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Cincinnati Moeller's Chalmer Frueauf (Photo/The Guillotine) Normally one goes to Rivals, Scout, or ESPN's Recruiting Nation to get good high school football coverage. However, for one last time this year, we'll mention the football success of some elite wrestling teams. No. 22 Allen, Texas has its football team playing in the Division 5A1 state quarterfinals this weekend. In all likelihood, this will preclude three of the key wrestlers -- No. 3 Oliver Pierce (160), No. 18 Nick Cobb (195), and state placer Stone Drulman (220) -- from participating in their four most important national-level competitions this year. Thursday night, Allen travels to No. 21 Broken Arrow, Okla., for a triangular meet with No. 16 Tuttle, Okla., and the host Tigers. Then the Eagles will compete in the Mid-America Nationals hosted by Tulsa Union on Friday and Saturday. The succeeding two weekends see Allen making trips to the Kansas City Wrestling Classic and the Zinkin Invitational hosted by Buchanan, Calif. Two nationally ranked New Jersey wrestling squads -- No. 39 Bergen Catholic and No. 43 Don Bosco Prep -- had their football teams meet up in the state semifinals on Friday night; it was Bergen Catholic avenging a regular season loss, and ending an 11-game losing streak in the rivalry, with a 28-14 victory. Bergen Catholic's state title game is this weekend, with wrestling seasons in New Jersey beginning next weekend. It becomes highly unlikely that No. 5 Johnny Sebastian (182) and state qualifier Carmine Goldsack (285) will be with Bergen Catholic for their season-opening tournament at Pittsburgh Central Catholic. More importantly, it is an open question that the two will be a part of the team for their December 18 dual at No. 27 South Plainfield, N.J., or at the Beast of the East that weekend. For Don Bosco, it makes it much more likely that they'll have the services of state champion Razohn Gross (195/220) and Zach Chakonis (220/285) for their opening tournament and the Beast of the East. Finally, let's recognize No. 28 Cincinnati Moeller, who had six starting wrestlers as part of a state championship winning football team in Ohio's big-school division this past weekend. Without those wrestlers, the Crusaders went 3-1 at the Moeller Duals suffering a 35-32 defeat against a Marysville, Ohio squad that returns five state qualifiers. Winning that event was Marmion Academy, Ill., with match victories in the "top" round-robin: 43-24 over Marysville and 33-24 over Oregon Clay, Ohio. Online registration for the Walsh Ironman this weekend lists all of those young men -- 2011 state placer Dean Meyer (160), state placer Dakota Sizemore (170), state qualifier Quinton Rooser (182), 2011 state placer Jerry Thornberry (195), two-time state placer Chalmer Frueauf (220), and Max Swoboda (285) -- being slated to compete, which would qualify as a surprise to me. Events to watch this coming weekend There are many key events with multiple national ranked teams on the docket for this weekend. Most will have some combination of a separate event preview article on the InterMat feed or be mentioned within the course of this column. Arguably the best in-season tournament in the nation will be held this Friday and Saturday at Walsh Jesuit High School just southeast of Cleveland, Ohio. Thirteen nationally ranked teams are among the field: No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J., No. 2 St. Edward, Ohio, No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa., No. 6 Canon McMillan, Pa., No. 10 Montini Catholic, Ill., No. 17 St. Paris Graham, Ohio, No. 25 Kearney, Mo., No. 27 McDonogh, Md., No. 28 Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio, No. 30 Massillon Perry, Ohio, No. 33 Colonial Forge, Va., No. 34 Christiansburg, Va., and No. 35 Hermiston, Ore. In addition, the following top ranked wrestlers in their respective weight classes will be in the field: Austin Assad (Brecksville) at 106, Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) at 113, Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, Ohio) at 120, Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) at 126, Dean Heil (St. Edward, Ohio) at 132, Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) at 138, Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) at 160, Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) at 182, Domenic Abounader (St. Edward, Ohio) at 195, and Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) at 220. Note that Abounader will actually be competing at 182 pounds this season, which sets up a No. 1 vs. No. 1 matchup in that weight; Abounader ranked No. 20 overall in the senior class, Morris 21st. A pair of dual meets on Friday night in Minnesota will showcase the Gopher State's four Fab 50 teams. No. 18 Kasson-Mantorville travels to No. 4 Apple Valley, while No. 8 Simley travels to No. 5 St. Michael-Albertville. It is opening weekend for wrestling in the state of Michigan. No. 15 Detroit Catholic Central was scheduled to host No. 46 Davison on Wednesday afternoon; however, the death of a student at Detroit Catholic Central overnight Monday into Tuesday caused that to be postponed indefinitely. Then on Friday and Saturday, Davison and No. 9 St. Johns appear in the same tournaments. On Friday, both teams are slated to compete in the Owosso Invitational; while on Saturday each team will send competitors to a pair of tournaments, one of which for each is the East Kentwood Tournament. No. 11 Clovis, Calif., is the main attraction in the Clovis West Shootout on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, each of 16 teams will compete in five dual meets. The eight "home" teams include squads such as Clovis, Clovis West, and Buchanan; while the eight "away" teams include teams such as Collins Hill, Ga., and Henley, Ore. The home and away teams will compete against teams from the other cluster. Then on Saturday, there will be an individual bracket event. The top 8 wrestlers compete in a gold bracket, while the bottom eight in a silver bracket. The featured weight of that competition could be at 120 pounds with No. 5 Ronnie Bresser (Henley), No. 12 Jonas Gayton (Clovis), and No. 18 Ryan Millhof (Collins Hill) all potentially in this class. It's also a big weekend for wrestling in the Sooner State. On Thursday night, No. 21 Broken Arrow will host No. 16 Tuttle, Okla., and No. 22 Allen, Texas. Then, on Friday and Saturday, Tulsa Union hosts its annual Mid-America Nationals tournament -- an event which features Tuttle, Allen, and No. 14 Collinsville, Okla. among other teams including a very solid but unranked Edmond North, Okla., squad. No. 32 Bettendorf, Iowa and No. 36 West Delaware Manchester, Iowa will be among the 16 teams competing in the Cedar Rapids Duals on Saturday. A couple of non-ranked teams to watch in this event are Linn-Mar, Iowa and Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa. Saturday also marks the Cleveland Duals in Tennessee, an always excellent showcase of some of the best wrestling talent in the southeastern United States. That field includes two nationally ranked teams -- No. 46 Pope, Ga., and No. 49 Christian Brothers, Tenn. Welcome back to the rankings, Southeast Polk Despite ending the 2011-12 season ranked No. 13 in the Fab 50 rankings, Southeast Polk, Iowa was excluded from the initial team rankings of this season. The Rams made their position about that loud and clear with a championship at the GEHS Invite in Kansas on Saturday in which they out-pointed previous No. 20 Broken Arrow, Okla. 252-234. It is evident that they have bounced back from having to replace superstars Cory Clark and Will Miklus, as well as state finalist Bud Smith, due to graduation. The Rams were led by a trio of champions on Saturday in Nolan Hellickson (106), Bryce Fisher (220), and Jacob Scanlan (285). Runners-up included Briar Dittmer (132), Tim Miklus (160), and Dylan Blackford (170); while Dylan Buchheit (138) and Colin Strickland (145) finished third. Their balance was enough to upend the seven finalists for Broken Arrow, including five championships coming from Markus Simmons (120), Zach Edwards (132), Tanner Bailey (145), Paden Bailey (152), and Brock Warren (182); while Nathan Clark (126) and Christian Vaverka (195) finished as runners-up. However, the Tigers did not have a wrestler entered in the 220 or 285 weight classes. National team rankings: Balancing act As always, the results of the first "true" weekend lead to conclusions being made about the team rankings. Some of these questions do come with merit -- certain teams are "under-ranked" and others are clearly "over-ranked". However, certain situations have a bit of nuance to them. Is a team missing wrestlers from their lineup? Are they "key" ones? What is the format of the event: dual meets, small tournament, medium tournament, mega-tournament, etc.? A couple of these scenarios showed up in the opening weekend: Broken Arrow remains above Southeast Polk despite finishing second to them at the GEHS Invite, partly because the Tigers had five champions to the Rams three, and the Tigers did not have a wrestler in the upper two weight classes. For example, in a bigger field event -- the GEHS Invite had just 16 teams -- those champions would be more likely to relatively maintain performance, while the Rams' "success by volume" approach may not hold up. Bettendorf, Iowa -- now ranked No. 32 nationally -- finished second at the Keith Young Invitational -- to unranked North Scott, Iowa by 1.5 points. However, the Bulldogs were missing three starters from their lineup in the 16-team field event. They also led the tournament in terms of champions with four from five finalists, while North Scott only had a pair of champions. Christiansburg, Va. -- now ranked No. 34 nationally -- lost a dual meet 45-26 against unranked Gilmer, Ga. at the Lake Norman Duals. However, the Blue Demons have a quartet of nationally ranked wresters in Coy Ozias (113), J.R. Wert (120), Joey Dance (126), and Zach Epperly (170). They are a squad that will more than thrive at the Walsh Ironman and Beast of the East this month. However, with the relative inexperience and youth around them, there will be some growing pains in dual meets and/or small tournaments. Ranked Wrestlers Results Analysis The "true" opening weekend of high school wrestling saw a series of matchups involving nationally ranked wrestlers that merited further attention. No. 4 Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) was upset 6-0 in dual meet action at 113 pounds by Dustin Warner (Claymont, Ohio). Warner was a state qualifier last year at 120 pounds, which was up two weights due to the presence of multiple-time state placers in the lineup at 106 and 113. Also at 113 pounds, No. 13 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) upended No. 11 Jaret Singh (Kearney, Mo.) in the final dual meet at the Park Hill Duals. Also in that meet, No. 19 Seth Brayfield (Kearney) outlasted two-time state placer John Erneste 5-3 in overtime at 120, and No. 14 Grant Leeth (Kearney) defeated three-time state runner-up Russell Coleman 10-3 at 140. In terms of the dual meet, No. 24 Kearney defeated Park Hill 31-27 with a pin from Dillon Grime at 285 even with the absence of two key starters. The Ray Oliver Invitational finals offered a pair of interesting results. At 160 pounds, No. 6 Josh Llopez (St. Mary's Ryken, Md.) left with a 6-5 overtime victory over No. 10 (at 152) Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.). Then at 182 pounds, it was an upset as Tyler Patrick (McDonogh, Md.) upended No. 16 Troy Murtha (Georgetown Prep, Md.), 5-3. No. 4 Garrett Ryan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) was upended by post-graduate McZiggy Richards (St. Benedict's Prep, N.J.) 8-5 in the 220 pound final at the Caruso Invitational on Saturday. Richards was a state placer as a senior at 182 pounds in New York State last year and placed in Fargo on multiple occasions. Marist: The Schedule Warriors Through the first two weekends in Illinois, Marist has already competed in dual meets against a pair of nationally ranked teams. Thanksgiving weekend, the Red Hawks lost to No. 12 Oak Park River Forest 26-25, while this past weekend they lost to a short-handed Montini Catholic team 31-27. Marist was without state placer Peter Andreotti (160) in both matches and two-time state placer Mark Duda (120) against Montini. Over the next two weekends, they have dual meets against solid teams like Lockport, Ill., Lowell, Mich., and Marmion Academy, Ill. Then, before Christmas they'll be in the Dvorak Memorial Tournament, and the Red Hawks travel to The Clash National Wrestling Duals after Christmas.

BOONE, N.C. -- Propelled by a Dominic Parisi pin and key decisions by Zack Strickland, Colin Hedash and Paul Weiss, Appalachian State University wrestling captured its first Southern Conference victory of the season, defeating Gardner-Webb, 21-19, Tuesday evening at Varsity Gym. The narrow victory keeps the Mountaineers perfect, improving to 4-0 on the young season and 15-0 against the Runnin' Bulldogs, all-time. Gardner-Webb drops its second straight conference match and moves to 2-5 overall. "We competed hard tonight and gave a much better effort than in the opening duals of the season," head coach JohnMark Bentley said. "We have a lot of young guys on this team and I'm proud of them." The experienced on the roster showed as Parisi, Strickland, Hedash and Weiss have combined for 42 wins this season. Parisi, Strickland and Hedash all remained perfect in dual meets this season. "The effort was there tonight," Bentley said. "As long as the effort is there, the rest will take care of itself." The focus for the Mountaineers shifts towards this weekend, as the Apps host Ohio on Saturday, Dec. 8. That dual is set for 6:30 p.m. at Varsity Gym. Results: 125: Dominic Parisi (APP) pinned Tyler Ziegler (GWU) (4:09) (APP 6-0) 133: Robbie Golde (GWU) dec. Brett Boston (APP), 6-3 (APP 6-3) 141: Davante Andujar (GWU) dec. Chris Johnson (APP), 5-4 (Tied 6-6) 149: Zach Kechter (APP) won by forfeit (APP 12-6) 157: Alex Medved (GWU) maj. dec. Aaron Scott (APP), 15-5 (APP 12-10) 165: Zack Strickland (APP) dec. Justin Guthrie (GWU), 5-3 (APP 15-10) 174: Colin Hedash (APP) dec. Aaron Rabin (GWU), 10-6 (APP 18-10) 184: Gary Jones (GWU) dec. Jesse Johnson (APP), 6-3 (APP 18-13) 197: Paul Weiss (APP) dec. Blake Salyer (GWU), 8-2 (APP 21-13) HWT: Travis Porter (GWU) pinned Joe Cummings (APP) (6:22) (APP 21-19) BOUT-BY-BOUT 125: Parisi controlled at the beginning of the opening period, tallying two takedowns in the first two minutes. Parisi took a 4-1 lead into the second period where he added another takedown to lead, 6-2. With 59 seconds left in the second period, Parisi closed out the bout with his third pin of the season, giving the Apps a 6-0 lead. 133: After suffering an injury at the Hokie Open in early November, senior Brett Boston returned to the Appalachian lineup to face Gardner-Webb's Robbie Golde. Boston jumped out the gate quickly, earning a takedown just 26 seconds into the first period. Golde responded with an escape and a late takedown to lead after the opening period, 3-2. After Boston evened the score in the second period, Golde received an escape point and a takedown to earn the 6-3 decision. 141: After a scoreless first period, Chris Johnson and Davante Andujar battled in a tightly contested second period. Anjdujar got the best of Johnson, earning two takedowns and despite two late escapes by Johnson; Andujar grabbed his tenth victory of the season with a 5-4 decision. 157: Being slotted at 149 in the projected lineup, Scott moved up to 157, but was unable to keep up with GWU's Alex Medved. Medved took an 11-4 lead into the final period and maintained the lead, winning by majority decision, 15-5. 165: Strickland started strong with a takedown within the first 30 seconds. GWU's Justin Guthrie made a late charge at the start of the third period, but Strickland held off the rally, earning the 5-3 decision. 174: Hedash looked to command the bout, taking a 7-2 lead in the final period. Gardner-Webb's Aaron Rabin fought himself back into the bout with two takedowns, but came up short as Hedash nabbed his 12th victory on the young season with a 10-6 decision. 184: Followed by a scoreless first period, a controversial foul was called on Jesse Johnson for touching the opponent's headgear, as a point was award to Gary Jones. Johnson never recovered after the foul, falling 6-3. 197: Weiss fell behind early after Blake Salyer dialed up a takedown just 26 seconds into the bout. Weiss scratched himself back into the bout, scoring six unanswered points in the second period, including a three-point near fall. Weiss commanded the final period, adding another point to capture the 8-2 decision. HWT: Cummings never found a groove against GWU's Travis Porter, going down 6-0 after two periods. Porter closed the bout with a pin at the 6:22 mark.

This, my fourth aggregation and annotation of meaningful Division I wrestling matches, features the first truly big tournament of the year, Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Tournaments Friday, Nov. 30-Saturday, Dec. 1 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational 125: Fourth-ranked Alan Waters beats 10th-ranked Nahshon Garrett of Cornell in the finals. Nahshon is better than I thought. Cornell in general is better than I thought they would be. Eleventh-ranked Nikko Triggas of Ohio State took fourth. He lost a close semifinals match to Waters and drops the consolation finals match to a surprising Josh Martinez of Air Force. All three service academies seem to be running very stable and respectable programs. Michigan's 13th-ranked Sean Boyle is ousted from the tournament in the round of 12. He suffered losses to Val Rauser of Utah Valley and David Terao of American. 133: Defending national champ Logan Steiber of Ohio State may just have this wrestling thing figured out. He gleefully scampers through this bracket, registering four pins and a 12-1 major of Mizzou's eighth-ranked Nathan McCormick in the finals. Tenth-ranked BSU wrestler Brian Owen falls in the round of twelve to UNI's Levi Wolfensberger. UVA's 17th-ranked George DiCamillo puts on a strong showing making the semis, but falls to Wolfensberger in the consi semifinals. He takes fifth. Twentieth-ranked Colin Johnston of WVU exits in the round of 12, falling in the wrestlebacks to CSU-Bakersfield's Ian Nickell. 141: Second-ranked super sophomore Hunter Steiber earns tOSU its second gold. He beats the burly Beaver Michael Mangrum 9-6 in the final. Mangrum is-ranked fourth in the nation. Eighth-ranked UW Badger Tyler Graff falls to Mangrum in the semis, but proceeds to third place, defeating Cornell's ninth-ranked Michael Nevinger in the consi finals. Twelfth-ranked Camryn Jackson of Michigan has an outing he'd like to forget. He gets teched 16-1 by CSSF's Naveed Bagheri, 16-1 in the first round; he then falls to American University's John Boyle in the second round of consis. A worse week for 14th-ranked Mizzou Tiger Nick Hucke. He goes two and out. Harvard's defending All American, 15th-ranked Steven Keith takes fifth, losing only to Graff and Nevinger. He beats 20th-ranked Natahn Pennesi of WVU in the fifth-place match. 149: Fourth-ranked Scott Sakaguchi suffers a sudden victory upset in the quarters to Nebraska's 17th-ranked Jake Sueflohn. Sueflohn would fall in the semifinals but would navigate his way to third place in this tough weight class. Fifth-ranked BSU Bronco Jason Chamberlain recovers from his recent loss to Scott Sakaguchi to win the title here. He beats tenth-ranked Cole Von Ohlen of Air Force in the finals 7-3. For some reason I think that Cole Von Ohlen's nickname should be "Baron," so from now on my roundups will refer to him as "Baron" Von Ohlen. Michigan's ninth-ranked Eric Grajales loses 13-9 to UNI's Hiatt in the second round and then medical forfeits out of the tournament. Thirteenth-ranked Buckeye Cam Tessari falls to Chamberlain in the semis, and then Sueflohn in the consi finals. Sixteenth-ranked Drake Houdashelt wrestles tough against Chamberlain in the second round, but drops out in the round of 12 when he loses to Northern Colorado's Justin Gonzalez. Don't look now, but 20th-ranked USMA cadet Daniel Young is putting together an impressive season. He places eighth here. 157: Sixth-ranked Cornhusker James Green does not have his best outing. He loses 7-6 to UVa's Jedd Moore in the quarters, wins one more match, and medically forfeits to eighth place. Fourteenth-ranked David Bonin of UNI takes fifth place. Ohio State's 15th-ranked Josh Demas shockingly gets whipped 15-0 in the round of 12 by Navy's Bobby Barnhisel. I'm not sure what is going on there. Seventeenth-ranked George Ivanov of BSU also falls to Barnhisel, this time in the consi quarters. Ivanov places seventh. Finally, 18th-ranked Oregon State wrestler R.J. Pena, stands on top of this weight, beating Jedd Moore in the finals. 165: Kyle "Come on, I really ought to win the Hodge at least once" Dake hangs lopsided scores and pins on his opponents as he easily wins this tournament. UVa's seventh-ranked Nick Sulzer loses a 1-0 nail-biter to NDSU's Steven Monk in the semifinals, he goes on to place third. Monk falls 6-0 to Dake in the finals. Tenth-ranked Taylor Massa, Michigan's premium deluxe blue-chip true frosh, wrestles a solid tournament and take fifth place His losses are to Sulzer and Mizzou's 15th-ranked Zach Toal. Toal places fourth. 174: Eighth-ranked Robert Kokesh of Nebraska has gone from a highly ballyhooed redshirt freshman to a quietly stellar sophomore. He wins the title at this weight and does so in fairly dominant fashion. Ninth-ranked Wahoo Jon Fausey ultimately fails to place. He falls in the round of 12 to Mizzou's 18th-ranked Todd Porter. Porter finishes eighth. Michigan's 13th-ranked Dan Yates runs all the way to the finals, where he medically forfeits to Kokesh. Navy's 15th-ranked Matt Miller loses to Kokesh in the semifinals and finishes in 4th after defaulting in the consi finals. Twentieth-ranked UNI Panther Cody Caldwell places 7th. Unranked Blake Stauffer of Arizona State has a great tournament, finishing third. 184: With sixth-ranked Josh Ihnen's title here, Nebraska earns its second gold medal. Mizzou's ninth-ranked Mike Larson edges UNI's seventh-ranked Ryan Loder in the semifinals to take the runner-up position. Loder finishes third, narrowly beating BSU's 15th-ranked Jake Swartz in the consi finals. Kent's 15th-ranked Casey Newberg earns a very respectable fith place, while ASU's 20th-ranked Kevin Radford places seventh. Oregon State's 18th-ranked Ty Vinson falls in the round of 12, failing to place. 197: Kent's Dustin Kilgore storms to first place, but wrestles some tight matches along the way. First to tOSU's Andrew Campolattano, apparently Kilgore's weekly foil, 6-3, and then in the finals to Wyoming's fourth-ranked Alfonso Hernandez, 5-4. The aforementioned Campolattano wrestled attached, ending any redshirt speculation. He takes fifth place. Mizzou's fifth-ranked Brent Haynes falls to OSU's Taylor Meeks in the consi semis, and then gets pasted 13-1 by Campolattano in the fifth place match. Meeks take fourth to ASU's 17th-ranked Jake Meredith makes a surprising run to a bronze medal, punctuated by some lopsided scores on the backend. Michigan's 19th-ranked Max Huntley places eighth. 285: Mizzou's second-ranked Dom Bradley edges OSU's sixth-ranked Chad Hanke in the finals 3-2. Tenth-ranked Ben Apland of Michigan fails to place. He has a loss to Cornell's Stryker Lane, who is much improved, and Merrill of California Baptist. Eleventh-ranked Levi Cooper of Arizona State also fails to place. He loses in the round of 12 to fellow Pac 12 heavy J.T. Felix of BSU. Felix, often hampered by his relatively small stature, impressively places third at this weight. 15th-ranked Connor Medberry, one of Wisconsin's few bright spots, places fifth, beating Lane in the fifth-place match. Finally, another smallish heavyweight, tOSU's 18th-ranked Pete Capone places fourth. Sunday, Dec. 2 Nittany Lion Open Tons of great redshirt talent on display at the NLO, but we need to stick with the results that are relevant for this year's championship. 125: Thirteenth-ranked Nathan Kraisser of UNC falls to second-ranked Nico Megaludis of Penn State in the semis. Interestingly, Nico falls 3-2 to Pitt redshirt Anthony Zanetta. 133: Jimmy Gulibon is the highest placing PSU 133-pounder. He places second here. Will this change his redshirt situation? 141: Sixth-ranked Ugi Undrakhbayar of The Citadel falls in the semis to UNC's 17th-ranked Evan Henderson, 4-3. Ugi would place third. 149: Andrew Alton, ranked sixth, puts on an impressive display, pinning five of six opponents. 157: In the marquee match of the tournament, Clarion's third-ranked James Flemming beats PSU's fifth-ranked Dylan Alton 9-4. Ninth-ranked Scott Winston places fifth. 165: Second-ranked David Taylor techs and pins his way through this bracket, pinning Buffalo's 13th-ranked Mark Lewandowski in the finals. 174: To take the gold, third-ranked Matt Brown of PSU beats 11th-ranked Greg Zanetti of Rutgers in the finals, 7-3. 184: In the finals, top-ranked Ed Ruth defeats Maryland's 10th-ranked Jimmy Sheptock, 11-4. 197: Fourteenth-ranked Chrstian Boley of Maryland places third. He only loses to PSU redshirt Morgan McIntosh in the semis. Third-ranked Quentin Wright, also of PSU, beats McIntosh in the finals, 5-2. 285: Jimmy Lawson places second here, defeating a previous NCAA round of twelve wrestler in The Citadel's Odie Delaney, in sudden victory. Delaney also falls to PSU's Jon Gingrich by major in the consi finals. PSU may not have lost as much as expected at heavyweight with the graduation of Cameron Wade. Dual Meets Friday, Nov. 30 Eastern Michigan 21, Cleveland State 15 Edinboro 22, Michigan State 12 At heavyweight, 14th-ranked Spartan Mike McClure defeats 20th-ranked Fighting Scott Ernest James, 2-0. Franklin & Marshall 20, VMI 16 Pittsburgh 18, Virginia Tech 16 VaTech's fourth-ranked 165-pounder Pete Yates beats 14th-ranked Tyler Wilps, 4-2. Down by four team points going into heavyweight, Pitt's No. 7 Max Thomusseit all but needed a pin over Tech's 19th-ranked Dave Marone, and he got one, from bottom, in tiebreaker. Saturday, Dec. 1 Bucknell 27, Gardner-Webb 15 Bucknell 25, SIU-Edwardsville 15 Central Michigan 23, Ohio 12 CMU's fourth-ranked heavyweight Jarod Trice notches a quality win over 14th-ranked Jeremy Johnson, 3-1. Davidson 42, Sacred Heart 9 Drexel 24, VMI 14 Indiana 18, Bucknell 15 Indiana 29, Gardner-Webb 7 Indiana 33, SIU-Edwardsville 11 Iowa 32, Iowa State 3 Uh oh. Cyclone Nation is bound to be a bit salty after this blowout. At 125,Iowa's top-ranked Matt McDonough majors 19th-ranked Ryak Finch, 13-2. Iowa's 13th-ranked Mark Ballweg beats 18th-ranked Luke Goettl at 141, 4-1. Hawkeye 184-pounder Ethen Lofthouse, ranked eighth, tops 16th-ranked Boaz Beard, 10-3. And at heavyweight, fifth-ranked Bobby Telford edges 16th-ranked Matthew Gibson, 3-2. Northwestern 33, Duke 12 Penn 24, Lehigh 12 Rider 32, Princeton 11 SIU-Edwardsville 24, Gardner-Webb 21 Sunday, Dec. 2 Drexel 22, Hofstra 16 Ohio 17, Eastern Michigan 16 Oklahoma 31, Binghamton 9 Binghamton's third-ranked 149-pounder Donnie Vinson defeats eighth-ranked Nick Lester, 9-2. Oklahoma State's Tyler Caldwell proved to be too much for Minnesota's Cody Yohn (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)Oklahoma State 22, Minnesota 15 David Thorn, Dylan Ness, Logan Storley, and Blake Rosholt all didn't wrestle. At 133, Minnesota's sixth-ranked Chris Dardanes holds off OSU's ninth-ranked Jon Morrison 3-1. 141 pounds saw Gophers' 11th-ranked Nick Dardanes get upended by Julian Feikert. OSU's third-ranked 165 pound wrestler Tyler Caldwell, defeated ninth-ranked Cody Yohn, 8-1. Top-ranked heavyweight Tony Nelson was a bright spot for Minnesota as he downs OSU's third-ranked Alan Gelogaev, 2-0. Penn 21, Hofstra 12 At 125, Penn's 20th-ranked Mark Rappo downs Hofstra's 17th-ranked Steve Bonanno, 9-7. Virginia Tech 21, Edinboro 16 141 pounds saw fifth-ranked Mitchell Port of Edinboro defeat seventh-ranked Zach Neibert of VaTech, 7-5. Eleventh-ranked Nick Brascetta of VaTech continues his stellar run at 149 pounds as he beats 18th-ranked David Habat, 4-3. Pete Yates is nothing if not consistent, the fourth-ranked VT 165-pounder beats 16th-ranked Johnny Greisheimer, 8-1. Tech's David Marone continues a rough week as he falls in a tie breaker to 20th-ranked Ernest James, 3-2.

Mitchell McKee was a Cadet National Greco-Roman champion this past summer (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine) The nation's first dual meet showdown of top ten teams will take place in Minnesota on Friday night, which is fitting since The Clash: National High School Wrestling Duals will be in Rochester, Minn. at month's end. On Friday, No. 8 Simley travels to No. 5 St. Michael-Albertville. Having won five straight state titles as a program, and nine in all, Simley is used to this type of positioning. The Spartans ended last year 11th in the Fab 50 team rankings. Though St. Michael-Albertville has won six state titles in program history, being ranked this high is a new phenomenon. The Knights ended last year 42nd in the rankings: and when the young squad they had last year is combined with three transfers that placed in the Class 1A state tournament for Kimball, this excellent team results. The following is a weight-by-weight breakdown of what should be an awesome dual meet (state rankings provided by The Guillotine: Simley is in Class 2A, STMA in Class 3A). 106: Cortez Arredondo (Simley) vs. No. 7 Mitchell McKee (STMA). Returning state qualifier Arredondo is ranked fourth in his classification, while McKee was a runner-up in Class 1A last year and is top-ranked in 3A to start this season. 113: Kyle Nordstrom (Simley) vs. Aaron Dick (STMA). Returning state qualifier Dick is ranked seventh in his classification. 120: Zach Spychalla (Simley) vs. No. 2 Tommy Thorn (STMA). Two-time state champion Thorn was a Junior National freestyle champion this summer, and is the top-ranked wrestler in his classification to start the season. 126: Kyle Gliva (Simley) vs. Tanner Mills (STMA). Two-time state champion Gliva is tops in his weight to start the season, while Mills placed third in Class 1A last year and is third in 3A to start this season. 132: Juan Torres (Simley) vs. Mark Voss (STMA). This is a battle of top ranked wrestlers to start the season; Torres was a state champion last year, and Voss finished second. 138: Hector Rabelo (Simley) vs. Cole Sladek (STMA). Sladek is a three-time state placer and starts the season tops in his classification at this weight. 145: No.1 Jake Short (Simley) vs. Lincoln Mallinger (STMA). Short is a three-time state champion and ranked first in his classification at 152, while Mallinger placed third at state last year and is fourth in the preseason rankings. 152: McKinnon Short (Simley) vs. M. Herian/B. Blees (STMA). The younger Short is ranked first in the preseason at 145, and placed fourth at state last year. 160: Collin McCallister (Simley) vs. T. Holstad/R. Rostimo (STMA) 170: No. 4 Nick Wanzek (Simley) vs. Jordan Joseph (STMA). The two-time state champion Wanzek enters the season tops in his classification, while Joseph placed fourth in Class 1A last year and starts the season fourth in the rankings. 182: Logan Busch (Simley) vs. Jake Briggs (STMA). Returning state qualifier Busch enters the season tenth in his classification. 195: C. Baumann (Simley) vs. Ricky Briggs (STMA). Returning state runner-up Briggs starts the season ranked fourth. 220: Jackson Ryan (Simley) vs. Mitchell Eull (STMA). Returning state qualifier Ryan starts the season seventh in his classification, while state third placer Eull is ranked fourth in the preseason. 285: Brandt Olson (Simley) vs. Michael Kessler (STMA). Returning state qualifier Kessler is ranked fourth to start the season.

Due to the death of a sophomore student at Detroit Catholic Central overnight, tomorrow's match between No. 46 Davison and No. 14 Detroit Catholic Central has been postponed indefinitely. The article below was written about the scheduled dual meet prior to the tragedy, and still provides insight into the two teams for the season ahead. Two of Michigan's "power programs" will open the season on Wednesday afternoon in an "in-school" assembly dual meet that starts just before 2:00 p.m. For the second straight year, Davison -- ranked No. 46 nationally -- travels to No. 14 Detroit Catholic Central. Davison is ranked second in Division 1 and third overall in the state of Michigan per Michigan Grappler, while Detroit Catholic Central tops the Division 1 rankings and is second overall. The following represents a weight-by-weight breakdown (all state/divisional rankings per Michigan Grappler, and Michigan still uses the "old" weight configuration): 103: Zack Prater (DCC) vs. Max Johnson (Davison). Prater is ranked 10th in Division 1, while Johnson is the top-ranked 106 in Division 1 (and sixth overall in the state). 112: P. O'Brien (DCC) vs. Lincoln Olson (Davison). Olson, a defending state champion, is ranked first overall in Michigan at the weight class. 120: Trevor Zdebski (DCC) vs. Jacob Madrigal (Davison). Zdebski was third at state last year, and is ranked fifth overall in Michigan, while Madrigal placed eighth at state. 125: Evan Toth (DCC) vs. Derek Humphrey (Davison). Neither wrestler is ranked by Michigan Grappler, but both wrestlers qualified for the Division 1 state tournament in 2011. 130: Myles Amine (DCC) vs. Justin Oliver (Davison). State qualifier Amine is ranked fifth in Division 1, while two-time state champion Oliver is ranked tops in Division 1 and third overall in Michigan. Ken Bade (Photo/MichiganGrappler.com)135: No. 15 (at 126) Ken Bade (DCC) vs. Dominic Russ (Davison). Bade is a two-time state champion, ranked tops in Division 1, and second overall in the state. Russ placed fifth at state last year, is second in Division 1, and eighth overall statewide. 140: Malik Amine (DCC) vs. Carter Stoddard (Davison). State runner-up Amine is ranked tops in Division 1, and second overall in the state; while Stoddard qualified for the state tournament last year, and is ranked eighth in Division 1. 145: Riley Hanson (DCC) vs. Matthew Miller (Davison). Hanson qualified for the state tournament in 2011. Miller was fourth at state this past year, and is ranked fourth in Division 1, tenth overall statewide. 152: Mike Babicz (DCC) vs. Thomas Garty (Davison). Babicz, a 2011 state qualifier, enters the season ranked eighth in Division 1; while Garby placed seventh at state last year, and is ranked fifth in Division 1, eighth statewide. 160: Logan Marcicki (DCC) vs. Jordan Cooks (Davison). This is a battle of excellent junior wrestlers: Marcicki a state champion in 2011, and Cooks a champion this past year. In the statewide and Division 1 rankings, Marcicki is second and Cooks first. 171: Drew Garcia (DCC) vs. Tyler Wildmo (Davison). Garcia is the top ranked wrestler statewide and in Division 1 for this weight class, and was a state champion this past year; while Wildmo finished seventh in Cadet National Greco-Roman. 189: Nick Giese (DCC) vs. J. Ellis (Davison) 215: Jay Peterson (DCC) vs. T. Thomas (Davison). Peterson enters the season ranked sixth in Division 1. 285: Bob Coe (DCC) vs. D. Powers (Davison). Returning state placer Coe enters the season ranked tops in Division 1, and sixth statewide.

The top-ranked Penn State wrestling team sent nearly its entire roster into action at the 2012 Nittany Lion Open on Sunday and came away with five champions. Of Penn State's 30 participants (both attached and unattached), 18 placed at their respective weights. Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) 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 (St. Paris, Ohio) 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 (West Valley City, Utah) 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 Zannetti of Rutgers in the finals. All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) 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 (Wingate, Pa.) met teammate Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) 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. McIntosh was superb with a 4-1 mark, including two majors. All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.) went 4-1 at 125, advancing to the finals before losing a 3-2 decision to red-shirting Pitt Panther upperclassman Anthony Zannetta in the finals, taking second place. True freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.) 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 (Mill Hall, Pa.), 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 Jimmy Lawson (Tom's River, N.J.) 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. Setting up Penn State's run to 10 finalists and five champions was a superb first half of the event. By 3 p.m., with the quarterfinals set, Penn State still had 21 of its 30 wrestlers alive, including a gaudy 17 quarterfinalists. Penn State had four quarterfinalists at 149 alone. Junior Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) went 4-1 at 133 and took third place, his only loss to teammate Gulibon in the semis. Senior James English (York, Pa.) went 5-1 at 149, taking third place. Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) went 4-1 at 285, placing third. Gingrich had a major decision in the third place bout. Freshman Luke Frey (Montoursville, Pa.) was outstanding at 149 as well, going 6-1 with a tech fall and a major to place fifth. Junior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) was 5-2 at 157 with two pins to place sixth. Senior Nick Fischer (Unionville, Pa.) went 4-2 with two pins to take sixth at 165. True freshman Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) went 6-2 at 141 to take seventh place. Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) went 5-2 with two pins at 141 to place eighth. Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) posted a 2-2 record at 133. Kyle Moran (Oxford, Pa.) had a 2-2 day at 141 for Penn State. Seth Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) went 3-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals at 149. Rex Lutz (Easton, Pa.) was 3-2 at 165. Brandon Phillips (Timonium, Md.) and James Frascella (Carmel, Ind.) both went 1-2 at 174. Also competing at the event were Michael Waters (Advance, N.C.) at 141; David Batkowski (Montoursville, Pa.) at 141; David Owens (Derry, N.H.) at 149; Caleb Livingston (Drexel Hill, Pa.) at 165; Andrew Church (Erie, Pa.) at 174; and Scott Syrek (Chester Springs, Pa.) at 197. 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. Penn State's next home dual is set for Sunday, Dec. 9, when the Indiana Hoosiers come to town for a 2 p.m. meeting. Penn State's full season of home duals is sold out but limited Standing Room Only tickets are available for select dual meets. For information on which duals have a limited number of SRO tickets available and to purchase tickets, fans can call 1-800-NITTANY or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office windows from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2012-13 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. 2012 NITTANY LION OPEN FINALS RECAP: Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 - Rec Hall - University Park, Pa. 125: Anthony Zanetta, UA-Pitt 3-2 dec. #2 Nico Megaludis, Penn State 133: Mason Beckman, UA-Lehigh 3-2 dec. Jimmy Gulibon, UA-Penn State 141: Devin Carter, UA-Virginia Tech 16-8 maj. dec. Evan Henderson, North Carolina 149: #6 Andrew Alton, Penn State WBF Augustus Sako, UA-Virginia (2:12) 157: #3 James Fleming, Clarion 9-4 (SV) dec. #5 Dylan Alton, Penn State 165: #2 David Taylor, Penn State WBF #13 Mark Lewandowski, Buffalo (5:42) 174: #3 Matt Brown, Penn State 7-4 dec. #11 Greg Zannetti, Rutgers 184: #1 Ed Ruth, Penn State 11-4 dec. #10 Jimmy Sheptock, Maryland 197: #3 Quentin Wright, Penn State 5-3 (SV) dec. Morgan McIntosh, UA-Penn State 285: Nick Gqiazdowski, UA-N.C. State 12-1 maj. dec. Jimmy Lawson, Penn State

EDINBORO, Pa. - The 11th-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling squad rebounded from a tough loss Friday night to beat No. 20 Edinboro 21-16 Sunday afternoon inside McComb Fieldhouse. The Hokies got wins in two of the three matches featuring a pair of ranked wrestlers, plus a! pin at 157 pounds, to bolster them to the win. Seventh-ranked Jarrod Garnett came close to picking up a bonus point for the Hokies, but had to settle for a 10-4 win over Kory Mines at 125 pounds. Edinboro’s A.J. Schopp, ranked fourth in the country, controlled things from the beginning, picking up a 9-0 major decision over tech’s Erik Spjut to give the Scots a 4-3 lead. At 141 pounds, 10th-ranked Zach Neibert got a takedown in the first period and a reversal in the second period to take a 4-2 lead on No. 4 Mitchell Port. But Port got a takedown with 15 seconds left to force overtime, where he got another takedown to pick up the 7-5 win. The 149-pound match was a barnburner as 10th-ranked Nick Brascetta got a takedown with a minute left and then withstood several flurries from 14th-ranked Dave Habat to earn a hard-fought 4-3 win. Habat got a takedown in the first period, but Brascetta didn’t panic and got the takedown late, holding off a possible late reversal, to cap the comeback win. Jesse Dong, ranked seventh at 157 pounds, completely dominated Michael DePalma, picking up a takedown and several near-fall points before pinning him at the 2:27 mark to give tech the 12-7 lead at the halfway mark. For Dong, it was his 56th career dual win, moving him into a tie for third place all-time at Tech. Sean Gray and Eric Martin hold the record with 58, putting the record within Dong’s sights. At 165 pounds, fourth-ranked Pete Yates used a pair of takedowns early on to pull away from 13th-ranked Johnny Greisheimer, winning 8-1. Redshirt freshman Austin Gabel put together an impressive performance at 174 pounds, using two takedowns en route to a 6-4 win over Patrick Jennings. Nick Vetterlein used three takedowns to pick up a 6-4 win over Vince Pickett at 184 pounds. Derrick Borlie got two first period takedowns, but gave up a takedown in the second period and was turned to his back as Warren Bosch picked up the pin at the 4:29 mark. At heavyweight, Tech’s David Marone suffered another tough loss, dropping a 3-2 decision in the tiebreaker to 16th-ranked Ernest James after giving up a reversal late. “Nick Brascetta is one tough dude,” said Tech head coach Kevin Dresser. “He got a champion’s effort from Habat today and responded. We have other guys who are in the same boat with Brascetta, but on the other side of things, we have some very soft guys right now. We have to change that now if we want to do big things as a team this season.” Tech (4-2) will take a few weeks off from competition before sending the 10 starters, plus Devin Carter and Chris Penny as unattached wrestlers to the presitgious Midlands Open in Evanston, Ill., Dec. 29 and 30. Results: 125: #6 Jarrod Garnett (VT) dec. Kory Mines, 10-4 133: #5 A.J. Schopp (E) maj. dec. Erik Spjut, 9-0 141: #5 Mitchell Port (E) vs. #7 Zach Neibert, 7-5 (SV) 149: #11 Nick Brascetta (VT) vs. #18 Dave Habat, 4-3 157: #7 Jesse Dong (VT) fall Michael DePalma, 2:27 165: #4 Pete Yates (VT) vs. #16 Johnny Greisheimer, 8-1 174: Austin Gabel (VT) vs. Patrick Jennings, 6-4 184: Nick Vetterlein (VT) dec. Vince Pickett, 6-4 197: Warren Bosch (E) fall Derrick Borlie, 4:29 285: #20 Ernest James (E) dec. David Marone, 3-2 (TB-1)

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- With a pin in the 285 pound championship final by Cegan Long, North Scott, Iowa was able to overtake No. 30 Bettendorf, Iowa in the point standings at the Keith Young Invitational on Saturday. Both teams had five finalists, but North Scott had nine placers to the eight for Bettendorf; and the point stands were 191.5 for North Scott, and 190 for Bettendorf. Joining Long as a weight class champion for North Scott was Mitch Bowman at 170 pounds. Runner-up finishers were Bret McKinney at 160, Justin Kreiter at 182, and Colin Kreiter at 195. Four of the five Bettendorf finalists won titles: Jacob Schwarm at 106, No. 20 Fredy Stroker at 126, Logan Ryan at 132, and Alex Hernandez at 152 with a 7-5 overtime decision over Jesse Ethertingon (Charles City, Iowa) in a battle of wrestlers that placed third at state last year. Charlie JonesAn additional key factor in the team race on Saturday was the absence of three projected starters from the Bettendorf lineup. The Bulldogs' replacements at 120, 160, and 285 pounds all failed to place in the top six. Other weight class champions included Kaz Onoo (Mason City, Iowa) at 113 pounds, Charlie Jones (Waterloo Columbus Catholic, Iowa) at 120, Andrew Steiert (Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa) at 138, No. 7 Brandon Sorensen (Denver-Tripoli, Iowa) at 145, Jake Hogan (Don Bosco, Iowa) at 160, Chase Shedenhelm (North Scott, Iowa) at 182, Marcus Harrington (Waterloo West, Iowa) at 195, and Ryan Maas (Iowa City High, Iowa) at 220. Final team standings: 1) North Scott 191-1/2, (2) Bettendorf 190, (3) Waverly-Shell Rock 168, (4) Charles City 152.5, (5) Pleasant Valley 135, (6) Dowling Catholic 116, (7) West Des Moines Valley 107, (8) Mason City 92, (9) Denver-Tripoli 85, (10) Cedar Falls 84.5, (11) Cedar Rapids Jefferson 79.5, (12) Waterloo Columbus Catholic 74, (13) Don Bosco 63.5, (14) Waterloo West 59.5, (15) Iowa City High 46, (16) Cedar Rapids Kennedy 22 Finals Results: 106: Jacob Schwarm (Bettendorf) pin Kyle Briggs (Cedar Rapids Jefferson), 2:00 113: Kaz Onoo (Mason City) dec. Johnny Etherington (Charles City), 5-0 120: Charlie Jones (Waterloo Columbus Catholic) dec. Travis Willers (Pleasant Valley), 6-3 126: No. 20 Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf) pinned Jonathan Eide (Dowling Catholic), 2:41 132: Logan Ryan (Bettendorf) dec. Bryce Steiert (Waverly-Shell Rock), 3-1 138: Andrew Steiert (Waverly-Shell Rock) dec. Jacob Woodard (Bettendorf), 2-1 145: No. 7 Brandon Sorensen (Denver-Tripoli) dec. Corey Abernathy (Waverly-Shell Rock), 11-4 152: Alex Hernandez (Bettendorf) dec. Jesse Etherington (Charles City) 7-5 SV 160: Jake Hogan (Don Bosco) dec. Bret McKinney (North Scott), 3-2 170: Mitch Bowman (North Scott) dec. Brady Letney (Pleasant Valley), 3-2 182: Chase Shedenhelm (Don Bosco) pinned Justin Kreiter (North Scott), 4:20 195: Marcus Harrington (Waterloo West) dec. Colin Kreiter (North Scott), 13-6 220: Ryan Maas (Iowa City High) dec. Kaleb Staack (Waverly-Shell Rock), 3-2 285: Cegan Long (North Scott) pinned Matt Lee (Iowa City High), 0:36

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- When most people look at McDonogh Wrestling, they think about the terrific trio of Jack Clark, Toby Hague, and Myles Martin -- all of whom made the National Prep finals last year. However, what we learned over the weekend at the Ray Oliver Invitational was that the Eagles offer much more. Seven other wrestlers finished in the top three, and that was without the services of returning National Prep placer Wyatt Cook. That group was led by senior Tyler Patrick, who upset No. 16 Troy Murtha (Georgetown Prep, Md.) 5-3 in the 182 pound final. Runner-up finishes came from freshman T.K. Megonigal at 106 pounds, senior Logan Meister at 132, senior Xavi Ramos at 138, and sophomore Mike Smith at 195. Freshman Sam Martino took third at 126, while senior Dan Maltsev joined him with a third place finish at 220. Josh Llopez (Photo/Dave Jedlicka)Junior Jack Clark, ranked No. 8 nationally at 145, won his third consecutive Ray Oliver title with an 11-5 victory over National Prep placer Michael Sprague (Georgetown Prep, Md.). Fellow junior Toby Hague made it back-to-back Ray Oliver titles with a 10-2 major decision over Max Wilt (Caesar Rodney, Del.) at 152. Sophomore Myles Martin, ranked No. 10 nationally at 152, extended Junior National freestyle champion Josh Llopez, ranked No. 5 nationally in the 160 pound final; Llopez won a 6-4 overtime decision. Other nationally ranked wrestlers to win a title at the Ray Oliver Invitational were No. 7 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.) at 113 pounds, No. 8 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.) at 138, and No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) at 220. Additional weight class champions were Jake Vosburgh (St. Mary's Ryken, Md.) at 106 pounds, Kevin Budock (Good Counsel, Md.) at 120, Micah Hight (Caesar Rodney, Del.) with an overtime decision at 126, Daniel Sanchez (Georgetown Prep, Md.) at 132, Logan Breitenbach (Archbishop Spalding, Md.) at 170, Spencer Neff (Good Counsel, Md.) at 195, and Shane Cockerlie (Gilman School, Md.) at 285. It was McDonogh winning a repeat title at the Ray Oliver with 261 points, which out-distanced Smyrna, Del. (209.5) and Good Counsel, Md. (208.5). Finals Results: 106: Jake Vosburgh (St. Mary's Ryken) dec. T.K. Megonigal (McDonogh), 5-0 113: No. 7 Brent Fleetwood (Smryna, Del.) maj. dec. Steven Simpson (St. Mary's Ryken), 10-1 120: Kevin Budock (Good Counsel) dec. Othniel Edmond (Smyrna, Del.), 7-2 126: Micah Hight (Caesar Rodney, Del.) dec. Tyler Carney (Smyrna, Del.), 3-1 SV 132: Daniel Sanchez (Georgetown Prep) dec. Logan Meister (McDonogh), 3-1 138: No. 8 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara) maj. dec. Xavi Ramos (McDonogh), 16-5 145: No. 8 Jack Clark (McDonogh) dec. Michael Sprauge (Georgetown Prep), 11-5 152: Toby Hague (McDonogh) maj. dec. Max Wilt (Caesar Rodney, Del.), 10-2 160: No. 5 Josh Llopez (St. Mary's Ryken) dec. No. 10 (at 152) Myles Martin (McDonogh), 6-4 SV 170: Logan Breitenbach (Archbishop Spalding) dec. Zach Boyles (Smryna, Del.), 8-2 182: Tyler Patrick (McDonogh) dec. No. 16 Troy Murtha (Georgetown Prep), 5-3 195: Spencer Neff (Good Counsel) won by medical forfeit over Mike Smith (McDonogh) 220: No. 1 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel) pinned Tate Dulaney (Langley, Va.), 0:14 285: Shane Cockerlie (Gilman School) pinned Jemal Averette (Good Counsel), 2:17

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern won 17 of 20 bouts in its home-opener Saturday at Welsh-Ryan Arena, shutting out Stevens Tech, 45-0 and then following that up with a 33-12 victory over Duke. The Wildcats won 10 matches with bonus points, including five by fall. NU began the day with back-to-back pins against Stevens Tech as freshman and 19th-ranked Dominick Malone made quick work of Tony Geiger, pinning him in 59 seconds at 125 lbs. and sophomore John Coukos followed that up with a fall in 4:39 at 133 lbs. Back-to-back decisions at 141 and 149 by Pat Greco and Dylan Marriott gave NU the 18-0 lead and then the Wildcats won four of their final six matches with bonus points. Second-ranked senior Jason Welch scored the fall in 2:57 at 157 lbs., No. 12 Pierce Harger registered an 8-0 major decision at 165 and No. 8 Lee Munster kept things rolling with a tech fall in 3:57 at 174. Marcus Shrewsbury grinded out a close 4-3 decision at 184, Alex Polizzi recorded NU’s fourth fall of the match, pinning Alex Moreno in 2:27 at 197 and No. 8 Mike McMullan kept the shutout intact with the 9-3 decision over Brian Schamalz at heavyweight. NU then took on Duke in the second match of the day and Malone recorded his second pin, sticking Peter Terrezza in 1:55 at 125. Duke kept things close in the early bouts, responding with a fall at 133 and after Jameson Oster’s 3-0 decision at 141, Duke’s Marcus Cain registered a decision at 149 to once again tie things up at 9-9. Northwestern won five of the final six matches to run away with the victory. Welch won by forfeit, Harger scored another first-period fall for NU and Munster added another major decision, putting Northwestern ahead 25-9. Duke won its final bout of the evening at 184 but NU responded with an upset at 197 as Polizzi captured the 6-2 victory over Duke’s No. 18 Conner Hartmann. McMullan once again closed the match on a positive note for the Wildcats, winning by tech fall in 3:15, putting the final score at 33-12 in favor of NU. Northwestern returns to the mat next Friday, Dec. 7, opening its Big Ten dual season at No. 1 Minnesota. Match time against the top-ranked Gophers is set for 7 p.m. No. 13 Northwestern 45, Stevens Tech 0 125: #19 Dominick Malone (NU) fall Tony Geiger (Stev. Tech), 0:59 (6-0 NU) 133: John Coukos (NU) fall Brandon Ling (Stev. Tech), 4:39 (12-0 NU) 141: Pat Greco (NU) dec. Cody Curtiss (Stev. Tech) 6-1 (15-0 NU) 149: Dylan Marriott (NU) dec. Mike Polizzi (Stev. Tech) 7-6 (18-0 NU) 157: #2 Jason Welch (NU) fall Leo Wortman (Stev. Tech) 2:57 (24-0 NU) 165: #12 Pierce Harger (NU) maj. dec. Joey Favia (Stev. Tech) 8-0 (28-0 NU) 174: #8 Lee Munster (NU) tech. fall Jake Odell (Stev. Tech) 3:57, 17-0 (33-0 NU) 184: Marcus Shrewsbury (NU) dec. Doug Medrano (Stev. Tech) 4-3 (36-0 NU) 197: Alex Polizzi (NU) fall Alex Moreno (Stev. Tech) 2:27 (42-0 NU) Hwt.: #8 Mike McMullan (NU) dec. Brian Schamalz (Stev. Tech) 9-3 (45-0 NU) No. 13 Northwestern 33, Duke 12 125: #19 Dominick Malone (NU) fall Peter Terrezza (Duke) 1:55 (6-0 NU) 133: Brandon Gambucci (Duke) fall John Coukos (NU) 2:57 (6-6) 141: Jameson Oster (NU) dec. Tanner Hough (Duke) 3-0 (9-6 NU) 149: Marcus Cain (Duke) dec. Dylan Marriott (NU) 9-3 (9-9 NU) 157: #2 Jason Welch (NU) wins by forfeit (15-9 NU) 165: #12 Pierce Harger (NU) pin Randy Roden (Duke), 0:55 (21-9 NU) 174: #8 Lee Munster (NU) maj. dec. Trey Adamson (Duke) 10-1 (25-9 NU) 184: Dylan Ryan (Duke) dec. Marcus Shrewsbury (NU) 3-2 (25-12 NU) 197: Alex Polizzi (NU) dec. #18 Conner Hartmann (Duke) 6-2 (28-12 NU) Hwt.: #8 Mike McMullan (NU) tech. fall Brian Self (Duke) 16-0, 3:15 (33-12 NU)

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team won nine of 10 matches to top Iowa State, 32-3, Saturday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa scored bonus points in five matches and won all four contests against ranked opponents. The 29-point victory was the largest margin of victory in the series since Iowa won 33-4 in 1996. The Hawkeyes (6-0) scored 33 takedowns to Iowa State's three. "We did some good things, but I think we left a lot of points off the board in some individual matches," said head coach Tom Brands. "The first couple of weights we could've widened the gap. When you leave individual points out there you leave team points off the board, so there are some things we could do better." Mike Evans and Ethen Lofthouse opened the dual with a pair of wins at 174 and 184. Evans, wrestling at 174 pounds for the second time this season, opened the meet with four takedowns against Iowa State's Tanner Weatherman to earn a 10-1 major decision. He improved to 11-0 all-time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Lofthouse stayed perfect at his new 184-pound weight class with a 10-3 decision over No. 16 Boez Beard. Lofthouse scored a takedown in each of the first two periods before adding another pair and two escapes in the third frame to move to 6-0 this year. Matt McDonough, Tony Ramos, Mark Ballweg, Derek St. John, Nick Moore and Bobby Telford also earned victories to stay perfect on the season. McDonough used four takedowns and three caution points to earn a 13-2 major decision and run his winning streak to 34 matches. Ramos scored two takedowns in the first period, three in the second and three in the third to earn a 19-7 win over Iowa State's John Meeks at 133. Ramos improved to 6-0 this season with four pins and two major decisions. He is 18-0 all-time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. St. John improved to 6-0 this season and 17-0 all-time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena with 16-5 major decision over Logan Molina. Nick Moore gutted out a 3-2 win to stay unbeaten at 165. Telford needed a reversal with 1:02 left in the match to earn a 3-2 win over No. 15 Matt Gibson at 285. Leading 1-0 in the third, Telford allowed a reversal nine seconds into the frame to surrender the lead, 2-1. He then returned the favor at the 1:02 mark to reclaim his advantage and hold on for the final score and improve to 6-0 this year. Ballweg rode No. 18 Luke Goettl the entire second period, opened the third period with an escape and scored a takedown at 1:36 to earn a 4-1 win at 141. Michael Kelly followed Ballweg with a 16-6 major decision at 149. Kelly scored two takedowns in the first, opened the second with a reversal, and added two more takedowns in the third t cruise to a 16-6 major decision. The Cyclones' (0-2) lone victory came at 197, where No. 15 Kyven Gadson squeaked out a 5-4 win over freshman Nathan Burak. "We have work to do," said Brands. "We have Lehigh up next and the Big Ten schedule is coming up, so we'll have to build towards that. We'll get to work right now." The Hawkeyes return to the mat Dec. 6 when they host Lehigh at 4 p.m. on Mediacom Mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Notes... Attendance was 9,623... McDonough has won a career-best 34 straight matches... Iowa has won nine straight meetings in the series... the Hawkeye retained the Dan Gable Traveling Trophy. Since the trophies inception in 2010, the Hawkeyes have won all three meetings against the Cyclones... 1957 champion Simon Roberts was tonight's honorary captain. Results: 174 - #7 Mike Evans (IA) major dec. Tanner Weatherman (ISU), 10-1; 4-0 184 - #8 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) dec. #16 Boez Beard (ISU), 10-3; 7-0 197 - #15 Kyven Gadson (ISU) dec. Nathan Burak (IA), 5-4; 7-3 285 - #5 Bobby Telford (IA) dec. #15 Matt Gibson (ISU), 3-2; 10-3 125 - #1 Matt McDonough (IA) major dec. #19 Ryak Finch (ISU), 13-2; 14-3 133 - #3 Tony Ramos (IA) major dec. John Meeks (ISU), 19-7; 18-3 141 - #13 Mark Ballweg (IA) dec. #18 Luke Goettl (ISU), 4-1; 21-3 149 - Michael Kelly (IA) major dec. Luke Swalla (ISU), 16-6; 25-3 157 - #1 Derek St. John (IA) major dec. Logan Molina (ISU), 16-5; 29-3 165 - Nick Moore (IA) dec. Mike Moreno (ISU), 3-2; 32-3

Ohio State won its second straight CKLV Invitational title (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) LAS VEGAS -- On Saturday, Ohio State won its second straight Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational title, edging Missouri by a point, but it was far from a perfect performance for the fifth-ranked Buckeyes. "It was a weekend of ups and downs," said Ohio State coach Tom Ryan. "It's good to get the team win. But when you look deeper than the team win you see things that are concerning." Ohio State's Logan Stieber was named Outstanding Wrestler (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Two Buckeyes, Logan Stieber (133) and Hunter Stieber (141), claimed individual titles, but no other Ohio State wrestler placed in the top three in their respective weight class and three failed to place. Ohio State was without All-American Nick Heflin (174), who injured his hand in practice. Logan Stieber, a returning NCAA champion, finished the tournament with four pins and a 12-1 major decision over No. 8 Tyler McCormick of Missouri in the finals at 133 pounds. He was named Most Outstanding Wrestler. Hunter Stieber won his title by defeating Oregon State's Michael Mangrum 9-6 in a rematch of last year's Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational final at 141 pounds won by Mangrum. "I just needed to stay offensive the whole time," said Hunter. "I needed to work my stuff and couldn't let him get on a roll." The two wrestlers have now split four matches over the past two seasons, alternating wins. "We know what each other is going to do," said Hunter. "It comes down to who can execute better, who has a better game plan, even who feels better that day. We'll probably wrestle a few more times. He's a great competitor." Ryan had high praise for the performance of the Stieber brothers. "They try to score from every position," said Ryan. "There's no fear of using energy. The workload that goes into the points is the lesson. You've got to be willing to work to score the points. Both those guys do that. We've got to surround them with enough people to win some titles because Ohio State is about winning titles, and we've got to start winning some." Missouri earned bookend titles with Alan Waters (125) and Dom Bradley (285). Waters captured his title at 125 pounds by defeating 10th-ranked Nahshon Garrett of Cornell 6-4 in the championship match. It was a performance Waters was not satisfied with despite getting his hand raised. "It didn't go how I wanted it to go," said Waters, who is ranked fourth at 125 pounds. "I have been wrestling bad this whole tournament. But I have to put it past me and look forward to my next tournament." Missouri's other champion was heavyweight Dom Bradley, who topped Oregon State's Chad Hanke 3-2. Jason Chamberlain of Boise State (149) and Kyle Dake of Cornell (165) joined Logan Stieber as two-time Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational champions. Chamberlain, whose Las Vegas title came two seasons ago in December of 2010, came through a deep weight class to win the championship at 149 pounds. His road to the title on Saturday included a 6-4 semifinal win over All-American Cam Tessari of Ohio State and a 7-3 finals victory over 10th-ranked Cole VonOhlen of Air Force. "My coaches talked a lot this tournament about scoring a lot of points, and just going out and trying to get as many points as you can that first period," said Chamberlain. "I was just trying to push the pace the whole tournament and wear on guys. That was kind of the key to the whole tournament." Chamberlain is coming off a successful Olympic redshirt season in freestyle. He went 2-2 at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, where he notched a win over U.S. wrestling legend Cary Kolat. Chamberlain also won University Nationals, University World Team Trials, and represented the U.S. at the University World Championships in Kourtane, Finland. Chamberlain said making the transition from freestyle back to folkstyle has not been too difficult, mostly because of his style. "Wrestling is wrestling," said Chamberlain. "I wrestle a lot on my feet anyway. So the transition from folkstyle to freestyle isn't as difficult for me. Early on in the season I have been working a lot on the mat and I'm still kind of improving there. It's a little bit different, but I'm doing OK." Chamberlain suffered a loss on Nov. 24 to Oregon State's Scott Sakaguchi, a wrestler he went 5-0 against during the 2010-11 season, which caused his ranking to drop. "It just kind of refocused me a little bit," Chamberlain said of the loss. "For a couple days I was really ticked off about it. It's early in the year still. It's a good match not to lose. But to take a loss, it's better to do it early just so that you can change some things. I'm in the process of changing a few things." Dake, a three-time NCAA champion who is looking to make history as the first wrestler ever to win four NCAA championships in four different weight classes, earned a 6-0 shutout victory over North Dakota State's Steven Monk in the championship match at 165 pounds. "His coaches came up with a good game plan," said Dake. "All he wanted to do was try to ride side headlock. I got two takedowns. I got an escape. I got riding some riding time. I dominated all positions. That was an all right win. The first two-day tournament is a little tough." Dake was dominant in his matches leading up to the finals, picking up two pins and two major decision victories. "I'm trying to be more dominant this year," said Dake, who was fourth in Las Vegas as freshman, did not compete in the event as a sophomore, and won a title last year. "I'm really focusing on scoring points and then letting the pins come, instead of trying to force the pins." Cornell finished third in the team standings behind Ohio State and Missouri. Six Big Red wrestlers placed, led by champion Dake and runner-up Garrett. "We're real young," said Dake. "We have five freshmen starting for us right now, which is pretty impressive. They're just getting better each day. Each time they step on the mat they're getting better. By March I think they're going to be ready for the big show and people are going to be afraid of Cornell." Oregon State finished fourth and had one champion, R.J. Pena (157). Pena's finals victory came over Virginia's Jedd Moore, 9-7. Nebraska had a pair of champions in Robert Kokesh (174) and Josh Ihnen (184), which helped the Cornhuskers to a fifth-place finish. Kokesh won by medical forfeit over Michigan's Dan Yates at 174 pounds. Ihnen pinned Missouri's Mike Larson in the first period of their 184-pound finals match. Kent State's Dustin Kilgore, an NCAA champion in 2011, was pushed in the finals at 197 pounds, but prevailed for a 5-4 victory over Wyoming's Alfonso Hernandez. Team Standings (Top 10): 1. Ohio State 124.5 2. Missouri 123.5 3. Cornell 104.5 4. Oregon State 98.5 5. Nebraska 89.5 6. Boise State 76 7. Virginia 64.5 8. Northern Iowa 62.5 9. Wyoming 58 10. Navy 56 Finals Results: 125: No. 4 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. No. 10 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell), 6-4 133: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 8 Nathan McCormick (Missouri), 12-1 141: No. 2 Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) dec. No. 4 Michael Mangrum (Oregon State), 9-6 149: No. 5 Jason Chamberlain (Boise State) dec. No. 10 Cole VonOhlen (Air Force), 7-3 157: No. 18 R.J. Pena (Oregon State) dec. Jedd Moore (Virginia), 9-7 165: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) dec. No. 8 Steven Monk (North Dakota State), 6-0 174: No. 8 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) won by medical forfeit over No. 13 Dan Yates (Michigan) 184: No. 6 Josh Ihnen (Nebraska) pinned No. 9 Mike Larson (Missouri), 2:14 197: No. 1 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) dec. No. 4 Alfonso Hernandez (Wyoming), 5-4 285: No. 2 Dom Bradley (Missouri) dec. No. 6 Chad Hanke (Oregon State), 3-2

LAS VEGAS -- Ohio State won its second straight title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday, finishing one point ahead of runner-up Missouri. Logan Stieber (133) and Hunter Stieber (141) won individual titles for the Buckeyes. Logan Stieber was named Outstanding Wrestler. InterMat will be providing a recap. 125: No. 4 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. No. 10 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell), 6-4 133: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 8 Nathan McCormick (Missouri), 12-1 141: No. 2 Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) dec. No. 4 Michael Mangrum (Oregon State), 9-6 149: No. 5 Jason Chamberlain (Boise State) dec. No. 10 Cole VonOhlen (Air Force), 7-3 157: No. 18 R.J. Pena (Oregon State) dec. Jedd Moore (Virginia), 9-7 165: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) dec. No. 8 Steven Monk (North Dakota State), 6-0 174: No. 8 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) won by medical forfeit over No. 13 Dan Yates (Michigan) 184: No. 6 Josh Ihnen (Nebraska) pinned No. 9 Mike Larson (Missouri), 2:14 197: No. 1 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) dec. No. 4 Alfonso Hernandez (Wyoming), 5-4 285: No. 2 Dom Bradley (Missouri) dec. No. 6 Chad Hanke (Oregon State), 3-2

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana University wrestling team improved to 5-2 after a three-win sweep of the Hoosier Duals, topping SIUE (2-4), Bucknell (2-1) and Gardner-Webb (2-4) by a combined score of 80-33. The Hoosiers controlled the action most of the day, racking up 46 takedowns while allowing just 19. A quartet of Hoosiers posted perfect 3-0 marks individually; a foursome including Eric Roach (141 lbs.), Taylor Walsh (157 lbs.), Luke Sheridan (184 lbs.) and heavyweight Adam Chalfant. Chalfant, ranked seventh nationally, pushed his season record to 15-1 while Taylor Walsh also tallied win number 15 to go along with his second and third tech falls of the 2012-13 campaign. Roach’s 3-0 day moves him to 12-5 and Sheridan sits at 11-5 after the round-robin event. Additional multi-match winners were Joe Duca (125 lbs.), Quin Murphy (133 lbs.), Ryan LeBlanc (165 lbs.) and Cheney Dale (174 lbs.) ROUND ONE RESULTS Indiana 33, SIUE 11 125 lbs. – Joe Duca (IU) wins by forfeit; Team Score: 6-0 133 lbs. - Patrick Myers (SIUE) tech falls Quin Murphy (IU), 17-2; TS: 6-5 141 lbs. – Eric Roach (IU) maj. dec. Drew Vrbenec (SIUE). 13-5; TS: 10-5 149 lbs. – Geno Capezio (IU) dec. Dillon Pousson (SIUE), 5-3; TS: 13-5 157 lbs. - #23 Taylor Walsh (IU) tech falls Kyle Lowman (SIUE), 17-2; TS: 18-5 165 lbs. - #16 Ryan LeBlanc (IU) dec. Jake Residori (SIUE), 9-5; TS: 21-5 174 lbs. – Cheney Dale (IU) dec. Deshoun White (SIUE), 4-1; TS: 24-5 184 lbs. – Luke Sheridan (IU) dec. Jake Tindle (SIUE), 9-7; TS: 27-5 197 lbs. – Josh Wood (SIUE) pins Tarek Alaruri (IU), 2:02; TS: 27-11 285 lbs. - #7 Adam Chalfant (IU) wins by forfeit; TS: 33-11 Bucknell 27, Gardner-Webb 15 125 lbs. – Austin Miller (BU) pins Tyler Ziegler (GW), 5:54; Team Score: 6-0 133 lbs. – Paul Petrov (BU) dec. Robbie Golde (GW), 9-5; TS: 9-0 141 lbs. – Davante Andujar (GW) dec. Derrik Russell (BU), 5-3; TS: 9-3 149 lbs. – Ryan Medved (GW) dec. Adam Healey (BU), 2-0; TS: 9-6 157 lbs. –Alex Medved (GW) dec. Vincent Favia (BU), 8-1; TS: 9-9 165 lbs. - #14 Corey Lear (BU) pins Justin Guthrie (GW), 2:13; TS: 15-9 174 lbs. – Stephen McPeak (BU) pins Aaron Rabin (GW), 2:19; TS: 21-9 184 lbs. – Gray Jones (GW) dec. Robert Marchese (BU), 3-1; TS: 21-12 197 lbs. – Tyler Lyster (BU) pins Blake Salyer (GW), 4:31; TS: 27-12 285 lbs. – Travis Porter (GW) dec. Joe Stolfi (BU), 5-3; TS: 27-15 ROUND TWO RESULTS Indiana 18, Bucknell 15 125 lbs. – Austin Miller (BU) dec. Joe Duca (IU), 6-2; Team Score: 0-3 133 lbs. – Quin Murphy (IU) dec. Paul Petrov (BU), 9-2; TS: 3-3 141 lbs. – Eric Roach (IU) dec. Derrik Russell (BU), 7-2; TS: 6-3 149 lbs. – Adam Healey (BU) dec. Geno Capezio (IU), 3-2; TS: 6-6 157 lbs. - #23 Taylor Walsh (IU) tech falls Robert Schlitt (BU), 16-0; TS: 11-6 165 lbs. - #14 Corey Lear (BU) dec. #16 Ryan LeBlanc (IU), 5-3; TS: 11-9 174 lbs. – Stephen McPeak (BU) dec. Cheney Dale (IU), 1-0; TS: 11-12 184 lbs. – Luke Sheridan (IU) dec. Robert Marchese (BU), 2-0; TS: 14-12 197 lbs. – Tyler Lyster (BU) dec. Tarek Alaruri (IU), 6-1; TS: 14-15 285 lbs. - #7 Adam Chalfant (IU) maj. dec. Joe Stolfi (BU); TS: 18-15 Gardner-Webb 21, SIUE 24 125 lbs. – Tyler Ziegler (GW) wins by forfeit; Team Score: 6-0 133 lbs. – Patrick Myers (SIUE) dec. Robbie Golde (GW), 12-7; TS: 6-3 141 lbs. – Davante Andujar (GW) dec. Brandon Brindley (SIUE), 4-0; TS: 9-3 149 lbs. – Ryan Medved (GW) dec. Dillon Pousson (SIUE), 6-5; TS: 12-3 157 lbs. – Kyle Lowman (SIUE) pins Alex Medved (GW), 1:54; TS: 12-9 165 lbs. – Jake Residori (SIUE) dec. Justin Guthrie (GW), 8-3; TS: 12-12 174 lbs. – Deshoun White (SIUE) pins Aaron Rabin (GW), 4:48; TS: 12-18 184 lbs. – Gray Jones (GW) dec. Jake Tindle (SIUE), 4-2 (SV); TS: 15-18 197 lbs. – Josh Wood (SIUE) pins Blake Salyer (GW), 1:57; TS: 15-24 285 lbs – Travis Porter (GW) wins by forfeit,; TS: 21-24 ROUND THREE RESULTS Indiana 29, Gardner-Webb 7 125 lbs. – Joe Duca (IU) dec. Tyler Ziegler (GW), 8-2; Team Score: 3-0 133 lbs. – Quin Murphy (IU) maj. dec. Robbie Golde (GW), 14-4; TS: 7-0 141 lbs. – Eric Roach (IU) dec. Davante Andujar (GW), 9-3; TS: 10-0 149 lbs. – Ryan Medved (GW) maj. dec. Alexander Gregory (IU), 10-2; TS: 10-4 157 lbs. - #23 Taylor Walsh (IU) dec. Alex Medved (GW), 6-2; TS: 13-4 165 lbs. - #16 Ryan LeBlanc (IU) maj. dec. Justin Guthrie (GW), 16-5; TS: 17-4 174 lbs. – Cheney Dale (IU) pins Aaron Rabin (GW), 2:26; TS: 23-4 184 lbs. – Luke Sheridan (IU) dec. Gray Jones (GW), 2-0; TS: 26-4 197 lbs. – Blake Salyer (GW) dec. Tarek Alaruri (IU), 4-0; TS: 26-7 285 lbs. - #7 Adam Chalfant (IU) dec. Travis Porter (GW), 8-3; 29-7 Bucknell 25, SIUE 15 125 lbs. – Austin Miller (BU) wins by forfeit; Team Score: 6-0 133 lbs. – Patrick Myers (SIUE) dec. Paul Petrov (BU), 4-3 (TB1); TS: 6-3 141 lbs. – Derrik Russell (BU) dec. Brandon Brindley (SIUE), 3-1; TS: 9-3 149 lbs. – Dillon Pousson (SIUE) pins Adam Healey (BU), 4:24; TS: 9-9 157 lbs. – Vincent Favia (BU) dec. Kyle Lowman (SIUE), 6-3; TS:12-9 165 lbs. - #14 Corey Lear (BU) dec. Jake Residori (SIUE), 2-0; TSL 15-9 174 lbs. – Stephen McPeak (BU) maj. dec. Deshoun White (SIUE), 13-2; TS: 19-9 184 lbs. – Jake Tindle (SIUE) dec. Robert Marchese (BU), 10-8; TS: 19-12 197 lbs. – Josh Wood (SIUE) dec. Tyler Lyster (BU), 7-3; TS: 19-15 285 lbs. – Joe Stolfi (BU) wins by forfeit; TS: 25-15 Indiana hops into the Big Ten season next Sunday (Nov. 9), traveling to Happy Valley for a showdown with #1 Penn State at 2 pm.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The Quakers finally have their signature win. After a couple close calls against top-ranked teams last season, the Red and Blue silenced the Leeman-Turner Arena crowd on Saturday in a 24-12 win over No. 21 Lehigh. The win is the first in Grace Hall for the Quakers since a 21-15 win on Feb. 18, 2007 and is Penn's first road win over a ranked opponent since a 20-13 win over No. 24 Penn State in Happy Valley on Feb. 20, 2009 - a span of seven such matches. The Red and Blue won the first four matches to take a 15-0 lead, but it was a pair of impressive wins after intermission that sealed the win for the Quakers. In the first bout after the break, Casey Kent scored a takedown with five seconds left in the match to break a tie and defeat No. 17 Eric Hess, 4-2, and give Penn a commanding 18-4 lead. After a pair of losses at 174 and 184, Canaan Bethea came through up a weight and defeated John Bolich, 3-1, at 197 pounds to secure the win for the Quakers. After twice getting called for stalling before a single shot was taken in the match, Bethea rebounded for the decisive takedown in the first period, riding out the opening frame. Steven Graziano concluded the dual with a 3-1 win at heavyweight. Momentum came quickly in the form of a pin from #20 Mark Rappo over Alex Abreu in just 1:05. Rappo took down Abreu just before the one-minute mark, locking in a cradle and securing his first fall of the season. Geoffrey Bostany added points to the team score with a 6-0 win over Cody Kievman at 133 pounds. Bostany scored a takedown in the first period and added a second in the middle period at the 4:25 mark. Bostany was tough on top, looking for backpoints, but settled for 5:02 of riding time. C.J. Cobb rallied after conceding the first takedown to Anthony Salupo, scoring with five seconds left in the first period to lead, 3-2. In the second period, Cobb added three more points on an escape and a takedown before opening up in the third for three takedowns in hunt of bonus points. The major decision did not materialize, but a 12-5 decision gave Penn a 12-0 lead after three bouts. Andrew Lenzi picked up his biggest win as a Quaker, defeating defending EIWA champion and national No. 19 Shane Welch, 3-2. Lenzi scored the only takedown of the match at the 1:20 mark, getting the decisive point via his 1:09 of riding time gained with riding to start the second period. Just as important was Lenzi's defense in the final seconds, stuffing two late shot attempts from Welch. In the final match before intermission, Lehigh got on the board via an 11-1 major decision from No. 4 Joey Napoli at 157 pounds over Troy Hernandez. After a scoreless first period, Napoli escaped and then took Hernandez down before adding three nearfall points. Hernandez fought in the third period, allowing three more nearfall points, but keeping his shoulders off the mat and keeping the team score damage to just four points. The Quakers open the home portion of their 2012-13 dual season on Sunday against Hofstra at 1 p.m. Results: 125: #20 Mark Rappo (Penn) def. Alex Abreu (Lehigh), FALL 1:05 Penn leads, 6-0 133: Geoffrey Bostany (Penn) def. Cody Kievman (Lehigh), 6-0 Penn leads, 9-0 141: C.J. Cobb (Penn) def. Anthony Salupo (Lehigh), 12-5 Penn leads, 12-0 149: Andrew Lenzi (Penn) def. #19 Shane Welch (Lehigh), 3-2 Penn leads, 15-0 157: #4 Joey Napoli (Lehigh) def. Troy Hernandez (Penn), 11-1 Penn leads, 15-4 165: Casey Kent (Penn) def. #17 Eric Hess (Lehigh), 4-2 Penn leads, 18-4 174: #19 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) def. Ian Korb (Penn), 7-1 Penn leads, 18-7 184: #3 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) def. Harrison Cook (Penn), 17-2 Penn leads, 18-12 197: Canaan Bethea (Penn) def. John Bolich (Lehigh), 3-1 Penn leads, 21-12 285: Steven Graziano (Penn) def. Jack Delia (Lehigh), 3-1 Penn leads, 24-12

125: No. 4 Alan Waters (Missouri) vs. No. 10 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) 133: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 8 Nathan McCormick (Missouri) 141: No. 2 Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 4 Michael Mangrum (Oregon State) 149: No. 5 Jason Chamberlain (Boise State) vs. No. 10 Cole VonOhlen (Air Force) 157: No. 18 R.J. Pena (Oregon State) vs. Jedd Moore (Virginia) 165: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) vs. No. 8 Steven Monk (North Dakota State) 174: No. 8 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. No. 13 Dan Yates (Michigan) 184: No. 6 Josh Ihnen (Nebraska) vs. No. 9 Mike Larson (Missouri) 197: No. 1 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) vs. No. 4 Alfonso Hernandez (Wyoming) 285: No. 2 Dom Bradley (Missouri) vs. No. 6 Chad Hanke (Oregon State)

125: No. 4 Alan Waters (Missouri) dec. Nikko Triggas (Ohio State), 4-3 No. 10 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) maj. dec. Josh Martinez (Air Force), 10-1 133: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) pinned Devon Lotito (Cal Poly), 0:39 No. 8 Nathan McCormick (Missouri) dec. No. 17 George DiCamillo (Virginia), 5-3 141: No. 2 Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) dec. No. 9 Mike Nevinger (Cornell), 6-4 No. 4 Michael Mangrum (Oregon State) dec. No. 8 Tyler Graff (Wisconsin), 5-4 TB 149: No. 10 Cole VonOhlen (Air Force) dec. No. 17 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska), 11-9 No. 5 Jason Chamberlain (Boise State) dec. No. 13 Cam Tessari (Ohio State), 6-4 157: Jedd Moore (Virginia) maj. dec. Gabe Martinez (Air Force), 9-1 No. 18 R.J. Pena (Oregon State) dec. Andy McCulley (Wyoming), 10-3 165: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) maj. dec. No. 15 Zach Toal (Missouri), 14-3 No. 8 Steven Monk (North Dakota State) dec. No. 7 Nick Sulzer (Virginia), 1-0 174: No. 8 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) maj. dec. No. 15 Matt Miller (Navy), 17-5 No. 13 Dan Yates (Michigan) dec. Blake Stauffer (Arizona State), 3-1 184: No. 6 Josh Ihnen (Nebraska) dec. No. 12 Jake Swartz (Boise State), 3-2 No. 9 Mike Larson (Missouri) dec. No. 7 Ryan Loder (Northern Iowa), 3-2 197: No. 1 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) dec. Andrew Campolattano (Ohio State), 6-3 No. 4 Alfonso Hernandez (Wyoming) dec. No. 5 Brent Haynes (Missouri), 7-3 285: No. 2 Dom Bradley (Missouri) dec. No. 15 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin), 2-1 No. 6 Chad Hanke (Oregon State) dec. No. 18 Peter Capone (Ohio State), 7-4

MINNEAPOLIS -- Fourth-ranked Oklahoma State defeated second-ranked Minnesota 22-15 on Sunday at the Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis. Results: 125: Corey Hodowanic (MINN) dec. Tyler Dorrell (OSU), 5-4 133: No. 6 Chris Dardanes (MINN) dec. No. 9 Jon Morrison (OSU), 3-1 SV 141: Julian Feikert (OSU) pinned No. 11 Nick Dardanes (MINN), 0:52 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) pinned Seth Lange (MINN), 2:19 157: No. 10 Alex Dieringer (OSU) dec. Danny Zilverberg (MINN), 4-2 SV 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) dec. No. 9 Cody Yohn (MINN), 8-1 174: No. 1 Chris Perry(OSU) MD Alec Ortiz (MINN), 12-4 184: No. 4 Kevin Steinhaus (MINN) dec. Chris Chionuma (OSU), 8-6 197: No. 10 Scott Schiller (MINN) dec. Zach White (OSU), 6-2 285: No. 1 Tony Nelson (MINN) dec. No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU), 2-0 Oklahoma State at Minnesota

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team won its third-consecutive match Friday evening, Nov. 30, with a 21-15 triumph over Cleveland State University at Bowen Field House. The Eagles overcame a nine-point deficit to even their season record at 3-3 and defeated the Vikings (0-2) for a sixth season in-a-row. CSU held the lead all the way until the 184 lbs. match until redshirt junior Phillip Joseph knotted the contest at 15 apiece with a pin of Bobby Blankenship at the 2:30 mark. At 197 lbs. redshirt freshman Anthony Abro gave the Eagles an 18-15 edge with a decision, and heavyweight Chris Eggert used a strong third period to win by decision and seal the victory for the home team. Two matches went into overtime Friday evening as redshirt senior Aaron Sulzer got past Matt Donohoe at 157 lbs. and redshirt sophomore Jacob Dorulla needed the extra period to defeat Corey Carlo at 165 lbs. Redshirt junior Jared Germaine got the Eagles off to a fast start with a 10-3 decision over Ben Willeford at 125 lbs. to put the Green and White ahead, 3-0. The next trio of matches belonged to the Vikings, with redshirt freshmen Vincent Pizzuto (133 lbs.), Mike Shaw (141 lbs.) and Justin Melick (149 lbs.) each dropping their matches to give CSU a 12-3 edge. Sulzer's overtime winner pulled the Eagles back to within six, 12-6, but Xavier Dye put EMU's back against the wall when he bested redshirt sophomore Mike Curby, 8-2, at 165 lbs. to put the Vikings up, 15-6, with just four matches remaining. Droulla touched off a furious comeback for the Eagles with his overtime takedown of Carlo. Joseph needed less than a period to take care of Blankenship and draw the home team even, 15-15. Abro then came up with another clutch performance against Nick Anthony to give EMU its first lead since the opening match, and Eggert tallied his first decision of the season in the final bout of the evening versus Riley Shaw to give Eastern Michigan the six-point victory. The Eagles begin Mid-American Conference dual-meets with a matchup against Ohio University Sunday, Dec. 2. Action gets underway at 5:30 p.m. in Athens, Ohio. Results: 125: Jared Germaine (EMU) dec. Ben Willeford (CSU), 10-3 EMU 3 CSU 0 133: Mike Carlone (CSU) fall Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 4:00 CSU 6 EMU 3 141: Nick Flannery (CSU) dec. Mike Shaw (EMU), 7-2 CSU 9 EMU 3 149: Mike Mencini (CSU) dec. Justin Melick (EMU), 7-3 CSU 12 EMU 3 157: Aaron Sulzer (EMU) dec. Matt Donohoe (CSU), 6-4 (OT) CSU 12 EMU 6 165: Xavier Dye (CSU) dec. Mike Curby (EMU), 8-2 CSU 15 EMU 6 174: Jacob Dorulla (EMU) dec. Corey Carlo (CSU), 6-4 (OT) CSU 15 EMU 9 184: Phillip Joseph (EMU) fall Bobby Blankenship (CSU), 2:30 EMU 15 CSU 15 197: Anthony Abro (EMU) dec. Nick Anthony (CSU), 5-1 EMU 18 CSU 15 285: Chris Eggert (EMU) dec. Riley Shaw (CSU), 4-1 EMU 21 CSU 15

EAST LANSING, Mi. -- The 17th-ranked Edinboro wrestling team opened its dual match season with a 22-12 win at Michigan State at Jemison Field House on Friday night. The loss dropped Michigan State to 1-1, and Edinboro has now won all five meetings with the Spartans. The match got underway at 149 lbs., and Edinboro found itself trailing 12-9 after seven bouts. But that still left the heart of the lineup for the Fighting Scots, and Edinboro would win the final three matches. In fact, after nothing but decisions decided by no fewer than four points, Edinboro would win two of the final three matches with bonus points. Kory Mines gave Edinboro the lead for good at 13-12, as the sophomore improved to 6-3 with a 13-2 major decision over Josh Heinzer at 125 lbs. Fifth-ranked A.J. Schopp followed with his fourth fall in five matches this year, needing just 1:16 to pin Christian Olanowski in the 133 lb. match. Mitchell Port, ranked fifth at 141 lbs., wrapped things up with a 3-0 decision over Nick Trimble. Dave Habat, ranked 18th, started the match with a 3-1 win over Dan Osterman at 149 lbs. Michael DePalma made his debut at 157 lbs., but the redshirt freshman dropped a 4-0 decision to David Cheza. 16th-ranked Johnny Greisheimer boosted his record to 7-2 with a 4-0 decision at 165 lbs. over Ryan Watts, but the Spartans would proceed to win three of the next four matches. The one win Edinboro did pick up was key, though. Redshirt freshman Warren Bosch won a 6-4 decision in sudden victory over Nick McDiarmid. A year ago McDiarmid gave All-American Chris Honeycutt a battle in the dual between the two teams. In the highlight match of the night, 12th-ranked Mike McClure of MSU edged 20th-ranked Ernest James, 2-0, at heavyweight. McClure earlier defeated James, 4-2, but a year ago James provided the winning points in an 18-15 win without a 3-1 decision over McClure. Edinboro will return to action on Sunday, December 2 hosting 11th-ranked Virginia Tech in the first home dual of the season. That match gets underway at 1 p.m. at McComb Fieldhouse. Fans can receive free admission with the donation of a new, unwrapped toy benefitting the Toys for Tots program. Results: 149 lbs. #18 Dave Habat (EU) dec. Dan Osterman (MSU) 3-1 157 lbs. David Cheza (MSU) dec. Michael DePalma (EU) 4-0 165 lbs. #16 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) dec. Ryan Watts (MSU) 4-0 174 lbs. Jordan Wohlfert (MSU) dec. Patrick Jennings (EU) 5-3 sv2 184 lbs. John Rizqallah (MSU) dec. Vince Pickett (EU) 5-1 197 lbs. Warren Bosch (EU) dec. Nick McDiarmid (MSU) 6-4 sv HWT #12 Mike McClure (MSU) dec. #20 Ernest James 2-0 125 lbs. Kory Mines (EU) major dec. Josh Heinzer (MSU) 13-2 133 lbs. #5 A.J. Schopp (EU) fall Christian Olanowski (MSU) 1:16 141 lbs. #5 Mitchell Port (EU) dec. Nick Trimble (MSU) 3-0

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- In its first action in nearly two weeks, No. 21 Lehigh returned home with a 34-7 win over Hofstra Friday night inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Sophomore Anthony Salupo knocked off eighth-ranked Luke Vaith 8-5 at 141 highlighting a night in which the Mountain Hawks won eight bouts, scoring bonus points in five of the eight wins with two pins, a technical fall and two major decisions. The win improves Lehigh’s season record to 3-1, while Hofstra falls to 0-7. “We have a young team with a lot of fight,” explained Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “They know they have to continue to get better. This was a big dual for a lot of different reasons tonight. A lot of guys did some great things mentally getting ready for this match, but I’m really impressed with the fight.” The Pride won the dual’s opening and closing bouts, getting a bonus point from Steve Bonanno, who earned a 12-3 major decision over junior Alex Abreu at 125. A strong third period from freshman Laike Gardner got things rolling for the Mountain Hawks. Gardner trailed 2-1 against Jaime Franco after two periods at 133. Working from the top position to open the third period, Gardner locked up a cradle and put Franco on his back for a three-point near fall to take a 4-1 lead. Gardner built a riding time advantage of 1:28 which was needed as Franco battled back within a point after a penalty point for locked hands and an escape. Riding time would have been enough for the win, but Gardner added a counter takedown at the buzzer to win 7-4. “That was a big win for Laike,” Santoro said. “Franco’s really talented. Laike just keeps battling and keeps wrestling. He wears people out and that’s what he did tonight.” Salupo followed with an 8-5 win over Vaith to give Lehigh a 6-4 lead which it would not relinquish. The Lakewood, Ohio native opened the match with a lightning-quick takedown and added a second takedown in the second period to lead 4-3 after two. Salupo escaped to open the third period and after Vaith scored his only takedown, he cut Salupo loose to give the Mountain Hawk a 6-5 lead. After some solid late match defending, Salupo took an aggressive shot and converted one final takedown at the buzzer to earn the win. “That was about as nice a shot as I’ve seen from anyone all year,” Santoro said about Salupo’s first takedown. “That match was a battle. They went back and forth that whole match. It was also nice to see that takedown at the end. It was nice to see him score instead of trying to win by one.” At 149, senior Shane Welsh started a run of five straight bonus wins with a 20-3 technical fall over Matt Spataro. Welsh built a 9-0 lead after two periods, and appeared headed towards a major, before converting a four-point move in the final seconds of the third period to go up 16 points, plus a bonus point for his nearly three minutes of riding time. Junior Joey Napoli gave Lehigh a 17-4 lead at intermission as he built a 6-1 lead against Cody Ruggirello before pinning the Pride wrestler at 4:27. Coming out of intermission, freshman Eric Hess delivered Lehigh’s second consecutive fall and his second pin in as many home duals, using an arm bar-half nelson combination to deck Jay Lysne in the first period. The run of bonus wins concluded with back-to-back major decisions by sophomore Nathaniel Brown at 174 and senior Robert Hamlin at 184. Brown collected takedowns in each of the first two periods and added two in the third in a 10-1 win over Jermaine John, while Hamlin overcame a slow start, scoring all 14 of his points in the final two periods in a 14-3 major over Taras Luzhnyy. At 197, freshman John Bolich collected his first varsity win, downing Tim Murphy 7-2. Bolich scored on a double leg takedown in the first period and added a reversal and two point near fall in the second plus riding time. In the final bout of the dual, freshman Jack Delia scored a late takedown to force overtime against Paul Snyder, but Snyder countered a Delia shot for a spin-behind takedown 14 seconds into sudden victory to win 5-3. The Mountain Hawks will be back on the mats on Saturday as Lehigh welcomes Penn to Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall for the annual Sheridan Dual in the EIWA opener for both teams. The match is slated for a 1 p.m. start and tickets can be purchased Saturday morning at Grace Hall or online any time at Lehighsports.com. Results: 125 – Steve Bonanno (Hofstra) major dec. Alex Abreu (Lehigh) 13-2 133 – Laike Gardner (Lehigh) dec. Jaime Franco (Hofstra) 7-4 141 – Anthony Salupo (Lehigh) dec. Luke Vaith (Hofstra) 8-5 149 – Shane Welsh (Lehigh) tech fall Matt Spataro (Hofstra) 20-3, 7:00 157 – Joey Napoli (Lehigh) pinned Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) 4:27 165 – Eric Hess (Lehigh) pinned Jay Lysne (Hofstra) 1:39 174 – Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) major dec. Jermaine John (Hofstra) 10-1 184 – Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) major dec. Taras Luzhnyy (Hofstra) 14-3 197 – John Bolich (Lehigh) dec. Tim Murphy (Hofstra) 7-2 285 – Paul Snyder (Hofstra) dec. Jack Delia (Lehigh) 5-3, s.v.

PITTSBURGH -- The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team opened up its 2012-13 home slate with a dramatic, 18-16, victory against No. 11 Virginia Tech this evening at Fitzgerald Field House. In the third overtime, with his squad trailing in the team score by a 16-12 mark, redshirt senior heavyweight Zac Thomusseit pinned David Marone to give the Panthers six team points and their first victory of the season. “We’re very fortunate to have a group of strong leaders who can bail us out when we are down,” said associate head coach Jason Peters. “Zac wanted to win. He wanted to pin the guy to go out and he got it done.” After Virginia Tech picked up a major at 125, Shelton Mack got the Panthers on the board with a 3-2 decision over Eric Spjut at 133 pounds. After a scoreless first, Spjut started down and got a quick escape. Mack was able to get on the board with a nice double on the edge to take the 2-1 lead but Mack couldn’t hold Spjut down to end the frame and the two went to the third tied at 2-2. Mack began the final frame down and earned a quick escape as was able to keep Spjut at bay for the remainder of the match to collect his sixth victory of the year. The Hokies picked up decisions at the next four weight classes to take a 16-3 advantage into the 174 pound bout where Nick Bonaccorsi was able to secure three big points for the Panthers. After Bonaccorsi and Austin Gabel exchanged escapes in regulation the two grapplers went to overtime tied at 1-1. Bonaccorsi was the aggressor in the overtimes getting in on a couple of shots but was unable to finish and the match went on. After Gabel earned an escape in the fifth period to take the lead, Bonaccorsi was awarded a point when Gabel was called for locking hands in the sixth. The seventh period started with Bonaccorsi attempting several shots at Gabel who eventually got called for stalling to give the Panther the point and the victory. Max Thomusseit kept the Pitt momentum going with a 3-1 decision over Nick Vetterlein at 184 pounds. After the two exchanged escapes in the second and third, Thomusseit was able to get in on a high crotch and finish with a double with 18 seconds remaining in regulation to claim the victory. At 197 pounds, Matt Wilps continued his stellar season with an 8-2 decision over Derrick Borlie. Leading 5-0 and having the riding time point secured going into the final period, Wilps cut Borlie free and earned a takedown to push his lead to 7-1. Unfortunately for the senior, he was unable to secure another takedown after another Borlie free escape to earn the major putting the pressure on Zac Thomusseit in the night’s final match. Needing a major decision to tie the match or a tech fall or pin for the victory, Zac Thomusseit delivered in the clutch for the Panthers. After a scoreless first, Thomusseit started down in the second and earned a quick escape to take a 1-0 lead into the final period. Marone started down in the third and was able to reverse Thomusseit while he was trying to turn the Hokie heavyweight. Thomusseit kept his cool and quickly escaped to even the match at 2-2. Neither wrestler was able to connect on a shot at the end of regulation and the match went into overtime. In the first overtime, Pitt fans thought that Thomusseit had won the match with a pin on the edge but the referee ruled that time had expired prior to the fall. After Thomusseit rode Marone out in the second OT period, Thomusseit started down in the third. With Thomusseit trying to get to his feet to secure the decision the referee called a stalemate sending the two to the center of the mat. After the restart, Thomusseit was able to roll through, kick over and get Marone on his back in a scramble to secure the pin and the win at the 8:49 mark sending the crowd at Fitzgerald Field House into a frenzy. The Panthers return to action next Friday, Dec. 7, when they welcome Maryland to Fitzgerald Field House for a 7 p.m. dual. Results: 125: No. 7 Jarrod Garnett (V) m. dec. Derrick Nelson (P), 14-3; VT leads, 4-0 133: No. 7 Shelton Mack (P) dec. Eric Spjut (V), 3-2; VT leads, 4-3 141: No. 10 Zach Neibert (V) dec. Travis Shaffer (P), 6-3; VT leads, 7-3 149: No. 10 Nick Brascetta (V) dec. Donnie Tasser (P), 10-3; VT leads, 10-3 157: No. 8 Jesse Dong (V) dec. Troy Reaghard (P), 9-3; VT leads, 13-3 165: No. 4 Pete Yates (V) dec. No. 11 Tyler Wilps (P), 4-2; VT leads, 16-3 174: Nick Bonaccorsi (P) dec. Austin Gabel (V), 3-2 (OT); VT leads, 16-6 184: No. 14 Max Thomusseit (P) dec. Nick Vetterlein (V), 3-1; VT leads, 16-9 197: No. 2 Matt Wilps (P) dec. Derrick Borlie (V), 8-2; VT leads, 16-12 285: No. 9 Zac Thomusseit (P) pins David Marone (V), 8:49 (OT); Pitt wins, 18-16

125: No. 4 Alan Waters (Missouri) vs. 11 Nikko Triggas (Ohio State) No. 10 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. Josh Martinez (Air Force) 133: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. Devon Lotito (Cal Poly) No. 8 Nathan McCormick (Missouri) vs. No. 17 George DiCamillo (Virginia) 141: No. 2 Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 9 Mike Nevinger (Cornell) No. 4 Michael Mangrum (Oregon State) vs. No. 8 Tyler Graff (Wisconsin) 149: No. 10 Cole VonOhlen (Air Force) vs. No. 17 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) No. 5 Jason Chamberlain (Boise State) vs. No. 13 Cam Tessari (Ohio State) 157: Jedd Moore (Virginia) vs. Gabe Martinez (Air Force) No. 18 R.J. Pena (Oregon State) vs. Andy McCulley (Wyoming) 165: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) vs. No. 15 Zach Toal (Missouri) No. 7 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) vs. No. 8 Steven Monk (North Dakota State) 174: No. 8 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. No. 15 Matt Miller (Navy) No. 13 Dan Yates (Michigan) vs. Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) 184: No. 6 Josh Ihnen (Nebraska) vs. No. 12 Jake Swartz (Boise State) No. 7 Ryan Loder (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 9 Mike Larson (Missouri) 197: No. 1 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) vs. Andrew Campolattano (Ohio State) No. 4 Alfonso Hernandez (Wyoming) vs. No. 5 Brent Haynes (Missouri) 285: No. 2 Dom Bradley (Missouri) vs. No. 15 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) No. 6 Chad Hanke (Oregon State) vs. No. 18 Peter Capone (Ohio State)

Peter Capone was one six Buckeyes to reach the semifinals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) LAS VEGAS -- Cam Tessari entered this week's Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational with little pressure. The true sophomore returning All-American from Ohio State suffered two losses in the first month of the season, which he chalked up to nerves and having a target on his back. Those losses caused Tessari's ranking to drop from No. 5 to No. 13. He came into this week's event seeded sixth at 149 pounds. Cam TessariBut after a 3-0 day on Friday, Tessari now finds himself in the semifinals, two wins away from a Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational championship. "I feel like I've been wrestling pretty well this weekend," said Tessari, who advanced to Saturday morning's semifinals by pinning surprise quarterfinalist Tanner Hiatt of Northern Iowa. "After my first tournament this year I didn't get what I expected, so I've been working real hard. I've been real pleased with the way I've been wrestling so far this tournament." Tessari will now face All-American Jason Chamberlain of Boise State in the semifinals. Chamberlain was a Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational champion in 2010 and redshirted last season. "I've never wrestled Chamberlain, but I've watched him wrestle," said Tessari. "He's a great athlete." Tessari and the Buckeyes lead the team race after Day 1 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, and have six wrestlers in the semifinals. Two of those wrestlers are Tessari's high school teammates from Monroeville (Ohio), Logan Stieber (133) and Hunter Stieber, both top seeds. Tessari said he feeds off the Stieber brothers. "It's a competition," said Tessari. "If they go out there and do well, and I don't, I'm going to get crap for that. But I'm going to do the same thing if it's the other way around." Ohio State's three other semifinalists are Nikko Triggas (125), Andrew Campolattano (197), and Peter Capone (285). Missouri finished the day in second place, 4.5 points behind Ohio State and 27 points in front of third place teams Cornell and Oregon State. The Tigers, like the Buckeyes, advanced six wrestlers to the semifinals. Missouri's Alan Waters cruised to the semifinals at 125 pounds with a pin and two major decisions despite not feeling well. "I'm not feeling the greatest, but I've been getting some good wins and pushing through it," said Waters. So I think I'm doing fine with how I'm feeling, but hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow." Waters will now face Ohio State's Nikko Triggas, a 2010 All-American, which will be a critical match from a team standpoint with both wrestlers being on the top two teams. "I think that will be a big match to get some teams point and help our team out," said Waters. "We're not very far behind Ohio State. It's real close." Missouri's other semifinalists are Nathan McCormick (133), Zach Toal (165), Mike Larson (184), Brent Haynes (197), and Dom Bradley (285). Two No. 1 seeds were upset on Friday night: Oregon State's Scott Sakaguchi (149) and Nebraska's James Green (157). Sakaguchi fell to Nebraska's Jake Sueflohn 9-7 in sudden victory, while Green suffered a 7-6 loss to Virginia's Jedd Moore. Jedd MooreMoore fell behind early, but battled back to win on the strength of his top wrestling. "I knew I had to ride him," said Moore, who entered the tournament seeded ninth. "That's been a big problem with me in the past. I don't know ... for whatever reason I get bored on top sometimes. I was pretty diligent on top. I just tried to keep the pressure on him and keep the pace high. That's where I'm best." Moore, a senior, failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament last season after a disappointing ACC tournament, which he described as a "bad day on the wrong day." Now Moore just wants to finish his college wrestling career strong. "So far this year I've been doing a good job of not putting pressure on myself," said Moore. "I just wrestle and have fun and let the score take care of itself. I would rather go hard and lose than be conservative." Team Standings (Top Ten) 1. Ohio State 85 2. Missouri 80.5 3. Cornell 53.5 3. Oregon State 53.5 5. Nebraska 50 6. Virginia 49 7. Air Force 42 8. Boise State 39.5 9. Wyoming 34.5 10. Wisconsin 32.5 Semifinal Pairings 125: No. 4 Alan Waters (Missouri) vs. 11 Nikko Triggas (Ohio State) No. 10 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) vs. Josh Martinez (Air Force) 133: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. Devon Lotito (Cal Poly) No. 8 Nathan McCormick (Missouri) vs. No. 17 George DiCamillo (Virginia) 141: No. 2 Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 9 Mike Nevinger (Cornell) No. 4 Michael Mangrum (Oregon State) vs. No. 8 Tyler Graff (Wisconsin) 149: No. 10 Cole VonOhlen (Air Force) vs. No. 17 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) No. 5 Jason Chamberlain (Boise State) vs. No. 13 Cam Tessari (Ohio State) 157: Jedd Moore (Virginia) vs. Gabe Martinez (Air Force) No. 18 R.J. Pena (Oregon State) vs. Andy McCulley (Wyoming) 165: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) vs. No. 15 Zach Toal (Missouri) No. 7 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) vs. No. 8 Steven Monk (North Dakota State) 174: No. 8 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) vs. No. 15 Matt Miller (Navy) No. 13 Dan Yates (Michigan) vs. Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) 184: No. 6 Josh Ihnen (Nebraska) vs. No. 12 Jake Swartz (Boise State) No. 7 Ryan Loder (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 9 Mike Larson (Missouri) 197: No. 1 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) vs. Andrew Campolattano (Ohio State) No. 4 Alfonso Hernandez (Wyoming) vs. No. 5 Brent Haynes (Missouri) 285: No. 2 Dom Bradley (Missouri) vs. No. 15 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) No. 6 Chad Hanke (Oregon State) vs. No. 18 Peter Capone (Ohio State)