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InterMat will be providing a live blog for Sunday's dual meet between Minnesota and Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla. The dual meet begins at 2 p.m. CT. Follow the action and interact. Projected Matchups: 125: No. 16 Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State) dec. Sam Brancale (Minnesota), 14-10 133: No. 3 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 9 David Thorn (Minnesota), 3-2 141: No. 4 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 15 Anthony Collica (Oklahoma State), 5-3 149: No. 2 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 4 Josh Kindig (Oklahoma State), 6-2 157: No. 2 Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 3 Dylan Ness (Minnesota), 4-2 SV 165: No. 2 Tyler Caldwell (OKlahoma State) dec. No. 20 Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), 2-0 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 5 Logan Storely (Minnesota), 6-3 184: Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) maj. dec. Jordan Rogers (Oklahoma State), 14-5 197: No. 1 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. No. 10 Blake Rosholt (Oklahoma State), 8-2 285: No. 1 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. No. 15 Austin Marsden (Oklahoma State), 2-0 Minnesota at Oklahoma State

LAS VEGAS -- The finals matchups are set at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, and will take place at 3 p.m. PT. 125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. No. 5 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) 133: No. 6 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) vs. No. 16 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 20 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska) 149: No. 5 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) vs. No. 6 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) 157: No. 4 James Green (Nebraska) vs. No. 12 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) 165: No. 3 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) vs. No. 5 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) 174: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) vs. No. 4 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) 184: No. 12 Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. Tim Dudley (Nebraska) 197: No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) vs. No. 12 Daniel Mitchell (American) 285: No. 5 J.T. Felix (Boise State) vs. No. 19 Adam Coon (Michigan)

125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) dec. No. 7 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa), 4-2 No. 5 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) dec. No. 6 Tyler Cox (Wyoming), 9-2 133: No. 16 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) dec. No. 4 Joe Colon (Northern Iowa), 6-2 No. 6 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) dec. No. 14 Mark Grey (Cornell), 5-2 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) pinned No. 16 Nick Lester (Oklahoma), 2:12 No. 20 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska) wins by medical forfeit over No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) 149: No. 5 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) dec. No. 13 Chris Villalonga (Cornell), 6-1 No. 6 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) dec. No. 7 Eric Grajales (Michigan), 7-6 157: No. 4 James Green (Nebraska) dec. Brian Murphy (Michigan), 7-5 SV No. 12 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) pinned Blaise Butler (Virginia), 7:19 165: No. 5 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) dec. No. 16 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa), 10-5 No. 3 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) dec. No. 8 Dan Yates (Michigan), 10-3 174: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) maj. dec. No. 15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel), 16-4 No. 4 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) dec. No. 11 Stephen Doty (Virginia), 6-0 184: No. 12 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 5 Jacob Swartz (Boise State), 4-2 SV2 Tim Dudley (Nebraska) maj. dec. No. 18 Ben Stroh (Wyoming), 18-9 197: No. 12 Daniel Mitchell (American) dec. No. 2 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State), 4-2 No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) wins by medical forfeit over No. 6 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) 285: No. 19 Adam Coon (Michigan) maj. dec. Adam Fager (Utah Valley), 12-3 No. 5 J.T. Felix (Boise State) dec. Ethan Hayes (Virginia), 5-1

MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin wrestling team opened up Big Ten action on solid footing Friday night, defeating No. 7 Illinois, 19-18, in a tightly contested dual inside the Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center. With the Fighting Illini (6-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) up 15-13 with just two matches remaining, No. 10 Isaac Jordan (157 lbs.) arguably put together the most complete match of the night by dominating No. 15 Zac Brunson. Jordan ran out to an 8-0 lead before Brunson committed a series of stalling penalties that eventually led to his disqualification. Jordan was on top 11-0 and had riding time secured before Brunson was ruled out, giving Wisconsin (7-3, 1-0) six points and a four-point lead with just one match remaining. Redshirt junior Ben Cox (165 lbs.) then held Matt Nora to a 4-1 decision win, giving Wisconsin its first win over a top-10 opponent and second win over a ranked team this season. “It was a good win,” said assistant coach Kyle Ruschell. “The guys wrestled a lot tougher than last week and coming off a loss like that we really needed to change what we were doing intensity wise out there on the mat. The guys came out ready to go today.” The Badgers and Fighting Illini went back-and-forth through the first four matches before No. 1 Jesse Delgado (125 lbs.) pinned No. 19 Ryan Taylor in 44 seconds. The loss was Taylor’s second of the year and it gave Illinois a 12-7 lead. No. 5 Tyler Graff then won by decision, 10-4, over No. 13 Zane Richards in the second match featuring two ranked wrestlers. Graff was up 4-3 lead heading into the third period but recorded an escape and two takedowns to run away with his 14th win of the season. Momentum shifted back in the Fighting Illini’s favor after Steven Rodrigues recorded a three-point near fall in the final seconds of the third period over Jesse Thielke at 141 lbs. Thielke dropped the match by decision, 5-2, and fell to 9-7 overall on the year. Redshirt freshman TJ Ruschell then brought the Badgers right back into it with a 10-3 win over John Fahy to pull the Badgers within two before Jordan’s dominating performance. Redshirt sophomore No. 6 Connor Medbery protected his perfect record by recording a major decision victory over Chris Lopez at Hwt. It was Mebery’s seventh match in which he won in bonus-point fashion and he improves to 15-0 on the season. No. 15 Jackson Hein also continued his winning ways after narrowly escaping with a 3-2 victory over Nikko Reyes at 184 lbs. Reyes entered with a 10-1 record, but Hein sealed the victory with an escape with 1:44 remaining in the third period. The Badgers continue Big Ten action on Sunday at Michigan State. The dual with the Spartans is set to begin at 1 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on Big Ten Network. Results: 174 #16 Dallago (IL) dec. Liegel (UW), 6-4 3 0 184 #15 Hein (UW) dec. Reyes (IL), 3-2 3 3 197 #7 Gonzalez (IL) dec. McCall (UW), 8-6 6 3 Hwt. #6 Medbery (UW) maj. dec. Lopez (IL), 9-1 6 7 125 #1 Delgado (IL) fall #19 Taylor (UW), 0:44 12 7 133 #5 Graff (UW) dec. #13 Richards (IL), 10-4 12 10 141 Rodgrigues (IL) dec. Thielke (UW), 5-2 15 10 149 Ruschell (UW) dec. Fahy (IL), 10-3 15 13 157 #10 Jordan (UW) dis. #15 Brunson (IL) 15 19 165 Nora (IL) dec. Cox (UW), 4-1 18 19

NORFOLK, Va. -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling squad grabbed its sixth win of the season as the Eagles defeated Old Dominion Universtiy in its first Mid-American Conference dual, 21-19, Dec. 6.The deciding win over the preseason No. 2 team in the MAC came in the final bout as the Eagles trailed by one heading into the heavyweight division. Head Coach Derek DelPorto clinched his 100th career victory as a head coach and is just two wins shy of grabbing the all-time EMU record, holding a mark of 78-69-2. Former Head Coach John Eisley currently holds the record as he posted an 80-74-4 record in his 12-year tenure. If DelPorto picks up just three more wins this season, he will take the all-time wins record in just eight seasons at the helm. Redshirt-senior Jared Germaine (Saginaw, Mich.-Saginaw Valley) garnered his seventh straight victory of the season as he remains perfect, earning a 4-2 decision over Old Dominion's Jerome Robinson to give the Eagles a quick 3-0 lead. The Green and White took a 9-0 advantage over the Monarchs when Vincent Pizzuto (North Jackson, Ohio-Jackson Milton)picked up his first pin of the season in 6:05. Old Dominion started its comeback in the 141 lb. weight class as the Monarchs picked up two-straight pins and a decision to take a 15-9 lead over EMU. No. 12 Chris Mecate pinned Nicholas Barber (Cleveland, Ohio-Jackson Milton) in 2:44 before Matthew VanCuren was pinned by No. 20 Alexander Richardson in 1:29. ODU extended its lead to 15-9 when No. 17 Tristan Warner grabbed a 9-2 over Brandon Zeerip (Fremont, Mich.-Hesperia) in the 157 lb. weight class. Eastern Michigan brought the score to 15-12 when Jacob Davis (Northridge, Ohio-St. Edward) clinched a 4-1 decision at 165 lbs.; however, the Monarchs kept the lead as Billy Curling secured a 12-4 major decision over Mike Curby (Osseo, Mich.-Hillsdale) to extend their lead to 19-12 over EMU. The Eagles used their second straight come-from-behind victory of the season as the Green and White clinched three straight decisions to earn their first MAC victory of 2013-14. Redshirt-seniors Phillip Joseph (Lapeer, Mich.-Lapeer East) and Nick Whitenburg (Temperance, Mich.-Bedford) each nabbed decisions in their respective weight classes to bring EMU within one of Old Dominion. With the match on the line, redshirt-senior Khodor Hoballah (Dearborn, Mich.-Dearborn) came up with a thrilling 7-2 decision in the heavyweight decision. After being tied through two periods, Hoballah used a takedown in the final seconds to secure the decision and earn the 21-19 victory for the Eagles. "I am really proud of this team. It is a great way to start our conference dual season", stated DelPorto. "Tonight was a great win! It was probably one of the most fun duals I have been a part of. We had some guys really step it up for us when things weren't going our way. The ending was phenomenal and Khodor really came through for us. Every match that we won tonight our backs were kind of against the wall and we found a way to win. Except for Phillip's, we were actually losing then we came back to win." Eastern will take a short break from duals when it travels to Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday, Dec. 14 for the Cleveland State Open. Results: 125- No. 26 Jared Germaine (EMU) dec. Jerome Robinson (ODU) 4-2. EMU leads 3-0. 133- Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) Fall Scott Festejo (ODU) 6:05. EMU leads 9-0. 141- No. 12 Chris Mecate (ODU) Fall Nicholas Barber (EMU) 2:44. EMU leads 9-6. 149- No. 20 Alexander Richardson (ODU) Fall Matthew VanCuren (EMU) 1:29. ODU leads 12-9. 157- No. 17 Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. Brandon Zeerip (EMU) 9-2. ODU leads 15-9. 165- Jacob Davis (EMU) dec. Devin Geoghegan (ODU) 4-1. ODU leads 15-12. 174- Billy Curling (ODU) major dec. Mike Curby (EMU) 12-4. ODU leads 19-12. 184- Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. Austin Coburn (ODU) 8-3 . ODU leads 19-15. 197- Nick Whitenburg (EMU) dec. Kevin Beazley (ODU) 5-2. ODU leads 19-18. 285- Khodor Hoballah (EMU) dec. Matt Tourdot (ODU) 7-2. EMU wins 21-19. Bout-By-Bout: 125: Germaine dec. Robinson, 4-2 Robinson took an early 2-0 lead with a takedown in the first period before Germaine grabbed an escape to come within one. Germaine grabbed his first takedown in the second period to take a 4-2 lead. Neither wrestler was able to score in the final period as Germaine remains undefeated and improves to 7-0 on the season. 133: Pizzuto Fall Festejo, 6:05 Pizzuto grabbed an early 2-0 lead in the first period with a takedown before Festejo used a reversal to tie the bout at 2-2 to close out the first two minutes. After Festejo almost grabbed a near fall, ODU used an escape to take his first lead of the bout, but Pizzuto battled back using a near fall and a takedown to grab a 6-3 lead heading into the third period. With just a minute left in the third period, Pizzuto pinned Festejo to give the Eagles a 9-0 lead over Old Dominion. 141: Mecate Fall Barber, 2:44 Mecate came out of the gate strong for the Monarchs as he used a takedown and three back points to grab the early 5-0 lead over Barber. ODU came within three of the Eagles as Mecate pinned Barber just 2:44 into the bout for the Monarchs. 149: Richardson Fall VanCuren, 1:29 Richardson used an early takedown and pinned VanCuren just 1:29 into the bout as VanCuren was unable to gain any momentum over Richardson. Old Dominion took a 12-9 lead over the Eagles, as the pin gave ODU its first lead of the dual. 157: Warner dec. Zeerip, 9-2 Warner used a takedown and a near fall in the first period to grab a quick 4-0 lead over Zeerip, before the redshirt-senior grabbed his first point on an escape to close out the first period trailing 4-1. Warner picked up an escape point before a near fall extended his lead to 8-1 over Zeerip. Zeerip came within five using his second escape of the bout, but Warner clinched one more escape to earn the 9-2 decision and extend the ODU advantage to 15-9 halfway through the dual. 165: Davis dec. Geoghegan, 4-1 After a scoreless first period, Davis used two quick escapes to take a 2-0 lead over Geoghegan to close out the second period. Davis extended his lead to 4-0 in the second period on a takedown before Geoghegan earned his only point of the bout on an escape late in the third period. 174: Curling Maj. Dec. Curby, 12-4 ODU's Curling grabbed an early 2-0 lead over Curby with a takedown in the first period before Curby used an escape to come within one to close out the first two minutes. Curling started down in the second period and garnered his third point on an escape and then secured a takedown to extend his lead to 5-1. Curby used an escape to get his second point of the bout, but Curling had his second-straight takedown to take a 7-2 lead. Curby grabbed his third escape of the bout to start the third period before Curling used a third takedown for the 9-3 advantage. Curby grabbed his final point of the match on an escape but would lose by a 12-4 major decision. 184: Joseph dec. Coburn, 8-3 Joseph got the comeback started for the Eagles as he got an early takedown in the first and a takedown in the second to lead 4-1. Coburn came within two of Joseph with an escape in the second but Joseph used his third take down to go up by four. Back-to-back escapes by both wrestlers brought the score to 7-3 before Joseph used one last escape to take the 9-3 decision and bring Eastern within four of ODU. 197: Whitenburg dec. Beazley, 5-2 The first period saw lots of action as Beazley used a takedown to get the early 2-0 lead, but Whitenburg used an escape and a takedown to gain a 3-2 advantage to end the first period. The second period saw little action as the Whitenburg maintained his 3-2 lead and started down to start the third. Whitenburg used an escape to start the third period and an escape within the last 20 seconds of the match to take home the 5-2 victory and leave EMU trialing by just one with one bout left in the dual. HWT: Hoballah dec. Tourdot, 7-2 With the match on the line in the final bout of the night for the second dual in a row, Hoballah was able to come up with a big 7-2 decision over Tourdot to give EMU the 21-19 victory in its first MAC dual. The first period was back-and-forth as Hoballah used an escape to take the 1-0 advantage before Tourdot had a takedown to take the 2-1 lead. Hoballah answered back with an escape to knot the match at 2-2. The scored remained at 2-2 through the entire second period as Tourdot chose to be neutral heading into the final two minutes of action. Hoballah secured five points in the final period with one takedown to earn the 7-2 decision and give the Eagles their second-straight win.

BOSTON, Mass. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, three-time defending NCAA champions, made its first ever trip to Boston University on Friday and came away with a 34-6 over the home-standing Terriers. A sold-out Case Center crowd, the first-ever in BU wrestling history, watched the event. All-American Nico Megaludis (Murraysville, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 125, got Penn State off to a good start with a solid 15-3 major over Boston's Bubba McGinley. Boston responded when Dane Harlowe upset freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 11 at 133, 1-0, using two ride-outs to build up 4:00 riding time for the win. True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 11 at 141, stayed undefeated at 141 with a dominating 17-2 technical fall over Boston's Peter Ishiguro at the 4:45 mark. Red-shirt freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflinburg, Pa.) picked up his first dual meet win as a Nittany Lion with a 9-3 decision over BU senior Dane Harlowe. Senior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) took on No. 13 Nestor Taffur at 157 in one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups and nearly pulled off the upset. Taffur was able to notch a takedown with just :14 left and, after a late Vollrath escape, fight off the Lion's final effort and escaped with a 5-4 win. Penn State led 12-6 at intermission. All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, dominated Boston's Mitchell Wightman, posting a 21-5 tech fall at the 6:57 mark. All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, followed that up with a 22-7 tech fall of his own, this one over Terrier Eric Des Lauriers. Red-shirt freshman Wes Phipps (Grove City, Pa.) picked up his first dual meet win as a Nittany Lion at 184, majoring Terrier Aaron Conrad 9-1. Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 4 at 197, picked up a forfeit at 197 and junior Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 10 at 285, closed out the dual with a strong 10-3 win over Terrier senior Kevin Innis. The string of second half wins allowed Penn State to roll to the 34-6 victory. Penn State was without the services of junior Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 9 at 149 and junior All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, who are expected back mid-December following off-season surgery; and senior All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, who is serving a one-month suspension for violation of team rules and policies. Penn State won the takedown battle 30-3 and rolled to a 10-0 bonus point advantage. The sell-out crowd of 1,664 was the first ever sell-out in Boston University wrestling history. Penn State moves to 4-0 with the win while Boston falls to 0-4. The Nittany Lions will trek back to State College and prepare for an historic dual meet against No. 23 Pitt on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. The intrastate match-up will take place in a sold out Bryce Jordan Center with 15,000-plus fans filling the vaunted venue for the meeting. With the full season of Rec Hall duals sold out prior to the start of the campaign, a very limited number of standing room only tickets are available to a few of the remaining Rec Hall duals. People may purchase tickets by calling 1-800-NITTANY or by visiting the Penn State Athletics ticket office located in the BJC. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2013-14 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #3 Nico Megaludis PSU maj. dec. Bubba McGinley BU, 15-3 / 4-0 133: Dane Harlowe BU dec. #11 Jimmy Gulibon PSU, 1-0 / 4-3 141: #11 Zain Retherford PSU tech fall Peter Ishiguro BU, 17-2 (TF; 4:45) / 9-3 149: Zack Beitz PSU dec. Nick Tourville BU, 9-3 / 12-3 157: #13 Nestor Taffur BU dec. James Vollrath PSU, 5-4 / 12-6 165: #1 David Taylor PSU tech fall Mitchell Wightman BU, 21-5 (TF; 6:57) / 17-6 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU tech fall Eric Des Lauriers BU, 22-7 (TF/NB; 6:03) / 21-6 184: Wes Phipps PSU maj. dec. Aaron Conrad BU, 9-1 / 25-6 197: #4 Morgan McIntosh PSU win by forfeit / 31-6 285: #10 Jimmy Lawson PSU dec. Kevin Innis BU, 10-3 / 34-6 Attendance: 1,664 (sell-out, first ever in BU wrestling history) Records: Penn State 4-0, 0-0 B1G; Boston 0-4 Up Next for Penn State: Sunday, Dec. 8 home vs. Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. in the Bryce Jordan Center. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Two-time All-American Nico Megaludis (Murraysville, Pa.), ranked No. 3 nationally at 125, battled Boston senior Bubba McGinley in the dual's opening salvo. Megaludis fought off an early McGinley shot as the Terrier gained control of the Lions' left leg, forcing him into defense. Megaludis was able to force a stalemate after over a minute. The shot energized Megaludis as he began to force the tempo, picking up his first takedown to lead 2-0 at the 1:00 mark. Megaludis maintained control for the rest of the period, fighting off a quick reversal attempt by McGinley. Leading 2-0 after one, Megaludis chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. He quickly added a second takedown, cut McGinley loose and added a third to lead 7-2 at the :45 mark. Megaludis added one more takedown and led 9-2 with 1:17 in time after two. McGinley chose down to start the third and Megaludis quickly caught the Terrier, turning him to his back for three near fall points and a 12-2 lead with a clinched riding time point. McGinley escaped only to be taken down again by Megaludis and, with the ride-out, the Lion posted the 15-3 major to put Penn State up 4-0. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), ranked No. 11 at 133, faced off against BU sophomore Dane Harlowe. The duo battled evenly through the first minute-plus when Gulibon shot after a reset, gaining control of Harlowe's legs. Harlowe fought off the move for over a minute as Gulibon nearly turned him to his back but the stalemate was called and action resumed 0-0 at the :30 mark. Tied 0-0 after one, Gulibon chose down to start the second period but could not break free of Harlowe's ride. The Terrier dominated the action from the top, riding Gulibon out to keep the score tied with 2:00 riding time in his favor. Harlowe chose top to start the third period, looking to clinch the riding time point and keep Gulibon down. Gulibon once again could not break free of Harlowe's ride and lost the match 1-0 on Harlowe chose top to start the third period, looking to clinch the riding time point and keep Gulibon down. Gulibon once again could not break free of Harlowe's ride and lost the match 1-0 on 4:00 riding time. 141: True freshman Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.), ranked No. 11 at 141, took on Terrier Peter Ishiguro. Retherford wasted no time in gaining control of the match with a quick takedown to lead 2-0 out of the blocks. He then turned Ishiguro for three back points, nearly pinning him but not getting the call. Up 4-0 after a reset with 1:24, Retherford cut Ishiguro loose and began looking for more. Retherford quickly took Ishiguro down twice to lead 9-2 at the :20 mark. He added three back points and led 12-2 after one. Retherford chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 13-2 lead. He added a quick takedown to up his lead to 15-2 and began looking for a chance to turn the Terrier. He picked up two near fall points and got the 17-2 technical fall at the 4:45 mark, putting Penn State up 9-3. 149: Red-shirt freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) took to the mat at 149 for Penn State to face BU senior Nick Tourville. Beitz countered an early Tourville shot, gained control of the Terrier and used his legs to put him to his back for three near fall points and a 5-1 lead after Tourville escaped. Beitz continued his pressure, working for a shot of his own and countering Tourville's offense. Leading 5-1, Beitz chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-1 lead, getting an extra point on a Tourville locked hands violation. Tourville shot low on Beitz' left ankle, but Beitz was able to force a stalemate and action resumed in the center circle at the 1:10 mark. Beitz used a quick low single and upped his lead to 9-1 with a takedown. Tourville escaped at the :30 mark to cut the lead to 9-2. Trailing 9-2, Tourville chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 9-3 Beitz lead. Beitz continued to pressure the Terrier, forcing him back towards the outer circle. Beitz would walk away with a strong 9-3 win, his first dual win as a Nittany Lion. 157: Penn State senior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) faced off against BU senior Nestor Taffur, who entered the bout ranked No. 13 nationally at 157. The duo battled evenly for two minutes before Vollrath scored on a low single, taking a 2-0 lead at the 1:02 mark and then gaining control of the ranked Terrier with a strong ride. Taffur worked for an escape as the period ended, but Vollrath was able to keep control for the final seconds and led 2-0 with 1:03 riding time after one. Vollrath chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 3-0 lead. Taffur cut the lead to 3-2 with a strong takedown and then rode Vollrath out for the final seconds of the period. Trailing 3-2, Taffur chose down to start the final period and quickly escaped to a 3-3 tie. Vollrath gained control of Taffur's left leg on a high single and was working his way to a takedown when a stalemate was called at the :50 mark. Tied 3-3, Taffur gained control of Vollrath with :14 and notched a go-ahead takedown to lead 5-3. Vollrath quickly escaped but it was not enough and Taffur escaped with a 5-4 win, cutting Penn State's lead to 12-6 at the break. 165: Three-time NCAA finalist David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, met Boston's Mitchell Wightman. Taylor fell behind early when Wightman took the Lion down at the 2:24 mark. He quickly escaped to a 2-1 deficit, took him down within seconds and cut him loose to a 3-3 tie at the 1:27 mark. Taylor forced Whiteman into a stall warning, then quickly took the Terrier down for a 5-3 lead with 1:00 to wrestle. He turned Whiteman for three near fall points as the period ended and led 8-3 after one. Wightman chose down to start the second period but Taylor was controlling on top. Taylor picked up a stall point and then turned Wightman for three more back points and lead 12-3 at the :25 mark. Wightman escaped as the period ended and Taylor led 12-4 after two. Taylor chose down to start the third and quickly reversed Wightman to up his lead to 14-4, then picked another point on another stall to lead 15-4. Taylor let Wightman up, took him down to lead 17-5 and began working for a turning combination. Taylor turned Wightman twice for two-counts and rolled to the 21-5 technical fall at the 6:57 mark. 174: Junior All-American Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, battled Eric Des Lauriers. Brown got off to a quick start with a takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 2:28 mark. He worked to build up over 1:00 in riding time then cut Des Lauriers loose. Brown began to put together a string of takedowns, building up a 6-3 lead with two more scores. He tacked on two more takedowns as the period wound down and led 10-4 after the opening three minutes. Des Lauriers chose top to start the second period and Brown quickly reversed the Terrier. He added a takedown and picked up a stall point to lead 15-5. Another takedown gave Brown a 17-6 lead after two periods. Brown took down to start the third period and quickly escaped. He picked up a stall point and then closed out the tech fall with another takedown, getting the 22-7 tech fall, a four pointer with no back points, at the 6:03 mark. 184: Red-shirt freshman Wes Phipps (Grove City, Pa.) made his Penn State road dual debut in Boston against Terrier Aaron Conrad at 184. The duo battled evenly for the opening minutes but Phipps was able to notch a takedown with :30 left and then rode Conrad out to lead 2-0 after the opening period. Phipps chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed Conrad for a 4-0 lead. He then dominated the action for the rest of the period and carried that lead, with 1:48 in riding time, into the third. Conrad chose neutral to start the third period but Phipps quickly took him down to up his lead to 6-0 and clinch the riding time point. He then cut Conrad loose and began looking for bonus points. Phipps upped his lead to 8-1 with another late takedown and then rode Conrad out for the 9-1 win with the 3:06 riding time point. The victory put Penn State up 25-6. 197: Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 4 at 197, received a forfeit at 197 and the Nittany Lions led 31-6. 285: Junior Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 10 at 285, battled Terrier senior Kevin Innis in the dual's final bout. The duo battled evenly for the bulk of the opening period but Lawson got on the scoreboard late with a swift counter takedown. A short ride-out gave the Nittany Lion junior a 2-0 lead after the opening period. Innis chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped, but Lawson was relentless on offense, chasing the Terrier senior towards the outside circle and getting a takedown for a 4-1 lead. Innis worked to an escape and action resumed in the center circle. Neither man scored over the rest of the period. Lawson carried a 4-2 lead into the third period, chose down and escaped to a 5-2 lead. He then quickly added another takedown and led 7-2 with 1:30 left to wrestle. Lawson cut Innis loose and began looking for more takedowns and potential bonus points. But Innis was able to defend Lawson's final shots. Lawson picked up the riding time point and rolled to the 10-3 victory.

125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. No. 7 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) No. 5 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) vs. No. 6 Tyler Cox (Wyoming) 133: No. 4 Joe Colon (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 16 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) No. 6 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) vs. No. 14 Mark Grey (Cornell) 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 16 Nick Lester (Oklahoma) No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) vs. No. 20 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska) 149: No. 5 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) vs. No. 13 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) No. 6 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) vs. No. 7 Eric Grajales (Michigan) 157: No. 4 James Green (Nebraska) vs. Brian Murphy (Michigan) No. 12 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) vs. Blaise Butler (Virginia) 165: No. 5 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) vs. No. 16 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa) No. 3 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) vs. No. 8 Dan Yates (Michigan) 174: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) vs. No. 15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel) No. 4 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. No. 11 Stephen Doty (Virginia) 184: No. 5 Jacob Swartz (Boise State) vs. No. 12 Gabe Dean (Cornell) No. 18 Ben Stroh (Wyoming) vs. Tim Dudley (Nebraska) 197: No. 2 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) vs. No. 12 Daniel Mitchell (American) No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) vs. No. 6 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) 285: No. 19 Adam Coon (Michigan) vs. Adam Fager (Utah Valley) No. 5 J.T. Felix (Boise State) vs. Ethan Hayes (Virginia)

125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) dec. No. 20 David Terao (American), 5-0 No. 7 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) pinned Earl Hall (Iowa State), 6:30 No. 6 Tyler Cox (Wyoming) pinned Nick Roberts (Ohio State), 6:09 No. 5 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) dec. Jamie Franco (Hofstra), 2-0 133: No. 4 Joe Colon (Northern Iowa) dec. Vincent Dellafave (Rutgers), 1-0 No. 16 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) dec. No. 18 Rossi Bruno (Michigan), 6-5 No. 14 Mark Grey (Cornell) dec. Colton Rasche (Navy), 2-0 No. 6 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) tech. fall Jamel Hudson (Hofstra), 18-1 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) pinned Danny Sabatello (Purdue), 0:44 No. 16 Nick Lester (Oklahoma) pinned No. 9 Luke Vaith (Hofstra), 5:36 No. 20 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska) dec. Todd Preston (Harvard), 7-4 No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) dec. Joe Spisak (Virginia), 14-11 149: No. 5 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) tech. fall Blake Kastl (Cal Poly), 16-0 (3:47) No. 13 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. No. 8 Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State), 3-2 No. 7 Eric Grajales (Michigan) pinned Brian Hamann (North Carolina State), 2:47 No. 6 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) maj. dec. Ian Paddock (Ohio State), 10-2 157: No. 4 James Green (Nebraska) dec. John Nicholson (Iowa State), 7-3 Brian Murphy (Michigan) dec. No. 19 Max Schneider (Cal Poly), 3-1 No. 12 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) maj. dec. No. 20 Justin DeAngelis (Oklahoma), 11-3 Blaise Butler (Virginia) dec. No. 6 R.J. Pena (Oregon State), 10-4 165: No. 5 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) dec. Dylan Palacio (Cornell), 9-4 No. 16 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa) dec. No. 10 Joe Booth (Hofstra) No. 8 Dan Yates (Michigan) pinned Chad Welch (Purdue), 1:19 No. 3 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) maj. dec. No. 18 Austin Wilson (Nebraska), 15-3 174: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) pinned No. 14 Bryce Hammond (CSU Bakersfield), 4:24 No. 15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel) won by default over No. 13 Mathew Miller (Navy) No. 11 Stephen Doty (Virginia) dec. Austin Gabel (Virginia Tech), 4-0 No. 4 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) maj. dec. Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State), 14-2 184: No. 5 Jacob Swartz (Boise State) dec. Nick Vetterlein (Virginia Tech), 8-2 No. 12 Gabe Dean (Cornell) dec. No. 14 Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 4-1 No. 18 Ben Stroh (Wyoming) maj. dec. Kyle Lux (Northern Iowa), 17-3 Tim Dudley (Nebraska) dec. No. 9 Kenny Courts (Ohio State), 9-8 197: No. 2 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) dec. Shane Woods (Wyoming), 5-1 No. 12 Daniel Mitchell (American) maj. dec. Paul Rands (Navy), 10-2 No. 6 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) dec. No. 17 Braden Atwood (Purdue), 6-3 No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) dec. Chris Penny (Virginia Tech), 8-5 285: No. 19 Adam Coon (Michigan) dec. No. 3 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State), 3-1 SV Adam Fager (Utah Valley) dec. No. 13 Blake Herrin (American), 3-2 Ethan Hayes (Virginia) dec. Nick Tavanello (Ohio State), 3-2 No. 5 J.T. Felix (Boise State) dec. Collin Jensen (Nebraska), 7-2

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The 9th-ranked Missouri wrestling program defeated the Ohio Bobcats 23-10 in Jesse Hall Auditorium Friday night in a catfight for supremacy in the newly renovated Mid-American Conference. The Tigers improved to 2-0 on the young season while serving the Bobcats (3-1) their first dual loss. It was the Tiger freshmen that led the ninth-ranked Tigers to victory Friday, with consecutive wins from youngsters Barlow McGhee, Matt Manley and Lavion Mayes. With the squad trailing 7-4, McGhee and company would regain the lead with three straight victories, highlighted by a Mayes 12-3 major decision in his first career dual start. At 125 pounds, freshman Barlow McGhee slid past Ohio’s KeVon Powell with a 2-1 decision to knot the dual up at 7. Down 1-0 with less than a minute to go, McGhee wrapped up a double leg on Powell to take the lead. Powell nearly escaped as time expired but a video review proved that McGhee never surrendered position before thetime expired. Redshirt freshman Matt Manley followed with a 1-0 victory over Kagan Squire to give the Tigers a 10-7 lead that they would not relinquish. Manley’s escape with 41 seconds to go in the second proved to be the only scoring of the match. He improved to 10-1 on the season after his first career dual win. Mayes completed the Missouri rally by adding four more team points in his 12-3 major decision over Ohio’s Noah Forrider. Mayes was able to turn Forrider in the third period to push the victory into major decision territory. Friday marked the first dual start for Mayes as well. The Bobcats took anearly 7-4 lead on the Tigers after wins by No. 16 Phil Wellington and ninth-ranked heavyweight Jeremy Johnson. Wellington faced off Mizzou freshman, J’den Cox. Wellington connected on an early takedown in the first and another in the second, forcing Cox to battle from behind for nearly the full seven minutes. The Columbia-native nearly tied the match up late in the third but Wellington held on for a 6-4 decision. Cox entered the dual ranked eighth in the country with a record of 10-0. Mizzou heavyweight Devin Mellon scored right out of the gate in the heavyweight bout, but No.9 Jeremy Johnson recorded two straight Single Leg takedowns and quickly regained the lead. He showed why he is a top ten wrestler in his class, scoring ten unanswered points to defeat Mellon by major decision, 11-2. Johnny Eblen, tabbed 11th in the 184-pound weight class, gave the Tigers an early 4-0 lead by way of with a 15-4 major decision over Ohio’s Ryan Garringer. Eblen was aggressive through three periods, recording four takedowns and a three-point nearfall, and added four escapes and a riding time point after controlling the clock for 4:27. The surprise of thenight was the defeat of Mizzou’s Drake Houdashelt, the top wrestler in the country at 149 pounds. Ohio’s No. 18 Tywan Claxton wrestled the Missouri-captain tough in the 5-3 decision, connecting on two takedowns while halting arguably the Tigers most aggressive grappler. Kyle Bradley, Zach Toal and Mikey England would all record decisions for the Tigers to close out Mizzou’s 23-10 home opener. Friday’s wrestling dual marked the first athletic event inside the University’s historic Jesse Hall. Nearly 800 Mizzou patrons attended the dual. This year’s Clash of the Cats at Jesse served as a trial run for what could become an annual Mizzou Wrestling tradition. For a quick look ahead at what is in store for the top-10 Tigers, the squad is slated to travel North to Cedar Falls, Iowa, on the 14th of December to compete in the Northern Iowa Open. They will then take a couple of weeks off for the holidays before heading to the highly-touted Southern Scuffle on New Years Day. The Tigers will be back home next on February 7, 2014, for another conference battle against Buffalo. For an in depth look to everything Tiger Style, make sure to follow the team on Facebook, Twitter (@MizzouWrestling) and Instagram (@mizzoutigerstyle), and on MUTigers.com. Fans can join in on the conversation but using the hashtag #TigerStyle. Results: 184 – No. 11 Johnny Eblen (MU) major dec. over Ryan Garringer (OHIO), 15-4. 4 0 197 – No. 16 Phil Wellington (OHIO) decision over No. 13 J'den Cox (MU), 6-4. 4 3 HWT – No. 9 Jeremy Johnson (OHIO) major dec. over Devin Mellon (MU), 11-2. 4 7 125 – Barlow McGhee (MU) decision over KeVon Powell (OHIO), 2-1. 7 7 133 – Matt Manley (MU) decision over Kagan Squire (OHIO), 1-0. 10 7 141 – Lavion Mayes (MU) major dec. over Noah Forrider (OHIO), 12-3. 14 7 149 – Tywan Claxton decision over No. 1 Drake Houdashelt (MU), 5-3. 14 10 157 – No. 7 Kyle Bradley (MU) decision over No. 18 Spartak Chino (OHIO), 5-3. 17 10 165 – No. 9 Zach Toal (MU) decision over Harrison Hightower (OHIO), 4-0. 20 10 174 - Mikey England (MU) decision over Marshal Willet (OHIO), 11-5. 23 10

College Park, Md. -- The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team (3-0, 1-0 ACC) defeated ACC foe Maryland (4-4, 0-1 ACC), 21-12, this evening at the Comcast Center. The Panthers jumped out to a quick start taking the first four bouts. Anthony Zanetta started things out at 125 pounds with a 7-2 decision over Billy Rappo. Shelton Mack got bonus points on the board with a 12-4 major decision over Tony Farace giving Pitt a quick 7-0 lead. At 141 pounds, Edgar Bright jumped on eighth-ranked Shyheim Brown scoring a nice double leg takedown a mere 10 seconds into the bout. With the score 3-1 going to the third, Brown earned a quick escape to cut Bright’s lead to one with a minute and a half left in the bout. The two grapplers fought back-and-forth on the edge for the remainder of the period before Bright was able to connect on a nice double with 20 seconds left and held on for the 5-3 win. Mikey Racciato was the next Panther on the docket and he also tallied a victory, a 5-3 decision over Derrick Evanovich. Racciato got an early two off a wild scramble near the center of the mat. An Evanovich escape made the bout 2-1 going into the second. Evanovich scored a reversal to being the second but Racciato kept his cool and escaped to even the match at 3-3. Going into the third, Racciato was able to escape and earned a bonus point of riding time to secure the 5-3 victory and give Pitt the 13-0 lead. The Terps won the 157 pound match going into the break but Pitt bounced back when Geno Morelli earned an 11-5 decision over Anthony Volpe at 165. The two wrestlers were fairly evenly matched for the match with Morelli holding a slim 3-2 lead with 1:30 left in the final period before Morelli exploded with four takedowns to secure the victory and give the Panthers a 16-3 lead. Tyler Wilps followed the Morelli win with a clinic at 174 pounds. Wilps used four takedowns and a pair of three point near falls en route to an 18-2 (5:22) tech fall victory. Maryland was able to squeak out the final three matches by the narrowest of margins to make the final score closer but Pitt was still able to secure the 21-12 victory for its first ACC win in its first ACC dual. The Panthers will return to action on Sunday, Dec. 8, when they face No. 1 Penn State in a sold-out dual at the Bryce Jordan Center in Happy Valley. Results: 125: No. 10 Anthony Zanetta (P) dec. Billy Rappo (M), 7-2; Pitt leads, 3-0 133: No. 14 Shelton Mack (P) m. dec. Tony Farace (M), 12-4; Pitt leads, 7-0 141: Edgar Bright (P) dec. No. 17 Shyheim Brown (M), 5-3; Pitt leads, 10-0 149: Mikey Racciato (P) dec. Derrick Evanovich (M), 5-3; Pitt leads, 13-0 157: Danny Orem (M) dec. Cole Sheptock (P), 3-1; Pitt leads, 13-3 165: Geno Morelli (P) dec. Anthony Volpe (M), 11-5; Pitt leads, 16-3 174: No. 8 Tyler Wilps (P) t fall Tony Gardner (M), 18-2 (5:22); Pitt leads, 21-3 184: No. 3 Jimmy Sheptock (M) dec. No. 6 Max Thomusseit (P), 4-2; Pitt leads, 21-6 197: No. 13 Christian Boley (M) dec. Nick Bonaccorsi (P), 3-2; Pitt leads, 21-9 285: No. 6 Spencer Myers (M) dec. P.J. Tasser (P), 4-3 (TB1); Pitt wins, 21-12

LAS VEGAS -- Below is a look at ranked wrestlers who lost in the championship bracket during the opening session of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. 125: No. 8 Josh Martinez (Air Force) lost 5-3 to Earl Hall (Iowa State) No. 10 Tim Lambert (Nebraska) lost 5-4 to Nick Roberts (Ohio State) No. 12 Conor Youtsey (Michigan) lost 4-3 to Jamie Franco (Hofstra) No. 18 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) lost 3-2 to No. 20 David Terao (American) 133: No. 19 Colton McCrystal (Nebraska) was pinned by Colton Rasche (Navy) at 6:52 141: No. 8 Joey Lazor (Northern Iowa) was pinned by Todd Preston (Harvard) at 1:12 149: No. 14 Chris Castillo (Boise State) lost 5-0 to Brian Hamann (North Carolina State) 157: No. 14 Andy McCulley (Wyoming) lost 7-5 in SV to Brian Murphy (Michigan) 165: No. 17 Chris Moon (Virginia Tech) lost by forfeit to Chad Welch (Purdue) No. 19 Alex Elder (Oregon State) lost 10-4 to Dylan Palacio (Cornell) 174: No. 17 Cody Caldwell (Northern Iowa) lost 4-0 to Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State) No. 20 Kevin Radford (Arizona State) lost 5-3 to Austin Gable (Virginia Tech) 184: No. 8 (174) Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State) lost 8-6 to Nick Vetterlein (Virginia Tech) No. 10 Maxwell Huntley (Michigan) lost by injury default to Kyle Lux (Northern Iowa) 197: No. 14 Jace Bennett (Cornell) lost 6-4 to Paul Rands (Navy) 285: No. 12 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) lost 4-3 to Ethan Hayes (Virginia) No. 14 Ross Larson (Oklahoma) lost 13-8 to Adam Fager (Utah Valley) No. 18 Billy Smith (Rutgers) lost 4-2 to Collin Jensen (Nebraska)

LAS VEGAS -- The quarterfinals are set at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Tonight's round, which includes quarterfinals and consolation rounds, begins at 6 p.m. PT. 125: No. 2 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. No. 20 David Terao (American) No. 7 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) vs. Earl Hall (Iowa State) No. 6 Tyler Cox (Wyoming) vs. Nick Roberts (Ohio State) No. 5 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) vs. Jamie Franco (Hofstra) 133: No. 4 Joe Colon (Northern Iowa) vs. Vincent Dellafave (Rutgers) No. 16 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State) vs. No. 18 Rossi Bruno (Michigan) No. 14 Mark Grey (Cornell) vs. Colton Rasche (Navy) No. 6 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) vs. Jamel Hudson (Hofstra) 141: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. Danny Sabatello (Purdue) No. 9 Luke Vaith (Hofstra) vs. No. 16 Nick Lester (Oklahoma) No. 20 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska) vs. Todd Preston (Harvard) No. 3 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) vs. Joe Spisak (Virginia) 149: No. 5 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) vs. Blake Kastl (Cal Poly) No. 8 Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State) vs. No. 13 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) No. 7 Eric Grajales (Michigan) vs. Brian Hamann (North Carolina State) No. 6 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) vs. Ian Paddock (Ohio State) 157: No. 4 James Green (Nebraska) vs. John Nicholson (Iowa State) No. 19 Max Schneider (Cal Poly) vs. Brian Murphy (Michigan) No. 12 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) vs. No. 20 Justin DeAngelis (Oklahoma) No. 6 R.J. Pena (Oregon State) vs. Blaise Butler (Virginia) 165: No. 5 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) vs. Dylan Palacio (Cornell) No. 10 Joe Booth (Hofstra) vs. No. 16 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa) No. 8 Daniel Yates (Michigan) vs. Chad Welch (Purdue) No. 3 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) vs. No. 18 Austin Wilson (Nebraska) 174: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) vs. No. 14 Bryce Hammond (CSU Bakersfield) No. 13 Mathew Miller (Navy) vs. No. 15 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel) No. 11 Stephen Doty (Virginia) vs. Austin Gabel (Virginia Tech) No. 4 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State) 184: No. 5 Jacob Swartz (Boise State) vs. Nick Vetterlein (Virginia Tech) No. 12 Gabe Dean (Cornell) vs. No. 14 Ophir Bernstein (Brown) No. 18 Ben Stroh (Wyoming) vs. Kyle Lux (Northern Iowa) No. 9 Kenny Courts (Ohio State) vs. Tim Dudley (Nebraska) 197: No. 2 Taylor Meeks (Oregon State) vs. Shane Woods (Wyoming) No. 12 Daniel Mitchell (American) vs. Paul Rands (Navy) No. 6 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) vs. No. 17 Braden Atwood (Purdue) No. 5 Travis Rutt (Oklahoma) vs. Chris Penny (Virginia Tech) 285: No. 3 Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) vs. No. 19 Adam Coon (Michigan) No. 13 Blake Herrin (American) vs. Adam Fager (Utah Valley) Ethan Hayes (Virginia) vs. Nick Tavanello (Ohio State) No. 5 J.T. Felix (Boise State) vs. Collin Jensen (Nebraska)

DeKALB, Ill. -- NIU (3-4) faced the Cleveland State Vikings (1-3) on Thursday night in their seventh match of the season. Coming off two losses in the Northern Duals on November 23, the Huskies aimed to turn it around and show the home crowd a winner. In decisive fashion, they were emerged Victor E. Court successful, winning 25-6 over the Vikings. "It was great to see us come together as team," said Head Coach Ryan Ludwig. "We've talked a lot about wrestling for the full seven minutes recently. If it takes all seven minutes to go out there and win by one point, then go for it." Braun Marquez started the match on right foot for the Huskies. He faced Cleveland State's John Martin and was ahead from the start, eventually winning the 125 match 15-8. In the 133, Nick Smith kept it going for the Huskies, winning his match against Jared McKinley, 9-3. In the 141, Cleveland State was able to get on the board after Tyler Argue battled Mike Carlone. It was a tough and tiring match, one that ended with Carlone sealing up Argue to win 6-5. Rob Jillard was able to get the Huskies back on track in the 149, winning in a major decision, 12-3. He had a slow start to the match, but from the second period on, Jillard was dominant, outscoring opposing R.J. LaBeef 10-0 over the final two periods. At that point, the Huskies led 10-3. In the 159, Andrew Morse took on Matt Donohoe. It was a close match overall, and in the third period, the two combined for five reversals. Morse ended up besting his opponent, winning 10-6 to extend the lead into double digits for NIU at 13-3. Shaun'Qae McMurtry kept the pressure on for NIU, as he won his match in the 165, 9-5. In the 174, Cleveland State was able to get back on the board. Nick Corba outlasted Billy Chancey on the wrestling mat, defeating the Huskie 3-1. That match cut the Huskie lead back down to 10 at 16-6, and with three events left, this meet had yet to be decided. It looked like Cleveland State would get another to cut the lead back down to a single digit after the 184, but Caleb Busson pulled out a reversal in the final seconds of the match. That key score gave him a 5-4 lead just before the third period ended, putting the Huskies ahead by 13 again. "It was a great win for Busson," said Ludwig. "It was one of the gutsiest performances by our guys this year." Shawn Scott was dominant in the 197, winning 6-2. He did not allow his opponent to score until the final minute of the third period. He also had nearly four minutes of riding time in the match. To end the match between these two teams, Jared Torrence took Riley Shaw in the heavyweight showdown. Torrence was behind 2-1 early in the third period of this battle, but a takedown in the final minute gave him a 3-2 advantage. He would eventually win 5-3. With his victory, the Huskies ended the match with a 25-6 victory, getting their third win of the season. "Torrence was outstanding out there," said Ludwig. "We really wanted this match." Results: 125: Braun Marquez (NIU) dec. John Martin (Cleveland State): 15-8 133: Nick Smith (NIU) dec. Jared McKinley (Cleveland State): 9-3 141: Mike Carlone (Cleveland State) dec. Tyler Argue (Cleveland State): 6-5 149: Rob Jillard (NIU) maj. dec. R.J. LaBeef (Cleveland State): 12-3 159: Andrew Morse (NIU) dec. Matt Donohoe (Cleveland State): 10-6 165: Shaun'Qae McMurtry (NIU) dec. Jake Smith (Cleveland State): 9-5 174: Nick Corba (Cleveland State) dec. Billy Chancey (NIU): 3-1 184: Caleb Busson (NIU) dec. Xavier Dye (Cleveland State): 5-4 197: Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. Raymone Stone (Cleveland State): 6-2 285: Jared Torrence (NIU) dec. Riley Shaw (Cleveland State): 5-3 The Huskies have roughly two weeks to prepare for their next match on December 21. That afternoon at 3 p.m. they'll take on Central Michigan in NIU's second conference match of the season.

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville wrestling team earned its first dual win of the season Wednesday, defeating WIAC rival UW-Eau Claire 29-16 at Williams Fieldhouse. The Pioneers were anchored by wins from Aaric Spencer, Robbie Kerr, Randy Wade and Kyle Andreae. Spencer scored the Pioneers sole pin on the night in the second round of his 157-pound match, and Andreae ended the night with a major decision by scoring seven points in the third round. The Pioneers return to the mat Saturday at 9 a.m. in Milwaukee for the MSOE Invitational. Match-by-match breakdown: 125: Cole Ferguson, UW-Platteville wins by forfeit Team Score: 6-0, UW-Platteville 133: Zach Stenger, UW-Platteville wins forfeit Team Score: 12-0, UW-Platteville 141: Nathaniel Behnke, UW-Eau Claire wins by forfeit Team Score: 12-6, UW-Platteville 149: Ryan Seidler, UW-Eau Claire major decision Jose Collado, UW-Platteville, 13-3 Seidler dominated the first period with a pair of takedowns and a two-point and three-point near fall, 9-1. Seidler scores the only points in the second period with a takedown, 11-1, and earns the major decision, winning 13-3. Team Score: 12-10, UW-Platteville 157: Aaric Spencer, UW-Platteville pin Matt Koch, UW-Eau Claire Spencer pinned Koch at the 3:46 mark. Team Score: 18-10, UW-Platteville 165: Robbie Kerr, UW-Platteville defeated Matthew Laugen, UW-Ea Claire, 11-5 Kerr started the bout with takedown, but a reversal by Laugen tied the match. Kerr ended the first period with an escape and a takedown for a 5-2 lead. Laugen started the second with an escape but Kerr stayed on the attack and got a takedown for a 7-3 advantage after two periods. Laugen tried to come back by starting the final period with a reversal, but Kerr stopped the comeback with an escaped and a takedown for a 11-5 victory. Team Score: 21-10, UW-Platteville 174: Randy Wade, UW-Platteville major decision Jacob Hoffstatter, UW-Eau Claire, 12-4 Wade took down Hoffstatter with 37 seconds left in the first period, but Hoffstatter gets an escape with two seconds left in the period, 2-1. Wade began the second period with an escape then earned a takedown for a 5-1 led. Hoffstatter made it a three-point match with an escape before Wade earned a takedown. Hoffstatter then escaped, but Wade counters with a takedown sealing a 12-4 major decision. Team Score: 25-10, UW-Platteville 184: Josh Cormican, UW-Eau Claire defeated Nathan Schmitz, UW-Platteville, 8-2 Cormican started the match with a takedown, giving him a 2-0 lead. To start the second round, Cormican secures a reversal then Schmitz gets a reversal of his own for a 4-2 Cormican lead after two rounds. Cormican gets three-point near fall near the end of the third period, and a riding time bonus point gave a Cormican an 8-2 win. Team Score: 25-13, UW-Platteville 197: Luke Ortscheid, UW-Eau Claire defeated Bryant Etherton, UW-Platteville, 3-1 OT After a hard-fought first round ended scoreless, Etherton earned an escape, giving him a 1-0 lead at the end of the second round. Ortscheid escaped to start the third, tying the score at 1-1, where it would remain until overtime. In the overtime, Ortscheid secured a last-second takedown to win 3-1 Team Score: 25-16, UW-Platteville HWT: Kyle Andreae, UW-Platteville major decision Justin Karkula, UW-Eau Claire, 15-7 Karkula started the match with a takedown before Andreae worked a reversal. Karkula then got back into control with a reversal of his own. Andreae escaped and takes a 5-4 lead with a takedown to end the action-packed first round. Karkula tied the match by escaping to start the second round, but Andreae earned a takedown to take a 7-5 lead into the third round. Andreae began the third with an escape, but Karula answered with a takedown, making it 7-6 Andreae. Andreae escaped to put it back to a two-point lead, and then Andreae ends the bout with a takedown and a three-point near-fall, giving him the 15-7 decision. Final Team Score: 29-16, UW-Platteville

Related: Results CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The Coe College wrestling team won all ten weight classes against Buena Vista Thursday night en route to a 53-0 victory. Six of the Kohawks victories came by way of a fall. The Kohawks opened the evening with 16-0 technical fall by Jan Rosenberg (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Knolls) over Buena Vista's Carlos Barreda at 133 pounds. Rosenberg recorded a takedown and a two-point nearfall in the first period to take a 4-0 lead. After starting the second period on top, Rosenberg recorded another two-point nearfall, a three-point nearfall and was awarded a point after Barreda was warned twice for stalling. With a 10-0 lead heading into the third period, Rosenberg closed things out by recording a takedown and a three-point nearfall. He was also awarded a point for riding time. At 141 pounds, senior Beau Westpfahl (Jesup, Iowa/Jesup) wasted no time taking control of his match against Taylor Stevicks. Almost as soon as the match started, Westpfahl recorded a takedown and worked his way to a pin after just 52 seconds. After two matches, the Kohawks led the Beavers 11-0. Sophomore Josh Donkle (Greeley, Colo./Windsor) followed Westpfahl's lead, recording a fall over Darrian Irlbeck at 149 pounds. Donkle recorded six takedowns before pinning Irlbeck in 5:26. Sixth-ranked senior Dimitri Boyer (Eddyville, Iowa/Eddyville-Blakesburg) made it three straight falls for the Kohawks, pinning Drake Swedlund in 2:03. After the back-to-back-to-back falls, Coe held a 23-0 lead over Buena Vista. At 165 pounds, 10th-ranked sophomore Farai Sewera (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) earned a 13-3 major decision over the Beavers' Seth Shatto. After recording two takedowns and allowing an escape in the first period, Sewera held a 4-1 lead heading into the second period. In the second period, Sewera upped his lead to 9-2 and he closed things out in the third with an escape, a takedown and a point for riding time. At 174 pounds, sixth-ranked senior Ethan Ball (Aledo, Ill./Mercer County) earned the Kohawks fourth fall of the evening, this one coming against Buena Vista's Tyler Puls. After a takedown and two three-point nearfalls against Puls, Ball allowed Puls to escape but quickly took him down again en route to pinning him in 2:06. After six matches, the Kohawks held a 33-0 lead over the Beavers. At 184 pounds, junior Ryan Sheldon (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy) earned Coe's second technical fall of the evening, defeating Jared Bronaugh 16-0. In the first period, Sheldon recorded a takedown and a pair of three-point nearfalls to gain an 8-0 lead. After Sheldon started the second period on the bottom, he earned a reversal and recorded both a three-point and two-point nearfall to close out the match. He was also awarded a point for riding time. Junior Donnie Horner (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Spring) defeated Demetrius Heard at 197 pounds by a score of 13-7. Horner held a 4-2 advantage after the first period and a 6-4 lead after the second before outscoring Heard 7-3 in the third to earn the victory. Following Horner's win, the Kohawks led 41-0 in the team score. Sophomore Creighton Fox (DeWitt, Iowa/DeWitt) wrestled his way to victory over Gable Bonner in the heavyweight division. Fox pinned Bonner in 5:19 seconds after a closely contested match. Senior Tyler Endres (Independence, Iowa/Independence) closed out the evening by earning a fall over Slade Stiles in 4:39 at 125 pounds, giving Coe a 53-0 victory. The last time Coe recorded a shutout was January 28, 2012 when they beat Simpson 45-0. As a team, the Kohawks held a 26-1 advantage in takedowns and a 10-0 edge in nearfalls over the Beavers. The 53-0 victory was the largest margin of victory for a Coe team since defeating Simpson 55-0 on January 24, 2009. The 53 points was also the most points scored since that Simpson dual. The Kohawks will be back in action this Saturday when they will travel to the Simpson Invitational in Indianola. Action is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m.

ORANGE CITY, Iowa -- Augustana went 2-0 in a triangular on Thursday evening to improve to the season dual record to 4-1 on the season. The Vikings took down Dakota Wesleyan (2-2) 43-9 behind three pins and a pair of technical falls. In the dual with Northwestern (0-3), Augustana nearly blanked the Red Raiders, winning 38-3.A Augustana 43, Dakota Wesleyan 9 TJ North gave the Vikings an early lead with a dominating technical fall at 125 pounds, but the Tigers drew within two when Brandon Chesnut lost by decision at 125 pounds. Jacob Anderson's win by forfeit put Augustana up 11-3 after three bouts. Zach Friederich was the first of three pins for the Vikings as he won his 149-pound bout in 4:44. Bradyn Neises, wrestling for the first time since an early-season injury, earned at 4-1 decision at 157 pounds. DWU earned their second, and final, win of the dual when Trever DeVestern pinned Garret Heiberger in 4:26 to make the team score 20-9 in favor of the Vikings. Drake Fanslau held a 6-2 lead in the second round of the 174-pound bout before his opponent withdrew due to injury. Sean Derry won by tech fall in 4:41 at 184 pounds, and Jayd Docken (197 pounds) and Michael Lowman (285 pounds) finished the scoring with consecutive first-round pins. Results: 125 TJ North WTF Chad McCannon 4:03 133 Blake Jans 2 Richard Rios 9 141 Jacob Anderson OPEN F 149 Zach Friederich WBF Dusty Paulsen 4:44 157 Bradyn Neises 4 Ryan Roach 1 165 Garrett Heiberger 4:26 Treven DeVestern WBF 174 Drake Fanslaw WBD Jacob Devine INJ 184 Sean Derry WTF Kyle Hoisington 4:41 197 Jayd Docken WBF Tyler Sarringar 2:48 285 Michael Lowman WBF Jade Hoisington 1:06 Augustana 38, Northwestern 3 Augustana used three pins and a tech fall to take down the host Northwestern. The Vikings suffered one loss, by one point, as they won the other nine bouts to win 38-3. Again, North started the Vikings off on the right foot and kept his 2013-14 dual record perfect with a 4-1 decision. Brandon Chesnut pushed Augustana's lead to 6-0 with a 5-0 decision win at 133 pounds. Jacob Anderson needed just 11 seconds into the second round to double the Viking lead to 12-0 with a pin in 3:11 at 141 pounds. Friederich added a tech fall to his daily total, winning in 6:50 in the 149-pound bout. Mitch Rechtzigel earned Augustana's fifth-straight win at 157 pounds with a narrow 2-0 decision victory. The Vikings only loss came at 165 pounds when Heiberger lost a 7-6 decision to NWC's Andras Lukacs-Farkas which cut the Vikings' lead to 20-3. Jeff Nielsen gave the Vikings three more points with an 11-8 decision at 174 pounds and Derry improved to 5-0 in duals this season with a 7-4 decision. Docken and Lowman each added six more points with thir second pins off the day, Docken's coming in the first round and Lowman with just 36 seconds left in the 285-pound bout. Results: 125 Diego Angelo Quintana 1 TJ North 4 133 Richard Ortiz 0 Brandon Chesnut 5 141 Michael Frehse 3:11 Jake Anderson WBF 149 Roger Fender 6:50 Zach Friederich WTF 157 Zach Fishman 0 Mitch Rechtzigel 2 165 Andras Lukacs-Farkas 7 Garret Heiberger 6 174 Luis Rivera-Santiago 8 Jeff Nielsen 11 184 Randy Null 4 Sean Derry 7 197 Forrest Marx 2:35 Jayd Docken WBF 285 Steven Barraza 6:24 Michael Lowman WBF Augustana will send wrestlers to the MSU Moorhead Dragon Open in Moorhead, Minn. on Saturday, Dec. 7 before taking on South Dakota State on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.

No. 5 Apple Valley (Minn.) hosts No. 49 Prior Lake (Minn.) on Friday at 7 p.m. CT. The dual meet is being live streamed by MN/USA Wrestling, with Steve Elwood and Lance Hughes on the call.

The rise of Penn State, the #SaveOlympicWrestling movement, and improved marketing techniques seem to be paying off for schools on the East Coast. Just this week, attendance records are being set at dual meets across Pennsylvania. On Saturday the Nittany Lions will host Pittsburgh at the Bryce Jordan Center where the Jason Peters-led Panthers are expected to wrestle in front of more than 15,000 fans. On Thursday Edinboro enjoyed that school's largest ever attendance when Iowa traveled to the western Pennsylvania school for a dual meet. These are positive signals on the growth of the sport and the profitability attached to the improved marketing of the best competitions. Wrestling still has a pretty big gap to jump if it wants to compete with basketball and football, but with the continued hard work of our private institutions and for-profit businesses, wrestling could become a dependable source of revenue for more than half the schools in the country. To your questions ... Q: What do you think of Darrion Caldwell registering at Midlands? I know he's doing MMA now, so I don't see him getting back into wrestling. Still, why do you think Caldwell registered for Midlands, and how do you think he'll do? His post-undergrad wrestling has been disappointing for those who have grown up with a risk-loving, crowd-pleasing Caldwell. Do you think Darrion will soaking up the spotlight in the finals or fading quickly in the tournament? -- Mark K. Darrion Caldwell celebrates after defeating Iowa's Brent Metcalf to win the NCAA championship at 149 pounds in 2009 (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Foley: Caldwell seems to be staying in the MMA business so you have to assume that this foray back into NCAA-styled wrestling is for amusement and training purposes. With his many interests afoot it's easy to assume he'll spend his time on the mats in Evanston putting on a show for the fans. However, as with any high-profile addition to the tournament, the lack of wrestling-focused training is certain to hamper his performance. I can tell you from personal experience that even as I trained in jiu-jitsu five times a week and added in several wrestling workouts in the lead-up to my Midlands performance, nothing could properly prepare me for the mind-bending tiredness I felt out on the mats. Caldwell's athleticism and creativity will carry him into the semifinals, but after that I'm less confident that he can continue to dominate like he did in year's past. Q: Wow, so Askren is moving to Singapore? -- @tonygargallo Foley: Yes, indeed. Ben Askren, the two-time NCAA champion and 2008 Olympian, recently signed a deal with OneFC to take his fighting talents to Asia's largest promotion. The Duke Roufus student will also be moving from his home in Milwaukee to Singapore where he is joining the EvolveMMA fight team. For those who don't follow MMA closely, it might seem like Askren is simply being shunned by the UFC, and though that has merit, his move is nonetheless brilliant. Where some would see failure in not being signed by the UFC, in reality Askren might be making the more profitable career move by taking his marketability and talent to southeast Asia. Start with his training situation. Roufus' gym is spectacular, but Askren will see an improvement in all aspects of his fighting education. EvolveMMA is without questions the best MMA gym in Asia. The staff includes dozens of the best muay thai instructors in the world, Olympic wrestler Heath Sims and a half-dozen Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts. As for training partners, Askren will have Shinya Aoki, Jake Butler and rotating cast of talented visitors. When it comes to preparation, EvolveMMA is the best option in Asia. But to make the argument that Askren is making a positive career move, you'll also have to consider his compensation and quality of life. Evolve is not only a fight gym, but also a large and VERY profitable consumer gym with locations around Singapore. As part of most compensations package Evolve tends to give fighters a place to live, huge salary and free management and sponsorship representation. In return, athletes like Askren are asked to coach several classes a week and are forbidden to miss team practices. Askren will likely be asked to help coach wrestling, grappling and MMA courses and can give private lessons on the side. Those individual lessons might also pay off. Singapore might seem like a distant territory wrought with danger, but in fact it's a wealthy first-world country that is highly stabilized and filled with ex-pat millionaires. I've been there several times, and on a recent trip came down with an ear infection. In the states that would have been a time-consuming and costly trip to the emergency room, but in Singapore (with the assistance of Heath Sims) I was seen in 10 minutes and for less than $50 with prescriptions filled on-site. Access to quality health care is light years ahead of the United States, and though it's not without problems, the city is one of the safest on the planet. Askren is also making a great decision in terms of career growth. Though the UFC is disinterested in Askren's funk, the company has made known their desire to grow the UFC brand in Asia. The Fertittas and Dana White even went so far as to hire Mark Fischer to head operations from the company's new Asia offices in Singapore. Fischer was the guy who brought the NBA to Asia, and helped make places like the Philippines become dependable revenue streams for the once fledgling professional league. By signing with OneFC, Askren not only gets a fight purse comparable to that of Bellator and the UFC, but the ability to grow within a marketplace primed for massive expansion. Askren will be the guy at the forefront of the operation, ready and able to cash in on his fighting skills and popularity, but he'll also be able to leverage his marketability with the UFC, who will need local talent once they find a firmer footing in the region. Askren will improve as a striker and grappler, make more money, increase his marketability and improve his career options. He'll also be able to take weekend vacations to Bali and Thailand. Kudos to the Master of Funk for once again seeing all the angles and having the stones to play 'em. Q: Some states like Indiana do not let high school teams or wrestlers wrestle out of state during the season. Why do they do this? Does this hurt the freshmen who sometimes do not wrestle in the offseason to see different style of wrestling, tougher opponents, and get national exposure? -- Gregg Y. Foley: Several states and school districts have instituted limited travel to help curb costs or prevent competitive advantages. Others don't have the right type of insurance coverage to ensure the safety of their children on the road. Though these rules certainly affect a handful of young wrestlers, those committed to improving will find plenty of access to meets during the offseason. One of the more destructive mentalities in wrestling is that more is always better. Sometimes young wrestlers need to live a balanced life to achieve success on the mats. Pushing our children into year-round wrestling won't guarantee success. That will always come from their wrestler's personal urge to compete and win. Fostering that is the most important role parents and coaches can play at the high school level. Technique development and fostering an enjoyment are things every school can do without sending wrestlers across state lines! Q: Had to fight to get a wrestler on a poster we're making at our school. The lady designing it didn't want to because "the pics are awkward ..." SINGLETS HAVE TO GO. -- Tim H. Foley: This is the new nightmare of wrestling. Plenty of creative, well-intentioned marketers want to grow the sport, but when it comes time to talk about changing the uniform some in the wrestling community become irrational. SINGLETS ARE KILLING THE GROWTH OF OUR SPORT. The world of MMA has shown us that there is another acceptable option for athletic wear. The singlet isn't acceptable anymore because it's become an unnecessary distraction that is crushing the development of the sport. The amazing, incomparable aspects of our sport have nothing to do with equipment! Unlike the NFL who has now ties it's life to the helmet, wrestling will go on unchanged in principle and action long after the singlet goes away. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Link: Why Cael Sanderson's kids will wrestle Darrion Caldwell on the mat I'm in the Philippines visiting family, when this came on television and changed my entire life. Q: Do you think we could ever see the NCAA Championships at MSG or the Staples Center? Why or why not? -- Gregg Y. Foley: Madison Square Garden is bidding for the tournament, and we should have an answer soon! The Staples Center in Los Angeles isn't a great location since it requires travel from both the Midwest and northeast population centers. The plus sides to having it in Los Angeles (media, celebrity) is minuscule when compared to the importance of lost ticket revenue. I'm all-in for the MSG bid and hope to see the biggest event in wrestling one day happen in NYC! Q: Back in the day the NCAA Division I tournament invited the top wrestlers from Division II and III to participate. Do you think these lower division wrestlers could compete today? What about expanding the bracket with no pigtails but inviting the winners of the DII and DIII tournaments to participate? Competing in DII, Bakersfield State had a few top ten finishes. -- Dave A. Foley: Never. The NCAA has updated its regulations to eliminate interdivisional postseason competitions. I think it would be an excellent idea to host a post-championship dual meet, but the NCAA found that mixing divisions was inelegant and less marketable. Also, the Division II and Division III products are improving, and to move everything over to the Division I tournament would be unfair to all the athletes who train hard to compete and win a coveted NCAA title in their division. Q: Here's my question: A .281 AND TACO BELL IN NOVEMBER, ED RUTH? -- @maggiehendricks Foley: Uh, Dorito Locos Taco Big Box was available? Blowing a .281 is just plain silly. No reason to drink that much. None. Driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol is a selfish act that often enough ends in the death or injury of innocent people. Drunk driving affects millions of people every year, and more from time away from the team. I hope that Ruth has received the dual message that DUI's not only get you in trouble, but that you are risking your life and that of others every time you get behind the wheel. We've all made dumb mistakes ... and if you were like me, many of those occurred while you were in college. It's OK to be shocked and angry, but like us all, Ruth deserves to be given the chance to turn around his behavior and make improvements to his life. He's young and at times stupid. I hope he chooses to make the correct changes. STAT OF THE WEEK By Joe. C I know it's a few weeks off with a lot of great wrestling between now and then, but I'm getting excited about the holiday tournaments. I wanted to compare the content of the two tournaments to see how they stacked up. Might want to check my math, but did this based on Dec. 3 InterMat rankings. The bottom line is both tournaments are in great form, and we're lucky to have them!!! Teams (InterMat rankings): Top 5: Scuffle 3, Midlands 1 Top 10: Scuffle 4, Midlands 4 Top 25: Midlands 12, Scuffle 11 Top 60: Scuffle 27, Midlands 23, Individual weight-by-weight top 8 rankings (InterMat): By weight: Midlands 5, Scuffle 5 By number of wrestlers: Scuffle 36, Midlands 34 Midlands vs. Scuffle 125: Midlands 3, Scuffle 2 133: Midlands 5, Scuffle 2 141: Midlands 5, Scuffle 3 149: Midlands 2, Scuffle 5 157: Midlands 2, Scuffle 5 165: Midlands 3, Scuffle 5 174: Midlands 1, Scuffle 5 184: Midlands 5, Scuffle 3 197: Midlands 2, Scuffle 4 285: Midlands 6, Scuffle 2 Intangibles (my opinion): Midlands: Post-collegiate wrestlers, redshirt stars, DII, DIII, and NAIA AA's Scuffle: Warm weather Bottom line: Two UNBELIEVABLE holiday tournaments! COMMENT OF THE WEEK By Randy B. I just wanted to reach out and compliment you on an awesome article. They are always awesome. It was just great to see somebody that is so heavily involved in the sport take a stand against weight cutting. I totally agree with you on the weight cutting and have always been given grief for my views. When my son was in youth wrestling I refused to let him drop a pound for wrestling. People would give me crap all of the time. I always chuckled and said, "I want him to have fun and learn the sport. And if he has success I want it to be because he was the better wrestler, not the better weight cutter." Man did people hate me. When he was 10 he weighed 72 pounds and wrestled 74, not 70, for state. When he was 11 he weighed 77 pounds and wrestled 79, not 74, for state. At 12 years old he weighed 88 pounds and wrestled 89, not 84. At 13 he weighed 98 and wrestled 101, not 95. At 14 he weighed 124 and wrestled 122 instead of 130 because his buddy asked him to, so his buddy could go 130. Thankfully my philosophy worked out for my son. I think it would work out for everybody. When my son was in the IKWF in his early years, they had a Thursday night weigh-in for the state tournament that was wrestled on Friday and Saturday. I made a proposal to have the kids weigh in two days instead of one and to weigh in on Friday morning and Saturday morning instead of Thursday night. Well, I was in the minority for sure and they gave every excuse in the book. It took me two years and some compromise, but I did get the two-day weigh-ins implemented. But had to agree to Thursday and Friday night weigh-ins. When I was the head coach of our IKWF club, I implemented mat-side weigh-ins for our tournament. People complained about all of the problems it would cause ... HA! Ran perfect without a hitch. My son cut weight for the first time when he wrestled at the Cadet Duals and Fargo the summer before his freshman year, from 125 to 119. Then his freshman year he didn't cut a pound and wrestled 135. Sophomore year he didn't cut a pound. Then he did cut about 10 to make 138 for FILAs, Duals and Fargo that summer before his junior year. Last season, junior year, was the first time he ever had to manage his weight and he did it by finally cleaning up his diet. His coach made him to start to prepare him for managing a proper diet in college. Sorry to ramble, it's just that weight cutting is a hot topic for me. I am totally against it. InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. Questions can be sent to Foley's email account or Twitter. Do you want to read a past mailbag? Access archives.

All times PT Friday, Dec. 6 9 a.m. Pigtail Round, Round 1, Round 2, Consolation Pigtails & Consolation Round 1 6 p.m. Quarterfinals & Consolation Round 2 & 3 Saturday, Dec. 7 9 a.m. Consolation Round 4 10 a.m. Semifinals and Consolation Round 5, Consolation Semifinals, Consolation Finals (5th & 6th, 7th & 8th) 3 p.m. Championship finals 1st & 2nd and 3rd & 4th

The seeds have been released for the 2013 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, which takes place Friday and Saturday in Las Vegas. InterMat is providing a live blog throughout the two-day competition. InterMat ranking in parenthesis 125: 1. Nahshon Garrett, Cornell (No. 2) 2. Jarrod Patterson, Oklahoma (No. 5) 3. Tyler Cox, Wyoming (No. 6) 4. Dylan Peters, Northern Iowa (No. 7) 5. Josh Martinez, Air Force (No. 8) 6. Tim Lambert, Nebraska (No. 10) 7. Conor Youtsey, Michigan (No. 12) 8. Joey Dance, Virginia Tech (No. 18) 9. David Terao, American (No. 20) 10. Jamie Franco, Hofstra 11. Camden Eppert, Purdue 12. Earl Hall, Iowa State 133: 1. Joe Colon, Northern Iowa (No. 4) 2. Cody Brewer, Oklahoma (No. 6) 3. Mark Grey, Cornell (No. 14) 4. Johnni DiJulius, Ohio State (No. 16) 5. Rossi Bruno, Michigan (No. 18) 6. Colton McCrystal, Nebraska (No. 19) 7. Joe Martinez, Virginia 8. Vincent Dellafave, Rutgers 9. Devon Lotito, Cal Poly 10. Jamel Hudson, Hofstra 11. Colton Rasche, Navy 141: 1. Logan Stieber, Ohio State (No. 1) 2. Devin Carter, Virginia Tech (No. 3) 3. Joey Lazor, Northern Iowa (No. 8) 4. Luke Vaith, Hofstra (No. 9) 5. Nick Lester, Oklahoma (No. 16) 6. Anthony Abidin, Nebraska (No. 20) 7. Joseph Spisak, Virginia 8. Danny Sabatello, Purdue 9. Tyson Dippery, Rutgers 10. Sam Speno, North Carolina State 11. Cole Mendenhall, Wyoming 149: 1. Kendric Maple, Oklahoma (No. 5) 2. Jake Sueflohn, Nebraska (No. 6) 3. Eric Grajales, Michigan (No. 7) 4. Scott Sakaguchi, Oregon State (No. 8) 5. Christopher Villalonga, Cornell (No. 13) 6. Chris Castillo, Boise State (No. 14) 7. Ian Paddock, Ohio State 8. Blake Kastl, Cal Poly 9. Cody Ruggirello, Hofstra 10. Brandon Nelsen, Purdue 11. Brandon Richardson, Wyoming 12. Luke Goettl, Iowa State 157: 1. James Green, Nebraska (No. 4) 2. Roger Pena, Oregon State (No. 6) 3. Brian Realbuto, Cornell (No. 12) 4. Andy McCulley, Wyoming (No. 14) 5. Max Schneider, Cal Poly (No. 19) 6. Justin DeAngelis, Oklahoma (No. 20) 7. Blaise Butler, Virginia 8. Anthony Perrotti, Rutgers 9. John Nicholson, Iowa State 10. Robert Burg, Navy 11. Holden Packard, Boise State 12. Paul Hancock, Army 165: 1. Michael Moreno, Iowa State (No. 5) 2. Nicholas Sulzer, Virginia (No. 3) 3. Daniel Yates, Michigan (No. 8) 4. Joseph Booth, Hofstra (No. 10) 5. Cooper Moore, Northern Iowa (No. 16) 6. Chris Moon, Virginia Tech (No. 17) 7. Austin Wilson, Nebraska (No. 18) 8. Alex Elder, Oregon State (No. 19) 9. Peyton Walsh, Navy 10. Jesse Stafford, Air Force 11. Chad Welch, Purdue 12. Dakota Friesth, Wyoming 13. Nicholas Visicaro, Rutgers 14. Clark Glass, Oklahoma 174: 1. Andrew Howe, Oklahoma (No. 1) 2. Robert Kokesh, Nebraska (No. 4) 3. Stephen Doty, Virginia (No. 11) 4. Mathew Miller, Navy (No. 13) 5. Turtogtokh Luvsandorj, The Citadel (No. 15) 6. Austin Gabel, Virginia Tech 7. Lelund Weatherspoon, Iowa State 8. Dominic Kastl, Cal Poly 9. Bryce Hammond, CSU Bakersfield (No. 14) 10. Cody Caldwell, Northern Iowa (No. 17) 11. Kevin Radford, Arizona State (No. 20) 12. Pete Renda, North Carolina State 13. Brent Havlik, Wyoming 184: 1. Jacob Swartz, Boise State (No. 5) 2. Kenny Courts, Ohio State (No. 9) 3. Maxwell Huntley, Michigan (No. 10) 4. Gabriel Dean, Cornell (No. 12) 5. Ophir Bernstein, Brown (No. 14) 6. Benjamin Stroh, Wyoming (No. 18) 7. Timothy Dudley, Nebraska 8. Tanner Weatherman, Iowa State (No. 8 at 174) 9. Nick Vetterlein, Virginia Tech 10. Blake Stauffer, Arizona State 197: 1. Taylor Meeks, Oregon State (No. 2) 2. Travis Rutt, Oklahoma (No. 5) 3. Nick Heflin, Ohio State (No. 6) 4. Daniel Mitchell, American (No. 12) 5. Jace Bennett, Cornell (No. 14) 6. Braden Atwood, Purdue (No. 17) 7. James Fox, Harvard 8. Shane Woods, Wyoming 9. Basil Minto, Northern Iowa 10. Chris Penny, Virginia Tech 285: 1. Nick Gwiazdowski, North Carolina State (No. 3) 2. J.T. Felix, Boise State (No. 5) 3. Ty Walz, Virginia Tech (No. 12) 4. Blake Herrin, American (No. 13) 5. Ross Larson, Oklahoma (No. 14) 6. Daniel Gusev, Arizona State 7. William Smith, Rutgers (No. 18) 8. Adam Coon, Michigan (No. 19) 9. Stryker Lane, Cornell 10. Collin Jensen, Nebraska 11. Nick Tavanello, Ohio State 12. Adam Fager, Utah Valley

EDMOND -- Garrett Henshaw and Cody Dauphin scored falls in the final two weights to cap a Central Oklahoma comeback that propelled the No. 2-ranked Bronchos past No. 7 Ouachita Baptist 28-17 Thursday night at Hamilton Field House. The Tigers won the first three matches in jumping out to a stunning 13-0 lead before UCO roared back to win six of the final seven bouts, getting falls in three of those. OBU led 17-16 going into the 197-pound match, but Henshaw’s fall just 12 seconds ahead of the second-period buzzer put the Bronchos on top 22-17 and Dauphin sealed the deal with a first-period pin in his season debut. UCO improved to 2-0 on the season with its 12th straight victory dating back to last season while stretching its home winning streak to 17 in a row. “It was a tough match and we were fortunate to win,” head coach David James said. “We put ourselves in a bad position early and had to dig our way out of a big hole. We got some big falls at the end and obviously the last two guys did a great job coming through the way they did.” OBU had a major decision and fall in taking the big early lead, picking up a major upset at 133 when Nate Rodriguez routed two-time All-American and No. 5-ranked Casy Rowell 9-1. Second-ranked Jordan Basks finally got the Bronchos on the scoreboard with an 11-3 major decision at 149, securing that four-point team win on a takedown with seven seconds left, and No. 1 Cory Dauphin picked up his 28th consecutive win with a tough 4-3 decision at 157. No. 2-rated Chris Watson made it three in a row for UCO with a 5-3 triumph at 165 and Colton Gallo’s second-period fall at 174 gave the Bronchos their first lead at 16-13. Gallo was up 5-0 entering the second stanza when he took Elyjah Crumpler down and quickly put him on his back to get the pin at the 3:35 mark. The Tigers went back in front 17-16 on top-ranked Dallas Smith’s 17-6 major decision, but Henshaw and Dauphin’s late heroics ended OBU’s hopes of the upset. Henshaw broke a scoreless deadlock with an escape early in the second period and the redshirt freshman drove O’Dell Lee straight to his back on a takedown with 17 seconds left before getting the fall five seconds later. The third-ranked Dauphin, seeing his first action of the season because of injury, got a takedown with 1:36 left in the opening period and quickly turned Nathan Jackson over to end it at the 2:02 mark. UCO travels to Hays, Kan. Saturday for the Fort Hays State Open. Results: 125 – Garrett Evans, OBU, dec. Cooper Finch, 7-2. 133 – Nate Rodriguez, OBU, major dec. Casy Rowell, 9-1. 141 – Josh Myers, OBU, pinned Kaleb Cradduck, 3:13. 149 – Jordan Basks, UCO, major dec. Sawyer Smith, 11-3. 157 – Cory Dauphin, UCO, dec. Bobby Williams, 4-3. 165 – Chris Watson, UCO, dec. Jacob Andrews, 5-3. 174 – Colton Gallo, UCO, pinned Elyjah Crumpler, 3:35. 184 – Dallas Smith, OBU, major dec. Kyle Buckley, 17-6. 197 – Garrett Henshaw, UCO, pinned O’Dell Lee, 4:48. Hvy – Cody Dauphin, UCO, pinned Nathan Jackson, 2:02.

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.