling hard," said Vaith. "I wrestle with (Hofstra assistant coach) Zach Tanelli almost every day, and that's kind of what we work on all the time. I was well prepared to go out there and grind for seven minutes. I think that's probably one of the biggest things." Vaith, native of Hastings, Minn., was wrestling in front of many family members and friends in his home state. "It was great," said Vaith of his return to Minnesota. "It's always fun coming to see your family and friends and everyone who has supported me through the years. It was a good opportunity for me, and I'm glad that my coaches were able to set this up. I thank Minnesota for letting Hofstra come in and wrestle here." At 149 pounds, it was originally expected to be a battle of returning All-Americans with Minnesota's Dylan Ness taking on Hofstra's Justin Accordino. But neither wrestler took the mat on Friday night. Matt Spataro filled in for Accordino and edged Minnesota's Tommy Giamio 5-4 to cut the deficit to 9-6 Minnesota. Two-time All-American Kevin Steinhaus proved to be too much for Taras Luzhnyy (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)But it would be all Minnesota the rest of the way. The Gophers swept the remaining six matches, with four of those victories coming with bonus points. At 157 pounds, Seth Lange earned a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Tyler Banks in the second sudden victory period. Cody Yohn won by technical fall at 165 pounds. The next three Gophers to take the mat, Logan Storley (174), Kevin Steinhaus (184), and Scott Schiller (197), earned major decision victories. NCAA champion Tony Nelson closed out the dual meet with a 6-3 victory over Hofstra's Paul Snyder at 285 pounds. Robinson characterized his team's performance as "all right" despite the lopsided 32-6 victory. "There were some good things in the dual meet and there were some things that we need to work on," said Robinson. "But at some point you need to start." Results: 125: No. 11 David Thorn (Minnesota) pinned No. 4 Steve Bonanno (Hofstra), 2:59 133: No. 6 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 15 Jamie Franco (Hofstra), 9-5 141: No. 13 Luke Vaith (Hofstra) dec. No. 7 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota), 6-4 149: Matt Spataro (Hofstra) dec. Tom Giaimo (Minnesota), 5-4 157: Seth Lange (Minnesota) dec. Tyler Banks (Hofstra), 3-1 SV2 165: No. 10 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) tech. fall. Nick Terdick (Hofstra), 15-0 174: No. 6 Logan Storley (Minnesota) maj. dec. Jermaine John (Hofstra), 12-1 184: No. 4 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) maj. dec. Taras Luzhnyy (Hofstra), 10-0 197: No. 11 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) maj. dec. Victor Pozsonyi (Hofstra), 14-4 285: No. 1 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. Paul Snyder (Hofstra), 6-3

InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. You have until Thursday night every week to send questions to Foley's Twitter or email account. Do you want to read a past mailbag? View archives. The marquee matchup wasn't high scoring or even that entertaining, but last week's NWCA All-Star Classic managed to live up to its hype. From 125 pounds to heavyweight fans in the arena were treated to top level wrestling. The event that prompted national media attention and whipped our community into such a tizzy that it seemed every commenter during our live blog was suffering from minor heart palpitations. Like many of you with nothing better to do on a Saturday night I also placed a few friendly wagers on the meet. The monies were significant enough to leave Brian Muir and I yelping during each of Dake's mat returns. His double overtime win was sent straight to pay off my credit card. You do have an assignment this week. In addition to sending in your questions for next week, I need to click this link to vote for ESPN's Greatest Combat Athlete of All Time. The category includes only five athletes, and two of them, Alexander Karelin and Dan Gable, are wrestlers. I won't tell you who to vote for, but I would ask that if you are interested in a wrestler winning you think about who most other American wrestlers would choose on the ballot. The three other names are Jon Jones (MMA), Anderson Silva (MMA) and Royce Gracie (Jui-Jitsu/MMA). Choose wisely. Of course the biggest news of the day is the release of the new Bond movie, Skyfall. Watch the trailer and you'll say what I say on the event of every big release: promise you'll go on opening day then don't watch it until it's on HBO or Netflix. Shaken, not stirred. Q: Your thoughts on greyshirting? It's becoming more and more common now Do you think it's a good thing or bad thing? -- @JackGillespie5 Foley: Many former wrestlers would tell you that if they had to do it all over again they'd do THIS and THAT differently. Some might do more squats, drill more, or choose to stand down when an entire fraternity challenges he a four of his teammates to a fistfight. With youth comes shitty decision-making. I know that I pretty much sucked at life as an 18-year-old, especially when compared to the quasi-man I was at 22 years old. Had it not been for my fifth year I wouldn't have placed at NCAAs, but more importantly I wouldn't have had the time to get my grades up, earn another degree, and salvage what has been a lackluster academic performance in my first four years. An extra year in college can make an enormous difference in a young man's life. The old fear as that spending too much time in college would turn our young men into lifetime fun addicts, the Tommy Boy generation who want to spend seven years in college drinking beer and doing drugs. Thankfully college has become too expensive for kids to simply hang out and take classes. IN and OUT is the new seven-year itch. Wrestlers who greyshirt don't have a huge advantage on the rest of the college wrestling crowd as much as they have an advantage on non-wrestlers. Let 'em take the extra time. I don't think it'll ever become an epidemic even if it is at times abused. We need more mature college graduates, especially those who love wrestling enough to endure it for an extra season. Q: What do you think of the UFC in China? -- Mark B. Foley: I recently appeared as a guest on Sirius XM's Fight Club Radio to talk about the event and some of the issues the UFC will face in China. Take a listen, but it boils down to finding adequate in-country distribution, recruiting ethnically palatable fighters (Han), and learning how to do business in China. They've already made steps in all these areas, especially in how to do business in China. The UFC hired Mark Fischer, the man who brought NBA to Asia fifteen years ago, as their point man. My biggest disappointment has come from reading the media report on China. I know that I have a unique set of experiences wrestling in China and Mongolia for almost four months last year, but it's unbelievable to me the amount of ignorance being spewed by mainstream media, to say nothing of the sport's omnipresent basement bloggers. I'd link them but don't want to give them the extra page views. In short: All Chinese are not peaceful Kung-Fu artists with an aversion to violence. I saw more street fights in one month in China than I have in 31 years in America. All Asians are NOT the same and don't look alike. In fact, many don't like each other, namely the Chinese and the Japanese and the Chinese and the Mongolians. Please don't think of putting up a photo of the Karate Kid and Mr. Miagi, it will only make you look like an asshole. Not super related, but we did change the presentation of K. Undrakhbayar's name in our rankings to the more familiar patronymic structure. The first letter represents his father's name and leaves his name as the stand-alone. If you cheer for him at NCAAs, and it looks like you will after he beat No. 9 Zach Neibert last week at the Hokie open, just can just call him "Ugi." Q: Unfortunately, I am underway at the moment and couldn't stream the All-Star video - bandwidth for 3,000 of my closest friends on a ship is not so great. I will be pulling into a foreign port relatively soon so I hope something is still up and we the Internet to support it. I was able to get onto InterMat's live blog, which was the next best thing; it was awesome for guys in my situation! Big thank you to you guys! Do you think Dake did just enough to win, lucky even? Seemed to me like Taylor was the aggressor; do you think Dake should have gotten hit for a second stalling call? Who got the most out of this match? -- Kelin F. Foley: Thanks for reading. We had an impressive number of readers following along and though we had some trouble keeping a few knuckleheads from posting inappropriate or annoying commentary we were pleased to deliver our readers the action in real time. As for THE MATCH, I don't think Dake was passive enough to get dinged with another stall call. When the momentum shifted and it was obvious Dake would play defense on his feet in the second overtime he took a shot that -- though half-spirited -- eliminated the stall call. Point protection isn't a bad thing and though he was blocking off Taylor's offense, it wasn't yet a true stall. Just my opinion, though I see how it might have been called in the NCAA finals. After the event Dake talked about the match and said that they both had stayed in good position which limited their offensive opportunities. I thought Dake looked a little nervous and that Taylor was more comfortable through the match, changing levels and finding holes with which to attacks. But ultimately neither could break out and create more than the one scramble for offensive control. Overall, I think Taylor comes out with some momentum. He was stunned by Dake's flurry, but he seemed more confident after this match than he did after the Olympic Trials. I'd have to talk to Muir but I think if they meet at the Southern Scuffle the line will be a pick 'em. We should also take a moment to remember that Tyler Caldwell of Oklahoma State will also be wrestling for the crown this season. Q: My feed didn't work and cancelling my Flo subscription is a pain in the ass. -- Eric H. Foley: Many of you guys wrote in to ask to me to comment on the live feed. Muir and I streamed it at my apartment, drank beer, ate skirt steak and had a good time with the feed. The lighting was bad, but I thought announcer Ian McCutcheon did an excellent job describing the action. As for the color commentary, I subscribe to the Joe Rogan School of Commentary that states the second announcer should bring the technical ruckus and choose his moments wisely. Get excited, but don't yell. (Rule No. 3 would be to where a dark button-up shirt sponsored by Affliction.) The other issue you emailed about was cancellation. I can only go by the emails forwarded to me and looking through those I agree that the process seems frustrating, and a little irritating especially when asked to re-send portions of your credit card number via email. I'm sure Martin and the crew will get around to the job this month, though it's surprising there wasn't a better system in place. I know that they wanted to roll out some new series right after the match and were hoping people would stay. Maybe delaying cancellation extends that opportunity. Streaming is getting better and less expensive, which means several more companies will be making the move into NCAA wrestling. I'm not sure they'd ever do wrestling, but the best stream in combat sports is Budo Videos (apologies to USA Wrestling who also does a killer job). On the Sunday following the All-Star Classic, Budo offered a simultaneous nine camera feed of the IBJJF No-Gi World Championships. The video quality on all mats had an option for HD, and there was one mat that had "featured commentary" from two funny and informed hosts. The cost was $10.95, which I paid in the form of a one-time PayPal fee and allowed me to watch the feed for more than six hours. I never had any issues and loved the content, so I was floored the next morning when they sent me an email giving me access to any of the matches I wanted to see again! Videos I'd paid to watch yesterday available to me the next day and forever more. That is an INCREDIBLE learning tool and certified to me that I'd made an intelligent investment. Wrestling can get there soon. Competition will dictate an improvement in services and a more open pay structure. And despite some major bumps, Flo is helping us get to a point where eventually we can enjoy wrestling in the types of feeds that Budo creates. Q: It's funny how I am using my scholarship checks from OSU to pay for my student loans from OU. -- @TCaldwell165 Foley: These gems are why you need to be on Twitter. Q: How many of the teams in D1 had an NCAA qualifier last year? Do you think there is more parity in D1 now or 10 years ago? Do you think more parity would be a good thing for wrestling? -- Tom B. Foley: 2012 64 of 77 Division I teams had an NCAA qualifier in 2012 32 teams had at least one All-American College wrestling seems to be trending towards parity, but it's tough to know how deep that parity extends without going through the past fifteen years and counting how many programs existed, and then seeing how many had NCAA qualifiers, All-Americans and champions. Here is a list of the teams that have placed in the top four since 2002 along with how many times. (Please excuse if I'm incorrect about your team. It's an honest mistake, but my glasses are broken and I am getting old.) (7) Iowa (5) Oklahoma State (4) Minnesota Iowa State Oklahoma Cornell (3) Penn State (2) Lehigh Ohio State Nebraska (1) Missouri Northwestern Michigan Wisconsin There have been 44 trophies handed out to 14 teams over the past 11 years with an average pool size of 82 teams. Pure parity would mean that each team would earn a trophy once every six years. However, only 14 have which means that 68 teams haven't. Not great parity, but comparable at a glance to many professional sports. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Havre de Grace for $10 million. Unreal. I ask you: Which wrestler would earn the highest bid for studding? Q: With all the Dake/Taylor talk Matt McDonough seems to be flying under the radar, even though he is looking to be a three-time champ and four-time finalist, something that's been done all of three times (excluding Cael and Pat Smith). Where do you put him in the pantheon of greatest lightweights ever alongside Brands, Davis, Guerrero and Abas, as well as anyone else I've forgotten? It's mostly that we have possibly the greatest lightweight to ever wrestle who is going totally unnoticed. Your thoughts? -- Joseph N. Foley: You are completely correct. It's kinda bullshit that we stopped talking about McDonough when the Dake vs. Taylor match bubbled up. McD is already an NCAA and Iowa wresting legend, and I fully expect that he'll become a three-time NCAA champion this season. I'll do my part to make sure we recognize him a little more this season. Unfortunately for Iowa wrestling fans, the sport's two biggest stars in the same weight and wrestling for East Coast teams make it tough for McD to get the recognition he deserves. Q: As I read the write-up about the PSU intrasquad meet, I noticed that Andrew Alton did not compete at 149 pounds, or at all for that matter. Why was that? Was it because he was with his twin brother, Dylan, at the NWCA All-Star Classic? Or because he is already a lock at that weight? If so, why did other locks such as Ruth and Matt Brown wrestle? Also related to the PSU intrasquad meet write-up: Gullibon was noted to be "probably" redshirting. Does this make sense given the fact that he could likely be the best chance at points each dual and tournament for the team? Think of what his teammate at 125 did last year as a true freshman. Thoughts? -- Ryan P. Foley: Don't fret. Andrew Alton was just nursing a minor injury. He'll be ready to go for the Big Ten season. I emailed with Cael a few weeks ago regarding Gulibon. He thinks he should take a year to redshirt, and I tend to agree with his decisions. Megaludis is a freak and had an incredible NCAA tournament, but what made him appealing last year was a lack of any viable options at 125 pounds. From what I understand there are people in Happy Valley that think Jordan Conaway or Frank Martellotti could wrestle themselves into the NCAA tournament. Would Gulibon definitely be a big improvement? I guess they'd rather just wait a year and get him stronger.

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Returning to CSUB's "Old Gym", CSU Bakersfield swept a pair of duals to open the 2012-13 wrestling season Thursday night. Due to another function on campus, the Roadrunners competed in the "Old Gym" for the first time since the 1988-89 season, and opened the night with a 25-18 come from behind victory against Drexel. Starting at 149 pounds, the Dragons took a 9-0 lead after two matches. A 7-5 victory from David Meza (R-Fr., Fullerton, Calif., Buena Park HS) and a pin from Bryce Hammond (R-Fr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) tied the match before Reuben Franklin (So., Murrieta, Calif., Vista Murrieta HS) gave CSUB its first lead of the night when he defeated Bryan Sternlieb 9-4 at 184 pounds. Drexel won the next two matches (at 197 and heavyweight) for an 18-12 advantage. Tyler Iwamura (R-Sr., San Diego, Calif., Santa Fe Christian HS) cut the advantage in half with a 6-0 victory at 125 with Ian Nickell (R-Fr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) put the Roadrunners ahead when he took a majority decision (8-0) at 133. Timmy Box (R-Fr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) pinned Frank Cimato with 15 seconds remaining in the final match of the dual, the 141-pound matchup for a CSUB victory. The Roadrunners jumped out to an 18-0 against Cal Poly in a non-conference dual to cruise to a 27-13 victory over the Mustangs. The CSUB victory broke a three-match winning streak in the all-time series for Cal Poly. In addition to Meza, Hammond, Iwamura, Nickell, and Box winning for the second time on the night, CSUB posted victories at 149 by Dalton Kelley (R-Jr., Alamosa, Colo., Alamosa HS), and at 157 by Adam Fierro (So., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS). Drexel defeated Cal Poly 28-11 in the first dual of the day. CSUB hosts the Roadrunner Open Saturday at Fresno's Selland Arena. An 18-team field is expected to be entered in the meet which begins at 12 p.m. Drexel (D) 28, Cal Poly (CP) 11 149 Shane Fenningham (D) def. Dillen Rocha, 5-0 157 Austin Sommer (D) pins Stefan Weiderman @1:52 165 Connor King (CP) def. Charles Aungst, 6-4 174 Connor Moran (D) def. Mitch Woods, 9-5 184 Sean Dougherty (CP) def Bryan Steinlieb by TF (15-0) @7:00 197 Brandon Palik (D) pins JT Goodwin @1:12 285 Jamie Callendar (D) def. Atticus Disney, 12-4 125 Jake Goodwin (D) def. Evan McKirdy, 7-5 133 Devon Lotito (CP) def. Clay Lutzlow, 9-4 141 Frank Cimato (D) def. Brandon Rocha (CP), 11-6 CSU Bakersfield (CSUB) 27, Cal Poly (CP) 13 149 Dalton Kelley (CSUB) pins Dillen Rocha, @2:24 157 Adam Fierro (CSUB) def. Stefan Weiderman, 10-0 165 David Meza (CSUB) def. Connor King, 13-7 174 Bryce Hammond (CSUB) def Mitch Woods by TF (15-0) at 5:00 184 Sean Dougherty (CP) def. Reuben Franklin, 10-2 197 JT Goodwin (CP) pins Frankie Hurtado, @1:11 285 Atticus Disney (CP) def. Sammy Cervantes, 5-2 125 Tyler Iwamura (CSUB) def. Evan McKirdy, 4-0 133 Ian Nickell (CSUB) def. Devon Lotto, 6-2 141 Timmy Box (CSUB) def. Brandon Rocha (CP), 5-2 CSU Bakersfield (CSUB) 25, Drexel (D) 18 149 Shane Fenningham (D) def. Dalton Kelley, 11-5 157 Austin Sommer (D) pins Adam Fierro @2:08 165 David Meza (CSUB) def. Charles Aungst, 7-5 174 Bryce Hammond (CSUB) pins Connor Moran, @2:45 184 Reuben Franklin (CSUB) def. Bryan Sternlieb, 9-4 197 Brandon Palik (D) pins Frankie Hurtado, @4:06 285 Jamie Callendar (D) def. Sammy Cervantes, 10-6 125 Tyler Iwamura (CSUB) def. Jake Goodwin, 6-0 133 Ian Nickell (CSUB) def. Clay Lutzlow, 8-0 141 Timmy Box (CSUB) pin Frank Cimato @6:45

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The 21st-ranked Lehigh wrestling team opened its 2012-13 season by winning six bouts in a 23-16 triumph over Binghamton Thursday night inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Freshman Eric Hess won by first period pin in his varsity dual debut as he was one of three Mountain Hawks to produce bonus points on the evening. Senior Robert Hamlin and junior Joey Napoli added wins by major decision for the Mountain Hawks, who win their opener for the fourth time in five seasons under head coach Pat Santoro. “I was really pleased with the effort,” Santoro said. “We wrestled hard and tried to score points the whole time. That’s all we can ask for at this time of year. It certainly looked like it was our first time out there a couple times with some things we gave up. Those things are correctable. Overall it was a good night for our first time out there.” The Mountain Hawks and Bearcats split four decisions in the first four bouts of the evening. Binghamton’s Patrick Hunter used a late five-point takedown to break a 1-1 tie in a 6-2 win over junior Alex Abreu at 125. Freshman Laike Gardner pulled Lehigh even, overcoming a five-point move with two takedowns and a hefty riding time advantage, which proved to be the difference in a 7-6 win over Dan Riggi at 133. “He’s a buzzsaw,” Santoro said of Gardner. “He gave up that five-point takedown but kept his composure. He kept battling back and that’s what he did. He can wrestle all day.” In his first match down at 141, sophomore Anthony Salupo started fast with a pair of first period takedowns en route to a 9-6 win over Joe Bonaldi. One of the more anticipated matches of the night came at 149 where Lehigh’s 19th-ranked senior Shane Welsh met No. 2 Donnie Vinson of Binghamton. Vinson scored the only two takedowns of the match to prevail 7-5. Welsh scored a pair of reversals and an escape in a losing effort. After deferring his eligibility last season, junior Napoli posted an impressive 17-8 major decision over Joe Chamish at 157 to give the Mountain Hawks a 10-6 lead at intermission. Napoli racked up seven takedowns in the victory, including three in the first period as part of a strong start. In the first bout after the intermission, Hess helped extend Lehigh’s lead. After securing an early takedown, Hess turned Binghamton’s Vince Grella with an arm bar, securing the fall in 2:18 to put the Mountain Hawks up 16-6. “We needed that,” Santoro said. “Joey always does that. He’s always trying to score points. We’ve been waiting to have Eric out there for about three years. It’s nice to have him out there and it’s nice to see him start his career with a pin.” Binghamton responded with a six point win of its own as Caleb Wallace rallied to pin sophomore Nathaniel Brown in the second period of their bout at 174. Brown led 4-0 in the second period when he was reversed on to his back. Wallace was able to secure the fall in 4:39 to cut Lehigh’s lead back to four. Hamlin opened his season with a 5-3 win over Kevin Steinhaus Saturday in the NWCA All-Star Classic. His first official match produced bonus points as he posted an 11-2 major decision over Cody Reed in a matchup of ranked wrestlers at 184. After a slow opening couple of minutes Hamlin scored twice in the final minute of the first period to lead 4-1. He built a seven point advantage into the third period and benefitted from a penalty point plus riding time to secure the major. The Bearcats answered Hamlin’s major with a major of their own as nationally-ranked Nate Schiedel won 19-6 over freshman John Bolich in his varsity debut at 197. In the final bout of the night, freshman heavyweight Jack Delia impressed, scoring two first period takedowns and adding a third late in an 8-4 decision over Tyler Deuel. The Mountain Hawks will return to the mats on Friday November 16 when they travel to two time defending national champion Penn State for the 101st meeting between the longtime eastern rivals. The match is slated for a 7 p.m. start from Rec Hall. The match will be broadcast on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as Lehighsports.com. Results: 125 – Patrick Hunter (BU) dec. Alex Abreu (LU) 6-2 133 – Laike Gardner (LU) dec. Dan Riggi (BU) 7-6 141 – Anthony Salupo (LU) dec. Joe Bonaldi (BU) 9-6 149 – Donnie Vinson (BU) dec. Shane Welsh (LU) 7-5 157 – Joey Napoli (LU) major dec. Joe Chamish (BU) 17-8 165 – Eric Hess (LU) pinned Vince Grella (BU) 2:18 174 – Caleb Wallace (BU) pinned Nathaniel Brown (LU) 4:39 184 – Robert Hamlin (LU) major dec. Cody Reed (BU) 11-2 197 – Nate Schiedel (BU) major dec. John Bolich (LU) 19-6 285 – Jack Delia (LU) dec. Tyler Deuel (BU) 8-4 Attendance – 1,303 Referee – George Chilmonik

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa 149-pound redshirt freshman Patrick Rhoads scored a 15-6 major decision over redshirt freshman Jake Kadel on Thursday in the opening round of the 2012 wrestle-offs. Rhoads totaled six takedowns, opened the second period with a reversal, and tacked on one point for riding time to earn the major decision. He’ll face sophomore Mike Kelly in the 149-pound semifinals tomorrow inside the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Friday’s competition is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. 2012 WRESTLE-OFFS THURSDAY 149 – Patrick Rhoads major dec. Jake Kadel, 15-6 FRIDAY (4:30 p.m.) 125 – Matt McDonough vs. Matt Gurule 125 – Cory Clark vs. Thomas Gilman 141 – Mark Ballweg vs. Connor Ryan 141 – Josh Dziewa vs. Ethan Owens 149 – Michael Kelly vs. Patrick Rhoads 149 – Brody Grothus vs. Joe DuCharme 165 – Nick Moore vs. Walt Gilmor 184 – Ethen Lofthouse vs. Alex Meyer 184 – Jeremy Fahler vs. Sammy Brooks SATURDAY (8:30 a.m.) 125 – McDonough/Gurule vs. Clark/Gilman 133 – Tony Ramos vs. Topher Carton 141 – Dziewa/Owens vs. Ballweg/Ryan 149 – Kelly/Rhoads vs. Grothus/DuCharme 165 – Mike Evans vs. Moore/DuCharme 174 – Grant Gambrall vs. Kris Klapprodt 184 – Lofthouse/Meyer vs. Fahler/Brooks 197 – Tomas Lira vs. Nathan Burak 285 – Bobby Telford vs. Artie Bess

STANFORD, Calif. -- Nick Amuchastegui has been announced as one of 10 student-athletes who will be honored in January 2013 as Today's Top 10 Award winners. The NCAA Today's Top 10 Award recognizes student-athletes who completed their athletics eligibility during the 2011-12 academic year for their success during competition, in the classroom and within the community. Award recipients will be recognized at the Honors Celebration on Jan. 18, 2013, during the NCAA Convention in Grapevine, Texas. A mechanical engineering major with a 3.91 cumulative GPA, Amuchastegui completed his career as the only wrestler in school history to reach the NCAA finals twice. The three-time All-American ended his time on The Farm as a two-time national runner-up while also posting a fourth-place finish. Amuchastegui, who ranks fourth in all-time wins at Stanford with 118, was named the 2011-12 Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year and captured two Pac-12 championships during his career. A native of Talent, Ore., Amuchastegui was also recognized for his accomplishments in the classroom. A two-time CoSIDA/Capital One Men's At-Large All-America of the Year, Amuchastegui was also a two-time NCAA Elite 88 Award recipient. He was also tabbed the 2012 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Extremely active in community service, Amuchastegui frequently assisted with elementary school and playground renovation projects. Amuchastegui also volunteered for the Boys and Girls Club and participated in a food drive. The NCAA Honors Committee selects the honorees. The committee is composed of athletics administrators at member institutions and nationally distinguished citizens who are former student-athletes. Previously, the award recognized eight student-athletes and was known as Today's Top VIII. The NCAA Honors Committee expanded the award to honor 10 student-athletes to recognize the increased number of student-athletes, sports and championship opportunities. Joining Amuchastegui as NCAA Top 10 Award winners are the following: Miles Batty (BYU), Ashley Brignac (Louisiana-Lafayette), Micah Davis (Delta State), Robert Griffin III (Baylor), Stacey Hagensen (Pacific Lutheran), Lindsay Lettow (Central Missouri), Brooke Pancake (Alabama), Liz Phillips (Washington University) and Wendy Trott (Georgia).

Coker College vice president of athletics and facilities Lynn Griffin announced today that Cy Wainwright has been appointed as head wrestling coach. Wainwright will be the first coach in the program's history. Cy Wainwright"Cy understands how to build a program with quality student-athletes," said Griffin. "He brings a championship mentality to this position, which is exactly what we were looking for. As a champion himself, Cy knows how to win, and we believe he will bring that mindset to our student-athletes. His wrestling accomplishments speak for themselves, and I have no doubt he will come in and build a successful, winning program here at Coker." Wainwright comes to Coker after serving as head coach at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, since May 2011. Prior to that, he served as an assistant wrestling coach at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minn., for two years. In addition, he has served as an assistant coach at Atlantic High School in Port Orange, Fla. "I am very grateful for the opportunity to become the first head wrestling coach at Coker College," Wainwright said. "Coker is a great place for students to achieve academic and athletic excellence, and I'm pleased to be part of a signature institution in a beautiful city with such a proud history. The addition of wrestling at Coker College is a testament to the growth and popularity of the sport in the Southeast. I look forward to building a great program at Coker College." Originally from Green Cove Spring, Fla., Wainwright attended Newberry College, where he was an accomplished wrestler at the Division II level. He won the national championship in his weight class and was runner-up for Division II wrestler of the year in 2009, was a two-time All-American and served as captain of the team for three years. Wainwright graduated from Newberry with a bachelor's degree in secondary education in 2009. He received his master's in sports management from St. Cloud State in 2012. The national search for a head coach came immediately after Coker announced it was adding wrestling as its 17th Division II sport. The program begins competition in the 2013-14 academic year, with the first match slated for November 2013.

The UFC makes its debut in China on Nov. 10, with a fight card in Macau headlined by a middleweight bout between Rich Franklin and Cung Le. Besides breaking down the feature bouts, Richard and John also discuss what the show could mean for the UFC's future in Asia. Lastly, Strikeforce lightweight contender Jorge Masvidal joins the show. Masvidal had been scheduled to compete on Strikeforce's November 3 card, but with the event's cancellation, Masvidal is once again wondering when he'll get a chance to get back in the cage. Do you want to listen to a past episode? View archives.