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St. Cloud, Minn. -- The No. 5 ranked St. Cloud State University wrestling team (1-0, 0-0 NSIC) set a new NCAA Division II record for most consecutive dual match victories thanks to a 38-0 win over visiting St. John's University (0-1, 0-0 MIAC) on Thursday, Dec. 5 at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud, Minn. The victory was SCSU's 48th consecutive dual match victory, which breaks the old record of 47 dual match wins set by Pittsburgh-Johnstown from 1993 to 1996. The current SCSU streak started with a 38-3 win over Minnesota State, Moorhead on Feb. 4, 2011. Since that win, the Huskies have posted two consecutive 21-0 seasons in 2012-13 and 2011-12 and three consecutive runner-up finishes at the NCAA Division II championships in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Of note, the last lost for the Huskies was an 18-13 setback at Augustana College on Jan. 27, 2011. SCSU's other highlights during "the streak" include three consecutive NCAA Division II Super 3 Regional crowns, two consecutive NCWA Division II National Duals championships, two and consecutive NSIC championships. The Huskies and eighth year head coach Steve Costanzo have also brought home three individual NCAA championships (John Sundgren at 157 in 2011, Derek Skala at 184 in 2012 and Shamus O'Grady at 184 in 2013). The Huskies set the tempo early in the match against SJU as freshman Tanner Johnshoy charted a pin at 3:43 against St. John's John Wells at 125-pounds. The points continued to roll in with a major decision victory by No. 2 ranked Andy Pokorny at 133-pounds. Pokorny posted a 15-1 win over SJU's Mike Pleski to give SCSU a 10-0 lead. At 141-pounds, No. 2 Matt Nelson scored a 10-4 decision over SJU's Ben Henle, who is ranked No. 5/6 in the nation among DIII wrestlers at 141-pounds. SCSU's Jay Hildreth pushed the score to 16-0 with a solid 10-3 decision over SJU's Joe Jessing at 149-pounds. The Huskies' No. 4 Clint Poster added another victory with an 8-2 win over No. 8/10 Ryan Arne of SJU at 157-pounds. In action at 165-pounds, junior Ryan Zumwalt scored a 7-3 victory for the Huskies over SJU's Brandon Seppelt to make it 22-0. The match's outcome was clinched at 174-pounds when SCSU's Taylor Lewandowski earned a 15-4 major decision over SJU's Thedore Erickson. The victory put the match out of reach for SJU at 26-0. To ice the decision, SCSU's Clayton Jennissen posted a 6-2 win at 184-pounds and senior captain Chris Brassell rolled to a 4-1 win at 197-pounds against SJU's Ryan Michaels. The evening was concluded at 285-pounds as SCSU's Austin Goergen collected another six points with a pin over SJU's John Scepaniak at 6:22. The Huskies will continue their 2013-14 season on Dec. 7 with a trip to the Dragon Open in Moorhead, Minn. SCSU wrestling fans will want to mark Dec. 14 on their calendars as that is the date of the annual Holiday Inn/Husky Open in Halenbeck Hall. The action will begin that day at 9 a.m. For complete ticket information, please visit www.scsutickets.com or call 1-877-SCSUTIX. This tournament will feature many of the region's top collegiate wrestlers. Results: 125: Tanner Johnshoy (SCSU) pinned John Wells, 3:43 133: Andy Pokorny (No. 2, SCSU) major dec. Mike Pleski, 15-1 141: Matt Nelson (No. 2, SCSU) dec. Ben Henle (No. 5/6), 10-4 149: Jay Hildreth (SCSU) dec. Joe Hessing, 10-3 157: Clint Poster (No. 4, SCSU) dec. Ryan Arne (No. 8/10), 8-2 165: Ryan Zumwalt (SCSU) dec. Brandon Seppelt, 7-3 174: Taylor Lewandowski (SCSU) major dec. Teddy Erickson, 15-4 184: Clayton Jennissen (SCSU) dec. Josh Willaert, 6-2 197: Chris Brassell (SCSU) dec. Ryan Michaelis, 4-1 285: Austin Goergen (SCSU) pinned John Scepaniak, 6:22

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The University of Iowa wrestling team won five of the final six bouts to rally past No. 15 Edinboro, 22-19, tonight inside McComb Fieldhouse. "It was nice to battle back and get the dual win," said UI head coach Tom Brands, "but we have a lot of work to do. We need to deal with tough situations better. They put together some wins, and it created some tightness and frustration. We need to go beyond that, stay aggressive, and score points." Iowa trailed 13-4 before stringing together five consecutive wins beginning at 157 pounds, where Derek St. John scored a pair of takedowns in the final period to defeat Johnny Greisheime, 13-5. The major decision pulled Iowa within five points, 13-8, heading into the intermission. The Hawkeye rally continued at 165, where Nick Moore cut the lead to two points, 13-11, with an 11-4 decision. Mike Evans then closed the gap completely and gave Iowa the lead for good, 15-13, with a 13-5 major decision at 174. Ethen Lofthouse extended Iowa's lead to 18-13 with a 3-2 win at 184, and Sammy Brooks clinched the victory with an 11-0 win at 197. Brooks and Vince Pickett wrestled through a scoreless first period before Brooks turned Pickett three times in the second for eight nearfall points. He added a takedown in the third and added 3:50 riding time for the final 11-0 win. "I would like to have get a couple scores in the first period, but it felt good," said Brooks. "He was giving me his wrist and I was wrestling aggressive on top. If he was going to keep giving it to me, I was going to take it over and over again." Thomas Gilman spotted Iowa a 4-0 lead with a major decision at 125 pounds. Gilman, who was making his collegiate dual debut, used five takedowns and 3:33 of riding time to top 17th-ranked Kory Mines, 12-3. "It was nice to go out and get the early takedown," said Gilman, who compiled 1:58 of riding time in the first period. "When there are points on the board you wrestle a lot less stiff, so I was able to get loose and gain some confidence. It was nice to get out there, wrestle hard, and score points." Edinboro won three straight bouts at 133, 141, and 149. Eighth-ranked A.J. Schopp used a third-period escape to defeat top-ranked Tony Ramos, 3-2, at 133. Second-ranked Mitchell Port pinned No. 13 Josh Dziewa at 141, and 10th-ranked Dave Habat defeated Brody Grothus, 13-5, at 149. "We made it hard on ourselves," said Brands, "but we also had guys that wrestled hard. Battling back for the dual win is a testament to their toughness." Iowa returns to the mat Thursday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. (CT) when Buffalo visits Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Admission is $12 for adults and $8 for youth. Children five years old and younger are admitted free. Contact the UI Athletics Ticket Office for further ticket information. NOTES: Attendance was 3,152... Mike Evans improved to 10-0 with 10 bonus point victories... Iowa improved to 7-0 all-time against Edinboro. Results: 125 - Thomas Gilman (IA) major dec. #17 Kory Mines (EU), 12-3; 4-0 133 - #8 A.J. Schopp (EU) dec. #1 Tony Ramos (IA), 3-2; 4-3 141 - #2 Mitchell Port (EU) pinned #13 Josh Dziewa, 3:47; 4-9 149 - #10 Dave Habat (EU) major dec. Brody Grothus (IA), 13-5; 4-13 157 - #1 Derek St. John (IA) major dec. Johnny Greisheimer (EU), 13-5; 8-13 165 - #4Nick Moore (IA) dec. Zach Towers (EU), 11-4; 11-13 174 - #6 Mike Evans (IA) major dec. Patrick Jennings (EU), 13-5; 15-13 184 - #2 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) dec. Nicholas Mitchell (EU), 3-2; 18-13 197 - Sammy Brooks (IA) major dec. Vince Pickett (EU), 11-0; 22-13 285 - Ernest James (EU) pinned Tomas Lira (IA), 2:10; 22-19

Sioux City, Iowa -- No. 9 Midland University downed Briar Cliff University 24-18 to move to 2-0 in GPAC duals on the season. "We wrestled well on the road tonight," said Beau Vest, Midland University wrestling head coach. "Briar Cliff is well coached and has some good wrestlers. Our team responded when we had to and we came away with a good win." No. 3 ranked Lonnie Brown came away with an overtime victory in 285-lb weight class by getting the 4-2 win over Briar Cliff's Abram Reynolds . No. 4 ranked Aspen Kmiec wrestled at 133-lbs and came away with the techfall victory over Grant Jongerious. No. 9 Tyler McMichael won by decision, 6-0, in the 157-lb weight class in a hard fought match over the Charger's Leland Slawson. Conor Hovey sealed the Midland win with a 14-0, major decision victory, over Curtis Bright in the 184-lb match. Midland University moves to a dual record of 2-3 overall on the year and 2-0 in the conference .The Warriors will be back in action this Saturday, December 7, as they head to the Bob Smith Open in Hays Kansas. Wrestlers will hit the mats at 9:00 a.m. Results: 285 Lonnie Brown (MID) def. Abram Reynolds, 4-2 (OT) 125 Kyle Robison (BCU) def. Skylar Goepfert, 3-1 133 Aspen Kmiec (MID) def. Grant Jongerious, by Tech Fall (15-0) 141 Sonny Gulesian (BCU) def. Chauncey Ziemann, 4-0 149 Tyler Boyer (MID) def. Skylar Weber, by Fall (1:15) 157 Tyler McMichael (MID) def. Leland Slawson, 6-0 165 Joseph Winkler (MID) def. Joe Andrews, 5-1 174 Anthony Pike (BCU) def. Aaron Hovey, by Fall (4:32) 184 Conor Hovey (MID) def. Curtis Bright, by Major Dec. (14-0) 197 Jordan Watkins (BCU) def. Micah Kekela, by Fall (4:06)

Related: Results Crete, NE -- The Graceland men's wrestling squad grabbed its first win of the 2013-14 season on Wednesday against Doane College, 23-22 in a battle of two first year programs. The Tigers opened the dual by winning the first two matches, one by major decision and one by forfeit. Dakota Hill got the Jackets on board at 141 pounds with a 17-1 tech fall over Jonathan Larsen. The next match went in favor of the Tigers with a win in overtime. Bryce Serna dug into the deficit with a pin over Marcus Aleman at 157 pounds and Rikki Ramirez also tallied a victory for GU at 165 pounds with a win by decision over Taylor Hancock. Bryson Kinyon also grabbed a pin for the Jackets at 184 pounds against Doane's Adam Morales. In a tough 197 pound match, Zack Faircloth won by decision, 5-3 over Kyle Hoffman to determine the GU victory. "This win is a big historic step for our program," said head coach Zack Mullins. "These guys were able to come together and overcome a 12 point deficit from 2 forfeits to gain our first win in over 30 years. We are looking to build a legacy and this win is the next building block for our program. I am extremely proud of these young men." The Graceland men's wrestling team stands 1-3 on the season and will travel to Storm Lake, Iowa on Saturday, December 7th to compete in the Buena Vista University Open.

HOBOKEN, N.J. -- The Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team improved to 4-2 overall and 4-0 against NCAA Division III foes with a 51-0 win over Yeshiva University Wednesday night in Walker Gymnasium. After a double forfeit at 125 to start the match that netted zero points for either team, freshman Rob Murray rolled to a 19-4 technical fall win over Joshua Eisenberg at 5:00 to put the Ducks up 5-0. Freshman Frederick Perrine won by forfeit at 141 to put Stevens on top 11-0 and the Ducks continued rolling the rest of the way. Junior Mike Polizzi pushed his personal winning streak to 12 bouts with a 15-0 technical fall victory (1:32), and rookie Justin Becker followed with a victory via forfeit at 157. Junior Conner Bass put Stevens up 28-0 with a win by fall (1:43) in the 165-pound weight class, and brother Zach Bass did the same 41 seconds into his bout at 174. Senior Ryan Dormann defeated Alex Straus by technical fall at 3:20 and with a score of 24-8 to give the hosts a 39-0 margin, while senior captain Alex Moreno won by fall at 4:21 in his bout at 197. Junior Chris Florek capped the match with a win by fall (6:05) at 285 to account for points 46-through-51. The win over Yeshiva marks the third-straight dual-match win for the Ducks, and the team has only allowed 16 points against during that span. To date versus Division III foes, the Ducks hold an overall advantage of 122-25 (plus-97). Stevens will now head into finals and winter break before returning to competition at the Virginia Duals slated for January 10 and 11. Last year, the Ducks won the event. Results: 125 – DOUBLE FORFEIT (0-0) 133 – Rob Murray (S) def. Joshua Eisenberg (Y) by TECH FALL 19-4 in 5:00 (5-0) 141 – Frederick Perrine (S) wins by FOR (11-0) 149 – Mike Polizzi (S) def. Shmuel Lamm (Y) by TECH FALL 15-0 in 1:32 (16-0) 157 – Justin Becker (S) wins by FOR (22-0) 165 – Conner Bass (S) def. Ezra Kapetansky (Y) by FALL 1:43 (28-0) 174 – Zach Bass (S) def. Chaim Metzger (Y) by FALL 0:41 (34-0) 184 – Ryan Dormann (S) def. Alex Straus (Y) by TECH FALL 24-8 in 3:20 (39-0) 197 – Alex Moreno (S) def. Yoni Sunshine (Y) by FALL 4:21 (45-0) 285 – Chris Florek (S) def. Yitzy Fuld (Y) by FALL 6:05 (51-0)

BRISTOL, R.I. -- Wrestling defeats the Coast Guard Academy (CGA) to open Pilgrim League action. The No. 17 nationally ranked Hawks won every contested weight class on the night. The teams also competed in six exhibition whose results are listed after the official match ups. The Hawks improve to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the Pilgrim League while the Bears drop to 0-1 overall and 0-1 in league. The Hawks will return to the mat in Northfield, VT to take on the Cadets of Norwich on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 1 p.m. Results: 125 Dan Roger (RWU) dec. Earl Roberts (CGA) 7-3 133 Pat LeCroix (RWU) def. Matthew McAllister (CGA) 7-1 141 Tom Porzillo (CGA) won by forfeit 0-6 149 Danny Downes (RWU) pin Matthew Vieira (CGA) Pin 157 Nick George (RWU) won by forfeit 6-0 165 Collin Crowell (RWU) major dec. Vaughn Gehman (CGA) 13-1 174 Dan Ressler (RWU) major dec. Daniel Fiorvanti (CGA) 13-4 184 Dave Welch (RWU) major dec. Dean Gilbert (CGA) 10-2 197 Shane Parcel (RWU) pin Mark Howard (CGA) Pin HWT Kyle Foster (RWU) pin Kevin Painten (CGA) Pin

SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – The No.1(National Wrestling Coaches Association, Basford) Notre Dame College wrestling team defeated No.13 (NWCA) Ashland Eagles 24-14, on Wednesday. The Falcons won six of the ten bouts, collecting four major decisions, one decision and a pin. The Falcons (4-1) have now won four straight dual matches. Ashland came into the match unbeaten on the season, having won three straight dual meets to start the season. The Eagles went into the match with a strong lineup that included two returning All-Americans in Michael Labry at 133 pounds and Joe Brandt at 197 pounds. The match began at 125 pounds with Brian Hauser recording a 19-9 major decision victory over Johnny Maurice. No.3 (NWCA) Michael Labry then defeated Marty Carlson 12-3 at 133 pounds to tie the match at 4-4. No.3 (NWCA) Maurice Miller put the Falcons back in front with a 6-1 victory over Ty Davis at 141pounds. Continuing back and forth Ashland drew level at 7-7 in the match courtesy of a 6-3 victory by Brent Fickel over Abel Avila at 149 pounds. Ashland then claimed their only lead of the evening following a major decision victory (17-6) over Kyle Koziel at 157 pounds. The turning point of the match came in the 165 and 174 pound weight classes where Notre Dame recorded two major decision victories. First, Louden Gordon produced an impressive display to claim a 17-6 victory over Zebulan Beam. No.1 (NWCA) Joey Davis then continued his unbeaten collegiate career (46-0) with a 18-6 victory over Luke Cramer, to give the Falcons a 15-11 lead. At 184 pounds Bryson Hall recorded a 3-2 decision over Charles Mason to give Ashland hope. The Falcons however responded with two victories to close out the match. No.3 (NWCA) Brandonn Johnson wrestled strongly to defeat No.6 (NWCA) Joe Brandt 2-1. No.2 (NWCA) Orlando Scales then produced a convincing finish for the Falcons pinning Tyler Houska at the 5:37 mark. Scales has now pinned eight of eleven opponents this season. With the win the Falcons move to 4-1 on the season with their only loss coming to Ohio State University, the No.9 team in NCAA Division I. The Falcons are now unbeaten at home for five consecutive seasons. Notre Dame will return to action on Dec. 14 when they wrestle at the Cleveland State Open. Results: 125 Brian Hauser, NDC, maj. dec. Johnny Maurice, ASHL, 19-9 133 Michael Labry, ASHL, maj. dec. Marty Carlson, NDC, 12-3 141 Maurice Miller, NDC, dec. Ty Davis, ASHL, 6-1 149 Brent Fickel, ASHL, dec. Abel Avila, NDC, 6-3 157 Kyle Burns, ASHL, maj. dec. Kyle Koziel, NDC, 10-1 165Louden Gordon, NDC, maj. dec. Zebulan Beam, ASHL, 17-6 174 Joey Davis, NDC, maj. dec. Luke Cramer, ASHL, 18-6 184 Bryson Hall, ASHL, dec. Charles Mason, NDC, 3-2 197 Brandonn Johnson, NDC, dec. Joseph Brandt, ASHL, 2-1 285 Orlando Scales, NDC, pinned Tyler Houska, ASHL, 5:37

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Gardner-Webb picked up four major decisions and two pins Wednesday night to key a 29-12 win at VMI in the season’s Southern Conference opener. The Runnin’ Bulldogs (4-7, 1-0 SoCon) got off to a strong start, getting back-to-back wins at 133 pounds from Robbie Golde (6-2) and at 141 pounds from Ryan Mosley (14-5) – with Mosley’s win coming via major decision. The Keydets rebounded with a 6-1 win by Shabaka Johns over Cole Graves at 149, but Kyle Ash took a 10-6 win at 157 pounds over Edward Gottwald to spark a three-match streak that put the ‘Dogs up 21-3 in team scoring after Brett Stein capped the run with a pin of Tim Davison (2:54). Boyce Cornwell took a 20-8 major decision over Andrew Embree at 197 pounds and Cortez Starkes wrapped up the win with a 9-1 major decision victory over Dalton Henderson in the night’s final individual bout. Gardner-Webb will continue SoCon action after exams, traveling to face Chattanooga on Monday, December 16 at 7:00 pm. Results: 133: Robbie Golde (GWU) dec. Michael Flora (6-2) – 3-0 141: Ryan Mosley (GWU) major dec. Joe Jarrells (14-5) – 7-0 149: Shabaka Johns (VMI) dec. Cole Graves (6-1) – 7-3 157: Kyle Ash (GWU) sudden victory 1 Edward Gottwald (10-6) – 10-3 165: Austin Trott (GWU) tech fall Mark Darr (17-0) – 15-3 174: Brett Stein (GWU) pin Tim Davison (2:54) – 21-3 184: Hardy Henderson (VMI) dec. Aaron Rabin (3-2) – 21-6 197: Boyce Cornwell (GWU) major dec. Andrew Embree (20-8) – 25-6 285: Juan Adams (VMI) forfeit win – 25-12 125: Cortez Starkes (GWU) major dec. Dalton Henderson (9-1) – 29-12

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In what has become a recent tradition, No. 12 Brecksville will travel to No. 48 Claymont for a Saturday night dual meet in what will serve as the "lid-lifter" for the season of both teams. Brecksville has travelled down Interstate 77 and left Claymont with well-earned dual meet victories in the last two seasons. The following are projected matchups for this dual meet, which starts at 7:30 p.m. ET. 106: Jarod Bronstrup (Brecksville) vs. No. 4 Tyler Warner (Claymont) The sophomore Bronstrup was a reserve last year, but earned a sixth place finish in freestyle at the FILA Cadet Nationals this spring. Fellow sophomore Warner was a state champion last year, won a NHSCA Freshman Nationals title, and placed fifth at the Super 32 Challenge in October. 113: TBD (Brecksville) vs. No. 8 Dustin Warner (Claymont) The senior Warner placed third at state last year, and placed fifth at the Super 32 Challenge in October. Brecksville is unsure who their starter will be at this weight class. Brecksville's Austin Assad (Photo/Rob Preston)120: No. 14 Austin Assad (Brecksville) vs. Lane Peters (Claymont) The junior Assad has placed second at state in each of his first two high school seasons, and is a two-time FILA Cadet freestyle All-American. The sophomore Peters was a reserve to the Warner brothers last year, but had a winning record in Cadet freestyle this summer. 126: Justin Demicco (Brecksville) vs. Kollin Clark (Claymont) The sophomore Demicco qualified for the state tournament, and earned All-American honors in Cadet freestyle this past summer. The senior Clark won two matches at the district tournament, but fell short of a projected state tournament berth. 132: Austin Hiles (Brecksville) vs. Justice Avery (Claymont) This matchup features a pair of sophomores. Hiles qualified for state last year when competing for St. Edward, and was a NHSCA Freshman Nationals placer; while Avery was in reserve to two state qualifiers. 138: Sonny Lucas (Brecksville) vs. Cody Burcher (Claymont) The junior Lucas placed fourth at the state tournament last year, while the senior Burcher placed at the seventh FloNationals and has finished top three at the state tournament in each year of his high school career (2-2-3). 145: Luke Strnad (Brecksville) vs. Cade Herron (Claymont) The freshman Strnad placed third at OAC junior high state as a seventh grader, but was injured during last year’s state series; while the senior Herron was a state qualifier in 2012 as a sophomore. 152: Austin Strnad (Brecksville) vs. Rexx Peters (Claymont) The elder Strnad, a senior, placed fifth at the state tournament last year; while fellow senior Peters was an alternate for the district tournament. 160: Grayson Davis (Brecksville) vs. TBD (Claymont) The senior Davis was a state alternate last year, while Claymont is unsure of their starter in this weight class. 170: Jimmy Suhayda (Brecksville) vs. Craig Beatty (Claymont) This matchup features a pair of juniors. Suhayda was a backup to a pair of state qualifiers, while Beatty was an alternate for the district tournament. 182: Troy Lang (Brecksville) vs. Matt Dennis (Claymont) This is a battle of seniors who both went 1-2 in the state tournament at 170 pounds last year. 195: No. 17 Josh Murphy (Brecksville) vs. Colt Crall (Claymont) This matchup features a pair of senior wrestlers. Murphy placed sixth in the state tournament, and earned All-American honors in both the NHSCA Junior Nationals and Junior National freestyle competitions, while Crall was a state alternate last season. 220: Eddie Sternad (Brecksville) vs. Garrett Harding (Claymont) The sophomore Sternad placed at the NHSCA Freshman Nationals last spring, while the senior Harding was a state alternate last year after qualifying for state in 2012 as a sophomore. 285: TBD (Brecksville) vs. Kyle Henry (Claymont) The senior Henry was a sectional tournament placer last year, while Brecksville is unsure of their starter in this weight class.

Related: Team Rankings | Individual Rankings EDMOND, Okla. -- Notre Dame (Ohio) topped the first regular season NCAA Division II wrestling poll that was released Wednesday by the Division II Wrestling Coaches Association. The Falcons earned four first-place votes and finished with 152 points to keep the No. 1 spot it earned in the pre-season rankings, edging out second-place Central Oklahoma by six points in balloting of head coaches from around the country. Two-time defending national champion Nebraska-Kearney came in third with 138 points and received the remaining four first-place votes. Newberry (S.C.) is fourth in the poll and St. Cloud State (Minn.) fifth as those two teams switched places from the pre-season rankings. Rounding out the top 10 is Adams State (Colo.), Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), Western State (Colo.), Indianapolis (Ind.) and Mercyhurst (Pa.). Mercyhurst made the biggest jump in the poll, going from 20th to No. 10. Adams State and Nebraska-Kearney each have two top-ranked individuals -- 125-pounder Jerry Huff and 141-pounder Ryan Fillingame for the Grizzlies, 133-pounder Daniel DeShazer and 197-pounder Romero Cotton for the Lopers. The 2014 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held March 14-15 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Andy Hamilton and Chris Ayres will go "On the Mat" this Wednesday, Dec. 4. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5 to 6 p.m. CT on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on theopenmat.com. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments. Andy Hamilton covers high school sports and wrestling for the Des Moines Register. He has been named journalist of the year by the National Wrestling Media Association and by Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine. Ayres is the head wrestling coach at Princeton University. He was also an assistant coach at Lehigh University from 2001 through 2006.

PHILIPPI, W.Va. -- The Wheeling Jesuit wrestling team secured its second win in program history with a 28-13 victory over fellow first year program Alderson Broaddus on Tuesday. Securing pins for WJU were Damon Outward at 141lbs, Ryan Winslow at 184lbs, and Max Lacey at 197lbs helping the Cardinals finish the match strong. "Getting a convincing 15 point win is good, especially against another program in their first year," said WJU head coach Sean Doyle. "Every time out right now though we just stress that we see improvement. Weather a win or a loss, we just need to improve in every match out there, and I think we did that today." Standout performances for the Cardinals include 125 pounder Brad Kakos who beat Alderson Broaddus' Cody Buchanan by seven points (10-3). Last time Kakos and Buchanan did battle the match went to triple overtime before Kakos snuck out with a win. WJU's Damon Outward wrestled up at 141 (Outward normally wrestles 133) and managed to secure a pin over AB's heavier Samuel Jones. Outward wrestled up to cover for the injured Skyler Terrell, and managed admirably. Following three straight victories to open the dual, the Cardinals went into a slump and dropped the next four matches. WJU's Ryan Winslow then took the mat in the 184lb class and took a commanding victory-by-pin to shift the momentum back to the Cardinals. Maxwell Lacey added another pin for WJU in the 197lb class, and Corey Siegfried won a 6-3 decision to secure the win for the Cardinals. Up next for WJU is their biggest event of the year so far, the Midwest Classic in Indianapolis on 12/14 where the Cardinals will be match up against some of the best DII talent in the country. Results: 125 Brad Kakos (WJU) won by decision over Cody Buchanan (AB) 10-3 133 Scott Lopez (WJU) won by major decision over Jason West (AB) 13-4 141 Damon Outward (WJU) won by pin over Samuel Jones (AB) 149 Tyler Cross (AB) won by major decision over John Gershom (WJU) 14-2 157 Cody Spinks (AB) won by decision over Dominick Nania (WJU) 5-1 165 Keith Stednitz (AB) won by decision over Sawyer Leppla (WJU) 5-1 174 Davis Solak (AB) won by decision over Kale Rayner (WJU) 5-2 184 Ryan Winslow (WJU) won by pin over Garrett Onderko (AB) 197 Maxwell Lacey (WJU) won by pin over Nicholas Nester (AB) 285 Corey Siegfried (WJU) won by decision over Tylor Ortiz(AB) 6-3

ADA -- Junior J.P. Hoopes recorded his first pin of the season and junior Cody Lovejoy added his fourth to lead the Ohio Northern wrestling team to a 38-12 victory over Mount Saint Joseph on Tuesday evening at the ONU Sports Center. The Polar Bears are now 2-2 on the season, while the Lions fall to 0-5. Hoopes recorded his pin in 47 seconds at 157 pounds. Lovejoy notched his pin in 4:06 at 285 pounds. "We improved from our outing over the weekend," said head coach Ron Beaschler. "We have been working on some different things all week and I saw the guys using them tonight." At 149 pounds, freshman Gennar Feucht won by tech fall 17-0 (5:22). Sophomore Tyler Gargano scored a 6-3 decision victory at 174 pounds. "We did the little things right," added Beaschler. "When we do the little things, we will get the win like we did tonight." Ohio Northern will return to action on Saturday, when it hosts the 33rd annual ONU Invitational. Play is scheduled to begin at 9 am. Results: 125 - Jerry Pasquale (ONU) wins by forfeit 133 - Santana Villarreal (ONU) wins by forfeit 141 - Wayne Black (MSJ) dec. Cody Harting, 10-4 149 - Gennar Feucht (ONU) tech fall Luis Godines, 17-0 (5:22) 157 - J.P. Hoopes (ONU) pins Joseph Kammerer, :47 165 - Brandon Howes (ONU) wins by forfeit 174 - Tyler Gargano (ONU) dec. Nick Manning, 6-3 184 - Tyler Ray (MSJ) dec. Dillon Brancheau, 8-4 197 - Nathan Islamovsky (MSJ) pins Kody Bellamy, 4:05 285 - Cody Lovejoy (ONU) pins Sean Brooks, 4:06

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma City University rolled up a single-dual school record seven falls in a 54-0 wipeout of Central Baptist (Ark.) on Tuesday at Abe Lemons Arena. The Stars reached 50 points in a dual for the fourth time and notched their fourth shutout in program history. OCU, ranked 18th in NAIA wrestling, improved to 3-1 in duals. Cody Sivertsen posted the Stars' quickest fall of the night, finishing John Lopez in 1:34 at 197 pounds. Sivertsen, a junior from Moore, Okla., had OCU's last pin of the dual. Jared Bass stuck Joel Deere in 4:34 for OCU's record-tying fifth fall at 174. Derek Sivertsen broke the record by pinning Ricky Tate in 5:54 at 184. OCU owns two dual victories over ranked NAIA teams with its only loss to Oklahoma, ranked fourth in NCAA Division I. "That's pretty outstanding," OCU coach Archie Randall said of the new mark. "I hope they keep it going because our season gets a little bit tougher as it goes along. They've upset two teams. We're 3-1 right now with our only loss being to OU, who just got through beating OSU (Oklahoma State), so I don't think that's a bad loss. They're doing really well. They're working hard. If they don't get hurt, we'll be okay. I'm really proud of them." The Stars started four freshmen in the dual. "The most important thing is our team is a really young team," Randall said. "They're all freshmen and sophomores, and we have only one senior on the team. They're getting better each week. They're wrestling really hard. It's doesn't make a difference who they wrestle, they don't really worry about it, they just go hard. "They're the hardest working team I've ever coached. Twenty-seven kids in the room, all of them work hard. Sunday's an open day. They all show up on Sunday. They're learning. They're accepting the changes we're making in their style of wrestling. They're getting better every week." Hunter Muskrat ignited a run of five consecutive OCU falls by defeating Matthew McKenna in 1:55 at 157. Zach Skates followed by prevailing over Jacob McKenna in 1:39 at 165. Josh Goepfert started OCU off with a fall of Nathan Sheward in 6:09 in the 125-pound bout. James Landoll added a pin of Jacob Worsley in 6:25 at 141. Alvie Killingsworth picked up a 5-4 win over Antonio Rivera at 133 by accumulating 2:20 in riding time. Destin Theus finished off OCU's demolition with a 9-4 victory over Kurland Parks. Theus, a sophomore from River Ridge, La., accrued three takedowns. The Stars wrestle next in the Fort Hays State Bob Smith Open at 9 a.m. Saturday in Hays, Kan. Results: 125: Josh Goepfert, OCU, pinned Nathan Sheward, 6:09 133: Alvie Killingsworth, OCU, dec. Antonio Rivera, 5-4 141: James Landoll, OCU, pinned Jacob Worsley, 6:25 149: Ricky McCarty, OCU, by forfeit 157: Hunter Muskrat, OCU, pinned Matthew McKenna, 1:55 165: Zach Skates, OCU, pinned Jacob McKenna, 1:39 174: Jared Bass, OCU, pinned Joel Deere, 4:34 184: Derek Sivertsen, OCU, pinned Ricky Tate, 5:54 197: Cody Sivertsen, OCU, pinned John Lopez, 1:34 285: Destin Theus, OCU, dec. Kurland Parks, 9-4

GAFFNEY, S.C. -- Limestone wrestling (2-1) got back to their winning ways in dual match contests with a 38-9 victory over Anderson (0-11) on Tuesday, December 3 at the Timken Center. The Saints used a trio of pins and a technical fall to easily dismiss the visiting Trojans. Limestone got its three pin fall victories 125, 174 and 184-pound clashes. Senior Colby Yates (Gainesville, Ga.) had the quickest pin fall on the evening as he pinned AU's Keenan Simmons in 2:15 in the 125-pound contest. Yates fired off three takedowns and a two-point near fall before pinning Simmons. Senior Tanner Saraceno (Wallkill, N.Y.) and freshman David Kieta (Pigeon Forge, Tenn.) earned back-to-back pins at the 174 and 184-pound bouts, consecutively. Saraceno earned his in 2:48 over Ian Harper and Kieta got his in 4:09 over Taylor Dorsett. Saraceno actually scratched out two three-point near falls and a takedown before pinning Harper. Perhaps even more impressive than three pins was freshman Nicholas Leitten's (Fort Mill, S.C.) 16-1 technical fall over the Trojans' Dakota Stewart. He scored an impressive four three-point near falls and two takedowns in only 3:39. 10 of his 16 points came in the first period alone. The Saints began the match with an early 12-0 lead as sophomore Justin Tribble (Stafford, Va.) and freshman Jeremiah Parker (Easley, S.C.) took the 197 and 285-pound matches, respectively, by forfeit. Limestone didn't rest on their laurels with the early lead as they took both the 125 and 133-pound bouts, which included Yates' first-period pin fall. Freshman Kyle Lowe (Belton, S.C.) then scored a 4-2 decision over Cory Monteforte in the 125-pound bout in his Timken Center debut. A two-point reversal in the third period broke a 2-2 deadlock to give the lanky freshman the win. The Blue and Gold will return to the mats this weekend with four matches at the 2013 Newberry Duals on Saturday, December 7. Limestone still start off with Alderson-Broaddus (9 a.m.) and Lake Erie (12 p.m.) before ending their day with Darton (1:30) and host Newberry (3 p.m.). Results: 197: Justin Tribble (LC) wins by forfeit. HWT: Jeremiah Parker (LC) wins by forfeit. 125: Kyle Lowe (LC) dec. Cory Monteforte (AU), 4-2. 133: Colby Yates (LC) pinned Keenan Simmons (AU), 2:15. 141: Anthony Colon (AU) dec. Terrence Dugay (LC), 8-7. 149: Nick Leitten (LC) tech. fall Dakota Stewart (AU), 16-1 (3:39). 157: Zane Newton (AU) dec. Storm Nelson (LC), 5-2. 165: Stephen Wylie (AU) dec. Ryan Buchanan (LC), 6-3. 174: Tanner Saraceno (LC) pinned Ian Harper (AU), 2:48. 184: David Kieta (LC) pinned Taylor Dorsett (AU), 4:09.

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This Saturday's Keith Young Invitational hosted by Cedar Falls, Iowa has a superlative field, and presents a stern test to the 15 teams which will be present in this opening weekend event in the Hawkeye State. The field features a pair of nationally ranked teams, No. 28 Bettendorf and No. 31 Waverly-Shell Rock, as well as four nationally ranked individuals: No. 3 Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf), No. 16 (at 145) Logan Ryan (Bettendorf), No. 10 Spencer Derifield (Waverly-Shell Rock), and No. 9 (at 220) Marcus Harrington (Waterloo West). Fredy Stroker, ranked No. 3 nationally at 132 pounds, leads No. 28 Bettendorf (Photo/Rob Preston)In terms of weight class profiles, there are eight wrestlers ranked number one in preseason rankings for Class 3A published by The Predicament this week, ten wrestlers ranked second in their respective Class 3A weight classes, and another pair of wrestlers ranked in the top two of their Class 1A weight class. Seven weight classes feature a pair of wrestlers inside the top two of their weight class. Joining Bettendorf and Waverly-Shell Rock as notable teams in the field are Mason City and North Scott, ranked sixth and seventh in Class 3A; and Don Bosco, which is ranked fifth in Class 1A. The following is a listing of state ranked wrestlers by The Predicament in each weight class (all wrestlers in Class 3A unless noted): 106: No. 1 Jack Wagner (Bettendorf), No. 2 Brenden Baker (Cedar Rapids Jefferson), No. 2 in 1A Jordan Schmit (Don Bosco), No. 9 Austin Yant (Waverly-Shell Rock), and No. 10 in 2A Andrew Bush (Denver-Tripoli) 113: No. 2 Jacob Schwarm (Bettendorf) and No. 6 Nolan Hromidko (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 120: No. 6 Paul Glynn (Bettendorf), No. 7 Kyle Briggs (Cedar Rapids Jefferson), and No. 10 Michael Zachary (Dowling Catholic) 126: No. 1 Kaz Onoo (Mason City), No. 8 Jack Koethe (West Des Moines Valley), No. 10 Spencer Nevills (Pleasant Valley), and No. 10 in 1A Grant Barron (Don Bosco) 132: No. 1 Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf), No. 2 Jack Koethe (West Des Moines Valley), No. 7 Michael Moncivais (Cedar Rapids Jefferson), and No. 7 in 2A Tad Chapin (Denver-Tripoli) 138: No. 1 Logan Ryan (Bettendorf) and No. 2 Dan Kelly (Cedar Falls) 145: No. 1 Jacob Woodard (Bettendorf), No. 2 Bryce Steiert (Waverly-Shell Rock), No. 8 Jakubb Fahrenkrug (North Scott), and No. 9 in 1A Mitchell Corkey (Don Bosco) 152: No. 3 Stone Sturges (Mason City) and No. 8 Travis Willers (Pleasant Valley) 160: No. 1 Spencer Derifield (Waverly-Shell Rock), No. 1 in 1A Jake Hogan (Don Bosco), No. 3 Isaiah Patton (Dowling Catholic), No. 7 Andrew Bartel (Mason City), and No. 10 Christian Foote (Pleasant Valley) 170: No. 1 Mitch Bowman (North Scott), No. 2 Brady Letney (Pleasant Valley), and No. 4 Corey Abernathy (Waverly-Shell Rock) 182: No. 2 Izaak Miller (Waverly-Shell Rock), No. 6 Cole Wymore (Dowling Catholic), No. 9 in 1A Austin Schmitt (Don Bosco), and No. 10 Josh Allen (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) 195: No. 1 Marcus Harrington (Waterloo West), No. 2 Colin Kreiter (North Scott), and No. 6 Thomas Foy (Waverly-Shell Rock) 220: No. 2 Kyler Matthews (Waterloo West), No. 4 Kaleb Staack (Waverly-Shell Rock), and No. 7 Cordell Eaton (North Scott) 285: No. 2 Raekwon Jefferson (Bettendorf), No. 4 Tom Schiffer (Mason City), No. 9

It's the first full weekend of the 2013-14 high school wrestling season, and we've got ourselves some major showdowns already. In fact, there will be five dual meets placing Fab 50 teams against one another. Friends of Sem Wrestling Duals No. 4 Wyoming Seminary, Pa., will host seven other teams in a dual meet tournament on Saturday starting at 9:30 a.m. There will be two pools of four, with each squad wrestling three dual meets in preliminary competition. The host Blue Knights has dual meets against Malvern Prep, Pa., St. Benedict's, N.J., and The Hill School, Pa. While the other pool is anchored by No. 10 Franklin Regional, Pa. The Panthers will compete in dual meets against Wyoming Valley West, Pa., Johnson City, N.Y., and St. Anthony's, N.Y. Should things go to plan, the top ten showdown between Wyoming Seminary and Franklin Regional will happen at 3:30 p.m. The following are the projected matchups: 106: John Busiello (Wyoming Seminary) vs. Andrew Marshall (Franklin Regional) Busiello placed third in New York State last year at 99 pounds as a freshman. 113: No. 14 Trent Olson (Wyoming Seminary) vs. No. 1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional) Olson was state champion in Wyoming last year at 106 pounds, and an NHSCA Freshman Nationals runner-up at 113 pounds. Lee is a two-time Super 32 Challenge finalist, winning the title this year, and the nation's number one wrestler in the Class of 2017. 120: Will Verallis (Wyoming Seminary) vs. Gus Solomon (Franklin Regional) Verallis placed fourth in National Preps last year as a freshman at Northfield Mt. Hermon, while Solomon is a ninth grader but has already made it to the final 16 in the Super 32 Challenge and Flo Nationals. 126: Danny Boychuck (Wyoming Seminary) vs. Kyle Berk (Franklin Regional) Boychuck has placed twice at National Preps, and was a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman world team member in 2012. The junior Berk was a sectional champion and WPIAL placer last year. 132: Will Crisco (Wyoming Seminary) vs. No. 4 Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional) Crisco placed third at National Preps last year, after winning a New England regional title as a sophomore in 2012; while Kemerer is a two-time state runner-up, a three-time Super 32 Challenge finalist, and a Junior freestyle All-American. 138: C.J. Moyer (Wyoming Seminary) vs. No. 13 Tyler Smith (Franklin Regional) This is a battle of seniors. Smith was a state champion last year, and earned All-American honors in Junior freestyle over the summer. 145: Tyler Ponte (Wyoming Seminary) vs. Josh Maruca (Franklin Regional) Ponte was runner-up at the NHSCA Junior Nationals in the spring, while Maruca has already placed twice in the state tournament and is only a junior. 152: No. 13 Nick Reenan (Wyoming Seminary) vs. No. 12 Josh Shields (Franklin Regional) This is the premier matchup of the dual meet. The sophomore Reenan was a state champion in Texas last year, and won a Cadet Triple Crown during this past off-season; while the junior Shields has already placed twice in the state tournament, and finished third at the FloNationals. 160: No. 17 (at 170) Chris Weiler (Wyoming Seminary) vs. Brandon Yant (Franklin Regional) Weiler placed fifth at National Preps as a freshman and was a Junior National freestyle All-American this past summer, while the senior Yant went 3-2 in the WPIAL meet. 170: Ryan McMullan (Wyoming Seminary) vs. Nate Painter (Franklin Regional) This is a matchup placing seniors against one another. McMullan missed last year due to injury, while Painter went 2-2 in the WPIAL meet. 182: Greg Kleinsmith (Wyoming Seminary) vs. Jacob Pickup (Franklin Regional) Kleinsmith qualified for state as a freshman in New York in 2012, but was unable to compete during the state series last year due to injury; while Pickup qualified for the WPIAL meet last year as a freshman. 195: Mike Rogers (Wyoming Seminary) vs. Justin Rose (Franklin Regional) Rogers qualified for the Pennsylvania state tournament, and placed fourth at the NHSCA Sophomore Nationals last year. 220: Matthew Doggett (Wyoming Seminary) vs. Brett Zanotto (Franklin Regional) The senior Doggett is a two-time National Preps placer. 285: Jake Scanlan (Wyoming Seminary) vs. Charlie Mazon (Franklin Regional) The senior Scanlan placed fourth at the Iowa state tournament each of the last two years, and is a two-time Junior National freestyle All-American. Based on the projected lineup, look for Wyoming Seminary to win the dual meet due to their superior balance, especially in the back half of the lineup. One item to note here is that Devin Brown, a state champion last year and No. 5 at 106 pounds, is out of the lineup for Franklin Regional. He was ruled ineligible by the WPIAL last month; however, the ruling is under appeal to the PIAA, whose decision should be made in the first half of this month. Oak Park River Forest, Marist to battle in Washington As part of a quad meet hosted by Washington, Ill., that will start at 10 a.m. CT, No. 2 Oak Park River Forest, Ill., and No. 17 Marist, Ill., are slated to compete in a dual meet. Among other teams in the event include Minooka, Ill., St. Rita, Ill., and host Washington, Ill. Webcast information for the event is available here - http://www.illinoismatmen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51351. Link to webcast, http://www.nfhsnetwork.com/channels/illinois-matmen. The following represents projected matchups for the Huskies against the Red Hawks: 106: No. 12 Jason Renteria (OPRF) vs. Nick Lukanich (Marist) The freshman sensation Renteria battles two-time Fargo freestyle All-American Lukanich. 113: Roberto Campos (OPRF) vs. Jimmy McAuliffe (Marist) Campos qualified for state last year as a freshman, while the freshman McAuliffe comes in as a multi-time IKWF placer. 120: Gabe Townsell (OPRF) vs. Mike Mullaney (Marist) Townsell qualified for state last year as a freshman, and was a Cadet Nationals double finalist in Fargo this summer, while the senior Mullaney was a backup to Duda last year. 126: Jamie Hernandez (OPRF) vs. Mark Duda (Marist) The freshman Hernandez enters high school as a two-time IKWF champion, while the senior Duda has finished as state runner-up the last two seasons. 132: Savonne Bennette (OPRF) vs. David Kasper (Marist) This is a battle of juniors, with Kasper having placed sixth and fourth at state in his two years of high school to date. 138: No. 5 Isaiah White (OPRF) vs. Mario Leveille (Marist) White placed third at state as a freshman and was a Cadet freestyle champion this past summer, while the senior Leveille has qualified for state each of the last two years. 145: No. 11 Larry Early (OPRF) vs. Nick Gasbarro (Marist) Early has finished third and second at state in his first two years of high school, and earned All-American honors in both FILA Cadet and Cadet National freestyle this past off-season; while fellow junior Gasbarro qualified for state last year. 152: Matt Rundell (OPRF) vs. Jakada Hull (Marist) This is another battle between juniors. Rundell finished second at 106 as a freshman, and qualified for state last year at 120, while Hull qualified for state last season. 160: Kamal Bey (OPRF) vs. No. 14 Peter Andreotti (Marist) This is a battle between returning state fifth place finishers. The sophomore Bey also was a Cadet Nationals freestyle runner-up this past summer, while the senior Andreotti is now a two-time state placer. 170: No. 8 Davonte Mahomes (OPRF) vs. Louie DePasquale (Marist) The senior Mahomes has placed third at state each of the last two seasons, and was a Junior Nationals double finalist this summer. 182: Allen Stallings (OPRF) vs. Alex Benoit (Marist) Stallings qualified for state last year as a freshman, while the junior Benoit is a two-time state placer. 195: Andre Lee (OPRF) vs. Kenny Condon (Marist) The senior Lee qualified for state last season. 220: Emonte Logan (OPRF) vs. Mitch Schleyer (Marist) This is a battle between seniors laden with potential, but yet to demonstrate it with credentials. 285: Andre Lemke-Bell (OPRF) vs. Jake Ford (Marist) This is a battle of juniors with state placement potential. Lemke-Bell was a FILA Cadet freestyle champion and Cadet Nationals double All-American; however, Ford earned wins over Lemke-Bell in both freestyle and Greco-Roman this past spring. Based on projected lineups, Oak Park River Forest is a strong favorite to win this dual meet. It will take a lot for Marist to keep this dual meet close, as OPRF just has too much top end talent and too much depth. However, it is entirely possible Marist wins six of the weight classes. Other notable events No. 5 Apple Valley, Minn., hosts No. 49 Prior Lake, Minn., on Friday night with wrestling slated to begin at 7:00 p.m. CT. A preview was published on InterMat Monday afternoon. InterMat will be providing a live video stream of the dual meet courtesy of Minnesota/USA Wrestling with Steve Elwood and Lance Hughes as the commentators. No. 12 Brecksville, Ohio travels to No. 48 Claymont, Ohio on Friday night with wrestling slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET. A preview for that dual meet will be posted on InterMat. No. 28 Bettendorf, Iowa and No. 31 Waverly Shell-Rock, Iowa anchor the 15-team field at this Saturday's Keith Young Invitational hosted by Cedar Falls High School, starting at 10 a.m. CT. The field features eight top-ranked and ten number two ranked wrestlers from the preseason Iowa Class AAA rankings published by The Predicament. InterMat published a preview on Wednesday. No. 24 St. Edward, Ohio will host both No. 11 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. and CVCA, Ohio in a triangular meet starting at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday. All three teams will wrestle one another. The top two teams in Iowa's Class 2A preseason rankings will compete in dual meet competition on Thursday night, when Davenport Assumption travels to Mediapolis for a match starting at 6:30 p.m. CT. Gardner-Edgerton Invitational features notables from five states Gardner-Edgerton, Kansas hosts its season opening tournament on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. CT. Sixteen teams from five states will be featured in the event, with the championship match in each weight to be wrestled at 4:45 p.m. CT. Anchoring the field is a pair of nationally ranked teams, No. 15 Broken Arrow, Okla., and No. 25 Southeast Polk, Iowa. Additional teams to note in the field are Skutt Catholic, Neb., state champions in Class B last year; St. James Academy, Kansas, the top ranked team in that state in the preseason; and Junction City, Kansas, which is ranked second in Class 6A (big-school division) in the preseason. The following is a list of notable wrestlers projected to compete in each weight class: 106: No. 10 Matt Schmitt (Platte County, Mo.), Gary Joint (Junction City, Kans.), and Adam Brown (Southeast Polk, Iowa) 113: Tanner Rohweder (Iowa City West, Iowa), Brian Peska (Skutt Catholic, Neb.), Stephen Tujague (St. James Academy, Kans.), Jacob Bonham (Gardner-Edgerton, Kans.), and Tyler Kester (Pittsburg, Kans.) 120: No. 17 Markus Simmons (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Nolan Hellickson (Southeast Polk, Iowa), and Mason Wallace (Manhattan, Kans.) 126: No. 15 Davion Jeffries (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Reese Cokeley (St. James Academy, Kans.), Clay Weil (Dodge City, Kans.), and Ethan Karsten (Platte County, Mo.) 132: Chris Walters (Iowa City West, Iowa), Blake Stovall (Olathe North, Kans.), Zak Hensley (St. James Academy, Kans.), Bailey Vanderpool (Skutt Catholic, Neb.), Zack Edwards (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Keegan Shaw (Southeast Polk, Iowa), and Johnny Blankenship (Platte County, Mo.) 138: Shea Conley (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Andrew Tujague (St. James Academy, Kans.), Aaron Meyer (Southeast Polk, Iowa), Tristen Bowers (Iowa City West, Iowa), and Caleb Crabatree (Platte County, Mo.) 145: No. 17 Tanner Bailey (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Briar Dittmer (Southeast Polk, Iowa), and Josh Mullin (Manhattan, Kans.) 152: No. 20 Andrew Millsap (Junction City, Kans.), Paden Bailey (Broken Arrow, Okla.), and Daemion Gray (Topeka Seaman, Kans.) 160: Ben Vanlerberg (St. James Academy, Kans.), Braxton Owens (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Austin Chauncey (Manhattan, Kans.), and Jeryl Denton (Junction City, Kans.) 170: Dustin Williams (Gardner-Edgerton, Kans.), Nick Hollins (Skutt Catholic), Mason Kerr (Southeast Polk, Iowa), Matt Pratt (St. James Academy, Kans.), and Micah Felton (Junction City, Kans.) 182: Steve Allen (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Donovan Doyle (Iowa City West, Iowa), and Trent Salsbury (St. James Academy, Kans.) 195: Seth Pesek (Garnder-Edgerton, Kans.) and Deion Mikesell (Southeast Polk, Iowa) 220: Ethan Andersen (Southeast Polk, Iowa) and Micah Kelsay (Iowa City West, Iowa) 285: No. 19 Jake Marnin (Southeast Polk, Iowa) and Aydan Wynos (Iowa City West, Iowa)

No. 5 Apple Valley, Minn., hosts No. 49 Prior Lake, Minn., on Friday at 7 p.m. CT in a battle of Fab 50 teams. The teams are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 respectively in Minnesota's Class AAA team rankings by The Guillotine. InterMat will be providing a live video stream of the dual meet courtesy of Minnesota/USA Wrestling, with Steve Elwood and Lance Hughes on the call. Paul Cheney, a returning state champion, is ranked No. 1 in Minnesota at 220 (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Apple Valley dominated the six-team Dick Shields Invitational hosted by Faribault, Minn., with a mix of starters and reserves; while Prior Lake had two very narrow victories on the way to a title at the Hastings Duals. First, Prior Lake needed tiebreaker criteria to defeat Scott West, Minn., after the dual meet ended 26-26; and then they had to rally back from a 29-9 deficit against Hastings, Minn., to win the championship dual meet 30-29. Apple Valley has twelve wrestlers ranked in the top ten of their weight classes in the preseason Class 3A state rankings by The Guillotine. Of greater note is the presence of seven wrestlers in top two positions: Seth Gross (138), Dayton Racer (160), Mark Hall (170), Bobby Steveson (182), and Paul Cheney (220) are ranked first, while Gannon Volk (120) and Maolu Woiwor (132) are ranked second. Prior Lake had an extremely strong back half of the lineup, as six of their seven weight classes contain a wrestler ranked inside the top seven: Blake Carlisle (152) is ranked first, Alex Hart (220) and Luis Pinto (285) are ranked second, Robby Schultz (182) and Rylee Streifel (195) are ranked fifth, while Sean O’Neil (170) is ranked seventh. However, the front half of the lineup is mostly young and extremely unproven. Below is a weight-by-weight breakdown of the projected matchups. 106: Kyle Rathman (Apple Valley) vs. Curtis Lemar (Prior Lake) Rathman is ranked fourth in Class 3A according to The Guillotine. 113: Jalen Thul (Apple Valley) vs. Gunner Charbonneau (Prior Lake) 120: Gannon Volk (Apple Valley) vs. Dylan Sogge (Prior Lake) Volk was a state runner-up last year, while Sogge was a state alternate. 126: Zach Chytka (Apple Valley) vs. Tyler Hanson (Prior Lake) Chytka qualified for state last year, and is ranked sixth in Class 3A according to The Guillotine; while Hanson was a sectional placer. 132: Maolu Woiwor (Apple Valley) vs. Kenny O'Neil (Prior Lake) Woiwor is a two-time state champion, while O'Neil is talented but an eighth-grader. 138: No. 6 Seth Gross (Apple Valley) vs. Wyatt Benson (Prior Lake) Gross is a two-time state champion and three-time Fargo freestyle champion. 145: Brock Morgan (Apple Valley) vs. Michael Schultz (Prior Lake) Morgan is a two-time state qualifier and ranked fourth in Class 3A according to The Guillotine. 152: Davionte Yount (Apple Valley) vs. Blake Carlisle (Prior Lake) Carlisle placed third at state last year. 160: No. 16 Dayton Racer (Apple Valley) vs. Anthony Perez (Prior Lake) Racer is a two-time state finalist, and was a state champion last year. 170: No. 2 Mark Hall (Apple Valley) vs. Sean O'Neil (Prior Lake) Hall is a three-time state champion, while O'Neil qualified for state each of the last two years. 182: No. 12 Bobby Steveson (Apple Valley) vs. Robby Schultz (Prior Lake) Steveson placed each of the prior two years at state in Indiana, including a state title last year, while Schultz qualified for state last year and was one match away from placement. 195: Trom Petersen (Apple Valley) vs. Ryle Streifel (Prior Lake) Petersen is a two-time state qualifier, and ranked seventh in Class 3A per The Guillotine; while Streifel qualified for state last year, was one match away from placing, and is ranked fifth in Class 3A. 220: Paul Cheney (Apple Valley) vs. Alex Hart (Prior Lake) This is a match featuring the top two wrestlers in Class 3A by The Guillotine. State champion Cheney is ranked first, while state third-place finisher Hart is ranked third. 285: Lord Joshua Hyemang (Apple Valley) vs. Luis Pinto (Prior Lake) Both wrestlers qualified for state last year, but Pinto advanced deeper in the tournament finishing one match away from placement. Each is in the preseason rankings Class 3A by The Guillotine, Pinto in second and Hyemang is ranked sixth.

The top contenders were released for the 51st Midlands Wrestling Championships. The event takes place Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Ill. This list is subject to change and pre-seeds will be released on Dec. 22. 125: No. 1 Jesse Delgado, Illinois No. 4 Cory Clark, Iowa No. 7 Dylan Peters, Northern Iowa No. 12 Conor Youtsey, Michigan No. 15 Jade Rauser, Utah Valley No. 17 Kory Mines, Edinboro No. 18 Joey Dance, Virginia Tech No. 19 Ryan Taylor, Wisconsin Jarrod Garnett, Bison Wrestling Club Thomas Gilman, Iowa Nate Tomasello, Ohio State Unattached Sean Boyle, Michigan Unattached Rob Deutsch, Rider Camden Eppert, Purdue Jared Germaine, Eastern Michigan Garrett Frey, Princeton Mike Fuenffinger , Augsburg 133: No. 1 Tony Ramos, Iowa No. 4 Joe Colon, Northern Iowa No. 5 Tyler Graff, Wisconsin No. 7 Mason Beckman, Lehigh No. 8 AJ Schopp, Edinboro No. 13 Zane Richards, Illinois No. 18 Rossi Bruno, Michigan No. 20 Dom Malone, Northwestern Alan Waters, Missouri Unattached Geoffrey Alexander, Maryland Unattached Ian Nickell, CSU Bakersfield Kyle Ayersman, Purdue Val Rauser, Utah Valley 141: No. 2 Mitchell Port, Edinboro No. 3 Devin Carter, Virginia Tech No. 5 Richard Durso, Franklin & Marshall No. 8 Joey Lazor, Northern Iowa No. 13 Josh Dziewa, Iowa No. 17 Shyheim Brown, Maryland No. 18 Adam Krop, Princeton No. 19 Matt Bystol, Columbia Steve Dutton, Michigan Brian Owen, Boise State Jesse Thielke, Wisconsin Laike Gardner, Lehigh Pat Greco, Northwestern Ethan Raley , Indiana Todd Preston, Harvard Danny Sabatello, Purdue Gustavo Martinez, Grand View 149: No. 3 Jason Tsirtsis, Northwestern No. 7 Eric Grajales, Michigan No. 10 David Habat, Edinboro No. 12 Zach Neibert, Virginia Tech No. 14 Chris Castillo, Boise State No. 15 Caleb Ervin, Illinois No. 19 Mitch Minotti, Lehigh Hunter Stieber, Ohio State Unattached Destin McCauley, Nebraska Unattached Jake Short, Minnesota Unattached Mike Kelly, Iowa Joe Bonaldi, Binghamton Gabe Morse, Northern Illinois Alex Griffin, Purdue Blake Roulo, George Mason Unattached Isaiah Tatum, Grand View 157: No. 1 Derek St. John, Iowa No. 8 Taylor Walsh, Indiana No. 10 Isaac Jordan, Wisconsin No. 11 Joey Napoli, Lehigh No. 15 Zac Brunson, Illinois No. 19 Max Schneider, Cal Poly Darrion Caldwell, Unattached Andrew Morse, Northern Illinois Jarrett Jensen, Northern Iowa Markus Scheidel, Columbia Matt Gray, North Dakota State 165: No. 4 Nick Moore, Iowa No. 6 Steven Monk, North Dakota State No. 8 Dan Yates, Michigan No. 11 Jackson Morse, Illinois No. 13 Ramon Santiago, Rider No. 14 Pierce Harger, Northwestern No. 16 Cooper Moore, Northern Iowa No. 17 Chris Moon, Virginia Tech Bo Jordan, Ohio State Unattached Taylor Massa, Michigan Unattached Ryan LeBlanc, Indiana Josh Houldsworth, Columbia Adam Fierro, CSU Bakersfield Chad Welch, Purdue Nazar Kulchytsky , UW Oshkosh Brock Gutches, Southern Oregon 174: No. 6 Mike Evans, Iowa No. 10 Lee Munster, Northwestern No. 14 Bryce Hammond, Cal St. Bakersfield No. 16 Tony Dallago, Illinois No. 17 Cody Caldwell, Northern Iowa No. 18 Hayden Zillmer, North Dakota State No. 19 Elliot Riddick, Lehigh Jim Resnick, Rider Austin Gabel, Virginia Tech Scott Liegel, Wisconsin Landon Williams, Wartburg Dan Schiferl, UW Oshkosh 184: No. 2 Ethen Lofthouse, Iowa No. 3 Jimmy Sheptock, Maryland No. 4 Ryan Loder, Northern Iowa No. 5 Jake Swartz, Boise State No. 8 Vic Avery, Edinboro No. 10 Max Huntley, Michigan No. 14 Ophir Bernstein, Brown No. 15 Jackson Hein, Wisconsin Pat Downey, Nebraska Unattached Nick Vetterlein, Virginia Tech Nikko Reyes, Illinois Lucas Sheridan, Indiana Joe Rau, Minnesota Storm Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State Cameron Croy, Harvard Phillip Joseph, Eastern Michigan 197: No. 7 Mario Gonzalez, Illinois No. 9 Nathan Burak, Iowa No. 11 Christian Boley, Maryland No. 17 Braden Atwood, Purdue No. 19 Alex Polizzi, Northwestern Donald McNeil, Rider Nick Whitenburg, Eastern Michigan John Bolich, Lehigh Chris Penny, Virginia Tech James Fox, Harvard Shane Siefert, UW Whitewater 285: No. 2 Mike McMullan, Northwestern No. 4 Bobby Telford, Iowa No. 5 J.T. Felix, Boise State No. 6 Connor Medbery, Wisconsin No. 7 Spencer Myers, Maryland No. 8 Adam Chalfant, Indiana No. 12 Ty Walz, Virginia Tech No. 19 Adam Coon, Michigan Ernest James, Edinboro Eric Thompson, Grandview Adam Fager, Utah Valley Evan Knutson, North Dakota State Chad Johnson, Augsburg Anthony Edgren, UW Whitewater Ryan Fank, Wartburg Conner Herman, Luther

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The 23rd-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team toppled No. 24 New York University Saturday in the Grapple at the Garden hosted at Madison Square Garden – the "World's Most Famous Arena." Stevens improves to 3-2 overall and 3-0 against NCAA Division III opponents. The Ducks have now knocked off No. 6 TCNJ and the 24th-ranked Violets (2-2) in back-to-back dual-matches. The Ducks won the first two bouts of the afternoon and after dropping one a 141 pounds, Stevens ran off four-straight victories, three by decision, to all but close-out the win. NYU was able to take 184, but wins at 197 and 285 for Stevens rounded out the 25-7 victory. Freshman Rob Murray earned a 3-0 win for the Ducks to start the dual, with sophomore Ryan Wilson following with gritty 3-2 decision over sophomore Corbin Lee. Following a loss at 141, junior 149-pounder Mike Polizzi tallied Stevens' only non-decision win over the day, taking a 13-2 major over Darryl Albonico to make it 10-4 Sophomore Jake O'Dell went 4-0 at 157 in what was one of three shutouts on the afternoon for Stevens, the others being Murray and senior Ryan Dormann who won 3-0 at 174 pounds over sophomore Brian Anderson. Junior Conner Bass was a winner, tallying an 8-6 decision, while senior captain Alex Moreno and junior heavyweight Chris Florek went 7-1 and 3-2, respectively. The announced attendance at the event was more than 8,800. Stevens will host Yeshiva University in its first home dual of the year Wednesday night in Walker Gymnasium.

A pair of one-point wins by sophomore heavyweight Cole Lampman helped the Princeton wrestling team sweep EIWA rivals Drexel and Army during the second annual Grapple at the Garden, held Dec. 1 at Madison Square Garden. Princeton opened the day with a 21-14 victory over the Drexel Dragons, giving the Tigers a victory in their first dual match of the season. They got right back on the mat and took the final two bouts to turn a 15-15 tie into a 21-15 Princeton win over Army. Underclassmen provided all six of Princeton's wins over Drexel, a run that started by freshman Jordan Laster, who pulled out a hard-fought 4-3 win at 133. Sophomore Christopher Perez, wrestling almost a year after suffering his second ACL injury, followed with a first-period pin of Matt Cimato to open a 9-5 Tiger lead. Drexel followed with a pair of decisions, and it threatened to take an even bigger lead at 165. Princeton sophomore Judd Ziegler found himself trailing for much of his match against Jason Fugiel, but he rallied in the final seconds for a 7-5 victory. Freshman Brett Harner followed with a 4-3 decision to open a 15-11 lead for Princeton, which gladly welcomed one of its best from last season in the next match. Sophomore Scott Gibbons led the Tigers in wins last season and placed in the EIWA tournament, but an early injury kept him out of all three early-season tournaments. He got right back on the winning track with an 8-2 decision, though Drexel put itself in position to steal the win with a 3-1 victory at 197. That left Lampman with the responsibility of staying close to Joe Geiorgio in their heavyweight match, which Princeton entered leading by four team points. Lampman had other ideas besides a close loss, as he scored an early takedown and used that to lead the way to a 4-3 win. Princeton moved mats for an immediate start in session two against Army, and again Laster helped Princeton early with a 5-2 decision at 133. Sophomore Kevin Moylan picked up his first dual win of the season at 149 over Mark Marchetti (7-4), and freshman Matt Gancayco followed with a 5-3 win at 157. Army's Coleman Gracey, an EIWA placewinner last year, gave the Black Knights a 12-9 lead at 165 with a decision over Ziegelr, but Harner needed less than one period to flip that deficit. His pin of Alex Smith in 2:52 gave the Tigers a 15-12 lead, though it went back to 15-15 one match later. The lone upperclassman to earn a victory Sunday was senior Dan Santoro, and he picked a key time to do so. He earned a 6-4 win at 197 to open an 18-15 lead, and Lampman once again handled the closer's pressure in impressive fashion; the sophomore once again scored an early takedown and held off Stephen Snyder for a 3-2 victory. Princeton will continue its dual season next weekend when it heads to Binghamton for a 1 pm showdown with the Bearcats. In two weeks, the Tigers will welcome Rutgers to Jadwin Gym for a 5 pm matchup; the night will include a tribute to all former N.J. state champions as Princeton celebrates New Jersey wrestling. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children (14 and under). Princeton 21, Drexel 14 125 – Tanner Shoap (D) TF. Trey Aslanian 18-0 133 – Jordan Laster (P) d. David Pearce 4-3 141 – Christopher Perez (P) p. Matt Cimato 2:52 149 – Noel Bianco (D) d. Kevin Moylan 7-4 157 – Austin Sommer (D) d. Kyle Roddy 5-2 165 – Judd Ziegler (P) d. Jason Fugiel 7-5 174 – Brett Harner (P) d. Kevin Matyas 4-3 184 – Scott Gibbons (P) d. Alex DeCiantis 8-2 197 – Brandon Palik (D) d. Daniel Santoro 3-1 HWT – Cole Lampman (P) d. Joe Geiorgio 4-3 Princeton 21, Army 15 125 – Hunter Wood (A) p. Trey Aslanian 4:28 133 – Jordan Laster (P) d. Logan Everett (A) 5-2 141 – Tyler Rauenzahn (A) d. Christopher Perez 8-4 149 – Kevin Moylan (P) d. Mark Marchetti 7-4 157 – Matt Gancayco (P) d. Paul Hancock 5-3 165 – Coleman Gracey (A) d. Judd Ziegler 4-1 174 – Brett Harner (P) p. Alex Smith 2:52 184 – Ryan Tompkins (A) d. Scott Gibbons 9-3 197 – Dan Santoro (P) d. Bryce Barnes 6-4 HWT – Cole Lampman (P) d. Stephen Snyder 3-2

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Cornell wrestling team had the world as its stage in the Most Famous Arena in the World, Madison Square Garden, and put on quite a show in winning both dual matches at the Grapple at the Garden on Sunday afternoon. The Big Red remained unbeaten with a 32-9 win over Maryland and a thrilling 18-15 triumph over No. 7 Illinois. Three wrestlers, Mike Nevinger (141), Gabe Dean (184) and Stryker Lane (HWY), each bounced back from losses in the first dual to pull out important, clinching wins less than two hours later. The win over Illinois came down to the final three matches, as the Illini led 12-9 going into the stretch run. Dean, ranked 12th nationally at 184 pounds, was looking to score bonus points against unranked Nikko Reyes. Instead, he found himself trailing 4-2 heading into the third. A late takedown tied the match and Dean was able to tilt his opponent, pinning him with only five seconds left in the match for six huge team points. After Jace Bennett lost at 197 pounds by decision to seventh-ranked Mario Gonzalez, the heavyweight match would determine the dual meet winner. With the score tied 15-15, Lane rode out Chris Lopez in the third to erase a riding time advantage and to send the match into sudden victory, then overtime, then another sudden victory and a second overtime. In the second overtime, Lane earned an escape to make it 3-2 and earned the huge 4-3 triumph to give Cornell the dual meet win. Nevinger, making his 2013-14 debut, picked up a 7-4 decision over Steven Rodrigues at 141 pounds to start a run of three straight Big Red victories. Chris Villalonga (149) and Brian Realbuto (157), the lone Cornell wrestlers to win both dual matches, earned back-to-back triumphs to take its first lead after Nahshon Garrett fell to top-ranked Jesse Delgado at 125 pounds and No. 11 Zane Richards topped Mark Grey at 133. Illinois won consecutive matches at 165 and 174 to set up Cornell's late heroics. The Big Red dominated the earlier match, easily topping Maryland to take a 2-1 lead in the all-time series between the teams. Garrett earned a second period fall over Paul O'Neill and Grey dominated for his 5-1 decision over Tyler Goodwin. The Terps took wins at 141, 184 and heavyweight, but only after Garrett's pin, a major decision by Realbuto at 157, a medical forfeit victory for Dylan Palacio at 165 and a major decision triumph by Duke Pickett at 174. Jace Bennett earned a tech fall at 197 to round out the Big Red's scoring. The Big Red will take wrestlers to the Las Vegas Invitational next weekend to face some of the toughest competition in the nation. Cornell 32, Maryland 9 125: #2 Nahshon Garrett (C) won by fall over Paul O'Neill (M), 4:34 133: #10 Mark Grey (C) won by decision over Tyler Goodwin (M), 5-1 141: Shyheim Brown (M) won by decision over #4 Mike Nevinger (C), 5-0 149: #14 Chris Villalonga (C) won by decision over Derrick Evanovich (M), 5-0 157: #12 Brian Realbuto (C) won by major decision over Danny Orem (M), 16-5 165: Dylan Palacio (C) won by medical forfeit over Tyler Manion (M) 174: Duke Pickett (C) won by major decision over Tony Gardner (M), 13-2 184: #3 Jimmy Sheptock (M) won by decision over #12 Gabe Dean (C), 5-3 197: #14 Jace Bennett (C) won by technical fall over Chris Jastrzebski (M), 18-1 HWT: #7 Spencer Myers (M) won by decision over Stryker Lane (C), 2-0 Cornell 18, Illinois 15 125: #1 Jesse Delgado (I) won by decision over #2 Nahshon Garrett (C), 6-2 133: #11 Zane Richards (I) won by decision over #10 Mark Grey (C), 4-2 141: #4 Mike Nevinger (C) won by decision over Steven Rodrigues (I), 7-4 149: #14 Chris Villalonga (C) won by decision over John Fahy (I),8-3 157: #12 Brian Realbuto (C) won by decision over #15 Zac Brunson (I), 8-3 165: #19 Jackson Morse (I) won by decision over Dylan Palacio (C), 8-4 174: #9 Tony Dallago (I) won by decision over Duke Pickett (C), 9-4 184: #12 Gabe Dean (C) won by fall over Nikko Reyes (I), 6:55 197: #7 Mario Gonzalez (I) won by decision over #14 Jace Bennett (C), 7-1 HWT: Stryker Lane (C) won by decision over Christopher Lopez (I), 4-3 (OT)

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