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And then it was gone. Strikeforce burst onto the scene in 2006 and quickly emerged as a powerful regional show on the west coast, even setting the North American record for attendance with its Shamrock vs. Gracie debut card. The promotion appeared on NBC in 2008 and, after buying up EliteXC's assets, became a strong national show aiming to compete with the UFC. However, with the need for new investors to sustain its entertaining but costly model, Strikeforce ended up under the Zuffa banner. Before we knew it, the show's best talent gradually began migrating to the UFC, and suddenly a promotion known for putting on exciting, top-notch cards was struggling to hold an event. Fitting of its recent struggles, Strikeforce will hold a final show this Saturday; it was supposed to feature three title fights, but injuries and other planning snafus turned it into a card with one title fight and several odd mismatches. For one last time, Richard and John break down a Strikeforce card and look back at the promotion's history. Do you want to listen to a past episode? Access archives.

Brian Muir breaks down his best lines to date. Check him out on Twitter @muirorless. We cover what it will take to make big money at NCAAs and then careen into a pool of random wrestling stories, including Kyle Snyder to Ohio State. Also, a new Tom Brands soundbite. Win you live, lose you die! Do you want to listen to a past episode? Access archives.

Huskies and Eagles due to collide again in Illinois on Saturday No. 10 Oak Park River Forest, Ill., and No. 13 Carl Sandburg, Ill, -- the crème de la crème of the Illinois big-school division at present -- are in the same event yet again this coming Saturday, a dual meet tournament hosted by Carl Sandburg. The squads were in the same bracket tournament at Hinsdale Central last month with Oak Park River Forest winning by eight points, while at the Clash, Carl Sandburg finished fourth in the championship pool and Oak Park River Forest won the second place pool. Come Saturday, the squads should meet in the last dual meet of the day, presuming each is able to advance through a preliminary pool. The other six teams in the event are Antioch, Sycamore, Hononegah, New Trier, South Elgin, and Sycamore. Below is a projection of matchups for the Oak Park River Forest at Carl Sandburg final dual (Illinois Matmen ranking in Class 3A as of January 2nd is listed): 106: No. 6 Robert Campos (OPRF) vs. Christian Robertson (Carl Sandburg): Campos is ranked higher despite losing a head-on match, by 5-2 decision at the Rex Whitlach Invitational in mid-December. 113: Gabe Townsell vs. No. 9 Jim Pellegrino: The pair of wrestlers split matches at the Rex Whitlach Invitational, and Pellegrino qualified for state last year at 106 pounds. 120: No. 4 Matt Rundell vs. No. 12 Jake Vales: Rundell was runner-up at state in the 106 pound class last year, and beat Vales 6-0 at the Rex Whitlach Invitational. 126: No. 3 Isaiah White vs. Brian Krasowski: These two freshmen did not wrestle at the Rex Whitlach Invitational, though White was second and Krasowski fourth. 132: No. 2 Larry Early vs. Tom Slattery: Early finished third at state last year as a freshman, and earned a technical fall victory over fellow sophomore Slattery at the Rex Whitlach Invitational. 138: No. 12 Jake O'Mara vs. No. 8 John Pellegrino: Pellegrino has a 7-6 victory over O'Mara at the Rex Whitlach Invitational earlier this season to his credit. The junior from Carl Sandburg made state last year, while the senior O'Mara was a Junior Greco-Roman All-American this past summer. 145: No. 10 Johnny Gahagan vs. No. 11 Alante Walker: The pair of juniors wrestled in the Rex Whitlach final with Gahagan, who also was a state qualifier last year, earning a 13-3 major decision victory. 152: No. 10 Kamaal Bey vs. No. 4 Mitch Cook: Cook placed fourth at state last year and earned a 9-6 decision over Bey at the Rex Whitlach Invitational. 160: No. 1 Davonte Mahomes vs. No. 7 C.J. Brucki: Mahomes finished third at state and is ranked No. 18 nationally; also was champion at the Rex Whitlach Invitational while Brucki finished third. 170: Al Stallings vs. No. 1 Colin Holler: Holler is a three-time state placer and ranked No. 11 nationally, while Stallings enters high school with multiple IKWF titles but is still a freshman. 182: No. 2 Joe Ariola vs. Chris Pajak: Ariola was champion at the Rex Whitlach Invitational, and was a state qualifier last season. He also won the NUWAY Vegas event at 189 pounds. The senior Pajak has been in and out of the lineup across a couple of weights going 3-3 at the Clash. 195: No. 5 Andre Lee vs. No. 1 (at 182) Ricky Robertson: Though Robertson is ranked No. 3 nationally at 182 pounds, he is most likely to be in this weight class for the dual meet, as he was in winning the Rex Whitlach Invitational; along the way he beat the junior Lee 9-3. Lee happened to go 4-2 at the Clash. 220: Malik Brumant vs. No. 9 (at 195) Bill Gore: The senior Gore was a state qualifier last year, and is likely to bump into this class for the dual, while the junior Brumant is relatively unproven. 285: Adam Lempke vs. Nate Sonneveld: Neither team is strong here; OPRF has a sophomore with Carl Sandburg rostering a senior. A couple of other factors within this dual meet could be some lineup shifting done by either team in order to optimize matchups, as well as the possible return of a wrestlers from injury. Carl Sandburg will most likely remain without the presence of two-time state finalist Sebastian Pique in the 120/126 range; while Oak Park River Forest could get have junior Emonte Logan, a relative upgrade at 220, returning to the lineup. Major events from last weekend -- catch up time Three events from last weekend's docket were covered with separate content on InterMat, we'll give a brief discussion here. Keyed by a head-to-head victory at 285 pounds in the penultimate championship match on Saturday night, No. 8 Clovis, Calif. scored the tournament victory as hosts of the Doc Buchanan Invitational by two points (180-178) over No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. Also playing a role in that was the inability of No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) to compete in the 182 pound final due to injury, which gave Adrian Salas of Clovis an injury default victory. Using nine top seven finishes, including a title from No. 18 Nolan Hellickson at 106 pounds, No. 16 Southeast Polk, Iowa scored the tournament title at the Cheesehead Invitational with 593.5 points. Finishing second with three champions and nine top seven finishers of their own was No. 7 Montini Catholic, Ill. with 575 points despite missing state placer Mike Maduko in the lineup at 170 pounds. Jake Short (Simley, Minn.), who is ranked No. 1 nationally, earned Outstanding Wrestler honors with his 3-1 finals victory over No. 2 Brian Murphy (Glenbard North, Ill.) in the ultimate tiebreaker. Despite missing three of their normal starters, No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. won nine of fourteen weight classes in a 37-25 victory over No. 11 St. Paris Graham, Ohio. Even though the squads feature an abundance of nationally ranked wrestlers, no weight class contested last Saturday featured a pair of wrestlers in the national rankings. Broken Arrow repeats as Geary Invitational Tournament champions No. 23 Broken Arrow, Okla., replicated the feat from last year, as they finished in first place at the 69th annual Geary Invitational Wrestling Tournament this past weekend. The Tigers were led by four champions and four other place-finishers in scoring 149 points. Those champions were Zack Edwards (132), Tanner Bailey (145), Paden Bailey (152), and Carlos Taylor (285). Other placers were Markus Simmons (120) taking third, Braxton Owens (138) in fourth, Brock Warren (182) finishing as runner-up, and Christian Vaverka (195) placing fifth. It was No. 30 Edmond North, Okla., finishing second with the same four champions that Broken Arrow had, but only seven other total placers in scoring 128-1/2 points. Champions for Edmond North were Derek White (170), No. 16 Lance Dixon (182), Joel Dixon (195), and No. 5 Andrew Dixon (220); while other placers included Cy Trindle (113) in third, Josh Armstrong (120) finishing fifth, and Josh Breece (126) earning second. The team with the most placers was Lawton McArthur, Okla. with nine in all. However, none were champions, and they finished third in the standings with 108-1/2 points. Their effort was led by runner-up finishes from Cole Powers (120) and No. 15 Ricky McCarty (160). Additional weight class champions included Montorie Bridge (Altus, Okla.) at 106 pounds, Markawae Sanders (Duncan, Okla.) at 113, Cub Yeager (Locust Grove, Okla.) at 120, Hayden Hansen (Norman North, Okla.) at 126, Alec Warren (Edmond Memorial, Okla.) at 138, and No. 5 Keilan Torres (Altus, Okla.) at 160. The highlight individual came at 160, where Torres upended McCarty by a 6-4 decision. Blair Academy to face another test on Saturday Come 6:00 p.m. ET at the NHSCA Final Four Festival of Wrestling in York, Pa., No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. is schedule to compete against No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. There will be a live webcast of this dual meet, information available as the week moves on at http://www.nhsca.com. Each team will compete in other dual meets earlier in the day as part of the event. Among the other teams in the field are Don Bosco Prep, N.J., Robinson, Va., and Benton, Pa. Two top-ranked wrestlers in the nation are among the competitors here: Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) at 138 and Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) at 182. The following represents a breakdown of possible matchups in the showcase dual meet, Blair Academy vs. Wyoming Seminary: 106: Matt Deehan (Blair Academy) vs. forfeit (Wyoming Seminary): Wyoming Seminary has not had a 106 pound wrestler in any of their competitions this year. 113: Chaz Tucker vs. Danny Boychuck: Both wrestlers were runners-up at the National Prep Championships last year, Tucker at 113 and Boychuck at 106. 120: No. 2 Matthew Kolodzik vs. Jeremy Schwartz: Kolodzik was a Cadet freestyle national champion last summer, won the POWERade right before New Year's, and was runner-up at the Ironman and Beast of the East; Schwartz has placed at the Beast and Super 32 in previous years. 126: No. 4 Joey McKenna vs. No. 18 Judson Preskitt: McKenna is a two-time National Prep champion, and was a Junior freestyle runner-up this past summer; Preskitt is a two-time National Prep placer and was runner-up at the Ironman this season. 132: Michael Monica vs. Tyler Ponte 138: No. 6 Mason Manville vs. Jesse Holton: Manville was runner-up at the Ironman, Beast of the East, and POWERade already this season; during the past off-season, he was a double finalist at the Cadet Nationals. 145: No. 12 Dylan Milonas vs. Jake Savoca: Milonas is a two-time National Prep runner-up, while Savoca placed fourth at the New England Regional Championships last year. 152: No. 5 Russ Parsons vs. Tyrel White: Parsons was a National Prep champion last year, while White finished fourth at National Preps. 160: Jack Wedholm vs. Chris Weiler: Wedholm placed at the Ironman, Beast of the East, and POWERade, while the freshman Weiler placed at Ironman and was a Cadet National double All-American this past summer. 170: Patrick Coover vs. Nicky Hall: Coover is a defending National Prep champion, while White has placed twice in the state of New York. 182: Addison Knepshield vs. No. 1 Eric Morris: Knepshield placed at the Ironman, Beast of the East, and POWERade, while Morris was an Ironman and Beast of the East champion. One wonders if Morris will be able to compete after having to default to injury prior to the start of the championship match at the Doc Buchanan Invitational. 195: No. 4 Frank Mattiace vs. Matt Doggett: Mattiace was a champion at National Preps last year, while Doggett finished eighth. 220: David Showunmi vs. No. 11 Garrett Ryan: Showunmi placed at the Ironman, Beast of the East, and POWERade, while Ryan was a double All-American at the Junior Nationals last summer. 285: No. 2 Brooks Black vs. No. 8 Michael Johnson, Jr.: This is a rematch of last year's National Prep Championships final as well as the Ironman final, both matches won by Black. Hermiston wins title at the Rollie Lane Continuing their traveling schedule, No. 41 Hermiston, Ore., won the championship at the Rollie Lane Invitational in Idaho by a narrow margin over No. 42 Pomona, Colo. as each squad placed eight wrestlers inside the top six. Hermiston was led by three champions: No. 13 Tyler Berger (138), Abraham Rodriguez (160), and Samuel Colbray (195); Isaac Aguilar (120) finished as runner-up; Caleb (220) and Jake (285) Batease finished third; while A.J. Garcia (113) and Beau Gleed (132) finished fifth. Pomona had a pair of champions -- Tomas Gutierrez (98) and Travis Torres (113) -- among their eight placers. Other medalists were Austin Marvel (138) and Archie Colgan (160) finishing third, while Josh Rosales (120), Lucas Vagher (126), Raymond Robledo (132), and Ethan Wright (152) each finished fifth. Rounding out the weight class champions were Cole Verner (Green River, Wyo.) at 106, Drake Foster (Post Falls, Idaho) at 120, Michael Cook (Kuna, Idaho) at 126, Bryce Parson (Lewiston, Idaho) at 132, No. 20 Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) at 145, Kris McFarlane (Centennial, Idaho) at 152, Troy Richardson (Melba, Idaho) at 170, Austin Schaffer (Columbia, Idaho) at 182, Carson Purcell (Boise, Idaho) at 220, and Cole McGinnis (Gooding, Idaho) at 285. Most notable among the weight classes was 145 pounds, where Lavallee earned a 4-2 decision victory over Christian Pagdilao (Santiago Corona, Calif.) in the final. In their respective semifinal matches, Lavallee defeated three-time state champion Jared Johnshoy (Melba, Idaho) -- twice a Junior National All-American in Fargo -- by 7-3 score, and Pagdilao beat Reno TOC champion Jon-Jay Chavez Centennial, Idaho) by 7-6 decision. Clovis seeks to build upon Doc Buchanan Invitational title No. 8 Clovis, Calif. will not rest on their laurels after earning the title as hosts of the Doc Buchanan Invitational this past weekend. The Cougars will strap it back on the line at De LaSalle (Calif.) High School as part of a quad meet along with No. 45 Vacaville, Calif. and Gilroy, Calif. Key wrestlers for Clovis include Julian Gayton (113), Jonas Gayton (126), Jason Ladd (145), No. 20 Adrian Salas (182), Matt Weiss (195), and No. 3 Nick Nevills (285); notable wrestlers for Vacaville include Gionn Peralta (106/113), Kasey Klaus (120), Zach Dawson (152), Chris Lai (182), and Jeremy Sweany (195); and featured wrestlers for Gilroy include Jesse Vasquez (113), Victor Olmos (126), Paul Fox (138), and Nikko Villarreal (145). Major events this weekend -- look ahead These two additional events on the docket for this weekend will be covered in event-specific previews on InterMat during the week. No. 14 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich., will be hosting its annual Super Duals event on Saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. ET. Ten other teams will be participating, including three inside the top 12 of the Fab50: No. 2 St. Edward, Ohio, No. 7 Montini Catholic, Ill., and No. 12 St. Johns, Mich. It is extremely likely that there will be a first-time champion of the Virginia Duals in the National High School Division. Defending champion Canon-McMillan, Pa., is not entered in the event, and the lone previous champions in the field -- Christiansburg, Va. and Nazareth, Pa. -- do not rate among the favorites. The top three seeds are No. 26 South Plainfield, N.J., No. 32 McDonogh, Md., and No. 47 Colonial Forge, Va. Where are some of the remaining ranked teams this weekend? No. 17 Collinsville, Okla., and No. 37 Blue Springs, Mo., travel to Basheor, Kan., to be part of the Bobcat Classic on Friday and Saturday. No. 23 Broken Arrow, Okla., and No. 30 Edmond North, Okla., will be part of the Sapulpa Invitational on Friday and Saturday. No. 41 Bettendorf, Iowa will host archrival Davenport Assumption, Iowa in a dual meet on Thursday night. Rankings reminder Both the InterMat Fab50 national team rankings and the national individual weight class rankings were updated today.

Takedown Wrestling Media presented by Fight Now and Time Warner Cable announce they’ve reached a distribution agreement to air Takedown Wrestling and USA Wrestling Weekly on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel across upstate New York. The two shows cover college, Olympic and international wrestling and are scheduled to begin airing on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel beginning the week of January 14th throughout Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and the Capital Region/Hudson Valley. "All of us at Takedown Wrestling Media are excited to grow our partnership with Time Warner Cable SportsChannel to keep sports fans up to date on the world of wrestling. College and International styles alike will benefit from the distribution on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel in the upstate New York markets," said Scott Casber, Founder of Takedown Wrestling Media. Casber's views were mirrored by Time Warner Cable SportsChannel Sr. Director and General Manager Steve Arvan, who said, "We believe that the time is right to expand our wrestling coverage. We see the sport of wrestling as being under-served locally, and feel that by teaming with Takedown Media and USA Wrestling Weekly we can give Time Warner Cable SportsChannel grappling fans access to the finest worldwide wrestling coverage available." About Takedown Wrestling Media Takedown Wrestling Media was started 16 year ago as a single one-hour radio program broadcast from Clear Channel's KXNO studios in Des Moines. TDR added Internet distribution of its weekly audio format and over time broadcast live events as well. TDR TV was born as an addition to the radio program, initially available only on the Internet, but now available on a variety of different web sites and cable systems in the US and Europe. The edition of TWS January 14, 2013 represents the 50 million home mark for the wrestling news show. More information can be found at: Takedownradio.com About USA Wresting Weekly USA Wrestling Weekly was started in 2011 as a way to self promote the efforts of our US Wrestlers on the international level. Starting with Internet distribution, USAWW has been successful in growing its programming base with cable affiliates around the country. Host Scott Casber, well-known throughout the sports community, speaks to wrestling groups and promotes the sport wherever he can. More information can be found online at USA Wrestling's TheMat.com and the web portal TheMat.tv About Time Warner Cable Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) is among the largest providers of video, high?speed data and voice services in the United States, connecting more than 15 million customers to entertainment, information and each other. Time Warner Cable Business Class offers data, video and voice services to businesses of all sizes, cell tower backhaul services to wireless carriers and, through its NaviSite subsidiary, managed and outsourced information technology solutions and cloud services. Time Warner Cable Media, the advertising arm of Time Warner Cable, offers national, regional and local companies innovative advertising solutions. More information about the services of Time Warner Cable is available at www.twc.com, www.twcbc.com, www.navisite.com, and www.twcmedia.com.

Tournaments Tuesday, Jan. 1 - Wednesday, Jan. 2: Southern Scuffle The Alton-less Penn State Nittany Lions take first pretty comfortably over an impressive field, Number next to wrestler is InterMat ranking 125: Virginia's Matt Snyder offers a weird mix (and dangerous) mix of stuff. Megaludis simply offered too much crisp and clean technique in the finals. Good to see the Campbell Camels find the podium here. 1st: No. 2 Nico Megaludis (Penn State) 2nd: No. 8 Matt Snyder (Virginia) 3rd: No. 10 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) 4th: Josh Martinez (Air Force) 5th: No. 13 Jerome Robinson (Old Dominion) 6th: Rob Deutsch (Old Dominion) 7th: Eric Montoya (Campbell) 8th: No. 20 David Terao (American) 133: Jon Morrison always has had the ability to be an NCAA finalist. I think that now he is just starting to believe in this ability. Morrison picks up clutch and pretty takedowns in the finals and semifinals to earn gold. 1st: No. 8 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State) 2nd: No. 5 Christopher Dardanes (Minnesota) 3rd: No. 7 Nathan McCormick (Missouri) 4th: Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State) 5th: No. 15 George DiCamillo (Virginia) 6th: Zach Watson (Virginia) 7th: Mark Grey (Unattached) 8th: Jordan Thome (Army) 141: I'm broken hearted that "Ugi" Khishignyam falls in the finals here, but Mike Nevinger is a returning All-American, and Ugi still has tons of great moments ahead of him. ODU's Chris Mecate really impressed me with how tough he was. Fourth place in this field is nothing to sneeze at. I'd also like to take this chance to admire the impressive job Joe Heskett is doing at Army. The Black Knights landed in the top ten at this tournament and they did it relying on contributions from a good number of wrestlers. 1st: No. 9 Michael Nevinger (Cornell) 2nd-No. 4 Undrakhbayar Khishignyam (The Citadel) 3rd: No. 11 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) 4th: Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) 5th: Connor Hanafee (Army) 6th: Julian Feikert (Oklahoma State) 7th: Dean Pavlou (Chattanooga) 8th: Bryan Pearsall (Penn State) 149: Wow, Jordan Oliver looks shockingly powerful for someone who was all the way down at 133 last year. I believe his move up to 149 will help him internationally and it appears to be helping him collegiately. Nothing is as fun as watching a well-fed JO. He's absolutely surgical on his feet and he was also having success cranking big 149 pounders into cradles both on the near and far side. There is a name for PSU's James English if he wrestles for most other Division I universities: All American candidate. Cole "Baron" Von Ohlen really took it to Dylan Ness in the semis. Afterward Ness defaulted to sixth place. I hope his injury issues are behind him. 1st: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) 2nd: No. 5 Cole VonOhlen (Air Force) 3rd: James English (Penn State) 4th: No. 18 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) 5th: No. 17 Christopher Villalonga (Cornell) 6th: No. 2 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) 7th: Luke Frey (Penn State) 8th: Dustin Walraven (South Dakota State) 157: Huge win for Jedd Moore in the finals here. Jedd had been around for a long time and been through a ton to get where he is. I am dearly hoping that he can stand somewhere on an NCAA podium at the end of this year. 1st: No. 16 Jedd Moore (Virginia) 2nd: James Vollrath (Penn State) 3rd: No. 8 Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) 4th: Kyle Bradley (Missouri) 5th: Daniel Zilverberg (Minnesota) 6th: Spartak Chino (Ohio) 7th: Robert Burg (Navy) 8th: Matthew Frisch (The Citadel) 165: My question here is if Kyle Dake had the presence of mind to intentionally try to earn the rare standing reversal, or if he simply earned it in an effort to take Taylor to the mat in the third period? If it was intentional then Dake's wrestling IQ is truly something that needs to be marveled at. Oh, by the way, if anyone cares, I think the ref made the right calls at the end of this match and he deserves a ton of credit for performing properly in such a high-stress environment. Here's looking forward to Dake-Taylor Part 3 in the NCAA finals. Taylor once again demonstrated his superiority over everyone else in the 165-pound field with and impressive showing against Tyler Caldwell in the semis. 1st: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) 2nd: No. 2 David Taylor (Penn State) 3rd: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma State) 4th: No. 7 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) 5th: No. 12 Zach Toal (Missouri) 6th: Zachary Strickland (Appalachian State) 7th: No. 10 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) 8th: Harrison Hightower (Ohio) 174: I really wanted to see Matt Brown vs. Chris Perry in the finals in the matchup of the two wrestlers in the country I'd least like to actually have to wrestle. But it wasn't to be as Logan Storley shows why he is one of the nation's most dangerous wrestlers from bottom as he pins Brown in the semis. Also, and I'm not looking this up, but I believe that Chris Perry has one loss since dropping to 174 in the middle of last season. Impressive. 1st: No. 1 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) 2nd-No. 4 Logan Storley (Minnesota) 3rd: No. 3 Mathew Brown (Penn State) 4th: No. 16 Jon Fausey (Virginia) 5th: Todd Porter (Missouri) 6th: Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) 7th: Cody Walters (Ohio) 8th: Marshall Peppelman (Cornell) Ed Ruth is 25-0 this season (Photo/Bill Ennis)184: It appears that Ed Ruth isn't quite as devastating on top this year at 184 pounds, but he still isn't going to lose because nobody can beat him on their feet. Steve Bosak is an NCAA champ and is really, really hard to score on, but Ruth just does his thing where he sort of magically glides into deep and cleanly-finished shots. He makes it looks so danged easy. 1st: No. 1 Edward Ruth (Penn State) 2nd: No. 2 Steve Bosak (Cornell) 3rd: No. 3 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) 4th: No. 10 Mike Larson (Missouri) 5th: No. 12 Chris Chionuma (Oklahoma State) 6th: No. 15 Kevin Radford (Arizona State) 7th: John Eblen (Missouri) 8th: Mason Bailey (Navy) 197: Quentin Wright is the most exciting wrestler in college wrestling. No other wrestler even attempts the moves that he pulls off. They wouldn't even think about it. A roll through banana split to pin Jake Meredith in the finals. Wow I will say that I am awfully impressed with Meredith, who look like he's going to be an All-American at this weight. Sometimes a move up in weight is all it takes. 1st: No. 3 Quentin Wright (Penn State) 2nd: No. 8 Jake Meredith (Arizona State) 3rd: No. 13 Brent Haynes (Missouri) 4th: Phillip Wellington (Ohio) 5th: No. 14 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) 6th: Conner Hartmann (Duke) 7th: Jace Bennett (Cornell) 8th: Joshua Mohr (Air Force) 285: Boring finals match aside, heavyweight at this tournament provided us with some seriously fun to watch and high scoring matches, as well as a loaded field. A fifth-place finish by Jeremy Johnson caps off a big tournament for the Ohio Bobcats, who came home with a bunch of hardware. Also, Jimmy Lawson keeps improving. He's going to be dangerous come March, and as I've said before, a few wins at NCAA from Lawson might be all PSU needs to make it three in a row. 1st: No. 2 Dom Bradley (Missouri) 2nd: No. 1 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) 3rd: Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) 4th: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (Oklahoma State) 5th: No. 17 Jeremy Johnson (Ohio) 6th: No. 16 Andrew Delaney (The Citadel) 7th: No. 15 James Lawson (Penn State) 8th: No. 14 Levi Cooper (Arizona State) Dual Meets Sunday, Jan. 6: Appalachian State 28, SIU-Edwardsville 9 Arizona State 30, Stanford 6 Central Michigan 35, Bucknell 3 Columbia 28, Cal Poly 13 Robert Hamlin (Photo/Rob Preston)Cornell 20, Lehigh 13 Here's a cool result. The No. 1 165-pounder in the country bumps up to beat the No. 11 174-pounder: Kyle Dake beats Nate Brown 9-3. In an NCAA semifinal rematch, No. 5 Robert Hamlin beats No. 2 Steve Bosak 3-1, marking the rare week when a defending NCAA champ loses twice. CSU Bakersfield 22, Columbia 12 Edinboro 28, Buffalo 9 Illinois 29, Chattanooga 10 Iowa 29, Purdue 9 Lock Haven 19, West Virginia 15 Michigan State 28, Bucknell 11 Northern Illinois 26, Appalachian State 12 Northern Illinois 31, SIU-Edwardsville 13 Ohio State 33, Northwestern 6 At 174 pounds, second-ranked Nick Heflin rebounds from a loss two days earlier to down ninth-ranked Lee Munster in tiebreakers, 2-1. Penn 27, Arizona State 10 Penn 27, Stanford 6 Rutgers 21, Arizona State 12 Rutgers 33, Stanford 3 Virginia Tech 41, Duke 0 Wyoming 34, Cal Poly 6 Wyoming 20, CSU Bakersfield 12 Saturday, Jan. 5: Boise State 19, Oregon State 15 Third-ranked 149-pounder Jason Chamberlain of BSU beats ninth-ranked Scott Sakaguchi in overtime. At heavyweight, a high scoring affair as OSU's sixth-ranked Chad Hanke beats 10th-ranked J.T Felix, 11-6. Bloomsburg 22, Maryland 15 Nick Wilcox of Bloomsburg upsets 12th-ranked Terp Geoff Alexander, 6-3. Harvard 24, Rider 17 Oklahoma 19, Iowa State 15 141 pound top ranked Sooner Kendrick Maple blasts 15th-ranked Luke Goettl, 12-0. At 165, fourth-ranked Bubby Graham of OU beats 20th-ranked Michael Moreno, 6-4. Rider 24, Brown 9 Friday, Jan. 4: Drexel 25, Northern Colorado 10 George Mason 18, Northern Colorado 17 Iowa 22, Ohio State 9 NCAA champion Logan Stieber was not in the lineup for Ohio State. Matt McDonough of Iowa, ranked No. 1 at 125, bests the always tough 12th-ranked Nikko Triggas 10-5. Second-ranked 141-pound Buckeye Hunter Steiber defeats eighth-ranked Mark Ballweg, 6-4. At 149, No. 14 Cam Tessari of Ohio State edges No. 19 Mike Kelly of Iowa, 8-7. At 174, seventh-ranked Hawkeye Mike Evans gets back points on second-ranked Nick Heflin in overtime, wins 9-4. Ninth-ranked Ethen Lofthouse of Iowa wins by decision over 16th-ranked Kenny Courts of Ohio State, 5-3. At heavyweight, No. 13 Peter Capone of Ohio State upsets No. 4 Bobby Telford of Iowa in the final match of the dual meet. Purdue 26, Michigan State 10 Wyoming 20, Utah Valley 12 Thursday, Jan. 3: Rutgers 29, CSU Bakersfield 9

STILLWATER -- Former Oklahoma State wrestler and Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of Famer Randy Couture will attend Sunday’s dual against Iowa and sign autographs for fans before the dual from 1:20-1:50 p.m. in the Pistol Pete lobby of Gallagher-Iba Arena. Couture was a three-time All-American for Oklahoma State from 1990-92 at 190 pounds. He put together an overall 113-42-3 collegiate record during his time as a Cowboy. In 1997, Couture made his professional fighting debut. He went on to win five UFC World Championships and in 2006, was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Couture is also known for his roles in The Expendables and The Expendables 2, as well as other films. The No. 2 Cowboys will take on the No. 5 Hawkeyes at 2 p.m. on Sunday in Gallagher-Iba Arena.

The 39th annual Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic will be held on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the Fitzgerald Field house on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pa. The event will feature an undercard bout including seniors from the WPIAL against those from the state of Virginia at 4:00 p.m., with the main event all-star match between top seniors from Pennsylvania and those from across the United States at 6:00 p.m. Further details concerning participants will be available in the coming weeks and months. For full details, visit www.wrestlingclassic.com.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- In a season of firsts for Penn, another was crossed off the checklist with the program’s first-ever win over Arizona State in a dual as part of a sweep for Penn at the 2013 Stanford Duals. The Red and Blue, ranked No. 22 in the country, scored 27 points in each of its duals, finishing the day with a 27-10 win over the Sun Devils after a 27-6 win over Stanford to start the day. The win over Arizona State was the first in five tries, while the victory over Stanford improves Penn to a perfect 4-0 against the Cardinal all-time. The Red and Blue dominated early against both opponents, starting its day with four consecutive wins against Stanford. Geoffrey Bostany opened the afternoon with an 8-0 major decision, before No. 12 C.J. Cobb unleashed some serious fireworks at 141 pounds. Cobb scored ten takedowns in his match against Josh Lauderdale, adding two escapes and three nearfall points for an explosive 26-11 technical fall. Andrew Lenzi followed with two takedowns and a reversal on his way to his second win over Timmy Boone in a week – and third overall – by a 7-3 score. Troy Hernandez extended Penn’s lead to 15-0 with a 3-2 decision at 157 pounds. After a loss at 165, Penn rattled off three consecutive wins to clinch the dual. Ian Korb started the run with a 6-3 decision at 174 over Dylan Morris before Canaan Bethea added a 10-3 decision over Alan Yen. No. 7 Micah Burak returned to the mat for Penn after a six-week layoff due to injury and did not miss a beat, defeating Michael Sojka, 6-1. Following a loss in sudden victory at heavyweight, Mark Rappo sealed the convincing win with a 3-2 decision over Evan Silver. Immediately after the win over the Cardinal, Penn got to work on providing head coach Rob Eiter his first win over his alma mater. Eiter, a 1991 Arizona State grad, saw Bostany again provide a comfortable early margin with an 18-2 major decision over Ares Carpio. Bostany scored three takedowns in the first period, added a reversal and two sets of backpoints in the second, and secured the tech fall in the third with three more nearfall points. C.J. Cobb notched a 6-4 decision over Matt Krauss before Andrew Lenzi padded the lead via a 12-0 major decision to put Penn in front, 12-0, after three matches. Lenzi led, 8-0, after the first period via a takedown and six backpoints and cruised from there. After a loss at 157, Penn added six team points when Brad Wukie defeated Hans Rasmusson by injury default at 3:04. Wukie was ahead, 11-3, at the time of the default. Harrison Cook took No. 14 Blake Stauffer down early in their bout at 174, but Stauffer rallied for a 14-2 major decision to close the gap to 18-7 heading into crucial bouts. Penn won the two big bouts at the upper weights, Canaan Bethea pulling out a 5-4 decision over No. 15 Kevin Radford at 184. Bethea trailed, 2-1, after the first period, but rallied with an escape and a takedown in the second period. In the third, Radford reversed to tie the match, but a Bethea escape was the difference in Bethea’s biggest win to date. Burak had a test in his second match back, but knocked off No. 8 Jake Meredith, 5-2. Burak scored the only two takedowns in the match, and added 1:30 of riding time from a solid third-period ride to ensure his place atop the nation’ elite. Kyle Cowan came very close to breaking through against No. 14 Levi Cooper at heavyweight, but after a 1:41 ride in the second, which featured a few close calls for backpoints, Cooper was able to escape. In the third, the returning All-American survived a pair of Cowan quick starts from bottom position and was able to keep Cowan down for a 2-0 win. Mark Rappo closed out Penn’s day – and a win – with a 10-6 decision over Dalton Miller. Overall, Penn scored 41 takedowns during its two duals to just 12 conceded to its opponents. In terms of backpoints, Penn scored 29 nearfall points to just five allowed. The Quakers, 4-1 overall, return home to take on Iowa State Jan. 13 at 1 p.m. in The Palestra. #22 Penn def. Stanford, 27-6 133: Geoffrey Bostany (Penn) def. Alex Manley (Stanford), 8-0 Penn leads, 4-0 141: #12 C.J. Cobb (Penn) def. Josh Lauderdale (Stanford), 26-11 Penn leads, 9-0 149: Andrew Lenzi (Penn) def. Timmy Boone (Stanford), 7-3 Penn leads, 12-0 157: Troy Hernandez (Penn) def. Donovan Halpin (Stanford), 3-2 Penn leads, 15-0 165: Bret Baumbach (Stanford) def. Brad Wukie (Penn), 8-4 Penn leads, 15-3 174: Ian Korb (Penn) def. Dylan Morris (Stanford), 6-3 Penn leads, 18-3 184: Canaan Bethea (Penn) def. Alan Yen (Stanford), 10-3 Penn leads, 21-3 197: #7 Micah Burak (Penn) def. Michael Sojka (Stanford), 6-1 Penn leads, 24-3 285: Dan Scherer (Stanford) def. Steven Graziano (Penn), 3-1 (SV) Penn leads, 24-6 125: Mark Rappo (Penn) def. Evan Silver (Stanford), 3-2 Penn leads, 27-6 #22 Penn def. Arizona State, 27-10 133: Geoffrey Bostany (Penn) def. Ares Carpio (ASU), 18-2 Penn leads, 5-0 141: #12 C.J. Cobb (Penn) def. Matt Krauss (ASU), 6-4 Penn leads, 8-0 149: Andrew Lenzi (Penn) def. Nathan Hoffer (ASU), 12-0 Penn leads, 12-0 157: Joel Smith (ASU) def. Troy Hernandez (Penn), 6-1 Penn leads, 12-3 165: Brad Wukie (Penn) def. Hans Rasmusson (ASU), Injury Default (3:04) Penn leads, 18-3 174: #14 Blake Stauffer (ASU) def. Harrison Cook (Penn), 14-2 Penn leads, 18-7 184: Canaan Bethea (Penn) def. #15 Kevin Radford (ASU), 5-4 Penn leads, 21-7 197: #7 Micah Burak (Penn) def. #8 Jake Meredith (ASU), 5-2 Penn leads, 24-7 285: #14 Levi Cooper (ASU) def. Kyle Cowan (Penn), 2-0 Penn leads, 24-10 125: Mark Rappo (Penn) def. Dalton Miller (ASU), 10-6 Penn leads, 27-10

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Nineteen total match wins in the span of three duals powered the University of Wyoming wrestling team to an unbeaten mark in the Mustang Duals on Sunday. Wyoming (6-2 overall, 1-0 Western Wrestling Conference) went 3-0 versus San Francisco State, CSU Bakersfield and Cal Poly. The Cowboys defeated San Francisco State 22-17, CSU Bakersfield 20-12 and Cal Poly by a score of 34-6. Four Cowboys won all their matches, including sophomore Tyler Cox, senior L.J. Helbig, sophomore Shane Woods and senior Alfonso Hernandez. “Going 3-0 on the day is a good thing,” Wyoming head coach Mark Branch said. “But we definitely came out sluggish. We had a lot of guys who did fall into that trap. They came out and weren’t ready to wrestle. “We got ourselves in a tussle with San Francisco State and it was a wakeup call. I liked the way we finished: strong. We had some guys who looked the best they ever have – (junior) Kyle Komata, L.J. Helbig and Shane Woods. I was proud of Tyler Cox, who hurt his rib against Utah Valley (on Friday) and contemplated whether he could go or not. You have to learn to wrestle with it and I told him, ‘There’s no time like today.’ He has to learn how to deal with it. It helps push you into being mentally tougher. We needed him today.” Cox, a sophomore, tried his best to keep the Cowboys undefeated in the last dual of the day. He started the Cal Poly dual off with a 3-1 decision over Britain Longmire to give UW three team points and an early lead. Shortly after, sophomore Zach Zehner took on 19th-ranked Devon Lotito of Cal Poly, and suffered a 10-4 decision loss. That gave Cal Poly three points and tied things up. Kyle Komata, a 141-pounder, gave the Pokes the lead again with a 9-4 decision over Brandon Rocha, and UW led 6-3. But sophomore Brandon Richardson lost at 149 to Damien Arrendondo in a 5-3 decision, and Cal Poly tied things up at 6. Sophomore Andy McCulley gave the Pokes the lead for good when he pinned Kyle Chene in just 1:04 at 157 pounds. Wyoming led 12-6 after that, and wouldn’t allow another point. Sophomore Dakota Friesth beat Connor King in a 15-0 technical fall, good for five team points, and senior L.J. Helbig kept the momentum going with an 18-9 major decision over Paul Woodman. Wins from sophomore Shane Woods at 184 (8-0 major decision) and fourth-ranked senior Alfonso Hernandez at 197 by forfeit gave UW a 31-6 lead. Sophomore Leland Pfeifer won a 9-4 decision over Cal Poly’s J.T. Goodwin at heavyweight to cap things off, giving UW the 34-6 win. It was Pfeifer’s first win of the season. The Cowboys will return to the home mats for a matchup against 10th-ranked Oregon State on Sunday. Matches begin at 2 p.m. MT in the UniWyo Sports Complex. Wyoming 34, Cal Poly 6 125: Tyler Cox (UW) dec. Britain Longmire (CP), 3-1 / Wyoming 3, Cal Poly 0 133: Devon Lotito (CP) dec. Zach Zehner (UW), 10-4 / Wyoming 3, Cal Poly 3 141: Kyle Komata (UW) dec. Brandan Rocha (CP), 9-4 / Wyoming 6, Cal Poly 3 149: Damien Arredondo (CP) dec. Brandon Richardson (UW), 5-3 / Wyoming 6, Cal Poly 6 157: Andy McCulley (UW) fall (1:04) Kyle Chene (CP) / Wyoming 12, Cal Poly 6 165: Dakota Friesth (UW) tech. fall Connor King (CP), 16-0 / Wyoming 17, Cal Poly 6 174: L.J. Helbig (UW) maj. dec. Paul Woodman (CP), 19-9 / Wyoming 21, Cal Poly 6 184: Shane Woods (UW) maj. dec. Sean Dougherty (CP), 8-0 / Wyoming 25, Cal Poly 6 197: Alfonso Hernandez (UW) won by forfeit / Wyoming 31, Cal Poly 6 285: Leland Pfeifer (UW) dec. J.T. Goodwin (CP), 9-4 / Wyoming 34, Cal Poly 6 Wyoming 20, CSU Bakersfield 12 125: Tyler Cox (UW) dec. Miguel Comparan (CSUB), 4-1 / Wyoming 3, CSU Bakersfield 0 133: Ian Nickell (CSUB) dec. Zach Zehner (UW), 9-5 / Wyoming 3, CSU Bakersfield 3 141: Kyle Komata (UW) dec. Tyler Box (CSUB), 3-2 / Wyoming 6, CSU Bakersfield 3 149: Dalton Kelley (CSUB) dec. Brandon Richardson (UW), 8-6 / Wyoming 6, CSU Bakersfield 6 157: Adam Fierro (CSUB) dec. Andy McCulley (UW), 9-7 / CSU Bakersfield 9, Wyoming 6 165: Dakota Friesth (UW) dec. David Meza (CSUB), 6-1 / Wyoming 9, CSU Bakersfield 9 174: L.J. Helbig (UW) dec. Andrew Balch (CSUB), 5-1 / Wyoming 12, CSU Bakersfield 9 184: Shane Woods (UW) dec. Reuben Franklin (CSUB), 8-2 / Wyoming 15, CSU Bakersfield 9 197: Alfonso Hernandez (UW) tech. fall over Frankie Hurtado (CSUB), 17-1 / Wyoming 20, CSU Bakersfield 9 285: Sammy Cervantes (CSUB) dec. Leland Pfeifer (UW), 8-2 / Wyoming 20, CSU Bakersfield 12 Wyoming 22, San Francisco State 17 125: Tyler Cox (UW) dec. Marc Collier (SFS), 6-0 / Wyoming 3, San Francisco State 0 133: Isaiah Hurtado (SFS) maj. dec. Jake Eitzen (UW), 10-2 / San Francisco State 4, Wyoming 3 141: Navaeed Bagheri (SFS) maj. dec. McCade Ford (UW), 15-5 / San Francisco State 8, Wyoming 3 149: Conrad Snell (SFS) dec. Brandon Richardson (UW), 3-2 / San Francisco State 11, Wyoming 3 157: Andy McCulley (UW) fall (2:37) Vicente Aboytes (SFS) / San Francisco State 11, Wyoming 9 165: Isaiah Jimenez (SFS) dec. Dakota Friesth (UW), 4-3 / San Francisco State 14, Wyoming 9 174: L.J. Helbig (UW) maj. dec. AJ Simon (SFS), 11-2 / San Francisco State 14, Wyoming 13 184: Shane Woods (UW) maj. dec. Calvin Nicholls (SFS), 16-3 / Wyoming 17, San Francisco State 14 197: Alfonso Hernandez (UW) tech. fall over Thomas Martin (SFS), 20-3, 6:42 / Wyoming 22, San Francisco State 14 285: Richard Segovia (SFS) dec. Leland Pfeifer (UW), 7-5 / Wyoming 22, San Francisco State 17

WHEELING, W.Va. -- Wheeling Jesuit University announced plans to expand the athletic department to 20 NCAA Division II varsity athletic programs with the addition of men’s intercollegiate wrestling. “The athletic department plays a big role at Wheeling Jesuit, and we tend to excel in the classroom and in our chosen sport,” said Sancomb. “With a lot of hard work by the administration, we wanted to add an athletic program to make 20 NCAA Division II sports, and wrestling was the best choice for our University for many reasons.” WJU currently competes in 19 NCAA sponsored championships, 10 women’s and nine men’s, while supporting varsity rugby, ice hockey and cheerleading. The addition of Wrestling marks the third athletic program started in a three year span. Women’s lacrosse was incorporated in the 2011, and after an 18-year hiatus, WJU rugby returned in 2012 as a USA Rugby varsity sport. The Cardinals will now compete in 10 NCAA men’s championship segments with a combined 21 varsity programs. Wrestling will hit the mat in 2013-2014 academic year. Sancomb continued, “We did an extensive amount of research and found what great student-athletes are involved with wrestling, the large amount of wrestling prospects and our location which is in a great area for wrestling tradition. It is very important to have successful programs at our institution, which starts with great leadership. We know it takes time to build a successful program and we were very fortunate to hire Sean Doyle as our first head coach. He has great vision and leadership to start our new program and the ability to recruit top-level student-athletes that will excel in the classroom, on the mat, and in the WJU community. Sean has a very successful wrestling background. He had a great high school career at Buckeye Local High School. He was successful at the Division I level, wrestling for Cornell University where he was a member of two Ivy League championship teams. Sean began his coaching career in Wheeling with Wheeling Central High School where he led the Maroon Knights to a Top 15 ranking in West Virginia, and then, moved on to a great career at Wheeling Park High School. He earned OVAC coach of the year twice and was named West Virginia Coach of the Year in 2008.” “It is an honor, and with great pleasure to accept the position to start the wrestling program at Wheeling Jesuit,” said Doyle. “I would like to thank President Richard A. Beyer, Executive Vice President Fr. James Fleming, Vice President for Enrollment Management Larry Vallar and Director of Athletics Danny Sancomb for making this opportunity a reality.” “I’m ready to hit the ground running. Wheeling Jesuit has been built on a tradition of excellence which is a great partnership with the sport of wrestling because of the character, discipline, work ethic and leadership skills the sport demands,” said Doyle. “We will be able to identify student-athletes that fit the institution’s mission perfectly. I look forward to finding great student-athletes.” Doyle continued, “The recruiting process for the inaugural class starts immediately. We will begin locally. We want people to be excited and support WJU wrestling. In addition, we are in the middle of two powerhouse states for wrestling, Ohio and Pennsylvania, who are arguably two of the best in the country. We have the opportunity to attract great student-athletes, and there are only a few institutions who offer wrestling in West Virginia.” A global leader in academic excellence, undergraduate research and service learning, Wheeling Jesuit University is one of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. Wheeling Jesuit has earned a place among America's Best Colleges by Forbes Magazine since its rankings began. Wheeling Jesuit has also been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top regional university for the past 15 years. The University's 21 varsity sports include 20 men and women's NCAA Division II athletic teams and its USA Rugby Program. Jesuit teams have won 65 conference championships and boast 45-plus Academic All-Americans. The campus is home to the Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center, the Erma Ora Byrd Center for Educational Technologies, the NASA-sponsored Classroom of the Future, a Challenger Learning Center and the Clifford M. Lewis Appalachian Institute. For complete information, please visit www.wju.edu or call 1-800-624-6992.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team improved to 2-0 in conference duals with a 29-9 win over No. 21 Purdue today at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes won seven of 10 matches and outscored the Boilermakers in total takedowns, 35-4. "It was a good win and now we move forward," said head coach Tom Brands. "I was looking for energy on the mat and we saw some of that today. We need to keep it going." Iowa sent seven ranked wrestlers to the mat and won all seven. Tony Ramos (No.2, 133), Mark Ballweg (No. 8, 141), Nick Moore (No. 19, 165), Mike Evans (No. 7, 174) and Ethen Lofthouse (No. 9, 184) all put up bonus points for Iowa. Derek St. John (No. 1, 157) and Bobby Telford (No. 4, 285) both won by decision Evans put Chad Welch on his back in 4:52 to improve to 9-0 this season. Ballweg recorded his first technical fall of the year, totaling nine takedowns and three nearfall points to beat Brandon Nelson, 22-7. Ramos, Moore and Lofthouse all scored major decisions. Purdue (10-3, 1-1) held a brief 3-0 lead in the dual when No. 17 Camden Eppert topped Iowa's Matt Gurule at 125 pounds. Ramos and Ballweg quickly turned the score 9-3 in Iowa's favor, and after Purdue's Ivan Lopouchanski (No. 13, 149) edged out Brody Grothus, 10-9, St. John gave the Hawkeyes a 12-6 locker room lead with a 7-3 decision over No. 20 Tommy Churchard. The Hawkeyes (12-0, 2-0) extended their lead to 26-6 with three straight bonus point wins after the break. Purdue eventually got back on the board at 197 pounds when No. 17 Braden Atwood topped Nathan Burak, 4-1, but Telford ended the day with an Iowa victory by piling up 3:55 of riding time in a 4-1 win over Alex White at 285. The Hawkeyes return to the mat Jan. 13 when they face No. 2 Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla. Notes: Attendance was 6,043 ... Iowa has won the last 26 meetings against Purdue... Ramos (21-0), St. John (20-0) and Evans (13-0) preserved their undefeated records at Carver-Hawkeye Arena... Ballweg's victory was the 50th of his career. Results: 125 - #17 Camden Eppert (PU) dec. Matt Gurule (IA), 4-2; 3-0 133 - #2 Tony Ramos (IA) major dec. Danny Sabatello (PU), 13-4; 4-3 141 - #8 Mark Ballweg (IA) tech. fall Brandon Nelson (PU), 22-7; 9-3 149 - #13 Ivan Lopouchanski (PU) dec. Brody Grothus (IA), 10-9; 9-6 157 - #1 Derek St. John (IA) dec. #20 Tommy Churchard (PU), 7-3; 12-6 165 - #19 Nick Moore (IA) major dec. Pat Robinson (PU), 12-4; 16-6 174 - #7 Mike Evans (IA) pinned Chad Welch (PU), 4:52; 22-6 184 - #9 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) major dec. Andy Wiseman (PU), 16-5; 26-6 197 - #17 Braden Atwood (PU) dec. Nathan Burak (IA), 4-1; 26-9 285 - #4 Bobby Telford (IA) dec. Alex White (PU), 4-1; 29-9

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Behind eight wins, the fourth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team beat No. 15 Northwestern, 33-6, Sunday afternoon at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill. The Buckeyes improve to 7-1 overall, including a 1-1 record in the Big Ten and Northwestern drops to 4-3 overall and 0-2 in the conference. Ohio State returns to St. John Arena Jan. 11 to host No. 3 Minnesota at 7 p.m. Courtesy of a Nikko Triggas pin vs. No. 15 Dominick Malone in the 125-pound matchup, the Buckeyes quickly jumped out to a 6-0 lead. With his seventh fall of the season, Triggas, a senior from Moraga, Calif., has moved into sole possession of fourth place in the Ohio State records book for career falls with 44. Redshirt freshman Kyle Visconti earned his first-career varsity win Sunday at 133 pounds when he recorded a 6-5 decision over Garrison White to lift the Scarlet and Gray to a 9-0 lead. Owning a 4-3 lead in the third period, Visconti scored a takedown with 27 seconds left for a 6-3 advantage. An escape by Garrison with 18 seconds left was the last of the scoring and Visconti, a native of North Reading, Mass., was able to walk away with the victory. Two more wins by the Buckeyes at 141 and 149 pounds gave Ohio State a 15-0 lead against Northwestern. No. 2 and sophomore Hunter Stieber secured his 20th victory of the season to remain perfect thanks to a 10-5 decision vs. Pat Greco. Up 4-2 after the first period, Stieber extended his lead to 7-3 after the second and added a takedown and riding time (3:03) for the win. Classmate and 14th ranked Cam Tessari remained perfect on the weekend following his 8-3 decision over Dylan Marriot. After a scoreless first period, Tessari earned three back points and carried the 3-0 lead into the final period. An escape and takedown put Tessari up 6-0 and it wasn’t until the 46-second mark Marriot earned his first point of the match, an escape. A takedown with 18 seconds remaining by Marriot cut Tessari’s lead to three (6-3), but the Buckeye from Monroeville, Ohio, scored an escape three seconds later and with the riding time (2:06), garnered his ninth win of the season. Ohio State suffered losses at 157 and 165 pounds vs. ranked wrestlers, including No. 2 Jason Welch at 157 pounds. Redshirt sophomore Josh Demas dropped a close 4-1 decision, while Mark Martin was shutout by No. 15 Pierce Harger, 5-0. Redshirt junior and second ranked Nick Heflin returned Ohio State to the win column following his 2-1 victory against No. 9 Lee Munster in the 174-pound bout. For the second consecutive match, Heflin was forced into extra time. After escaping Munster in the first tiebreaker, Heflin was able to hold on to Munster for the next 30 seconds and earn his seventh win of the season. At 184 pounds, senior C.J. Magrum returned to the Buckeye starting lineup for the first time since Nov. 18 vs. Pittsburgh and made it count, pinning Marcus Shrewsbury in 4:42. Up next at 197 pounds, No. 9 Andrew Campolattano handed No. 16 Alex Polizzi a 10-4 loss. Up 7-3 at the end of the second period, Campolattano added a takedown and riding time (1:31) for the win. Peter Capone won his match via forfeit for the 33-6 final. Results: 125: No. 12 Nikko Triggas (OSU) pins No. 15 Dominick Malone (NU), 2:48 (OSU 6, NU 0) 133: Kyle Visconti (OSU) dec. Garrison White (NU), 6-5 (OSU 9, NU 0) 141: No. 2 Hunter Stieber (OSU) dec. Pat Greco (NU), 10-5 (OSU 12, NU 0) 149: No. 14 Cam Tessari (OSU) dec. Dylan Marriott (NU), 8-3 (OSU 15, NU 0) 157: No. 2 Jason Welch (NU) dec. Josh Demas (OSU), 4-1 (OSU 15, NU 3) 165: No. 15 Pierce Harger (NU) dec. Mark Martin (OSU), 5-0 (OSU 15, NU 6) 174: No. 2 Nick Heflin (OSU) dec. No. 9 Lee Munster (NU), 2-1 (TB1) (OSU 18, NU 6) 184: C.J. Magrum (OSU) pins Marcus Shrewsbury (NU), 4:42 (OSU 24, NU 6) 197: No. 9 Andrew Campolattano (OSU) dec. No. 16 Alex Polizzi (NU), 10-4 HWT: No. 13 Peter Capone (OSU) wins by forfeit

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The No. 7 Big Red wrestling team opened its 2013 dual season with a 20-13 win over Lehigh in Leeman-Turner Arena in Grace Hall. Cornell won six bouts and freshman Nahshon Garrett won by technical fall at 125 pounds. Senior Kyle Dake moved up to 174 pounds for the day and picked up a win over No. 11 Nathaniel Brown in his fifth weight class of his career. Bricker Dixon (133), Mike Nevinger (141), Jesse Shanaman (165) and Stryker Lane (HWT) all added wins for Cornell. The dual opened at 125 pounds with No. 10 Garrett facing Alex Abreu. There was lots of action right off the whistle, but it wasn't until midway through the period that Garrett notched a double leg takedown. The freshman added two back points to take a 4-1 lead. Abreu chose neutral to start the second. Garrett took him down once again and added two sets of back points to hold an 11-1 lead. Garrett reversed Abreu from his opening down position in the third and notched takedowns on his way to an 18-3 technical fall. At 133 pounds, sophomore Bricker Dixon took on Randy Cruz. After a scoreless first period, Dixon took down Cruz to take a 2-0 lead into the third. Cruz chose top to start the third. Dixon was hit with two stalling calls, but the Big Red wrestler won a 2-1 decision. Junior No. 9 ranked Mike Nevinger almost had Anthony Salupo pinned at 141 pounds in the first period but time ran out and the Big Red wrestler settled for a 5-0 advantage. Nevinger increased his lead to 9-1 in the second. Salupo reversed Nevinger from the Big Red's starting top position in the third. Nevinger escaped, but Salupo notched a takedown. With 1:08 in riding time, Nevinger won an 11-5 decision. At 149 pounds, junior Ryan Dunphy took on No. 20 Shane Welsh. Dunphy wrestled hard and took good shots in the first, but Welsh defended to keep the first period scoreless. Dunphy escaped to start the second for the only point of the period. Welsh escaped from his opening down position in the third to tie the bout at 1-1. Dunphy had to call injury time, and Welsh escaped from his choice down position to take a 2-1 lead. With 34 seconds left in the bout, Dunphy took down Welsh, but the Lehigh wrestler escaped to tie the bout 3-3 at the end of regulation. Dunphy almost had a takedown in sudden victory, but time ran out. In the first tie breaker Dunphy chose down. Welsh was called for an illegal hold giving Dunphy a point, but Dunphy was unable to escape. Welsh chose to start his choice down and had a reversal to win a 5-4 decision. At 157 pounds, freshman Chris Dowdy faced third ranked Joey Napoli. Napoli had a takedown in the first to take a 2-0 lead. The Lehigh wrestler reversed Dowdy in the second to go ahead 4-0. Napoli added takedowns in the third to win an 11-3 major decision with riding time. Jesse Shanaman held a 2-0 lead after the first period at 165 pounds against Albert Woody. Shanaman almost reversed Woody, but settled for a one point escape. Woody chose to start the third at neutral. Shanaman added another takedown to win a 5-0 decision. Three-time NCAA champion Dake moved up to his fifth weight class to face No. 11 Nathaniel Brown at 174 pounds. Dake quickly got on the board with a takedown and racked up 2:50 in riding time before the period was over. Dake had two takedowns in the second and added a reversal from his opening down position in the third. With 2:28 in riding time, Dake won a 9-3 decision. At 184 pounds, No. 2 Steve Bosak faced No. 5 Robert Hamlin. After a scoreless first period, Bosak immediately escaped from his opening down position in the second. Bosak almost locked up riding time in the third, but Hamlin escaped with 57 seconds in riding time. Hamlin notched a takedown with 20 seconds left in sudden victory to score the win. Sophomore Jace Bennett squared off against John Bolich at 197 pounds. The two wrestlers were scoreless after two periods. Bennett chose down to start the third, but was unable to escape and Bolich won a 1-0 decision off riding time. Cornell held a 17-13 lead heading into heavyweight. At heavyweight, Lane wrestled Jack Delia. Delia escaped to open the second period, but Lane took him down to take a 2-1 lead. Lane escaped to open the third and won a 3-1 decision. Cornell will welcome Princeton on Saturday, Jan. 12 for a 1 p.m. dual at the Friedman Wrestling Center. Results: 125: No. 10 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) tech fall Alex Abreu (Lehigh), 18-3 (Cornell 5, Lehigh 0) 133: Bricker Dixon (Cornell) dec. Randy Cruz (Lehigh), 2-1 (Cornell 8, Lehigh 0) 141: No. 9 Mike Nevinger (Cornell) dec. Laike Gardner (Lehigh), 11-5 (Cornell 11, Lehigh 0) 149: No. 20 Shane Welsh (Lehigh) dec. Ryan Dunphy (Cornell), 5-4 (Cornell 11, Lehigh 3) 157: No. 3 Joey Napoli (Lehigh) maj. dec. Chris Dowdy (Cornell), 11-3 (Cornell 11, Lehigh 7) 165: Jesse Shanaman (Cornell) dec. Albert Woody (Lehigh), 5-0 (Cornell 14, Lehigh 7) 174: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) dec. No. 11 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh), 9-3 (Cornell 17, Lehigh 7) 184: No. 5 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) dec. No. 2 Steve Bosak (Cornell), 3-1 SV (Cornell 17, Lehigh 10) 197: John Bolich (Lehigh) dec. Jace Bennett (Cornell), 1-0 (Cornell 17, Lehigh 13) HWT: Stryker Lane (Cornell) dec. Jack Delia (Lehigh), 3-1 (Cornell 20, Lehigh 13)

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State wrestling defeated both Bucknell and Lindsey Wilson on Saturday afternoon amidst the Spartan Country youth tournament at Jenison Field House. The Spartans (4-3) beat the Bison 28-11 in the first match of the doubleheader and won 28-12 over Lindsey Wilson, while wrestling in conjunction with the 10-mat youth tournament that brought hundreds of young wrestlers together with the collegiate athletes. "One of our missions here is not only to put forth a good college program on the mat but to also foster youth wrestling and foster the future of college wrestling," head coach Tom Minkel said. "This largely goes back to Coach Chandler and Dave Dean, a former assistant coach here, they have done a marvelous job building youth wrestling in the state of Michigan. And this is what it's all about. There were hundreds and hundreds of young wrestlers here today and a lot of them will aspire to be Spartan wrestlers." Michigan State dropped the first three matches of the dual against Bucknell, falling behind early 11-0. However, Dan Osterman was able to turn the tide for Michigan State with a fall over Adam Healey at 149 pounds in 0:49, leading to seven straight victories for MSU. "That was huge," Minkel said of Osterman. "Not only to get the win but to get the fall, then immediately we were back in the dual and got some momentum. It was great timing on his part." David Cheza won in dominating fashion over Vincent Favia of Bucknell at 157 pounds. Cheza remained a perfect 6-0 in dual matches after a 12-2 major decision. Cheza had four takedowns in the match, added two near fall points and had 4:19 of ride time. Nick Proctor won a 9-5 decision over Robert Schlitt of Bucknell at 165 pounds and the Spartans took a 19-11 lead after the Bison forfeited the 174 pound match. Michigan State Spartans - Mobile App John Rizqallah won a narrow 4-2 decision over Robert Marchese at 184 pounds and Luke Jones beat Tyler Lyster at 197 pounds, 3-0 Junior heavyweight Mike McClure picked up a 7-2 decision over Joe Stolfi of Bucknell. Michigan State struggled early with Lindsey Wilson and the match was tied 12-12 before the 174 pound match. Brandon Fifield picked up a fall at 133 pounds over Leo Hardy in 1:16 after Brenan Lyon was pinned by Ethan Miller of Lindsey Wilson in 3:39. Roger Wildmo, a redshirt freshman at 149 pounds, picked up his first career dual win with a 5-2 decision over Zach McCormick of Lindsey Wilson. In a thrilling match at 157 pounds, Ryan Watts defeated Vincent Favia 5-3 in the third tiebreaker. The score was tied 1-1 after regulation and both wrestlers traded escapes before Watts was able to emerge with a takedown late. John Rizqallah remain undefeated in duals this season with a 7-3 decision over Ian Stephens at 184 pounds and Luke Jones won his second match of the day with a 11-1 major decision over Jacob Bradford at 197 pounds. McClure, ranked No. 5 in the country, improved to 20-1 on the season after pinning Jonathan Hupp in 3:09. The Spartans took down the Blue Raiders 28-12, winning seven of the 10 matches. "Today was very important," Minkel said. "I think the Bucknell match in particular; they have a good team and have some tough kids. We went out and lost the first three in a row. Even though that happened our kids fought hard and wrestled hard. We stayed together and got the job done. It was a good afternoon for us, certainly a step in getting us in the direction we want to go." Michigan State 28, Bucknell 11 125: Austin Miller(BU) dec. Brenan Lyon (MSU), 7-4. BU leads 3-0. 133: Paul Petrov (BU) tech. fall Christian Olanowski (MSU),18-3 (6:51). BU leads 8-0 141: Derrik Russell (BU) dec. Nick Trimble (MSU), 4-2. BU leads 11-0. 149: Dan Osterman (MSU) fall Adam Healey (BU), 0:49. BU leads 11-6 157: David Cheza (MSU) major dec. Vincent Favia (BU), 12-2. BU leads 11-10 165: Nick Proctor (MSU) dec. Robert Schlitt (BU), 9-5. MSU leads 13-11 174: Jordan Wohlfert wins by forfeit. MSU leads 19-11 184: John Rizqallah (MSU) dec. Robert Marchese (BU), 4-2. MSU leads 22-11 197: Luke Jones (MSU) dec. Tyler Lyster (BU), 3-0. MSU leads 25-11 HWT: No. 5 Michael McClure (MSU) dec. Joe Stolfi, 7-2 (BU). MSU wins 28-11 Michigan State 28, Lindsey Wilson 12 125: Ethan Miller (LW) fall Brenan Lyon (MSU), 3:39. LW leads 6-0. 133: Brandon Fifield (MSU) fall Leo Hardy (LW), 1:16. score tied 6-6. 141: Wismit Moinius (LW) dec. Nick Trimble, 4-1. LW leads 9-6. 149: Roger Wildmo (MSU) dec. Zach McCormick (LW), 5-2. Score tied 9-9. 157: Ryan Watts (MSU) dec. Joe Cozart (LW), 5-3 TB3. MSU leads 12-9. 165: James Haywood (LW) dec. Troy Lamson (MSU), 3-2. score tied 12-12 174: Jordan Wohlfert (MSU) dec. Jameel Bryant (LW), 5-1. MSU leads 15-12. 184: John Rizqallah (MSU) dec. Ian Stephens (LW), 7-3. MSU leads 18-12 197: Luke Jones (MSU) major dec. Jacob Bedford (LW), 11-1. MSU leads 22-12 HWT: No. 5 Michael McClure (MSU) fall Jonathan Hupp (LW), 3:09. MSU wins 28-12

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The Illinois wrestling team started 2013 with a victory as they took down UT-Chattanooga 29-10 to improve to 4-0 on the season and 10-0 against the Mocs. Seven of the ten Illini won their matches including B.J. Futrell (141), Caleb Ervin (149), Matt Nora (157), Conrad Polz (165), Jordan Blanton (174), Tony Dallago (184) and Jeff Koepke (197). "One we got going we wrestled pretty well," head coach Jim Heffernan said. "B.J.'s pin got the momentum going our way and we got on a roll. After limping through last week we should be back to full strength for the start of the Big Ten season." The dual started at heavyweight as Chris Lopez dropped his bout 2-1 in overtime to Kevin Malone to put the Illini down an early 3-0. The Mocs continued their success as they got victories at 133 and 141 pounds. No. 7 Nick Soto majored Dominic Olivieri 14-1 and Marvin Lopez moved past Logan Arlis 5-3 to go up 7-0 in the team score. The Illini then won the next seven bouts, starting with No. 3 Futrell who pinned Dean Pavlou, his eighth opponent of the season and inched the team score closer, 10-6. At 149, Ervin moved past Jared Presley with a 11-4 decision to record his third dual match victory this season, while Nora notched his second dual win after moving past Trey Stavrum with a 8-1 decision. With four bouts remaining, No. 7 Polz continued his undefeated record in dual matches this season when he took down Josh Condon with a 5-4 decision to bump the Illini's lead to 15-10. Illinois scored bonus points in the next two weight classes with No. 4 Blanton and No. 11 Dallago. Blanton notched his fifth pin of the season to give the Illini six additional points while Dallago moved past Robert Prigmore by a 21-6 tech fall in 5:27. After moving up a weight class, Koepke won his first dual match victory after defeating John Shrader by a 7-2 decision to give Illini the 29-10 victory. The Illini will compete in their home opener this Friday, Jan. 11 against Big Ten rival Purdue at 7 p.m. at Huff Hall. Results: HWT: Kevin Malone (UT-CHAT) dec. Christopher Lopez (ILL), 2-1 SV1 (0-3) 125: #7 Nick Soto (UT-CHATT) maj. dec. Dominic Olivieri (ILL), 14-1 (0-4) 133: Marvin Lopez (UT-CHATT) dec. Logan Arlis (ILL), 5-3 (0-7) 141: #3 B.J. Futrell (ILL) pinned Dean Pavlou (UT-CHATT), 1:27 (6-10) 149: Caleb Ervin (ILL) dec. Jared Presley (UT-CHATT), 11-4 (9-10) 157: Matt Nora (ILL) dec. Trey Stavrum (UT-CHATT), 8-1 (12-10) 165: #7 Conrad Polz (ILL) dec. Josh Condon (UT-CHATT), 5-4 (15-10) 174: #4 Jordan Blanton (ILL) pinned John Lampe (UT-CHATT), 3:13 (21-0) 184: #11 Tony Dallago (ILL) tech fall Robert Prigmore (UT-CHATT), 21-6; 5:27 (26-10) 197: Jeff Koepke (ILL) dec. John Shrader (UT-CHATT), 7-2 (29-10)

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The Lock Haven University wrestling team won six of 10 bouts and Mac Maldarelli’s (Merrick, N.Y./Nassau C.C.) major decision at 149 pounds sealed the deal today as the Bald Eagles edged their former Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) rival West Virginia, 19-15 in a thriller. Lock Haven (2-2) and West Virginia (1-3) entered the final bout of the day (149) tied at 15-15 after today’s match started at 157 pounds. The win marked the first for Lock Haven over West Virginia since 2005 and snapped a seven-match losing streak to the Mountaineers. Aaron McKinney (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny), Fred Garcia (Donora, Pa./Ringgold), Phil Sprenkle (Seven Valleys, Pa./Dallastown), Harry Turner (Howell, N.J./Howell), Matt Bryer (Cochranton, Pa./Cochranton) joined Maldarelli as Haven winners on the day. Aaron Fry (Muncy, Pa./Muncy) opened the day with a hard-fought 3-2 loss to WVU’s Jason Luster at 157. The bout was tied 2-2 after two periods and Fry nearly rode out the third period, but Luster scored on a late takedown to earn the victory. McKinney (165) quickly put Lock Haven on the board with a 3-2 win of his own at 165. McKinney and Ross Renzi were tied at 2-2 after two periods, but McKinney dominated on top and rode out the third period for the thrilling, hard-fought win. WVU’s Bubba Scheffel pinned (5:09) Tyler Wood (West Chester, Pa./West Chester-Rustin) to put the Mountaineers up 9-3 after three bouts. At 184, Garcia got Lock Haven right back in it with a workmanlike, 3-1 upset win over No. 23 Lance Bryson. Garcia scored on a quick takedown and went to work on top, racking up 2:03 of riding time in the first period. Garcia chose down to start the second and Bryson was tough, erasing much of the riding time advantage, but Garcia did score on the takedown for the 3-1 advantage. The third saw some good action with Garcia pushing the pace throughout, but neither man could score. Sprenkle (197) used a riding time point to edge A.J. Vizcarrondo, 5-4 in another exciting bout. After a scoreless first period, Sprenkle led 3-0 after two. Sprenkle’s 1:05 riding time advantage was the key as the bout finished with a frenzy. Turner’s win at 285 marked the third straight Haven win and put Lock Haven in the lead for the first time in the match, 12-9. Turner wrestled outstanding from start-to-finish and shutout Phil Mandzik, 4-0. The two stayed scoreless after one period, but a second-period escape-takedown put Turner up 3-0 after two as he controlled the flow to the end. At 125, No. 29 Shane Young tied the match again with a thrilling win over Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor), 13-8. The bout was tied 5-5 after two periods and had the crowd on its feet in the third period as Young was able to hang on for the win. Bryer was nearly perfect on the way to this 7-2 win over Sean Fee at 133. Bryer led 6-2 after two and already had 2:47 of riding time. Bryer’s dominance continued in the third where he rode out the period on the way to the 7-2 win and a 4:47 riding time advantage. In the match’s marquee bout, No. 16 Nathan Pennesi beat Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco), 4-0 at 141. Pennesi’s win tied the match at 15-15, setting things up for Maldarelli’s fireworks. Maldarelli scored a late, first-period takedown to lead 2-0 after one. Starting the second period down, Maldarelli scored on a quick escape and a takedown as he jumped out to a commanding 5-0 lead after just two periods. In the third period, Maldarelli tilted Timothy Wheeling for a pair of points and collected a 2:52 riding time advantage on the way to the major that sealed the huge victory for The Haven. Lock Haven will return to action on Sunday, January 13 at the University of Pittsburgh. Lock Haven will take on Davidson and Eastern Michigan. Results: 157: Jason Luster (WVU) dec. Aaron Fry (LHU) 3-2 165: Aaron McKinney (LHU) dec. Ross Renzi (WVU) 3-2 174: Bubba Scheffel (WVU) pinned Tyler Wood (LHU) 5:09 184: Fred Garcia (LHU) dec. Lance Bryson (WVU) 3-1 197: Phil Sprenkle (LHU) dec. A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU) 5-4 285: Harry Turner (LHU) dec. Phil Mandzik (WVU) 4-0 125: Shane Young (WVU) dec. Bobby Rehm (LHU) 13-8 133: Matt Bryer (LHU) dec. Sean Fee (WVU) 7-2 141: No. 16 Nathan Pennesi (WVU) dec. Dan Neff (LHU) 4-0 149: Mac Maldarelli (LHU) major dec. Timothy Wheeling (WVU) 8-0

BUFFALO, NY -- A.J. Schopp and Warren Bosch posted falls and Michael DePalma came up with a big third period rally to lead 17th-ranked Edinboro to a 28-9 win over Buffalo in a dual match at Alumni Arena. The Fighting Scots have now won four straight duals to improve to 4-1. The Bulls are now 0-4, with three of the losses to nationally-ranked opponents. After UB’s Max Soria handed Kory Mines (11-9) an 8-4 loss at 125 lbs. to start the match, Schopp gave Edinboro a lead it would never relinquish with a fall at 2:57 over Justin Farmer. Ranked fourth at 133 lbs., the sophomore found himself in a rare position when Farmer opened the match with a takedown. Schopp would quickly escape, then had a takedown and five points in near falls to go up 8-2 before finishing with his tenth fall of the season. Schopp not only improved to 17-2, but he now has 29 career pins, seventh all-time at Edinboro. Schopp’s win would start a string of four straight victories as Edinboro pulled ahead, 15-3. Mitchell Port, ranked sixth at 141 lbs., won a 7-2 decision over Andrew Schutt. The sophomore would record a first period takedown, then go up 6-2 after two periods with a reversal and two near fall points. He is now 17-3. The third of Edinboro’s talented sophomores, Dave Habat, followed with a 5-2 decision over Blake Ruolo. Habat, now 16-5, held a slim 2-1 lead after two periods, After Ruolo tied the march with an escape, Habat quickly followed the winning takedown and earned a point for riding time. DePalma, still getting acclimated to 157 lbs., found himself trailing 4-0 after two periods to UB’s Wally Maziarz. He started the third with a quick takedown, cut Maziarz loose immediately, then took him down and cut him loose again. He recorded a third takedown, then followed with three near fall points plus a point for riding time to cap a huge third period. The redshirt freshman improved to 17-6. Buffalo would win the next two matches behind a pair of 17th-ranked wrestlers to pull to within 15-9. Mark Lewandowski won an 8-5 decision against Casey Fuller, who was filling in at 165 lbs. for injured starter Johnny Greisheimer. Fuller, who normally competes at 157 lbs. and was wrestling his first match at 165 lbs., trailed just 4-3 heading into the final period, but could not pull off the upset while falling to 6-9. UB’s John-Martin Cannon followed with an 11-5 decision over redshirt freshman Patrick Jennings (10-13), after Jennings trailed just 8-5 after two periods. Edinboro would squash any comeback hopes the Bulls had with wins in the final three bouts. Freshman Vince Pickett improved to 15-8 with a 12-4 major decision over Jeff Palmeri. He put the match away with six points in the third period. Bosch clinched the victory with his fifth fall of the season at 197 lbs. The redshirt freshman led Jarred Lux, 2-1, after one period. He took control in the second period and ended turned Lux for the fall at 4:54. Bosch is now 10-8. Ernest James opened his heavyweight match against Justin Heiderman with a quick takedown and rode him most of the period before a late escape. Heiserman would tie the bout in the second with an escape, but James had a quick escape to start the third and preserved riding time for a 4-2 decision. James is now 14-6. Edinboro returns to action on Friday, January 11 and Saturday, January 12, facing a tough field in the Virginia Duals. Results: 125 Max Soria (UB) dec. Kory Mines (EU), 8-4 0-3 133 #4 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall over Justin Farmer (UB), 2:57 6-3 141 ##6 Mitchell Port (EU) dec. Andrew Schutt (UB), 7-2 9-3 149 Dave Habat (EU) dec. Blake Roulo (UB), 5-2 12-3 157 Michael DePalma (EU) dec. Wally Maziarz (UB), 10-6 15-3 165 #17 Mark Lewandowski (UB) dec. Casey Fuller (EU), 8-5 15-6 174 #17 John-Martin Cannon (UB) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU), 11-5 15-9 184 Vince Pickett (EU) maj. dec. Jeff Palmeri (UB), 12-4 19-9 197 Warren Bosch (EU) fall over Jarred Lux (UB), 4:54 25-9 HWT Ernest James (EU) dec. Justin Heiserman (UB), 4-2 28-9

BLACKSBURG -- The 11th-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling team rolled to a 41-0 shutout victory over Duke Sunday afternoon inside Cassell Coliseum to improve to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the ACC. Things kicked off at 125 pounds with fourth-ranked Jarrod Garnett pinning Peter Terrezza early in the third period. In the third stanza, Garnett countered a Terrezza shot and took him down right to his back, picking up the pin at the 5:48 mark. At 133 pounds, Duke’s Brandon Gambucci got a takedown six seconds in, but in the second period Tech's Erik Spjut locked in a cradle for three points in the second stanza and held on for the 5-3 win. Moving to 141 pounds, 13th-ranked Zach Neibert got a takedown in the first period and a reversal in the second period, but had to hold off two takedowns from Tanner Hough to hold on for a tight 6-5 win. At 149 pounds, sixth-ranked Nick Brascetta won by forfeit before sixth-ranked Jesse Dong turned Immanuel Kerr-Brown at will en route to a 15-0 technical fall at 157 pounds. With the win Sunday, Dong moved within one victory of tying the school record for career dual meet wins. He sports a 57-6 all-time mark in dual meets while the record of 58 is held by both Sean Gray and Chris Martin. Dong is also now 96-20 for his career and sits just four wins away from becoming the eighth all-time member of the school’s 100-win club. He would join teammates Garnett (sixth at 108 wins) and Yates (tied fourth at 113 wins) in the club. At 165 pounds, fifth-ranked Pete Yates got taken down by Randy Roden in the first 10 seconds, but Yates quickly righted the ship, taking Roden down and turning him for the pin just 1:20 in to make it 29-0. Austin Gabel then used a takedown in the second period and riding time to beat Trey Adamson 4-1 at 174 pounds. Nick Vetterlein picked up a pair of takedowns in the second period and then iced an 8-6 win over former ACC champ Diego Bencomo with a takedown late in the match at 184 pounds. At 197 pounds, Derrick Borlie picked up a takedown at the end of the second period as the horn went off to propel him to a 6-1 victory over Conner Hartmann, who placed at last week’s Southern Scuffle. The final bout saw Tech heavyweight David Marone use two takedowns in the second period and one more in the third for an 8-1 win over Brendan Walsh to complete the shutout. It’s the second shut out of the season for the Hokies, but the first over a Division I opponent since blanking NC State 40-0 at home in 2011. Tech has now won 21 of its last 22 ACC dual matches dating back to 2008 and has now won its last eight against the Blue Devils. The Hokies lead the all-time series with Duke, which began in 1926, 23-12-1. Tech will return to the mats next weekend in the Virginia Duals at the Hampton Coliseum. The draw for all the teams will be released early in the week, but action begins Friday morning regardless. Results: 125: #4 Jarrod Garnett (VT) fall Peter Terrezza, 5:48 133: Erik Spjut (VT) dec. Brandon Gambucci, 5-3 141: #13 Zach Neibert (VT) dec. Tanner Hough, 6-5 149: #6 Nick Brascetta (VT) wins by forfeit 157: #6 Jesse Dong (VT) tech fall Immanuel Kerr-Brown, 15-0 (5:11) 165: #5 Pete Yates (VT) fall Randy Roden, 1:20 174: Austin Gabel (VT) dec. Trey Adamson, 4-1 184: Nick Vetterlein (VT) dec. Diego Bencomo, 8-6 197: Derrick Borlie (VT) dec. Conner Hartmann, 6-1 285: David Marone (VT) dec. Brendan Walsh, 8-1

Related Content: Results KAUKAUNA, Wis. -- Despite having only one champion in No. 20 Nolan Hellickson at 106 pounds, No. 24 Southeast Polk, Iowa emerged as champions of the 15th Cheesehead Invitational based on their balance and superior depth. The Rams had four finalists among their nine top seven place finishers, plus three others that finished in tenth place, in scoring 593-1/2 points. Runner-up finishes for Southeast Polk came from Tim Miklus (160), Dylan Blackford (170), and Bryce Fisher (285); No. 13 Jake Scanlan (285) finished in third place; Dylan Buchheit (138) and Luke Sargent (152) took fifth; Ethan Anderson (195) placed sixth; while Briar Dittmer was seventh. A relatively close second place finish was secured by No. 7 Montini Catholic, Ill., who had 575 points on the strength of a trio of champions. Tommy Pawleski won at 113 pounds with a 3-0 finals victory over Zach Smith (Port Washington, Wis.); Chris Garcia, runner-up last year at 132, won at 138 this year with a 4-3 victory over Andrew Steiert (Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa); while Edgar Ruano beat the previously undefeated Bryce Fisher 7-3 in the 220-pound final. The runner-up finish from Jake Turk at 182 pounds was one of seven others inside the top seven for the Broncos, who also had wrestlers place 9th and 12th, but were without wrestlers at two weight classes -- including state placer Mike Maduko at 170 pounds. Other top seven placers for Montini Catholic were Jordan Laster (126) and Xavier Montalvo (160) taking third, Vince Turk (120) in fourth, Michael Sepke (145) and Anthony Ferraro (195) in fifth, and Jimmy Pawleski (106) taking seventh. Jake Short (Photo/The Guillotine)The main story of the tournament though came out of the 152-pound weight class, where No. 1 (at 145) Jake Short (Simley, Minn.) earned Outstanding Wrestler with his repeat championship. Short won his first four matches by fall before knocking off freshman sensation Beau Breske (Hartford, Wis.) 8-3 in the semifinal round; Breske had not lost a high school match before then. Then, in the other semifinal, No. 3 Brian Murphy (Glenbard North, Ill.) beat No. 1 Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), riding him out in the ultimate tiebreaker to earn a 3-2 victory. The championship match was then between the Minnesota-bound Short and the Michigan-bound Murphy. The two elite seniors wrestled a match reflecting that status, as they traded escapes in regulation. There was then no scoring in sudden victory, and the wrestlers rode each other out in the tiebreaker. In the ultimate tiebreaker, Short started in the referee’s position, and secured a reversal to win 3-1. Joining Short as a champion from Simley was No. 4 Nick Wanzek at 170 pounds, who won his championship match by 15-0 technical fall over Blackford. In six tournament matches, Wanzek had two technical falls, two major decisions, and two pins. The other school with a pair of champions was No. 25 Marmion Academy, Ill, who finished third in the tournament with 490 points. Winning titles for the Cadets were No. 8 Johnny Jimenez (120) and No. 14 George Fisher (132). Jimenez dominated through the tournament with three pins, a 7-2 victory over No. 19 Jens Lantz (Ellsworth, Wis.) in the quarterfinal, 8-1 over two-time Cadet Greco All-American Jon Marmolejo (Glenbard North, Ill.) in the semifinal, before a 10-2 major decision against two-time state champion Jordan Shearer (West Fargo, N.D.) in the final. Fisher won the tournament’s deepest weight class, needing to beat state runner-up Kyle Springer (Davenport Assumption, Iowa) and two-time state placer Johnny Gosinski (Glenbard North, Ill.) in the preliminary pool. His toughest match was a 4-2 quarterfinal victory over two-time state champion Kyle Gliva (Simley, Minn.), and then it was a 6-2 championship match victory over 2011 state champion Andrew Crone (Arrowhead, Wis.). Nationally ranked wrestlers seemed to rule the day at the Cheesehead. Other such champions were No. 2 Jered Cortez (Glenbard North, Ill.) at 126 pounds, No. 2 Bryce Brill (Mt. Carmel) at 145, No. 20 Daniel Woiwor (Apple Valley, Minn.) at 160, No. 6 Preston Lehmann (West Fargo, N.D.) at 182, and No. 8 Jordan Ellingwood (Plainfield Central, Ill.) at 195. Cortez beat No. 16 Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf, Iowa) 5-2 in a battle of undefeated wrestlers for the 126-pound title. Prior to the final for Cortez it had been a pin, three technical falls, and an 11-1 major decision victory. Brill similarly beat a Bettendorf opponent in Alex Hernandez to culminate his tournament run in the 145-pound weight class. His championship match pin was his third of the weekend, with the other trio of victories coming via technical fall. But for one match, a 7-5 overtime victory in the semifinal against Montalvo, Woiwor cut through the 160-pound class. The championship match was a 12-4 major decision over Miklus, but it was three technical falls and one pin preceding the semifinal and final. Lehman capped off a six victory run in the 182-pound weight class, which included three pins, with a 7-0 victory over Jake Turk of Montini Catholic in the final. In one of three finals matches to include a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers, No. 8 Ellingwood defeated No. 14 Blake Blair (Edwardsville, Ill.) 6-3 to replicate his victory from the Dvorak final two weekends ago. Rounding out the weight class champions was Jessie Nelson (Stoughton, Wis.) at 285 pounds, as the returning state third placer had a break-through weekend in upsetting a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers by identical 5-2 scores on the way to his title. Before that pair of matches, Nelson had not seen the second period as he had four first period falls. In the semifinal, it was a victory over Junior National freestyle All-American Jake Scanlan, who is ranked No. 13 nationally; while the final saw him beat No. 6 Newton Smerchek (Luxemburg-Casco, Wis.), a defending state champion and two-time state finalist. Team Standings: 1. No. 24 Southeast Polk, Iowa 593.5 2. No. 7 Montini Catholic, Ill. 575 3. No. 25 Marmion Academy, Ill. 490 4. No. 47 Bettendorf, Iowa 432 5. No. 14 Apple Valley, Minn. 419.5 6. No. 48 Glenbard North, Ill. 402 7. No. 37 Simley, Minn. 365 8. Edwardsville, Ill. 359 9. Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa 356 10. West Fargo, N.D. 349.5 Finals Results: 106: No. 20 Nolan Hellickson (Southeast Polk, Iowa) dec. Patrick Augustyn (Glenbard North, Ill.), 8-4 113: Tommy Pawleski (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Zach Smith (Port Washington, Wis.), 3-0 120: No. 8 Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.) maj. dec. Jordan Shearer (West Fargo, N.D.), 10-2 126: No. 2 Jered Cortez (Glenbard North, Ill.) dec. No. 16 Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf, Iowa), 5-2 132: No. 14 George Fisher (Marmion Academy, Ill.) dec. Andrew Crone (Arrowhead, Wis.), 6-2 138: Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Andrew Steiert (Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa), 4-3 145: No. 2 Bryce Brill (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) pinned Alex Hernandez (Bettendorf, Iowa), 3:12 152: No. 1 (at 145) Jake Short (Simley, Minn.) dec. No. 3 Brian Murphy (Glenbard North, Ill.), 3-1 UTB 160: No. 20 Daniel Woiwor (Apple Valley, Minn.) maj. dec. Tim Miklus (Southeast Polk, Iowa), 12-4 170: No. 4 Nick Wanzek (Simley, Minn.) tech. fall Dylan Blackford (Southeast Polk, Iowa), 15-0 182: No. 6 Preston Lehmann (West Fargo, N.D.) dec. Jake Turk (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 7-0 195: No. 8 Jordan Ellingwood (Plainfield Central, Ill.) dec. No. 14 Blake Blair (Edwardsville, Ill.), 6-3 220: Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Bryce Fisher (Southeast Polk, Iowa), 7-3 285: Jessie Nelson (Stoughton, Wis.) dec. No. 6 Newton Smerchek (Luxemburg-Casco, Wis.), 5-2

Related Content: Results | Photos (Tech-Fall.com) Clovis outpointed Wyoming Seminary to win the Doc Buchanan title (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) CLOVIS, Calif. -- Host Clovis, ranked No. 15 nationally, won the team title at the Doc Buchanan Invitational on Saturday night with extreme depth and volume. The Cougars were led by weight class champions in Adrian Salas (182) and No. 3 Nick Nevills (285) in their effort to outpoint No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa., 180 to 178. Nick Nevills (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The team battle came down to the evenings second-to-last match, where it was Nevills beating No. 9 Michael Johnson (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 4-0. Nevills scored two points in each the second and third period to flip a two point team race deficit into a two point advantage. However, the real key was the injury default win for Salas at 182, as No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) was unable to compete due to injury sustained in an earlier match. Six additional wrestlers placed for Clovis, to make it a total of eight. Three wrestlers placed third -- Jonas Gayton at 126 pounds, Jason Ladd at 145, and Matt Weiss at 195; another pair -- Julian Gayton at 113 and Khristian Olivas at 120 -- placed sixth; while Brody Brand at 160 finished seventh. The Blue Knights fell short despite having four finalists, in part because No. 18 Judson Preskitt, at 126 pounds, was their lone champion; he won his match 6-4 against Vincent Gomez (Bakersfield Frontier). As already mentioned, Morris had to injury default at 182 and Johnson lost 4-0 to Nevills from Clovis; while No. 15 Garrett Ryan also lost 4-0 to No. 4 Spencer Empey (Reed, Nev.) at 220 pounds. In addition, four wrestlers came through consolation to earn medals for Wyoming Seminary: Chris Weiler finished third at 160 pounds, while Tyrel White (152), Nick Hall (170), and Matt Doggett (195) all finished seventh. Despite no champions, Poway used a balanced approach -- as they always seem to do -- to finish third in the tournament with 130.5 points from seven scoring placers. Leading the way were runner-up finishes from Sergio Enloe (138) and Victor Lopez (145), Ralphy Tovar (132) finished fourth, No. 17 Steve Cervantes (170) and Tim Chassen (220) finished fifth, No. 18 Tirso Lara (106) finished sixth as he injury defaulted both consolation matches after his semifinal loss, and Kimo Dial (120) was eighth. The Titans also had a non-scoring wrestler, Gabe Faller, place sixth at 132 pounds. Fourth in the team standings, and with the individual stars of the tournament, was St. John Bosco. They had three weight class champions in No. 1 Zahid Valencia (113), No. 1 Aaron Pico (132), and No. 14 Anthony Valencia (138). Zahid upended No. 14 Israel Saavedra (Modeto) 9-2 in the final; Pico earned a 10-4 victory over No. 11 Javier Gasca (Kingsburg, Calif.), after pinning three of four previous opponents, only the semifinal against Tovar went the distance in a 23-11 major decision; while Anthony had an 18-5 major decision victory over Enloe in the final after four pins prior to that. Three other championship matches featured a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers, and in all three matches the lower ranked wrestler happened to win. At 120 pounds, No. 13 Mason Pengilly (Porterville) defeated defending state champion No. 10 Isaiah Locsin (Live Oak) 5-3 in overtime. In the 152-pound weight class, No. 20 Reed Van Anrooy (Roseburg, Ore.) avenged a 3-2 loss from the Reno Tournament of Champions to defeat No. 9 Shayne Tucker (Bella Vista) 5-3 in overtime. At 170 pounds, No. 13 Corey Griego (Sultana) avenged a loss from the third place match of the Walsh Ironman to upend No. 9 Peter Santos (Oakmont) 1-0. Doc B Champs (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Additional weight class champions were Matt Gamble (Monache) at 106 pounds, who beat No. 18 Lara 9-7 in the semifinal before defeating returning state placer Adrian Campasano (Central) 19-12 in the final; state champion Nikko Villarreal (Gilroy) at 145, who beat a pair of state placers in Ladd and Lopez on the way to the title; No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore) at 160, who had four pins and a 16-1 technical fall in the final against Nick Fiegener (Folsom) in his championship run; and Mason Kumashiro (Los Alamitos), who beat Nicolas Johnson (Murieta Valley) 6-5 in the final. Team Standings: 1. No. 15 Clovis, Calif. 180 2. No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. 178 3. No. 19 Poway, Calif. 130.5 4. St. John Bosco, Calif. 111 5. Gilroy, Calif. 89 6. No. 45 Buchanan, Calif. 71.5 7. Bakersfield 66.5 8. Wasco, Calif. 63 Finals Results (all California unless noted): 106: Matt Gamble (Monache) dec. Adrian Campasano (Central), 19-13 113: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco) dec. No. 14 Israel Saavedra (Modesto), 9-3 120: No. 13 Mason Pengilly (Porterville) dec. No. 10 Isaiah Locsin (Live Oak), 5-3 SV 126: No. 18 Judson Preskitt (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. Vincent Gomez (Bakersfield Frontier), 6-4 132: No. 1 Aaron Pico (St. John Bosco) dec. No. 11 Javier Gasca (Kingsburg), 10-4 138: No. 14 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco) major dec. Sergio Enloe (Poway), 18-5 145: Nikko Villarreal (Gilroy) dec. Victor Lopez (Poway), 5-3 152: No. 20 Reed Van Anrooy (Roseburg, Ore.) dec. No. 9 Shayne Tucker (Bella Vista), 5-3 SV 160: No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore) tech. fall Nick Fiegener (Folsom), 16-1 170: No. 13 Corey Griego (Sultana) dec. No. 9 Peter Santos (Oakmont), 1-0 182: Adrian Salas (Clovis) won by injury default over No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 195: Mason Kumashiro (Los Alamitos) dec. Nicolas Johnson (Murieta Valley), 8-5 220: No. 4 Spencer Empey (Reed, Nev.) dec. No. 15 Garrett Ryan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 4-0 285: No. 3 Nick Nevills (Clovis) dec. No. 9 Michael Johnson (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 4-0

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The Boise State wrestling team upset No. 10 Oregon State in the Border War by a score of 19-15, winning five matches with one pin and one major decision. No. 3 Jason Chamberlain avenged his only loss of the season with a 3-1 sudden-victory win against No. 9 Scott Sakaguchi at 149 pounds. After a 0-0 finish to the first period, Chamberlain and Sakaguchi each picked up one-point escapes in the second and third periods, respectively. Chamberlain survived some scary positioning at the end of the third period and would get a takedown halfway through the sudden-victory overtime to get the win. Freshman Rami Haddadin started things off with a pin against Joey Palmer. Haddadin gave up more than two minutes of riding time in the first period but would get it all back, owning the next two periods and getting a fall with under a minute remaining in the bout, the first of his career. Brian Owen extended the lead to 9-0 with a 4-1 decision against Drew Van Anrooy at 133 pounds notch an 8-4 record this season. Travis Himmelman followed at 141 but dropped his bout against No. 8 Mike Mangrum, 5-2. After Chamberlain earned three points, the Broncos would be held at 12 points for the next two bouts. No. 19 George Ivanov (157) fell against his rival No. 10 RJ Pena by a 6-0 decision and Chris Castillo lost a 9-6 decision in his dual debut. Ivanov and Pena have now met eight times during the past two seasons resulting in and even 4-4 record. Scott Bacon turned the tide with a major decision against Austin Morehead at 174 pounds. Bacon used a three-point near fall in the third period to widen the gap and tacked on a riding time point to finish with an 11-3 advantage. Bacon has been hot as of late, winning seven of his past nine bouts. Jake Swartz would put on the finishing touches by stringing together his sixth-consecutive win. The redshirt junior put together a 6-2 decision against Brian Engdahl. They were be Boise State's final points of the match but were enough to put the Broncos far enough ahead as Cody Dixon (197) and J.T. Felix only gave up decisions against their ranked opponents. Boise State will next compete at the Virginia Duals, Friday, Jan. 11. Results: 125: Rami Haddadin fall Joey Palmer, 6:24 133: Brian Owen dec. Drew Van Anrooy, 4-1 141: No. 5 Mike Mangrum dec. Travis Himmelman, 5-2 149: No. 3 Jason Chamberlain dec. No. 9 Scott Sakaguchi 3-1 (SV) 157: No. 10 RJ Pena dec. No. 19 George Ivanov, 6-0 165: Alex Elder dec. Chris Castillo, 9-6 174: Scott Bacon major dec. Austin Morehead, 11-3 184: No. 11 Jake Swartz dec. Brian Engdahl, 6-2 197: No. 10 Taylor Meeks dec. Cody Dixon, 7-2 285: No. 6 Chad Hanke dec. No. 10 J.T. Felix, 11-6

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa wrestlers recorded seven pins en route to a dominating victory over Iowa Western Community College. The Panthers beat the Reivers 56-0, improving the team's dual record to 2-1. "We want to put guys away," said head coach Doug Schwab. "We do preach bonus points. It's going to help in those tight matches." UNI just returned from getting 13th at the Midlands Championships after being on a short break for the holidays. "It's been a good break. We had a great training phase," said Schwab. "I thought we competed well at Midlands. Our guys came back well. I think our guys are encouraged after being at such a high-level competition." Senior Ryan Jauch got a technical fall in his first dual meet for UNI at 125 pounds. Iowa Western forfeited at 133 pounds. David Bonin, ranked 18th in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News, won by decision in the 157-pound weight class. Three Panther wrestlers got first-period pins: Joey Lazor at 141 pounds Jarrett Jensen at 165 pounds Cody Caldwell at 174 pounds Ryan Loder, ranked sixth in the nation by Intermat in the 184-pound weight class, continues his winning streak. He currently has the fifth-highest winning percentage among all UNI Panthers who have had at least 50 wins and competed at least two seasons in Division I. His career record improves to 82-20. "I liked how he wrestled," said Schwab. "He just has to get better each time out." The Panthers are on the road next week, wrestling at Northern Colorado Jan. 11 and at Air Force Jan. 13. UNI returns home Jan. 18 to host Oklahoma. Results: 125 - Ryan Jauch (UNI) wins by tech fall Adrian Lozano (IWCC), 18-1 (5:00) 133 - Levi Wolfensperger (UNI) wins by forfeit 141 - Joey Lazor (UNI) pins Seth Stender (IWCC), 2:25 149 - Bart Reiter (UNI) pins Kasey Einerson (IWCC), 4:23 157 - David Bonin (UNI) dec. Zak Benitz (IWCC), 9-2 165 - Jarrett Jensen (UNI) pins Chase Dunlap (IWCC), 1:39 174 - Cody Caldwell (UNI) pins Austin Borne (IWCC), 1:02 184 - Ryan Loder (UNI) pins Devin Peterson (IWCC), 5:44 197 - A.J. McBroom (UNI) pins Josh Kloppel (IWCC), 3:59 285 - Blayne Beale (UNI) pins Kayne Daudt (IWCC) 3:47

NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 10 University of Oklahoma wrestling team fought down to the wire on Saturday night with a 19-15 win against Big 12 foe Iowa State at McCasland Field House. Despite taking an early 13-0 lead the Cyclones battled within one of the Sooners twice throughout the duration of the match leaving fans on the edge of their seats with just a few minutes left to spare. “I think it was a good night. After the Midlands Championships we took off three days, and worked out once before this dual,” explained Oklahoma head coach Mark Cody. “That makes things kind of tough, because with those three days off they have to keep their weight under control and keep their legs underneath them come match time.” With the win, Oklahoma improves to 5-3 on the year in dual competition, and earns its first Conference victory of the season with a 1-1 Big 12 record. Iowa State falls to 1-3 in dual competition and loses its first Big 12 dual of 2012-13. The match victory was left in the hands of No. 10 redshirt sophomore Cody Brewer, as he took to the mat against John Meeks in the final bout of the night. “Cody was able to see what it was like to be a heavyweight tonight, because matches like that usually come down to the heavier guys,” remarked Cody. “For it all to come down to the last minute, that puts a lot of pressure on him,” he continued. “He was able to pull through and get the win for both himself and the team.” Iowa State had inched within one point following the 125-pound matchup, but Brewer would fight through and secure the team’s win with a 6-2 decision over John Meeks. “I knew the scoring would be close in the final few bouts, but I tried to block it out,” explained Brewer. “I tried to block out what was happening with the team and just focus on winning my matchup, but it was hard. “As long as I won, and I did, that was the key.” Despite the nail-biting finish, the Sooners began the meet rather smoothly with four-straight victories. Kendric Maple, the nation’s top-ranked 141-pounder started OU’s dual against Iowa State with a clean sweep over his opponent, No. 15 Luke Goettl courtesy of a 12-0 major decision. With the victory, Maple continues his redshirt junior campaign with an unbeaten 17-0 overall and 7-0 record in dual competition. The victory marked Maple’s second victory over Goettl this season as both wrestlers met just a week earlier at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Ill., where Maple took home an 11-5 decision over Goettl en route to the 141-pound title at the event. Both Lester brothers followed suit as Nick picked up a thrilling 6-4 decision over ISU’s Max Mayfield in the final seconds after he totaled one last takedown to break the tie and claim the win. Matt took to the mat immediately after with another 6-4 decision over Logan Molina, and improved Oklahoma to 10-0 against Iowa State in the opening bouts. Patrick Graham, ranked fourth nationally out of all 165-pounders continued a four-match win streak for Oklahoma after he dished No. 20 Michael Moreno a 6-4 decision. Both wrestlers entered the third and final period of regulation tied, 4-4, but Graham used one escape and 1:15 of riding time to his advantage to take home the victory. In the middle of the dual the Cyclones seemed to set their pace as three Sooner freshmen dropped consecutive bouts. It all began when Matt Reed took a 20-5 tech fall to Tanner Weatherman in the 174-pound bout, continued when Greg Wilson fell to Mikey England with a 10-5 decision and ended when Brad Johnson totaled two points to No. 16 Kyven Gadson’s 10 to drop a major decision. The three losses brought the Cyclones within one point of the Sooners, 13-12, before heavyweight veteran Keldrick Hall took to the mat. The slow start to the heavyweight bout was no indication of how it would end. Neither Hall nor ISU’s Cole Shafer totaled a point in the first period, but it was Oklahoma who was on the board first with a Hall escape. Shafer wouldn’t strike until the final period when he escaped and then totaled a quick takedown to go up 3-1 over Hall. OU’s veteran answered back with an escape, and with one second left on the board took down Shafer to claim the 4-3 decision and swing the momentum back in OU’s favor with a 16-12 team score. The Sooners will head to Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Jan. 18 to faceoff against Northern Iowa, before returning home for their final home match of the season on Jan. 20 against new Big 12 member West Virginia. Results: 125: No. 19 Finch (ISU) dec. Garcia (OU), 2-0 ISU, 16-15 133: No. 10 Brewer (OU) dec. Meeks (ISU), 6-2 OU, 19-15 141: No. 1 Maple (OU) major dec. No. 15 Luke Goettl (ISU), 12-0 OU, 4-0 149: No. 11 Nick Lester (OU) dec. Max Mayfield (ISU), 6-4 OU, 7-0 157: No. 14 Lester (OU) dec. Molina (ISU), 6-4 OU, 10-0 165: No. 6 Bubby Graham (OU) dec. No. 20 Michael Moreno (ISU), 6-4 OU, 13-0 174: Weatherman (ISU) tech fall Reed (OU), 20-5 ISU, 13-5 184: England (ISU) dec. Wilson (OU), 10-5 ISU, 13-8 197: No. 11 Gadson (ISU) major dec. Johnson (OU), 10-2 ISU, 13-12 285: Hall (OU) dec. Shafer (ISU), 4-3 OU, 16-12

BLOOMSBURG -- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team scored wins in 6 of 10 matches and posted a 22-15 win over 20th-ranked University of Maryland at the Nelson Field House on Saturday. The Huskies started the night with a big win by Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) at 174 pounds, who scored a 17-0 win by technical fall. The Terrapins came back with wins in the next two bouts, including an upset of Bloomsburg's Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown), to go on top 9-5. At heavyweight the Huskies Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) scored a 2-1 win, but following the end of the match Maryland's Dallas Brown was called for unsportsmanlike conduct with the Terps getting penalized one team point. At 125, Bloomsburg's Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) posted 4-1 win (tie-breaker) to put the Huskies on top 11-8. At 133, the Huskies Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) turned in a great effort and scored a 6-3 win over 12th-ranked Geoffrey Alexander. Wilcox sealed the win with a takedown in the final seconds. Maryland scored wins in the next two bouts, including a win by major decision at 149, to put the visitors on top 15-14. But the Huskies finished the match with wins from two of its ranked wrestlers, Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) and Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia), to pull out the win 22-15. “That was a good team win for us,” said Huskies head coach John Stutzman. “Anytime you beat a top-20 team it's a good win. The wrestler of the day for us had to be Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central), who beat a top-12 guy (Alexander). That was a huge win for us.” “Overall I am very pleased with our effort up and down the lineup,” Stutzman added. “We have some things to work on, but we are going in the right direction.” The Huskies, 8-2, will be back in action on Sunday, Jan. 13, at the Pitt Duals. Maryland falls to 6-3 on the season. Match-by-Match: 174: Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (BU) vs. Aaron Norris (MD) -- Smith gets the first points with a takedown followed by three near fall points. Smith quickly gets three more near fall points to go up 8-0. Smith with 1:58 of riding time in first period. Neutral to start second period…Smith with a takedown 45 seconds into second period…Smith turns Norris and getting three more back points…Smith leads 13-0…Smith gets three more back points to win by tech fall 17-0 at 4:54. 184: Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BU) vs. Jimmy Sheptock (MD) -- Sheptock gets the first points with a takedown. Petroski quickly works out for an escape…Shpetock leads 2-1 after one period…Petroski down to start the period…Sheptock with a caution…Petroski escpaes 22 seconds into the period to tie the score at 2-2….Sheptock with a takedown with under a minute left in the period on the edge of the mat…Petroski with an escape with 34 seconds left in period. Sheptock leads 4-3…Period end with no further scoring…Petroski penalized for unnecessary roughness. Sheptock awarded one point…Sheptock escapes after starting down to go up 6-3….Sheptock goes for the leg and gets a takedown to go up 8-3…match e ends with Sheptock winning 8-3. 197: Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (BU) vs. Christian Boley (MD) -- Both wrestlers working the head as they are locked up high, but no scoring in the opening 1:30 of the match…Boley and Perry in a wild scramble with each wrestler nearly getting a takedown, but no scoring as the period ends 0-0…Perry down to start the period…Perry escapes in the first two seconds to lead 1-0…. After a long period of working the head, Perry nearly gets the takedown, but Boley scrambles out at the edge of the mat...Still 1-0 in favor of Perry at the end of two periods…Boley down to start third…Boley escapes seven seconds into the period…Score tied 1-1…Perry grabs a leg, but Boley again scrambles free with a minute to go…riding time not a factor…Boley with a late leg grab and takedown followed by a quick pin with 12 seconds to go in the match. 285: Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (BU) vs. Dallas Brown (MD) -- Neither wrestler scores after spending the period working near the head…Second period…Grant starts down and escapes to lead 1-0…Stalling warning on Brown of Maryland with 55 seconds left in the period…. No further scoring in the period…Third period starts with Brown on bottom…Perry wins 2-0. (unsportsmanlike conduct…one point Brown. Final score is 2-1) Maryland penalized one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct on Brown. 125: Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU) vs. Paul O'Neill (MD) -- There was no score in the first period…Boylan down to start the second period…Boylan with an escape 11 seconds into the second period and now leads 1-0…Boylan with a near takedown, but he was ruled out of bounds…Maryland's O'Neill takes bottom to start third period…Score now tied at 1-1…Stalling warning on Boylan…under a minute to go...Going overtime tied at 1-1…A wild scramble for both wrestlers, but no scoring in the first OT…O'Neill takes down to start the period, but does not escape…Boylan down to start his 30 second session and gets a late escape and takedown to win 4-1. 133: Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BU) vs. Geoffrey Alexander (MD) -- Alexander opens the match with a takedown 55 seconds into the action…Wilcox working to get up, but Alexander puts him back on the mat…Wilcox escapes but Alexander with 57 seconds riding time…both wrestlers locked up on the mat…stalemate called with two seconds left in period. Alexander leads 2-1…Wilcox down to start the second period…Wilcox works an escape, but Alexander with 2:03 riding time. Score tied at 2-2…Wilcox with a takedown to lead 4-2…Stalling warning on Wilcox…Third period starts with wrestlers neutral…Wilcox with a near takedown, but is ruled out of bounds…Wilcox still leads 4-2…30 seconds left in match…both wrestlers locked up on edge of mat. Stalemate called. Alexander shoots but Wilcox gets the takedown at the buzzer and wins 6-3. 141: Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (BU) vs. Frank Goodwin (MD) -- Goodwin with the early takedown to lead 2-0…Rappo working to escape, but Goodwin trips him up and keeps him down. Period ends with Goodwin leads 2-0…Goodwin starts down to begin second period…Goodwin escapes halfway through period and leads 3-0…Goodwin shoots for the leg and gets a takedown to lead 5-0 at the end of two periods…Neutral to start third…Takedown for Goodwin to make it 7-0…Goodwin with riding time….Stalling warning on Rappo…Final score is 8-0, Goodwin. 149: Simon Kitzis (Newton, MA/Wyoming Seminary) (BU) vs. Shane Arechiga (MD) -- There was no scoring in the first period…Kitzis starts down in second and escapes out for first scoring…Kitzis with a caution….Third period starts with Arechiga down..Arechiga escapes and ties the score at 1-1….Caution on Kitzis and one point awarded to Arechiga…A wild scramble by Kitzis at the end, but he does not get the takedown. Arechiga wins 2-1. 157: Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BU) vs. Danny Orem (MD) -- Hickman with a near takedown, but it gets waived off as both wrestlers are on the edge of the mat…Hickman gets the takedown to lead 2-0…Orem escapes to make it 2-1…Orem grabs a leg and gets the takedown to lead 3-2…Hickman escapes and quickly comes back getting both legs and scoring the takedown…Period ends with Hickman leading 5-3…Hickman down to start the second period…Hickman with a reversal to lead 7-3…Hickman lets Orem up….Orem with a caution….Orem called for unsportsmanlike move…Hickman awarded one point…Hickman with takedown to lead 10-4…Orem let up…Hickman with takedown at edge of mat as buzzer sounds. Hickman leads 12-5 at end of two…Orem on bottom to start…Orem let by Hickman…Orem gets a leg, but doesn't score…Hickman keeps a leg in and scores a takedown…Hickman up 14-6…Caution on Hickman…Hickman wins 15-6 with 1:21 of riding time. 165: Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU) vs. Josh Snook (MD) -- Veltre opens the scoring with a takedown with 1:45 left in the period…Snook escapes with 1:01 left in period….Veltre leads 2-1 at the end of one…Veltre down to start period…Veltre with a reversal to go up 4-1…Snook escapes…Veltre takedown to lead 6-2 at the end of two periods…Snook on bottom to start…Snook let up to start…Veltre gets a takedown followed by an escape from Snook…Veltre leads 8-4…Veltre with takedown with Snook escape…Veltre takedown and with riding time Veltre wins 13-5. Results: 125: Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU) dec. Paul O'Neill (MD), 4-1, TB1 133: Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BU) dec. #12 Geoffrey Alexander (MD), 6-2 141: Frank Goodwin (MD) maj dec. Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (BU), 8-0 149: Shane Arechiga (MD) dec. Simon Kitzis (Newton, MA/Wyoming Seminary) (BU), 2-1 157: #11 Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BU) maj dec. Danny Orem (MD), 15-6 165: #16 Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU) maj. dec. Josh Snook, 13-5 174: Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (BU) WTF Aaron Norris (MD), 17-0, 4:54 184: #7 Jimmy Sheptock (MD) dec. Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BU), 8-3 197: Christian Boley (MD) WBF #18 Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown), 6:48 285: #18 Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) (BU) dec. Dallas Brown (MD), 2-1 (Maryland penalized one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Heavyweight David Ng and 125-pounder Jeffrey Ott earned two key victories late in the dual to help the Harvard wrestling team to a come-from-behind 24-17 win over Rider Saturday afternoon at the Malkin Athletic Center. Harvard, competing in its first dual meet of the year, improved to 1-0 with the win while Rider fell to 3-2. This marks the second straight year that Harvard has topped Rider in the squad's dual-meet opener. The meet began at 149 lbs. where Curt Delia put the Broncs on top with a 20-4 technical fall over Alexis Wagener. Harvard responded quickly at 157 lbs. as two-time All-American Walter Peppelman, currently ranked ninth in the country, pinned Patrick Sabatini just 10 seconds into their bout to put the Crimson in front 6-5. Rider's Ramon Santiago picked up a 7-4 decision over Devon Gobbo at 165 lbs. to regain the lead for the Broncs before Cameron Croy gave the advantage right back to the Crimson, 9-8, with a 6-3 decision over James Brundage at 174 lbs. Harvard's lead was short lived, however, as Clint Morrison and Donald McNeil turned in back-to-back decisions at 184 lbs. and 197 lbs., respectively, for a 14-9 Rider margin. The momentum swung back in Harvard's favor after Ng registered 2-1 victory over Greg Velasco. The two wrestled to a 1-1 tie after regulation and an escape by Ng in the first set of tiebreakers proved to be the difference. Ott then put the Crimson out in front by an 18-14 margin with a fall over Patrick Skinner at the 1:02 mark. Jimmy Morris recorded a 5-4 decision over Ryan Osleeb at 133 lbs. but a forfeit at 141 lbs. gave the meet to the Crimson, 24-17. Harvard hits the road next weekend for three duals in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Crimson will first battle American Friday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. in Washington, D.C., before heading to College Park, Md., to take on No. 20 Maryland and Stanford Saturday, Jan. 12. Results: 149 – Curt Delia (RU) tech-fall Alexis Wagener (Harv), 20-4 (6:10), 0-5 157 – No. 9 Walter Peppelman (Harv) fall Patrick Sabatini (RU), 0:10, 6-5 165 – Ramon Santiago (RU) dec. Devon Gobbo (Harv), 7-4, 6-8 174 – Cameron Croy (Harv) dec. James Brundage (RU), 6-3, 9-8 184 – Clint Morrison (RU) dec. Josh Popple (Harv), 9-2, 9-11 197 – Donald McNeil (RU) dec. No. 20 James Fox (Harv), 8-2, 9-14 HWT – David Ng (Harv) dec. Greg Velasco (RU), 2-1 TB1, 12-14 125 – Jeffrey Ott (Harv) fall Patrick Skinner (RU), 1:02, 18-14 133 – Jimmy Morris (RU) dec. Ryan Osleeb (Harv), 5-4, 18-17 141 – No. 10 Steven Keith (Harv) win by forfeit, 24-17