InterMat Staff

Manheim, Pa. -- The brackets and seeds for the 2013 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Dual Meet Championship Finals presented by Hibiclens and the Marines have been released, naming the nationally ranked No. 1 Oklahoma State Cowboys the top seed in the tournament. The National Dual Meet Championship Finals, scheduled for February 22-23 in Williams Arena, located on the campus of University of Minnesota, will see first and second rounds of competition featuring the following match-ups: No. 1 Oklahoma State v. No. 8 Illinois No. 4 Ohio State v. No. 5 Missouri No. 3 Minnesota v. No. 6 Virginia Tech No. 2 Iowa v. No. 7 Cornell View brackets The Oklahoma State Cowboys reached the event after a dominating performance in last weekend's Kent State Regional and will look to defend a 13-0 season record. They are currently the No. 1 ranked team nationally, and will enter the National Dual Meet Championship Finals as the top seed. The Cowboys, who held the top seed in their region, had an impressive outing that included a first round 34-10 victory against nationally unranked Kent State, followed by a 39-7 victory against the No. 24 ranked University of Northern Iowa Panthers. In addition to two victories, Oklahoma State wrestlers recorded six pins on the day. Oklahoma State will face off against the eighth seeded Illinois. The Fighting Illini, currently ranked as the No. 8 team in the nation, hold a season record of 7-5 and received an automatic bid to the finals and did not compete in a regional event. Iowa, currently the No. 2 ranked team in the nation, also received an automatic bid to the National Dual Meet Championship Finals. The Hawkeyes, 18-1 on the season, come in as the second seed and will look to take down seventh seeded Cornell in the opening round of competition. Cornell advanced to the National Dual Meet Championship Finals after defeating nationally unranked Hofstra and No. 13 Nebraska in the Cornell Regional. The tournament third seed belongs to the nationally ranked No. 4 Minnesota Gophers. The Gophers, who received an automatic bid to the National Dual Meet Championship Finals, hold a season record of 12-2 and will look to defeat sixth seeded Virginia Tech in front of a home crowd. Virginia Tech, ranked as the No. 7 team in the nation with a 14-2 season record, advanced to the National Dual Meet Championship Finals after winning the Oregon State Regional defeating the No. 25 ranked Oklahoma Sooners 33-6 and No. 9 ranked Oregon State Beavers 19-15. Ohio State, ranked No. 5 nationally, hold the tournament's fourth seed and face off against the tournament's fifth seed and nationally ranked No. 6 Missouri Tigers in the first round of competition. The Buckeyes reached the finals via an automatic bid and did not compete in a regional qualifying event. Ohio State currently holds an 11-3 season record. Missouri however will enter the National Dual Meet Championship Finals fresh off a tournament win at the Missouri Regional. The Tigers earned their spot by defeating nationally unranked Maryland 27-13 and No. 16 Purdue 27-15. Missouri, like Ohio State, has wrestled to 11 season victories, however has suffered one less loss accounting for an 11-2 overall record. Tickets to the event are on sale and can be purchased via Minnesota Athletics. For additional pricing, seating and purchasing information, visit the Minnesota Athletics Site. For more event information, go to the National Duals page at nwcaonline.com. About the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) The National Wrestling Coaches Association, established in 1928, is a non-profit organization for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with primary emphasis on developing coaches who work in academic environments. The membership embraces all people interested in amateur wrestling. The three core competencies of the NWCA are: coaching development, student-athlete welfare, and promotion of wrestling. About Cliff Keen Cliff Keen Athletic is a wrestling and officials wear company, dedicated to the advancement of athletics through innovative products and communications. Cliff Keen Athletic exemplifies the rich traditions of sport and the superior quality of athletic wear required for holding up to the rigors of competition. About Hibiclens Hibiclens is an antiseptic antimicrobial skin cleanser possessing bactericidal properties that can be part of an effective defense for preventing the spread of skin infections. Its active ingredient works in a unique way — it kills germs on contact and bonds to the skin to keep killing microorganisms up to 6 hours after washing. Hibiclens® has been proven to kill MRSA (in vitro) and other staph infections. About the United States Marine Corps On November 10, 1775, the Marine Corps was established by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since then, the Marine Corps, through service on land, in air, and at sea, have acquitted themselves with the greatest distinction, winning new honors on each occasion until the term “Marine” has come to signify all that is highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue. Whether facing our nation's foes or conducting humanitarian relief and disaster recovery operations at home or abroad, today's Marine Corps stands ready to continue in the same proud tradition of faithful service to the United States. For more information, visit http://www.Marines.com.

Bobby Douglas

There are powerful connections between wrestling and writing. Just ask Mark Pearson. "In wrestling, you have to deal with losing. In writing, you deal with rejection," according to Pearson, a former University of Michigan wrestler who is now mat coach at The Hill School in Pennsylvania ... and has written in various arenas, including as a sports reporter, and as an honored short story author. Now Pearson brings together the disciplines of wrestling and writing in his first collection of short stories, "Famous Last Lines," published by Main Street Rag Publishing Company. Meet the Pearsons Mark Pearson is part of a wrestling family with two generations that are known and respected within the amateur wrestling community. Max PearsonMark's late father Max Pearson was a three-time Big Ten champ and two-time NCAA finalist for the University of Michigan in the late 1950s. Mark's youngest brother Michael wrestled at Michigan State; another brother, Eric, competed at Princeton University, then returned to his alma mater to save the program from elimination which then led to his involvement in the American Sports Council, an organization dedicated to fostering opportunities for male and female collegiate athletes. Mark's mat roots run deep. "I started wrestling about age nine," said the wrestler-turned-writer. "I wrestled all through high school at The Hill School, a boarding school about 45 minutes outside Philadelphia, in the same league as Blair Academy." Mark Pearson"I won the national prep title in 1978, twenty-five years after my dad had, wrestling for the same school, in the same weight class." Following in his father's footsteps, Mark Pearson headed west to Ann Arbor, to study and wrestle at the University of Michigan. Just like his dad Max, Mark wrestled opponents in the Big Ten in dual-meet competition and at the conference championships. Mark placed as high as sixth at the Big Ten championships, and was team captain his fourth year of school. A coach in the classroom and wrestling room After graduating from Michigan in 1982, Mark Pearson returned to Pennsylvania, where he launched his wrestling coaching career, first on the collegiate level at Millersville University, then at Franklin and Marshall, both in Lancaster, Pa. While there, Pearson also embarked on his professional writing career, serving as a sportswriter for newspapers in Lancaster and in nearby York, Pa. In 1991, Pearson moved to Washington, D.C., where he taught ancient history and coached wrestling at St. Albans School, and worked part-time as a writer for the Washington Post. Four years later, Pearson returned to The Hill School, where he became an English instructor and served as head wrestling coach. In 2000, he headed west to University of California-Davis, where he not only earned a Master's in English (with a concentration in creative writing), but also served as a volunteer wrestling coach, working for head coach -- and college mat rival -- Lenny Zalesky. After spending time in the South (earning his Ph.D. in English at University of Georgia, and as an instructor/coach in Houston), Pearson came back to Hill in 2011, again as a teacher and wrestling coach. A wrestler becomes a writer Mark Pearson had wanted to be a writer since he was eleven years old, but truly focused his energies on that career path starting as a junior at Michigan. "My assistant coach at the time, Joe Wells, told me about John Irving's books," Pearson told InterMat, referring to another wrestler-turned-writer whose novels include "The World According to Garp" and "The Cider-House Rules," along with "The Imaginary Girlfriend," a wrestling memoir. "Reading Irving's books, I really got interested in exploring fiction writing myself." After college, Pearson put his writing passion to work as a journalist from Washington, D.C. to California ... but it was a number of years into his career before he pursued fiction writing, with a focus on short stories. In an article at The Hill School website, Pearson said, "I had been working on some nonfiction about my life and wrestling when Chuck Carlise, a friend of mine who was the nonfiction editor of Gulf Coast magazine, asked me if I had written any nonfiction. I bounced a few drafts off him and then submitted it to Sport Literate; it became a finalist in the magazine's essay contest, and then was printed." In the past two decades, Pearson has had a number of short stories published. In 2011, an essay titled "The Short History of an Ear," was chosen to appear in The Best American Spots Writing 2011 anthology. His first book -- "Famous Last Lines," a collection of his short stories spanning 20 years of writing -- will be published in April 2013. "This collection of fully developed stories explores a variety of struggles -- from wrestling to natural disasters, crime, gun abuse, difficult love, and psychological disorders -- with surprising twists leading to deep psychological insights and epiphanies," according to Josip Novakovich, author of April Fool's Day and Salvation and Other Disasters. "The stories pinned me down as though in a wrestling match, and only with the last ring was I able to get up (from my armchair) with a buzz in my ears." From journalist to fiction writer "In my final years at Michigan, I became interested in fiction writing," Pearson disclosed. "When I got into journalism, I quickly realized the difference in writing styles. Journalism is objective reporting. As (Ernest) Hemingway once said, ‘Journalism will ruin your fiction writing.'" When asked if he was able to work on his fiction writing while working as a journalist, Pearson responded, "As a full-time journalist, you're exhausted, and it's hard to write fiction." "As I became a teacher and coach, I decided to try to focus on fiction." "I try to work on my fiction writing after wrestling season, during breaks at school," Pearson continued. Wrestling to writing: A matter of discipline During the interview for this feature, a recurring theme was the discipline required to be successful in wrestling also has impact on a writer's ability to practice his craft. Mark Pearson"Perseverance is important to success in both writing and wrestling," said Pearson. "It took me a long time to develop as a short story writer. It took about ten years to get my first short story published." "Writing takes a lot of mental energy," Pearson continued. "But you just do it." "When we're on breaks from school, I get up and write each morning. Once I'm working on a story, I try to stick with it, but sometimes, you have to set things aside." How does an author know when a story is finished? "At some point you feel comfortable with it, it does what it needs to do," Pearson responded. "I sometimes share it with someone else, or send it off to an editor." "You reach a certain point where you need feedback." Famous Last Lines Mark Pearson described "Famous Last Lines" as "fifteen stories, stories of men and their travails." "There are threads that weave the stories together. Male characters struggling to make it through, seeking lives that are rewarding, no matter what they are struggling through." "I've written for a broad audience," Pearson continued. "Even if you don't know about wrestling, you can understand and enjoy the stories." "I had to write stories that I feel are entertaining to read. I was trying to write stories that appeal to me." Mark Pearson's "Famous Last Lines," published by Main Street Rag Publishing, will be available April 30, 2013. The publisher is offering a pre-publication discount price on copies purchased online before April 16. To learn more about the book -- and read a sample story -- visit the book's website .

After the completion of six NJCAA district wrestling championships, the field of competitors has been determined for the national tournament to be held in Des Moines, Iowa, on Feb. 22-23. A total of six schools will be bringing the maximum number of wrestlers, which is 10, one per weight class, in quest to claim the NJCAA title. It is interesting to note that the six teams that are bringing all ten wrestlers are also the same six teams who were crowned district champions. Those schools with full teams are North Idaho College (Idaho) ranked first, Labette Community College (Kansas) ranked second, Nassau Community College (New York) ranked fifth, Ellsworth Community College (Iowa) ranked sixth, Niagara County C.C. (New York) ranked eight, and Lincoln College (Illinois) who are currently unranked, but were ranked 19th in the previous NJCAA coaches poll. Other teams that could make a run for the title include third-ranked Northwest College with seven qualifiers, 2011 champions Clackamas, ranked fourth, seventh-ranked Colby, and 10th-ranked Ridgewater, all with eight qualifiers. There are numerous other teams with nine qualifiers who will have a say in the national title, including four Iowa teams. Iowa Central, Iowa Lakes, Iowa Western, and North Iowa Area Community Colleges have nine qualifiers and their home state to help them battle to the top at the NJCAAs. Any of these teams with seven, eight, nine, or ten qualifiers could be considered contenders for the title if they have a good run at nationals, but the pure balance and strength of North Idaho and Labette make them the strong contenders to fly away with the tile in Des Moines. Links Region/District Results NJCAA National Tournament Official Website NJCAA National Tournament Schedule NJCAA National Tournament Brackets NJCAA Wrestling Coaches Team and Individual Rankings West District North Idaho had six individual champions and won the team title by a 136 1/2-113 1/2 margin over the two-time defending regional champion Cougars, who qualified eight wrestlers for the Feb. 21-23 NJCAA National Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. Clackamas won the national title in 2011. Oregon City, Ore. On the way to returning the Region 18 wrestling team title to Coeur d'Alene, North Idaho College qualified all 10 of its wrestlers for the NJCAA national tournament. Brock Banta (125), Michael Carreon (133), Jeremy Golding(149), Ryan Zumwalt (165), and V.J. Guilio (197) all won their weight class. The Cardinals also had three second-place finishes and two third-place finishes to help them win the team title by 23 points. Clackamas finished in second place. Clackamas Community College's Trent Noon and Jacob Mitchell won individual titles to pace the host Cougars of Oregon City to a second-place finish at Saturday's NJCAA Region XVIII wrestling championships. Noon scored a takedown in overtime for a 3-1 victory over North Idaho's Kyle Sweedman to win the 174-pound class, while Mitchell captured the heavyweight title with a 10-2 decision over Western Wyoming's Mike Williams. West Central District Labette Community College won their fourth straight regional championship with 125.5 points to easily outdistance runner-up Colby Community College with 73 points. Labette was ranked second in the latest team rankings, while Colby was ranked seventh. Both of these teams met in the NWCA National Dual meet championship finals with Labette winning handily. Other top twenty teams in this region were Neosho 15 and Pratt 20. Three wrestlers won their second consecutive regional titles; Le'Roy Barnes (133) Neosho, Devin Aguirre (165) Labette, and Trey Page (285) Labette. There were nine returning All-Americans from 2012 advancing to the national tournament including 2012 national champion Devin Aguirre, runner-up Trey Page, Eric Hughes (fifth) and Jeromy Davenport (fifth) from Labette; Josh Martinez (eighth), Bryce Lewis (fourth), and Dylan Braun (sixth) from Colby; Landon Keiswette (fifth) from Pratt; and Le'Roy Barnes (third) from Neosho. Region 6 Coach of the Year was Paul Gomez from Northwest Tech, Goodland, Kansas. His team scored 37 points to finish fifth in the region. With nine returning All-Americans the West Central Region six total matches the number of returning All-Americans from the West Region 18. Both of these regions include many of the top teams that will contend for the national title. North Central District The Ellsworth Community College wrestling team earned the title of North Central District Champions following Sunday's regional tournament in Willmar, Minnesota. ECC wrestlers tallied 110 points to win the title over Iowa Western (105.5), Rochester (99.5), Iowa Lakes (86), Iowa Central (84.5), MIACC (84), Ridgewater (83), MN West (32), and Itasca Community College (26.5). As a result, 10 ECC wrestlers will compete at the national tournament Feb. 22-23 in Des Moines. "We wrestled!" exclaimed head coach Cole Spree. "We did what we've been working on all year long. I told them if we take care of ourselves and take care of what each one of us can control, things will happen the way they are supposed to happen. I am proud of the wrestlers; any time you can get every weight class through, you know you wrestled well. They deserve to go to the national tournament because yesterday they did what they had to secure their spot. With this performance we were able to win the District title, which I do not believe has happened in a long time for Ellsworth. The guys knew this and wanted to bring the title back. Each one of them is proud of Ellsworth Community College � this is something they will remember for a long time." Coach Spree also commented on several individual performances. "We had four finalists and three champs. Anytime you can almost get half of your weights in the finals in one of the toughest regions in the nation, you have to be happy. Da'Wayne Robertson was on a mission all day. He is a winner; he knew what it was going to take for him to get the job done, and he did it. All year we have known he is one of the top kids in the nation and yesterday he showed why. Eric Franklin is a neat story overall. He's a kid who really wasn't a top recruit coming out of high school because he had only wrestled a of couple years. He came in at the beginning of the year and struggled, but just kept working and now has become one of the most dominant wrestlers in his weight class. He flat out dominated yesterday and I think the scores show that. Josh DaSilveira is one of our leaders and probably was the most dominant kid in the region. Josh means business when he steps onto the mat. He brings his lunchbox and hard hat and isn't afraid of any work you put in front of him." With all 10 wrestlers qualifying for the national tournament, Coach Spree says he likes Ellsworth's chances. "We have an advantage on almost all of the teams that will be at the tournament because we have 10 guys � there are maybe only two or three other colleges bringing this many wrestlers. I also feel like we have 10 guys who are capable of being All-Americans if they show up and do what they are supposed to do. We are a dangerous team, and if we take care of business the next couple of weeks like we have been, good things will happen. Spree was also named Coach of the Year at the regional tournament. Of the recognition, he says, "It is an honor and without a doubt I'm proud of it, but I am more proud of our guys and our coaching staff. The amount of time and dedication they put in is unreal. They are the ones who made it possible for me to receive the award. They are all great people who work hard and are not afraid to get down and dirty when it's called for. Without them the award would have never happened." Central District The Lincoln College wrestling team traveled to Triton College to compete in the Region 24 tournament on Sunday, Feb. 10. The region tournament is the team's national qualifying event. The team competed very well and finished as region champions with all 10 wrestlers qualifying for the national tournament. Head coach Steven Bradley said, "This was a great day for the team and the Lincoln College wrestling program. Each individual came prepared and wrestled well. I could not be more proud of my athletes. They fought hard and believed that they could win. It was a very fun day watching these young men compete. It has been a long season and seeing them achieve their goals was exciting. We finished the day with four champions, two runner-ups, three third-place finishers and one fifth-place finisher." Takil Agnew (Springfield, Ill.) was the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament and head coach Steven Bradley was the Region Coach of the Year. North Eastern District For the first time in school history Nassau Community College had ten wrestlers in the finals of the NJCAA District 11 Championships. Despite a major snowstorm on the day of the event and a hurricane known as Sandy to start the season, Nassau was able to overcome all the adversity thrown at them. With six out of state teams arriving a day earlier before the snow storm, it was possible to hold the event. During the year you don't hear much about the team but they are competing every weekend against some of the best competition on the east coast. A typical weekend a Nassau wrestlers is wrestling some of the best Division I and Division III wrestlers in the country. This weekend, the team really showed their character and their ability, by winning the National Qualifying tournament in a landslide.. With the return of a couple of wrestlers from the injury list and two wrestlers dropping down in weight, the lineup fell into place. Eastern District I NCCC Wrestling wins their 18th regional title! The Thunderwolves finished with 116 points and 10 national qualifiers. Head coach Keith Maute was named NJCAA Region III Coach of the Year and NCCC's Irvin Buck was voted Outstanding Wrestler. Niagara's placers/qualifiers included (149) Kevin Strong -- regional champ?(157), Irvin Buck -- regional champ?(165), Kris Schimek -- regional champ?(174), John Brabon -- regional champ?(197), Gunnar Thomas -- regional champ?(285), Max Antone -- regional champ?(125), Barney Prince -- runner-up?(133), Lance Compton -- runner-up?(141), Brian Galuski -- third place?(184), and Dustin Moss -- third place.

A committee of highly-respected leaders within the American wrestling community has been formed, whose mission is to insure that wrestling remains as a core sport of the Olympic Games. The group is called the Committee for the Preservation of Olympic Wrestling (CPOW), and is chaired by Bill Scherr of Glenview, Ill., a World champion and Olympic medalist in freestyle wrestling, who help spearhead the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid effort and is a top businessman in the financial services industry. Named as the spokesman for CPOW is Mike Novogratz of New York, N.Y., a highly respected business leader who was the Team Leader for the 2012 U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestling team, the chairman of Beat the Streets in New York and a top college wrestler for Princeton. John Bardis of Alpharetta, Ga. was selected by the committee to serve as Director of Development and Finance. Bardis served as the Team Leader for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman Team and is also a major business leader. Bardis was a successful high school and college wrestler. The committee was created by USA Wrestling to develop and execute a successful strategy, which will result in wrestling being named as a core sport for the 2020 Olympic Games and beyond. This week, the International OIympic Committee’s Executive Board recommended that wrestling not be included as a core sport for the 2020 Olympic Games. Joining Novogratz and Bardis on the committee as wrestling leaders who are successful businessmen include Andy Barth of San Marino, Calif., Jeff Levitetz of Boca Raton, Fla., Art Martori of Phoenix, Ariz. and USA Wrestling president James Ravannack of Metairie, La. Also on the committee is sports executive Jim Scherr of Colorado Springs, Colo. Currently Commissioner of a college hockey conference, Scherr was the CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee and a past USA Wrestling Executive Director. Lee Roy Smith, the Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and a World silver medalist in freestyle serves on the committee. Roger Frizzell, an NCAA All-American and leader in the public relations community is involved, as is Michael DerGarabedian, a successful attorney and past college wrestler. Wrestling legends who are also members include World and Olympic champions Bruce Baumgartner, Dan Gable and Rulon Gardner, and two-time Olympians Kerry McCoy and Clarissa Chun. They have been successful as leaders off the mat as well. “We have engaged many of the most connected and brightest minds in our sport, an all-star leadership group. We have a great opportunity to show the world why wrestling belongs on the Olympic program,” said USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender, who is also a CPOW member. COMMITTEE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF OLYMPIC WRESTLING (CPOW) Committee members Chairperson -- Bill Scherr, Glenville, Ill. Spokesperson -- Mike Novogratz, New York, N.Y. Director of Development and Finance -- John Bardis, Alpharetta, Ga. Andy Barth, San Marino, Calif. Bruce Baumgartner, Edinboro, Pa. Rich Bender, Colorado Springs, Colo. Clarissa Chun, Columbia, Mo. Mike DerGarabedian, Rockville Center, N.Y. Roger Frizzell, Kingston, Okla. Dan Gable, Iowa City, Iowa Rulon Gardner, Logan, Utah Jeff Levitetz, Boca Raton, Fla. Art Martori, Phoenix, Ariz. Kerry McCoy, College Park, Md. James Ravannack, Metairie, La. Jim Scherr, Colorado Springs, Colo. John Smith, Stillwater, Okla. Lee Roy Smith, Stillwater, Okla. MISSION AND OBJECTIVES The mission of the Committee for the Preservation of Olympic Wrestling is to insure that wrestling remains as a core sport of the Olympic Games. We intend to accomplish this mission by: • Working with FILA and the international wrestling community to insure that wrestling will remain a core Olympic sport. • Mobilizing and energizing the wrestling community and the American public to support our mission. • Leading the effort for solicitation and allocation of volunteer and financial resources for the preservation of Olympic Wrestling • Raising awareness of the positive values and contributions of wrestling to the Olympic movement • Working with FILA and the international wrestling community for the continued development and modernization of wrestling • Joining with like-minded groups globally to unite our efforts to preserve Olympic Wrestling.

When I reflect on this past weekend's Cliff Keen National Duals regionals, I cannot help but wonder what would have been the case had I instead been watching an actual dual meet national championship. I do not have a stance on the issue, which is probably dead now, of whether of whether or not a NCAA Division I national championship should be determined by a national dual meet tournament. Frankly, I'm torn on the matter. The current NCAA tournament format is perfection; it is the single greatest annual sporting event held annually on American soil. Integral to the drama and intrigue of the NCAA individual tournament is the fact that it determines the official NCAA team champion. If March's tournament were to lose its role as the determiner or a team champion, the perfection would be lost and the exquisitely cut and polished gym that is the NCAA Division I wrestling tournament would lose quite a bit of luster. This being said, imagine if the National Duals became an NCAA dual meet championship. Every top team would be in attendance with every weapon at their disposal brought to bear. We would have dual meets with everything riding on the line. The first wrestling competition I ever experienced was a dual meet, and it hooked me for life. With the right teams, the right atmosphere, and the right kind of crowd, a dual meet can be American folkstyle wrestling's most exciting incarnation. Pairing this excitement with the significance of a NCAA championship would potentially create the greatest viewing experience hardcore wrestling fans could ever hopeful, as well as something compelling enough to entice a casual, channel flipping audience. Would it have been worth having a dual meet national championship at the expense of some of the prestige of the NCAA individual tournament? I don't have a good answer for that question. I can just enjoy the wrestling as it appears before me, and that which appeared before me this weekend were the National Duals four regional competitions. As an aside, I'd like to add that a current problem with National Duals, or a potential NCAA dual meet championship, is its proximity to high school state championships, and by problem, I mean a problem for high school coaches. For some, their season may still be going as these championships take place. For others, their wives believe they just got them back, and now as they return home, they have to break the news that there is quite a bit more wrestling to watch. This is potentially hazardous. As it stands right now, the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals is the toughest dual meet tournament in the nation. Congratulations to Cornell, Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech, and Missouri for winning their regions. Missouri wins the National Duals Missouri region Mizzou is a tough tournament team bookended by two potential national champions and a slew of top 20 caliber wrestlers in between. It should surprise no one that they won their region. One result that sticks out is in Missouri's regional final dual with Maryland, Maryland's Christian Boley pinned Mizzou's Brent Haynes at 197 pounds. Boley, a third seed at last year's NCAAs, has struggled this year. Maybe this win is a signal that he has returned to form. Cornell (Photo/Cornell Sports Information)Cornell wins the National Duals Cornell region In the close 19-17 finals dual with Nebraska, the Big Red win their region with the help of a huge pin by the one and only Kyle Dake. Dake has been nothing short of amazing this year and if he manages to beat David Taylor again to win NCAAs this year, it would take an IOC executive board level of injustice to take the Hodge away from him. Virginia Tech wins the National Duals Oregon State region Two old Hawkeyes tilting at each other from opposite ends of the country, Kevin Dresser and Jim Zalesky lead their teams, Virginia Tech and Oregon State respectively, against each other in this regional final. Virginia Tech is the winner of the dual, but wrestling wins from the vision of both of these coaches who have done incredible things for their wrestling programs. At 157 pounds, Jesse Dong edges R.J. Pena. Keep an eye on Dong, my early dark horse pick to make a crazy run at NCAAs. Also, don't look now, but Michigan's 149-pounder, Eric Grajales, once the bluest of blue chippers, is starting to really roll at this point in the season. Against Oregon State he notches a 6-4 victory over Scott Sakaguchi. Oklahoma State wins the National Duals Kent State region No surprise here that OSU takes this region with a finals win over Kent State. However, at 133, the Cowboys' sixth-ranked Jon Morrison suffers a shocking upset to Kent State's Mackenzie McGuire. Utah Valley beats Air Force 23-9 I've been nothing but impressed with the Air Force wrestling team this year so this result comes as a bit of a surprise to me. UVU's win was spurred by a big upset at 125 with Jade Rauser upending eighth-ranked Falcon Josh Martinez. These are two programs that not enough people are talking about, but they have bright futures with both enjoying some impressive recruit commitments for next year. North Carolina Dominates Carolina Duals In the featured match of the Carolina Duals, UNC's sixth-ranked 141-pounder Evan Henderson earns a 3-1 win over The Citadel's seventh-ranked K. Undrakhbayar, known as Ugi. This was Henderson's second win over Ugi this year and UNC has a couple of lightweights who might really make noise in March.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Hoosier Wrestling evened its season record at 9-9 following a three-match sweep of the SIUE Duals by a combined score of 111-24. Indiana defeated host SIUE and Lindenwood-Belleville both by final tallies of 33-12 while blanking Knox College, 45-0. Thirteen different Hoosiers hit the mat on Sunday with the complete baker's dozen notch at least one victory. Joe Duca, Alexander Gregory and Luke Sheridan paced them by taking all three bouts. As a team, IU totaled nine falls and three major decisions on the day. Indiana 33, Lindenwood-Belleville 12 125 lbs - Joe Duca (IU) dec. Colton Howell (LB), 5-2; Team Score: 3-0 133 lbs - Alonzo Shepherd (IU) dec. Derrick Grieshaber (LB), 9-7; TS: 6-0 141 lbs - Alexander Gregory (IU) pinned Brad Wisdom (LB), 4:47; TS: 12-0 149 lbs - Preston Keiffer (IU) pinned Jesse Friese (LB), 2:32; TS: 18-0 157 lbs - Bathuluum Zuhlkuu (LB) dec. Joe Randazzo (IU), 10-5; TS: 18-3 165 lbs - Ryan Konz (IU) pinned Ted Parker (LB), 1:42; TS: 24-3 174 lbs - Cheney Dale (IU) pinned Larry Lamier (LB), 1:56; TS: 30-3 184 lbs - Luke Sheridan (IU) dec. David Cox (LB), 6-2; TS: 33-3 197 lbs - Kameron Harris (LB) won by forfeit; TS: 33-9 285 lbs - Dustin Fullerton (LB) dec. Jowan Gill (IU), 7-3; TS: 33-12 Indiana 45, Knox College 0 125 lbs - Joe Duca (IU) pinned Matt Sugai (Knox), 0:39; Team Score: 6-0 133 lbs - Alonzo Shepherd (IU) won by forfeit; TS: 12-0 141 lbs - Alexander Gregory (IU) maj. dec. Mario Frye (Knox), 13-4; TS: 16-0 149 lbs - Geno Capezio (IU) maj. dec. Eric Vogel (Knox), 12-1; TS: 20-0 157 lbs - Joe Randazzo (IU) maj. dec. Aaron Hoover (Knox), 14-3; TS: 24-0 165 lbs - #15 Ryan LeBlanc (IU) pinned Ryan Lambert (Knox), 0:32; TS: 30-0 174 lbs - Cheney Dale (IU) dec. Greg Ventris (Knox), 4-1; TS: 33-0 184 lbs - Luke Sheridan (IU) pinned Ruben Villalobos (Knox), 4:02; TS: 39-0 197 lbs - Double forfeit 285 lbs - Jowan Gill (IU) won by forfeit; TS: 45-0 Indiana 33, SIUE 12 125 lbs - Joe Duca (IU) won by forfeit; Team Score: 6-0 133 lbs - Patrick Myers (SIUE) dec. Alonzo Shepherd (IU), 7-3; TS: 6-3 141 lbs - Alexander Gregory (IU) dec. Dillon Pousson (SIUE), 8-1; TS: 9-3 149 lbs - Preston Keiffer (IU) pinned Brandon Brindley (SIUE), 6:06; TS: 15-3 157 lbs - Geno Capezio (IU) dec. Kyle Lowman (SIUE), 5-2; TS: 18-3 165 lbs - #15 Ryan LeBlanc (IU) pinned Adam Osmoe (SIUE), 6:10; TS: 24-3 174 lbs - Jake Residori (SIUE) dec. Cheney Dale (IU), 6-2; TS: 24-6 184 lbs - Luke Sheridan (IU) pinned Derek Nagel (SIUE), 4:01; TS: 30-6 197 lbs - Josh Wood (SIUE) won by forfeit; TS: 30-12 295 lbs - #12 Adam Chalfant (IU) dec. David Devine (SIUE), 6-2; TS: 33-12 Indiana concludes the regular season on Saturday (Feb. 23) by hosting Northwestern on Senior Day, starting at 2 pm. The dual will be streamed live by BTDN on IUHoosiers.com.

SAN LOUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Central Michigan continued to steam roll its opponents Sunday afternoon, claiming a pair of victories over Cal Poly, 41-6, and CSU Bakersfields, 26-12. The Chippewas (16-3) extended their dual meet winning streak to nine straight and claimed 16 of the 20 bouts on the day. CMU wrestled just six bouts in the opening dual of the day, as three matches were forfeited by the Mustangs and one by the Maroon and Gold. The Chippewas were awarded six points each at 133, 141 and 285 pounds on forfeits by Cal Poly, while the Mustangs were awarded six points at 197 pounds. No. 11 Christian Cullinan opened the day with a 5-0 decision over Britain Longmire, earning three back points in the final period to secure the win. Senior Donnie Corby continued his recent run of success with a first-period pin over Dillen Rocha at 149 pounds and redshirt freshman Lucas Smith, sophomore Mike Ottinger and sophomore Anthony Bill each earned decisions to push the Chippewas' lead to 30-0. Senior Ben Bennett recorded his second technical fall in as many days, defeating Sean Dougherty by a score of 18-2. Bennett had five takedowns in the match and twice earned back points to improve to 21-0 on the year. The Chippewas continued the momentum versus the Roadrunners of CSU Bakersfield, kicked off by Cullinan's 7-2 decision at 125 pounds. Senior Scotti Sentes earned career win number 100 with a 5-0 decision himself to extend the lead and Mattingly picked up a pin over Timmy Box in the third period to give CMU a 12-0 lead. After dropping their first match at 149 pounds, the Chippewas responded with decisions by Smith and Ottinger at 157 and 165 and Bennett earned yet another technical fall over Sean Pollock, 18-0. The Chippewas again forfeited at 197 pounds, but Trice closed the day with a 2-0 decision over Sammy Cervantes to give the Chippewas a 26-12 victory. No. 12 Central Michigan 41, Cal Poly 6 125: No. 11 Christian Cullinan (CMU) dec. Britain Longmire, 5-0; CMU 3-0 133: No. 7 Scotti Sentes (CMU) wins by forfeit; CMU 9-0 141: Scott Mattingly (CMU) wins by forfeit; CMU 15-0 149: Donnie Corby (CMU) fall Dillen Rocha, 2:16; CMU 21-0 157: Lucas Smith (CMU) dec. Kyle Chene, 4-3; CMU 24-0 165: Mike Ottinger (CMU) dec. Connor King, 9-2; CMU 27-0 174: Anthony Bill (CMU) dec. Mitchell Woods, 8-3; CMU 30-0 184: No. 2 Ben Bennett (CMU) tech. fall Sean Dougherty, 18-2; CMU 35-0 197: JT Goodwin (Cal Poly) wins by forfeit; CMU 35-6 Hwt: No. 5 Jarod Trice (CMU) wins by forfeit; CMU 41-6 No. 12 Central Michigan 26, CSU Bakersfield 12 125: No. 11 Christian Cullinan (CMU) dec. Tyler Iwamura, 7-2; CMU 3-0 133: No. 7 Scotti Sentes (CMU) dec. Miguel Comparan, 5-0; CMU 6-0 141: Scott Mattingly (CMU) fall Timmy Box, 6:21; CMU 12-0 149: Dalton Kelly (CSU) dec. Donnie Corby, 7-6; CMU 12-3 157: Lucas Smith (CMU) dec. Jake Briggs, 2-0; CMU 15-3 165: Mike Ottinger (CMU) dec. David Meza, 3-2; CMU 18-3 174: No. 19 Bryce Hammond (CSU) dec. Anthony Bill, 8-3; CMU 18-6 184: No. 2 Ben Bennett (CMU) tech. fall Sean Pollock, 18-0; CMU 23-6 197: Frankie Hurtado (CSU) wins by forfeit; CMU 23-12 Hwt: No. 5 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Sammy Cervantes, 2-0; CMU 26-12

Cornell, Oklahoma State, Missouri, and Virginia Tech won their regionals on Sunday to advance to the finals of the 2013 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, which take place Friday and Saturday at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. The eight-team finals field is comprised of the four regional winners, plus Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio State, and Illinois. Cornell advances with wins over Nebraska, Hofstra Cornell University Sports Information The Big Red wrestling team advances to the National Duals' Finals next weekend in Minnesota after defeating Nebraska and Hofstra on Sunday afternoon in Newman Arena. Cornell opened the day by blanking Hofstra, 42-0, before moving past the Cornhuskers by a score of 19-17. Nebraska advanced to the finals by defeating Virginia 28-8. The Cavaliers placed third after winning a 21-15 dual over the Pride. The Big Red notched five pins on the day, including two by NCAA champion Kyle Dake. Dake now has 16 falls this season and is one shy of tying the school record of 17 that is held by Cam Simaz '12 and Steve Anceravage '09. Dake has 42 for his career. Cornell's day opened with No. 6 Nahshon Garrett taking on Steve Bonanno at 125 pounds. Garrett held a 7-1 lead after the first with two takedowns and three back points. The Big Red freshman added another takedown in the second and escaped from his opening down position in the third. With 21 seconds left in the bout, Bonanno took down Garrett. With 2:04 in riding time, Garrett won an 11-5 decision. At 133 pounds, Bricker Dixon was scoreless against Jamie Franco in the first period. Dixon reversed Franco to begin the second, and Franco escaped with 37 seconds left in the period. Franco quickly escaped to open the third, but Dixon would take him down once again to win a 4-3 decision. Mike Nevinger was scoreless after the first period against Luke Vaith at 141 pounds. Nevinger escaped to open the second for the only point of the period. Vaith chose neutral to start the third. With eight seconds left in the bout, Nevinger countered a shot by Vaith to grab two more points with a takedown to win a 3-0 decision. At 149 pounds, Chris Villalonga faced Cody Ruggirello. Midway through the first, Villalonga took a 2-0 lead with a takedown but with one second left on the clock, Ruggirello reversed him. The Pride wrestler chose to start the second down, and Villalonga grabbed three back points to lengthen his lead to 5-2. Villalonga chose neutral in the third and with 3:07 in riding time, won a 6-2 decision. At 157 pounds, Jesse Shanaman faced Tyler Banks. After a scoreless first period, Banks escaped to open the second period. Banks' one point advantage was the only time during the entire dual that a Hofstra wrestler held an advantage over Cornell. Shanaman took back the lead in the third with a reversal to win a 2-1 decision. At 165 pounds, No. 1 ranked Dake squared off against Nick Terdick. Dake held a 4-1 lead before pinning Terdick in 1:57 Marshall Peppelman took on Jermain John at 174 pounds. With less than one minute left in the first period, Peppelman took down John to hold a 2-1 lead after one period. Peppelman quickly escaped to open the second. John escaped from his choice down position in the third for the only point of the period, and Peppelman won a 3-2 decision. At 184 pounds, Steve Bosak wrestled David Heitman. With a little over 15 seconds off the clock, the Big Red senior took down the Pride wrestler and turned him to win by fall in 1:47. Jace Bennett and Stryker Lane followed suit in their respective weight classes. Bennett pinned Tim Murphy in 1:51, while Lane won by fall over Zeal McGrew in 1:11. After a short break, Cornell returned to the mat against Nebraska. Garrett once again opened the dual, this time facing Eric Coufall. Garrett held a 7-1 lead after the first period with two takedowns and three back points. Garrett quickly escaped to open the second and added another takedown. With one second left on the clock in the third, Coufal escaped from his opening down position. With 4:13 in riding time, Garrett won an 11-3 major decision. At 133 pounds, Dixon got on the board a minute into the first with a takedown against Shawn Nagel. Dixon escaped from his opening down position in the second to hold a 3-1 advantage. Nagel escaped to open the third period, but Dixon held on to win a 3-2 decision. Nevinger wrestled his second match at 141 pounds against Ridge Kiley. Nevinger took down Kiley midway through the first. With 16 seconds left in the first, Kiley reversed him to tie the bout at 2-2. Kiley was unable to escape from his opening down position in the second period. Kiley chose an optional start in the third period to give Nevinger a one point escape. With 33 seconds left in the bout, Nevinger took him down again and added a riding time point to win a 6-2 decision. At 149 pounds, Villalonga faced No. 10 Jake Sueflohn. The Cornhusker wrestler took a 2-0 advantage with a takedown in the first. Villalonga escaped to open the second, but with one second left on the clock Sueflohn took him down once again. Sueflohn reversed Villalonga from his opening down position in the third and added takedowns on his way to a 12-3 major decision. Shanaman took on No. 6 James Green at 157 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Green reversed Shanaman to open the second. Shanaman escaped from his down choice in the third. With 15 seconds left in the bout, Green took him down once again to win a 5-2 decision. Dake wrestled Tyler Koehn at 165 pounds. The Big Red senior held a 2-0 lead after the first period. Dake added three back points in second before winning by fall in 3:57. At 174 pounds, Peppelman faced No. 4 Robert Kokesh. Kokesh held a 2-0 advantage after the first with a takedown. Peppelman escaped to open the second period, but the Cornhusker wrestler took him down once again. Kokesh racked up takedowns in the third to win a 14-3 major decision. Bosak took on No. 8 Josh Ihnen at 184. After a scoreless first period, Ihnen was unable to escape from his choice down position in the second. Bosak held a 1-0 advantage after Ihnen was hit with his second stalling warning. Bosak quickly escaped to open the third and with 2:00 in riding time won a 3-0 decision. At 197 pounds, Bennett wrestled against Caleb Kolb. Bennett held a 4-2 lead after the first with two takedowns. Kolb escaped 30 seconds into the second period, and with one second left on the clock took the lead with a takedown. Bennett escaped to open the third, but Kolb would take him down once again to win a 7-5 decision. At heavyweight, Lane faced Spencer Johnson. After a scoreless first period, Johnson chose to start the second period down. Johnson quickly escaped after Lane had to call an injury time out. Johnson escaped from his choice down position after the timeout. The crowd rallied behind the injured Lane as he continued through match to keep Nebraska from winning the dual on bonus points. Lane escaped to open the third, but Johnson would take him down. With 1:30 in riding time, Johnson won a 5-2 decision. Cornell will travel to Minnesota next weekend for the National Dual finals on Friday and Saturday. Attendance: 2,132 Cornell 42, Hofstra 0 125: Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) over Steve Bonanno (Hofstra) Dec 11-5 133: Bricker Dixon (Cornell) over Jamie Franco (Hofstra) Dec 4-3 141: Michael Nevinger (Cornell) over Luke Vaith (Hofstra) Dec 3-0 149: Christopher Villalonga (Cornell) over Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) Dec 6-2 157: Jesse Shanaman (Cornell) over Tyler Banks (Hofstra) Dec 2-1 165: Kyle Dake (Cornell) over Nick Terdick (Hofstra) Pin 1:57 174: Marshall Peppelman (Cornell) over Jermaine John (Hofstra) Dec 3-2 184: Steve Bosak (Cornell) over David Heitman (Hofstra) Pin 1:47 197: Jace Bennett (Cornell) over Tim Murphy (Hofstra) Pin 1:51 285: Stryker Lane (Cornell) over Zeal McGrew (Hofstra) Pin 1:11 Nebraska 28, Virginia 8 125: Matthew Snyder (Virginia) over Eric Coufal (Nebraska) TF 16-0 133: George DiCamillo (Virginia) over Shawn Nagel (Nebraska) Dec 8-2 141: Ridge Kiley (Nebraska) over Joseph Spisak (Virginia) Dec 5-0 149: Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) over Derek Valenti (Virginia) Dec 2-0 157: Brandon Wilbourn (Nebraska) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 165: James Green (Nebraska) over Nicholas Sulzer (Virginia) Dec 5-2 174: Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) over Jonathan Fausey (Virginia) Dec 7-4 184: Josh Ihnen (Nebraska) over Stephen Doty (Virginia) Maj 11-3 197: Caleb Kolb (Nebraska) over Michael Salopek (Virginia) Dec 8-2 285: Spencer Johnson (Nebraska) over Derek Papagianopoulos (Virginia) Dec 8-2 Cornell 19, Nebraska 17 125: Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) over Eric Coufal (Nebraska) Maj 11-3 133: Bricker Dixon (Cornell) over Shawn Nagel (Nebraska) Dec 3-2 141: Michael Nevinger (Cornell) over Ridge Kiley (Nebraska) Dec 6-2 149: Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) over Christopher Villalonga (Cornell) Maj 12-3 157: James Green (Nebraska) over Jesse Shanaman (Cornell) Dec 5-2 165: Kyle Dake (Cornell) over Tyler Koehn (Nebraska) Pin 3:57 174: Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) over Marshall Peppelman (Cornell) Maj 13-3 184: Steve Bosak (Cornell) over Josh Ihnen (Nebraska) Dec 3-0 197: Caleb Kolb (Nebraska) over Jace Bennett (Cornell) Dec 7-5 HWT: Spencer Johnson (Nebraska) over Stryker Lane (Cornell) Dec 5-2 Virginia 21, Hofstra 15 125: Matthew Snyder (Virginia) over Steve Bonanno (Hofstra) Dec 5-2 133: Jamie Franco (Hofstra) over George DiCamillo (Virginia) Dec 6-2 141: Luke Vaith (Hofstra) over Jimmy Nehls (Virginia) Dec 5-2 149: Derek Valenti (Virginia) over Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) Dec 5-3 157: Tyler Banks (Hofstra) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 165: Nicholas Sulzer (Virginia) over Nick Terdick (Hofstra) Dec 13-6 174: Jonathan Fausey (Virginia) over Jermaine John (Hofstra) Dec 3-2 184: Stephen Doty (Virginia) over David Heitman (Hofstra) Pin 197: Zach Nye (Virginia) over Tim Murphy (Hofstra) Dec 4-0 285: Zeal McGrew (Hofstra) over Patrick Gillen (Virginia) Dec 3-1 Oklahoma State powers through Kent State, Northern Iowa Oklahoma State University Information Oklahoma State's top-ranked wrestling squad powered through Kent State and No. 24 Northern Iowa at its NWCA National Duals regional on Sunday to advance to next week's finals in Minnesota. "I thought we wrestled pretty well," head coach John Smith said. "The one thing that stood out more than anything was the six pins. It was just exciting. I look forward to next week and a tough, tough tournament." In their first dual, the Cowboys (15-0) earned four of the day's six pins to defeat the Golden Flashes, 34-10, taking them to the regional finals. After quickly falling behind, 6-0, after losses at 125 and 133-pounds, Cowboys Julian Feikert, Jordan Oliver and Alex Dieringer answered with consecutive falls at 141, 149 and 157 pounds, respectively. Third-ranked Tyler Caldwell and No. 2 Chris Perry snagged the first of their two wins for the day with a 4-1 decision from Caldwell and an 11-2 major decision from Perry. They were followed by Chris Chionuma's 9-5 decision over No. 15 Casey Newburg. Blake Rosholt fell at the hands of top-ranked 197-pounder Dustin Kilgore by a 12-3 major decision. Gelogaev finished the dual with another pin in just 39 seconds. In the regional finals, the Cowboys took down the No. 24 Panthers of Northern Iowa, 39-7. Eddie Klimara bounced back from an earlier loss, earning a 10-2 major decision over Ryan Jauch. Oliver also snatched a major decision over UNI's Bart Reiter, 13-4. Dieringer pinned No. 19 David Bonin late in the third period, earning his second of the day. "It took me a while to get going, but once I did, it was good," Dieringer said. "I've been really working on my bars and being on top, and that's how I got my pins." Caldwell's second win of the day came in the form of a 15-2 major decision over Jarrett Jensen. Perry put the match away with his pin over Kyle Lux in 6:10. The last two Cowboys, Rosholt and Gelogaev, ended the match with two more bonus-point wins with a 19-2 technical fall and 16-6 major decision, respectively. The Cowboys will travel to Minneapolis, Minn., to compete for the National Duals title on Feb. 22-23. They will be joining the winners of the other regionals as well as Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Ohio State, who received automatic bids to the finals. Oklahoma State 34, Kent State 10 125: No. 16 Steve Mitcheff (KSU) dec. Eddie Klimara (OSU), 3-2 133: Mackenzie McGuire (KSU) dec. No. 5 Jon Morrison (OSU), 3-2 141: Julian Feikert (OSU) fall Lukas Kern (KSU), 6:38 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) fall Andy Candiello (KSU), 4:02 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall Tommy Sasfy (KSU), 1:23 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) dec. Caleb Marsh (KSU), 4-1 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU) MD Mike Vollant (KSU), 11-2 184: No. 12 Chris Chionuma (OSU) dec. No. 15 Casey Newburg (KSU), 9-5 197: No. 1 Dustin Kilgore (KSU) MD No. 11 Blake Rosholt (OSU), 12-3 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) fall Keith Witt (KSU), 0:39 Oklahoma State 39, Northern Iowa 7 125: Eddie Klimara (OSU) MD Ryan Jauch (UNI), 10-2 133: No. 5 Jon Morrison (OSU) won by forfeit 141: No. 13 Joey Lazor (UNI) MD Julian Feikert (OSU), 10-1 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) MD Bart Reiter (UNI), 13-4 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (OSU) fall No. 19 David Bonin (UNI), 6:34 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) MD Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 15-2 174: No. 2 Chris Perry (OSU) fall Kyle Lux (UNI), 6:10 184: No. 8 Ryan Loder (UNI) dec. No. 12 Chris Chionuma (OSU), 6-1 197: No. 11 Blake Rosholt (OSU) TF5 Taylor Kettman (UNI), 19-2 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) MD Blayne Beale (UNI), 16-6 Missouri books trip to finals with two wins on Sunday University of Missouri Sports Information The sixth-ranked Mizzou Tiger wrestlers took home two duals on Sunday and booked a trip to the University of Minnesota next weekend to face off against many of the top programs in the nation. The Tigers knocked off No. 16 Purdue 27-15 in the second dual of the day after taking care of Maryland 27-13 in round one. Alan Waters, Drake Houdashelt, and top-ranked Dom Bradley all had big days for the Black and Gold in what happened to be the last time wrestling would be in the Hearnes Center this year. The Tigers won the first six matches of the day and were well on their way to a 27-13 victory over the Maryland Terrapins. Waters, Houdashelt, and Kyle Bradley all added major decisions for the Tigers against the Terps, and No. 5 Nathan McCormick got his third consecutive win against a ranked opponent in No. 12 Geoffry Alexander. The Terps took three straight bouts from 174 pounds to 197. No. 5 Josh Asper avoided an upset against Mizzou senior Todd Porter with a successful takedown late in the third period. Jimmy Sheptock won by major decision over Johnny Eblen and Christian Boley was able to pin Brent Haynes at 2:59. Haynes had Boley nearly on his back but left his back exposed and the 14th-ranked grappler from Maryland was able to cash in on a defensive fall as time expired in the first period. On the adjacent mat, the Purdue Boilermakers and the Wyoming Cowboys came down to the heavyweights, where Alex White of Purdue tallied a takedown with two seconds remaining to win 4-1 after a point for riding timewith an added point for riding time to secure the victory for the Boilermakers 20-16. A sudden victory win by Wyoming's No. 4 Alfonso Hernandez over No. 18 Braden Atwood kept the Cowboys alive, but Purdue was able to seal their fifteenth win of the year. Purdue and Mizzou met up for the final round of the regional with the winner set to advance to Minneapolis, Minn., later this week. Waters set the tone once again with a major decision over No. 16 Camden Eppert, 15-3. Waters had already defeated Eppert this season back on November 10, also by major decision. A forfeit at 133 gave the Tigers a 10-0 lead, and then a technical fall by the sophomore Houdashelt at 5:26 put Mizzou in the driver's seat for the remainder of the dual. Houdashelt was able to tally six takedowns, two 3-point near falls, and one 2-point near fall in the match against Purdue's Frankie Porras. The top-ranked Bradley finished off a victorious day for the Tigers with a couple of big takedowns against Purdue's Alex White in a 21-7 drubbing at heavyweight. Bradley, a perfect 30-0 on the season, finished off his home career as a Missouri Tiger with an undefeated record at home in his four years of attached wrestling. In fact, the last time Mizzou's big man lost in Columbia was in 2004 as a freshman in high school at Blue Springs. Bradley is now just four wins shy of the 100-win club as a Tiger grappler. Maryland and No. 21 Wyoming met up across the Hearnes Center for their second dual of the day, with Maryland pulling off the upset 20-12. Maryland took the final four bouts of the dual after trailing 12-6 through the 165-pound weight class. The Tigers are now slated to continue their quest as the 2013 NWCA National Duals Champions this coming weekend at the University of Minnesota. Mizzou will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 22 and will need to battle past top-ranked Oklahoma State, No. 4 Minnesota, and No. 5 Ohio State if they want to be crowned as champions in this year's event. Stay abreast with the Tigers and all of the NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals action by following on Twitter and using the hashtag #MatMayhem. Missouri 27, Maryland 13 125: No. 4 Alan Waters (MU) maj. dec. Shane Gentry (MD), 11-2 133: No. 5 Nathan McCormick (MU) dec. No. 12 Geoff Alexander (MD), 4-1 141: Nicholas Hucke (MU) dec. Shane Archeiga (MD), 6-2 149: No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (MU) major dec. Lou Mascola (MD), 13-4 157: No. 16 Kyle Bradley (MU) major dec. Danny Orem (MD), 12-1 165: No. 16 Zach Toal (MU) dec. Dominic DeRobertis (MD) 8-1 174: No. 5 Josh Asper (MD) dec. No. 13 No. 13 Todd Porter (MU) 3-1 184: No. 7 Jimmy Sheptock major dec. Johnny Eblen (MU) 10-2 197: No. 14 Christian Boley (MD) pinned No. 11 Brent Haynes (MU), 2:59 (13-21) 285: No. 1 Dom Bradley (MU) forfeit win Missouri 27, Purdue 15 125: Alan Waters (MU) dec. Camden Eppert (PU), 15-3 133: Nathan McCormick (MU) wins by forfeit 141: Brandon Nelsen (PU) dec. Nicholas Hucke (MU), 8-4 149: Drake Houdashelt (MU) tech. fall. Frankie Porras (PU), 20-5 (5:27) 157: Tommy Churchard (PU) dec. Kyle Bradley (MU), 8-4 165: Pat Robinson (PU) dec. Trevor Wiest (MU), 6-1 174: Todd Porter (MU) maj. dec. Chad Welch (PU), 17-4 184: Johnny Eblen (MU) maj. dec. Andy Wiseman (PU), 15-2 197: Braden Atwood (PU) pinned Brent Haynes (MU), 3:13 285: Dom Bradley (MU) maj. dec. Alex White (PU), 21-7 Virginia Tech rolls in Corvallis to set up date in National Duals finals Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Sports Information Despite being 2,700 miles from home and three time zones away, the seventh-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team posted a pair of impressive wins Sunday at the Regionals of the NWCA National Duals, crushing No. 25 Oklahoma before downing No. 9 Oregon State. With the wins, Tech advances to next weekend’s National Duals finals in Minneapolis, Minn. In the first match, Tech won all eight matches wrestled in cruising past 25th-ranked Oklahoma 33-6. Jarrod Garnett got Tech off to a quick start with a major decision at 125 pounds. After a pair of forfeits (one by each team), No. 5 Nick Brascetta beat 16th-ranked Nick Lester for the third time this year, this time 8-2. Jesse Dong, ranked seventh in the country, picked up a major decision over Nick DeAngelis, setting up the big bout of the match. Fifth-ranked Pete Yates overcame an early takedown by fourth-ranked Bubby Graham to get a takedown of his own, plus three nearfall points later in the match to pick up a huge 7-2 win to avenge his lone loss of the season. Austin Gabel picked up a major decision before Nick Vetterlein and Derrick Borlie both earned wins. David Marone beat Keldrick Hall - a guy who pinned him earlier this season - with a 3-1 sudden victory to end the match. After a short break, the Hokies re-took the mat, this time against ninth-ranked Oregon State with a trip to Minneapolis on the line. Garnett opened with an 8-3 win before Erik Spjut held on for a 3-2 win at 133 pounds to give Tech a 6-0 lead. The Beavers tied it up with a pair of victories, but then Dong rallied from a 4-1 deficit against No. 10 R.J. Pena to pull out a 5-4 win to swing the momentum. Yates picked up five more team points with a technical fall at 165 pounds before Gabel earned a big 6-2 win at 174 pounds. Vetterlein iced the match with a 15-8 win over Cody Wieshoff, but Borlie tweaked a hamstring and had to take an injury default at 197 pounds. The day ended on a controversial note as Marone lead fourth-ranked Chad Hanke by one with time running out, but Hanke got in and was award the takedown at the buzzer to win 7-6 despite the protests from the Tech coaching staff who thought it came after the clock hit 0:00. “I thought we really wrestled well and redeemed ourselves today against Oklahoma, even though we beat them three weeks ago. We left too much on the table in that match and took it to them pretty good today,” head coach Kevin Dresser said. “In the OSU match, Jesse Dong got the gold star with his comeback win against a top-10 guy. He made the difference in the dual meet. Now, we have a quick turnaround with an arrival back to Blacksburg late Monday night and a flight to Minneapolis Thursday. He have some guys dinged up, so we have to lick our wounds and try to get ready.” The pairings for Friday night will be announced early next week. Tech is likely to be the No. 6 seed and take on No. 3 seed Minnesota. The event takes place Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23. Friday night’s action starts at 7 p.m. Eastern (6 p.m. local). Cornell, Missouri, Tech and Oklahoma State all won Regionals Sunday and will meet the four teams with automatic bids into the finals: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Ohio State. Virginia Tech (15-2) 33, Oklahoma (4-7) 6 125: #5 Jarrod Garnett (VT) maj. dec. Kyle Garcia, 17-4 133: #18 Erik Spjut (VT) wins by forfeit 141: #1 Kendrick Maple (OU) wins by forfeit 149: #5 Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. #16 Nick Lester, 8-2 157: #7 Jesse Dong (VT) maj. dec. Justin DeAngelis, 8-0 165: #5 Pete Yates (VT) dec. #4 Bubby Graham, 7-2 174: Austin Gabel (VT) maj. dec. Matt Reid, 11-2 184: Nick Vetterlein (VT) dec. Nolan McBryde, 10-6 197: Derrick Borlie (VT) dec. Brad Johnson, 8-2 285: David Marone (VT) dec. Keldrick Hall, 3-1 (SV) Virginia Tech (16-2) 20, Oregon State (10-4) 15 125: #5 Jarrod Garnett (VT) dec. Joey Palmer, 8-3 133: #18 Erik Spjut (VT) dec. Drew Van Anrooy, 3-2 141: #4 Mike Mangrum (OS) dec. #12 Zach Neibert, 7-3 149: #7 Scott Sakagucki (OS) dec. #5 Nick Brascetta, 3-1 157: #7 Jesse Dong (VT) dec. #10 R.J. Pena, 5-4 165: #5 Pete Yates (VT) tech fall Seth Thomas, 15-0 (4:33) 174: Austin Gabel (VT) dec. Cody Weishoff, 6-2 184: Nick Vetterlein (VT) dec. Austin Moorehead, 15-8 197: #6 Taylor Meeks (OS) inj. def. Derrick Borlie (4:38) 285: #4 Chad Hanke (OS) dec. David Marone, 7-6

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.- No. 24 North Carolina picked up a pair of duals wins Sunday, defeating the Campbell Camels and The Citadel Bulldogs, 26-19 and 27-9,respectively. In the first dual of the day against Campbell, No. 7 Nathan Kraisser (125) pinned No. 27 Eric Montoya in 3:53. After scoring only a takedown in the first period, Kraisser reversed Montoy in the second period after selecting bottom. His pin helped Carolina to jump out to a 6-0 start over Campbell. Campbell took the second match with Tanner Bidelspach quickly pinning No. 19 Joey Ward in 0:37. The Campbell victory tied up the dual at 6-6. At 141 pounds, No. 6 Evan Henderson defeated Michael Dahlstrom by major decision, returning the lead to the Tar Heels, 10-6. Henderson racked up three takedowns, a reversal and a 2-point near fall during the match. He defeated Dahlstrom 13-4. UNC extended its lead with a win by decision for Christian Barber (149). Barber bested Campbell's Brent Jorge, 5-0. Barber picked up takedowns in the first and third periods and an escape in the second period. Christ Mears fell in overtime at 157 pounds to Nick Rex after establishing a 4-1 lead halfway through the second period. After a clock stoppage during the second period with Carolina in control, Mears selected bottom. Rex quashed his attempt to reverse and picked up a 3-point near fall to tie the match. After a scoreless third period, the match went to overtime. Rex took down Mears in overtime to win the match and cut the Carolina lead to 13-9. John Staudenmayer (165) defeated Paul Duggan in an 8-4 decision. Staudenmayer earned an early lead with two takedowns, an escape and a point for stalling. Duggan fought back in the third period, taking down Staudenmayer twice, but he could not make up the deficit. The win pushed the Tar Heels to a 16-9 lead. At 174 pounds, Tanner Eitel handled Cody Ryba, earning a technical fall in four minutes. Eitel racked up a takedown and points for a 2-point near fall and a 3-point near fall in the first period. He recorded the final eight points in the second period after selecting bottom. His victory extended the lead to 21-9. The Tar Heels' final match win in the dual came from Alex Utley at 184 pounds. Utley also won by technical fall after the full match. He had three takedowns and eight points total for near falls. A point for Campbell stalling and riding time helped to seal his technical fall and increase the dual lead to 26-9. Carolina fell to Campbell in their last two matches of the dual as John Merickel pinned UNC's Frank Abbondanza in the second period, and Joe Nolan defeated David Woody in a 9-1 major decision. These Tar Heel losses cut the dual lead to a 26-19 final score. Carolina then faced the Bulldogs of The Citadel. Kraisser once again helped the Tar Heels take an early lead with a 10-1 major decision over Joaquin Marquez. Three takedowns, a 2-point near fall, an escape, along with riding time pushed Kraisser past Marquez and pushed the Tar Heels to a 4-0 start. Ward increased the lead to 10-0 with a pin over The Citadel's Aaron Hansen. Ward earned the pin 2:14 into the first period after a takedown and two 3-point near falls. At 141 pounds, Henderson defeated No. 7 Ugi Khishgnyam in a 3-1 overtime decision. Henderson and Khishgnyam each earned an escape in regular time to push the match to overtime. Henderson came out on top with a takedown in the first overtime period. In another close match, Christian Barber won a 3-0 decision over Jordan Dix, with all of his points coming in the third period. Barber reversed Dix for two points and earned another point for riding time. His victory extended the Tar Heel lead to 16-0. Matt Frisch of The Citadel handed the Tar Heels their first loss of the dual in an 8-6 decision over Chris Mears. Despite three takedowns for Mears, Frisch won the match after additional points for UNC stalling and riding time. He cut the Carolina lead to 16-3. Staudenmayer's 5:22 technical fall over Vincent Bellaran returned the momentum in UNC's favor. Staudenmayer had 14 points going into the third period. A quick takedown from neutral position sealed his victory and increased the Tar Heel lead to 21-3. Carolina's Eitel earned a win by decision over Jack Duane at 174 pounds. He led after one period 4-1 and continued his lead through the final two periods of the match to win 7-4. Utley won the last Carolina victory of the day over Josh Tuck in a 6-2 decision. After a scoreless first period, Utley selected bottom. He escaped, took down Tuck, and earned a 2-point near fall to gain a five point lead going into the final period. He escaped after a reversal by Tuck in the third to win the match and push the dual score to 27-3. At 197 pounds, Abbondanza fell to Marshall Haas in a 4-1 decision. Haas took down Abbondanza in the first period and reversed him in the third to earn four points and the victory. Jake Barnhart (HWT) fell in the last match of the day to No. 13 Odie Delaney. Delaney earned four takedowns. Barnhart escaped on all but one occasion, but could not overcome the deficit and fell in an 11-4 decision. This win for The Citadel further cut into Carolina's lead, but the Tar Heels still were able to defeat the Bulldogs 27-9. Carolina will next be in action Saturday March 9, in College Park, Md., for the ACC Championships. North Carolina 26, Campbell 19 125 - #7 Nathan Kraisser (UNC) by fall over #27 Eric Montoy (Campbell), 3:53 UNC 6, CAMPBELL 0 133 - Tanner Bidelspach(Campbell) by fall over #19 Joey Ward (UNC), 0:37 UNC 6, CAMPBELL 6 141 - #6 Evan Henderson (UNC) by major decision over Michael Dahlstrom (Campbell), 13-4 UNC 10, CAMPBELL 6 149 - Christian Barber (UNC) by decision over Brent Jorge (Campbell), 5-0 UNC 13, CAMPBELL 6 157 - Nick Rex (Campbell) by decision over Chris Mears (UNC), 6-4 UNC 13, CAMPBELL 9 165 - John Staudenmayer (UNC) by decision over Paul Duggan (Campbell), 8-4 UNC 16, CAMPBELL 9 174 - Tanner Eitel (UNC) by technical fall Cody Ryba (Campbell), 4:00 UNC 21, CAMPBELL 9 184 - Alex Utley (UNC) by technical fall over Taylor McGiffen (Campbell), 7:00 UNC 26, CAMPBELL 9 197 - John Merickel (Campbell) by fall over Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 4:48 UNC 26, CAMPBELL 15 HWT - Joe Nolan (Campbell) by major decision over David Woody (UNC), 9-1 UNC 26, CAMPBELL 19 North Carolina 27, The Citadel 9 125 - #7 Nathan Kraisser (UNC) by major decision over Joaquin Marquez (The Citadel), 10-1 UNC 4, THE CITADEL 0 133 - #19 Joey Ward by fall over Aaron Hansen (The Citadel), 2:14 UNC 10, THE CITADEL 0 141 - #6 Evan Henderson (UNC) by decision over #7 Ugi Khishignyam (The Citadel), 3-1 UNC 13, THE CITADEL 0 149 - Christian Barber (UNC) by decision over Jordan Dix (The Citadel), 3-0 UNC 16, THE CITADEL 0 157 - Matt Frisch (The Citadel) by decision over Chris Mears (UNC), 8-6 UNC 16, THE CITADEL 3 165 - John Staudenmayer (UNC) by technical fall over Vincent Bellaran (The Citadel), 5:22 UNC 21, THE CITADEL 3 174 - Tanner Eitel (UNC) by decision over Jack Duane (The Citadel), 7-4 UNC 24, THE CITADEL 3 184 - Alex Utley (UNC) by decision over Josh Tuck (The Citadel), 6-2 UNC 27, THE CITADEL 3 197 - Marshall Haas (The Citadel) by decision over Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 4-1 UNC 27, THE CITADEL 6 HWT - #13 Odie Delaney (The Citadel) by major decision over Jake Barnhart (UNC), 11-4 UNC 27, THE CITADEL 9

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Northwestern cruised to a 39-4 road win over South Dakota State in its final nonconference dual match of the season Sunday, collecting seven victories with bonus points and claiming nine of 10 bouts on the day. True freshman 125-pounder picked up his 16th individual win of the season to open the competition, recording a 10-1 major decision victory against SDSU's Aaron Pickrel. The Wildcats then gained a 10-0 advantage in the team score after the Jackrabbits opted to forfeit the 133-pound match and hand six points to the visitors. Sophomore Pat Greco kept momentum in NU's favor by dismissing Ben Gillette by major decision, 17-4, improving to 11-8 on the season. South Dakota State came up with its lone win of the afternoon when Dustin Walraven -- ranked No. 31 in the recently released NCAA Coaches Rankings -- managed to win with bonus points (8-0) in the 149-pound contest. But Northwestern turned to its two-time All-American at 157 pounds, Jason Welch, to set things right with a 20-3 technical fall of Tyler Johnson midway through the second period. Seventeenth-ranked Pierce Harger improved to a stellar 21-5 on the year by pulling out a 4-1 decision against Joe Brewster at 165 pounds, lifting Northwestern's lead in the team score to a dominating 22-4. His classmate Lee Munster needed less than one period to dismiss his opponent, John Nething II, with a quick 17-0 technical fall. At 184, freshman Jacob Berkowitz earned a 10-6 decision against South Dakota State's Shea Nolan, while Alex Polizzi recorded an efficient 9-0 major decision over the Jackrabbits' Joe Skow. Northwestern's final win of the afternoon came courtesy of seventh-ranked heavyweight Mike McMullan, who ended the match with a 19-4 tech fall win late in the third period of his match with J.J. Everard. Play-by-play and complete scoring from each individual bout is available in PDF format at the top of the page. Northwestern (8-8) concludes the dual portion of its schedule Saturday, Feb. 23 at Indiana, where start time is set for 1 p.m. CT in Bloomington, Ind. Results: 125: No. 20 Dominick Malone (NU) maj. dec. Aaron Pickrel (SDSU), 10-1 (NU 4-0) 133: Garrison White (NU) won by forfeit, (NU 10-0) 141: Pat Greco (NU) maj. dec. Ben Gillette (SDSU), 17-4 (NU 14-0) 149: Dustin Walraven (SDSU) maj. dec. Dylan Marriott (NU), 8-0 (NU 14-4) 157: No. 2 Jason Welch (NU) Tech Fall Tyler Johnson (SDSU), 20-3 (4:21) (NU 19-4) 165: No. 17 Pierce Harger (NU) dec. Joe Brewster (SDSU), 4-1 (NU 22-4) 174: No. 9 Lee Munster (NU) Tech Fall John Nething II (SDSU), 17-0 (2:50) (NU 27-4) ? 184: Jacob Berkowitz (NU) dec. Shea Nolan (SDSU), 10-6 (NU 30-4) 197: Alex Polizzi (NU) maj. dec. Joe Skow (SDSU), 9-0 (NU 34-4) 285: No. 7 Mike McMullan (NU) Tech Fall J.J. Everard (SDSU), 19-4 (6:19) (NU 39-4)

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 1 nationally in Intermat's Tournament Power Index, closed out the home portion of its schedule with a 48-0 shut-out win over visiting Rider. Seniors Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) and Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) thrilled a sold out SRO crowd of over 6,500 with big wins in their final home appearances. All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, opened up the dual by pinning Bronc Patrick Skinner, getting the fall at the 3:48 mark. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 14 nationally at 133, then rolled to a 19-5 major with 3:19 in riding time over Mike Shupin. Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.), wrestling for the final time in Rec Hall, then thrilled over 6,000 fans in a sold out Rec Hall by getting a pin in his final appearance in front of the home crowd. Pearsall completed a cradle and pinned Rob Cigna at the 2:01 mark. Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 149, rolled to a 12-4 major over Curt Delia. Brother Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, posted a 5-2 win over Rider's Zac Cibula to give the Nittany Lions a 23-0 lead at intermission. Junior All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, then pinned No. 20 Ramon Santiago in the only bout pitting ranked wrestlers against each other. Taylor got the fall early in the second period, getting a pin at the 3:48 mark. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 7 at 174, then matched Taylor, getting a fall of his own. Brown pinned Rider junior James Brundage at the 4:06 mark. Junior All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, kept the pin parade going, picking up yet another first period pin. This one, over Rider freshman Ryan Wolfe at the 2:38 mark to put Penn State up 41-0. Three-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 197, then made his final appearance in Rec Hall count, rolling to a 12-4 major (with 4:44 in riding time) over Donald McNeil. Sophomore heavyweight Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 12 nationally, then secured the shut-out with a dominating 3-0 decision (including 3:46) in riding time over Greg Velasco. The Nittany Lions compiled a lop-sided 30-1 margin in takedowns and rolled up 18 bonus points thanks to five pins and three majors. Ruth and Wright remain undefeated on the year, checking in at 24-0 and 23-0 respectively while Taylor improves to 22-1. The shut-out was Penn State's fourth of the year, marking the first time in Nittany Lion history the team has logged four shut-outs in one season. The blanking was the eighth under Sanderson in this, his fourth year at the helm of the program. Penn State moves to 12-1 on the year (having finished its Big Ten slate with a 7-1 mark). Rider falls to 10-7. Penn State ends its dual meet season next Sunday with a road trip to Rutgers. The Lions and Scarlet Knights tangle at 2 p.m. on Feb. 24. 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 Patrick Skinner RID, WBF (3:48) 6-0 133: #14 Jordan Conaway PSU maj. dec. Mike Shupin RID, 19-5 10-0 141: Bryan Pearsall PSU pinned Rob Cigna RID, WBF (2:01) 16-0 149: #12 Andrew Alton PSU maj. dec. Curt Delia RID, 12-4 20-0 157: #5 Dylan Alton PSU dec. Zac Cibula RID, 5-2 23-0 165: #2 David Taylor PSU pinned #20 Ramon Santiago RID, WBF (3:48) 29-0 174: #7 Matt Brown PSU pinned James Brundage RID, WBF (4:06) 35-0 184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU pinned Ryan Wolfe RID, WBF (2:38) 41-0 197: #2 Quentin Wright PSU maj. dec. Donald McNeil RID, 12-4 45-0 285: #12 Jimmy Lawson PSU dec. Greg Velasco RID, 3-0 48-0 Attendance: 6,532 Records: Penn State 12-1, 7-1 Big Ten; Rider 10-7 Up Next for Penn State: at Rutgers, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, met Ride freshman Patrick Skinner. Skinner came out looking for an initial takedown but Megaludis countered his early shots and notched a takedown at the 1:57 mark. After cutting Skinner loose, Megaludis took him down again with 1:15 left to up his lead to 4-1. The Lion sophomore went on to tack on two more takedowns to lead 8-3 with over 1:00 in riding time after one period. Skinner chose down to start the second period and Megaludis let him up. The Lion then added a final takedown before turning the Bronc wrestler to his back for a pin at the 3:48 mark. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 14 nationally at 133, took on Bronc Mike Shupin. Conaway got in on an early single leg but Morris was able to counter and force a stalemate at the 1:45 mark. Conaway notched his takedown using a quick duck-under at the 1:00 mark. Shupin escaped at period's end and Conaway led 2-1 after one period. Shupin chose down to start the second, quickly escaped, but was immediately taken down by Conaway. Conaway let the Bronc loose and then rolled through a third takedown to up his lead to 6-3. Another takedown and two near fall points gave Conaway a 10-4 lead after two periods. Conaway chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to an 11-4 lead. Shupin got in on a single and Conaway forced a stalemate. The Lion then used a low single after the reset to notch another takedown and led 13-4 with 1:10 on the clock. Conaway added another takedown and then turned Shupin for three near fall points and an 18-5 lead with :20 left. Conaway picked up the bonus point with 3:19 in riding time and rolled to the 19-5 major. 141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.), wrestling in his final home dual as a Nittany Lion, met Robert Cigna at 141. Pearsall notched a quick takedown and then spent the next minute working his way to finishing off a cradle. Pearsall then thrilled the SRO Rec Hall sell-out one final time, notching the pin at the 2:01 mark and ending his Rec Hall career in style. 149: Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 149, met Rider's Curt Delia. Alton nearly booked a quick pin of his own, catching Delia in a shoulder throw and turning him to his back for a near fall. Delia was able to fight off his back but the four-point move put Alton up 4-0 less than a minute into the bout. Delia managed an escape but Alton was able to turn a single leg into another takedown and led 6-2 with :50 on the clock. The duo battled evenly for the rest of the period and Alton led 6-2 after one period. The Lion sophomore chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-2 lead. The escape was the lone scoring of the period and the Lion led by five heading into third period. Delia chose down to start the third period but Alton was able to maintain control long enough to build up 1:44 in riding time. Alton then added another takedown and led 9-4 with 1:10 after a Delia escape. Alton tacked on one more takedown and with a ride out posted the 12-4 major (with 2:41 in riding time). 157: All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, took on Bronc senior Zac Cibula. The duo battled evenly for the first minute-plus until Alton worked in on a high double. But Cibula was able to force a reset and action resumed in the center circle at the 1:40 mark. The Lion sophomore then turned a swift single leg into a takedown and the first score of the bout, taking a 2-1 lead after a Cibula escape. The Lion blew through a high double at the :05 mark, tacking on late takedown to lead 4-1 after one period. Alton chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. Alton continued to press the Bronc, forcing the action in the middle of the mat. But Cibula was able to fight off Alton's efforts and the Lion carried a 5-1 lead into the third period. Cibula chose down to start the third and escaped to a 5-2 lead. Alton was unable to break through the Bronc's defense but still walked away with the 5-2 win, putting Penn State up 23-0 at intermission. 165: In the lone match-up between ranked wrestlers, All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, met No. 20 Ramon Santiago. Santiago got the bout's first takedown, using a fast low double to take a quick lead. But Taylor deftly worked his way to a reversal and tied the bout at 2-2 with 2:14 on the clock. The Lion junior then put together a strong ride, forcing the ranked Bronc into a stall warning. Taylor nearly locked a cradle and forced Santiago into another stall and led 3-2 after one period. Santiago chose down to start the second period and Taylor nearly turned him to his back for a pin. The Bronc was able to roll out of trouble once, but Taylor turned his shoulders to the mat and got the fall at the 3:48 mark, putting Penn State up 29-0. 174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 7 at 174, took on James Brundage. Brown wasted no time gaining control, picking up a quick takedown on the edge of the mat just :15 into the bout. Brundage escaped and worked his way in on a single, but Brown fought off the move and then gained control himself, working around for another takedown and a 4-1 lead. Brown locked his hands while trying to turn Brundage and led 4-3 after the Bronc escaped with :25 on the clock. Brown would not be denied a final takedown, using a fast low double and a ride out to lead 6-3 after one period. Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped. The Utah-native then notched another takedown to lead 9-3 with 1:25 on the clock. Brown then turned his control into a pin, turning Brundage to his back and getting the pin (4:06) to put the Lions up 35-0. 184: All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, battled Bronc freshman Ryan Wolfe. Ruth gained quick control of the bout, taking Wolfe down and leading 2-1 after cutting the Bronc loose less than :15 into action. Ruth tacked on another takedown and cut before rolling through a low double for a third takedown and a 6-2 lead with 1:01 on the clock. He then worked himself into control of Wolfe's shoulders, turning the Bronc to his back for another first period pin, this one at the 2:38 mark. 197: Wrestling in his final home dual meet, All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 197, faced off against Rider's Donald McNeil. Wright wasted no time taking the lead in his Rec Hall swan song, rolling through a takedown to lead 2-0 less than :10 in. Wright added a second takedown and then went to work on offense. The Lion senior then put together a strong ride, maintaining control for nearly 2:00 while working to turn McNeil to his back. McNeil was hit for stalling twice and led 5-2 after McNeil escaped at the :10 mark. Wright chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 6-2 lead. Wright then blew through another takedown and upped his lead to 8-2 with 1:00 left in the middle stanza. Wright picked up another stall point and carried a 9-2 lead with a clinched bonus point into the third period. McNeil chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 9-3 score. Wright countered a McNeil double and picked up his fourth takedown to lead 11-3 with 1:03 left in the match. McNeil escaped as the bout ended but 4:44 in riding time gave Wright a 12-4 major in his final home bout. 285: Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.), ranked No. 12 nationally at 285, took on Rider freshman Greg Velasco. The duo battled through a scoreless two-minutes plus with neither man finding an opening to score. Lawson looked to score late in the period, but Velasco was able to step back from his shots and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Velasco chose down to start the second period but Lawson was able to break the Bronc down and maintain his offensive position. Lawson then gained control of Velasco's arm and looked to turn him for back points, but Velasco bellied out with :40 left in the period. The strong ride-out kept things scoreless and Lawson chose down to start the third. The ranked Lion sophomore then reversed Velasco to lead 2-0 with over 2:00 in riding time. Lawson spent the rest of the period trying to turn Velasco to no avail. Still, the dominating performance on top gave the Lion sophomore a 3-0 win with 3:46 in riding time.

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- The No. 22 Iowa State wrestling team (9-4 overall, 1-2 Big 12) picked-up its first shutout of the 2012-13 season Sunday afternoon, defeating Eastern Michigan (7-13 overall, 1-4 MAC) 39-0. The Cyclones scored bonus points in seven of their 10 matches, earning six major decisions and one fall. No. 15 Boaz Beard started the dual with an 11-1 major decision over EMU's Khodar Hoballah. From there it was all Cyclones. No. 7 Kyven Gadson provided the highlight of the dual yet again for the Cyclones, pinning EMU's Nick Whitenburg at the 1:23 mark in the first period. With the win, Gadson picked-up his 9th-straight victory dating back to the Midlands Championships on Dec. 30 in Evanston, Ill. The redshirt sophomore has recorded three-straight falls dating back to a 23-12 dual win over UNI on Feb. 8 in Ames. Six Cyclones posted major decisions in both dual wins this weekend: Redshirt sophomore Ryak Finch, true freshman John Meeks, redshirt sophomore Luke Goettl, No. 19 redshirt sophomore Michael Moreno, No. 20 redshirt freshman Tanner Weatherman, and No. 15 redshirt junior Boaz Beard. Iowa State was awarded a point for riding time in all 12 of those major decisions. Iowa State will be back in action on March 8 in Stillwater, Okla. for the Big 12 Duals. The Cyclones will wrestle a dual against all three Big 12 opponents. The Big 12 Championships will follow the duals the next day on March 9. Results: 125: Ryak Finch (ISU) maj. dec. Alexander Calandrino (EMU), 12-1 133: John Meeks (ISU) maj. dec. Jake Byers (EMU), 10-2 141: Luke Goettl (ISU) maj. dec. Seth Schaner (EMU), 12-2 149: Max Mayfield (ISU) dec. Michael Shaw (EMU), 7-2 157: Logan Molina (ISU) dec. Aaron Sulzer (EMU), 5-2 165: No. 18 Michael Moreno (ISU) maj. dec. Jacob Davis (EMU), 13-4 174: No. 16 Tanner Weatherman (ISU) maj. dec. Phil Joseph (EMU),12-4 184: No. 17 Boaz Beard (ISU) maj. dec. Khodor Hoballah (EMU), 11-1 197: No. 7 Kyven Gadson (ISU) fall Nick Whitenburg (EMU), 1:37 285: Matt Gibson (ISU) dec. Chris Eggert (EMU), 3-0

Click on the links below to view the results from the regionals of the 2013 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Regional Results: Missouri | Kent State | Oregon State | Cornell

OREM, Utah - The Utah Valley University wrestling team didn't disappoint in its final dual of the season Saturday as it defeated the Air Force Academy, who is ranked 22nd in the latest InterMat poll, 23-9 on Senior Night in Orem. The Wolverines, who finished their regular season with a 6-4 overall record and a 3-2 mark in Western Wrestling Conference action, won seven of the 10 bouts on the night including a big upset win by 125-pounder Jade Rauser over No. 8 Josh Martinez. "Our guys went out and wrestled tonight. Air Force is a really good team and I'm proud of the way that all of our guys competed against them," said UVU head coach Greg Williams. "The match of the night was at 125, what a performance by Jade (Rauser). Josh Martinez is a tough kid but Jade did exactly what he needed to do to win. Overall this was a great momentum builder for us as we'll now prepare for conference." The dual began at 125-pounds and Rauser found himself trailing AFA's (10-3, 1-2 WWC) Martinez, 5-4, with the clock winding down in the final period. With Martinez on top of Rauser with mere seconds remaining, the UVU redshirt freshman managed to pick up a reversal just before time expired to give him the 6-5 upset over Martinez. Rauser managed to reverse Martinez's hold not only before time expired but also before the Air Force grappler secured one-minute of riding time as Martinez finished the match with 59 seconds of riding time. After a Falcon victory at 133-pounds tied the team score at 3-all, UVU junior Avery Garner (141) and senior Josh Wilson (149) picked up back-to-back wins to extend the Wolverines lead to 10-3. Garner found himself all tied up in the third period over Carter McElhany but riding time was the difference as Garner picked up a 6-5 win with 2:38 seconds of riding time. Wilson, the lone senior in UVU's starting lineup, didn't disappoint the home crowd in the next match on Senior Night as he defeated Logan Burch by major decision (14-6). Air Force countered back at 157-pounds as No. 15 Josh Kreimier gutted out a 2-1 victory over Ethan Smith to cut the score to 10-6. The team score didn't remain close for long, however, as Abner Cook and Monte Schmalhaus won the next two bouts for the Wolverines to give Utah Valley a 16-6 advantage. Devin Hightower then helped the Falcons cut the score to 16-9 with a 4-1 victory over Derek Thomas (184) but that was the final match AFA would win, as David Prieto (197) and Adam Fager (heavyweight) won the final two bouts of the evening to seal the Wolverines' win over the ranked conference foe. The win concludes Utah Valley's regular season as the Wolverines will now prepare for the WWC Championships/NCAA West Regional that will take place March 9 in Laramie, Wyo. There, UVU will try to qualify as many wrestlers as it can for the 2013 NCAA Championships that will be March 21-23 in Des Moines, Iowa. The Wolverines will end the regular season with a 3-2 WWC dual record, which currently places them in third place in the conference standings. Prior to the match UVU honored seniors Glenn Terrano and Josh Wilson. Results: 125 - Jade Rauser (UVU) Dec. No. 8 Josh Martinez (AF), 6-5 133 - Dylan Hyder (AF) Dec. Chasen Tolbert (UVU), 7-3 141 - Avery Garner (UVU) Dec. Carter McElhany (AF), 6-5 149 - Josh Wilson (UVU) Major Dec. Logan Burch (AF), 14-6 157 - Josh Kreimier (AF) Dec. Ethan Smith (UVU), 2-1 165 - Abner Cook (UVU) Dec. Jesse Stafford (AF), 3-0 174 - Monte Schmalhaus (UVU) Dec. Dan Barringer (AF), 3-2 184 - Devin Hightower (AF) Dec. Derek Thomas (UVU), 4-1 197 - David Prieto (UVU) Dec. Josh Mohr (AF), 5-3 285 - Adam Fager (UVU) Major Dec. Bentley Alsup (AF), 17-6 Exhibition (141) - Zach Stephan (AF) Major Dec. Sam Mecham (UVU), 16-7

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- In his final collegiate appearance at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, senior Matt McDonough scored a major decision to spark Iowa to a 31-6 victory over No. 15 Edinboro tonight. Iowa went on to win eight of 10 matches, scoring bonus points in six bouts and earning a pair of victories over ranked individuals. "We've been wrestling with bonus points in mind," said head coach Tom Brands, "and I thought (Tony) Ramos' win was the most impressive because of its build-up." After McDonough scored his 36th career win in front of the home crowd -- a 14-3 major decision -- Ramos struck his familiar pose on the mat across from the No. 3 wrestler in the country, A.J. Schopp. Ramos, ranked No. 2 nationally, took the suspense out of the match early, scoring a takedown and two nearfall points to grab a 4-0 first-period lead. He stretched his lead to 6-0 with a reversal in the second period, and added a takedown and 1:26 of riding time to earn a 9-0 victory, his eighth major decision of the season. Top-ranked Derek St. John (157), No. 19 Nathan Burak (197) and No. 6 Bobby Telford (2285) also earned major decisions. St. John totaled four takedowns and 4:09 of riding time to win 13-2. Burak raced to a 10-1 lead after two periods and finished the third with three takedowns en route to a 17-5 win, and Telford erased a 2-0 deficit by putting together 13 unanswered points to earn his first major decision of the season, 13-2. Mike Evans put five points on the board when he totaled six nearfall points and four takedowns en route to an 18-3 technical fall. Evans nearly lost his 15-point lead when he was dinged for an illegal hold with four seconds left, but he finished a double-leg on the restart to grab a 17-3 edge, and his 4:01 riding time advantage led to his second tech. fall of the season. Ethen Lofthouse and Nick Moore also earned a pair of decisions. Moore raced to a 4-1 lead in the first period and held on for a 5-3 win, and Lofthouse made an early 6-1 lead hold up in his 11-7 decision. Iowa dropped a pair of matches at 141 and 149 pounds. Mark Ballweg dropped a 5-0 decision to No. 5 Mitchell Port, and Brody Grothus lost 7-2 to No. 16 Dave Habat. "We have a lot of wrestling to do in the next five weeks and we've got to be ready," said Brands. "We'll pay attention to the results this weekend and look forward to our pairing next week." The Hawkeyes (19-1, 8-0) return to action Feb. 22-23 at the NWCA National Duals in Minneapolis. Iowa is one of four teams to receive a bye to the final site. The final eight-team field will be determined this weekend at four NWCA Regional sites. Notes: Attendance was 7,080... McDonough finished his career with a 36-1 record at Carver-Hawkeye Arena... Iowa improves to 6-0 all-time vs. Edinboro... the Hawkeyes finished the regular season with 19 dual wins, more than any other team in the country. Results: 125 - #1 Matt McDonough (IA) major dec. Kory Mines (E), 14-3; 4-0 133 - #2 Tony Ramos (IA) major dec. #3 A.J. Schopp (E), 9-0; 8-0 141 - #5 Mitchell Port (E) dec. #8 Mark Ballweg (IA), 5-0; 8-3 149 - #16 Dave Habat (E) dec. Brody Grothus (IA), 5-2; 8-6 157 - #1 Derek St. John (IA) major dec. Casey Fuller (E), 13-2; 12-6 165 - #13 Nick Moore (IA) dec. Johnny Greisheimer (E), 5-3; 15-6 174 - #3 Mike Evans (IA) tech. fall Patrick Jennings (E), 18-3; 20-6 184 - #14 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) dec. Vince Pickett (E); 11-7; 23-6 197 - #19 Nathan Burak (IA) major dec. Warren Bosch (E), 17-5; 27-6 285 - #6 Bobby Telford (IA) major dec. #20 Ernest James (E), 13-2; 31-6

CLARION, Pa. -- Senior Robert Hamlin picked up his 100th career victory as the Lehigh wrestling team completed a 2-0 weekend in western Pennsylvania with a 39-9 win over Clarion at Tippin Gym. Hamlin’s pin was one of three falls for the Mountain Hawk, as freshman Randy Cruz and sophomore Anthony Salupo also posted pins to pace the Mountain Hawks, who improve to 9-7 on the season. Lehigh won eight of the ten weight classes including a forfeit to freshman John Bolich at 197. Five of Lehigh’s remaining seven wins produced bonus points including freshman Ben Haas’ first career dual meet victory. “We came out ready to wrestle today,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “It was good to see us come out and strike early and it was important to get those bonus points early on. As coaches you always want to see guys go for pins but that’s not always the case. It was nice to see those guys come out and execute today.” Clarion captured the first bout of the dual as Tyler Fraley won by technical fall over Alex Abreu 17-2 at the 3:35 mark, but Lehigh responded to take the next three bouts including back-to-back pins by Cruz and Salupo. Both Mountain Hawks capitalized on cradles to secure first period falls. Cruz used a cradle to score the first takedown on Joe Waltko at 133, and then used a second cradle to secure the fall in 1:45. Salupo then scored an early takedown against Sam Sherlock before locking up a cross face cradle to deck the Golden Eagle in 2:22. At 149 senior Shane Welsh extended Lehigh’s lead to 15-5 with a 9-4 win over Tyler Bedelyon. Welsh scored a takedown in the first period and added a three-point near fall at the end of the period. A second period reversal and ride out helped offset two third-period takedowns by Bedelyon for his 11th consecutive win. After junior Joey Napoli made his return to the lineup Friday night at Pittsburgh, Santoro called on senior Albert Woody to face third-ranked James Fleming at 157. Woody managed to keep things close through the first two periods, getting to Fleming’s legs twice in the second, but with the match scoreless after two, Fleming chose top and rode out the third period while turning him three times for three point near falls in a 10-0 major decision to make the score 15-9 Lehigh at the halfway point. Haas helped extend the Lehigh lead at 165 as he rallied from an early hole to win by technical fall over Nick Milano 21-6 in 5:00. Haas fell behind 4-0 early but scored two reversals and three near falls in the first period. Haas reversed to open the second period and scored a three point near fall plus a two-pointer in the final seconds to end the match. “It was good because he came back after being down early,” Santoro said of Haas. “Each week you can see he’s more and more composed out there. He’s been working so hard and his second period was really strong today.” Sophomore Nathaniel Brown extended Lehigh’s lead with a 7-3 decision over Ryan Darch at 174 setting the stage for Hamlin’s bid for win No. 100. Hamlin started strong, taking Steve Cressley down to his back for five points in the opening seconds at 184. After an unsuccessful bid at a first period fall, Hamlin cut Cressley loose and took him twice more to lead 9-2 after one period. Hamlin opened the second period with an escape and secured another takedown before working Cressley to his back for the fall in 4:41 as he becomes the 13th Lehigh wrestler to reach the 100-win mark. “Since day one Robert has been a leader,” Santoro said. “At first he led by example and now he’s a more vocal leader. He and the seniors talked to the team on Monday. It came from the heart and meant a lot. He’s a great leader and we want to see him go out on top.” Bolich received his win by forfeit at 197 and freshman Max Wessell closed the match with an 11-3 major decision over Phil Catrucco at heavyweight. Wessell scored takedowns in each of the first two periods, plus a second period escape and a penalty point for an illegal hold. He locked up the major with two third period takedowns plus riding time advantage. The Mountain Hawks will wrap-up the dual meet season next Friday when they travel to Bucknell. The match is set for a 7 p.m. start from Davis Gym in Lewisburg, Pa. Results: 125 – Tyler Fraley (Clarion) tech fall Alex Abreu (Lehigh) 17-2, 3:35 133 – Randy Cruz (Lehigh) Fall Joe Waltko (Clarion) 1:45 141 – Anthony Salupo (Lehigh) Fall Sam Sherlock (Clarion) 2:22 149 – Shane Welsh (Lehigh) dec. Tyler Bedelyon (Clarion) 9-4 157 – James Fleming (Clarion) dec. Albert Woody (Lehigh) 10-0 165 – Ben Haas (Lehigh) tech fall Nick Milano (Clarion) 21-6, 5:00 174 – Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) dec. Ryan Darch (Clarion) 7-3 184 – Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) Fall Steve Cressley (Clarion) 4:41 197 – John Bolich (Lehigh) W by forfeit 285 – Max Wessell (Lehigh) major dec. Phil Catrucco (Clarion) 11-3

BOSTON, Mass. -- No. 10 Steven Keith became the newest member of Harvard's 100-win club as the wrestling team ran its win streak to four with victories over Brown and Boston University. The Crimson first defeated the Bears, 21-11, at home in the Malkin Athletic Center before traveling across the Charles River to take down BU, 31-6. Keith was a perfect 2-0 on the day with a pair of decisions for the 100th and 101st victories of his career. He is just the eighth wrestler in program history to reach 100 wins and joins co-captain Walter Peppelman who registered his 100th earlier this year. Keith, an All-American at 133 lbs. a year ago, is now 24-6 on the year and 11-1 in dual meets. The wins improved Harvard to 7-5 overall and 4-4 in the EIWA. With just one dual meet remaining, the Crimson has assured itself its first winning season since 2000-01 and can clinch its first winning season in the EIWA since the same year next week by taking down Columbia. A total of six Crimson were undefeated on the day including Peppelman, ranked 10th in the country, who is now 14-2 after notching his third first-period fall of the year. Jeffrey Ott has now won four straight bouts to improve to 16-13 while James Fox also moved his win streak to four to raise his record to 9-3. Harvard got off to a quick start against Brown as Jeffrey Ott turned in a strong 6-0 decision against William Watterson at 125 lbs. Daniel Flowers responded with a 3-2 decision of his own over Ryan Osleeb to even the team scores before Keith put the Crimson ahead for good with a 7-2 win against Cortlandt Choate. Todd Preston looked strong in his 149 lbs. bout against Zach Rees and scored five takedowns with riding time to earn an 11-5 decision. Preston had a chance to make it a major decision with a shot at the edge as time wound down, but Rees was able to defend to prevent the bonus points. No. 8 Walter Peppelman scored just eight seconds into his bout with Phil Morano and carried a 4-1 lead into the second period. An escape and inside trip to open the second moved the score to 7-1 and Peppelman added a point for stalling and riding time advantage for the 9-2 win. Brown picked up the first bonus points of the day with a 13-5 major decision by Giuseppi Lanzi over Devon Gobbo at 165 lbs. Cameron Croy answered back with a 6-3 decision over Ricky McDonald, scoring a takedown in the first and second period, but Ophir Bernstein earned a 13-3 major decision against Michael Mocco kept the team scores close, 15-11. James Fox secured the victory for Harvard with a tight 3-2 decision over Sterling Hecox at 197 lbs. Fox scored a reversal in the second to break a scoreless tie and was able to defend against a shot from Hecox as time expired in the third to pick up the win with riding time. Nicholas Gajdzik added a 5-2 decision versus Marcos Aranda at heavyweight with two takedowns, moving the team scores to the final of 21-11. Harvard cruised in its second match of the day at BU, winning each of the first six weights en route to eight wins total. Ott once again started things off and picked up a 14-0 major decision over Bubba McGinley. Shay Warren gutted out a 4-2 decision in sudden victory overtime against Dane Harlowe at 133 lbs. and Keith followed up with a 4-0 victory against Tyler Scotton. Preston made it four in a row for the Crimson with an 8-6 decision versus Nick Tourville before Peppelman capped the run off by pinning Nestor Taffur at the 2:14 mark. Harvard added three more victories before the day was out with Croy earning a 6-1 decision over Kyle Czarnecki and Mocco registering his first career win, 13-6, against Alex Najjar. Fox won his bout by forfeit to close out the day. Harvard will close out its dual meet schedule at home next Friday, Feb. 22 against Columbia at 7 p.m. Harvard 21, Brown 11 125: Jeffrey Ott (HU) dec. William Watterson (BU), 6-0, 3-0 133: Daniel Flowers (BU) dec. Ryan Osleeb (HU), 3-2, 3-3 141: No. 10 Steven Keith (HU) dec. Cortlandt Choate (BU), 7-3, 6-3 149: Todd Preston (HU) dec. Zach Rees (BU), 11-5, 9-3 157: No. 8 Walter Peppelman (HU) dec. Phil Morano (BU), 9-2, 12-3 165: Giuseppi Lanzi (BU) maj. dec. Devon Gobbo (HU), 13-5, 12-7 174: Cameron Croy (HU) dec. Ricky McDonald (BU), 6-3, 15-7 184: Ophir Bernstein (BU) maj. dec. Michael Mocco (HU), 13-3, 15-11 197: James Fox (HU) dec. Sterling Hecox (BU), 3-2, 18-11 HWT: Nicholas Gajdzik (HU) dec. Marcos Aranda (BU), 5-2, 21-11 Harvard 31, Boston University 6 125: Jeffrey Ott (HU) maj. dec. Bubba McGinley (BU), 14-0, 4-0 133: Shay Warren (HU) dec. Dane Harlowe (BU), 4-2 SV1, 7-0 141: No. 13 Steven Keith (HU) dec. Tyler Scotton (BU), 4-0, 10-0 149: Todd Preston (HU) dec. Nick Tourville (BU), 8-6, 13-0 157: No. 10 Walter Peppelman (HU) fall Nestor Taffur (BU), 2:14, 19-0 165: Mitchell Wightman (BU) dec. Devon Gobbo (HU), 6-1, 19-3 174: Cameron Croy (HU) dec. Kyle Czarnecki (BU), 6-1, 22-3 184: Michael Mocco (HU) dec. Alex Najjar (BU), 13-6, 25-3 197: James Fox (HU) won by forfeit, 31-3 HWT: Kevin Innis (BU) dec. Nicholas Gajdzik (HU), 3-2, 31-6

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- No. 23 Penn's final road trip of the season resulted in a third Ivy League win as the Quakers won seven of ten bouts to defeat Columbia in the Big Apple, 23-9. The Red and Blue jumped out to a quick lead, building an 11-0 lead through three matches. The Quakers notched bonus points in two of those bouts on major decisions from No. 20 Mark Rappo and No. 11 C.J. Cobb. Rappo downed Penn Gottfried, 16-5, to start the dual. Rappo scored seven takedowns in the bout, two in both the first and second period before opening up for three in the final period. Rappo was dominant on top after his takedowns, accumulating 3:56 of riding time in the bout. Jeff Canfora tallied his third Ivy League dual win in a row via an 8-2 decision over Matt Bystol at 133 pounds. Canfora scored a takedown in each period, finishing the match with 2:01 of riding time. At 141, C.J. Cobb had to rally for his big win after allowing an early takedown against Alec Mooradian. Cobb started his comeback quickly, finishing the first period with a 5-3 lead. Cobb scored three takedowns in the second period to lead, 12-5, after five minutes. In the third, Mooradian climbed back in with an escape and a point for locked hands to momentarily erase the major decision. Mooradian called injury time in the final ten seconds, and Cobb chose neutral to try and find the needed takedown for the bonus points. He did just that, scoring a quick takedown and adding two backpoints for a 19-8 major. Andrew Lenzi was in control from almost all of his match with No. 6 Steve Santos at 149 pounds, but a four-point move in the final five seconds was the difference in a 7-4 decision for Santos. Lenzi had a 4-2 lead after the first period on a pair of low sweep singles. In the third, Lenzi took two shots to extend his lead, but neither connected. With time winding down, Santos connected on an inside trip to a pair of backpoints to deny Lenzi a huge win. After a 4-1 win by No. 18 Jake O'Hara over Troy Hernandez closed Penn's lead to just 11-6, the Quakers won four of the final five bouts to pull away. Casey Kent gutted out 1-0 win over Josh Houldsworth at 165 via a second period escape to start the run. Ian Korb trailed 4-1 after the second period against Stephen West, and attempted to rally with a third period takedown, but West reversed to hold on for an 8-4 win. Canaan Bethea gave the Quakers an eight-point lead with a 7-4 win over Dave Rebling at 184. Bethea had a takedown in each period for the win. No. 9 Micah Burak clinched the dual for the Red and Blue with a 4-3 win over Nick Mills at 197. Burak trailed after an early takedown from Mills, but scored off a Russian tie to lead, 3-2, after the first period. Each wrestler mounted an escape the rest of the way for the final score. At heavyweight, Steven Graziano capped the win for the Quakers with a 5-3 decision over Chris Manna. Graziano scored all five of his points in the third period, including two takedowns in a ten-second span in the final minute. The Quakers had a 24-6 edge in takedowns to control the neutral situations in the dual. The Quakers finish the 2012-13 regular season next weekend with a pair of home duals. On Saturday, the Red and Blue host Princeton for Senior Day. Sunday will see the renewal of a Philadelphia battle as the Quakers host Drexel. Both matches start at 1 p.m. Results: 125: #20 Mark Rappo (Penn) def. Penn Gottfried (CU), 16-5 Penn leads, 4-0 133: Jeff Canfora (Penn) def. Matt Bystol (CU), 8-2 Penn leads, 7-0 141: #11 C.J. Cobb (Penn) def. Alec Mooradian (CU), 19-8 Penn leads, 11-0 149: #6 Steve Santos (CU) def. Andrew Lenzi (Penn), 7-4 Penn leads, 11-3 157: #18 Jake O'Hara (CU) def. Troy Hernandez (Penn), 4-1 Penn leads 11-6 165: Casey Kent (Penn) def. Josh Houldsworth (CU), 1-0 Penn leads, 14-6 174: Stephen West (CU) def. Ian Korb (Penn), 8-4 Penn leads, 14-9 184: Canaan Bethea (Penn) def. Drew Rebling (CU), 7-4 Penn leads, 17-9 197: #9 Micah Burak (Penn) def. Nick Mills (CU), 4-3 Penn leads 20-9 285: Steven Graziano (Penn) def. Chris Manna (CU), 5-3 Penn leads, 23-9

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The No. 12 ranked Central Michigan wrestling program continued its recent dominance by winning nine of 10 matches Saturday to defeat Stanford, 30-3. The Chippewas (14-3) extended their dual winning streak to seven matches and will look tobuild upon the momentum tomorrow when they take on Cal Poly and CSU Bakersfield. Junior Joe Roth and sophomore Tyler Keselring filled in nicely for seniors Christian Cullinan and Scotti Sentes in the first two matches, claiming decisions over their opponents, 4-1 and 6-2. After an 11-4 decision by junior Scott Mattingly over Peter Russo, senior Donnie Corby earned bonus points at 149 pounds by claiming a 12-3 major decision over Timmy Boone. Underclassmen Lucas Smith and Mike Ottinger kept the Cardinal scoreless with a pair of decisions at 157 and 165 and junior Craig Kelliher extended the lead to 22-0 with a 6-2 decision at 174 pounds. Senior 184-pounder Ben Bennett, ranked No. 2 in the country, pushed the Chippewas’ lead to 27-0 with a 17-2 technical fall over Ryan Davis and senior No. 5 Jarod Trice claimed a 3-1 decision over Dan Scherer for the final 30-3 score. The Chippewas will close their California road trip tomorrow afternoon beginning at 1 p.m. Results: 125: Joe Roth (CMU) dec. Evan Silver (S), 4-1. 133: Tyler Keselring (CMU) dec. Alex Manley (S), 6-2. 141: Scott Mattingly (CMU) dec. Peter Russo (S), 11-4. 149: Donnie Corby (CMU) maj. dec. Timmy Boone (S), 12-3. 157: Luke Smith (CMU) dec. Garrett Schaner (S), 8-1. 165: Mike Ottinger (CMU) dec. Bret Baumbach (S), 5-3. 174: Craig Kelliher (CMU) dec. Dylan Morris (S), 6-2. 184: Ben Bennett (CMU) tech. fall Ryan Davies (S), 17-2 (7:00). 197: Michael Sojka (S) dec. Jackson Lewis (CMU), 4-1. 285: Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Dan Scherer (S), 3-1.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Northern Illinois wrestling team went back and forth with Buffalo Saturday afternoon, but it was the Huskies who emerged with a 20-18 win. The win boosts NIU’s record to 8-8 overall and 1-4 in the Mid-American Conference, while UB falls to 1-10 and 1-4 in the MAC. “We talked about banding together as brothers coming into today,” said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. “We wanted to come out as a group of 10 and our guys pulled out a huge win today. I’m just proud of their efforts.” The Huskies fell behind early, as the Bulls took two of the first three matches. Things started when Derek Elmore dropped a 10-0 major decision against 2012 NCAA qualifier Max Soria at 125 to give Buffalo a 4-0 lead. However, NIU knotted things up when junior Nick Smith returned the favor in a dominant 16-4 major decision against Sean Walton at 133. UB retook the lead when Kevin Fanta lost to Erik Galloway in a 16-9 decision at 141. That Bull lead would not last for long, though, as Rob Jillard came up with a big pin at 149 pounds. Jillard stuck Blake Ruolo midway through the second period to give NIU their first lead of the day at 10-7. NIU added to that lead when Andrew Morse scored an 11-2 major decision against Wally Maziarz, giving the Huskies a 14-7 lead at the intermission. The Bulls responded out of the break when 12th-ranked Mark Lewandowski won by technical fall against NIU’s Sam Bennett. Buffalo looked to be in position to take the lead from the Huskies at 174, but Matt Mougin turned away the threat with a tight 7-6 win against Dom Montesanti to give Northern a 17-12 advantage. Yet, UB did not relent and staged a late comeback. Bryan Loughlin dropped a 6-1 decision against Tony Lock, while Parker Settecase fell in a 5-2 decision against Angelo Malvestuto. The consecutive wins put the Huskies behind, 18-17, leaving the heavyweight match as the deciding factor. With so much on the line, the match between Huskie Jared Torrence and UB’s Justin Heiserman did not disappoint. Torrence and Heiserman dueled to a 2-2 tie after three periods to send the match to sudden victory. It was there that the NIU heavyweight got one of, if not his biggest, win of his career when he scored a takedown to come away with a 4-2 decision and a Huskie win. “Jared, as a team leader, came away with a big win,” Ludwig said. “He stayed within his plan and was able to come away with a win. The MAC is really tough at heavyweight, so this win should help him going forward.” NIU ends their regular season Sunday, Feb. 24, when they travel to Cleveland, Ohio, to battle Cleveland State and Gardner-Webb. The action starts at noon CT with the Huskies battling GWU’s Runnin’ Bulldogs. Results: 125: Max Soria (UB) maj. dec. Derek Elmore (NIU), 10-0 133: Nick Smith (NIU) maj. dec. Sean Walton (UB), 16-4 141: Erik Galloway (UB) dec. Kevin Fanta (NIU), 16-9 149: Rob Jillard (NIU) pins Blake Ruolo (UB), 4:16 157: Andrew Morse (NIU) maj. dec. Wally Maziarz (UB), 11-2 165: #12 Mark Lewandowski (UB) tech. fall Sam Bennett (NIU), 15-0 174: Matt Mougin (NIU) dec. Dom Montesanti (UB), 7-6 184: Tony Lock (UB) dec. Bryan Loughlin (NIU), 6-1 197: Angelo Malvestuto (UB) dec. Parker Settecase (NIU), 5-2 285: Jared Torrence (NIU) dec. Justin Heiserman (UB), 4-2

MESA, Ariz.- The Arizona State University wrestling team (8-11, 3-2 Pac-12) went out with a bang in their final home dual of the 2012-2013 season with a dominant performance over the Cal Poly Mustangs, taking the 38-3 victory on the evening. ASU was out of their normal environment Friday evening, taking a trip to the East Valley to take on the Mustangs at the ASU Polytechnic Sun Devil Fitness Complex. Amid the solid turnout of 616 were former football Coach Frank Kush and ASU Senior Vice Presidents Dr. Christine Wilkinson and Dr. Jim Rund. Tom Daniels, a member of the first ASU varsity wrestling team, and Olympic silver medalist Townsend Saunders were also in attendance for tonight’s dual. No. 8-ranked senior Jake Meredith made sure to leave his mark with Sun Devil fans, finishing up the dual with a pin over Cal Poly’s JT Goodwin in 1:16 in the final home dual of his career. Meredith finished his 2013 regular season with a record of 23-6 and 71-47 in his Sun Devil career. Heavyweight Levi Cooper, the second senior on the young ASU squad, won his match by forfeit Friday night. Cooper, a standout at 285 pounds, closed his regular season career with a 20-10 record and 82-50 in his overall Sun Devil career. The youth of the Sun Devils showed their strengths as well, going 7-1 against the Mustangs. Matthew Kraus commenced the domination for the Sun Devils with an exciting 4-2 win over Cal Poly’s Evan McKirdy. Nathan Hoffer followed his performance with a solid 14-4 performance, putting the Sun Devils up 19-3. Joel Smith had perhaps the most exciting dual of the night, giving up a late takedown with fifteen seconds remaining but quickly turning it around for a reversal just before the buzzer to knock off Kyle Chene, 6-4. Codey Combs kept fans on their toes as well, also giving up a late takedown to Connor King in his first collegiate dual at 165 pounds that evened things at seven. Combs recovered to escape with ten seconds remaining and took down King at the buzzer for a 10-7 victory. Redshirt freshman Blake Stauffer, who was also returning from injury, did not skip a beat in his return to the mat Friday night as he won the match, 14-0, over Cal Poly’s Mitchell Woods. Kevin Radford took part in a high-scoring affair but came out victorious in a 16-10 decision over Sean Dougherty to set up Meredith’s exciting fall to cap the evening. ASU will now look to return to action in two weeks as the squad will host the 2013 Pac-12 Championships in Tempe, Ariz., at Wells Fargo Arena on March 2. Results: 285 -- Levi Cooper (Arizona State) won by forfeit. 125 -- Britain Longmire (Cal Poly) won by decision over Dalton Miller (Arizona State) 7-3. 133 -- Ares Carpio (Arizona State) won by forfeit. 141 -- Matthew Kraus (Arizona State) won by decision over Evan McKirdy (Cal Poly) 4-2. 149 -- Nathan Hoffer (Arizona State) won by major decision over Dillen Rocha (Cal Poly) 14-4. 157 -- Joel Smith (Arizona State) won by decision over Kyle Chene (Cal Poly) 5-4. 165 -- Codey Combs (Arizona State) won by decision over Connor King (Cal Poly) 10-7. 174 -- Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) won by major decision over Mitchell Woods (Cal Poly) 14-0. 184 -- Kevin Radford (Arizona State) won by decision over Sean Dougherty (Cal Poly) 16-10. 197 -- Jake Meredith (Arizona State) won by pin over JT Goodwin (Cal Poly) 1:16.

MILLERSVILLE, Pa. -- Franklin & Marshall captured the Battle for the Rupp Cup for the third straight year with a 25-12 triumph over Millersville on Friday night. The Diplomats even their record at 7-7 with the win, while the Marauders drop to 3-10. Trailing 6-0 after the opening bout, F&M reeled off 25 consecutive points with seven straight wins that included one pin, one major decision, and five decisions, before being edged by decision in the final two matchups for the 25-12 margin of victory. At 133 pounds, Robert Ruiz turned the momentum in the Diplomats favor with a win by fall over Kyle Loeb in 4:15, before Richard Durso, ranked 18th in country, gave F&M the lead for good with a 12-1 major decision over David Charles at 141. The victory was Durso's 10th straight and 32nd on the year, moving him into sole possession of third place on the single-season wins list. Andrew Murano kept F&M rolling with an 8-6 decision over Brock Thompson at 149 for his 24th win of the season, while Eric Norgard edged Zac Wawryzniak-Bush 3-2 at 157 to push the Diplomats out to a 16-6 advantage. Rob King (165), Colin Gironda (174), and Paul Alessandrini (184) each followed with wins by decision to give F&M a comfortable lead down the stretch. King defeated Zach Pincius 7-3, Gironda downed Tyler Hoover 8-7, and Alessandrini topped Danile Cox 10-7. At 285, Alex Henry and Bradley Ladd battled into overtime, before Ladd outlasted the F&M sophomore 2-1 in the first tiebreaking period. The Diplomats return to the mat next Saturday as they host the NWCA Dual Festival. F&M will take on Duke and Purdue in the five-team tournament. Results: 125: Samuel Oberlander, MILL, pinned Aaron Moldoff, F&M, 0:49. 133: Robert Ruiz, F&M, pinned Kyle Loeb, MILL, 4:15. 141: Richard Durso, F&M, maj. dec. David Charles, MILL, 12-2. 149: Andrew Murano, F&M, dec. Brock Thompson, MILL, 8-6. 157: Eric Norgard, F&M, dec. Zac Wawrzyniak-Bush, MILL, 3-2. 165: Rob King, F&M, dec. Zach Pincus, MILL, 7-3. 174: Colin Gironda, F&M, dec. Tyler Hoover, MILL, 8-7. 184: Paul Alessandrini, F&M, dec. Daniel Cox, MILL, 10-7. 197: Joel Suter, MILL, dec. Isaiah Cromwell, F&M, 4-0. 285: Bradley Ladd (MILL) tb-1 Alex Henry (F&M) 2-1.

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- North Dakota State senior 125-pounder Trent Sprenkle opened Friday's dual with South Dakota State by winning his 100th career match and becoming the eighth Bison wrestler in history to join the elite 100-win club. By the end of the night, Sprenkle's teammates had joined him in the record books. NDSU defeated South Dakota State 36-9 to finish the Western Wrestling Conference season with a perfect 5-0 record and win the regular-season title outright. The title is NDSU's first Division I conference championship. The Bison won 17 North Central Conference titles in the NCAA Division II ranks from 1979-2004. "Winning the title is a good start on our goals," said NDSU head coach Roger Kish. "We've set some team goals, and ultimately, it was an expectation of our guys to win the conference title." "This is one more stepping stone for us. I think we're moving in the right direction, but we've got some important things in front of us with the conference tournament and the NCAA Championships," Kish said. The Bison (10-8, 5-0 WWC) rolled to eight match victories on Friday evening in Frost Arena and scored bonus points in six of those eight wins. Sprenkle started the dual with a 12-3 major decision of Aaron Pickrel to improve his career record to 100-44. The senior from Billings, Mont., is now eighth on the NDSU all-time wins list. Freshman Josh Rodriguez posted a 6-2 decision of Brance Simms at 133 pounds, and senior Mark Erickson recorded a 17-1 technical fall over Ben Gillette at 141 pounds. South Dakota State (5-11, 1-4 WWC) received bonus-point wins from No. 31 Dustin Walraven at 149 pounds and Cody Pack at 157 pounds to trim the Bison lead to 12-9, but NDSU dominated the final five weights to clinch the title. The Jackrabbits chose to forfeit to No. 6 Steven Monk at 165 pounds and move normal 165-pounder Joe Brewster up to 174 pounds, but NDSU's Hayden Zillmer used a takedown with two seconds remaining to defeat Brewster by a 3-1 score. Mac Stoll cruised to a 10-1 major decision at 184 pounds, Kallen Kleinschmidt registered a 17-2 technical fall at 197 pounds, and sophomore Evan Knutson put an exclamation point on the dual with a pin in 1:24 at heavyweight. North Dakota State will travel to Laramie, Wyo., for the NCAA West Regional on Mar. 9. Results: 125 - No. 9 Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) maj. dec. Aaron Pickrel (SDSU), 12-3 ... NDSU leads, 4-0 133 - Josh Rodriguez (NDSU) dec. Brance Simms (SDSU), 6-2 ... NDSU leads, 7-0 141 - Mark Erickson (NDSU) tech. fall Ben Gillette (SDSU), 17-1 (5:53) ... NDSU leads, 12-0 149 - No. 31 Dustin Walraven (SDSU) maj. dec. Joe Garner (NDSU), 13-3 ... NDSU leads, 12-4 157 - Cody Pack (SDSU) tech. fall Tanner Carlisle (NDSU), 18-3 (6:36) ... NDSU leads, 12-9 165 - No. 6 Steven Monk (NDSU) won by forfeit ... NDSU leads, 18-9 174 - Hayden Zillmer (NDSU) dec. Joe Brewster (SDSU), 3-1 ... NDSU leads, 21-9 184 - No. 22 Mac Stoll (NDSU) maj. dec. Shea Nolan (SDSU), 10-1 ... NDSU leads, 25-9 197 - Kallen Kleinschmidt (NDSU) tech. fall Joe Skow (SDSU), 17-2 (5:00) ... NDSU leads, 30-9 285 - No. 33 Evan Knutson (NDSU) pinned J.J. Everard (SDSU), 1:24 ... NDSU wins, 36-9.