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Logan Storley (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine) Minnesota J Robinson Logan Storley Michigan Joe McFarland Kellen Russell

Joe McFarland On the team's performance in the dual meet ... On what Dan Yates' win over Cody Yohn does for him ... On whether he thinks Michigan is a better tournament team than dual meet team ... On what Eric Grajales needs to do to be in the hunt for an NCAA title ... On whether he noticed a change in Kellen Russell after his loss to Hunter Stieber ... On whether or not it took time for the wrestlers to buy into coaching changes ... On whether the Michigan wrestlers train with the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club members ... On whether Kellen Russell and Eric Grajales are thinking about freestyle careers ... On what he was upset about during the 174-pound match ...

Kellen Russell On whether he was thinking bonus points going into the match ... On whether opponents are just trying to slow him down ... On the coaching staff changes ... On whether Michigan can challenge for a trophy ... On what the loss to Hunter Stieber did to him ... On whether he will have a different match plan against Hunter Stieber next week ...

Related Link: Interviews Related Link: Photos (The Guillotine) MINNEAPOLIS -- Freshman Logan Storley lit a fuse for the No. 3 Minnesota Golden Gopher wrestling team on Friday night. The Gophers were down 15-7 heading into the 174 lbs. match between No. 7 Storley and Michigan's No. 5 Justin Zerrip. Logan Storley celebrates after beating Justin Zeerip (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Storley was down 5-3 with four seconds left in regulation as both wrestlers went out of the circle. As they headed to the inner circle for a re-start, Storley caught Zeerip, who was slow getting back to the circle. Storley took advantage of the fatigued Zeerip and shot a low single leg and quickly turned it into a two-point takedown tying the match at five as the horn sounded. Zeerip had the riding time point to tie the score at five a piece. Storley was able to score a takedown 20 seconds into the extra time, to pick up the 7-5 victory and pull the Gophers within five of the Wolverines. Redshirt Sophomore Kevin Steinhaus took the mat next for the Maroon and Gold and took care of the Wolverines Hunter Collins after picking up a 14-5 major decision. The bonus point would bring Minnesota within one (15-14) of Michigan with two matches left. No. 6 Sonny Yohn would take on Michigan's No. 15 Max Huntley and was awarded a win by injury early in the second period. The six points gave the Gophers the 20-15 lead, leaving only Tony Nelson for the Gophers. Nelson, ranked No. 4 was able to hold off a late run by No. 11 Ben Apland, as he picked up the 3-2 decision to close out a roller coaster evening for the Gophers. Other wins for the Maroon and Gold tonight came from No. 1 Zach Sanders who scored an opening 19-9 major decision over Grant Pizzo and No. 7 Chris Dardanes picked up a 5-1 decision over No. 12 Zac Stevens. With the victory tonight Minnesota (9-2 overall, 6-0 Big Ten) remains the only undefeated team in conference action. Michigan (5-3 overall, 3-2 Big Ten) will host Michigan State (3-6, 1-4 Big Ten) on Sunday. The Gophers will now take on No. 5 Iowa on Sunday at Carver Hawkeye Arena. The dual will be televised live on the Big Ten Network at 3 p.m. CST. Results: 125: No. 1 Zach Sanders (Minn) 19-9 maj. Dec. over Grant Pizzo (Mich) 4-0 133: No. 7 Chris Dardanes (Minn) 5-1 dec. over No. 18 Zac Stevens (Mich) 7-0 141: No. 1 Kellen Russell (Mich) fall 2:28 Seth Lange (Minn) 7-6 149: No. 7 Eric Grajales (Mich) 5-3 dec. over No. 11 Dylan Ness (Minn) 7-9 157: Brandon Zeerip (Mich) 6-4 dec. over Alec Ortiz (Minn) 7-12 165: No. 17 Dan Yates (Mich) 7-2 dec. over No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minn) 7-15 174: No. 7 Logan Storley (Minn) 7-5 SV No. 5 Justin Zeerip (Mich) 9-15 184: No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus (Minn) 14-5 major dec. over Hunter Collins (Mich) 14-15 197: No. 6 Sonny Yohn (Minn) won by injury over No. 15 Max Huntley (Mich) 20-15 Hwt: No. 4 Tony Nelson (Minn) 3-2 dec. over No. 11 Ben Apland (Mich) 23-15

FARGO, N.D. -- The North Dakota State wrestling team defeated Western Wrestling Conference foe Air Force, 21-18, thanks to heavyweight Evan Knutson's 3-1 win in the final bout of the night. The Bison (5-6, 2-0 WWC) snapped a three-match losing skid with the win. Air Force is now 6-4 overall and 1-2 in the WWC. With the match tied at 18-18 going into the heavyweight bout, Knutson struck first with an escape in the second period. Air Force's Jared Erickson tied it at 1-1 early in the third, but Knutson was able to get a good shot in and score the winning takedown with 46 seconds remaining. No. 20 Trent Sprenkle wasted no time giving NDSU the lead, pinning Greg Rinker in one minute 58 seconds at 125 pounds. The Falcons came back to win the next three straight bouts to take a 9-6 lead. At 133 pounds, Dylan Hyder used a second period reversal and two-point near fall to help clinch a 7-4 win over Justin Solberg. At 141 pounds, Air Force's Carter McElhany jumped out to a 6-2 lead, but Tyler Diamond came back with an early third period escape and takedown to close the gap to 6-5. McElhany was able to score twice more to claim a 9-5 win. Mark Erickson took on No. 3 Cole VonOhlen at 149 pounds. Erickson struck first with a takedown, but two escapes and a takedown from VonOhlen gave the Falcon a 4-3 lead going into the third period. VonOhlen put the match away with a takedown with 45 seconds remaining and also added a point for riding time to win 7-3. No. 10 Steven Monk snapped the Air Force run as he put Josh Kreimier on his back early and was able to pin him at the 2:03 mark in the first period. It was the eighth straight win for Monk. At 165 pounds, Tyler Johnson won a 10-7 decision over Colby Kluesner, thanks to four takedowns, including two in the final period. His win extended NDSU's lead to 15-9. Clayton Gable tied the match at 15-15 after pinning Joe Garner in 1:04 at 174 pounds. Mac Stoll went down 2-0 early to Greg Isley at 184 pounds, but tied the match at 2-2 after an escape and a technical violation point. In the third period, Stoll was able to flip Isley on his back for a three-point near fall and then ride out the 5-2 win. The back-and-forth continued in the 197 pound bout as Air Force's Josh Mohr used a seven-point second period to claim a 9-3 win over John Gusewelle and tie the match at 18-18. Knutson clinched the win for the Bison at heavyweight. The Bison are now back on the road for three straight duals against conference opponents, starting with Northern Iowa Sunday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. Results: 125 - No. 20 Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) fall Greg Rinker (AF), 1:58 133 - Dylan Hyder (AF) dec. Justin Solberg (NDSU), 7-4 141 - Carter McElhaney (AF) dec. Tyler Diamond (NDSU), 9-5 149 - No. 3 Cole VonOhlen (AF) dec. Mark Erickson (NDSU), 7-3 157 - No. 10 Steven Monk (NDSU) fall Josh Kreimier (AF), 2:03 165 - Tyler Johnson (NDSU) dec. Colby Kluesner (AF), 10-7 174 - Clayton Gable (AF) fall Joe Garner (NDSU), 1:04 184 - Mac Stoll (NDSU) dec. Greg Isley (AF), 5-2 197 - Josh Mohr (AF) dec. John Gusewelle (NDSU), 9-3 Hwt - Evan Knutson (NDSU) dec. Jared Erickson (AF), 3-1

EDINBORO, Pa. -- 11th-ranked Edinboro won the final three bouts to rally from a late deficit and hand Bloomsburg a 23-16 defeat in an Eastern Wrestling League match taken in by close to 1,000 fans at McComb Fieldhouse on Friday night. With the win Edinboro is now 7-2 and 3-0 in the EWL, while Bloomsburg falls to 14-5 and 1-2 in the EWL. The match had several swings, with Edinboro winning three of the first four matches to take a 12-3 lead, only to see the Huskies dominate the middle weights and claim a 16-12 lead. That left it up to the upper weights to reclaim the lead, and they came through in flying colors. Vic Avery (left) would knot the match at 16-16 with an impressive 14-5 major decision over Sam Shirey (17-15) at 184 lbs. The freshman, now 19-10, led just 2-1 after one period, but tacked on an escape and two takedowns in the second period for a 7-2 lead. He would add two more takedowns in the third, but still needed a takedown to pick up bonus points. He would register his sixth takedown of the match with ten seconds remaining. Chris Honeycutt (right) followed with another major decision, 16-6 over Richard Perry (25-9) at 197 lbs. The senior, ranked second by both Intermat and Amateur Wrestling News, did all of his scoring in the final two periods after a scoreless first period. He had two takedowns in the second period, along with a two escape and two penalty points for an 8-4 lead after two periods. He would add two more takedowns and three near-fall points in the final period to improve to 30-0 on the season and 120-20 for his career. Honeycutt's victory gave the Scots a 20-16 advantage, and Ernest James capped the comeback with a 4-2 decision over Zac Walsh (18-12) at heavyweight. James would record a takedown midway through the first period, but a pair of Walsh escapes left the match tied at 2-2 entering the final period. James grabbed the lead with an escape and owned 1:12 in riding time. The sophomore is now25-8. In one of the swing matches of the night, Sean Boylan (15-14) bested Kory Mines 6-1 at 125 lbs., thanks to first and second period takedowns. Mines is now 13-13. Edinboro ran off three wins as its lower weights continued to impress. A.J. Schopp (left), ranked sixth by InterMat and Amateur Wrestling News at 133 lbs., improved to 30-3 with his 14th fall over Craig Barker (10-9) at 3:46. That puts him into a tie for eighth place in season falls. Mitchell Port followed with a 4-2 decision over Derek Shingara (19-11) in another key swing bout at 141 lbs. Port, ranked 18th by InterMat and 20th by Amateur Wrestling News and now 22-6 with seven straight wins, fell behind a minute into the match on a Shingara takedown, but would escape to trail 2-1 after one period. He rode out Shingara in the second period to gain valuable riding time, then scored the winning points with a reversal at 1:26 of the third period. He owned 2:35 in riding time. Dave Habat picked up his ninth straight win and 18th in the last 19 matches with a 6-2 decision over Bryce Busler (21-7) at 149 lbs. Habat led 2-1 after one period thanks to a takedown just ten seconds into the match. A Habat escape was the only scoring in the second period. Busler cut it to 3-2 early in the third period, but the escape came just after Habat secured riding time. A Habat takedown with ten seconds remaining sealed the match. Bloomsburg would win the next three matches, beginning with Frank Hickman's 19-6 major decision over freshman Casey Fuller (18-16) at 157 lbs. Hickman, ranked fourth by Amateur Wrestling News and ninth by InterMat, improved to 24-3. At 165 lbs., Kevin Hartnett (18-10) tied the match at 12-12 with a 9-5 decision over freshman Jesse Swink in a bout that wasn't decided until the final seconds. Swink trailed just 6-5 late in the match, and Hartnett scored a takedown at the buzzer and owned riding time. Bloomsburg would take a 16-12 lead on 20th-ranked Mike Dessino's fall over Chris Hrunka (15-13) at 5:45 at 174 lbs. The match was tied at 2-2 heading into the third period before a Dessino reversal led to the fall as he improved to 23-8. Edinboro has a quick turnaround, as the Fighting Scots head west on Saturday to face Cleveland State at 7 p.m. in another EWL match. Results: 125 lbs. Sean Boylan (BU) dec. Kory Mines (EU) 6-1 0-3 133 lbs. #6 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over Craig Barker (BU) 3:46 6-3 141 lbs. #18 Mitchell Port (EU) dec. Derek Shingara (BU) 4-2 9-3 149 lbs. #6 Dave Habat (EU) dec. Bryce Busler (BU) 6-2 12-3 157 lbs. #9 Frank Hickman (BU) maj. dec. Casey Fuller (EU) 19-6 12-7 165 lbs. Kevin Hartnett (BU) dec. Jesse Swink (EU) 9-5 12-10 174 lbs. #20 Mike Dessino (BU) fall over Chris Hrunka (EU) 5:45 12-16 184 lbs. Vic Avery (EU) maj. dec. Sam Shirey (BU) 14-5 16-16 197 lbs. #2 Chris Honeycutt (EU) maj. dec. Richard Perry (BU) 16-6 20-16 Hwt. Ernest James (EU) dec. Zac Walsh (BU) 4-2 23-16

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- In his first appearance since the Midlands Championships, eighth-ranked Spencer Myers opened the dual with a pin over North Carolina's Frank Abbondanza, 1:34 into the match as the Terps went on to defeat the Tar Heels, 25-10, to remain unbeaten Friday night at Carmichael Arena. Facing a hostile environment, No. 13 Maryland (13-0, 3-0) won seven matches and will travel to Charlottesville tomorrow in preparation for a dual against 22nd-ranked Virginia. "I am happy. Our guys went out in a tough environment, stepped up and performed," said head coach Kerry McCoy. "Our guys wrestled well." The meet opened with the 285-pound matchup. Myers led 6-0 before pinning Abbondanza. Shane Gentry, ranked 19th at 125, followed Myers and won a 7-6 decision over Brian Bokoski to increase Maryland's advantage to 9-0. After the Tar Heels cut the Maryland lead to six, Ben Dorsay earned valuable bonus points with a 15-2 major decision over Jonathan Burns to give the Terrapins a 13-3 lead. Second-ranked Josh Asper remained unbeaten at 165 with a 6-2 decision over Kyle Kiss, and fifth-ranked Christian Boley won his team-leading 26th match to clinch the win for Maryland. The Terps and Cavaliers square off at 1 p.m. on Sunday in Charlottesville, Va. Results: 285: Spencer Myers (MD) fall over Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 1:39 (6-0) 125: Shane Gentry (MD) dec. Brian Bokoski (UNC), 7-6 (9-0) 133: Geoffrey Alexander (MD) dec. Brock LiVorio (UNC), 3-0 (12-0) 141: No. 20 Evan Henderson (UNC) dec. Frank Goodwin (MD), 4-2 (12-3) 149: Ben Dorsay (MD) major dec. Jon Burns (UNC), 15-2 (16-3) 157: No. 19 Corey Mock (UNC) major dec. No. 11 Kyle John (MD), 11-2 (16-7) 165: No. 2 Josh Asper (MD) dec. Kyle Kiss (UNC), 6-2 (19-7) 174: No. 15 Jimmy Sheptock (MD) dec. Alex Utley (UNC), 9-4 (22-7) 184: Thomas Ferguson (UNC) dec. Ty Snook (MD), 3-0 (22-10) 197: No. 5 Christian Boley (MD) dec. Zac Bennett (UNC), 8-3 (25-10)

East Lansing, Mich. -- The No. 7 Nebraska wrestling team kept its perfect road record intact on Friday night when they defeated the Michigan State Spartans, 27-8, in East Lansing, Mich. The Huskers improved to 13-1 on the year and 4-1 in Big Ten Conference duals, while the Spartans dropped to 3-7 and 1-5 in the conference. After dropping two of the first four matches of the dual, the Huskers responded with six straight victories to pull away from the Spartans, including a pair of major decisions at 165 and 184 pounds. No. 19 Ridge Kiley (133) won his second Big Ten dual match of the season, taking down Brandon Fifield (MSU) by decision, 7-3, to give NU its first points of the night. True freshman Jake Sueflohn (141) gave the Huskers their first lead of the dual with his sixth major decision victory of the season by beating Brian Gibbs (MSU), 13-3. James Green won his 24th match of the season when he took down No. 12 Anthony Jones at 157 pounds. No. 8 Green recorded a takedown midway through the first period to take a 2-0 advantage. After a pair of escape points by Jones, Green earned his own escape point in the third and held Jones off to hang on for the 3-2 victory to give NU a 10-8 lead at intermission. Robert Kokesh (165) won his 21st overall match and improved to 13-1 duals when he defeated David Cheza (MSU), 16-4, for his third major decision win in a row. Kokesh recorded a takedown and a 3-point nearfall in the first period, but surrendered a reversal in the closing seconds to take a 5-2 lead into the second. At the beginning of the second period, Kokesh scored an escape and a takedown to seize control of the match at 8-2 and cruised to the victory. Junior Tyler Koehn (174) picked up his second victory over a ranked opponent this season when he upset No. 11 Curran Jacobs (MSU). Koehn upset Jacobs by decision, 5-2, for his 16th win of the season and 10th dual victory of the year. Leading 8-2 in the third period, junior Josh Ihnen (184) nearly came up with a fall with under 10 seconds remaining in his dual against Ian Hinton at 184 pounds. Although Ihnen couldn't capture the pin, the two-time NCAA qualifier won by major decision, 11-2, to capture his 18th victory of the season. Ihnen now has six major decisions on the year. James Nakashima (197) won his third straight Big Ten dual, defeating Nick McDiarmid (MSU) by decision, 3-2, to give the Huskers a 24-8 lead. No. 9 Tucker Lane (Hwt) closed the dual with another 3-2 decision over Steve Andrus (MSU). Lane now has a 19-3 overall record and a 12-2 record in dual matches. The Huskers return to action on Sunday, Jan. 29, when they take on the Wisconsin Badgers. Action from Madison is set to begin at 1 p.m. CT and can be seen on BTN.com (subscription only). Check back to Huskers.com for more information on the Husker wrestling team. Results: 125- Eric Olanowski (MSU) by tech. fall over Shawn Nagel (NU), 15-0 (NU 0, MSU 5) 133- #19 Ridge Kiley (NU) by dec. over Brandon Fifield (MSU), 7-3 (NU 3, MSU 5) 141- #5 Jake Sueflohn (NU) by major dec. over Brian Gibbs (MSU), 13-3 (NU 7, MSU 5) 149- Dan Osterman (MSU) by dec. over Brandon Wilbourn (NU), 3-2 (NU 7, MSU 8) 157- #8 James Green (NU) by dec. over #12 Anthony Jones (MSU), 3-2 (NU 10, MSU 8) 165- #6 Robert Kokesh by major dec. over David Cheza (MSU) 16-4 (NU 14, MSU 8) 174- Tyler Koehn (NU) by dec. over #11 Curran Jacobs (MSU), 5-2 (NU 17, MSU 8) 184- #7 Josh Ihnen (NU) by major dec. over Ian Hinton (MSU), 11-2 (NU 21, MSU 8) 197- James Nakashima (NU) by dec. over Nick McDiarmid (MSU), 3-2 (NU 24, MSU 8) Hwt- #9 Tucker Lane (NU) by dec. over Steve Andrus (MSU), 3-2 (NU 27, MSU 8)

New Brunswick, NJ -- Senior Ben Clymer and junior Tyler Banks each posted major decisions and the Pride captured eight of the 10 matches as #24 Hofstra defeated Rutgers, 26-10 at the College Avenue Gymnasium Friday night. Hofstra improved to 9-0 on the season and won its 14 th consecutive dual match dating back to a loss to then-#1 Cornell last February. The Scarlet Knights slipped to 12-4. Banks opened the match at 157 pounds against Dave Seidenberg and posted a nine-point second period to win, 12-0. Banks is now 9-8 on the season. Hofstra senior P.J. Gillespie, ranked 19th, gave the Pride a 7-0 lead in the match with a 2-0 victory over #9 Scott Winston at 165 pounds. Gillespie posted a third period escape and the riding time point to record his 20th win of the season. It was also his 100th career victory. Rutgers got on the board at 174 as 18 th-ranked Greg Zannetti pinned Hofstra freshman Jermaine John in 2:25 to close the match deficit to 7-6. John is now 7-11. Clymer gave the Pride some breathing room with a 12-3 major decision over Dan Seidenberg. Clymer is now 21-5 on the year. The Scarlet Knights came right back at 197 as Dan Rinaldi rolled to an 11-3 major decision over Pride sophomore Tim Murphy (10-14), 11-3. Clinging to a one point lead at 11-10, the Pride then reeled off five consecutive victories to win going away. First, junior Paul Snyder won his 15 th match of the season with a 7-4 decision over Carl Buchholz at 285 to boost the lead to 14-10. Junior Steve Bonanno then won his 20th match of the season with a 9-3 decision over Vinny Dellefave at 125. At 133, Jamie Franco, after being down 4-1 early in the second period, rallied for a 5-4 victory over Joe Langel on a third period escape. Franco is now 15-8 on the year. Sophomore Luke Vaith rallied from a 7-4 deficit in the third to post a 12-8 decision over Billy Ashnault at 141 pounds. Vaith is now 14-7 in 2011-12. Junior Justin Accordino closed out the match with an 8-1 decision over Anthony Perrotti at 149 for the 26-10 final. Accordino, who won his seventh straight match, is now 17-8 this season. The Pride return home to the Mack Sports Complex on Sunday, January 29 when they host the Quakers of the University of Pennsylvania at 1 p.m. Results: 157- Tyler Banks (HU) maj. dec. Dave Seidenberg (RU), 12-0 165- #19 P.J. Gillespie (HU) dec. #9 Scott Winston (RU), 2-0 174- #18 Greg Zannetti (RU) WBF Jermaine John (HU), 2:25 184- #11 Ben Clymer (HU) maj. dec. Dan Seidenberg (RU), 12-3 197- Dan Rinaldi (RU) maj. dec. Tim Murphy (HU), 11-3 285- Paul Snyder (HU) dec. Carl Buchholz (RU), 7-4 125- #13 Steve Bonnano (HU) dec. Vinny Dellefave (RU), 9-3 133- Jamie Franco (HU) dec. Joe Langel (RU), 5-4 141- Luke Vaith (HU) dec. Billy Ashnault (RU), 12-8 149- Justin Accordino (HU) dec. Anthony Perrotti (RU), 8-1

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The No. 8 Illinois wrestling team won seven of 10 bouts and No. 5 B.J. Futrell added the exclamation point with a pin in 2:32 as the Illini pounded No. 18 Northwestern, 26-10 at Huff Hall. Futrell won his eighth-straight match and recorded his 10th pin of the season, tying for the fifth-most pins in a season in school history. The Illini improved to 12-2 on the season, and 4-2 in the Big Ten. "It was a big win for us," head coach Jim Heffernan said. "We won the swing matches. I was very impressed with Daryl Thomas', Jordan Blanton and Mario Gonzalez's wins. We were the aggressive team the entire time, we scored points and really hustled." No. 12 Jordan Blanton started off the dual for the Illini against Northwestern's No. 13 Lee Munster as the two traded takedowns to end the first period 2-2. Munster started down to start the second and got the hard fought escape to make the score 3-2 before Blanton scored two takedowns to Munster's escape to go up 6-4 to start the final period. After the neutral start, Blanton then scored four takedowns in the third period to win 14-8, to take a 3-0 lead for the Illini. Tony Dallago recorded his fifth major decision of the season when the redshirt-sophomore moved past Robert Kellogg of Northwestern. Dallago got out to an early 7-1 lead after the first, scoring a takedown and a three-point nearfall. Kellogg returned with a takedown, then the Illini recorded a two-point reversal to go up 9-3 after the second. Dallago started down to start the third and got the escape to move the score to 10-3 before Dallago scored another takedown and riding time to defeat the Wildcat, 13-3 and push the Illini lead to 7-0. At 197, Mario Gonzalez had a hard fought battle against John Schoen as the Wildcat slammed Gonzalez into the mat and was given an illegal hold, putting the Illini up 1-0. Gonzalez scored another takedown but was then penalized with a penalty point to lead 3-1 going into the second period. The Illini and Wildcat traded escapes to make the final score 4-2 in favor of the Orange and Blue and push the score to 10-0. The Wildcats got on the scoreboard with the next two bouts as Pat Walker dropped his bout to Northwestern's No. 15 Mike McMullan, 4-2 while No. 5 Jesse Delgado dropped just his fourth match this season, losing 13-7 to Levi Mele, the ninth-ranked wrestler in the nation. Northwestern's victories made the Wildcats down by four leading into intermission23, 10-6. Futrell took down Jameson Oster of Northwestern quickly and got him on his back, earning the fall in 2:32 to give the redshirt-junior his second consecutive fall this season. With the pin, Futrell moved up the Illinois record list as his 10 pins tie the fifth-most pins in a season in school history. With the big win, the Illini increased the lead to 16-6. "B.J. has the ability to pin a lot of people," Heffernan said. "Having a pin to start the second half of the match went a long way to help get the momentum back as a team." At 141, Daryl Thomas earned his seventh victory over a Big Ten opponent in his career, as the redshirt-junior moved past Colin Shober. Thomas scored a takedown in the first to secure the early 2-0 lead. The Illini then posted three more takedowns to Shober's three escapes to make the score 8-3 going into the final period. After four takedowns and riding time, Thomas won his second match in two weeks by a major decision, winning tonight's match 17-6 and bringing the Illini's score to 20-6. No. 16 Eric Terrazas scored two takedowns while Kaleb Friedley escaped twice to make the score 4-2. Terrazas started up for the start of the second, however Friedley got on his feet for the escape and cut the lead to 4-3 into the third. The Illini scored a takedown but Friedley scored a two-point reversal, making the score 6-5. Terrazas got the escape only to be taken down to tie the score 7-7 with 27 seconds remaining. Terrazas scored an escape and added the riding time to win the bout, 9-7. With two bouts remaining, the Illini lead by 17, 23-6. At 157, Northwestern's No. 2 Jason Welch was too much for Jackson Morse to handle as the Wildcat defeated Morse 13-3 to bring the team score to 23-10. However Welch's victory would be the last for Northwestern as No. 10 Conrad Polz moved to 14-1 on the season as he defeated Pierce Harger 5-2 to give Illinois the 26-10 victory. Illinois will be back in action Sunday as they travel to Bloomington, Ind., to face the Indiana Hoosiers. The dual is scheduled is begin at 1 p.m. CT. Results: 174 - No. 12 Jordan Blanton (ILL) dec. No. 13 Lee Munster (NU), 14-8 184 - Tony Dallago (ILL) maj. dec. Robert Kellogg (NU), 13-3 197 - No. 16 Mario Gonzalez (ILL) dec. John Schoen (NU), 4-2 HWT - No. 15 Mike McMullan (NU) dec. Pat Walker (ILL), 4-2 125 - No. 9 Levi Mele (NU) dec. No. 5 Jesse Delgado (ILL), 13-7 133 - No. 5 B.J. Futrell (ILL) pinned Jameson Oster (NU), 2:32 141 - Daryl Thomas (ILL) maj. dec. Colin Shober (NU), 17-6 149 - No. 16 Eric Terrazas (ILL) dec. Kaleb Friedley (NU), 9-7 157 - No. 2 Jason Welch (NU) maj. dec. Jackson Morse (ILL), 13-3 165 - No. 10 Conrad Polz (ILL) dec. Pierce Harger (NU), 5-2

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Locked in an 11-11 tie after six bouts, No. 14 Lehigh won the final four bouts of the evening to defeat No. 21 Central Michigan 23-11 Friday night at McGuirk Arena. Decisions by freshman Nate Brown and junior Robert Hamlin staked the Mountain Hawks to a six point lead, while senior Kadeem Samuels clinched Lehigh's fourth straight win with a 10-4 decision at 197. The win ups the Mountain Hawks' mark to 9-4 overall, while Central Michigan falls to 12-4. “Central Michigan is a tough team,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “They're well-coached and do a lot of the little things right, which makes them a tough team to wrestle. We fought hard, but there were a couple matches I would have like to seen us wrestle a little better. We weren't crisp. We wrestled hard but we weren't firing on all cylinders. We'll have to make some adjustments heading into Sunday.” Hamlin won a 3-1 sudden-victory decision over Ben Bennett at 184 in a rematch of the Midlands finals, won by Hamlin 5-2. Friday night's rematch lived up to its billing, with plenty of action from both sides despite the lack of scoring. Hamlin took plenty of shots but couldn't penetrate Bennett's staunch defense. Bennett twice got to Hamlin's leg, but Hamlin was able to break free before the Chippewa could secure a takedown. In the final seconds of sudden victory, Hamlin initiated a shot and after a scramble earned the decisive takedown in the final seconds to improve to 19-1 on the season. “Definitely a good 1-1 match,” Santoro said. “Both guys are great competitors. That's a match that you could see in the national finals.” Brown started the Mountain Hawks' four match run to close out the dual, downing Anthony Bill 4-0. Brown scored a takedown in the final seconds of the first period and added a second period escape, then rode out the third period. Samuels clinched the match for Lehigh, by racking up four takedowns in his 10-4 win over Chad Friend at 197. The final bout of the dual saw senior Zach Rey score takedowns in each of the first two periods in a 5-3 decision over Peter Sturgeon in a battle of nationally-ranked heavyweights. The dual began at 125 with the Chippewas getting a 24-9 technical fall from Joe Roth over sophomore Alex Abreu. Roth dominated the first two periods, before Abreu battled back in the third, securing a takedown. It looked like Abreu would be able to keep the loss to a major decision, but Roth reversed Abreu to his back for a four-point move in the final seconds and that plus riding time put Roth up by 15. Lehigh responded by taking the next three bouts to lead 11-5. Freshman Mason Beckman edged Zach Horan 2-1 in a battle of true freshmen at 133. The wrestlers traded escapes in regulation, and after a scoreless sudden victory period, Beckman rode out the first 30 second tiebreaker before escaping in the second to earn his second win over Horan this season. At 141 sophomore Stephen Dutton was dominant in a 17-2 technical fall over Scott Mattingly. Dutton scored a takedown and a three point near fall in each period, earning back points with a wrist tilt in the first period and a turk ride and cross face in the second and third periods. Senior Kyle Rosser, a Michigan native, got the start at 149 in front of a number of family and friends in attendance, and responded with a 5-2 decision over Joey Kielbasa. Central Michigan climbed back into the dual behind a pair of one point wins at 157 and 165. Donnie Corby won on riding time 2-1 over senior Brian Tanen at 157, while Mike Ottinger secured a third period takedown to knock off Sean Bilodeau 3-2 at 165. With the dual on the line however, Brown picked up his victory and started the four-bout Lehigh run. “We won a match or two that we probably could have wrestled more aggressively,” Santoro said. “I was really impressed with the environment though. Central Michigan did a great job promoting the dual meet. I thought it was outstanding for the sport and something people can learn from.” Next up for the Mountain Hawks is a trip to Norman, Oklahoma to face the tenth-ranked Sooners, Sunday at 12 p.m. (CT). The match will be broadcast live on Lehighsports.com. Results: 125 – Joe Roth (CMU) tech fall Alex Abreu (Lehigh) 24-9, 7:00 133 – Mason Beckman (Lehigh) dec. Zach Horan (CMU) 2-1, t.b. 141 – Steve Dutton (Lehigh) tech fall Scott Mattingly (CMU) 17-2, 7:00 149 – Kyle Rosser (Lehigh) dec. Joey Kielbasa (CMU) 5-2 157 – Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Brian Tanen (Lehigh) 2-1 165 – Mike Ottinger (CMU) dec. Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) 3-2 174 – Nate Brown (Lehigh) dec. Anthony Bill (CMU) 4-0 184 – Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) dec. Ben Bennett (CMU) 3-1 s.v. 197 – Kadeem Samuels (Lehigh) dec. Chad Friend (CMU) 10-4 285 – Zach Rey (Lehigh) dec. Peter Sturgeon (CMU) 5-3

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The No. 1-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling program improved its perfect record to 9-0 Friday night after winning nine of 10 bouts to defeat North Carolina State, 35-3. “We knew we were going to get their best,” head assistant coach Eric Guererro said. “They flew all the way out here from North Carolina. We were going to get their best, and that's kind of why we put our guys in this scenario. We probably would've liked our guys to exhibit more championship habits, but if anything, it gives us a lot to visit with them about tomorrow and a lot to improve on between now and Sunday.” The Cowboys got the most points from 133-pounder Jordan Oliver. The top-ranked junior recorded an unbelievable 10 first period takedowns before pinning Ben Elliott in 4:07. It was Oliver's 11th fall of the season and brought his total dual takedowns to 43 in just nine bouts. The Easton, Pa., native is 13-1 on the year. "In my wrestling career, no (I have never seen that),” Guererro said. “Jordan Oliver is very focused, and that's the only way you can do 10 takedowns in the first period - is to be extremely focused - so good for him." Heavyweight Alan Gelogaev added five points with his 16-1 technical fall over Josh Davis in just 3:13. Gelogaev recorded three takedowns and three nearfalls to earn his first technical fall of the year. He has a team-best 14 bonus-point wins and a 19-0 record this season. A trio of Cowboys scored major decisions on the night, including 165-pounder Dallas Bailey, 174-pounder Chris Perry and 184-pounder Chris McNeil. Bailey defeated Nijel Jones for his third major decision of the year, escaping with just 10 seconds remaining to win, 14-6. Bailey improved to 10-7. Perry's win over Quinton Godley improved his perfect record to 15-0 and gave him his seventh dual win of the year. The sophomore now has six bonus-point wins. McNeil's seven takedowns en route to a 15-6 major decision were the most he has recorded in dual competition this year and helped him to his 12th victory. It was his fifth major decision. Other Cowboy winners included 125-pounder Jon Morrison, who defeated Coltin Fought, 5-3, in sudden victory; 149-pounder Jamal Parks, who defeated Matt Nereim, 6-4; 157-pounder Albert White, who defeated Colton Palmer, 7-5; and 197-pounder Blake Rosholt, who defeated KaRonne Jones, 1-0. As a team, OSU finished with 33 total takedowns while NCSU had just seven. The Cowboys had at least five bonus-point wins for the third-straight dual. Top-ranked Oklahoma State takes the mat again Sunday in a double-header at Gallagher-Iba Arena, facing Binghamton at 2 p.m. and Bucknell at 4 p.m. Results: 125: No. 10 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. Coltin Fought (NCSU); 5-3,SV1 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) fall Ben Elliott (NCSU); 4:07 141: No. 12 Darrius Little (NCSU) dec. No. 14 Josh Kindig (OSU); 5-3 149: No. 2 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Matt Nereim (NCSU); 6-4 157: No. 12 Albert White (OSU) dec. Colton Palmer (NCSU); 7-5 165: Dallas Bailey (OSU) MD Nijel Jones (NCSU); 14-6 174: No. 4 Chris Perry (OSU) MD Quinton Godley (NCSU); 10-1 184: Chris McNeil (OSU) MD Robert O'Neill (NCSU); 15-6 197: No. 10 Blake Rosholt (OSU) dec. KaRonne Jones (NCSU); 1-0 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) TF5 Josh Davis (NCSU); 16-1,3:13

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 10 Oklahoma wrestling squad tallied a win over No. 23 Virginia Tech, 19-12, at the fifth annual “Beauty and the Beast” event held at the Lloyd Noble Center on Friday. Wrestling alongside the fifth-ranked OU women's gymnastics team in front of a Beauty and the Beast record crowd of 2,492 fans, Oklahoma improved to 11-2 on the year after taking six bouts over the Hokies (6-4). “Beating a top 25 team is always good,” Mark Cody said. “I think we came out a little flat and maybe the day off yesterday didn't do us well. We did that last week too before we wrestled Iowa State and I felt like we wrestled flat in that match too. The good news is that I think we will wrestle better on Sunday. Every time we have come out flat like that, then the next dual we come out and fight.” The Sooners opened the dual with a battle at 125 pounds between OU's seventh-ranked Jarrod Patterson and Virginia Tech's Erik Spujt. Patterson had three takedowns, an escape and added 1:12 of riding time to earn an 8-2 win. Virginia Tech's top-ranked Devin Carter evened the score after he earned an 8-4 decision over OU's 11th-ranked Jordan Keller. Carter tallied four takedowns, while Keller was only able to score on four escapes. With the score tied, 3-3, third-ranked Kendric Maple earned the only bonus point of the night after he fought for a major decision over VT's No. 19-ranked Zach Neibert, 13-1. In the bout, Maple acquired three takedowns, five nearfall points, an escape and 3:25 of riding time. The Hokie's Nick Brascetta took the 149 pound bout over the Sooners' No. 9-ranked Nick Lester. Lester held a 3-0 lead after he earned a quick escape in the third, but he was penalized for stalling and was taken down by Brascetta with 0:14 remaining. In overtime, Lester gave up a takedown with 0:17 remaining to drop the bout, 5-3. OU held a 7-6 advantage over VT heading into the 157 pound which pitted OU's 15th-ranked Matt Lester against the Hokie's Cameron Hurd. Lester held a 2-0 lead going into the second period where he added a reversal and 3-point nearfall before giving up a reversal to Hurd. Lester closed out scoring by adding 1:10 of riding time to earn the 8-2 decision. Bubby Graham gave OU a 13-6 lead after he earned a 10-3 victory by decision over Virginia Tech's Matt Stephens in the 165 pound bout. Graham earned four takedowns, an escape and added 2:44 of riding time, while Stephen's only points came on escapes. Virginia Tech's Chris Moon gave the Hokie's its third win of the night after he defeated OU's Nolan McBryde 5-1 in the 174 pound bout. Moon held a 2-0 lead after the first before McBryde earned an escape to start the second. Moon added a takedown in the second and an escape in the third to take the match. In the 184 pound bout, OU's Erich Schmidtke never trailed VT's John Dickson where he earned a 13-10 victory. Schmidtke held a 5-3 advantage following the first period. In the second, Schmidtke had a quick escape and added a takedown before getting reversed by Dickson. Schmidtke escaped and was taken down again. Schmidkte closed out the period with a point for an illegal hold called on Dickson. In the third, Schmidkte gave up an escape and reversal, but added a takedown and escape of his own to earn the victory. OU extended its lead, 19-9, after Keldrick Hall handed the Hokie's Angelo Malvestuto a 15-8 loss. Hall tallied two takedowns and an escape in the first period and an escape in the third. In the final period, Hall added four takedowns and 1:24 of riding time. Virginia Tech claimed the final bout of the night in the heavyweight showdown between OU's Kyle Colling and VT's Chris Penny. Penny had two takedowns in the first two periods, while Colling's points came on a Penny stalling penalty and 1:27 of riding time. “The event was awesome,” Cody said of his first Beauty and the Beast. “It was a really neat atmosphere and I hope that we can draw some fans from this event and that gymnastics can draw some wrestling fans. Both sports are a lot alike and are very technical.” Following Beauty and the Beast, OU will host No. 14 Lehigh (8-4) on Sunday at noon. Results: 125 - No. 7 Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. Erik Spujt (VT), 8-2 133 - No. 1 Devin Carter (VT) dec. No. 11 Jordan Keller (OU), 8-4 141 - No. 3 Kendric Maple (OU) MD. No. 19 Zach Neibert (VT), 13-1 149 - Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. No. 9 Nick Lester (OU), 5-3 157 - No. 15 Matt Lester (OU) dec. Cameron Hurd (VT), 8-2 165 - Bubby Graham (OU) dec. Matt Stephens (VT), 10-3 174 - Chris Moon (VT) dec. Nolan McBryde (OU), 5-1 184 - Erich Schmidtke (OU) dec. John Dickson (VT), 13-10 197 - Keldrick Hall (OU) dec. Angelo Malvestuto (VT), 15-8 285 - Chris Penny (VT) dec. Kyle Colling (OU), 4-2

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Central Michigan University's Department of Athletics announced on Friday a sport administrative error regarding the weight-class eligibility of wrestling student-athlete Craig Kelliher. While he has remained in compliance with the strict NCAA Wrestling Weight Loss Certification Plan guidelines throughout the year, Kelliher's competition in four matches at 174 pounds violated NCAA wrestling bylaw 8.3.5.4 which states, in part, "A wrestler weighing in two weight classes above an original certified weight class shall forfeit his or her right to return to the original wrestled weight class." After initially certifying at the 174-pound weight class prior to the beginning of the current 2011-12 competition season, Kelliher was permitted to compete in the 197-pound weight class as an unattached individual (not representing CMU) at the Eastern Michigan Open on Nov. 5, 2011. Kelliher wrestled three matches at 197 pounds at the tournament. Between Dec. 10, 2011 and Jan. 22, 2012, Kelliher competed in four dual meets for CMU at the 174-pound weight class. Kelliher's results for the matches in which he wrestled are vacated. Team scores and all other results for those four dual meets are not changed.

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February 2012 is an exciting month for college wrestling as the first ever regional team dual meet tournament will take place. The NWCA/Cliff Keen Division I National Duals Presented by Hibiclens and The Marines, will be held at Cornell, Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Rutgers on the weekend of Feb. 11. The ultimate goal of the National Duals (regionals and final), which is coined Mat Mayhem is to create a premier national dual meet championship that will become a platform for growing spectator and media interest in wrestling both at the institutional and national levels. Out of the twenty-four teams competing in this event, fifteen are ranked in the Top 25 of the NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll. There are seven No. 1 ranked individuals who will be competing, joining the thirty-four wrestlers that are ranked in the Top 50. Sixty-eight of the individuals competing are also ranked in the Top 10 of their weight class. The tournament format will be wrestled in three rounds on two mats at each facility. Teams will be seeded No. 1 through No. 6 and will wrestle according to their seed. Each region will have three rounds with the teams being seeded one through six. In the first round, seeds 1 and 2 will receive a bye with seeds 3 and 6 and 4 and 5 wrestling each other. The winners from the first round matches will move into the semifinals for round two against the No. 1 and No. 2 seed. The winners of the semifinal matches will then advance to the final round. At the same time the final round is being wrestled, the first round teams that lost will wrestle their second match. The winner of each region will move on to compete on Feb. 19, for the National Championship. The host site for this event will be announced soon. Below is the breakdown of the twenty-four teams broken down into four regionals (the first team listed is the host team): Iowa State, Iowa, Oregon State, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin and Northern Iowa. Cornell, Central Michigan, Oklahoma, Purdue, Illinois, and American. Rutgers, Minnesota, Kent State, Michigan, Missouri, and Cal Poly. Oklahoma State, Boise State, Ohio State, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Chattanooga. Rutgers will host their regional on Feb. 11, while the other three regional tournaments will take place at Cornell, Iowa State and Oklahoma State on Feb. 12. All videos and information about Mat Mayhem are listed on the www.nwconline.com homepage, along with the NWCA You Tube, Facebook and Twitter accounts. This will allow all information to easily be shared by one small click of a button. Ticket and more specific event information are available at http://www.nwcaonline.com/NWCAWebSite/Events/nwcanationalduals/mat-mayhem under the events section.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Four Lycoming College wrestlers contributed bonus points and seven notched wins to lift it to a 29-10 win over King's (Pa.) in non-conference action on Thursday night, Jan. 26, at the Scandlon Physical Education Center. Senior Stephen Hinton (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) got the Warriors (5-7 overall) off to a good start in their first road dual of the year by winning his eighth straight match, an 11-5 win over Aaron Perez at 125 pounds. Sophomore Zack Finn (East Rochester, N.Y./East Rochester) followed with a 4-1 win over Travis Boardman at 133 pounds. Freshman Caleb Willey (Towanda, Pa./Towanda Area) added an 11-0 major decision against Nathaniel Seals at 141 pounds to give Lycoming a 10-0 lead. After a King's win at 149, freshman Brian Watkins (Bear Gap, Pa./Southern Columbia) added an 11-0 major decision against Gordon Custer at 157 pounds and sophomore Greg Wetzel (Arlington, N.Y./Pleasant Valley) added a 5-0 win over Zachary Gray at 165 pounds. The Warriors clinched the win with six points at 184 pounds before senior Russ Korbul (Asbury, Pa./North Hunterdon) added a second-period pin over Cenah Tudoe-Turboh after taking a 10-2 lead, rounding out the team's 29 points. It was Korbul's 13th straight win and improved his season record to 21-4. The Warriors get back on the mat on Saturday, Feb. 4, when they head to No. 13 SUNY Cortland for a 7 p.m. start. Results: 125 - Stephen Hinton (L) dec. Aaron Perez (K), 11-5 133 - Zachary Finn (L) dec. Travis Boardman (K), 4-1 141 - Caleb Willey (L) major dec. Nate Seals (K), 11-0 149 - Chris Mazzocchi (K) dec. Lucas Wisniewski (L), 4-0 157 - Brian Watkins (L) major dec. Gordon Custer (K), 10-2 165 - Greg Wetzel (L) dec. Zach Grey (K), 5-0 174 - Shane Stark (K) major dec. Nikolas Christine (L), 16-7 184 - Tyler Cunningham (L) won by forfeit 197 - Russel Korbul (L) pinned Cemah Tudae-Torboh (K), 4:38 285 – Peter Dwyer dec. Samuel Batchelor (L), 4-0 Exhibition: 285 - John Geisel (L) dec. Kevin Trant (K) 6-4

EVANSTON, Ill. -- No. 18 Northwestern hits the road this weekend to wrestle two duals away from Welsh-Ryan Arena. The weekend begins at 5 p.m. Friday in Champaign, Ill., when the 'Cats take on the eighth-ranked Illini. Friday's dual will air live on the Big Ten Network. NU then heads to West Lafayette, Ind., for a match with Purdue at noon Sunday. After three-straight Friday's at Welsh-Ryan Arena, NU's dual vs. Illinois is the only Friday road dual on the 2011-12 schedule. Last Time Out After back-to-back weekends of home and away duals, Northwestern had just one match last weekend and downed Michigan State, 30-12. The 'Cats had four falls in the bout, including three in the first five matches. True freshman Jameson Oster (133), sophomore Kaleb Friedley (149), redshirt freshman Pierce Harger (165) and junior Levi Mele (125) all recorded pins for NU. Then-No. 17 Mike McMullan took on his third top-10 opponent in as many matches and defeated No. 10 Mike McClure, 3-1. After a scoreless first, McClure took the 1-0 lead with an escape early in the period. McMullan then scored the lone takedown of the match on the edge of the mat to lead, 2-1. He then added a third-period escape to hang on for the 3-1 win. McMullan now has defeated top-10 wrestlers in back-to-back matches as he also edged then-No. 8 Bobby Telford of Iowa, 7-5 on Jan. 15. Welch to Appear on Takedown Radio Junior Jason Welch is scheduled to be a guest on the Takedown Wrestling Radio show Saturday, Jan. 28 at approximately 10 a.m. CT. Fans can listen online at Takedownradio.com or KXNO.com or via the I Heart Radio App for smart phones and tablets. If you're in the Des Moines, Iowa area, tune in to AM 1460 KXNO. Scouting the Illini Illinois is 11-2 on the year, 3-2 in conference action and finished sixth at Midlands. The two Illini dual losses on the year came at Iowa (20-13) and vs. Minnesota (26-9). Seven Illini wrestlers are ranked by InterMat, including three in the top-10. The Illinois ranked wrestlers are as follows: No. 5 Jesse Delgado (125), No. 5 B.J. Futrell (133), No. 16 Eric Terrazas (149), No. 10 Conrad Polz (165), No. 12 Jordan Blanton (174), No. 18 Brad Dieckhaus (184) and No. 16 Mario Gonzalez (197). Northwestern and Illinois wrestled an exciting dual last year in Evanston with the 'Cats winning 27-13. NU won six bouts, including a decisive pin by John Schoen at 197 lbs. to seal the dual victory for Northwestern. Schoen trailed most of the match but in the third period, finished a shot and drove Gonzalez to his back. Gonzalez was injured on the takedown, but the officials granted Schoen the pin and six points for Northwestern to give the Wildcats a 24-13 lead heading into the final bout at heavyweight. Scouting the Boilermakers Purdue is 7-8 overall and 2-4 in Big Ten duals so far this year. The Boilermakers also wrestled at Midlands, placing 10th. Purdue has three ranked wrestlers on its roster, including No. 9 Cashe Quiroga at 133, No. 13 Ivan Lopouchanski at 149 and No. 19 Braden Atwood at 184. Matt Fields is listed as Sunday's probable starter at 133 lbs. as it is Senior Day for the Boilermakers. Last year, Northwestern won eight bouts against the Boilers in a 32-6 victory at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Probable Starters No. 18 Northwestern No. 8 Illinois Purdue 125 No. 9 Levi Mele (20-4) No. 5 Jesse Delgado (22-3) Camden Eppert (7-9) 133 Jameson Oster (9-9) No. 5 B.J. Futrell (19-3) Matt Fields (20-7) 141 Colin Shober (11-9) OR Pat Greco (9-9) Daryl Thomas (10-8) Brandon Nelsen (17-8) 149 Kaleb Friedley (15-7) No. 16 Eric Terrazas (17-5) No. 13 Ivan Lopouchanski (10-3) 157 No. 2 Jason Welch (15-0) Jackson Morse (8-7) Tommy Churchard (14-13) 165 Pierce Harger (14-8) No. 10 Conrad Polz (13-1) Kyle Moiser (11-9) 174 No. 13 Lee Munster (15-7) No. 12 Jordan Blanton (16-3) Drake Stein (10-10) 184 Robert Kellogg (2-10) OR Marcus Shrewsbury (2-8) Tony Dallago (14-7) No. 19 Braden Atwood (17-8) 197 John Schoen (12-11) No. 16 Mario Gonzalez (15-4) A.J. Kissel (2-2) Hwt No. 15 Mike McMullan (16-7) Pat Walker (11-11) Roger Vukobratovich (16-10) Have We Met? Just like the Iowa dual, Friday's match with the Illini could have a few potential rematches from Midlands. Jason Welch and John Schoen both recorded hard-fought victories over their Illini foes at Midlands. Welch wrestled Jackson Morse in his second bout at Midlands and faced a sizeable deficit before coming back to pin Morse in the second period (4:39). Schoen and Gonzalez had another exciting match in the wrestlebacks of Midlands where Schoen emerged the 7-5 winner. Schoen was wrestling in his third-straight overtime bout and had two leads on Gonzalez, including a lead late in the third, but Gonzalez scored a takedown with 19 seconds remaining to tie everything up. In overtime it was Schoen scoring the winning takedown with 19 seconds left to secure a spot in the top eight at 197 lbs. At 125 lbs., No. 4 seed Levi Mele met top-seeded Jesse Delgado in the third place match. Delgado handed Mele one of his four losses on the year as he pinned Mele in 3:44. Jameson Oster faced fourth-seeded B.J. Futrell in the second round and Futrell won with a 15-5 major decision. Falling Fast NU has 41 pins so far this season and has been making quick work of its opponents as 21 of those, or 51.2 percent, are first-period falls. Northwestern is on pace to pass last year's pin total rather quickly as the 'Cats had just 45 falls during the entire 2010-11 season. Kaleb Friedley is second on the team with seven pins as six of those came in the first period, including two in less than a minute. Four of Pierce Harger's five falls also came in the first period. Levi Mele leads NU this year with nine pins, but just one came in the first three minutes of the match. Up Next Northwestern takes a break from Big Ten action next weekend hosting Northern Illinois at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. That is the lone match scheduled for next week. NU wrestles three-straight nonconference opponents before closing out the Big Ten season at home Friday, Feb. 17 vs. Indiana.

NORMAN, Okla. -- The 10th-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling squad will host a pair of top 20 opponents this weekend, beginning with No. 23 Virginia Tech in the fifth annual "Beauty and the Beast" event at the Lloyd Noble Center on Friday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. Following Friday's dual, the Sooners return to the McCasland Field House to battle 15th-ranked Lehigh on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 12 p.m. On Friday, the wrestlers will compete alongside the No. 5-ranked Oklahoma women's gymnastics team who will take on No. 20 North Carolina State, while the Sooners' (10-2, 3-1) wrestling squad will take on Virginia Tech (6-3) for the first time in program history. “I'm excited about the opportunity to compete in the same gym as our women's gymnastics team,” Mark Cody said. "They have a great program and are coming off a third-place finish at NCAA's last year. It will be a lot of fun for our fans to come out because they have the opportunity to watch very technical individual sports side-by-side." “Virginia Tech is going to be a tough opponent and will be a great match for our fans to watch,” Cody explained. Following Beauty and the Beast, OU turns its attention to No. 14 Lehigh (8-4) on Sunday. “We are expecting a very competitive dual against Lehigh, which is what we are looking for this time of the year," Cody said. "I think the more we challenge ourselves at this time of the year the better off we will be in March at the NCAA tournament. Lehigh is going to bring a good solid team and it will be a very competitive dual and will be a lot of fun for the fans to come out and watch." Oklahoma is 7-1 since the holiday break and is riding a seven match win-streak that includes wins over Arizona State (33-7), Iowa State (19-16), Harvard (28-9), Appalachian State (41-0), Utah Valley (43-0, then-No. 24 Binghamton (20-15) and Navy (26-10). Following this weekend's action, Cody's squad will travel to Columbia, Mo., to battle No. 15 Missouri on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m.

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. -- Winner of three of its last four dual matches, the VMI wrestling took the show on the road Thursday night, knocking off Millersville University 24-13 at Pucillo Gymnasium, marking VMI's second straight win over the Marauders. Going with a different lineup than normal, the Keydets (5-7) wrestled strong, picking up three wins with bonus points. David Yost notched a 14-4 major decision at 149 pounds followed by Michael Burnett's second period pin at 157 pounds. At 197 pounds, John Dommert logged his second major decision of the season 18-2 to secure the match. Neither team posted a wrestler at 125 pounds while Millersville (1-6) jumped out to an early 6-0 lead, earning a pin at 133 pounds. But the Keydets answered back quickly, winning the next three bouts, kicking things off with a dominating 11-4 decision at 141 pounds by Zeb Stewart, now 6-6 in dual matches. The Stewart win was followed up by Yost's major decision, the 15th for VMI this season and his second. Yost's win gave VMI a narrow 7-6 lead, which it would not relinquish for the remainder of the night. Burnett snapped a three-match skid with his pin of Zac Wawrzyniak-Bush, coming just 42 seconds into the second period. The win by fall was Burnett's first of the year. But the Marauders clawed back into the match with a major decision at 165, pulling to within three with the Keydets up 13-10. Normally wrestling at 165 pounds, Carry Joseph bumped up a weight class and represented VMI at 174 pounds. The weight difference was no struggle for the freshman, who posted a 3-0 blanking of Zach Pincus to extend the Keydet lead to 16-10. Joseph was not the only Keydet to move up a class as senior Matthew Brock wrestled at 184 pounds for the first time this season. Brock extended his winning streak to 10. His 4-0 win over Shane Smith was his 25th of the season and it marked his 16th shutout of the season, which includes five pins. Dommert got the final win of the night and did so in dominating fashion, putting up an 18-2 technical fall over Joel Suter. The Dommert technical came midway through the second period and locked up the win for VMI. The Keydets are idle until heading west to participate in the All-Academy Championships on Feb. 5, hosted by Air Force in Colorado Springs, Colo. Action is set to begin at 9 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (11 a.m. EST) at the Falcons' Clune Arena. Results: 125 – No Match (0-0) 133 – Joshua Ruppert (MU) def. Joe Jarrells (VMI) Fall: 0:27 (0-6) 141 – Zeb Stewart (VMI) def. Brock Thompson (MU) Dec. 11-4 (3-6) 149 – David Yost (VMI) def. Steve Hess (MU) Major Dec. 14-4 (7-6) 157 – Michael Burnett (VMI) def. Zac Wawrzyniak-Bush (MU) Fall 3:42 (13-6) 165 – Brandon Vernalli (MU) def. Jonathan Jones (VMI) Major Dec. 11-2 (13-10) 174 – Carry Joseph (VMI) def. Zach Pincus (MU) Dec. 3-0 (16-10) 184 – Matthew Brock (VMI) def. Shane Smith (MU) Dec. 4-0 (19-10) 197 – John Dommert (VMI) def. Joel Suter (MU) Technical Fall 18-2 5:46 (24-10) 285 – Bradley Ladd (MU) def. Juan Adams (MU) Dec. 3-0 (24-13)

BUIES CREEK -- Campbell jumped out to a 16-3 lead after a forfeit win at 125 pounds and the Camels held on for a 19-17 win to defeat the Blue Devils. CU improves to 9-12 overall with the team victory, while Duke falls to 0-5 on the season. The win marks the first for the Fighting Camel program over an ACC opponent since a 19-18 triumph over Duke on Feb. 13, 2002. It is also the fourth win in the Duke series for Campbell, as the Camels also defeated the Blue Devils on Feb. 9, 1988 (27-15) and during the 1974-75 season (19-18). James Cook opened the match with a 6-2 decision victory at 174 pounds. The Madera, Calif. native won his 16th individual match on the season. Duke then drew the match even at 3-3 when Diego Bencomo took an 11-6 win over John Merickel. John Weakley took a 13-4 major decision win in the 197-pound bout and Joe Nolan outlasted Robert Mello in a 5-1 decision at heavyweight. After Chance Credeur took the forfeit win at 125 pounds, CU had gained a 16-3 advantage. Duke took four of the final five matches, but Nick Rex's 3-2 decision win at 157 pounds in the next to last bout of the evening was enough to give Campbell the team victory. The Camels return to action on Saturday as Campbell hosts Old Dominion and Navy. The match against ODU will begin at 1 p.m., while the nightcap against Navy will get underway at 7 p.m. Results: 174: James Cook (CU) dec. Randy Roden (Duke) 6-2 184: Diego Bencomo (Duke) dec. John Merickel (CU) 11-6 197: John Weakley (CU) major dec. Brian Self (Duke) 13-4 285: Joe Nolan (CU) dec. Robert Mello (Duke) 5-1 125: Chance Credeur (CU) wins by forfeit 133: Brandon Gambucci (Duke) major dec. Joey Rizzolino (CU) 8-0 141: Tanner Hough (Duke) major dec. Jordan Tolbert (CU) 14-5 149: Andrew Guardado (Duke) dec. Mark Hartenstine (CU) 3-2 157: Nick Rex (CU) dec. Immanuel Kerr-Brown 3-2 165: Ryan Harding (Duke) dec. Ryan Krecker (CU) 4-3

They all can't be starters ... at least not yet. There are several backups in college wrestling who could be making an impact, and possibly earning All-American honors in March, if only they could find a spot in their team's lineup. Introducing the 2011-12 All-Backup Team ... 125: Erik Spjut (Virginia Tech) The redshirt sophomore placed third at the Penn State Open and the Virginia Tech open. He's won the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Tournament and compiled an overall record of 24-8 this season. Spjut has earned two pins and two tech falls this season. Were it not for Ty Mitch, Spjut would be seeing the ACC tournament, and possibly the NCAA tournament. Iowa's Tyler Clark is stuck behind No. 4 Tony Ramos (Photo/Iowa Sports Information)133: Tyler Clark (Iowa) At the end of the 2009 season Hawkeye fans were excited to hear that Tyler Clark was transferring from Iowa State. Clark, a native Iowan, put up a great 2008-09 campaign for the Cyclones, finishing runner-up at the Big 12s and earning a bid to the NCAA tournament. He finished that season with a 25-8 record. While at Iowa State, Clark notched wins over some of the nation's top wrestlers, including Angel Escobedo of Indiana and Anthony Robles of Arizona State. Clark was forced to redshirt after his transfer and used his time off to compete against top competition, and even placed second at the Kaufman-Brand. However, last season with eligibility in play, he was unable to best Tony Ramos, who again this season won the starting spot, and is currently ranked fourth in the country. Clark, who beat Ramos in competition last season, can't go up a weight either, lest he face off against two-time All-American and NCAA runner-up Montell Marion. 141: Seth Lange (Minnesota) Lange finished his true freshman season with a 17-2 overall record while recording three pins and three major decisions. This season he has been impressive. He finished fourth at the Body Bar Invitational and has compiled a 22-9 record, including a 1-1 record against starting teammate Nick Dardanes, the 12th ranked wrestler in the country at 141 pounds. Lange, only a redshirt freshman, will likely see the lineup for the Gophers before the end of his career. Cornell's Craig Eifert is challenging for the starting spot at 149, but lately Chris Villalonga has been getting the call (Photo/Lindsey Mechalik, Cornell Sports Information)149: Craig Eifert (Cornell) The sophomore from Michigan has some of the most impressive wins of anyone on the list, having pinned All-American P.J. Gillespie of Hofstra last season on his way to being named co-winner of the Graham Morin Eleventh Man Award for the Big Red. Right now, Eifert is lodged behind Chris Villalonga, who was named EIWA Wrestler of the Week for his win over Corey Jantzen of Harvard. Eifert has had some success this season. He beat nationally ranked Dylan Ness of Minnesota in the Big Red's first dual and climbed to 14th in the country. According to Cornell coach Rob Koll, Eifert is not out of contention for the starting spot. "The reason Craig is considered one of the best backups is because he doesn't consider himself, nor should he consider himself, a backup," said Koll. "He will continue to challenge for the starting spot until he either makes the team, or the season ends." 157: James Vollrath (Penn State) The current collection of Penn State middleweights (149-194) is arguably the most dominating and impressive of any in the history of college wrestling. James Vollrath, who started last season and placed seventh at the Big Tens, is this season stuck behind No. 7 Dylan Alton, who is by any metric is having an excellent season. Vollrath, a redshirt sophomore, was 23-7 last season and this year has a win over Joey Napoli of Lehigh and an overall record of 10-4. 165: Nicholas Visicaro (Rutgers) Scott Winston was the first big recruit of the Coach Goodale era. Winston, a three-time undefeated New Jersey state champion, helped Goodale and his staff attract several big recruiting classes. Over the past few years that Scarlet Knights have enjoyed excellent regular seasons and high rankings, though NCAA All-American title have eluded their grasp. Winston, currently ranked No. 9 in the nation, is being backed by Nicholas Visicaro, a sophomore with an impressive 18-5 record on the season, including a recent major decision of Lehigh's Sean Bilideau. Whether he moves up to 174 pounds next season or stays at 165 poudns and chooses to compete with Winston is unclear. Whatever he chooses, Visicaro will be a valuable addition to Goodale's lineup and a likely All-American candidate. Penn State's Matt Brown reached the finals of the Southern Scuffle, only to lose to teammate Ed Ruth (Photo/Bill Ennis)174: Matt Brown (Penn State) There is just nowhere to go for Matt Brown. Sitting behind two of the best wrestlers in the country has made Matt Brown into arguably the best overall backup in the nation. This season he finished runner-up at the Southern Scuffle, with his finals loss coming at the hands of teammate and No. 2 Ed Ruth. Brown, a redshirt freshman, has compiled a record of 20-2 and has a win over No. 7 Logan Storley of Minnesota and Dorian Henderson of Missouri. It almost seems unfair that he'd be locked behind such a talented wall of wrestlers, but if training behind those guys for three years gets him an NCAA title, I'm sure he'll think it a smart decision to stay in Happy Valley. 184: Joel Bauman (Minnesota) A member of the Junior World Team in Greco-Roman, Joel Bauman has posted a 12-3 record during his redshirt freshman season. A highly touted recruit, Bauman has been biding his time behind returning All-American Kevin Steinhaus. Coincidentally, Baumann and Steinhaus were actually high school teammates at Kerkhoven-Murdock in Minnesota, with the latter being the elder by a year. 197: Cayle Byers (Oklahoma State) A two-time NCAA qualifier from George Mason, Byers transferred to Oklahoma State this season. Byers, who was ranked as high as No. 2 in 2010 before being removed from the team, had expected to start this season for the Cowboys, but lately has been forced to sit behind Blake Rosholt. Byers is 12-3 on the season with losses to the aforementioned Rosholt, Sonny Yohn of Minnesota, and a recent decision loss to Alfonso Hernandez of Wyoming. Cowboy fans should have confidence that if something does happen to Rosholt, they have a very capable backup in Byers. Iowa's Blake Rasing was a Big Ten champion last season (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)285: Blake Rasing (Iowa) It's a rare occasion in wrestling when the defending Big Ten champion is sitting the bench, but in Iowa it's not all that uncommon. Blake Rasing, who last year won the heavyweight title for the Hawkeyes, lost his 2011-2012 starting spot to mega-recruit/freshman Bobby Telford. The No. 10 Telford and Rasing scrapped earlier in the season with the former coming away with the win. Rasing is getting mat time, though not with the type of success Tom Brands would like to see, dropping a decision to No. 15 Mike McMullan of Northwestern and No. 6 Cameron Wade of Penn State.

WAYNESBURG, Pa. -- The Waynesburg University wrestling team won eight of 10 bouts on the night and cruised to a 32-6 win over Division II Ohio Valley on Wednesday night at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. The Yellow Jackets (6-8) picked up bonus points in four of their eight win, including a forfeit to junior Alex Crown at 125 pounds. It was his 20th win of the year and put the home team up 6-0. Things weren't nearly as easy for freshman 133-pounder Jake Vitolo who went to overtime in his bout with Josue Rodriguez. The two battled through seven minutes of regulation before the contest was finally decided by a takedown in overtime by Vitolo that gave him the 11-9 win and clinched the team victory for Waynesburg. Ohio Valley (2-3) got on the board with a decision win at 141 pounds to trim the Jackets' lead to 9-3, but the Orange and Black fired back in a big way, scoring wins in each of the next five weight classes. Freshman Chris Milligan took down Dane Niday by 9-3 decision and senior Garett Johnston followed with an 18-8 major decision at 157 pounds. With his team up 16-3, sophomore 165-pounder Sam Lombardo recorded his own major decision by a 21-9 score and freshman Ryan Walters picked up the only pin of the night in 2:40 over Colby Richards. Junior 184-pounder Cody Catalina wrapped up the winning streak by downing Seth Jack 8-1 for his seventh-straight win. After OVU picked up a decision win at 197, sophomore heavyweight Brandon Fedorka ended the night with a 2-0 triumph over Blake Lucas to wrap up the 26-point win. Waynesburg will host its final home match of the season tomorrow night, when the Jackets welcome Penn State Beaver, Penn State Fayette and Penn State Greater Allegheny for a quad-match. Start time is at 6 p.m. and the Yellow Jackets will honor five of their own for senior night. Results: 125 – Alex Crown (W) wins by forfeit 6-0 133 – Jake Vitolo (W) 11-9 (SV) Josue Rodriguez (O) 9-0 141 – Kyle Honeycutt (O) 7-2 Aaron Mills (W) 9-3 149 – Chris Milligan (W) 9-3 Dane Niday (O) 12-3 157 – Garett Johnston (W) 18-8 maj. Nicco Niday (O) 16-3 165 – Sam Lombardo (W) 21-9 maj. Justin Smith (O) 20-3 174 – Ryan Walters (W) pin 2:40 Colby Richards (O) 26-3 184 – Cody Catalina (W) 8-1 Seth Jack (O) 29-3 197 – Chase Long (O) 2-1 Patrick Jennings (W) 29-6 285 – Brandon Fedorka (W) 2, Blake Lucas (O) 0 32-6

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- For the second-straight week, Grand View (Iowa) holds the No. 1 position in the NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. The Vikings grabbed 129 team points in the fifth regular-season installment. In the 10 individual weight classes, eight wrestlers held their top ranking from the Jan. 11 edition. Campbellsville (Ky.) teammates Tim Thurston at 133 and Jamelle Jones at 197 were the newcomers. Thurston is listed on top of his weight class for the first time this year, while Jones held the best mark during the Nov. 23 poll. One week after earning its first-ever No. 1 spot, Grand View split its squad at two events this past weekend, the Missouri Valley Invitational and the York (Neb.) Open. At 133, Omi Acosta (19-8) was named the Missouri Valley Invitational's Outstanding Wrestler and moved up to third on the individual charts. Heavyweight Eric Thompson (18-0) is the only Viking in the No. 1 position. In all five regular season polls, Thompson has earned either a No. 1 or 2 ranking. Sitting with 107.5 points, Southern Oregon sticks at the No. 2 slot. Campbellsville (Ky.) bumps up to third with 105 points. Great Falls (Mont.) falls back to No. 4 with 84 points. Oklahoma City remains at the No. 5 position posting 68.5 points. Southern Oregon's Mitchell Lofstedt (22-1) at 125 is one of four individuals who has been ranked No. 1 all season. He is joined by Anthony Varnell (19-2) of Great Falls (Mont.) at 141, Eric Burgey (15-1) of William Penn (Iowa) at 149 and Joseph Sievert (17-0) of Morningside (Iowa) at 174 on this list. In the 20th position, Menlo (Calif.) is ranked for the first time since Dec. 7, 2011. The Oaks bump out Northwestern (Iowa), who was 17th last time. The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the Qualifying Groups. The next poll will be announced Feb. 8. Notes: Campbellsville (Ky.), Morningside (Iowa) and Oklahoma City each placed a pair of No. 1 grapplers, which is the most of any school… No. 15 Dickinson State (N.D.) makes the biggest improvement within the poll with a five-spot jump… Grand View (Iowa) becomes the first team this year (in six total polls) to hold back-to-back No. 1 rankings… The Vikings are the fourth different team to be ranked No. 1 this year joining Southern Oregon, Campbellsville and Great Falls (Mont.)… Four weight classes have had the same top-ranked grappler in all six polls issued (125 pounds, 141, 149, 174)... Southern Oregon has held a top-three ranking in all polls this year. Rank Prvs. Rank School Total Team Points 1 1 Grand View (Iowa) 129 2 2 Southern Oregon 107.5 3 4 Campbellsville (Ky.) 105 4 3 Great Falls (Mont.) 84 5 5 Oklahoma City 68.5 6 6 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 55 7 7 Missouri Valley 49 8 11 Midland (Neb.) 47.5 9 8 Montana State-Northern 45 10 10 Baker (Kan.) 43.5 11 9 Morningside (Iowa) 41 12 14 Missouri Baptist 37 13 13 Concordia (Neb.) 32.5 14 12 Cumberlands (Ky.) 31 15 20 Dickinson State (N.D.) 24.5 16 15 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 23.5 17 18 William Penn (Iowa) 20 18 19 Shorter (Ga.) 15.5 19 18 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 12.5 20 RV Menlo (Calif.) 12 Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings (PDF) 125 - Mitchell Lofstedt, Southern Oregon 133 – Tim Thurston, Campbellsville (Ky.) 141 - Anthony Varnell, Great Falls (Mont.) 149 - Eric Burgey, William Penn (Iowa) 157 – Nikolas Turner, Oklahoma City 165 – Kevin Hardy, Oklahoma City 174 - Joseph Sievert, Morningside (Iowa) 184 – Brian Block, Morningside (Iowa) 197 – Jamelle Jones, Campbellsville (Ky.) HWT – Eric Thompson, Grand View (Iowa)

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Big Red wrestling's Chris Villalonga was named the EIWA Wrestler of the Week on Monday after upsetting fourth ranked Corey Jantzen on Friday night at 149 pounds. The Big Red sophomore defeated Jantzen 1-0 to help Cornell sail past Harvard, 38-7, in an Ivy League dual. Villalonga went 2-0 for the weekend after following up his stellar Friday performance by pinning Brown's Ricky Bailey in 2:44 on Saturday. With a record of 18-5 for the season, Villalonga broke into InterMat's national rankings this week and is now No. 19 at 149 pounds. The Big Red has now won 52-straight Ivy League matches and is a perfect 7-0 in duals this season. Cornell will travel to Iowa this weekend for a 1 p.m. CST dual at Iowa State on Sunday afternoon.