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VESTAL, N.Y. -- Oklahoma, ranked No. 12 nationally, downed 24th-ranked Binghamton 20-15 inside the West Gym in Vestal, N.Y., on Tuesday night. The Sooners (5-2-0, 2-1-0) earned five wins on the night, three of which led to bonus points, as Oklahoma handed the Bearcats (8-1) their first loss of the season. “This dual came down to exactly what I thought it would,” Mark Cody said. “I'm happy with the win, but definitely not satisfied. There were a few matches that we had, but we lost them with seconds to go.” OU's eighth ranked Jarrod Patterson gave the Sooners their first bonus points of the night after he devastated Binghamton's Derek Steeley, 19-6. Patterson led 10-2 after the first period and added nine additional points due to a reversal, three takedowns and 3:39 of riding time. With the Sooners leading 4-0 Jordan Keller, ranked No. 11, collected a 7-2 win over Patrick Hunter in the 133 pound matchup. Keller had a takedown and nearfall in the first and ended with an escape and riding time. Kendric Maple racked up his second-consecutive pin in dual action after he earned a fall in 1:42 against the Bearcat's Joe Bonaldi. Prior to the fall, Maple earned three quick takedowns. The fall gave OU a commanding 13-0 lead over the Binghamton going into the 149 pound bout. The Bearcats got on the board after fourth-ranked Donnie Avery defeated OU's Nick Lester, ranked No. 7. Avery earned three takedowns and riding time, while Lester's only points came on two escapes. Twin brother Matt Lester suffered the Sooners' second loss of the night after he dropped an 8-6 decision to Binghamton's eighth-ranked Justin Lister. Lister opened the bout with a takedown, but Lester earned an escape and takedown to lead 3-1 going into the second. Lister earned a takedown, which Lester later reversed. Leading 5-4, Lester gave up a reversal and a 2-point nearfall. The Sooners led 13-6 when Bubby Graham earned the Sooners final bonus points of the night after he earned a major decision victory over Binghamton's Joe Chamish, 14-4, at 165 pounds. In the bout, Graham had six takedowns, an escape and riding time to run away with the victory. Binghamton earned a win in the 174 pound bout after Nate Schiedel downed OU's Marcus Armato, 13-7. Schiedel had four takedowns, while Armato had four escapes. The Bearcat added two more takedowns and riding time in the third. Armato finished with six escapes. OU led 17-9 heading into the 184 pound matchup between OU's 20th-ranked Erich Schmidtke and Binghamton's Nate Schiedel. Schiedel took a 7-5 lead into the third period where Schmidtke posted an escape and earned a takedown with 0:30 remaining to take an 8-7 lead; however, Schiedel earned a reversal with 0:07 remaining to take the match, 9-8. Keldrick Hall clinched the match for the Sooners after he downed Binghamton's Cody Reed, 7-6. In the bout, Hall earned two takedowns, two escapes and a point via a stalling penalty to give OU a 20-12 advantage. OU's Kyle Colling fell shy of his third straight win Tuesday when Binghamton's Nick Gwiazdowski defeated him, 7-6. Colling trailed 4-2 after the first period, but had three escapes and a 2-point nearfall to bring the bout within one. However, the Bearcat hung on for the win. “It has been a long road trip, but I am proud of the way the guys competed,” Cody said. “Now we are ready to move forward.” Up next, the Sooners head down I-35 to take part in the Lone Star Duals on Saturday, Jan. 14, in Arlington, Texas. Results: 125 –No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (Okla.) major dec. Derek Steeley (BU), 19-6 133 –No. 11 Jordan Keller (Okla.) dec. Patrick Hunter (BU), 7-2 141 –No. 1 Kendric Maple (Okla.) pinned Joe Bonaldi (BU), 1:42 149 – No. 4 Donnie Vinson (BU) dec. No. 7 Nick Lester (Okla.), 7-2 157 – No. 8 Justin Lister (BU) dec. No. 14 Matt Lester (Okla.), 8-6 165 – Buddy Graham (Okla.) major dec. Joe Chamish (BU), 14-4 174 – Matt Kaylor (BU) dec. Marcus Armato (Okla.), 13-7 184 – Nate Schiedel (BU) dec. No. 20 Erich Schmidtke (Okla.), 9-8 197 – Keldrick Hall (Okla.) dec. Cody Reed (BU), 7-6 Hwt – Nick Gwiazdowski (BU) dec. Kyle Colling (Okla.), 7-6

Jacob Volkmann

Jason Bryant and Nick Mitchell will go "On the Mat" this Wednesday, Jan. 11. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. CT on AM 1650, The Fan. An archive of the show can be found on www.themat.tv. E-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with any questions or comments about the show. Bryant is the coordinator of grassroots and social media for USA Wrestling. Bryant, twice named national wrestling writer of the year, will provide an update on the National Duals and the Virginia Duals. Mitchell is in his fourth season as the head wrestling coach at Grand View University. As a competitor, he was a three-time All-American for Wartburg. His team recently won the NAIA portion of the National Duals held in Springfield, Ill.

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Senior Austin Trotman made ASU history, becoming the program's winningest wrestler, as Appalachian State wrestling earned a pair of dual meet wins, defeating Cleveland State, 31-6, and Southern Conference foe Campbell, 37-6, on Monday evening at the Pope Convocation Center. The Mountaineers (6-2, 2-0 SoCon) have now won their last three duals, while CSU (3-8, 0-1 EWL) and Campbell (8-9, 2-1 SoCon) are not as fortunate. Austin TrotmanNo. 9 Trotman (184 pounds) entered the night two wins shy of the Appalachian career wins record and took care of business with a 0:20 pin against Cleveland State and a 18-3 technical fall (7:00) over Campbell's TeShaun Johnson. He now stands atop the leaderboard with grappler Scott Ervin (2003-08)-both wrestlers tallying 114 wins in Black and Gold. Trotman looks to take the outright lead on Saturday, when he could have as many as four chances to steal outright first place. His first-match pin is the team's second-fastest of the season, behind only John Blakely's 15-second pin at the Wolfpack Open. No. 15 Kyle Blevins (165 pounds) also made strides on the ASU career wins list. After his earlier accomplishment of becoming the fourth Mountaineer to crack 100 wins, the senior's two wins on Monday moved him to third on Appalachian's career wins list, leapfrogging Jeramy Hart's mark of 108 (1996-2001). Blevins began the day with a 5-2 decision against Cleveland State and earned his 109th victory with a pin over Campbell's Daniel Luty in 3:23. In other action, 125-pound senior Tony Gravely picked up two victories, including a 9-3 decision against Cleveland State and a first-period fall against Campbell. Junior Brett Boston led with a 0:39 pin, the team's fourth fastest, against Cleveland State, and pulled out an 11-8 decision against his Fighting Camel foe. Senior Mike Kessler earned seven team points for the Apps, picking up a 5-1 decision against CSU before cruising to a 12-0 major decision versus Campbell. At 149 pounds, sophomore Russ Benner took the honor against the Vikings and racked up an 11-0 major decision. Senior Savva Kostis entered the third period with a 9-1 advantage over Campbell's Mark Hartenstine, but the Fighting Camel notched eight-straight in the final stanza to close the gap to 11-9 before time expired on a 12-9 decision for Kostis. Appalachian State Career Wins Name Years Wins T1. Scott Ervin (2003-08) 114 T1. Austin Trotman (2007-12) 114 3. Kyle Blevins (2008-12) 109 4. Jeramy Hart (1996-01) 108 5. Mark Fee (1998-03) 98Senior Chip Powell squeaked out a 3-2 decision at 157 pounds against his Viking combatant. Powell and Campbell's Nick Rex battled to a scoreless regulation before Rex scored a 2-0 sudden victory win midway through the first minute of extra time. After suffering a 5-2 loss at 174 pounds, junior Carter Downs rebounded to earn a 13-5 major decision against Campbell's Paul Duggan. Freshman Paul Weiss made the jump to 285 pounds against Cleveland State and picked up a 10-6 win in his first heavyweight appearance. He returned to 197 for his latter bout, a 1:27 pin of John Weakley from Campbell. After ASU defeated Cleveland State, the Vikings fell to the host Fighting Camels, 30-10, before Appalachian and Campbell squared off in the day's final match. The Mountaineers return to action on Saturday, Jan. 14 when they head to Grand Prairie Texas for the Lone Star Duals. ASU is scheduled to face Brown, Harvard, No. 9 Oklahoma and Utah Valley in action beginning at 9 a.m. Central. Appalachian State (5-2) 31, Cleveland State (3-7) 6 125: Tony Gravely dec. Ben Wileford, 9-3 (ASU 3-0) 133: Brett Boston pinned Nick Flannery, 0:39 (ASU 9-0) 141: Mike Kessler dec. Josh Palivoda, 5-1 (ASU 12-0) 149: Russ Benner major dec. Tyler Green, 11-0 (ASU 16-0) 157: Chip Powell dec. Brandon Sommers, 3-2 (ASU 19-0) 165: No. 15 Kyle Blevins dec. Corey Carlo, 5-2 (ASU 22-0) 174: Aric Thurn dec. Carter Downs , 8-4 (ASU 22-3) 184: No. 9 Austin Trotman pinned Corbin Boone, 0:20 (ASU 28-3) 197: Nick Anthony dec. Jesse Johnson , 12-6 (ASU 28-6) 285: Paul Weiss dec. Garry Yarborogh, 10-6 (ASU 31-6) Appalachian State (6-2, 2-0 SoCon) 37, Campbell (8-9, 2-1 SoCon) 6 125: Tony Gravely pinned Grabiel Soto, 1:51 (ASU 6-0) 133: Brett Boston dec. Tanner Bidelspach, 11-8 (ASU 9-0) 141: Mike Kessler maj. dec. Jorge Gavillan, 12-0 (ASU 13-0) 149: Savva Kostis dec. Mark Hartenstine, 12-9 (ASU 16-0) 157: Nick Rex dec. Chip Powell , 2-0 SV1 (ASU 16-3) 165: No. 15 Kyle Blevins pinned Daniel Luty, 3:23 (ASU 22-3) 174: Carter Downs maj. dec. Paul Duggan, 13-5 (ASU 26-3) 184: No. 9 Austin Trotman tech. fall TeShaun Johnson, 18-3 (7:00) (ASU 31-3) 197: Paul Weiss pinned John Weakley, 1:27 (ASU 37-3) 285: Joe Nolan dec. Joe Cummings, 3-2 (ASU 37-6)

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina opened its ACC season in impressive fashion Monday night as the Tar Heels downed rival Duke 30-5. Freshman Evan Henderson earned his team-leading 19th victory of the year as he was one of seven different Tar Heels to claim a win. Sophomore Brian Bokoski opened the dual with a narrow 4-3 decision over Peter Terrezza as he was able to get a late takedown to extend his lead to 4-2 before keeping Terrezza at bay during the final period. After a Duke forfeit at 133 pounds the Tar Heels were in the driver's seat with a 9-0 lead. No. 16 ranked Evan Henderson picked up his 19th victory of the year at 141 pounds as he battled Duke's Tanner Hough to a 5-2 decision win. The decision upped Carolina's lead to a commanding 12-0 margin. Freshman Nick Heilmann dropped a 10-4 decision to senior A.J. Guardado at 149 pounds as Duke picked up its first points of the night narrowing the the margin to nine (12-3). Junior Jon Burns who was forced to move up to 157 pounds responded for the Tar Heels as he quickly registered a take down of Duke's Immanuel Kerr-Brown before overpowering the Blue Devil for a pin in just 1:01. Burns' six points upped Carolina's lead to 18-3. Senior Kyle Kiss followed with a physical 8-3 win over Ryan Harding at 165 pounds and moved Carolina to a 21-2 advantage after Harding was called for unsportsmanlike conduct docking his team a point. Freshman Alex Utley continued his impressive freshman campaign at 174 pounds with a 3-1 win over fellow freshman Randy Roden of Duke to lock up the match as Carolina led 24-2. Senior Thomas Ferguson earned win number ten on the year at 184 pounds as he claimed a 12-8 decision over arguably Duke's best wrestler in Diego Bencomo. Zac Bennett held Brian Self scoreless to claim a 5-0 decision at 197 pounds in just his second appearance of the season. Freshman Frank Abbondanza moved up to heavyweight to take on Duke's Andrew Fulk and fell by a 7-0 margin to provide the final tally of 30-5. The win is Carolina's eighth straight over the Blue Devils and improves the Tar Heels to 1-7 overall and 1-0 in the ACC this season. Up next for the Tar Heels is a trip to Hampton, Va. for the Virginia Duals. Carolina will open competition Friday morning at 11 a.m. against Rider and will face either Drexel or Edinboro in the second round. Results: 125 - Brian Bokoski (UNC) wins 4-3 dec over Peter Terrezza (Duke) - 3-0 UNC 133 - Brock LiVorio (UNC) wins by forfeit - 9-0 UNC 141 - #16 Evan Henderson (UNC) wins 5-2 dec over Tanner Hough (Duke) - 12-0 UNC 149 - A.J. Guardado (Duke) wins 10-4 dec over Nick Heilmann (UNC) - 12-3 UNC 157 - Jon Burns (UNC) pins Immanuel Kerr-Brown (Duke) in 1:01 - 18-3 UNC 165 - Kyle Kiss (UNC) wins 8-3 dec over Ryan Harding (Duke) - 21-3 UNC (one point deducted from Duke for unsportsmanlike conduct) - 21-2 UNC 174 - Alex Utley (UNC) wins 3-1 dec over Randy Roden (Duke) - 24-2 UNC 184 - Thomas Ferguson (UNC) wins 12-8 dec over Diego Bencomo - 27-2 UNC 197 - Zac Bennett (UNC) wins 5-0 dec over Brian Self (Duke) - 30-2 UNC HWT - Andrew Fulk (Duke) wins 7-0 dec over Frank Abbondanza (UNC) - 30-5 UNC

The night before stepping on the scales at the 49th annual Midlands wrestling tournament, I went to a low-key dinner at a Mexican-fusion restaurant down the street from my Chicago apartment. My best friend and former teammate was visiting from out of town, and a dinner with mutual friends seemed appropriate for his arrival. I'm not a monk, and as promised in an earlier article, I drank a few glasses of red wine. My meal was equally indulgent, as I took down healthy portions of chips, salsa, and a lime-cooked ceviche appetizer. Glasses were clinked; jokes were told. T.R. Foley gets ready to competeThe next morning I arrived at Welsh-Ryan Arena fifteen minutes before weigh-ins. In the back room of the complex I was reminded of the less-playful realities inside a collegiate weigh-in: gaunt-faces, sallow skin and the constant thwacking of jump ropes. Some of the Northwestern wrestlers I've come to know over the years paced by me, most shirtless and shoeless, each holding their phone manically checking the time and texting loved ones their current condition. Their faces looked soured, lips purple. I was wearing jeans, some boots, and a sensible winter sweater. In line I found a moment to take mental snapshots of the competition, most had a heat coming from behind their eyes -- their competitive urges mixing together with a dash of desperation. Whatever their motivation, the stress of it all was being worn on each of their faces -- an unsettling sight for someone intent on a good-natured scuffle. My weight class seemed full and with few exceptions I was the shortest member, and at 182 pounds likely the lightest. I hadn't cut weight or changed my diet in any significant way and felt that my 'old man strength' -- the tensile toughness retained in grip and good positioning -- would equalize their impressive physiques. Either way, my mood seemed so much better than my opponents' that I wondered if a psychological victory wasn't impossible. I had spent the past year in jiu-jitsu rooms, with my wrestling background making me an exception among the other grapplers. Most of that separation came from a physical tenacity instilled by training in an NCAA room for five years. There are several similarities between wrestling and jiu-jitsu, but one of the main differences (outside of submissions) are the common breaks inside a jiu-jitsu match, where back exposure isn't harshly penalized and where competitors take brief moments to recompose their breathing. Of course wrestling does not offer easy-outs or breaks inside a typical seven-minute match. Those moments of composure would ultimately be what separated my collegiate opponents from their middle-aged competitor. I came to compete out of my lifelong passion for the sport and interest in re-calibrating my own career and experiences. They came to win. I was given a bye in the first round when my opponent from North Dakota State either did not make weight, or possibly duffed skin checks. The break should have meant that I would retain the limited energy I had for the day, but it would also leave me confront my pre-match anxieties (jitterbugs, if you will) against the fifth-seeded Braden Atwood from Purdue University. The match started well. We danced a bit before I hit a slide-by and scored a quick two. Once on top I was able to throw-in a half, scissor the body, deepen the half and wait for the fall call. I waited ... and waited ... and waited. Eventually Braden turned his chest back towards the mat. He would later earn an escape and late slide-by takedown of his own to end the period. The age difference was beneficial for my comparative skill level, but a noticeable hindrance for conditioning. As Braden jogged back to the circle, I noticed that my head began to pound hard enough that I wondered if skull was being softened from the inside-out. T.R. Foley talks to referee Kevin TannThe referee would caution me three times at the beginning of the second for something I was told by many of my friends looked like a stall technique. It was genuine confusion. Apparently -- and this was not made clear to me until the third caution which resulted in a point -- there was now a "set" in front of the starting whistle. To my friends: I maintain my innocence; To Kevin Tann: You really should have given me the heads up after the first caution. Where I do plead guilty (and where I deserve some lashings) was in taking an injury time to start the second, during which I'm pretty confident I heard Purdue head coach Scott Hinkel scream, "He's not injured, he's just tired." I'd argue that the most damage done to my body -- as further evidenced by my now-lingering cough -- was to my lungs, which were woefully over-expanded and which left my torso stiff for days. Also, lungs are a vital internal organ and I would classify any distress/misery/failure to them as an "injury" of the highest order. The break did not help and I was not able to recapture any wind for the start of the third period. The gasping began to extinguish my spirit ("Why am I doing this?"). Despite what my coaches told me growing up, death I was certain did come before passing out. My eyes had begun to cross, and my head - once filled with great ideas for late-match techniques -- was as jumbled as a snow globe. A bad locked hands call (Kevin!) and subsequent reversal sealed my fate. Next came the enthusiastic bar arm of the Boilermaker, which reminded me that rehabbing a torn rotator cuff wasn't in my five-year plan. I lost by fall. T.R. Foley attempts an inside tripI have an incredible amount respect for the hard work of the 19-year-old Atwood. He showed incredible resilience in climbing back from an early hole. He was physically strong, in excellent condition, and while he was no doubt encouraged by my inability to take a breathe without muttering an impish, "Dear, God ..." He wrestled with balls. After I recovered from the severe physical trauma caused to my lungs (imagine an over-filled inner tube, lumpy and threatening to explode) I picked up my phone and listened to a voicemail from my former boss, Cal Poly head wrestling coach Brendan Buckley, "Foley ... No time to be sulking. You're a wrestler ... get back up ... alright?" It was the correct motivation for the moment. I had entered a wrestling tournament, and while the first match had felt like being tied to an anchor in the middle of maelstrom, I had signed up to compete. I would not default. I won my next match by slowing the pace and earning a reversal and an escape. My opponent, perhaps wisely, chose to stay off bottom, but was close to earning the win after almost finishing a gutsy last second high crotch. T.R. Foley gets put to his backThe final match of the day was against an Iowa wrestler who felt freakishly strong, and with Jon Jones-like reach was able to keep me well away from his legs. My luck turned bad when a roll-through chin lock attempt (lazy man's technique) landed me on my back in the first period. However, my fate was sealed in the second when an attempted turn from top ended with me being reversed AND throwing what was likely the tournament's only jiu-jitsu arm bar submission. It's not too much to say that by the end of my wrestling night, 10:30 p.m., I was running on the atomic remnants of the fumes in my gas tank. I was tuckered. Where did it all go pear-shaped? I would argue it didn't, really. If were I to compete again I would have wrestled more live in the weeks leading up to the event. I had worked on timing and reorienting myself to funky situations, but failed to ever set the clock to seven minutes and let loose. It's difficult, if not impossible, to get a full seven-minute match against collegiate competition without stepping into a college room. You can run and lift, drill and sweat, but when it comes to the 10-percent more required by college wrestling, you just have to be in that room, surrounded by guys whose mission it is to win an NCAA title. The negative takeaway is the popularity of American wrestling will always be limited by the level of conditioning it asks from its competitors. I know the justification and the pride behind such things, the mantras of "Iowa Style," "extending your lead" and "breaking your opponent." Those have paid off nicely for our warriors in MMA, but from a stability standpoint it's impossible to ask the same of athletic adults who value time with their family and their health, more than they do a total commitment to self-hating forms of conditioning exercises. It's why so many former wrestlers have moved over to jiu-jitsu -- sustainability matters. In Mongolia many of the older men still compete in the summer wrestling festival of NaadamCould there be room for organizations that allow the growing wrestling community to compete in much the same style as before, but with less chance of injury, and a lesser need for good conditioning? Takedown rules and room for breathers wouldn't be a bad start. Upright-only wrestling is the most popular form of wrestling in the world, and excellent examples of cultures exist where octogenarians suit up for competition. After this weekend there is plenty I would like to see changed in college wrestling, but nothing more than the new rules around calling for an injury timeout. My belief is that the rule will eventually be overturned, likely as a result of a parent complaining that a coach risked the wrestler's health rather than give up a positional advantage or point. It's not barbaric, but it intentionally values the perception of toughness over the reality of injury. Already this season I've seen wrestlers risk a greater threat to their body rather than succumb to the necessary and healthy decision to stop action and evaluate the extent of their injuries. I agree that injury timeouts like the one's I took against Atwood aren't agreeable, but making the health decision for a wrestler is a dangerous, perhaps even liable alternative. Wrestling is in our blood. For most fans and competitors it frames our worldview for the rest of our adult life. I was unhappy, moody and cantankerous as a collegiate wrestler. This past weekend I wrestled with contentment about my journey and with an eye towards picking up on details I might have missed in the past -- none more significant than the realization that I value my older self's relative emotional and psychological stability more than I value the ability to showcase athletic talents. American collegiate wrestling asks more of its competitors than any other sport, and that should remain, philosophically, unchanged. But wouldn't it be nice if we could share the complexity of our sport with more people -- bring them closer to the world we have grown to love and appreciate? I think so, and I'm willing to keep trying. And in the future, if I decide to enter the 50th Midlands, the World Team Trials, or a Kushti tournament in Lahore, I'll remind myself that the miserable part is over and that this is fun. Because this is supposed to be fun, right?

J Robinson On the team's performance ... On Logan Storley's win over Nick Heflin at 174 pounds ... On Logan Storley's progression ... On why David Thorn did not wrestle at 133 pounds ... On what Chris Dardanes' win over Logan Stieber means ... On Dylan Ness getting pinned at 149 pounds ... On whether Zach Sanders has taken over more of a leadership role as a senior ... On whether the Gophers are a team that can contend for an NCAA title in March ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Second-ranked Josh Asper defeated seventh-ranked Peter Yates and 13th-ranked Kyle John recorded his team-high sixth fall as No. 13 Maryland topped No. 15 Virginia Tech, 25-10, to improve to 10-0 Sunday evening at Cassell Coliseum. After the Hokies claimed seven points from the first three matches, the Terps won six consecutive matches to secure a conference victory in Maryland's ACC opener. “The guys wrestled with the right attitude and the results showed,” said head coach Kerry McCoy. “It's great to keep rolling and get our first conference win.” Virginia Tech led 7-6 after the opening four matches, but John altered the momentum of the dual with a third period pin. The Coopersburg, Pa., native drove Matt Stephens to the mat and after several attempts was able to lock Stephens' shoulders to the mat for the one count with 10 seconds remaining in the match. “Kyle [John] getting the pin really opened things up,” said McCoy. “He has been a huge factor in our success and this weekend is a tribute to that.” Following John's victory, Asper took the mat against Yates in a highly anticipated matchup. After surrendering an early takedown, Asper responded with an escape and a takedown late in the first period. Asper dominated riding time in the second period and went on to win a 5-4 decision. Fifteenth-ranked Jimmy Sheptock earned bonus points with his third major decision this season, and Ty Snook clinched the Terrapin win with a 6-5 decision over John Dickson. The Terps will have a little time off before returning to the mat against Navy in Annapolis on Friday, Jan. 20. Results: 125: No. 20 Shane Gentry (MD) dec. Erik Spjut (VT), 6-3 (3-0) 133: No. 3 Devin Carter (VT) major dec. Geoffrey Alexander (MD), 23-10 (4-3) 141: No. 11 Zach Neibert (VT) dec. Frank Goodwin (MD), 9-7 (7-3) 149: Ben Dorsay (MD) dec. Chris Mears (VT), 7-4 (7-6) 157: No. 13 Kyle John (MD) fall over Matt Stephens, 6:50 (12-7) 165: No. 2 Josh Asper (MD) dec. No. 7 Peter Yates (VT), 5-4 (15-7) 174: No. 15 Jimmy Sheptock (MD) major dec. Chris Moon (VT), 10-2 (19-7) 184: Ty Snook (MD) dec. John Dickson (VT), 6-5 (22-7) 197: No. 6 Christian Boley (MD) dec. Nick Vetterlein (VT), 7-4 (25-7) 285: Chris Penny (VT) dec. Dallas Brown (MD), 7-2 (25-10)

The No. 2 Grand View wrestling team gutted out a win over No. 3 Southern Oregon and upset top-rated Great Falls (Mont.) to win its first national title at the Cliff Keen National Duals today in Springfield, Ill. The Vikings outlasted Southern Oregon, defeating the Raiders 19-18. Three Vikings toppled higher ranked opponents – No. 4 Nick Coffman won an 8-3 decision over No. 3 Kyle Wirkuty at 141, No. 10 TJ Moen won a 5-4 overtime decision against No. 4 Jimmy Eggemeyer at 149, and No. 4 Derek Nightser won a 9-7 decision over No. 2 Austin Vanderford at 107 pounds. GV dominated the championship match-up against the No. 1 team in the NAIA Great Falls. The Vikings won eight of ten matches with five close decisions. Moen took down another higher ranked opponent with a 7-3 decision over No. 3 Mike Vassar at 149 and No. 12 Jimmie Schuessler defeated No. 5 Michael Hader 6-2 at 157 pounds. Brad Lower (165) and Derek Nightser (197) both won by fall to finish the weekend 4-0 at the Duals. Following the tournament, senior Eric Thompson was named the National Duals NAIA Outstanding Wrestler. Thompson went 3-0 against ranked opponents over the weekend, including a fall over No. 1 Leviticus Roberson of Midland on Saturday and No. 7 Sears Tiernan of Great Falls and No. 12 Bubba Owens of Southern Oregon on Sunday. Grand View 19, Southern Oregon 18 125 #1 Lofstedt (SO) fall over Alex Peitz (4:44) 133 Omi Acosta (GV) major decision over Baltazar 11-1 141 #4 Nick Coffman (GV) decision over #3 Wirkuty 8-3 149 #10 TJ Moen (GV) decision over #4 Eggemeyer 5-4 (OT) 157 #8 Hooper (SO) fall over #11 Chad Lowman (1:04) 165 #2 Brad Lower (GV) decision over #8 Mestrovich 2-1 174 #9 Gutches (SO) decision over #2 Ty Knowler 3-1 184 #10 Rottenburg (SO) decision over Cody Swim 5-3 197 #4 Derek Nightser (GV) decision over #2 Vanderford 9-7 285 #2 Eric Thompson (GV) decision over #12 Owens 6-1 No. 2 Grand View def. No. 1 Great Falls (Mont.) 31-7 Grand View 31, Great Falls (Mont.) 7 125 Luttrell (GF) major decision over Alex Peitz 11-3 133 #3 Travis Evans (GV) decision over #8 Schlossler 5-2 141 #1 Varnell (GF) decision over #4 Nick Coffman 3-2 149 #10 TJ Moen (GV) decision over #3 Vassar 7-3 157 #12 Jimmie Schuessler (GV) decision over #5 Hader 6-2 165 #2 Brad Lower (GV) fall over #5 Hatton (6:12) 174 #2 Ty Knowler (GV) decision over #12 Lau 6-2 184 Cody Swim (GV) major decision over Picard 10-2 197 #4 Derek Nightser (GV) fall over #8 Morgan (:32) 285 #2 Eric Thompson (GV) decision over #7 Tiernan 13-12 Grand View next hosts it first home dual of the season on Saturday, Jan. 14. The Vikings will take on Lindenwood University at Sisam Arena at 7 p.m.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Pat Rollins, Scott Sakaguchi, RJ Pena and Clayton Jack each picked up pins and the 15th-ranked Oregon State wrestling team held off a late Arizona State charge for a 32-18 win over the Sun Devils at Wells Fargo Arena. The Beavers' win was their sixth consecutive win over Arizona State, and each has come under sixth-year head coach Jim Zalesky. He now has 198 career victories between his tenure at Oregon State and Iowa. Seventy-one of his 198 wins have come at Oregon State. The Beavers built up a 26-6 after Cody Weishoff earned a 9-2 decision over Hans Rasmusson at 165 pounds. OSU had built that lead on the strength of pins by Rollins at 125, Sakaguchi at 149 and Pena at 157. Rollins downed David Prado in 1:41, but then saw ASU even the score when Shane McGough pinned Garrett Drucker in 2:10 in the 133-pound dual. The Beavers score the dual's next 20 points, however, as Mike Mangrum won at 141 over Kalin Goodsite, 24-7, for a technical fall, and Sakaguchi pinned Kyle McIntosh in 1:20. Pena's 21st win of the season was his 16th pin, defeating Victor DeJesus in 2:26. Arizona State (5-5 overall) scored 12 consecutive points from 174-197; Jacob Graham pinned Ty Vinson in 5:48, and that was followed by two consecutive bouts decided by decisions. John Tuck dropped a 7-3 bout at 184 to Kevin Radford and Tommy Burriel defeated Taylor Meeks, 7-5, at 197 pounds. The Beavers (5-1) were assured of the win after the loss by Meeks, but nevertheless, Jack capped off OSU's afternoon with a pin of Levi Cooper in 3:26. Jack has 11 pins on the year and 39 for his career. Jack is also 107-35 for his career; his winning percentage of .753 is currently good for 47th in team history. Oregon State returns to Gill Coliseum next Sunday, Jan. 15 when the Beavers host Wyoming in a 12 p.m. start – note this was changed from a 2 p.m. start to accommodate Wyoming's travel schedule. Make sure and mark your calendars for the time change. Fans can purchase tickets for the dual by visiting the ticket off at Gill Coliseum, calling 1-800-GOBEAVS or going online to osubeavers.com. For more on Oregon State wrestling, make sure and follow the team's official Twitter page at twitter.com/osu_wrestling and osubeavers.com. Results: 125 – Pat Rollins fall David Prado (ASU), 1:41. OSU 6, ASU 0 133 – Shane McGough (ASU) fall Garrett Drucker, 2:10. OSU 6, ASU 6 141 – Mike Mangrum technical fall Kalin Goodsite (ASU), 24-7. OSU 11, ASU 6 149 – Scott Sakaguchi fall Kyle McIntosh (ASU), 1:20. OSU 17, ASU 6 157 – RJ Pena fall Victor DeJesus (ASU), 2:26. OSU 23, ASU 6 165 – Cody Weishoff decision Hans Rasmusson (ASU), 9-2. OSU 26, ASU 6 174 – Jacob Graham (ASU) fall Ty Vinson, 5:48. OSU 26, ASU 12 184 – Kevin Radford (ASU) decision John Tuck, 7-3. OSU 26, ASU 15 197 – Tommy Burriel (ASU) decision Taylor Meeks, 7-5. OSU 26, ASU 18 HWT – Clayton Jack fall Levi Cooper (ASU), 3:26. OSU 32, ASU 18

Springfield, Ill -- The No. 3 St. Cloud State wrestling team defeated No. 1 Newberry 23-12 to claim the championship of the Division II NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals held in Springfield, Ill. Earlier in the day, the Huskies defeated Upper Iowa University 22-13 to advance to the championship bout. Seniors Tad Merritt (165/174), Derek Skala (184), and Lucas Munkelwitz (197) and junior Jake Kahnke (285) all had two wins on the day. Merritt (Canby) pinned Wade Gobin of Upper Iowa in 4:35 and won a major decision over Sean Byrnes of Newbery, 12-1. Skala (Owatonna) decisioned Mitch Schultz of Upper Iowa 10-4 and defeated Mitch Brown of Newberry 4-2 in overtime. Munkelwitz (Forest Lake) gained a 6-2 decision over Carl Broghammer of Upper Iowa and won 6-0 over John Reed of Newberry. Kahnke (Shakopee) had two major decisions on the day. He beat Luke Stika of Upper Iowa 11-0 and Jake Elkins of Newberry 19-8. Against Newberry, the Huskies won four of the last five weights as the match was tied 9-9 after the first five weights. Semifinal Match No. 3 St. Cloud State 22, Upper Iowa 13 125 Kyle Pedretti (Upper Iowa) over Eric Forde (St. Cloud State) Dec 3-2 133 Trevor Franklin (Upper Iowa) over Zach Stewart (St. Cloud State) Dec 4-1 141 Jay Hildreth (St. Cloud State) over Blake Hilmer (Upper Iowa) Dec 9-3 149 Josh Howk (St. Cloud State) over Jordan Rinken (Upper Iowa) Dec 5-3 157 Winston Robbins (Upper Iowa) over Matt Leibforth (St. Cloud State) Maj 13-2 165 Blake Sorensen (Upper Iowa) over Dan Dick (St. Cloud State) Dec 2-0 174 Tad Merritt (St. Cloud State) over Wade Gobin (Upper Iowa) Pin 4:35 184 Derek Skala (St. Cloud State) over Mitch Schultz (Upper Iowa) Dec 10-4 197 Lucas Munkelwitz (St. Cloud State) over Carl Broghammer (Upper Iowa) Dec 6-2 285 Jake Kahnke (St. Cloud State) over Luke Stika (Upper Iowa) Maj 11-0 Championship Match No. 3 St. Cloud State 23, No. 1 Newberry 12 125 Dylan Wright (St. Cloud State) over John McDonald (Newberry) Dec 9-4 133 Andrew Pokorny (St. Cloud State) over Matt Oliver (Newberry) Pin 0:38 141 William Young (Newberry) over Jay Hildreth (St. Cloud State) Dec 11-4 149 Deral Brown (Newberry) over Matt Leibforth (St. Cloud State) Dec 3-0 157 Taylor Knapp (Newberry) over Josh Howk (St. Cloud State) Dec 13-7 165 Tad Merritt (St. Cloud State) over Sean Byrnes (Newberry) Maj 12-1 174 Travis Sheehy (Newberry) over Kurt Salmen (St. Cloud State) Dec 6-23 184 Derek Skala (St. Cloud State) over Mitch Brown (Newberry) OT 4-2 197 Lucas Munkelwitz (St. Cloud State) over John Reed (Newberry) Dec 6-0 285 Jake Kahnke (St. Cloud State) over Jake Elkins (Newberry) Maj 19-8

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-- The top-ranked Wartburg wrestling team (10-1 overall) defeated No. 4 UW-LaCrosse 25-9 the semifinals to advance to the Championship match. The Knights defeated No. 2 Augsburg 29-6 in the Championship match to claim their sixth title in school history and second repeat crown since 2003 and 2004. "This was the best weekend of wrestling for us," said co-head coach Jim Miller. "I was really proud of the way the guys came together." #4 UW-LaCrosse, WB win 25-9 125: #3 Kenny Anderson (WB) vs. Joey Nelson (UWL), tech fall 17-0 133: #6 Adam Sheley(UWL) vs. #5 Tommy Mirocha (WB), dec 7-3 141: #1 Bebeto Yewah (UWL) vs. Mike Kremer (WB), dec 10-4 149: Kodie Silvestri (WB) vs. Robert Dorn (UWL), maj. Dec 9-1 157: Cameron Wagner (WB) vs. James Lewis (UWL), dec. 2-1 2 OT. 165: #7 Landon Williams (WB) vs. Kevin Obrien (UWL), dec 5-1 174: #1 Michael Schmitz (UWL) vs. #6 Bradley Banks (WB), dec 4-3 184: #5 Dylan Azinger (WB) vs. Grant Miller (UWL), dec 10-5 197: #1 Byron Tate (WB) vs. Tony Piechowski (UWL) , maj dec 22-9 285: Ryan Fank (WB) vs. #6 William Mayer (UWL), dec 9-2 #2 Augsburg, WB wins 29-6 125: #3 Kenny Anderson (WB) vs. Mike Fuenffinger (A), major 11-0 133: #5 Tommy Mirocha (WB) vs. Tossaporn Suparat, dec. 6-0 141: #7 Kodie Silvestri (WB) vs. #5 Will Keeter (A), dec 6-0 149: Drew Waggenhofer (WB) vs. Jake Saatzer (A), fall 1:47 157: #10 Cole Welter (WB) vs. Zach Enrico (A), dec 4-3 165: #2 Orlando Ponce (A) vs. #7 Landon Williams (WB), dec 9-4 174: #5 Bradley Banks (WB) vs. Josh Kohler (A), dec 5-2 184: #5 Dylan Azinger (WB) vs. Jackson Mboma (A, dec 4-3 197: #1 Byron Tate (WB) vs. #5 Brad Baus (A), maj. dec. 13-4 285: Chad Johnson vs. Ryan Fank (WB), dec 6-3

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The 16th-ranked Rutgers wrestling team continued its hot streak Sunday at Army, winning 27-10 in Christl Arena. The Scarlet Knights won seven of 10 matches against the Black Knights, including big wins for bonus points by Vincent Dellefave (Toms River, N.J.), Billy Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.), Greg Zannetti (Edison, N.J.) and Dan Seidenberg (Red Bank, N.J.). The victory improved RU's overall record to 8-1 in the 2011-12 season and 4-0 in EIWA action. Army dropped to 3-5 overall and 1-1 in conference matches. Dellefave started out the Scarlet Knights with bonus points, winning 12-4 over Army's Scott Filbert for a major decision at 125 pounds. Michael DeMarco (Lyndhurst, N.J.) followed with an overtime victory against Black Knight 133-pounder Jordan Thome, 9-7 (SV). Ashnault capped a tight match with Army 141-pounder Connor Hanafee with a pin at the 6:04 mark. After the Black Knights ran off three consecutive victories to close RU's lead to 13-10, the Scarlet Knights' upper weights sealed off the win. Striking first was RU's Zannetti at 174 pounds, winning by major decision over Army's Ryan Tompkins, 11-2. Zannetti improved to 15-2 overall and 9-0 in dual action with the victory. Seidenberg continued the bonus points, recording a 10-2 major decision win against Michael Gorman of Army. Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.) and Daniel Hopkins (Jackson, N.J) closed the dual with decision victories at 197 pounds and heavyweight, respectively. Rinaldi improved to 14-3 overall and 9-0 in dual action with the win. Rutgers continues on the road at Hampton, Va., taking part in the Virginia Duals from Friday, Jan. 13-Saturday, Jan. 14. RU's potential competition includes: Arizona State, Bucknell, Campbell, Drexel, Edinboro, Kent State, North Dakota State, Old Dominion, Rider, The Citadel, Buffalo, Missouri and North Carolina. Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers wrestling, follow the program on Twitter (@RUWrestling). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com. Results: 125 pounds: Vincent Dellefave (Rutgers) maj. dec. Scott Filbert (Army), 12-4 133 pounds: Michael DeMarco (Rutgers) dec. Jordan Thome (Army), 9-7 (SV) 141 pounds: Billy Ashnault (Rutgers) pinned Connor Hanafee (Army), 6:04 149 pounds: Ryan Bilye (Army) dec. Luke Rigoglioso (Rutgers), 6-2 157 pounds: Jimmy Rafferty (Army) dec. Dave Seidenberg (Rutgers), 7-1 165 pounds: Cole Gracey (Army) maj. dec. Doug Hamann (Rutgers), 12-3 174 pounds: No. 16 Greg Zannetti (Rutgers) maj. dec. Ryan Tompkins (Army), 11-2 184 pounds: Dan Seidenberg (Rutgers) maj. dec. Michael Gorman (Army), 10-2 197 pounds: Daniel Rinaldi (Rutgers) dec. Derek Stanley (Army), 9-3 HWT: Daniel Hopkins (Rutgers) dec. Stephen Snyder (Army), 4-2

Hempstead, NY -- Junior Steve Bonanno and senior Ben Clymer each recorded tech fall victories to lead 25th-ranked Hofstra to a 19-15 Colonial Athletic Association victory over Drexel at the Mack Sports Complex Sunday afternoon. The Pride improved to 3-0 on the season and 1-0 in CAA action while the visiting Dragons fell to 3-3 overall and 0-1 in conference play. Bonanno (Wantagh, NY) gave the Pride a 5-0 lead in the match with a 16-0 victory over Drexel senior Michael Gomez in just four minutes. After leading 7-0 after one period, Bonanno poured it on in the second for his 14th win in 19 decisions. Pride sophomore Jamie Franco (Monroe, NY) then boosted the Pride lead to 8-0 with a 9-3 decision over freshman Paul Wampler at 133 pounds. Franco posted a big third period with a reversal and two takedowns to improve his season record to 10-7. The Dragons got on the board at 141 pounds when junior Frank Cimato held Pride sophomore Luke Vaith (Hastings, MN) to four escapes on the way to a 9-4 win. Vaith falls to 9-6 on the season. But Hofstra junior Justin Accordino (Wilkes-Barre, PA) boosted the Pride lead to 11-3 with a 7-2 win over junior Shane Fenningham at 149 pounds. Accordino improved to 11-0 on the year. Drexel closed the gap with back-to-back wins at 157 and 165 to close to 11-9. At 157, sophomore Austin Sommer downed Pride junior Tyler Banks (Griswold, CT), 5-2, on five-third period points. Banks falls to 5-6. At 165 pounds in a battle of the top two wrestlers in the CAA, Drexel's 19th-ranked and second in the conference junior Joe Booth defeated Hofstra's 13th-ranked and top wrestler in the CAA, senior P.J. Gillespie, 3-2 on a third period escape. Gillespie falls to 15-4 on the season. But the Pride bounced back with two big wins at 174 and 184 to give them a 19-9 advantage. At 174, freshman Jermaine John (Brooklyn, NY) came up with a 9-4 victory over Alex Rinaldi to boost the Pride lead to 14-9. John improved to 4-8 on the season. Clymer (Germansville, PA) followed with an 18-3 tech fall win over Nick Becattini. After holding a 2-0 lead after the first period, Clymer exploded for seven in the second and eight in the third plus the riding time point for the win. He is now 15-5 on the season. The Dragons needed bonus-point wins in their final two matches of the contest but came away with wins at 197 and 285 to fall a little short. At 197, sophomore Brandon Palik, ranked 19th in the nation, downed Pride sophomore Tim Murphy (Nazareth, PA), 8-1, to close to 19-12 in the match. Murphy is now 9-10 on the season. At 285, senior Kyle Frey, the top wrestler in the CAA at heavyweight, downed Pride junior Paul Snyder (Greensburg, PA), 6-3. Snyder is now 10-6 on the year. Hofstra, which has won 74 of its last 80 conference matches with five losses and one tie, returns to action next Sunday, January 15, when they host Kutztown University in a non-conference match at 1 p.m. Results: 125 Steve Bonanno (Hofstra) tech fall Michael Gomez (Drexel) (4:00) 16-0. 133 Jamie Franco (Hofstra) dec Paul Wampler (Drexel) 9-3. 141 Frank Cimato (Drexel) dec Luke Vaith (Hofstra) 9-4. 149 Justin Accordino (Hofstra) dec Shane Fenningham (Drexel) 7-2 157 Austin Sommer (Drexel) dec Tyler Banks (Hofstra) 5-2. 165 Joe Booth (Drexel) dec P.J. Gillespie (Hofstra) 3-2. 174 Jermaine John (Hofstra) dec Alex Rinaldi (Drexel) 9-4. 184 Ben Clymer (Hofstra) tech fall Niccolo Becattini (Drexel) 7:00 197 Brandon Palik (Drexel) dec Tim Murphy (Hofstra) 8-1. 285 Kyle Frey (Drexel) dec Paul Snyder (Hofstra) 6-3.

AMES, Iowa -- The No. 11 Missouri wrestling team won their fifth straight dual on Sunday afternoon, improving to 6-1 on the year and 2-1 in the Big 12 with a 24-11 victory over Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum. The win marks the second time in program history that the Tigers have defeated the Cyclones twice in one season, having done so in 2005-06 with 21-18 and 16-15 wins. Missouri has won four of their last five against Iowa State. Starting at 125 pounds, No. 3 Alan Waters earned his second win over No. 12 Ryak Finch this year, shutting the Cyclone out with a 4-0 win. Waters hit a late first period takedown to take the early 2-0 lead and added a point when Finch was hit for an illegal hold. A third period escape for Waters closed out the scoring, as he improved to 14-1 on the season and 5-0 in duals. Making his first dual start since Feb. 14, 2010, sophomore Eric Wilson put the Tigers up 6-0 with a 9-3 decision over RJ Hallman. Wilson went up 2-0 with a takedown midway through the first period and showed impressive skills on top, riding out Hallman for the rest of the period. Hallman chose down to start the second and reversed Wilson to even the score, but Wilson quickly escaped to go up 3-2. Hallman took a deep shot late in the period but Wilson fought it off and turned it into his score, extending his advantage to 5-2. He'd hit a third period takedown to go with riding time, giving him the victory. Iowa State made it 6-3 with a 9-2 decision by Luke Goettl over Nicholas Hucke at 141 pounds, but Missouri bounced back with a 5-2 win by No. 20 Kyle Bradley over Luke Swalla. Bradley led 3-2 after the first period, as he took Swalla down to start the match. Swalla scored a reversal to even things up, but Bradley was able to escape before the period ended. Bradley would escape in the second and added a riding time point, putting the Tigers up 9-3. Missouri was able to cushion their lead with the first bonus point victory of the day, as No. 17 Drake Houdashelt scored an 11-1 major decision over Michael Moreno to make it a 13-3 advantage for the Tigers. After a scoreless first, Houdashelt scored a two point near fall and rode Moreno out in the second. In the third, Houdashelt escaped in six seconds and scored a takedown to take a 5-0 lead. With 10 seconds left, Houdashelt hit another escape and was able to get three back points with one second left on the clock, giving him the major decision. Iowa State was able to get back in it with a 20-2 technical fall win by No. 5 Andrew Sorenson at 165 pounds over Jordan Gagliano, but the Tigers won the next three matches – two in overtime and one by technical fall – to clinch the match. Iowa State pulled out the win at heavyweight, as Matt Gibson exacted revenge on Devin Mellon with a 5-0 win. At 174 pounds, Patrick Wright won his first dual start of the season with a 4-2 victory over Mikey England in the second tiebreaker. Tied 1-1 late in the third, Wright was in deep on a shot but couldn't finish, sending the match to overtime. Wright escaped in 10 seconds to take a 2-1 lead into the second half of the tiebreaker, but England returned the favor to even the score. With short time remaining, England had a leg on Wright but the Tiger was able to circle around and score the takedown with just one second left on the clock. Junior Mike Larson, ranked 16th, and No. 11 Boaz Beard, also battled into the second tiebreaker after being tied 2-2 after three periods. Larson was able to ride Beard out in the first tiebreaker, and escaped in four seconds to go ahead 3-2. Twelve seconds later, Larson hit a takedown to ice the match, giving him the 5-2 win and his first victory over a ranked opponent this season. Brent Haynes won his seventh straight match and scored his fifth technical fall of the season, defeating Cole Shafer by a 22-7 score in 6:29. Haynes scored a takedown, three near falls and a reversal in the first period to build an 11-5 advantage. He extended that lead in the second period, as he reversed Shafer after starting down and hit a pair of two-point near falls, going ahead 17-5. In the third, Shafer took Haynes down to make it 17-7, but Haynes reversed Shafer for a third time and put him to his back for three more points. It was the second time this season that Haynes defeated Shafer by technical fall, winning 15-0 in Columbia last month. Missouri heads to their second major tournament of the season next weekend, as they travel to the Virginia Duals. Joining the Tigers in Virginia Beach will be 13 other teams, including No. 20 Rutgers, No. 22 Kent State and No. 24 Edinboro. Action gets underway on Friday, Jan. 13 and runs through Saturday, Jan. 14. For more information, stay tuned to mutigers.com. Results: 125 No. 3 Alan Waters (MU) dec. No. 12 Ryak Finch (ISU), 4-0 3 0 133 Eric Wilson (MU) dec. RJ Hallman (ISU), 9-3 6 0 141 Luke Goettl (ISU) dec. Nicholas Hucke (MU), 9-2 6 3 149 No. 20 Kyle Bradley (MU) dec. Luke Swalla (ISU), 5-2 9 3 157 No. 17 Drake Houdashelt (MU) major dec. Michael Moreno (ISU), 11-1 13 3 165 No. 5 Andrew Sorenson (ISU) tech. fall Jordan Gagliano (MU), 20-2 (5:34) 13 8 174 Patrick Wright (MU) dec. Mikey England (ISU), 4-2 (TB2) 16 8 184 No. 16 Mike Larson (MU) dec. No. 11 Boaz Beard (ISU), 5-2 (TB2) 19 8 197 No. 12 Brent Haynes (MU) tech. fall Cole Shafer (ISU), 22-7 (6:29) 24 8 HWT Matt Gibson (ISU) dec. Devin Mellon (MU), 5-0 24 11

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - The fourth-ranked Penn State wrestling team dominated host Michigan State to pick up a 36-6 Big Ten road win. The dual, wrestled in front of a packed house at Kellog Arena in Battle Creek, Mich., saw Penn State win nine of ten bouts, losing only once on an illegal throw disqualification. The dual began at heavyweight, where Nittany Lion senior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6 nationally, gave Penn State a 3-0 lead with an 8-3 decision over Steve Andrus. Nittany Lion freshman Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 125, was crushing Spartan senior Eric Olanowski 8-3 early in the second period before being called for an illegal hold and, when Olanowski could not continue, lost the match on a disqualification, giving MSU a 6-3 lead. Lion sophomore Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) made his 133-pound dual debut with a 7-5 win over Brandon Fifield to tie the dual and then Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) put Penn State on top for good by pinning Brian Gibbs at the 4:21 mark. No. 1 Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) handled No. 18 Dan Osterman 9-3 at 149 to put Penn State up 15-6. With the win, Molinaro moved into 18th place on Penn State's all-time victories list (105) and into 17th on Penn State's all-time dual meet victory list (47). Freshman Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 9 at 157, then downed No. 14 Anthony Jones 1-0 to put the Nittany Lions up 18-6. Top-ranked David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) then majored David Cheza 13-5 at 165. Second-ranked Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) dominated Michigan State's Curran Jacobs, posting a second period technical fall at the 6:33 mark, getting the 17-2 win. Third-ranked Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) then fought off an early struggle to pin Michigan State's John Rizqallah at the 5:52 mark to put Penn State up 33-6. True freshman Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 13 at 197, closed out the dominating performance with a 7-5 win to give Penn State the 36-6 victory. Penn State won nine of ten bouts and was leading handily in the one bout it lost on the illegal throw call. The Nittany Lions posted a dominating 24-5 edge in takedowns and picked up five riding time points. Penn State picked up nine bonus points off two pins, a tech fall and a major. The Nittany Lions improve to 5-1 on the year, 1-1 in the Big Ten. Michigan State falls to 2-3, 0-2. Penn State continues a multi-week road swing with two Big Ten road duals next weekend. Penn State is at Northwestern on Friday, Jan. 13, at 8 p.m. (Eastern) and at Wisconsin on Sunday, Jan. 15, at 2 p.m. (Eastern). Penn State's next home dual is on Sunday, Jan. 22, when Iowa invades Rec Hall for a 2 p.m. dual that is already sold out. The Nittany Lions then host Ohio State on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. Fans can purchase a limited number of `standing room only' tickets for the Ohio State dual by calling 814-865-5555. Tickets are priced at $8 for adults and $5 for youth (18 and under) and can be purchased from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day or in person at the Bryce Jordan Center box office. A maximum of four tickets may be purchased per person. 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: 285: #6 Cameron Wade PSU dec. Steve Andrus, 8-3 3-0 125: Eric Olanowski MSU DQ over #10 Nico Megaludis PSU (Illegal Throw, Megaludis up 8-3 early in second period, 3:45) 3-6 133: Frank Martellotti PSU dec. Brandon Fifield MSU, 7-5 6-6 141: Bryan Pearsall PSU pinned Brian Gibbs MSU, WBF (4:21) 12-6 149: #1 Frank Molinaro PSU dec. #18 Dan Osterman MSU, 9-3 15-6 157: #9 Dylan Alton PSU dec. #14 Anthony Jones MSU, 1-0 18-6 165: #1 David Taylor PSU maj. dec. David Cheza MSU, 13-5 22-6 174: #2 Ed Ruth PSU tech fall Curran Jacobs MSU, 17-2 (TF; 6:33) 27-6 184: #3 Quentin Wright PSU pinned John Rizqallah MSU, WBF (5:52) 33-6 197: #13 Morgan McIntosh PSU dec. Nick McDiarmid MSU, 7-5 36-6 Attendance: 3,000 Records: #4 Penn State (5-1, 1-1 B1G), Michigan State (2-3, 0-2 B1G) Up Next for Penn State: at Northwestern, Friday, Jan. 13, 8 p.m. (Eastern) BOUT-BY-BOUT: 285: Senior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6 at heavyweight, battled Spartan Steve Andrus. Wade set the tempo early, taking a couple shots out of the gate, looking to take control early. Wade got in on a low single at the 1:46 mark and taking a 2-0 lead at the 1:29 mark. The Lion senior then began working for a chance to turn Andrus for back points. Wade finished off the tilt for three near fall points at the :15 mark and led 5-0 at the end of the first period. Wade chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 6-0 lead. The duo then battled evenly for the rest of the period, allowing Wade to hold that lead heading into the third period. Andrus chose neutral to start the second period, Wade shot low and Andrus countered for a quick takedown to cut the lead to 7-2 after a Wade escape. Wade got called for a stall warning at the :35 mark and then another at the :12 mark, giving Andrus a third point. Wade got the riding time point at the match's end and claimed a hard-fought 8-3 win. 125: True freshman Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 10 nationally at 125, took on Michigan State senior Eric Olanowski. The Lion freshman took the senior down at the 2:02 mark with a low single for an early 2-1 lead. Megaludis notched his second takedown at the 1:10 mark, cut the Spartan loose and led 4-2 at the 1:10 mark. The Nittany Lion freshman countered an Olanowski shot at the :25 mark, worked his way around him for a third takedown and then rode him out to lead 6-2 after one period. Megaludis chose neutral to start the second stanza, shot low off the whistle and quickly added another takedown and cut to lead 8-3 at the 1:40 mark. But Megaludis was quickly called or an illegal throw, Olanowski did not continue to wrestle and Megaludis lost via a disqualification. 133: Sophomore Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) made his season dual meet debut against the Spartans and took on Brandon Fifield. Fifield got an early takedown and rode the Lion sophomore for over a minute before the Nittany Lion escaped to a 2-1 deficit. Fifield immediately got in on another single, but this time Martellotti scrambled behind the Spartan for a takedown and led 3-2. With a one point lead after one, Martellotti chose down to start the second period, quickly scrambled into a position to reverse Fifield but could not get the call before a stalemate call at the :30 mark. On the reset, Martellotti did reverse Fifield to lead 5-3 after a Fifield escape. Martellotti held that lead after two periods and Fifield chose down to start the third period. The Nittany Lion sophomore was strong on top to start the third, working off a minute's time before Fifield reversed him to tie the bout at 5-5. Martellotti escaped and then fought off a late Spartan shot and, with 1:10 riding time, posted a 7-5 win. 141: Junior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) took to the mat at 141 for Penn State and met MSU freshman Brian Gibbs. Pearsall got on the board at the 1:39 mark, countering a Gibbs shot for a takedown and a 2-0 lead. The Nittany Lion junior then put together a strong ride, controlling Gibbs and turning him for three near fall points at the buzzer to lead 5-0 after one. Gibbs chose neutral to start the second stanza but Pearsall quickly took the Spartan down, turned him for two back points and led 9-0 at the 1:22 mark. Pearsall locked up a far side cradle and worked his way into a chance for a fall, getting the pin at the 4:21 mark. 149: Top-ranked Nittany Lion Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) faced off against Michigan State's Dan Osterman, who was ranked No. 18, at 149. Osterman energized the packed Spartan crowd with an early takedown to lead 2-0 out of the gate. Molinaro quickly escaped, only to see Osterman pressure the Lion senior into another near takedown. Molinaro was able to fight off that move and then, on a reset, used a fierce double leg to take Osterman down and lead 3-2 at the 1:30 mark. The three-time All-American then controlled the action from top, building up over 1:00 in riding time on his way to a ride out. Leading 3-2 with 1:31 in riding time, Molinaro chose down and quickly escaped to a 4-2 lead. Molinaro turned a head outside single into another takedown and a 6-2 lead at the :38 mark. Osterman chose neutral to start the third period. With the riding time point clinched, Molinaro needed just one more takedown to secure a major and picked it up at the :45 mark to lead 8-3 after a takedown and a cut. But it was Osterman who nearly scored at the buzzer with Molinaro holding off the effort and posting the 9-3 win. 157: Red-shirt freshman Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 9 at 157, met Michigan State senior Anthony Jones, ranked No. 14, in one of the dual's most anticipated bouts. The ranked duo battled through the first half of the opening period evenly. Jones tried to score off a throw at the 1:20 mark but Alton was able to roll out of trouble and force a reset with the bout still scoreless. After a scoreless first period, Jones chose neutral to start the second stanza. As in the first period, neither man could find a chance to work their offense in the second period and the bout went to the third scoreless. Alton took down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Alton pressured the senior Jones for the entire third period with Jones backing away and playing the edge of the mat. Alton fought off one Jones shot at the :17 mark and then escaped with a 1-0 win. 165: Top-ranked Lion sophomore David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) face off against MSU senior David Cheza at 165. Taylor took a 2-0 lead with a quick takedown but was reversed by Cheza at the 1:50 mark for a 2-2 tie. Taylor quickly escaped, got in on a single leg and pulled Cheza back onto the mat and got the takedown to lead 5-2 at the :49 mark. The Lion sophomore then rode Cheza out to lead 5-2 after one period. Taylor took down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 6-2 lead. Another low single for Taylor gave the Nittany Lion an 8-2 lead at the 1:10 mark. He then turned Cheza for two back points and led 10-2 at the :45 mark but Cheza notched his second reversal to cut Taylor's lead to 10-4 at the :08 mark. Cheza took neutral to start the third period only to be quickly taken down by Taylor, giving the Lion a 12-4 lead with well over 1:00 in riding time. After clinching the riding time point, Taylor continued to build the riding time edge before Cheza escaped at the :23 mark. With the riding time point, Taylor posted the 13-5 major decision. 174: Second-ranked Penn State sophomore Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) med MSU senior Curran Jacobs at 174. Ruth was relentless from the start, forcing Jacobs into a stall warning less than a minute into the bout. He then took Jacobs down at the 2:09 mark to open up an early lead. He then spent the next minute-plus looking to turn Jacobs for back points. He picked up two near fall points and the :25 mark and led 4-0 with 2:09 in riding time after one. Ruth took down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 5-0 lead. The Lion All-American then turned a head lock into a pinning opportunity, getting the takedown and three back points to lead 10-0 at the 1:06 mark. Another dominating ride by Ruth led to a stall point for the Nittany Lion and an 11-0 lead after two periods. Jacobs took neutral to start the third period, but Ruth quickly gained control of the action, working his way around the Spartan for another takedown and a 13-1 lead after a quick Jacobs escape. Another Ruth takedown and cut at the :45 mark gave Ruth a chance for a technical fall. The Lion added the last takedown to post the 17-2 tech fall at the 6:33 mark. 184: Third-ranked junior Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) took to the mat against Spartan John Rizqallah at 184. Wright dominated the action from the start, picking up a quick takedown and then turning Rizqallah for three near fall points to lead 5-0. Rizqallah escaped and countered Wright's next shot for his own takedown, cutting the lead to 5-3 at the :55 mark. He then nearly ended the bout with a pin of Wright, turning the Nittany Lion All-American for three back points to lead 6-5. Wright escaped at the :14 mark to tie the score at 6-6 after the opening period. Wright chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-6 lead. He added to his lead with a nice double leg on the edge of the mat to lead 9-6 with :32 left in the middle stanza. Trailing 9-6, Rizqallah chose top to start the third period. Wright quickly reversed Rizqallah, turned him to his back for two near fall points and reset himself with a 13-6 lead. The defending national champion then turned Rizqalla to his back and, after a brief struggle, pinned the Spartan at the 5:52 mark. 197: True freshman Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 13 at 197, met MSU's Nick McDiarmid. The Nittany Lion freshman picked up the bout's first takedown at the 1;49 mark, moving out to a 2-0 lead with 1:43 on the clock. McDiarmid escaped after a brief McIntosh ride and action resumed in the center circle with the Nittany Lion up by one. McDiarmid countered a McIntosh shot to lead 3-2 as the period wound down and rode McIntosh out to lead 3-2 after one period. McIntosh chose down to start the second stanza and, after a brief McDiarmid ride, reversed the Spartan to retake the lead, 4-3. McIntosh was called for locked hands while riding McDiarmid out and the match went to the third tied 4-4. McDiarmid chose down to start the final period and quickly escaped to a 5-4 lead. McIntosh turned a swift low single into a takedown in front of the MSU bench to take a 6-5 lead at the :45 mark. McIntosh maintained control long enough to build up over a minute's riding time. He then rode McDiarmid out and, with the riding time point, posted the 7-5 win.

MADISON, Wis. -- No. 15 Northwestern won eight of 10 bouts, including five with bonus points, Sunday afternoon in its 33-9 victory over Wisconsin at the UW Field House. Despite all the bonus point victories, redshirt freshman Pierce Harger won the biggest match of the day for Northwestern, upsetting No. 8 Ben Jordan 4-2 in the 165 lbs. bout. With the win, Northwestern improves to 5-1 overall and 1-1 in Big Ten action. “Big win for Pierce Harger; he needs matches like that,” Northwestern head coach Drew Pariano said. “He's a very, very capable wrestler, same with John Schoen, and winning those tight matches are so important when you prepare for Big Ten's and NCAA's. We had some big wins there and a lot of other guys on the team took care of business by getting some falls. Overall, I'm happy with the effort of all of the guys.” A tape-delayed broadcast of today's match will air at 8 p.m. Sunday on the Big Ten Network. Northwestern got out to a quick 14-0 lead with bonus points at 125, 133 and 141. No. 7 Levi Mele continued his winning ways at 125 lbs. with a 14-1 major decision over Wisconsin's Austin Hietpas. Mele did most of his damage in the second period, scoring eight points and racked up 4:56 of riding time for his team-leading 19th win of the season. Jameson Oster then put six more points on the board for the Wildcats after pinning UW's Shane McQuade in 6:27 at 133 lbs. After a 0-0 first period, Oster scored six points in the second and added two more nearfall points in the third before the fall. At 141 lbs., Colin Shober met UW's Thomas Glenn and added four more to the scoreboard for NU with a 10-1 major decision. Neither wrestler scored in the first period and Glenn was close to escaping for the first point of the match but Shober took Glenn back to the mat and recorded three nearfall points. Shober then added three more backpoints, taking the 6-1 lead into the third period. The Wildcat added an escape, a takedown and 1:49 of riding time for the major decision. Kaleb Friedley was back in the lineup for Northwestern at 149 lbs. and took on No. 13 Cole Schmitt. Friedley jumped out to a 5-0 lead with a takedown and three nearfall points in the first, but Schmitt scored 11 unanswered for the 11-5 decision. Third-ranked Jason Welch then recorded the second fall of the afternoon for Northwestern, pinning Shawn Perry in 3:41. Welch had the 2-0 lead, with more than two minutes of riding time heading into the second. He began the third period down, reversed Perry and recorded the fall in 3:41 to stay a perfect 12-0 on the season. Pierce Harger scored the biggest win of the day for the 'Cats with his 4-2 upset of No. 8 Ben Jordan at 165 lbs. Harger had the first points of the match with a reversal in the second. Jordan escaped and tied everything up at 2-2 with another escape to begin the third period, but Harger scored the match-winning takedown with 14 seconds left to pull off the upset. No. 8 Lee Munster added another major decision victory for Northwestern, shutting out Frank Cousins 14-0 with 2:59 of riding time. Wisconsin won its final bout of the afternoon at 184 lbs. as Timmy McCall pinned Marcus Shrewsbury in 4:06. No. 20 John Schoen faced Jackson Hein at 197 lbs. and gave Northwestern the 30-9 lead with his 3-2 decision. Both wrestlers traded escapes before Schoen scored a third-period takedown for the 3-1 lead. Hein added one more escape but neither wrestler scored in the closing seconds as Schoen hung on for the win. No. 19 Mike McMullan closed out the match on a high note for Northwestern, defeating Cole Tobin 7-3. McMullan got out to a 4-1 lead in the first with two takedowns, added a reversal in the second and a point for 2:02 of riding time in the win. Northwestern has another challenging weekend on the horizon facing two of the top teams in the country in a matter of 48 hours. No. 1 Penn State heads into Welsh-Ryan Arena at 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 13 and then the Wildcats visit Iowa City to wrestle second-ranked Iowa at 1 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 15. Results: 125: No. 7 Levi Mele (NU) maj dec Austin Hietpas (UW), 14-1 (4-0 NU) 133: Jameson Oster (NU) pins Shane McQuade (UW), 6:27 (10-0 NU) 141: Colin Shober (NU) maj dec Thomas Glenn (UW), 10-1 (14-0 NU) 149: No. 13 Cole Schmitt (UW) dec Kaleb Friedley (NU), 11-5 (14-3 NU) 157: No 3 Jason Welch (NU) pins Shawn Perry (UW), 3:41 (20-3 NU) 165: Pierce Harger (NU) dec No. 8 Ben Jordan (UW), 4-2 (23-3 NU) 174: No. 8 Lee Munster (NU) maj dec Frank Cousins (UW), 14-0 (27-3 NU) 184: Timmy McCall (UW) pins Marcus Shrewsbury (NU), 4:06 (27-9 NU) 197: No. 20 John Schoen (NU) dec Jackson Hein (UW), 3-2 (30-9 NU) Hwt: No. 19 Mike McMullan (NU) dec. Cole Tobin (UW), 7-3 (33-9 NU)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 7-ranked University of Illinois wrestling team ended the weekend by defeating No. 8 Michigan 31-9 at Cliff Keen Arena on Sunday. Today's 22-point margin is the largest since Illinois' 30-6 victory over Northwestern on Jan. 31, 2010. After defeating Purdue, Lock Haven and Michigan during the three-day span, it's the first time since the 2005-06 season, the Illini have won three duals in one weekend. "We wrestled as well today as we have all year against a very good team," head coach Jim Heffernan said. "We are extremely proud of the effort, enthusiasm and competitiveness the team showed across the board. Michigan is a strong dual team with some very good individuals. It was a long weekend for everyone, but our guys proved to be mentally tough and showed that we are in great physical condition at this point in the season." The dual began at 165 as Conrad Polz recorded his first win over a ranked opponent this season as he moved past No. 18 Dan Yates with a 3-1 decision. The redshirt-junior scored a late double-leg takedown with 25 seconds remaining in the bout and put the Illini up 3-0. "We got off to a great start with Polz," Heffernan said. "Conrad is as skilled as anyone in the country at his weight and has done an exceptional job working his way back from injury." Illinois pushed the score to 15-0 after two Illini pinned their competition at 174 and 184. Dan Stelter went undefeated over the weekend while defeating his first ranked opponent in Michigan's No. 18 David Johnson. Stelter posted his first pin this season at the 4:22 mark while Tony Dallago wins back-to-back bouts by fall. Dallago moved past Hunter Collins in 2:10 for his sixth pin this season. Michigan got on the scoreboard with back-to-back decisions over Mario Gonzalez at 197 and Pat Walker at heavyweight. Both Illini lost their bouts by a one-point margin with Gonzalez losing 5-4 and Walker dropping the 1-0 decision to bring the score to 15-6 at the intermission. At 125, Delgado scored eight takedowns and two escapes to move past Michigan's Grant Pizzo with an 18-8 major decision. The freshman went undefeated this weekend and bumped his record to 21-2 to own the best record on the Illini squad. B.J. Futrell defeated No. 17 Zac Stevens in a 9-8 decision as the junior scored a late escape to move the Illini's score to 22-6. Daryl Thomas dropped a close 6-4 decision to No. 2 Kellen Russell to give the Wolverines three more points. Russell ended the first period with two takedowns to Thomas' one escape. One point was scored in the second as the Wolverine recorded an escape to lead 5-1 heading into the third. Thomas' escape and takedown in the third wasn't enough to defeat Russell. No. 14 Eric Terrazas defeated his first ranked opponent as the senior beat No. 4 Eric Grajales with a 6-3 decision. Terrazas scored two takedowns during the second and third period, along with an escape and riding time to earn his third win this weekend. In the last bout of the match, Jackson Morse needed just 4:07 to pin Brandon Zeerip and give the Illini to 31-9 victory over the Wolverines. The pin marked Morse's fifth fall this season. The Illini will return to action on Friday (Jan. 13), hosting Minnesota for a 7 p.m. CT dual at Cliff Keen Arena. Results: 165 -Conrad Polz (ILL) dec. No. 18 Dan Yates (MICH), 3-1 174 - Dan Stelter (ILL) pinned Dave Johnson (MICH), 4:32 184 - Tony Dallago (ILL) pinned Hunter Collins (MICH), 2:10 197 - No. 18 Max Huntley (MICH) dec. Mario Gonzalez (ILL), 5-4 HWT - No. 15 Ben Apland (MICH) def. Pat Walker (ILL), 1-0 125 - No. 5 Jesse Delgado (ILL) major dec. Grant Pizzo (MICH), 18-8 133 - No. 5 B.J. Futrell (ILL) dec. No. 17 Zac Stevens, (MICH) 9-8 141 - No. 2 Kellen Russell (MICH) dec. Daryl Thomas (ILL), 6-4 149 - No. 14 Eric Terrazas (ILL) dec. No. 4 Eric Grajales (MICH), 6-3 157 - Jackson Morse (ILL) pinned Brandon Zeerip (MICH), 4:07

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The No. 5 Big Red wrestling team won seven out of 10 bouts en route to a 24-12 victory over No. 8 Lehigh on Sunday afternoon in Newman Arena. In the premier match of the day at 184 pounds, No. 4 Steve Bosak defeated No. 1 ranked Robert Hamlin, 2-1. Cornell's 12 point margin of victory was its largest over Lehigh since 1930 when the Big Red defeated the Mountain Hawks, 20-6. Cornell improves to 2-0 (1-0 EIWA) in dual action this season, while Lehigh moves to 5-4 (1-1 EIWA). The dual began at 125 pounds where freshman Bricker Dixon took on Alex Abreu. Dixon wasted no time putting points on the board with a takedown with only three seconds off the clock. The Big Red freshman rode his opponent out for the remainder of the period. Dixon chose to start the second period down on the mat and quickly escaped. With 45 seconds left in the period, Dixon added another takedown. Dixon later chose an optional start looking to score more points, but Abreu evaded him. Abreu chose to start the third period at neutral and neither wrestler scored again. With 3:06 in riding time, Dixon won a 6-1 decision in his first dual for the Big Red. At 133 pounds, senior Frank Perrelli moved up a weight class to face Mason Beckman. Sixth-ranked at 125 pounds, Perrelli quickly took the lead with a takedown with 12 seconds off the clock. The Big Red wrestler notched 1:01 in riding time before Beckman escaped. Beckman grabbed a takedown of his own 12 seconds later to take a 3-2 lead. Perrelli immediately escaped from his opening down position to start the second period, tying the bout at 3-3. Beckman notched another takedown, from which Perrelli would escape before the period was over. Beckman chose to start the third period at neutral. Perrelli had a little less than a minute of riding time before action resumed. With 1:27 left on the clock, Perrelli grabbed the lead with a takedown. Beckman would escape, but with 1:30 in riding time, Perrelli won a 7-6 decision. In the dual's first faceoff of two nationally ranked wrestlers, No. 19 Mike Nevinger took on No. 13 Steve Dutton at 141 pounds. With 1:16 left in the first period, Nevinger took a 2-0 lead with a takedown and rode his opponent out for the remainder of the first period. Nevinger chose top to start the second period. He worked the entire two minutes for back points, but was unable to secure the tilt. After failing to escape Nevinger for over three minutes of riding time, Dutton chose neutral to start the third period. With 33 seconds left in the bout, Dutton tied the match with a takedown. Nevinger nearly had a reversal at the end of the bout, but settled for a one point escape. With 2:42 in riding time, Nevinger won a 4-2 decision. At 149 pounds, Chris Villalonga faced Anthony Salupo. Salupo held a 2-1 lead after the first period with a takedown, from which Villalonga escaped. Salupo chose to start the second period at neutral, but neither wrestler was able to score. Villalonga got a quick escape from his opening down position to start the third, tying the bout at 2-2. With neither wrestler having a determining riding time advantage, the match looked to be heading to sudden victory. But with 17 seconds left in the bout, Villalonga notched a takedown to win a 4-2 decision. Top ranked Kyle Dake squared off against Brian Tanen at 157 pounds. Dake held a 13-0 lead after the first period with a takedown and four nearfalls. Tanen chose top to start the second period. Dake quickly escaped and with one more takedown, the two-time NCAA champion won 16-0 by technical fall in 3:45. Cornell held a 17-0 lead heading into the half-time break. At 165 pounds, Marshall Peppelman and Sean Bilodeau were scoreless after the first period. Bilodeau chose to start the second period down and earned the only point with an escape. Peppelman quickly escaped from his opening down position to start the third period to tie the bout at 1-1. Neither wrestler scored again in regulation to send the match into sudden victory. With only two seconds left in sudden victory, Bilodeau earned a takedown to win a 3-1 decision. Freshman Billy George and Nate Brown were scoreless after the first period at 174 pounds. George chose down to start the second period, but he was unable to escape. Brown chose down to start the third period, but he was unable to escape as well. With a 0-0 deadlock after seven minutes, the bout went into sudden victory. With six seconds left in sudden victory, Brown notched a takedown to win a 2-0 decision. In the highly anticipated bout at 184 pounds, junior Bosak and Hamlin were scoreless after the first period. Hamlin chose to start the second down, but was unable to escape until there were only 10 seconds left in the period. Bosak chose to start the third down, but Hamlin opted for an optional start tying the bout at 1-1. The two wrestlers traded shots back and forth, but neither wrestler was able to score. With 1:50 in riding time, Bosak won a 2-1 decision over the top ranked wrestler. At 197 pounds, No. 1 Cam Simaz took on Kadeem Samuels. With only 13 seconds off the clock, Samuels took a quick lead with a takedown. Simaz would escape and earn a takedown of his own midway through the period. Simaz added three more points with a nearfall to take a 6-2 lead into the second period. Simaz chose down to start the second period, but Samuels chose an optional start looking to score. Neither wrestler was able to score for the remainder of the period, and Simaz held a 7-2 advantage. Samuels chose to start the third period at neutral. With 20 seconds left in the bout, Simaz grabbed another takedown. With 1:47 in riding time, the Big Red senior won a 10-2 major decision. At heavyweight, Maciej Jochym took the mat against No. 2 Zach Rey. Jochym and the returning NCAA champion were scoreless after the first period. Rey quickly escaped to start the second period. He caught Jochym for the takedown and quickly turned him to his back. Rey won by fall in 3:46. The Big Red will open Ivy action next weekend as it travels to Penn and Princeton Saturday afternoon. Cornell will then make the quick trip to Binghamton on Sunday for a 5 p.m. bout. Results: 125: Bricker Dixon (Cornell) dec. Alex Abreu (Lehigh), 6-1 (Cornell 3, Lehigh 0) 133: No. 6 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. Mason Beckman (Lehigh), 7-6 (Cornell 6, Lehigh 0) 141: No. 19 Mike Nevinger (Cornell) dec. No. 13 Steve Dutton (Lehigh), 4-2 (Cornell 9, Lehigh 0) 149: Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. Anthony Salupo (Lehigh), 4-2 (Cornell 12, Lehigh 0) 157: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) tech fall Brian Tanen (Lehigh), 16-0 (3:45) (Cornell 17, Lehigh 0) 165: Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) dec. Marshall Peppelman (Cornell), 3-1 SV (Cornell 17, Lehigh 3) 174: Nate Brown (Lehigh) dec. Billy George (Cornell), 2-0 SV (Cornell 17, Lehigh 6) 184: No. 4 Steve Bosak (Cornell) dec. No. 1 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh), 2-1 (Cornell 20, Lehigh 6) 197: No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) maj. dec. Kadeem Samuels (Lehigh), 10-2 (Cornell 24, Lehigh 6) HWT: No. 2 Zach Rey (Lehigh) win by fall Maciej Jochym, 3:46 (Cornell 24, Lehigh 12)

Related Link: J Robinson Audio Clips Related Link: Photos (The Guillotine) MINNEAPOLIS -- Sunday's dual meet between Minnesota and Ohio State in Minneapolis could be described as a tale of two halves. The Gophers swept the first six matches of the dual meet to take a commanding 21-0 lead. But the Buckeyes battled back, winning the next three matches, with two of those wins coming with bonus points, to cut the deficit to 21-13. Minnesota then took the final match to close out a 24-13 dual meet victory. "If you broke it down into two halves, the first half we wrestled really aggressive," said Minnesota coach J Robinson. "We kept the pressure on. In the second half we had some guys that were just trying to get by with wins. They weren't doing what they had to do to score. We have to be aggressive like we were the first half. We have to make things happen." True freshman Logan Storley set the tone early for Minnesota with a 4-2 victory over No. 5 Nick Heflin at 174 pounds in the first match of the dual meet. "Anytime you start off a dual meet with a win, it's a positive, and then when you beat a guy who is ranked fifth, it's good," said Robinson. Minnesota's Logan Storley gets nearfall points on Nick Heflin at 174 pounds (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Storley and Heflin battled to a scoreless first period. Heflin started the second period in the down position and Storley was able to tilt the Buckeye to go up 2-0. Heflin reversed Storley late in the second period to tie the match at 2-2. But a Storley escape in the third period, coupled with a riding time point, gave the Gopher true freshman a 4-2 victory. "It was a big win and it was a big dual meet," said Storley, who missed most of November and December with a high ankle sprain. "It was important to come out and get a win against a higher ranked wrestler." Storley, a six-time state champion in South Dakota, was coming off a third-place finish at the Southern Scuffle, where he went 5-1. "That was my first time being back, really," said Storley of wrestling at the Southern Scuffle. "I learned that I've got to wrestle throughout the entire seven minutes and continue to put pressure on people and not let them eke out victories at the end." After Storley's victory, Minnesota picked up wins from its four returning All-Americans -- Kevin Steinhaus (184), Sonny Yohn (197), Tony Nelson (285), and Zach Sanders (125) -- to take a commanding 18-0 lead into the intermission. Steinhaus earned a technical fall, 18-3, over Craig Thomas at 184 pounds. Yohn won a controlled 5-1 decision over Andrew Campolattano at 197 pounds. Nelson won a decision despite not getting a takedown, using an escape and riding time point for the 2-0 victory. Minnesota's Chris Dardanes gets in on a shot against Logan Stieber at 133 pounds (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Minnesota freshman Chris Dardanes, who was filling in for David Thorn, stunned No. 2 Logan Stieber at 133 pounds with a 5-3 victory. Stieber, a Junior World silver medalist, scored the first takedown of the match and took a 2-0 lead into the second period. But Dardanes added an escape and then a takedown of his own to go up 3-2 after two periods. A Stieiber escape in the third period tied the match at 3-3, but Dardanes remained offensive and picked up another takedown and held on for the 5-3 victory. "Dardanes came out and beat Stieber because he put pressure on him," said Robinson. Thorn, an NCAA qualifier last season, injured his back late in the week and the Gophers called on Dardanes. "I was prepared all week to wrestle Stieber, but I wasn't one-hundred percent sure I was going to wrestle," said Dardanes. "I was just glad to have the opportunity." Dardanes knew he had to keep the pressure on Stieber. "I wrestled him in the spring and knew he wrestled real low to the ground," said Dardanes. "He has those low shots. I knew to keep the pressure forward, keep my hands in. I knew he was going to wear down by the end of the match." With the victory, Dardanes improved to 16-2 on the season. One of his two losses this season came to teammate Thorn, 2-1 (overtime), at the Bison Open in November. Dardanes recently won the Southern Scuffle, while Thorn finished third in the same weight class. Dardanes does not know where his recent performances will put him on the Gophers' depth chart and is just focused on improving. "I'm not too sure right now of the status," said Dardanes. "He did beat me at the Bison Open. I'm pretty sure he's up a little higher than me. I'm just going to keep working and not have that get in the way of my training. I'm just going to keep winning." Hunter Stieiber, a true freshman, put Ohio State on the board at 141 pounds with an 11-8 victory over Nick Dardanes. At 149 pounds, Ohio State's Cam Tessari, also a true freshman, pinned Dylan Ness early in the second period. Ness led 8-4 after the first period, but Tessari was able to reverse and pin Ness in the the second period. "You can't get in those situations," Robinson said of Ness. "When you start flopping around and rolling around with people, those things happen. You can't put yourself in those situations." Ohio State's Josh Demas won by major decision, 13-5, over Alec Ortiz at 157 pounds. Minnesota's Cody Yohn, ranked sixth, then put a halt to Ohio State's run with a 5-3 victory over Derek Garcia at 165 pounds, which gave the Gophers the 24-13 dual meet victory. The Gophers improve to 5-2, while Ohio State falls to 7-2. Robinson believes he has a team that could potentially challenge for an NCAA title, but feels there are a lot of gains that need to be made before March. "We have our goals and what we want to do, but we're not there," said Robinson. "We're a ways off. We've got to be able to keep the pressure on like we did in the first half, in the second half. All those things will be important when we get to March." Results: 174: No. 11 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. No. 5 Nick Heflin (Ohio State), 4-2 184: No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) tech. fall Craig Thomas (Ohio State), 18-3 197: No. 3 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) dec. Andrew Campolattano (Ohio State), 5-1 285: No. 4 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. No. 17 Peter Capone (Ohio State), 2-0 125: No. 1 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) maj. dec. No. 16 Johnni Dijulius (Ohio State), 20-10 133: Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 2 Logan Stieber (Ohio State), 5-3 141: No. 6 Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) dec. No. 15 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota), 11-8 149: No. 16 Cam Tessari (Ohio State) pinned No. 9 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) 157: Josh Demas (Ohio State) maj. dec. Alec Ortiz (Minnesota), 13-5 165: No. 6 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) dec. Derek Garcia (Ohio State), 5-3

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. -- The Boston University wrestling team stretched its dual win streak to six on Saturday morning with a convincing 39-3 victory on the road against Millersville. The Terriers complete a two-win weekend and improve to 6-1 on the year. The Terriers dropped just one match in the dual and benefited from two forfeits at the top of the lineup to quickly jump out to a large lead. Junior Hunter Meys turned in an impressive first-period pin at 174 against Ryan Nielsend and sophomore Nick Tourville picked up five points with a 17-1 technical fall in his match with Zac Wawrzyniak-Bush at 157. Senior John Hall registered a 10-1 major decision at 197 versus Joel Suter. Four other Terriers earned victories on the mat after seniors Ryan Dowd (125) and Fred Santaite (133) picked up forfeit wins to start off the match. Two freshman were victorious, as Tyler Scotton edged Josh Ruppert, 5-3, at 141 and Mitchell Wightman posted a 13-6 win over Brandon Vernalli at 165. Junior Kyle Czarnecki recorded a 4-1 decision against Shane Smith in the 174 bout and sophomore Kevin Innis closed the match with a 12-6 triumph over Brad Ladd at 285. The Terriers will return to action on Saturday, Jan. 14, when they travel to American International to face the Yellow Jackets and Sacred Heart. Boston University 40, Millersville 3 125 - Ryan Dowd (BU) won by forfeit 133 - Fred Santaite (BU) won by forfeit 141 - Tyler Scotton (BU) dec. Josh Ruppert (M), 5-3 149 - Steve Hess (M) dec. Peter Ishiguro (BU) 12-8 157 - Nick Tourville (BU) tech. fall Zac Wawrzyniak-Bush (M), 17-1 (6:18) 165 - Mitchell Wightman (BU) dec. Brandon Vernalli (M), 13-6 174 - Kyle Czarnecki (BU) dec. Shane Smith (M), 4-1 184 - Hunter Meys (BU) pinned Ryan Nielsen (M), 0:36 197 - John Hall (BU) major dec. Joel Suter (M), 10-1 285 - Kevin Innis (BU) dec. Brad Ladd (M), 12-6

LANCASTER, Pa. -- The Harvard University wrestling team recorded its first shutout in 10 years en route to a pair of wins Saturday at Millersville and Franklin & Marshall. The Crimson (3-1, 1-1 EIWA) swept Millersville for a 43-0 victory before taking out EIWA foe F&M, 29-12. Seven Crimson were a perfect 2-0 on the day, including No. 5 Walter Peppelman who recorded a pair of falls at 157 lbs. to improve to 13-3 overall. It took the junior co-captain all of 43 seconds to defeat Millersville's Zac Wawryniak and just 2:04 against F&M's Eric Norgard. Peppelman, who also posted two wins by fall yesterday, is now tied with Dawid Rechul '02 for fourth place on Harvard's career pins list with 22, including six this season, and needs just 10 more victories to move into the school's all-time top 10 for wins. 149-pounder Corey Jantzen, who returned to the Harvard lineup yesterday, improved to 4-0 with a pin of Millersville's Daniel Calzarette (3:48) and an 11-0 major decision over Andrew Murano of F&M. No. 13 Steven Keith won his first match by forfeit and picked up a 10-2 major decision over Robert Ruiz of Franklin & Marshall. Keith is 20-6 on the year at 133 lbs. with seven majors. Paul Liguori, Cameron Croy, James Fox and David Ng also went 2-0 on the day, with Liguori earning a 4-2 decision in his first bout at 165 lbs. and a fall at the 1:13 mark over F&M's Christopher Bacher in his second. Croy, the Crimson's 184-pounder, pinned Millersville's Miles Fischer just 1:23 into their match and took a 10-4 decision against F&M in the nightcap. Fox tallied a 12-3 major decision against Millersville at 197 lbs. and a 3-2 decision against F&M. Ng won both of his bouts by decision, 6-4 in sudden victory and 8-2, respectively. Harvard's shutout of Millersville was its first since defeating Boston College 31-0 on Feb. 9, 2002 at the Malkin Athletic Center. The 43 points were the most scored since a 50-0 win over Columbia on Feb. 9, 2001 at the MAC. The Crimson will return to action Saturday, Jan. 4 at the Lonestar Duals where it will meet Oklahoma, Appalachian State and Air Force. Harvard 43, Millersville 0 125 – No match 133 – No. 13 Steven Keith (HU) forfeit Millersville, 6-0 141 – Patrick Hogan (HU) dec. Joshua Ruppert (MU), 8-7, 9-0 149 – Corey Jantzen (HU) fall Daniel Calzarette (MU), 3:48, 15-0 157 – No. 5 Walter Peppelman (HU) fall Zac Wawrzyniak-Bush (MU), 0:43, 21-0 165 – Paul Liguori (HU) dec. Brandon Vernalli (MU), 4-2, 24-0 174 – Josh Popple (HU) fall Shane Smith (MU), 4:38, 30-0 184 – Cameron Croy (HU) fall Miles Fischer (MU), 1:23, 36-0 197 – James Fox (HU) major dec. Joel Suter (MU), 12-3, 40-0 HWT – David Ng (HU) dec. Bradley Ladd (MU), 6-4 SV, 43-0 Harvard 29, Franklin & Marshall 12 125 – David Hershberger (F&M) forfeit Harvard, 6-0 133 – No. 13 Steven Keith (HU) major dec. Robert Ruiz(F&M), 10-2, 6-4 141 – Richard Durso(F&M) dec. Patrick Hogan (HU), 7-2, 9-4 149 – Corey Jantzen (HU) major dec. Andrew Murano(F&M), 11-0, 9-8 157 – No. 5 Walter Peppelman (HU) fall Eric Norgard(F&M), 2:04, 14-9 165 – Paul Liguori (HU) fall Christopher Bache(F&M), 1:13, 20-9 174 – Matt Fullowan(F&M) dec. Bryan Panzano (HU), 4-0, 20-12 185 – Cameron Croy (HU) dec. Matt Latessav, 10-4, 23-12 197 – James Fox (HU) dec. Colin Ely(F&M), 3-2, 26-12 HWT- David Ng (HU) dec. Alexander Henry(F&M), 8-2, 29-12

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In their second home dual, No. 7 Illinois counted three pins on the way to defeating Lock Haven, 38-6. Jesse Delgado (125), B.J. Futrell (133) and Tony Dallago (184) notched the falls, while Eric Terrazas (149) and Dan Stelter (174) recorded technical falls to help the Illini improve to 5-1 in duals. "It was important for our some of our younger guys to get out and get their feet wet with this dual," head coach Jim Heffernan said. "I thought everyone did well today, especially with the quick turn around coming off of our dual last night at Purdue." Pat Walker started today's dual when he recorded a 10-5 decision over Harry Turner of Lehigh. The win is the sophomore's 10th victory this season, tying his career-high and putting the Illini up 3-0. The top of the Illini's lineup provided crucial points as Delgado and Futrell recorded pins over their respective opponents. Delgado began with a quick takedown and three back points before working Bobby Rehm into a pin at the 2:18 mark. Futrell came out fast scoring a takedown and three near-fall points, only to hook a cradle and stick John Trumbetti. With the decision and two quick pins, the Illini's lead increased to 15-0. At 141, Tucker Armstrong fought hard throughout his bout, however came up short with a 7-6 decision by Matt Bonson. Armstrong cut Bonson loose at the end of the third period and hit a takedown to tie it at 6-6, but time ran out and Bonson added riding time for the win, bringing the team score to 15-3. No. 14 Eric Terrazas (149) defeated his second consecutive opponent this weekend as he recorded a technical fall (16-1) in a time of 6:02. The senior was up 12-1 after the first three minutes before making Wilkinson pay with another takedown and a two-point near-fall for the victory. The win is Terrazas' fifth tech fall this season, a career-high for the Wheaton, Ill., native. With five bouts remaining, the Illini lead 20-3. At 157, Kyle Dooley won his fourth bout this season with his 10-5 decision over Lock Haven's Aaron Frye to increase the Orange and Blue's lead to 23-3. Adam Acheson (174) provided Illini fans with one of the best bouts all day, however the redshirt-freshman came up short as Lock Haven's Aaron McKinney came away with the 9-7 decision. That would be the last bit of scoring by the Bald Eagles as the final three bouts were dominated by the Illini. Stelter increased to 8-4 on the year after his first technical fall (21-6) of the season in a time of 6:21. With the victory, the Orange and Blue pushed the lead to 28-6. Dallago knotched the final pin of the match over Fred Garcia of Lehigh, coming at the 2:14 mark. The Harrisburg, Pa., native used one of his favorite moves and hit the headlock for the reversal and the fall. In the final bout of the day, Mario Gonzalez (197) recorded a 20-8 major decision, just his second of the year to bring the final score to 38-6. The Fighting Illini head to Ann Arbor tomorrow to compete against No. 8 Michigan in their final match of the weekend. The dual begins at 1 p.m. ET. Live results will be available at the @IlliniWrestling Twitter Page. Results: Hwt. -Patrick Walker (ILL) dec. Harry Turner (LH), 10-5 125 - Jesse Delgado (ILL) pinned Bobby Rehm (LH), 2:18 133 - B.J. Futrell (ILL) pinned John Trumbetti (LH), 1:17 141 - Matt Bonson (LH) dec. Tucker Armstrong (ILL), 7-6 149 - Eric Terrazas (ILL) tech fall Owen Wilkinson (LH), 16-1, 6:02 157 - Kyle Dooley (LH) dec. Aaron Frye (LH), 10-5 165 - Seth Creasy (LH) dec. Adam Acheson (ILL), 9-7 174 - Dan Stelter (ILL) tech fall Aaron McKinney (LH), 21-6, 6:21 184 - Tony Dallago (ILL) pinned Fred Garcia (LH), 2:14 197 - Mario Gonzalez (ILL) major dec. Matt Parlier (LH), 20-8

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The ninth ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling squad earned a 26-10 victory over the Navy Midshipmen on Saturday evening inside the Wesley Brown Field House. The Sooners (4-2-0, 2-1-0) won seven bouts on the night, two of which were major decision victories and a fall. Navy (2-3) sustained their third loss of the year. "We beat a very physical, hard-nosed team tonight," head coach Mark Cody said. "We had the majors where we needed to, which was the difference in this dual. I think we have had a few good days of training and have shored-up a few of the mistakes we have made over the last couple weeks, but we are happy with the win.” OU jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the Sooners' tenth ranked Nick Lester downed Navy's Peyton Walsh, 11-7, in the 149 pound match. Lester had two takedowns, three escapes and a reversal in the win. Matt Lester dropped only his fourth bout of the year in the 157 pound bout. Lester lost an 8-6 decision to the Midshipmen's Bobby Barnhisel. Bubby Graham regained the lead for OU, 6-3, after the nation's 20th-ranked Sooner defeated Navy's Matt Jackson, 12-5. Graham earned a takedown in the first period. In the second, he earned a quick escape and added two more takedowns. The Sooner from Annapolis, Md., added two more takedowns and 2:31 in riding time. Graham's only points he gave up came on five escapes. Navy leaped ahead, 7-6, after Oscar Huntley earned a 12-4 victory by major decision over OU's Nolan McBryde. Luke Robertus, ranked No. 14, defeated the Sooner's 20th-ranked Erich Schmidtke, 5-4, in the 184 pound matchup. Schmidtke led 2-1 at the end of the second period. Schmidtke gave up a takedown and 2-point nearfall in the third. Trailing 10-6, the Sooners Keldrick Hall earned a 5-4 victory over Navy's Paul Rands. In the bout, Hall had two takdedowns and an escape to earn the win. At heavyweight, OU's Kyle Colling earned his second dual win of the year over the Midshipmen's Dan Miller, 11-2. The major is Colling's second in a row. Colling earned two takedowns, two nearfalls and an escape. In the 125 pound matchup, OU's eighth-ranked Jarrod Patterson earned the Sooners' second major of the night after he trounced the Naval Academy's Patrick Prada, 12-4. In the bout, Patterson earned five takedowns and an escape. OU led 20-10 after Jordan Keller, ranked No. 11, downed Navy's 20th-ranked Aaron Kalil, 4-2. Keller earned an escape and reversal to earn the win. The Sooners' top-ranked Kendric Maple closed out the match with a pin of Navy's Raymond Borja in 6:29. Maple held a 26-10 lead before the fall. The redshirt freshman had four takedowns, an escape and nearfall. Up next, the Sooners travel to New York to take on No. 23 Binghamton on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Results: 149 – #10 Nick Lester (OU) dec. Peyton Walsh (N), 11-7 0-3 157 – Bobby Barnhisel (N) dec. #12 Matt Lester (OU), 8-6 3-3 165 – #20 Bubby Graham (OU) dec. Matt Jackson (N), 12-5 3-6 174 – Oscar Huntley (N) major Nolan McBryde (OU), 12-4 7-6 184 – #14 Luke Rebertus (N) dec. #20 Erich Schmidtke (OU), 5-4 10-6 197 – Keldrick Hall (OU) dec. Paul Rands (N), 5-4 10-9 HWT – Kyle Colling (OU) major Dan Miller (N), 11-2 10-13 125 – #8 Jarrod Patterson (OU) major Patrick Prada (N), 12-4 10-17 133 –#11 Jordan Keller (OU) dec. #20 Aaron Kalil (N), 4-2 10-20 141 – #1 Kendric Maple (OU) fall Raymond Borja (N), 6:29 10-26

RALEIGH, N.C. ­-- NC State won three of four matches Saturday at the Wolfpack Duals, handily defeating George Mason, Gardner-Webb and Campbell before dropping a close defeat to Bloomsburg in the final match of the evening. NC State improved to 3-2 in dual matches. No. 12-ranked 141-pounder Darrius Little won all four of his bouts to improve to 23-9 for the season and 85-54 for his career. He now is tied with Joe Caramanica for 10th place in school history for career victories. Freshman 125-pounder Coltin Fought won all four of his matches, two by fall and one by technical fall, to lift his record for the season to 19-4. He has seven pins this season. The school record for wins by a freshman is 29, set by Mike Koob in 1977. The record for falls by a Wolfpack freshman is 10, set by Darrion Caldwell in 2007. Senior 174-pounder Quinton Godley won all four of his bouts, improving to 22-8 for the season. Freshman 184-pounder Robert O'Neill also went 4-0, including a pair of technical falls. O'Neill now is 14-9. NC State will return to action on Friday, Jan. 13, with a home match against Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Virginia at Reynolds Coliseum. This will be the first ACC match of the season. The match will begin at 7 p.m. Following are the box scores for all 16 matches at the 2012 Wolfpack Duals: NC State 33, George Mason 9 125- Coltin Fought (NCS) pinned Christopher Rodriguez at 0:56 133- Zachary Isenhour (GMU) dec. Ben Elliott, 7-1 141- #12 Darrius Little (NCS) dec. Daniel Herndon, 6-3 149- Thomas Gantt (NCS) pinned Kevin Timothy at 6:11 157- Colton Palmer (NCS) dec. Jaaziah Bethea, 9-4 165- Nijel Jones (NCS) major dec. Dustin Dwyer, 17-9 174- Quinton Godley (NCS) tech. fall Steve Swayze, 24-8 184- Robert O'Neill (NCS) pinned Ryan Hembury at 2:50 197- Mendbagana Tovuujav (GMU) dec. KaRonne Jones, 9-5 Hwt- Adam Barnette (GMU) dec. Josh Davis, 6-0 Bloomsburg 35, Campbell 9 125- Sean Boylan (BU) tech. fall Gabriel Soto, 19-2 133- Nick Wilcox (BU) dec. Tanner Bidelspach, 5-0 141- Derek Shingera (BU) major dec. Jordan Tolbert, 11-3 149- Bryce Busler (BU) dec. Mark Hartenstine, 5-0 157- #6 Frank Hickman (BU) major dec. Nick Rex, 10-2 165- Ryan Krecker (CU) dec. Chris Smith, 8-5 174- Mike Dessino (BU) pinned James Cook at 4:36 184- Sam Shirey (BU) major dec. TeShaun Johnson, 12-3 197- John Weakley (CU) won by forfeit Hwt- Zac Walsh (BU) won by forfeit Gardner-Webb 29, Shippensburg 17 125- Michael Slaughter (GWU) major dec. Colten Keck, 13-4 133- Jake Reinemund (GWU) won by forfeit 141- Simon Rice (SU) major dec. Alex Hamm, 10-2 149- Davante Andujar (GWU) major dec. James Reilley, 13-1 157- Alex Medved (GWU) dec. Kenny Stank, 11-6 165- Justin Guthrie (GWU) pinned Neil Grundi at 5:00 174- Luke Etter (SU) major dec. Aaron Rabin, 10-2 184- Tyler Zittle (SU) pinned Jason Porter at 0:46 197- Travis Porter (GWU) pinned Keith Dahlheimer at 4:22 Hwt- Dan Estricher (SU) dec. Justin Kozera, 10-5 Southern Illinois Edwardsville 26, Anderson 16 125- Keenan Simmons (AU) won by forfeit 133- Patrick Myers (SIUE) won by forfeit 141- Melchisedac LaVergne (AU) dec. Logun Taylor, 5-2 149- Dan Telhada (AU) major dec. Derrick Pousson ,13-5 157- Kyle Lowman (SIUE) dec. Nick Giulliette, 5-0 165- Gabe Hocum (SIUE) dec. Dalton Harper, 9-5 174- Deshoun White (SIUE) major dec. Will Sutton, 18-6 184- Steve Ross (SIUE) major dec. Bryan Glale, 9-0 197- Josh Wood (SIUE) pinned Jordan Denmark at 3:56 Hwt- Chase Duke (AU) major dec. Cole Rogers, 9-1 NC State 32, Gardner-Webb 12 125- Coltin Fought (NCS) tech. fall Michael Slaughter, 15-0 133- Ben Elliott (NCS) pinned Jake Reinemund at 4:29 141- #12 Darrius Little (NCS) major dec. Alex Hamm, 16-5 149- Thomas Gantt (NCS) dec. Davante Andujar, 7-3 157- Alex Medved (GWU) dec. Colton Palmer, 7-3 165- Justin Guthrie (GWU) dec. Steven Ramos, 5-3 174- Quinton Godley (NCS) pinned Julian Ming at 2:36 184- Robert O'Neill (NCS) tech. fall Jason Porter, 19-4 197- KaRonne Jones (NCS) dec. Travis Porter, 6-2 Hwt- Justin Kozera (GWU) pinned Josh Davis at 5:31 Campbell 31, SIUE 12 125 - Chance Creuder (CU) won by forfeit 133 - Patrick Myers (SUIE) dec. Tanner Bidelspach, 4-1 141 - Jordan Tolbert (CU) major dec. Logun Taylor, 14-3 149 - Mark Hartenstine (CU) major dec. Derrick Pousson, 11-1 157 - Nick Rex (CU) major dec. Kyle Loman, 10-2 165 - Ryan Krecker (CU) dec. Steve Ross, 13-7 174 - James Cook (CU) major dec. Gabe Hocum, 13-5 184 - Deshoun White (SUIE) dec. TaShaun Johnson, 6-5 197 - Josh Wood (SUIE) pinned John Merickel at 1:53 Hwt - John Weakley (CU) won by forfeit Bloomsburg 44, Anderson 9 125 - Elliott Zackoski (BU) pinned Keenan Simmons at 2:19 133 - Craig Barker (BU) won by forfeit 141 - Derek Shingara (BU) pinned Ian Harper 149 - Dan Tejada (AU) pinned Kurtis Becker at 4:54 157 - Nick Guiliette (AU) dec. Mike Testen, 3-2 165 - Kevin Hartnett (BU) pinned Dalton Harper at 2:56 174 - Chris Smith (BU) technical fall William Sutton, 21-5 184 - Luke Deluise (BU) pinned Bryan Glace at 6:11 197 - Richard Perry (BU) pinned Jordan Denmark at 2:09 Hwt - Zac Walsh (BU) major dec. Chase Duke, 10-2 George Mason 24, Shippensburg 17 125- Colten Keck (SU) major dec. Chris Rodriguez, 11-0 133- Zachary Isenhour (GMU) won by forfeit 141- Daniel Herndon (GMU) pinned Simon Rice at 1:24 149- James Reilley (SU) dec. Shohei Takagi, 5-3 157- Jaaziah Bethea (GMU) dec. Kenny Stank, 11-8 165- John Lindquist (SU) major dec. Matthew Huffstickler, 12-4 174- Luke Etter (SU) dec. Steve Swayze, 5-0 184- Ryan Hembury (GMU) dec. Tyler Zittle, 6-1 197- Mendbagana Tovuujav (GMU) pinned Keith Dahlheimer at 0:29 Hwt- Dan Estricher (SU) dec. Adam Barnette, 6-2 NC State 37, Campbell 13 125- Coltin Fought (NCS) pinned Chance Creuder at 0:48 133- Joey Rizzolino (CU) dec. Ben Elliott, 8-1 141- #12 Darrius Little (NCS) tech. fall Jordan Tolbert, 21-6 149- Mark Hartenstine (CU) pinned Matt Nereim at 3:00 157- Colton Palmer (NCS) pinned Nick Rex at 0:53 165- Nijel Jones (NCS) dec. Ryan Krecker, 15-10 174- Quinton Godley (NCS) pinned Daniel Luty at 2:57 184- Robert O'Neill (NCS) tech. fall John Merickel, 23-8 197- John Weakley (CU) major dec. KaRonne Jones, 14-6 Hwt- Josh Davis (NCS) won by forfeit Bloomsburg 39, Gardner Webb 3 125- Michael Slaughter (GWU) dec. Sean Boylan, 3-1 133- Craig Barker (BU) pinned Jake Reinemund at 2:30 141- Derek Shingara (BU) pinned Alex Hamm at 2:11 149- Bryce Busler (BU) major dec. Davante Andujar, 12-3 157- #6 Frank Hickman (BU) dec. Alex Medved, 7-2 165- Kevin Hartnett (BU) tech. fall Justin Guthrie, 19-3 174- Mike Desino (BU) pinned Julian Ming at 2:52 184- Sam Shirey (BU) dec. Jason Porter, 12-6 197- Richard Perry (BU) dec. Travis Porter, 10-6 Hwt- Zac Walsh (BU) dec. Justin Kozera, 3-2 Shippensburg 24, Southern Illinois Edwardsville 22 125- Colten Keck (SU) won by forfeit 133- Patrick Myers (SIUE) won by forfeit 141- Simon Rice (SU) pinned Logun Taylor at 1:45 149- Derrick Pousson (SIUE) pinned James Reilley at 4:36 157- Kyle Lowman (SIUE) dec. Kenny Stank, 4-2 165- Neil Grudi (SU) dec. Gabe Hocum, 10-8 174- Deshoun White (SIUE) dec. Luke Etter, 3-2 184- Tyler Zittle (SU) pinned Steve Ross at 2:31 197- Josh Wood (SIUE) major dec. Keith Dahlheimer, 16-8 Hwt- Dan Estricher (SU) major dec. Cole Rogers, 9-1 George Mason 27, Anderson 15 125- Chris Rodriguez (GMU) dec. Keenan SImmons, 8-7 133- Zachary Isenhour (GMU) won by forfeit 141- Dan Pak (GMU) major dec. Ian Harper, 11-0 149- Dan Telhada (AU) pinned Shohei Takagi at 4:56 157- Nick Giullitte (AU) dec. Matthew Huffstickler, 2-1 165- DJ Dwyer (GMU) pinned Dalton Harper at 4:25 174- Steve Swayze (GMU) major dec. Will Sutton, 8-0 184- Ryan Hembury (GMU) major dec. Bryan Glace, 11-1 197- Jordan Denmark (AU) dec. Corey Smith, 7-2 Hwt- Chase Duke (AU) dec. Adam Barnette, 5-1 Bloomsburg 19, NC State 12 125- Coltin Fought (NCS) dec. Sean Boylan, 8-6, ot 133- Nick Wilcox (BU) major dec. Ben Elliott, 11-2 141- #12 Darrius Little (NCS) dec. Derek Shingara, 7-5 149- Bryce Busler (BU) dec. Thomas Gantt, 5-2 157- #6 Frank Hickman (BU) dec. Colton Palmer, 13-6 165- Kevin Hartnett (BU) dec. Nijel Jones, 3-2 174- Quinton Godley (NCS) dec. Mike Dessino, 2-1, 2ot 184- Robert O'Neill (NCS) dec. Sam Shirey, 11-6 197- Richard Perry (BU) dec. KaRonne Jones, 4-2 Hwt- Zac Walsh (BU) dec. Josh Davis, 1-0 Gardner-Webb 32, SIU Edwardsville 13 125 - Jake Reinemund (GW) won by forfeit 133 - Patrick Myers (SIUE) major dec. Michael Slaughter, 11-2 141 - Alex Hamm (GW) dec. Logun Taylor, 8-4 149 - Derrick Passoun (SIUE) pinned Davante Andujar at 6:37 157 - Alex Medved (GW) major dec. Kyle Lowman, 9-0 165 - Justin Guthrie (GW) pinned Gabe Hocum at 1:50 174 - Deshoun White (SIUE) dec. Aaron Rabin, 5-2 184 - Jason Porter (GW) major dec. Steve Ross, 10-2 197 - Travis Porter (GW) dec. Josh Wood, 7-2 Hwt - Justin Kozera (GW) won by forfeit Campbell 23, George Mason 17 125 - Gabriel Soto (CU) dec. Chris Rodriguez, 6-2 133 - Joey Rizzolino (CU) major dec. Zachary Isenhour, 14-5 141 - Denny Herndon (GM) dec. Jordan Tolbert, 8-2 149 - Mark Hartenstine (CU) major dec. Shohei Takagi, 10-0 157 - Nick Rex (CU) dec. Matthew Huffsickler, 4-1 165 - D.J. Dwyer (GM) major dec. Dan Luty, 12-4 174 - James Cook (CU) dec. Steve Swayze, 8-2 184 - Ryan Hembury (GM) major dec. John Merickel, 15-6 197 - John Weakley (CU) pinned Mendbagana Tovuujav, at 2:29 Hwt - Adam Barnette (GM) won by forfeit Shippensburg 31, Anderson 10 125 - Colten Keck (SU) dec. Keenan Simmons, 7-6 133 - double forfeit 141 - Melchisedac LaVergne (AU) dec. Simon Rice, 4-1 149 - Dan Telhada (AU) major dec. James Reilley, 4-0 157 - Nick Guiliette (AU) dec. Kenny Stank, 7-2 165 - John Lindquist (SU) pinned Dalton Harper at 5:24 174 - Luke Etter (SU) technical fall Will Sutton, 17-2 184 - Tyler Zittle (SU) technical fall Bryan Glace, 17-1 197 - Keith Dahlhaimer (SU) pinned Jordan Denmark at 2:38 Hwt - Dan Estricher (SU) won by forfeit