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USAFA, Colo. - The Air Force wrestling team closed out its first home stand of the season with a pair of dual victories, defeating Northern Iowa, 19-18, and New Mexico Highlands, 42-0. With the wins, the Falcons, rated 25th in the latest InterMat rankings, improve to 5-1 overall on the season. Competing without its two nationally ranked wrestlers this weekend, Air Force faced a tough challenge against perennial West Region powerhouse Northern Iowa to start the afternoon. The Panthers scored a decision and a major decision in the first two duals to take a 7-0 lead before Josh Mohr (Sr., Pewaukee, Wis.) earned an 8-2 decision over Blaize Cabell at 197 pounds to put the Falcons on the board. Sophomore heavyweight Bentley Alsup (Missoula, Mont.) then gave Air Force its second-straight win with a 5-3 decision against 2012 NCAA qualifier Blayne Beale. At 125 pounds, freshman Mitch Brown (Payson, Utah), wrestling in place of 11th-ranked Josh Martinez, rebounded from a 7-0 first-period deficit against Ryan Jauch with a strong third period. Scoring three takedowns in the final stanza, Brown secured a fall with just 24 seconds on the clock to put the Falcons on top in the team scoring, 12-7. Northern Iowa regained the advantage with wins by nationally ranked wrestlers in the next two weight classes, including a narrow 7-5 decision by No. 12 Levi Wolfensperger over Dylan Hyder (Yelm, Wash.). After the Panthers scored a technical fall at 149 pounds to take a 19-12 lead in the team scoring, the Falcons needed wins in each of the last two bouts to have a chance at capturing the victory. The 157-pound match featured a pair of familiar foes, with Josh Kreimier (Jr., Fort Collins, Colo.) facing off against the Panthers' David Bonin. The two NCAA qualifiers, who have been listed in various rankings throughout the season, wrestled in a pair of overtime contests last season, with Bonin earning both wins. Sunday's match looked to be another close battle, as the only point in the first two periods was an escape from Bonin. However, Kreimier took control in the third period, scoring an early reversal to take the lead. Kreimier worked his way into a pinning situation in the final 30 seconds of regulation, but the action was stopped for an injury timeout, giving Kreimier a four-point near fall with 20 seconds on the clock. After Bonin chose the down position on the restart, Kreimier ended the match with a reversal and added 1:29 of riding time for the 9-1 major decision. Additionally, Northern Iowa was deducted a team point for an unsportsmanlike penalty on the bench, cutting the Panthers' lead to 18-16. Needing a win at 165 pounds to secure the Falcons' team victory, sophomore Jesse Stafford (Loomis, Calif.) got out to a strong start against Jarrett Jensen, scoring a takedown and a reversal in the first two periods to gain a 4-0 advantage. Stafford extended his lead to 6-0 with a third-period takedown before holding on to the 7-3 decision. The win gave Air Force a 19-18 team victory, the Falcons' first over the Panthers since 2002. "It was a good day for the program," stated Air Force head coach Joel Sharratt. "We had the same 10 guys as Friday night, who bounced back from a tough dual loss against Oregon State; they showed some character. We got a big spark at 125, with Mitch Brown staying in the fight for seven minutes--getting down early and wrestling back. Josh Kreimier--against a guy who's ranked top 20 in the country, who he's had some battles with back and forth--came out, wrestled well and kept his head in the match for the whole seven minutes. There was a great result there." "Could we have wrestled a little bit harder, won a couple more positions and put more points on the board? I think we could have," continued Sharratt. "But I think we had a good showing overall. It's also awesome, from the crowd perspective, to have the superintendent and the commandant out here supporting the guys. Seeing them here, our guys really appreciate it--it meant a lot having them out here to support us in the program victory." Air Force followed its win over Northern Iowa with a shutout of New Mexico Highlands. Alsup, Brown and Kreimier all scored falls against the Cowboys, while Mohr, Carter McElhany (So., Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Gabe Martinez (Sr., Falcon, Colo.) both registered major decisions. Earning decisions for the Falcons were Scott Reilly (Fr., Stafford, Va.), Devin Hightower (Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.), Hyder and Logan Burch (Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo.), who scored the winning takedown with less than 10 seconds remaining. Also on Sunday, the Falcons' JV squad earned a 28-15 victory over New Mexico Highlands. Evan Gros (Jr., Lake Orion, Mich.), Cody Hancock (So., Wrightwood, Calif.) and Andrew White (Fr., Chehalis, Wash.) registered falls, freshman Zach Stepan scored a major decision and Cody Davis (Jr., The Woodlands, Texas) and Adam Jackson (Fr., Rosemount, Minn.) earned decisions for the Falcons. Air Force heads to California for its next three duals, as it faces Stanford and Menlo College on Friday, Jan. 18, while visiting Cal Poly on Sunday, Jan. 20. No. 25 Air Force 19, Northern Iowa 18 174: Cody Caldwell (UNI) dec. Tyler Mergen, 6-3 184: No. 6 Ryan Loder (UNI) maj. dec. Devin Hightower, 12-2 197: Josh Mohr (AF) dec. Blaize Cabell, 8-2 285: Bentley Alsup (AF) dec. Blayne Beale, 5-3 125: Mitch Brown (AF) fall Ryan Jauch (UNI), 6:36 133: No. 12 Levi Wolfensperger (UNI) dec. Dylan Hyder, 7-5 141: No. 15 Joey Lazor (UNI) maj. dec. Carter McElhany, 11-1 149: Bart Reiter (UNI) tech fall Logan Burch, 19-3 (5:49) 157: Josh Kreimier (AF) maj. dec. David Bonin, 9-1 165: Jesse Stafford (AF) vs. Jarrett Jensen, 7-3 *one team point deducted from Northern Iowa for unsportsmanlike conduct by the bench No. 25 Air Force 42, New Mexico Highlands 0 174: Scott Reilly (AF) dec. Easton Hargrave, 8-6 184: Devin Hightower (AF) dec. Igor Gomzin, 2-0 197: Josh Mohr (AF) maj. dec. Francisco Bernal, 13-3 285: Bentley Alsup (AF) fall RK Rockhill, 3:45 125: Mitch Brown (AF) fall Erick Rangel, 2:20 133: Dylan Hyder (AF) dec. Austin Morrow, 10-6 141: Carter McElhany (AF) maj. dec. Dan Gaylor, 10-2 149: Logan Burch (AF) dec. Mariano Montoya, 12-10 157: Josh Kreimier (AF) fall Juan Alvarado, 2:53 165: Gabe Martinez (AF) maj. dec. Travis Saxon, 11-0

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The No. 13/15 ranked Oregon State wrestling team made it a perfect weekend with a second triumph in three days. This time it was at the hands of the No. 15/20 Wyoming Cowboys, 21-12 in Laramie, Sunday afternoon. The Beavers, now 4-3 and 1-1 in the Pac-12, used wins from six different weight classes to go ahead to the 11 point victory. With the loss Wyoming drops to 6-3 and remains 1-1 in the Western Wrestling Conference. Leading the way for head coach Jim Zalesky’s squad was 141 pounder Mike Mangrum and 157 lb. wrestler RJ Pena, who both earned bonus points in their individual match victories. Mangrum took to the mats with OSU and Wyoming knotted up at 6-6, but the No. 4 ranked senior used a technical fall (16-0) against the Cowboys’ Kyle Komata to give his team the lead for good at 11-6. Following a 4-2 Scott Sakaguchi decision, Pena won via major decision (11-3) over UW’s Andy McCulley in the 157 lb. bout, making it a commanding 12 point Orange and Black lead at 18-6. Despite Wyoming victories in two of the final three matches, the OSU lead was too much to overcome as the ‘Beavs secured their 19th all-time win over the Cowboys and third in the last four years. Other Oregon State winners on Sunday included No. 5 ranked heavyweight Chad Hanke (7-4, Dec.), who now boasts a team-high eight match winning streak, 133 pounder Drew Van Anrooy (9-5, Dec.), as well as Alex Elder who posted a 9-2 decision over Cowboy Dakota Friesth in the 133 lb match. The Beavers, who are now above the .500 mark for the first time all season, next host Stanford Saturday, Jan. 19 inside Gill Coliseum. OSU and the Cardinal are set to square off on the mats starting at 7 p.m. Results: 197: No. 4 Alfonso Hernandez (UW) dec. No. 9 Taylor Meeks (OSU), 7-6 / Wyoming 3, Oregon State 0 285: No. 5 Chad Hanke (OSU) dec. Leland Pfeifer (UW), 8-4 / Wyoming 3, Oregon State 3 125: Tyler Cox (UW) dec. Joey Palmer (OSU), 6-2 / Wyoming 6, Oregon State 3 133: Drew Van Anrooy (OSU) dec. Zach Zehner (UW), 9-5 / Wyoming 6, Oregon State 6 141: No. 4 Mike Mangrum (OSU) tech. fall Kyle Komata (UW), 16-0 / Oregon State 11, Wyoming 6 149: No. 9 Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) dec. Brandon Richardson (UW), 4-2 / Oregon State 14, Wyoming 6 157: No. 7 R.J. Pena (OSU) maj. dec. No. 12 Andy McCulley (UW), 11-3 / Oregon State 18, Wyoming 6 165: Alex Elder (OSU) dec. Dakota Friesth (UW), 9-2 / Oregon State 21, Wyoming 6 174: L.J. Helbig (UW) dec. Austin Morehead (OSU), 14-9 / Oregon State 21, Wyoming 9 184: Shane Woods (UW) dec. Brian Engdahl (OSU), 5-4 / Oregon State 21, Wyoming 12

Wrapping up a weekend of Big Ten action, the No. 3 Minnesota wrestling team (10-1, 4-0 B1G) defeated Indiana (6-4, 0-2) in a dominating 41-3 performance this afternoon in Bloomington, Ind. Dylan Ness (149 lbs.), Logan Storley (174 lbs.), and Scott Schiller (197 lbs.) all tallied pins in their respective weight classes to pad Minnesota’s team score with bonus points. David Thorn once again started the match at 125 lbs., taking Indiana’s Joe Duca to a 7-4 decision. At 133 lbs, Alonzo Shepherd kept the pressure on Chris Dardanes but the Gopher denied every attempt and boosted the score with consecutive takedowns of his own. With 12 seconds left, Dardanes went in for the pin but Sheperd fought him off. Dardanes took a three-point near fall to end with a 20-6 major decision. Nick Dardanes followed in the 141-pound weight class and gathered up a 7-1 score over Eric Roach before winning the bout by injury default. Down 6-3 to Preston Keiffer in the second period, Dylan Ness scrambled for a reversal and countered to force a fall at the 4:22 mark. Indiana found its only points in the 157 bout where Taylor Walsh defeated Minnesota’s Danny Zilverberg. Tied 7-7, Zilverberg went in for a shot but time ran out before he could capitalize. Walsh took the decision with an additional point for riding time. At 165 lbs., Cody Yohn and Ryan LeBlanc fought it out in an overtime bout. After regulation, the score remained tied at one. Three extra periods in, Yohn flipped LeBlanc to his back for a takedown and a two-point near fall for the sudden victory. Logan Storley maintained control over IU’s Cheney Dale at 174 lbs. In the second period, Storley demonstrated two titles for five near-fall back points before notching his third pin of the season on his third tilt attempt (4:14). Big hitters Kevin Steinhaus, Scott Schiller, and Tony Nelson closed out the match for the Gophers. Steinhaus kept a consistent aggressive attack against Lucas Sheridan for a 12-4 major decision. Schiller was the final Gopher of the night to score a fall over his opponent, Tarek Alaruri, at 3:24, while Nelson marked a 4-1 final over Adam Chalfant in the heavyweight competition. Next up, the Maroon and Gold return home to face Illinois on Jan. 21. The match will be broadcast on Big Ten Network at 7:30 p.m. CT as part of the channel’s featured match-up. Results: 125 #13 Thorn (MINN) by dec. over Duca (IU), 7-4 0 3 133 #6 C. Dardanes (MINN) by major dec. over Sheperd (IU), 20-6 0 7 141 #11 N. Dardanes (MINN) by injury default over Roach (IU), 5:23 0 13 149 #5 Ness (MINN) by fall over Keiffer (IU), 4:22 0 19 157 #12 Walsh (IU) by dec. over Zilverberg (MINN), 8-7 3 19 165 #12 Yohn (MINN) by sudden victory over #10 LeBlanc (IU), 6-1 3 22 174 #2 Storley (MINN) by fall over Dale (IU), 4:14 3 28 184 #4 Steinhaus (MINN) by major dec. over Sheridan (IU), 12-4 3 32 197 #12 Schiller (MINN) by fall over Alaruri (IU), 3:24 3 38 HWT #2 Nelson (MINN) dec. over #13 Chelfant (IU), 4-1 3 41

MADISON, Wis.-- In a thrilling dual at the UW Field House, the No. 22 Wisconsin wrestling team (6-2, 3-0 Big Ten) extended its dual win streak to four, including three straight to open Big Ten Conference competition, with a comeback, 19-16, upset win over No. 11 Michigan Sunday. In about as a dramatic ending as you could hope for, after being down six points with three matches to go, Wisconsin rallied to tie the team score at 16 and set-up a dual deciding match at heavyweight between No. 11 Connor Medbery and Michigan's No. 19-ranked Ben Apland. Medbery came through for the Badgers, winning by decision, 6-2, and sealing the win. "It's kind of a bittersweet thing," Medbery said of the outcome of the dual falling on his shoulders. "You know you have to help your team and your match has a big impact, but it's a lot of pressure too." Fast Facts • Connor Medbery (7-0) and Jackson Hein (8-0) extended their unbeaten dual competition records in the win. • No. 3 Tyler Graff made his dual debut at 133 lbs., and won by major decision for UW's only extra point match win. • Tom Kelliher (141 lbs.), Kalvin York (157 lbs.), and Scott Liegel (184 lbs.) also earn match wins for the Badgers. After going winless in Big Ten competition last season, this year's undefeated start to the conference season represents a remarkable turnaround for Wisconsin, but Medbery and the Badgers aren't content with just being a feel good story. "Three wins in Big Ten duals when we didn't win one last year is a great feeling," he said. "But we also know that there is a bigger picture and we're working towards March." Against the Wolverines, Wisconsin led 10-8 through five matches, but quickly saw that lead turned into a 16-10 deficit courtesy of a pair of Michigan major decision wins at 165 lbs., and 174 lbs. The comeback for the Badgers had to start at 184 lbs., where Scott Liegel would be wrestling for the first time this season. Until Sunday's dual, Liegel had been Wisconsin's starter at 174 lbs., but assistant coach Trevor Brandvold saw an opportunity to exploit a potential mismatch by wrestling Liegel up a weight class against Michigan's Chris Heald, and it paid off. In one of two sudden victory wins for the Badgers on the day, Liegel defeated Heald, 2-1, and brought the Badgers within three points. "We made the switch and Liegel came through," Wisconsin head coach Barry Davis said. "That was a good call by coach Brandvold." At 197 lbs., Jackson Hein tied the team score at 16 with an upset win by decision, 2-1, over the Wolverine's eighteenth-ranked Max Huntley to set up Medbery's decisive match at heavyweight. Tyler Graff, Tom Kelliher and Kalvin York also earned match wins for the Badgers. Making his dual debut at 133 lbs., the third-ranked Graff scored Wisconsin's only extra point win against Michigan with a 20-7 major decision. Kelliher won earned a sudden victory, 7-5, at 141 lbs., and York used a last second takedown to win, 9-7, by decision at 157 lbs. As Davis noted, Wisconsin showed poise throughout the dual, earning wins in a number of matches that came down to the last second, and it paid off with a big win over one of the top teams in the country. "It was a team effort and just a great win over a tough team," Davis said. The Badger wrestlers return to action next weekend with a pair of road duals against two of the best teams the Big Ten has to offer. Wisconsin will face No. 1 Penn State Friday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m., in Happy Valley before heading to Columbus, Ohio, for a Sunday dual against No. 5-ranked Ohio State at noon. Friday's dual against the Nittany Lions will air live on Big Ten Network and the match-up with the Buckeyes will be streamed live on the Big Ten Digital Network (BTDN) at BTN.com. Results: 125 -- Sean Boyle (U-M) major dec. Matt Cavallaris, 12-0 U-M, 4-0 133 -- #3 Tyler Graff (UW) major dec. Rossi Bruno, 20-7 Tied, 4-4 141 -- Tom Kelliher (UW) dec. Mike Hillock, 7-5 SV UW, 7-4 149 -- #11 Eric Grajales (U-M) major dec. Cole Schmitt, 14-6 U-M, 8-7 157 -- Kalvin York (UW) dec. Collin Zeerip, 9-7 UW, 10-8 165 -- #13 Taylor Massa (U-M) major dec. Frank Cousins, 18-4 U-M, 12-10 174 -- #11 Dan Yates (U-M) major dec. Ben Cox, 12-1 U-M, 16-10 184 -- Scott Liegel (UW) dec. Chris Heald, 3-1 U-M, 16-13 197 -- Jackson Hein (UW) dec. #18 Max Huntley, 2-1 Tied, 16-16 Hwt -- #11 Connor Medbery (UW) dec. #19 Ben Apland, 8-2 UW, 19-16

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State wrestling team, holding the No. 1 spot on Intermat's TPI, shut-out visiting Michigan State 41-0 in Big Ten wrestling action. Another sold out, SRO crowd of over 6,300 fans roared in the dual's finale as sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) capped the shut-out victory with a win over his fourth-ranked Spartan foe at heavyweight. Before the final fireworks, head coach Cael Sanderson's crew bolted out to an early lead thanks to No. 2 Nico Megaludis (Murrsyville, Pa.) at 125. Megaludis rolled to a 19-6 major over Brenan Lyon and the Nittany Lions were up 4-0 early. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) remained unbeaten in dual meets with a 7-2 win over Brandon Fifield at 133 and senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) notched a 10-2 major over MSU's Nick Trimble to up Penn State's lead to 11-0. Senior James English (York, Pa.) was outstanding at 149, posting a 6-0 shut-out over MSU senior Dan Osterman. Classmate James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) then brought another sell-out crowd to its feet with a 6-4 win over No. 19 David Cheza of Michigan State. Vollrath's win sent Penn State into intermission with a 17-0 lead. Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) continued Penn State's day with a first period pin, getting the fall at the 1:37 mark over Spartan Nick Proctor. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, put on a takedown show in a 22-7 technical fall win over Jordan Wohlfert. Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) matched teammate Taylor with a pin at the 1:37 mark as well, this one over MSU's John Rizqallah at 184. Three-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) posted a 13-4 major over Luke Jones at 197, leading to the night's capstone victory. Gingrich put the finishing touches on a 41-0 shut-out with a thrilling 5-3 win over No. 4 Michael McClure at heavyweight. Tied 1-1 late in the third period, Gingrich bored through on a high double, took McClure down and to his back for two near fall points, and walked away with a 5-3 win. The victory was Gingrich's second over a top-ten Big Ten foe to secure a shut-out (Gingrich also downed No. 8 Adam Chalfant of Indiana to secure PSU's shutout over the Hoosiers in December. The Nittany Lions owned the dual, posting a 33-1 advantage in takedowns. The shut-out is Penn State's second of the year, both in Big Ten duals. The MSU blanking marks the first time in school history the team has notched two shut-outs in Big Ten dual meets in the same season. In two duals, Penn State is now 20-0, outscoring its conference foes 93-0 and collecting a 60-2 takedown advantage. Penn State moves to 5-0, 2-0 B1G, while Michigan State falls to 4-6, 0-3 B1G. Penn State now preps for a busy Big Ten weekend. The Nittany Lions host Wisconsin on Friday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. Penn State then treks to Purdue for its first conference road dual on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 1 p.m. Penn State's full season of home duals is sold out but limited Standing Room Only tickets are available for select dual meets. For information on which duals have a limited number of SRO tickets available and to purchase tickets, fans can call 1-800-NITTANY or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office windows from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2012-13 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU maj. dec. Brenan Lyon MSU, 19-6 4-0 133: Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Brandon Fifield MSU, 7-2 7-0 141: Bryan Pearsall PSU maj. dec. Nick Trimble MSU, 10-2 11-0 149: James English PSU dec. Dan Osterman MSU, 6-0 14-0 157: James Vollrath PSU dec. #19 David Cheza MSU, 6-4 17-0 165: #2 David Taylor PSU pinned Nick Proctor MSU, WBF (1:37) 23-0 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU tech fall Jordan Wohlfert MSU, 22-7 (TF; 6:17) 28-0 184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU pinned John Rizqallah MSU, WBF (1:37) 34-0 197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU maj. dec. Luke Jones MSU, 13-4 38-0 285: Jon Gingrich PSU dec. #4 Michael McClure MSU, 5-3 41-0 Attendance: 6,353 Records: Penn State 5-0, 2-0 Big Ten; Michigan State 4-6, 0-3 Big Ten Up Next for Penn State: Home vs. Wisconsin, Friday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m. - Rec Hall BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, took on Spartan junior Brenan Lyon. Megaludis wasted no time taking Lyon down, using a low double to take a 2-1 lead after cutting him loose. The Lion All-American added another takedown and cut to lead 4-2 at the 1:00 mark. Megaludis used a low single to gain control of Lyon's right ankle for a third takedown. This time, he rode Lyon out and carried a 6-2 lead with :43 riding time into the second period. Megaludis chose down to start the second stanza and burst out for a quick escape. He then used a low double to tack on a fourth takedown and led 9-2 midway through the period. Megaludis added two near fall points to lead 11-3 at the :30 mark, tacked on another takedown and led 13-3 with 2:00 riding time after two. Lyon chose down to start the third period and Megaludis cut him loose early. Megaludis tacked on two more takedowns, a stall point and 3:00 riding time to roll to the 19-6 major decision. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) faced off against Michigan State's Brandon Fifield at 133. Conaway fought off a quick Fifield shot and countered for a takedown of his own and an early lead. The freshman nearly turned Fifield for back points but the Spartan was able to keep the count to a one count and Conaway's lead held firm at 2-0 at the 1:00 mark. Conaway put together a strong ride out and carried that lead, plus 1:53 riding time, into the second. Conaway chose down to start the second period and worked his way to a reversal and a 4-0 lead with :45 on the clock. Another ride out and Conaway lead 4-0 with 1:31 RT after two. Fifield took down to start the third period and Conaway immediately began looking for a chance to turn the Spartan wrestler. Conway maintained control long enough to clinch a riding time point before Fifield escaped. Fifield shot low on Conaway, forcing a scramble that worked the clock down to :42 before a stalemate ended the action. Conaway tacked on another takedown and, with the riding time point, rolled to a 7-2 win. Conaway remained undefeated in dual meet action. 141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) met MSU freshman Nick Trimble at 141. Pearsall notched the first takedown of the match, turning an early shot into a scramble and a 2-0 lead at the 2:00 mark. The Lion senior put together a strong ride, maintaining control and looking for a chance to turn Trimble in the process. Pearsall turned Trimble at the end of the period and led 5-0 with over 2:00 riding time after the opening period. Pearsall chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 6-0 lead. Pearsall then picked up one more takedown and led 8-0 heading into the third. Trimble chose down to start the third period and reversed Pearsall to cut the lead to 8-2. But Pearsall had a riding time point clinched and then escaped to a 9-2 lead. Pearsall then fought off a late Trimble shot to kill the clock. With 2:18 riding time, Pearsall posted the 10-2 major and put Penn State up 11-0 in the dual. 149: Nittany Lion senior James English (York, Pa.) took on Spartan senior Dan Osterman at 149. English countered an early Osterman shot and led 2-0 at the 1:17 mark. The York native then put together a strong ride, building up over 1:00 riding time while working for a chance to turn Osterman. English's ride out gave the Nittany Lion a 2-0 lead with 1:17 riding time after the first period. English chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. The duo then traded shots for the remainder of the period with neither man finding an opening to score. Trailing 3-0, Osterman chose neutral to start the third. English nearly scored out of the gates but Osterman was able to fight the shot off. The Lion senior continued to pressure Osterman and then countered an Osterman shot for a final, bout clinching takedown. With 1:08 in riding time, English posted the convincing 6-0 decision. 157: Penn State junior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) battled No. 19 David Cheza in a key bout at 157. Cheza had the first chance to open up the scoring with a high single :30 in. But Vollrath was able to work his way out of trouble and keep the bout scoreless early on. Vollrath then worked in on a single leg, but Cheza was able to counter and open up the scoring to take a 2-1 lead after a quick Vollrath escape. Leading by one, Cheza told down to start the second period. Vollrath maintained control for :30 before the ranked Spartan escaped to a 3-1 lead. With 1:10 on the clock, Vollrath worked in on a high single and finished off the takedown to tie the bout at 3-3. Cheza quickly escaped to lead 4-3 with :45 on the clock. Trailing by one, Vollrath chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 4-4 tie. The duo battled evenly for the next minute-plus, the score still tied at 4-4. With :20 left, Vollrath turned a low single into a bout clinching takedown and brought the Penn State crowd to its feet with a 6-4 win over the ranked Cheza. 165: Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, met Michigan State's Nick Proctor. Taylor quickly opened up a 4-1 lead with a takedown and two nearfall points. After the escape, Taylor notched another takedown and led 6-1 just over a minute in. Taylor cut Proctor loose again, worked into a takedown and then ended the match. Taylor worked into a cradle and got the first period pin at the 1:37 mark and put Penn State up 23-0. 174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, took on Spartan freshman Jordan Wohlfert. Brown wasted no time opening up an early lead, using a low double on the edge of the mat to take Wohlfert down and lead 2-0. Brown then put together a dominating ride, building up :57 in riding time before cutting Wohlfert loose. But less than :05 after cutting him, Brown worked his way around for another takedown and a 4-2 lead. Brown notched a third takedown and led 6-3 after a Wohlfert escape at the 1:10 mark. A fourth takedown put Brown up 8-4. Another takedown for the Nittany Lion and Brown led 10-4 with more than 2:00 riding time after a furious first period. Wohlfert took down to start the second stanza and escaped to a 10-5 deficit. He took a single leg but Brown quickly countered and turned the Spartan to his back for a takedown and three near fall points to lead 15-5 at the 1:09 mark. Brown cut Wohlfert loose with :30 left and tacked on another takedown as the period ended to lead 17-6 with 3:24 in riding time. Brown chose down to start the third period and escaped to an 18-6 lead. With the riding time point clinched, Brown added another takedown with 1:15 on the clock to up his lead to 20-6. One more cut and Brown ended the match with another takedown, getting the 22-7 technical fall at the 6:17 mark. 184: Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, faced Michigan State sophomore John Rizqallah. Ruth scrambled his way to an early takedown and led 2-0 at the 2:10 mark. Ruth began working for a chance to finish off a cradle and hit the mark. After a brief ride, Ruth worked his way into his patented pinning move and got the fall at the 1:37 mark, putting Penn State up 34-0. 197: Three-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, battled Luke Jones. Wright got the first takedown early, taking a 2-0 lead on the edge of the mat. Jones worked his way to an escape and action moved to the center circle with the Nittany Lion senior up 2-1. Wright countered a Jones single leg and picked up his second takedown with 1:40 left in the opening period. Two near fall points later and Wright led 6-1 with :45 on the clock. After a Jones escape, Wright used a high shot to force the Spartan to the mat for another takedown to lead 8-2 with 1:31 riding time after one period. Wright chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to a reversal and a 10-2 lead. Jones escaped to a 10-3 deficit before the period ended but Wright had 1:20 in riding time. Jones chose down to start the third period and Wright cut him loose to a 10-4 score. Wright blasted through a high double to up his lead to 12-4 with :45 on the clock. After clinching the riding time point, Wright then rode Jones out to roll to the 13-4 major decision (with 2:13 in time). 285: Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) took to the mat to face off with No. 4 Michael McClure of Michigan State, who carried a 20-1 record into the dual (an MSU best). Gingrich and McClure battled through an even first minute, with the Lion sophomore forcing McClure to the edge of the mat early on. McClure took a high single at the 1:30 mark but Gingrich stepped back out of trouble and kept the bout scoreless. Tied 0-0 after one period, Gingrich chose down to start the second period. He quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead action returned to the center circle. McClure took his second shot of the match at the 1:00 mark and Gingrich was called for stalling. With Gingrich leading 1-0, McClure took down to start the final stanza. A quick MSU escape and the bout was tied again, this time at 1-1. Gingrich then brought the crowd to its feet by blowing through a high double for a takedown and two near fall points to lead 5-1 at the :50 mark. McClure managed an escape but Gingrich's fast offense was all the Lion needed. With a stall point to McClure, Gingrich thrilled the 6,300 plus with a 5-3 win over the fourth-ranked Spartan.

With 64 top teams entering the 2013 NWCA/Cliff Keen Multi-Divisional National Duals, five emerged as champions following Saturday afternoon's finals. One of the most exciting finals matchups came at the NAIA division where a fall at the heavyweight class determined the match. The NAIA finals pitted returning National Duals Champion and No. 1 Grand View against No. 2 Southern Oregon. In a match that was highly contested, Eric Thompson got the fall at heavyweight for Grandview to secure the win by a score of 20-18. "I really can't believe it right now," said head coach Nick Mitchell. "I knew it was going to be a real tough dual and I am happy we got the win." Grand View reached the semifinals after defeating Dickinson State 39-8. In the semifinals, Grand View defeated No. 5 Campbellsville 32-4, with victories in nine of the ten weight classes. Southern Oregon reached the semifinals after defeating Baker 34-11. In the semifinals the Raiders defeated No. 3 Great Falls 23-19, with victories in five of the ten weight classes including one pin by Charles Johnson at 197 pounds. In another key event storyline, Wartburg legendary coach Jim Miller's No. 1 seeded team advanced to the finals where they faced No. 2 Elmhurst. In his final National Dual's event, his team won 24-10 in an impressive performance where they captured their seventh National Duals championship. "It means a lot to compete in this event," said head coach Jim Miller. "I am just grateful for all of the alums out there that have supported the program." Wartburg reached the semifinals after defeating No. 9 Ithaca College 33-6. In the semifinals Wartburg faced No. 5 Centenary College and wrestled to a 23-12 victory. Wartburg logged victories in six of the ten weight classes including a pin from Gilberto Camacho at 125 pounds. Elmhurst entered the semifinals after defeating No. 10 Wisconsin-Whitewater 26-9. The Blue Jays then defeated No. 3 Cortland State 26-19 with victories in six weight classes, including two pins registered by Lillashawn Coleman at 125 pounds and Dalton Bullard at 133 pounds. The Women's division finals, a marquee event at the duals, highlighted a matchup between No. 1 Oklahoma City and No. 3 Simon Fraser. In an impressive performance filled with top wrestlers, Simon Fraser pulled away and upset Oklahoma City by a score of 27-13. The victory marked the first time that a team other than Oklahoma City won the championship since 2007. "You know it is a great win for us," said head coach Mike Jones. "The girls wrestled really well today and we are just happy to come out on top." Oklahoma City reached the semifinals after defeating No. 8 Waldorf 21-3. The semifinals pitted Oklahoma City against No. 5 Missouri Valley. The Stars wrestled to a 33-7 victory, logging eight weight class victories including four pins registered by Emily Webster at 101 pounds, Joey Miller at 116 pounds, Audrey Morehouse at 130 pounds and Heather O'Connor at 191 pounds. Simon Fraser reached the semifinals with a first round 26-3 victory against No. 6 University of the Cumberlands. Once in the semifinals, Simon Fraser defeated No. 2 King 27-13, wrestling to victories in eight of the ten weight classes including one pin registered by Victoria Anthony at 109 pounds. At the Division II level, the championship match pitted No. 4 St. Cloud State against No. 7 Notre Dame, after several upsets earlier in the day. In a match that went down to the heavyweight match, St. Cloud State clinched the title with a 17-15 victory. St. Cloud State's path to the final match-up included a 29-12 victory against No. 5 Upper Iowa. The Huskies advanced to the semifinals where they faced Wisconsin-Parkside, who had upset No. 1 Nebraska Kearney in the first round of competition. St. Cloud State defeated Wisconsin-Parkside 27-9, with victories in eight of the ten weight classes. Notre Dame advanced to the semifinals after defeating No. 2 Newberry 21-15. In the semifinals the Fighting Irish faced No. 3 Central Oklahoma, who they defeated 19-13 with wins in six of the ten weight classes. This is the first year Notre Dame has competed at the Division II level, they had formerly been crowned champion at the NAIA level. The NJCAA division finals showcased a matchup of No. 1 Labette against No. 3 Colby. In a dominating performance, Labette won nine matches and secured the title with a 39-3 score. Labette reached the semifinals after defeating No. 8 Iowa Lakes 41-6. Once in the semifinals, Labette defeated Niagara 46-6. The Cardinals wrestled to victories in nine of the ten weight classes, including five pins recorded by Eric Hughes at 133 pounds, Spencer Rutherford at 149 pounds, Devin Aguirre at 165 pounds, Payne Hatter at 174 pounds and Jack Page at 285 pounds. Colby reached the semifinals after defeating No. 6 Harper 25-15. In the semifinals, Colby defeated No. 2 Iowa Central 36-9, with wins in eight weight classes including one pin registered by Xavier Fisher at 285 pounds. The NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals was presented by Hibiclens and The Marines. The attendance for the event was 1200. For more information on the event, visit the NWCA website. 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. 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STILLWATER, Okla. -- The University of Iowa wrestling team fell to second-ranked Oklahoma State today, 18-12, at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys won six of 10 matches to hand the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes their first dual loss of the season (12-1). Iowa won four of the first five bouts to build a 12-3 lead before Oklahoma State rallied for five straight wins. The Cowboys needed a third-period takedown in four consecutive matches to earn one-point victories beginning at 165 through 197. "Finishing was the difference today," said head coach Tom Brands. "It was the difference between winning the matches and the meet." Matt McDonough (125), Tony Ramos (133) and Mark Ballweg (141) got the Hawkeyes rolling early with three straight decisions to build a 9-0 advantage. McDonough used four takedowns and 1:57 of riding time to earn a 10-4 win, Ramos' takedown in the first period held up for a 3-2 win over No. 5 Jon Morrison, and Ballweg recorded a takedown in all three periods to top Keokuk, Iowa, native Julian Feikert, 8-3. Oklahoma State cut Iowa's lead to 9-3 when top-ranked Jordan Oliver (149) scored a 9-4 win over Michael Kelly, but Derek St. John (157) regained Iowa's nine-point lead with an 8-4 win over No. 9 Alex Dieringer. St. John, the nation's top-rated 157-pounder, scored a takedown in the first period, escaped for a point in the second, and opened the third with two nearfall points to improve to 13-0 this season. The Cowboys began chipping into the Iowa lead when No. 3 Tyler Caldwell scored a 3-2 decision over Nick Moore at 165. Oklahoma State's top-ranked Chris Perry used 1:19 of riding time to top No. 6 Mike Evans, 4-3, at 165, and No. 12 Chris Chionuma scored a takedown with 1:13 left in the third to tie the dual, 12-12, with a 3-2 win over No. 9 Ethen Lofthouse. Nathan Burak nearly scored an upset of No. 5 Blake Rosholt at 197 pounds, but the Hawkeye freshman was unable to finish his shots and Rosholt countered a crackdown with a chest lock that rolled Burak through for a takedown with 20 seconds on the clock. Burak escaped with three seconds left but Oklahoma State held on for the 3-2 win to grab its first lead of the dual, 15-12. Iowa had a chance for the win or force a tiebreaker scenario at 285 pounds, but the Cowboys clinched the dual, 18-12, when third-ranked Alan Gelogaev topped No. 6 Bobby Telford, 7-3. The Hawkeyes return to the mat Jan. 18 when they face No. 11 Michigan at Ann Arbor, Mich. The dual will begin at 6 p.m. (CT) inside Cliff Keen Arena. Notes: Attendance was 5,537... McDonough extended his winning streak to 38 matches... Ramos' victory was in his meeting against a ranked opponent this season... McDonough (10-0), Ramos (13-0) and St. John (13-0) remained undefeated this year... Evans' loss was his first this season (9-1). Results: 125: #1 Matt McDonough (IA) dec. Eddie Klimara (OSU), 10-4; 3-0 133: #2 Tony Ramos (IA) dec. #5 Jon Morrison (OSU), 3-2; 6-0 141: #9 Mark Ballweg (IA) dec. Julian Feikert (OSU), 8-3; 9-0 149: #1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) dec. #19 Michael Kelly (IA), 9-4; 9-3 157: #1 Derek St. John (IA) dec. #9 Alex Dieringer (OSU), 8-4; 12-3 165: #3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) dec. #19 Nick Moore (IA), 3-2; 12-6 174: #1 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. Mike Evans (IA), 4-3; 12-9 184: #12 Chris Chionuma (OSU) dec. #9 Ethen Lofthouse (IA), 3-2; 12-12 197: #5 Blake Rosholt (OSU) dec. Nathan Burak (IA), 3-2; 12-15 285: #3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Bobby Telford (IA), 7-3; 12-18

The No. 4 ranked St. Cloud State University wrestling team (11-0, 1-0 NSIC) continued its impressive run by claiming first place at the 2013 NWCA DIvision II National Duals on Jan. 13 in Springfield, Ill. The Huskies earned their second consecutive NWCA National Duals crown with a thrilling 17-15 win over No. 7 Notre Dame (Ohio) in the championship match at the Prairie Capital Center in Springfield, Ill. SCSU earned its berth in the title bout with a 27-9 victory over No. 17 UW-Parkside in the semifinal round match in the morning of Jan. 13. Of note, SCSU stayed in the winners bracket thanks to a 40-7 win over UNC-Pembroke and a 29-12 win over No. 5 Upper Iowa in the opening day of action on Jan. 12. In the championship match, SCSU trailed Notre Dame by one point before a 3-0 victory by senior No. 2 Jacob Kahnke at 285-pounds over ND's No. 5 Orlando Scales provided the needed three points to secure the two-point win and the tournament title. The match opened well for the Huskies as Eric Forde gained a 2-1 decision over ND's Johnny Papesh. No. 2 Andy Pokorny padded the Huskies' lead with a 14-3 major decision win over ND's Marty Carlson at 133-pounds. ND's No. 8 Maurice Miller put his squad on the board with a 7-3 win at 141-pounds over SCSU's Matt Nelson. Senior Jacob D. Horn added three key points at 149-pounds with a 3-0 victory over ND's Jonaton Rivera. Notre Dame gained wins at 157-pounds and 165-points to tie the score at 10-10, before ND gained a 13-10 lead with a victory at 174-pounds. The Huskies gained critical points at 184-pounds with a 12-3 major decision win by No. 2 Shamus O'Grady over ND's Charles Mason. The lead changed hands once more at 197-pounds, as Notre Dame earned a decision to make it 15-14 heading into the decisive bout at 285-pounds. The complete results from the Huskies' final two bouts at the NWCA Duals are listed below. The win over Notre Dame marks the Huskies 37 consecutive dual match victory, as SCSU has not lost in dual meet action since the 2010-11 season. SCSU also owns a nine match win streak at the NWCA Division II Duals dating back to 2011. The last time the Huskies lost a match was on Jan. 27, 2011 against Augustana by a 19-18 score and the last time the Huskies lost a match at the NWCA Duals was an 18-15 setback against Augustana on Jan. 9, 2011. This is the longest team dual match win streak in the history of Husky wrestling. The defending NSIC champs, SCSU will continue its 2012-13 season with a home match against NSIC rival Minnesota State, Moorhead in Halenbeck Hall. The action will get underway at 7 p.m. and tickets may be purchased at the gate for this important contest. As always, all SCSU students with a valid SCSU student ID card get into the game for free. Just show you ID card at the gate and you get into the match for FREE! SCSU 17, Notre Dame 15 125 - Eric Forde (St. Cloud State) over Johnny Papesh (Notre Dame) Dec 2-1 133 - Andrew Pokorny - St. Cloud State) over Marty Carlson (Notre Dame) Maj 14-3 141 Maurice Miller (Notre Dame) over Matt Nelson (St. Cloud State) Dec 7-3 149 Jacob D. Horn (St. Cloud State) over Jonaton Rivera (Notre Dame) Dec 3-0 157 - Jeffrey Pelton (Notre Dame) over Clint Poster (St. Cloud State) Dec 7-6 165 - Joey Davis (Notre Dame) over Gabe Fogarty (St. Cloud State) Maj 18-8 174- Eric Burgey (Notre Dame) over Kurt Salmen (St. Cloud State) Dec 8-2 184 - Shamus O`Grady (St. Cloud State) over Charles Mason (Notre Dame) Maj 12-3 197 Brandonn Johnson (Notre Dame) over Chris Brassell (St. Cloud State) Dec 7-2 285 Jake Kahnke (St. Cloud State) over Orlando Scales (Notre Dame) Dec 3-0 3.00 0 SCSU 27, UW-Parkside 9 125 Eric Forde (St. Cloud State) over Ryan Mcquade (Wisconsin-Parkside) Dec 7-2 133 Eric Ellington (St. Cloud State) over Jacob Papke (Wisconsin-Parkside) Dec 8-3 141 Matt Nelson (St. Cloud State) over Arik Yde (Wisconsin-Parkside) Maj 11-1 149 Jacob D. Horn (St. Cloud State) over Dan Argueta (Wisconsin-Parkside) Dec 6-1 157 Clint Poster (St. Cloud State) over Kory Jauch (Wisconsin-Parkside) TF 17-1 165 Gabe Fogarty (St. Cloud State) over Nick Fishback (Wisconsin-Parkside) Dec 6-4 174 Kurt Salmen (St. Cloud State) over Josh Anthony (Wisconsin-Parkside) Dec 8-1 184 Shamus O`Grady (St. Cloud State) over Matt Gille (Wisconsin-Parkside) Dec 9-4 197 Davion Willis (Wisconsin-Parkside) over Mic Berg (St. Cloud State) Dec 4-3 285 James Malechek (Wisconsin-Parkside) WBF

PITTSBURGH -- The 24th-ranked Bloomsburg University swept its two matches on Sunday at the Pitt Duals beating the 12th-ranked Pitt Panthers, 19-18, and Eastern Michigan, 24-9. The win over the Panthers is second straight win over a ranked team for Bloomsburg after knocking off then-20th ranked Maryland on Jan. 5. “Great win for us against Pitt,” said an excited Huskies head coach John Stutzman. “After last year when we were embarrassed at home by them this feels good! However, as I have said before, we need to continue to get better and improve. Next up is Ohio University and they are good, so we need to be battle ready to wrestle.” Against the Panthers the Huskies got off to a quick start picking up a win by forfeit at 125 pounds to go up 6-0. At 133 pounds 18th-ranked Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) and Shelton Mack, ranked 15th, needed overtime to settled their match. After being tied at 1-1 at the end of three periods, Wilcox scored a 5-4 win in overtime to make it 9-0. The Huskies extended their lead to 12-0 when Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) scored a win by decision at 141 pounds. After a scoreless first period Rappo rode out Travis Shaffer and picked up three near fall points. Rappo then went on to post a 6-0 victory. At 149 pounds the Huskies Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood), seeing his first action in about a month, fell by a 4-3 score to Ronnie Garbinsky putting the Panthers on the board at 12-3. At 157 pounds Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney), ranked 11th, earned some revenge with a 15-6 win over Donnie Tasser to add to the Huskies lead. A year ago Tasser snapped Hickman's 19-match winning streak, but this time it was all Hickman. The senior led 5-3 after one period; 8-3 after two periods and went on to the win by major decision to make it 16-3. Bloomsburg made it 19-3 at 165 pounds when Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia), ranked 19th, beat Tyler Wilps, ranked number 11. Veltre led 2-0 after one period before Wilps made it 2-1 after two periods. Veltre went on to a 5-2 win. Pitt began its comeback with wins at 174 and 184 by scores of 5-4 and 3-0 to trim the deficit to 19-9. At 197 pounds Bloomsburg Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown), ranked 16th, faced off with 2nd-ranked Matt Wilps. Perry led late in the match, but gave up a takedown to Wilps and fell in overtime, 6-5 to make it 19-12. With the match clinched for Bloomsburg the final bout of the match was between 9th ranked Zac Thomusseit and16th-ranked Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) with Thomusseit going on to win by fall in 1:54. In the second match of the day the Huskies rolled past Eastern Michigan, 24-9. The Huskies fell behind in the match 6-0 after the first two matches, but rallied by winning the next six bouts. Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) scored a 4-2 win at 141 followed by a win by major decision for Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) at 149 pounds. Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) won by decision at 157 followed by a major decision win for Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) at 165 pounds. Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) made it six straight wins for Bloomsburg at 174 pounds when he scored a 6-3 decision to make it 17-6 in favor of the Huskies. After Eastern Michigan picked up a victory at 184, the Huskies closed out the match with wins by Perry at 197 pounds and a major decision by Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) at heavyweight. The Huskies improved to 10-2 with their fourth straight win and will host Ohio University on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. No. 24 Bloomsburg 19, No. 12 Pitt 18 125: Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (B) wins by forfeit; Bloomsburg leads, 6-0 133: No. 18 Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (B) dec. No. 15 Shelton Mack (P), 5-4 (SV2); Bloomsburg leads, 9-0 141: Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (B) dec. Travis Shaffer (P), 6-0; Bloomsburg leads, 12-0 149: Ronnie Garbinsky (P) dec. Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (B), 4-3; Bloomsburg leads, 12-3 157: No. 11 Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (B) m. dec. Donnie Tasser (P), 15-6; Bloomsburg leads, 16-3 165: No. 19 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (B) dec. No. 11 Tyler Wilps (P), 5-2; Bloomsburg leads, 19-3 174: Nick Bonaccorsi (P) dec. Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (B), 5-4; Bloomsburg leads, 19-6 184: No. 14 Max Thomusseit (P) dec. Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (B), 3-0; Bloomsburg leads, 19-9 197: No. 2 Matt Wilps (P) dec. No. 16 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (B), 6-5 (OT); Bloomsburg leads, 19-12 285: No. 9 Zac Thomusseit (P) pins No. 16 Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (B), 1:54; Bloomsburg wins, 19-18 No. 24 Bloomsburg 24, Eastern Michigan 9 125: Alexander Calandrino (E) dec. Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (B), 3-2; Eastern Michigan leads, 3-0 133: Jake Byers (E) dec. Andy Lyman (Selkirk, NY/Ravena Coeymans Selkirk) (B), 3-2; Eastern Michigan leads, 6-0 141: Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (B) dec. Seth Schaner (E), 4-2; Eastern Michigan leads, 6-3 149: Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (B) maj. dec. Justin Melick (E), 16-6; Bloomsburg leads, 7-6 157: No. 11 Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (B) dec. Aaron Sulzer (E), 4-0; Bloomsburg leads, 10-6 165: No. 19 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (B) maj. dec. Jacob Dorulla (E), 12-3; Bloomsburg leads, 14-6 174: Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (B) dec. Jacob Davis (E), 6-3; Bloomsburg leads, 17-6 184: Phillip Joseph (E) dec. Sam Shirey (Beaver Springs/Midd-West) (B), 4-1; Bloomsburg leads, 17-9 197: No. 16 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (B) dec. Nick Whitenburg (E), 6-3; Bloomsburg leads, 20-9 285: No. 16 Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (B) maj. dec. Anthony Abro (E), 12-3; Bloomsburg wins, 24-9

AMES, Iowa -- The Iowa State wrestling team (4-3 overall, 0-1 Big 12) won two duals on Sunday to wrap up their road trip out East with a 3-0 record. The Cyclones defeated Drexel (5-7 overall, 2-0 CAA) by a score of 31-12 in the morning. They then toppled No. 20 Penn in dominating fashion, 25-9. “We have started winning those close matches,” Iowa State head coach Kevin Jackson said. “We kept trying to score points at the end of the period. We competed like Cyclones. That’s what stood out to me today.” Cyclone wrestlers won 14 out of 20 matches on the day, including eight wins that were accompanied by bonus points. Three Cyclones won both of their matches on the day with John Meeks (133), Mike Moreno (165) and Boaz Beard (184) all going 2-0. For Meeks, the two wins were his first dual victories in a Cyclone singlet, moving his record on the season to 5-6 overall and 2-5 in duals. Perhaps the highlight of the day was No. 11 Kyven Gadson’s upset victory at 197 pounds over Penn’s No. 7 ranked Micah Burak. Gadson scored a takedown in overtime to come away with a 3-1 victory over the senior Burak, who was an All-American at 197 pounds in 2012. “I’m 100 percent confident now that every time we step out on the mat, we will compete at a high level,” Jackson said. “Scoring and seeing guys win matches late is encouraging and we did that today. The Cyclones will be back in action Saturday at 2 p.m. to take on West Virginia in Morgantown, W.Va. Iowa State 31, Drexel 12 125: Ryak Finch (ISU) mdec. Jacob Goodwin (DU), 11-1 133: John Meeks (ISU) mdec. Clayton Lutzow (DU), 15-5 141: Luke Goettl (ISU) dec. Frank Cimato (DU), 8-7 149: Shane Fenningham (DU) dec. Max Mayfield (ISU), 5-3 157: Austin Sommer (DU) dec. Logan Molina (ISU), 8-6 165: Mike Moreno (ISU) mdec. Connor Moran (DU), 10-2 174: Mikey England (ISU) mdec. Kevin Matyas (DU), 14-6 184: Boaz Beard (ISU) WBF Bryan Sternlieb (DU), (2:36) 197: Brandon Palik (DU) WBF Cole Shafer (ISU), (6:18) 285: Matt Gibson (ISU) WBF Jon Max Wright (DU), (2:16) Iowa State 25, Penn 9 125: Mark Rappo (Penn) dec. Ryak Finch (ISU), 8-2 133: John Meeks (ISU) dec. Geoffrey Bostany (Penn), 8-5 141: CJ Cobb (Penn) dec. Luke Goettl (ISU), 8-2 149: Max Mayfield (ISU) dec. Andrew Lenzi (Penn), 6-1 157: Logan Molina (ISU) dec. Troy Hernandez (Penn), 6-1 165: Mike Moreno (ISU) mdec. Casey Kent (Penn), 11-3 174: Tanner Weatherman (ISU) WBF Harrison Cook (Penn), (2:32) 184: Boaz Beard (ISU) dec. Canaan Bethea (Penn), 4-3 197: Kyven Gadson (ISU) dec. Micah Burak (Penn), 3-1 (SV1) 285: Kyle Cowan (Penn) dec. Matt Gibson (ISU), 7-3

HAMPTON, Va. -- The Virginia Tech wrestling squad captured the 2013 Virginia Duals with a 21-9 victory over in-state rival Virginia Saturday night inside the Hampton Coliseum. The victory moved Tech, ranked 10th in the country, to 9-2 on the season. Things kicked off at 125 pounds with fourth-ranked Jarrod Garnett taking on sixth-ranked Matt Snyder. Snyder got a quick takedown, but Garnett reversed him and picked up another reversal in the second period before icing the match with a takedown late to pick up the big 6-3 win. At 133 pounds, Erik Spjut got a second-period takedown on 11th-ranked George DiCamillo, but was ridden for the whole third period, giving DiCamillo the 3-2 win. It was the second match of the day that Spjut got the lone offensive points against a top-11 opponent, but dropped a one-point decision. At 141 pounds, 13th-ranked Zach Neibert had his way with Jimmy Nehls, using two takedowns and riding time to take a 6-1 win. Sixth-ranked Nick Brascetta used a reversal with 2 seconds left in the tiebreaker to pull the 3-2 shocker over 14th-ranked Derek Valenti at 149 pounds. The two were tied at 1 apiece after regulation and after a scoreless sudden victory, Valenti got the escape in his half of the tiebreaker. With things looking bleak, Brascetta dug deep into his bag of tricks after the restart at 11 seconds to pull out the reversal for the win. At 157 pounds, sixth-ranked Jesse Dong became the eighth member of Virginia Tech’s 100-win club with a tough 9-5 win over Blaise Butler. A second-period takedown and a takedown late propelled him to the win. Fifth-ranked Pete Yates got a first-period takedown and didn’t allow No. 7 Nick Sulzer anywhere close to him as Yates picked up the 3-1 win. Sixteenth-ranked Jon Fausey got the lone escape in the tiebreaker at 174 pounds to down Tech’s Austin Gabel 2-1 after both wrestlers tallied only escapes in regulation. The win by the Cavaliers cut the Tech lead to 15-6 at that point with just three matches left. Zach Nye picked up a 4-2 win over Nick Vetterlein at 184 pounds, using a third-period takedown and riding time to pick up the win. Derrick Borlie picked up a pair of takedowns in the first period and twp more in the third period to down Stephen Doty, 10-4 at 197 pounds and lock up the team title for the Hokies. David Marone used a reversal and two nearfall points to begin the second period, and then a takedown late in the third, as the sixth-year senior beat Pat Gillen 5-2 to wrap up a successful weekend for the Hokies. The win marked the first time in the 33-year history of the Virginia Duals that a Virginia program had won the championship. Tech (9-2) will be back in action next weekend, travelling to Chapel Hill for a match at North Carolina on Saturday at 2 p.m., followed by a home home match on Sunday at 2 p.m. against NC State. Results: 125: #4 Jarrod Garnett (VT) dec. #7 Matt Snyder, 6-3 133: #13 George DiCamillo (VA) dec. Erik Spjut, 3-2 141: #13 Zach Neibert (VT) dec. Jimmy Nehls, 6-1 149: #6 Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. #16 Derek Valenti, 3-2 (TB-1) 157: #6 Jesse Dong (VT) dec. Blaise Butler, 9-5 165: #5 Pete Yates (VT) dec. #7 Nick Sulzer, 3-1 174: #15 Jon Fausey (VA) dec. Austin Gabel, 2-1 (TB-1) 184: Zach Nye (VA) dec. Nick Vetterlein, 4-2 197: Derrick Borlie (VT) dec. Stephen Doty, 10-5 285: David Marone (VT) dec. Pat Gillen, 7-2

ORLAND PARK, Ill. -- The pair of teams favored to win the Illinois Class 3A dual meet state championship met on Saturday afternoon, as No. 13 Carl Sandburg hosted No. 10 Oak Park River Forest. Each squad features excellent balance throughout the lineup, and the 160 pound weight class start would test that. To start the dual meet, No. 18 Davonte Mahomes of Oak Park River Forest was held to a closer than expected 9-6 decision victory by C.J. Brucki. On the other hand, senior Colin Holler -- ranked No. 11 nationally -- took care of business in a second period pin over freshman Al Stallings. Then, dual meet lineup strategy would play a role, as Carl Sandburg flip-flopped from their individual event lineup. At 182 pounds, Carl Sandburg placed senior Chris Pajak against state qualifier Joe Ariola. Ariola, who is having an excellent senior season for the Huskies, tied the dual meet at 6-6 with a 7-3 decision. In the next weight, Eagles senior Ricky Robertson -- ranked No. 3 nationally at 182 -- responded with a 9-4 decision at 195. Returning state qualifier Bill Gore would make it consecutive wins with a 6-0 decision over Malik Broumant at 220 to give Carl Sandburg a 12-6 lead heading into a crucial match at 285. With neither team having a strong wrestler, a potential swing match played to form, as the wrestlers were tied 1-1 through regulation. Then, in the overtime session, Oak Park River Forest got a takedown to the back from Adam Lempke to cut the deficit to 12-9 after a 6-1 win. However, it was short-lived momentum as the Eagles saw Christian Robertson defeat Robert Campos 5-2 in a battle of freshmen at 106 to extend the Carl Sandburg lead to 15-9. The 113 pound match involved wrestlers who split a pair of matches at last month's Rex Whitlach Invitational. Living up to that expectation, it was Huskies freshman Gabe Townsell earning a 6-4 victory over senior Jim Pellegrino, who qualified for state last year. Within the next four matches, missing personnel from each squad would play a role. Oak Park River Forest did not have sophomore Matt Rundell (120), who was a state runner-up last year; while Carl Sandburg was without two-time state finalist Sebastian Pique (120/126), part-time starter in sophomore Tom Slattery (132), and state qualifier John Pellegrino (138). At 120, senior Jake Vales earned a technical fall to stretch the Carl Sandburg out to 20-12 before Oak Park River Forest went on a four-match winning streak. That started with a 14-7 decision from freshman Isaiah White at 126 pounds, beating fellow freshman Brad Krasowski. It was continued with Larry Early's 15-6 major decision, which cut the Carl Sandburg lead down to one at 20-19. A technical fall from senior Jake O'Mara, who was a Junior Greco-Roman All-American, would enable the Huskies to take their first lead since the opening match, 24-19 through 138 pounds. State qualifier Johnny Gahagan would clinch the dual for Oak Park River Forest with a 5-4 victory over Tom Brennan at 145 pounds, while state placer Mitch Cook's 12-4 major decision over Zach Pickering at 152 pounds yielded the final score of 27-24 in favor of the Huskies. Results: 160: No. 18 Mahomes (OP) dec. Brucki, 9-6 170: No. 11 Holler (CS) pinned Stallings, 3:10 182: Ariola (OP) dec. Pajak, 7-3 195: No. 3 (at 182) R. Robertson (CS) dec. Lee, 9-4 220: Gore (CS) dec. Brumant, 6-0 285: Lemkpe (OP) dec. Halpin, 6-1 SV 106: C.Robertson (CS) dec. Campos, 5-2 113: Townsell (OP) dec. Pelligrino, 6-4 120: Vales (CS) tech. fall J. Robles, 5:50 126: White (OP) dec. Krakowski, 14-7 132: Early (OP) maj. dec. Schneider, 15-6 138: O'Mara (OP) tech. fall T.Slattery, 3:12 145: Gahagan (OP) dec. Brennan, 5-4 152: Cook (CS) maj. dec. Pickering, 12-4

NOVI, Mich. -- When four teams among the top fourteen of the InterMat Fab 50 assemble in one place, one is going to see a high level of competition. On Saturday, when that happened at Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.) High School, that was absolutely the case. In addition, the DCC Super Duals had its share of drama and lived up to the event name. It all started in the 10 a.m. round with No. 7 Montini Catholic, Ill., competing against No. 12 St. Johns, Mich. The Broncos carry the reputation of being the nation's most "balanced" team, while the closer to home Redwings have the perception of being a "tournament team". Adding to the perplexing nature of this match, St. Johns did not have Ben Whitford -- the nation's top 145-pound wrestler -- due to an injury. With the dual meet starting at 285 pounds, Montini Catholic was able to attack a weaker area of the St. Johns lineup and take a 15-3 lead. However, the Redwings would answer back with three consecutive wins to obtain the lead at 16-15. Victories in that stretch came from No. 5 Zac Hall at 125 pounds, who beat two-time state placer Jordan Laster 9-4; No. 6 Jacob Schmitt at 130, who pinned freshman Jose Champagne; and No. 7 Logan Massa at 135, who scored a 9-0 major decision against two-time state placer Chris Garcia. The teams alternated results in the 140 to 160 stretch, so it was 23-21 St. Johns headed to 171 pounds. St. Johns' Angus Arthur won the battle of state placers by fall in the second period against Michael Maduko at 171 pounds, and then No. 11 Payne Hayden scored a 3-1 victory against state placer Jake Turk to clinch the dual meet. Montini's Anthony Ferraro did win the last match, but St. Johns came out with a 32-24 dual meet victory. Also in the opening round, No. 2 St. Edward, Ohio only won nine of the weight classes against Davison, Mich. However, those wins included three pins, two technical falls, and a forfeit; which enabled the Eagles to earn the dominant 43-15 victory. In the second round of wrestling that started a little after 12:00 noon, Montini Catholic came back with a vengeance against the host school, No. 14 Detroit Catholic Central. With the dual meet starting at 103 pounds, the Broncos came out storming to a 19-0 lead against the weakest part of the Shamrocks lineup. It was pins from Jimmy and Tommy Pawleski, followed up by a Vince Turk major decision and Jordan Laster 6-4 victory to do the damage. Detroit Catholic Central hit the board with an 8-5 tiebreaker victory from sophomore Myles Amine, who beat Champagne at 130, and senior Ken Bade who earned a pin at 135. However, any realistic hopes of the Shamrocks bouncing back from their early deficit ended with Chris Garcia's 2-0 overtime victory for over Malik Amine in a battle of state runners-up. Three additional consecutive wins for Montini -- a pair of decisions from Sepke and Fortuna before a Montalvo technical fall -- made it 33-8 after 160 pounds. An additional issue for Detroit Catholic Central was the absence of 2011 state champion Logan Marcicki in this dual meet at 160 pounds, as he was hurt in their opening dual meet. The Shamrocks did get on the board again with a major decision from No. 18 Andrew Garcia against state placer Maduko at 171. Jake Turk scored the Broncos last points with a 7-3 decision, before Jay Peterson's 3-2 decision and Robert Coe's pin in the last two weights against Ferraro and Ruano would limit the Broncos barrage. Final score was Montini 36-21, as the Broncos took nine of fourteen matches. Also in this session was another high drama dual meet involving No. 2 St. Edward, Ohio and No. 12 St. Johns, Mich. Starting at 103 pounds, it marked an area of the lineup where both teams are relatively weak. After Ian Parker scored a 12-3 major decision for St. Johns at 103 pounds, St. Edward was able to get a pair of key falls from L.J. Bentley and Sal Corrao, which meant they led 12-4 heading into the meat of the Redwings lineup. And St. Johns did respond with a 27-14 major decision from No. 5 Zac Hall and a fall from No. 6 Schmitt in the next two weights to lead 14-12 heading into the day's premier bout. No. 3 (at 132) Dean Heil would take to the mat against No. 7 (at 138) Logan Massa at 135 pounds. Heil, for St. Edward, would open the match with a takedown, while Massa escaped and answered with one of his own before the first period ended. In the second period, Heil would score a reversal and then Massa escaped to tie the match at 4-4 headed into the third period. Massa chose down in the third period. After a minute-plus of solid riding, Massa was able to stand up and almost escape, but did draw a stall warning against Heil. In the next sequence, Heil got in a cross-body ride and turked Massa for the fall at the 5:55 mark. With an 18-14 lead, that was the dual meet's turning point, as the Eagles got a pair of successive wins; No. 17 Colin Heffernan got a 4-0 decision at 140, and No. 3 Edgar Bright capitalized on Whitford's absence for a 22-10 major decision over Wixson. St. Johns did cut into that deficit with a Josh Pennell pin against Eagles' reserve D.J. Williamson. However, Markus Scheidel -- ranked No. 9 at 152 nationally - scored a 15-6 major decision against state champion Brant Schafer to give the Eagles a 29-20 lead through 160. Angus Arthur did respond with a St. Johns fall; however, No. 2 (at 182) Domenic Abounader provided a decisive answer for St. Edward with a 6-3 decision victory over future Michigan teammate Payne Hayden -- who is ranked No. 11 nationally at 195 -- in the 189 weight class. A pair of decisions from Gabe Dzuro (215) and Ralph Nichols (285) would formulate the dual meet's final score of 38-26 in favor of St. Edward. Also in this session, No. 17 Brandon Thompson of Solon, Ohio dominated Mitch Rogaliner from Bedford, Mich. 8-2 in a battle of two-time state champions at 119 pounds. In the third session, which started just before 2:30 p.m., it was No. 7 Montini Catholic doing battle against No. 2 St. Edward. Things did not start good for the Broncos, as L.J. Bentley of St. Edward scored the 3-2 upset victory over state champion Tommy Pawleski at 112 pounds on the strength of a first period takedown. In expected fashion, Montini answered back with major decisions from Vince Turk and Jordan Laster at 119 and 125 to take an 8-3 lead. Another disappointment for Montini came at 130 as St. Edward senior Hunter Ladnier -- normally a reserve wrestler -- dominated the first two periods in mustering a 9-2 victory over Jose Champagne, who is ranked nationally in the Class of 2016. The momentum from that result, along with the nature of the matchups, catalyzed the Eagles to four more victories as part of a five match winning streak that saw St. Edward leading 19-8 through 152 pounds. However, key was that only a 19-6 major decision victory from No. 3 Bright against Sullivan, who is also normally a reserve wrestler, at 145 pounds came with bonus points. Keep in mind, this is a stretch where St. Edward put nationally ranked wrestlers on the mat in every match; No. 3 Heil beat two-time state placer Garcia 5-1, No. 17 Heffernan beat state placer Sepke 5-2, and No. 9 Scheidel beat state qualifier Fortuna 9-6. Sophomore Xavier Montalvo stopped the bleeding for Montini Catholic when he rode out senior Robbie Rogers in the ultimate tiebreaker after a 6-6 match. Maduko further dented the St. Edward lead, as the Bronco state placer earned a 5-2 victory over junior Ray Barr with a third period escape and takedown. However, No. 2 Abounader made sure the Eagles lead would stand (for the moment) with a 5-1 decision over Jake Turk at 189 pounds. The Eagles led 22-14 headed into the 215 pound match, where Montini's Edgar Ruano used two third period takedowns to defeat Gabe Dzuro 8-6. Additionally, somewhere in the upper-weight portion of the dual meet, the Broncos were deducted one team point for bench misconduct. This became critical when Anthony Ferraro was able to score a takedown right at the horn to beat Ralph Nichols 4-3, and it cut the St. Edward lead to 22-19 before the last match. Jimmy Pawleski did get the 4-2 victory with a late takedown to tie the match at 22-22. However, on criteria, St. Edward wins the dual meet. In the other big dual meet of the third session, No. 7 St. Johns was able to survive past Davison despite splitting the matches, as they won 35-28 with all the victories having bonus points attached; three pins, three major decisions, and three technical falls. Key to Davison winning seven matches was an overtime victory from Trevor Thomas at 215 pounds and Max Johnson scoring a four-point move at the end of the match to upset Ian Parker 8-7 at 103 pounds. Lastly, a very big individual match came as No. 15 Cole Weaver from Hudson, Mich. upset No. 13 Ken Bade from host Detroit Catholic Central in a rather one-sided 9-3 victory. Weaver scored a takedown in each period, and had near falls in the third period to win the battle of two-time state champions. The fourth round, which was the final round for national implications, saw No. 2 St. Edward wrestling host Detroit Catholic Central, who is ranked No. 14 nationally. With the dual meet starting at 119 pounds, right in the relative weak spot of the Eagles lineup, the host Shamrocks were able to jump out to a 9-0 advantage with decisions from Trevor Zdebski (119), Evan Toth (125), and Myles Amine (130). However, getting right into the meat of the St. Edward lineup, it started with No. 3 (at 132) Dean Heil dominating No. 13 (at 126) Ken Bade by 11-3 major decision at 132 pounds. Four additional Eagles wins meant five consecutive in all, and a 19-9 lead after 160 pounds. Those other victories were a decision from No. 17 Heffernan, a major decision from No. 3 Bright, a technical fall from No. 9 Scheidel, and a 6-2 decision from senior Rogers. The hosts did stop the bleeding, as No. 18 Garcia earned a 23-8 technical fall against Barr at 171 pounds. However, hopes of a rally were ended immediately by consecutive Eagles' victories, a 13-2 major decision from No. 2 Abounader at 189 and an 8-1 decision from Dzuro at 215. Robert Coe got the last win for the Shamrocks in a 5-1 win at 285 pounds over Ralph Nichols, which reversed a Medina Invitational Tournament semifinal result. Mason Daugherty responded with a technical fall, and L.J. Bentley added a major decision to close out the 35-17 victory for No. 2 St. Edward. The other major dual meet of the session had Montini Catholic taking nine of fourteen matches in a 40-22 victory over Davison. In the fifth and final round, Detroit Catholic Central bounced back with a 41-24 victory over Dundee, Mich. The host Shamrocks, ranked first in Michigan's Division 1, took nine matches from the first ranked squad in Division 3.

FAIRFAX, Va. -- The George Mason wrestling team dropped two duals in the Patriot Classic against Brown University (20-16) and Cleveland State (20-15) Friday, January 11th. With the losses Mason drops to 2-8 on the season. Brown went undefeated in the Classic and Cleveland State went 1-1. In Mason's first dual of the night, Brown got out to an early 6-0 lead with decision wins in the 125 and 133 weight classes. Sahid Kargbo cut Brown's lead in half with an 8-1 decision win over Zachary Tananbaum at 141. In the next match, Greg Flournoy tied the dual at 6-6 with his 7-4 decision win over Grant Overcashier. Brown regained the lead with an 8-4 decision win over Jaaziah Bethea at 157. Brown now led the dual 9-6. Brown's lead would be short lived after Ty Knepp at 165 pinned Zack Kulczycki four minutes and nineteen seconds into their match. For the first time, Mason now led the dual 12-9. At 174, Giuseppi Lanzi tied the dual up at 12-12 for Brown with his 8-2 decision win over Seth Robertson. Brown gained the lead for the third time of the night with a major decision win from Ophir Bernstein at the 184 weight class. Brown added four points to the board with Sterling Hecox's major decision win over Matt Meadows. With the major decision win at 197 Brown clenched the dual win and the score now stood at 20-12. Jake Kettler added four more points to close the deficit for Mason with his major decision win over Marcos Aranda for a final score of 20-16. Mason squared off against Cleveland State in their second and final dual of the night. Cleveland State took an early 7-0 lead with a major decision and decision win in the 125 and 133 weight classes, respectively. At the 141 weight class, Kargo put Mason on the board for the first time with his 7-4 decision win over Daniel King. Cleveland State forfeited the 149 match giving Mason a 9-7 lead. Cleveland State regained the lead with a decision win at 157. The Patriots now trailed the Vikings by one, 10-9. Cleveland State extended their lead to 17-9 with a decision and major decision win at the 165 and 174 weight classes, respectively. Ryan Hembury added three more points to bring the Patriots within five, with his 5-3 decision win over Robert Blankenship. After a hard fought match that decided the dual, Kettler was eventually defeated by a 5-2 decision by Riley Shaw giving Cleveland State the dual win, 20-15. In a match that riding time was the decider, Meadows pulled out a decision to put the Patriots back in contention for the dual win. Mason now only trailed by two heading into the last match which would decide the dual winner. Mason returns to the mat when they host the Colonial Athletic Association duals at the Field House, January 19th. Brown 20, George Mason 16 125 - Billy Watterson (Brown) dec. Rich Lavorato (GMU) (10-4) (3-0, Brown) 133 - Anthony Finocchiaro (Brown) dec. Zac Isenhour (GMU) (9-3) (6-0, Brown) 141 - Sahid Kargbo (GMU) dec. Zachary Tanenbaum (Brown) (8-1) (6-3, Brown) 149 - Greg Flournoy (GMU) dec. Grant Overcashier (Brown) (7-4) (6-6, Tied) 157 - CJ Howard (Brown) dec. Jaaziah Bethea (GMU) (8-4) (9-6, Brown) 165 - Ty Knepp (GMU) fall Zack Kulczycki (Brown) (4:19) (12-9, GMU) 174 - Giuseppi Lanzi (Brown) dec. Seth Robertson (GMU) (8-2) (12-12, Tied) 184 - Ophir Bernstein (Brown) maj. dec. Ryan Hembury (GMU) (11-0) (16-12, Brown) 197 - Sterling Hecox (Brown) maj. dec. Matt Meadows (GMU) (14-3) (20-12, Brown) 285 - Jake Kettler (GMU) maj. dec. Marcos Aranda (Brown) (14-3) (20-16, Brown) George Mason 20, Cleveland State 15 125 - Ben Willieford (CSU) maj. dec. Rich Lavorato (GMU) (12-4) (4-0, CSU) 133 - Michael Carline (CSU) dec. Zac Isenhour (GMU) (8-3) (7-0, CSU) 141 - Sahid Kargbo dec. (GMU) Daniel King (CSU) (7-4) (7-3, CSU) 149 - Greg Flournoy (GMU) forfeit (9-7, Mason) 157 - Matt Donohoe (CSU) dec. Jaaziah Bethea (GMU) (9-2) (10-9, CSU) 165 - Corey Carlo (CSU) dec. Ty Knepp (GMU) (9-4) (13-9, CSU) 174 - Xavier Dye (CSU) maj. dec. Seth Robertson (GMU) (15-6) (17-9, CSU) 184 - Ryan Hembury (GMU) dec. Robert Blankenship (CSU) (5-3) (17-12, CSU) 197 - Matt Meadows (GMU) dec. Nick Anthony (CSU) (2-1) (17-15, CSU) 285 - Riley Shaw (CSU) dec. Jake Kettler (GMU) (5-2) (20-15, CSU)

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The No. 13/15 ranked Oregon State wrestling team racked up its third victory of the season with a 32-7 decision over No. 25 Air Force, Friday night in Colorado Springs. The Beavers secured victories from eight weight classes en route to the 25-point win. OSU now stands at an even 3-3 on the year and remains 1-1 in Pac-12 competition, while Air Force loses for the first time this season and falls to 3-1 overall and stays at 0-0 in the Western Wrestling Conference. 157 pounder and 10th ranked RJ Pena set the tone for the Beavers with a 5-1 decision over AFA’s Josh Kreimier in the meet’s first match, giving Oregon State an early 3-0 advantage. Following an Air Force major decision in the 165 lb. bout, OSU stormed back with an Austin Morehead pin (00:25) over Falcon 174 pounder Dan Barringer, which gave the Orange and Black the lead back for good at 9-4. Following Morehead’s fall, the Academy would muster just one more victory on the night, coming in the 184 lb. match. Jim Zalesky’s squad would answer the Air Force onslaught by reeling off 21-unanswered points to cruise to his 79th career win as OSU head coach. Other Oregon State wrestlers coming out on top included No. 10 Taylor Meeks (197 lbs.) via major decision, No. 5 Chad Hanke (HWT) from a 6-4 decision, No. 4 Mike Mangrum (141 lbs.) by a tech fall and No. 9 Scott Sakaguchi (149 lbs.), also by major decision. 133 pounder Drew Van Anrooy was another Beaver in the win column, as was Joey Palmer (125 lbs.), who recorded his first collegiate dual win via major decision. Hanke, Mangrum, Meeks and Pena all extended their winning streaks they had intact coming into the meet, with the senior heavyweights being the longest at seven. Hanke has not been defeated since the Reno Tournament of Champions in mid December. The Beavers now have a day to rest before traveling north to Wyoming for a Sunday match-up with the No. 15/20th ranked Cowboys. The Pokes and ‘Beavs are set to square off at 1p.m. Pacific Time in Laramie. Results: 157 – #10 RJ Pena (OSU) dec. Josh Kreimier, 5-1 165 – Jesse Stafford (AF) maj. dec. Alex Elder, 9-0 174 – Austin Morehead (OSU) fall Dan Barringer, 0:25 184 – Konner Witt (AF) dec. Brian Engdahl, 6-2 197 – #10 Taylor Meeks (OSU) maj. dec. Josh Mohr, 15-2 285 – #5 Chad Hanke (OSU) dec. Bentley Alsup, 6-4 125 – Joey Palmer (OSU) maj. dec. Mitch Brown, 15-4 133 – Drew Van Aanroy (OSU) dec. Dylan Hyder, 7-2 141 – #4 Mike Mangrum (OSU) tech fall Carter McElhany, 21-4 (5:53) 149 – #9 Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) maj. dec. Logan Burch, 15-4

GREELEY, Colo. - The University of Northern wrestling team continued its winning streak with a 40-6 win over Northern Colorado. The Panthers recorded four pins, one major decision and two decisions. David Bonin, 157 pounds, won by forfeit. UNI's Ryan Loder set the tone for the team with his major decision win over Keith Johnson, 10-1. He earned 3:06 in riding time. He improves his record to 18-3 and has only given up nine points all season. "He controlled everything. He hit a real good shot," said head coach Doug Schwab. "It was a good start for us." He has the fifth-highest winning percentage among UNI Panthers who have had at least 50 wins and competed at least two seasons. His career record is 83-20. After that, UNI lost its only two matches by decision in the 197-pound and 285-pound weight classes. "Blaize had a match we would like to win," said Schwab. "It was his first time in the varsity lineup. Beale rushed a shot in overtime, but he was aggressive. I liked that. Then we just rolled from there." UNI's four pins came from: 125 - Ryan Jauch, 1:31 (2-2) 133 - Levi Wolfensperger, 1:16 (15-4) 141 - Joey Lazor, 2:39 (20-6) 149 - Bart Reiter, 5:17 (7-2) "Our lower weights came out real aggressive after losing a couple. They responded to that. Jarrett Jensen had a gut check and Jensen. The other guy had the momentum, but he came out with the win." The Panthers look to improve on their 3-1 dual record when they face a second opponent, Air Force (3-0) this weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo. All the Falcon wrestlers are undefeated in duals this season. "We have to be ready to go with Air Force," said Schwab. "It helped our confidence to put a string of victories together. We have to do it against Air Force. I think we will be more ready. They have a pretty solid team, we'll be up to that level." USAF beat Dakota Wesleyan, 46-0; Northwestern (Iowa), 53-0; and Augustana (S.D.), 36-0. Standout Cole VonOhlen, 149 pounds, recently was named the Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week. He currently is ranked fourth in the nation by Intermat. Freshman Josh Martinez is ranked 11th by Intermat. The team is ranked 25th, two places ahead of UNI at 27th. Air Force finished 11th at the Cliff Keen Invite. UNI will return home to host Oklahoma at 7 p.m. Jan. 18. Former Panther and Olympic gold medalist Bill Smith will be recognized for his achievements in wrestling. FINAL TEAM SCORE: Northern Iowa 40, Northern Colorado 6 125: Ryan Jauch (UNI) fall Jesse Meis, 1:31 133: #12 Levi Wolfensperger (UNI) fall Sam Bauer, 1:16 141: #15 Joey Lazor (UNI) fall Michael Luca, 2:39 149: Bart Reiter (UNI) fall Nick Alspaugh, 5:17 157: David Bonin (UNI) wins by forfeit 165: Jarrett Jensen (UNI) dec. Charlie McMartin (NC), 8-6 174: Cody Caldwell (UNI) dec. Jesse Nielsen (NC), 9-3 184: #6 Ryan Loder (UNI) major dec. Keith Johnson, 10-0 197: Cody McAninch (NC) dec. Blaize Cabell, 5-3 285: Henry Chirino (NC) SV-1 Blayne Beale, 3-1

Ann Arbor, Mich. -- Junior Shawn Nagel (133) turned the tide of a back-and-forth dual with his first pin of the season as the No. 17 Nebraska wrestling team defeated No. 11 Michigan, 20-19, on Friday night at Cliff Keen Arena. The Huskers picked up their first Big Ten dual victory of the season after an 0-2 start with the win over the Wolverines. Nebraska improves to 7-3 in 2012-13 and Michigan falls to 6-2 and 0-1 in Big Ten duals. No. 7 James Green (157) made his first appearance for the Huskers since an injury on Dec. 1 in the opening match of the night. The sophomore won an 8-3 decision over Michigan's Collin Zeerip, earning his 13th victory of the season. Green improves to 6-0 in duals. The Wolverines responded at 165 pounds as No. 13 Taylor Massa pinned NU's Austin Wilson in 0:45. Nebraska bounced back at 174 with No. 4 Robert Kokesh's 9-3 decision over No. 11 Dan Yates. The victory marked Kokesh's 18th consecutive as he improved to 23-1 on the season and 9-1 in duals. Senior Josh Ihnen (184) kept the Nebraska momentum going with his technical fall over Chris Heald, 18-3. Ihnen's 16th win of the season gave the Huskers an 11-6 lead. Michigan won the next three matches, however, to take a 16-11 lead. At 197 pounds, No. 18 Max Huntley of Michigan won a 3-1 decision over Caleb Kolb. Sophomore Spencer Johnson (HWT) made his first appearance of the season but lost an 8-3 decision to No. 19 Ben Apland. Freshman Eric Coufal fell by a 15-7 major decision to the Wolverines' Sean Boyle at 125 pounds. Trailing 16-11, Nebraska's Nagel delivered by pinning Michigan's Rossi Bruno at 133 pounds in 2:14. The pin marked Nagel's first of the season and 11th of his career as he gave the Huskers a 17-16 lead. The junior improves to 11-9 on the season and 5-5 in duals. Senior Ridge Kiley (141) extended Nebraska's lead to 20-16 with his 4-3 decision over No. 18 Camryn Jackson of Michigan. Kiley picked up his 10th win of the season and improved to 5-2 in dual competition. At 149 pounds, sophomore Jake Sueflohn fell by a 3-2 decision to No. 12 Eric Grajales. Sueflohn, who is ranked eighth in the InterMat poll, falls to 14-3 on the season and 5-2 in duals. The Huskers will battle No. 18 Northwestern on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Evanston, Ill. The match will be available on Big Ten Digital Network. Results: 157: #7 James Green (NEB) by dec. over Collin Zeerip (MICH), 8-3 (NEB 3, MICH 0) 165: #13 Taylor Massa (MICH) by fall over Austin Wilson (NEB), 0:45 (MICH 6, NEB 3) 174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over #11 Dan Yates (MICH), 9-3 (NEB 6, MICH 6) 184: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by tech. fall over Chris Heald (MICH), 18-3 (NEB 11, MICH 6) 197: #18 Max Huntley (MICH) by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 3-1 (NEB 11, MICH 9) HWT: #19 Ben Apland (MICH) by dec. over Spencer Johnson (NEB), 8-3 (MICH 12, NEB 11) 125: Sean Boyle (MICH) by major dec. over Eric Coufal (NEB), 15-7 (MICH 16, NEB 11) 133: Shawn Nagel (NEB) by fall over Rossi Bruno (MICH), 2:14 (NEB 17, MICH 16) 141: Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over #18 Camryn Jackson (MICH), 4-3 (NEB 20, MICH 16) 149: #12 Eric Grajales (MICH) by dec. over #8 Jake Sueflohn (NEB), 3-2 (NEB 20, MICH 19)

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Ohio University Wrestling team (4-3) improved to 2-1 in conference action Friday night as it defeated Northern Illinois 32-13 at the NIU Convocation Center to post its fifth straight win over the Huskies. The Huskies claimed the first bout of the evening as Kevin Fanta defeated freshman Kagan Squire (Wadsworth, Ohio) at 141, but the Bobcats responded by winning the next seven matches to secure the win. Sophomore Andrew Romanchik (Independence, Ohio) got the Bobcats on the board as he pinned Robert Jillard to win at 149. Romanchik's pin was one of three registered by the Bobcats. Redshirt sophomore Harrison Hightower (Strongsville, Ohio) and redshirt junior Ryan Garringer (Downers Grove, Ill.) also logged pins at 165 and 184, respectively. Redshirt freshman Cody Walters (Macedonia, Ohio) picked up his team-best 21st win on the year as he defeated NIU's Matt Mougin. Redshirt junior Jeremy Johnson (Broadview Heights, Ohio) and redshirt freshman Phil Wellington (Euclid, Ohio) also chipped in with win as they posted major decision victories at heavyweight and 197, respectively. Ohio returns to action next Friday as it heads to Kent State. The match is set to begin at 7 p.m. Results: 141: Kevin Fanta (NIU) dec. Kagan Squire (Ohio), 5-2 149: Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) pins Rob Jillard (NIU), 1:43 157: Spartak Chino (Ohio) dec. Andrew Morse (NIU), 9-3 165: Harrison Hightower (Ohio) pins Dan Burk (NIU), 1:17 174: Cody Walters (Ohio) dec. Matt Mougin (NIU), 5-2 184: Ryan Garringer (Ohio) pins Bryan Loughlin (NIU), 2:39 197: Phil Wellington (Ohio) maj. dec. Arber Bebo (NIU), 13-5 285: Jeremy Johnson (Ohio) maj. dec. Jared Torrence (NIU), 10-1 125: Derek Elmore (NIU) wins by forfeit 133: Nick Smith (NIU) maj. dec. Garret Garness (Ohio), 9-1

COLUMBUS, Ohio- The No. 3 Ohio State wrestling team dropped a 25-9 decision to No. 3 Minnesota Friday night in St. John Arena. Buckeyes Nikko Triggas, Hunter Stieber and Cam Tessari scored wins for the Scarlet and Gray, who drop to 7-2 overall and 1-2 in the Big Ten. The Gophers improve to 9-1 overall and 3-0 in the conference. "Our upper weight classes need to have more energy," Tom Ryan, head coach, said. "At the four-in-a- half, five-minute mark, we were slowing down and Minnesota was not. With our light weights like Hunter [Stieber], we tried to move the weight classes up and down to help win matches, but it really didn't work" There are not many positives we can take away for tonight's match. Nikko Triggas did a great job and wrestled hard. Peter Capone did a good job, as well showing energy." Ohio State returns to action Jan. 18 when it travels to Bloomington to face Indiana for a 7 p.m. tilt. Two days later, the Buckeyes will host Wisconsin at 2 p.m. Jan. 20. The match between the Buckeyes and Gophers was a back-and-forth affair through the first five bouts, with Ohio State taking a 9-8 lead heading into intermission. However, five consecutive losses between 165 pounds and heavyweight set Ohio State back in its second league loss of the season. Ryan shuffled the Buckeye lineup as well, moving Tessari and redshirt sophomore Josh Demas up a weight class, while redshirt junior Ian Paddock received the start at 149 pounds. Additionally, senior C.J. Magrum earned the start at 184 pounds for the second-consecutive match. Triggas, a senior from Moraga, Calif., and the Russ Hellickson Wrestler of the Match, gave Ohio State an early 3-0 advantage when he posted a 6-4 decision over No. 13 David Thorn. Holding on to a slim 5-4 lead in the third period, Triggas' final escape of the match secured his 15th win of the season. Once again wrestling at 133 pounds in place of the injured Logan Stieber, Kyle Visconti faced No. 6 Chris Dardanes and suffered a 14-4 setback and Minnesota took a 4-3 lead. However, the Gopher advantage was short-lived as the second-ranked Hunter Stieber decisioned No. 11 Nick Dardanes in the 141-pound matchup to put the Buckeyes out in front, 6-4. Most of the action of this bout took place in the first period with Stieber scoring a pair of takedowns to Dardanes' two escapes. An escape by Stieber in the second period lifted the Buckeye sophomore from Monroeville, Ohio, to a 5-2 lead. Dardanes could only manage an escape in the final period for the 5-3 final. After a quick 4-1 lead, Paddock, a Warsaw, N.Y., native could not overcome No. 5 Dylan Ness' flurry of scores, including a pair of 3-point nearfalls in the first period. Paddock only could come within five points of Ness in the second period before the 15-7 final. With the Gophers holding on to an 8-6 lead, Tessari found himself owning a 4-0 advantage heading into the third period vs. Danny Zilverberg. Tessari, who hails from Monroeville, Ohio, added a final takedown and escape to win, 7-2. In the final five matches, the Buckeyes dropped a trio of close bouts, including a 3-1 overtime loss for Demas. Wrestling No. 12 Cody Yohn, Demas countered with an escape in the third period to tie the score 1-1. However, a takedown by Yohn in the final seconds of sudden victory secured the Gopher victory. Two losses via major decisions by 174-pounder Nick Heflin and the 184-pounder Magrum set Ohio State back, 19-9. Mathematically still able to win the match with two bouts remaining, the Scarlet and Gray's Andrew Campolattano's lone reversal to open the second period for a 2-0 lead was not enough to overcome the 14th-ranked Scott Schiller in a 5-2 loss. Peter Capone also lost a close match, 3-1, to No. 2 Tony Nelson. After both wrestlers traded escapes in the opening of the second and third periods, Nelson took down Capone in the final seconds for the 3-1 win. Results: 125: No. 12 Nikko Triggas dec. No. 13 David Thorn (Minnesota), 6-4 133: No. 6 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) major dec. Kyle Visconti, 14-4 141: No. 2 Hunter Stieber dec. No. 11 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota), 5-3 149: No. 5 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) major dec. Ian Paddock, 15-7 157: No. 14 Cam Tessari dec. Daniel Zilverberg (Minnesota), 7-2 165: No. 12 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) dec. Josh Demas, 3-1ot 174: No. 2 Logan Storley (Minnesota) major dec. No. 7 Nick Heflin, 12-3 184: No. 5 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) major dec. C.J Magrum, 9-1 197: No. 14 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. No. 9 Andrew Campolattano, 5-2 HWT: No. 2 Anthony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. No. 12 Peter Capone, 3-1

Kevin Tao's pin in the final bout of the night lifted the American University wrestling team to a 21-19 victory over Harvard in its first EIWA dual of the season on Friday. Tao opened the 149 lbs. match with an early takedown and picked up a near fall to take the 5-0 advantage. He was then able to secure the dual for the Eagles, pinning Harvard's Alexis Wagener in 1:17. "Going into the match I felt like we had a pretty good advantage, but in situations like that you never know how those athletes are going to react," said Head Coach Teague Moore. "Kevin was very aggressive, he knew what he was going to be able to score with and win with and he stuck with it to get the victory for the team." Harvard won the first match of the night at 157 lbs. before Phillip Barreiro put American on the board. Harvard's Devon Gobbo took the early advantage but Barreiro responded, tying it at three with a takedown at the end of the second period. Barreiro picked up the escape in the final period for the 4-3 advantage and added the takedown right after as he held on to record the 9-4 decision. Thomas Barreiro led 2-0 after the first period at 184 lbs. before Josh Popple tied it heading into the third. Barreiro scored the takedown but Popple got a reversal to knot it up again. Barreiro was able to secure the victory, getting the escape in the closing seconds for the 5-4 decision to put the team score at 9-6 in favor of the Crimson. Blake Herrin registered a 12-5 decision for the Eagles at heavyweight and David Terao gave American its first team lead of the bout, pinning Jeff Ott in 5:40. Harvard won the next match at 133 lbs. with Ryan Osleeb earning a 4-2 decision over Esteban Gomez-Rivera to take back the overall lead, 19-15, setting up Tao's pin to win the match. "I'm happy for the team, even in our losses tonight we did things that helped keep the team in it," said Moore. "In terms of the conference it's exciting, for us to get the victory at home and the way that it came it's exciting and it feels good. We just want to follow up with two more wins on Sunday." American returns to Bender Arena on Sunday, January 13 for a double-header against Stanford and No. 14 Lehigh. The action kicks off at 12 p.m. against the Cardinal with the Eagles facing its second EIWA opponent, Lehigh, at 2 p.m. Both matches will be broadcast live on Eagles Vision TV. Results: 157: No. 8 Walter Peppelman (Harvard) tech. fall Mark Cirello (American), 18-0 (5:25); Harvard, 5-0 165: Phillip Barreiro (American) dec. Devon Gobbo, 9-4; Harvard, 5-3 174: Cameron Croy (Harvard) major dec. Keithen Cast (American), 14-6; Harvard 9-3 184: Thomas Barreiro (American) dec. Josh Popple (Harvard), 5-4; Harvard, 9-6 197: James Fox (Harvard) major dec. Devon Bradley (American), 15-2; Harvard, 13-6 HWT: Blake Herrin (American) dec. David Ng (Harvard), 12-5; Harvard 13-9 125: David Terao (American) fall Jeff Ott (Harvard), 5:40; American, 15-13 133: Ryan Osleeb (Harvard) dec. Esteban Gomez-Rivera (American), 4-2; Harvard, 16-15 141: No. 10 Steven Keith (Harvard) dec. John Boyle (American), 4-1; Harvard, 19-15 149: Kevin Tao (American) fall Alexis Wagener (Harvard), 1:17; American 21-19

Piscataway, N.J. -- The Iowa State wrestling team (2-3, 0-1 Big 12) started its east coast road trip with a bang Friday night, scoring a 19-15 victory over Rutgers (10-2, 2-0 EIWA) at the Rutgers Athletic Center. Iowa State won four of its five final matches en route to its second dual win of the season. "Obviously it's always good to get a win," head coach Kevin Jackson said. "We still have a lot of work to do on this trip with two more duals ahead of us. There's little time to celebrate victories, and no time to dwell on defeat." The Cyclones held a 16-15 advantage heading into the final match of the dual. It was all up to No. 20 Matt Gibson again at heavyweight, much like on Dec. 16 against North Dakota State in Ames, to bring home the dual win for the Cyclones. Gibson was victorious in a 7-5 decision over Rutgers' Billy Smith. Gibson trailed late in the match but was able to get a late reversal on the right edge to grab the lead 6-5. Gibson then rode out Smith for the win 7-5 with 1:14 of riding time. Redshirt freshman Tanner Weatherman provided the biggest highlight of the night for the Cyclones as he upset the No. 13 ranked wrestler in the country, Rutgers' Greg Zannetti. Weatherman was able to get a takedown early in the first sudden victory period to seal a 9-7 win in a very entertaining match that went back and forth. "Both Tanner and Matt Gibson were on the bottom down a point with the match on the line, and they both found a way to win," Jackson said. "Tanner is continuing to improve and building his confidence each and every match." No. 20 Luke Goettl dominated his match at 141 pounds, getting a pin at the 2:35 mark over Rutgers' Trevor Melde, who is ranked No. 18 by W.I.N. Magazine. Iowa State trailed 6-0 before Goettl was able to turn the tides and get six points for the Cyclones to knot the team score at 6-6. Other winners tonight included No. 19 Michael Moreno at 165 pounds and No. 10 Kyven Gadson at 197 pounds. Moreno and Gadson both were victorious in convincing fashion. Moreno won by way of an 11-6 decision over Rutgers' Nick Visicaro. Moreno now leads the Cyclones with 15 wins on the year. Gadson won by way of a major decision over Rutgers' Dan Seidenberg 14-6. Gadson is now 5-0 in duals for the Cyclones, as he's posted three major decisions in those five wins. "What I like about this team right now is we're still not wrestling at our best, but we're competing at a high level" Jackson said. "When you compete at high level, you give yourself a chance to win." Iowa State now travels to Philadelphia, Penn. for two duals on Sunday with the Drexel Dragons and the Penn Quakers. The Drexel dual begins at 9 a.m. (CST) with the Penn dual following at 12 p.m. (CST). Results: 125: Joe Langel (RU) dec. No. 20 Ryak Finch (ISU), 5-4 133: Vincent Dellefave (RU) dec. John Meeks (ISU), 7-6 141: No. 20 Luke Goettl (ISU) WBF (2:35) Trevor Melde (RU) 149: Ken Theobold (RU) dec. Max Mayfield (ISU), 4-0 157: No. 17 Scott Winston (RU) dec. Logan Molina (ISU), 4-0 165: No. 20 Mike Moreno (ISU) dec. Nick Visicaro (RU), 6-4 174: Tanner Weatherman (ISU) dec. No. 13 Greg Zannetti (RU), 9-7 (SV-1) 184: No. 13 Dan Rinaldi (RU) dec. Boaz Beard (ISU), 1-0 197: No. 11 Kyven Gadson (ISU) mdec. Dan Seidenberg (RU), 14-6 285: No. 20 Matt Gibson (ISU) dec. Billy Smith (RU), 7-5

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois wrestling team began the Big Ten season with a 29-10 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers in front of 1,069 fans to improve to 54-29-2 all time in the border battle. Seven of the ten Illini posted victories, including bonus points from Tony Dallago (184), B.J. Futrell (141) and Matt Nora (157). "It was a solid performance tonight," head coach Jim Heffernan said. "We started the dual in a good spot, winning the first four weights. We tell our guys everyday, if you wrestle hard, you have a chance to win every match and I think thats what a lot of them did tonight. Tony looked good and was pretty excited all week. Nice to start weekend with a win and gives our guys a few more days to heal. We need our guys to get healthy, its very critical." The dual started at 174 where No. 4 Jordan Blanton faced Chad Welch. Blanton notched his 16th victory of the season after moving past Welch by a 10-2 decision. At 184, No. 11 Tony Dallago got the Illini bonus points with his pin of Andy Wiseman in 1:25 to record his eighth of the season and push the Orange and Blue up 10-0. The Illini continued their success when 197-pounder Mario Gonzalez moved past No. 18 Braden Atwood by an 11-4 decision to give Gonzalez his seventh win of the season. Heavyweight Chris Lopez earned his first collegiate dual meet victory against Purdue's Alex White by a 4-3 decision to push the team score to 16-0. The Purdue Boilermakers got four points on the score board at 125 pounds as Camden Eppert moved past redshirt-freshman Dominic Olivieri by a 12-4 major decision. Purdue got three more points at 133 pounds after Logan Arlis dropped his bout 11-4 to Purdue's Danny Sabatello. The Boilermakers inched closer in the team score, but the Illini held the lead 16-7 with four bouts remaining. B.J. Futrell got the Illini back in action as he notched his 19th victory of the season as he majored Purdue's Brandon Nelsen 13-5 to push the team score to 20-7. At 157 pounds, Matt Nora wrestled Purdue's Tommy Churchard, a returning NCAA qualifier. Nora found himself down 3-0 in the second period but turned Churchard to his back and pinned the Boilermaker to record his 10th overall victory this season and third pin of the year. In the last bout of the night, senior Conrad Polz defeated Pat Robinson 10-3 to close out the Illini's 29-10 victory. "I knew Tommy was a tough competitor and it would be a close match," Nora said. "I had to listen to my coaches and wrestle hard for the entire seven minutes. I wasn't so much worried about the outcome, more so just trying to fill my role on the team. I knew if I competed to my best ability, good things would happen." The Illini will continue their Big Ten season next weekend when they travel to Nebraska on Friday, Jan. 18 and Minnesota on Monday, Jan. 21. Results: 174: #4 Jordan Blanton (ILL) dec. Chad Welch (PUR), 10-2 (3-0) 184: #11 Tony Dallago (ILL) pinned Andy Wiseman (PUR), 1:25 (10-0) 197: #5 Mario Gonzalez (ILL) dec. #18 Braden Atwood (PUR), 11-4 (13-0) HWT: Chris Lopez (ILL) dec. Alex White (PUR), 4-3 (16-0) 125: #18 Camden Eppert (PUR) major dec. Dominic Olivieri (ILL), 12-4 (16-4) 133: Danny Sabatello (PUR) dec. Logan Arlis (ILL), 11-4, (16-7) 141: #3 B.J. Futrell (ILL) major dec. Brandon Nelsen (PUR), 13-5 (20-7) 149: #12 Ivan Lopouchanski (PUR) dec. Caleb Ervin (ILL), 2-0 (20-10) 157: Matt Nora (ILL) pinned Tommy Churchard (PUR), 4:34 (26-10) 165: #7 Conrad Polz (ILL) dec. Pat Robinson (PUR), 10-3 (29-10)

InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. You have until Thursday night every week to send questions to Foley's Twitter or email account. Do you want to read a past mailbag? Access archives. This week Twitter earned another customer when NCAA oddsmaker Brian Muir opened up account as @MuirOrLess. The entendre should speak to the idea that he more or less gets you the odds you need to bet with your friends. The service is free and for podcast listeners (the ranks are swelling each week!) those numbers come in every Wednesday, which means you have ample time to sucker your friends into a terrible bet. Muir assures me that he'll post the lines for the Iowa vs. Oklahoma State dual on Twitter tomorrow. If you're so inclined to join another social network -- albeit one that you can enjoy voyeuristically and without handing over your high school graduation date -- then look up the InterMat family of Tweeters and read up on wrestling all day long via your mobile device. Last week's articles on Dake and Taylor took a lot of energy out of the wrestling world this week. We're all falling back into our pre-holiday routine and without the Magic Man and Kid Dynamite to talk about many of us have given up on wrestling for a few weeks. It's understandable, the NCAA wrestling season is far too long. We all reach our saturation point. But keep your hopes up for next month. We'll be well inside the conference dual meet schedule, with matches that impact seeding at the conference and national tournament start to materialize. And soon after that the most anticipated NCAA tournament in modern history. Stay tuned, mailbaggers. To your questions ... Q: Iowa vs. Oklahoma State. Who are you picking? -- Brandon H. Foley: Iowa. As podcast listeners know I recently acquired a renewed admiration for Hawkeye head wrestling coach Tom Brands. His post-match news press conference following his team's 11-point win over Ohio State was one for the archives. Not only did he admit to an ANGER MANAGEMENT!! problem, he blamed himself for the team's lack of performance. I know that 99 percent of our coaches look in the mirror when things go awry, but how many would self-diagnose a psychiatric issue? We live in a society where 80 percent of people who show up to a 9-5 office job bite their tongue once a day rather than risk a lawsuit for calling another human a dumbass or for smacking the office print boy for making your cup of coffee too weak. (What's the line on this percentage @MuirOrLess?) Brands is fresh air because he doesn't hold back his emotions. He's like Mike Tyson in that way, nothing inauthentic can pass through his lips. He's honest, and since I started to pay attention, it's become his most endearing quality. In fact, my objective 31-year-old self would send my weakling 18-year-old self to be coached by Brands, I'd have learned how to hand fight and wear yellow without becoming washed out. I know that you can't smack the copier kid, or stomp your boots when things don't go as planned, but there is a sincerity in holding true to your highest value. Brands' highest value is dominating, and when that eludes him or his team, he doesn't skank roll with his emotions, he plods forward and gets it dinged for stalling. Kids still want a slick-haired coach to coddle them and tell them that (insert university) will be the springboard to a beautiful wife, picket fence and job at a Fortune 500 company. I only see Brands telling me that I'd have to work my ass off and zip my lip, because "That's how you learn! ... That's how you get better!" I might poke fun at him on occasion (it's too easy), but I like me some Tom Brands. Iowa wins 17-16. Q: So I signed onto TrackWrestling.com the other day to keep up with things at the Southern Scuffle. I'm really excited to watch (in static red and blue animation) Alan Waters take on the Mega-Nico. But wait. I can't find Waters in the brackets. So I scroll through all the comments about President Obama on the Southern Scuffle blog and see that Waters is out for either grades or an injury (no one seemed to know which, but they all seemed to be pretty sure they hate President Obama). Fine, I think, I'll see what's going on with the Alton brothers. They're always fun to watch. But Holy Smokes, they've weighed in but are not wrestling! From what I find (after a Google search), they've been charged with assault!! (My theory: they've taken to pinning random strangers on the streets.) So, OK, at least I can watch Dake and Taylor go at it ... several days later on Flowrestling.com. Then, last Friday, I kick back with a beer and some popcorn, switch on BTN, ready to watch Tony Ramos attempt to stare down Logan Stieber. What the heck?!? Logan is sitting on the sidelines (looking just fine by the way) and poor Ramos is reduced to putting the stink-eye on some guy who looks like Henry from the comics. What the Sam Hill is going on here? What's the lowdown on all these guys and when will they be back on the mats? And, one more thing, why do I have to go so many different places to figure out what's going on in this sport? -- John G. Foley: I would normally trim a question of this length (cough, cough, rant, cough), but you're a nifty little writer. And you have a point. We here in the wrestling media are still very much in our adolescent phase. There are things that we want to do like the big boys covering the NFL, but budgets are small and therefore our time is limited. As you guys keep buying our services and frequenting the pages, we can make some extra money and send back to you with up-to-the-minute information. I'm sure we here at InterMat could be a faster and more flamboyant with the dispersal of information, but releasing that information has consequences and therefore can't be done without solid sourcing. For example, we might have heard from someone that Waters was out of the lineup because President Barack Obama had asked him to consult on a five star panel to discuss new crop-growing methods for farmers in Latvia. However, if we can't confirm that news with a coach, sports information director, and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, then we can't publish the information. I'd love to be the guy to break the news that Logan Stieber is out 1-2 weeks so that he can complete the final requirements of his Eagle badge, but if I can't get Tom Ryan to confirm the details we are all left to wonder. In the future, if you email me as questions as they are occurring I can put in a few calls and then post the information in the mailbag. I do favor-based journalism and will seek out solid information on behalf of my readers. Why? I'm just that sweet. Q: What's the best wrestling clubs in the U.S.? -- @BrandonfrmNJ Foley: The best wrestling club in the nation is The Edge run by Ernie Monaco. I don't do second places because then I'm forced to do a third and fourth place, which would require me list all ten. To be honest, I don't know the high school clubs all that well. However, I can say that for more than 20 years The Edge has been pumping out megawatt superstars. And here's a little more information. Dave Esposito, one of the smartest wrestling minds I've ever been around, has a second location open in Hoboken, N.J. Along with a staff that includes former DI NCAA qualifier Brandon Kinney I'd expect to see some serious talent finding its way out of The Mile Squared over the next few years. Q: Majority of college "underachievers" are a result of early physical maturity? Man vs. boy? Or is there a better reason? -- @eclipsegut Foley: Recruits can fail for any number of reasons. Your question came after several wrestling pundits on Twitter chirped that we thought Kyle Snyder with be the Harlem Globetrotters of NCAA wrestling. It's always tough to predict how an all-world kid will react once he's in college. In my experience it's as much about psychology as it is talent. No college wrestling team should seek to have thirty No. 1 wrestlers. It's too many egos with no natural balance. Youth, middle school and high school teams breed role wrestlers and all-stars because the natural separation of talent in a pool of athletes occurs naturally and is reinforced in social circles being developed for the first time. There are bit players, role players, major players and the leader. Like a season of the Real World you can see the same cast in every season. However, because college wrestling is so competitive sometimes teams with huge superstars can't socially accommodate the egotistical needs of a talented newcomer. The role has already been cast and filled. You might best recognize this psychological theory in the cliché, "The town ain't big enough for the both of us." It's the lack of recognition by wrestlers and coaches that an athlete can't bear to be out of the spotlight that has ruined DOZENS of careers over the past ten years. (This problem is more prevalent in big men because their physical standing often makes them the most popular person at their entire school. Height matters, George Washington wasn't the best general of the 1770's, but he was just the tallest.) The other reason some all-stars don't work out is their personal inability to deal with defeat. You come from a state where you lost eight or nine times in four years and suddenly the backup two weights down is destroying you in practice. Wrestlers are a strong bunch, but we're very sensitive and it's that vulnerability which can sometimes translate into the cliché known as, "Screw this, I'm out." High school heroes and the inability to adapt to losing are the two big principals, but the third is technical deficiency from bottom. High school kids and first-year college wrestlers are just bad from bottom. When you can't get out from bottom it can use all types of frustrations, and many more losses than the pundits predicted. As for the physical disadvantages, it's certainly possible. 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Steve Garland and Kevin DresserSteve Garland and Kevin Dresser are two of the most well-liked coaches in college wrestling. But the duo doesn't just share affability and a governor. Hired at the same time seven years ago, the pair has seen each other's their squads rise from the ranks of the also-rans into teams filled with All-American talent. On the eve of the Virginia Duals both coaches talked about winning the Commonwealth of Virginia, the direction of their program and much, much more. Coach Dresser and Coach Garland answered the folllowing questions by phone while traveling from their respective schools to the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va. Where are you right now? Garland: We're passing through Richmond, which makes no sense because you and I keep dropping calls. Dresser: We just left Blacksburg and we're about four and half hours away, just have to take 81 North to 64 East. There's a few mountains between us and Hampton Who are the big performers for you guys right now, guys that might've impressed you during the first half of the season? Garland: Jedd Moore is wrestling just like you want him to at this time of year. He's won the Scuffle now, but probably the biggest niche is that he's a beast on top, where last year he wasn't a mat wrestler. It's good because he's falling back on old school grinding. That's gonna be the kicker, the deciding factor. We honestly believe he can be a national champion. When you get in on a shot it might be your only chance. He hadn't been finishing but he gets into those positions with Coach Leen and they have to figure 'em out. For whatever reason Jordan's really clicked with Jedd, and I think he works differently, but it's Coach Leen and whatever they're doing is working. I'm not gonna try to fix what ain't broken. Dresser: Nick Brascetta is coming along nicely. Obviously he had a big win against Donnie Vinson. But we have Binghamton in the first round so it's a "boom, boom" kinda thing and he has to prove it wasn't a fluke. I know it wasn't a fluke. Thing is he's one stupid injury timeout away from being undefeated. He dropped a match because there was a forced injury time against Cole VonOhlen early in the season. We don't change positions, Nick wins. What is the team's overall strength heading into Virginia Duals? Garland: Mat wrestling. We're really good from top and bottom. We pride ourselves on top, and our guys like to ride on top. Everybody likes to talk about how funky Snyder is, but he learned that leg series here. I think Sulzer is riding on top. Our goal is to end periods on top, to get that riding time point. You know the other thing is with the bottom we're really good at forcing reversals. Spisak Snyder, Fausey are all good there and Fausey will get big points. And my boy Doty does old school power switches and breaks off people's arms Dresser: We're real healthy right now. I think we have a great dual meet team and improving at the five weights where we aren't ranked in the top twelve. We're doing a lot of individual stuff with the guys this time of years. Confidence is such a big part of the games, and the 97 and heavyweight are coming from ACL and they're just getting back into it. Dong is still recovering from a major shoulder surgery, five staples. We just shot him up last year and dude couldn't even hold his arm up. He's getting better every week this year and though his shoulder is one-hundred percent, he still needs time to build back up. When you look at the preseason goals and what you can accomplish in March, are you feeling optimistic? What are some challenges? Garland: The injuries definitely hurt. I'm not gonna give you some bull about "next guy up," the injuries hurt and they hurt bad. I think it's always affected our program this time of season. Cool thing about that question is that I feel more confident about our guys. Not only am I pleased, I've actually improved our goals after watching what these guys are capable of doing on the mat. I've heard some people say that they wish they could have more injuries throughout the year so that they could've been fresh. So my hope is that we can get these guys through the injuries so they can be fresh and happy and just so, so hungry to get back on the mat for the last third of the season. Dresser: My preseason statement to everyone was that we are going to be the better team in 2013. We have those guys I mentioned coming off huge surgeries and a freshman in the lineup. Everybody knows that some of these guys can wrestle, but we got a lot of guys that can be OW on the team. But even knowing that I expected this I'm more optimistic now than I thought I'd be. Best things are ahead of us. Once we get into January and February we can do some big things with our season. Good tournament team. Why? Carries over to duals? Garland: I think we are a good tournament team. The Virginia Duals mimics the feel of a tournament. I told our guys last night that I want them to feed off that palpable energy. I remember wrestling Oklahoma a few years ago and it was a bloodbath. It was so intense every match. We tend to wrestle better in those situations and I'm hoping our guys will rise to that level. Dresser: I think we are in a good place right now. We as a program got through a lot of crap early on about not finishing the season strong at ACCs and NCAAs. But remember that the guys we were putting into the NCAA tournament were guys we brought up. They weren't blue chippers. Most guys go to nationals and underachieve before they overachieve. We were 11th at NCAAs then fourth at Midlands and then second. Good coaching is having good focus. Work ethic wins in high school and work ethic wins in college. Work ethic wins in business. The biggest thing to remember is that getting second at Midlands doesn't matter all that much. You can never get too high or too low. The emotional swings will break you. As the rivalry has increased it seems like you guys seem to get along more. When you look across the state (figuratively, of course) what are some of the things you admire about their program? Garland: I hope that there's a mutual respect. We got the jobs the same time, Kevin and I, and the respect started out of the season. Our recruiting classes in our first season were about the same, and we were right by each other for the first few seasons. Obviously they are doing something right by constantly, consistently bringing in great kids, from that first year until now. I was there the first year when we wrestled at Rumble on the River, and when we both got those teams they were a shadow of what they are now. No disrespect, but they were at a different level. Look at that dual meet roster from that match and look at the dual meets this weekend. From what we've done I've seen them mimic the same things. We aren't best buddies and we don't go out to dinners together, but I know what he's done is impressive. You hope that he and other coaches see the way you live your life, your belief and passion to see that you're more than just a wrestling coach by name. That's all you can really hope for. We both remember that first ACC meeting looking at each other and saying, "Man, we got a tough road to hoe," and then it was the next year and we're winning 18 matches and they won 20, and it was like, "Wow." Again I don't want to say that he thinks about me all the time, because I don't think he does, but we saw each other's successes and failures all very intimately. Dresser: I think that Steve's done a great job. We got hired at the same time. Look at where we were seven years ago and where they were seven years ago and see the difference. Do we want to wake up every morning and we beat the crap out of 'em when they're good? Yeah, it feels good! I've been around Virginia a long time and there ain't many years we were both in the top 15 in the country. I don't know if that's ever happened. I think it's great for the state to have quality teams. Traditionally, Virginia has done better at ACCs and NCAAs, while Virginia Teach has done better in dual meets. Last year Virginia Tech bested Virginia in the dual and NCAAs. What do you have to do to beat these guys each and every time? Garland: Oh man, I guess I could point to injuries, but they have them it as well. I took it on the chin this year because I felt like I didn't have my guys prepared enough. This year we just didn't wrestle well, flat out. I don't have a concrete answer except say that the time we wrestled them in Virginia in 2011 and it came down to heavyweight, we need to wrestle them with that kind of passion and intensity. Dresser: You don't walk around bragging about how you beat a .500 wrestler. It was nice to put a whooping on Virginia in the dual meet this year because we know that they're a good team. This isn't Iowa, but do you feel that there is a pride about being the best in Virginia? Garland: Well, I've been coach here for seven years and if you add in my time here as a student-athlete, I've been a Virginia resident a long time. I talked to my team yesterday. I told them that we represent the state, and we need to walk around with our heads up and our shoulders back. Seriously, it was my post-practice speech yesterday. I'm big about presence. I'm big about thinking about 'What am I here to do? Why am I here? You always hear the joke about A-Rod being the main character in the movie about himself. Well, I kinda believe in that, dude! I was a nobody but I used to walk around like I was bees knees and it helped me, you know. Our guys should do that, too. Dresser: I think that we recruit Virginia kids and it's nice to say you're the best guy in town. Obviously we aren't hanging our hat on what we do at the Virginia Duals, because our goals are focused on what goes down at nationals. When it comes to recruiting you both have different areas of focus. Explain. Garland: Kevin's old assistant coach is in their backyard. I mean shame on them if they're not getting those kids, right? They have a heck of a pipeline there. Daryl Weber is a great coach. The Jersey connection, I have no idea where that came from, except they have a North Jersey thing. We're Western and Central PA, but mostly Ohio. We like Ohio. Kids don't know squat about college. They know what they know and they know high school. So some kid in Pennsylvania hears Jon Fausey and Matt Snyder are on campus they like it more because they remember reading about them and watching them in the state finals. Dresser: Obviously, my relationships are strong at home. We might look like all-Virginia but we have some other states as well, including starters from Ohio, Delaware, and Georgia. I think we have a little bit of everything. But I do think my background as a high school coach helped me a little bit. I feel like I can make phone calls and get straight answers. I spent a lot of time in hospitality rooms those 18 years as a high school coach. As for Christiansburg, some of them lived there, some of the moved in. But guys like Zach Epperly, I mean I'd watch that kids drill in the basement since he was 4 or 5 years old. When I took over the program in 1996 I was really starting from scratch. So our goal was to get huge numbers out and we finally got 200 and 300 kids. We figured out ways for kids to get to national tournaments. I was happy when I got Daryl in 2000 because now he's doing great things with the program, too. Commonwealth trivia. Speed round. How many Presidents are from the state of Virginia? (Eight) Garland: Five. Dresser: I didn't study history. I went to Iowa and we didn't go to class in the 80s. We won a lot of national titles, though. Who is the most famous celebrity you can name from Virginia? Garland: "Touchdown" Tommy Jefferson and George Washington! Those guys were pretty big. Dresser: Do we have any celebrities from Virginia? One of the guys just told me someone from Glee. Oh, wait, someone else just said Bruce Smith. What was the Commonwealth's leading export in 2011? (Coal) Garland: Leading export? Tobacco. Dresser: Coal. Who is the biggest celebrity you can name from your school and their school? Garland: Virginia Tech: Josh Feldman! (Josh was the older brother to Zack Feldman, who wrestled at Virginia and was Garland's close friend). Virginia: I gotta go with my girl Katie Couric! Dresser: Tech has Mike Vick and Virginia has Heath Miller. All football for ya.'

Ten teams, including three inside the top twelve nationally, will join No. 14 Detroit Catholic, Mich., on Saturday for the DCC Super Duals. The prime attraction to the event will be matchups involving the hosts, those three other ranked teams (No. 2 St. Edward, Ohio, No. 7 Montini Catholic, Ill, and No. 12 St. Johns, Mich.), and perennial state power Davison. All five squads will compete against one another with the exception of Detroit Catholic Central not facing Davison and St. Johns; the Shamrocks beat Davison in a dual meet last month and are on a collision course to see them in next month's dual meet state final, while the hosts have a dual meet against St. Johns scheduled for a week from Friday at the University of Michigan, and beat them in a dual meet last month. Four of the other teams at the event reside among the top eleven teams in Michigan regardless of division per Michigan Grappler rankings from Jan. 7: Temperence Bedford, Dundee, Hudson, and Rochester. Rounding out the field are programs with histories of success in Clarkston, Mich., and Solon, Ohio. The three out of state teams in the DCC Super Duals field have to adapt to the weight classes in Michigan, which did not change with the NFHS rule change of the 2011-12 season, just as a team like Detroit Catholic Central does in their travels to Ohio. For this weekend, it most impacts St. Edward and Montini Catholic, as those two squads are the ones that will be in "high stakes" dual meets. In terms of the St. Edward lineup, it is most likely that Medina Invitational placer Hunter Ladnier will occupy the extra lighter weight (130/135). The impact for the upper half of the lineup is that Domenic Abounader (ranked No. 2 nationally at 182) slides up to 189, while projected state placers Gabe Dzuro, Parker Knapp, and Ralph Nichols share the back two weight classes (215 and 285). Looking at Montini Catholic, the Broncos will be able to eliminate the relative hole at 285 pounds by sliding three other upper-weights up one weight class: Jake Turk, 182 pound runner-up at the Cheesehead, moves up to 189; state qualifier Anthony Ferraro moves from 195 up to 220; and Edgar Ruano, Cheesehead champion at 220, moves up to 285. The extra lower weight, either 130 or 135, most likely gets filled in by junior Austin Pohlman. The following nationally ranked and/or otherwise notable wrestlers are slated to compete in this event: 103: L.J. Bentley (St. Edward), Robby Hamdan (Hudson), Ian Parker (St. Johns), Max Johnson (Davison) 112: Tommy Pawleski (Montini Catholic), Lincoln Olson (Davison), Isaac Dusseau (Hudson) 119: No. 17 Brandon Thompson (Solon), Mitch Rogaliner (Temperence Bedford), Vince Turk (Montini Catholic), Trevor Zdebski (Detroit Catholic Central), Justin Kim (Rochester) 125: No. 5 Zac Hall (St. Johns), Jordan Laster (Montini Catholic), Josh Wood (Rochester), Chance Driscoll (St. Edward), Brendan O'Connor (Dundee), Chris Wymer (Solon) 130: No. 6 Jacob Schmitt (St. Johns), No. 15 (at 126) Cole Weaver (Hudson), Myles Amine (Detroit Catholic Central) 135: No. 3 (at 132) Dean Heil (St. Edward), No. 13 (at 126) Ken Bade (Detroit Catholic Central), Jose Champagne (Montini Catholic), Matthew Miller (Davison), Mark Bozzo (St. Johns), J.D. Waters (Hudson) 140: No. 7 Logan Massa (St. Johns), No. 17 Colin Heffernan (St. Edward), Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic), Malik Amine (Detroit Catholic Central), Dominic Russ (Davison), Kaelan Richards (Rochester) 145: No. 1 Ben Whitford (St. Johns), No. 3 Edgar Bright (St. Edward), Michael Sepke (Montini Catholic), Doug Rojem (Dundee), Thomas Garty (Davison) 152: No. 6 Anthony Collica (Solon), No. 9 Markus Scheidel (St. Edward), Josh Pennell (St. Johns), Nick Vandermeer (Clarkston), Luke Fortuna (Montini Catholic), Aaron Morgan (Rochester) 160: Logan Marcicki (Detroit Catholic Central), Jordan Cooks (Davison), Xavier Montalvo (Montini Cahtolic), Todd Olson (Dundee), Brant Schafer (St. Johns), Dean Vettese (Rochester) 171: No. 18 Andrew Garcia (Detroit Catholic Central), Angus Arthur (St. Johns), Michael Maduko (Montini Catholic) 189: No. 2 (at 182) Domenic Abounader (St. Edward), No. 11 (at 195) Payne Hayden (St. Johns), Jake Turk (Montini Catholic), Chris Calvano (Clarkston), Teddy Warren (Dundee), Schwan Shadia (Rochester) 215: Gabe Dzuro/Parker Knapp (St. Edward), Brandon Sunday (Temperence Bedford), Anthony Ferraro (Montini Catholic), Jay Sroufe (Dundee) 285: Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic), Ralph Nichols (St. Edward), Zach Rieger (Hudson), Robert Coe (Detroit Catholic Central), John Marogen (Dundee) Wrestling will start on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET. The two featured bouts of the opening round place No. 2 St. Edward against Davison and No. 7 Montini Catholic against No. 12 St. Johns. The second-ranked Eagles are favored in ten of fourteen weight classes, while the Montini/St. Johns dual has each squad favored in half the weight classes. In the second round, slated for approximately 11:45 a.m., No. 2 St. Edward battles No. 12 St. Johns, and No. 7 Montini Catholic is in dual meet action against No. 14 Detroit Catholic Central. The battle between the Eagles and Redwings features a boatload of dynamic individual matchups, three where both wrestlers are ranked, but the second ranked team in the nation is favored in eight weight classes. In the other featured dual of this session, Montini is favored in ten weight classes. This session of wrestling also features Solon against Bedford, which means a potential matchup of two-time state champions at 119 pounds, No. 17 Brandon Thompson against Mitch Rogaliner. The third round, slated for about 1:30 p.m., features No. 2 St. Edward against No. 7 Montini Catholic, and No. 12 St. Johns against Davison. Looking at those matches, St. Edward is favored in eight weight classes and St. Johns is favored in nine. Also in this set of matches, Detroit Catholic Central wrestles Hudson, which means a possible match between two-time state champions Ken Bade and Cole Weaver -- both of whom are nationally ranked -- if lineups are shifted to accommodate that. The pair of key dual meets in the fourth round, slated for 3:15 p.m., places No. 2 St. Edward against No. 14 Detroit Catholic Central and No. 7 Montini Catholic against Davison. Both higher ranked teams -- St. Edward and Montini Catholic -- are favored in ten weight classes against their opposition. Also in this round, St. Johns duals Solon, which means two mega-matches should lineups shift to accommodate: Brandon Thompson against Zac Hall, a battle of nationally ranked two-time state champions, and Anthony Collica against Ben Whitford, both Junior National freestyle champions. In last year's dual meet, Thompson upset Hall 4-3, while Whitford won 8-3 though it was 4-3 before a late four-point move. The fifth and final round of matches will involve only the Michigan teams, with no national level matches of note. For host Detroit Catholic Central -- ranked first in Division 1 -- it will be a match against Dundee, who is ranked first in Division 3. InterMat will be providing coverage of the event on Saturday during and after the event. Results will also be available throughout the day on Track Wrestling - direct link, http://www.trackwrestling.com/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=99071