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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- In a fight for the top spot in the Southern Conference standings, Appalachian State University wrestling triumphed over Chattanooga, 21-17, in a clash of the league's unbeaten teams at Macllelan Gym on Sunday. Senior Savva Kostis' overtime pin highlighted the Apps' performance as the Mountaineers (10-3, 4-0 SoCon) defeated the Mocs (11-4, 4-1 SoCon) for the first time since the 2002-03 season. With Appalachian's victory, only VMI and Davidson stand in the Mountaineers' way from ASU's first undefeated league performance since the team's last regular-season crown in 2002-03; a win against either SoCon opponent would clinch at least a share of the title. For the seven-time defending SoCon regular-season and tournament champion Chattanooga, Sunday's conference loss was its first since Feb. 2004 and may signal the end of the Mocs' championship dynasty in the league. Chattanooga got on the scoreboard first with a 7-3 decision. Appalachian's leader in career victories, No. 12 Austin Trotman, quickly responded at 184, needing only 1:34 to pin his opponent and put the Mountaineers on top 6-3. Freshman Paul Weiss earned a critical win at 197 pounds, outscoring his opponent 6-1 in the third period en route to an 8-3 decision, extending the ASU lead to 9-3. Looking to break the Appalachian momentum, Chattanooga rattled off three straight wins, including two major decisions, at the next three classes. UTC retook the lead and built a 14-9 advantage. ASU senior Mike Kessler broke the streak at 141 pounds, notching three takedowns in an eventual 8-2 decision. With the Mountaineers still trailing, 12-14, Kostis came to the mat for his memorable match. After a scoreless first period, Moc Kelly Felix scored the first point on an escape in the second, and Kostis answered to break free in the third, sending the bout to overtime at 1-1. More than two-thirds through the sudden-victory period, Kostis recorded the winning takedown. With a near-fall imminent, the match continued, and not settling for a mere decision, the Mountaineer capitalized on his position and pulled out the pin in 7:48 total. With six team points, Appalachian State pulled ahead, 18-14, and the victory also marked ASU's first overtime dual-meet win in three attempts this season. With two bouts remaining, Chattanooga continued to fight and earned a 5-2 decision at 157 to bring the score to 18-17 with one match to go. Finally, it was Appalachian senior Kyle Blevins' turn on the mat. Ranked No. 16 in the nation, Blevins was challenged by his opponent but never wavered. After the third stanza began with the score tied, 2-2, Blevins escaped five seconds into the period and added a crucial takedown to earn a 6-3 victory and seal the monumental, 21-17 win for ASU. With their 10th win of the year, the Mountaineers now have their most victories in a season during the tenure of head coach JohnMark Bentley and have clinched their first winning season since 2007-08. Having completed the team's road schedule, Appalachian now returns home for four-straight matches to conclude the regular season. ASU hosts VMI on Friday and No. 20 Virginia on Saturday with both matches scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Next weekend, Appalachian concludes with Duke on Sat., Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. and Davidson on senior day, Sun., Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. Results: 174: Levi Clemons (UTC) dec. Carter Downs (ASU) 7-3. (UTC, 0-3) 184: No. 12 Austin Trotman (ASU) pinned Cory Canada (UTC) 1:34. (ASU, 6-3) 197: Paul Weiss (ASU) dec. Robert Prigmore (UTC) 8-3. (ASU, 9-3) 285: Kevin Malone (UTC) dec. Joe Cummings (ASU) 6-4. (ASU, 9-6) 125: Manuel Ramirez (UTC) maj. dec. Tony Gravely (ASU) 13-1. (UTC, 9-10) 133: No. 13 Nick Soto (UTC) maj. dec. Brett Boston (ASU) 14-3. (UTC, 9-14) 141: Mike Kessler (ASU) dec. Shawn Greevy (UTC) 8-2. (UTC, 12-14) 149: Savva Kostis (ASU) pinned Kelly Felix (UTC) 7:48. (ASU, 18-14) 157: Daniel Waddell (UTC) dec. Chip Powell (ASU) 5-2. (ASU, 18-17) 165: No. 16 Kyle Blevins (ASU) dec. Brandon Wright (UTC) 6-3. (ASU, 21-17)

Ranked No. 1 at 174 pounds by InterMat. Two-time NCAA Division I All-American, and 2011 NCAA finalist. Twice honored with the NCAA's Elite 88 award, presented to the college wrestler with the highest grade point average. A graduate student at one of America's elite universities who already has a job waiting for him. Nick Amuchastegui is ranked No. 1 at 174 pounds (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)It all reads like some fictional portrait of the ideal scholar-athlete from a bygone era, or an NCAA PR person's fantasy. But, for Stanford wrestler Nick Amuchastegui, it's the extreme Cliff Notes version of his college career. Amuchastegui, 22, is wrapping up his fifth year at Stanford, having already earned his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering, and wrapping up work on his master's. He is also winding up an impressive mat career as a Cardinal, with a perfect 18-0 record this season, a three-time Pac-10 finalist (and 2010 conference champ), and two-time NCAA All-American. All very impressive for a guy from rural Oregon who wasn't heavily recruited. The kid from Talent Amuchastegui grew up on a farm in southern Oregon. When asked how he was introduced to wrestling, the Talent, Oregon native responded, "Dad went out for wrestling for one week in high school -- his family had just moved, and he had to help out at home. His high school P.E. teacher, Harry Mondale, was still teaching when I was in third grade. He went to my father and said, 'I think that little guy should go out for wrestling.'" "I was up for it," Amuchastegui continued. "I felt really welcomed into the sport." Amuchastegui honed his craft at various wrestling clubs in southern Oregon, then competed at Phoenix High School. "Harry (Mondale) was my high school coach. He must have been about 75 years old. A really tough guy," Amuchastegui said, with a smile in his voice. "If he thought you were a wimp, he called you out. But I became tougher because of him." As a wrestler at Phoenix High, Amuchastegui was a four-time placer at the Oregon state tournament, placing third as a freshman and sophomore, second his senior year, and winning the state title as a junior. Yet the Stanford senior is rather modest about his pre-college mat career. "I never did anything that special in high school," Amuchastegui said with sincere modesty. "I didn't do anything nationally ... I wrestled three months a year. I think that was ultimately a benefit for me, because I never got burned out, and was able to have time for my family and other things. (Amuchastegui also played baseball in high school.) From the family farm, to The Farm How did a farm boy from Oregon end up at Stanford University, known as "The Farm" because it is located on what had been the farm of school founders Leland and Jane Stanford? "Stanford had been on my radar since seventh grade, but I wasn't sure it was within my reach," Amuchastegui disclosed. "In my freshman year of high school, we had a college prep research class. We were asked to research colleges -- to choose a couple that were ‘within reach' and a couple that were our ‘dream schools.' One of the schools I researched was Stanford." "The teacher pointed out, 'No one from here gets into Stanford.'" Despite his state title, Amuchastegui was not heavily recruited, "even by Stanford," as the Cardinal wrestler put it. "However, Zach Giesen (2011 Pac-10 champ at 197) put in a good word for me." "Since I got in, three from my high school -- including my younger brother Luke -- now go to Stanford." Adjusting to life at The Farm Nick Amuchastegui admitted that getting accustomed to Stanford was a real challenge in his first few months at the Palo Alto-based school. "It's an urban setting, which I was not used to," said InterMat's top-ranked 174-pounder. "I missed the activities I had enjoyed growing up on a farm -- hunting, fishing, being outdoors." Jason Borrelli is in his fourth season as Stanford's head coach (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)In a recent profile of Amuchastegui posted at the Stanford wrestling website, Cardinal head wrestling coach Jason Borrelli told writer Kevin Danna, "He's not shy about it. He'll tell you -- he'd love to be back in southern Oregon, be with his family, live on the farm and be around them every day. You know right away that's something that's extremely important to him." In that same article, Amuchastegui said, "My first quarter here was one of the most difficult times of my life." It wasn't just the farm and family that the freshman missed. "I was also feeling lonely," Amuchastegui told InterMat. "I missed being away from my family, and hadn't yet formed close friendships at school." That all changed with time. "What has made me happy here is making friends, joining in the Christian community here. Finding people who really care about me. I feel so much more comfortable now, being with people who love me." Favorable first impressions Even with this period of adjustment to life at Stanford, Nick Amuchastegui made a favorable impression in the Cardinal wrestling room right from the start. Nick Amuchastegui is a two-time NCAA All-American (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)"I knew in the first couple months he'd be great as a wrestler," said Coach Borrelli. "I knew he'd be special. Seeing how he responded as a freshman, working out with guys like Luke Feist, Matt Gentry, Josh Zupanic. When he'd get knocked down, he was figuring out ways right away not to get knocked down again. Typically, a redshirt will think, ‘I have time to figure this out.' Instead, he decided to figure out things right away. He had a sense of urgency, even as a redshirt freshman, which is pretty rare." Borrelli's initial impressions were proved true. Amuchastegui has built an impressive 108-17 overall record in his career at Stanford, and is a perfect 18-0 in his last season as a Cardinal. He's a three-time Pac-10 finalist, winning the 165-pound crown at the conference championships in 2010. Exceeding expectations When asked to name the high points of his Stanford wrestling career, Amuchastegui quickly responded, "The NCAAs, every year. It's what my season builds up to. It's truly exciting for me. It's where I put forth my best effort." "As a sophomore and junior, I performed better than was expected, and good things happened." Amuchastegui is a three-time NCAA qualifier. As a sophomore, he earned All-American honors at his second trip to the nationals by placing fourth at the 2010 NCAAs in Omaha. Nick Amuchastegui celebrates after beating Mack Lewnes (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Last year, Amuchastegui moved up a weight class, compiling a 27-3 record as a junior prior to the NCAAs. A runner-up at the 2011 Pac 10s, Amuchastegui was seeded No. 7 in the 174-pound bracket at the 2011 NCAAs. However, the Cardinal matman exceeded expectations by getting an injury default win over second-seeded Ed Ruth of Penn State in the quarterfinals ... then, in the semifinals, scoring a 5-2 win over Cornell's Mack Lewnes, seeded third. Amuchastegui left Philadelphia the runner-up, losing to Iowa State's Jon Reader, 10-3, in the finals ... but winning a measure of respect -- and new fans -- in the process. "What's enabled me to excel and exceed expectations is to disregard my ranking, and not to worry about my opponents," said Amuchastegui. "After all, he's got two arms and two legs, just like me." "I try to apply the same thinking, no matter the opponent or the situation. My attitude is the same wherever I am in the rankings." Leading the way Another impressive attribute cited by Coach Borrelli is Nick Amuchastegui's leadership skills. "He has a good understanding of what successful people do. He's not driven to follow in other people's footsteps. He is the epitome of a guy who is a leader, blazing his own trail." "He's an effective leader for Stanford wrestling," Borrelli continued. "He can be vocal when necessary. He's an incredible extension of our coaching staff. When the guys are tired, he's encouraging his teammates on. He conducts wrestler team meetings; his teammates come to him with their concerns. When recruits come to visit, he takes time to talk to them and their parents, to make them feel welcome, answer their questions." "He wants to learn about other people. He could be sitting next to you on an airplane, and during the entire flight, the conversation would be about you, not his accomplishments." "Within the first ten seconds of talking to him, you see how articulate he is," said Borrelli. "He projects an inner confidence that comes from being very secure with himself. Yet he never presents himself as being superior to anyone. Considering all he's accomplished, he's a very humble guy." Achieving balance Nick Amuchastegui's academic accomplishments may well outshine his success on the mat. He is a two-time winner of the NCAA Elite 88 Award, presented to the wrestler competing at the national championships with the highest grade point average. In addition, he is a first-team Academic All-American, and Capital One/CoSIDA Men's At-Large Academic All-American of the Year. Nick Amuchastegui finished the regular season 18-0 (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Impressive as those academic honors are, Amuchastegui has been singularly focused on making the most of his time at Stanford. He completed his undergraduate degree in the school's highly-ranked mechanical engineering program in just three years ... and is now finishing up his graduate work for a master's degree, concentrating on the subjects of thermodynamics and mechatronics. A summer internship at Sandia National Laboratory has led to a career position waiting for him at their Livermore, California facility upon graduation. How does Amuchastegui balance the demands of being a top-ranked wrestler and a student in a rigorous academic program? He draws on a rugged work ethic instilled in him by his father and his demanding high school coach, Harry Mondale ... and appears to have earned a minor in time management. In an interview with Mike Finn for WIN (Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine) earlier this season, Amuchastegui described a typical weekday that started at 6:30 a.m. with early-morning practice lasting an hour-and-a-half, then breakfast, then 4-5 hours of homework, then classes, then a workout that spans much of the afternoon, then dinner, then more homework, then bed. All that, and he manages to also incorporate time for outdoor activities such as hiking or biking, and social time with friends. When asked by InterMat how he achieved balance between academics and athletics, Amuchastegui said, "I don't try to put one over the other; both matter. I eliminate what doesn't bring me joy or fulfillment, such as TV or Facebook." Nick Amuchastegui rides Oregon State's Cody Weishoff (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Or, as he told WIN, "What I tell people is that it's amazing what you can accomplish in 16 hours once you cut out all the crap in your life." A key component to Nick Amuchastegui's balanced life is his religious faith. He makes time to participate in Christian activities, and incorporate his faith in his daily living -- even relating it to his wrestling. "Jesus was a guy who loved people who weren't showy, didn't seek fame," said Amuchastegui. "As a wrestler, you can't want fame. You don't attract crowds. Being a wrestler requires a strong heart, and taking care of yourself physically and spiritually. It requires me to live up to my potential every day." In talking to Amuchastegui, words like "humble," "modest," "impressive," "thoughtful" and "centered" immediately come to mind. Coach Jason Borrelli summed it up well by saying, "You have to be impressed with what he has accomplished in wrestling, and in the classroom. He works very hard at both to achieve all that he has. He is a great legacy for this program."

J'den Cox

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA -- The University of Northern Iowa defeated to Western Wrestling Conference opponents Sunday. The Panthers (7-5, 5-1 WWC) gave North Dakota State (5-7, 2-1 WWC) its first conference loss with a 22-18 victory, then topped South Dakota State (4-6, 0-3 WWC) by a score of 25-12. UNI 22, NDSU 18 The Panthers overcame an 18-11 deficit, winning their last three matches to defeat the Bison 22-18. No. 11 Joe Colon (133) set the pace early, as he continued his reign of dominance, scoring a technical fall over Justin Solberg. The win was Colon's third-straight tech. fall in dual competition. Levi Wolfensperger (141) provided fans with the most exciting match of the afternoon as he wrestled NDSU's Tyler Diamond. Down 3-1 and facing an additional riding time point against him, Wolfensperger forced the match into sudden victory, as he completed two take downs in the third period's final 10 seconds. After a scramble in the sudden victory period, Wolfensperger ended up on top with a takedown and a 7-5 decision. Two matches later, UNI's David Bonin (157) showcased the afternoon's most impressive victory, as he upset No. 11 Steven Monk. Bonin took an early 2-0 lead with a takedown in the first period, then hung on to his lead for the rest of the match, completing a 3-2 decision. The win was Bonin's first over a ranked opponent this season. NDSU took an 18-11 lead after winning the 165 and 174-pound bouts with a pin and major decision, but the Panthers persevered, winning the dual's final three matches. No. 6 Ryan Loder (184) commenced the comeback with a technical fall over the Bison's Mac Stoll, then Taylor Kettman (197) and Blayne Beale (285) both took care of their opponents with regular decisions. Results: 125: #19 Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) TF Cruse Aarhus (UNI), 17-2 (6:15) (5-0 NDSU) 133: #11 Joe Colon (UNI) TF Justin Solberg (NDSU), 17-2 (5:27) (5-5 tie) 141: Levi Wolfensperger (UNI) dec. Tyler Diamond (NDSU), 7-5 SV (8-5 UNI) 149: Mark Erickson (NDSU) dec. Seth Noble (UNI), 3-2 (8-8 tie) 157: David Bonin (UNI) dec. #11 Steven Monk (NDSU), 3-2 (11-8 UNI) 165: Tyler Johnson (NDSU) FALL Riley Banach (UNI), 2:53 (14-11 NDSU) 174: Joe Garner (NDSU) maj. Onni Prestidge (UNI), 15-7 (18-11 NDSU) 184: #6 Ryan Loder (UNI) TF Mac Stoll (NDSU), 16-1 (6:21) (18-16 NDSU) 197: Taylor Kettman (UNI) dec. John Gusewelle (NDSU), 7-1 (19-18 UNI) 285: Blayne Beale (UNI) dec. Evan Knutson (NDSU), 7-3 (22-18 UNI) UNI 25, SDSU 12 UNI found itself down again in its second dual of the afternoon, but the Panthers rallied, winning six of their final seven matches to secure a 25-12 victory over the Jackrabbits. Joe Colon (133) had yet another win with bonus points, scoring a 12-0 major decision over Nick Chavez. Colon extended his win streak to 13 matches. In those 13 matches, the redshirt sophomore has compiled four falls, four technical falls, four major decisions, and just one regular decision. Coming into the 149-pound bout, UNI was down 9-4. However, redshirt sophomore Seth Noble sparked the Panther comeback, winning a tight 4-3 decision over Andrew Youngblom, where a riding time point proved to be the difference. Bonin had another quality win in his second match of the day, as he defeated SDSU's Nick Flynn with a 4-1 decision. The junior topped Flynn for the 157-pound title at the UNI Open earlier in the season and improved to 25-6 overall with another win. Riley Banach (165) took his first win of the weekend against Dillon Reid with an exciting 13-7 decision. To close out the afternoon, Loder, Kettman and Beale swept the last three matches once again. Loder (184) compiled his second tech. fall of the day over Troy Morrisette. The redshirt sophomore is now 27-2 overall and 11-1 in dual action. He and Colon both lead the squad in tech. falls with six apiece. Kettman (197) survived a close match with the Jackrabbits' Nick Mart. The redshirt sophomore won with a 6-4 decision and become one of four Panthers to end the weekend 3-0. The others include Colon, Bonin and Loder. Beale finished the day with a 14-1 major decision over Joe Skow. Beale is now 23-9 overall and 8-4 in dual competition. The Panthers will be back in action next weekend at the NWCA National Duals Regional in Ames. Results: 125: Aaron Pickrel (SDSU) FALL Cruse Aarhus (UNI), 3:36 (6-0 SDSU) 133: #11 Joe Colon (UNI) maj. Nick Chavez (SDSU), 12-0 (6-4 SDSU) 141: Dustin Walraven (SDSU) dec. Levi Wolfensperger (UNI), 2-0 (9-4 SDSU) 149: Seth Noble (UNI) dec. Andrew Youngblom (SDSU), 4-3 (9-7 SDSU) 157: David Bonin (UNI) dec. Nick Flynn (SDSU), 4-1 (10-9 UNI) 165: Riley Banach (UNI) dec. Dillon Reid (SDSU), 13-7 (13-9 UNI) 174: Joe Rasmussen (SDSU) dec. Onni Prestidge (UNI), 10-5 (13-12 UNI) 184: #6 Ryan Loder (UNI) TF Troy Morrisette (SDSU), 17-2 (4:25) (18-12 UNI) 197: Taylor Kettman (UNI) dec. Nick Mart (SDSU), 6-4 (21-12 UNI) 285: Blayne Beale (UNI) maj. Joe Skow (SDSU), 14-1 (25-12)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The No. 6 Ohio State wrestling team downed Michigan State, 24-13, Sunday afternoon at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Mich. The Buckeyes improved to 11-3 overall and concluded the Big Ten schedule 5-3. Ohio State will now prepare for the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals Feb. 12 in Stillwater, Okla. Collecting 12 points in the final two matches proved to be the difference maker in an otherwise close match between the Buckeyes and Spartans. Michigan State had a 15-12 lead with two bouts remaining at 125 and 133 pounds. Ohio State was awarded six points in the 125-pound match between freshman and No. 16 Johnni Dijulius and Eric Olanowski after the Spartan was disqualified. Two points also were deducted from MSU's team score. As the Buckeyes suddenly jumped out to an 18-13 lead, freshman 133-pounder Logan Stieber recorded his 13th pin of the season to seal the Ohio State victory. Stieber, ranked No. 3, downed Brandon Fifield in 1:36. The match began at 141 pounds and for the second-consecutive match freshman Jarrod Boone received the start. The Buckeye from Columbus was pinned in 2:44 to give the Spartans an early 6-0 lead. At 149 pounds, freshman and 14th-ranked Cam Tessari defeated Dan Osterman, 4-2, in sudden victory. Tessari, who hails from Monroeville, Ohio, held a slim 1-0 lead in the second period on an escape. However, Osterman took a 2-1 lead on a reversal after choosing bottom to start the third period. In the scramble, Tessari managed to escape and tied the score, 2-2. With no additional scoring in the period, the bout went into overtime where Tessari scored the match-winning takedown. Columbus native Josh Demas lost a close 5-4 decision to No. 12 Anthony Jones at 157 pounds. Down 3-1 at the beginning of the second period, Demas ended the period with a takedown to tie the score at 3-all. The Buckeye, who is ranked 20th in the nation, then scored an escape to start the third period for a 4-3 advantage. However, Jones ended the period with a takedown and the 5-4 victory. With the Spartans owning a 9-3 lead, freshman Derek Garcia downed Nick Proctor, 6-3, to help Ohio State pull to within three points (9-6) in the team score. After a scoreless first period, Proctor chose bottom and escaped for a 1-0 lead. Despite Garcia answering with a takedown, Proctor recorded an escape to tie the score, 2-2. However, the Buckeye from Sedro Woolley, Wash., tallied an escape and a takedown for a 5-2 lead and coupled with riding time, added his sixth point of the match despite a late escape by Proctor. Michigan State owned a 12-6 lead heading into intermission following a loss at 174 pounds. Sophomore Joe Grandominico received the start at 174 and lost, 6-1, to No. 16 Curran Jacobs. A 3-1 sudden victory win by redshirt-junior C.J. Magrum at 184 pounds cut the Spartans' lead to three again (12-9). Magrum and Ian Hinton traded escapes during regulation before heading to overtime. In the extra period, Magrum, ranked 10th in the nation, scored a takedown for the win. Freshman Andrew Campolattano scored a huge 10-3 decision over Nick McDiarmid at 197 pounds to tie the team score at 12-all. Limiting McDiarmid to just three escapes, Campolattano, ranked No. 20 in the nation, recorded four takedowns and an escape, plus earned riding time in the victory. However, Michigan State regained the lead, 15-12, after heavyweight and No. 18 Peter Capone dropped an 8-3 decision to Steve Andrus. Results: 141 – Brian Gibbs (MSU) PINNED Jarrod Boone, 2:44 149 – No. 14 Cam Tessari DEC Dan Osterman, 4-2(ot) 157 – No. 12 Anthony Jones DEC No. 20 Josh Demas, 5-4 165 – Derek Garcia DEC Nick Proctor, 6-3 174 – No. 16 Curran Jacobs DEC Joe Grandominico, 6-1 184 –No. 10 C.J. Magrum DEC Ian Hinton, 3-1(ot) 197 – No. 20 Andrew Campolattano DEC Nick McDiarmid, 10-3 HWT – Steve Andrus DEC No. 18 Peter Capone, 8-3 125 – No. 16 Johnni Dijulius wins via disqualification Eric Olanowski 133 – No. 3 Logan Stieber PINNED Brandon Fifield, 1:36 *Michigan State loses two team points because of Olanowski disqualification

KENT, Ohio -- Kent State's seniors couldn't have written a better script for their final competition at the M.A.C. Center Sunday. The Golden Flashes (12-4, 5-0 MAC) won eight matches, including victories by all four seniors in the lineup, downing Eastern Michigan (13-6, 2-2) 28-10. The victory capped off an undefeated conference season, extended Kent State's winning streak to 10 and secured the Flashes' second outright MAC title in the last four years. "Step one is accomplished," Jim Andrassy said. "And doing it at home is a great thing. Now we have to focus on some other things." Sunday's step one began with a first period pin by senior Nic Bedelyon (Lewistown, Pa.). Already leading 5-0, Bedelyon got in on a shot, brought Jared Germaine's leg up and turned it into a cradle from the standing position. "I've got to open up, keep shooting and attacking," Bedelyon said of the difference between Sunday and his other recent matches. "I feel like if I can get things going, our team's going to do well." After Tyler Small (Littlestown, Pa.) scored an impressive 7-0 win over Corey Phillips, Marcel Clopton (Shaker Hts., Ohio) became the second senior to go out on a high note. With takedowns in all three periods, Clopton earned a 9-2 victory over Jaylyn Bohl, who was the No. 3 ranked 149-pounder in the MAC. "What Marcel has done this weekend shows how much of a professional he is," Andrassy said of Clopton being in the lineup for the first time all season. "It speaks volumes of what kind of kid he is. He's always ready to go. And I'm really proud of him." Junior Mallie Shuster (Newville, Pa.) scored a critical reversal in the final seconds of the first period and another in the final minute of the match to top Aaron Sulzer 7-6. The win gave the Flashes a commanding 15-4 lead. "Mallie's as good as anyone in the conference," Andrassy said. Senior Ross Tice (Brookfield, Ohio) trailed Lester France 7-3 midway through the second period before hitting a five-point headlock. Tice scored another takedown in the third on his way to a 13-8 win. Junior Casey Newburg (Union, Ohio) claimed his second major decision of the weekend and his eighth of the season with a 13-5 win over Phillip Joseph. Newburg piled up five takedowns and collected two stalling points. Junior Keith Witt (Oak Harbor, Ohio) got in a on a first period shot for a takedown, which made the difference in a 4-2 victory over Nick Whitenburg. Heavyweight Brendan Barlow (Westerville, Ohio) capped off a 4-for-4 day for Kent State's senior class with a 3-2 win over Wes Schroeder. Barlow hoisted Schroeder up in the air for a key first period takedown. Sunday was the first time the Flashes clinched an outright conference crown on their home mat since 1989. Kent State will compete in the National Dual Championships on Saturday, Feb. 11 in Piscataway, N.J. The Flashes will be either the No. 3 or No. 4 seed at the six-team Regional and will find out who its first opponent will be on Monday. Results: 125 - Nic Bedelyon (Kent State) over Jared Germaine (EMU) Fall 2:22 133 - Andrew Novak (EMU) over Stevie Mitcheff (Kent State) Maj. Dec. 13-5 141 - Tyler Small (Kent State) over Corey Phillips (EMU) Dec 7-0 149 – Marcel Clopton (Kent State) over Jaylyn Bohl (EMU) Dec. 9-2 157 – Mallie Shuster (Kent State) over Aaron Sulzer (EMU) Dec 7-6 165 – Ross Tice (Kent State) over Lester France (EMU) Dec 13-8 174 – Phillip Joseph (EMU) over Brandonn Johnson (Kent State) Fall 4:56 184 –Casey Newburg (Kent State) over Mike Curby (EMU) Maj. Dec 13-5 197 – Keith Witt (Kent State) over Nick Whitenburg (EMU) Dec 4-2 HWT - Brendan Barlow (Kent State) over Wes Schroeder (EMU) Dec 3-2

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Purdue wrestling team knotted the Crimson & Gold Cup standings at four points apiece on Sunday, topping the Hoosiers, 19-16, at Indiana's University Gymnasium. The Boilermakers won five of the first six matches en route to the victory, including key wins by sophomore Camden Eppert and junior Ivan Lopouchanski. “Any win over your in-state rival is a big one,” said Purdue head coach Scott Hinkel. “We had plenty of reasons to win this one: the rivalry, finish the Big Ten schedule with a win, etc. The important thing is that we came down here and took care of business.” Eppert got things off to a good start at 125 pounds, scoring early and often against Indiana freshman Zach Zimmer in a 10-2 major decision. The win was Eppert's third conference win of the season and eighth overall, while the major decision was his first of the season. Fellow sophomore Cashé Quiroga, ranked ninth in the country at 133 pounds, followed with another win, holding off an upset-minded Joe Duca for an 11-9 decision. Duca picked up the first takedown of the match and added a second with a pair of back points in the second to put Quiroga on the ropes, but the highly-ranked Boilermaker responded in the tight situation, adding four takedowns to his team-leading total in his 14th win of the season. The Hoosiers got on the board at 141 pounds as senior Matt Ortega made the most of his final home dual in a 7-2 decision over Purdue freshman Brandon Nelsen. Ortega countered a Nelsen shot early in the match and turned it into a five-point move to account for the majority of scoring. Lopouchanski, ranked 13th nationally at 149 pounds, responded for the Old Gold and Black with a 10-4 decision over 18th-ranked Hoosier freshman Taylor Walsh. The Boilermakers got an early scare as Walsh nearly took Lopouchanski to his back in the opening seconds, but the Purdue junior controlled things the rest of the way, reversing Walsh in the first and second periods and tacking on three back points with the second reversal. He clinched the bout with a third-period takedown, improving to 12-3 on the season. Things continued to go the Boilermakers' way at 157 and 165 pounds as junior Tommy Churchard and sophomore Kyle Mosier posted decisions. Churchard took a 7-3 victory from Indiana freshman Sawyer Morris, and Mosier backed him up with a 3-1 win over Hoosier junior Ryan Konz. Indiana bit into the lead again at 174 pounds as sophomore Ryan LeBlanc posted a 12-3 major decision over Boilermaker rookie Drake Stein, making it a 16-7 Purdue advantage, but 19th-ranked Boilermaker freshman Braden Atwood sealed the win at 184 pounds, notching a 6-1 decision over Hoosier freshman Lucas Sheridan. After a scoreless first period, Atwood scored three points in the second, with a takedown and an escape, and three in the third, with two nearfall and riding time, while Sheridan's only points came on an illegal slam by Atwood. With the match out of reach, the Hoosiers won the final two contests of the day as third-ranked Indiana senior Matt Powless outlasted Purdue senior A.J. Kissel at 197 pounds, 10-7, while Hoosier sophomore Adam Chalfant accepted an injury default against 20th-ranked Purdue senior Roger Vukobratovich at heavyweight. The win improved Purdue to 8-9 overall and 3-5 in conference duals, marking the second straight season the Boilermakers finished with a 3-5 Big Ten record, while Indiana dropped to 8-7 (0-7 Big Ten). Done with conference action, the Boilermakers head to Ithaca, N.Y. next weekend for the NWCA National Duals. Purdue's opponent is yet to be officially announced, but it will most likely be 22nd-ranked Central Michigan University. Results: 125: Camden Eppert (PUR) def. Zach Zimmer (IND), MD 10-2 (PUR 4 – IND 0) 133: #9 Cashé Quiroga (PUR) def. Joe Duca (IND), D 11-9 (PUR 7 – IND 0) 141: Matt Ortega (IND) def. Brandon Nelsen (PUR), D 7-2 (PUR 7 – IND 3) 149: #13 Ivan Lopouchanski (PUR) def. #18 Taylor Walsh (IND), D 10-4 (PUR 10 – IND 3) 157: Tommy Churchard (PUR) def. Sawyer Morris (IND), D 7-3 (PUR 13 – IND 3) 165: Kyle Mosier (PUR) def. Ryan Konz (IND), D 3-1 (PUR 16 – IND 3) 174: Ryan LeBlanc (IND) def. Drake Stein (PUR), MD 12-3 (PUR 16 – IND 7) 184: #19 Braden Atwood (PUR) def. Lucas Sheridan (IND), D 6-1 (PUR 19 – IND 7) 197: #3 Matt Powless (IND) def. A.J. Kissel (PUR), D 10-7 (PUR 19 – IND 10) 285: Adam Chalfant (IND) def. #20 Roger Vukobratovich (PUR), Injury Default (PUR 19 – IND 16)

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers hammered visiting Michigan 34-7 in their Big Ten dual finale to claim a share of the Big Ten regular season dual meet championship. The Nittany Lions won eight of ten bouts, including seven straight to close out the dual. True freshman Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 9 at 125, put on a takedown show in the first bout, posting 10 takedowns on route to a 22-10 major over Michigan's Grant Pizzo (with 3:19 in riding time). No. 16 Zac Stevens downed Nittany Lion sophomore Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 11-7 at 133 to cut Penn State's lead to one before No. 1 Kellen Russell majored Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) 12-2 at 141 to give UM a 7-4 lead. Three-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), undefeated and ranked No. 1 nationally, hammered No. 7 Eric Grajales, posting a 6-1 win with 3:13 in riding time. Red-shirt freshman Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 157, followed that up with a 5-4 victory over Wolverine senior Brandon Zeerip to give Penn State a 10-7 lead heading into the halftime break. Top-ranked sophomore All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) hammered No. 14 Dan Yates at 165, posting a 15-0 technical fall at the 5:25 mark. Fellow sophomore All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, then dominated No. 8 Justin Zeerip to the tune of a 12-1 major with 3:50 in riding time. Two-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184 as the defending national champion, then clinched the dual victory with a pin of UM's Hunter Collins at the 5:25 mark. With true freshman Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) cleared to wrestle but held out as a precaution, red-shirt freshman 174-pounder Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) stepped up two weights once more and this time took down a ranked wrestler. Brown posted a late takedown to post a 3-1 win over No. 15 Max Huntley. Senior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6 at heavyweight, capped off a resounding win by pinning No. 10 Ben Apland at the 3:58 mark to give the Nittany Lions the lopsided 34-7 win. The Nittany Lions are now 11-1 overall, and 7-1 in the Big Ten, while Michigan falls to 6-5, 4-4. Penn State's 7-1 conference mark sets a new school record for Big Ten wins in a season and helped the team share the conference's regular season dual meet crown with Minnesota. Penn State's dominating performance showed up in the match's stats as well. The Nittany Lions won eight of ten bouts and picked up ten bonus points off two pins, a tech fall and two majors. The Nittany Lions owned a lopsided 24-9 edge in takedowns. The Nittany Lions will head west to take on Utah Valley in a non-conference dual set for Saturday, Feb. 11, at 9 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Mountain (local to site). Penn State's final home dual of the season takes place on Sunday, Feb. 19, when the Lions entertain No. 9 Pittsburgh at 2 p.m. While seats for the dual are now sold out, a limited number of Standing Room Only tickets remain. Fans can purchase these SRO ducats by calling 1-800-NITTANY or in person at the Bryce Jordan Center box office. The full season slate of live dual meet and tournament action will air locally on WRSC AM (1390 AM) with Friday evening duals being simulcast on WRSC FM (103.1 FM). Lock Haven's WBPZ (1230 AM) will also carry the entire season live, WIEZ (670 AM) in Huntingdon/Lewistown carries all Sunday events and further affiliates may be added soon. The regular season schedule of radio broadcasts will be streamed live at www.GoPSUsports.com as part of Penn State's All-Access package, which will also feature live video streams of many home events. Ticket information is accessed easily online at www.GoPSUsports.com/tickets/m-wrestl-tickets.html . Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstatepat and on Penn State Wrestling's facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2011-12 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #9 Nico Megaludis PSU maj. dec. Grant Pizzo UM, 22-10 4-0 133: #16 Zac Stevens UM dec. Frank Martellotti PSU, 11-7 4-3 141: #1 Kellen Russell UM maj. dec. Bryan Pearsall PSU, 12-2 4-7 149: #1 Frank Molinaro PSU dec. #7 Eric Grajales UM, 6-1 7-7 157: #6 Dylan Alton PSU dec. Brandon Zeerip UM, 5-4 10-7 165: #1 David Taylor PSU tech fall #14 Dan Yates UM, 15-0 (TF; 5:25) 15-7 174: #2 Ed Ruth PSU maj. dec. #8 Justin Zeerip UM, 12-1 19-7 184: #2 Quentin Wright PSU pinned Hunter Collins UM, WBF (4:22) 25-7 197: Matt Brown PSU dec. #15 Max Huntley UM, 3-1 28-7 285: #6 Cameron Wade PSU pinned #10 Ben Apland UM, WBF (3:58) 34-7 Attendance: 6,671 Records: #2 Penn State 11-1, 7-1 B1G; #12 Michigan 6-5, 4-4 B1G Up Next for Penn State: at Utah Valley, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: True freshman Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 9 at 125, faced off against Michigan sophomore Grant Pizzo. Megaludis wasted no time taking Pizzo down, using a single leg to grab an early lead. The Lion let Pizzo up right away and quickly turned a low ankle pick into another takedown and a 4-2 lead (after cutting Pizzo loose). Putting on a takedown clinic in the first, Megaludis added three more takedowns before spending the final :30 looking for a turning combination. Megaludis rode Pizzo out and carried the 10-4 lead into the second period. Pizzo chose down to start the third period and Megaludis cut the Wolverine loose to a 10-5 score. Megaludis took Pizzo down at the 1:22 mark, cut him loose but fell into a takedown to lead 12-8. Megaludis escaped at the :40 marks, quickly took Pizzo down to lead 15-8 and then rode him out to carry that lead and over 2:00 riding time into the second stanza. Megaludis chose neutral to start the third period and dove through a low double to another takedown just :10 into the stanza. A Pizzo escape was swiftly followed by another Megaludis takedown. Megaludis worked to another takedown with :20 left to lead 21-10 and then rode Pizzo out to post the strong 22-10 major with 3:19 riding time. 133: Nittany Lion Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) took on No. 16 Zac Stevens at 133. Martellotti and the ranked Stevens battled evenly for the first half of the opening period before Martellotti took a blood time out with the bout scoreless. Stevens got in on a single leg on the reset and took Martellotti down at the 1:09 mark to take a 2-1 lead after a quick Martellotti escape. Stevens countered a Martellotti shot at the :30 mark for another takedown and, with a ride out, led 4-1 after the opening period. Stevens chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed Martellotti to lead 6-1 just :20 into action. Stevens then controlled the Nittany Lion sophomore until the 1:00 mark before he escaped and cut the lead to 6-2. Down by four, Martellotti chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 6-3 deficit. But Stevens moved around Martellotti for another takedown to up his lead to 8-4 at the 1:28 mark. Stevens tacked on one more takedown on and then Martellotti took the Wolverine senior down for a takedown of his own to cut the lead to 10-7 at the :45 mark. Martellotti worked to turn Stevens for back points, but Stevens was able to kill the clock to escape with an 11-7 victory. 141: Facing his second top-five opponent in three nights, Penn State junior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) met top-ranked Kellen Russell at 141. Russell notched the first takedown early to lead 2-1 with 2:12 on the clock as Pearsall escaped quickly. Pearsall fought off a couple more Russell scoring attacks over the next minute before Russell connected on a high single leg for another takedown with :40 left. Russell then added three back points as the period wound down to lead 7-1 after one. Russell chose down to start the second period and reversed Pearsall to up his lead to 9-1. Trailing by eight, Pearsall chose down to start the final period and was allowed up to a 9-2 deficit. Pearsall countered a Russell shot as the bout wound down, nearly notching a takedown. But Russell was able to fight off the final blast and added a late takedown and riding time point to post the 12-2 major decision. 149: Three-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 1 at 149, met Michigan's Eric Grajales, who was ranked No. 7. Molinaro set the tempo early, forcing Grajales backwards from each starting whistle before connecting on a fast high single duck-under to lead 2-0 with 1:57 on the clock. Grajales escaped quickly but Molinaro used another high single to take Grajales down and then began working for a turning combination. Molinaro dominated action from the top, riding Grajales out to lead 4-1 with 1:26 in riding time after the opening period. Molinaro chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. The Lion continued to force Grajales backwards as the Wolverine worked the edge of the mat. Molinaro fought off Grajales first shot at the :12 mark of the second period and led 5-1 with 1:13 riding time after two. Grajales chose down to start the final period but could not break free of Molinaro as the Lion senior tacked on over a minute's more riding time to clinch the bonus point. The top-ranked Nittany Lion then kept Grajales bellied out for the remainder of the match, posting the 6-1 major with 3:13 riding time. 157: Red-shirts freshman Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 157, took on Brandon Zeerip. Alton took Zeerip down right out of the gates and led 2-1 after a quick Zeerip escape. Alton nearly added a second score, but Zeerip was able to work his way out of bounds in front of the Michigan bench to keep the bout close with 1:38 left. The senior Wolverine countered an Alton shot and took a 3-2 lead with :24 on the clock. A ride out allowed the Wolverine to lead 3-2 after one period. Zeerip chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 4-2 lead. Alton gained control of Zeerip's left thigh but was countered and action moved out of bounds with the Nittany Lion still down by two. Alton drove through Zeerip at the :20 mark and worked his way for a tying takedown and rode the Wolverine out to tie the bout at 4-4 after two periods. Alton chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-4 lead. Alton nearly connected on another high double, but Zeerip fought off the move and shifted action out of bounds at the 1:00 mark with Alton still leading by one. Alton fought off a late Zeerip flurry and escaped with a 5-4 win, putting Penn State up 10-7 heading into the lockerroom. 165: All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, met No. 14 Dan Yates. Taylor used shoulder control to toss Yates to the mat at the 1:50 mark for his first takedown. He then maintained control of Yates for over a minute and gained control of his arm for three back points and a 5-0 lead after one period (with 1:54 riding time). Taylor chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escaped and a 6-0 lead. Taylor turned a low ankle pick into a takedown and four near fall points (three back points and blood time) to up his lead to 12-0 at the :28 mark. Taylor then rode Yates out to carry that lead into the third period. Yates chose down to start the final period but Taylor made quick work of him, turning him for a final three-point near fall and a 15-0 technical fall at the 5:25 mark. 174: All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, faced off against No. 8 Justin Zeerip. Ruth wasted no time in getting in on a single leg, gaining control of Zeerip off the opening whistle and taking the eighth-ranked Wolverine down for an early lead. Ruth spent the bulk of the period in control, looking for an opportunity to lock a cradle and turn Zeerip to his back. Zeerip got hit for a first stall warning at the 1:20 mark. Ruth continued to control the action from the top position for the remainder of the period, picking up a late stall point to lead 3-0 with 2:37 riding time after one. Ruth chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 4-0 lead. The rest of the period was uneventful and Ruth led 4-0 after two. Zeerip chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 4-1 deficit. Ruth countered a Zeerip shot and notched a takedown on the edge of the mat to lead 6-1 with 1:27 left. Zeerip gave up another stall point and Ruth led 7-1 with a clinched riding time point with :48 left. Ruth then turned the Wolverine for three near fall points and a 10-1 lead. Another stall point and a riding time point gave Ruth a 12-1 major with 3:50 riding time. 184: Defending national champion Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 184, met Michigan's Hunter Collins. Wright spent the first minute looking for a chance to score and broke through with a takedown at the 1:58 mark. The Lion junior then spent a minute work for back points and turned him for three with :50 on the clock, taking a 5-0 lead. Collins escaped but Wright used a slick low single to take him down with just :01 on the clock to lead 7-1 after the opening period. Collins chose down to start the second period and escaped, but Wright quickly caught him in a throw, tossing him to mat for a blistering pin at the 4:22 mark that sent the sell-out Lion crowd to its feet. 197: True freshman Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 12 at 197, was once again held out as a precaution. Red-shirt freshman Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), who weighed in at 174, moved up two weights once more and this time met No. 15 Max Huntley of Michigan. The duo battled through an even first period with neither man finding a chance to score. Huntley chose down to start the second period and worked his way to an escape and a 1-0 lead. McIntosh was the aggressor during the third period, forcing Huntley to the edge of the mat throughout the period. Brown could not break through to score and chose down to start the third period. The Lion freshman escaped to a 1-1 tie with 1:40 on the clock and immediately began forcing Huntley backwards once again. Huntley got hit with a first stall warning with 1:25 on the clock. Brown worked to get in on a high single, but Huntley was able to fight off the move and keep the bout tied at 1-1 with :30 on the clock. Huntley then shot, but Brown countered the move, took the ranked 197-pounder down and sent the crowd to its feet once more with a 3-1 win. 285: Senior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6 at heavyweight, battled No. 10 Ben Apland of Michigan. Wade got the bout's first takedown early, using a low single to open up a 2-0 lead early. Wade then dominated the action from the top position, turning Apland to his back for three near fall points and a 5-0 lead with 1:00 on the clock. Wade reset himself and gained control of Apland's arm and turning him once more for three back points. Wade led 8-0 with 2:37 riding time after one period. Wade chose top to start the second period

NORFOLK, Va. -- The No. 25 Old Dominion University Wrestling team defeated their third ranked opponent of the season on Sunday afternoon in thrilling fashion as they defeated No. 22 Central Michigan, 18-17, at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. The Monarchs (12-8) faced a 10-0 deficit after the first three matches and then reeled off four straight victories and five wins in the final seven bouts to hold off the Chippewas (12-6) for their first ever win against Central Michigan in four attempts. Starting at 125 pounds, redshirt freshman Jerome Robinson hung tough for ODU but could not overtake No. 17 Joe Roth as CMU won, 4-1. Tyler Keselring then held off a late charge by sophomore Scott Festejo at 133 pounds with a 9-7 win. Wrestling in just his third collegiate dual, true freshman Taylor Moeder lost via major decision at 141 pounds to CMU's Scott Mattingly to give the Chippewas the 10-0 quick lead. Redshirt junior Brennan Brumley, a native of Center Line, Mich., turned things around for ODU at 149 pounds as he earned a late takedown of Joey Kielbasa for a 4-1 win. Redshirt sophomore No. 23 John Nicholson then won his 12th consecutive match when earned a thrilling 5-3 decision over CMU's Donnie Corby at 157 pounds. In what proved to be the marquee match of the day and a critical win for the Monarchs, sophomore #26 Tristan Warner's third period takedown and near fall proved to be the match-winner over #24 Mike Ottinger in a 5-2 win. Senior #12 Te Edwards then put Old Dominion in front in the match at 174 pounds when he pinned Ryan Quinn at the 5:14 mark. At 184 pounds, redshirt sophomore Billy Curling had his hands full with No. 5 Ben Bennett who earned an 8-0 major decision to pull the Chippewas within one point of the team lead at 15-14. Senior Joe Budi would double up Chad Friend at 197 pounds, 6-3 to bump the Monarch lead back up. With No. 17 Peter Sturgeon for Central Michigan looming at heavyweight, redshirt junior Grant Chapman went to work for the Monarchs. Needing a major decision to tie and a tech fall or pin for a team win, Sturgeon pushed Chapman but the Monarch gave up just an escape point in the final period and a riding time point to the Chippewas' nationally ranked big man to seal the win for Old Dominion, 18-17. The Monarchs will honor seniors Joe Budi and Te Edwards in their final home dual of the season on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. when they host North Carolina State at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. The ODU All-Decade Team will be honored at intermission as well. Head Coach Steve Martin invites all fans, friends, faculty/staff and students to come out and support the team. A pre-match social will begin at 6 p.m. in the Big Blue Room with complimentary beverages and a highlight video of the season. RSVP by Feb. 8 at ODUSports.com/events and enter code: WR0209 or call 757.683.3359. If you can't make the pre-match social, bring a canned food item or a coat and get in to the match for $1. All proceeds will go to the Salvation Army. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for youth and all ODU students get in for free. Results: 125: #17 Joe Roth (CMU) dec. Jerome Robinson (ODU), 4-1 133: Tyler Keselring (CMU) dec. Scott Festejo (ODU), 9-7 141: Scott Mattingly (CMU) major dec. Taylor Moeder (ODU), 9-1 149: Brennan Brumley (ODU) dec. Joey Kielbasa (CMU), 4-1 157: #23 John Nicholson (ODU) dec. Donnie Corby (CMU), 5-3 165: #26 Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. #24 Mike Ottinger (CMU), 5-2 174: #12 Te Edwards (ODU) fall Ryan Quinn (CMU), 5:14 184: #5 Ben Bennett (CMU) major dec. Billy Curling (ODU), 8-0 197: Joe Budi (ODU) dec. Chad Friend (CMU), 6-3 285: #17 Peter Sturgeon (CMU) dec. Grant Chapman (ODU, 2-0

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team won nine of 10 bouts to top Wisconsin, 39-3, Sunday afternoon inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes scored the first 33 takedowns and finished the day with a 36-2 takedown advantage. The dual was Iowa's final home contest of the regular season. Iowa finished the home schedule averaging a national record 9,014 fans in six home dates, breaking its previous record of 8,209 set last season. The Hawkeyes (11-3, 6-2) opened the dual with consecutive technical falls at 125 and 133. Junior Matt McDonough recorded four takedowns and scored 11 nearfall points en route a 20-2 win over Austin Hietpas at 125 pounds. The win was the 15th straight for McDonough. It was also his first technical fall of the season. Sophomore Tony Ramos followed suit with his team-best sixth technical fall of the season. Ramos piled up six first-period takedowns and collected 5:17 of riding time in a 25-7 win over Shane McQuade. Senior Montell Marion, wrestling his final match inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, totaled 10 takedowns and 3:57 of riding time to earn a 21-7 major decision over Thomas Glenn. The major was Marion's team-high eighth of the season. Wisconsin (5-10, 0-8) then forfeited the 149-pound matchup to extend Iowa's team lead to 20-0. Sophomore Derek St. John stretch the led to 23-0 with a 6-1 decision against Shawn Perry at 157. St. John grabbed the leg of Perry in the opening minute, finished the takedown and then rode the Badger for the remaining 2:02 of the period. He opened the second frame with an escape to extend his lead to 3-0 and scored an early takedown in the third period to build a 5-0 lead. He eventually surrendered an escape but finished with 1:56 of riding time to earn the final 6-1 decision. St. John was making his first appearance since Jan. 20 and only his second appearance since suffering a knee injury Dec. 8 against Northern Iowa. He is now 12-1 this season. Redshirt freshman Mike Evans continued the Hawkeye scoring parade with a pin following the intermission. Evans scored a first period takedown against No. 12 Ben Jordan before flattening the Badger in 3:23 to extend the Hawkeye lead to 29-0. The pin was Evans' seventh of the season. Sophomore Ethen Lofthouse earned Iowa's fifth bonus-point victory with a 16-5 major decision over Frank Cousins. Lofthouse scored six takedowns and accumulated 1:49 of riding time to earn his second major of the season. Senior Vinnie Wagner closed his Carver-Hawkeye career with a 6-1 decision at 184. Wagner scored a single takedown in both the first and second periods to build a 4-1 edge and added a third period escape to extend his lead to 5-1. He finished the bout with 1:18 of riding time for the final 6-1 decision, extending Iowa's lead to 36-0. Wisconsin scored its first takedown of the day when Jackson Hein scored a quick two points against Iowa's Tomas Lira at 197. Hein had built a 7-2 lead entering the third period before Lira attacked for a pair of takedowns in the final minute. The Hawkeye sophomore pulled within one point, 8-7, before running out of time in a 9-7 loss. Leading the team race 36-3, redshirt freshman Bobby Telford put the finishing touches on the dual with a 4-0 win against Cole Tobin in the heavyweight match. Telford scored a first period takedown, a second period escape and added 1:24 of riding time to earn his fifth straight win. The Hawkeyes return to the mat Sunday, Feb. 12, at the NWCA National Dual tournament in Ames, Iowa. The tournament will be broadcast by AM-800 KXIC and streamed online at hawkeyesports.com via Hawkeye All-Access. NOTES: Attendance was 6,809… Iowa averaged a national record 9,014 fans in six duals (the Iowa City duals do not count toward national attendance averages)… Iowa broke its previous attendance average of 8,209, set last season through six home dates… Iowa won at least nine of 10 dual matches for the fourth time this season… Iowa has won 20 straight Big Ten home duals… Eight Hawkeye seniors were honored after the dual, including Brodie Ambrose, Tyler Clark, Stew Gillmor, Tyler Halverson, J.J. Krutsinger, Montell Marion, Blake Rasing and Vinnie Wagner. Results: #5 University of Iowa 39, University of Wisconsin 3 125 - Matt McDonough (I) tech. fall Austin Hietpas (W), 20-2; TS 5-0 133 - Tony Ramos (I) tech. fall Shane McQuade (W), 25-7; TS 10-0 141 - Montell Marion (I) major dec. Thomas Glenn (W), 21-7; 14-0 149 - Mike Kelly (I) won by forfeit; TS 20-0 157 - Derek St. John (I) dec. Shawn Perry (W), 6-1; TS 23-0 165 - Mike Evans (I) pinned Ben Jordan (W), 2:23; TS 29-0 174 - Ethen Lofthouse (I) major dec. Frank Cousins (W), 16-5; 33-0 184 - Vinnie Wagner (I) dec. Timmy McCall (W), 6-1; TS 36-0 197 - Jackson Hein (W) dec. Tomas Lira (I), 9-7; TS 36-3 Hwt. - Bobby Telford (I) dec. Cole Tobin (W), 4-0; TS 39-3

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- With four big wins to close out the dual – two of those with bonus points – the No. 13 Missouri Tigers (12-3, 3-2 Big 12) defeated the No. 10 Oklahoma Sooners (12-3 (2-2 Big 12) by a 25-12 final on Sunday. The big win came on Senior Day, where the Tigers recognized Jacob Guerrant, Dorian Henderson, Brandon Wiest and Patrick Wright for their contributions to the Missouri wrestling program. Just as they did on Saturday, the Tigers jumped out to a 6-0 lead with wins in the first two matches. Sophomore Alan Waters picked up his second win of the weekend over a ranked opponent, knocking off No. 8 Jarrod Patterson with a 7-0 shutout. Waters was 0-2 in his career against Patterson before Sunday's victory. At 133, No. 8 Nathan McCormick earned a crucial victory against No. 10 Jordan Keller, winning 5-3. Keller took the early lead with a reversal in the second period but McCormick reversed him back 30 seconds later, evening the score at 2-2. In the third, McCormick landed another reversal and rode Keller down to one second left to secure the riding time point. The win over Keller was the second on the season for McCormick, as he defeated the Sooner by a 2-1 score in Norman. Oklahoma evened things up with a late third period pin by No. 3 Kendric Maple at 141 pounds, but a sudden victory win by Kyle Bradley over No. 9 Nick Lester put the Tigers back ahead. The two were scoreless after regulation, as each grappler rode the other out in the second and third periods. With seven seconds left in sudden victory, Bradley fought off a deep shot by Lester and turned it into his own score to clinch the match. The Sooners took their first lead of the day with back-to-back wins at 157 and 165. No. 14 Matt Lester beat No. 15 Drake Houdashelt by a 6-1 decision, while Bubby Graham pulled out a 4-3 win over No. 20 Zach Toal to take a 12-9 lead. From that point on, however, it would be all Missouri, as they were victorious in the final four matches of the afternoon. No. 18 Dorian Henderson put the Tigers back in the lead with an 11-0 major decision over Kyle Detmer. Scoreless after the first, Henderson reversed Detmer in the second period and turned him for a pair of three-point near falls with under two seconds left in the period. He'd land another takedown in the third and added the riding time point, putting Missouri up 13-12. Junior Mike Larson extended the Tiger lead to 19-12 with a huge pin over Erich Schmidtke at 184 pounds. The two familiar foes battled to a 1-1 score in the third, when Larson landed a takedown and turned Schmidtke to his back for two more. Larson was able to hook the leg and stick Schmidtke for the fall with just 12 seconds left to give Missouri some breathing room. Larson had lost his last three contests to Schmidtke before Sunday's win. At 197, junior Brent Haynes used his strong riding abilities and a big third period to pull out the 6-3 win over Keldrick Hall. Haynes hit the first takedown of the match but Hall would escape in the second and scored a takedown of his own at the buzzer to go up 3-2. In the third, Haynes evened things up with an escape and took Hall down again with under a minute to go. He secured the extra point after accumulating 3:35 in riding time. Devin Mellon closed the match at heavyweight with a 3-2 victory over Kyle Colling, as he scored a late third period takedown on a double-leg, putting Colling to the mat. Mellon improves his record to 17-8 on the year with the win. Next weekend, Missouri will travel to Rutgers for the first round of the NWCA National Duals. Along with host Rutgers, the Tigers will be joined by Cal Poly, Kent State, Michigan and Minnesota in Piscataway, N.J. The winner of the regional will advance to the NWCA National Duals Final Four the following weekend. Stay tuned to mutigers.com for more information. Results: 125 No. 3 Alan Waters (MU) dec. No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (OU), 7-0 3 0 133 No. 8 Nathan McCormick (MU) dec. No. 10 Jordan Keller (OU), 5-3 6 0 141 No. 3 Kendric Maple (OU) fall Nicholas Hucke (MU), 6:21 6 6 149 Kyle Bradley (MU) dec. No. 11 Nick Lester (OU), 2-0 (SV) 9 6 157 No. 14 Matt Lester (OU) dec. No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (MU), 6-1 9 9 165 Bubby Graham (OU) dec. No. 20 Zach Toal (MU), 4-3 9 12 174 No. 18 Dorian Henderson (MU) major dec. Kyle Detmer (OU), 11-0 13 12 184 No. 15 Mike Larson (MU) fall Erich Schmidtke (OU), 6:48 19 12 197 No. 11 Brent Haynes (MU) dec. Keldrick Hall (OU), 6-3 22 12 HWT Devin Mellon (MU) dec. Kyle Colling (OU), 3-2 25 12

Related Content: Photos (The Guillotine) The No. 4 Minnesota Golden Gophers were crowned Big Ten dual champions this afternoon after smashing No. 7 Nebraska 26-7 inside the Sports Pavilion. Minnesota won eight matches in front of 3,663 fans and finished up the Big Ten portion of their schedule. With the win today Minnesota improves to 10-3 on the season and 7-1 in the Big Ten. Nebraska falls to 14-3 and 5-3 in the Big Ten. Logan Storley picked up the Gophers first win on the afternoon. Storley was in a dogfight until the end, but was able to pull away with the 5-2 decision. The Roslyn, S.D. native was honored before the dual an was presented with the Junior Hodge trophy, that is given to the nation's top high school wrestler in the country. Kevin Steinhaus (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Kevin Steinhaus would take the mat next for Minnesota in the afternoon's highlighted match. Steinhaus, ranked No. 8, scored a takedown with one second left to seal the 3-2 decision over Nebraska's No.7 Josh Ihnen. Steinhaus was down in the closing seconds, but was able to control the Huskers Josh Ihnen and score a late takedown. Sonny Yohn would then score a 6-1 decision over Spencer Johnson and Tony Nelson continued his hot streak after picking up an overtime win over Tucker Lane. Lane shot a single leg midway through the extra session, but Nelson was able to block it and turn it into his own takedown, to win the match 3-1 and put the Gophers on top 12-3 at halftime. After the intermission Zach Sanders took care of Nebraska's Shawn Nagel, beating him by a 24-13 major dec. Sanders is now 21-1 on the season is climbing up the all-time wins list for the Gophers. Both the Daradanes brothers (Chris and Nick) would pick up solid wins for Minnesota. Nick Dardanes scored a 15-6 major decision over the Huskers Ridge Kiley and Chris picked up a 3-2 victory over Jake Sueflohn. The final points for Minnesota were from Dylan Ness, who pulled out a 9-4 decision over the Huskers Brandon Wilbourn. Minnesota will next travel out east for the NWCA National Duals Regional Final. The Gophers will wrestle on in Piscataway, N.J. on Saturday afternoon. The time and opponent will be announced later this week. NOTE: Minnesota won the Big Ten Dual Championship this afternoon with its 26-7 win over No. 7 Nebraska….former NCAA heavyweight, WWE and UFC champion Brock Lesnar presented freshman Logan Storley with the Junior Hodge Trophy prior to today's dual….Tony Nelson has now won 13 straight matches for the Gophers. Results: 165 No. 6 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) dec. Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), 6-3 174 No. 6 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. Tyler Koehn (Nebraska), 5-2 184 No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. No. 7 Josh Ihnen (Nebraska), 3-2 197 No. 6 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) dec. Spencer Johnson (Nebraska), 6-1 285 No. 4 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. No. 9 Tucker Lane (Nebraska), 3-1 SV 125 No. 2 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) maj. dec. Shawn Nagel (Nebraska), 24-13 133 No. 7 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 18 Ridge Kiley (Nebraska), 15-6 141 No. 11 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 5 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska), 3-2 149 No. 10 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) dec. Brandon Wilbourn (Nebraska), 9-4 157 No. 7 James Green (Nebraska) maj. dec. Bart Reiter (Minnesota), 11-3

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Highlighted by key wins at 149 and 165 pounds, the No. 20 Virginia wrestling team scored a 24-12 victory over Rutgers Saturday night at Memorial Gymnasium. Virginia (8-1) won at seven of the 10 weight classes in picking up its sixth-consecutive dual-match victory. Gus Sako (So., Cleveland, Ohio) and No. 17 Nick Sulzer (R-Fr., Cleveland, Ohio) each scored upset victories at 149 and 165 pounds, respectively, for the Cavaliers, who were without injured starters Matt Snyder (R-Jr., Lewistown, Pa.) and Matt Nelson (R-Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) at 125 and 133. "I'm really excited," UVa head coach Steve Garland said. "We had two starters out tonight and when you go into a battle with Rutgers, which make no mistake is a very good team, we knew we had our work cut out for us. I'm ridiculously excited because our kids stepped up in a trying situation. It was an amazing night for us." Sako picked up a 5-3 decision over No. 5-ranked Mario Mason, while Sulzer notched a 5-2 victory over No. 13 Scott Winston. Rutgers (12-6) started with a 6-0 advantage after Virginia forfeited at 125 pounds. Filling in for Matt Nelson, Joseph Martinez (Fr., Platteville, Colo.) outlasted Joe Langel, 7-5, at 133 pounds to cut the lead in half. Holding a 4-3 lead entering the third, Martinez gave up an escape point before taking Langel down. He gave up another escape point but by that point had built up 2:58 in riding time to score a bonus point and win, 7-5. Eighth-ranked Nick Nelson (R-Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) improved to 20-2 this year and led throughout in a 6-3 win over Billy Ashnault (19-10) at 141. Nelson picked up a pair of first-period takedowns and built up 1:19 in riding time in the win. Sako (15-5) handed Mason just his second loss of the year at 149. Sako jumped Mason quickly with a takedown 20 seconds into the first period and then built up over a minute of riding time before Mason (16-2) escaped. Sako escaped to score the lone point in the second period. After Mason selected the down position to start the third, Sako held him down until 12 seconds remained when Mason reversed him. Mason allowed Sako to escape but could not score the takedown needed to tie the match. With 1:59 in riding time to earn the bonus point, Sako claimed a 5-3 victory. Reigning ACC Wrestler of the Week Jedd Moore (R-Jr., Mount Vernon, Ohio) dominated at 157 in a 15-0 technical fall over Anthony Volpe. Moore (17-5) scored a takedown 14 seconds into the third period to clinch the tech fall. Sulzer (20-5) took down Winston (16-5) midway through the first period but Winston promptly escaped. Sulzer chose the down position to start the second and escaped 50 seconds in to take a 3-1 lead to the third. Winston escaped quickly in the third, but Sulzer denied Winston's takedown attempts and countered with a takedown just before the final horn for the 5-2 win. Vinny Waldhauser (Fr., El Dorado Hills, Calif.) took No. 17 Greg Zannetti to the wire at 174 pounds before falling, 9-8. Waldhauser (17-13) started fast with a pair of first-period takedowns to take a 4-1 lead into the second. The match was tied 6-6 going to the third; Waldhauser escaped quickly, but Zannetti (23-3) took him down with 1:12 remaining, then held him down until just before the final horn while building up over a minute of riding time to claim the bonus point, which proved to be the difference. No. 14 Jon Fausey (R-So., Dalmatia, Pa.) dominated throughout in a 13-5 major decision over Dan Seidenberg at 184. Fausey improved to 18-3 with the win. Rutgers' Daniel Rinaldi then jumped to a 4-1 first-period lead en route to a 7-3 decision over Ryan Malo (Sr., Georgetown, Mass.) at 197. Derek Papagianopoulos (R-Fr., Burlington, Mass.) punctuated the Cavaliers' evening with a 4-0 win at heavyweight over Daniel Hopkins. After a scoreless first period, Papagianopoulos (8-2) took the bottom position and quickly escaped. He then scored a takedown with 46 seconds remaining in the period. Hopkins (6-10) selected bottom in the third, but Papagianopoulos kept him down the entire two minutes in winning the riding time point and the match, 4-0. Virginia hits the road next Saturday (Feb. 11) for a 6:30 p.m. dual at Appalachian State. Results: 125: Vincent Dellafave (Rutgers) won by forfeit; RU 6-0 133: Joseph Martinez (Virginia) dec. Joe Langel (Rutgers), 7-5; RU 6-3 141: Nick Nelson (Virginia) dec. Billy Ashnault (Rutgers), 6-3; tied at 6 149: Gus Sako (Virginia) dec. No. 5 Mario Mason (Rutgers), 5-3; UVa 9-6 157: Jedd Moore (Virginia) tech fall Anthony Volpe (Rutgers), 15-0 (5:14); UVa 14-6 165: No. 17 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) dec. No. 13 Scott Winston (Rutgers), 5-2; UVa 17-6 174: No. 17 Greg Zannetti (Rutgers) dec. Vinny Waldhauser (Virginia) 9-8; UVa 17-9 184: No. 14 Jon Fausey (Virginia) major dec. Dan Seidenberg (Rutgers), 13-5; UVa 21-9 197: Daniel Rinaldi (Rutgers) dec. Ryan Malo (Virginia), 7-3; UVa 21-12 285: Derek Papagianopoulos (Virginia) dec. Daniel Hopkins (Rutgers), 4-0; UVa 24-12 Back

Carlos Condit (Photo/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) No. 3 Carlos Condit def. No. 2 Nick Diaz by unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) No. 8 Fabricio Werdum def. No. 15 Roy Nelson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) No. 5 Josh Koscheck def. No. 20 Mike Pierce by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) No. 6 Renan Barao def. No. 5 Scott Jorgensen by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Ed Herman def. Clifford Starks by submission (rear-naked choke) -- Round 2, 1:43 No. 9 Dustin Poirier def. Max Holloway by submission (mounted triangle-armbar) -- Round 1, 3:23 Edwin Figueroa def. Alex Caceres by split decision (28-27, 27-28, 28-27) Matt Brown def. Chris Cope by knockout (punches) -- Round 2, 1:19 Matt Riddle def. via Henry Martinez by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) Rafael Natal def. Michael Kuiper by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Steven Thompson def. Dan Stittgen by knockout (head kick) -- Round 1, 4:13

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Using a slightly modified dual meet lineup, No. 22 Central Michigan scored three bonus-point victories in a 23-13 win at George Mason Saturday night. The Chippewas won six of the dual's 10 bouts while resting four of their regular starters to improve to 13-5 overall. The win snapped a three-match losing skid for CMU. George Mason fell to 5-14 on the season. Ben Bennett's eighth pin of the season at 184 pounds and major decisions by Zach Horan at 133 and Peter Sturgeon at heavyweight helped CMU put distance between itself and the host Patriots on the scoreboard. The teams split the first six bouts and the score was tied 10-10 entering the 174-pound matchup. Anthony Bill earned a 7-4 decision, just his second career dual meet victory, to give the Chippewas a lead they would not relinquish. Bennett followed with a first-period fall in the 184-pound bout that extended CMU's lead to 19-10, and Sturgeon put the match away with a 17-5 major decision in the heavyweight bout. Bennett improved to 23-3 on the season with his 20th bonus-point victory, while Sturgeon posted his widest margin of victory (12 points) and highest point total (17) in any match this season. Horan's major decision at 133 pounds tied the score after George Mason had taken its lone lead of the dual with a major decision at 125 pounds. Also recording victories for CMU were Scott Mattingly and Donnie Corby with decisions at 141 and 157 pounds, respectively. CMU is back on the mat Sunday afternoon, visiting No. 25 Old Dominion at 3 p.m. Results: 125: Vincent Rodriguez (GMU) major dec. Logan Shanks (CMU), 15-3; George Mason 4-0 133: Zach Horan (CMU) major dec. Zachary Isenhour (GMU), 12-4; Tied 4-4 141: Scott Mattingly (CMU) dec. Denny Herndon III (GMU), 6-2; CMU 7-4 149: Kevin Timothy (GMU) dec. Jared Porter (CMU), 6-4; Tied 7-7 157: Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Jaaziah Bethea (GMU), 6-3; CMU 10-7 165: Ty Knepp (GMU) dec. Dakota Cooley (CMU), 6-4; Tied 10-10 174: Anthony Bill (CMU) dec. Steve Swayze (GMU), 7-4; CMU 13-10 184: No. 5 Ben Bennett (CMU) pin Corey Smith (GMU), 1:05; CMU 19-10 197: Mendbagana Tovuujav (GMU) dec. Chad Friend (CMU), 8-3; CMU 19-13 285: No. 17 Peter Sturgeon (CMU) major dec. Hunter Manspile (GMU), 17-5; CMU 23-13

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The No. 9 Pitt wrestling team won its 17th-straight match in the EWL, rolling to a 26-12 win at West Virginia on Saturday. Anthony Zanetta (125), Shelton Mack (133), Tyler Nauman (141), Donnie Tasser (157), Tyler Wilps (165), Ethan Headlee (174) and Matt Wilps (197) posted victories for the Panthers. Headlee, returning from an injury, made a statement with a 12-2 major decision over No. 22 Lance Bryson. It was the second time Headlee, ranked No. 26, notched a major over Bryson this season, but Pitt's redshirt senior has steadily dropped in the rankings because of multiple injuries. No. 16 Zanetta and No. 20 Shelton Mack opened the night with wins over ranked opponents. Zanetta held on for a 2-0 decision over No. 26 Shane Young at 125 pounds, while Mack used a five-point move on his way to an 8-6 decision over No. 24 Nate Pennesi at 133. Results: 125 – No. 16 Anthony Zanetta (Pitt) dec. No. 26 Shane Young (WVU), 2-0 133 – No. 20 Shelton Mack (Pitt) dec. No. 24 Nate Pennesi (WVU), 8-6 141 – No. 32 Michael Morales (WVU) FALL Travis Shaffer (Pitt) 149 – No. 13 Tyler Nauman dec. Brutus Scheffel (WVU), 1-0 157 – Donnie Tasser (Pitt) maj. dec. Dominic Prezzia (WVU), 8-0 165 – No. 33 Tyler Wilps (Pitt) dec. Kyle Eason (WVU), 4-2 SV 174 – No. 26 Ethan Headlee (Pitt) maj. dec. No. 22 Lance Bryson (WVU), 12-2 184 – No. 20 Matt Ryan (WVU) dec. No. 32 Andy Vaughan (Pitt), 3-1 197 - No. 4 Matt Wilps wins by forfeit 285 - No. 24 Brandon Williamson (WVU) dec. Joel Yahner (Pitt), 7-2

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The No. 4 Big Red wrestling team won its 10th- straight Ivy League title on Saturday afternoon after defeating Columbia 30-9. Cornell then moved to 10-0 overall this season after handing Hofstra its first loss of the season, 22-12 at the Friedman Wrestling Center. Senior Frank Perrelli notched his 100th career victory with a win over Robert Dyar by a 13-0 major decision. Before the Hofstra dual, Cornell honored its eight seniors including: Lexy Cook, Quin Leith, Maciej Jochym, Frank Perrelli, Warner Phipps, Derek Schreiner, Cam Simaz and Phillip Smith. Perrelli opened the day off for the Big Red at 125 pounds taking on Dyar of Columbia. Perrelli held a 6-0 lead after the first period with a takedown and two two-point nearfalls. Perrelli increased his advantage to 8-0 with a reversal from his starting down position in the second. Dyar chose to start the third on top and Perrelli reversed him once again. With two more back points and riding time, Perrelli won a 13-0 major decision to earn his 100th career victory. At 133 pounds, Nick Arujau and Kyle Gilchrist were scoreless after the first period. Arujau escaped from his opening down position in the second for the only point of the period. Gilchrist chose neutral for the third. Arujau took him down 15 seconds into the period and with 1:25 in riding time, won a 4-0 decision. No. 17 ranked Mike Nevinger faced off against Matt Bystol at 141 pounds. Nevinger held a 6-0 advantage after the first period with a takedown and two two-point nearfalls. Bystol chose neutral for the second. Nevinger took him down once again and added three more back points before the period was over. Nevinger escaped from his opening down position to start the third. With another takedown and 4:16 in riding time, Nevinger won by a 15-0 technical fall. At 149 pounds, No. 20 Chris Villalonga faced Steve Santos. After a scoreless first period, Villalonga chose down to start the second but was unable to escape. Santos escaped to open the third and with 1:44 in riding time won a 2-0 decision. No. 1 Kyle Dake took on Jake O'Hara at 157 pounds. With eight seconds left in the first, Dake took a 2-0 lead with a takedown. O'Hara chose neutral to start the second, but Dake would take him down once again to grab a 4-0 lead. Dake chose top to start the third period. The Big Red junior earned two three-point nearfalls and added 2:53 in riding time to win by an 11-0 major decision. At 165 pounds, Craig Eifert faced Adam Fondale. After a scoreless first period, Eifert reversed his opponent from his opening down position. Fondale would escape, but Eifert took him down once again. Fondale escaped from his opening down position to start the third period. Fondale took down Eifert to tie the bout, but Eifert escaped to win a 5-4 decision. Freshman Billy George squared off against Stephen West at 174 pounds. With 22 seconds left in the first, West took a 2-0 lead with a takedown. George was unable to score from his starting down position in the second period. West quickly escaped to start the third period. With a takedown and riding time, West won a 6-0 decision. At 184 pounds, Michael Alexander took on Shane Hughes. With 10 seconds left in the first period, Hughes took Alexander down right to his back to take a 5-0 lead. Alexander escaped to open the second and with four seconds left on the clock grabbed a takedown to come within two points. Alexander chose to let Hughes up from his opening down position to start the third. With less than a minute left in the bout, Hughes notched another takedown to win an 8-3 decision. No. 1 ranked Simaz faced Nick Mills at 197 pounds. Simaz notched four takedowns and added three back points to hold an 11-3 advantage after the first period. Mills escaped from his opening down position to start the second. Simaz grabbed two more takedowns and three back points to increase his advantage to 18-5 after two periods. Simaz chose top to start the third period. With a two point nearfall with 1:24 left in the bout, Simaz won by a 20-5 technical fall. Senior Maciej Jochym hit the mat at heavyweight against Kevin Lester. Midway through the first, Jochym hit a double leg to takedown Lester at the edge of the mat. Lester reversed him 20 seconds later, but Jochym would escape to hold a one point advantage. Lester escaped to open the second period, but Jochym would take him down once again with less than 30 seconds left in the period. Jochym escaped to open the third period and grabbed a takedown 30 seconds later. Jochym turned Lester to his back to win by fall in 6:00. After the senior presentations, Perrelli faced No. 14 Steve Bonanno at 125 pounds. Perrelli had a 2-1 advantage after the first period with a takedown from which Bonanno escaped. Bonanno escaped from his opening down position for the only point of the second period. Perrelli escaped to start the third to win a 3-2 decision. At 133 pounds, Arujau took on Jamie Franco. Franco had a takedown midway through the first period to take a 2-0 lead. Franco chose down to start the second period but was unable to escape. Arujau chose neutral in the third, but was unable to score and Franco won a 2-0 decision. No. 17 Nevinger was scoreless after the first period at 141 pounds against Luke Vaith. Nevinger escaped to open the second for the only point of the period. Vaith chose neutral to start the third. With three seconds left on the clock, Nevinger scored a takedown to win by a 3-0 decision. At 149 pounds, No. 20 Villalonga was scoreless against Justin Accordino after the first period. Neither wrestler was able to score from their starting down positions in the second and third periods, sending the match into overtime. Accordino scored a takedown 30 seconds into sudden victory to win a 2-0 decision. Dake grabbed a takedown midway through the first period at 157 pounds against Tyler Banks. Dake immediately reversed Banks from his starting down position in the second period. He would let Banks up back to neutral, but Dake took him down once again to hold a 6-1 advantage after two periods. Dake let Banks up from his starting down position to open the third period looking to increase his lead. Dake added two more takedowns and with 4:29 in riding time, the Big Red junior won an 11-3 major decision. After a 10 minute halftime break, Eifert took on No. 19 PJ Gillespie. Gillespie took Eifert down midway through the period, but Eifert escaped to come within a point. Gillespie escaped from his opening down position in the second for the only point of the period. Eifert escaped to start the third, but with five seconds left on the clock Gillespie added a takedown to win a 5-2 decision. George was awarded a point early in his bout against Jermaine John at 174 pounds for unnecessary roughness. The Big Red freshman escaped to open the second for the only point of the period. John escaped from his opening down position in the third, but George held strong to come away with a 2-1 decision. At 184 pounds, No. 3 Steve Bosak took on No. 11 Ben Clymer of Hofstra. After a scoreless first period, Clymer was unable to escape his starting down position in the second. Bosak chose down to start the third, but halfway through the period Clymer caught him and earned two quick back points. Bosak would escape but was unable to score a takedown and Clymer snuck away with a 2-1 decision. With Clymer's win, Hofstra came within one point of the Big Red with a 13-12 team score. At 197 pounds, Simaz notched a takedown 20 seconds into the first period against Tim Murphy. Simaz totaled four takedowns to hold an 8-3 lead after the first period. Murphy chose down to start the second period, but Simaz turned him to his back to win by fall in 3:24. With the six team points, Simaz secured the win for the Big Red. At heavyweight, Jochym and Paul Snyder were scoreless after the first period. Jochym escaped to start the second and added a takedown with 20 seconds left on the clock to take a 3-0 lead. Snyder escaped from his opening down position in the third, but Jochym held strong for a 3-1 decision. The Big Red will play host to the first round of the NWCA/Cliff Keen Division I Dual Meet Championships on Sunday, Feb. 12. Cornell will welcome Central Michigan, No. 18 Oklahoma, Purdue, No. 21 Illinois and No. 11 American to Newman Arena for duals at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and the finals at 2 p.m. No . 4 Cornell 30, Columbia 9 125: No. 5 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) maj. dec Robert Dyar, 13-0 (Cornell, 4-0) 133: Nick Arujau (Cornell) dec. Kyle Gilchrist, 4-0 (Cornell, 7-0) 141: No. 17 Mike Nevinger (Cornell) tech fall Matt Bystol, 15-0 (Cornell, 12-0) 149: Steve Santos (Columbia) dec. No. 20 Chris Villalonga, 2-0 SV (Cornell, 12-3) 157: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) maj. dec. Jake O'Hara, 11-0 (Cornell, 16-3) 165: Craig Eifert (Cornell) dec. Adam Fondale, 5-4 (Cornell, 19-3) 174: Stephen West (Columbia) dec. Billy George, 6-0 (Cornell, 19-6) 184: Shane Hughes (Columbia) dec. Michael Alexander, 8-3 (Cornell, 19-9) 197: No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) tech fall Nick Mills, 20-5 (Cornell, 24-9) HWT: Maciej Jochym (Cornell) win by fall Kevin Lester, 6:00 (Cornell, 30-9) No. 4 Cornell 22, Hofstra 12 125: No. 5 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. No. 14 Steve Bonanno, 3-2 (Cornell, 3-0) 133: Jamie Franco (Hofstra) dec. Nick Arujau, 2-0 (Tied, 3-3) 141: No. 17 Mike Nevinger (Cornell) dec. Luke Vaith, 3-0 (Cornell, 6-3) 149: Justin Accordino (Hofstra) dec. No. 20 Chris Villalonga, 2-0 (Tied, 6-6) 157: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) maj. dec. Jake O'Hara, 11-3 (Cornell, 10-6) 165: No. 19 PJ Gillespie (Hofstra) dec. Craig Eifert, 5-2 (Cornell, 10-9) 174: Billy George (Cornell) dec. Jermaine John, 2-1 (Cornell, 13-9) 184: No. 11 Ben Clymer (Hofstra) dec. No. 3 Steve Bosak, 2-1 (Cornell, 13-12) 197: No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) win by fall Tim Murphy, 3:24 (Cornell, 19-12) HWT: Maciej Jochym (Cornell) dec. Paul Snyder, 3-1 (Cornell, 22-12)

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The No. 1-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team picked up its sixth win over a ranked opponent this season Saturday afternoon with a 22-12 win over 13th-ranked Missouri at MU's Hearnes Center. The Cowboys (12-0 overall; 4-0 Big 12) and Tigers (11-3 overall; 2-2 Big 12) went back and forth for the first seven bouts as MU picked up close decisions at 157, 165, 197, and 125 pounds and OSU's Chris Perry, Chris McNeil and Alan Gelogaev won decisions at 174, 184, and heavyweight, respectively. McNeil's win came in thrilling fashion, as he took down No. 15 Mike Larson with less than 20 seconds remaining in sudden victory to break a 2-2 tie and earn the upset win. The final three bouts sealed the win for the Cowboys, with Oklahoma State earning bonus-point wins from Jordan Oliver (133) and Jamal (149) Parks, and Julian Feikert (141) winning in the first dual bout of his career. Oliver took the mat with the Cowboys down 12-9 in the team score and answered in a big for OSU. He took down MU's No. 15 Nathan McCormick and turned him for a first period fall in 2:43. It was his 14th fall of the year and his ninth in the opening period. Feikert's win came against MU's Nicholas Hucke. Hucke earned the first takedown, but the rest of the bout belonged to Feikert as he scored two takedowns, a nearfall and a reversal in a 10-4 decision. When Parks took the mat, the Cowboys led by six and only a pin would tie it for the Tigers. Parks made sure of the team final as he dominated MU's No. 20 Kyle Bradley from the opening whistle in a 12-3 major decision. Oklahoma State is back in action on Feb. 12 when it hosts a regional round of the NWCA National Duals. The Stillwater regional features several of the top programs from around the country, including OSU, Ohio State, Wyoming, Nebraska, Boise State and Tennessee-Chattanooga. Results: 157: No. 20 Drake Houdashelt (MU) dec. No. 10 Albert White (OSU); 3-1 165: No. 20 Zach Toal (MU) dec. Dallas Bailey (OSU); 5-4 174: No. 3 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. Dorian Henderson (MU); 7-2 184: Chris McNeil (OSU) dec. No. 15 Mike Larson (MU); 4-2;SV1 197: No. 9 Brent Haynes (MU) dec. No. 10 Blake Rosholt (OSU); 10-4 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Devin Mellon (MU); 10-5 125: No. 3 Alan Waters (MU) dec. No. 13 Jon Morrison (OSU); 4-0 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) fall No. 15 Nathan McCormick (MU); 2:43 141: Julian Feikert (OSU) dec. Nicholas Hucke (MU); 10-4 149: No. 2 Jamal Parks (OSU) MD No. 20 Kyle Bradley (MU); 12-3 Bout Summaries 157: No. 20 Drake Houdashelt (MU) dec. No. 10 Albert White (OSU); 3-1 After a scoreless first period, White opened the scoring halfway through the second with an escape. Houdashelt followed with a takedown in the last 20 seconds of the period to take a 2-1 lead into the third. He built the lead to 3-1 with an escape to open the final period. Houdashelt avoided a flurry of late shots from White to hold on for the 3-1 win. 165: No. 20 Zach Toal (MU) dec. Dallas Bailey (OSU); 5-4 Toal struck first with a takedown in the first minute and Bailey escaped second later to cut the lead to 2-1. Bailey tied the score with an escape to start period No. 2. Toal took a 4-3 lead into the final period after he picked up a takedown at the 0:18 mark and Bailey quickly got out again. Toal's lead moved to 5-3 when he started down in the third and escaped. Toal was called for stalling with 10 seconds remaining to give Bailey a point, but held on for a 5-4 decision. 174: No. 3 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. Dorian Henderson (MU); 7-2 Perry got a takedown halfway through the first period to go up, 2-0, and rode out the period to take a 1:42 riding time advantage into the second. Perry chose down to start the second and earned a reversal less than 30 seconds into the period to take a 4-0 lead. He rode out the period again to take a 2:48 riding time advantage into the final period. Perry released Henderson to open the third and make the score, 4-1. He added another takedown and release halfway through the third to take a 6-2 lead, and his 2:52 riding time advantage made it a 7-2 decision. 184: Chris McNeil (OSU) dec. No. 15 Mike Larson (MU); 4-2;SV1 Larson got on the board first with an escape to open the second period. McNeil answered with a takedown with less than 30 seconds remaining in the period. Larson managed an escape just before the horn sounded to make it 2-2 entering the final period. McNeil chose a neutral start for the third and neither wrestler managed to score. McNeil then earned a clutch takedown with only 16 seconds left in sudden victory to go up, 4-2 and win the decision. 197: No. 9 Brent Haynes (MU) dec. No. 10 Blake Rosholt (OSU); 10-4 Rosholt took a 2-0 lead with a takedown a minute into the match. The score moved to 3-2, in favor of Haynes, after he escaped 40 seconds later, chose down after a Rosholt injury timeout and earned a subsequent reversal. Haynes started the second period on bottom and went up 4-2 after being released by Rosholt. The lead was 6-2 entering the third after Haynes picked up another takedown and rode out the period. Haynes added a nearfall in the third, picked up a point from a Rosholt stall and had 2:43 of riding time to finish with 10. Rosholt scored a late reversal to make the final score, 10-4. 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Devin Mellon (MU); 10-5 As has he has made a habit of, Gelogaev stormed to a lead in the opening period with a takedown and a flurry of nearfalls. Mellon did manage get loose before the end of the period, and a penalty on Gellogaev made it 7-2 entering the second. Gelogaev started down to open the period and escaped after one second. The rest of the second period was drawn out with several blood timeouts, and the score remained 8-2 into the third. Mellon started the third period down and escaped after 40 seconds. After several more blood stoppages, Mellon scored a takedown in the final 20 seconds and Gelogaev earned a late escape to make the score 9-5. With Gelogaev's 1:24 riding time advantage, the final score was 10-5. 125: No. 3 Alan Waters (MU) dec. No. 13 Jon Morrison (OSU); 4-0 After a late scramble in the opening period, Waters managed a takedown and a 2-0 lead when the horn sounded. Morrison chose down to start the second and was unable to get out with no scoring in the period. Water chose down for the third and pushed his lead to 3-0 with an early escape. No other scoring occurred, and Waters' 2:17 riding time advantage made the final score 4-0. 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) fall No. 15 Nathan McCormick (MU); 2:43 In his usual dominating fashion, Oliver made quick work of McCormick. Oliver earned takedown a minute into the match and turned McCormick for a fall in 2:43. It was his 14th fall of the year and his ninth in the opening period. 141: Julian Feikert (OSU) dec. Nicholas Hucke (MU); 10-4 Feikert gave an impressive performance in the first dual appearance of his career. Hucke got on the board first with a takedown, but the rest of the bout belonged to Feikert. Feikert escaped 30 seconds later, took down Hucke and earned a two-point nearfall, Hucke escape before the horn as Feikert took a 5-3 lead into the second. Hucke earned an escape to start the second, but Feikert earned a late takedown to build his lead to 7-4. Feikert started the final period with a reversal and rode out the period. His 1:42 riding time advantage made the final score 10-4. 149: No. 2 Jamal Parks (OSU) MD No. 20 Kyle Bradley (MU); 12-3 Parks took a 2-0 lead with a takedown 30 seconds into the bout. Bradley escaped and Parks earned another takedown with 10 second remaining to take a 4-1 lead into the second. Bradley then chose down and escaped 10 seconds into the period to cut the lead to 4-2, but Parks brought him back to the mat and rode him out to take a 6-2 lead. Parks started the final period down and quickly escape and earned a takedown to make the score 9-2. He cut Bradley loose with just under a minute remaining and added a final takedown with 15 seconds left. Hi 2:36 riding time advantage made it a 12-3 final.

Oklahoma State's Josh Kindig, ranked No. 12 at 141 pounds, has been suspended from the Cowboy wrestling team. Oklahoma State's Josh Kindig is 11-6 this season (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)"His ass isn't going to be wrestling for us," Oklahoma State head coach John Smith said Saturday on Oklahoma State's wrestling radio broadcast hosted by Rex Holt and Roger Moore. "I'm so angry at him right now. I don't know if he'll wrestle the rest of the season. I may cool down, but just some knucklehead decisions, self-centered decisions that he's made. Either he's going to grow up or he's not going to compete for us." Julian Feikert, a redshirt freshman, replaced Kindig in the lineup at 141 pounds on Saturday and picked up a 10-4 win in Oklahoma State's 22-12 victory over Missouri. Feikert is 12-4 this season. The second-ranked Cowboys will now get ready to compete at the NWCA National Duals regional in Stillwater, Okla., which takes place Sunday, Feb. 12.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Utah Valley snapped a five-match losing streak with a bang Friday night by defeating two solid Pac-12 wrestling programs at Burnham Pavilion in Palo Alto, Calif. The Wolverines (5-7, 0-3 WWC) started the night with a 19-17 win over Cal Poly and followed it up with a 25-10 victory over Stanford. "I was very pleased with how well we fought. We did a much better job in some areas as a team than we have done in the past," UVU head coach Greg Williams said. "I told the guys before the matches that a lot of them were ready to start turning the corner in some areas and I saw that tonight." In the nightcap against the Cardinal (8-7, 3-1 Pac-12), the Wolverines jumped out to an early 16-0 lead after they won the first four matches of the contest and didn't look back as they went on to win seven of the 10 bouts. UVU 125-pounder Colby Christensen started off the scoring by receiving a forfeit victory. Blake Mangum (133 pounds) then followed it up with an 11-3 major decision win over Stanford's Jordan Bryan. Wolverine 141-pounder Avery Garner and 149-pounder Josh Wilson, who is currently ranked 12th nationally, then came through with 8-2 and 9-4 respective wins over Alex Manley and Timmy Boone. Garrett Schaner then got the Cardinal on the scoreboard with a 7-1 victory over Napoleon Aniciete (157) but UVU's Ethan Smith (165) responded by pulling off a 2-1 win over Stanford's Bret Baumbach with a late third period reversal to give the Wolverines a commanding 19-3 lead. Top-ranked Nick Amuchastegui, who was the NCAA runner-up a year ago, and Spence Patrick then cut into the deficit for Stanford with consecutive victories over UVU's Monte Schmalhaus (174) and David Prieto (184) to cut the team score to 19-10. But two more wins by the Wolverines helped Utah Valley cruise to the win. Wolverine 197-pounder Brian Chamberlain and heavyweight Dustin Dennison sealed the victory with 6-4 and 4-2 respective wins over SU's Alan Yen and Brendan Ter Wee. In the opening dual of the evening, the Wolverines and Cal Poly (5-6, 3-2 Pac-12) each won five bouts apiece but a first period win from Smith over Paul Woodman was the difference, as Utah Valley pulled out the contest by two points. Christensen and Mangum got the Wolverines off to a solid start against the Mustangs by picking up back-to-back wins to give Utah Valley an early 7-0 lead. Christensen won his match over Britain Longmire 5-2, while Mangum won his first dual bout of the season with a 19-5 major decision over Michael Clemmenson. Cal Poly then tied the score at 7-all with two straight wins of their own. Second-ranked Boris Novachkov defeated Garner 12-4 and Kyle Chene pulled out a hard fought 2-1 win over Wilson. The Wolverines answered back with two more consecutive victories however as Aniciete beat Gianpier Yanez 6-1 and Smith followed it up by pulling off his second straight pin as he defeated Woodman by fall just 2:03 into the match. The wins put UVU up 16-7. The Mustangs battled back by winning three of the final four matches of the contest but Prieto's late win helped Utah Valley hold on to the 19-17 win. After fourth-ranked Ryan DesRoches defeated Schmalhaus 4-1, Prieto's 5-1 overtime victory over Derek Hawkins helped the Wolverines pull out the win. Cal Poly's 197-pounder Ryan Smith (ranked 18th) and heavyweight Atticus Disney finished off the contest with wins over Chamberlain and Dennison, 15-6 and 4-1 respectively, but the Wolverine lead was too large for the Mustangs to overcome. The two dual victories improved UVU's season mark against Pac-12 opponents to a perfect 3-0, as the Wolverines previously defeated Boise State 19-18 in Orem on Jan. 12. "It's easy to hang your head when things aren't going your way but today it seemed like everyone had a better attitude and worked harder," Williams added. "The guys fought well and created some opportunities because of that and were able to capitalize and win some matches." The Wolverines will return home for three duals in the UCCU Center next weekend. On Friday, Feb. 10, UVU will take on two conference foes when it hosts South Dakota State and North Dakota State at 5 and 7 p.m. respectively. The next night, the Wolverines will then welcome No. 2 Penn State to town for a 7 p.m. contest. Utah Valley 19, Cal Poly 17 125: Colby Christensen (UVU) dec. Britain Longmire (CP), 5-2 133: Blake Mangum (UVU) maj. dec. Michael Clemmenson (CP), 19-5 141: #2 Boris Novachkov (CP) maj. dec. Avery Garner (UVU), 12-4 149: Kyle Chene (CP) dec. #12 Josh Wilson (UVU), 2-1 157: Napoleon Aniciete (UV) dec. Gianpier Yanez (CP), 6-1 165: Ethan Smith (UVU) fall Paul Woodman (CP), 2:03 174: #4 Ryan DesRoches (CP) dec. Monte Schmalhaus (UVU), 4-1 184: David Prieto (UVU) dec. Derek Hawkins (CP), 5-1 (OT) 197: #18 Ryan Smith (CP) maj. dec. Brian Chamberlain (UVU), 15-6 HWT: Atticus Disney (CP) dec. Dustin Dennison (UVU), 4-3 Utah Valley 25, Stanford 10 125: Colby Christensen (UVU) won by forfeit 133: Blake Mangum (UVU) maj. dec. Jordan Bryan (SU), 11-3 141: Avery Garner (UVU) dec. Alex Manley (SU), 8-2 149: #12 Josh Wilson (UVU) dec. Timmy Boone (SU), 9-4 157: Garrett Schaner (SU) dec. Napoleon Aniciete (UVU), 7-1 165: Ethan Smith (UVU) dec. Bret Baumbach (SU), 2-1 174: #1 Nick Amuchastegui (SU) maj. dec. Monte Schmalhaus (UVU), 12-4 184: Spence Patrick (SU) dec. David Prieto (UVU), 3-0 197: Brian Chamberlain (UVU) dec. Alan Yen (SU), 6-4 HWT: Dustin Dennison (UVU) dec. Brendan Ter Wee (SU), 4-2

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The sixth-ranked Illinois wrestling team's regular season came to a close on Friday as they hammered Wisconsin, 38-3, tying the highest point total scored this season. . The Illini won nine total matches tonight including five bouts with bonus points, three of them coming by technical fall. With the win, Illinois finishes the 2011-12 season 14-2 overall, the most wins since the 2004-05 season and 6-2 in the Big Ten. "I thought overall we were pretty aggressive and scored a lot of points," head coach Jim Heffernan. "We've been emphasizing scoring a lot of points this season because at the highest level, you need to be competitive. We're definitely heading in the right direction with the national duals coming up next weekend. Overall, our dual meet season has been positive. We beat some really good teams. Our guys are really making progress and wrestling well." The dual started at 125 with Jesse Delgado winning his eighth match this season by technical fall. Delgado lead 10-1 after the first period and recorded a two-point reversal in the second to go to 12-1 heading into the final period. The freshman scored two takedowns and a three-point nearfall to clinch the victory and put the Illini up 5-0. B.J. Futrell followed in Delgado's footsteps and defeated Shane McQuade by technical fall to increase his winning streak to ten, a career-best. Futrell was up 11-3 at the end of the first and needed only 4:39 to win the match 21-5 and increase the team lead to 10-0. At 141, Daryl Thomas recorded his fourth straight victory when he took on Thomas Glenn on Friday night. Thomas led the entire match, leading 6-2 after the first and 13-4 heading into the final period. The three-point nearfall at the seven minute mark put the exclamation point on the match as Thomas won his 13th match this season, tying his career-best and pushing the score to 15-0. Eric Terrazas, one of the two seniors wrestling their final match at Huff Hall wrestled Alex Ybe in an exhibition match at 149-pounds. Wisconsin forfeited the 149-pound match and the Illini were given the six points automatically. The senior finished the match with a 7-2 decision over Ybe to win his last match at home and helped bump the team score to 24-0. In the marquee matchup of the night, No. 8 Conrad Polz was ousted by No. 13 Ben Jordan as the redshirt-junior lost just his second match of the season. The two needed extra time to decide the outcome, however Jordan scored the late takedown in overtime to give the Badgers their only points of the match, winning 3-1 and making the score 24-3. Jordan Blanton (174) and Tony Dallago (184) both won their bouts by major decision with Blanton winning 19-8 over Frank Cousins and Dallago posting a 15-1 victory over Timmy McCall. Dallago's win was his 17th this season, tying his career-best set last year. With the two victories the Illini's lead was 32-3 with two bouts remaining. Mario Gonzalez defeated Jackson Hein in a 4-1 decision while Pat Walker moved past Cole Tobin 6-1 to give the Illini the 38-3 victory. It was Gonzalez's sixth victory over a Big Ten opponent this season while it was Walker's second. Illinois will travel to the National Duals in Ithaca, N.Y. on Feb. 17 where they will compete against Cornell and Oklahoma. Results: 125 - No. 7 Jesse Delgado (ILL) tech fall Austin Hietpas WIS), 19-3 6:33 133 - No. 5 BJ Futrell (ILL) tech fall Shane McQuade (WIS), 21-5 4:39 141 - Daryl Thomas (ILL) tech fall Thomas Glenn (WIS), 25-9 7:00 149 - No. 16 Eric Terrazas (ILL) dec. Alex Ybe (WIS), 7-2 (Exhibition) 157 - Jackson Morse (ILL) dec. Shawn Perry (WIS), 4-0 165 - No. 13 Ben Jordan (WIS) dec. No. 8 Conrad Polz (WIS), 3-1 174 - No. 12 Jordan Blanton (ILL) maj. dec. Frank Cousins (WIS), 19-8 184 - Tony Dallago (ILL) maj. dec. Timmy McCall (WIS), 15-1 197 - No. 16 Mario Gonzalez (ILL) dec. Jackson Hein (WIS), 4-1 HWT - Pat Walker (ILL) dec. Cole Tobin (WIS), 6-1

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The Lock Haven University wrestling team (4-8, 1-3 EWL) won 8-of-10 bouts tonight as the Bald Eagles cruised past visiting Cleveland State (6-11, 0-3 EWL) in Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action. LHU fell into an early 3-0 hole after dropping the night's opening bout at 197, but The Haven responded with back-to-back wins at 285 and 125 to get things rolling in favor of the Bald Eagles. With Lock Haven down 3-0, Harry Turner (Howell, N.J./Howell) pinned CSU's Garry Yarborogh (4:35) to put Lock Haven up 6-3. Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor) followed that up with an exciting 14-9 win at 125. A Viking pin at 133 leveled the match at 9-9, but the Bald Eagles took over and closed the match with six straight wins. Jonathon Childress (Dallastown, Pa./Dallastown), normally a 133-pounder stepped up to 141 and earned a hard-fought 9-4 win after being out of the lineup for nearly two full months. William Randt (York, Pa./West York) also stepped into the lineup at 149 and picked up a huge 4-1 win over Lawrence Cavello. For the third straight match, Aaron Fry (Muncy, Pa./Muncy) and Seth Creasy (Mercer, Pa./Mercer) picked up wins for The Haven. Creasy continues his recent tear where he's won six of his last eight matches. Aaron McKinney (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny) was a 6-0 winner and Fred Garcia (Donora, Pa../Ringgold) closed out the Vikings with a dominating 13-4 major decision. Tonight marked the first of three straight home Friday night matches for LHU. Next Friday (February, 10), Lock Haven hosts local-rival Bucknell (7 p.m.) and the Bald Eagles close out the home portion of their 2011-12 schedule at home on Friday, February 17 vs. Bloomsburg (7 p.m.). Results: 197: Corbin Boone (CSU) dec. Matt Parlier (LHU) 7-5 285: Harry Turner (LHU) pinned Garry Yarborogh (CSU) 4:35 125: Bobby Rehm (LHU) dec. Ben Willeford (CSU) 14-9 133: Nick Flannery (CSU) pinned John Trumbetti (LHU) 1:35 141: Jonathon Childress (LHU) dec. Josh Palivoda (CSU) 9-4 149: William Randt (LHU) dec. Lawrence Cavello (CSU) 4-1 157: Aaron Fry (LHU) dec. Brandon Sommers (CSU) 4-3 165: Seth Creasy (LHU) dec. Corey Carlo (CSU) 6-2 174: Aaron McKinney (LHU) dec. Koort Leyrer (CSU) 6-0 184: Fred Garcia (LHU) major dec. Bobby Blankenship (CSU) 13-4

RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina registered six wins, including a pair of major decisions, to claim a 20-18 dual victory at NC State Friday night. Thomas Ferguson and Zac Bennett spurred the Tar Heel victory with major decisions to open the dual. At 184 pounds Thomas Ferguson took a 3-2 lead over Rober O'Neill after the first period before going to work on the freshman picking up a pair of three-point near falls in the second to take an 9-3 lead. An escape followed by another takedown sealed the bout for Ferguson as he claimed a 13-3 major decision to get the Tar Heels out to a 4-0 lead. Sophomore Zac Bennett jumped out to a 5-0 with a great first period as he claimed a quick take down and nearly picked up a pin with a three-point near fall. Bennett added two points in the second before racking up UNC's second straight major decision with an 11-1 win. Frank Abbondanza snapped a 15-bout losing streak with an impressive performance against Josh Davis. Wrestling two classes above his weight class all season long, Abbondanza battled Davis to a 2-2 tie after two periods before getting a two-point near fall and added a minute of riding to claim a 5-2 win. The decision upped Carolina's lead to 11-0 after just three bouts. The Wolfpack answered at 125 pounds when Coltin Fought was able to UNC's Josh Craig in 2:11 to claim six team points for NC State. Fought entered the dual 21-7 on the year for the Wolfpack. Senior Brock LiVorio got back on the winning side as he nearly picked up the third major decision of the night with an 11-4 decision over Ben Elliott at 133 pounds. LiVorio picked up a take down in each period and held off Elliott from responding throughout the bout. Evan Henderson fell into a 5-2 hole after the first period against No. 10 Darrius Little at 141 pounds and was unable to battle back. The senior Little was able to claim an 8-3 decision against Henderson and pull the Wolfpack within five at 14-9. Jon Burns and Matt Nereim turned in an entertaining first period as both nearly pinned the other and were knotted up at 5-5 at the end of three minutes. Burns and Nereim were tied at 9-9 in the final minute with Burns holding more than 2:30 of riding time before Nereim pulled off a reversal and pinned Burns for six points. The Wolfpack took a 15-14 lead at that point in the dual. At 157 pounds No. 17 Corey Mock battled senior Colton Palmer through the first two periods gaining a 2-0 advantage and 2:30 of riding time before getting another take down in the third period to claim a 5-0 decision. Mock's win put Carolina back in front by a 17-15 margin with two bouts remaining. Senior Kyle Kiss battled Nijel Jones at 165 pounds and came away with an 8-2 decision after picking up take downs in the first two periods. Kiss nearly came away with a major decision but the buzzer sounded before he was able to get a late takedown. Carolina held a five point advantage heading into the final bout at 174 pounds. Freshman Alex Utley went up against senior Quinton Godley and helped Carolina hold on for the 20-18 victory. Godley came out on top with a 7-1 decision to provide the final margin. The win snapped a six-dual losing streak for the Tar Heels who improve to 3-13 on the year and finish the ACC regular season with a 2-3 dual mark. Up next for the Tar Heels is a trip to Campbell Saturday, Feb. 11 for a pair of duals against Northwestern and Campbell. Results: 184 - Thomas Ferguson (UNC) over Robert O'Neill (NC State) MD, 13-3 - UNC 4-0 197 - Zac Bennett (UNC) over KaRonne Jones (NC State) MD, 11-1 - UNC 8-0 HWT - Frank Abbondanza (UNC) over Josh Davis (NC State) Dec, 5-2 - UNC 11-0 125 - Coltin Fought (NC State) over Josh Craig (UNC) Fall, 2:11 - UNC 11-6 133 - Brock LiVorio (UNC) over Ben Elliott (NC State) Dec, 11-4 - UNC 14-6 141 - #10 Darrius Little (NC State) over Evan Henderson (UNC) Dec, 8-3 - UNC 14-9 149 - Matt Nereim (NC State) over Jon Burns (UNC) Fall, 6:46 - NC State 15-14 157 - #17 Corey Mock (UNC) over Colton Palmer (NC State) Dec, 4-0 - UNC 17-15 165 - Kyle Kiss (UNC) over Nijel Jones (NC State) Dec, 8-2 - UNC 20-15 174 - Quinton Godley (NC State) over Alex Utley (UNC) Dec, 7-1 - UNC 20-18

KENT, Ohio -- Kent State (11-4, 4-0 MAC) clinched a share of a Mid-American Conference regular season title Friday night with a 25-9 victory over Buffalo at the M.A.C. Center. The Golden Flashes won the first four weight classes and the last three, dropping three close matches in-between. Kent State will go for a MAC sweep on Sunday against Eastern Michigan to secure an outright conference crown. "If we wrestle like we did today on Sunday…we'll lose" a concerned Jim Andrassy said afterward. "But I think Eastern's style of wrestling could improve our wrestling too." The most dramatic finish came in the highly-anticipated 141-pound match as Tyler Small (Littlestown, Pa.) trailed Kevin Smith 3-2, before a scramble ensued in the final five seconds. The result was a discussion between the two officials after the final horn and two points awarded to Small. "I took a shot and he sprawled," Small said. "He's really good defensively, so I knew it would be hard to get in on a leg…So I just sat out and rolled around trying to get something." Small's win extended Kent State's lead to 9-0 after senior Nic Bedelyon (Lewistown, Pa.) and junior Stevie Mitcheff (Lorain, Ohio) each earned convincing decisions. Bedelyon was never threatened in a 5-0 victory and Mitcheff scored takedowns in each period to down Taylor Golba 8-2. "Stevie probably wrestled better than anyone on the team today," Andrassy said. "He's moves a lot, doesn't give up bad points and scores. We were a little flat today, but he was a bright spot in our lineup." Despite being without freshman Ian Miller (Oak Harbor, Ohio), the Flashes extended their lead at 149, behind a 3-2 victory by senior Marcel Clopton (Shaker Hts, Ohio). Wrestling in his first dual of the season, Clopton's first period takedown made the difference. "Marcel knows what he's doing," Andrassy said. "He looked like he hadn't missed a beat." Trailing 12-0, the Bulls came charging back with three straight wins. Junior Mallie Shuster (Newville, Pa.) surrendered a second period takedown, which made the difference in a 3-2 loss to Wally Maziarz. Senior Ross Tice (Brookfield, Ohio) scored an opening takedown and nearly scored escapes on several occasions in a 5-2 setback. And sophomore Brandonn Johnson (Middletown, Md.) led 1-0 after two periods, before dropping a 4-3 decision. "If we want to finish the finish the way we think we can, we've got to get those three wrestling a little better," Andrassy said of Shuster, Tice and Johnson. Junior Casey Newburg (Union, Ohio) swung the momentum back the Flashes' way with a dominant 11-3 major decision over Dominic Montesanti. Newburg tallied five takedowns, but could only record one-counts when he turned Montesanti from the top. Junior Keith Witt (Oak Harbor, Ohio) used his head-and-arm throw to put Justin Heiserman on his back and eventually pin him in the first period. "That's one of my go-to moves and if I feel it, I'm going to hit it," Witt said. Senior heavyweight Brendan Barlow (Westerville, Ohio) improved to 3-1 in the MAC this season with a 7-4 victory over Jedd Mason. The Flashes have won nine straight dual meets and look to make it 10 Sunday against Eastern Michigan at 2 p.m. Results: 125 - Nic Bedelyon (Kent State) over Max Soria (UB) Dec 5-0 133 - Stevie Mitcheff (Kent State) over Taylor Golba (UB) Dec 8-2 141 - Tyler Small (Kent State) over Kevin Smith (UB) Dec 4-3 149 – Marcel Clopton (Kent State) over Blake Roulo (UB) Dec. 3-2 157 – Wally Maziarz (UB) over Mallie Shuster (Kent State) Dec 3-2 165 –Clay Reeb (UB) over Ross Tice (Kent State) Dec 5-2 174 – Jake Waste (UB) over Brandonn Johnson (Kent State) Dec 4-3 184 –Casey Newburg (Kent State) over Dominic Montesanti (UB) Maj. Dec 11-3 197 – Keith Witt (Kent State) over Justin Heisermen (UB) Fall 2:04 HWT - Brendan Barlow (Kent State) over Jedd Mason (UB) Dec 7-4