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MOUNT PLEASANT -- No. 11 Central Michigan continued its dominating ways against Buffalo Saturday afternoon, keeping their record versus the Bulls unblemished with a 28-7 victory. The Chippewas improved to 4-2 on the season, 2-0 in the Mid-American Conference and 18-0 all-time versus the Bulls thanks in part to bonus points from two of their highly touted seniors - No. 2 Scotti Sentes (133) and No. 5 Ben Bennett (184). Sentes improved to 4-0 on the year by earning a pair of takedowns in the first four minutes of the match before turning No. 19 Erik Galloway to his back to earn his first fall of the season. The victory came in a stretch of six-straight for the Chippewas to open the match as they jumped out front, 21-0. Senior Christian Cullinan, ranked No. 12 in the country at 125 pounds, opened the dual with a 2-0 decision over Max Soria, using a second period escape and accumulating riding time. Junior Scott Mattingly earned a 4-2 decision at 141 pounds over Blake Roulo by earning a takedown with just over a minute to go in the third period before senior Donnie Corby used an escape and a takedown in the third period to earn a 3-2 decision at 149 pounds. Another pair of close matches went the Chippewas' way at 157 and 165 pounds when redshirt freshman Lucas Smith earned a third-period takedown of Wally Maziarz to claim a 3-1 decision and sophomore Mike Ottinger claimed a 2-1 decision over No. 12 Mark Lewandowski. Ottinger entered the third period trailing 1-0, but earned an escape 28 seconds in and was awarded a penalty point when Lewandowski grabbed his headgear. The sophomore had to work to close the match however as Lewandowski was able to get in on a takedown attempt and Ottinger held him off until the final buzzer. Junior Anthony Bill dropped a hardly contested match at 174 pounds, falling behind 3-0 to No. 17 John-Martin Cannon before coming back with a takedown just before the end of the second period and escaping to start the third to tie the match, 3-3. Martin-Cannon was able to claim the victory by earning a riding time point. Bennett controlled his match from start to finish at 184 pounds, jumping ahead 5-0 in the first period on a takedown and three-point nearfall and extending his lead to 8-0 with a second period escape and takedown. After starting the third period neutral, Bennett claimed another takedown and three-point nearfall and with riding time was able to claim a 14-0 major decision. Senior No. 4 Jarod Trice finished the match with his own dominating performance, claiming four takedowns to defeat Justin Heiserman be decision, 10-3. The Chippewas will compete next at the Midland Championships in Evanston, Ill., Dec. 29-30 before returning to McGuirk Arena Jan. 6 to take on Bucknell. Results: 125: Christian Cullinan (CMU) dec. Max Soria (UB), 2-0; CMU 3-0 133: No. 2 Scotti Sentes (CMU) pin No. 19 Erik Galloway (UB), 4:29; CMU 9-0 141: Scott Mattingly (CMU) dec. Andrew Schutt (UB), 4-2; CMU 12-0 149: Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Blake Roulo (UB), 3-2; CMU 15-0 157: Lucas Smith (CMU) dec. Wally Maziarz (UB), 3-1; CMU 18-0 165: Mike Ottinger dec. No. 12 Mark Lewandowski (UB), 2-1; CMU 21-0 174: John-Martin Cannon (UB) dec. Anthony Bill (CMU), 4-3; CMU 21-3 184: No. 5 Ben Bennett (CMU) maj. dec. Anthony Lock (UB), 14-0; CMU 25-3 197: Angelo Malvestuto (UB) maj. dec. Jackson Lewis (CMU), 14-1; CMU 25-7 HWT: No. 4 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Justin Heiserman (UB), 10-3

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 14-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team cruised to a pair of lopsided victories, defeating Duke, 30-14, and Eastern Michigan, 32-3, to sweep its tri-meet on Saturday afternoon (Dec. 8) at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines close out the first semester with a 6-1 dual record. Michigan earned bonus points in five of six individual wins against the Blue Devils, including a technical fall at 125 pounds and forfeit victory at 133 to jump out to a sizable early advantage. Senior/junior Sean Boyle (Lowell, Mass./Blair Academy) converted on five takedowns and secured six back points en route to a 17-2 win over Peter Terrezza at the opening weight. After Terrezza chose neutral to start the third period, Boyle came out on top of an early scramble and tilted the Blue Devil wrestler for three points. Needing just one point for the tech fall, Boyle cut him loose and finished quickly on an ankle pick to end the match at the 6:46 mark. Sophomore/freshman Camryn Jackson (Lansing, Mich./Eastern HS) scored five takedowns, including three in the final period, to claim an 11-7 decision against Tanner Hough at 141 pounds and extend U-M's early advantage to 14 points. The Blue Devils got on the board with a decision at 149 pounds before U-M claimed back-to-back bonus wins from junior/sophomore Michael Carpenter (Bozeman, Mont./Bozeman HS) and freshman Taylor Massa (St. Johns, Mich./St. Johns HS) at 157 and 165 pounds, respectively. Carpenter scored on six takedowns -- three in the first period -- and accumulated 3:51 in riding-time advantage to earn a 15-4 major decision against Andrew DeHart. Massa finished on a quick single leg takedown in the subsequent bout before cradling up Randy Roden to earn a pin at the 1:07 mark. After Duke narrowed the team score with three straight wins at the upperweights, fifth-year senior heavyweight Ben Apland (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) secured another Michigan first-period fall -- and his first of two on the day -- using a half to pin Brendan Walsh at 2:45. After a brief 15-minute break, the Wolverines returned to the mat to claim nine of 10 matches against Washtenaw County rival Eastern Michigan, earning bonus points with a technical fall at 149 pounds and another pin at heavyweight. Freshman Rossi Bruno (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS), who accepted a forfeit victory in his first match of the day, just missed on bonus points in a 9-2 decision against Vincent Pizzuto at 133 pounds. Bruno scored on takedowns in the first and second periods and added a three-point tilt and 2:59 in riding time to control the match from start to finish. Michigan's three starters who sat out the Duke match earned victories against the Eagles. Senior/junior Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) rolled to a 15-0 technical fall against Mike LeHolm, scoring on an early takedown before turning LeHolm four times for 11 back points in the first and second periods. After the Eagle wrestler chose neutral to start the third, Grajales finished on a single leg to end the match at 5:24. Senior/junior captain Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS) scored on a single leg of his own late in the first period against Jacob Davis in the 174-pound match and added points on am escape, second stall call, technical violation and 2:33 in time advantage to win 6-2. Junior/sophomore Chris Heald (West Bloomfield, Mich./West Bloomfield HS), who wrestled at 197 in the earlier dual, scored four takedowns -- two in the third period -- to claim a 9-5 decision against the Eagles' Phillip Joseph at 184 pounds. Junior/sophomore Max Huntley (Emerald Isle, N.C./Blair Academy) returned to the lineup at 197 pounds and took advantage of a five-point move in the first period to defeat Khoder Hoballah, 5-1. The Wolverines will take a break for the holidays before returning to competition at the 50th annual Midlands Championships, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 29-30, in Evanston, Ill. Hosted by Northwestern at Welsh-Ryan Arena, the first session will start at 9:30 a.m. CST. #14 Michigan 30, Duke 14 125 -- Sean Boyle (U-M) tech. fall Peter Terrezza, 17-2 (6:46) U-M, 5-0 133 -- Rossi Bruno (U-M) win by forfeit U-M, 11-0 141 -- Camryn Jackson (U-M) dec. Tanner Hough, 11-7 U-M, 14-0 149 -- Marcus Cain (Duke) dec. John Evashevski, 7-5 U-M, 14-3 157 -- Michael Carpenter (U-M) major dec. Andrew DeHart, 15-4 U-M, 18-3 165 -- Taylor Massa (U-M) pinned Randy Roden, 1:07 U-M, 24-3 174 -- Trey Adamson (Duke) major dec. Brandon Hill, 10-2 U-M, 24-7 184 -- Diego Bencomo (Duke) dec. Jordan Thomas, 6-3 U-M, 24-10 197 -- Conner Hartmann (Duke) major dec. Chris Heald, 9-0 U-M, 24-14 Hwt -- Ben Apland (U-M) pinned Brendan Walsh, 2:45 U-M, 30-14 #14 Michigan 32, Eastern Michigan 3 125 -- Sean Boyle (U-M) dec. Jared Germaine, 10-6 U-M, 3-0 133 -- Rossi Bruno (U-M) dec. Vincent Pizzuto, 9-2 U-M, 6-0 141 -- Camryn Jackson (U-M) dec. Seth Schaner, 9-7 U-M, 9-0 149 -- Eric Grajales (U-M) tech. fall Mike LeHolm, 15-0 (5:24) U-M, 14-0 157 -- Aaron Sulzer (EMU) dec. Michael Carpenter, 8-5 U-M, 14-3 165 -- #10 Taylor Massa (U-M) dec. Jacob Dorulla, 9-4 U-M, 17-3 174 -- #14 Dan Yates (U-M) dec. Jacob Davis, 6-2 U-M, 20-3 184 -- Chris Heald (U-M) dec. Phillip Joseph, 9-5 U-M, 23-3 197 -- Max Huntley (U-M) dec. Khoder Hoballah, 5-1 U-M, 26-3 Hwt -- Ben Apland (U-M) pinned Chris Eggert, 0:53 U-M, 32-3

The finals are set at the 2012 Walsh Ironman. Top-ranked Blair Academy has a commanding lead in the team race. Josh Lowe will be tweeting during the finals, which get underway at 6 p.m. ET. 106: No. 9 Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. No. 20 Eli Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 113: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. No. 13 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) 120: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, Ohio) vs. No. 6 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.) 126: No. 1 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) vs. Judson Preskitt (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 132: No. 3 Aaron Pico (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. No. 4 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 138: No. 1 Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) vs. No. 16 (at 145) Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) 145: No. 4 Edgar Bright (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio) 152: No. 6 (at 160) Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 160: No. 1 Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) 170: No. 1 Cody Wiercioch (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) vs. No. 3 Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.) 182: No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. No. 7 B.J. Toal (Troy Christian, Ohio) 195: No. 5 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Gabe Dzuro (St. Edward, Ohio) 220: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Alex Campbell (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) 285: No. 2 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 9 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.)

Team Standings (Top Five): 1. Blair Academy 128.5 2. Wyoming Seminary 102 3. St. Edward 93 4. Graham 88 5. Massillon Perry 65.5 Semifinal Pairings: 106: No. 9 Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Tex.) No. 20 Eli Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. Mario Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) 113: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. Eli Seipel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) No. 4 Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. No. 13 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) 120: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, Ohio) vs. No. 10 (at 113) Coy Ozias (Christiansburg, Va.) No. 6 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 11 Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.) 126: No. 1 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) vs. No. 11 Colton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.) No. 19 Ivan McClay (Massillon, Ohio) vs. Judson Preskitt (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 132: No. 1 Dean Heil (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. No. 4 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) No. 3 Aaron Pico (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. No. 10 (at 120) J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, Va.) 138: No. 1 Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) vs. Colin Heffernan (St. Edward, Ohio) No. 16 (at 145) Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 145: Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio) vs. Josh Shields (Franklin Regional, Pa.) No. 4 Edgar Bright (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) 152: Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. Tony Dailey (Massillon Perry, Ohio) No. 6 Austin Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.) vs. No. 6 (at 160) Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.) 160: No. 1 Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 10 (at 152) Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.) No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) vs. No. 5 Josh Llopez (St. Mary’s Ryken, Md.) 170: No. 3 Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.) vs. No. 17 Keaton Subjeck (Oak Ridge, Calif.) No. 1 Cody Wiercioch (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) vs. No. 10 Peter Santos (Oakmont, Calif.) 182: No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. No. 6 (at 170) Brett Harner (Norristown, Pa.) No. 7 B.J. Toal (Troy Christian, Ohio) vs. Addison Knepshield (Blair Academy, N.J.) 195: No. 5 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Jimmy Szep (Lake Catholic, Ohio) Spencer Neff (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Gabe Dzuro (St. Edward, Ohio) 220: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Evan Rosborogh (Painesville Riverside, Ohio) No. 4 Garrett Ryan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Alex Campbell (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) 285: No. 2 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Jake Moore (Rootstown, Ohio) No. 9 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Jake Pinkston (Robinson, Va.)

JACKSON, Minn. -- Shutting out all three of its dual opponents, the Air Force wrestling team opened its 2012-13 dual slate Friday at the Battle for the Planes, held at Jackson County Central High School Friday evening. The Falcons posted a 46-0 decision over Dakota Wesleyan, followed by a 54-0 victory over Northwestern College and a 36-0 win over Augustana (S.D.). Leading the way for the Falcons on Friday were senior captain Cole VonOhlen (Jackson, Minn.) and Carter McElhany (So., Colorado Springs, Colo.), the only two Air Force wrestlers to compete in all three duals. Meanwhile, sophomore Bentley Alsup (Missoula, Mont.) also notched a 3-0 mark on Friday, winning a decision and a pair of forfeits at heavyweight. Air Force opened the day against Dakota Wesleyan, ranked 17th in the NAIA. McElhany, VonOhlen and Devin Hightower (Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) each registered falls for the Falcons at 141, 149 and 184 pounds, respectively, while freshman Mitch Brown (Payson, Utah) scored a technical fall at 125 pounds. Jesse Stafford (So., Loomis, Calif.) and Willie Baker (Fr., Jackson, Minn.) each earned major decisions, wrestling at 165 and 174 pounds, respectively, while Zach Stepan (133/Fr., Zimmerman, Minn.), Gabe Martinez (157/Sr., Falcon, Colo.) and Alsup each added decisions. Meanwhile, senior Josh Mohr (Pewaukee, Wis.) rounded out the scoring against the Tigers, winning by injury default at 197 pounds. Against Northwestern College, Air Force recorded four falls, with Dylan Hyder (133/So., Yelm, Wash.), VonOhlen, Josh Kreimier (157/Jr., Fort Collins, Colo.) and Konner Witt (184/Fr., Oak Harbor, Ohio) all earning pins. McElhany and Jack Carda (197/So., Kimball, S.D.) each scored tech falls, while Tyler Mergen (165/Fr., Monticello, Minn.) and Dan Barringer (174/Jr., Monument, Colo.) each won major decisions. The Falcons were also awarded forfeits at 125 pounds and heavyweight. Air Force closed out the evening with a dual versus Augustana, ranked 14th in Division II. Leading the way for the Falcons against the Vikings were Josh Martinez (Fr., Colorado Springs, Colo.), VonOhlen and Kreimier, wrestling at 125, 149 and 165 pounds, respectively. Hyder, McElhany, Gabe Martinez, Baker, Witt and Mohr all added decisions, while Alsup won by forfeit in the heavyweight match. Friday's event marked a special homecoming for VonOhlen, a Jackson County Central High School graduate who was honored before the Falcons' final dual of the evening. A three-time NCAA qualifier for the Falcons and currently ranked eighth in the nation, VonOhlen was a two-time state champion and three-time state finalist for the Huskies. The Falcons have the rest of December off of competition before returning to action Jan. 1-2 at the Southern Scuffle, hosted by Chattanooga. Air Force 46, Dakota Wesleyan 0 125 - Mitch Brown (AF) tech fall Zach Nelson, 18-1 (3:52) 133 - Zach Stepan (AF) dec. Richard Rios, 5-2 141 - Carter McElhany (AF) fall Karl Bell, 2:46 149 - No. 8 Cole VonOhlen (AF) fall Dusty Paulsen, 2:41 157 - Gabe Martinez (AF) dec. Trever DeVestern, 8-2 165 - Jesse Stafford (AF) maj. dec. Kyle Gerlach, 12-2 174 - Willie Baker (AF) maj. dec. Dominic Smothers, 13-4 184 - Devin Hightower (AF) fall Kyle Hoisington, 6:06 197 - Josh Mohr (AF) inj. def. Jade Hoisington 285 - Bentley Alsup (AF) dec. Eric Gruis, 6-0 Air Force 54, Northwestern College 0 125 - Josh Martinez (AF) win by forfeit 133 - Dylan Hyder (AF) fall Ricky Ortiz, 3:56 141 - Carter McElhany (AF) tech fall Jon Grevengoed, 18-3 149 - No. 8 Cole VonOhlen (AF) fall Steven Schaffer, 1:51 157 - No. 15 Josh Kreimier (AF) fall Jason Swets, 2:59 165 - Tyler Mergen (AF) maj. dec. Tyler Schaefer, 15-3 174 - Dan Barringer (AF) maj. dec. Randy Null, 15-4 184 - Konner Witt (AF) fall Aaron Ruskell, 1:31 197 - Jack Carda (AF) tech fall Forrest Marx, 18-3 (7:00) 285 - Bentley Alsup (AF) win by forfeit Air Force 36, Augustana (S.D.) 0 125 - Josh Martinez (AF) maj. dec. TJ North, 9-1 133 - Dylan Hyder (AF) dec. Jeremiah Peterson, 11-4 141 - Carter McElhany (AF) dec. Zach Frederich, 5-2 149 - No. 8 Cole VonOhlen (AF) maj. dec. Nate Herda, 12-4 157 - Gabe Martinez (AF) dec. Shawn Hatlestad, 9-3 165 - Josh Kreimier (AF) maj. dec. Parker Swanson, 9-1 174 - Willie Baker (AF) dec. Tim Weber, 3-1 184 - Konner Witt (AF) dec. Sean Derry, 4-0 197 - Josh Mohr (AF) dec. Jayd Docken, 3-1 285 - Bentley Alsup (AF) win by forfeit

MADISON, Wis. ­-- The Wisconsin wrestling team (4-2, 1-0 Big Ten) opened its conference season on a positive note Friday, toppling Michigan State (1-2, 0-1), 19-12, at the UW Field House. The victory ended an eight-dual conference losing streak for the Badgers, and was their first win over a Big Ten opponent since the 2010-11 season when they defeated the Spartans in East Lansing, Mich., on Feb. 20, 2011. Wisconsin head coach Barry Davis said that starting out the 2012-13 conference slate with a win is a huge boost for his guys and it shows just how far they’ve come over the past year. “These guys stepped up and this is a great way to start the Big Ten season,” Davis said. “The team is getting better and this is an exciting time for us.” Fast Facts • Wisconsin earns a Big Ten win for the first time since Feb. 20, 2011 and snaps an eight-game conference losing streak. • Jackson Hein (6-0) and Connor Medbery (5-0) each win to remain undefeated in dual meet competitions. • Tom Kelliher, Tyler Graff, Frank Cousins and Scott Liegel also notch victories for the Badgers. The dual was a back and forth affair throughout the night, and, according to Davis, it was the wins at 133 lbs. and 165 lbs., which gave the Badgers the boost they needed to win. In those matches, Tom Kelliher won at 133 lbs. in a 3-0 decision and Frank Cousins won at 165 lbs. in a 11-5 decision. “Those matches were the two we knew we needed to win coming into this dual meet and both guys stepped up really well,” Davis said of Kelliher and Cousins’s performances. Still, through eight matches the Badgers were clinging to a slim, 13-12, advantage, but were able to seal the win with wins from Jackson Hein and Connor Medbery at 197 lbs. and heavyweight, respectively. With the wins, both Hein and Medbery remain undefeated in dual competitions this season. Hein’s 4-0 decision win at 197 lbs., put Wisconsin up four points with a match to go, effectively sealing the win. Davis said Hein has made a lot of progress in his wrestling this season, which he in part credits to the work Hein has put in with assistant coach Trevor Brandvold. That hard work has paid off so far with an undefeated dual meet record as well as Friday’s dual-changing match win. “We needed that win to wrap things up a little bit,” Davis said of Hein’s victory. “Jackson is doing a great job. Trevor is doing a great job with him this year. He’s off to a good start and I couldn’t be happier for him.” Wisconsin needed an upset from No. 14 Medbery over the Spartans’ No. 10-ranked Mike McClure to seal the deal and Medbery didn’t disappoint, going on the offensive against McClure and coming away with the 6-2 win. Davis said that he has stressed offensive play with his team and it was good for the Badgers to see that pay off with Medbery’s upset win. “He went for the takedowns,” Davis said of Medbery. “He didn’t try to stall it out or win by easy go behind. He penetrated and finished his shots and that was a positive and good for our guys to see.” No. 9 Tyler Graff earned the only extra point win of the dual, scoring a major decision, 23-9, at 141 lbs. Scott Liegel also won for the Badgers at 174 lbs., to round out what was a total team effort win for Wisconsin. The Badgers return to action, and continue Big Ten competition, Sunday at 1 p.m. on the road against No. 9 Nebraska. Fans can watch the dual live on the Big Ten Digital Network at BTN.com. Results: 125 Josh Heinzer (MSU) dec. Matt Cavallaris (WIS), 11-7 3 0 133 Tom Kelliher (WIS) dec. Brandon Fifield (MSU), 3-0 3 3 141 #9 Tyler Graff (WIS) maj. dec. Nick Trimble (MSU), 23-9 7 3 149 Dan Osterman (MSU) dec. Cole Schmitt (WIS), 6-5 7 6 157 David Cheza (MSU) dec. Kalvin York (WIS), 8-3 7 9 165 Frank Cousins (WIS) dec. Ryan Watts (MSU), 11-5 10 9 174 Scott Liegel (WIS) dec. Jordan Wohfert (MSU), 6-5 13 9 184 John Rizqallah (MSU) dec. Ben Cox (WIS), 6-0 13 12 197 Jackson Hein (WIS) dec. Nick McDiarmid (MSU), 4-0 16 12 HWT # 14 Connor Medbery (WIS) dec. #10 Mike McClure (MSU), 6-2 19 12

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. -- After falling into an early hole, the University of Wyoming wrestling team clawed its way back from a seven-point deficit to claim a 25-13 dual win over Oklahoma on Friday night. Looking at a 10-3 deficit after three matches, the 20th-ranked Cowboys (2-1 overall) cranked it up and went on a 22-3 run over the next seven matches to beat No. 10 OU (2-1) for only the second time in series history. The win gave Wyoming head coach Mark Branch his 50th dual victory in his fifth season, becoming just the fifth coach in UW history to achieve 50 or more wins. He now is 50-17 at Wyoming. Action began at 125 pounds as sophomore Tyler Cox took on Oklahoma's Kyle Garcia. Cox entered the final period down 6-5 but scored four points in the final session to earn the 9-6 decision to give Wyoming the 3-0 lead. The Sooners got on the board when UW senior Kasey Garnhart took on 10th-ranked Cody Brewer at 133 pounds, and Brewer secured a 16-6 major decision. That gave OU the 4-3 edge, and the Sooners added to that when Wyoming senior McCade Ford took on No. 1 Kendric Maple of OU in the 141-pound match. Maple's pin at 1:29 gave OU a 10-3 lead after three bouts. But shortly after, Wyoming sophomore Brandon Richardson got the biggest win of his career, beating No. 6 Nick Lester in a 4-3 decision at 149 pounds to draw Wyoming to within four points. Sophomore Andy McCulley then continued the hot start to his season, beating ninth-ranked Matt Lester at 157 pounds in an 8-1 decision to make it 10-9. McCulley, ranked 12th by Amateur Wrestling News, won his fourth match of the year over a ranked wrestler, and now has 14 total wins. "If we want to have a chance to upset a good team like OU, we can't give up bonus points," Branch said. "That put us in a big hole. We needed something to change the tide, and Brandon Richardson had a breakthrough. He had a huge win, but the way he won was by being really courageous in his match. That really shifted the momentum and Andy took advantage of that. It really gave some hope and some belief to those guys following them. They could see the possibilities. The attitudes were changing." Oklahoma padded its lead after sixth-ranked Bubby Graham won an 8-5 decision over UW sophomore Dakota Friesth at 165 to give OU a 13-9 advantage. But Cowboy senior L.J. Helbig got the momentum back, beating Matt Reed in a 5-2 decision at 174 pounds to cut the OU edge to 13-12. Sophomore Shane Woods tacked on three more UW points with a 4-2 decision over Greg Wilson, and Wyoming reclaimed the lead for good. "With L.J. and Shane, their opponents weren't ranked but those guys have struggled, and to come out and win when the dual was within reach, that was huge," Branch said. "Those guys wrestled smart and aggressively. Those wins were just as important as Brandon and Andy's." UW earned bonus-point wins when fourth-ranked senior Alfonso Hernandez won the 197-pound bout in a 19-6 major decision and redshirt freshman Tanner Harms pinned OU's Keldrick Hall to end the night. Hernandez got the 99th win of his career and with one more win, will become only the 15th wrestler in UW history to reach 100. The Cowboys continue the road trip Saturday when they travel to Stillwater, Okla., to take on second-ranked Oklahoma State. Matches begin at 6 p.m. MT. Results: 125 pounds: Tyler Cox (UW) dec. Kyle Garcia (OU), 9-6 / Wyoming 3, Oklahoma 0 133: No. 10 Cody Brewer (OU) maj. dec. Kasey Garnhart (UW), 16-6 / Oklahoma 4, Wyoming 3 141: No. 1 Kendric Maple (OU) fall (1:29) McCade Ford (UW) / Oklahoma 10, Wyoming 3 149: Brandon Richardson (UW) dec. No. 6 Nick Lester (OU), 4-3 / Oklahoma 10, Wyoming 6 157: No. 12 Andy McCulley (UW) dec. No. 9 Matt Lester (OU), 8-1 / Oklahoma 10, Wyoming 9 165: No. 6 Patrick Graham (OU) dec. Dakota Friesth (UW), 8-5 / Oklahoma 13, Wyoming 9 174: L.J. Helbig (UW) dec. Matt Reed (OU), 5-2 / Oklahoma 13, Wyoming 12 184: Shane Woods (UW) dec. Greg Wilson (OU), 4-2 / Wyoming 15, Oklahoma 13 197: No. 4 Alfonso Hernandez (UW) maj. dec. Brad Johnson (OU), 19-6 / Wyoming 19, Oklahoma 13 285: Tanner Harms (UW) fall Keldrick Hall (OU) / Wyoming 25, Oklahoma 13

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Trailing 5-1 after two periods, freshman J.T. Goodwin turned his 197-pound match around in the final period, pinning Paul Head in 6 minutes, 9 seconds, to lead Cal Poly to a 27-19 victory over Cal Baptist in a non-conference dual wrestling meet, the Mustangs’ home opener, Friday night inside Mott Gym. Goodwin earned an escape, takedown and three-point near fall early in the third period for a 7-5 lead, then pinned Head to give head coach Brendan Buckley’s Mustangs an insurmountable 27-13 advantage with one bout remaining. Cal Poly forfeited the 285-pound bout. Had Head held on to his lead entering the final round, Cal Baptist would have trailed 21-16 and picked up six points for the forfeit at 285 to win the dual meet by a single point. Instead, Goodwin raised his record to 4-7 with his second pin as a Mustang. "I'm just glad he won," said Buckley. Cal Poly won just three other bouts on the mat, picking up 12 points on forfeits by the visiting Lancers. Cal Baptist led 9-6 after the first three bouts before the Mustangs put together a three-bout winning streak. Mustang 149-pounder Damien Arredondo earned a 6-2 decision over Dylan Cataline, jumping to a 5-0 lead in the opening period and an escape in the final period. Arredondo is now 3-2 for the season. At 157, Mustang junior Kyle Chene was an 11-4 winner over Alec Smith, giving Cal Poly a 15-9 lead halfway through the 10-bout card. Chene scored the first eight points of the bout with a takedown and pair of two-point near falls in the first period and a takedown early in the second period, lifting his record to 9-4 on the year. And at 165, Mustang Connor King earned a 6-2 decision over Anthony Ballinger, scoring a takedown in each of the first two periods and an escape and riding time in the third period. King is now 4-7 for the season. King’s win gave Cal Poly a 15-9 lead. Cal Baptist sophomore Kenneth Tribble won by major decision at 174 and, after the Lancers forfeited at 184, Goodwin clinched the dual meet for the Mustangs with his come-from-behind victory at 197. "Overall, that definitely was not the performance we were expecting tonight, but we somehow found a way to win," said Buckley. "We've got a lot of things to work on before the Reno Tournament of Champions." Cal Poly, 1-2 in duals this season, will compete in the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Reno Event Center. Results: 125 -- Taylor Hall, CB, pinned Evan McKirdy, CP, 2:26 133 -- Devon Lotito, CP, won by forfeit 141 -- Bradford Gerl, CB, dec. Brandan Rocha, CP, 7-1 149 -- Damien Arredondo, CP, dec. Dylan Cataline, CB, 6-2 157 -- Kyle Chene, CP, dec. Alec Smith, CB, 11-4 165 -- Connor King, CP, dec. Anthony Ballinger, CB, 6-2 174 -- Kenneth Tribble, CB, maj. dec. Mitch Woods, CP, 8-0 184 -- Sean Dougherty, CP, won by forfeit 197 -- J.T. Goodwin, CP, pinned Paul Head, CB, 6:09 285 -- Zach Merrill, CB, won by forfeit

PITTSBURGH -- The No. 16 Pitt Wrestling (2-2) team picked up six individual victories, including bonus points from Tyler Wilps and Nick Bonaccorsi to capture a 23-12 victory over No. 17 Maryland (4-2) this evening at Fitzgerald Field House. “In the second half of the match it was good getting Tyler Wilps and Nick Bonaccorsi out scoring bonus points and really setting the tone for us,” said associate head coach Jason Peters. “Overall, it was a good team performance. We would’ve liked to do a little bit better down low again but all-in-all it was a good performance in getting us back to .500.” After Maryland won the first two matches, Travis Shaffer got the Panthers on the board with an impressive 7-0 decision over Danny O’Malley at 141 pounds. Shaffer started the scoring when he got in on a double for a takedown and was quickly able to turn O’Malley for a pair of back points to take a 4-0 lead into the second. After the two wrestlers went scoreless in the second, Shaffer started on top and was able to get a pair of points for stalling en route to riding out O’Malley for the 7-0 decision. Following a Terps win at 149 pounds, Troy Reaghard sent Pitt into the intermission with momentum when he defeated Danny Orem, 4-2, at 157 pounds. Reaghard opened the scoring with a nice takedown on the edge of the mat near the end of the first. In the second, Reaghard started down and earned a quick escape to push his advantage to 3-0 heading into the final frame. Orem began the third down and was able to score two reversal points on a scramble near the edge of the mat. Orem then cut Reaghard loose to make the score 4-2 but Reaghard was able to keep Orem at bay and secure the decision and send Pitt to the lockerroom trailing 9-6. After the intermissions, Tyler Wilps earned a dominant 27-8 tech fall over Josh Snook at 165 pounds. Wilps started the first aggressively, scoring three takedowns and cutting Snook loose after the first two to take a 6-2 lead into the second. Wilps continued with his attacking style tallying another three takedowns after a quick escape to head into the third looking to secure bonus points for the Panthers. Wilps added four additional takedowns in the third and was able to secure the five-point tech fall when he tilted Snook near the end of the frame to earn three late near fall points and the 27-8 victory. Bonaccorsi kept the Pitt momentum going when he pinned Aaron Norris at 3:58 in his 174 pound bout. After beginning the first period in impressive fashion by scoring three takedowns, Bonaccorsi was able to tilt Norris near the end of the frame but could not secure the fall before the horn. Bonaccorsi would not miss his next opportunity for six points when he caught Norris in the middle of the second period and secured the pin at 3:58 to push the Panther advantage to 17-9. After Max Thoumusseit dropped a tough match at 184 pounds, Matt Wilps continued his strong season with a 7-2 decision over No. 13 Christian Bolley to clinch the match for the Panthers. Pitt was able to close out the dual on a high note when Zac Thomusseit earned a 7-0 decision against Carl Buchholz to give Pitt a 23-12 win. The Panthers return to action on Thursday, Dec. 20, when they open their EWL slate by hosting Cleveland State at 7 p.m. Results: 125: No. 12 Shane Gentry (M) dec. Godwin Nyama (P), 5-3; UM leads, 3-0 133: No. 13 Geoff Alexander (M) dec. No. 7 Shelton Mack (P), 3-2; UM leads, 6-0 141: Travis Shaffer (P) dec. Danny O’Malley (M), 7-0; UM leads, 6-3 149: Lou Mascola (M) dec. Donnie Tasser (P), 5-2; UM leads, 9-3 157: Troy Reaghard (P) dec. Danny Oren (M), 4-2; UM leads, 9-6 165: No. 11 Tyler Wilps (P) tech. fall Josh Snook (M), 27-8 (7:00); Pitt leads, 11-9 174: Nick Bonaccorsi (P) pins Aaron Norris (M), 3:58; Pitt leads, 17-9 184: No. 9 Jimmy Sheptock (M) dec. No. 14 Max Thomusseit (P) 3-2; Pitt leads, 17-12 197: No. 2 Matt Wilps (P) dec. No. 13 Christian Boley (M), 7-2; Pitt leads, 20-12 285: No. 9 Zac Thomusseit (P) dec. Carl Buchholz (M), 7-0; Pitt wins, 23-12

In its second Big Ten dual of the season, the No. 3 Minnesota Golden Gopher Wrestling team defeated the Northwestern Wildcats, 33-7, tonight at the Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis, Minn. With the win, the Gophers improve to 7-1, 2-0 B1G on the season, while the Wildcats drop to 3-1, 0-1 B1G. Northwestern was forced to forfeit two of the night's bouts, 133 lbs. and heavyweight, giving the Gophers an automatic 12-0 lead to start the match. After sitting out last week, David Thorn began the night at 125 lbs. and faced Dominick Malone to a 2-0 decision. Chris Dardanes received the forfeit win at 133 lbs. At 141 lbs., Nick Dardanes rectified a loss against Oklahoma State with a 14-10 comeback victory over Jameson Oster. Down 6-2 going into the third period, Dardanes made his move and notched five takedowns within a minute-thirty to pull ahead for the win. Seth Lange followed at 149 lbs. and tallied his first dual win of the season with a 4-2 decision over Dylan Marriott. The Wildcats marked their first points of the night in the 157 weight class when No. 2 Jason Welch defeated Brad Dolezal by a 13-2 major decision. Cody Yohn earned three points for the Gophers, edging Pierce Harger, 3-2, for the 165-pounders. Northwestern also took the 174-pound weight class. Lee Munster outlasted Alec Ortiz for an 8-2 decision. Kevin Steinhaus thrilled the crowd, scoring a 15-0 technical fall over Marcus Shrewsbury at the 3:48 mark. Steinhaus marked his first takedown 12 seconds into the first period. He followed with a near fall for two points then racked up three separate three-point near falls before time ran out. At 1:14 in the second, he moved for the reversal to end the bout. At 197 lbs., Scott Schiller defeated Alex Polizzi, 12-4 in what would be the final dual of the night. Tony Nelson received the second forfeit for six finals points to the Gopher total, ending the match 33-7. Minnesota will finish out the weekend tomorrow night when they host No. 15 Oregon State at 6 p.m. CT. Results: 125: No. 8 David Thorn dec. No. 18 Dominick Malone, 2-0 133: No. 5 Chris Dardanes wins by forfeit 141: No. 14 Nick Dardanes dec. Jameson Oster, 14-10 149: Seth Lange dec. Dylan Marriott, 4-2 157: No. 2 Jason Welch maj. dec. Brad Dolezal 165: No. 9 Cody Yohn dec. No. 10 Pierce Harger, 3-2 174: No. 9 Lee Munster dec. Alec Ortiz, 9-2 184: No. 4 Kevin Steinhaus tech. fall Marcus Shrewsbury, 15-0 (3:48) 197: No. 13 Scott Schiller maj. dec. Alex Polizzi, 12-4 285: No. 1 Tony Nelson wins by forfeit

Both No. 4 Apple Valley and No. 5 St. Michael-Albertville wrestled dual meets on Friday night at home against formidable, nationally ranked opposition. However, each earned victories against said teams at home, and won nine of the fourteen weight classes. Each of the dual meets had its bit of intrigue with lineup shifting and the like. For Apple Valley, they had their projected 106 to 126 group wrestling at 113 to 132. Additionally, Dayton Racer, a JJ Classic champion and Preseason Nationals champion, returned to the lineup after missing events of the opening weekend. The Eagles plugged him in at 152 and moved nationally ranked Mark Hall and Daniel Woiwor up a weight each to 160 and 170. In terms of Kasson-Mantorville, there was slightly less lineup shifting, but three of their wrestlers that have won state championships in the past: Nate Thomas, Brady, Berge, and Colton Laganiere: were one weight above their projected weight for the season. Looking at St. Michael-Albertville, nationally ranked Mitchell McKee did not wrestle tonight at 106 pounds. The projected group from 120-to-132 moved up one weight class each, competing at 126-to-138. Three-time state placer Cole Sladek weighed in up one weight class at 145, and shifted all the way to 152. There was also some movement within the back three weights of their lineup. For Simley, they were again without the services of state champion Juan Torres at 132. Two-time state champion Kyle Gliva is wrestling two weights above his projected weight for this season at 138. Nationally ranked Nick Wanzek for Simley seemed to chase Jordan Joseph up a weight class, as the pair of normal 170 pound wrestlers competed at 182. Two-time state champion Wanzek outlasted state placer Joseph 8-2. All four teams will be among the field at the Minnesota Christmas Tournament next weekend. No. 4 Apple Valley 39, No. 18 Kasson-Mantorville 20 106: Keaton Schorr (KM) dec. Kyle Rathman, 9-5 113: Gannon Volk (AV) dec. Gabe Shea, 6-3 120: Maolu Woiwor (AV) maj. dec. Ryan Erdman, 12-3 126: Brock Morgan (AV) pinned Alek Bernard, 0:37 132: No. 12 (at 126) Seth Gross (AV) dec. Nate Thomas, 8-7 138: Brady Berge (KM) maj. dec. Scott Mattison, 12-4 145: Colton Laganiere (KM) dec. Davionte Young, 10-5 152: Dayton Racer (AV) dec. Branden Schorr, 12-5 160: No. 1 (at 152) Mark Hall (AV) pinned Andy Bigelow, 1:43 170: No. 8 (at 160) Daniel Woiwor (AV) maj. dec. Corben Hansen, 9-1 182: David Johnson (AV) maj. dec. Harrison Barnes, 12-4 195: No. 2 Broc Berge (KM) maj. dec. Trom Peterson, 12-4 220: Paul Cheney (AV) pinned Hayden Sheeran, 1:18 285: No. 4 Sam Stoll (KM) pinned Lord Hyeamang 1:37 No. 5 St. Michael-Albertville 41, No. 8 Simley 21 106: Elliot Kirchert (SIM) pinned Zach Dehmer 113: Aaron Dick (STMA) dec. Cortez Arredondo, 4-2 120: Colton Schoen (STMA) pinned Kyle Nordstrom 126: No. 2 (at 120) Tommy Thorn (STMA) pinned Zach Spychalla 132: Tanner Mills (STMA) tech. fall Brad Rechzigal 138: Kyle Gliva (SIM) dec. Mark Voss, 2-1, TB 145: No. 1 Jake Short (SIM) pinned Talon Juusola 152: Mack Short (SIM) dec. Cole Sladek, 6-4 SV 160: Lincoln Mallinger (STMA) by forfeit 170: Thor Holstad (STMA) dec. Collin McCallister, 4-3 182: No. 4 (at 170) Nick Wanzek (SIM) dec. Jordan Joseph, 8-2 195: Jake Briggs (STMA) dec. Chris Baumann, 3-1 220: Michael Kessler (STMA) dec. Jackson Ryan, 7-3 285: Ricky Briggs (STMA) pinned Rashad Nixon

Team Standings: 1) No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. 90 (10 quarterfinalists), (2) No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. 76 (6), (3) No. 3 St. Edward, Ohio 67 (7), (4) No. 17 St. Paris Graham, Ohio 60.5 (5), (5) No. 30 Massillon Perry, Ohio 53.5 (6), Marmion Academy, Ill. 51.5 (3), (7) No. 10 Montini Catholic, Ill. 49.5 (5), (8) Robinson, Va. 49 (2), (T9) Brecksville, Ohio 44 (3), (T9) No. 33 Colonial Forge, Va. 44 (0) Other nationally ranked teams: (11) No. 27 McDonogh, Md. 41.5 (2), (12) No. 6 Canon-McMillan, Pa. 40 (4), (14) No. 28 Cincinnati Moeller 36 (0), (T23) No. 25 Kearney, Mo. 30 (1), (25) No. 35 Hermiston, Ore. 29 (1), (26) No. 34 Christiansburg, Va. 27.5 (4) Quarterfinal Pairings: 106: No. 1 Austin Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Tex.) L.J. Bentley (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. No. 9 Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio) Mario Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) vs. Anthony Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.) No. 20 Eli Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) 113: No. 1 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. Tanner Shoap (Chambersburg, Pa.) No. 11 Jaret Singh (Kearney, Mo.) vs. Eli Seipel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) Tommy Pawleski (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. No. 13 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) No. 9 Chaz Tucker (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 4 Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) 120: No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, Ohio) vs. David Bavery (Massillon Perry, Ohio) Jordan Laster (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. No. 10 (at 113) Coy Ozias (Christiansburg, Va.) No. 11 Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.) vs. No. 20 (at 120) Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) Dalton Macri (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) vs. No. 6 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.) 126: No. 1 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) vs. Brock Ervin (Union County, Ky.) Anthony Tutolo (Lake Catholic, Ohio) vs. No. 11 Colton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.) No. 19 Ivan McClay (Massillon, Ohio) vs. No. 3 (at 126) Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.) Judson Preskitt (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. No. 18 Bryce Meredith (Cheyenne Central, Wyo.) 132: No. 1 Dean Heil (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. No. 10 P.J. Klee (Blair Academy, N.J.) No. 14 George Fisher (Marmion Academy, Ill.) vs. No. 4 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) No. 4 (at 126) Connor Schram (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) vs. No. 3 Aaron Pico (St. John Bosco, Calif.) Josh Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) vs. No. 10 (at 120) J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, Va.) 138: No. 1 Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) vs. No. 11 (at 132) Josh Maruca (Franklin Regional, Pa.) Colin Heffernan (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. Isaac Bast (Massillon Perry, Ohio) Ryan Skonieczny (Akron SVSM, Ohio) vs. Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic, Ill.) No. 16 (at 145) Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 16 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) 145: No. 5 (at 152) Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio) Josh Shields (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. No. 8 Jack Clark (McDonogh, Md.) Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) vs. Tyler Fahrer (Delta, Ohio) No. 12 Colt Cotten (Benton, Pa.) vs. No. 4 Edgar Bright (St. Edward, Ohio) 152: Chris Weiler (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) Tony Dailey (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. No. 9 Jack Bass (Robinson, Va.) No. 6 Austin Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.) vs. No. 14 Markus Scheidel (St. Edward, Ohio) Seth Williams (Tiffin Columbian, Ohio) vs. No. 6 (at 160) Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.) 160: No. 1 Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. Briar Shively (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) No. 10 (at 152) Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.) vs. No. 20 Abraham Rodriguez (Hermiston, Ore.) No. 5 Josh Llopez (St. Mary’s Ryken, Md.) vs. No. 12 Nicky Hall (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) Colton Jackson (The Villages, Fla.) vs. No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) 170: No. 3 Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.) vs. Luke Cramer (Oak Harbor, Ohio) No. 17 Keaton Subjeck (Oak Ridge, Calif.) vs. Quentin Hiles (Brecksville, Ohio) No. 18 Patrick Coover (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 10 Peter Santos (Oakmont, Calif.) No. 19 Corey Griego (Sultana, Calif.) vs. No. 1 Cody Wiercioch (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) 182: No. 1 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Jake Turk (Montini Catholic, Ill.) No. 18 Taylor Jackson (The Villages, Fla.) vs. No. 6 (at 170) Brett Harner (Norristown, Pa.) Addison Knepshield (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Immanuel Barber (Canyon Springs, Calif.) Travis Linton (Rootstown, Ohio) vs. No. 7 B.J. Toal (Troy Christian, Ohio) 195: No. 5 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Nick Havener (CVCA, Ohio) Jimmy Szep (Lake Catholic, Ohio) vs. L.J. Barlow (Haverford School, Pa.) Adam Kluk (Medina Highland, Ohio) vs. Spencer Neff (Good Counsel, Md.) Gabe Dzuro (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. DJ Zissimos (Broomfield, Col.) 220: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Parker Knapp (St. Edward, Ohio) Evan Rosborogh (Painesville Riverside, Ohio) vs. No. 19 Zane Krall (Wauseon, Ohio) No. 4 Garrett Ryan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic, Ohio) Alex Campbell (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) vs. No. 11 (at 195) Joe Tayse (Massillon Perry, Ohio) 285: No. 2 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Dre’k Brumley (Akron SVSM, Ohio) Jemal Averette (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Jake Moore (Rootstown, Ohio) Jake Pinkston (Robinson, Va.) vs. Zach DeLuca (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) Stefano Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. No. 9 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.)

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Related Links: Preview | Brackets The most recent updates will appear at the top of this page. Refresh to see the latest updates. 11:30 p.m. ET: For tomorrow morning, in the interest of efficiency, I'll be going twitter only (at minimum primariy). The twitter feed will embed through the InterMat front page. Biggest picture point for me tonight was the impressive performances by freshmen Marinelli and Weiler at 152, and they'll face off against each other in the quarterfinals. 8:30 p.m. ET: Nearing towards the end of our evening. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. will lead the way with 10 in the quarterfinals. No. 3 St. Edward, Ohio has seven despite having Domenic Abounader out with injury at 182. Six each for No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. and No. 30 Massillon Perry, Ohio. Five each for No. 17 St. Paris Graham, Ohio and No. 10 Montini Catholic, Ill. Four each for No. 6 Canon-McMillan, Pa. and No. 34 Christiansburg, Va. 7:30 p.m. ET: We're done with front side action for tonight, consolation round still to go. 220 pound quarters are set with No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Parker Knapp (St. Edward, Ohio); Ohio natives Evan Rosborogh (Painesville Riverside) vs. Zane Krall (Wauseon); Garrett Ryan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic, Ill.); and Alex Campbell (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) vs. Joe Tayse (Massillon Perry, Ohio). 285 pound quarters are set with No. 2 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Dane Mills (Parkersburg South, W.Va.), Jemal Averette (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Jake Moore (Rootstown, Ohio), Jake Pinkston (Robinson, Va.) vs. Zach DeLuca (Pittsburgh CC, Pa.), and Stefano Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. Michael Johnson (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 7:20 p.m. ET: Quarters at 195 are set with Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy) vs. Nick Havener (CVCA, Ohio), Jimmy Szep (Lake Catholic, Ohio) vs. LJ Barlow (Haverfield School, Pa.), Adam Kluk (Medina Highland, Ohio) vs. Spencer Neff (Good Counsel, Md.), and DJ Zissimos (Broomfield, Col.) vs. Gabe Dzuro (St. Edward, Ohio). 7:00 p.m. ET: Quarters at 182 are set. Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Jake Turk (Montini, Ill.), nationally ranked wrestlers Taylor Jackson (The Villages, Fla.) vs. Brett Harner (Norristown, Pa.), Addison Kneppshield (Blair Academy) vs. Immanuel Barber (Canyon Springs, Calif.), and a battle of Ohio DIII stars in Travis Linton (Rootstown) and B.J. Toal (Troy Christian). 6:50 p.m. ET: Quarters at 160 are set. Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. Briar Shively (Parkersburg South, W.Va.), nationally ranked wrestlers Mark Martin (McDonogh, Md.) vs. Abraham Rodriguez (Hermiston, Ore.), nationally ranked wrestlers Josh Llopez (St. Mary's Ryken, Md.) vs. Nicky Hall (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), and Colton Jackson (The Villages, Fla.) vs. Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.). All six nationally ranked wrestlers in on the front side. 6:40 p.m. ET: Quarters at 170 start with Epperly (Christiansburg) and Luke Cramer (Oak Harbor, Ohio) against one another. The other quarter up top is Subjeck (Oak Ridge, Calif.) v Quentin Hiles (Brecksville). On the bottom half, it's nationally ranked wrestlers all on deck: Coover (Blair Academy) v Santos (Oakmont, Calif.), and Griego (Sultana, Calif.) v Wiercioch (Canon McMillan, Pa.) 6:25 p.m. ET: Quarters at 145 have super juniors Milonas (Blair Academy) v Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Oh.), then Shields (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. Jack Clark (McDonogh, Md.), Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) vs. Tyler Fahrer (Delta, Ohio), and seniors Colt Cotten (Benton, Pa.) v Edgar Bright (St. Edward, Ohio). The other three quarters at 152 have Tony Dailey (Massillon perry, Ohio) vs. Jack Bass (Robinson, Va.), a pair of seniors Austin Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.) vs. Markus Scheidel (St. Edward, Ohio), and National Prep wrestlers Toby Hague (McDonogh, Md.) vs. Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, NJ). 6:20 p.m. ET: Crazy with a pair of freshmen in the quarters at 152 matching up Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. Chris Weiler (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.). Marinelli just beat 2x CA placer - and 2x S32 placer, also Reno TOC champ - Shayne Tucker (Bella Vista) 5-4. 6:15 p.m. ET: A very impressive win for Josh Shields (Franklin Regional, Pa.) at 145 over Super32 champ Grant Leeth (Kearney, Mo.). Major props for an 8-3 win! 6:10 p.m. ET: 126 quarters: Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) v Ervin (Union County, Ky.), Anthony Tutolo (Lake Catholic, Ohio) v Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.), Ivan McClay (Massillon, Ohio) v Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.), Judson Preskitt (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) v Bryce Meredith (Campbell County, Wyo.) 138 quarters: Retherford (Benton, Pa.) v Maruca (Franklin Regional, Pa.), Colin Heffernan (St. Edward, Ohio) v Isaac Bast (Massillon Perry, Ohio), Ryan Skonieczny (Akron SVSM, Ohio) v Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic, Ill.), Mason Manville (Blair Academy, NJ) v Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) 5:55 p.m. ET: We have seven quarterfinalists at each 126 and 138. Waiting on the last one and we'll unveil the pairings. 5:45 p.m. ET: 132 quarterfinal pairings: Dean Heil (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. P.J. Klee (Blair Academy, NJ), George Fisher (Marmion Academy, Ill.) v Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), Connor Schram (Canon McMillan, Pa.) vs. Aaron Pico (St. John bosco, calif.), Josh Decatur (CVCA, Ohio) vs. JR Wert (C'Burg, Va.) 5:20 p.m. ET: 120 quarterfinal pairings: Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, Ohio) vs. David Bavery (Massillon Perry, Ohio), Jordan Laster (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Coy Ozias (Christiansburg, Va.), Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.) vs. Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.), Dalton Macri (Canon McMillan, Pa.) vs. Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, NJ) 5:15 p.m. ET: 113 quarterfinal pairings: Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. Tanner Shoap (Chamersburg), Jaret Singh (Kearney, Mo.) vs. Eli Seipel (Graham, Ohio), Tommy Pawleski (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Ke-Shawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.), Chaz Tucker (Blair Academy, NJ) vs. Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Ohio). 5:00 p.m. ET: A coupe tight matches at 113 pounds in the round of 16. 3-1 overtime victory for Tanner Shoap (Chambersburg, Pa.) over Zach Fuentes (Norristown, Pa.). Eli Siepel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) with a 4-3 victory over Drew Romero (Broomfield, Col.) 4:50 p.m. ET: Quarterfinals at 106 are Assad (Brecksville) v Mueller (Trinity CA, Tex), LJ Bentley (St Edward) v Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry), Mario Guillen (Perrysburg) v Anthony Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.), Eli Stickley (St. Paris Graham) v Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) 4:45 p.m. ET: Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) leading No. 2 in the nation Jordan Kutler (Blair Academy, NJ) 3-1 after two full periods at 106 downstairs. 4:30 p.m. ET: Austin Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) at 106 is the first quarterfinalist, as he won downstairs. Quarterfinal 106 has started downstairs. 113 upstairs will start shortly. 4:20 p.m. ET: Blair Academy, NJ already out to a dominant lead with 50 points after the bulk of the first full championship round. Wyoming Seminary, Pa. and St. Paris Graham, Ohio just under 15 points back. 4:05 p.m. ET: Did get confirmation that Tony Dailey (Massillon Perry, Ohio) upset nationally ranked Kevin Cooper (Simon Kenton, Ky.) by tech fall at 152 pounds. 3:50 p.m. ET: State placer Jeric Kasunic (Benton, Pa.) will withstand the charge of Ray Barr (St. Edward, Ohio) to win 9-6. Cadet double AA Xavier Montalvo (Montini Catholic, Ill.) falls to defeat, 3-2 against Dom Scalise (Kiski Prep, Pa.). Both of those at 160. 3:40 p.m. ET: Early team scores have St. Paris Graham, Ohio in the lead with 30, Blair Academy, NJ with 29, and then Wyoming Seminary, Pa. with 25. 3:25 p.m. ET: Big round for the freshmen at 152, Chris Weiler (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) beats top seed Garrett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) 10-8, and Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) beat state champion Jordan Marshall (Troy Christian, Ohio) 8-3. 3:05 p.m. ET: Nice upset win by fall for Andrew Mendel (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio) over Cadet freestyle All-American Jose Champagne (Montini Catholic, Ill.) - one of the nation's best freshman. That match at 132. 2:35 p.m. ET: I was downstairs, twitter had some stuff. That includes state champ David Bavery (Massillon Perry, Ohio) beating freshman sensation Brent Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 8-5 at 120. 2:05 p.m. ET: Nationally ranked Doyle Trout (Centennial, Neb.) - three seed - in a battle against freshman Garrett Lambert (Strongsville, Ohio). 4-4 after two, Lambert escapes to 5-4, which is the final. 1:55 p.m. ET: Ironman placer last year Troy Lang (Brecksville, Ohio) loses 3-1 in overtime at 182 in the last of the prelim matches against Daniel Mika (Robinson, Va.) 1:50 p.m. ET: Got action in the field house, weight class 113. Our first rd of 32 match in the main dome is Austin Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) - top seed at 106 - against T.K. Megonigal (McDonogh, Md.). Colbray looks good to hang on to the 6-3 win over Belaia. 1:45 p.m. ET: Tough prelim match for Super 32 placr Alex Belaia (N. Olmsted, Oh) against Cadet Greco champ Samuel Colbray (Hermiston, Ore.) at 182 on mat four - far end of the main facility. 1:30 p.m. ET: Starting to send some matches downstairs, which means the round of 32 will be upon us. 1:20 p.m. ET: Top seed Garrett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) gets the pin at 2:50 at 152 pounds. Joins fellow Penn State recruit Retheford as a top seed winning. 1:15 p.m. ET: Our first one seed has wrestled, and it was quick. A 58 second pin by Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) at 138 pounds. Straight up beast. 1:03 p.m. ET: And we have one result already, pin by Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio) over Jimmy Pawleski (Montini Catholic, Ill.) in the first period. 12:55 p.m. ET: Looks like we're a go for an on-time start at 1:00 et. 12:33 p.m. ET: Other scratches include Danny Boychuck (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) at 106 and Kevin Kinney (Kearney, Mo.) at 138. We're just under 30 minutes from the start. 11:38 a.m. ET: I've been told, but cannot confirm, Domenic Abounader (St. Edward, Ohio) is OUT of the Walsh Ironman. I am on my way there. See ya there. 11:36 a.m. ET: Thanks for reading the running notebook from the Walsh Ironman. There will also be Twitter updates, which will be similar to the updates posted on this running notebook.

InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. You have until Thursday night every week to send questions to Foley's Twitter or email account. Do you want to read a past mailbag? Access archives. Maybe the stress of the season is starting to wear on readers, but there has been a lot of passion in your emails. Many of your questions are just poorly disguised rants, but I enjoy your perspectives. Twitter is an excellent medium for questions, but it's just not the same as unleashing a 250-word evisceration via email. Keep it up, friends. Bring the heat! The Back Points podcast has a new intro. I love it, but we are going to expand on it. If you couldn't tell it's a weekly growth, so please subscribe on iTunes so you can keep up with all the guests and maybe even transfer some of our lines to bets with your pals. To your questions and comments ... Q: Glad I read your mailbag following a hectic weekend. Saw someone ask about Ronnie "The Spladle" Sribniak from Illinois. Ronnie was on my radar my last year I was at Neosho County Community College as an assistant during the 2009-2010 season. Ronnie was one heck of a pole vaulter too and was being looked at by several schools for his athleticism in track as well. Haven't talked with him in a while, but Ronnie was up in Rapid City, S.D., and was stationed at Ellsworth AFB there with the Air Force. Tough kid that with maturity would be a solid pickup following his military career for sure. -- Aaron "Swayz" Foley: The Spladle is flying high! Q: It seems like almost every year now we have some surprise true freshman like Megaludis, Dake, or Howe who make the NCAA finals. I know it's fairly early, but what true freshmen do you think have a chance at reaching the finals this year, if any? It seems like a rough rode this year for true freshmen, but in my opinion Nahshon Garrett has a chance if anyone does. I've seen a ton of his matches this year and he seems to be improving at a tremendous rate. He looked really good against a super tough Waters as well! -- Nick B. Foley: You said it. Nahshon Garrett is having a monster year! Do I think he's going to get past Waters, McDonough or Megaludis and sneak into the finals? No. However, I do think he'll be an All-American, maybe even a high placing AA. The freshman with the best chance of making the finals is Alex Dierenger of Oklahoma State. He's undefeated right now with four falls, two majors and 4-2 decision over Dannny Zilverberg of Minnesota. There is room at the top of 157 for more than just DSJ and Welch. Dierenger could present BOTH of those guys with a troublesome match. Q: B.J. Penn or Rory MacDonald? -- @bakeuzene Foley: B.J. Penn by submission. Though Rory MacDonald is a much larger human, the Canadian youngster lost his two-round advantage over Carlos Condit when he all but threw up a white flag after being swept to his back peppered with effective ground and pound. MacDonald took Condit down four or five times, something he absolutely will not do to Penn. Along with being a naturally gifted wrestler, Penn reinforced his wrestling this training camp by flying in Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley. Those men are big and studly grapplers. Should MacDaddy push the pace on Penn and try to overpower him with striking he could easily become the victim of Penn's boxing skills. Also, I just don't like MacDonald. Can that be a reason? I'm alone in picking Penn, but I think he's a good value. If it comes down to wrestling I'll be right. Q: Is Chance Marstellar back to wrestling? Should PSU be everybody's No. 1 now with the Minnesota loss? -- Bobby L. Foley: Two questions, I like it. Yes, according to Chance he's been getting back in the room, though his Facebook makes it sound like it's been a struggle to regain his form. The kid is nails and I'm sure he'll be back to prime form before he steps on the mats in Hershey. Yes, I think everyone can agree that Penn State is the best team in the land right now. We'll see how the rest of the season shakes out though, that Minnesota team was a little banged up. Be sure to pay attention to the Gophers at B1G and NCAAs. Q: I like to read online wrestling chats to gain additional facts, unsubstantiated rumors, opinions, and insights since participants are often uniquely connected to the college teams I follow. Oftentimes, within those chats a debate will arise from criticism of a particular wrestler's performance, of which there seems to be two types of thinking. One I'll call the cheerleader approach and includes comments that usually go "give him a break, he's working his tail off/handling some issues and deserves our support/trying some new things/changed weights for the team," etc. The other I'll call the a-hole approach and includes comments like "he was a top recruit and he sucks" or "he got his ass kicked and looks clueless out there," etc. Unfortunately, the a-hole approach sometimes gets vicious, and is usually supported by the added argument of "this isn't high school anymore" or "men his age are fighting wars," particularly if it's a scholarship athlete. If it were my son, I would absolutely want the cheerleader approach, and regardless think some vicious attacks are totally unnecessary. However, as a fan I feel that strictly cheerleading is a bad thing, especially when you think of more popular sports where a football or basketball players misfortunes are highlighted not only in online chats, but also in the sports page. And, if people aren't allowed to have honest discussions, then at some point they stop paying attention. What do you think? -- JH Foley: Not too much to add here. I agree that it can be discouraging to hear adults belittle kids and young adults when they are on the mat competing with good intentions. The only time I'll accept a tough ribbing of one of these wrestlers is when it's apparent that they aren't trying their best, or are acting well outside the ideals of sportsmanship. Not sure about you guys, but nobody in my life can make me feel guiltier about a bad performance than my mother. Moms can identify the effort of their son's more honestly than a father. Mama bears are impressed by dedication, where fathers tend to expect commitment as a given. Multimedia Halftime: By now we've all seen the clip, but just in case I've embedded it below. Wrestling is an inclusive sport. We don't rate our athletes on speed, height, skin color, or vertical leap. All we ask is that you have heart. Come one, come all. Q: What happened with Steve Bosak? I haven't seen him anywhere yet ... -- Dusty B. Foley: Word on the quad is that he'll be strapping them in time for the Southern Scuffle. True? I don't know. Most coaches won't talk about injuries with any detail. Will let you know if anything changes. Q: How good is Gilmer, Ga., since they defeated Christiansburg on Saturday at the Lake Norman Duals in North Carolina. Also, another North Carolina team gave Christiansburg all they could handle before losing 39-36. Does Christiansburg deserve their high ranking in the country? -- Mike Foley: C-Burg probably does. They are a very small school and think they are still waiting for some of their athletes to transition from football to the wrestling mats. Was their starting lineup out there? I think they were also pretty dinged up. All credit to Gilmer. Tough, tough squad! Q: I understand all of the attention that 165 is getting with Dake, Taylor and Caldwell, but isn't perhaps "toughest weight class in recent history" a bit of an overstatement? Do you think 184 this year is tougher/deeper? Check out the NCAA finishes of the top 8 ranked guys: Ruth 1st, 3rd Bosak 1st, 4th, R12 Hamlin 4th, 2nd, Q Steinhaus 5th, 8th Bennett 6th, 8th, 6th Ihnen 7th, R12, R12 Loder R12, R12 Ethen Lofthouse 7th, Q Kind of hard to believe that somebody who's already a 3-time AA is ranked fifth, and moreover that it seems like a reasonable ranking. -- Ron Foley: Embellishments get me nowhere. I should have changed that assertion after it was clear that Andrew Howe wouldn't be competing at 165 this season. I think you are right ... 184 might be the tougher weight top to bottom. Dake and Taylor are a better story, and should they become four-time finalists, the story of their matches this season will be retold for years. Add-in a game Tyler Caldwell and your top three is pretty gnarly. But, yes, you're right, 184 is much more competitive the further you move down the list. Reader Assignment Q: I think putting together a list of the best college wrestler nicknames would be fun. Since technology and recent events have brought me back into wrestling after a 30 year departure, I would love to hear some. -- C-Bart Foley: Alan "Running" Waters ... Ed "Baby" Ruth ... Kyle "Kid Dynamite" Dake Help me out, wrestling fans! --- Keitani Graham and Jake ClarkKeitani Graham, a Micronesian Greco-Roman wrestler who competed at 84 kilos in the 2012 Olympics, died earlier this week of undisclosed causes. The Chuuk native was home working as the executive director of a non-profit. Graham was a close friend and training partner of Minnesota native Jake Clark. The duo trained in Hawaii, where Clark had moved a few years ago to train and start the Hi-Flyers Wrestling Club. From Clark's Facebook:Nearly every photo I have of Keitani Graham is one of him talking to or working with kids. As you can see by the looks on everyone's face, Kei was an amazing person with such a kind heart! Gone way too soon... Miss you Buddy, Kinnisou (thanks in Chuukese) for all that you've done for our sport, and for all that you did in helping build the Hi Flyers!!!RIP, Keitani Graham.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team won seven of 10 matches to top No. 23 Lehigh, 26-9, Thursday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The fifth-ranked Hawkeyes scored 24 takedowns and surrender only seven, outscoring the Mountain Hawks 74-36 in match points. The win was Iowa’s 200th all-time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Matt McDonough (125) kicked off the dual with a first period pin and Tony Ramos (133) and Mark Ballweg (141) followed with major decisions to help Iowa build an early 14-0 lead. McDonough recorded two takedowns and a pair of nearfall points before flattening Alex Abreu in 2:05. Ramos totaled four takedowns in the first period and piled up 4:47 in riding time to earn a 12-3 major decision. Ballweg erased an early takedown by putting together eight unanswered points and eventually earning a 15-5 win. Michael Kelly and Derek St. John followed Ballweg with a pair of wins. Kelly gave up a takedown in the first 30 seconds but scored an escape, one takedown and two nearfall points to end the first period up 5-3. He added a point for stalling in the second period and tacked on another takedown in the final frame to earn a 9-4 win at 149. St. John got on the legs of fourth-ranked Logan Molina to grab an early 2-0 lead in the day’s most anticipated match. He escaped in the first six seconds of the second period and added another takedown to build a 5-0 lead entering the third frame. He used 2:02 of riding time to eventually earn the 6-0 shutout at 157. Nick Moore stretched Iowa’s team lead to 23-0 with a 7-4 decision over No. 17 Eric Hess at 165. Moore scored a takedown right off the whistle and added two more takedowns in the final period to improve to 5-0. Nathaniel Brown won the first of three straight Lehigh matches when he scored a takedown in the final minute of a 3-2 win against Grant Gambrall at 174. Second-ranked Robert Hamlin followed with a 9-4 win over No. 7 Ethen Lofthouse at 184 before John Bolich topped Nathan Burak 3-2 at 197. “We were managing damage on our end and that can’t happen,” said UI head coach Tom Brands. “We need go out and be doing damage to our opponent. “You want good things to happen and in order for good things to happen you’ve got to do things that are in your control to make things open up. I don’t think we did that enough.” Bobby Telford closed the afternoon with an 11-4 win over Jack Delia at 285. Telford used four takedowns and 3:51 of riding time to improve to 7-0. “I think we’ve got to get going,” said Brands. “We need more than three points and we didn’t always have that tonight. Now we have to do something about it.” The Hawkeyes return to the mat at the inaugural Grapple at the Garden in New York City on Dec. 16. Iowa faces Hofstra and Bucknell beginning at 9:30 a.m. (CT) at Madison Square Garden. Notes: Attendance was 5,326… Iowa is 200-19 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena since moving from the UI Fieldhouse in 1983… Iowa won 3-of-4 bouts featuring ranked competitors… Iowa is 24-0 all-time against Lehigh. Results: 125: #1 Matt McDonough (IA) pinned Alex Abreu (LU), 2:05; 6-0 133: #3 Tony Ramos (IA) major dec. Cody Kievman (LU), 12-3; 10-0 141: #11 Mark Ballweg (IA) major dec. #18 Anthony Salupo (LU), 15-5; 14-0 149: Michael Kelly (IA) dec. #19 Shane Welsh (LU), 9-4; 17-0 157: #1 Derek St. John (IA) dec. #4 Joey Napoli (LU), 6-0; 20-0 165: #19 Nick Moore (IA) dec. #17 Eric Hess (LU), 7-4; 23-0 174: #19 Nathaniel Brown (LU) dec. Grant Gambrall (IA), 3-2; 23-3 184: #3 Robert Hamlin (LU) dec. #7 Ethen Lofthouse (IA), 9-4; 23-6 197: John Bolich (LU) dec. #20 Nathan Burak (LU), 3-2; 23-9 285: #5 Bobby Telford (IA) dec. Jack Delia (LU), 11-4; 26-9

University of Northern Iowa head wrestling coach Doug Schwab announced junior Joe Colon has been dismissed from the Panther wrestling program. Joe Colon"Joe had previously been suspended during the fall semester as a result of not fulfilling the social and academic obligations of a student-athlete at the University of Northern Iowa,” Schwab said. “Subsequently, Joe failed to honor the conditions he agreed to in order to be eligible for reinstatement as a student-athlete. "The standard of excellence we demand in the wrestling room extends to every aspect of a student-athlete's life. The most important thing for Joe right now is to commit himself outside of wrestling the same way he committed to wrestling. If that happens, we would welcome Joe back for his senior season." Colon (Clear Lake, Iowa/Clear Lake HS/Iowa Central CC) was a 2012 NCAA national qualifier for the Panthers where he advanced to the quarterfinals in the 133-pound bracket. He posted a mark of 27-4 in the 2011-12 season. Colon was a perfect 11-0 in dual competition at 133 pounds for the Panthers.

WATERLOO, Iowa -- The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and Mudd Advertising have partnered to release The Dan Gable Experience, an exclusive online auction. The winner of the auction receives a special opportunity to interact with Dan Gable, one of the greatest icons in all of sport. The Dan Gable Experience will take place during the Iowa versus Penn State wrestling dual meet on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, in Iowa City. Iowa and Penn State have combined for the last five NCAA team championships in wrestling, with Penn State winning the last two. “I am honored to showcase our sport of wrestling, especially in a championship atmosphere,” said Gable. Mudd Advertising, based out of Cedar Falls, Iowa, is a recognized leader in traditional and digital marketing across the nation. Mudd Advertising has seen great success over the last 31 years in business and partners with over 3,000 automotive clients across the nation each year. Mudd Advertising considers Gable to be a true mentor for effective leadership and success. “Mudd Advertising supports the efforts of Dan Gable to inspire students, athletes and businesses to rise to the highest levels of achievement,” said Gary Kroeger, a former cast member of Saturday Night Live who currently works for Mudd Advertising. “Gable’s message, as evidenced by his accomplishments, embodies the principles of hard work, dedication, commitment, goals and unwavering spirit. As a company we embrace these principles and we are proud to partner with Dan Gable and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum.” All proceeds from the auction will benefit the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum, a not-for-profit organization committed to advancing the sport of wrestling. The Gable Museum is located in Gable’s hometown of Waterloo, Iowa. Gable won three individual state wrestling titles at West Waterloo (1964-1966) and compiled a 64-0 career high school record. He went on to win two individual NCAA titles at Iowa State University with a career college record of 117-1. Gable won an Olympic gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics without surrendering a point. During his tenure as head wrestling coach, Gable led the University of Iowa to 15 NCAA championships and 21 consecutive Big 10 titles in 21 seasons (1977-1997). In 2000, Sports Illustrated named him the top sports figure in the state of Iowa. There are three statues throughout Iowa dedicated to Dan Gable’s legacy, including one outside of Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. On October 25, 2012, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad declared Dan Gable Day statewide. The Dan Gable Experience includes: 1. Four tickets to the Iowa dual on February 1, 2013, against Cael Sanderson and the two-time defending NCAA team champions Penn State. An extra ticket will be provided for a special guest appearance by an Iowa wrestling legend. 2. Tour with Dan Gable of his house in Iowa City, which includes his personal wrestling room, his trophy room, his workout facility in his cabin, his sauna, and his “Rocky-style” workout facility in his shed. 3. Dan Gable will provide a tour of the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex at Carver Hawkeye-Arena. 4. Four Caldera warm up jackets and four pairs of running shoes provided by ASICS. 5. Four autographed Dan Gable posters personalized by Dan Gable, plus other specialty items. 6. Four National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum t-shirts. 7. Four Dan Gable shirts from Ironside Apparel. This includes a meet and greet with Iowa’s two-time NCAA wrestling champion Mark Ironside at his all Hawkeye, all the time Iowa wrestling store. 8. Personal tour of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo. 9. Dinner for four the night of the dual meet. 10. Hotel stay courtesy of Kinseth Hospitality. Bruce Kinseth was an NCAA wrestling champion for Gable in 1979. He pinned his way through the Big Ten tournament and the NCAA tournament that year. People interested in bidding on this exclusive opportunity should click, here. For more information, email dgmstaff@nwhof.org. ABOUT THE NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME DAN GABLE MUSEUM The National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum is a not-for-profit organization based out of Waterloo, Iowa. The mission of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame is to preserve history, recognize excellence, and inspire future generations. ABOUT MUDD ADVERTISING Mudd Advertising is a leader in direct marketing, audio-visual production, media, digital marketing and point-of-sale advertising. Headquartered in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the Mudd campus features a 3,000 square-foot state-of-the-art production studio. Mudd partners with over 3,000 clients across the nation and is highly regarded for its results-driven advertising specializing in the automotive, academic, agricultural and entertainment industries. Mudd has been helping clients succeed since 1981.

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Niko Brown was named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Month for November the league office announced today. Brown opened the season with a 14-1 record in November, including a 5-0 mark in dual meets. A senior from Kissimmee, Fla., Brown turned in five pins at the 197-pound weight class in his first month of action. The Mocs opened the season with three duals at No. 16 Virginia on Nov. 3 and Brown notched wins over wrestlers from Ohio, Anderson and the host Cavaliers. At the Hokie Open the following day, Brown went 5-1 with a pair of pins, topping opponents from Virginia Tech, Indiana, Air Force and Rutgers. He bounced back from a loss to North Carolina's Antonio Giorgio in the quarterfinals to claim third place in his weight class. At the Wolfpack Open on Nov. 11, He went 4-0 to claim the 197-pound title, topping wrestlers from NC State, Virginia Tech and West Virginia before defeating Old Dominion's Kevin Beasley in the title match. Brown wrapped up his month with a pair of dual wins on Nov. 16, pinning Joe Gallegos from Cumberland in just 11 seconds and downing No. 2 Iowa's Thomas Kira at the Chattanooga Duals. Brown was the SoCon's Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 14. The Mocs are currently preparing for next week's road trip to Princeton on Dec. 14 and the Grapple in the Garden on Dec. 16. The Grapple in the Garden will pit Chattanooga against Rutgers and No. 2 Oklahoma State in the first collegiate duals held in New York City's Madison Square Garden. UTC returns home for the Southern Scuffle in McKenzie Arena on Jan. 1-2. Five of the top-10 teams in the country will visit the Scenic City for the two-day tournament. The next home dual is scheduled for Jan. 6 against No. 6 Illinois. Tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com or by calling the UTC Ticket Office at (423) 266-MOCS (6627).

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- For the first time since 2002 the Lehigh wrestling team heads to Iowa as the 23rd-ranked Mountain Hawks meet the fifth-ranked Hawkeyes Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Mountain Hawks are coming off an up-and-down weekend at home where they posted an impressive 34-7 win over Hofstra before stumbling 24-12 against Penn in their EIWA opener. Senior Robert Hamlin, junior Joey Napoli and sophomore Nathaniel Brown were the only three wrestlers to post 2-0 marks last weekend. Three Mountain Hawks are ranked in the latest Amateur Wrestling News rankings, led by Hamlin, a two-time defending EIWA Champion and All-American, who comes in at No. 2. Hamlin is also ranked third by InterMat and W.I.N. Magazine. Napoli shot into the top ten with wins over top-six opponents from Penn State and Bloomsburg. Sophomore Anthony Salupo moved into the rankings at 141 following his win over Luke Vaith of Hofstra. Brown is not ranked by A.W.N. but is ranked 19th at 174 by InterMat. One of college wrestling’s most storied programs; Iowa has won 23 national championships and 34 Big Ten titles. The Hawkeyes boast another strong team in 2012-13. Iowa has won its first six duals to open the season, including a 32-3 throttling of rival Iowa State Saturday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa also owns wins over Cumberland, Virginia, Chattanooga, SIU-Edwardsville and Cornell College. Iowa’s projected lineup features eight nationally-ranked wrestlers including three men ranked either first or second. The Hawkeyes are led by two-time national champion Matt McDonough at 125, while returning finalist Derek St. John (157) is also ranked No. 1 at his weight class. Returning All-American Tony Ramos comes in at No. 2 at 133, while heavyweight Bobby Telford is also coming off an All-America season and is currently ranked fifth. Iowa finished third at last year’s NCAA Championships and recently won three straight national team titles in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Thursday’s dual marks Lehigh’s first trip to Iowa since the 2002-03 season. Lehigh has not had a great deal of success in the state of Iowa, winning just twice in 18 road dual meets against Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa and Cornell College. The Mountain Hawks posted a 40-0 win over Cornell College back in 1972 and also won 21-12 at Iowa State in 2002. Lehigh is 0-13 all-time versus Iowa in Iowa City. Lehigh and Iowa meet for the 24th time Thursday and the first time since December 2002. The Mountain Hawks have never defeated the Hawkeyes, dropping the previous 23 duals, including all 13 matches contested in Iowa. Lehigh and Iowa met once in 21 consecutive seasons from 1972 to 1992. Iowa is one of eight schools that Lehigh owns zero all-time wins against, but it is the only school in the group Lehigh has wrestled more than two times. Thursday’s match gets underway at 5 p.m. (ET) from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. The match will be broadcast on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as Lehighsports.com with pre-match coverage beginning at 4:45. The match will be Lehigh’s final dual of the fall semester. The Mountain Hawks will compete at the Midlands Championships December 29-30 in Evanston, Illinois before returning home to host Cornell on Sunday, January 6 at 2 p.m.

The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten), ranked No. 1 nationally in Intermat's TPI, will host the Indiana Hoosiers (5-2, 0-0 Big Ten) in the Big Ten dual meet opener for both teams. Action is set for 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9, in already sold out Rec Hall. A limited number of Standing Room Only tickets are available by calling 1-800-NITTANY. Penn State is coming off an outstanding performance in the 2012 Nittany Lion Open last Sunday. Head coach Cael Sanderson's crew crowned five champions and had five other finalists at the event. In all, The Nittany Lions ended the event with 18 placers and a 97-34 overall record. Penn State put on a pinning clinic, tallying 23 falls at the event, led by Andrew Alton with five. Winning titles for Penn State were Andrew Alton at 149, David Taylor at 165, Matt Brown at 174, Ed Ruth at 184 and Quentin Wright at 197. Penn State's other finalists were Nico Megaludis at 125, Jimmy Gulibon at 133, Dylan Alton at 157, Morgan McIntosh at 197 and Jimmy Lawson at 285. The Nittany Lions are being led by a balanced line-up featuring ten talented grapplers, eight of whom are ranked nationally. Ruth is ranked No. 1 at 184 with a 7-0 mark, Taylor is No. 2 at 165 with a 7-0 mark, Megaludis is No. 3 at 125 with a 6-1 record, Brown is No. 3 at 174 with a 7-0 record, Wright is 7-0 at 197 with a 7-0 mark and Lawson is No. 15 at 285 with a 7-1 record. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway is 3-2 at 133 with a 1-0 mark in duals and senior Bryan Pearsall, ranked last week, is 7-2 at 141 with a 2-0 record in dual meets. Indiana is coming off 3-0 run at its own Hoosier Duals last weekend, beating SIU-Edwardsville, Bucknell and Gardner Webb. The Hoosiers are 5-2 overall and are being led by junior heavyweight Adam Chalfant, who is ranked No. 8 with a 15-1 mark. Junior Ryan LeBlanc is also ranked, sitting at No. 18 at 165 with a 15-3 record. Sophomore Tyler Walsh is 15-3 at 157 as well while freshman Quin Murphy sports a 15-5 mark at 133. Penn State leads the all-time series between the two schools, having never lost and holding a 14-0-1 lead. Penn State won last year, 36-8 in Bloomington on Jan. 23, 2012. The Lions won the last meeting in Rec Hall, 25-9, on Jan. 27, 2008. The lone tie was a 19-19 draw on Jan. 23, 2009, in Bloomington. Penn State will close out December wrestling next Saturday, hosting neighbor Lock Haven on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m. The dual is, like all other Penn State home events, is at capacity. Penn State's full season of home duals is sold out. For information on which duals have a limited number of SRO tickets available and to purchase tickets, fans can call 1-800-NITTANY or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office windows beginning at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2012-13 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. POSSIBLE STARTERS #1 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (2-0, 0-0 B1G) WT NAME EL HT/HS REC 125 #3 Nico Megaludis So. Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional 6-1 133 Jordan Conaway Fr. Abbottstown, Pa./New Oxford 3-2 141 Bryan Pearsall Sr. Lititz, Pa./Warwick 7-2 149 #5 Andrew Alton So. Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain 6-0 James English Sr. York, Pa./Central York 7-1 157 #5 Dylan Alton So. Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain 5-2 165 #2 David Taylor Jr. St. Paris, Ohio/St. Paris Graham 7-0 174 #3 Matt Brown So. West Valley City, Utah/Cyprus 7-0 184 #1 Ed Ruth Jr. Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township 7-0 197 #3 Quentin Wright Sr. Wingate, Pa./Bald Eagle Area 7-0 285 #15 Jimmy Lawson So. Tom's River, N.J./Manchester Township 7-1 Jon Gingrich So. Wingate, Pa./Bald Eagle Area 8-2 INDIANA HOOSIERS (5-2, 0-0 B1G) WT NAME EL HT REC 125 Joe Duca So. Gibbstown, N.J. 8-7 133 Quin Murphy Fr. Holley, N.Y. 15-5 141 Eric Roach Fr. Crown Point, Ind. 12-5 149 Geno Capezio Sr. Carol Stream, Ill. 4-6 157 Tyler Walsh So. Cherry Hill, N.J. 15-3 165 #18 Ryan LeBlanc Jr. Morrisville, N.Y. 15-3 174 Cheney Dale So. Westpoint, ind. 6-8 184 Luke Sheridan So. Concord, Calif. 11-5 197 Tarek Alaruri Sr. Ann Arbor, Mich. 1-10 285 #8 Adam Chalfant Jr. Winchester, Ind. 15-1 All Rankings are Intermat as of 12/4/12 HEAD COACH Cael Sanderson Cael Sanderson, last year's Intermat National Coach of the Year, is in his fourth season as head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team. The veteran head coach now has two straight NCAA and Big Ten titles in hand as the 2012-13 season unfolds. THE PENN STATE YEARS... In his first year at Penn State (2009-10), he guided the Lions to a 13-6-1 dual meet mark, 5-3 in Big Ten action, and crowned his first Big Ten Champion. The Lions finished No. 10 in the final USA?Today/Coaches dual meet poll and placed ninth at NCAAs. In 2010-11, Sanderson guided the Nittany Lions to its first-ever Southern Scuffle Co-Championship and its first Virginia Duals Championship since 1991. In guiding Penn State to a 6-1-1 conference mark, Sanderson equaled the most Big Ten dual meet wins in Penn State history in just his second year at the helm of the Nittany Lions (Penn State won six Big Ten duals in 1998). Sanderson led Penn State to the school's first ever Big Ten Championship on March 5-6 and was named 2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year. Saving the best for last, he led the Nittany Lions to the 2011 NCAA?National Championship in Philadelphia on March 17-19, Penn State's first since 1953 and Sanderson's first as a collegiate head coach. Last year, Sanderson led Penn State to a school record 7-1 Big Ten dual record and a share of the 2012 Big Ten dual meet championship. Sanderson then made it two in a row by leading Penn State to the 2012 Big Ten Championship at Purdue on March 3-4 and was named 2012 Big Ten Coach of the Year, earning the honor for the second straight season. Two weeks later, Sanderson led Penn State to a second straight NCAA crown, helping Penn State to become just the fourth team in NCAA history to win back-to-back titles. In three years as Penn State's coach, Sanderson has led the Nittany Lions to two-straight conference titles, two straight national titles, collected 14 All-Americans, three national champions, two Gorriaran winners, one NCAA tourney OW and one Hodge Trophy winner. This year, Penn State is 2-0 overall. Coach Sanderson now sports an 89-18-2 dual meet mark in this, his seventh year as a head coach. He is 45-8-2 and in his fourth year at Penn State. THE IOWA STATE YEARS... Sanderson came to Penn State after three extremely successful years as the head coach at his alma mater. Sanderson's teams did not finish any lower than fifth at the NCAA Championships and never had a wrestler not qualify for nationals, getting 30 of 30 grapplers through to the championship tournament. In 2007, Sanderson's rookie campaign, he led ISU to a 13-3 dual meet record and the first of three straight Big 12 Championships. An NCAA Runner-Up finished in Detroit capped off a wildly successful year as the Cyclones crowned one national championship and Sanderson was honored as Big 12 Coach of the Year, National Rookie Coach of the Year and National Coach of the Year. The next year, Sanderson led ISU to a 16-4 dual meet mark, another Big 12 title and a fifth place finish at nationals. Iowa State's seven All-Americans in 2008 were the most at the school since 1993. In his final year at ISU, Sanderson's team went 15-3 in duals, won its third straight Big 12 title and took third place at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis (just 12 points out of first place). The Cyclones also crowned another national champion. In three years, Sanderson's teams went 44-10, won three conference crowns, qualified all 30 wrestlers for nationals, and earned 15 All-America awards and two individual national titles. Andrew Alton, TAYLOR, BROWN, RUTH AND WRIGHT WIN NITTANY LION OPEN TITLES Sophomore Andrew Alton made a stellar return to the mat after missing Penn State's first two duals, posting a 6-0 mark at 149 with five pins to win the title. Four of Alton's five pins were in the first period, including two in the first minute. Junior All-American David Taylor was Penn State's next champion, going 5-0 with three pins and two tech falls to win the title at 165. Taylor pinned No. 13 Mark Lewandowski of Buffalo in the finals. Sophomore Matt Brown stormed through 174 to win his first NLO title. Brown went 5-0 on the day with a tech fall and two majors. He downed No. 11 Greg Zanetti of Rutgers in the finals. All-American Ed Ruth was untouchable at 184 as well. Ruth went 5-0 win the 184-pound crown with a pin, a tech fall and two majors. He downed No. 10 Jimmy Sheptock of Maryland in the finals. All-American Quentin Wright met teammate Morgan McIntosh in the finals at 197. Wright grabbed a hard-fought 5-3 (sv) win to claim the crown while McIntosh, who is red-shirting, placed second. Wright went 5-0 with three pins, including two first period falls. MEGALUDIS, GULIBON, Dylan Alton, McINTOSH AND LAWSON RUNNERS-UP AT NLO All-American Nico Megaludis went 4-1 at 125, advancing to the finals before losing a 3-2 decision to red-shirting Pitt Panther upperclassman Anthony Zanetta in the finals, taking second place. True freshman Jimmy Gulibon lost a hard-fought 3-2 decision on riding time to Lehigh's Mason Beckman in the finals at 133. Gulibon went 4-1 on the day. All-American Dylan Alton, ranked No. 5 at 157, was 4-1 on the day, advancing to the finals before dropping a tough sudden victory decision (9-4) to No. 3 James Fleming of Clarion. Sophomore Morgan McIntosh lost to teammate Quentin Wright in the finals at 197 to take second. McIntosh was superb with a 4-1 mark, including two majors. Sophomore Jimmy Lawson had a good run to the finals at 285, going 4-1 on the day, his only loss in the finals. Lawson had a major and a pin to take second place. LAWSON CLAIMS MAT-TOWN TITLE Penn State Nittany Lion wrestler Jimmy Lawson was the lone Penn Stater competing at the 2012 Mat-Town Open at nearby Lock Haven University. Lawson stormed through the field to claim the heavyweight title at the event. The sophomore heavyweight began the day with two wins over unattached non-collegiate wrestlers (meaning the results do not count towards his official record). Lawson posted a first period pin (1:11) and a quick tech fall in those two bouts. He then downed Penn's Steven Graziano 5-1 in the semifinals before beating Lock Haven's Harry Turner 4-1 in the finals. Lawson went 2-0 on the day officially plus picked up a pin and tech fall against non-collegiate wrestlers. PENN STATE USES FOUR PINS TO HAMMER WEST VIRGINIA 44-3 IN ROAD DUAL The Nittany Lion wrestlers used four pins to coast to a 44-3 road dual win at West Virginia on 11/18. Penn State got falls from Nico Megaludis at 125 (5:53), Dylan Alton at 157 (2:28), Matt Brown at 174 (4:10) and Quentin Wright at 197 (0:25). The Lions also got majors from Jimmy Lawson at 285, Ed Ruth at 184 and James English at 149 as well as a tech fall from David Taylor at 165. PEARSALL TAKES DOWN #19 PENNESI IN WIN AT WVU Senior Bryan Pearsall picked up an impressive win in Penn State's 44-3 dual victory at West Virginia on 11/18. The 141-pounder used an impressive third period ride-out (along with a second period escape) to post the 2-0 win over #19 Nathan Pennesi in the win. LAWSON WINS IN NITTANY LION DEBUT AT WVU Sophomore heavyweight Jimmy Lawson was impressive in his first bout in the Blue and White singlet. Lawson beat West Virginia senior Phil Mandzik handily in PSU's 44-3 win at WVU on 11/18, posting a convincing 9-0 major to cap off Penn State's lopsided win in Morgantown. BROWN AND RUTH LEAD NITTANY LIONS OVER #24 LEHIGH IN SEASON OPENER The top-ranked Penn State wrestling team won eight of ten bouts on its way to a 29-6 win over #24 Lehigh in the season opener for Cael Sanderson's Lions. Wrestled in front of a sold-out Rec Hall crowd over nearly 6,500, Penn State got two tech falls (Nico Megaludis and David Taylor) and a major (Matt Brown) in the win. All-American Ed Ruth posted a strong 11-9 win over #3 Robert Hamlin and Brown majored #18 Nathaniel Brown 12-1 at 174. CONAWAY WINS DUAL MEET DEBUT Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway made his Penn State dual meet debut against Lehigh on 11/16 and grabbed an impressive win in the process. Conaway got a takedown with just :07 left to post a 3-2 win over Laike Gardner in Penn State's 29-6 win over Lehigh in front of a sold-out Rec Hall crowd. ENGLISH DOWNS #18 WELSH IN SEASON OPENER Senior James English got the nod at 149 in Penn State's season opening dual against Lehigh on 11/18 and answered with a strong performance. English dominated #18 Shane Welsh of Lehigh on his way to a 5-2 win, helping spur Penn State on to a 29-6 win in Rec Hall. McINTOSH WINS TITLE AT ESU OPEN Fifteen members of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team took part in the East Stroudsburg Open, which concluded late last evening. Red-shirting sophomore Morgan McIntosh claimed the title at the event in which most Lions wrestled unattached. McIntosh was unstoppable, going 4-0 with three majors and a technical fall to win the 197 pound crown. Junior James Vollrath went 3-1 at 157 with a pin and a major to finish second at 157. True freshman Jimmy Gulibon took second at 133, going 4-1 with two majors. Red-shirt freshman James Frascella had an outstanding tournament, going 4-1 with a tech fall to place second at 174. Also placing for Penn State were the Beitz brothers. Sophomore Seth Beitz went 5-2 with a major to take fourth at 149 while true freshman Zack Beitz was 7-2 with two majors at 141 to take fifth. GINGRICH WINS HWT CROWN AT BINGHAMTON OPEN The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team sent 17 wrestlers to the Binghamton Open at Binghamton University. Seven Nittany Lions placed at the event, which featured over 300 wrestlers, led by sophomore heavyweight Jon Gingrich who won the crown at 285. Most of the Nittany Lions competing were wrestling unattached. Gingrich was a perfect 4-0 on the day, including a 9-1 major decision over Lock Haven's Harry Turner in the finals. Gingrich was one of seven Nittany Lions to place. Penn State had champ (Gingrich), four third-place finishers, a fourth-place finisher and a fifth-place finisher. True freshman Jimmy Gulibon went 6-1 with two majors at 133 to take third place. Sophomore Seth Beitz was 6-1 with two pins and two majors at 149 and also placed third. Junior James Vollrath went 7-1 with a major, a tech fall and a pin, and finished third at 157. Sophomore Morgan McIntosh posted a 4-1 mark at 197 with a pin and a major and finished third as well. Senior Nick Fischer was 6-1 with a tech fall and two majors and placed fourth at 165 and red-shirt freshman James Frascella was 5-2 with a pin to finish fifth at 174. REGULAR SEASON SOLD OUT! ONLY LIMITED SRO TIX ARE AVAILABLE HEADING INTO 2012-13 SEASON The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team has, for the first time in school history, sold out its entire season in advance of the first dual. A limited number of Standing Room Only tickets will go on sale, on a single dual basis, beginning Tuesday at 10 a.m. for select events. For information on which duals have SRO tickets available and to purchase tickets, fans can call 1-800-NITTANY or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office windows from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Penn State, under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, will host seven home duals in front of what will be sold out Rec Hall crowds. The Nittany Lions host Indiana on Dec. 9 at 2 p.m., Lock Haven on Dec. 15 at 2 p.m., Michigan State on Jan. 13 at 2 p.m., Wisconsin on Jan. 18 at 7 p.m., Nebraska on Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. and Rider on Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. FOUR LIONS COMPETE AT CLARION KNIGHT POINT OPEN Four members of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team opened up the 2012-13 open tournament season at the Knight Point Open at Clarion University on Sunday. Each grappler wrestled unattached at the event which concluded late yesterday evening. Junior Andrew Church (Erie, Pa.) posted a 4-2 record at 174, advancing to the consolation quarterfinals. True freshman Wes Phipps (Grove City, Pa.) debuted at 184 and 2-2, advancing to the consolation semifinals. Phipps tallied two majors. Red-shirt freshman David Owens (Derry, N.H.) wrestled at 149 and went 0-2 and true freshman Caleb Livingston (Drexel Hill, Pa.) went 1-2 at 165 with a pin (a 2:59 pin over Kent State's Mike Crawford). EIGHT NITTANY LIONS RANKED BY INTERMAT AS PENN STATE HOLDS #1 SPOT IN TEAM TPI Seven members of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team remain ranked nationally by Intermat, all of whom now appear in the top six at their respective weights. In addition, head coach Cael Sanderson's two-time defending NCAA and Big Ten Champions are the No. 1 team on Intermat's Tournament Power Index (TPI). The full list of national rankings is available at www.intermatwrestle.com. Sophomore Nico Megaludis is No. 3 at 125, sophomore Andrew Alton is No. 5 at 149, sophomore Dylan Alton is No. 5 at 157, junior David Taylor is No. 2 at 165, sophomore Matt Brown is No. 3 at 174, junior Ed Ruth is No. 1 at 184, senior Quentin Wright is No. 3 at 197 and sophomore Jimmy Lawson is No. 15 at 285.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Former Oklahoma State two-sport All-American John Ward died of cancer Tuesday at the age of 64. The Enid, Okla., native was a tackle for the Cowboy football team from 1967-69 and received All-America status in 1969. That same year, he was named All-American as a heavyweight for the OSU wrestling team after finishing third at the NCAA Championships. In his two years as a starter for the wrestling squad, Ward compiled a 35-5 overall record. Ward went on to play professionally for the Minnesota Vikings in the 70s, making two Super Bowl appearances.

NORMAN, Okla. -- Kendric Maple of the 10th-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling team has been chosen as the Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Month, announced Wednesday by the Conference office in Irving, Texas, for his 4-0 start to the 2012-13 wrestling season. It is the fourth career honor for Maple -- who was also named November’s Wrestler of the Month in 2011. Last season, Maple became one of three Big 12 wrestlers in conference history to take home three honors in one season after being named Wrestler of the Month on top of two Wrestler of the Week selections (Jan. 30 and Jan. 2). Maple remained undefeated in 2012-13 with a 4-0 record in dual competition when he topped Binghamton’s Dan Riggi Sunday evening with a 22-5 tech fall in 3:32 en route to an Oklahoma victory. The redshirt junior built a 17-4 lead in the first period and scored his final five points with a takedown and near fall points to take home the win. The junior started 2012 dual competition at the Journeymen/Asics Northeastern Duals with a 3-0 slate. He began the Dual with a 7-3 decision over No. 8 141-pounder Luke Vath of Hofstra. Next, he topped Cornell’s Mike Nevinger with a 13-1 major decision and ended the competition with a 1:33 pin over Central Michigan’s Matt Lavingly. He led Oklahoma to its 14th-straight Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational when he took home the 141-title after pinning Buffalo’s Andrew Schutt in 1:17. He began the Invitational by downing American’s Matt Dorf with a 0:13 pin -- the fastest at the Invitational -- then topped Army’s Tyler Rauenzahn with a 17-2 major decision. With his 3-0 mark on the weekend and fastest pin of the Invitational, he was named Most Outstanding Wrestler for the second consecutive year at the event. Maple began 2012 at the NWCA All-Star Classic where he topped pre-season No. 5 141-pounder B.J. Futrell from Illinois, who finished fourth at last year’s NCAA Championships (133-pounds), with a 6-3 decision. For his efforts, Maple was awarded the Tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. The Sooners are back in action this weekend with a neutral-site match against Wyoming in Arkansas City Friday night at 7 p.m. CT. OU then returns home to McCasland Field House to face No. 3 Oklahoma State in the annual Bedlam Dual Sunday at 2 p.m. CT.

Bo Nickal will be looking to repeat as champion at Mid-America Nationals (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) Tulsa Union will host its annual Mid-America Nationals this Friday and Saturday, and always it will be an excellent showcase of the elite talent that resides in the Sooner State, along with some excellent wrestlers from Kansas and Texas. Though the host team has won the last two titles and at least five of the last six, they lost a lot due to graduation, so there is likely to be a new champion. Three nationally ranked teams will enter the field -- No. 13 Collinsville, Okla., last year's runner-up No. 16 Tuttle, Okla., and No. 22 Allen, Texas. Unranked Edmond North, Okla., is also a team likely to make significant noise in this field. Unfortunately for wrestling fans, the football success of Allen means that three of their better wrestlers, including nationally ranked competitors Oliver Pierce and Nick Cobb will be competing in the state football quarterfinals this weekend instead of grappling on the mats. A full one-half of last year's champions will be seeking to repeat as tournament champions this coming weekend. They are No. 14 Davion Jeffries (Collinsville) at 113 pounds, Gunner Laffoon (Tuttle) at 132, Gary Wayne Harding (Collinsville) at 138, No. 4 Bo Nickal (Allen) at 160, No. 5 Zach Beard (Tuttle) at 170, Solomon Vanover (Westmoore, Okla.) at 195, and Andrew Dixon (Edmond North) at 220. Defending champion Nickal is one of six nationally ranked wrestlers in the tournament, and he appears in the only weight with a pair of nationally ranked competitors. At 160 pounds, Nickal is joined by No. 7 Keilan Torres (Altus, Okla.), who is a two-time state champion and Oklahoma State bound after this season. Another pair of wrestlers in this weight class placed at the Preseason Nationals: two-time third in the state Isaac Beard (Tuttle) and 2011 state champion Levi Berry (Norman North, Okla.) Another defending champion, Zach Beard, is ranked No. 5 nationally at 170 pounds, which is probably the toughest weight class in this tournament. His primary challengers include a trio of state champions -- Matt Meyer (Allen), Ricky McCarty (Lawton McArthur, Okla.), and Nathan Marek (Southmoore, Okla.). Two-time state placer Zach Abkemeier (Collinsville) and state qualifier Derek White (Edmond North) will aim to spoil things for the above four. Another nationally ranked wrestler in this field is two-time state placer Lance Dixon (Edmond North), who is ranked 8th nationally at 182 pounds. However, a pair of state champions in Drake Martel (Altus, Okla.) and Levi Eck (Andale, Kan.) are among the challengers in this weight class. The other two nationally ranked wrestlers -- No. 14 Davion Jeffries (Collinsville) and No. 6 Andrew Dixon (Edmond North) are defending tournament champions -- and strong favorites to repeat as title winners in the 113 and 220 weight classes. Three other defending champions in the Mid-America Nationals tournament field are Gunner Laffoon (Tuttle) at 132, Gary Wayne Harding (Collinsville) at 138, and Solomon Vanover (Westmoore, Okla.) at 195. Lafoon is looking at a battle of state champions with Will Steltzen (Collinsville) within his weight class. Two-time state champion Harding is a slight favorite over state champion Isaac Dulgarian (St. Thomas Aquinas) and Preseason Nationals third place finisher A.J. Hinkle (Allen). State placer Vanover is in the most open weight class among these three -- with likely challenges coming from state champion Jadon Davenport (Sallisaw), state placers Joel Dixon (Edmond North) and Riley Fielder (Tuttle), as well as two-time state qualifier Keegan Priddy (Collinsville).