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Jake Ellenberger won a unanimous decision over Diego Sanchez (Photo/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) UFC president Dana White has always said he's listening to fans and fighters. After a stunning come-from-behind third round on Wednesday night by Diego Sanchez against Jake Ellenberger, the message was loud, clear and consistent. All main events should be five rounds. Sanchez, who lost the unanimous 29-28 decision on the premier card for the UFC on Fuel TV, had mounted an unlikely, and thrilling comeback in the final moments of the third round in Omaha, leaving many fight fans to wonder what would happen if the fight had gone an extra ten minutes. "We blew it," said White in the post-fight press conference. "It should have been a five-round fight." The UFC has some contractual obligations that might limit their ability to immediately make all main events five rounds, but White assured fans that the promotion is putting in the work to make it happen. "Somebody dropped the ball," said White. The move to five rounds might've meant that Sanchez, a fighter known to take abuse before making his move, could've overcome the early two rounds he gave up to the wrestler Ellenberger. Momentum had certainly shifted in favor of Sanchez. The final moments of the fight were spectacular for Sanchez. The UFC vet capitalized on a mistake by Ellenberger with 90 seconds remaining to take down the former University of Nebraska-Omaha wrestler, secure top position and then mount -- trying his best to finish Ellenberger with strikes. After a brief scramble Sanchez converted his position and was able to gain Ellenberger's back, though he was unable to secure the hooks as he threatened a rear-naked. Though he wasn't able to earn the stoppage and also stopped just short of being able to earn a 10-8 round to force a draw. Ellenberger left the cage as bloodied and injured as Sanchez. The seemingly hasty decision to make the move to a consistent five round format wasn't without precedence. The first non-title fight to go five rounds was Leben vs. Munoz at 138 in Nottingham, England. The contract with Fuel TV didn't call for five rounds, and once the contractual obligations the UFC are complete all main events (42 events in 2012) will feature a main event at five rounds. The change of policy does mean that last-minute replacements will all be pinched between the draw of being on the top of the card, and the extra conditioning that's necessary to be competitive in the last two "championship" rounds. Recent events have been wrought with injuries meaning that fighters have not only had to trade in their competitive techniques (adjusting from one opponent to another), but now their training regiments will need to keep in mind that three rounds could soon become five. As fans saw with Shogun vs. Henderson those last two rounds of conditioning could mean the difference between a unanimous decision and a "Fight of the Century." Wednesday's Sanchez vs. Ellenberger fight was on Fuel, and that a free TV fight might have slipped away from UFC brass was like a drug dealer giving away bad product to first time users. The UFC listens to fans, but they also look at the bottom line, and a five round title event last night could have meant more PPV buys for years to come. When it comes to fans, fighters and finances, Dana White's eyes and ears are always wide open.

FAIRFAX, Va. -- Second-ranked Josh Asper and 19th-ranked Kyle John tallied back-to-back technical falls to propel the No. 17 Maryland wrestling team to a 30-10 victory over George Mason Thursday night at the Recreation and Athletic Complex. The Terps (15-1, 4-1 ACC) were able to rack up the points with three technical falls and a pin by No. 8 Spencer Myers. "I think we looked really good,” said head coach Kerry McCoy. “We still have some areas that we need to improve, but all-in-all I think it was a good showing and a good way to finish the season." After dropping the opening match at 125, freshman Geoffrey Alexander became the first Terp to score bonus points. Alexander took control with three takedowns in the first period. After a takedown to open the third period, the Pittsburgh, Pa., native scored two 3-point near-falls to earn a 17-2 victory. George Mason regained the lead with a decision at 141, but it was short lived as sophomore Ben Dorsay won a 6-2 decision to put the Terrapins in front for good at 8-6. The combination of John and Asper put the match out of reach. At 157, John scored nine points in the first period with three takedowns and a 3-point near-fall to earn a 17-2 technical fall. Asper's match followed a similar script at 165. The Parkton, Md., native tallied three takedowns and a 3-point near-fall in the first period, and added three more takedowns and an escape in the third to record Maryland's third technical fall of the evening. Senior Owen Smith scored a late takedown to earn a decision at 174, and redshirt sophomore Ty Snook clinched the match for the Terps with a 7-3 decision at 184. After the Patriots won at 197, Myers wore down George Mason's Hunter Manspile and got the one-second count to register his third pin of the season. "The difference in the conference championship, the difference between being an All-American and scoring well as a team is bonus points,” McCoy said. “In a tournament setting, if you win five matches and another team wins five matches, but if they get five pins and you win five decisions, they are up 10 points on you in the tournament. Bonus points are very important, but ultimately it is important for us to go out there and get better every time." Maryland's next action will be in Chapel Hill for the ACC Championships on Saturday, March 3. Results: 125: Vince Rodriguez (GM) dec. Shane Gentry (MD), 3-0 (3-0) 133: Geoffrey Alexander (MD) tech. fall over Brian Benton (GM), 17-2 (5-3) 141: Dennis Herndon (GM) dec. Danny O'Malley (MD), 5-3 (6-5) 149: Ben Dorsay (MD)dec. Kevin Timothy (GM), 6-2 (8-6) 157: No. 19 Kyle John (MD)tech. fall over Donald Takagi (GM), 17-2 (13-6) 165: No. 2 Josh Asper (MD) tech. fall over Ty Kneep, 19-4 (18-6) 174: Owen Smith (MD) dec. Steve Swayze (GM), 3-1 (21-6) 184: Ty Snook (MD) dec. Ryan Hembury (GM), 7-3 (24-6) 197: Bagna Tovuujav (GM) major dec. Tony Gardner (MD), 12-4 (24-10) 285: No. 8 Spencer Myers (MD) fall over Hunter Manspile F: 2:53 (30-10)

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 1-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team improved its all-time series advantage over No. 12 Oklahoma to 130-26-10 Thursday evening, highlighted by a huge technical fall from Chris Perry at 174 pounds to put the Cowboys on top. With Oklahoma (13-5; 3-3 Big 12) leading the dual 15-13 and only the 174- and 184-pound bouts remaining, Chris Perry stormed to a 20-5 technical fall victory over Kyle Detmer to give the Cowboys (15-0; 5-0 Big 12) an 18-15 lead. OU edged out a 4-3 win in the final bout to tie the score at 18-18, but since the overall bouts were split 5-5, the dual was decided by the second tiebreaker criteria, which OSU won, 1-0, by total falls or technical falls due to Perry's win. “I think we all knew it could be a tough match coming in, and it lived up to it,” coach John Smith said. “In the end, it went five and five. The difference was the tech. fall.” The Cowboys jumped out to a 6-0 lead after Blake Rosholt (197) and Alan Gelogaev (HWT) each earned decisions, but the Sooners stayed within striking distance leading up Perry's match with wins at 125, 141, 157 and 165 pounds. OSU's other wins came from Jordan Oliver, who earned an 11-2 major decision over No. 11 Jordan Keller at 133 pounds, and Jamal Parks, who won 6-2 over No. 17 Nick Lester at 149 pounds. “We fell behind a couple times this year and we bounced back,” Perry said. “That's the thing that national championship teams are going to have to do. We did it at Iowa, we did it against OU, and we did it against Missouri. That's a good thing to have, to know that you're not going to have to panic, but we can't have those next week.” The Oklahoma State wrestling team, who extended its unbeaten streak against OU to seven duals, is back in action in just three days, hosting the NWCA National Duals final round Sunday at 2 and 6 p.m. at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Results: 197: Blake Rosholt (OSU) dec. No. 16 Keldrick Hall (OU); 11-8 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Kyle Colling (OU); 11-6 125: No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (OU) MD No. 14 Jon Morrison (OSU); 9-0 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) MD No. 11 Jordan Keller (OU); 11-2 141: No. 3 Kendric Maple (OU) MD Julian Feikert (OSU); 12-4 149: No. 2 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. No. 17 Nick Lester (OU); 6-2 157: No. 14 Matt Lester (OU) MD No. 16 Albert White (OSU); 11-3 165: No. 16 Bubby Graham (OU) dec. Dallas Bailey (OSU); 8-4 174: No. 3 Chris Perry (OSU) TF5 Kyle Detmer (OU); 20-5; 6:34 184: Erich Schmidtke (OU) dec. No. 20 Chris McNeil (OSU); 4-3 Bout Summaries: 197: Blake Rosholt (OSU) dec. No. 16 Keldrick Hall (OU); 11-8 Rosholt started the scoring with a takedown on the edge of the mat two minutes into the bout and rode out Hall the rest of the period. Hall started the second period down and escaped 20 seconds into the period. Rosholt answered with another takedown, but Hall managed an escape at the end of the period to make the score 4-2 entering the third. Rosholt grabbed a quick escape and takedown in the final period to push his lead to 7-2. Hall earned a reversal and a pair of takedowns in an action-filled final minute, but could not cut far enough into Rosholt's lead, as the Cowboy earned an 11-8 decision with his 1:28 riding time advantage. 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Kyle Colling (OU); 11-6 Gelogaev led 4-1 after he recorded a pair of takedowns and rode out the opening period. Colling picked up two points with and escape to open the period and another after a Gelogaev injury timeout. Gelogaev added a takedown and Colling escaped to make the score 6-4. Gelogaev added a reversal and a takedown in the final period. With his 2:29 riding time advantage, he picked up an 11-6 decision. 125: No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (OU) MD No. 14 Jon Morrison (OSU); 9-0 Patterson went up 2-0 with a takedown in the first and carried the momentum throughout the bout. He added a nearfall, escape, takedown and riding time to earn a 9-0 win. 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) MD No. 11 Jordan Keller (OU); 11-2 Oliver had another big first period with two takedowns and a three-point nearfall to take a 7-1 lead into the second. He added an escape and another takedown to go into the final period with a 10-2 lead. After a scoreless third period, Oliver rode out the entire third period and won an 11-2 major decision with 3:36 of riding time. 141: No. 3 Kendric Maple (OU) MD Julian Feikert (OSU); 12-4 Feikert struck with a quick single-leg shot to open the bout, but Maple fought it off and answered with a takedown to take a 2-0 lead. After a Feikert escape and another Maple takedown, Maple led 4-1 entering period No. 3. Maple escaped to start the third and traded three takedowns for three escapes with Feikert. With 4:24 of riding time, Maple won 12-4. 149: No. 2 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. No. 17 Nick Lester (OU); 6-2 Parks led 4-1 entering the second after he picked up a pair of takedowns in the first. He chose neutral to start the second and grabbed a late takedown to take a 6-1 lead. Lester started the third on top and rode out the period to earn a 1:22 riding time advantage and give Parks a 6-2 decision. 157: No. 14 Matt Lester (OU) MD No. 16 Albert White (OSU); 11-3 Lester brought White to mat in the first minute of the bout, but an illegal hold gave White a 1-0 lead. White went up 3-0 with a takedown, but Lester answered with an escape and subsequent takedown to tie it up at 3-3 entering the second. White chose neutral to start the second period and neither was wrestler was able to score. Lester started the final period on top and earned a three nearfalls and rode out the period to build up a 3:07 of riding time and win 11-3. 165: No. 16 Bubby Graham (OU) dec. Dallas Bailey (OSU); 8-4 Bailey opened the scoring with a late takedown in the first period and started the second period down. Graham earned a reversal halfway through the period and another point from Bailey's second injury timeout. Bailey escaped with 40 seconds left to make it 3-3 entering period three. Bailey earned an escape in the final period, but Graham's escape, takedown, stalling point from Bailey and 1:18 riding time advantage gave him an 8-4 decision. 174: No. 3 Chris Perry (OSU) TF5 Kyle Detmer (OU); 20-5; 6:34 With the Cowboys down 15-13 in team points and OSU needing a big win, Perry answered in a big way. He started with a takedown and nearfall in the first period to go up 4-0. He started down in the second and earned a reversal and two takedowns to take a 10-2 lead. Perry added three takedowns and a nearfall in the third to take a 19-5 lead. Fighting for the final points needed for the technical fall, Perry got the last point need with just under 30 seconds remaining as Detmer was called for stalling and Perry won 20-5. 184: Erich Schmidtke (OU) dec. No. 20 Chris McNeil (OSU); 4-3 When McNeil took the mat, only a bonus-point win by Schmidtke could give the Sooners the team win. After a scoreless first period, McNeil escaped and was taken down in the second to give Schmidtke a 2-1 lead entering the final period. McNeil picked up a takedown in the final period, but a pair of Schmidtke escapes gave him the 4-3 decision and the Cowboys a 19-18 win.

MOUNT PLEASANT -- No. 25 Central Michigan won six bouts, scoring bonus points in three, to defeat Michigan State, 21-12, in nonconference wrestling action at McGuirk Arena Thursday night. The win was CMU's 11th straight over the Spartans (3-11 overall) and gave the Chippewas a 14-13 edge in the all-time series. CMU has won 16 of its last 18 dual meets against in-state opponents. "Every match is really important to us," said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli, whose team improved to 14-8 on the season. "We've been fortunate -- some of our dual meets with them have been very, very close. To me, this dual meet was more important because it was our next match and we're trying to build some momentum and confidence going into the MAC Tournament. Last weekend we had a really disappointing weekend, so this match was important for that reason." Thursday's dual meet opened at 184 pounds, where Ben Bennett cruised to a 14-1 major decision to give the Chippewas the early lead. Bennett, ranked No. 4 nationally, pushed the pace throughout the match before securing the major with an eight-point third period. He scored an early takedown in the final period, then after a restart turned Hinton for three back points. Bennett racked up 3:43 of riding time en route to the major decision. Bennett improved to 27-3 overall with his 23rd bonus-point victory of the season. After Michigan State's Nick McDiarmid defeated CMU's Chad Friend at 197 pounds, the Chippewas put together four straight victories to extend their lead to 18-3. Peter Sturgeon, ranked No. 17 nationally at heavyweight, scored takedowns in the final minute of both the second and third periods to defeat Mike McClure, 5-4. An escape seven seconds into the third period gave Sturgeon a 3-2 lead, and he scored what proved to be the decisive takedown with 45 seconds left. At 125 pounds, No. 16-ranked Joe Roth scored takedowns in both of the first two periods and added an escape in the third to defeat Eric Olanowski, 5-3. Tyler Keselring (133 pounds) and Scott Mattingly (141 pounds) followed with convincing major decisions to pad the Chippewas' lead. Keselring scored four takedowns and two back points in a 13-4 major over Brandon Fifield at 133, while Mattingly was dominant in a 10-2 major at 141. He scored an early takedown and built 2:20 of riding time against Brian Gibbs in the first period, then added three more takedowns over the final two periods and ended with a riding time advantage of 4:14 in a 10-2 major decision. Michigan State ended the Chippewas' run with back-to-back one-point wins at 149 and 157 pounds, but Mike Ottinger secured the dual meet victory for CMU with a 9-7 decision over David Cheza at 165 pounds. A wild scramble in the final minute saw Ottinger nearly taken down to his back, but the true freshman responded by reversing Cheza to his back and scoring two nearfall points. The four-point move gave Ottinger an 8-6 lead in the eventual 9-7 decision. The Spartans posted their fourth and final win of the night at 174 pounds, where No. 18 Curran Jacobs was a 3-0 winner over CMU's Anthony Bill. "We knew we were going to have to have bonus points in a few weight classes," Borrelli said. "Ben got it started for us tonight, and we got big bonus points from Tyler Keselring and Scott Mattingly. Peter Sturgeon's win was huge, too, and Mike Ottinger sealed the win for us." The Chippewas close the dual meet season on Sunday when they face Purdue at Clay High School in Oregon, Ohio. Results: 184: No. 4 Ben Bennett (CMU) maj. dec. Ian Hinton, 14-1; CMU 4-0 197: Nick McDiarmid (MSU) dec. Chad Friend, 8-3; CMU 4-3 285: No. 17 Peter Sturgeon (CMU) dec. Mike McClure, 5-4; CMU 7-3 125: No. 16 Joe Roth (CMU) dec. Eric Olanowski, 5-3; CMU 10-3 133: Tyler Keselring (CMU) maj. dec. Brandon Fifield, 13-4; CMU 14-3 141: Scott Mattingly (CMU) maj. dec. Brian Gibbs, 10-2; CMU 18-3 149: Dan Osterman (MSU) dec. Joey Kielbasa, 7-6; CMU 18-6 157: No. 9 Anthony Jones (MSU) dec. Donnie Corby, 2-1 SV1; CMU 18-9 165: Mike Ottinger (CMU) dec. David Cheza, 9-7; CMU 21-9 174: No. 18 Curran Jacobs (MSU) dec. Anthony Bill, 3-0; CMU 21-12

Davidson, N.C. -- The Gardner-Webb wrestling team snapped a three-match losing streak in dominating fashion on Thursday night, as the Runnin' Bulldog wrestlers won nine out of the 10 bouts to defeat the Wildcats 36-3 in Southern Conference action in Davidson, N.C. Redshirt-senior Michael Slaughter led off the Southern Conference match with a hard fought decision, as he edged out Matt Zarth to earn a 2-1 decision at 125 pounds. Slaughter's 14th overall win of the season put the Runnin' Bulldogs up early at 3-0 to start the match. After a loss at 133 pounds tied the score up at 3-3, the Runnin' Bulldogs went on a roll, winning the eight final matches of the bout en route to the 36-3 conference win. At 141 pounds, sophomore Alex Hamm posted his second straight win, defeating Benjamin Hartshorn 5-4, while freshman Davante Andujar posted a win over Kevin Birmingham at 149 pounds by the same score, 5-4, pushing Gardner-Webb in front by six in the match at 9-3. Alex Medved did not waste any time in adding to his winning streak to, pushing his streak to seven straight matches with a pin over Dan Hagemann at 1:08 in the 157 pound bout. The fourth straight win came by way of redshirt-junior Justin Guthrie at 165 pounds, as he controlled the match from the start, earning a 10-2 major decision win over Tyler Mullen to put the visitors in front at 19-3 for the match. GWU's Erin O'Dell continued the Runnin' Bulldogs run, as the sophomore held off the Wildcats' Ian Solcz for an 11-8 win at 174 pounds, while redshirt-junior Jason Porter posted a 10-3 decision over Christopher Cirenza at 184 pounds to essentially put the match away at 25-3 in favor of GWU. After a 19-3 technical fall win at 5:59 by GWU's Travis Porter at 197 pounds over Eddie Isola, GWU freshman Justin Kozera drew a forfeit victory to put the final score at 36-3. Gardner-Webb (6-11, 2-5 SoCon) will wrap up its 2011-12 regular season slate this Saturday night, as the Runnin' Bulldog grapplers will host the Ohio Bobcats at 7 p.m. in Bost Gymnasium on the campus of Gardner-Webb University. Results: 125 - Michael Slaughter (GWU) dec. Matt Zarth (DAV) - 2-1 (GWU 3-0) 133 - Anthony Elias (DAV) dec. Robbie Golde (GWU) - 12-7 (Tied 3-3) 141 - Alex Hamm (GWU) dec. Benjamin Hartshorn (DAV) - 5-4 (GWU 6-3) 149 - Davante Andujar (GWU) dec. Kevin Birmingham (DAV) - 5-4 (GWU 9-3) 157 - Alex Medved (GWU) FALL over Dan Hagemann (DAV) - 1:08 (GWU 15-3) 165 - Justin Guthrie (GWU) maj. dec. Tyler Mullen (DAV) - 10-2 (GWU 19-3) 174 - Erin O'Dell (GWU) dec. Ian Solcz (DAV) - 11-8 (GWU 22-3) 184 - Jason Porter (GWU) dec. Christopher Cirenza (DAV) - 10-3 (GWU 25-3) 197 - Travis Porter (GWU) tech. fall Eddie Isola (DAV) - 5:59 19-3 (GWU 30-3) 285 - Justin Kozera (GWU) forfeit win. (GWU 36-3)

Lawrenceville, N.J. -- The Pride won eight of the 10 matches, including major decisions by sophomores Jamie Franco and Luke Vaith, as 24th-ranked Hofstra defeated Rider, 26-9 in a Colonial Athletic Association match at Alumni Gymnasium Thursday night. The Pride, who snapped a three-match losing slide-all to top 20 opponents-improved to 11-3 on the season and 5-1 in the CAA. Rider slipped to 9-9 overall and 3-2 in conference matches. Hofstra won the first seven matches in the contest to post a 23-0 advantage in the contest. Opening the match 1t 285 pounds, Pride junior Paul Snyder (16-11), ranked third in the CAA, recorded a 3-0 win over sophomore Evan Craig to give the Pride a 3-0 lead. Junior Steve Bonanno (24-6), ranked 14th in the country at 125, defeated Chuck Zeisloft, the third-ranked wrestler in the CAA, 6-2. Franco (18-10), the second-ranked CAA wrestler, boosted the lead to 10-0 with an 11-0 major decision over Rider's third-ranked grappler Jimmy Morris, 11-0 at 133 pounds. Pride sophomore Luke Vaith (18-8), ranked second in the CAA at 141, posted his second major decision of the season with a 10-1 victory over Jimmy Kirchner, the third-ranked conference wrestler. Vaith has now won eight of his last nine matches. Hofstra junior Justin Accordino recorded the second 20-win season of his career with a 6-4 decision over the third-ranked conference wrestler Zac Cibula at 149. Accordino, who is the second-ranked grappler in the CAA, improved to 20-10 on the year. Junior Tyler Banks (11-11), who is unranked in the CAA, made it six-in-a-row with a 4-1 decision over the fourth-ranked league wrestler in Ramon Santiago at 157 pounds. Hofstra senior P.J. Gillespie, ranked 19th by InterMat at 165, picked up his 25th win of the year with an 8-3 win over James Brundage for a 23-0 lead. Gillespie is now 25-5 and has won eight consecutive matches. Rider got on the board at 174 as Jim Resnick, ranked first in the CAA and 11th in the nation, pinned Hofstra freshman Jermaine John in 1:08. But Pride senior Ben Clymer, ranked 12th in the nation and first in the CAA at 184, notched his 25th win of the year in a 2-0 decision over Clint Morrison, the third-ranked league wrestler. Rider freshman Don McNeil closed out the match with an 11-8 victory over Hofstra sophomore Tim Murphy at 197. Hofstra has won 12 of the last 13 meetings with Rider, including 25-12 last year on Long Island. The Pride lead the all-time series, 23-17. Hofstra returns to action on Sunday, February 19 when they travel to Columbia University for a 1 p.m. contest. Results: 285- Paul Snyder (HU) dec. Evan Craig (RU), 3-0 125- #14 Steve Bonanno (HU) dec. Chuck Zeisloft (RU) , 6-2 133- Jamie Franco (HU) major dec. Jimmy Morris (RU),11-0 141- Luke Vaith (HU) major dec. Jimmy Kirchner (RU), 10-1 149- Justin Accordino (HU) dec. Zac Cibula (RU), 6-4 157- Tyler Banks (HU) dec. Ramon Santiago (RU), 4-1 165- #19 P.J. Gillespie (HU) dec. James Brundage (RU), 8-3 174- Jimmy Resnick (RU) WBF Jermaine John (HU), 1:08 184- #12 Ben Clymer (HU) dec. Clint Morrison (RU), 2-0 197- Donald McNeil (RU) dec. Tim Murphy (HU), 11-8

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Ten straight match wins earned the University of Wyoming wrestling team its fifth conference win of the season Thursday night as the Cowboys overpowered South Dakota State, 45-0. Wyoming (9-3 overall, 5-0 Western Wrestling Conference) had seven bonus-point wins en route to its first shutout victory of the season. Wyoming's last shutout victory was Jan. 28, 2011, as the Pokes beat South Dakota State in Laramie, 49-0. “I felt we saw some signs of our crazy week and the fact we crammed a couple of tough workouts in between National Duals (on Feb. 12) and these duals, and for the most part, we pushed through that,” said Wyoming head coach Mark Branch, who won his 21st WWC dual in four years at the helm. “That was good to see. We weren't fresh by any means and we wrestled pretty well.” Eighteenth-ranked senior Michael Martinez claimed a solid win on SDSU's Aaron Pickrel in the first bout of the night at 125 pounds. Neither wrestler could score in the first period, but Martinez recorded an escape for the early 1-0 lead, and he managed a takedown shortly thereafter for the 3-0 advantage. Pickrel, who was 29th in the latest NCAA Coaches' Poll, earned an escape to cut the margin to 3-1. Pickrel worked for an escape after that, but Martinez scored a takedown just before the third period expired to go up 5-2. Wyoming took a 3-0 lead after one match. UW's No. 16 Zach Zehner, a redshirt freshman, took on Jackrabbit Nick Chavez in the 133-pound match, and Zehner earned his eighth pin of the season at the 4:21 mark. The Cowboys went up 9-0 after that bout. Cowboys senior Chase Smith faced SDSU's Dustin Walraven at 141 pounds, and it was Smith with the early offense, notching a takedown for the 2-0 lead. Smith kept pouring it on and ended up with the 9-2 decision. Redshirt junior McCade Ford then showed his skill to claim his first pin of the season, sticking SDSU's Tyler Johnson in only 39 seconds for the 18-0 UW lead after four matches. UW redshirt freshman Andy McCulley earned his victory the hard way, taking Jackrabbit Nick Flynn to overtime to earn his 7-2 decision in the 157-pound contest. Wyoming's third-ranked senior Shane Onufer claimed his fifth major decision of the year, beating Dillon Reid 10-2 at 165. It was Poke sophomore Pat Martinez's turn after that, and he grabbed an 11-3 major decision over Joe Rasmussen for the 29-0 Cowboy lead. First-ranked senior Joe LeBlanc (184) subsequently earned six more team points for Wyoming, notching his 10th pin of the season over Tony Lisek of South Dakota State in 3:50. Alfonso Hernandez kept the momentum rolling, as the ninth-ranked Wyoming junior defeated SDSU's Nick Mart in a 17-3 major decision at 197 pounds. It was Hernandez's 11th major decision on the season. The nightcap went UW's way, as junior L.J. Helbig pinned Joe Skow at 6:09 in the heavyweight bout, and UW came away with the 45-0 win. “There were a couple of close matches that make you nervous, but the fact we got our hand raised made for some pretty good results,” Branch said. “(In some matches), we had a couple of guys who wrestled well but had a couple moments where they relaxed. I look at it as a good learning lesson, because when you have an opportunity to put your opponent away, you need to do that.” Up next, the Cowboys travel to Fargo, N.D., for a Friday matchup with North Dakota State. That dual is set to begin at 6 p.m. MT. Results: 125 pounds: No. 18 Michael Martinez (UW) dec. Aaron Pickrel (SDSU), 5-2 / Wyoming 3, SDSU 0 133: No. 16 Zach Zehner (UW) fall (4:21) Nick Chavez (SDSU) / Wyoming 9, SDSU 0 141: Chase Smith (UW) dec. Dustin Walraven (SDSU), 9-2 / Wyoming 12, SDSU 0 149: McCade Ford (UW) fall (0:39) Tyler Johnson (SDSU) / Wyoming 18, SDSU 0 157: Andy McCulley (UW) dec. Nick Flynn (SDSU), 7-2 OT / Wyoming 21, SDSU 0 165: No. 3 Shane Onufer (UW) maj. dec. Dillon Reid (SDSU), 10-2 / Wyoming 25, SDSU 0 174: Pat Martinez (UW) maj. dec. Joe Rasmussen (SDSU), 11-3 / Wyoming 29, SDSU 0 184: No. 1 Joe LeBlanc (UW) fall (3:50) Tony Lisek (SDSU) / Wyoming 35, SDSU 0 197: No. 9 Alfonso Hernandez (UW) maj. dec. Nick Mart (SDSU), 17-3 / Wyoming 39, SDSU 0 285: L.J. Helbig (UW) fall (6:09) Joe Skow (SDSU) / Wyoming 45, SDSU 0

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- The Rutgers wrestling team concluded its 2011-12 dual season in top form, winning 24-9 over Drexel on Thursday inside College Ave. Gym. The Senior Night victory improved RU's overall record to 13-8 under head coach Scott Goodale in his fifth season. The Scarlet Knights were pushed through to victory by bonus point performances from junior Greg Zannetti (Edison, N.J.) and redshirt sophomore Dan Seidenberg (Red Bank, N.J.). RU took seven of the 10 contested bouts over the Dragons (7-10) after the team's Senior Night presentation concluded. Billy Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.), Mike DeMarco (Lyndhurst, N.J.) and Dan Hopkins (Jackson, N.J.) were on hand for the final home dual of their Rutgers careers. Trailing after the 125-pound match, the Scarlet Knights ran off four-straight victories. Junior 125-pounder Joe Langel (Howell, N.J.) bumped up to 133 pounds to score a 7-2 decision over Drexel's Paul Wampler. Ashnault was next, blanking Frank Cimato of DU by a score of 2-0 at 141 pounds. Seventh-ranked 149-pound junior Mario Mason (Moorestown, N.J.) controlled the Dragons' Shane Fenningham for an 8-3 decision. At 157 pounds, freshman Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.) notched an 8-6 win over Drexel's Austin Sommer. The outcome was Perrotti's first dual victory at the weight after notching two dual wins at 149 pounds. Perrotti competed in open tournaments at 141 pounds earlier in the 2011-12 season. Zannetti, Seidenberg and Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.) won three consecutive matches at 174 pounds, 184 pounds and 197 pounds, respectively. Zannetti scored his second technical fall of the season with a 20-5 (5:48) victory against DU's Alex Rinaldi. The win improved his team-leading victory total to 26-3 (20-1 duals). Seidenberg followed with bonus points of his own at 184 pounds, winning a 12-3 major decision over Nick Becattini of Drexel. Rinaldi held off Drexel's Brandon Palik for a 3-1 win by decision. RU next heads to the 2012 EIWA Championships, hosted by Princeton, March 3-4 at Jadwin Gym in Princeton, N.J. Tickets are available by visiting GoPrincetonTigers.com or by calling 609-258-4849. Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers wrestling, follow the program on Twitter (@RUWrestling). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com. Results: 125 pounds: Franco Ferraina (DU) dec. Vincent Dellefave (RU), 5-3 (SV) 133 pounds: Joe Langel (RU) dec. Paul Wampler (DU), 7-2 141 pounds: Billy Ashnault (RU) dec. Frank Cimato (DU), 2-0 149 pounds: No. 7 Mario Mason (RU) dec. Shane Fenningham (DU), 8-3 157 pounds: Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. Austin Sommer (DU), 8-6 165 pounds: No. 18 Joe Booth (DU) dec. Doug Hamann (RU), 5-0 174 pounds: No. 16 Greg Zannetti (RU) tech. fall Alex Rinaldi (DU), 20-5 (5:48) 184 pounds: Dan Seidenberg (RU) maj. dec. Nick Becattini (DU), 12-3 197 pounds: Dan Rinaldi (RU) dec. Brandon Palik (DU), 3-1 HWT: No. 19 Kyle Frey (DU) dec. Dan Hopkins (RU), 1-0

Tom Brands

GREELEY -- Northern Colorado Wrestling got seven wins in 10 matches Wednesday night in an impressive 22-12 Western Wrestling Conference dual victory against Utah Valley at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion. The victory was the Bears' fifth in its past six duals and its first victory against Utah Valley since February 2008, when Northern Colorado earned a 28-10 home win. In between, the Wolverines compiled a 3-0 mark against the Bears with an average winning team score of 24-13. Northern Colorado also (6-6) improved Wednesday night to 3-2 in WWC duals this season and set the stage for its final conference dual at 2 p.m. Sunday, when the Air Force Academy Falcons will come to Greeley for the Bears' Senior Day. "These guys are definitely doing the right things and wrestling the right way," Northern Colorado coach Ben Cherrington said. "We were taking advantage of opportunities, and we were working hard the whole match, and it paid off in the end. They took risks and it paid off. I was proud of them." Seniors Gabe Burak (165 pounds) and Casey Cruz (141) and freshman Henry Chirino (285) had the Bears' biggest wins in the dual. Burak, ranked No. 10 in the country in his weight class by Intermat, had little trouble against the Wolverines' Ethan Smith in an 11-1 win and improved to 18-2 this season and 11-1 in duals. Cruz started the night with a 4-0 win against Avery Garner, giving him a 15-7 mark this season, and Chirino evened his dual record this season (6-6) with a gritty 9-5 win against Dustin Dennison. Burak recorded three take downs against Smith, notched a couple escapes and had a three-point near-fall to end the second period. He also accumulated nearly three minutes of riding time (2:57). "[Burak] had a little set back up in Wyoming (one of his two losses on the year), and we learned a lot of things in the match," Cherrington said. "In order to accomplish his goals and get on the podium at the national tournament he's going to have to make things happen against the top guys. He's going to have to take the action to the guys; he can't wait for the action to come to him. "That's what he was working on tonight. He took some shots; got the guy's legs; had chances to finish. [Those are] things I've told him that need to happen. He's out there, he's taking risks, and that's what's going to help him in March." The dual ended with the 133-pound match between Northern Colorado's Sam Bauer and Utah Valley's Blake Mangum. The score entering the dual was 19-12, so the Bears had already clinched the dual, but there was drama still to be had before the night was through. Bauer's escape four seconds into the second period was the only scoring in the match through the first two periods, and Mangum's escape 1:11 into the third period tied the match at 1-1. The score stayed the same through regulation, and the match went to overtime, where Bauer earned the sudden-death victory with a swift leg attack that he and Cherrington had been working on in the wrestling room. "That was great," Cherrington said. "It's huge for Sam to win a match like that and to win a match with a leg attack. He's been working at getting better at getting the guys' legs and giving himself more opportunities to score points. That was a big win for him." Results: 141 – Casey Cruz (NC) dec. Avery Garner, 4-0 149 – Justin Gonzales (NC) dec. Sam Mecham, 4-2 157 – Napoleon Aniciete (UVU) dec. Charlie McMartin, 7-1 165 – Gabe Burak (NC) maj. dec. Ethan Smith, 11-1 174 – Monte Schmalhaus (UVU) maj. dec. Josh Van Tine, 8-0 184 – Cody McAninch (NC) dec. David Prieto, 3-1 197 – Nick Bayer (NC) dec. Brian Chamberlain, 3-1 285 – Henry Chirino (NC) dec. Dustin Dennison, 9-5 125 – Colby Christensen (UVU) tech fall. Jesse Meis, 15-0 133 – Sam Bauer (NC) OT dec. Blake Mangum, 3-1

Jake Ellenberger (Photo/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Jake Ellenberger def. Diego Sanchez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Stefan Struve def. Dave Herman by TKO (punches from mount) -- Round 2, 3:52 Ronny Markes def. Aaron Simpson by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Stipe Miocic def. Philip De Fries by knockout (punches) -- Round 1, 0:43 T.J. Dillashaw def. Walel Watson by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26) Ivan Menjivar def. John Albert by submission (rear-naked choke) -- Round 1, 3:45 Jonathan Brookins def. Vagner Rocha by knockout (punches) -- Round 1, 1:32 Justin Salas def. Anton Kuivanen by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Tim Means def. Bernado Magalhaes vis unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

Matt Brown (Photo/Penn State Sports Information) To travel between Luanda, Angola, and Salt Lake City takes two full days, covers 10,000 air miles (across three continents), requires three connections (Johannesburg, London, Chicago), and an untold number of inconsiderate passengers, delays, and minor bothers. It's the type of flight itinerary that nudges marriages into an abyss, gives toddlers laryngitis, and incites businessmen to berate their assistant. Most can agree that it's an unpleasant way to spend 48 hours. Not Penn State redshirt freshman Matt Brown. His time in transit was just another thing to be endured, and possibly even enjoyed. Matt Brown is 23-2 this season (Photo/Bill Ennis)"Oh, yeah, it was was definitely a long couple of days, but I was excited to be coming home," says Brown. "I'd been away from my family and wrestling for two years and I was just thinking about how it was all about to start up again." For Brown, the newest star to emerge from head coach Cael Sanderson's ever-deepening roster of talent, "it" has definitely started. Originally recruited to wrestle for Cael at Iowa State, Brown left Ames after his freshman year to complete his mission for the Church of Latter Day Saints in Mozambique and Angola. When he returned after two years he decided to transfer to Penn State to continue his career under the guidance of Cael, Cody Sanderson, and Casey Cunningham. Over the past two months Brown has captivated wrestling fans by proving to be the most serviceable backup in the nation. Fans have watched in amazement as the 21-year-old Utah native has battled to improbable wins even as he seems hopelessly log-jammed behind Happy Valley's inordinate amount of upperweight talent. Brown, who wrestles at 174 pounds, is currently doing the backup work for Ed Ruth, the second-ranked wrestler at the weight class, and Quentin Wright, the returning NCAA champion at 184 pounds. It's a crevice with little sunlight. But according to Coach Cody Sanderson, the months it took Brown to position himself to even challenge for a starting spot was a slow process, only gaining momentum when Brown's positive attitude and hard work were rewarded by his body's long-dormant wrestling memory. Matt Brown rides teammate Ed Ruth (Photo/Bill Ennis)"He was a little impatient when it came to getting back on the mats in August," says Cody. "I tried to keep him from getting too frustrated. But you could see in his face that he was frustrated that his timing wasn't right, or that he wasn't flowing between moves well. But since then he just stays longer and works harder every day to get himself better and we're starting to see the results." Brown was working hard in relative obscurity until he entered unattached into the Southern Scuffle. It was in Chattanooga that he enjoyed the first rewards of his hard work, beating Missouri's 15th-ranked Dorian Henderson and Minnesota's 5th-ranked Logan Storley on his way to a showdown with teammate Ed Ruth in the finals. Brown lost a 6-3 decision. It's still the closest match of Ruth's season. "I was glad I could wrestle him, but of course I wanted to win," says Brown. "I was disappointed I couldn't finish my shots in the finals." It wouldn't be Brown's last chance for acclaim, as he'd soon be asked to enter the Nittany Lions' starting lineup. Brown's legend became Lin-sane in February when an injury to 197-pound starter Morgan McIntosh forced Brown (who'd weighed in at 174 pounds) into the starting lineup for two duals against Nebraska and Michigan. Brown beat the Nebraska wrestler with solid hand fighting and aggression, winning on a last-second stalling point. To ensure his place in Nittany Lion lore, he then knocked off 14th-ranked Max Huntley of Michigan. Coach Cody Sanderson has high hopes for Matt Brown (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)"The fans here just really respond to a guy who works hard and wrestles aggressively," says Cody. "He's inspiring guys on the team with his work ethic and outlook on the season. He's an incredible athlete and has the potential, I think, to be an NCAA champion." The wins and attention are nice, but all wrestlers want to test themselves against the best competition -- to see their names along the other greats from their school. Could Brown leave? Surrounded by all that talent, nobody would blame him if he transferred to become the starter at any other big-time program. Brown acknowledges the blockade of talent through the Penn State upperweights, but says he doesn't see himself wrestling for anyone but Cael and the Nittany Lions. "I don't plan on transferring," says Brown, who is also on an Army ROTC scholarship. "I think something will open in the future. And I believe I can accomplish my goals in three years that I might be able to do in four years somewhere else." Brown admits moments of disappointment in thinking about the hard work of the season, coupled with the idea of not being able to compete in next month's Big Ten and NCAA tournaments -- the tournaments where Brown, and his fans, would love to see him compete. "It would be frustrating to not wrestle at Big Tens or the NCAAs," says Brown. "I'm very grateful for the opportunities I've had, and I'm not really worried about losing focus, but like every wrestler, I want to compete in the best tournaments." Matt Brown puts his Lock Haven opponent in danger (Photo/Penn State Sports Information)Even as the desire to compete builds and the options for this season seem to be fading away, Brown thinks that he's on track to do something important with his college wrestling career if remembers to value the optimism that the coaches preach. "Coach Cael paints a picture that it's not the result, but if you're trying your best. Doesn't matter if you get beat, just that you're trying your hardest, fighting for points. "So in some ways the goal has become pretty simple: Just do your best." And wait, which is something Brown is prepared to endure, and possibly even enjoy.

Mike Powell

OREM, Utah -- University of Northern Iowa 133-pound redshirt sophomore Joe Colon (Clear Lake, Iowa/Clear Lake HS) has been named the Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week after an outstanding performance on the mat last weekend. The conference award was announced Tuesday by the league. Colon toppled the nation's No. 1-ranked wrestler last weekend as the Panthers competed at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Regional at Iowa State. Colon, who was ranked 11th at 133 pounds at the time of the bout, defeated Virginia Tech's Devin Carter with a 13-3 major decision in UNI's first round dual. The redshirt sophomore did not shy away from his aggressive wrestling style against the top-ranked Carter, landing a takedown and a three-point near fall in the first period. In his next match, Colon pinned Wisconsin's Shane McQuade in 3:41 in a dual that featured a season-high four pins for the Panthers. With the fall, Colon remained undefeated in dual action at 10-0 and extended his win streak to 15 matches. Over the span of those 15 victories, Colon has won by regular decision just once. The rest have been major decisions (5), technical falls (4) and pins (5). The conference honor is Colon's second of the season. The Western Wrestling Conference, which is in its sixth year of competition, is comprised of seven schools including the Air Force Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming. Other Nominees: North Dakota State: Steven Monk, 157 pounds, So., (Wausau, Wis./Wausau West HS) Northern Colorado: Justin Gonzales, 149 pounds, So., (Greeley, Colo./Northridge HS) South Dakota State: Aaron Pickrel, 125 pounds, RJr., (Watertown, S.D./Watertown HS) Utah Valley: Blake Mangum, 133 pounds, RFr., (Heber City, Utah/Oklahoma) Wyoming: Shane Onufer, 165 pounds, Sr., (Auburn, Wash./Auburn HS) 2011-12 WWC Wrestlers of the Week Nov. 9 - Cole VonOhlen (Air Force) Nov. 15 - Shane Onufer (Wyoming) Nov. 22 - Kasey Garnhart (Wyoming)/Steven Monk (North Dakota State) Nov. 29 - Ryan Loder (Northern Iowa) Dec. 6 - Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming) Dec. 13 - Zach Zehner (Wyoming) Dec. 20 - Shane Onufer (Wyoming) Jan. 4 - Steven Monk (North Dakota State) Jan. 10 - Pat Martinez (Wyoming) Jan. 17 - Cole VonOhlen (Air Force) Jan. 24 - Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming) Jan. 31 - Joe Colon (Northern Iowa) Feb. 7 - David Bonin (Northern Iowa)/Clayton Gable (Air Force) Feb. 14 - Joe Colon (Northern Iowa) 2011-12 WWC Dual Standings School Conf. Overall No. 10 Wyoming 4-0 8-3 Northern Iowa 5-1 8-6 North Dakota State 3-2 6-8 Northern Colorado 2-2 5-6 Air Force 2-3 7-5 Utah Valley 1-4 6-9 South Dakota State 0-5 4-8

All recap items use rankings from the previous week (team and individual from Feb. 8), while team rankings in preview items will reflect the new update. Singularly undefeated in the Hoosier State Heading into the state championship on Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, all fourteen weights in the single-class Indiana state tournament have at least one undefeated wrestler. In fact, only four weight classes (132, 145, 160, and 170) have just one wrestler without a loss. Thirteen wrestlers enter this underrated state championship in the national rankings. In fact, there are three weight classes that feature a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers. At 106 pounds, No. 6 Nathan Boston (Lawrence North) and No. 8 Stevan Micic (Hanover Central) both enter the tournament undefeated. The two sophomores met in the state semifinals last year, with Boston earning the 5-3 victory. This year, the wrestlers are in opposite halves. At 126 pounds, No. 8 Mason Todd (Pendleton Heights) enters the tournament undefeated, while No. 15 Brandon Campbell (New Castle) has lost twice to Todd this year. However, 2010 state runner-up Paul Petrov (Hanover Central) and returning state placer Luke Welch (Castle) are also undefeated. Todd and Petrov could meet in one semifinal, while Campbell and Welch could do the same in the other semifinal. Then at 132 pounds, No. 11 Jared McKinley (Perry Meridian) and No. 20 Neal Molloy (Danville) are both defending state champions, with the undefeated Molloy handing McKinley his only loss of the season to date. The two wrestlers are on opposite halves of the draw. Two number one ranked wrestlers are in this field -- Jared Brooks (Warsaw) at 113 and three-time state champion Jason Tsirtsis (Crown Point) at 145. Brooks is looking at a probable semifinal against a fellow undefeated wrestler in freshman Brandon James (Perry Meridian), with returning state qualifier Schuyler Phillips (Yorktown) leading the other side of the draw having a 44-1 record. On the other hand, Tsirtsis is a prohibitive favorite to win his weight class, though the second ranked wrestler Brooks Faurote (Bellmont) is waiting in the semifinal. The last defending champion in the field is at 126 pounds, No. 15 Kyle Ayersman (Lake Central), a two-time state champion who is undefeated on the season. His toughest match prior to the final would be against returning third in the state Chandler Carroll (Yorktown) in the quarterfinal. After being upset in the semifinal at semi-state, and then choosing not to wrestle his consolation match, 2009 and 2010 state champion Cody Phillips (Union County) is looking at a first round match against fellow 2011 state third placer Nick Crume (Jimtown). Due to the absolute stupidity of no consolation wrestling, the loser of that match will not place. Most likely awaiting the Phillips v Crume winner in the semifinal is undefeated sophomore Cody LeCount (Perry Meridian), who failed to make last year's state tournament due to the lack of consolation wrestling. Two-time state runner-up Devon Jackson (Yorktown), ranked No. 8 nationally, is joined by fellow undefeated wrestler Alex Griffin (McCutcheon) in the same half of the draw at 138 pounds. Three other weights have the potential for showdowns of undefeated wrestlers in the semifinal round. At 182 pounds, two-time state placer Tanner Lynde (Delphi) could face Dalton Bradenstein (Evansville Mater Dei) in the semifinal round, while another undefeated wrestler in Lukas Schaeffer (Westfield) looms in the other half of the draw. At 195 pounds, undefeated wrestlers Kourtney Berry (Merrillville) and Dane Maurer (Evansville Mater Dei) are in the same half of the draw, with a third undefeated wrestler -- two-time third in the state Mitch Sliga (Fishers) in the opposite half. Finally, at 285 pounds both Kaden Suter (Martinsville) and Abraham Hall (Bremen) are undefeated and in the same half of the bracket. A nationally ranked three-time state placer is also featured in the bracket at 152 and 170 pounds. At 152 pounds, No. 18 Connor Mullins (New Castle) finished second in the state and is undefeated this season. He is looking at a quarterfinal against two-time state placer Quincy Richey (Brown County), with fellow undefeated Isaiah Bradley (Muncie Southside) looming in the opposite half of the draw. At 170 pounds, No. 14 Tyler Willis (Indianapolis Cathedral) -- second in the 2010 state tournament -- is looking at a semifinal match against undefeated Sean Mappes (Center Grove), while Jake Masengale (Perry Meridian) avenged an earlier in the season loss to knock Willis from the undefeated perch at semi-state and has a favorable path to the final in the other half. Two-time state placer Brian Harvey (Indianapolis Cathedral) is undefeated and anchors the bottom half of the 160 pound bracket. Two-time state fourth placer Kirk Johnson (Perry Meridian), who has lost twice to Harvey on the season -- including last week -- is looking at a quarterfinal match against freshman Robert Stevenson (Merrillville) in the opposite half of the draw. That winner should advance to the state final. Finally, undefeated wrestlers Seth Biberstine (Southern Wells) and Iyan Bass (Jennings County) reside in opposite halves of the 220 pound bracket. Returning fourth in the state Keith Knura (Indian Creek) is in Biberstine's half of the draw, while returning state third Tyler Kral (Crown Point) is a likely quarterfinal opponent for Bass. Leading the way in terms of individual qualifiers for this unscored state tournament is No. 24 Perry Meridian and Evansville Mater Dei with nine each, while Indianapolis Cathedral follows right behind with eight to state. View state brackets. The Sooner State rematch is much tighter, but still a Union victory (31-30) Nine days after Tulsa Union upended Broken Arrow 35-19, the two squads advanced to their expected championship matchup in the Class 6A Oklahoma Dual Team Wrestling Championship. Earlier in the day at Yukon High School, No. 17 Tulsa Union defeated Edmond Memorial 57-21 and host Yukon 48-15, while No. 20 Broken Arrow earned a 64-9 victory over Choctaw and then beat Edmond North 35-24 in the semifinal round. Similar to the dual meet nine days prior, the teams split the first eight matches, which happened to be 285 through 145 on both occasions. However, on this occasion the teams were tied, as opposed to Tulsa Union having a three point advantage. The differences in outcome were at 106 pounds, where No. 12 Markus Simmons got a pin for Broken Arrow instead of a major decision; Josh Walker earning a 10-0 major decision at 120 for Tulsa Union, as opposed to a pin; and at 132 pounds with Brian Crutchmer scoring a technical fall for Tulsa Union instead of a major decision. That 132 pound match started a lineup change for Broken Arrow, which ended up playing to their advantage. Instead of keeping the 132-152 quartet of Clay Archer, No. 9 Chase Ferman, Tanner Bailey, and Paden Bailey in place -- with Josh Foshee at 160 -- they bumped that group up one weight class placing a reserve in at 132 against Brian Crutchmer. The result was an upset 3-1 overtime victory for Tanner Bailey at 152 pounds against No. 13 Kyle Ash, reversing a 3-0 Ash victory over Paden Bailey in the dual meet. After the 4-2 overtime victory for Tulsa Union's Cale Wilson over Paden Bailey at 160 pounds, the dual meet was tied at 24-24 through ten matches -- as opposed to the nine point Union advantage the last time around. The other reversal of outcome for Broken Arrow came at 170 pounds, where Brock Warren earned a 4-3 victory over Ky Young, having suffered an 11-6 defeat nine days prior. Like in the last dual meet, Tulsa Union had Blasé Walser compete at 182 pounds, where he put the Redskins on top 28-27 with a 11-3 major decision victory over Mitch Owens. Last time around, the teams played off the elite upper-weights, No. 3 (at 182) Kyle Crutchmer and No. 19 (at 195) Seth Calvert. This time, those two wrestlers met at 195 pounds, with Crutchmer earning an 11-9 victory to put Tulsa Union on top 31-27 with one match remaining. Any bonus points would have won the dual meet for Broken Arrow, as they had three earlier pins to one for the Redskins; however, Steve Allen could only muster an 11-8 victory over freshman Chance Wenglewski. View results. Collinsville dominated three opponents on the way to their title in Class 5A. View results. No. 29 Tuttle was somewhat pushed in the semifinal and finish of their Class 4A championship run: View results. Perry dominated three opponents on the way to their Class 3A championship. View results. Double the pleasure in the Hawkeye State A revision in format sees the state dual meet championship and individual bracket championship tournaments being held in the same week this year, as opposed to previously being held on different weekends (individual bracket first, then dual meet). This year, the dual meet tournament in all three classes will be held on Wednesday and the individual bracket event on Thursday through Saturday. Both events will be in Des Moines. One item of great debate is how seriously teams will be taking the dual meet championship on Wednesday. Watch to see how teams will approach the competition on Wednesday. Will they actually have their state tournament wrestlers have to make weight and compete on Wednesday, then have to make weight again before the actual individual tournament? The Class 3A dual meet bracket features No. 13 Southeast Polk, which is undefeated in dual meets, as the top seed. They will face Waverly-Shell Rock in the quarterfinal, with a semifinal against West Des Moines Valley or Linn Mar pending. No. 10 Bettendorf, on paper the state's best and most balanced team, is the two seed with No. 25 Iowa City West the third seed. The scored individual bracket tournament seems to be the priority among most teams, and it should be a tight three-team race in this class. Both Bettendorf and Southeast Polk qualified eleven, with Iowa City West qualified just nine. While Bettendorf did lose a potential state placer in Jacob Schwarm (106), they are the team that can most afford this type of loss because of their depth. On the other hand, Iowa City West lost a potential state finalist in Mickey Pelfrey (195), and could least afford that type of loss. Additionally, Iowa City West has two particularly unfavorable draws. At 126 pounds, No. 14 Jack Hathaway faces No. 6 Cory Clark (Southeast Polk) in the quarterfinal round; while No. 20 Eric Devos of Waverly-Shell Rock has the much easier road to the final. Hathaway knocked off Clark 2-1 in late January to give Clark the only loss of his career; however, the three-time state champion had already beaten Hathaway the opening weekend of the season. In addition, Clark defeated Hathaway in the state semifinal round when both were sophomores. At 132 pounds, No. 15 Dakota Bauer draws No. 17 Kyle Larson (West Des Moines Valley) in the semifinal round; Larson beat Bauer 2-1 in the tiebreaker during their lone meeting this year, while Larson's lone loss is to No. 8 Brandon Sorenson (Denver-Tripoli) 2-1 in the tiebreaker. The lone other weight with multiple nationally ranked wrestlers is 113 pounds, where No. 17 Phillip Laux (Iowa City West) and No. 20 Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf) are in opposite halves of the draw with limited challenge to a state finals collision. The biggest story of this state tournament is the journey of career undefeated John Meeks (Des Moines Roosevelt), who is ranked first nationally at 138 pounds. Meeks does have the toughest quarter of the draw, but it is a non-factor to him, and is probably looking at either Connor Ryan (Bettendorf) or Kegan Wakefield (Iowa City West) in the final; Ryan is a three-time state runner-up, while Wakefield was a runner-up last year. Five other wrestlers are undefeated in Class 3A -- No. 6 Gabe Moreno (Urbandale) at 145 pounds, No. 8 Zach Witte (Cedar Rapids Prairie) at 152, No. 12 Jared Bartel (Mason City) at 182, No. 13 Ross Larson (Ankeny) at 195, and No. 3 Willie Miklus (Southeast Polk) at 220. Moreno is a strong favorite to get a maiden state title after finishing fourth, third, and second the last three years. He is looking at a quarterfinal match with two-time state placer Bubba Hernandez (Bettendorf), who is ranked second in the state; while two-time state placer Brayton Taylor (Fort Dodge) looms in the semifinal. The other half of the draw features a key quarterfinal bout between 2010 state runner-up Grady Gambrall (Iowa City West) and Brian Warren (North Des Moines Hoover). Bartel has drawn into a quarterfinal with third ranked Bryan Levsen (Bettendorf), as second raked Matt Seabold (Burlington) looms in the semifinal. On the other half of the draw, Casey Marnin (Southeast Polk) is the highest ranked wrestler present, which is a benefit to the Rams state title hopes. After losing to the undefeated Larson in the district final, second ranked in the state Bud Smith (Southeast Polk) draws 39-1 Tarin Phillips (West Des Moines Valley) in the opening round; however, that one loss was 7-2 to Smith two weekends ago. Ryan Maas (Iowa City High), winner of the district from which Pelfrey did not qualify looms in the semifinal. Larson anchors the other half of the draw, with Keaton Jurevitz (Bettendorf) the likely semifinal opponent. Miklus is so formidable an opponent that he drove the second ranked kid in his weight, No. 19 Nate Shaw (Bettendorf), up to the 285 pound classification. The classification's other nationally ranked wrestlers are No. 14 Justin Koethe (Iowa City West) and No. 5 Alex Meyer (Southeast Polk). Koethe is looking at a likely semifinal against Tim Miklus (Southeast Polk), who is ranked third in the state at the weight class, with returning state placer Zeb Wahle (Lewis Central as the likely finals opponent. Meyer has a pretty clear path to the final, with the likely opponent being the winner of a quarterfinal match between second ranked Carson Powell (Ankeny) and third in the state Colby Vance (Bettendorf). It should be an interesting four team battle in Class 2A between Davenport Assumption (10 to state), West Delaware (9), Creston (7), and defending state champion Denver-Tripoli (6). West Delaware lost fourth-ranked Sam Lahr (170), while Denver-Tripoli lost third-ranked Gunnar Wolfensperger (138) -- a 2010 state champion -- from a site where the 2nd and 4th ranked wrestlers were the qualifiers. The other storyline in this class is whether Topher Carton (Davenport Assumption) can win his fourth state title (two in Illinois and two in Iowa). He is competing at 132 pounds, and is in the opposite half of the draw from Sorensen, a junior who is after his third state title. Class 1A is a two-team race between Don Bosco and Clarion-Goldfield. Perennial power Don Bosco qualified eight for state, while Clarion has nine competing this weekend in Des Moines. Also of note here is that Robert Walker (Martensdale St. Mary's) is after a third straight undefeated state title, this one coming at 145 pounds. View state tournament information. Team season ends in the Garden State without an undefeated Before these coming three weeks about the individuals, culminating the first Sunday of March in Atlantic City, N.J., conducted its annual group dual meet state tournament this week. The lone team undefeated headed into the week was No. 39 Jackson Memorial. However, they were upset in the Central Section final in Group 4, 35-29 by Brick Memorial. That was the second consecutive narrow victory for the Mustangs, as they escaped Howell 30-28 in the semifinal round. In the Group 4 semifinals on Sunday, Brick Memorial outlasted Southern Regional 34-22, winning eight of the weight classes. However, their journey came to an end in the championship match against Phillipsburg. Despite having navigated a relatively easy road to the championship match, including a 53-7 semifinal victory over West Orange, the Stateliners showed their mettle in the championship final. Trailing 21-20 at heavyweight, Anthony Pare led 6-1 but was disqualified due to an illegal slam. That meant Phillipsburg would have to win the last two matches to get the dual meet, which they did with a pin from Stephen Friedman at 106 and a 6-4 upset victory from Zach Fisher against Joe Ghione. The other member of the Fab 50, No. 38 South Plainfield, had a better week as they emerged with the Group 3 championship. In the semifinal, they earned a convincing 41-18 victory over Timber Creek. The Tigers trailed 12-10 after matches at 170 through 106 were wrestled; however, their vaunted “murderer's row” of Ray Jazikoff (113), Troy Heilmann (120), No. 4 Anthony Ashnault (126), Scott Del Vecchio (132), Tyler Hunt (138), No. 15 Corey Stasenko, and Dylan Pantion (152) all came through with wins. An indifference forfeit gave Timber Creek their last six points. The final against Ocean Township took similar pattern, with the Tigers trailing 15-3 after 182 through 106 were wrestled. However, Ocean Township had to feel points were left on the mat, as they won two matches by six, one by seven, and their only loss came 3-2. Then, South Plainfield ran the gauntlet with seven straight wins (four decisions, a major from Stasenko, a 16-1 technical fall from Ashnault, and a pin by Del Vecchio) to cinch the dual meet after the 2-1 victory from Painton against Whithler Marcelin. Two indifference forfeits shrunk the margin of victory to 30-27 for South Plainfield. In the other group with national interest, Bergen Catholic emerged with the Non-Public Group A championship, as the Crusaders finally had a lineup resembling what they expected in the preseason. Their two North section matches were tightly contested ones against formidable opposition -- a 32-28 victory over Delbarton in the semifinal on Wednesday night, and then a 27-27 match against St. Peter's Prep that was decided on criteria on Friday night. Johnny Sebastian's pin at 160 pounds served as the tiebreaker. The championship final saw Bergen Catholic absolutely dominate Christian Brothers Academy to the tune of a 36-19 victory, including Sebastian's 15-3 major decision victory over Vincent Favia in the evening's second match at 160 pounds -- a rematch of last year's state tournament fifth place match at 152 that Sebastian also won. Other group champions were Bound Brook in Group 1, Raritan in Group 2, and Camden Catholic in Non-Public B. View results and information. Land of Lincoln hosts its individual finale This weekend Assembly Hall on the University of Illinois campus will play host to the Illinois state wrestling tournament. Class 3A features three teams in the InterMat Fab 50 leading the way in terms of qualifiers to state -- No. 41 Carl Sandburg had nine, while No. 30 Oak Park River Forest and No. 42 Glenbard North advanced eight each to state. Also qualifying eight to state was Marist. In Class 2A, the dominant program was No. 27 Montini Catholic, which sends 13 wrestlers to the state tournament. Fourteen nationally ranked wrestlers and nine with undefeated records, which captures 18 wrestlers in all, anchor the class 3A field. The most anticipated matchup should come in the 152 pound final, where it will most likely feature a battle of undefeated wrestlers in No. 3 Max Schneider (Lane Tech) and No. 4 Brian Murphy (Glenbard North); Schneider was a state finalist in 2009 and 2010, winning in 2010, while Murphy has finished third and second in Champaign the last two years. Two other weight classes in Class 3A feature a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers. No. 16 Jordan Northrup (Machesney Park Harlem) and No. 18 Mark Duda (Marist) are in opposite halves of the 113 pound bracket, though Duda has the tougher path as Jared Parvinmehr (Barrington) is a possible semifinal opponent. Then at 182 pounds, No. 2 Sam Brooks (Oak Park River Forest) and No. 11 Taylor McGiffen (Alton) are in opposite halves -- Brooks has a head-to-head major decision victory over McGiffen, while the only loss for Brooks was an injury default in the regional final two weekends ago. Also of note is the 120 pound weight class, which features a pair of defending state champions in undefeated sophomore No. 6 Jered Cortez (Glenbard North) and junior Sebastian Pique (Carl Sandburg), a Cadet freestyle All-American. Those wrestlers are in opposite halves of the draw. The lone weight with a pair of undefeated wrestlers is 285 pounds, where No. 19 James Buss (De La Salle) and Rob Bain (Bolingbrook) appear in opposite halves of the draw. However, life will be tougher for Bain, as Brian Allen (Hinsdale Central) looms in the semifinal. Allen, third at state last year as a freshman, lost 2-1 to Buss in the sectional final this past weekend. Yet another excellent upper-weight competition will be at 220 pounds, where undefeated senior Mike Swider (Wheaton North) earned a 4-3 upset victory this past weekend over previously undefeated Josh Marchok (Schaumburg), who had won state last year and is ranked No. 1 nationally. The two wrestlers are projected to meet in the final this weekend as well. Four other wrestlers enter the Class 3A tournament undefeated -- Zach Synon (Prairie Ridge) at 126 pounds, Matt Ornoff (Mundelin) at 138, No. 13 Ricky Robertson (Carl Sandburg) at 170, and No. 4 Brad Johnson (Lockport) at 195. Robertson and Johnson are strong favorites to win state, while Synon and Ornoff are not on paper favorites. Standing in the way of Synon is three-time state finalist, 2009 state champion, No. 10 Eddie Klimara (Providence Catholic); while in the way of Ornoff is two-time state placer, returning runner-up, Kyle Langendorfer (Lincoln-Way East). Both of those matchups, should they occur, would happen in state finals. Finally, two other ranked wrestlers are featured in this classification -- No. 7 Bryce Brill (Mt. Carmel) at 145 pounds and No. 17 Shaun'Qae McMurtry (Lockport) at 160. Both are relative favorites, though Brill will have to navigate one of the two solid wrestlers that he beat this past weekend -- either returning state placer Kevin Moylan (Rockford Stagg) or two-time state placer Colin Holller (Carl Sandburg). The remaining seven wrestlers appearing in the InterMat national rankings reside in Class 2A, where there are also four undefeated wrestlers -- this captures nine wrestlers in all. The most anticipated weights are 113 and 120 pounds, which feature three national caliber wrestlers each. At 113 pounds, defending state champion Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy) is eighth nationally, while two-time Cadet freestyle All-American Barlow McGhee (Rock Island) is ranked ninth. Jimenez won the sectional bracket featuring those two wrestlers; however, McGhee was the victim of an unexpected pin in the semifinal prior to a meeting with Jimenez. The consequence of that is a likely quarterfinal date with Jordan Laster (Montini Catholic), a returning state placer and Cheesehead runner-up. Then at 120 pounds, No. 16 Matt Garelli (Oak Park Fenwick) -- undefeated this season -- will have a somewhat tough defense of his title from last year, having to most likely navigate the winner of a Kevon Powell (Montini Catholic) vs. Cameron Kennedy (Richmond-Burton) quarterfinal in the championship bout. Garelli earned a narrow 2-1 victory over Kennedy in the sectional final this past weekend, while Powell is at three-time state placer having won state in 2010. The other undefeated wrestlers are Cameron Mammen (Urbana) at 170 pounds, two-time state runner-up No. 10 Jack Dechow (Richmond-Burton) at 182, and Lucas Joseph (East Peoria) at 220. Also nationally ranked in Class 2A are defending state champion No. 5 Zane Richards (Carbondale) at 132 pounds, 2009 and 2010 state champion Dylan Reel (Washington) at 170, and defending state champion No. 5 Gage Harrah (Crystal Lake Central) at 195. The small-school classification (Class 1A) features nine undefeated wrestlers in six weight classes. View brackets. Canon-McMillan ends streak at 95, Bethlehem Catholic repeats No. 5 Canon-McMillan won its first Class 3A dual meet state championship, and will now seek to defend its individual bracket tournament state title from last season. In the semifinal round, the Big Macs ended the 95 consecutive dual meet victory streak of No. 25 Central Dauphin with a 28-25 victory. The teams split the fourteen matches 7-7, but three additional majors for Canon-McMillan made the difference. Winning by major decision for Canon-McMillan were Dalton Macri (113), No. 7 Solomon Chishko (138), No. 2 Cody Wiercioch (182), and Alex Campbell (220), while Central Dauphin had just the major from Garrett Peppelman (152). Wins by fall were a trade-off between No. 9 Connor Schram (120) for Canon-McMillan and Terrance Parsons (195) for Central Dauphin. Earlier wins for the Big Macs came 53-10 over Parkland and 56-13 over Delaware Valley. Then, they had to rally from a 20-16 deficit with five matches remaining to upend Erie McDowell in the championship match. That dual meet started with a pin for Schram at 120, and then the Trojans answered back with six wins in the next eight matches -- including an 8-6 overtime victory for Nick Gibson over state placer Colton Shorts at 126, a 2-1 rideout victory for No. 17 Steve Spearman over No. 7 Chishko at 138, and a pair of 3-2 victories for Tyree Spearman (152) and Jimmy Paulson (160). Tyree Spearman's victory came over returning state placer Dario Dobbin, who also placed at Powerade this year. After No. 2 Wiercioch and Khalique Harris traded victories at 170 and 182, the Big Macs closed out the dual meet with a 6-1 decision from Ian Binotto at 195, a pin from Campbell at 220, a 4-0 decision from No. 12 Cody Klempay at 285, a 7-0 decision from Brendon Price at 106, and a 25-15 major decision from Dalton Macri at 113. However, Erie McDowell should be commended, as they put together three impressive wins just to advance to the championship match. They won eight matches in a 27-20 opening round victory over North Allegheny despite Steve Spearman's absence from the lineup, upending No. 28 Easton 30-25 in the Friday afternoon quarterfinal, and finally knocking off Mechanicsburg 31-28 in the semifinal. Central Dauphin did bounce back strong to finish third with a 47-11 consolation semifinal victory over Easton and a 33-20 third place match victory over Mechanicsburg. No. 12 Bethlehem Catholic repeated as champions in Class 2A completely dominating their matches along the way -- 47-9 over Bermudian Springs, 32-15 over Fort LeBoeuf, 46-12 over Brookville, and 52-15 over Boiling Springs. Fort LeBoeuf finished third with a 30-28 victory over Brookville. View information. Other highlights from the week that was … Despite losing four of the first five matches, all by either one or two points, No. 11 Simley, Minn., rallied back with a vengeance to win eight of the nine remaining weight classes to upend No. 41 St. Michael-Albertville, Minn., 41-18, in a Friday night dual meet. The most notable individual match was at 113 pounds, where No. 5 Tommy Thorn (STMA) upended No. 14 Kyle Gliva, 3-1. Individual Bracket Tournaments Arizona: Division I Results Division II Results Division III Results Division IV Results Arkansas: Results Louisiana: Results Montana: Class AA Results Class A Results Class B Results Dual Meet Tournaments Maryland: Results North Carolina: Results South Carolina: Class 4A Results Class 3A Results Class 2A Results Class 1A Results Also in the week to come ... Additional individual bracket state tournaments in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. Additional dual meet championships are in Delaware on Wednesday night and in North Dakota on Thursday.

The 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals finals have been set to take place at Oklahoma State University's Gallagher-Iba Arena on Sunday, Feb. 19 beginning at 2 p.m. Undefeated Oklahoma State will enter the tournament as the No. 1 seed, they will face No. 4 seeded Illinois. Iowa begins at the No. 2 seed as they will take on Big 10 rival No. 3 Minnesota in the first round of the Mat Mayhem Finals. Each of these teams won their respective regional tournament last weekend. The only team that was not seeded No.1 in their regional last weekend was Illinois. The championship final and consolation final will take place at 6 p.m. To view the Mat Mayhem Teams national rankings visit the NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll released on February 14, 2012. For more tournament information: ticket prices, times, and brackets visit our website http://www.nwcaonline.com/NWCAWebSite/Events/nwcanationalduals/mat-mayhem.

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Clarion University 141-pound, sophomore wrestler Tyler Bedelyon (Lewistown/Indian Valley), was named the PSAC (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) and EWL (Eastern Wrestling League) Wrestler of the Week for his outstanding performance in a 3-0 week for himself and the Golden Eagles. Bedelyon upped his season record to 15-13 with a 3-0 record that opened on Saturday with a pin at 3:59 over Josh Palivoda in helping Clarion to a 45-5 home win over Cleveland State. Tyler BedelyonOn Sunday the Golden Eagles traveled to Princeton to take on the Tigers and Franklin & Marshall in a double dual meet. Bedelyon opened against F&M's Richard Durso and won an 11-3 major decision, then came back and upset No. 11 rated Adam Krop of Princeton by pinning the Tiger at 1:59. Bedelyon used two, first period takedowns to jump out to a 4-1 lead before posting his fall. “Tyler had a great weekend and is very deserving of these honors,” said Clarion first year head coach Matt Dernlan. “He's a very hard working and dedicated athlete who is also a strong student,” praised Dernlan. “we are proud to have him in our program.” Clarion won all three dual meets to run its season record to 5-6 overall and 2-3 in the EWL. After defeating Cleveland State (45-5), the Golden Eagles dropped Franklin & Marshall 42-4 and Princeton 36-9. Bedelyon is a finance major at Clarion and is the son of Mike and Amy Bedelyon. A red-shirt sophomore, he was recently honored as a Clarion University “Scholar Athlete” for the third straight year. CLARION NOTES: the Golden Eagles host No. 14 Kent State on Friday, Feb. 17th at 7p.m. … Then host Senior Day on Sunday, Feb. 19 vs Lock Haven… Match time is 2p.m…. PSAC Commissioner Steve Murray will also be in attendance at that match to present former Clarion Wrestling Legend Wade Schalles with the PSAC “Award Of Merit”. Wade will be only the 5th person in PSAC history to receive the award and is one of 5 to get the special award this year. Ceremonies will take place at a special halftime intermission during that match at Waldo S. Tippin Gymnasium.

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State 133-pounder Jordan Oliver was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for his performance in the NWCA National Duals, the conference announced today. Oliver, a junior ranked No. 1 nationally in his weight class, helped lead the Cowboys to the NWCA Mat Mayhem Stillwater region title Sunday. The Easton, Pa., native downed two ranked opponents on the day, earning a major decision over No. 17 Zach Zehner of Wyoming and a 7-3 decision over No. 2 Logan Stieber of Ohio State. With the wins, Oliver moves to 18-1 on the year and 6-1 against ranked opponents. He has been a key part of Oklahoma State's perfect 14-0 dual record. In 14 dual matches, he has scored 71 team points with a 13-1 record. He also tallied 64 takedowns in those dual matches to lead the Cowboys. Oliver also leads OSU with an incredible 14 falls in his 19 bouts. Oliver's wins Sunday helped the Cowboys win two duals over top-10 opponents, including a 28-7 win over No. 10 Wyoming and a 25-6 win over No. 6 Ohio State. Last season, Oliver became the first Big 12 wrestler to be honored three times in one season, making this his fourth career honor. It marks the second time a Cowboy wrestler has received the recognition this year, as heavyweight Alan Gelogaev was honored on Jan. 23. The Cowboys are back in action Thursday when they take on the Sooners of Oklahoma in the Bedlam match at 7 p.m. in Norman.

Related Link: The MMA Outsider Podcast Archives If you felt weird not seeing a UFC event on TV last weekend, the promotion's first feature card on Fuel TV this Wednesday should make you feel a bit better. Besides the fight card preview, we were lucky to score a last second interview with Sean Loeffler (25-5), who will make his UFC debut at the Omaha, Neb., event against Buddy Roberts (11-2) in a middleweight clash. So enjoy the bonus audio! In the regular episode that we had to record early to accommodate Richard's diva schedule, we break down the entire fight card, focusing on the two headline bouts. The co-main event involves a heavyweight clash between Stefan Struve -- the world's most unintimidating 6'11" fighter -- and top-level athlete but serious head case Dave Herman. Lastly, we break down the main even between welterweight contender Jake Ellenberger and TUF 1 champion Diego Sanchez. With his wrestling and strength advantage, we have a feeling Ellenberger might remind Sanchez why he dropped down to lightweight a couple of years ago. Bonus Audio: Sean Loeffler Interview

Jim Miller (Photo/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) The UFC is an entertainment company with a specialization in putting on shows featuring mixed-martial arts. To make money they organize fights featuring men they believe will draw large crowds and big money. It's a refined equation that never mandates they promote fights featuring the most skilled combatants. The UFC puts on the fights fans want to see -- the ones that will make them turn the channel and open their pocketbooks. With that in mind, it's a bit easier to understand what influenced UFC President Dana White and matchmaker Joe Silva when they set our to recruit talent for the UFC on FOX 3 scheduled for May 5th in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Under pressure from fans for more excitement during their network broadcast the executives chose a cast of made-for-TV good guys, troubled youths, violent foreigners and their most-hated (but popular) heel in the entirety on MMA. Despite of their central-casting appeal, the fighters are loaded with talent, starting with headliners Nate Diaz and Jim Miller. Miller, a Garden State native is coming off a first-round submission victory over Melvin Guillard at the UFC on FX Jan. 14, a rebound he needed after a deflating decision loss to Benson Henderson. Miller is considered one of the promotion's most reliable action-creating stars -- often finding little issue with creating minute-long mat scrambles, or stand-and-trade face-punching battles. He's not overly marketable, but his opponent might be the antagonist capable of emboldening his cookie-cutter image by ripening him up for an emotional conflict for all to watch on UFC: Primetime. Diaz, younger brother to the recently defeated welterweight title contender Nick Diaz, shares Miller's aptitude for work on the ground, and possibly his enjoyment at being punched in the face (He'll also earn the UFC spillover from those who enjoyed the controversy surrounding his brother Nick, and those that genuinely hate Stockton.) Title implications are at stake, but the UFC won't be selling viewers on these men holding straps as much as they will the classic turn at good versus evil; the white-capped homebody Miller versus the black-capped homeboy Diaz. As disparate as their images appear, their fighting styles are similar aggressive jiu-jitsu black belts with punching power -- and should help ensure that fans will see two bloody faces and plenty of submission attempts. And the UFC likes a bloody face. In an attempt to firm up the appeal of the card UFC president Dana White announced this weekend that he'd be adding former NCAA Division I wrestling champions Josh Koscheck and Johny Hendricks to the undercard. Fans might mistake this as nothing more than a high-level wrestling match, but the UFC is clued-in to one of the most important realizations in MMA -- high-level wrestling negates itself. Koscheck sells. He's been the promotion's top-selling heel since joining the cast of the first The Ultimate Fighter in 2006. For Koscheck, who is coming off a boring decision victory over Mike Pierce, Hendricks could be the last hurdle before regaining a chance to fight for the belt against interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit. The UFC understands that Kos' constant baiting of fans and veteran status in the promotion (20 fights over six years), help guarantee that they'll receive a larger audience. Do well and Kos may even earn a third shot at securing the title from Georges St. Pierre. Across the cage is Johny Hendricks, a competent striker looking to add Koscheck to his impressive list of recent knockout victims. The Oklahoma State wrestler (and coincidentally at one time the greatest heel in NCAA wrestling history) has won his last three fights, including two Knockout of the Night performances with a TKO victory of T.J. Waldburger and a 12-second KO finish of Koscheck's best friend and training partner, Jon Fitch. After the pitter-patter main event of the UFC on Fox 2 the UFC realized that high-level wrestling gets cancelled out, leaving wrestlers with little more to do than stand and strike. But that is wish and conjecture, hopeful thinking and daydreaming. If the UFC wants to convert fans from free television to $55 high-definition pay-per-views they're going to need at last one guaranteed stoppage, one must-see moment from the fight. Enter: Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares, top middleweight and owner of the scariest finishing move since Mortal Kombat. If the other match-ups only included the damaging psychology of the heel, it's Palhares who completes the entendre by showcasing the catastrophic damage that can be done by simply grabbing one and giving it a yank. Palhares' opponent, UFC veteran Alan Belcher is a respectable fighter who is riding a solid three-fight winning streak (Wilson Gouveia, Patrick Cote, and Jason MacDonald) over the past 14 months, including a Submission of the Night bonus for his rear-naked choke of Cote. But don't be fooled, though Belcher's willingness to fight top opponents is admirable and his jiu-jitsu serviceable (he's a black belt), the fight with Palhares is only an entry point for the UFC to ensure that there night ends with at least SportsCenter-worthy finish. It's not the UFC's fault that Palhares is the best heel-hooker in the history of the world (save possibly Milos of Croton), but their willingness to feed Belcher's ACL to the Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert is comical in its transparency. Palhares will heel hook Belcher, it's as sure a thing as you can predict in MMA. The UFC on FOX 3 is hoping to attract more PPV buys and increase the viewership numbers from which fans derive so much validation. Whether or not the fights end up being entertaining is anyones guess, but the men in suits have done all they can to ensure that the lead-up to the fight compels you to watch, and that the stylistic match-ups presented on fight night cause a few bloody noses and torn knee ligaments. And agree or disagree, at least this one's free.

GREELEY, Colo. -- Bring out the brooms. The Northern Colorado wrestling team won a pair of home duals Sunday against Western Wrestling Conference foes North Dakota State and South Dakota State to remain undefeated this year at Butler-Hancock. The Bears (5-6, 2-2 WWC) started the afternoon with a thrilling 22-21 tiebreaker win over the Bison and then backed it up with a 27-15 victory against the Jackrabbits. After the 10 matches against the Bison, the two teams were tied at 21, but the Bears won the tiebreaker by winning six of the 10 matches. "That dual (NDSU) came down to those three pins," Northern Colorado coach Ben Cherrington said. "North Dakota State is a good team. They've wrestled some good schools close this year. We knew if we wrestled well we had a chance. Our guys wrestle well at home -- we have great fans and it's easy for them to get excited about wrestling at home. And it's always easier to wrestle a second match. Your juices are flowing and you're already ready to go." Freshman Henry Chirino (285 pounds), sophomore Sam Bauer (133), senior Casey Cruz (141), sophomore Justin Gonzales (149), senior Gabe Burak (165) and Nick Bayer (197) all won matches in both duals, while sophomore Cody McAninch (184) won his lone match against SDSU. Chirino started both duals for the Bears and only allowed a single point against him. He won 4-0 against Evan Knutson from North Dakota State and then defeated SDSU's Joe Skow 6-1. Skow actually scored the first point in the second period after neither wrestler put points on the board in the first stanza. Bauer snapped a two-match losing streak, shutting out Justin Solberg, 6-0 in the first match and then posted a 4-2 decision against Nick Chavez. Cruz also had a shutout decision against the Bison, winning 5-0 over Tyler Diamond. In the night cap he won an exciting 7-6 decision over Dustin Walraven. Walraven jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second period with an escape and takedown, but Cruz scored three points in the final 1:12 to knot the score at 3-3 heading into the final two minutes. Cruz recorded one takedown and two escapes, while Walraven had one of each to keep the fans on the edge of their seats. "Casey isn't always the most athletic guy out there," said Cherrington. "He figures out positions and he works hard and that's how he's been successful. It's the guys that work the hardest that often get the win. That's why a sport like wrestling is so great and Casey is the perfect example of that." At 149 pounds, Gonzales won 6-3 against Mark Erickson and then had a injury default win against Andrew Youngblom. After no scoring in the first period, Gonzales scored six straight points with an escape, takedown and 3-point nearfall before Youngblom had to pull out due to injury. Burak won both matches by pin, winning in just 1:12 against the Bison's Joseph Garner and 3:37 against SDSU's Troy Morisette. Burak is ranked No. 10 this week by Intermat and improves to 17-2 on the year and 10-1 in duals. "Gabe's leadership is second-to-none," said Cherrington. "Above his ability to win matches is the leadership. Our roster is filled with freshmen and sophomores and to have a guy who's up there at the top and have such strong convictions is great. He has a confidence on the mat that's good to see. He goes out on the mat thinking he's going to win and when you have that, most of the time you're going to have your hand raised at the end." At 197 pounds, Bayer also won both bouts by decision, winning 6-1 over John Gusewelle and 4-3 against Nick Mart. Against South Dakota State Bayer trailed 3-0 before scoring the final four points of the bout to send the fans home win smiles on their faces. The Bears continue their home stretch, hosting Utah Valley at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at 7 pm. North Dakota State at Northern Colorado 285 – Henry Chirino (NC) dec. Evan Knutson 4-0 125 – Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) fall Jesse Meis, 4:13 133 – Sam Bauer (NC) dec. Justin Solberg, 6-0 141 – Casey Cruz (NC) dec. Tyler Diamond, 5-0 149 – Justin Gonzales (NC) dec. Mark Erickson, 6-3 157 – Steven Monk (NDSU) fall Charlie Mcmartin, 2:41 165 – Gabe Burak (NC) fall Joseph Garner, 1:12 174 – Tyler Johnson (NDSU) fall Josh VanTine, 1:16 184 – MacKain Stoll (NDSU) dec. Patrick Gomez, 8-3 197 – Nick Bayer (NC) dec. John Gusewelle, 6-1 South Dakota State at Northern Colorado 285 – Henry Chirino (NC) dec. Joe Skow, 6-1 125 – Aaron Pickrel (SDSU) fall Jesse Meis, 4:59 133 – Sam Bauer (NC) dec. Nick Chavez, 4-2 141 – Casey Cruz (NC) dec. Dustin Walraven, 7-6 149 – Justin Gonzales (NC) inj. Andrew Youngblom, 4:19 157 – Nick Flynn (SDSU) dec. Charlie McMartin, 6-3 165 – Gabe Burak (NC) fall Troy Morissette, 3:37 174 – Dillion Reid (SDSU) fall Jarrod Betchtold, 4:48 184 – Cody McAninch (NC) dec Tony Lisek, 14-7 197 – Nick Bayer (NC) dec Nick Mart, 4-3

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Clarion won 17 of 20 total bouts on Sunday as the Golden Eagles defeated Princeton 36-9 and Franklin & Marshall 42-4 in NCAA Division I Wrestling on Sunday at Princeton's Dillon Gymnasium. Clarion raised its season record to 5-6 overall, while Princeton dropped to 6-11 and F&M dropped to 2-13. Clarion opened the double dual with a 42-4 win over Franklin & Marshall, then defeated host Princeton 36-9. In the nightcap against Princeton, Joe Waltko, Tyler Bedelyon and Nick Milano posted pins, while Bekzod Abdurakhmonov had a technical fall to lead the way. After Trey Hicks decisioned Ryan Cash 3-0 at 125, Waltko was ahead 10-1 when he cradled Andrew Hirai and pinned the tiger at 5:42 to give the Eagles a 9-0 lead. The upset of the day came at 141, where Clarion's Tyler Bedelyon pinned #11 rated Adam Krop at 1:59. Bedelyon opended with two takedowns and a 4-1 lead. With Bedelyon on top, Krop seemed in position to reverse, but Bedelyon back pinned Krop for the exciting win, staking Clarion to a 15-0 lead. Cameron Moran was ahead of Seth Hazelton 3-2 when Hazelton back pinned Moran as the buzzer sounded the end of the first period at 149. Clarion's #4 ranked James Fleming gave up an opening takedown, but reversed back to tie 2-2 at the end of the first. He used a reversal and a three point near fall against Kyle Roddy for a 7-2 lead after two periods, then had a takedown and cradle for three more to finish with a 13-2 win at 157. #5 rated Bekzod Abdurakmonov scored a 16-0 technical fall at 4:48 over Rich Eva at 165. Bekzod had takedown, reversal and four, three-point near falls to post his team leading 26th win. Nick Milano came out strong at 174, using a fireman's carry to get the takedown, put Andy Lowy to his back and then worked in a cradle to post his fall at 40-seconds of the bout, giving Clarion an insurmountable 30-6 lead. Steven Cressley lost 6-4 in overtime to Dan Santoro at 184, but Alex Thomas notched a 4-2 win over Kurt Brendel at 197 and Quintas McCorkle used four takedowns and a near fall for an 11-4 decision at 285 over Robert Grogan. Clarion opened the dual with a 42-4 win over Franklin & Marshall. The Golden Eagles received pins from Joe Waltko at 133, James Fleming at 157, and Quintas McCorkle (285) and won 9 of the 10 bouts. Trey Hicks opened with a 5-0 win over Dave Hershberger at 125, then Waltko followed with his pin over Robert Ruiz at 4:04 at 133. Waltko reversed to start the second period for a 4-3 lead, then used a half nelson for the fall. Tyler Bedelyon held a 5-0 lead after the first period and went on to score an 11-3 major decision over Richard Durso at 141. Teammate Cameron Moran followed with a 17-0 technical fall at 5:11 over Andrew Murano at 149-pounds. Moran had two takedowns and four near falls for the win. Clarion's #4 ranked James Fleming used a cradle to score a fall at 3:39. He was ahead 11-2 at the time of the fall. After #5 ranked Bekzod Abdurakhmonov was awarded a forfeit at 165, F&M scored its lone win when Matt Fullowan won 11-1 over Ryan Darch at 174. The Golden Eagles won their final three bouts when Steven Cressley scored an 8-4 win over Matt Latessa at 184, Alex Thomas won a 4-2 decision over Colin Ely at 197 and Quintas McCorkle pinned Alex Henry at 2:24. Cressley had two first period takedowns to pave his win, while Thomas rallied with a three-point near fall in the second to win 4-2. McCorkle had four, first period takedowns before his fall. CLARION NOTES: Updated Clarion Records … Hicks (7-16); Waltko (14-13), Bedelyon (15-13); Moran (12-14); Fleming (22-4); Abdurakhmonov (26-4); Darch (8-12); Milano (7-12); Cressley (14-11); Thomas (21-13); McCorkle (22-10)…Clarion has a 4-0 series edge against Princeton – Also defeating the Tigers last year 22-15 and in 2010 38-6 at Princeton … Clarion is 2-0 against F&M in the history between the two schools – Clarion also defeated F&M 41-5 in the 1973-74 season … … CLARION HOSTS EWL'S MARCH 4 - ALL SESSION TICKETS: ADULT: $30 STUDENT/SENIOR: $15 …. INDIVIDUAL SESSION TICKETS - Session I: Adult $15, Student/Senior $10 --- Session II: Adult $20, Student/Senior $10 … For more info on tickets call 814-393-2423. CLARION 42, FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 4 125- Trey Hicks (CL) dec. Dave Hershberger (FM) 5-0 133- Joe Waltko (CL) wbf Robert Ruiz (FM) 4:04 141- Tyler Bedelyon (CL) maj. dec. Richard Durso (FM) 11-3 149- Cameron Moran (CL) tech. fall Andrew Murano (FM) 17-0 157- #4 James Fleming (CL) wbf Eric Norgard (FM) 3:39 165- #5 Bekzod Abdurakhmonov forfeit 174- Matt Fullowan (FM) maj. dec. Ryan Darch (CL) 11-1 184- Steven Cressley (CL) dec. Matt Latessa (FM) 8-4 197- Alex Thomas (CL) dec. Colin Ely (FM) 4-2 285- Quintas McCorkle (CL) wbf Alex Henry (FM) 2:24 CLARION 36, PRINCETON 9 125- Trey Hicks (CL) dec. Ryan Cash (P) 3-0 133- Joe Waltko (CL) wbf Andrew Hirai (P) 5:42 141- Tyler Bedelyon (CL) wbf #11 Adam Krop (P) 1:59 149- Seth Hazelton (P) wbf Cameron Moran (CL) 3:00 157- #4 James Fleming (CL) maj. dec. Kyle Roddy (P) 13-2 165- #5 Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (CL) tech. fall Rich Eva (P) 16-0; 4:48 174- Nick Milano (CL) wbf Andy Lowy (P) 0:40 184- Dan Santoro (P) dec. Steven Cressley (CL) 6-4ot 197- Alex Thomas (CL) dec. Kurt Brendel (P) 4-2 285- Quintas McCorkle (CL) dec. Robert Grogan (P) 11-4

DeKALB -- The Northern Illinois wrestling team recorded two wins Sunday at Victor E. Court, toppling in-state rival SIU-Edwardsville, 34-8, and Tiffin, 42-0. With the wins, the Huskies evened their record at 8-8 on the year. That mark is the second-highest win total for NIU in the last six seasons. “We focused on competing hard and competing with fire and we did that today,” said Huskie head coach Ryan Ludwig. “We sent a lot of time racking up riding time today, so I'm very excited about that. We've improved in that position. “When we're out in an attacking style, we win matches.” Northern Illinois Slays Dragons, 42-0 The Huskies put an emphatic end to their four-game skid with a 42-0 annihilation of the Tiffin Dragons in their opening match of Sunday's triangular. The win was NIU's second shutout of the season following a 38-0 win over Cleveland State Dec. 21. In addition, the dual victory was the first 40-plus point effort by the Huskies in exactly one year, as Northern topped Knox, 57-0, and SIU-Edwardsville, 40-3, Feb. 12, 2011, in Edwardsville, Ill. “Tiffin is a very scrappy team,” Ludwig said. “They came out and fought hard, but I am glad we came out with a victory against them.” “Joey Simcoe had his guys well-prepared and I'm looking forward to the future with that program.” Following a Dragon forfeit at 125 pounds, Rob Jillard got the Huskies off to a quick start with a dominating 15-5 major decision against Stephen Pastor in the 133-pound match. The sophomore's 15-point outpoint was his highest of the season and put an end to his own four-match losing streak. Kevin Fanta kept the momentum going at 141 with a hard-fought 4-1 decision against Tiffin's Ryan McKenzie to put the Huskies in control at 13-0. True freshmen Tyler Argue and Tyler Loethen added to that lead with wins in the 149-pound and 157-pound matches. Argue grabbed his second major decision and first win since Nov. 26 when he outscored Vince Gualtieri, 10-2. Meanwhile, Loethen registered his first career major decision with a 11-3 win over Trevor Nickolai. Dan Burk made the most of a spot start at 165 pounds when he battled past the Dragons' Chris Baker in a 7-4 decision for his second dual win of the year. Sandwiched between Tiffin forfeits at 174 and 197 was Brad Dieckhaus' 9-3 win over Kevin Christman in the 184-pound match, putting the senior's record at 9-0 on the year. NIU finished off the Dragons when Jared Torrence defeated Aren Norman, 6-1, to add the final points to the Huskies' seventh win of the year. Northern Illinois 42, Tiffin 0 125: Nick Smith (NIU) won by forfeit 133: Rob Jillard (NIU) maj. dec. Stephen Pastor (TU), 15-5 141: Kevin Fanta (NIU) dec. Ryan McKenzie (TU), 4-1 149: Tyler Argue (NIU) maj. dec. Vince Gualtieri (TU), 10-2 157: Tyler Loethen (NIU) maj. dec. Trevor Nickolai (TU), 11-3 165: Dan Burk (NIU) dec. Chris Baker (TU), 7-4 174: Caleb Busson (NIU) won by forfeit 184: Brad Dieckhaus (NIU) dec. Kevin Christman (TU), 9-3 197: Mike Lukowski (NIU) won by forfeit 285: Jared Torrence (NIU) dec. Aren Norman (TU), 6-1 Huskies Pummel Cougars, 34-8 NIU made it two-for-two with the final match of the day, defeating the Cougars of SIU-Edwardsville, 34-8. Not only was the win the Huskies' second of the season against SIUE, but it was also their 19th consecutive win over their downstate rivals. “They're in transition to Division I right now and (Coach David Ray) is doing a good job down there right now,” Ludwig said. “I think when they get tournament eligible, things will be different, but we always respect the in-state rival and we look forward to competing with them every year.” After the Huskies took an early 6-0 lead on a forfeit at 125 pounds, the Cougars returned the favor when Brendan Murphy scored a 3-0 decision against NIU's Rob Jillard to get SIUE within three points. However, Kevin Fanta turned the tide back in Northern's favor in the 141-pound match, defeating SIUE's Patrick Myers in a 13-2 major decision to extend the Huskie lead to 10-2. Following a second SIUE forfeit – this one at 149 pounds – Huskie Tyler Loethen outdueled Kyle Lowman in the 157-pound match for a 9-5 decision and a 19-3 NIU lead. The Cougars would bounce back, though, when Gabe Hocum won at 165 pounds over Dan Burk, 7-4. Yet, the Huskies removed all doubt in the outcome with wins at 174 and 184. Sophomore Caleb Busson earned his second win of the day when he defeated Deshoun White, 6-3, at 174. Brad Dieckhaus followed that with a quick first period pin of Cole Brandt in the 184-pound match to extend NIU's lead to 28-6. The Cougars scored one last victory on the day when Cole Rogers topped Mike Lukowski, 8-5, at 197. However, Jared Torrence grabbed a forfeit at heavyweight for Northern to cap the victory. Northern Illinois 34, SIU-Edwardsville 8 125: Nick Smith (NIU) won by forfeit 133: Brendan Murphy (SIUE) dec. Rob Jillard (NIU), 3-0 141: Kevin Fanta (NIU) maj. dec. Patrick Myers (SIUE), 13-2 149: Tyler Argue (NIU) won by forfeit 157: Tyler Loethen (NIU) dec. Kyle Lowman (SIUE), 9-5 165: Gabe Hocum (SIUE) dec. Dan Burk (NIU), 7-4 174: Caleb Busson (NIU) dec. Deshoun White (SIUE), 6-3 184: Brad Dieckhaus (NIU) pins Cole Brandt (SIUE), 2:07 197: Cole Rogers (SIUE) dec. Mike Lukowski (NIU), 8-5 285: Jared Torrence (NIU) won by forfeit *SIUE deducted one point for unsportsmanlike conduct following 197-pound match The Huskies wrap up their 2011-12 regular season Saturday, Feb. 18, when they welcome Buffalo for a Mid-American Conference showdown. The dual, which will also be NIU's Senior Day, begins at 1 p.m. in Victor E. Court.

RALEIGH/BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- The Indiana University wrestling team improved to 11-7 on the season with three straight wins on Sunday. Indiana headed south to defeat North Carolina State, VMI and Gardner-Webb by a combined score of 106-31. Four Hoosiers posted 3-0 individual records as well, a list that included: Joe Duca, Preston Keiffer, Luke Sheridan and Adam Chalfant. Matt Powless pinned his two opponents before giving way to Joe Fagiano in the final 197-pound match of the day. Fagiano made it a clean sweep of Hoosier pins at that weight class, sticking Gardner-Webb's Travis Porter in the second period. The day began at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, N.C., for a tri-meet versus hosting NC State and VMI. Indiana trailed the Wolfpack, 19-13, after the 174-pound bout despite three bonus-point-garnering performances at that point. The Hoosiers maximized the team point production from there on out, however, recording falls in the final three matches. The 18-point explosion pushed IU to a 31-19 victory. Bonus points kept flowing in dual match number two. Indiana won eight bouts over VMI, six of which came with 4+ team points in the Hoosiers' 39-6 besting of VMI. Duca, Keiffer and Powless each recorded pins. Duca racked up a total of 14 team points on Sunday, sandwiching his fall with a pair of major decisions against North Carolina State and Gardner-Webb. Chalfant was the Hoosiers' leading scorer, gathering 16 team points on two pins and a major. The Hoosiers then made a short trip over to Boiling Springs, N.C. to face Gardner-Webb in the nightcap. IU rolled again, collecting bonus points by the bundle. Indiana won eight of 10 bouts en route to a 36-6 victory over the Bulldogs. Indiana 31, North Carolina State 19 125 lbs - Coltin Fought (NCST) tech fall Zach Zimmer (IU), 15-0; Team Score: 0-5 133 lbs - Joe Duca (IU) maj. dec. Ben Elliott (NCST), 18-5; TS: 4-5 141 lbs - Matt Ortega (IU) won by forfeit; TS: 10-5 149 lbs - Matt Nereim (NCST) tech fall Geno Capezio (IU), 18-3; TS: 10-10 157 lbs - Colton Palmer (NCST) pinned Sawyer Morris (IU), 0:32; TS: 10-16 165 lbs - Preston Keiffer (IU) dec. Nijel Jones (NCST), 10-9; TS: 13-16 174 lbs - Quinton Godley (NCST) dec. Ryan LeBlanc (IU), 5-4; TS: 13-19 184 lbs - Luke Sheridan (IU) pinned Robert O'Neill (NCST), 4:21; TS: 19-19 197 lbs - #3 Matt Powless (IU) pinned KaRonne Jones (NCST), 5:44; TS: 25-19 285 lbs - Adam Chalfant (IU) pinned Josh Davis (NCST), 2:50; TS: 31-19 Indiana 39, VMI 6* 125 lbs - Zach Zimmer (IU) won by forfeit; Team Score: 6-0 133 lbs - Joe Duca (IU) pinned Joe Jarrells (VMI), 1:30; TS: 12-0 141 lbs - Zeb Stewart (VMI) dec. Matt Ortega (IU), 2-1; TS: 12-3 149 lbs - David Yost (VMI) dec. Ryen Nieman, 3-2; TS: 12-6 157 lbs - Sawyer Morris (IU) dec. Edward Gottwald (VMI), 5-3; TS:15-6 165 lbs - Preston Keiffer (IU) pinned Jon Jones (VMI), 3:58; TS: 21-6 174 lbs - Ryan LeBlanc (IU) dec. Matthew Brock (VMI), 5-3; TS: 24-6 184 lbs - Luke Sheridan (IU) won by forfeit (VMI); TS: 30-6 197 lbs - #3 Matt Powless (IU) pinned Urayoan Garcia (VMI), 4:40; TS: 36-6 285 lbs - Adam Chalfant (IU) maj. dec. Juan Adams (VMI), 15-5; TS: 40-6 *Indiana was penalized one team point for bench misconduct Indiana 36, Gardner-Webb 6 125 lbs - Michael Slaughter (GW) dec. Zach Zimmer (IU), 8-3; Team Score: 0-3 133 lbs - Joe Duca (IU) maj. dec. Robert Golde (GW), 15-5; TS: 4-3 141 lbs - Matt Ortega (IU) pinned Jacob Reinemund (GW), 0:52; TS: 10-3 149 lbs - Geno Capezio (IU) dec. Davante Andujar (GW), 6-4 (SV); TS: 13-3 157 lbs - Alex Medved (GW) dec. Sawyer Morris (IU), 7-2; TS: 13-6 165 lbs - Preston Keiffer (IU) dec. Justin Guthrie (GW), 10-8 (SV); TS: 16-6 174 lbs - Ryan LeBlanc (IU) tech fall Erin O'Dell (GW), 22-5; TS: 21-6 184 lbs - Luke Sheridan (IU) dec. Jason Porter (GW), 5-4; TS: 24-6 197 lbs - Joe Fagiano (IU) pinned Travis Porter (GW), 4:04; TS: 30-6 285 lbs - Adam Chalfant (IU) pinned Justin Kozera (GW), 2:31; TS: 36-6 The regular season is quickly coming to end as the Hoosiers travel to Northwestern Friday night (Feb. 17) for their final dual match of the year. Postseason action starts with the Big Ten Championships in West Lafayette, Ind., on March 3-4.