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We have finally arrived: Dual Season Now things get interesting within the dynamics of your league. Depending on how many of your competitors are still engaged, every point means just that much more because they will be harder to come by. Bonus points are at a premium. We have one major tournament out in Lancaster, PA this week, where a few big names look to be taking the mat (see below). A reminder of some important rules: Wrestlers entered at a weight must compete at that weight or else their results will not be counted. Wrestlers in the “Floater” spots can compete at ANY weight and accumulate Fantasy points. A wrestler will LOCK on your roster at 11 am ET on the day of their first competition for the week. (refer to the SHP’s Week Preview) Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. Check your league settings to know how many add/drops are permitted per week. Have a question, concern, suggestions, or just want to chat about Fantasy Wrestling? Hit us up on Twitter or head over to the InterMat Forums where we have a Fantasy Wrestling dedicated Forum page! Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score]* 125: Charlie Farmer (ARMY) - @ Long Island, F&M Open Anthony Molton (CAMP) - F&M Open Diego Sotelo (HARV) - F&M Open Nick Babin (PITT) - Vs Stanford, @ West Virginia [+10] Matt Ramos (PUR) - Vs Northwestern, @ Northern Illinois [+8] Sheldon Seymour (LEH) - @ Binghamton, @ Cornell [+6] Marc-Anthony McGowan (PRIN)- @ Morgan State [+5] Chris Vargo (EDIN) - @ Clarion [+4] Luke Lilledahl (PSU) - Vs Michigan State [+4] Noah Luna (APP) - @ The Citadel [+3] Nicolar Rivera (WISC) - Vs Iowa [+3] 133: Raymond Lopez (AMER) - F&M Open Ethan Berginc (ARMY) - @ Long Island, F&M Open Gable Strickland (LHU) - F&M Open Ben Davino (OHST) - F&M Open Ryan Crookham (LEH) - @ Binghamton, @ Cornell [+9] Kai Orine (NCST) - Vs Duke, @ Oklahoma State [+8] Braxton Brown (MARY) - @ Michigan, @ Michigan State [+7] Tyler Knox (STAN) - @ Pittsburgh, @ Missouri [+7] Julian Chlebove (ASU)- @ California Baptist [+4] Sergio Lemley (MICH) - Vs Maryland [+4] Colton Camacho (EDIN) - @ Clarion [+4] Ethan Oakley (UNC)- Vs Virginia Tech [+4] * if no McGonigle Drake Ayala (IOWA) - @ Wisconsin [+3] Tyler Wells (MINN) - @ Nebraska [+3] Braeden Davis (PSU) - Vs Michigan State [+3] 141: Shannon Hanna (CAMP) - F&M Open Luke Stanich (LEH) - F&M Open Ryan Jack (NCST) - F&M Open Andre Gonzalez (OHST) - F&M Open Jesse Mendez (OHST) - @ Illinois, Vs Rutgers [+8] Beau Bartlett (PSU) - Vs Michigan State [+5] Eligh Rivera (PRIN)- @ Morgan State [+5] Richard Treanor (ARMY) - @ Long Island [+4] Tagen Jamison (OKST) - Vs NC State [+4] Brock Hardy (NEB) - Vs Minnesota [+3] Sam Latona (VT) - @ North Carolina [+3] 149: Trae McDaniel (ARMY) - @ Long Island, F&M Open Dylan Layton (CSU) - F&M Open Kelvin Griffin (LEH) - F&M Open Shayne Van Ness (PSU) - Vs Michigan State [+6] Kyle Parco (IOWA) - @ Wisconsin [+5] Ty Whalen (PRIN)- @ Morgan State [+4] Jesse Vasquez (ASU)- @ California Baptist [+3] Carson DeRosier (CIT) - Vs Appalachian State [+3] Ridge Lovett (NEB) - Vs Minnesota [+3] Carter Young (OKST) - Vs NC State [+3] 157: Jackson Arrington (NCST) - F&M Open Brock Herman (OHST) - F&M Open Sammy Sasso (OHST) - F&M Open Paddy Gallagher (OHST) - @ Illinois, Vs Rutgers [+6] Meyer Shapiro (COR) - Vs Lehigh [+5] Tyler Kasak (PSU) - Vs Michigan State [+5] Ryan Michaels (EDIN) - @ clarion [+4] Rafael Hipolito (VT) - @ North Carolina [+4] Tyler Badgett (CIT) - Vs Appalachian State [+3] 165: Cesar Alvan (COL) - F&M Open Max Brignola (LEH) - F&M Open Hunter Garvin (STAN) - @ Pittsburgh, @ Missouri [+8] Gunner Filipowicz (ARMY) - @ Long Island [+5] Michael Caliendo (IOWA) - @ Wisconsin [+5] Beau Mantanona (MICH) - Vs Maryland [+5] Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) - Vs Michigan State [+5] Nicco Ruiz (ASU)- @ California Baptist [+4] Julian Ramirez (COR) - Vs Lehigh [+4] Will Miller (APP) - @ The Citadel [+3] Cam Amine (OKST) - Vs NC State [+3] Mac Church (VT) - @ North Carolina [+3] 174: Lorenzo Norman (STAN) - @ Pittsburgh, @ Missouri [+7] Carson Kharchla (OHST) - @ Illinois, Vs Rutgers [+6] Brody Baumann (PUR) - Vs Northwestern, @ Northern Illinois [+6] Dalton Harkins (ARMY) - @ Long Island [+5] Levi Haines (PSU) - Vs Michigan State [+5] John Worthing (CLAR) - Vs Edinboro [+4] Patrick Kenedy (IOWA) - @ Wisconsin [+4] Darrien Roberts (MORG)- Vs Princeton [+4] Dean Hamiti (OKST) - Vs NC State [+4] Lucas Uliano (APP) - @ The Citadel [+3] Simon Ruiz (COR) - Vs Lehigh [+3] Lenny Pinto (NEB) - Vs Minnesota [+3] 184: Nick Fine (COL) - F&M Open Rocco Welsh (OHST) - F&M Open James Rowley (PUR) - Vs Northwestern, @ Northern Illinois [+7] Jaxon Smith (MARY) - @ Michigan, @ Michigan State [+6] Reece Heller (PITT)- Vs Stanford, @ West Virginia [+6] Carter Starocci (PSU) - Vs Michigan State [+5] Nathan Haas (CBU) - Vs Arizona State [+4] Chris Foca (COR) - Vs Lehigh [+4] Jared McGill (EDIN) - @ Clarion [+4] Angelo Ferrari (IOWA) - @ Wisconsin [+4] Billy Janzer (CIT) - Vs Appalachian State [+3] Dustin Plott (OKST) - Vs NC State [+3] Mikey Squires (PRIN)- @ Morgan State [+3] 197: Levi Hopkins (CAMP) - F&M Open Michael Beard (LEH) - @ Binghamton, @ Cornell [+9] Stephen Buchanan (IOWA) - @ Wisconsin [+6] Mac Stout (PITT)- Vs Stanford, @ West Virginia [+6] Luke Stout (PRIN)- @ Morgan State [+6] Jacob Cardenas (MICH) - Vs Maryland [+5] Patrick Brophy (CIT) - Vs Appalachian State [+4] Josh Barr (PSU) - Vs Michigan State [+4] Wolfgang Frable (ARMY) - @ Long Island [+3] Isaiah Salazar (MINN) - @ Nebraska [+3] Luke Surber (OKST) - Vs NC State [+3] 285: Gavin Hoffman (LHU) - F&M Open David Szuba (RID) - F&M Open Owen Trephan (LEH) - @ Binghamton, @ Cornell [+9] Dayton Pitzer (PITT)- Vs Stanford, @ West Virginia [+8] Cohlton Schultz (ASU)- @ California Baptist [+6] Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) - Vs Michigan State [+6] Gable Steveson (MINN) - @ Nebraska [+5] Jim Mullen (VT) - @ North Carolina [+5] Kade Sottolano (EDIN) - @ Clarion [+4] Ben Keuter (IOWA) - @ Wisconsin [+4] Wyatt Hendrickson (OKST) - Vs NC State [+4]

DI wrestling is back at the NWCA National Duals! The National Duals take place tomorrow and Saturday and now include teams across all levels of collegiate competition, including both women’s collegiate divisions. The DI version of this event will feature 14 teams that hail from non-Power Four conferences. Some teams compete as affiliate members of the Big 12, but are not full-fledged conference members for other sports. This idea allows us to see plenty of matchups that we may not otherwise see in dual competition. Northern Iowa/Sacred Heart, Wyoming/Drexel, and George Mason/Cal Poly are some first-round matches that combine schools that aren’t geographically close to each other. Hopefully, this event gives the rest of the DI world a kick in the butt and shows them that this can be fun. Or not. Anyhow, let’s focus on the school that will be in Cedar Falls and taking the mat. Best First Round Matchup: George Mason vs. Cal Poly Don’t let the records fool you, this should be the most competitive matchup during the first round of action. George Mason comes into the tournament 8-0, while Cal Poly is searching for their first win of the season at 0-4. While they are winless, three of Cal Poly’s four losses have come to teams currently ranked in the top 33 in duals. The only current ranked-on-ranked matchup in this dual comes at 149 lbs with #7 Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) and #23 Kaden Cassidy (George Mason). Hopefully, we’ll get a chance to see it as Lamer has been out of action since mid-November. There are a handful of other bouts between wrestlers who were ranked at one time or are close to the rankings. They are 157 lbs (DJ McGee/Legend Lamer), 165 (Evan Maag/Luka Wick), and 184 (Malachi DuVall/Daschle Lamer). The other bout to watch is at heavyweight - which could end up determining this dual. Trevor Tinker is a returning national qualifier for Cal Poly. He’s had an up-and-down season thus far. George Mason would be expected to send out James Blackman, a true freshman who has quietly put together a solid season. Blackman is 11-4, but unbeaten in dual competition. Interesting Subplot in the First Round: Northern Colorado vs. CSU Bakersfield Prior to signing with CSU Bakersfield, controversial 2021 national champion AJ Ferrari’s only other known DI visit over the summer was to……Northern Colorado. I’m not sure that this means anything. Just something to monitor. The item that will confuse people who have followed wrestling brackets for years: Ohio vs Penn So, Ohio will wrestle Penn in an opening-round match that determines where each team is placed in the bracket. The winner will go to the bottom of the bracket and face the winner of Central Michigan/South Dakota State. The loser goes to the top of the bracket and meets the winner of Northern Iowa/Sacred Heart. I suppose that’s an interesting way of doing things. It’s a way that there are no opening round byes even with 14 teams in a 16-team bracket. It’s possible that the loser of Ohio/Penn could win the entire bracket. Of course, they’d have to defeat #5 Northern Iowa coming off a loss. Which brings us to…. Can anyone stop Northern Iowa? The Panthers come into this event fresh off a huge win over then-unbeaten Nebraska - ranked third in the nation at the time. It wasn’t just a win, it was how it happened. UNI only had one huge upset (at 125 lbs with Trever Anderson over All-American Caleb Smith). The upset at 141 wasn’t quite as unpredictable. Cael Happel and Brock Hardy traded wins last season. Nebraska was only without one typical starter and that wouldn’t be enough to swing a 15-point Panther victory. Enough about last week, how does UNI stack up against the other contenders in the field? Using WrestleStat’s Dual Comparison Tool , they would defeat third-seeded Little Rock 22-13 and second-seeded South Dakota State, 22-9. I believe WrestleStat gave UNI two matches SDSU might win (125/174), which would bring the score to 16-15 - should everything play out as expected. 16-15 is the actual score when these two schools met in late November. Two noticeable differences for UNI is that they may not have Cory Land at 133, but they do have Colin Realbuto, who was unavailable at 149 lbs in the first dual. Central Michigan drew the short straw? Like Cal Poly, Central Michigan is much tougher than their 0-3 record might indicate. Also like the Mustangs, Ben Bennett’s team has been beaten by three ranked schools in the Chippewa’s three outings this year. It’s kind of rough for them to draw the second-seeded Jackrabbits right off the bat. CMU is like South Dakota State in that they are a very solid dual team. They also are strong where SDSU has strong wrestlers (133/157/174/285). This could work in Central Michigan’s favor and could put them in position for an upset, at the same time, if those matches go SDSU’s way, it could make the dual look more lopsided than it actually is. The headline match in this dual should take place at 174 lbs with #8 Cade DeVos and #22 Alex Cramer. These two met in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Championships and DeVos advanced after a first-period fall. Interesting second-round individual matchups There are some good ones that could happen! Should Penn beat Ohio, it puts the Bobcats on the top of the bracket, likely facing Northern Iowa. That would set the stage for a meeting between Big 12 Champion #4 Ryder Downey and All-American #15 Peyten Kellar. Even though each was in the same CKLV bracket and both advanced far at NCAA’s they have not met before. Also possible with UNI/Ohio is another matchup between #7 Garrett Thompson and #17 Jared Simma. Thompson took the first meeting 8-1 in Vegas. In that same scenario, if Penn goes to the bottom half of the bracket and SDSU advanced, it would set up a mammoth clash at 174 lbs between #6 Nick Incontrera and #8 DeVos. The pair has no prior history with each other. The George Mason/Cal Poly match could be too close to call a winner ahead of time, but let’s say the Mustangs win. That could provide us with one of the most intriguing matches of the tournament with #3 Zeth Romney against #6 Nasir Bailey. Romney is your CKLV champion and Bailey just captured a title at the Southern Scuffle. Last season, the two met in dual competition and Bailey got his hand raised after a 7-1 win; however, Romney has looked much better this season. Hopefully, Romney will be available for Cal Poly head coach Jon Sioredas. He has yet to wrestle after winning Vegas. Some under-the-radar wrestlers to watch SIU-Edwardsville’s 141 lber Danny Martinez: Posted two ranked wins en route to a fifth-place Midlands finish Drexel’s 174 lber Jasiah Queen: Won both open tournaments (ESU Open and Bobby Kauffman) in 2024-25 Sacred Heart’s 133 lber Andrew Fallon: SHU’s best grappler - a match away from qualifying for nationals in 2024. CSU Bakersfield’s 285 lber Jake Andrews: Veteran who just cracked the rankings a few weeks ago. Northern Colorado’s 184 lber AJ Heeg: Oklahoma State transfer who shined at the Scuffle with a win over an All-American and second-place finish Below is the bracket - remember Ohio and Penn wrestle to determine who fits into the first round

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With the holidays and the tournaments that surround them fading into the rearview mirror, the standings now move into a free-for-all fight for position as we enter Dual Season. For these standings, we will be using the Basic Fantasy Scoring through @WrestleStat (Win by Dec +3, Loss by Dec -3, Win by Pin +6, Loss by Pin -6, etc). Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. Standings are first ordered based on total Fpts, then if tied by Points Per Match (PPM). Week 10 Notes: While the Southern Scuffle and Bobby Kauffman Open were the only tournaments in Week 10, Gunner Filipowicz took full advantage with a 30 Fpt weekend. While a lot of the top fantasy wrestlers this season did not compete in Week 10, Gunner shot his way from being outside the Top-33 to #1 overall. American’s Caleb Campos comes in second for Week 10 with 27 Fpts (thanks to the upset pin over Lennox Wolak), North Dakota;s Aidan Brenot at #3 with 24 Fpts. Four redshirts made the Week 10 standings, three of them being from Penn State (and also all three coming away with Scuffle titles). Conner Mirasola was the best redshirt of the week, coming in 4th. Michigan's Cam Catrabone as the last Redshirt to make the weekly Top-33, coming in at #30 with 15 Fpts. Sonny Sasso makes his fantasy standings return, getting back onto the Overall Standings Top-33 thanks to a 21 pt week. He was also the highest non-starter to make the weekly list. In the overall Standings, Brendan McCrone took a step back with a loss to Maximo Renteria, and three wrestlers are tied at 70pts, vying for the #2 spot. Week 10 Leaders Year-Long Fantasy Point Standings

During the broadcast of Iowa State’s 24-18 win over West Virginia, the WVU broadcast team mentioned that Mountaineer All-American 149 lber Ty Watters would miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season due to an injury. InterMat has followed up to confirm that this is accurate information. Watters is a sophomore who went 30-6 last year as a true freshman and won a Big 12 title before finishing fourth in the nation in Kansas City. The Big 12 championship provided Watters with the fifth seed at his first NCAA Tournament. Watters advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals before running into the eventual national champion, Caleb Henson of Virginia Tech. In his next match, Watters pinned 2021 All-American Jaden Abas (Stanford) to solidify his own All-American status. Watters majored Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) and pinned Kyle Parco (Arizona State), before falling in the third-place match. The fourth-place finish at the 2024 NCAA Tournament helped WVU to a 17th place finish which was the program’s best showing at nationals since 2004. He and Peyton Hall became the first Mountaineer teammates to make the podium in the same year since 2005. Watters started the 2024-25 season with a title at the Southeast Open - defeating returning All-American Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) in the process. In his only two dual appearances this year, Watters posted tech falls - one of which came over #16 Sammy Alvarez (Rider). In his last appearance in 2024, Watters fell to #2 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) at the NWCA/All-Star Classic exhibition. Since Watters only competed in three events, one would assume he would be able to use a medical redshirt for the 2024-25 campaign. In his absence, veteran Sam Hillegas has stepped into the WVU lineup and won two of his first three dual appearances. Tonight, Hillegas was beaten by the Cyclones Paniro Johnson, who competed at 149 lbs for the first time this season.

Over the weekend, as the Southern Scuffle occurred, I went back and forth with some of the guys in one of my wrestling-related chats. As tends to happen during wrestling season, the topic turned to the current landscape of the sport. 11 years ago, the Scuffle featured the eventual top-three teams at the NCAA Championships and had two of the eventual NCAA finals bouts - in their championship matches. Suffice it to say, that won’t be the case in 2025. The topic then moved to match counts, avoiding good matchups, and the college wrestling product, as a whole. As grievances were aired, solutions were also thrown around to improve the product. A national dual tournament, a ranking series tournament, and assigning point values for wins were among those mentioned. I think each of those potential ideas is valid, but I’m not sure any of them would actually be implemented. What I do think is a viable solution to limit “ducking” and strategic load management is to re-evaluate the number of wrestlers that we seed at the NCAA Championships. The 2019 NCAA Tournament was the first one in which the NCAA seeded all 33 wrestlers in each bracket. From 2014-19, the NCAA seeded the top 16 wrestlers in a bracket. Before 2014, the number was 12. How does this help the product in the regular season? Excellent question, I thought you’d never ask! With the NCAA seeding all 33 wrestlers, it encourages more of the gaming, ducking, and strategic resting that has been all too common in the sport at the collegiate level. Like every other sport, as time progresses we’ve been able to have more information and more ways to interpret data. In 2025, I think college wrestling coaches are as knowledgeable as they’ve ever been about the NCAA allocation process, at-large berths, and seeding. Coaches are aware that if your wrestler banks a couple of solid wins early in the season, they don’t have to risk it against better opponents and can maintain a particular ranking. Since the NCAA seeds all 33 wrestlers, this approach has been used for wrestlers all up and down the rankings. Instead of worrying about maintaining a #1 seed or avoiding the #1, they are also thinking about protecting a #20 ranking. If you only seed to 12 or 16, there would be less reason for a wrestler who is ranked #20 to protect that particular ranking. They are trying to break into that 12/16 threshold, not maintain what they have. And on the other half of the rankings, the wrestler who is right over that threshold isn’t safe. A huge upset from the #17 ranked wrestler could push him past that #16 wrestler. Do you want to just sit back and try to maintain that #12/#16 ranking, when it could lead to you going unseeded and drawing the #1 seed in the first round at NCAA’s? With fewer seeds, the seeds themselves become more of a valued commodity. In recent years, we’ve seen medically forfeiting out of a tournament become a frequent option. In response, the NCAA has hit those wrestlers hard in the seeding process. Last season, at the Big Ten Championships, Carter Starocci immediately injury defaulted in his first match and then forfeited. That sent him from being a sure-fire #1 seed to the #9. Not every wrestler is Starocci, so if you do something similar as the #7 ranked wrestler in the country, you may be looking at going into nationals without a seed! In addition to limiting the seeds, perhaps a match minimum to earn a seed. Maybe 15 matches? That’s three or four at the conference tournament, plus three per month over a four-month regular season. That seems reasonable. Maybe more? Now is the time for the usual disclaimer. We understand that college wrestling is more grueling than any other sport. The season is long and injuries are almost inevitable. No one wants injured wrestlers to go out and perform like it’s the old gladiator days. The reason for this article is because I (and many others who love this sport) are concerned about the future of college wrestling. And college athletics in general. As entire athletic departments face official and unofficial audits, do we really want to tell administrators that none of it matters until March? We want new faces to embrace the sport, but when they come to a dual, they may not see the stars advertised on the social media graphics all week. As with a lot of things around the world, COVID changed a lot in college wrestling. With the abridged 2021 season, coaches saw that their wrestlers would perform fine even if they didn’t get 30 matches before the postseason. Even when we were in a more normal 2021-22 season, it seemed like they chose to scale the number of competitions back for their wrestlers. This has continued and increased as the years have progressed. There has to be a happy medium of not running wrestlers into the ground and getting them to events so that the regular season isn't just a dress rehearsal for March. The NCAA Tournament is the best entertainment in sports (in my biased opinion). We don’t need to change that, but we can have other events that are “must-see” for the fanbase. For a long time, the Scuffle and Midlands were two of those events. Everyone knows the stories of the old Midlands with Olympians wrestling NCAA champions. As someone who monitors social media on a constant basis, I can tell when the fanbase is “all-in” on a particular event. It happens at the NCAA Championships, the World Championships, and the Olympics. The Scuffle used to be that event because it was on dates (January 1st and 2nd) when virtually nothing else was going on (in the wrestling world) and it had top, top teams. The Midlands was similar too. You could hang out on Twitter and everyone you followed was talking about the same matches. That didn’t happen this year (or maybe the past few years) as the fanbase wasn’t as locked into those events. A normal Friday with a handful of duals is great, but attention is spread amongst maybe 10 different matches. These were events that had everyone. Of course, this isn’t to disparage anyone competing at those two tournaments. Heck, Stanford and Army West Point, actually went and took virtually all of their normal starters. It’s not their fault that others chose not to go or bring more wrestlers. I don’t know whether cutting down on seeded wrestlers at NCAA’s is the answer to putting more juice into college wrestling. Honestly, it will also take a mentality shift, as well. At the same time, it’s a very easy fix that would bring positive reverberations to the wrestling community and the action on the mat. Maybe it isn’t the answer, but we need to look for answers. College sports are evolving before our own eyes and at a breakneck pace. I don’t want our sport to be left out in the cold. If I’ve learned anything from the last three years of conference alignment, it is that you have to be proactive. Those that aren’t get left in the dust and are scrambling for lifelines.

We've made it through the holidays and are into 2025. With the Southern Scuffle in the rearview mirror, we’re more into a regular schedule, primarily focused on dual competition. A total of 29 duals will be contested and that doesn’t include those that will take place at the NWCA National Duals. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). To make this guide even easier to find, we've added a link on our homepage and the latest Live Streaming Guide will appear right under the header articles. All times Eastern Wednesday, January 8: Iowa State at West Virginia 7:00 PM ESPN+ Thursday, January 9: Hofstra at Binghamton 2:00 PM America East TV Friday, January 10: Air Force, Army West Point, Buffalo, Campbell, Cleveland State, Columbia, Franklin & Marshall, Harvard, Hofstra, Kent State, LIU, Lock Haven, Navy, Penn, Princeton, VMI at Lehman Open 9:00 AM FloWrestling Cal Poly, Central Michigan, CSU Bakersfield, Drexel, George Mason, Little Rock, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, Ohio, Penn, Sacred Heart, SIU Edwardsville, South Dakota State, Wyoming at NWCA National Duals 11:00 AM FloWrestling Princeton at Morgan State 2:00 PM Morgan State All-Access Maryland at Michigan 6:00 PM Big Ten Network Rutgers at Indiana 7:00 PM B1G+ Duke at NC State 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Virginia Tech at North Carolina 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Stanford at Pittsburgh 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Northwestern at Purdue 7:00 PM B1G+ Ohio State at Illinois 8:00 PM B1G+ Michigan State at Penn State 8:00 PM Big Ten Network Saturday, January 11: Cal Poly, Central Michigan, CSU Bakersfield, Drexel, George Mason, Little Rock, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, Ohio, Penn, Sacred Heart, SIU Edwardsville, South Dakota State, Wyoming at NWCA National Duals 10:00 AM FloWrestling Iowa State vs. Rider at Hampton, VA 12:00 PM FloWrestling Bucknell vs. Rider at Hampton, VA 1:30 PM FloWrestling Bucknell vs. Iowa State at Hampton, VA 3:00 PM FloWrestling Minnesota at Nebraska 4:30 PM Big Ten Network Lehigh at Binghamton 5:30 PM ESPN+ Sunday, January 12: Lehigh at Cornell 12:00 PM ESPN+ Army West Point at LIU 12:00 PM Maryland at Michigan State 1:00 PM B1G+ Pittsburgh at West Virginia 1:00 PM ESPN+ Edinboro at Clarion 2:00 PM FloWrestling Northwestern at Illinois 2:00 PM B1G+ Appalachian State at The Citadel 2:00 PM ESPN+ Stanford at Missouri 3:00 PM ESPN+ Purdue at Northern Illinois 3:00 PM ESPN+ NC State at Oklahoma State 3:00 PM ESPN+ Iowa at Wisconsin 3:00 PM B1G+ Arizona State vs. California Baptist at Walnut, CA 5:00 PM FloWrestling Rutgers at Ohio State 6:00 PM Big Ten Network

Highlights Army West Point claims Southern Scuffle team title Filipowicz of Army dominates Southern Scuffle with all bonus victories Caleb Campos of American pins All-American Wolak of Virginia Tech, earns 4th at Scuffle LIU and Morgan State each claim a podium finisher at Southern Scuffle Binghamton knocks off #30 Maryland in dominating fashion 4 EIWA wrestlers claim Edinboro Open gold (1/4 - 1/5) Southern Scuffle, Chattanooga, TN American, Army West Point, LIU, and Morgan State were all competing at this event. American finished in 14th place as a team. Individual place winners below 174: Caleb Campos – 3rd *Key win over #4 Wolak (VT) 285: #31 Will Jarrell – 5th 157: Jack Nies – DNP *Key win over #29 Castillo (Chattanooga) Army West Point was crowned as team champs with 9 placewinners. 141: Richard Treanor – 3rd *Key wins over #27 Butler (Virginia), #24 Hanna (Campbell), and #22 Basile (Army West Point) Braden Basile – 5th *Key win over #27 Butler (Virginia) 157: Dakota Morris – 5th 165: #13 Gunner Filipowicz – Champion *No key wins but won all bouts by major, technical fall, or pin 174: #27 Dalton Harkins – 5th *Key win over #4 Wolak (Virginia Tech) 184: Jake Gilfoil – 8th 197: Wolfgang Frable – 4th *Key win over #25 Hopkins (Campbell) 285: #24 Lucas Stoddard – 2nd Key win over #31 Jarrell (American) Brady Colbert – 3rd LIU earned a 20th place finish. They had one placewinner 157: Brayden Roberts – 4th *Key win over #23 @149lbs McDaniel (Army West Point) Morgan State was 21st as a team with one place winner 285: Xavier Doolin – 6th (1/4) Bobby Kauffman Memorial Open – Edinboro, PA There were a handful of wrestlers at this event, although the full rosters did not compete. Below are some performances from the individual placewinners by weight class 125: Mason Ziegler, Lehigh-unattached – Champion 133: Tyler Kapusta, Bucknell-unattached – 3rd 141: Seamus Mack, Lehigh-unattached – 2nd 149: Dom Findora, Drexel – 4th 149: Braden Bower, Bucknell – 5th 157: Jadon Skellenger, Lehigh-unattached – 3rd 157: Cade Wirnsberger, Bucknell – 4th 157: Justin Soriano, Drexel-unattached – 6th 165: #22 Noah Mulvaney, Bucknell – Champion 165: Richie Grungo, Lehigh – 4th 174: Jasiah Queen, Drexel – Champion 184: Tyler Bienus, Buckenll-unattached – Champion 184: Mikey Bartush, Bucknell – 2nd 184: Ethan Wilson, Drexel – 6th Duals (1/5) Binghamton (28) vs #30 Maryland (10) 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) maj Tyler Garvin (Maryland) 11-3 133 - Braxton Brown (Maryland) dec Micah Roes (Binghamton) 1-0 141 - Nate Lucier (Binghamton) dec Dario Lemus (Maryland) 2-1 149 - Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) dec Kal Miller (Maryland) 2-1 157 - Ethen Miller (Maryland) maj Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) 12-1 165 - Carter Baer (Binghamton) dec Alex Uryniak (Maryland) 9-4 174 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) fall Branson John (Maryland) 2:24 184 - Will Ebert (Binghamton) dec Jaxon Smith (Maryland) 4-3 197 - Chase Mielnik (Maryland) dec Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) 7-5 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) fall Sam O’Brian (Maryland) :43 (1/5) Lock Haven (23) vs Binghamton (10) 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) maj Lucas Fye (Lock Haven) 11-3 133 - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) dec Micah Roes (Binghamton) 5-2 141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) maj Nate Lucier (Binghamton) 14-4 149 - Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) dec Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) 5-1 157 - Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) dec Jordan Brown (Binghamton) 8-2 165 - Caden Dobbins (Lock Haven) dec Carter Baer (Binghamton) 2-0 174 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) 5-3 184 - Will Ebert (Binghamton) dec Cole Bartram (Lock Haven) 1-0 197 - Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) maj Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) 11-1 285 - Gavin Hoffman (Lock Haven) dec Cory Day (Binghamton) 6-3 (1/5) Binghamton (25) vs Columbia (16) 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) dec Sulayman Bah (Columbia) 4-3 133 - Micah Roes (Binghamton) InjDef Zack Witmer (Columbia) 141 - Ryan Hartung (Binghamton) dec Kai Owen (Columbia) 11-9 149 - Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) maj Richard Fedalen (Columbia) 13-5 157 - Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) dec Rawson Iwannicki (Columbia) 4-2 165 - Cesar Alvan (Columbia) maj Carter Baer (Binghamton) 9-0 174 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec Jack McGill (Columbia) 6-0 184 - Nick Fine (Columbia) fall Robert Padilla (Binghamton) 6:04 197 - Joe Curtis (Columbia) fall Andrew Bailey (Binghamton) 1:22 285 - Charlie Tibbitts (Binghamton) dec Vincent Mueller (Columbia) 11-9

Highlights #11 Cornell takes down #18 Missouri on the road Columbia defeats #30 Maryland in Sunday’s dual Blake Saito of Brown claims the first Southern Scuffle title in school history Duals (1/4) #11 Cornell 26 #18 Missouri 12 125 - Gage Walker (Missouri) fall Marcello Milani (Cornell) 6:14 133 - Tyler Ferrera (Cornell) dec Kade Moore (Missouri) 3-2 141 - Joshua Saunders (Cornell) maj Josh Edmond (Missouri) 12-4 149 - Zeke Seltzer (Missouri) dec Mark Botello (Cornell) 4-1 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech J Conway (Missouri) 17-2 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) dec Joel Mylin (Missouri) 8-2 174 - Simon Ruiz (Cornell) maj Jake Stoffel (Missouri) 17-3 184 - Chris Foca (Cornell) maj Colton Hawks (Missouri) 9-1 197 - Aiden Hanning (Cornell) dec Jesse Cassat (Missouri) 2-0 285 - Jarrett Stoner (Missouri) dec Aiden Compton (Cornell) 5-0 (1/4) #21 West Virginia 27 Princeton 12 125 - Jace Schafer (West Virginia) FFT 133 - Danny Jones (Princeton) dec Mason Kernan (West Virginia) 6-5 141 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec Jordan Titus (West Virginia) 7-2 149 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) dec Sam Hillegas (West Virginia) 17-13 157 - Sasha Gavronsky (West Virginia) dec Cody Tavoso (Princeton) 5-1 165 - Peyton Hall (West Virginia) tech Zander Silva (Princeton) 18-0 174 - Brody Conley (West Virginia) maj Xander Giles (Princeton) 9-1 184 - Dennis Robin (West Virginia) dec Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) 11-8 197 - Mikey Squires (Princeton) dec Ian Bush (West Virginia) 7-4 285 - Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) fall Will Sather (Princeton) 2:30 (1/5) Lock Haven 25 Columbia 15 125 - Sulayman Bah (Columbia) tech Branden Wentzel (Lock Haven) 28-10 133 - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) maj Zack Witmer (Columbia) 11-0 141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) fall Kai Owen (Columbia) 5:50 149 - Richard Fedalen (Columbia) maj Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) 9-1 157 - Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) maj Dominic Rossetti (Columbia) 12-4 165 - Cesar Alvan (Columbia) dec Caden Dobbins (Lock Haven) 6-4 174 - Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) dec Jack McGill (Columbia) 9-4 184 - Nick Fine (Columbia) dec Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 4-1TB 197 - Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) tech Joe Curtis (Columbia) 15-0 285 - Gavin Hoffman (Lock Haven) dec Vincent Mueller (Columbia) 8-3 Columbia 19 #30 Maryland 18 125 - Sulayman Bah (Columbia) maj Tyler Garvin (Maryland) 12-4 133 - Braxton Brown (Maryland) dec Zack Witmer (Columbia) 11-7 141 - Kai Owen (Columbia) dec Dario Lemus (Maryland) 5-3 149 - Kal Miller (Maryland) dec Richard Fedalen (Columbia) 9-6 157 - Ethen Miller (Maryland) maj Jaden Le (Columbia) 14-3 165 - Cesar Alvan (Columbia) dec Sammy Gautreau (Maryland) 5-1 174 - Jack McGill (Columbia) dec Branson John (Maryland) 5-2 184 - Jaxon Smith (Maryland) dec Nick Fine (Columbia) 7-4 197 - Joe Curtis (Columbia) fall Chase Mielnik (Maryland) 4:10 285 - Seth Nevills (Maryland) tech Vincent Mueller (Columbia) 16-1 Binghamton 25 Columbia 16 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) dec Sulayman Bah (Columbia) 4-3 133 - Micah Roes (Binghamton) InjDef Zack Witmer (Columbia) 141 - Ryan Hartung (Binghamton) dec Kai Owen (Columbia) 11-9 149 - Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) maj Richard Fedalen (Columbia) 13-5 157 - Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) dec Rawson Iwannicki (Columbia) 4-2 165 - Cesar Alvan (Columbia) maj Carter Baer (Binghamton) 9-0 174 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec Jack McGill (Columbia) 6-0 184 - Nick Fine (Columbia) fall Robert Padilla (Binghamton) 6:04 197 - Joe Curtis (Columbia) fall Andrew Bailey (Binghamton) 1:22 285 - Charlie Tibbitts (Binghamton) dec Vincent Mueller (Columbia) 11-9 (1/4-1/5) Southern Scuffle, Chattanooga, TN Brown participated in the challenging second semester event. The Bears walked away with one champion. 157: Blake Saito – Champion *No key wins – but outplaced #29 Castillo of Chattanooga 133: Michael Joyce – DNP *Key win over #29 Zaccone (Campbell) 133: Hunter Adrian – DNP *Key win over #23 Berginc (Army West Point) via MDFFT

Dodgeville

This afternoon, Wyoming All-American 125 lber Jore Volk announced that he will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season due to an injury. Volk’s social media posting indicates he’ll attempt to use a medical redshirt for this year. He has only competed in four matches this season and suffered losses in the two most recent duals. Volk has been out of action since a loss to Oklahoma’s Antonio Lorenzo on November 23rd. A week before, Volk defeated fellow All-American Tanner Jordan of South Dakota State, 8-2, at the NWCA All-Star Classic. In two-plus years of competition at Wyoming, Volk has amassed a 44-21 record. Last season, Volk captured a Big 12 championship and earned the fifth seed at the NCAA Tournament. After getting upset in the opening round, Volk battled back to knock off top-seeded Braeden Davis of Penn State, the Big Ten champion, in the NCAA Bloodround. He finished the tournament with a 4-0 shutout win over Jordan. Earlier in the 2023-24 campaign, Volk was fifth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and a winner at the Reno Tournament of Champions. Prior to his freshman year at Wyoming, Volk captured a gold medal in freestyle at the 2022 U20 World Championships. In InterMat’s latest rankings update, Volk came in at #8 in the 125 lb weight class.

The most notable change we’ve made in this week’s rankings is at 141 lbs. We’ve put Jesse Mendez into the #1 spot above Andrew Alirez. Mendez hasn’t missed a date for Ohio State and is now 16-0 with bonus point wins in 75% of those contests. Alirez is only 3-0. Mendez has wins over #4, #7, #11, #15 (x2), #19, #27, and #31 - along with a title at the CKLV. Alirez has wins over #9 and #17. We feel good about the move since ranking Alirez above Mendez was not a slam-dunk choice from day one. There were arguments to be made for Mendez from day one. With a few upsets at the top of 125 lbs, we had to restructure the #5-#11 range. The notable results from that range include Caleb Smith falling to Trever Anderson and Maximo Renteria getting even with Brendon McCrone. The shuffling at 125 and a Southern Scuffle title pushed Stevo Poulin into the top-six. That led Northern Colorado to be one of the biggest movers in the team tournament rankings. They were previously 17th, but now sit in a tie for 13th place with Purdue. Team dual rankings started shifting more than in recent weeks with Northern Iowa’s win over Nebraska. That pushes Northern Iowa into the top-five, right ahead of Nebraska. A 1-2 showing at the Armbar at the Armory drops Maryland from the rankings and Northwestern takes their place. For the full rankings: Click Here

Loyola Academy

This week saw a big return to duals highlighted by Northern Iowa taking out Nebraska in a great dual. Missouri continued their struggles this season with a loss to Cornell. Utah Valley and California Baptist have both had excellent success this season and squared off in an entertaining dual. The Southern Scuffle took place and while not as strong as it once was, a handful of Big 12 teams had solid performances. Notable Results: Friday (1/03): Full Results Oklahoma State over Air Force (43-6) Cornell over Missouri (26-12) 141: #32 Josh Saunders (CORN) Maj. #14 Josh Edmond (MIZ) (12-4) 184: #8 Chris Foca (CORN) Maj. #9 Colton Hawks (MIZ) (9-1) Neither squad was 100% coming in but Cornell came out on top with seven of ten wins. Two big upsets went against the Tigers, with both Edmond and Hawks giving up late majors in one score matches. Saunders countered an Edmond big throw while Foca hit a takedown to an assassin in a late scramble for nearfall. Aeoden Sinclair was spotted warming up but after the Hawks loss, the team sent out Jesse Cassatt instead, seeming to confirm the plan to keep Sinclair’s redshirt this season. Saturday (1/4): Full Results West Virginia over Princeton (27-12) 141: Eligh Rivera (PRIN) Dec. #25 Jordan Titus (WVU) (7-2) Utah Valley over California Baptist (26-14) 133: Hunter Leake (CBU) Dec. #32 Kase Mauger (UVU) (5-2) Sunday (1/5): Full Results Northern Iowa over Nebraska (24-9) 125: Trever Anderson (UNI) Dec. #5 Caleb Smith (NEB) (5-2) 141: #8 Cael Happel (UNI) Dec. #5 Brock Hardy (NEB) (7-5) 157: #5 Ryder Downey (UNI) Dec. #3 Antrell Taylor (NEB) (SV-1 5-2) 174: #17 Lenny Pinto (NEB) Dec. #16 Jared Simma (UNI) (6-5) 184: #2 Parker Keckeisen (UNI) Fall #5 Silas Allred (NEB) (3:38) This was one of the better duals this season, filled with nail-biters that went mostly to Northern Iowa. Trever Anderson appeared to have lost his starting spot from last season but reclaimed it here with a statement win over Caleb Smith. Cael Happel was in a hole early but a cradle for nearfall brought him back and earned him the win. Ryder Downey avenged the controversial CKLV finals match to Antrell Taylor, getting the takedown in overtime. Lenny Pinto and Jared Simma had an excellent back-and-forth, with Pinto able to break through. Parker Keckeisen made a statement and nearly locked up the dual with a quick first-period cradle to pin Silas Allred. The matches at 133, 149, 197, and 285 were all entertaining as well but without upsets. Southern Scuffle: Brackets Oklahoma: 2nd Place (126.5 Points) 125 3rd: Anthony Molton (CAMP) Dec. #23 Antonio Lorenzo (OU) (4-2) 133 Round of 32: George Rojas (CIT) Maj. #19 Cleveland Belton (OU) (14-4) 133 Consi of 4: #25 Blake Boarman (UTC) Dec. #19 Cleveland Belton (OU) (6-1) 141 QF: Jayden Scott (UNC) Dec. #9 Mosha Schwartz (OU) (SV-1 3-2) 141 BR: Tyson Sherlock (DAV) Dec. #9 Mosha Schwartz (OU) (9-3) 149 Semis: Connor Pierce (PSU) Dec. #13 Willie McDougald (OU) (4-3) 165 Semis: Aidan Wallace (DUKE) Dec. #32 Tate Picklo (OU) (10-6) 174 Finals: #33 Sergio Desiante (UTC) Dec. #8 Gaven Sax (OU) (3-2) 184 QF: Zack Ryder (PSU) Dec. #22 DJ Parker (OU) (9-2) The Sooners were just six points behind first place but were in the driver’s seat to win here. Mosha Schwartz was a surprising non-placer with some significant upsets. Cleveland Belton (133-7th), Willie McDougald (149-3rd), Tate Picklo (165-3rd), Gaven Sax (174-2nd), and DJ Parker (184-3rd) were all seeded to place higher than they finished as well. The Sooners also had placers with Mannix Morgan (165-8th), Beric Jordan (125-7th), and Bradley Hill (7th-197). North Dakota State: 5th Place (90.5 Points) 133 QF: Kyle Burwick (NDSU) Dec. #25 Blake Boarman (UTC) (7-4) 133 Consi-Semis: Kyle Burwick (NDSU) Fall #26 TK Davis (GW) (1:46) 157 Finals: Blake Saito (BRWN) Dec. Maxwell Petersen (NDSU) (6-3) 165 Consi of 4: Boeden Greenley (NDSU) Dec. #28 Dom Baker (CAMP) (4-3) 184 BR: Aiden Brenoit (NSDU) Dec. #16 Gavin Kane (UNC) (4-2) 184 Consi-Semis: Aiden Brenoit Maj. #25 TJ Stewart (VT) (9-1) The Bison had a solid tournament overall, finishing with six placers and one finalist. Kyle Burwick had multiple ranked wins to finish fourth. Maxwell Petersen made the move up to 157 in early December and it appears to be paying off with a runner-up finish. Boeden Greenley (165-4th) and Aiden Brenoit (184-4th) both had upsets to make the podium as well. Gabriel Schumm (157-6th) and Devin Wasley (174-7th) rounded out the teams' tournament. Northern Colorado: 8th Place (73.5 Points) 125 Finals: #10 Stevo Poulin (UNCO) Dec. #21 Spencer Moore (UNC) (5-0) 133 Semis: #15 Dom Serrano (UNCO) Dec. #13 Ethan Oakley (UNC) (4-1) 133 Finals: #6 Nasir Bailey (LR) Dec. #15 Dom Serrano (UNCO) (SV-1 4-1) 184 QF: AJ Heeg (UNCO) Maj. #16 Gavin Kane (UNC) (14-6) 184 Finals: Zack Ryder (PSU) Dec. AJ Heeg (UNCO) (SV-1 6-1) Despite missing Andrew Alirez, Northern Colorado had a top-eight finish with a champ, two other finalists, and four on the podium altogether. Stevo Poulin took out ranked Antonio Lorenzo and Spencer Moore consecutively on his way to a title. Dom Serrano came close to a title of his own with some upsets but came up just short in overtime to Nasir Bailey. Serrano had beaten Bailey here last season in the semis. AJ Heeg had a breakout tournament to make the finals, taking out 2023 All-American Gavin Kane in dominant fashion for a statement win. He didn’t get ranked wins but Benji Alanis also finished 8th at 149. Upcoming Competitions: Air Force: F&M Open (Jan. 10) Arizona State: AT California Baptist (Jan. 12) California Baptist: Arizona State (Jan. 12) Iowa State: AT West Virginia (Jan. 8th) Missouri: Stanford (Jan. 12) Northern Colorado: AT Arizona State (Feb. 2) North Dakota State: AT Northern Colorado (Jan. 17) Northern Iowa: NWCA Multi-Division National Dual Meet Championships (Jan.10-11) Oklahoma: West Virginia (Jan. 17) Oklahoma State: NC State (Jan. 12) South Dakota State: NWCA Multi-Division National Dual Meet Championships (Jan.10-11) Utah Valley: AT Missouri (Jan. 17) West Virgina: Iowa State (Jan. 8th) Wyoming: NWCA Multi-Division National Dual Meet Championships (Jan.10-11)

St. Augustine Prep

Recruiting is a rapidly changing and ever-evolving process, much different in 2025 than even five or ten years ago. This is bigger than wrestling—it goes for any sport at the collegiate level. A sign of these changing times is the propensity for “flipping.” Flipping is when a recruit flips his or her commitment from one school to another. This is different than a transfer as the athlete flipped before enrolling and taking classes at the original institution. Flipping can happen for a variety of reasons. Maybe more NIL money is promised or available at another school. Transfers and flips have been very common during coaching changes. Wrestlers would prefer the coach(es) they committed to and coaches might prefer their own recruits. Sometimes a wrestler commits to a smaller school and has a late breakout that puts them on the radar of a bigger school. In this instance, maybe a wrestler already committed to that bigger school gets “recruited over.” These things can have a trickle effect. One example is California heavyweight Nick Sahakian who was committed to Arizona State. He changed his commitment and has signed with Michigan. Michigan already had a heavyweight commitment from the Class of 2025 in Jude Correa. Correa recently committed to Cornell. Frankly, in some instances, there isn’t a great explanation for a flip. Despite their great wrestling ability, we’re talking about 16-18 year olds. They might just have a change of heart. With recent changes to recruiting rules, coaches are allowed to contact recruits in the July before their junior year. With the realization of the collegiate wrestling dreams so close, maybe they make a rash decision before considering all of their potential opportunities. It’s a different discussion for a different day, but there are arguments for and against coaches or other parties actively recruiting wrestlers who have committed to other schools. Sometimes this is a factor. Whatever the case, flipping has been extremely prevalent with this current senior class. 18 of the top-200 wrestlers on MatScout’s Big Board have flipped their commitment at least once during the recruiting process. There are whispers about a few other prominent recruits that might flip, too. Once the 2024-25 collegiate season ends and the coaching carousel picks up steam, I’d expect that number to grow even larger. As the state and postseason tournaments occur, I’d expect some non-blue-chip prospects to have state tournament or national-level performances that lead higher-profile suitors to call. While this is a sign of the times and flipping is more prevalent than ever, it’s not a totally new phenomenon. There are plenty of examples of prominent wrestlers who have flipped their commitments before actually attending classes at a school. David Taylor (Class of 2009) signed with Iowa State to wrestle for Cael Sanderson and was allowed out of that commitment (more of a stringent process back then) when Sanderson moved to Penn State. 2024 NCAA Champion Greg Kerkvliet (Class of 2019) committed to Minnesota and Oklahoma State before signing with Penn State. Cornell head coach Mike Grey (Class of 2006) committed to Lehigh before flipping towards Cornell. This was a huge point of contention between two former EIWA rivals. Alex Marinelli (Class of 2016) was on track to stay in-state and wrestle for Ohio State before flipping to Iowa. You might have seen in FloWrestling’s recent “Chance” documentary that mega prospect Chance Marsteller (Class of 2015) gave Penn State a commitment before switching to Oklahoma State. Just a few years ago, Daniel Cardenas (Class of 2022) had committed to Cornell, but switched to Stanford after head coach Rob Koll made the same move. All of the above were considered top-five overall recruits in their respective class. Below we have the 18 wrestlers from the Class of 2025 who have flipped their commitment during this recruiting cycle. Included is their overall ranking from MatScouts in the Class of 2025, along with their original and current commitments. #5 Landon Robideau (St. Michael-Albertville, MN) Originally committed to: Minnesota Now committed to: Oklahoma State #7 Sergio Vega (Sunnyside, AZ) Originally committed to: Cornell Now committed to: Oklahoma State #10 Jude Correa (Wyoming Seminary, PA) Originally committed to: Michigan Now committed to: Cornell #11 Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial, NJ) Originally committed to: Arizona State Now committed to: Iowa #17 Nick Sahakian (St. John Bosco, CA) Originally committed to: Arizona State Now committed to: Michigan #24 Cody Routledge (Edmond North, OK) Originally committed to: Nebraska Now committed to: Oklahoma State #38 Jake Hockaday (Brownsburg, IN) Originally committed to: Oklahoma Now committed to: Nebraska #46 Austin Johnson (Muncy, PA) Originally committed to: Oklahoma Now committed to: Oklahoma State #58 Devon Magro (Bishop McCort, PA) Originally committed to: Brown Now committed to: Rutgers #74 Brokton Borelli (Los Banos, CA) Originally committed to: Maryland Now committed to: Stanford #93 Leo Contino (Buchanan, CA) Originally committed to: Minnesota Now committed to: West Virginia #107 Eren Sement (Council Rock North, PA) Originally committed to: Penn Now committed to: Michigan #110 Jayce Paridon (Lake Highland Prep, FL) Originally committed to: Army West Point Now committed to: Virginia #111 Beau Priest (Bakersfield, CA) Originally committed to: North Carolina Now committed to: Oregon State #115 Luke James (Graham, OH) Originally committed to: Campbell Now committed to California Baptist #121 Luke Sipes (Altoona, PA) Originally committed to: Princeton Now committed to: North Carolina #143 Devon Miller (Edmond North, OK) Originally committed to: Navy Now committed to: North Carolina #176 Max Brady (Mariner, FL) Originally committed to: Campbell Now committed to: Northern Iowa

Over the past few weeks, we’ve posted recruiting recaps from notable high school tournaments. The Ironman, the Beast of the East, and the Powerade. We have four more to complete the quartet. The final regular season national tournament we’ll follow from a recruit standpoint is the Doc Buchanan. The Doc B is hosted by Clovis High School in California and awards a cowboy hat to its champions. Because of travel restrictions, California high schools are not able to travel to the Ironman and Beast anymore, so this (and the Reno TOC) are the two big regular season events where we can see California wrestlers against other top wrestlers from around the country. And an emphasis on “around the country.” The Doc B has talent from all corners of the country. Wrestlers from Alaska, Hawaii, Florida and Virginia all did battle with the top studs from California and the West Coast. Below are wrestlers who have already committed to wrestle in college and participated in the 2024 Beast of the East. They are listed by school and their results from the Beast are noted in parentheses. If they have two numbers - that is their record at the tournament; otherwise, a placement is noted. American Leo Maestas: 138 lbs (Clovis North, California) - Class of 2025 (Fifth Place) Arizona State Melvin Whitehead: 215 lbs (Liberty, Nevada) - Class of 2025 (Third Place) Army West Point Joseph Antonio: 165 lbs (St. John Bosco, California) - Class of 2025 (Eighth Place) Ashton Besmer: 132 lbs (Buchanan, California) - Class of 2026 (Champion) California Baptist Victor Alexander Gutierrez: 144 lbs (Central Catholic, California) - Class of 2026 (4-2) Braden Priest: 144 lbs (Bakersfield, California) - Class of 2025 (Eighth Place) Cal Poly Levi Bussey: 190 lbs (Granite Bay, California) - Class of 2025 (Champion) Justice Elsayed: 285 lbs (Temecula Valley, California) - Class of 2025 (3-2) Robert Jones: 126 lbs (Poway, California) - Class of 2025 (Sixth Place) Cornell Elijah Cortez: 138 lbs (Gilroy, California) - Class of 2025 (Third Place) Isaiah Cortez: 126 lbs (Gilroy, California) - Class of 2025 (Third Place) Joseph Knackstedt: 138 lbs (Oak Park-River Forest, Illinois) - Class of 2025 (4-2) Joseph Toscano: 144 lbs (Buchanan, California) - Class of 2026 (Runner-Up) Franklin & Marshall Alexander Ortiz: 165 lbs (De La Salle, California) - Class of 2025 (1-2) Iowa Leister Bowling: 175 lbs (Mead, Colorado) - Class of 2025 (Sixth Place) Iowa State Carlos Stanton Jr.: 144 lbs (Sunnyside, Arizona) - Class of 2025 (Fourth Place) Little Rock Billy Greenwood: 150 lbs (Poudre, Colorado) - Class of 2025 (2-2) Isaiah Jones - 120 lbs (Bixby, Oklahoma) - Class of 2026 (Sixth Place) Justyce Zuniga: 132 lbs (Toppenish, Washington) - Class of 2026 (Fourth Place) Michigan Henry Aslikyan: 113 lbs (Birmingham, California) - Class of 2026 (Runner-Up) Moses Mendoza: 132 lbs (Gilroy, California) - Class of 2026 (Third Place) De’Alcapon Veasy: 190 lbs (Ponderosa, Colorado) - Class of 2025 (Third Place) Minnesota Mason Carlson: 126lbs (Syracuse, Utah) - Class of 2026 (1-2) Missouri Dom Bambinelli: 165 lbs (Mill Creek, Georgia) - Class of 2025 (Champion) Antonio Mills: 126 lbs (Mill Creek, Georgia) - Class of 2026 (Fifth Place) Peyton Westpfahl: 175 lbs (Liberty, Missouri) - Class of 2025 (Champion) NC State Daniel Zepeda: 150 lbs (Gilroy, California) - Class of 2025 (Champion) Nebraska Noah Bull: 144 lbs (Layton, Utah) - Class of 2026 (2-2) Nikade Zinkin: 144 lbs (Clovis, California) - Class of 2025 (Champion) North Idaho CC Curtis Bartley: 138 lbs (Del Norte, California) - Class of 2025 (0-2) Northern Colorado Christian Fretwell: 132 lbs (Lake Gibson, Florida) - Class of 2025 (2-2) Oklahoma Mason Ontiveros: 175 lbs (Pitman, California) - Class of 2026 (Runner-Up) Carter Vannest: 190 lbs (Pitman, California) - Class of 2026 (Fourth Place) Oklahoma State Devon Harrison: 126 lbs (Liberty, Missouri) - Class of 2025 (3-2) Ronnie Ramirez: 126 lbs (Walnut, California) - Class of 2025 (Champion) Sergio Vega: 138 lbs (Sunnyside, Arizona) - Class of 2025 (Champion) Rocklin Zinkin: 120 lbs (Buchanan, California) - Class of 2026 (Runner-Up) Oregon State Nathan Carrillo: 126 lbs (St. John Bosco, California) - Class of 2026 (Fourth Place) Travis Grace: 165 lbs (Gilroy, California) - Class of 2026 (Seventh Place) Khale McDonnell: 215 lbs (Fountain Valley, California) - Class of 2025 (Runner-Up) Beau Priest: 157 lbs (Bakersfield, California) - Class of 2025 (Third Place) Adrien Reyes: 175 lbs (Clovis, California) - Class of 2025 (Fifth Place) Manny Saldate: 132 lbs (SLAM Academy, Nevada) - Class of 2025 (Runner-Up) Blake Woodward: 138 lbs (Buchanan, California) - Class of 2026 (1-2) Penn Deven Casey: 132 lbs (Immaculate Conception, Illinois) - Class of 2025 (Sixth Place) Rutgers Billy Townson: 132 lbs (Poway, California) - Class of 2025 (Fifth Place) Stanford Brokton Borelli: 190 lbs (Los Banos, California) - Class of 2025 (Runner-Up) Angelo Posada: 215 lbs (Poway, California) - Class of 2025 (Champion) Siraj Sidhu: 126 lbs (Del Oro, California) - Class of 2026 (Seventh Place) Edwin Sierra: 126 lbs (Poway, California) - Class of 2025 (2-1) Utah Valley Ian Fritz: 157 lbs (Pleasant Grove, Utah) - Class of 2025 (Seventh Place) Geromino Rivera: 138 lbs (Layton, Utah) - Class of 2025 (Fourth Place) Jason Worthley: 150 lbs (West Field, Utah) - Class of 2025 (Fourth Place) Virginia Tech Drew Gorman: 144 lbs (Buford, Georgia) - Class of 2025 (Third Place) Noah Nininger: 150 lbs (Staunton River, Virginia) - Class of 2025 (Runner-Up) West Virginia Leo Contino: 157 lbs (Buchanan, California) - Class of 2025 (Champion) Wyoming Bradlee Farrer: 165 lbs (Pleasant Grove, Utah) - Class of 2025 (Sixth Place)

Saturday’s Dual Results West Virginia 27 Princeton 12 125 - Jace Schafer (West Virginia) FFT 133 - Danny Jones (Princeton) dec Mason Kernan (West Virginia) 6-5 141 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec Jordan Titus (West Virginia) 7-2 149 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) dec Sam Hillegas (West Virginia) 17-13 157 - Sasha Gavronsky (West Virginia) dec Cody Tavoso (Princeton) 5-1 165 - Peyton Hall (West Virginia) tech Zander Silva (Princeton) 18-0 174 - Brody Conley (West Virginia) maj Xander Giles (Princeton) 9-1 184 - Dennis Robin (West Virginia) dec Kole Mulhauser (Princeton) 11-8 197 - Mikey Squires (Princeton) dec Ian Bush (West Virginia) 7-4 285 - Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) fall Will Sather (Princeton) 2:30 Utah Valley 26 California Baptist 14 125 - Bridger Ricks (Utah Valley) dec Mitchell Neiner (California Baptist) 5-2 133 - Hunter Leake (California Baptist) dec Kase Mauger (Utah Valley) 2-1 141 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) fall Richard Murillo (California Baptist) 2:30 149 - Paul Kelly (California Baptist) tech Tanner Frothinger (Utah Valley) 21-3 157 - Ryker Fullmer (Utah Valley) maj Jeremy Ginter (California Baptist) 15-3 165 - Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley) maj Drayden Morton (California Baptist) 10-0 174 - Carter Schmidt (California Baptist) dec Mark Takara (Utah Valley) 5-1 184 - Nathan Haas (California Baptist) dec Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley) 10-5 197 - Kael Bennie (Utah Valley) dec Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) 5-4 285 - Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) fall Jamikael Lytle (California Baptist) Fall 4:28 Sunday’s Dual Results Ohio State 40 Oregon State 3 125 - Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) dec Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) 6-5 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) maj Damion Elliott (Oregon State) 11-3 141 - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) tech Krayle Stormer (Oregon State) 17-2 149 - Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) maj Ayden Garver (Oregon State) 18-5 157 - Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) dec CJ Hamblin (Oregon State) 6-4 165 - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) dec Steele Starren (Oregon State) 1-0 174 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) maj Sean Harman (Oregon State) 14-4 184 - Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) fall TJ McDonnell (Oregon State) 3:51 197 - Seth Shumate (Ohio State) fall Vaun Halstead (Oregon State) Fall 3:59 285 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) tech Brett Mower (Oregon State) 23-6 Northern Iowa 24 Nebraska 9 125 - Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) dec Caleb Smith (Nebraska) 5-2 133 - Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) dec Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) 5-0 141 - Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) dec Brock Hardy (Nebraska) 7-5 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) dec Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) 12-9 157 - Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) dec Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) 5-2SV 165 - Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) dec Chris Minto (Nebraska) 4-1SV 174 - Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) dec Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) 6-5 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) fall Silas Allred (Nebraska) 3:38 197 - Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) dec Camden McDanel (Nebraska) 6-4 285 - Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) dec Harley Andrews (Nebraska) 11-6 Binghamton 28 Maryland 10 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) maj Tyler Garvin (Maryland) 11-3 133 - Braxton Brown (Maryland) dec Micah Roes (Binghamton) 1-0 141 - Nate Lucier (Binghamton) dec Dario Lemus (Maryland) 2-1 149 - Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) dec Kal Miller (Maryland) 2-1 157 - Ethen Miller (Maryland) maj Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) 12-1 165 - Carter Baer (Binghamton) dec Alex Uryniak (Maryland) 9-4 174 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) fall Branson John (Maryland) 2:24 184 - Will Ebert (Binghamton) dec Jaxon Smith (Maryland) 4-3 197 - Chase Mielnik (Maryland) dec Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) 7-5 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) fall Sam O’Brian (Maryland) :43 Lock Haven 25 Columbia 15 125 - Sulayman Bah (Columbia) tech Branden Wentzel (Lock Haven) 28-10 133 - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) maj Zack Witmer (Columbia) 11-0 141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) fall Kai Owen (Columbia) 5:50 149 - Richard Fedalen (Columbia) maj Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) 9-1 157 - Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) maj Dominic Rossetti (Columbia) 12-4 165 - Cesar Alvan (Columbia) dec Caden Dobbins (Lock Haven) 6-4 174 - Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) dec Jack McGill (Columbia) 9-4 184 - Nick Fine (Columbia) dec Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 4-1TB 197 - Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) tech Joe Curtis (Columbia) 15-0 285 - Gavin Hoffman (Lock Haven) dec Vincent Mueller (Columbia) 8-3 Lock Haven 23 Binghamton 10 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) maj Lucas Fye (Lock Haven) 11-3 133 - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) dec Micah Roes (Binghamton) 5-2 141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) maj Nate Lucier (Binghamton) 14-4 149 - Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) dec Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) 5-1 157 - Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) dec Jordan Brown (Binghamton) 8-2 165 - Caden Dobbins (Lock Haven) dec Carter Baer (Binghamton) 2-0 174 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) 5-3 184 - Will Ebert (Binghamton) dec Cole Bartram (Lock Haven) 1-0 197 - Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) maj Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) 11-1 285 - Gavin Hoffman (Lock Haven) dec Cory Day (Binghamton) 6-3 Columbia 19 Maryland 18 125 - Sulayman Bah (Columbia) maj Tyler Garvin (Maryland) 12-4 133 - Braxton Brown (Maryland) dec Zack Witmer (Columbia) 11-7 141 - Kai Owen (Columbia) dec Dario Lemus (Maryland) 5-3 149 - Kal Miller (Maryland) dec Richard Fedalen (Columbia) 9-6 157 - Ethen Miller (Maryland) maj Jaden Le (Columbia) 14-3 165 - Cesar Alvan (Columbia) dec Sammy Gautreau (Maryland) 5-1 174 - Jack McGill (Columbia) dec Branson John (Maryland) 5-2 184 - Jaxon Smith (Maryland) dec Nick Fine (Columbia) 7-4 197 - Joe Curtis (Columbia) fall Chase Mielnik (Maryland) 4:10 285 - Seth Nevills (Maryland) tech Vincent Mueller (Columbia) 16-1 Maryland 27 Lock Haven 12 125 - Lucas Fye (Lock Haven) dec Tyler Garvin (Maryland) 8-2 133 - Braxton Brown (Maryland) maj Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) 9-0 141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) tech Dario Lemus (Maryland) 17-2 149 - Kal Miller (Maryland) dec Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) 7-5 157 - Ethen Miller (Maryland) maj Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) 12-2 165 - Alex Uryniak (Maryland) dec Caden Dobbins (Lock Haven) 6-3 174 - Branson John (Maryland) fall Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) 2:59 184 - Jaxon Smith (Maryland) maj Cole Bartram (Lock Haven) 12-2 197 - Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) maj Chase Mielnik (Maryland) 12-2 285 - Seth Nevills (Maryland) dec Gavin Hoffman (Lock Haven) 4-1SV Binghamton 25 Columbia 16 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) dec Sulayman Bah (Columbia) 4-3 133 - Micah Roes (Binghamton) InjDef Zack Witmer (Columbia) 141 - Ryan Hartung (Binghamton) dec Kai Owen (Columbia) 11-9 149 - Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) maj Richard Fedalen (Columbia) 13-5 157 - Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) dec Rawson Iwannicki (Columbia) 4-2 165 - Cesar Alvan (Columbia) maj Carter Baer (Binghamton) 9-0 174 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec Jack McGill (Columbia) 6-0 184 - Nick Fine (Columbia) fall Robert Padilla (Binghamton) 6:04 197 - Joe Curtis (Columbia) fall Andrew Bailey (Binghamton) 1:22 285 - Charlie Tibbitts (Binghamton) dec Vincent Mueller (Columbia) 11-9