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Legendary coach and wrestler Dan Gable taking in the Iowa-Pen State dual meet (Photo/Bob Mayeri) The greatest monument to Dan Gable's success as a coach is not his national championships, it isn't the individual championships, and it isn't the Olympic gold medals earned by his wrestlers. The most impressive manifestation of Gable's imposing legacy is the hoard of black clad Hawkeye fans who pour in from the frigid Iowa night to fill Carver Hawkeye Arena. These fans are passionate, dedicated, and can, in large doses, get a tiny bit annoying. They also are one of the most important populations of people in college wrestling. Imagine the NCAA champions if there were no Iowa fans, the arena would be twenty-five percent empty, at least. Love them or hate them, Iowa wrestling fans add an incredible amount to the sport, and sometimes, as we saw on Friday night, their energy and encouragement can help spur the Iowa wrestlers on to victory. These fans come to Iowa wrestling matches to celebrate the heroic unbreakable spirit of their beloved Hawkeye wrestlers. As was demonstrated in Iowa's 22-16 victory over two-time defending national champion Penn State on Friday night, that spirit is still alive and well, even if the method of victory is somewhat different. Since I started watching college wrestling in the mid-90s, and through Tom Brands' initial seasons, the hallmark of Iowa wrestling was the clutch third-period shot. In these days, it seemed that the great Hawkeye wrestlers would dispatch their toughest opponents in the third period with an inevitable leg attack followed by a pristine and forceful finish, no roll-through counters or other shenanigans, just another Iowa wrestler imposing his will on an opponent. The Iowa style seems to be based largely around the notion of the no nonsense, no frills, approach to wrestling where victory is achieved by getting in on the legs, driving across the hips hard, and putting the other guy on his butt. That wasn't the case on Friday night. On Friday, the Iowa Hawkeyes' wins in key matches came not through unstoppable aggressiveness, but through prowess in scrambling. The winning takedowns for Derek St. John at 157 and Mike Evans at 174 came off of scrambly, some might even say funky, counter wrestling, and Matt McDonough at 125 had to fend off a winning take down bid from Nico Megaludis with some deft scrambling of his own. To some purists this might signal the beginning of the end for the greatness of Iowa wrestling, but I disagree. Long-term success is almost always predicated on the ability to adapt, and this is what we are seeing with the current version of the Hawkeye wrestling team. Iowa is wrestling the way they need to succeed. After all, they are a team coached not by simplistic brutes, but by savvy wrestling minds, minds which have seen their team improve by leaps and bounds this year and have positioned themselves to make a very legitimate run at a national title. Penn State has questions to answer Part of me really wants to see Penn State win it all this year and grow into a dynasty that dominates much the way Iowa did. I want this because wrestling needs more than one fan base like Iowa's. It would be nice to see Penn State's fans become just as numerous, loud, and annoying as Iowa fans. The size and intensity of fan bases are a vital component in the health of our sport. That being said, I believe that Penn State is in for its toughest fight for the national championship in the last three years. I see a number of obstacles that may hinder their ability to produce at nationals like they were able in 2012. At 149, Andrew Alton is almost certainly not going to score like Frank Molinaro. Andrew's brother Dylan, at 157, is going to be hard-pressed to replicate his third-place showing from last year. At 165, David Taylor, isn't even favored to get first anymore, which is crazy. Sophomore 174-pounder, Matt Brown looks like an All-American, but NCAAs are often cruel to first-time participants. Ed Ruth, up a weight at 184, should win it all but probably won't earn quite as many bonus points, the same problem is present at 197 where I don't see Quentin Wright producing quite as many team points as he did in the past two years. Finally, Penn State may be getting better than expected production out of its heavyweights, but they will be heading straight on into one of the toughest heavyweight classes in years. When the dust clears, it will probably be Penn State hoisting a national championship trophy above their heads. I just anticipate a much more interesting race this March. Meanwhile, Penn state was apparently really, really frustrated about the Iowa loss because they blanked a very good Illinois team 37-0 a couple days later. This is scary, but largely due to the fact the Penn State matches up perfectly with the Illini. I'll admit that I also was surprised by the results of Illinois' loss to Ohio State, particularly the role played by Kenny Courts. Courts, a blue chip redshirt freshman at 184, has had an up-and-down season, so I was shocked when Ohio State coach Tom Ryan bumped him to 197 to wrestle Mario Gonzalez, the defending Big Ten champion. Gonzalez is a big 197 pounder who has had success wrestling at heavyweight. Courts didn't just hold his own against Gonzalez, he won 13-9. Perhaps Courts is better suited to 197 and a permanent move is in order. Oklahoma State in the driver's seat I would suppose that Penn State's loss will leave Oklahoma State to rise to the top in the NWCA dual meet strength based rankings. John Smith's Cowboys had a tough task this week against Missouri, who seems to have a ranked wrestler at almost every weight. The Cowboys were able to claim an impressive victory here 21-13. Unfortunately, this match did not feature a rematch at heavyweight between top-ranked Mizzou Tiger Dom Bradley and third-ranked Alan Gelogaev. These wrestlers won't be meeting in their conference tournament, and Dom's win against Gelogaev earlier this year at the Southern Scuffle puts him ahead for seeding purposes come March. This dual did provide an unforeseen major decision loss for Oklahoma State's No. 1-ranked Chris Perry at the hands of Missouri's Todd Porter. I heard some people murmuring about how this shows that 174 will be a wide open weight come nationals, but I disagree. This is Perry's first loss since last year's national semifinals, and until further event prove otherwise, I'm going to view this match as an anomaly and still consider Chris to be a heavy favorite to win a national title. What to look forward to this week Penn State vs. Ohio State: The Buckeyes provide an interesting matchup against PSU. The Buckeyes should earn bonus points at 133 and 141, and they have envisionable wins at 174 and 285. This means that Ohio State is only one weird match result away from a possible upset. Individual match I want to see: James Green vs. Derek St. John. When Iowa and Nebraska lock horns this week I look forward to this clash of elite 157-pounders, it will be fun to see if the lengthy and crafty St. John can thwart the power and speed of Green.

Fargo, N.D. -- Blayne Beale got a takedown late in the third to secure a 21-15 victory for No. 20 University of Northern Iowa over No. 25 North Dakota State. "We had our opportunities, but our guys had pretty good energy," said head coach Doug Schwab. "It was a great weekend for us." For the fourth time this season, the Panthers' fate was in the hands of heavyweight Beale. The team scores headed into the heavyweight match were 18-15 in favor of UNI, and NDSU (7-8) had just earned a major decision in the 197-pound match. Beale's takedown with 31 seconds left in the match put him up 3-1 and secured a team victory. He earned an extra point for riding time to win 4-1. "He did a great job of riding him," said Schwab. "It was good for him to end on a solid note. He has been a great guy to go to when the score is tight at the end of the dual." North Dakota State struck early getting a major decision from No. 10 Trent Sprenkle in the 125-pound match, but No. 9 Levi Wolfensperger got the momentum back in UNI's favor at 133 pounds with an 8-2 decision win over Josh Rodriguez. "He wrestled the same guy at Midlands, and won in overtime, but this time he opened it up and widened the gap on him," said Schwab. Joey Lazor was the first to score bonus points for UNI. He blanked his opponent and recorded 5 minutes, 23 seconds in riding time to win 10-0. It was a battle at 149 pounds with UNI's Clay Welter and Joe Garner trading the majority of the points in the third period. Welter, who wrestled his second dual this season for the Panthers, lead the match 3-0 starting the third, but Garner got a reversal and two takedowns to keep the score tight. Welter prevailed, winning 9-6. "Clay came out strong, and he needs to keep attacking," said Schwab. "A guy can feel when you back off. He let the guy back in, but it was a fun way to win. He got two great wins this weekend. He stepped in at the last-minute to help the team this weekend." David Bonin was just shy of a technical fall. Bonin scored two three-point near falls at the end of the first and second periods and walked away with the 14-1 major decision. UNI's top-ranked wrestler, No. 6 Ryan Loder, continues to be undefeated in dual competition after getting a major decision against Mac Stoll, a returning NCAA qualifier. Loder controlled the entire 184-pound match, winning 10-0. "He has wrestled him a couple of times," said Schwab. "He worked hard to get a couple of turns. Stoll did everything he could to try not to give up points. That was a great time for him to come out and give us the bonus points when we needed it." NDSU is the third ranked opponent that UNI (8-3) has beaten this season. The Panthers took down then-ranked No. 13 Oklahoma and No. 21 Northwestern. The win against NDSU wraps up a victorious weekend for the team, which beat South Dakota State 41-3 on Friday. "It was good to get two wins. These trips can be difficult, but we need to put multiple competitions together and come out with the win," said Schwab. "I thought we responded well." UNI will head to Ames to face Iowa State Feb. 8. Results: 125-No. 10 Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) maj. dec. Ryan Jauch (UNI), 11-2 133-No. 9 Levi Wolfensperger (UNI) dec. Josh Rodriguez (NDSU), 8-2 141-No. 13 Joey Lazor (UNI) maj. dec. Mark Erickson (NDSU), 10-0 149-Clay Welter (UNI) dec. Joe Garner (NDSU), 9-6 157-David Bonin (UNI) maj. dec. Tanner Carlisle (NDSU), 14-1 165-No. 6 Steven Monk (NDSU) maj. dec. Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 14-1 174-Kurtis Julson (NDSU) dec. Cody Caldwell (UNI), 3-2 184-No. 6 Ryan Loder (UNI) maj. dec. Mac Stoll (NDSU), 10-0 197-Kallen Kleinschmidt (NDSU) maj. dec. Taylor Kettman (UNI) 12-3 285-Blayne Beale (UNI) dec. Evan Knutson (NDSU), 4-1

BOISE, Idaho -- The No. 24 Boise State wrestling team won eight-straight matches to defeat Stanford 29-7, Sunday. The win gave the Broncos (8-5, 4-1 Pac-12) a weekend sweep after defeating CSU Bakersfield Friday. Jason Chamberlain exerted his will at 149 pounds against Timmy Boone, getting his first pin of the season. Chamberlain, who is ranked second in the nation, went up big after getting two 3-point near falls to close out the first period. It was in the second period that he would finish things off, getting both of Boone's shoulders on the mat at the 4:23 mark. Scott Bacon and Jake Swartz also picked up bonus points at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively. Swartz defeated Alan Yen (10-1) and is on a roll of major decisions with five in his last six matches, now has 10 on the season. Bacon's win is his 15th of the season as he took down Thomas Kimbrell, 15-4. Holden Packard provided the most exciting bout of the day at 165 pounds. Packard got on the board first in the second period with a quick escape and would remain up 1-0 for almost the entire match. Packard displayed his ability to ride, and did so almost the entire third period to secure the riding time point. With only one second remaining in the match, Stanford's Bret Baumbach pulled off a reversal to send the bout into overtime. Halfway through the overtime period, Packard earned the positioning and took down Baumbach to secure the win, 4-2. No. 18 George Ivanov recorded his eighth-straight victory with an 11-4 decision against Kyle Meyer at 157 pounds. The senior is 19-5 this season with an 11-2 dual match record. Travis Himmelman (141), Cody Dixon (197) and J.T. Felix (285) each picked up decisions in the Boise State victory as well. The Broncos will be back in action for the second Beauty and the Beast match of the season, Feb. 10, when they take on Cal Poly. Results: 125: Evan Silver (STAN) dec. Rami Haddadin, 5-1 133: Alex Manley (STAN) major dec. Landon Hartley, 9-1 141: Travis Himmelman (BSU) dec. Josh Lauderdale, 7-1 149: No. 2 Jason Chamberlain (BSU) fall Timmy Boone, 4:23 157: No. 18 George Ivanov (BSU) dec. Kyle Meyer, 11-4 165: Holden Packard (BSU) dec. Bret Baumbach, 4-2 (OT) 174: Scott Bacon (BSU) major dec. Thomas Kimbrell, 15-4 184: No. 10 Jake Swartz (BSU) major dec. Alan Yen, 10-1 197: Cody Dixon (BSU) dec. Michaael Sojka, 3-1 285: No. 13 J.T. Felix (BSU) dec. Dan Scherer, 7-4

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State's (6-4 overall, 1-2 Big 12) five-match winning streak came to a hault on Sunday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum, as No. 2 Oklahoma State (13-0 overall, 3-0 Big 12) defeated the Cyclones 25-9. "Wins and losses happen but what we are trying to accomplish is to go out and wrestle hard in every single situation, and I think our guys are getting there for the most part," head coach Kevin Jackson said. “The guys are going out there and fighting hard, and I keep saying this but we're going to be really good. These kids we have on our team are going to be real, real good." It was a special day for Cyclone wrestling fans as Olympic Gold Medalist Jake Varner was honored at the 10-minute intermission mark of the dual. Varner's Olympic Gold Medal banner was unveiled in the Hilton Coliseum rafters to a standing ovation from fans. Varner joined an elite fraternity, as he is the sixth Cyclone wrestler to win a gold medal. No. 17 Boaz Beard scored an impressive upset over OSU's No. 10 Chris Chionuma by way of an 8-2 decision. Beard got a takedown 16 seconds into the match and did not look back from there. The win marks Beard's fourth-straight dating back to a Jan. 13 first period pin over Drexel's Byran Sternlib. No. 9 Kyven Gadson continued his winning ways, defeating OSU's No. 6 Blake Rosholt 3-1. Gadson got on the board first with an escape early in the second period. The score was knotted at 1-1 when Gadson scored a two-point takedown on the edge of the mat with 8 seconds left in the match. Gadson improved to 7-2 on the year against ranked opponents with the win. The Waterloo, Iowa native is now 16-2 on the year and a perfect 9-0 in dual competition. Gadson is currently on a six-match win streak that features three wins over top-10 opponents. Redshirt sophomore Luke Goettl got back on the winning track Sunday as he defeated Keokuk, Iowa native Julian Feikert at 141 pounds. Goettl trailed much of the match, then scored a late escape and takedown with 1:24 left in the final period. Goettl then rode out Feikert for the win. Iowa State returns to action on Friday, Feb. 8 to take on No. 20 Northern Iowa at 7 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum. The dual marks the annual Beauty and the Beast event for the Cyclones, as the women's gymnastics will compete simultaneously with the wrestlers. Results: 125: Eddie Klimara (OSU) mdec. Ryak Finch (ISU), 11-2 133: No. 4 Jon Morrison (OSU) inj. Def. John Meeks (ISU), (4:03) 141: Luke Goettl (ISU) dec. Julian Feikert (OSU), 5-4 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) dec. Max Mayfield (ISU), 7-1 157: No. 9 Alex Deringer (OSU) dec. Logan Molina (ISU), 4-2 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) dec. Michael Moreno (ISU), 8-2 174: No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. Tanner Weatherman (ISU), 3-0 184: No. 17 Boaz Beard (ISU) dec. No. 10 Chris Chionuma (OSU), 8-2 197: No. 9 Kyven Gadson (ISU) dec. No. 6 Blake Rosholt (OSU), 3-1 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Matt Gibson (ISU), 6-5

CLARION -- The 14th-ranked Bloomsburg University wrestling team won its eighth straight match with a 21-9 win over Clarion University on Sunday. The win clinched a tie for the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) dual meet title for the Huskies. Bloomsburg shared its only other EWL dual meet title with Lock Haven in 1993. The Huskie can win its first title outright with a win over Lock Haven on Feb. 15. “It was a long road trip for us,” said head coach John Stutzman. “But the guys came through against Clarion today. We need to continue to improve as we have Rutgers and George Mason up next.” Clarion jumped out to the early lead when Tyler Fraley beat Bloomsburg's Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks), 4-1 at 125 pounds. Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) came back with a 2-0 decision at 133 pounds to tie the score at 3-3 before Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) put the Huskies back on top with a 5-2 win at 141 pounds. Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) put the Huskies up 9-3 when he won 5-1 at 149 pounds setting a showdown between two nationally ranked wrestlers at 157 pounds. Bloomsburg's Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney), ranked 11th, faced off with fourth-ranked James Fleming with Hickman getting the lead after one period with a takedown with four seconds to go in the period. After no scoring in the second period, Fleming took top in the third. He got a three-point near fall with 50 seconds left to go up 3-2. Fleming then rode Hickman till about eight seconds to go when Hickman escaped to tie the match at 3-3. But Fleming had 1:48 in riding time to earn the win. Following the match Bloomsburg was penalized one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct leaving the Huskies with an 8-6 lead. At 165 pounds Bloomsburg's Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) posted a major decision victory, 15-4, over Nick Milano to make it 12-6. Clarion got it final win at 174 pounds before the Huskies closed out the afternoon with three wins by decision from Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield), Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) and Justin Grant (Easton/Easton). The Huskies, 14-2, 4-0 EWL, will be back in action on Friday at Rutgers starting at 7 p.m. Results: 125: Tyler Fraley (CL) dec. Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BL) 4-1 133: #12 Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BL) dec. Joe Waltko (CL) 2-0 141: Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (BL) dec. Devin Cook (CL) 5-2 149: Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (BL) dec. Tyler Bedelyon (CL) 5-1 157: #4 James Fleming (CL) dec. #11 Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BL) 4-3* *1 team point deducted for unsportsmanlike conduct 165- #11 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BL) maj. dec. Nick Milano (CL) 15-4 174- Ryan Darch (CL) dec. Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (BL) 6-5 rideout 1 184- Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BL) dec. Steven Cressley (CL) 4-1 197- #16 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (BL) dec. Justin Ortega (CL) 9-4 285- #15 Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (BL) dec. Phil Catrucco (CL) 8-4

Mount Pleasant, Mich. -- Central Michigan earned its twelfth win of the season, defeating Old Dominion 25-6. No. 2 senior Ben Bennett continued his unbeaten streak with a 9-0 major decision over Austin Coburn. The Chippewas (12-3, 4-0 MAC) won eight of the 10 matches against the Monarchs (10-6), including three wins in matches featuring ranked wrestlers. Junior Joe Roth opened the dual meet up with a decision over No. 14 Jerome Robinson. Roth took an early 2-0 lead with a first period take down. He brought Robinson to the mat once more midway through the second period on his way to a 5-2 win. No. 7 junior Scotti Sentes extended Central Michigan’s lead to 6-0 with a 7-3 decision. He wasted no time in setting the tempo, taking down Scott Festejo early in the first period. Sentes scored three take downs in the match. After losing the 141-pound match, senior Donnie Corby got the Chippewas back on track with a 2-0 decision. Sophomore Mike Ottinger recorded four takedowns in a 10-4 decision to put Central Michigan up 12-6. Bennett won in dominating fashion, earning a 9-0 major decision over Austin Coburn. Freshman Jackson Lewis and No. 5 senior Jarod Trice closed out the match with decisions, each winning 2-1. The Chippewas will be back in action on February 8 against Eastern Michigan for the Rumble and Tumble. With a win over the Eagles, Central Michigan can clinch the outright Mid-American Conference title. Results: 125: Joe Roth (CMU) dec. No. 14 Jerome Robinson, 5-2; CMU 3-0 133: Scotti Sentes (CMU) dec. Scott Festejo, 7-3, CMU 6-0 141: No. 16 Chris Mecate dec. Scott Mattingly, 6-1, CMU 6-3 149: Donnie Corby dec. Alexander Richardson, 2-0, CMU 9-3 157: Brennan Brumley dec. Luke Smith, 6-3, CMU 9-6 165: Mike Ottinger dec. Brett Miller, 10-4, CMU 12-6 174: Craig Kelliher dec. Marcus Johnson, 2-0, CMU 15-6 184: No. 2 Ben Bennett major dec. Austin Coburn, 9-0, CMU19-6 197: Jackson Lewis dec. Jacob Henderson, 2-1, CMU 22-6 285: No. 5 Jarod Trice dec. Matt Tourdot, 2-1, CMU 25-6

The American University wrestling team won seven bouts on its way to a 26-14 upset of No. 19 Binghamton on Sunday afternoon in Bender Arena. "I'm really happy for our guys that we were able to put this match together, especially with Binghamton being ranked nationally," said Head Coach Teague Moore. "The details are really where we won out. We talked a lot about how to finish periods out and finishing scoring holds, and we executed and did that today." Esteban Gomez-Rivera's major decision in the first bout of the day put the Eagles up and the team never relinquished its advantage for the remainder of the match. Gomez-Rivera posted three takedowns in the second period for the 11-6 lead and continued to dominate. His riding time advantage secured the bonus point for American. John Boyle continued the momentum for the Eagles, earning a 2-0 decision after two scoreless periods. Binghamton's Donnie Vinson, ranked No. 4 in the nation, brought the Bearcats within one in the team standings after a pin, but that was the closest the match would be. Mark Cirello, Phillip Barreiro and Keithen Cast registered three straight victories to put American up 20-6, with Barreiro earning his first major decision of the year and Cast picking up his fourth fall, pinning John Paris in 5:12 after trailing entering the third. Binghamton won the next two bouts before Blake Herrin was able to secure the victory with a 9-5 decision over Tyler Deuel. David Terao closed out the match with a 10-4 decision after leading for the entirety of the bout. "I'm really happy for our guys and I'm excited that we can take this momentum into next weekend," said Moore. American will face back-to-back EIWA opponents next, taking on Navy on Saturday, February 9 at 7 p.m. The Eagles will then travel to West Point, N.Y. on Sunday, February 10 for a pair of dual meets against EIWA foe Army at 5 p.m. and Boston University at 6 p.m. Results: 133: Esteban Gomez-Rivera (American) major dec. Dylan Cohen (Binghamton), 18-10; American, 4-0 141: John Boyle (American) dec. Dan Riggi (Binghamton), 2-0; American, 7-0 149: No. 4 Donnie Vinson (Binghamton) fall Kevin Tao (American), 0:50; American, 7-6 157: Mark Cirello (American) dec. Jack McKeever (Binghamton), 6-2; American, 10-6 165: Phillip Barreiro (American) major dec. Vincent Grella (Binghamton), 10-2; American, 14-6 174: Keithen Cast (American) fall John Paris (Binghamton), 5:12; American, 20-6 184: Cody Reed (Binghaton) dec. Thomas Barreiro (American), 5-3; American, 20-9 197: No. 5 Nate Schiedel (Binghamton) tech. fall Devon Bradley (American), 18-2 (4:30); American, 20-14 HWT: Blake Herrin (American) dec. Tyler Deuel (Binghamton), 9-5; American, 23-14 125: David Terao (American) dec. Mike Sardo (Binghamton), 10-4; American, 26-14

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Huge victories from sophomores Braden Atwood and Brandon Nelsen carried the No. 18 Purdue wrestling team to a 19-18 Big Ten dual victory over visiting 17th-ranked Michigan at Holloway Gymnasium on Sunday. The Boilermakers hit a slew of historical milestones with the victory including their first win over Michigan since 1998, as they improved to 13-5 overall and 4-3 in conference competition. Purdue snapped a streak of nine consecutive losses to the Wolverines, and won their third straight Big Ten dual in the process, a feat that hasn’t been achieved by the Boilermakers since 2003, when they topped Indiana, Ohio State and Wisconsin in succession. Head coach Scott Hinkel also clinched the Boilermakers’ first four-win Big Ten dual season since 2004, and his most victories in a season (13) since taking over the program in 2007-08. “We set some goals for the second half of the Big Ten season, and we’ve followed that path to success,” said Hinkel. “We went out today, competed hard and had each other’s backs, and that allowed us to come away with a victory. I’m proud of our guys.” The Boilermakers and Wolverines split the dual, winning five bouts apiece, but Atwood and Nelsen came up with respective bonus-point victories at 197 and 141 pounds to make the difference in the final team score. The other three Purdue victories came from senior Tommy Churchard, sophomore Patrick Kissel and junior Cashé Quiroga, with all three wins coming in dramatic fashion. The dual started at 157 pounds where Churchard had to come from behind to earn his 17th win of the season and give Purdue a 3-0 lead. Churchard struck first to take a quick lead, but Michigan sophomore Michael Carpenter answered quickly with a takedown of his own midway through the first. Churchard bounced right back with a solid leg attack and finished the first period leading, 5-3. Another Purdue takedown and a pair of Michigan escapes sent the match to the third period with a 7-6 lead and well-over a minute of riding time for Churchard, but a four-point move from Carpenter in the third gave the Wolverines a 10-8 lead as the clock ticked down. The Purdue senior captain would not be denied the victory as he scrambled back to his feet and scored in the final five seconds to earn a 12-10 final. The next two matches both went Michigan’s way as ninth-ranked freshman Taylor Massa rolled to a 13-1 major decision over Purdue freshman Doug Welch at 165 and 10th-ranked junior Dan Yates scored a 22-7 technical fall over Boilermaker freshman Chad Welch at 174, giving the Wolverines a 9-3 advantage. The Boilermakers answered at 184 and 197 pounds as sophomore Patrick Kissel came from behind to earn a 4-3 decision over Michigan sophomore Chris Heald and Atwood needed just 1:18 seconds to stick Wolverine sophomore Max Huntley. Kissel surrendered the first takedown to Heald, just five seconds into the match, giving Heald a 2-1 lead after Kissel escaped about a minute later. Heald took the neutral start in the second period, which went scoreless and Kissel tied the bout with a third-period escape, 2-2. Kissel got in on a shot midway through the final period, and a lengthy scramble ensued, working almost 30 seconds before the Boilermaker sophomore got his feet underneath him, came up between Heald’s legs and finished for the score. Heald escaped late, but that was the last of the scoring in the 4-3 decision. Atwood picked up his fifth fall of the season and 13th of his career, hitting a fireman’s carry off of a two-on-one tie, and putting Huntley right on his back to give the Boilermakers a 12-9 lead at the intermission. Michigan took a 15-12 after the break as No. 19 heavyweight Ben Apland topped Purdue junior Alex White, 10-3, and 14th-ranked junior Sean Boyle used a first-period takedown to edge 18th-ranked Boilermaker junior Camden Eppert at 125 pounds, 4-1. White came up with a huge third-period escape to avoid a major decision and the 125-pound match came with several scrambles, but most were stalemated by the official as Eppert took just his second Big Ten dual loss of the season. Quiroga pushed the Boilermakers back into a tie at 133 pounds, overcoming a quick start from Michigan freshman Rossi Bruno and pushing for an 11-7 decision. Bruno took a 2-0 lead in the first, scoring and riding Quiroga out, but the Purdue junior got things going in the second, hitting a pair of high-crotch shots and surging into a 5-3 advantage. Bruno cut the lead to one, 5-4, with a third-period escape, but Quiroga stayed at work, hitting three more takedowns and evening the team score at 15-15. Nelsen scored the decisive bonus point of the match, dominating Wolverine freshman Camryn Jackson at 141 pounds, 12-0. Jackson came out quick, attempting a pair of blast double-leg shots, but Nelsen stuffed both and countered with an ankle-pick finish for two. From there Nelsen would go to work on top, turning Jackson for a pair of two-point turns in the first and two three-point turns in the third, nearly pinning his opponent on a few occasions. Nelsen finished with 5:53 of riding time in his 19th win of the season, giving Purdue a 19-15 edge going into the final match. The feature match of the day pitted undefeated Purdue senior Ivan Lopouchanski against Michigan junior Eric Grajales at 149 pounds, and despite suffering his first loss of the season, 10-6, Lopouchanski held off any bonus points to secure the team win. The Boilermakers came out on the wrong end of a pair of first-period video reviews from the official as Grajales scored once on the edge and again as the clock expired to take a 4-1 lead. Lopouchanski responded in the second, taking Grajales down twice and knotting the score at 6-6, but the third period belonged to Grajales as he escaped, took Lopouchanski down and rode him out for the win. The Boilermakers take aim at their fifth Big Ten victory and a coveted point in the Crimson and Gold Cup standings as they host archrival Indiana on Monday, Feb. 11, at 6:30 p.m. in Holloway Gymnasium. The match will air live on the Big Ten Network as Purdue looks to win its fourth straight in conference duals. Results: 157 -- Tommy Churchard (PU) dec. Michael Carpenter, 12-10 PU, 3-0 165 -- #9 Taylor Massa (U-M) major dec. Doug Welch, 13-1 U-M, 4-3 174 -- #10 Dan Yates (U-M) tech. fall Chad Welch, 22-7 (5:52) U-M, 9-3 184 -- Patrick Kissell (PU) dec. Chris Heald, 4-3 U-M, 9-6 197 -- #18 Braden Atwood (PU) pinned #20 Max Huntley, 1:19 PU, 12-9 Hwt -- #19 Ben Apland (U-M) dec. Alex White, 10-3 Tied, 12-12 125 -- #17 Sean Boyle (U-M) dec. #15 Camden Eppert, 4-1 U-M, 15-12 133 -- #14 Cashe Quiroga (PU) dec. Rossi Bruno, 11-7 Tied, 15-15 141 -- Braden Nelson (PU) major dec. Camryn Jackson, 11-0 PU, 19-15 149 -- #12 Eric Grajales (U-M) dec. #13 Ivan Lopouchanski, 10-6 PU, 19-18

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team rebounded from having a 20-dual win streak snapped at Iowa on Friday by posting a Big Ten road dual shutout. Penn State won all ten bouts in blanking No. 8 Illinois 37-0 in Champaign, its third Big Ten dual shutout of the year. Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, pinned No. 5 Jesse Delgado to get Penn State off to a fast start. The Lion used a third period scramble to get the fall at the 6:45 mark. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) picked up yet another win over a top-ten opponent, rolling to a convincing 8-6 victory over No. 8 Daryl Thomas at 133. Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) then posted a 2-0 win over Steven Gonzales at 141 and the Nittany Lions led 12-0 early. Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 149, then posted a 6-3 win over Caleb Ervin. Brother Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, then blistered Illini Matt Nora with four third period takedowns to roll to a 14-6 major decision, putting the Nittany Lions up 19-0 at the midway point. All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, then posted a strong 14-7 win over No. 8 Conrad Polz to keep the Lion hopes of a road shutout going. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, posted a 6-4 win over No. 8 Jordan Blanton at 174. All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, remained undefeated with a blistering pin of No. 20 Tony Dallago, getting the fall less than a minute into the bout with a cradle at the 0:47 mark. Senior All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, also stayed unbeaten, posting a tough 4-2 win over No. 13 Mario Gonzalez to put Penn State up 34-0 heading into the final bout. At 285, sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.) secured the road shutout with a strong 9-4 win over Chris Lopez, posting the final dual score at 37-0. The Nittany Lions improve to 9-1 on the year, 6-1 in the Big Ten. Illinois falls to 6-4, 2-4 in Big Ten action. Penn State, in addition to winning all ten bouts, tallied seven bonus points off Ruth and Megaludis' pin and Dylan Alton's major. Penn State also won the takedown battle 20-4. The shut out is Penn State's third in Big Ten action this year and its first road shut out of a Big Ten foe since blanking Wisconsin 43-0 in Madison last year on Jan. 15, 2012. The victory is Penn State's first ever at Illinois. Penn State continues its four-dual road trip at Pittsburgh on Friday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. The Lions then visit Ohio State on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m. Penn State's only remaining dual meet is Sunday, Feb. 17, when Rider visits Rec Hall. The dual is sold out but a limited number of SRO tickets may be available. For availability, fans can call 1-800-NITTANY or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office windows from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2012-13 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU pinned #5 Jesse Delgado ILL, WBF (6:45) 6-0 133: Jordan Conaway PSU dec. #8 Daryl Thomas ILL, 8-6 9-0 141: Bryan Pearsall PSU dec. Steven Rodgrigues ILL, 2-0 12-0 149: #8 Andrew Alton PSU dec. Caleb Ervin ILL, 6-3 15-0 157: #6 Dylan Alton PSU maj. dec. Matt Nora ILL, 14-6 19-0 165: #2 David Taylor PSU dec. #8 Conrad Polz ILL, 14-7 22-0 174: #4 Matt Brown PSU dec. #8 Jordan Blanton ILL, 6-4 25-0 184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU pinned #20 Tony Dallago ILL, WBF (0:47) 31-0 197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU dec. #13 Mario Gonzalez ILL, 4-2 34-0 285: Jimmy Lawson PSU dec. Chris Lopez ILL, 9-4 37-0 Attendance: 1,247 Records: Penn State 9-1, 6-1 Big Ten; Illinois 6-4, 2-4 Big Ten Up Next for Penn State: At #16 Pittsburgh, Friday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, took on No. 5 Jesse Delgado in a rematch of the NWCA All-Star Classic exhibition match, wrestled this past November (won in tight fashion by Megaludis, 3-2). The highly ranked duo traded early shots with neither wrestler finding an opening at the bout's start. Delgado connected on a single leg at the 1:00 mark, gaining control of Megaludis on the edge of the mat for a takedown and a 2-0 lead. The Lion sophomore was not able to escape and a Delgado ride out gave the Illini the lead heading into the second. Delgado chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Megaludis worked for his first takedown but Delgado was able to fight off the Lion's shots through the bulk of the second period. Trailing 3-0, Megaludis chose down to start the third period. He quickly escaped and began pressing Delgado towards the outside circle. Delgado got hit with a first stall warning at the 1:00 mark and Megaludis gained control of his ankle. But the Illini was able to work out of bounds and force a reset. Megaludis picked up a stall point at :40, cutting the lead to 3-2, and continued to press. The Lion sophomore forced a scramble that allowed him to work into control of Delgado's waist. He shifted his hips and forced the Illini's shoulders to the mat, getting the pin at the 6:45 mark. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) took on Illinois senior Daryl Thomas, who was ranked No. 8 at 133. After the tandem worked through the first minute plus, Conaway drew first blood with a counter takedown at the 1:28 mark, taking a 2-0 lead early. Thomas escaped at the :46 mark and action resumed in the center circle. Conaway nearly connected on a second takedown late in the period but Thomas fought off the move. Leading 2-1, Conaway chose down to start the second period. A quick escaped gave the Lion a 3-1 lead. Conaway countered a high Thomas shot, using a duck under for a single leg to takedown and a 5-1 lead with :35 left in the period. A Conaway ride out gave the Lion a 5-1 lead with 1:18 riding time after two periods. Thomas chose down to start the final period but Conaway once again proved to be strong on top. The Lion freshman clinched the riding time point before escaping. He then cut Conaway loose and took him down again, but a Conaway escape gave the Lion a 7-6 lead. The Lion freshman was able to fight off Thomas' final shot and, with the bonus point, picked up the 8-6 win over the eighth-ranked Illini. 141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) met Illini freshman Steven Rodgrigues at 141. The duo battled through a scoreless first period, with neither wrestler finding an opening. Pearsall chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Continuing to work the shoulders, Pearsall and Rodrigues worked the center of the mat with the Lion fighting off two shots to hold his 1-0 lead at period's end. Rodrigues chose down to start the third period but Pearsall was able to break the Illini down, nearly finishing off a cradle in the process. The Nittany Lion senior maintained control for the entire period, nearly turning him to his back in the process. While not getting back points, the ride out gave Pearsall a bonus point and a 2-0 win, putting Penn State up 12-0. 149: Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 149, battled Caleb Ervin. Alton quickly took Ervin down, gaining control of his shoulders for a 2-0 lead just seconds into the bout. The duo scrambled in the center of the mat, with Alton fighting off a reversal and maintaining control. Ervin escaped at the 1:15 mark, and Alton quickly worked in on his shoulders once again, working the Illini to the mat for another takedown and a 4-1 lead. Ervin escaped and Alton shot low once again, but the clock wound down and Alton led 4-2 after the opening period. Alton chose down to start the second stanza but Ervin was able to control the Lion long enough to work of Alton's riding time edge. Alton worked his way to a last second reversal and led 6-2 after two periods. Ervin chose down to start the final stanza and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 6-3 deficit. With riding time not a factor, Ervin shot low on Alton, forcing a scramble that Alton eventually fought off. Alton got in on a single leg after a reset with :30 on the clock. The move forced a scramble that killed the clock and Alton posted the 6-3 win. 157: Sophomore All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, faced off against Illini freshman Matt Nora. Alton quickly gained control of Nora's shoulders and nearly turned him to his back for a five point move. But the takedown alone gave Alton an early 2-0 lead. Nora escaped to a 2-1 score and action returned to the center circle. Alton quickly took Nora down again and cut him loose to a 4-2 score with 1:30 on the clock. Trailing 4-2, Nora chose down to start the second period and worked his way to an escape, but not before Alton built up 1:32 in riding time. Leading by one, Alton chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-3 lead. The Lion sophomore then upped his offensive pressure, forcing Nora towards the edge of the mat. He countered a low Nora shot and took the Illini down on the edge of the mat with 1:20 left, taking 7-3 lead. He then cut him loose and began working for another takedown. He went on to add three more takedowns. He finished the bout off with a ride out and, with 2:03 riding time, posted the 14-6 major. 165: Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, took to the mat against No. 8 Conrad Polz. Taylor scored quickly, forcing Polz' head to the mat, allowing him a clear shot at a low single and a takedown. Leading 2-0, Taylor then put together a strong ride, building up well over a minute's worth of riding time. Polz escaped, only to get taken down again by Taylor and this time the Lion rode him out to lead 4-1 after one period. Polz chose down to start the second stanza and escaped to a 4-2 deficit. Polz took a shot that Taylor countered at the :35 mark and the Nittany Lion led 6-2 late in the second. Another Taylor ride out gave the Lion a 6-2 lead with 2:37 riding time after two periods. Taylor chose down to start the final period, quickly escaped and then stepped right in for a fourth takedown and a 9-2 lead. With the riding time point clinched, Taylor then turned Polz to his back for three near fall points and a 12-2 lead. Taylor continued to control the action from the top. Polz was able to reverse Taylor and pick up three late back points. The late flurry was enough to keep Taylor from getting bonus points but 4:14 in riding time gave Taylor a 14-7 win. 174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, met No. 8 Jordan Blanton of Illinois. Brown scored first, getting a takedown just under a minute into the bout to lead 2-1 after a Blanton escape. The Lion sophomore continued to set the tempo offensively, gaining control of Blanton in the center circle. Blanton countered the move and forced a stalemate with 1:00 left in the opening period. Brown used a strong high double to work his way into control of Blanton, picking up a late takedown and potential near fall points. With the nearfall not being called, the Penn State bench challenged the call, but to no avail. Trailing 4-1, Blanton chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-2 score. Neither wrestler found a way to score for the rest of the period and Brown rode that score into the third. The Lion chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. He then gained control of Blanton and forced a scramble in the middle of the mat, but a stalemate was called at the 1:05 mark. Blanton used a single leg to work towards his first takedown, cutting Brown loose to a 6-4 Lion lead with :30 on the clock. With riding time not a factor, Brown rolled to the 6-4 win over the ranked Illini. 184: Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, battled No. 20 Tony Dallago. Ruth wasted no time taking Dallago down, working his way to a 2-0 lead just :15 into the bout. The Lion junior then completed a cradle and eventually stuck the ranked Illini for the pin at the 0:47 mark. 197: Three-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, wrestled No. 13 Mario Gonzalez. Wright used an early opening to slide down to a low double and a 2-0 lead with a takedown at the 1:00 mark. Gonzalez escaped and action resumed in the center circle. Wright and Gonzalez then battled through the rest of the period without any more scoring and Wright led by one after one. Gonzalez chose down to start the second period but could not break free of a dominating Wright ride. He escaped to a 2-2 tie but not until Wright had built his riding time edge to 1:49. Wright chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 lead. Wright shot through a high single, working Gonzalez to the mat and forcing a scramble that nearly ended in a Wright pin. But Gonzalez countered and almost notched a takedown before action moved out of bounds. Wright carried the one point lead and, with the riding time point, posted the 4-2 win. 285: Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.) got the nod at 285 and met Illinois freshman Chris Lopez. Lawson wasted no time, blowing through a high shot at Lopez and getting a takedown early. He then added two back points before Lopez escaped to a 4-1 score with 1:45 on the clock. Lawson fought off a Lopez shot at the :30 mark and rode the 4-1 lead into the second period. Lopez chose down to start the second stanza but was not able to break free of Lawson until the :45 mark. The escape cut the Lawson lead to 4-2, but the Lion had 1:38 in riding time. Lawson chose down to start the third period and quickly worked his way to a reversal and a 6-2 lead. Lopez escaped at the 1:08 mark but Lawson had the riding time point clinched. Lopez dove low at a double leg with :40 on the clock, but Lawson forced a stalemate and action resumed in the center circle. The Lion sophomore finished on top, working through another high double for a takedown. Lopez added an escape, but with the riding time point Lawson posted a 9-4 win, securing the 37-0 road shutout.

The Maroon and Gold came out fighting as the team took to its home mat at the Sports Pavilion for the final time during the regular season. Five Gophers marked major decision wins on the day, while Cody Yohn, the lone senior in the starting lineup, tallied a fall to help elevate the team to a 32-6 victory over Michigan State. Michigan State got on the board first with a win in the opening 133-pound bout. In the overtime match, Brandon Fifield caught Randy Hanson, filling in for Chris Dardanes, with a takedown for the 7-5 sudden victory. Nick Dardanes and Dylan Ness answered with consecutive major decision to put Minnesota ahead in the dual, a lead it would keep for the remainder of the day. Dardanes poured the pressure on Nick Trimble, and scored an 18-6 major, with 2:48 riding time. Ness met Dan Osterman and dominated the mat to a 17-6 finish. Yohn ignited the pavilion with a thrilling bout before intermission. The senior racked up a takedown and a near fall for a 5-0 advantage before ultimately pinning Nick Proctor on his back at the 1:24 mark. It was his first winning fall on home turf since joining the Gopher squad five years ago. Out of break, Minnesota’s big boys went undefeated once again, with three of the four heaviest weights collecting major decisions. Logan Storley bested Jordan Wohlfert by a 13-4 score, followed by Kevin Steinhaus’ defeat of John Rizqallah with the day’s largest margin of victory (15-2). At 197 lbs., Scott Schiller marked the team’s fifth and final major (11-3) over Luke Jones, while gathering 3:11 of riding time. Tony Nelson matched up against the Spartans’ sole ranked individual, Michael McClure, in the heavyweight bout. Nelson notched an escape and a takedown in the second period and then rode McClure for much of the remaining clock, resulting in a bonus point for 3:04 riding time. The competition ended at 125 lbs, where Corey Hodowanic wrestled for a 2-1 decision over Brenan Lyon. With one match to go before tournament time, Minnesota improves to 12-2, 6-1 B1G, while the Spartans flounder to 4-11, 0-7. Next weekend, the Gophers travel to Wisconsin for a battle at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10. Results: 133: Brandon Fifield (MichSt) dec. Randy Hanson (Minn) 7-5 sv 141: #11 Nick Dardanes (Minn) maj. dec. Nick Trimble (MichSt) 18-6 149: #10 Dylan Ness (Minn) maj. dec. Dan Osterman (MichSt) 17-6 157: Ryan Watts (MichSt) dec. Danny Zilverberg (Minn) 7-6 165: #14 Cody Yohn (Minn) pinned Nick Proctor (MichSt) 2:34 174: #2 Logan Storley (Minn) maj. dec. Jordan Wohlfert (MichSt) 13-4 184: #5 Kevin Steinhaus (Minn) maj. dec. John Rizqallah (MichSt) 15-2 197: #12 Scott Schiller (Minn) maj. dec. Luke Jones (MichSt) 11-3 Hwt: #2 Tony Nelson (Minn) dec. #7 Michael McClure (MichSt) 4-0 125: Cory Hodowanic (Minn) dec Brenan Lyon (MichSt) 2-1

PITTSBURGH -- The No. 15 University of Pittsburgh wrestling team (8-4) saw six wrestlers pick up bonus points, including pins from Matt Wilps and Zac Thomusseit, as the Panthers cruised to a 31-9 victory over rival West Virginia (1-8) this evening at Fitzgerald Field House. After dropping the opening match of the night, Shelton Mack got the Panthers on the board with a 14-5 major decision over Sean Fee at 133 pounds. Mack started out strong with three first period takedowns to take a 6-2 lead into the second. The lead stayed at four going into the third where Mack again went on the offensive securing a pair of takedowns to push his advantage to eight and securing the major. WVU quickly regained the edge with a close victory at 141 pounds but Ronnie Garbinksy gave Pitt a lead it wouldn’t relinquish when he earned an 11-3 major over Tre Miller-Scott at 149 pounds. After Miller-Scott took a 3-2 advantage into the second, Garbinsky started down and quickly earned an escape and takedown. Shortly after, Garbinsky was able to turn Miller-Scott to his back and secure three near fall points to take an 8-3 lead into the third. The third also went Garbinsky’s way after Miller-Scott chose a neutral start and Garbinksy earned a takedown and used 3:18 of riding time to earn the major. Donnie Tasser continued the Panther momentum at 157 pounds with a dominant 11-0 major decision over Jason Luster. Tasser scored takedowns in all three periods and was extremely impressive on top riding Luster for 5:28 and securing three near fall points off a turn in the third. The victory marks the second-consecutive contest in which Tasser has accumulated over five minutes of riding time. At 165 pounds, Tyler Wilps took a 7-3 decision over Ross Renzi. Wilps started the first with a pair of takedowns to build a 4-1 cushion. Following a rideout in the second Wilps brought his 4-1 lead into the third but was unable to push it to a major and settled for the decision. Following a Mountaineer win at 174, Max Thomusseit earned a 10-0 shutout victory over Lance Bryson. Thomusseit was the aggressor early scoring a quick double leg takedown and following it up with a turn for three near fall points. From there, Bryson was on his heels and got call for stalling twice and a caution once to help Thomusseit earn the major. The Panthers closed the match in impressive fashion as Matt Wilps and Zac Thomusseit tallied victories by fall. Wilps stuck A.J. Vizcarrondo as time ran down in his match at 197 pounds, pinning Vizcarrondo with seven seconds left in the match, while Thomusseit got his fall in the first period at 2:53. The pin gave Thomusseit his team-best 10th victory by fall on the season, seven of which have come in the first period. Pitt will return to the mats on Friday, Feb. 8, when it hosts in-state rival Penn State at 7 p.m. at Fitzgerald Field House. Results: 125: Shane Young (W) dec. Godwin Nyama (P), 8-3; WVU leads, 3-0 133: No. 13 Shelton Mack m. dec. (P) Sean Fee (W), 14-5; Pitt leads, 4-3 141: No. 12 Nathan Pennesi (W) dec. Travis Shaffer (P), 5-4; WVU leads, 6-4 149: Ronnie Garbinsky (P) m. dec. Tre Miller-Scott (W), 11-3; Pitt leads, 8-6 157: Donnie Tasser (P) m. dec. Jason Luster (W), 11-0; Pitt leads, 12-6 165: No. 12 Tyler Wilps (P) dec. Ross Renzi (W), 7-3; Pitt leads, 15-6 174: Bubba Scheffel (W) dec. Nick Bonaccorsi (P), 3-1; Pitt leads, 15-9 184: No. 13 Max Thomusseit (P) m. dec. Lance Bryson (W), 10-0; Pitt leads, 19-9 197: No. 2 Matt Wilps (P) pins A.J. Vizcarrondo (W), 6:53; Pitt leads, 25-9 285: No. 7 Zac Thomusseit (P) pins Phil Mandzik (W), 2:53; Pitt wins, 31-9

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The No. 7 Cornell wrestling team won its 11th straight Ivy League title on Saturday evening after defeating Columbia 29-12. The Big Red's victory was its second of the day, as Cornell defeated Hofstra, 30-15, on Long Island in the early afternoon. Kyle Dake and Steve Bosak both picked up two pins, as Dake moves to a career high 13 on the season. Cornell's 11 consecutive Ivy titles comprise the longest current streak of any Ivy team in any sport. The dual against Hofstra began at 125 pounds with No. 6 Nahshon Garrett facing No. 16 Steve Bonanno. Garrett took lots of shots in the first period, but Bonanno defended against the Cornell wrestler. With 19 seconds left in the period, Garrett got on the board with a takedown. Bonanno escaped in the second for the only point of the period. Garrett escaped from his opening down position in the third to win a 3-1 decision. At 133 pounds, sophomore Bricker Dixon faced NCAA qualifier Jamie Franco. After a scoreless first period, Franco escaped from his opening down position in the second. The bout was tied 1-1 after regulation with an escape by Dixon in the third. Neither wrestler scored in sudden victory. Franco quickly escaped in his choice tiebreaker period. Dixon was unable to escape from his choice, and Franco won a 2-1 decision. Junior No. 10 Mike Nevinger took on No. 17 Luke Vaith at 141 pounds. With less than a minute left in the first, Vaith countered a shot by Nevinger and came out on top of a scramble to take a 2-0 lead after the first period. Nevinger was unable to escape from his starting down position in the second. Vaith chose to start the third at neutral. With 18 seconds left in the bout, Vaith sealed his win with a takedown. With 3:12 in riding time, Vaith won a 5-0 decision. At 149 pounds, Ryan Dunphy faced Cody Ruggirello. Dunphy grabbed the first takedown of the match, but Ruggirello would escape and notch one of his own. Ruggirello chose down to start the second and quickly escaped. He immediately shot off the whistle and worked his way to takedown. The Pride wrestler grabbed two backpoints before Dunphy had to take injury time. Ruggirello escaped from his choice down position after injury time. He took down Dunphy and won by fall in 4:55. At 157 pounds, Jesse Shanaman took the mat against Tyler Banks. Banks took a 2-0 lead with a takedown with a little under a minute left in the period. After 30 seconds in the second, Banks escaped from his opening down position. One minute later Shanaman took the Pride wrestler down and rode him out for the remainder of the period. Shanaman quickly escaped to open the third to tie the bout at 3-3. Neither wrestler scored again sending the match into overtime. After a scoreless sudden victory round, neither wrestler escaped from their choice positions in the first tiebreakers. The two wrestlers were scoreless is the second sudden victory as well. Shanaman was unable to escape from his choice in the second tiebreakers. Banks shook Shanaman loose for a reversal with one second left on the clock in his tiebreaker to win a 5-3 decision. Top ranked Dake faced Nick Terdick at 165 pounds. Twenty seconds into the bout, Dake took down his opponent and immediately went to work turning him. Dake picked up his 12th pin of the season in 1:05. Junior Marshall Peppelman took on Jermaine John. After a scoreless first period, Peppelman escaped from his starting down position in the second. With 11 seconds left in the period, John took a 2-1 lead with a takedown. John chose to start the third at neutral. Twenty-five seconds into the third, Peppelman grabbed a takedown, but John escaped to tie the bout at 3-3. With four seconds left in sudden victory, Peppelman took John down at the edge of the mat to win a 5-3 decision. No. 4 Bosak took on Taras Luzhnyy at 184 pounds. Bosak took a 2-0 lead using a trip to a takedown. Luzhnyy was warned for stalling after laying flat to the mat, trying to keep Bosak from turning him. With 27 seconds left, Bosak notched three back points before he won by fall in 2:55. At 197 pounds, Jace Bennett took the mat against Victor Pozsonyi. Bennett shot right off the whistle for a takedown and quickly added two back points. Bennett earned a second nearfall before winning by fall in 1:58. At heavyweight, Jacob Aiken-Phillips faced Paul Snyder. Snyder notched a takedown midway through the period, and after racking up 1:04 in riding time Aiken-Phillips escaped. Snyder chose down to start the second. Aiken-Phillips depleted the riding time, but Snyder had to call injury time using his entire allotted time. The Pride wrestler continued the match. Aiken-Phillips chose to start down after injury time and quickly reversed Snyder. The Big Red sophomore quickly escaped from his opening down position in the third, but Snyder medically forfeited out of the match at 5:15. Cornell vs. Columbia At 125 pounds, Garrett faced Penn Gottfried. With 30 seconds off the clock, Garrett took Gottfried down with a fast double leg. Garrett held a 5-0 advantage after the first with a three-point nearfall. Garrett immediately sprang to his feet from his starting down position in the second, and followed with a throw by takedown to increase his advantage to 8-0. Gottfried chose down for the third period, and Garrett let him up midway through the period looking to score. With a double leg take down and almost five minutes and riding time, Garrett won an 11-1 major decision. Dixon wrestled Matt Bystol at 133 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Dixon escaped from his opening down position in the second, but Bystol took him down to hold a 2-1 advantage. Bystol escaped to start the third to win a 3-1 decision. Tenth ranked Nevinger took on Alec Mooradian at 141 pounds. Nevinger held a 2-0 lead with a takedown and racked up 2:08 in riding time in the first period. Mooradian chose neutral to start the second period, but neither wrestler scored. Nevinger quickly escaped to open the third. The Big Red junior added another takedown and with over two minutes in riding time won a 6-0 decision. At 149 pounds, No. 14 Chris Villalonga took on Ryan Ponte. Villalonga finished a leg sweep for a takedown in the first period and racked up 2:22 in riding time. The Big Red junior reversed his opponent from his starting down position, but Ponte escaped bringing the score to 4-1. Ponte was hit with his second stalling call in the third period, and with 3:59 in riding time, Villalonga won a 6-1 decision. Shanaman squared off against No. 17 Jake O'Hara at 157 pounds. The two were scoreless after the first period. Shanaman escaped from his bottom choice to open the second, but O'Hara notched a double leg takedown to take a 2-1 lead. O'Hara chose neutral to start the third and midway through the period grabbed a takedown at the edge of the mat. With 1:27 in riding time, the Columbia wrestler won a 5-2 decision. At 165 pounds, Dake took down Josh Houldworth 13 seconds into the bout. Dake was looking to turn his opponent throughout the period, but the Columbia wrestler stayed flat to the mat. Dake chose down in the second and immediately sprang to his feet for an escape. The three-time NCAA champion notched three takedowns in the second to hold a 9-2 advantage. Dake continued to look for a way to pin his opponent in the third. The Big Red wrestler was leading 11-4 before he won by fall in 6:02 for his second pin of the day. Freshman Duke Pickett faced Stephen West at 174 pounds. Pickett grabbed a throw by takedown in the first from which West escaped. Pickett escaped from his opening down position in the second for the only point of the period. West chose down in the third and was awarded a penalty point to bring the match to 3-2. West escaped to tie the bout, and caught Pickett and threw him right to his back to win by fall in 6:28. Returning NCAA champion Bosak squared off against Drew Rebling at 184. Bosak had his first takedown 20 seconds into the first and muscled his way to two three-point nearfalls. Bosak chose top to start the second and won by fall in 3:48. The Big Red senior has five falls this season. Sophomore Jace Bennett took on Nick Mills at 197. With a low double, Bennett held a 2-1 lead after the first. Mills chose down to open the second, but Bennett took advantage notching three back points. Bennett reversed Mills to open the third and with stalling and riding time, won a 9-1 major decision. Aiken-Phillips wrestled Chris Manna at heavyweight. The Big Red sophomore countered a shot by Manna in the first to take a 2-0 lead and rack up 2:17 in riding time. Manna chose neutral in the second and took down the Cornell wrestler to tie the bout at 2-2. Manna let up Aiken-Phillips and took him down once again. The Big Red grappler escaped and grabbed a takedown of his own to hold a 6-4 lead. Aiken-Phillips increased his advantage to 7-4 in the third, when Manna chose an optional start from the Big Red's choice down position. Manna took him down with 38 seconds left in the bout. Aiken-Phillips escaped and with 1:53 in riding time, won a 9-6 decision. The Big Red will play host to Bucknell on Sunday, Feb. 10 for a 2 p.m. dual at the Friedman Wrestling Center. Cornell will honor its eight seniors at the match. No. 7 Cornell 30, Hofstra 15 125: No. 6 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) dec. No. 16 Steve Bonanno (Hofstra), 3-1 (Cornell, 3-0) 133: Jamie Franco (Hofstra) dec. Bricker Dixon (Cornell), 2-1 (Tied, 3-3) 141: No. 17 Luke Vaith (Hofstra) dec. No. 10 Mike Nevinger (Cornell), 5-0 (Hofstra, 6-3) 149: Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) win by fall Ryan Dunphy (Cornell), 4:55 (Hofstra, 12-3) 157: Tyler Banks (Hofstra) dec. Jesse Shanaman (Cornell), 165: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) win by fall Nick Terdick (Hofstra), 1:05 (Hofstra, 15-9) 174: Marshall Peppelman (Cornell) dec. Jermaine John (Hofstra) 184: No. 4 Steve Bosak (Cornell) win by fall Taras Luzhnyy (Hofstra), 2:55 197: Jace Bennett (Cornell) win by fall Victor Pozsonyi (Hofstra), 1:58 HWT: Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell) inj. Def. Paul Snyder (Hofstra) 5:15 (Cornell, 30-15) No. 7 Cornell 29 vs. Columbia 12 125: No. 6 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) maj. dec. Penn Gottfried, 11-1 (Cornell, 4-0) 133: Matt Bystol dec. Bricker Dixon (Cornell), 3-1 (Cornell, 4-3) 141: No. 10 Mike Nevinger (Cornell) dec. Alec Mooradian, 6-0 (Cornell, 7-3) 149: No. 14 Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. Ryan Ponte, 6-1 (Cornell, 10-3) 157: No. 17 Jake O'Hara dec. Jesse Shanaman (Cornell), 5-2 (Cornell, 10-6) 165: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) win by fall Josh Houldsworth, 6:02 (16-6) 174: Stephen West win by fall Duke Pickett (Cornell), 6:28 (Cornell, 16-12) 184: No. 4 Steve Bosak (Cornell) win by fall Drew Rebling, 3:48 (Cornell, 22-12) 197: Jace Bennett (Cornell) maj. dec. Nick Mills, 9-1 (Cornell, 26-12) HWT: Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell) dec. Chris Manna, 9-6 (Cornell, 29-12)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy wrestling team won seven of the 10 individual titles en route to winning its 12th overall All-Academy Championship, including its fifth in a row, Saturday afternoon at Gillis Field House in West Point, N.Y. While all 10 of the Mids' wrestlers placed among the top 10, the seven titles are the most won by Navy in the 19-year history of the All-Academy Championship. Saturday's victory marked the third time in the last four seasons Navy has won the tournament by 30-plus points. The Mids topped the field with 128.5 points, while Air Force placed second with 92.5 points. The Falcons crowned one champion, while four wrestlers placed second and four finished fourth. The Citadel finished third with 72.0 points an put two on the winner's podium, while Army, who was without five starters, placed fourth with 71.0 points and was without a champion. "Our kids really stepped it up today," said Navy head coach Bruce Burnett, who has led the Mids to nine All-Academy titles during his tenure. "I was a little concerned going into the weekend because our focus had been lacking a little bit, but when it came crunch time our guys pulled together and really wrestled well. I'm really proud of the effort today." Navy has been the dominant team in the 19-year history of the tournament, winning 12 of the 19 championships including nine of the last 10. The Mids have won 75 individual crowns in All-Academy Championship history, including 49 of the 100 titles over the last 10 years. The Mids won the team title in 1995, `97, `99, `04, `05, `06, `07, `09, `10, `11, `12 and `13, while they claimed five or more individual titles in 1997, `99, `04, `05, `07, `08, `10, `11 and `13. Making his first appearance at the All-Academy Championship, sophomore Colton Rasche (Plano, Ill.) was Navy's first title-winner of the day, picking up a 6-2 victory over top-seeded Jordan Thome of Army, 6-2. It marks the second straight season a Navy wrestler has beaten Thome in the finals, as three-time All-Academy winner Aaron Kalil beat Thome a year ago, 4-0, in the championship. Rasche drew a bye in the opening round, but dealt third-seeded Aaron Hansen of The Citadel a 10-0 major decision to earn his way into the finals. Meanwhile, Navy 149-pound junior Raymond Borja (Virginia Beach, Va.) earned his first All-Academy title by way of a medical forfeit from third-ranked and top-seeded Cole VonOhlen of Air Force. VonOhlen received a first-round bye before pinning fourth-seeded John Belanger of Army in just over a minute-and-a-half. Borja opened the tournament by pinning VMI's Zeb Stewart in 4:14 and earned his way into the finals by way of a 9-3 victory over The Citadel's Jordan Dix. Senior Bobby Barnhisel (River Forest, Ill.) successfully defended his 157-pound title as the No. 3 seed. Although Barnhisel was ranked the highest among the competitors, Air Force's Joshua Kreimier, ranked 16th nationally, received the top seed, while The Citadel's Mathew Frisch, who defeated Barnhisel earlier this year at the Southern Scuffle, was the No. 2 seed. Barnhisel scored a 16-0 tech fall over Coast Guard's Holden Takahashi in the opener and won an 11-7 decision in sudden victory over Frisch in the semis. Winning his fourth tournament of the year, Barnhisel claimed a 7-5 win over Kreimer in the finals. Navy has now won the 157-pound title in six of the last seven years, including each of the last four. All-time wins leader Bryce Saddoris took wins in 2010 and `11, while Barnhisel has won two in a row. After placing third a year ago as a freshman at 149 pounds, sophomore Peyton Walsh (Glen Allen, Va.) claimed his first All-Academy crown on Saturday by pinning top-seeded Paul Hancock of Army at 1:36. Walsh was phenomenal all day, scoring a 13-1 major decision over Coast Guard's Mike Shermot in his first match of the day, followed by an 11-0 rout over Vinnie Bellaran of The Citadel in the semis. Walsh, who now stands a 24-8 on the year, has won seven consecutive matches dating back to his win by fall over Lehigh's Ben Haas in the January 12 dual. It took just under two minutes for Navy's 174-pound Mathew Miller (Edgewood, Md.) to join an elite group of Midshipmen wrestlers who have won All-Academy titles as freshmen. Miller, ranked 12th in the country, pinned third-seeded Daniel Barringer of Air Force in 1:45 to become just the eighth freshman in school history to win an All-Academy crown as a rookie, jining Travis Campbell (1995), John Cox (2004), Matt Stolpinski (2005), Joe Baker (2006), Bryce Saddoris (2008), Luke Rebertus (2009) and Andrew Buck (2010). "Mat was certainly deserving of being named the tournament's outstanding wrestler," added Burnett. "For a freshman to perform at the level he has throughout the season and especially today is impressive." Miller, who was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament, dominated the weight class with a 15-0 tech fall over VMI's John Dommert in his first match and a win by fall over The Citadel's Jack Duane in 3:20. Miller has now won three tournaments this winter, while taking nine of his 20 wins by fall. Making his final appearance at the All-Academy Championship, 184-pound senior Mason Bailey (Fairmont, W.Va.) proved three times is a charm as he scored a 5-0 decision over Air Force's Devin Hightower to win his first All-Academy title. Bailey placed second at 165 pounds a year ago and third at 165 pounds as a sophomore. Ranked 19th nationally, Bailey pinned Norwich's Chris Schenk in his first match of the day and dealt Greg Potemken of the Merchant Marine Academy a 15-0 tech fall in the semis. It is the fifth straight year Navy has taken the 184-pound title. Casey Caldwell started the streak in 2009, with Andrew Buck winning as a rookie in 2010 and Luke Rebertus winning back-to-back crowns in 2011 and `12. Navy senior heavyweight Dan Miller (Berlin, Md.) gave a terrific effort throughout the tournament, but fell short of winning the title in his final appearance at the All-Academy Championship. Miller, who placed second as a sophomore and third as a junior, dropped a 10-6 decision to 12th-ranked Odie Delaney in the championship bout. He opened the day by pinning Norwich's Steven Maldonado in 3:07 and punched his ticket into the finals with a 12-7 decision over third-seeded Bentley Alsup of Air Force in the semis. Meanwhile, junior Joe Locksmith (Kissimmee, Fla.) placed third for the Midshipmen with a 5-2 decision over fourth-seeded Carter McElhany of Air Force at 141 pounds, while 125-pound Jericho Urmenita (Auburn, Wash.) finished fourth. Locksmith came a heartbeat away from advancing to the finals, however, Army's Tyler Rauenzahn was able to score a takedown in sudden victory to send Locksmith to the consolations while Rauenzahn went on to drop an 8-4 decision to top-seeded and fifth-ranked Ugi Khishignyam of The Citadel. 19th Annual All-Academy Championship Feb. 2, 2012 • Gillis Field House • West Point, N.Y. Team Scores 1. 128.5 Navy 2. 92.5 Air Force 3. 72.0 The Citadel 4. 71.0 Army 5. 17.5 Merchant Marine Academy 6. 15.5 VMI 7. 12.5 Coast Guard 8. 0.0 Norwich Finals: 125 - #1 Josh Martinez (Air Force) dec #2 Nate Giorgio (Coast Guard), 6-0 133 - #2 Colton Rasche (Navy) dec #1 Jordan Thome (Army), 6-2 141 - #1 Ugi Khishignyam (The Citadel) dec #2 Tyler Rauenzahn (Army), 8-4 149 - #2 Raymond Borja (Navy) med forfeit #1 Cole VonOhlen (Air Force) 157 - #3 Bobby Barnhisel (Navy) dec #1 Josh Kreimier (Air Force), 7-5 165 - #2 Peyton Walsh (Navy) fall #1 Paul Hancock (Army), 1:36 174 - #1 Mathew Miller (Navy) fall #3 Daniel Barringer (Air Force), 1:45 184 - #1 Mason Bailey (Navy) dec #2 Devin Hightower (Air Force), 5-0 197 - #1 Oscar Huntley (Navy), #3 Bryce Barnes (Army), 8-5 285 - #1 Odie Delaney (The Citadel) dec #2 Dan Miller (Navy), 10-6 Consolations: 125 - #3 Joaquin Marquez (The Citadel) dec #4 Jericho Urmenita (Navy), 6-2 133 - #4 Dylan Hyder (Air Force) dec. #3 Aaron Hansen (The Citadel), 6-5 141 - #3 Joe Locksmith (Navy) dec #4 Carter McElhany (Air Force), 5-2 149 - #4 John Belander (Army) dec #3 Jordan Dix (The Citadel), 7-3 157 - #4 Patrick Marchetti (Army) dec #2 Mathew Frisch (The Citadel), 9-5 TB1 165 - #3 Jesse Stafford (AF) tech fall Nic Watson (Merchant Marine), 16-0 174 - Josh Miller (Merchant Marine) fall #2 Coleman Gracey (Army), 1:34 184 - #3 Josh Tuck (The Citadel) major dec Austin Wilding (Army) 10-2 197 - #2 Joshua Mohr (Air Force), Urayoan Garcia (VMI), 9-1 285 - #3 Bentley Alsup (Air Force) dec Collin Wittmeyer (Army), 6-4 Most Outstanding Wrestler - Mathew Miller, Navy Falls Award - Odie Delaney, The Citadel (Two falls, Total time 0:56 seconds)

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The fifth-ranked University of Missouri wrestling team defeated No. 22 Oklahoma by a score of 26-8 on Saturday in the Hearnes Center, winning eight of 10 matches to improve to 11-2 for the 2012-13 season. The visiting Sooners dropped to 6-7 overall. Mizzou recorded back-to-back bonus point victories from senior Tigers with major decision efforts from 174-pounder Todd Porter (House Springs, Mo.) and 184-pounder Mike Larson (McKinleyville, Calif.). Undefeated junior 125-pounder Alan Waters (Kansas City, Mo.) started the dual off for the Tigers with a controlling 6-3 decision. The No. 3-ranked grappler in his weight class improved to a pristine 20-0 with the victory, using 3:51 riding time to distance himself from his Sooner opponent. In a matchup pitting two Top 10 competitors, sixth-ranked Tiger 133-pounder Nathan McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) jumped out to a 2-0 advantage on No. 8 Cody Brewer of Oklahoma with a takedown in the first period and did not look back. The Mizzou senior outlasted final attempts from Brewer to tie the match in the final seconds and used 1:02 riding time win by decision, 5-2. The Sooners climbed back into the match with a 23-8 (5:32) technical fall from No. 1 Kendric Maple, suffered by Tiger 141-pounder Nicholas Hucke (Crystal Lake, Ill.). The result set the dual score at 6-5 to Mizzou after three matches. No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (O’Fallon, Mo.) wrestled to a 0-0 first period against Sooner 149-pounder Nick Lester, ranked 11th. The Tiger changed his fortunes in the match with a reversal at the 1:16 mark in the second period, taking a 2-0 lead into the final period. Houdashelt rode tough in the match, accumulating 2:31 riding time to add an additionalpoint for the win, 3-0. In one of the tightest matches of the evening, the Tiger wrestler was victorious. No. 19 Kyle Bradley (St. Peters, Mo.) turned away No. 16 Nick Lester of Oklahoma at 157 pounds by a score of 3-2. The junior Tiger fought off Lester’s late attempts to steal the match after scoring an escape to take the lead at the beginning of the third period. Mizzou took a12-5 lead into intermission. It went down to the wire again at 165 pounds coming out of the break, with Oklahoma claiming the win with fourth-ranked Bubby Graham. The Sooner stopped No. 16 Zach Toal (Sidney, Ohio) short of scoring the upset in the final seconds, notching a takedown to win by decision, 3-1. Fifteenth-ranked 174-pounder Porter powered to major decision over Oklahoma’s Matt Reed, scoring the bulk of his points in the third period. A riding time advantage of 3:11secured the bonus points for the victory with Porter winning 10-2. Porter improved to 13-0 in dual meets this weekend after defeating No. 1-ranked Chris Perry of Oklahoma State on Friday night, 9-1. No. 9 Larson put together a dominant effort at 184 pounds, shutting out Oklahoma’s Nolan McBryde by a score of 9-0 for the major decision. Larson is now nine wins shy of 100 as a part of the Mizzou Wrestling program. Fellow Top 10 Tiger Brent Haynes (Kansas City, Mo.), ranked 10th, followed with an 11-5 decision of OU’s Brad Johnson to give Mizzou a 23-8 lead into the final bout. Top-ranked heavyweight Dom Bradley (Blue Springs, Mo.) improved to 27-0 for his senior season with a stout 10-4 decision over Oklahoma’s Keldrick Hall to close out Mizzou’s dual victory. Bradley is also closing in on 100 career wins after this weekend with a total of 93. The Tigers will now take an eleven-day hiatus and enjoy Senior Week before their final homedual of the season against SIU-Edwardsville on February 13. The NWCA National Duals will take place at the Hearnes Center following Mizzou’s final home match on Feb. 17. Come out and see the No. 5 Tigers battle No. 18 Purdue, No. 21 Wyoming, and Maryland for a chance to advance to the Finals the following week at the University of Minnesota. For tickets to the event, purchase them online or call the Tiger ticket office at 1-800-CAT-PAWS. Stay tuned toMUTigers.com to follow everything Missouri Wrestling, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Results: 125 - No. 3 Alan Waters, Jr., (20-0) dec. Kyle Garcia, Fr., (10-12), 6-3 133 - No. 6 Nathan McCormick, Sr., (26-2) dec. No. 11 Cody Brewer, RFr., (18-5), 5-2 141 - No. 1 Kendric Maple, RJr., (22-0) tech. fall Nick Hucke, Sr., (8-9), 23-8 (5:32) 149 - No. 15 Drake Houdashelt, Soph., (21-8) dec. No. 11 Nick Lester, RJr., (13-8), 3-0 157 - No. 19 Kyle Bradley, Jr., (20-10) dec. No. 16 Matt Lester, RJr., (13-7), 3-2 165 - No. 4 Bubby Graham, RSr., (19-2) dec. No. 16 Zach Toal, Jr., (18-12), 3-1 174 - No. 15 Todd Porter, Sr., (25-6) major dec. Matt Reed, Fr., (12-13), 10-2 184 - No. 9 Mike Larson, Sr., (22-8) major dec. Nolan McBryde, Fr., (3-8), 9-0 197 - No. 11 Brent Haynes, Sr., (25-5) dec. Brad Johnson, Fr., (11-14), 11-5 HWT - No. 1 Dom Bradley, RSr., (27-0) dec. Keldrick Hall, Sr., (9-13), 10-4

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- When the rubber hit the road on Saturday afternoon, No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J., proved to have just too much depth for No. 2 St. Edward, Ohio. Trailing 16-15 after the 152-pound match, the top-ranked Buccaneers used victories in five of the last six matches to earn a 32-20 victory over the rival Eagles. Even with two (or three) Blair Academy starters out of the lineup, the dual meet still played out pretty much to script. The proceedings started out with a St. Edward win from sophomore L.J. Bentley, his 12-4 major decision victory over freshman Matt Deehan would give the Eagles the opening 4-0 lead. However, the visiting Buccaneers would then respond with three consecutive wins. That stretch started with a 5-2 victory for No. 20 Charles Tucker over Sal Corrao at 113 pounds. Tucker used takedowns in the first two periods to earn the victory. Blair Academy would take a 9-3 lead when No. 2 Matthew Kolodzik earned a fall at the 2:19 mark off a knee-tap to a cradle against freshman Austin Hiles, who was making his season debut in the 120-pound weight class. Then, in one of two weight classes identified as must-wins for St. Edward to steal the dual meet, junior Alex Rinaldi controlled the match at 126 pounds on the way to an 8-4 victory over senior Chance Driscoll. The afternoon's marquee matchup saw No. 3 Dean Heil end the three-match losing streak for the Eagles with a 7-4 victory over No. 6 Joey McKenna. Despite being outwrestled in the first period, Heil was able to fend off two deep leg-attacks from McKenna to exit that period scoreless. The second period began with a McKenna escape, before Heil was successful in following up a leg-attack with a body-lock for a takedown and two near fall points. The wrestlers would trade takedowns in the third period to reflect the final margin, St. Edward cut the deficit to 12-7. The other match featuring nationally ranked opposition saw No. 6 Mason Manville extend the Blair Academy lead back to eight with a 6-2 victory at 138 pounds against No. 17 Colin Heffernan. All the scoring came in the third period, after a scoreless first period and a second period in which Manville rode out Heffernan from the top position. It was an escape, takedown, escape, and takedown for Manville, while Heffernan had a reversal that cut the match to 3-2 with about 45 seconds left. With No. 12 Dylan Milonas out of the lineup for Blair at 145 pounds, No. 3 Edgar Bright cut the St. Edward deficit in half with his 14-5 major decision victory over Walker Dempsey. It was two Bright takedowns in each period, as he earned the decisive victory. With No. 5 Russ Parsons also out for Blair, a 23-8 technical fall coming at the 5:01 mark for No. 9 Markus Scheidel gave St. Edward their second and last lead of the dual meet at 18-16. The second of the swing matches was here at 160 pounds, and it started well for St. Edward, as senior Robbie Rogers secured the opening takedown. However, fellow senior Jack Wedholm changed the paradigm quickly with an escape and takedown before the first period was done to lead 3-2. The second period was the key two minutes of the dual meet, as Wedholm earned an escape, takedown, and three near-fall points to separate the match. Though Rogers did save the major with a very late escape, it was still an 11-4 victory for Wedholm, and an 18-16 lead that would stand through the rest of the match. Junior Patrick Coover would extend that lead out to six points with a 12-2 major decision over fellow junior Ray Barr at 170 pounds. Senior Domenic Abounader, ranked No. 2 nationally at 182 pounds, would get the last victory for St. Edward in the dual meet with an 11-1 major decision over fellow senior Addison Knepshield. That reduced the St. Edward deficit down to two at 22-20 heading into the last three matches. However, that meant Blair would send out No. 3 Frank Mattiace onto the mat at 195 pounds, where he would replicate – to some extent – his Ironman finals result with a major decision victory over Gabe Dzuro. This go around, the margin was 14-6, as Mattiace used three takedowns in the third period to separate what was a semi-competitive match through two periods into a major decision. The 220-pound match featuring a pair of sophomores was also more or less a replica of their meeting at the Ironman, as David Showunmi clinched the dual meet for Blair Academy with a 10-5 decision victory over Parker Knapp. Showunmi controlled the affair from start to almost finish, as he scored a takedown and two near falls in the first to open a 4-0 lead that ruled the day. Finally, No. 2 Brooks Black put the final hammer on the dual meet with a 4-0 decision victory over St. Edward junior Ralph Nichols to reflect the 32-20 dual meet score. Blair Academy also came out with a pair of very dominant wins in earlier matches on Saturday, 60-9 over Steubenville, Ohio and 61-9 over Marysville, Ohio. St. Edward also won their two earlier matches, 51-18 over Marysville and 60-10 over Steubenville. The match between Marysville and Steubenville was won 51-28 by the Monarchs of Marysville. Even though the day's main attraction was the Blair Academy vs. St. Edward dual meet, the day's star was Marysville senior Noah Forrider. The three-time state placer, who signed with Ohio University, weighed in one weight class above his normal 138 pounds. Wrestling at 145 pounds in the first round of the day, Forrider used a third period takedown to earn a 3-2 victory over No. 3 Edgar Bright from St. Edward. It was a well-earned and justified victory for the Monarchs senior star.

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Bucknell built a 21-0 lead by winning the first seven bouts of Saturday afternoon’s wrestling dual against George Mason and ended up holding on for a commanding 21-12 victory. All seven of the Bison victories were decisions with perhaps the most exciting coming from freshman Paul Petrov, who posted a comeback victory at 133 pounds by outscoring his opponent 9-1 in the third period. Other highlights for the Bison included 10th-ranked Corey Lear posting his team-high 19th win of the year at 165 and heavyweight Joe Stolfi notching his eighth consecutive victory to improve to 15-11 on the season. The match began at 165 pounds and Lear’s 6-0 shutout of Ty Knepp. Petrov’s win at 133 was the final one of the afternoon for Bucknell, which improved to 6-9 on the season. “It was a good team effort today,” commented Bison head coach Dan Wirnsberger. “It’s nice to start a match off with your best guy to get some momentum. Especially our first seven guys competed for the full seven minutes and did a great job.” Petrov, who is 6-1 in his last seven bouts, trailed Zach Isenhour 5-1 entering the final period. The gap closed to 5-2 when Isenhour was whistled for a figure four penalty. A takedown and a pair of two-point near falls vaulted Petrov into the lead. Isenhour nearly escaped in between the two near falls, which would have tied the score at 6-6, but Petrov kept control. A takedown at the buzzer accounted for the final four-point margin of victory. Sophomore 125-pounder Austin Miller also had a comeback win. He trailed Rich Lovorato 2-1 entering the third period. He took a 3-2 lead on a reversal, but Lovorato countered with his own reversal to retake a one-point lead in the final minute. Miller answered with an escape, a takedown and the riding time point for a 7-4 victory, his 14th of the season. Stolfi’s eighth straight win was a relatively uneventful one as he scored a third-period takedown to go up 4-1 and then earned the riding time point for a 5-1 victory. His last loss came nearly a month ago (Jan. 6) and his last loss to an unranked foe was more than two months ago (Dec. 1). “Joe is really coming into his own,” said Wirnsberger. “He is really improving in his wrestling, conditioning and strength. We’re looking forward to seeing what he can do over the next few weeks against some tough EIWA opponents.” Robert Schlitt (174), Robert Marchese (184) and Tyler Lyster (197) also posted wins for Bucknell, which is now 18-9 in its last 27 duals in Davis Gym. Lyster’s 8-2 victory matched Lear for the largest margin of victory by a Bison. George Mason (3-13), which is 0-4 all-time against Bucknell, ended the match on a high note with three consecutive victories, including a pin at 149 by Greg Flournoy. Bucknell will be back in action Friday, Feb. 8, when it hosts Penn College of Technology (5 p.m.) and Lock Haven (7 p.m.). Admission is free. Results: 165: No. 10 Corey Lear (BKN) dec. Ty Knepp (GM), 6-0. 174: Robert Schlitt (BKN) dec. Ryan Hembury (GM), 6-4. 184: Robert Marchese (BKN) dec. Ryan Hembury (GM), 5-2. 197: Tyler Lyster (BKN) dec. Matt Meadows (GM), 8-2. 285: Joe Stolfi (BKN) dec. Jake Kettler (GM), 5-1. 125: Austin Miller (BKN) dec. Rich Lovorato (GM), 7-4. 133: Paul Petrov (BKN) dec. Zach Isenhour (GM), 10-6. 141: Sahid Kargbo (GM) dec. Derrik Russell (BKN), 11-4. 149: Greg Flournoy (GM) pinned Adam Healey (BKN), 1:33. 157: Jaaziah Bethea (GM) dec. Vincent Favia (BKN), 7-5.

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Two University of Northern Iowa wrestlers earned bonus points in their debut matches to help the No. 20 Panthers beat South Dakota State, 41-3. The Jackrabbits were able to take the first match at 125 pounds, but the Panthers dominated the dual from there, recording three pins, one tech fall and three major decisions. Clay Welter and Taylor Kettman stepped into the dual lineup for the Panthers for the first time this year. Welter, at 149 pounds, got the fastest pin of the night, sticking Tyler Johnson in 1 minute, 1 second. Kettman got a major decision over Joe Skow, winning 10-1, in the 197-pound weight class. Ryan Loder, 184 pounds, remains undefeated in dual competition with his technical fall win over Shea Nolan, 17-1. The Panthers are facing a second former Western Wrestling Conference foe this weekend. The team travels to North Dakota State Sunday. SDSU and NDSU remain in the Western Wrestling Conference, but UNI has moved to the Mid-American Conference for the conference meet this year and begin wrestling a full MAC schedule starting next year. Last year, UNI took a distant second to NDSU's third in the WWC meet, while SDSU finished last in the conference. This makes the 36th time that UNI has beaten South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits have only defeated the Panthers three times. Results: 125 - Aaron Pickrel decision Ryan Jauch (UNI), 3-2 (SDSU 3-0) 133 - No. 9 Levi Wolfensperger (UNI) pin Brance Simms, 2:18 (UNI 6-3) 141 - No. 15 Joey Lazor (UNI) pin Ben Gillette, 4:26 (UNI 12-3) 149 - Clay Welter (UNI) pin Tyler Johnson, 1:01 (UNI 18-3) 157 - No. 18 David Bonin (UNI) major decision Cody Pack, 15-2 (UNI 22-3) 165 - Jarrett Jensen (UNI) decision Joe Brewster, 3-2 (UNI 25-3) 174 - No. 21 Cody Caldwell (UNI) decision John Nething II, 9-2 (UNI 28-3) 184 - No. 6 Ryan Loder (UNI) tech fall Shea Nolan, 17-1 (6:25) (UNI 33-3) 197 - Taylor Kettman (UNI) major decision Joe Skow, 10-1 (UNI 37-3) 285 - Blayne Beale (UNI) major decision J.J. Everard, 15-2 (UNI 41-3)

Lincoln, Neb. -- The No. 13 Nebraska wrestling team trailed heading into the final match on Friday night at the NU Coliseum against Michigan State, 19-17, before redshirt freshman Austin Wilson pinned Nick Proctor. Wilson's fall gave the Huskers a 23-19 victory over Michigan State. Nebraska improves to 10-4 on the season, with a 4-3 record in Big Ten duals. The Spartans fall to 4-10 and 0-6 in Big Ten competition. Wilson (165) faced a 2-0 deficit in the second period against Proctor before a takedown that led to the pin in 3:45. The NU Coliseum crowd of 1,742 erupted following the win, which propelled the Huskers to victory. Wilson improves to 24-9 with a 7-3 record in duals. He picked up his seventh consecutive win dating back to last weekend's third-place finish at the Grand View Open. Sophomore Robert Kokesh (174) extended his winning streak to 22 with a 19-3 technical fall over Michigan State's Jordan Wohlfert. Kokesh, who is ranked No. 3 by InterMat, improves to 27-1 with the win and 13-1 in dual competition. The technical fall was his fifth of the 2012-13 campaign. Josh Ihnen, who was one of five Huskers honored as part of the Senior Night festivities, continued the NU momentum with a 6-1 decision over John Rizqallah at 184 pounds. Ihnen, who is ranked eighth by InterMat, moves to 19-3 on the season. He picked up the 92nd victory of his career with the win. Junior Caleb Kolb extended the Nebraska lead to 11-0 with his 4-1 decision over the Spartans' Nick McDiarmid at 197 pounds. Kolb snapped a five-match losing streak and improves to 10-14 overall and 5-9 in duals. The Huskers suffered three consecutive losses at heavyweight, 125 and 133 en route to a 13-11 Spartan lead. Sophomore Spencer Johnson (HWT) was tied with No. 7 Michael McClure, 2-2, in the third period before a McClure takedown. The Spartan junior added a point for riding time en route to a 5-2 decision for his 26th win of the season. Johnson drops to 2-3 with the loss. Freshman Eric Coufal fell by a 14-1 major decision at 125 pounds to Brennan Lyon. The Huskers took an 11-7 lead into intermission, where gold medalist Jordan Burroughs and Athletic Director Emeritus Tom Osborne were honored. The Huskers forfeited the first match following the break at 133 pounds, giving Michigan State a slim 13-11 lead. Senior Ridge Kiley (141) responded with an 8-2 decision over Nick Trimble to regain the lead in the dual, 14-13. The Spartans struck back at 149 pounds as Dan Osterman pinned No. 7 Jake Sueflohn in 2:55. Sueflohn, a sophomore, suffered his fourth loss of the season and drops to 8-3 in duals. Michigan State took a 19-14 lead into the final two matches. No. 6 James Green (157) won a 5-2 decision over Ryan Watts to give the Huskers hope before Wilson's pin ultimately secured the win. Green improves to 16-2 on the season and 9-1 in duals. The Huskers return to action at No. 3 Iowa on Sunday, Feb. 10. The dual is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will be available on Big Ten Digital Network. Results: 174: #3 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by tech. fall over Jordan Wohlfert (MSU), 19-3 (NEB 5, MSU 0) 184: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by dec. over John Rizqallah (MSU), 6-1 (NEB 8, MSU 0) 197: Caleb Kolb (NEB) by dec. over Nick McDiarmid (MSU), 4-1 (NEB 11, MSU 0) HWT: #7 Michael McClure (MSU) by dec. over Spencer Johnson (NEB), 5-2 (NEB 11, MSU 3) 125: Brennan Lyon (MSU) by major dec. over Eric Coufal (NEB), 14-1 (NEB 11, MSU 7) 133: Brandon Fifield (MSU) by forfeit (MSU 13, NEB 11) 141: Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over Nick Trimble (MSU), 8-2 (NEB 14, MSU 13) 149: Dan Osterman by pin over #7 Jake Sueflohn (NEB), 2:55 (MSU 19, NEB 14) 157: #6 James Green (NEB) by dec. over Ryan Watts (MSU), 5-2 (MSU 19, NEB 17) 165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by pin over Nick Proctor (MSU), 3:45 (NEB 23, MSU 19)

Matt McDonough edged Nico Megaludis 2-1 in tiebreaker at 125 (Photo/Bob Mayeri) The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team dropped its first dual meet of the year, falling 22-16 at Iowa in a sold out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa won six of ten bouts, including three thrilling one-point decisions in the dual's key match-ups. A rematch of last year's NCAA title bout at 125 was the first bout of the night, and Lion sophomore Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2, and Iowa senior Matt McDonough, ranked No. 1, did not disappoint. The duo battled to a 1-1 tie and through a sudden victory period before McDonough was able to ride Megaludis out and then escape in his tie-breaker period for a thrilling 2-1 (TB) win. Tony Ramos, ranked No. 3 at 133, then pinned Lion freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), handing Conaway his first dual meet loss, to put Iowa up 9-0 early. Iowa's Matt Ballweg, ranked No. 8 at 141, then posted a 12-2 major over Lion senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.), giving Iowa a 13-0 lead. Penn State sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 149, put Penn State on the board with a sound 18-8 major over Iowa's Brody Grothus. Then, in another epic rematch of a key NCAA bout from a year ago, Lion All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, took on No. 1 Derek St. John. Like the 125-pound bout, the All-American duo did not disappoint. Alton took a lead midway through the second period and carried that lead into the third. Alton looked to increase his lead late in the bout, but St. John was able to counter and get a late takedown to post a thrilling 4-3 win. The victory, Iowa's fourth in the first five, put the Hawkeyes up 16-4 at intermission. The second half began with a bang for Penn State as All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, dominated No. 13 Nick Moore. Taylor turned Moore three times in the first period alone and rolled to an 18-2 technical fall at the 6:42 mark. Iowa won a third epic battle by a single point. This time, No. 6 Mike Evans used a late third period counter takedown to down No. 4 Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) in a thriller at 174, putting the Hawkeyes up 19-9 with only three bouts left. All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, remained undefeated on the year with a dominating 21-10 major over Iowa's Grant Gambrall. All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, then pulled Penn State to within striking distance, picking up an 8-3 win over No. 19 Nathan Burak to cut the Iowa lead to 19-16. In the dual's final bout, No. 6 Bobby Telford of Iowa stopped Penn State's comeback short with a 9-2 win over No. 17 Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) at heavyweight. While Iowa won six of ten bouts, Penn State owned a 22-13 lead in takedowns. The loss snaps a 20 dual win streak for Penn State. Penn State will now move on to Champaign, Ill., and a date with No. 8 Illinois on Sunday at 2 p.m. (Eastern)/1 p.m. (Central). Penn State's only remaining dual meet is Sunday, Feb. 17, when Rider visits Rec Hall. The dual is sold out but a limited number of SRO tickets may be available. For availability, fans can call 1-800-NITTANY or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office windows from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2012-13 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #1 Matt McDonough IOWA dec. #2 Nico Megaludis PSU, 2-1 (TB) 0-3 133: #2 Tony Ramos IOWA pinned Jordan Conaway PSU, WBF (4:23) 0-9 141:#8 Matt Ballweg IOAW maj. dec. Bryan Pearsall PSU, 12-2 0-13 149: #8 Andrew Alton PSU maj. dec. Brody Grothus IOWA, 18-8 4-13 157: #1 Derek St. John IOWA dec. #5 Dylan Alton PSU, 4-3 4-16 165: #2 David Taylor PSU tech fall #13 Nick Moore IOWA, 18-2 (TF; 6:42) 9-16 174: #6 Mike Evans IOWA dec. #4 Matt Brown PSU, 4-3 9-19 184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU maj. dec. Grant Gambrall IOWA, 21-10 13-19 197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU dec. #19 Nathan Burak IOWA, 8-3 16-19 285: #6 Bobby Telford IOWA dec. #17 Jon Gingrich PSU, 9-2 16-22 Attendance: 15,077 Records: Penn State 8-1, 5-1 Big Ten; Iowa 16-1, 6-0 Big Ten Up Next for Penn State: At #8 Illinois, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2 p.m. (Eastern) BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: In a rematch of last year's NCAA Championship battle at 125, No. 2 Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.) took on No. 1 Matt McDonough of Iowa. Megaludis came out quick, looking for low singles off shoulder ties from the onset. Megaludis got in on a quick single but McDonough was able to work action out of bounds and force a reset with 2:00 on the clock. Megaludis continued to set the pace, fighting off a McDonough shot at the :40 mark and keeping the bout scoreless. McDonough chose down to start the second period and quickly turned it into a chance for a reversal. But Megaludis was able to maintain control of McDonough's ankle and force a stalemate at the 1:11 mark. McDonough worked his way to an escape and a 1-0 lead at the :56 mark and action resumed with both wrestlers on their feet. Megaludis shot low, gaining control of the Hawkeye's ankle, but McDonough forced a stalemate and ending the period. Megaludis chose down to start the final period and worked his way to an escape and a 1-1 tie at the 1:45 mark. Megaludis had a :50 riding time edge. Megaludis continued to force McDonough to the edge of the mat and the bout was tied 1-1 with :50 left. After a reset at the :24 mark, Megaludis got in on in a single. He nearly got the takedown but time ran out and the bout moved into a sudden victory period. The duo battled evenly until Megaludis nearly scored again at the buzzer. With time running out, the bout went to a tie breaker. Megaludis chose down and was not able to escape in his tie breaker. McDonough was able to escape in his tie-breaker session with just :04 left and grabbed a hard fought 2-1 TB win. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway, riding a four-bout win streak, entered his bout with No. 2 Tony Ramos of Iowa undefeated in duals at 133. Ramos got in on a high single, forcing a scramble in the center of the mat at the 1:30 mark. Conaway escaped to a 2-1 deficit quickly and action resumed in the center circle. Ramos added a second quick takedown, this time taking control of Conaway and building up some riding time with a ride-out. Trailing 4-1, Conaway chose down to start the second period and escaped. Ramos quickly picked up a third takedown to lead 6-2 with 1:40 on the clock. Conaway escaped to a 6-3 deficit but Ramos added another takedown on a counter. After cutting Conaway loose, Ramos then gained control of the freshman's shoulders and turned him to his back for a pin at the 4:23 mark, putting Iowa up 9-0. 141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.), the only member of the Nittany Lion squad to have wrestled in Carver-Hawkeye Arena prior to the dual, met No. 8 Matt Ballweg at 141. Pearsall fought off the first Ballweg shot and then looked to connect on a single leg of his own. Each man was good on defense and the bout remained scoreless at the 1:30 mark. Pearsall connected on a low single with ;30 left but Ballweg was able to counter, working his way on top of Pearsall and getting the counter takedown at the :10 mark to take a 2-0 lead. Ballweg chose down to start the second period and Pearsall was able to break the Hawkeye down for :30 before the Hawkeye reversed the Lion to lead 4-0. Ballweg then turned Pearsall for three back points and a 7-0 lead a the :40 mark. Pearsall escaped to a 7-1 deficit with :10. Trailing by six, Pearsall chose down to start the third period but could not escape a strong Ballweg ride. Ballweg worked up over 1:00 in riding time and Pearsall got hit with a first stall warning before escaping to a 7-2 deficit. Ballweg bulled his way through another takedown at the ;30 mark and upped his lead 9-2. A two point turn and a riding time point gave the Hawkeye a 12-2 major, putting Iowa up 13-0 after three bouts. 149: Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 149, faced off against Iowa's Brody Grothus. Alton quickly took the Hawkeye to his back, using a shoulder throw for a takedown and three back points to lead 5-0 early. Grothus escaped quickly and action resumed in the center circle. Alton added another quick takedown, this one on a low double, to take a 7-1 lead. Grothus escaped again at the 1:18 mark and Alton quickly blew through another takedown with three more back points and a 12-2 lead. Grothus escaped before the period ended and Alton led 12-3 after one period. Grothus chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 12-4 lead. He shot low only to be countered by Alton who got another takedown and led 14-4 with over 2:00 riding time. After a Grothus escaped, Alton quickly hit a high double for another takedown and a 16-5 lead. Alton chose neutral to start the third period and fought off a Grothus shot early on, forcing a stalemate at the 1:29 mark. With the clock hitting the 1:00 mark, Grothus notched his first takedown at the :40 mark, cutting Alton's lead to 17-8. That was the final tally of the bout and Alton, with 2:36 in riding time, posted the 18-8 major. 157: All-American Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, took on No. 1 Derek St. John. The All-American tandem battled through an even two minutes, with neither wrestler finding an opening to score. The first period ended in a scoreless tie and action headed to the second stanza at 0-0. St. John chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Alton connected on a low single, getting the bout's first takedown at the 1:05 mark to take a 2-1 lead. St. John escaped to a 2-2 tie with :49 left and the Iowa bench asked for a video replay. The call stood after review and action resumed in the center circle tied 2-2 with :49 left in the period. The rest of the period was scoreless and Alton chose down to start the third period. A quick escaped gave the Lion a 3-2 lead with 1:50 left to wrestle. With 1:25 on the clock, Alton got in deep on a single leg and nearly scored again. St. John countered and nearly scored himself. The scramble continued and with :30 left, St. John worked his way to a takedown and a 4-3 lead. With :19 left, Alton needed an escape to tie the bout. After a reset with :09, St. John was able to ride Alton out and grab a hard-fought 4-3 win, putting Iowa up 16-4 heading into the halftime break. 165: Defending NCAA Champion David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, met Iowa's Nick Moore, who entered the dual ranked No. 13. Taylor took the first two shots, connecting on the second for an early 2-0 lead. The junior then controlled Moore for over 1::24 before cutting him loose. Taylor used a quick low double for a 4-1 lead and, with the ride out led 4-1 with 1:41 in time after one period. Moore chose down to start the second and Taylor quickly cut him loose. The Lion's pressure led to another takedown and this time, Taylor used a two on one title for two back points and an 8-2 lead. Taylor then turned Moore for two more back points and upped his lead to 10-1. Taylor added a three-point turn and led 13-2 after two. Taylor chose down to start the third period, quickly escaped and then took Moore down once again to lead 16-2. Taylor spent the rest of the period, looking for a tilt. He added two more back points and posted the dominating 18-2 technical fall at the 6:42 mark. 174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, faced off against No. 6 Mike Evans of Iowa. Each man worked for control up top as action stayed in the center of the mat. Evans had the first chance to score, gaining control of Brown's left foot. But Brown was able to work his way free and force a stalemate to keep the bout scoreless at the :20 mark. Brown chose down to start the second period, stood up and worked his way into control of Evans' feet, notching the reversal. Evans escaped and Brown led 2-1 at the 1:30 mark. The duo then battled through the rest of the period scoreless and Brown led 2-1 heading into the third. Evans chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 2-2 tie. Brown gained control of Evans leg and looked to score. But Evans was able to fight the move off and countered for his own takedown and led 4-2 with :30 on the clock. Brown escaped with :14 left and looked for a final takedown, but Evans was able to kill the clock and posted the 4-3 win, giving Iowa a 19-9 lead. 184: Defending 174-pound NCAA Champion Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, met Iowa's Grant Gambrall. Ruth opened up the match with a quick throw of Gambrall, picking up a takedown just :20 into the bout. Ruth then controlled the action from the top, looking for a chance to connect on a cradle and pick up a pin. Ruth cut Gambrall loose and the Hawkeye quickly turned in on a takedown of his own, tying the bout at 3-3. Ruth quickly took Gambrall down again, working his riding time over 1:00 in the process. A Ruth ride-out gave the Lion a 5-3 lead with 2:00 riding time after one period. Gambrall chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 5-4 deficit. Ruth quickly shot and grabbed another takedown to lead 7-4 with 1:01 on the clock. Ruth cut Gambrall loose and began collecting takedowns. Three second period takedowns gave the Lion an 11-6 lead with a clinched riding time point thanks to 3:36 in time. Ruth chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 12-6 lead. Ruth picked up another takedown and cut Gambrall loose again. Ruth tacked on three more takedowns and, with 4:26 in riding time, rolled to a 21-10 major decision. 197: Three-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, faced off against No. 19 Nathan Burak. Wright scored quickly, taking a 2-0 lead at the 2:00 mark. Wright then controlled the action from the top, building up :47 in time before Burak escaped. The duo battled for the rest of the period without any scoring and Wright led 2-1 after the opening stanza. Wright chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped. He then pushed through a low double leg for another takedown and a 5-1 lead. Burak escaped and then shot on Wright's left leg. But Wright quickly countered to a low double and a 7-2 lead after another escape. Wright then rode Burak out to carry that lead and 1:51 in time into the third period. Burak chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped. The third period was otherwise scoreless and Wright posted the 8-3 win with the riding time point. 285: Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 285, took to the mat against No. 6 Bobby Telford, looking to forge a tie or more with an upset victory. Telford gained control of Gingrich's shoulders and notched the first takedown of the bout, taking a 2-0 lead at the 1:56 mark. Telford then put together a strong ride, maintaining control of Gingrich for the rest of the period. Trailing 2-0, Gingrich chose down to start the second period but Telford was once again able to maintain control. Gingrich gave up two stall points and trailed 4-0 while the Hawkeye put together another ride out. Telford chose down to start the final period and quickly escaped to a 5-0 lead. Telford countered a low Gingrich shot and notch another takedown, taking a 7-0 lead. Gingrich countered, however, with a swift reversal to cut the lead to 7-2. Telford countered that with his own reversal and, with the riding time, posted the 9-2 win.

EVANSTON, Ill. -- The 18th-ranked Purdue wrestling team picked up a clutch road victory on Friday night, scoring a 21-15 Big Ten dual win over Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Boilermakers earned a trio of major decisions on the evening, including a match-clinching win by junior captain Camden Eppert at 125 pounds, to improve to 12-5 overall and 3-3 in conference duals. The Boilermakers needed a fast start to the dual, starting at 133 pounds, and they got it, winning the first three contests of the night en route to a 10-0 lead. Junior captain Cashé Quiroga returned to the lineup at 133 pounds and got off to a solid start with a 6-5 victory over Northwestern freshman Garrison White. Quiroga started fast with two quick takedowns and then grinded out the second and third periods for his fifth win of the year. Sophomore Brandon Nelsen won his second straight match at 141 pounds, using a pair of takedowns and a reversal for a 9-4 victory over Wildcat sophomore Pat Greco. Senior Ivan Lopouchanski picked up his 20th victory of the season at 149 pounds to cap the run, getting a much needed bonus point in a 12-4 major decision over Northwestern sophomore Dylan Marriott. Lopouchanski had to rally late in the match to get the extra tally, scoring three third-period takedowns to make it a 10-0 Purdue advantage. Northwestern answered with three straight wins of its own at 157, 165 and 174, taking a 12-10 advantage in the team score. Second-ranked senior Jason Welch used the entire seven minutes to score a 20-4 technical fall over Purdue senior Tommy Churchard at 157, 15th-ranked sophomore Pierce Harger edged Boilermaker sophomore Pat Robinson at 165, 6-3, and ninth-ranked sophomore Lee Munster posted a 10-2 major decision over Purdue freshman Chad Welch at 174. Sophomore Patrick Kissel halted Northwestern's run at 184 pounds, using some late mat-work to score a pair of turns and hammer Jacob Berkowitz by major decision, 13-2. After Kissel pushed the lead back the Boilermakers' direction, 14-12, with his 20th win of the season, sophomore Braden Atwood avenged a Midlands loss to Northwestern sophomore Alex Polizzi with a 5-4 decision. Atwood was the victim of a few quick stalling calls and needed takedowns in the second and third periods to pick up his 19th win of the season and make it a 17-12 Purdue lead with two matches left. The Wildcats gave themselves some hope at heavyweight as sophomore Mike McMullan returned to the lineup for the first time in 2013, and came away with a 9-2 decision over Purdue junior Alex White, but Eppert closed out the match in authoritative fashion for the Purdue win. Eppert scored early and often in the 10-0 victory, including a four-point move at the end of the second period as he rolled to his 20th win and team-leading eighth major decision. The Boilermakers head home to host 17th-ranked Michigan on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Holloway Gymnasium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for youth and $1 for Purdue faculty or staff. Results: 133: Cashé Quiroga (PU) def. Garrison White (NU), D 6-5 (PU 3 – NU 0) 141: Brandon Nelsen (PU) def. Pat Greco (NU), D 9-4 (PU 6 – NU 0) 149: Ivan Lopouchanski (PU) def. Dylan Marriott (NU), MD 12-4 (PU 10 – NU 0) 157: Jason Welch (NU) def. Tommy Churchard (PU), TF 20-4 (7:00) (PU 10 – NU 5) 165: Pierce Harger (NU) def. Pat Robinson (PU), D 6-3 (PU 10 – NU 8) 174: Lee Munster (NU) def. Chad Welch (PU), MD 10-2 (PU 10 – NU 12) 184: Patrick Kissel (PU) def. Jacob Berkowitz (NU), MD 13-2 (PU 14 – NU 12) 197: Braden Atwood (PU) def. Alex Polizzi (NU), D 5-4 (PU 17 – NU 12) 285: Mike McMullan (NU) def. Alex White (NU), D 9-2 (PU 17 – NU 15) 125: Camden Eppert (PU) def. Dominick Malone (NU), MD 10-0 (PU 21 – NU 15)

AMES, Iowa -- The Iowa State wrestling team (6-3 overall, 1-1 Big 12) defeated Arizona State (7-10 overall, 2-1 Pac-12) on Friday night in Hilton Coliseum by a score of 23-18. The win was the Cyclones' fifth-straight dual victory. "We started a little slow tonight," Iowa State head coach Kevin Jackson said. "We did the same thing at Rutgers and we had to wrestle hard in the last five matches to get the win. I see some good things and I see some bad things. Just like the East Coast swing, I expect a better performance on Sunday." The Cyclones won five of the nine contested matches, coming away with four wins that resulted in bonus points, including No. 9 Kyven Gadson's major decision over No. 7 Jake Meredith at 197 pounds. Gadson improved his record on the season to 14-2 with the statement win in front of the home crowd. The Sun Devil's highly touted senior dropped to 22-6 on the year with the loss. Gadson is now 5-2 on the year against ranked opponents. He remains a perfect 8-0 in duals with four wins coming by major decision. The meet started at 141 pounds and the Cyclones trailed 6-3 when redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Michael Moreno stepped on the mat and turned the tide. Already leading 4-1 late in the first period with two takedowns in his favor, Moreno rolled Sun Devil wrestler Ray Waters to his back and got the pin with 45 seconds remaining in the opening period. Ryak Finch was later able to slam the door shut on Arizona State's comeback hopes with the Cyclones' second pin of the dual. Finch, the 125-pound native of Stafford, Ariz., took the mat as Iowa State held a 17-12 lead. Finch fell behind 2-0 early on a Dalton Miller takedown, but he scored a reversal with 33 seconds left in the first period and took Miller to his back for the pin on the edge of the mat. Iowa State will be back in action Sunday to take on No. 2 Oklahoma State at 2 p.m. (CST) in a senior day battle at Hilton Coliseum. Olympic Gold Medalist Jake Varner will be in attendance, as his Olympic Gold Medal banner is set to be unveiled during the 10-minute intermission on Sunday. Results: 125: Ryak Finch (ISU) WBF Dalton Miller (ASU), (2:30) 133: Ares Carpio (ASU) win by forfeit 141: Matt Kraus (ASU) dec. Luke Goettl (ISU), 6-5 149: Max Mayfield (ISU) dec. Preston McCalmon, 7-2 157: Joel Smith (ASU) dec. Logan Molina, 6-0 165: Michael Moreno (ISU) WBF Ray Waters, (2:15) 174: Tanner Weatherman (ISU) mdec. Rush Hall, 15-4 184: Kevin Radford (ASU) dec. Mikey England (ISU), 10-9 197: Kyven Gadson (ISU) mdec. Jake Meredith (ASU), 9-1 285: Levi Cooper (ASU) dec. Matt Gibson (ISU), 5-2

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The fifth-ranked Mizzou wrestling team lost to second-ranked Oklahoma State, 21-13, on Friday night (Feb. 1) at the Hearnes Center. The match was contested side-by-side with the Mizzou gymnastics program as part of the Beauty and the Beast as 6,486 fans attended the unique event. The highlight of the night for the Tigers was at 174 pounds as Todd Porter (House Springs, Mo.) upset top-ranked Chris Perry, who was 21-0 this season and had won his previous 22 bouts. Porter earned a major decision, 9-1, after dominating Perry throughout the bout. Also earning wins for the Tigers on Friday were Alan Waters (Kansas City, Mo.), Nathan McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) and Nicholas Hucke (Pewaukee, Wis.). Oklahoma State took the first three bouts, including a pair of close decisions. At 184 pounds, No. 10 Chris Chionuma edged ninth-ranked Mike Larson (McKinleyville, Calif.), 5-4. Following Larson, Brett Haynes (Kansas City, Mo.) lost a close decision to Blake Rosholt, 4-3, despite nearly scoring back points late in the third frame. Devin Mellon (Lawson, Mo.), filling in for top-ranked Dom Bradley, was then pinned by third-ranked Alan Gelogaev with 44 seconds remaining in the second period, giving OSU a 12-0 lead after adding bonus points heading to the lighter weights. Waters earned Mizzou's first win of the match when the second-ranked Waters defeated Eddie Kilmara, 4-3, despite giving up a late reversal in the third period. That cut the Cowboy lead to 12-3 heading into McCormick's bout at 133 pounds. McCormick and third-ranked Jon Morrison went into the third period tied at two-a-piece, and McCormick scored a big two-point takedown about a minute into the frame which ended up being the deciding points. Mizzou earned its third-straight win in the match as Hucke won an exciting 5-4 bout over Julian Feikert. An escape and a point for accumulating 1:32 of riding time in the third period gave the Tiger senior his eight win of the year. Drake Houdashelt (O'Fallon, Mo.) then lost a tough bout to top-ranked Jordan Oliver, 4-2, as OSU regained a 15-9 lead headed to 157 pounds where Mizzou's Kyle Bradley (St. Peters, Mo.) took on Alex Dieringer. After a scoreless first period, Dieringer started down in the second and earned an escape and a takedown to open a 3-0 lead before Bradley earned a one-point escape. He tallied two more points on escapes in the third, but ultimately fell, 5-3, giving OSU an 18-9 lead headed to 165 pounds. Zach Toal (Sidney, Ohio) took on third-ranked Tyler Caldwell at 165 pounds. After three periods of 1-1 wrestling, the two grapplers went through the sudden victory period and both tiebreakers without a winner, so they went back to the second sudden victory period. Toal was taken down by the third-ranked Caldwell 31 seconds in as he claimed the bout, giving OSU a 21-9 lead headed to 174 pounds. Todd Porter (House Springs, Mo.) faced off against top-ranked Chris Perry in a rematch from earlier this season when Perry pinned Mizzou's 174-pounder at 1:18. Porter scored a great takedown early in the first to take a 2-0 lead over the top-ranked Perry before allowing an escape. Perry started the second down and Porter scored a two-point nearfall to open a 4-1 lead. Porter held strong in the third, tacking on an escape, takedown, and a stalling point after Perry had been warned twice. Porter accumulated 2:58 of riding time in his 9-1 major decision over the top-ranked 174-pounder in the land. Mizzou is back in action Saturday night against No. 12 Oklahoma. The dual between former rivals will begin at 6:30 at the Hearnes Center. For all the latest on Mizzou wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter @MizzouWrestling. Results: 184: No. 10 Chris Chionuma (OSU) dec. No. 9 Mike Larson (MU), 5-4 197: No. 6 Blake Rosholt (OSU) dec. No. 11 Brent Haynes (MU), 4-3 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) fall Devin Mellon (MU), 4:15 125: No. 3 Alan Waters (MU) dec. Eddie Klimara (OSU), 4-2 133: No. 6 Nathan McCormick (MU) dec. No. 4 Jon Morrison(OSU), 4-3 141: Nicholas Hucke (MU) dec. Julian Feikert (OSU), 5-4 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) dec. No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (MU), 4-2 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. No. 19 Kyle Bradley (MU), 5-3 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) dec. No. 16 Zach Toal (MU), 3-1 SV2 174: No. 15 Todd Porter (MU) MD No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU), 9-1

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The 11th-ranked Virginia wrestling team finished ACC dual action with a 21-19 victory at Maryland Friday evening at the Comcast Pavilion in College Park, Md. The Cavaliers (13-3, 4-1 ACC) earned their first win in College Park since the 2005 season. "I'm very proud of our guys," Virginia head coach Steve Garland said. "The victory tonight was the fruit of their hard work. We really wrestled well for the most part. Joe Spisak, Jedd Moore and Nick Sulzer all got bonus points, and that was the match. We're happy to get a win over a really tough team." The teams split the 10 duals, but UVa's three bonus-point wins proved to be the difference. After UVa won the first four matches to take an 18-0 lead, the Terrapins (10-7, 1-2) captured five of the final six, including a pair of crazy wins to wrap up the dual and close to 21-19. Joe Spisak (R-So., Boiling Springs, Pa.), No. 15 Jedd Moore (R-Sr., Mount Vernon, Ohio) and No. 7 Nick Sulzer (R-So., Cleveland, Ohio) all scored bonus points at 141, 157 and 165 pounds, respectively. No. 20 Derek Valenti (R-Sr., Newton, N.J.) and Derek Papagianopoulos (R-So., Burlington, Mass.) won by decision at 149 and heavyweight for the Cavaliers. The match began at 141 pounds, where Spisak wasted no time in putting Shane Arechiga on his back before finishing off the fall just 1:27 into the first period. In improving to 18-2 this year, Spisak gave UVa wave of momentum and a 6-0 team lead. Valenti dominated in the third period in winning 7-0 over Lou Mascola at 149. After starting on top with a 1-0 lead in the third, Valenti knocked Mascola to his stomach, then eventually tilted him to gain a two-point near fall. After injury time, Valenti took the down position and escaped to push the lead to 4-0. He added a last-second takedown and the riding-time point for the 7-0 win. Moore wore Brady Massaro down in earning a 13-2 major decision at 157 in earning his team-leading 26th win of the year. The first period was scoreless for most of the way until Massaro went in for a late shot and Moore spun around to gain the takedown. He quickly then put Massaro on his back and gained a three-point near fall. Moore escaped promptly in the second and took Massaro down with 35 seconds left in the second to push his lead to 8-0. Moore added a pair of takedowns and the riding time point in the final period for the 13-2 win. Sulzer overpowered Ty Snook in the 165-pound bout, needing just 4:17 to finish off a 21-4 technical fall. Sulzer recorded four first-period takedowns and three back points as he jumped out to an 11-3 edge. He quickly took Snook down in the second and added a pair of takedowns as well as three more back points to seal the early tech fall. In one of the marquee matches of the night, fifth-ranked Josh Asper pulled out a 6-2 win over 15th-ranked Jon Fausey at 174. After a scoreless opening period, Asper controlled most of the second stanza. After nearly giving up back points midway through the period, Fausey was able to wiggle free before gaining an escape, although Asper shot right back in to pick up a takedown just before the two went out of bounds. Asper added an escape point as well as another takedown and the riding time point in the third. At 197 pounds, 15th-ranked Chrisian Boley outlasted Mike Salopek (R-Sr., Huntingdon, Pa.) to win 7-5. With the match tied at five in the third period, Boley recorded the winning takedown as he scored off a Salopek shot and the rode him the rest of the period. Virginia earned its final win at heavyweight as Papagianopoulos downed Dallas Brown, 5-3. With the bout tied at one in the third, Papagianopoulos scored a takedown 25 seconds into the period to take a 3-1 lead, then maintained control for 30 seconds before Brown escaped. Later in the period Brown went in for a shot, but Papagianopoulos fought it off and scored two of his own to put the match out of reach. The 125-pound contest was a wild one, as Shane Gentry scored four points in the final 10 seconds to stun eight-ranked Matt Snyder (R-Sr., Lewistown, Pa.), 4-3. Snyder controlled the match most of the way, taking a 2-0 lead and 2:48 of riding time into the third period, but Gentry finished off a takedown with 10 seconds left, then quickly put Snyder on his back and tilted him just before the buzzer sounded to get two back points and the 4-3 win. The dual ended quickly in the 133-pound bout as No. 16 Geoffrey Alexander of Maryland hit No. 13 George DiCamillo (Fr., Highland Heights, Ohio) with a cement mixer in the opening seconds and finished off a pin just 30 seconds into the bout. Virginia comes home next weekend for its final two home duals, battling Appalachian State (Feb. 9) and Old Dominion (Feb. 10). Results: 141: Joe Spisak (UVa) pinned Shane Arechiga (UM), 1:27; UVa 6-0 149: No. 20 Derek Valenti (UVa) dec, Lou Mascola (UM), 7-0; UVa 9-0 157: No. 15 Jedd Moore (UVa) major dec. Brady Massaro (UM), 13-2; UVa 13-0 165: No. 7 Nick Sulzer (UVa) tech fall Josh Snook (UM), 21-4; UVa 18-0 174: No. 5 Josh Asper (UM) dec. No. 16 Jon Fausey (UVa), 6-2; UVa 18-3 184: No. 7 Jimmy Sheptock (UM) major dec. Stephen Doty (UVa), 12-4; UVa 18-7 197: No. 15 Christian Boley (UM) dec. Mike Salopek (UVa), 7-5; UVa 18-10 285: Derek Papagianopoulos (UVa) dec. Dallas Brown (UM), 5-3; UVa 21-10 125: Shane Gentry (UM) dec. No. 8 Matt Snyder (UVa), 4-3; UVa 21-13 133: No. 16 Geoffrey Alexander (UM) pinned No. 13 George DiCamillo (UVa), :30; UVa 21-19

OAK HARBOR, Ohio -- In front of a sold out crowd at Oak Harbor High School, the fifth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team beat No. 6 Illinois, 25-9, Friday night in Oak Harbor, Ohio. The Buckeyes won seven matches, including a pin by 133-pounder Logan Stieber in his return to action since December. The Buckeyes reeled off four consecutive wins en route to the team victory win. After falling behind early, 3-0, following an 8-1 setback for senior Nikko Triggas at 125 pounds, L. Stieber returned to top form, pinning eighth-ranked Daryl Thomas in 2:04. The fall served as Stieber's ninth of the season. Hunter Stieber, Ohio State's 141-pounder, garnered his team-leading 24th victory of the season when he recorded a 10-2 major decision vs. Stephen Rodrigues. H. Stieber jumped out to a 7-1 lead after the first period and increased his advantage to, 9-1, in the second period courtesy of a reversal. Rodrigues scored an escape in the third period to end the match. Cam Tessari (149 pounds) lifted the Buckeyes to a 13-3 lead after a 6-1 win vs. Caleb Ervin. Tessari owned a 5-0 shutout until an escape by Ervin in the third period cut the Monroeville, Ohio's lead to four. However, Tessari's lead was too much to overcome and he accrued 2:45 of riding time for the victory. Up next at 157 pounds, Josh Demas recorded a 10-3 decision vs. Matt Nora. Up, 5-0, entering the third period, Demas scored a pair of takedowns compared to Nora's trio of escapes for his 15th win of the season. Coming back from a brief intermission, the Scarlet and Gray dropped its first match at 165 pounds since the 125-pound bout. Freshman Mark Martin lost a close 2-0 decision to No. 8 Conrad Polz, where an escape and riding time proved to be the difference. However, Nick Heflin (174) put the Buckeyes back in the win column in dramatic fashion, downing No. 8 Jordan Blanton, 2-1, in sudden victory. An escape by Blanton in the third period tied the score at 1-all and forced the bout into overtime. In the sudden victory, Heflin scored a takedown with 21 seconds left on the clock to secure his 10th win of the season and give Ohio State a 19-6 lead. Hometown favorite, C. J. Magrum suffered a tough 2-1 loss to No. 20 Tony Dallago at 184 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Dallago's escape, coupled with a pair of stalling calls on Magrum and riding time was sufficient for the 2-1 win. Behind a pair of early 3-point nearfalls, freshman Kenny Courts took command of his match vs. No. 13 Mario Gonzalez and was up 11-4 at the conclusion of the second period. However, Gonzalez cut Courts' to three (11-8) before Courts notched an escape for a 12-8 advantage. Despite another stalling call on Courts to make the score 12-9, Courts has amassed 1:03 of riding time for the 13-9 win. Heavyweight Peter Capone concluded Ohio State's night with a 2-0 victory vs. Chris Lopez. An escape in the second period and 1:56 of riding time gave the Buckeye his 17th win of the season. The Buckeyes will conclude their Big Ten schedule with a pair of matches the weekend of Feb. 8. Live on BTN, Ohio State will wrestle No. 17 Michigan in Ann Arbor, Feb. 8 before returning to Columbus to host No. 1 Penn State at 4 p.m. Feb. 10 in St. John Arena on Senior Day. Results: 125 - No. 5 Jesse Delgado (Illinois) dec. No. 12 Nikko Triggas, 8-1 133 - No. 1 Logan Stieber pinned No. 8 Daryl Thomas (Illinois), 2:04 141 - No. 2 Hunter Stieber maj. dec. Steven Rodrigues (Illinois), 10-2 149 - No. 19 Cam Tessari dec. Caleb Ervin (Illinois), 6-1 157 - No. 18 Josh Demas dec. Matthew Nora (Illinois), 10-3 165 - No. 8 Conrad Polz (Illinois) dec. Mark Martin, 2-0 174 - No. 7 Nick Heflin dec. No. 8 Jordan Blanton (Illinois), 3-1sv 184 - No. 20 Tony Dallago (Illinois) dec. C.J. Magrum, 2-1 197 - Kenny Courts dec. No. 13 Mario Gonzalez (Illinois), 13-9 HWT - No. 12 Peter Capone dec. Chris Lopez (Illinois), 2-0

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 17-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team took advantage of a fast start and bonus points to cruise past Indiana, 30-13, on Friday evening (Feb. 1) at University Gymnasium. The Wolverines won seven individual matches, earning bonus in four, en route to their second straight Big Ten Conference win. Senior/junior Sean Boyle (Lowell, Mass./Blair Academy) opened the dual with a controlling 8-3 decision over Joe Duca at 125 pounds. Boyle, ranked 17th, scored two takedowns in the first and added another midway through the third while accumulating 2:08 of riding-time advantage. Freshman Rossi Bruno (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) used a balanced attack to secure a 7-1 decision over Alonzo Shepherd in the subsequent match at 133 pounds -- his first career Big Ten dual victory. Bruno converted on a quick high crotch and a two-point tilt in the first before adding a third-period reversal and 4:03 of time advantage. Sophomore/freshman Camryn Jackson (Lansing, Mich./Eastern HS) made his semester debut at 141 pounds, rallying from an early deficit to defeat Alexander Gregory, 7-4. After giving up an early takedown and more than two minutes of riding time, Jackson went on the attack in the second, scoring on a double leg and subsequent single to claim his first advantage. The Wolverine rookie added another takedown in the third and rode off Gregory's time advantage to finish on top. Senior/junior Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) remained perfect in Big Ten competition with a second-period pin -- his second of the season -- against Geno Capezio in the 149-pound contest. Grajales, ranked 12th, scored five points in the first on a quick takedown and three-point leg turk before cradling Capezio up in the second to end the bout at the 3:50 mark. Indiana got on the board with a major decision from 12th-ranked Taylor Walsh at 157 pounds, before the Wolverines responded with back-to-back bonus wins from freshman Taylor Massa (St. Johns, Mich./St. Johns HS) and senior/junior Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS) at 165 and 174 pounds, respectively. After getting ridden for most of the third period, Massa reversed the Hoosiers' Ryan Konz to his back in the closing seconds to seal a 21-4 technical fall -- his second in as many matches. Massa, ranked ninth, built up big points in the first period, scoring on two takedowns and eight back points but giving up a pair of reversals. He added a takedown in second and starting down in the third, drew a stall point before earning his late four-point move. Massa improved to 4-0 in Big Ten dual action. Yates, ranked 10th, spent the bulk of his 174-pound match in the top position, accumulating 5:11 in riding-time advantage en route to a 9-0 major decision over Cheney Dale. Yates fought for and finished a single leg early in the first and after a quick escape in the second, added another low single. Starting on top in the third, he earned his major-decision margin with a three-point turn midway through the frame. The teams traded six team points in the subsequent two matches with Indiana earning a first-period fall at 184 pounds and junior/sophomore Max Huntley (Emerald Isle, N.C./Blair Academy) picking up a forfeit victory at 197 pounds. The Hoosiers closed out the dual meet with a decision at the heavyweight contest, where 13th-ranked Adam Chalfant took advantage of a fast start to earn a 9-7 decision over fifth-year senior Ben Apland (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South HS). The Wolverine wrestler, ranked 19th, took Chalfant to his back for four points late in the second but allowed an escape at the buzzer and gave up time advantage in the third to fall short of the comeback. Michigan will close out the road trip on Sunday (Feb. 3), heading to West Lafayette, Ind., to face Purdue at 1 p.m. at Holloway Gymnasium. Results: 125 -- #17 Sean Boyle (U-M) dec. Joe Duca, 8-3 U-M, 3-0 133 -- Rossi Bruno (U-M) dec. Alonzo Shepherd, 7-1 U-M, 6-0 141 -- Camryn Jackson (U-M) dec. Alexander Gregory, 7-4 U-M, 9-0 149 -- #12 Eric Grajales (U-M) pinned Geno Capezio, 3:50 U-M, 15-0 157 -- #12 Taylor Walsh (IU) major dec. Michael Carpenter, 11-2 U-M, 15-4 165 -- #9 Taylor Massa (U-M) tech. fall Ryan Konz, 21-4 (7:00) U-M, 20-4 174 -- #10 Dan Yates (U-M) major dec. Cheney Dale, 9-0 U-M, 24-4 184 -- Luke Sheridan (IU) pinned Chris Heald, 1:17 U-M, 24-10 197 -- Max Huntley (U-M) win by forfeit U-M, 30-10 Hwt -- #13 Adam Chalfant (IU) dec. #19 Ben Apland, 9-7 U-M, 30-13