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Championship Minnesota 18, Oklahoma State 13 125: No. 2 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) dec. No. 13 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State), 5-2 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. No. 8 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota), 11-3 141: No. 8 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. Julian Feikert (Oklahoma State), 10-4 149: No. 2 Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 10 Dylan Ness (Minnesota), 11-8 157: No. 12 Albert White (Oklahoma State) dec. Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), 9-7 165: No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) dec. Dallas Bailey (Oklahoma State), 4-2 SV 174: No. 3 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 5 Logan Storley (Minnesota), 4-0 184: No. 7 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. Chris McNeil (Oklahoma State), 4-1 197: No. 7 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) dec. No. 8 Blake Rosholt (Oklahoma State), 3-1 285: No. 4 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. Austin Marsden (Oklahoma State), 8-1 Third Place Iowa 28, Illinois 6 125: No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. No. 6 Jesse Delgado (Illinois), 6-3 133: No. 3 Tony Ramos (Iowa) dec. No. 4 B.J. Futrell (Illinois), 5-2 141: No. 5 Montell Marion (Iowa) dec. Daryl Thomas (Illinois), 6-2 149: No. 19 Eric Terrazas (Illinois) dec. Michael Kelly (Iowa), 3-2 157: Derek St. John (Iowa) pinned Jackson Morse (Illinois), 3:14 165: No. 6 Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. No. 12 Conrad Polz (Illinois), 5-1 174: No. 8 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. No. 9 Jordan Blanton (Illinois), 4-2 184: Grant Gambrall (Iowa) maj. dec. Tony Dallago (Illinois), 10-2 197: No. 18 Mario Gonzalez (Illinois) dec. Vinnie Wagner (Iowa), 11-6 285: No. 14 Bobby Telford (Iowa) dec. Pat Walker (Illinois), 5-0 Semifinals Oklahoma State 19, Illinois 15 125: No. 6 Jesse Delgado (Illinois) dec. Tyler Dorrell (Oklahoma State), 7-1 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) maj. dec. No. 4 B.J. Futrell (Illinois), 15-1 141: No. 12 Josh Kindig (Oklahoma State) dec. Daryl Thomas (Illinois), 7-6 149: No. 2 Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 19 Eric Terrazas (Illinois), 8-4 157: Jackson Morse (Illinois) dec. No. 12 Albert White (Oklahoma State), 6-2 165: No. 12 Conrad Polz (Illinois) dec. Dallas Bailey (Oklahoma State), 12-5 174: No. 3 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 9 Jordan Blanton (Illinois), 6-3 184: Tony Dallago (Illinois) pinned Chris McNeil (Oklahoma State), 3:53 197: No. 8 Blake Rosholt (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 18 Mario Gonzalez (Illinois), 8-6, SV 285: Austin Marsden (Oklahoma State) dec. Pat Walker (Illinois), 3-2 Minnesota 16, Iowa 15 125: No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. No. 2 Zach Sanders (Minnesota), 7-4 133: No. 3 Tony Ramos (Iowa) dec. No. 8 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota), 6-1 SV 141: No. 5 Montell Marion (Iowa) vs. No. 8 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota), 6-4 SV 149: No. 10 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) maj. dec. Michael Kelly (Iowa), 11-2 157: Derek St. John (Iowa) dec. Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), 6-3 165: No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) dec. No. 6 Mike Evans (Iowa), 5-3 SV 174: No. 8 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Logan Storley (Minnesota), 4-3 184: No. 7 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. Grant Gambrall (Iowa), 3-1 197: No. 7 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) dec. Vinnie Wagner (Iowa), 7-4 285: No. 4 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. No. 14 Bobby Telford (Iowa), 2-0

OREGON, Ohio -- The Purdue wrestling team defeated 25th-ranked Central Michigan University (CMU) for the second time in a week on Sunday, edging the Chippewas, 19-18, at Oregon Clay High School, near Toledo. The Boilermakers took advantage of bonus-point victories from sophomore Cashé Quiroga and freshman Brandon Nelsen as they finished the dual schedule 10-10, and notched at least a .500 record for the sixth consecutive season. "It was a hard-fought win for our guys, but were happy to finish the regular season on a good note," said Boilermaker head coach Scott Hinkel. "We wanted to come out here and show this area of Ohio some exciting, NCAA Division I college wrestling, and I think we accomplished that goal today." The match opened at 125 pounds, where fans got to see the matchup they missed a week ago between Purdue sophomore Camden Eppert and 16th-ranked CMU freshman Joe Roth. Roth scored the only takedown of regulation, but Eppert countered with a second-period escape and a third-period ride-out to force sudden victory. Roth didn't waste much time in the extra frame, scoring off a double-leg and winning 4-2 to give the Chippewas a 3-0 edge. Quiroga, ranked ninth in the country at 133 pounds, opened up a solid Purdue run with a 12-4 major decision over CMU freshman Zach Horan, needing all seven minutes to secure the bonus point. Quiroga led 4-2 after takedowns in each of the first two periods, but revved it up in the third with a trio of takedowns, including one in the final second to stretch his lead to eight and put Purdue on top, 4-3. Quiroga's five takedowns give him 198 for his career, moving into 20th-place all-time at Purdue and bumping Boilermaker All-American Joe Urso from the list. Nelsen grabbed a spot in the record books as well on Sunday, scoring his ninth fall of the season to tie six former wrestlers for 17th-place on the single-season record list as he stuck Chippewa sophomore Scott Mattingly in 2:08. Mattingly countered a Nelsen shot for the first two of the bout, but Nelsen reversed Mattingly and then caught him in a cradle to score the fall and put Purdue on top, 10-3. No. 11 junior Ivan Lopouchanski increased Purdue's lead to 13-3 at 149 pounds, topping CMU freshman Ben Mattiesen, 5-3, and fellow Boilermaker junior Tommy Churchard knocked off Chippewa junior Donnie Corby for the third time this season at 157 pounds, 5-3, to make it 16-3. CMU opened up a run of its own at 165 pounds as freshman Mike Ottinger came from behind to pin Purdue sophomore Kyle Mosier at 4:23, and freshman Anthony Bill backed it up with a 4-1 decision over Boilermaker rookie Drake Stein at 174. Fourth-ranked Ben Bennett cut the Purdue lead to one, 16-15, at 184 pounds as he topped 19th-ranked Boilermaker freshman Braden Atwood, 8-1. Purdue senior A.J. Kissel ended the run at 197 pounds, dominating Craig Kelliher, 9-2. Kissel spent nearly the whole match in the top position, scoring quick takedowns in each of the three periods, but Kelliher refused to go to his back as Kissel chased the Purdue career falls record. Kissel went for the kill with seconds left in the match, but the referee stopped the hold and called unnecessary roughness, awarding Kelliher a penalty point and cancelling out a would-be major decision. With the door open, 17th-ranked CMU heavyweight Peter Sturgeon needed a major decision over Purdue sophomore Alex White to win the dual, but White did just enough to hold off his Chippewa opponent, surrendering a 7-2 decision. The Boilermakers improved to 7-4 all-time against CMU, 3-2 on neutral turf, and earned their third victory over a ranked opponent this season. Hinkel has finished at least .500 in each of his five seasons at the helm, becoming the first coach in school history to accomplish the feat. Purdue returns to action in two weeks, hosting the 2012 Big Ten Championships at Mackey Arena on March 3 and 4. Results: 125: #16 Joe Roth (CMU) def. Camden Eppert (PUR), SV 4-2 (PUR 0 – CMU 3) 133: #9 Cashé Quiroga (PUR) def. Zach Horan (CMU), MD 12-4 (PUR 4 – CMU 3) 141: Brandon Nelsen (PUR) def. Scott Mattingly (CMU), Fall 2:08 (PUR 10 – CMU 3) 149: #11 Ivan Lopouchanski (PUR) def. Ben Matthiesen (CMU), D 5-3 (PUR 13 – CMU 3) 157: Tommy Churchard (PUR) def. Donnie Corby (CMU), D 5-3 (PUR 16 – CMU 3) 165: Mike Ottinger (CMU) def. Kyle Mosier (PUR), Fall 4:23 (PUR 16 – CMU 9) 174: Anthony Bill (CMU) def. Drake Stein (PUR), D 4-1 (PUR 16 – CMU 12) 184: #4 Ben Bennett (CMU) def. #19 Braden Atwood (PUR), D 8-1 (PUR 16 – CMU 15) 197: A.J. Kissel (PUR) def. Craig Kelliher (CMU), D 9-2 (PUR 19 – CMU 15) 285: #17 Peter Sturgeon (CMU) def. Alex White (PUR), D 7-2 (PUR 19 – CMU 18)

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- North Carolina closed out the dual portion of its schedule Sunday with a pair of impressive performances in Charleston, S.C. as the Tar Heels defeated Sacred Heart, 55-0 and The Citadel, 26-12 to finish the year 6-14. Carolina opened with a dominating performance in a 55-0 win over Sacred Heart in a dual that featured seven Tar Heel pins. The win marked the sixth time in school history that a Carolina squad reached the 50-point plateau and the largest win since a 56-0 win over Clemson in 1975. Josh Craig opened with a pin of Joe Harris at 125 pounds in the first period as he picked up six team points in 1:46. Senior Brock LiVorio cruised to a 15-0 technical fall victory over Robert O'Neill as he needed just 3:35 to end the bout and give Carolina five more team points. Freshman Evan Henderson picked up a first period pin at 141 pounds as well when he bested Andrew Polidore in 2:14 to make the team score 17-0. Nick Heilmann notched the second tech fall of the dual with an 18-2 win in the 149 pound bout as he finished off Justin Belanger in 6:29. Jon Burns earned a first period pin of Joseph Evangelista to make it 28-0 before Kyle Kiss added six more points for the Tar Heels at 165 pounds. Kiss pinned Sam Sheppard in 5:33 to earn the win. Freshman Alex Utley got back to his winning ways on Sunday with a 7-3 decision win over Jonathan Rizzitello at 174 pounds before a flurry of pins. Thomas Ferguons downed Zachary Moran in 5:45 at 184 pounds followed by Zac Bennett's pin of Sam Morison at 197 pounds in 2:07 before Nick Tenpenny capped off the day with a pin of Renaldo Cuko in 1:49. Carolina fell into an early hole in the dual against the hosts, The Citadel, as Richard Alarcon and Kyle Casaletto each claimed decisions over Brian Bokoski and Brock LiVorio at 125 and 133 pounds to give The Citadel a 6-0 lead. Back-to-back major decisions from Evan Henderson, 10-2, and Nick Heilmann, 15-4, in the next two bouts pushed Carolina in front at 8-6 and Carolina never looked back. A 1-0 decision by Corey Mock over Pierre Frazile at 157 pounds pushed the lead to 11-6 before Kyle Kiss added a decision of his own to make the lead 14-6. A loss at 174 pulled The Citadel within five points at 14-9 before the duo of Thomas Ferguson and Zac Bennett rattled off back-to-back pins to seal the match for the Tar Heels and ensure a 2-0 weekend. Ferguson claimed his pin over Josh Tuck at 184 pounds less than 30 seconds into the third period. Bennett wrestled less than four minutes on the day as he pinned Kelby Smith of The Citadel in 1:41 after registering a pin earlier in the day in the first period as well. Andrew Delaney made the final deficit 26-12 in favor of the Tar Heels as he claimed a 6-1 decision over Nick Tenpenny at heavyweight. North Carolina 55, Sacred Heart 0 125 - Joshua Craig (North Carolina) won by pin over Joe Harris (Sacred Heart) 1:46 - UNC 6, SH 0 133 - Brock LiVorio (North Carolina) won by tech fall over Robert O`Neill (Sacred Heart) 3:35 15-0 - UNC 11, SH 0 141 - Evan Henderson (North Carolina) won by pin over Andrew Polidore (Sacred Heart) 2:14 - UNC 17, SH 0 149 - Nick Heilmann (North Carolina) won by tech fall over Justin Belanger (Sacred Heart) 6:29 18-2 - UNC 22, SH 0 157 - Jonathan Burns (North Carolina) won by pin over Joseph Evangelista (Sacred Heart) 2:01 - UNC 28, SH 0 165 - Kyle Kiss (North Carolina) won by pin over Sam Sheppard (Sacred Heart) 5:33 - UNC 34, SH 0 174 - Alex Utley (North Carolina) won by decision over Jonathon Rizzitello (Sacred Heart) 7-3 - UNC 37, SH 0 184 - Thomas Ferguson (North Carolina) won by pin over Zachary Moran (Sacred Heart) 5:45 - UNC 43, SH 0 197 - Zachary Bennett (North Carolina) won by pin over Sam Morison (Sacred Heart) 2:07 - UNC 49, SH 0 HWT - Nick Tenpenny (North Carolina) won by pin over Renaldo Cuko (Sacred Heart) 1:49 - UNC 55, SH 0 North Carolina 26, The Citadel 12 125 - Richard Alarcon Jr. (The Citadel) won by decision over Brian Bokoski (North Carolina) 4-2 - CIT 3, UNC 0 133 - Kyle Casaletto (The Citadel) won by decision over Brock LiVorio (North Carolina) 6-0 - CIT 6, UNC 0 141 - Evan Henderson (North Carolina) won by major decision over Jordan Dix (The Citadel) 10-2 - CIT 6, UNC 4 149 - Nick Heilmann (North Carolina) won by major decision over David Ivashchenko (The Citadel) 15-4 - UNC 8, CIT 6 157 - Corey Mock (North Carolina) won by decision over Pierre Frazile (The Citadel) 1-0 - UNC 11, CIT 6 165 - Kyle Kiss (North Carolina) won by decision over Michael Harper (The Citadel) 10-4 - UNC 14, CIT 6 174 - Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel) won by decision over Alex Utley (North Carolina) 8-3 - UNC 14, CIT 9 184 - Thomas Ferguson (North Carolina) won by pin over Josh Tuck (The Citadel) 5:28 - UNC 20, CIT 9 197 - Zachary Bennett (North Carolina) won by pin over Kelby Smith (The Citadel) 1:41 - UNC 26, CIT 9 285 - Andrew Delaney (The Citadel) won by decision over Nick Tenpenny (North Carolina) 6-1 - UNC 26, CIT 12

New York, NY -- Junior Steve Bonanno posted a major decision at 125 and the Pride captured eight of the 10 matches as 24th-ranked Hofstra defeated Columbia, 28-9 at University Gymnasium Sunday afternoon. The Pride, who ended the dual match portion of the regular season Sunday, improved to 12-3 on the year. Columbia slipped to 6-5 on the year. The Pride won the first six matches of the contest to jump out to a 22-0 lead after the 165-pound contest. 14th-ranked junior Steve Bonanno started off the match with a 10-1 major decision over Robert Dyar at 125 pounds. Bonanno won his fourth straight match to improve to 25-6 on the year. Sophomore Jamie Franco boosted the lead to 7-0 with a 3-1 sudden victory decision over Kyle Gilchrist on a takedown in the waning seconds over the 133-pound extra period. Franco improved to-19-10 on the season. At 141, sophomore Luke Vaith won his fourth straight match taking an injury default win after leading Matt Bystol, 11-1 in the contest. Vaith, who is now 19-8 on the season, gave the Pride a 13-0 lead in the match. Pride junior Justin Accordino recorded a big third period on the way to a 5-2 victory over Steve Santos at 149 pounds. Accordino posted a takedown and a two-point near-fall in the third for his 11th victory in the last 13 matches. He is now 21-10. Junior Tyler Banks gave the Pride a 19-0 lead at 157 pounds with a 4-2 decision over Jake O'Hara. Banks won his second straight match to improve to 12-11 on the year. 19th-ranked senior P.J. Gillespie posted one of the most exciting wins of the day at 165 with a 5-4 decision over Eren Civan in the second sudden victory period. Gillespie has now won nine-in-a-row to improve to 26-5. Columbia got on the board at 174 pounds as Stephen West pinned Jermaine John (7-15) in 2:08 of the match to close the deficit to 22-6. But 12th-ranked junior Ben Clymer boosted the lead for Hofstra at 184 with a 4-1 decision over Shane Hughes. Clymer posted his 12th win in 13 matches to improve to 26-6. In another exciting contest, Nick Mills posted a takedown in the second sudden victory period to defeat Hofstra's Tim Murphy, 4-2, at 197 pounds. Murphy slipped to 10-20 on the season. In the match finale, Pride junior Paul Snyder defeated Kevin Lester, 5-2, at 285 in a rematch of the 2011 New York State Collegiate Championship final that Lester won, 4-0. Snyder improved to 17-11 on the season as Hofstra posted the 28-9 victory. The Pride will now prepare for the 2012 Colonial Athletic Association Championships to be held at Binghamton University on Saturday, March 3 Results: 125- Steve Bonanno (H) maj. dec. Robert Dyar (C), 10-1 133- Jamie Franco (H) dec. Kyle Gilchrist (C), 3-1 141- Luke Vaith (H) wins by inj. def. Matt Bystol (C), 149- Justin Accordino (H) dec. Steve Santos (C), 5-2 157- Tyler Banks (H) dec. Jake O'Hara (C), 4-2 165- P.J. Gillespie (H) dec. Eren Civan (C), 5-4 in OT2 174- Stephen West (C) WBF Jermaine John (H), 2:08 184- Ben Clymer (H) dec. Shane Hughes (C), 4-1 197- Nick Mills (C) dec. Tim Murphy (H), 4-2 in SV2 285- Paul Snyder (H) dec. Kevin Lester (C), 5-2

The No. 10 American University wrestling team registered four bonus point wins -- including a trio of falls -- en route to a 25-19 win over Virginia Tech Sunday afternoon in the dual meet finale in Bender Arena. After dropping a decision at 184 lbs. to open the match, Daniel Mitchell of American (8-7) earned the first pin of the day at the 2:25 mark over Virginia Tech's Nick Vetterlein. No. 1 heavywight Ryan Flores followed with a fall against Dan Norwood of Virginia Tech (8-6) at 1:53 to push AU's lead to 12-3. Mitchell picked up his sixth pin of the season while Flores moves to 14-0 on the campaign with his 10th fall. AU's momentum continued at 125 lbs. as Thomas Williams earned a thrilling 1-0 double overtime victory over the Hokies' Erik Spjut. Williams picked up an escape to begin the first 30-second extra period and then rode Spjut on top for the entire 30-second period to earn the decision. After a Virginia Tech technical fall at 133 lbs., No. 16 Matt Mariacher posted a key fall at 141 lbs. over No. 20 Zack Neibert. Mariacher took a 1-0 lead in the first period on a Neibert penalty and Neibert began the second on top, riding Mariacher for the majority of the period. But Mariacher was able to turn Neibert over late in the period and pick up the impressive fall as AU opened up a 21-8 advantage through six bouts. The Eagles dropped a decision at 149 lbs. but No. 3 Ganbayar Sanjaa clinched the match for American with a 13-4 major decision at 157 lbs. over VT's Cameron Hurd. Sanjaa led 7-2 through one period following two takedowns and a near-fall en route to the victory. Prior to the match, American's seven senior student-athletes -- Corey Borshoff, Glenn Donatelli, Flores, Mariacher, Sanjaa, Tanner Shaffer, and Williams -- were honored in a Senior Day ceremony. The senior class was part of AU's program-record fifth-place finish at last year's NCAA Championships where the Eagles earned three All-Americans and a NWCA-record six Academic All-Americans. "This was a great day for not only the seniors but our entire program," remarked Head Coach Teague Moore. "Virginia Tech is a really good squad and our guys fought hard to pull this one out. I was proud of the effort all day long and it was a fantastic way for our seniors to go out in Bender Arena." The Eagles have wrapped up the dual meet portion of the schedule with an 8-7 record and will look forward to the EIWA Championships, which will take place from March 3-4 at Princeton's Jadwin Gym. Results: 184 – Angelo Malvestuto (VT) dec. Thomas Barreiro (American), 10-3; Virginia Tech leads 3-0 197 – Daniel Mitchell (American) pins Nick Vetterlein (VT), 2:25; American leads 6-3 285 – No. 1 Ryan Flores (American) pins Dan Norwood (VT), 1:53; American leads 12-3 125 – Thomas Williams (American) dec. Erik Spjut (VT); 1-0 (2OT); American leads 15-3 133 – No. 6 Devin Carter (VT) tech. fall Corey Borshoff (American), 19-4 (5:47); American leads 15-8 141 – No. 16 Matt Mariacher (American) pins No. 20 Zach Neibert (VT), 4:47; American leads 21-8 149 – Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. Kevin Tao (American), 8-4; American leads 21-11 157 – No. 3 Ganbayar Sanjaa major dec. (American) Cameron Hurd (VT), 13-4; American leads 25-11 165 – No. 8 Pete Yates (VT) tech. fall Sean McCarty (American), 20-5 (6:51); American leads 25-16 174 – Chris Moon (VT) dec. Phillip Barreiro (American), 11-6; American wins 25-19

Lincoln, Neb. -- Senior heavyweight Tucker Lane won his 100th career match as the No. 8 Nebraska wrestling team finished its regular-season dual schedule with a 26-16 victory over the Northern Iowa Panthers on Sunday at the NU Coliseum. The Huskers finished the season with a 15-4 overall record and a 5-4 mark in Big Ten Conference duals. UNI saw its record drop to 8-7. No. 9 Lane became only the 20th wrestler in school history to hit the century mark in wins after defeating Blayne Beale (UNI) by decision, 6-1. The Redvale, Colo., native jumped out to 4-0 lead with a takedown and a 2-point nearfall with just over one minute left in the first period, and tacked on an escape and the riding-time point to capture the victory. Lane now owns a 22-5 overall record and finishes the year with a 15-4 dual mark Redshirt freshman Skylar Galloway (149) got the Huskers on the board in the first match by taking down Ryan Jauch (UNI), 6-3. After falling behind 1-0 and having the riding time advantage against him, Galloway erupted in the third period with three takedowns to pull away. The win was Galloway's first on the varsity level and 23rd overall this season. Nebraska blew the lead open with a pair of back-to-back bonus-point victories from No. 7 Robert Kokesh (165) and No. 17 Tyler Koehn (174). Kokesh won his second match of the season by technical fall, defeating Riley Banach (UNI), 20-3, while Koehn pinned Onni Prestidge (UNI) in 2:36 to give the Huskers a 14-3 advantage. Junior Josh Ihnen notched a win over a top-10 opponent at 184 pounds to extend the Huskers lead. No. 8 Ihnen defeated No. 6 Ryan Loder (UNI), 4-2, for his 21st victory over the season. After a scoreless first period, Ihnen scored a reversal with 1:02 remaining in the second to pull ahead 2-0. In the third, Loder earned an escape to cut the lead in half, but Ihnen recorded a takedown with 34 seconds left to seal the victory. No. 6 James Green (157) dropped only his fifth match of the season against the Panthers, falling to No. 20 David Bonin (UNI) by decision, 4-3, in the duals second match. With a 26-11 lead and three bouts remaining, the Huskers couldn't pull out another victory to end the dual. Cruse Aarhus (UNI) defeated Shawn Nagel (125) by major decision, 15-4, while No. 5 Joe Colon (UNI) took down No. 19 Ridge Kiley (133) by major decision. In his first action as a varsity starter, Drew Etherton (141) was defeated by Levi Wolfensperger (UNI) by technical fall, 21-2. Senior James Nakashima won by forfeit at 197 pounds. The Huskers will now have two weeks to prepare for the first run at the Big Ten Championships, which are set for March 3-4. This season's Big Ten Championships will take place in West Lafayette, Ind., on the campus of Purdue University. Check back to Huskers.com for more information on the Nebraska wrestling team. Results: 149- Skylar Galloway (NU) by dec. over Ryan Jauch (UNI), 6-3 (NU 3, UNI 0) 157- #20 David Bonin (UNI) by dec. over #6 James Green (NU), 4-3 (NU 3, UNI 3) 165- #7 Robert Kokesh (NU) by tech. fall over Riley Banach (UNI), 20-3 (NU 8, UNI 3) 174- #17 Tyler Koehn (NU) by pin over Onni Prestidge (UNI), 2:36 (NU 14, UNI 3) 184- #8 Josh Ihnen (NU) by dec. over #6 Ryan Loder (UNI), 4-2 (NU 17, UNI 3) 197- James Nakashima (NU) wins by forfeit (NU 23, UNI 3) Hwt- #9 Tucker Lane (NU) by dec. over Blayne Beale (UNI), 6-1 (NU 26, UNI 3) 125- Cruse Aarhus (UNI) by major dec. over Shawn Nagel (NU), 15-4 (NU 26, UNI 7) 133- #5 Joe Colon (UNI) by major dec. over #19 Ridge Kiley (NU), 9-0 (NU 26, UNI 11) 141- Levi Wolfensperger (UNI) by tech. fall over Drew Etherton (NU), 21-2 (NU 26, UNI 16)

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team closed out the 2011-12 dual meet season in rousing fashion, hammering No. 9 Pittsburgh 33-6 in front of yet another sold out Rec Hall crowd. Nearly 6,800 fans cheered as seniors Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) and Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio) closed out their career with decisive victories. The dual began at 125, where true freshman Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 8, sent the sold out crowd to its feet early, posting a 4-2 double-sudden victory decision over No. 15 Anthony Zanetta. Sophomore Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) gave up a late takedown and dropped a hard-fought 4-3 decision on riding time to Pitt's Shelton Mack at 133. Junior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) then sent over 6,700 fans to their feet by staging a stunning third period comeback against Pittsburgh's Travis Shaffer. Pearsall was trailing 6-0 after two periods, cut the lead to 6-3 with a late takedown and then locked up a cradle for a pin with just :03 left (6:57), putting Penn State up 9-3. Three-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 1 at 149, then handled No. 14 Tyler Nauman, posting the 5-2 win with nearly 2:00 riding time. The win was the final dual meet in Rec Hall for Molinaro, who ends his PSU dual career with 55 wins, seven all-time at Penn State in dual meet victories. Red-shirt freshman Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, fought off Pitt junior Donnie Tasser for a 5-3 decision to give Penn State a 15-3 lead at the break. All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, hammered Pitt's Tyler Wilps, posting a 20-9 major with 2:33 riding time to give Penn State a 19-3 lead. With All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) being held out as a precaution, red-shirt freshman Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) got the call at 174 once again and dominated three-time NCAA qualifier Ethan Headlee the tune of a 12-2 major with 2:19 riding time. Defending national champion Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, posted a convincing 12-2 major over Panther Andy Vaughan to put the Nittany Lions up 27-3. True freshman Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 12 at 197, nearly upset No. 4 Matt Wilps, who entered the bout with a 26-3 record. Wilps forced a late stalemate on a McIntosh single leg with :09 left to escape with a 4-3 win. Senior heavyweight Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6, closed out his Penn State dual meet career with a pin of Pitt's Joel Yahner at the 3:56 mark. The pin is the 31st of Wade's career, moving him to fifth on Penn State's all-time list. The Nittany Lions end the dual meet season with a 13-1 record and won the 2012 Big Ten Dual Meet co-title with a 7-1 mark in Big Ten duals. Pittsburgh ends its season 14-2. The Nittany Lions dominated the dual, winning eight of ten bouts and posting a decisive 22-5 edge in takedowns. Penn State got nine bonus points off two pins and three majors. Penn State now preps for the 2012 Big Ten Championship Tournament. The defending champion Lions take part in the two day event at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., on March 3-4. Session one on Saturday, March 3, is set for 10 a.m. The full season slate of live dual meet and tournament action will air locally on WRSC AM (1390 AM) with Friday evening duals being simulcast on WRSC FM (103.1 FM). Lock Haven's WBPZ (1230 AM) will also carry the entire season live, WIEZ (670 AM) in Huntingdon/Lewistown carries all Sunday events and further affiliates may be added soon. The regular season schedule of radio broadcasts will be streamed live at www.GoPSUsports.com as part of Penn State's All-Access package, which will also feature live video streams of many home events. Ticket information is accessed easily online at www.GoPSUsports.com/tickets/m-wrestl-tickets.html . Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstatepat and on Penn State Wrestling's facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2011-12 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #8 Nico Megaludis PSU dec. (2 sv) #15 Anthony Zanetti PITT, 4-2 3-0 133: Shelton Mack PITT dec. Frank Martellotti PSU, 4-3 3-3 141: Bryan Pearsall PSU pinned Travis Shaffer PITT, WBF (6:57) 9-3 149: #1 Frank Molinaro PSU dec. #12 Tyler Nauman, 5-2 12-3 157: #5 Dylan Alton PSU dec. Donnie Tasser PITT, 5-3 15-3 165: #1 David Taylor PSU maj. dec. Tyler Wilps PITT, 20-9 19-3 174: Matt Brown PSU maj. dec. Ethan Headlee PITT, 12-2 23-3 184: #2 Quentin Wright PSU maj. dec. Andy Vaughan PITT, 12-2 27-3 197: #4 Matt Wilps PITT dec. #12 Morgan McIntosh PSU, 4-3 27-6 285: #6 Cameron Wade PSU pinned Joel Yahner PITT, WBF (3:56) 33-6 Attendance: 6,755 Records: #2 Penn State 13-1, 7-1 B1G; #9 Pittsburgh 14-2 Up Next for Penn State: 2012 Big Ten Championships, Purdue University, March 3-4 BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: True freshman Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 125, met No. 15 Anthony Zanetta of Pittsburgh in the dual's first bout. The nationally ranked duo battled through a scoreless first two minutes, with neither man finding a chance to score early. Megaludis battled the fourth year wrestler, setting the tempo with single legs early. But Zanetta blocked off every shot, working defensively for the opening period 0-0 tie. Zanetta chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Megaludis nearly connected on a high single, but Zanetta's defense kept the Lion freshman from scoring. Zanetta spent the rest of the period simply tying Megaludis' shoulders up and working time off the clock. Megaludis chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. The Nittany Lion freshman continued to take shots while Zanetta worked his defense by locking up the Lion's shoulders. Zanetta took a shot at the 1:00 mark of the third period that Megaludis easily deflected, and action resumed in the center circle still tied 1-1. Megaludis got in on a high single with :15 left, but Zanetta was able to step out of trouble and send the bout to sudden victory tied 1-1. Megaludis continued to shoot, Zanetta continued to hang on his shoulders and the first sudden victory period went by scoreless. Zanetta chose down to start the first tied breaker and escaped at the :15 mark to take a 2-1 lead. Megaludis was down to start his tie breaker and he quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie, sending the bout into a second sudden victory. Megaludis got in on a low single leg and ended the match with :15 left, posting a 3-2 second SV decision. 133: Sophomore Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) battled Panther sophomore Shelton Mack at 133. Mack had the bout's first scoring chance, working in on a single leg at the 1:55 mark, but Martellotti was able to work out of trouble and keep the bout scoreless. Martellotti then connected on a high single to double leg takedown and led 2-0 at the :23 mark. He rode Mack out to lead 2-0 after one period. Mack chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-1 deficit. Neither wrestler was able to connect on anything offensively, with each man working low singles that the other was able to step away from. Leading 2-1, Martellotti chose down to start the third period. Martellotti chose down to start the third period and steadily worked his way to an escaped and a 3-1 lead. But the Lion sophomore was hit with a first stall warning in the process. Mack upped his pressure, forcing Martellotti into a slow shot that Mack was able to counter for a takedown and a 3-3 tie. Martellotti needed an escaped to seal a victory, but Mack was able to ride him out, build up more than a minute's riding time, and a 4-3 win. 141: Penn State junior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) faced off at 141 against Pitt's Travis Shaffer. Shaffer blazed out to a quick takedown and two near fall points, bolting out to a 4-0 lead less than :30 into the bout. Shaffer then put together a strong ride, maintaining control of Pearsall for the remainder of the period. Trailing 4-0 and giving up 2:51 in riding time, Pearsall chose neutral to start the second. Shaffer was able to work through a high single leg for another takedown and a 6-0 lead with 1:45 on the clock. Shaffer was able to control Pearsall once again, tacking on another minute's riding time before finally getting hit with a stall warning. Shaffer maintained control, however, for another ride out and a 6-0 lead with a clinched riding time point (4:33) heading into the third. Pearsall countered a Shaffer shot, worked his way behind him and notched his takedown at the 1:20 mark, cutting the lead to 6-2. Pearsall frantically worked for a chance to turn Shaffer, but the Panther was able to fight off every turning attempt. Pearsall picked up a point on stalling. Pearsall continued to work, locking up a cradle with just :08 left and getting pin at the 6:57 mark, with just :03 on the clock. 149: Senior All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 1 at 149 and wrestling in the final dual meet of his career, met No. 12 Tyler Nauman of Pitt in the dual's marquee match-up. Nauman got in on a high single early, but Molinaro was able to counter the move and force a stalemate at the 2:04 mark with the score still 0-0. Another quick low single by Nauman was kicked way by the three-time All-American and action resumed in the center circle. Nauman worked in on a third shot, and Molinaro countered, gaining control of the Panther's shoulders and keeping the bout scoreless with 1:00 left in the opening period. Molinaro got hit with a first stall warning, was quickly taken down with just :15 left, then escaped. Not to enter the second period trailing, Molinaro used a high double for a last second takedown and led 3-2 after one period. Molinaro chose down to start the middle stanza and quickly escaped to a 4-2 lead. Molinaro upped his offensive pressure, forcing Nauman towards the edge of the mat for the rest of the second period. Nauman chose down to start the third period and was immediately broken down by Molinaro. The Lion senior locked up Nauman's left leg and began working for a chance to turn the Panther. While Nauman was able to belly out, Molinaro built up over 1:00 riding time. Molinaro rode Nauman out and, with the riding time point, posted the 5-2 win. 157: Red-shirt freshman Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, took on Pittsburgh junior Donnie Tasser. Alton wasted no time in taking Tasser down for an early 2-0 lead. Tasser worked his way to an escaped at the 2:00 mark. Alton continued to set the tempo, shooting high on Tasser's right leg. But Tasser was able to defend each Alton shot and keep the bout close two minutes in. Alton scrambled through a high single for a second takedown and a 4-1 lead. A short ride out allowed Alton to lead 4-1 heading into the second period. Alton chose down to start the second period. Alton worked for an escaped, with Tasser maintaining control for a minute before Alton escaped to a 5-1 lead. Alton fought off two Tasser shots in the last :30 and led 5-1 heading into the third period (riding time was not a factor). Alton was called for an unsportsmanlike penalty at the end of the second period and led 5-2. Tasser chose down to start the third, quickly escaped and cut the lead to 5-3. Alton fought off Tasser's pressure for the first minute. He then got called for a first stall warning at the :20 mark. The Lion freshman then held the Pitt junior off for the final seconds and posted a hard-fought 5-3 win. 165: All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, met Panther Tyler Wilps. Taylor came out of the gates fast, setting a fast tempo from the get go and forcing Wilps backwards for :90 before connecting on a high single and a 2-0 lead. Taylor tried to connect on a cradle but Wilps was able to step out of trouble for an escaped. Taylor, however, was undaunted, sliding behind Wilps for another takedown. The Lion sophomore cut him loose, took him down again and cut him once more to lead 6-3 with :40 left in the period. Taylor continued to pressure Wilps, picking up a fourth takedown with :30 on the clock. Taylor rode Wilps out to carry that 8-3 lead into the second period. Wilps chose down to start the second period and was cut loose by Taylor. Wilps was then called for a stall and Taylor then rolled through a high double for another takedown and a 10-4 lead at the 1:26 mark. Wilps escaped again, only to be taken down once more by Taylor with 1:05 on the clock. Taylor cut Wilps to a 12-6 deficit and then rolled behind him for another takedown and a 14-6 lead with :12 left. Leading 14-6 with 2:30 in riding time, Taylor chose down to start the third period. The All-American escaped to a 15-6 lead and then worked Wilps' shoulders to the ground for another takedown and a 17-6 edge. With the riding time point clinched, Taylor cut Wilps loose once again and notched another takedown for a 19-7 lead with :50 on the clock. Needing back points to secure a five-point technical fall, Taylor was not able to turn Wilps and gave up a reversal on a last turn attempt. With 2:33 riding time, Taylor posted the 20-9 major. 174: All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, was held out as a precaution, allowing red-shirt freshman Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) to meet Pittsburgh senior Ethan Headlee. Brown pressured the Pitt senior, a three-time NCAA qualifier, from the start and picked up a takedown on a scramble at the 2:08 mark. Keeping control of Headlee, Brown dominated the action from the top position, building up a sizeable riding time edge before Headlee escaped to a 2-1 deficit with :44 on the clock. Leading 2-1, Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead (with 1:07 riding time). He then gained control of Headlee's ankle with 1:20 left, but the Panther was once again able to work his way out of bounds to keep the bout close. Headlee, a fifth-year senior, was called for a first stall warning with :40 left in the second stanza. Brown then used a swift move to work his way into a near pinning combination as the period ended, picking up a takedown and two near fall points at the buzzer to lead 7-1 after two. Brown chose down to start the third period and quickly reversed Headlee for a 9-1 lead. Headlee escaped with 1:02 on the clock, but Brown quickly took him down once more, moving out to an 11-2 lead with :35 on the clock. Brown then rode Headlee out to post the 12-2 major with 2:19 in riding time. 184: All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, took on Andy Vaughan. Wright wasted no time in taking Vaughan down, using a single leg to take a 2-0 lead at the 2:15 mark. Wright then turned Vaughan to his back for two near fall points and a 4-0 lead midway through the period. Vaughan escaped to a 4-1 deficit, but Wright used another swift trip to take the Panther down with :05 left to lead 6-1 after the opening period. Wright chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 7-1 lead. Wright spent the second period, looking for a chance to lock up a throw. He blasted through a high double with :35 on the clock to move out to a 9-1 lead, a lead he carried into the third period. Vaughan chose top to start the third period, but Wright quickly reversed the Panther for an 11-1 lead with 1:20 on the clock. Vaughan escaped at the 1:05 mark but Wright coasted to the 12-2 major decision. 197: True freshman Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 12 at 197, met No. 4 Matt Wilps in one of three battles of ranked grapplers. The ranked duo battled through a scoreless opening period, with neither wrestler finding an opening to score. Wilps, a junior, chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. McIntosh got in deep on Wilps' right ankle, forcing a scramble on the Nittany Lion logo that Wilps turned into a takedown and a 3-0 lead with 1:04 on the clock. McIntosh used a stunning roll to reverse Wilps with :20 left and, after a quick Wilps escape, trailed 4-2 after two periods. McIntosh chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 4-3 deficit with riding time, at this point, not a factor. McIntosh shot low at the :50 mark and nearly connected, then skirted away from a Wilps counter. Trailing by one, McIntosh gained control of Wilps left leg and forced a scramble in the middle of the mat that nearly led to a takedown. But Wilps forced a stalemate with :09 left and then held McIntosh off to escape with a 4-3 win. 285: Senior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6 at 285 and wrestling in the final dual meet of his Penn State career, took on Panther Joel Yahner. Wade countered a Yahner low single and worked his way to a stalemate with the match still scoreless and 2:05 on the clock. Wade took Yahner down with a high single at the 1:38 mark, taking a 2-0 lead. The Nittany Lion senior forced Yahner into a stall warning and then spent the next 1:38 looking for a turn. The ride out gave Wade a 2-0 lead after one period and Yahner chose neutral to start the second stanza. Wade quickly took Yahner down turned him to his back. After a brief bit of work, Wade got the pin at the 3:56 mark, ending his Penn State career with a pin and bringing nearly 7,000 fans to their fit.

BOSTON -- The Broncs won seven bouts to defeat Boston University in a Colonial Athletic Association dual meet Sunday afternoon, the final dual meet of the season. "It feels good to finish on a good note," said Rider head coach Gary Taylor, "and finish with a winning season." For Rider (10-9, 4-2 CAA), freshman Jimmy Morris (Northport, N.Y./St. Anthony's), who is ranked third in the CAA, upset the top ranked wrestler in the CAA who is ranked 12th in the nation. "That was most definitely his biggest win," Taylor said. "Amateur Wrestling News had that kid ranked 12th. He wrestled incredibly well for seven minutes." Sophomore James Brundage (Ossining, N.Y./Ossining) won by fall to give Rider a 21-0 lead. "James did a nice job getting that pin," Taylor said. Sophomore Chuck Zeisloft (Woodbury Heights, N.J./Gateway), senior Jimmy Kirchner (Somerville), freshman Vinny Fava (Elmwood Park, N.J./Elmwood Park), sophomore Ramon Santiago (Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville) and freshman Clint Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff) also won for Rider. "Chuck wrestled a very good match," Taylor said of his 125 pounder, "against a kid who has had some nice wins this year. I thought Chuck wrestled very well today. Ramon beat Tourville, and Tourville beat the kid from Hofstra who beat Ramon, so that was a nice win. Ramon looked a bit more like himself today, particularly in the third period. The score was tied going into the third period and he really picked it up." Rider junior Jim Resnick (Media, Pa./Penncrest) ranked first in the CAA and 10th in the nation, was upset by the third ranked wrestler in the CAA. "Jimmy's been out for a while and he was winning the match but got caught in a cradle in the third period," Taylor said. "Jim has beaten Czamecki before." Hall, ranked first in the CAA and 13th in the nation, and Innis, ranked fourth in the CAA, won the final two matches for BU (13-7, 1-5 CAA). Results: 125 Zeisloft-R dec. Bubba McGinley-BU 6-3 3-0 133 Morris-R dec. Fred Santaite-BU 8-3 6-0 141 Kirchner-R dec. B.J. Suitor-BU 9-4 9-0 149 Fava-R dec. Peter Ishiguro-BU 11-5 12-0 157 Santiago-R dec. Nick Tourville-BU 10-5 15-0 165 Brundage-R wbf Mitchell Wightman-BU 2:58 21-0 174 Kyle Czamecki-BU dec. Resnick-R 6-2 21-3 184 Morrison-R dec. Mike Wrin-BU 7-0 24-3 197 John Hall-BU dec. McNeil-R 3-2 24-6 Hwt Kevin Innis-BU dec. Craig-R 12-5 24-9

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- The Ohio University wrestling team (5-7) rallied back from 15-12 deficit after six bout to claim a 28-18 victory over Gardner-Webb Saturday night in Bost Gymnasium. The Bobcats' victory over Gardner-Webb gave Ohio its second victory on three match swing down South. Ohio fell behind 9-0 after two matches, but senior Darrin Boing (Northfield Center, Ohio) snapped the Bobcats' scoreless streak with a pin over GWU's Alex Hamm at 141. Freshman Andrew Romanchik (Independence, Ohio) followed Boing with a pin at 149 to give Ohio a 12-9 lead. The Runnin' Bulldogs fought back with wins at 157 and 165 to open up a 15-12 lead, but Ohio responded by winning three of the final four bouts. Senior Nick Purdue (Genoa, Ohio), sophomore Ryan Garringer (Downers Grove, Ill.) and senior Jeremy Johnson (Broadview Heights, Ohio) all posted wins to help the Bobcats secure the victory. Garringer and Johnson each registered their third pins on the weekend. Johnson finished the year going a perfect 11-0 in dual competition. The Bobcats return to action on March 4 at the 2012 Mid-American Conference Championships in Athens, Ohio. Results: 125 - Michael Slaughter (GWU) wins by forfeit. (GWU 6-0) 133 - Robbie Golde (GWU) dec. Andrew Hammer (Ohio) - 6-3 (GWU 9-0) 141 - Darrin Boing (Ohio) Fall over Alex Hamm (GWU) - 5:16 (GWU 9-6) 149 - Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) Fall over Davante Andujar (GWU) - 2:07 (Ohio 12-9) 157 - Alex Medved (GWU) dec. Harrison Hightower (Ohio) - 3-1 (Tied 12-12) 165 - Justin Guthrie (GWU) dec. Casey Gordon (Ohio) - 5-2 (GWU 15-12) 174 - Nick Purdue (Ohio) maj. dec. Erin O'Dell (GWU) - 13-2 (Ohio 16-15) 184 - Ryan Garringer (Ohio) Fall over Jason Porter (GWU) - 0:50 (Ohio 22-15) 197 - Travis Porter (GWU) dec. Beau Wenger (Ohio) - 6-0 (Ohio 22-18) 285 - Jeremy Johnson (Ohio) Fall over Justin Kozera (GWU) - 4:02 (Ohio 28-18)

BOONE, N.C. -- Appalachian State University wrestling began its final weekend of the regular season in impressive fashion, routing Duke, 29-6 in non-conference action at Varsity Gymnasium on Saturday. Appalachian State (12-4) will wrestle its final dual against Davidson on Sunday, while Duke (3-10) looks forward to its ACC tournament in two weeks. Sophomore Russ Benner kicked off Appalachian's efforts at 149 pounds. In his first dual of the season, the Mountaineer carried a 3-1 lead into the third period before expanding it to an 11-2 major decision. Senior Chip Powell followed at 157 pounds, building an 8-0 lead after two periods before falling just one point short of major decision in his 12-5 victory. No. 15 Kyle Blevins failed to break open any big leads at 165 pounds but did lead by as many as six points as he captured an 8-2 win. Carter Downs returned to the Appalachian lineup at 174 pounds. The senior capitalized on a 4-0 first-period lead and was able to expand the advantage but once again the Mountaineers fell short of bonus points in Downs' 12-5 win. Senior Austin Trotman, ranked No. 11 in the nation entering the weekend, earned his first takedown around the two minute mark of the first period. Leading 5-1 entering the final stanza, Trotman rattled off three more escapes en route to a 12-4 major decision. Freshman Paul Weiss kept the Black and Gold winning streak alive, scoring a second period takedown and bringing his Blue Devil opponent to the mat with 10 seconds remaining in the match to triumph, 5-2. Having won the first six bouts of the match, Appalachian saw itself in possession of a 20-0 lead to begin the evening. Duke staved off the shutout at 285 pounds, as Robert Mello squeaked out a 3-2 decision to put the Blue Devils on the scoreboard, trailing 20-3. Junior Tony Gravely's chaotic 125-pound match saw the Mountaineer leading 6-4 with 30 seconds to go. His Blue Devil opponent took an 8-6 lead with 10 seconds left before Gravely answered to tie the match with a reversal. As the final ticks elapsed, Gravely notched the decisive pin with less than 5 seconds to go and sealed the ASU victory with the Apps in front 26-3. Duke picked up its final win at 133 pounds, when Brandon Gambucci pulled out an 8-6 decision. To cap off the night, senior Mike Kessler came to matt to face Duke's Tanner Hough. After a scoreless first period, Kessler rode the duration of the second, picking up two near-fall points in the process. It took the Mountaineer nearly a minute to escape in the third period, but his efforts would put the final point on the board, as Kessler came out in front, 3-0. Appalachian State concludes its regular season on Sunday as the 2012 Southern Conference champions look to clinch the outright title with a win against Davidson. Action begins at 2 p.m. in Varsity Gymnasium. Results: 149: Russ Benner (ASU) maj. dec. Chris Mullen (Duke), 14-3. 157: Chip Powell (ASU) dec. Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke), 12-5. 165: No. 15 Kyle Blevins (ASU) dec. Ryan Harding (Duke), 8-2. 174: Carter Downs (ASU) dec. Randy Roden (Duke), 12-5. 184: No. 11 Austin Trotman (ASU) maj. dec. Diego Bencomo (Duke), 12-4. 197: Paul Weiss (ASU) dec. Brian Self (Duke), 5-2. 285: Robert Mello (Duke) dec. Joe Cummings (ASU), 3-2. 125: Tony Gravely (ASU) pinned Peter Terrezza (Duke), 6:55. 133: Brandon Gambucci (Duke) dec. Brett Boston (ASU), 8-6. 141: Mike Kessler (ASU) dec. Tanner Hough (Duke), 3-0.

EDINBORO, Pa. -- Behind a victory by heavyweight Brandon Williamson in the final match of the dual meet, the West Virginia University wrestling team defeated No. 10 Edinboro on Saturday evening, 18-17. “Brandon wrestled very well under the circumstances he was in,” said coach Craig Turnbull “That is a tough situation that comes with the territory at heavyweight. He handled that very well and kept control of the match.” The Mountaineers jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead, as junior Shane Young (125) pinned Kory Mines at the 4:30 mark. Young looked to work a takedown, but in the process, he was able to gain an advantageous position that allowed him to pin Mines. “Shane's extra three points were critical,” Turnbull said. “We needed to win two of three at 133, 141 and 149 pounds, and Shane's pin give us a little bit of leeway.” After redshirt sophomore Nathan Pennesi (133) lost a close decision to the Fighting Scot's A.J. Schopp, sophomore Michael Morales gave WVU another huge boost. Morales (141) defeated No. 14 Mitchell Port, 8-6, in a match that was decided by sudden victory. “You can't overstate the importance of Morales' win at 141 pounds,” Turnbull said. “Morales' win over a nationally ranked opponent was very critical to the team tonight. He did to them what they did to us against Matt Ryan - he stole a win away from them.” After Morales' victory built a 9-3 lead for the Mountaineers, Edinboro fought back with two decision victories at 149 and 157 pounds. Redshirt senior Kyle Eason (165) turned the tables back in favor of WVU, however, as he defeated Jesse Swink in a 6-0 decision. Redshirt junior Lance Bryson (174) then followed Eason's win with a decision victory of his own. Bryson found himself down 3-1 with less than 20 seconds remaining, as the Fighting Scots' Chris Hrunka earned a takedown. Bryson battled and got the escape point, then followed it up with a takedown with 12 seconds remaining to seal the victory. “We wrestled well enough that we could have made that easier on ourselves,” Turnbull said. “We should have taken control of that match and should not have been in the position to give that takedown up to them. When it came down to winning the match, though, Lance had his back to the wall and responded the way you would hope.” Following a decision victory and a tech fall at 184 pounds and 197 pounds, the Fighting Scots held a 17-15 lead heading into the heavyweight match. Williamson scored an early takedown to gain a 2-0 advantage and was able to fend off shots from opponent Ernest James. With the riding time advantage, Williamson earned a 3-0 decision win and an 18-17 win for the Mountaineers. “The team was determined that since we have been all around the spectrum this season that we needed to pull it all together,” Turnbull said. “Tonight's win should put us in that top 25 position. It was a good win for the team overall.” WVU is now 8-4 overall and 3-2 in the Eastern Wrestling League. The Mountaineers will close out their dual meet season with a match against EWL foe Cleveland State tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. Results: 125: No. 23 Shane Young (WVU) win by fall Kory Mines (EU), 4:30 133: No. 6 A.J. Schopp (EU) dec. No. 25 Nathan Pennesi (WVU), 6-2 141: No. 29 Michael Morales (WVU) dec. No. 14 Mitchell Port (EU), 8-6 SV 149: No. 5 David Habat (EU) dec. Brutus Scheffel (WVU), 6-1 157: Casey Fuller (EU) dec. Dominic Prezzia (WVU), 3-1 165: Kyle Eason (WVU) dec. Jesse Swink (EU), 6-0 174: No. 21 Lance Bryson (WVU) dec. Chris Hrunka (EU), 4-3 184: No. 28 Vic Avery (EU) dec. No. 16 Matt Ryan (WVU), 3-2 197: No. 2 Chris Honeycutt (EU) tech fall Mac Mancuso (WVU), 22-7 HWT: No. 17 Brandon Williamson (WVU) dec. No. 20 Ernest James (EU), 3-0

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- No. 15 Lehigh closed out the dual meet season in style, winning nine of ten bouts in a 38-4 rout of Princeton Saturday night inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. On a night when Lehigh recognized its seven seniors, Joe Kennedy and Zach Rey closed out the match with back-to-back falls, as the Mountain Hawks scored bonus points in six of their wins. Lehigh finishes the dual season at 12-5 overall, 7-1 against EIWA opponents. “This was the last one and we wanted to set a tempo for the Easterns,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “We wrestled well last week and wrestled well again this week. Now it's about tightening a few things up and opening up when we get to the Easterns.” The Mountain Hawks won the first four bouts to open up an early 16-0 lead in the dual. At 125, sophomore Alex Abreu posted his second straight win, defeating Ryan Cash 9-3. Abreu scored two early takedowns and added a third period score plus two escapes and a healthy 4:20 riding time advantage. Freshman Mason Beckman then followed with a dominant 17-5 major decision over Joe DeQuinzio at 133. Beckman totaled six takedowns and also scored a three point near fall in the first period en route to his 23rd win of the season. One of the most anticipated bouts of the night matched ranked sophomores Steve Dutton and Adam Krop at 141. In the first period, Dutton and Krop were engaged in a scramble, and Krop tweaked his leg right before a stalemate. Following a lengthy injury timeout Krop continued on in the match, and escaped to open the second period to take a 1-0 lead. Dutton kept the pressure on however and took Krop down in the second period, but shortly thereafter the injury proved too much for Krop to continue, so Dutton won by injury default to put the Mountain Hawks up 13-0. Lehigh's opening run was capped by a 7-3 decision by junior Shane Welsh over Zach Bintliff at 149. Princeton's only win came at 157 as ninth-ranked Dan Kolodzik built a 12-1 first period lead on senior Brian Tanen before eventually winning by a 15-3 major decision. The Tigers, who fell 24-10 to Penn earlier in the day, close out the dual season at 6-14 (2-7 EIWA). The second half of the dual began with senior Brandon Hatchett's return to action for the first time since the Midlands where he defaulted with a shoulder injury. Hatchett scored two first period takedowns in his return, which was enough to down Rich Eva 8-2 at 165. “He wanted to feel things out,” Santoro said. “We would have liked to see him open up more, but when you've been off the mats for almost two months that's what happens. He held himself back a bit, but we needed to get him a match before Easterns.” Freshman Nate Brown extended Lehigh's lead with a 9-4 win over Andy Lowy at 174, while junior Robert Hamlin matched Beckman with his 23rd win of the season, a 14-4 major over Daniel Santoro at 184, setting the stage for Lehigh's two senior upper weights. Kennedy appeared to be headed for a technical fall win in his match with Kurt Brendel. By the third period Kennedy had built a 15-1 lead and went for one more wrist tilt to close out the match, but for the second time in as many bouts, Kennedy actually worked his opponents shoulders to the match with the tilt, and referee Anthony Zullo slapped the mat for Kennedy's second pin of the season at 6:47. In the final bout of the dual, Rey scored an early takedown against Bobby Grogan, and then utilized an arm bar to work the Tiger over for a fall in just 1:20, Rey's eighth pin of the season and his 110th career victory. “Anytime you get a pin that's a good thing,” Santoro said. “I'm always happy to see seniors win in their last match and to get pins as well that's great. Santoro then offered his thoughts on the upcoming EIWA tournament, “We just want to sure things up. The Eastern's are like playoffs. The intensity is really high. It's a great tournament with great individuals and then there's the ultimate goal two weeks after that in St. Louis.” The Mountain Hawks will now shift their focus to the 108th EIWA Championships, March 3-4 hosted by Princeton at Jadwin Gym. Results: 125 – Alex Abreu (Lehigh) dec. Ryan Cash (Princeton) 9-3 133 – Mason Beckman (Lehigh) major dec. Joe DeQuinzion (Princeton) 17-5 141 – Steve Dutton (Lehigh) injury default Adam Krop (Princeton) 4:48 149 – Shane Welsh (Lehigh) dec. Zach Bintliff (Princeton) 7-3 157 – Dan Kolodzik (Princeton) major dec. Brian Tanen (Lehigh) 15-3 165 – Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh) dec. Rich Eva (Princeton) 8-2 174 – Nate Brown (Lehigh) dec. Andy Lowy (Princeton) 9-4 184 – Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) major dec. Dan Santoro (Princeton) 14-4 197 – Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) Fall Kurt Brendel (Princeton) 6:47 285 – Zach Rey (Lehigh) Fall Bobby Grogan (Princeton) 1:20

It didn't come easily, but the University of Wyoming wrestling team grabbed its sixth conference dual victory of the season Friday against North Dakota State, 31-6. In doing so, the Cowboys (10-3 overall, 6-0 Western Wrestling Conference) earned the WWC regular-season title as the only unbeaten team in conference action. This is the third time in Wyoming coach Mark Branch's four years at the helm that UW has won or shared the regular-season title. To get there, the Cowboys had to overcome a feisty NDSU team. While nearly every match was closely contested, Wyoming built an early 12-0 lead with four decisions, but NDSU got right back in it with a pin at 157 pounds. That's all it took to inspire Wyoming's upper weight wrestlers to five straight wins after that to assure them of their 10th dual win of the season. UW's 18th-ranked senior Michael Martinez claimed a nice win at 125 pounds, beating No. 19 Trent Sprenkle in a gritty 5-2 decision to start the dual. Decisions from redshirt freshman Zach Zehner (133), senior Chase Smith (141) and redshirt junior McCade Ford (149) gave Wyoming the early 12-0 lead. But the Cowboys lost their only match of the weekend at 157 pounds, when 11th-ranked Steven Monk pinned UW's Andy McCulley. Shane Onufer got Wyoming back on track at 165 pounds, when the third-ranked senior defeated NDSU's Joe Garner in a 10-2 major decision. Pat Martinez earned a 7-2 decision at 174 pounds, and top-ranked senior Joe LeBlanc defeated Mac Stoll at 184 pounds in an 18-3 technical fall. A 16-4 major decision from ninth-ranked junior Alfonso Hernandez at 197 and junior L.J. Helbig's 14-8 decision at heavyweight sealed the victory for the Pokes. "It was a good road trip," Branch said. "We looked a little tired from our travel and our training, but when you can win 19 out of 20 matches over the weekend, that's a good thing. Michael picked up a tough and important conference win and we can now put our full focus on the conference championships." The Cowboys will train over the next two weeks for the WWC Championships/NCAA West Regional, which will be March 4 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Results: 125 pounds: No. 18 Michael Martinez (UW) dec. No. 19 Trent Sprenkle (NDSU), 5-2 / Wyoming 3, NDSU 0 133: No. 16 Zach Zehner (UW) dec. Justin Solberg (NDSU), 8-5 / Wyoming 6, NDSU 0 141: Chase Smith (UW) dec. Tyler Diamond (NDSU), 7-0 / Wyoming 9, NDSU 0 149: McCade Ford (UW) dec. Mark Erickson (NDSU), 5-2 / Wyoming 12, NDSU 0 157: No. 11 Steven Monk (NDSU) fall (6:04) Andy McCulley (UW) / Wyoming 12, NDSU 6 165: No. 3 Shane Onufer maj. dec. Joe Garner (NDSU), 10-2 / Wyoming 16, NDSU 174: Pat Martinez (UW) dec. Tyler Johnson (NDSU), 7-2 / Wyoming 19, NDSU 6 184: No. 1 Joe LeBlanc (UW) tech. fall Mac Stoll (NDSU), 18-3 / Wyoming 24, NDSU 6 197: No. 9 Alfonso Hernandez (UW) maj. dec. John Gusewelle (NDSU) / Wyoming 28, NDSU 6 285: L.J. Helbig (UW) dec. Evan Knutson (NDSU), 14-8 / Wyoming 31, NDSU 6

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Franklin & Marshall claimed the Rupp Cup for the second straight year with a 29-13 rout over visiting Millersville on Friday night at the Mayser Center. The Diplomats (3-14) won seven of 10 bouts to secure the victory, while the Marauders (2-14) fell for the eighth straight match. F&M took it to the Marauders with one technical fall, three major decisions, two decisions and one forfeit en route the the win. The Diplomats jumped out to a commanding 22-0 advantage after the first five bouts. The match began with David Hershberger securing a win by forfeit at 125 pounds to give F&M a 6-0 lead. At 133, Robert Ruiz stretched the F&M edge to 11-0 with a technical fall victory over Joshua Ruppert. Ruiz was aggressive from the get-go, registering a takedown just 11 seconds in. The freshman notched eight additional back points in period one to take a 10-0 lead. Ruiz went on to score six more points late in period two to push the F&M lead to 11-0. At 141, Richard Durso downed Aaron Trimpey by decision, 11-4. Leading 4-2 heading into period three, Durso registered a key reversal with 1:52 remaining, before tallying two takedowns as time winded down to extend his advantage to a comfortable margin. Andrew Murano posted the first major decision of the night for F&M at 149 with a 14-5 triumph over Steve Hess. After a scoreless first period, Murano secured three points in the second with an escape and a takedown. In period three, the sophomore methodically delivered four takedowns of Hess in the final 1:34 to earn the major decision. At 157, Eric Norgard gave F&M its fifth straight bout with an 8-0 major decision against Zac Wawrzyniak-Bush. Norgard notched a takedown at the 1:09 mark of period one, before registering another takedown and a three-point nearfall in the second frame. The third period was scoreless, but the junior amassed over two minutes of riding time to claim his first major decision of the season. Millersville finally got on the board with a victory by forfeit at 165, but Matt Fullowan iced the win for the Diplomats with a 12-4 major decision over Zach Pincus at 174. Pincus took an early 2-0 edge in the first period, but Fullowan responded with an escape and two takedowns, sandwiched by a Pincus escape, to take a 5-3 lead. After a scoreless second, Fullowan closed out Pincus with two takedowns and a vital two-point nearfall with just 12 seconds left to post the major decision. Colin Ely scored an 11-5 decision over Joel Suter at 197 for the final F&M points of the night. Ely found himself in an early hole, trailing 5-0 just over a minute into the bout, but bounced right back with an escape and takedown to pull within 5-3 after the first. The senior secured three additional takedowns throughout the bout and totaled over four minutes of riding time to earn the win. F&M's four seniors, Ely, Fullowan, Matt Latessa and Dave Pucci, had the opportunity to compete at the Mayser Center for the final time tonight in the Diplomats' regular season finale. The Diplomats return to the mat at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships on Saturday, March 3 at Princeton. Results: 125: David III Hershberger, F&M, forf. (6-0) 133: Robert Ruiz, F&M, tech. fall Joshua Ruppert, MILL, 5:00 16-0. (11-0) 141: Richard Durso, F&M, dec. Aaron Trimpey, MILL, 11-4. (14-0) 149: Andrew Murano, F&M, maj. dec. Steve Hess, MILL, 14-5. (18-0) 157: Eric Norgard, F&M, maj. dec. Zac Wawrzyniak-Bush, MILL, 8-0. (22-0) 165: Kyle Toth, MILL, forf. (22-6) 174: Matt Fullowan, F&M, maj. dec. Zach Pincus, MILL, 12-4. (26-6) 184: Shane Smith, MILL, dec. Matt Latessa, F&M, 4-2. (26-9) 197: Colin Ely, F&M, dec. Joel Suter, MILL, 11-5. (29-9) 285: Bradley Ladd, MILL, maj. dec. Alex Henry, F&M, 9-1. (29-13)

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Chris Honeycutt won his showdown against Pittsburgh's Matt Wilps but it was the ninth-ranked Panthers who came away with the big evening on Friday, clinching their third straight Eastern Wrestling League Championship with a 26-10 win over 20th-ranked Edinboro at Fitzgerald Field House. The loss drops Edinboro to 9-3 overall and 4-1 in the EWL, while the Panthers are now 14-1 and 6-0. The good news for the Fighting Scots is they won't have long to dwell on the loss, returning to action on Saturday night, hosting West Virginia on Senior Night. Honeycutt, ranked second by InterMat at 197 lbs., defeated fourth-ranked Wilps (26-2) for the second time, and did so in dominant fashion. The senior recorded five takedowns to snap Wilps' 16-match winning streak with an 11-5 decision. Honeycutt is now 33-0 and improved to 123-20 for his career. Unfortunately, the rest of Edinboro's highly-ranked grapplers struggled against a veteran Pittsburgh team wrestling its final home match. The Panthers won seven of the first eight matches before Edinboro claimed the last two bouts. Anthony Zanetta, 25-3 and ranked 15th, started the night with a 9-0 major decision over Kory Mines at 125 lbs., dropping Mines to 14-15 on the season. Pitt picked up a big win in the next match at 133 lbs., as Shelton Mack upset seventh-ranked A.J. Schopp, 3-2. The loss dropped the redshirt freshman to 32-4 and snapped a ten-match winning streak. Mack was able to make a first period takedown stand up. 14th-ranked Mitchell Port improved to 25-6 with his ninth straight win, a 4-2 decision over Travis Shaffer, at 141 lbs. That left the Scots trailing 7-3, but Pitt ran off wins in the next five bouts. It began with the other marquee matchup at 149 lbs. between Dave Habat, ranked fifth, and Tyler Nauman, ranked 12th. The fourth meeting was the equalizer, after Nauman won the first and Habat the next two. Nauman prevailed 7-4 to improve to 24-4, while Habat suffered his first loss in his last 12 matches to fall to 32-6. Honeycutt would snap the string with his win at 197 lbs., and Ernest James followed with an impressive 10-1 major decision over Joel Yahner at heavyweight. That leaves the sophomore with 28-8 record. Results: 125 #15 Anthony Zanetta (UP) maj. dec. Kory Mines (E), 9-0 0-4 133 Shelton Mack (UP) dec. #7 A.J. Schopp (EU), 3-2 0-7 141 #14 Mitchell Port (EU) dec. Travis Shaffer (UP), 4-2 3-7 149 #12 Tyler Nauman (UP) dec. #5 Dave Habat (EU), 7-4 3-10 157 Donnie Tasser (UP) dec. Casey Fuller (EU), 6-0 3-13 165 Tyler Wilps (UP) maj. dec. Jesse Swink (EU), 14-4 3-17 174 Ethan Headlee (UP) fall over Chris Hrunka (EU), 1:51 3-23 184 Andy Vaughan (UP) dec.Vic Avery (EU), 9-3 3-26 197 #2 Chris Honeycutt (EU) dec. #4 Matt Wilps (UP), 11-5 6-26 285 Ernest James (EU) maj. dec. Joel Yahner (UP), 10-1 10-26

Buies Creek, N.C. -- The Citadel wrestling team scored victories in the final four matches of the evening as the Bulldogs rallied from a 13-9 deficit to earn a 25-13 Southern Conference win over host Campbell University Friday evening. The Bulldogs even their overall record at 8-8 and secured a third place finish in the SoCon standings with a 4-2 mark on the season. The Citadel continued to dominate the upper weights this season, picking up the final 16 points on the evening for the victory. Turtogtokh Luvsandorj scored a takedown on James Cook just eight seconds into overtime to earn at 4-2 decision at 174 and cut the Bulldogs' deficit to one point. Josh Tuck put The Citadel back in the lead for good with a 14-2 major decision over Matthew Cox at 184 and Kelby Smith picked up some revenge for a loss at the Southern Scuffle, defeating John Weakley by a 6-4 decision at 197 pounds to stay a perfect 6-0 in SoCon matches this season. Joining Smith with a perfect mark in league action was No. 15 Odie Delaney, who pinned Joe Nolan at the 4:22 mark for his 12th fall of the season and improved to 22-2 on the year. Richard Alarcon opened up the dual with six points for the Bulldogs at 125, pinning Grabiel Soto at the 1:45 mark for his sixth fall of the season. Campbell cut the lead in half with a 9-5 decision victory by Joey Rizzolino over Kyle Casaletto at 133. The Citadel regained its six-point advantage at 141 as Jordan Dix posted a 6-2 decision over Jordan Tolbert. Campbell reeled off three straight wins at 149, 157 and 165 to take a 13-9 lead heading into the upper weights. Mark Hartenstine scored a 12-0 major decision over David Ivashchenko at 149 and Nick Rex needed double overtime to dispatch Pierre Frazile at 157. Heading into the second overtime period, Frazile was called for stalling and Rex was awarded the go-ahead point before escaping Frazile's advantage in the third overtime session for the two-point victory. At 165, Mike Harper dropped a 4-2 decision to Ryan Krecker, when Krecker scored a takedown with one second remaining in the third period for the dramatic win. The Bulldogs return to action Sunday afternoon as they host Sacred Heart and North Carolina for The Citadel Duals. The Citadel will take on Sacred Heart at noon in McAlister Field House and weather permitting, take on North Carolina outside at First Barracks at 1:30 p.m. In the case of inclement weather, the dual will be held at McAlister Field House. The Bulldogs will also honor its five seniors before the UNC contest. Results: 125 Richard Alarcon (The Citadel) won by pin over Grabiel Soto (Campbell) 1:45; CIT leads 6-0 133 Joey Rizzolino (Campbell) won by decision over Kyle Casaletto (The Citadel) 9-5; CIT leads 6-3 141 Jordan Dix (The Citadel) won by decision over Jordan Tolbert (Campbell) 6-2; CIT leads 9-3 149 Mark Hartenstine (Campbell) won by major decision over David Ivashchenko (The Citadel) 12-0; CIT leads 9-7 157 Nick Rex (Campbell) won in double overtime over Pierre Frazile (The Citadel) 4-2 TB; CAMP leads 10-9 165 Ryan Krecker (Campbell) won by decision over Michael Harper (The Citadel) 4-2; CAMP leads 13-9 174 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel) won by decision over James Cook (Campbell) 4-2 SV; CAMP leads 13-12 184 Josh Tuck (The Citadel) won by major decision over Matthew Cox (Campbell) 14-2; CIT leads 16-13 197 Kelby Smith (The Citadel) won by decision over John Weakley (Campbell) 6-4; CIT leads 19-13 285 No. 15 Odie Delaney (The Citadel) won by pin over Joe Nolan (Campbell) 4:22; CIT wins 25-13

LOCK HAVEN -- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team closed out its regular season with a 21-12 win over Lock Haven on Friday in an Eastern Wrestling League matchup. Bloomsburg ends the year with a record of 16-7, 3-3 in the EWL. The Huskies jumped out to a 7-0 lead and never looked back in the match. Nationally-ranked Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) won by a score of 11-3 at 157 pounds to highlight the night for the Huskies. The win was the eighth straight in the series between the two rivals. Bloomsburg will wrestle in the EWL championships at Clarion on March 4. Match by match (Information courtesy of Lock Haven Sports Information) 125: Rehm vs. Boylan – Tremendous action midway through first period, Boylan worked strong single leg, nearly scored TD, but Rehm countered and strong double leg almost led to TD, but again Boylan scrambled and countered the move ... Boylan scored a TD after a strong single leg with 28 seconds left in first period to lead 2-0 … Boylan quickly scrambles to feet and escapes early in the second period …3-0 Boylan after two … with 1:22 left in third, Rehm escapes, Boylan quicky works in for a takedown and 5-1 lead … Rehm late reversal … RT 1:31 Boylan wins 7-3, Bloom leads 3-0 133: Childress vs. Wilcox – slow first period, no real shots or action from either, 0-0 after one … Childress starts down and Wilcox goes to work quickly turning Childress with a cradle, three near fall to Wilcox and 1:59 RT, 3-0 after two … Childress starts on top and with a minute to go Wilcox works a reversal for 5-0 lead … again Wilcox works Childress to back for three more near fall and 2:03 RT, Wilcox wins 9-0, Bloom leads 7-0 141: #33 Bonson vs. Hicks – Bonson gets TD just 20 seconds into bout, after quick restart, Bonson goes to work on top and rides out period for 2:32 of riding time … Bonson starts second down, 33 seconds left in second Bonson earns escape after Hicks was tough on top and countered every move (3-0) RT at 1:04 in favor of Bonson … Neutral to start third … RT 1:04, Bonson wins 4-0, Bloom 7-3 149: Randt vs. #30 Busler – Late first period takedown for Busler …Busler scores early second period escape, Busler scores another TD with less than 10 seconds to go in second, leads 5-0 after two … Randt earns escape midway through third, but Busler quick TD, but cuts Rehm (7-2) … RT 1:06, Busler wins 8-2, Bloom 13-3 157: Fry vs. #8 Hickman – 1:43 in, Hickman ankle picked a single leg for TD, 2-0 after one … Hickman starts second with quick escape, Fry nearly had takedown, but Hickman countered with TD of his own (5-0), cuts Fry (5-1) … Hickman lead 6-1 after two (got point for Fry stalling) … Hickmans goes to work on top in third, lets Fry out … just under a minute, takedown for Hickman (8-3), cuts Fry, TD Hickman (10-3) … 2:57 RT Hickman 11-3, Bloom leads 14-3 165: Creasy vs. Smith – No scoring, not much action … Creasy had deep single leg late, but couldn't record TD … midway through second, Creasy scores reversal, Smith escapes with just one second left in second period … 2-1 Creasy … Smith chooses down to start third, Creasy hammers third and rides it out for 2:26 RT, wins 3-1, Bloom leads 14-6 174: McKinney vs. Dessino – 0-0 after one, not much action … Dessino earns quick escape to start second period, 36 seconds left in second, TD for Dessino 3-0 after two … neutral third period start, McKinney has deep single leg, nearly TD, but Dessino counters and scores sloppy takedown for 5-0 lead …1:07 RT, Dessino wins 6-0, Bloom 17-6 184: Garcia vs. Shirey – Garcia scores takedown off opening whistle, but 31 seconds in Shirey gets escape … Garcia scores takedown with under 30 seconds to go, 4-1 after one … Shirey earns escape early in second and Shirey takes him down (4-4), but can't keep him down and Garcia escapes (5-4) … 5-4 after two, Garcia starts third down and quickly escapes (6-4) … Shirey takedown with under a minute and quick escape to Garcia (7-6 Garcia) … 1:05 RT to Garcia 8-6 final, Bloom 17=9 197: Parlier vs. #27 Perry – Perry earns three first period takedowns and leads 6-3 after one … Parlier escapes quick in second, but Perry puts him on his back for a four-point move (10-4) … 10-4 after two with 2:32 RT … Perry escapes in third and earns another TD … FINAL 16-6 (2:29 RT), Bloom leads 21-9 285: Walsh vs. Turner – scoreless first … Walsh starts second down, earns escape 1-0 Walsh … Turners starts third down, quick escape to Turner, Turner scores takedown with 1:13 to go in match … 52 seconds left, Walsh escape (3-2) … Turner wins 3-2, Bloom wins 21-12 Results: 125: Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (Bloom) dec. Bobby Rehm (LHU) 7-3 133: Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (Bloom) major dec. Jonathan Childress (LHU) 9-0 141: #33 Matt Bonson (LHU) dec. Matt Hicks (Allentown (Annapolis, MD)/St. Mary's, MD) (Bloom) 4-0 149: #30 Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) (Bloom) dec. William Randt (LHU) 8-2 157: #7 Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (Bloom) major dec. Aaron Fry (LHU) 11-3 165: Seth Creasy (LHU) dec. Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (Bloom) 3-1 174: #27 Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) (Bloom) dec. Aaron McKinney (LHU) 6-0 184: Fred Garcia (LHU) dec. Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West) (Bloom) 8-6 197: #27 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (Bloom) major dec. Matt Parlier (LHU) 16-6 285: Harry Turner (LHU) dec. Zac Walsh (Denville, NJ/Morris Knolls) (Bloom) 3-2

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy wrestling team won eight of the 10 bouts, including each of the first four to secure a 27-9 victory over arch rival Army in the annual Star Match held Friday evening in front of a packed house at Alumni Hall in Annapolis. Navy has won 12 straight against the Black Knights, including six in a row in Annapolis. “I am so proud of the effort our team put forth tonight and the fight they brought to the match,” said Navy head coach Bruce Burnett, who is 12-0 against the Black Knights since his arrival in Annapolis. “We were well prepared and came out and wrestled hard. “From Chet Gladchuk, our athletic director, to Adm. Miller, our Superintendent to Capt. Clark, our Commandant, I can't say enough about the support in which they gave us tonight. Having a good number of the Brigade in attendance to back us gave us the opportunity to win this match.” Navy built an early 12-0 lead after taking the first four matches of the evening, including the opening bout featuring senior team captain Aaron Kalil against Army junior Jordan Thome at 133 pounds. It marked the third time this season the two wrestlers had met and Kalil made it a sweep by capturing a 5-4 decision over Thome. Deadlocked at 2-2 going into the final period, Kalil took a 4-2 lead with a takedown with just 46 seconds left in the match. However, Thome knotted the match up on a reversal with 14 seconds to go. Kalil would go on to win the match after building more than two minutes of riding time over the first two periods. “I think Aaron set the tone for the match with his win over the Thome kid,” said Burnett. “Do you know how hard it is to beat a kid three times by a similiar score? He's a tough wrestler, but Aaron matched him throughout and started us off with a win.” Senior Dustin Hasilip (Inwood, W.Va.) closed out his dual career by scoring a 6-0 victory over Army sophomore Tyler Rauenzahn at 141 pounds. Haislip scored the takedown mid-way through the first period and never looked back, as Rauenzahn wouldn't score his lone point of the match until the final period. Meanwhile, sophomore Joe Locksmith (Kissimmee, Fla.) earned his third dual win of the season by way of a 5-3 decision over Army sophomore Ryan Bilyeu. Locksmith jumped out to a 3-1 lead after the first two periods, but began to tire as the match wore on. Bilyeu closed to within one early in the final period with an escape, but Locksmith scored a takedown with 17 seconds left to push his lead to 5-2. Bilyeu, however, immediately freed himself and was back within a takedown, but Locksmith contained him for the win. Making his Army-Navy debut was junior Bobby Barnhisel (River Forest, Ill.) who carried on the Mids' success at 157 pounds that two-time All-American Bryce Saddoris had previously carried over the last four seasons. Barnhisel scored a pair of two-point nearfalls over Army senior Jimmy Rafferty to take a 6-1 advantage into the second period. Barnhisel added a point for an escape in the second and another point for his 1:23 of riding time to take the match, 8-1. After being shut out by Army rookie Cole Gracey in the 165-pound championship bout of the All-Academy Championship two weeks ago, junior Mason Bailey (Fairmont, W.Va.) sought to avenge the loss. Bailey owned a 2-1 advantage going into the final period, but a last minute takedown by Gracey gave the Army newcomer a 3-2 lead with 1:01 to go. Bailey, however, owned over two minutes of riding time and that point would have sent the match into extra minutes. Instead, the match quickly turned in favor of Gracey and with just 18 seconds remaining in the bout, Gracey was able to get the fall over Bailey, cutting Navy's lead to six at 12-6. Junior 174-pound Oscar Huntley (Stafford, Va.) earned a major decision after bumping up to 197 pounds for the Mids in last year's match. This year, he shut out junior Collin Wittmeyer, 6-0, to push the Mids' advantage in the match to 15-6. Wrestling in his final Army-Navy match was 184-pound Luke Rebertus (Gloucester, Va.), who absolutely manhandled Army senior Michael Gorman. Rebertus scored four takedowns, two 2-point nearfalls and a 3-point nearfall en route to a 17-2 tech fall over Gorman. It was Rebertus' 99th-collegiate victory and he will graduate owning a 3-0 individual record in Star Matches. Navy newcomer Paul Rands (Cary, Ill.) faced a tough challenge in meeting Army senior Derek Stanley, who was coming off a title win at the All-Academy Championship. After a scoreless first period between the two 197-pounders, Stanley scored the first point of the match off an escape. Rands, who took a shot to the head from Stanley going into the third period, was finally able to gather himself and tie up the match with an escape with just 20 seconds to go. In an attempt to take down Stanley for the winning points, Stanley turned the tables and took Rands to the mat for two with three seconds remaining and tacked on a point for just over a minute of riding time for the 4-1 decision. Junior heavyweight Dan Miller (Berlin, Md.) clinched the team victory for the Mids by way of a 6-1 victory over Army senior Daniel Mills who was vastly outweighed by Miller. Senior 125-pound Tyler Sackett (Omaha, Neb.), meanwhile, took full advantage of what was his first and only Star Match against Army. In the opening period he scored a takedown and three 3-point nearfalls to hold an 11-0 lead. Sackett broke down in the final 20 seconds of the match, giving up a pair of takedowns and a 2-point nearfall, but it wouldn't matter as Sackett earned a 15-7 major decision for the Mids. “Our seniors - Tyler Sackett, Dustin Haislip, Aaron Kalil and Luke Rebertus - they performed tonight,” added Burnett. “I'm just so proud of their effort!” Not only did the Midshipmen push their series advantage to 46-5-5, the rout marked Navy's 12th-straight win over its service academy rival. “Army has a good team, but honestly, I think the level of competition that we compete against throughout the year helps give us an edge. It doesn't always look good in the win/loss record, but we learn how to compete and grind it out with some of the best competition the country has to offer. That prepares you for a tough rivalry match like this and sets us up for the conference and national championships.” Navy will use the next two weeks to prepare for the 108th EIWA Championship which will be held at Princeton on March 3-4. Results: 133 – Aaron Kalil (N) dec. Jordan Thome (A), 5-4 3-0 141 – Dustin Haislip (N) dec. Tyler Rauenzahn (A), 6-1 6-0 149 – Joe Locksmith (N) dec. Ryan Bilyeu (A), 5-3 9-0 157 – Bobby Barnhisel (N) dec. Jimmy Rafferty (A), 8-1 12-0 165 – Cole Gracey (A) fall Mason Bailey (N), 6:42 12-6 174 – Oscar Huntley (N) dec. Collin Wittmeyer (A), 6-0 15-6 184 – #13 Luke Rebertus (N) tech fall Michael Gorman (A), 17-2 20-6 197 – Derek Stanley (A) dec. Paul Rands (N), 4-1 20-9 HWT – Dan Miller (N) dec. Daniel Mills (A), 6-1 23-9 125 – Tyler Sackett (N) major dec. Scott Filbert (A), 15-7 27-9

CLARION, Pa. -- Kent State (14-5) ended the dual portion of its season on a high note, with a 30-16 victory over Clarion Friday night at Tippin Gym. With two starters out of the lineup and another wrestling up a weight class, the Golden Flashes trailed 16-14 after six matches. The Golden Eagles recorded pins at 141 and 165 and looked ready to extend their lead at 174, before senior Ross Tice (Brookfield, Ohio) mounted a late comeback. Moving up from his usual spot at 165, Tice trailed 7-3 in the third, before rallying for a 10-7 victory. A third period escape and stalling point narrowed the margin to 7-5 and with 25 seconds left, Tice scored a takedown quickly followed by back points. The win by Tice was the first of four straight by the Flashes to end the dual. "Ross really went after him late and their guy was getting tired," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "He was nearly pinned earlier in the match, but he wrestled really hard tonight and things could have gotten interesting if he doesn't fight off his back." The night started with senior Nic Bedelyon (Lewistown, Pa.) scoring a 21-4 technical fall. Bedelyon put Trey Hicks on his back three different times. Junior Stevie Mitcheff (Lorain, Ohio) scored a key takedown in the third period to defeat Joe Waltko 8-5. "Stevie wrestled well," Andrassy said. "He needs to correct a couple mistakes, but he's really made progress this year." Momentum shifted when sophomore Tyler Small (Littlestown, Pa.) was cradled and pinned in the opening period by Tyler Bedelyon. "Tyler looked flat tonight, almost like he was in a daze and I'm not sure why," Andrassy said. Kent State answered with a pin of its own as freshman Ian Miller (Oak Harbor, Ohio) had a first period fall against Cameron Moran. Miller threw a half in during a mat return and dragged Moran back in bounds to flatten him. Miller leads the team with 11 pins on the year. Senior Marcel Clopton (Shaker Hts., Ohio) moved up a weight to 157 and ran into No. 4 James Fleming, who claimed a 14-2 major decision. The Eagles then took the lead when No. 5 Bekzod Abdurakhmonov pinned redshirt freshman Andrew Candiello (Pittsburgh, Pa.). An injury to Brandonn Johnson (Middletown, Md.) forced Tice to move up a weight, giving Candiello his first appearance in a college dual. After Tice grabbed the lead back, junior Casey Newburg (Union, Ohio) tallied his ninth major decision of the season, an 11-2 win over Steven Cressley. Junior Keith Witt (Oak Harbor, Ohio) sealed the team victory with a 10-6 win over Alex Thomas. Witt jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, following a quick takedown and tilt and never trailed. Senior heavyweight Brendan Barlow (Westerville, Ohio) left no doubt about what was once a close dual, with a second period pin against Brandon Contreras. The Golden Flashes now have two weeks to prepare for the 2012 Mid-American Conference Championships on March 4 in Athens. "Our goal has been to win the MAC Tournament and we feel like we'll be healthy and ready for it." Results: 125 - Nic Bedelyon (Kent State) over Trey Hicks (Clarion) Tech Fall 21-4 133 – Stevie Mitcheff (Kent State) over Joe Waltko (Clarion) Dec. 8-5 141 - Tyler Bedelyon (Clarion) over Tyler Small (Kent State) Fall 1:34 149 –Ian Miller (Kent State) over Cameron Moran (Clarion) Fall 1:46 157 –James Fleming (Clarion) over Marcel Clopton (Kent State) Maj. Dec 14-2 165 –Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (Clarion) over Andy Candiello (Kent State) Fall 4:02 174 –Ross Tice (Kent State) over Nick Milano (Clarion) Dec. 10-7 184 –Casey Newburg (Kent State) over Steven Cressley (Clarion) Maj. Dec 11-2 197 –Keith Witt (Kent State) over Alex Thomas (Clarion) Dec 10-6 HWT - Brendan Barlow (Kent State) over Brandon Contreras (Clarion) Fall 4:24

VESTAL, N.Y. -- No. 19 Binghamton wrestling celebrated its Senior Night in grand style with a commanding 29-9 win over CAA rival and No. 23 Old Dominion Friday at West Gym. The Bearcats (15-4) won seven of the 10 bouts and with the victory in their final dual, BU broke the program's Division I-era record for highest win percentage in a season (.789), set by last year's team (16-6, .727). Two pins and two major decisions allowed Binghamton to rack up the points against a strong Monarchs squad that entered the match with five ranked individuals. “This is an important win for team momentum heading into the conference tournament,” head coach Pat Popolizio said. “Old Dominion has had our number over the years so it's great to turn the tide over a conference rival. Our mindset and focus now has to shift to getting our guys peaking at the right time as we go into the CAA Championship in two weeks.” Before the match, BU honored its three outgoing seniors - Matt Kaylor, Justin Lister and Mike McKeever. Then the Bearcats got rolling with a key win in the opening match. Junior 125-pound Derek Steeley hit a reversal with 1:20 remaining in his match against No. 29 Jerome Robinson. Already holding riding time, Steeley gave up a reversal but earned the escape with 28 seconds left and then fought off a late takedown attempt from Robinson to secure a 7-5 win. After ODU countered with back-to-back wins at 133 (9-4) and 141 (11-4), BU rode the strength of its middle weights to the tune of five straight wins - including two pins and a major - to seal the lopsided win. Junior No. 4 Donnie Vinson began the run with a 15-5 major decision at 149 pounds. Vinson led 12-2 after the first period and compiled five takedowns to lift his record to 30-4, 18-1 in duals. Vinson has lost just twice in 41 duals over the last two seasons (39-2). Lister, ranked No. 9 at 157 pounds in the latest NCAA Coaches' Panel, recorded his historic 100th win in style with a first-period pin of Jacob Kingett. Lister put Kingett to his back just 20 seconds into the match and ended it shortly thereafter with his 13th pin of the season and 36th career fall. Lister, a 2010 All-American, is now 100-36 in his career, including a 23-5 mark this season. Kaylor, No. 25, continued the run with a solid 8-2 win over No. 21 Tristan Warner at 165 pounds. Kaylor, ranked No. 4 in the CAA, was aggressive from the opening whistle against No. 2 Warner, and built a 5-0 first-period lead thanks to a takedown and back points. He added a third-period takedown and riding time to notch his 110th career win. Kaylor is 22-8 overall. After a decision by freshman 174-pound Caleb Wallace, junior 184-pound Nate Schiedel, No. 20, notched a takedown just over one minute into his match with Billy Curling and ended it with his seventh pin of the season in 1:28. Schiedel improved to 26-7 overall, 14-3 in duals. Freshman heavyweight Nick Gwiazdowski, No. 18, trailed Grant Chapman 2-1 after one before a second-period takedown and subsequent back points gave him control. The true freshman then rattled off five takedowns in the third period to produce the 19-6 major decision. Binghamton now sets its focus on the postseason and its host role for the upcoming CAA Championship on March 3. The event will serve as the NCAA qualifier with numerous Bearcats eying a trip to St. Louis for the NCAA Championship on March 15-17. Results: 125 Derek Steeley (BU) dec. #29 Jerome Robinson (ODU), 7-5 133 Scott Festejo (ODU) dec. Patrick Hunter (BU), 9-4 141 #26 Justin LaValle (ODU) dec. Joe Bonaldi (BU), 11-4 149 #4 Donnie Vinson (BU) maj. dec. Brennan Brumley (ODU), 15-5 157 #9 Justin Lister (BU) pinned Jacob Kingett (ODU), 1:07 165 #25 Matt Kaylor (BU) dec. #21 Tristan Warner (ODU), 8-2 174 Caleb Wallace (BU) dec. Brett Miller (ODU), 6-3 184 #20 Nate Schiedel (BU) pinned Billy Curling (ODU), 1:28 197 Joe Budi (ODU) dec. #31 Cody Reed (BU), 3-2 Hwt #18 Nick Gwiazdowski (BU) maj. dec. Grant Chapman (ODU), 19-6 Rankings are the Feb. 7 NCAA Coaches' Rankings

EVANSTON, Ill. -- No. 18 Northwestern ended the 2011-12 regular season on a positive note Friday night, defeating Indiana 27-7 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Despite dropping the first two matches of the evening, NU rattled off eight-straight wins to end the regular season with five-straight dual victories, an 11-4 overall record and 4-4 mark in Big Ten action. Also of note in Friday's victory is junior Jason Welch concluding the regular season with a perfect 21-0 record. Ranked second in the country at 157 lbs., Welch now has a .817 career winning percentage (76-17), tying him with current NU volunteer assistant coach and three-time All-American Brandon Precin for seventh on the school's career winning percentage list. Friday's match was Senior Night and right off the bat, two upperclassmen battled hard in the first two bouts at 184 and 197 lbs. At 184 lbs., senior Robert Kellogg and Luke Sheridan wrestled to a scoreless first period. Kellogg got on the board first with a second-period escape but IU countered with a takedown, taking the 2-1 lead into the third. Another IU escape put the score at 3-1 yet Kellogg tied everything up with a takedown of his own. Sheridan managed to edge the NU senior 4-3 with one final escape. Senior captain John Schoen had the tall task of facing IU's No. 3 Matt Powless at 197 lbs. Schoen wrestled Powless close the first two periods but the Hoosier was able to rattle off a number of points in the third, taking the 10-2 major decision. Indiana's 7-0 lead didn't last long though as the Wildcats began their eight-match winning streak at heavyweight in one of the night's most exciting bouts. No. 13 Mike McMullan used a takedown in the final four seconds to come back for the 5-4 victory over Adam Chalfant. IU led the entire match before McMullan scored the match-winning takedown. No. 10 Levi Mele kept things rolling at 125 lbs., defeating Zach Zimmer 9-4, putting the 'Cats within one at 7-6. True freshman Jameson Oster used a huge first period to shut out Joe Duca 11-0 at 133 lbs., giving Northwestern the 10-7 lead. Oster scored a quick eight points off a takedown, three nearfall points and three more back points all within the first two minutes. Redshirt freshman Colin Shober wrestled a close match against Matt Ortega and emerged the 4-3 winner. Shober scored the first takedown but Ortega took the 3-2 first-period lead off an escape and takedown of his own. Shober evened the score at 3-3 with an escape before the end of the period. Beginning the second period down, Shober tacked on one more escape and neither wrestler scored after a neutral third-period start, giving NU the 4-3 win. Northwestern tacked on two more wins with bonus points as sophomore Kaleb Friedley shut out Geno Capezio, 8-0 with exactly 4:00 of riding time at 149 lbs. and Welch scored a 15-3 major decision over Sawyer Morris at 157 lbs. Redshirt freshman Pierce Harger used a takedown, an escape, a point for stalling and 2:55 of riding time in his 5-0 shutout of Ryan LeBlanc at 165 lbs. At 174 lbs., redshirt freshman and 12th ranked Lee Munster needed a sudden victory period to edge Ryan LeBlanc, 3-1. Both wrestlers traded escapes in the second and third periods and Munster scored the match-winning takedown with 17 seconds left in overtime. With the regular season in the books, Northwestern now turns its attention to the postseason. Up first, the 2012 Big Ten Championships March 3-4 at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. Results: 184: Luke Sheridan (IU) dec Robert Kellogg (NU), 4-3 (3-0 IU) 197: No. 3 Matt Powless (IU) maj dec John Schoen (NU), 10-2 (7-0 IU) Hwt: No. 13 Mike McMullan (NU) dec Adam Chalfant (IU), 5-4 (7-3 IU) 125: No. 10 Levi Mele (NU) dec Zach Zimmer (IU), 9-4 (7-6 IU) 133: Jameson Oster (NU) maj dec Joe Duca (IU), 11-0 (10-7 NU) 141: Colin Shober (NU) dec Matt Ortega (IU), 4-3 (13-7 NU) 149: Kaleb Friedley (NU) maj dec Geno Capezio (IU), 8-0 (17-7 NU) 157: No. 2 Jason Welch (NU) maj dec Sawyer Morris (IU), 15-3 (21-7 NU) 165: Pierce Harger (NU) dec Preston Keiffer (IU), 5-0 (24-7 NU) 174: No. 12 Lee Munster (NU) dec Ryan LeBlanc (IU), 3-1 SV (27-7)

PITTSBURGH -- The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team won its third straight Eastern Wrestling League Dual Meet Championship with a 26-10 victory over visiting Edinboro on Friday night at the Fitzgerald Field House No. 15 Tyler Nauman won a highly anticipated rematch over No. 6 Dave Habat and No. 24 Shelton Mack posted a huge upset over No. 7 A.J. Schopp as the Panthers won their 18th straight match in the conference, in front of a packed house of 2,112 fans. “The crowd definitely played a factor, said Nauman, who will finish his career with just one home loss in his entire college career. “Senior night, last match here and we wanted it. I think that showed in our performance tonight.” Pitt, winner of 11 straight dual meets this season, improves to 14-1. The Panthers had the match and the title clinched with three bouts still left to go following Ethan Headlee's fall at 174 pounds. Headlee's fall was the 30th of his career, moving him into sixth-place on Pitt's career pins list. “This was a total team effort,” said Pitt head coach Rande Stottlemyer. “I don't think you could have scripted it any better.” Anthony Zanetta got things rolling for the Panthers with a 9-0 major decision over Kory Mines at 125. Zanetta's win was fueled by two takedowns and a three-point tilt as he improved to 14-1 in dual meets this season. Mack followed with a 3-2 decision over Schopp. The Edinboro freshman was 32-3 entering the match and is top-10 in the nation in falls. Mack erased an earlier loss to Schopp this season, bolstered by a first period takedown at the edge of the mat. “It's definitely a huge win for me and it means even more that it helped the team win its third straight title,” Mack said. “The whole season we have known this was going to come down to a few key matches for us to win the EWL.” Nauman (24-4) proved he should still be considered one of the nation's top wrestlers at 149 pounds with his win in the fourth matchup with Habat. The Panther senior evened the season series at 2-2 with a 7-4 decision. It was the third win of the season over a top-10 wrestler for Nauman. His four losses are also against top-10 wrestlers. Nauman's win was the start of five consecutive victories for the Panthers from 149-184. Donnie Tasser and Tyler Wilps followed him with easy wins at 157 and 165, respectively. Tasser notched a 6-0 shutout over Casey Fuller, while Wilps had six takedowns in a 14-4 major decision over Jesse Swink. Andy Vaughan made it a perfect night for the Pitt seniors in the starting lineup with his 9-3 decision over No. 28 Vic Avery. Vaughan, who is ranked No. 32, picked up his first win over a ranked opponent this season, using three takedowns, two escapes and a point for riding time. Edinboro closed out the match with wins at 197 and 285 to get their score into double digits. The 26-10 win was the biggest point differential of the Panthers' three straight victories over the Fighting Scots. Pitt is 4-1 against ranked opponents this season with wins over Michigan, Lehigh, Hofstra and Edinboro, and a loss to Ohio State. The Panthers will face another ranked team when they travel to Penn State to take on the second-ranked and defending national champion Nittany Lions. The match is already sold out with over 6,000 fans expected to attend.

The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) is excited to announce that ten premier dual meets from the 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Presented by Hibiclens and The Marines will be nationally broadcasted to 54 million homes (on a 2 week tape delay) on Fox College Sports, compliments of former wrestler and businessman, Alan Meltzer of The Meltzer Group. “On behalf of the NWCA Board of Directors and our President, Coach Brian Smith, we want to extend a heartfelt thanks to Alan Meltzer for providing the National Duals with unprecedented national television exposure,” said Mike Moyer. The current agreement with Fox College Sports will enable us to have two great dual meets in each of the four Regionals and also of the Championship Final Round nationally televised. So that ten fantastic matches will be televised to 54 million homes each time. Fox College Sports is also committed to re-broadcasting each dual meet a minimum of 10 to 15 times. The Meltzer Group is a full-service insurance and financial services company that has been in business for over 30 years. They are based in the metropolitan area of Washington, DC. The Meltzer Group represents over 1,500 companies for employee benefit and retirement plans along with insuring thousands of people for life insurance, disability insurance and long-term care insurance. “I am happy that I have the ability to give back to the sport of wrestling. It has done so much for me and continues to do so. Being able to help showcase these athletes who are competing with their ultimate competitive goals of making it to the top is a great honor. Wrestling is also continuing to give back, through the Greater Washington Wrestling Business Network (GWWBN) as we have connected and reconnected with so many former wrestlers where everyone works together and makes a great team,” said Meltzer. Alan Meltzer has been recognized as the Agent of the Year for MassMutual 18 times and ranks in the top one percent of all agents nationwide. The Meltzer Group is also extraordinarily philanthropic as evidenced by the fact they donate over a million dollars annually to charity. “Alan should be appreciated as much for his investment ‘in wrestlers' as he is for his investment ‘in wrestling.' He has built one of the most successful insurance companies in the nation by hiring former wrestlers such as Max Meltzer - All American at Harvard, Scott Kirsch -All American at George Mason University, Keith Burgess- University of Maryland, and numerous others. I encourage the wrestling community to support people like Alan Meltzer who so generously contribute to our sport, said Mike Moyer, NWCA Executive Director. The collaboration that is taking place to make this possible is a prime example of “wrestlers” helping “wrestlers.” The group that is coordinating and producing the ten broadcasts is Global Media Marketing, Inc., based out of Anaheim, California. CEO Christian Holiday is a former wrestler from Liberty University and has dedicated countless hours toward producing these national telecasts as well as others. Keith Burgess, another former wrestler and partner at The Meltzer Group, was one of the driving forces behind starting GWWBN, a group dedicated to reuniting former wrestlers who are currently in the business world. Their focus is to promote the importance of wrestlers doing business with each other so as their businesses grow, they are better positioned to give back to the wrestling community at all levels. “This is a tremendous opportunity to promote Division I wrestling at its best. Being able to nationally televise ten great dual meets is a cause that all of us here at the NWCA believe in supporting. This would never have happened without the support of Alan Meltzer and his associates at The Meltzer Group,” said Brian Smith, President of the NWCA. The air dates for Mat Mayhem will be released in the upcoming weeks and will be released at www.nwcaonline.com. Viewers are encouraged to check their local Fox College Sports Channel for specific timing information. The National Wrestling Coaches Association, established in 1928, is a non-profit organization for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with primary emphasis on developing coaches who work in academic environments. The membership embraces all people interested in amateur wrestling. The three core competencies of the NWCA are: Coaching Development, student-athlete welfare, and promotion of wrestling.

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The 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals semifinals and finals take place on Sunday at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla. Oklahoma State will put its undefeated record on the line against Illinois in one semifinal matchup. Big Ten powers Iowa and Minnesota will battle in the other semifinal matchup. The semifinal round is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. CT, with the final round set for 6 p.m. CT. There are plenty of storylines ... Illinois associate head coach Mark Perry returns to his hometown of Stillwater to coach against his brother Chris Perry and uncle John Smith ... All-American Grant Gambrall returns to the 184-pound weight class after competing at 197 pounds all season ... No. 1 Matt McDonough of Iowa and No. 2 Zach Sanders of Minnesota face off again .... four of the nation's top 133-pounders will battle ... and those are only a few of the many storylines. InterMat will be providing a live chat on Sunday from Stillwater, Okla., for fans to follow the action and interact. All four dual meets will be broadcast live on LiveSportsVideo.com. Now let's examine each of the semifinal matchups ... Oklahoma State vs. Illinois B.J. Futrell of Illinois battles Jordan Oliver of Oklahoma State (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Top-seeded Oklahoma State will put its unbeaten record (15-0) on the line against Illinois (16-2) in the top bracket semifinal matchup. The Cowboys cruised through their regional last weekend, and are coming off a 19-18 victory over in-state rival Oklahoma on Thursday night in a dual meet that came down to criteria. Illinois advanced to the National Duals semifinals by winning its regional over top-seeded Cornell. Weight-by-Weight Breakdown 125: No. 13 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 6 Jesse Delgado (Illinois) Expectations were high coming into this season for the freshman Delgado, and he has not disappointed. Delgado owns a 26-4 record and is ranked No. 6. His signature win this season came over No. 1 Matt McDonough of Iowa in December. It was McDonough's first and only dual meet loss of his career. In late December, Delgado placed third at the Midlands Championships. In January, Delgado faced Minnesota's Zach Sanders, and raced out to an 11-4 lead through two periods. But Sanders stormed back in the third period and edged Delgado, 14-13. Delgado is coming off a strong performance at the regional held at Cornell, where he went 2-0 with victories over Oklahoma's Jarrod Patterson and Cornell's Frank Perrelli. Morrison split time as the starter with Ladd Rupp during the first half of the season, but took control of the starting spot after winning the Reno Tournament of Champions over Rupp. Morrison is 17-6 and ranked No. 13, but is coming off a lopsided loss, 9-0, to Patterson on Thursday night. 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 4 B.J. Futrell (Illinois) Oliver's wrestling resume speaks for itself. He is the defending NCAA champion and has suffered only one loss in two seasons. This season he 19-1 with 14 pins, two technical falls, and two major decisions. Futrell, ranked fourth, is riding a 12-match winning streak. Two of his three official losses have come to Iowa's Tony Ramos. Not included on his record is a loss to Oliver, 8-7, at the NWCA All-Star Classic on Nov. 21. In that match Futrell took Oliver down three times in the third period and nearly pulled out the victory. 141: No. 12 Josh Kindig or Julian Feikert (Oklahoma State) vs. Darryl Thomas (Illinois) Kindig, a true sophomore, is better than his 12-7 record indicates. Six of his seven losses this season have come to wrestlers ranked in the top 11. Kindig is coming off a 7-6 loss to No. 4 Hunter Stieber of Ohio State. Julian Feikert got the call for the Cowboys against Oklahoma on Thursday night and fell 12-4 to No. 3 Kendric Maple. Thomas is unranked, but is a capable wrestler. He is 13-10, with seven of those losses coming against ranked wrestlers. Thomas has close losses to No. 1 Kellen Russell of Michigan and No. 8 Nick Dardanes of Minnesota, but gave up bonus points in both of his matches last weekend. 149: No. 2 Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 19 Eric Terrazas (Illinois) Parks, ranked second, has been perfect this season. He is 25-0, which includes wins over No. 3 Cole VonOhlen of Air Force, No. 4 Donnie Vinson of Binghamton, and No. 10 Dylan Ness of Minnesota. On Thursday night, Parks beat Oklahoma's Nick Lester, 6-2. Parks has always been difficult to score on, but has been much more offensive this season. Terrazas is a solid competitor who has shown he can compete with the nation's best. He won 14 of his first 15 matches this season, but has struggled with consistency during the second half of the season. He has gone 6-6 over his last 12 matches. Last Sunday, Terrazas dropped a 1-0 decision to Lester, but bounced back to defeat Cornell's Chris Villalonga, 3-1. 157: No. 12 Albert White (Oklahoma State) vs. Jackson Morse (Illinois) White came to Oklahoma State with high expectations after winning four Illinois state titles and a junior college national championship. But his career at Oklahoma State has been marred by injuries. First it was a shoulder injury, then a neck injury. White, though, has persevered and is having a strong senior campaign. He is currently 22-6 and ranked No. 12. Morse was one of the nation's top recruits in the Class of 2010. He stepped in the Illini lineup as a true freshman last season and qualified for the NCAAs. Morse has struggled with consistency this season. He is currently 10-10, but has dropped seven of his last 10 matches. 165: Dallas Bailey (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 12 Conrad Polz (Illinois) Polz, a junior, missed almost two months of the season due to injury, but has made up for lost time. Polz has a 17-2 record, with one of those two losses coming by injury default. Bailey won 26 matches as a freshman last season and earned the No. 6 seed at the NCAAs, but has battled injuries this season and has not been able to hit his stride. He owns a 13-10 season mark, but has lost three of his last four matches. 174: No. 3 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 9 Jordan Blanton (Illinois) Perry is one of three unbeaten Cowboy wrestlers. He was an NCAA qualifier last season at 184 pounds. Perry spent the first part of this season at 184 pounds, but moved down to 174 pounds shortly after winning the Reno Tournament of Champions in late December. Perry edged Iowa's Ethen Lofthouse, 3-2, in his first match at 174 pounds, but has crushed every opponent he has faced since. Over his last 10 matches he has outscored his opposition 112-26. Blanton was an All-American in 2010, but an injury kept him out of last year's postseason. He has bounced back nicely this season, winning 21 of 24 matches. 184: Chris McNeil (Oklahoma State) vs. Tony Dallago (Illinois) Both McNeil and Dallago are unranked, but both are capable wrestlers with winning records. McNeil spent the first part of the season at 174 pounds, but made the move up to 184 pounds after Perry moved down a weight class. McNeil is 14-8 this season with some quality wins. He is coming off a 4-3 loss to Oklahoma's Erich Schmidtke on Thursday night. Dallago was an NCAA qualifier last season as a freshman and had some big wins, including one over Penn State's Quentin Wright. This season Dallago is 18-8 and has won five of his last six matches. 197: No. 8 Blake Rosholt or Cayle Byers (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 18 Mario Gonzalez (Illinois) Oklahoma State has a good problem on its hands with two potential All-American 197-pounders on its roster. Byers, a transfer from George Mason, climbed to No. 2 in the country earlier this season and many expected him to challenge for an NCAA championship. But after Rosholt defeated Byers in the finals of the Reno Tournament of Champions, Rosholt has gotten most of the starts. Rosholt suffered an injury on Feb. 4 against Missouri's Brent Haynes, which kept him out of the opening rounds of the National Duals. Byers stepped in and beat two ranked opponents in Rosholt's absence. Rosholt returned to the Cowboy lineup this week and defeated No. 17 Keldrick Hall of Oklahoma. Gonzalez, a sophomore, has been ranked most of this season. His most notable win this season came against two-time All-American Sonny Yohn of Minnesota. Gonzalez played a key role in Illinois' victory over Cornell in the regional finals last Sunday by bumping up to heavyweight and winning with the dual meet on the line. 285: No. 2 Alan Gelogaev (Oklahoma State) vs. Pat Walker (Illinois) Gelogaev has been one of the nation's most dominant wrestlers this season. He is 24-0 with 16 bonus point victories. He defeated Oklahoma's Kyle Colling, 11-6, on Thursday night, but suffered an injury in the match. The severity of the injury was not known on Thursday night. Walker has hovered around the .500 mark most of this season. He has some quality wins and some close losses to some of the nation's top heavyweights. Iowa vs. Minnesota Minnesota's Nick Dardanes gets in deep on a shot against Iowa's Montell Marion (Photo/Johnnie Johnson) Big Ten rivals Iowa (13-3) and Minnesota (12-3) meet for the second time this season. The Hawkeyes edged the Gophers, 19-17, in their meeting Jan. 29 in front of 9,511 fans at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The two teams split 10 matches in the dual meet, and bonus points proved to be the difference. Weight-by-Weight Breakdown 125: No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) McDonough, a two-time NCAA finalist and 2010 NCAA champion, has owned the series against Sanders, winning all five meetings in college. McDonough's last four victories over Sanders have been by six or more points, with the most recent being a 7-1 victory. Sanders was able to get to McDonough's legs in the last meeting, but couldn't convert against the longer McDonough. Sanders is a three-time All-American and will go down as one of Minnesota's greats, but has not been able to solve the McDonough puzzle to this point. 133: No. 3 Tony Ramos (Iowa) vs. No. 8 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) Ramos and Dardanes, both Illinois natives, are very familiar with each others' styles. They have both beaten each other throughout their careers. Dardanes had a win over Ramos at the FILA Junior Nationals (freestyle) in 2010. Ramos, though, won their only collegiate meeting this season, 5-2, by making the most of his scoring opportunities. 141: No. 5 Montell Marion (Iowa) vs. No. 8 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) Marion, a two-time All-American, needed just one takedown to edge Dardanes, 3-2, in their last meeting. Dardanes was in deep on a double leg attack in that match, but Marion used great hip action to avoid getting taken down. Look for Dardanes to try to turn this match into a high-scoring affair, unlike the last meeting, while Marion will look to slow Dardanes down and pick and choose his shots carefully. Both have been wrestling well. Dardanes scored 27 points in two matches last weekend, while Marion defeated then-No. 4 Mike Mangrum of Oregon State this past Sunday. 149: Michael Kelly (Iowa) vs. No. 10 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) Ness, who is currently ranked 10th, registered a major decision over Kelly, 15-7, in their last meeting, which was highlighted by a spectacular leg sweep throw by the Gopher redshirt freshman. Ness can score a lot of different ways, and like older brother Jayson, is dangerous with his high half nelson series. Kelly, a redshirt freshman, had a nice Midlands, placing fifth, but has struggled since then, going 2-7 over his last nine matches. Ness is the prohibitive favorite in this match and will be looking for bonus points again. 157: Nick Moore (Iowa) vs. Danny Zilverberg or Alec Ortiz (Minnesota) This is the only match in the dual meet featuring a pair of unranked wrestlers. Indications are that Moore will go for Iowa with Derek St. John battling a knee injury that could put him on the shelf. Minnesota will counter with either Zilverberg or Ortiz. Zilverberg, a starter last season at 149 pounds, has seen limited action this season. The Gophers used both Ortiz and Zilverberg at the regional last weekend. Moore already owns a major decision victory over Ortiz this season, so the Gophers may turn to Zilverberg, who is coming off a close loss to Drake Houdashelt of Missouri. 165: No. 6 Mike Evans (Iowa) vs. No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) Evans, a redshirt freshman, pinned Yohn in last month's dual meet, which helped propel the Hawkeyes over the Gophers. Evans is wrestling with a lot confidence right now. He was dominant in his last four matches, picking up two pins and two shutout victories. He is strongest in the top position and has improved tremendously on his feet. Yohn, a two-time NCAA qualifier, has battled through ups and down this season. He was a runner-up at the Southern Scuffle, where he picked up some quality wins. But he had a tough stretch in January, where he went 2-5. Yohn had a nice showing last weekend, picking up wins over two NCAA qualifiers. 174: No. 8 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) vs. No. 5 Logan Storley (Minnesota) Storley came from behind to beat Lofhouse, 5-3, in their meeting last month. The Gopher true freshman has not suffered a defeat since the Southern Scuffle, where he lost to Penn State's Matt Brown. He is currently 21-3 and ranked No. 5. Lofthouse, a redshirt sophomore, has been dominant since losing to Storley, picking up three straight bonus point victories. His only losses in 2012 are to No. 2 Ed Ruth of Penn State, No. 3 Chris Perry of Oklahoma State, and Storley. 184: Grant Gambrall (Iowa) vs. No. 7 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) Steinhaus, like Storley, has not lost since the Southern Scuffle. He went 8-0 in Big Ten dual meet competition and picked up bonus points in six of those victories. The only non-bonus point victories came over Penn State's Quentin Wright and Nebraska's Josh Ihnen. Last weekend Steinhaus outscored his two opponents 22-1. Gambrall, a returning All-American at 184 pounds, has only competed at 197 pounds this season, so he will be making his season debut at 184 pounds. He comes in with a 7-7 season mark. These two wrestlers met twice last season, with Steinhaus winning both meetings. 197: Tomas Lira or Vinnie Wagner (Iowa) vs. No. 7 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) Yohn, a two-time All-American, beat Gambrall the last time these two teams met. With Gambrall down at 184 pounds, Yohn will likely face either Tomas Lira or possibly Vinnie Wagner. Yohn has had a few bumps in the road this season, including a 10-0 loss last weekend to Missouri's Brent Haynes, but comes in with a 20-4 record. Lira is coming off four straight losses, including two last weekend. Wagner has gone 9-8 competing at 184 pounds. He was a seventh-place finisher at the Midlands Championships. 285: No. 14 Bobby Telford or Blake Rasing (Iowa) vs. No. 4 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) Nelson, who earned All-American honors last season as a freshman, has reeled off 15 straight victories since losing to Oklahoma State's Alan Gelogaev on Dec. 4. He has six wins over ranked wrestlers, but has had some close calls lately. Nelson has needed overtime in two of his last three wins, including last weekend against Kent State's Brendan Barlow. Nelson beat Rasing in the dual meet last month, which was his first win over the Hawkeye senior in four career meetings. Rasing and Telford have split time as the starter this season, but lately Telford has been getting the nod. Telford, a Midlands runner-up, comes in with a 20-5 season record. Predictions Semifinals Oklahoma State 22, Illinois 10 Minnesota 17, Iowa 16 Third Place Iowa 21, Illinois 9 Championship Minnesota 17, Oklahoma State 15