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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- A pair of timely pins gave the Arizona State University team the boost it needed to knock off the North Carolina Tar Heels on Friday Night in Chapel Hill, N.C. It was a back-and-forth affair in Carmichael Arena, but the Sun Devils came out on top by a final score of 21-16 to improve to 1-0 to start the season. Shane McGough got things going for the Sun Devils at 133 pounds in a high scoring affair to open the 2012-13 season against Joey Ward, but came up just shy in a 15-10 decision. At 141 pounds, freshman Matt Kraus made his Sun Devil debut against No. 19 Evan Henderson and dropped a 13-4 major decision as the Tar Heels jumped out to a 7-0 lead. Sophomore Nathan Hoffer got ASU on the board with an 8-7 decision over Christian Barber before Codey Combs grabbed another decision over Chris Mears in his ASU debut, 5-3, to bring the score within 7-6. UNC's John Staudenmayer then took down Parker Madl in a 6-2 decision to give UNC the 10-6 lead at the midway point. But just like that, the Sun Devils were back in it with the first fall of the night as Blake Stauffer pinned Frank Abbondanza with just 14 seconds left in his first career match in the Maroon and Gold to give ASU a 12-10 advantage through six bouts. The Tar Heels bounced back with a win at 184 pounds as Alex Utley posted a decision over Kevin Radford, 6-4 to make it 13-12 in favor of UNC. Senior Jake Meredith returned to the mat for the Sun Devils in the first time in over a year and did so in style, downing Antonio Giorgio at 197 pounds to give ASY a 15-13 edge. ASU's lone other senior and returning All-American and No. 8 Levi Cooper provided the clutch performance of the night as he pinned Jake Barnhart at the 6:18 mark to give ASU an insurmountable lead heading into the final bout of the evening at 21-13. Dalton Miller dropped a decision at 125 pounds to round out the evening, but ASU took the match thanks to Cooper's 17th career pin as the senior improved to 63-38 in his career. The Sun Devils return to action in a double-header tomorrow as the squad takes on Bloomsburg and Campbell beginning at 4 p.m. PT. A complete recap of tomorrow's matches will be available at the conclusion of the event. Results: 133 - Joey Ward (NC) over Shane McGough (ASU) Dec, 15-10 - ASU 0, NC 3 141 - #19 Evan Henderson (NC) over Matt Kraus (ASU) MD, 13-4 - ASU 0, NC 7 149 - Nathan Hoffer (ASU) over Christian Barber (NC) Dec, 9-7 - ASU 3, NC 7 157 - Codey Combs (ASU) over Chris Mears (NC) Dec, 5-3 - ASU 6, NC 7 165 - John Staudenmayer (NC) over Parker Madl (ASU) Dec, 6-2 - ASU 6, NC 10 174 - Blake Stauffer (ASU) over Frank Abbondanza (NC) Pin, 6:46 - ASU 12, NC 10 184 - Alex Utley (NC) over Kevin Radford (ASU) Dec, 13-6 - ASU 12, NC 13 197 - Jake Meredith (ASU) over Antonio Giorgio (NC) Dec, 6-4 - ASU 15, NC 13 HWT - #9 Levi Cooper(ASU) over Jake Barnhart (NC) Pin, 6:18 - ASU 21, NC 13 125 - Nathan Kraisser (NC) over Dalton Miller (ASU) Dec, 10-5 - ASU 21, NC 16

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Nine Hawkeyes advanced to the finals of the 2012 University of Iowa wrestle-offs Friday night inside the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Seniors Matt McDonough and Mark Ballweg highlighted the evening with a pair of technical falls. Junior Ethen Lofthouse also scored a bonus point victory by virtue of a major decision. Lofthouse scored three takedowns and three near-fall points in the first period before cruising to a 13-4 win over freshmen Alex Meyer in the 184-pound semis. McDonough scored five takedowns and totaled six near-fall points en route to a 19-3 win over sophomore Matt Gurule at 125 pounds, and Ballweg matched McDonough's exact numerical output in his 18-2 win over freshman Connor Ryan at 141 pounds. McDonough will face Cory Clark in Saturday's finals. Clark advanced with a 3-1 win over freshman Thomas Gilman. Both freshmen exchanged escapes in regulation before Clark finished a double-leg 30 seconds into the sudden victory period. Sophomore Josh Dziewa scored a 7-3 win over Ethan Owens to score a date with Ballweg in Saturday's finals, and freshman Sammy Brooks advanced to meet Lofthouse following an 8-3 win over sophomore Jeremy Fahler. Redshirt freshman Patrick Rhoads, the winner of the lone pigtail match Thursday night, scored the day's biggest surprise when he topped sophomore Michael Kelly in the 149-pound semis. Rhoads rallied from a 3-1 third period deficit by stringing together an escape, one takedown and three near-fall points en route to a 7-4 decision. Rhoads will face redshirt freshman Brody Grothus in the 149-pound finals. Grothus advanced to the finals when Joe DuCharme defaulted by injury prior to the match. Sophomore Nick Moore also punched his ticket to the finals with a 5-3 win over sophomore Walt Gillmor. Moore will face sophomore Mike Evans in the finals of the 165-pound bracket. Four weights did not participate in the opening rounds. They include 133, 174, 197 and 285 pounds. All five weights contested Friday, and each of those four weights will crown a wrestle-off winner in Saturday's finals. There is no 157-pound wrestle-off bracket. Saturday's competition is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Doors open at 7 a.m. 2012 WRESTLE-OFFS THURSDAY'S RESULTS 149 - Patrick Rhoads major dec. Jake Kadel, 15-6 FRIDAY'S RESULTS 125 - Matt McDonough tech. fall Matt Gurule, 19-3 125 - Cory Clark dec. Thomas Gilman, 3-1 SV 141 - Mark Ballweg tech. fall Connor Ryan, 18-2 141 - Josh Dziewa dec. Ethan Owens, 7-3 149 - Patrick Rhoads dec. Michael Kelly, 7-4 149 - Brody Grothus win by forfeit over Joe DuCharme 165 - Nick Moore dec. Walt Gillmor, 5-3 184 - Ethen Lofthouse major dec. Alex Meyer, 13-4 184 - Sammy Brooks dec. Jeremy Fahler, 8-3 SATURDAY (8:30 a.m.) 125 - McDonough vs. Clark 133 - Tony Ramos vs. Topher Carton 141 - Dziewa vs. Ballweg 149 - Rhoads vs. Grothus 165 - Mike Evans vs. Moore 174 - Grant Gambrall vs. Kris Klapprodt 184 - Lofthouse vs. Brooks 197 - Tomas Lira vs. Nathan Burak 285 - Bobby Telford vs. Artie Bess

STANFORD, Calif. -- Two-time All-American Jason Welch (157) kicked off his senior season with a win in front of his hometown crowd and the Wildcats' stellar sophomore class accounted for six victories as No. 14 Northwestern dropped Stanford, 32-6, Friday in California. Northwestern dominated the action with wins in the first nine bouts of the night before Stanford evaded the shutout with a pin in the final match. It marks the second straight year Northwestern has topped Stanford in a season-opening dual. The evening and the dual season got off to a quick start for NU when 10th-ranked 133-pounder Levi Mele scored seven quick points in the first period against Peter Russo of Stanford, setting up what eventually became a 17-2 technical fall win for the NU senior. Wrestling at 141 pounds, sophomore Pat Greco carried a 5-0 lead over Josh Lauderdale into the third period and, after an escape to open the frame, countered Lauderdale's early shot attempts with a key takedown to go up 7-1. After one more takedown by Greco, a riding time point was enough to give the NU wrestler an eight-point margin and a second straight bonus-point win for the 'Cats. Northwestern kept rolling at 149 pounds as another redshirt sophomore, Dylan Marriott, made his dual match debut for the Wildcats. Marriott squared off with Stanford's Timmy Boone and rallied after surrendering the bout's first takedown late in the first period. Marriott stayed on offense throughout the match and eventually secured an 8-4 decision for a victory in his first collegiate dual outing. The Bay Area native Welch then took to the mat for the first time in his fifth and final season with the Wildcats, cruising to an 8-2 victory over Stanford's Garrett Schaner. An early first-period takedown for Welch allowed him to ride Schaner for the duration of the period, and Welch would go on to spend the overwhelming majority of the match on top. Schaner gave little in the way of allowing Welch to create back points, but the senior was happy to earn the decision victory in front of his home crowd and give NU a 15-0 advantage. Sophomore and 15th-ranked Pierce Harger met Stanford's Bret Baumbach at 165 pounds and was able to accumulate substantial riding time in what was a 2-2 match through much of the first two rounds. Harger broke things open with a tilt in the third period and, with riding time locked up, collected an 11-4 victory and improved to 11-4 in his dual match career. With the Wildcats ahead 18-0 midway through the dual, 10th-ranked 174-pounder Lee Munster kept momentum firmly on NU's side as he notched a takedown and five total back points in the first period of his match against the Cardinal's Ryan Davies. A reversal out of the bottom position in the second added to his lead, and from there Munster remained in control. A three-point near-fall in the third was enough to end the match with a tech fall for Munster and another five points in the Northwestern column. In the 184-pound match, Wildcats senior Marcus Shrewsbury found himself in the top position to begin the second period of a scoreless match against Stanford's Alan Yen. Shrewsbury worked hard from there to earn three near-fall points to seize the lead before Yen notched a late escape to send the bout to the third with the score still 3-1. Shrewsbury held a riding time edge when he was taken down by Yen, but quickly escaped to preserve the point. Yen was close to securing another takedown in the waning moments, but Shrewsbury's defense allowed him to walk away with a 6-3 decision that ballooned NU's lead to 26-0. Sophomore Alex Polizzi looked strong to begin the 197-pound bout, amassing a 3-0 lead following an escape in the second period. That remained the score into the third, and Polizzi allowed only an escape as he earned his second career dual win in as many tries with the Wildcats. NU's final ranked wrestler, No. 4 Mike McMullan, opened the scoring against Stanford's Dan Scherer with a quick ankle-pick for a takedown in the first period. McMullan would secure one takedown in each of the next two periods to put away a 6-3 victory over Scherer and send the action back down to 125 pounds. With the dual outcome long since decided, Northwestern true freshman Dominick Malone made his collegiate debut against redshirt freshman Evan Silver. Malone was first on the scoreboard with a second-period escape, a point that was matched just seconds into the third with an escape by Silver. With both athletes looking for the winning move, Silver caught Malone in a defensive position and quickly was awarded the pin at the 5:34 mark, keeping the hosts from being shutout from the win column. Northwestern (1-0) now has nine days to prepare for its next test, stepping away from dual action for the Keystone Classic tournament hosted by Pennsylvania on Nov. 18. Results: 133: #8 Levi Mele (NU) Tech Fall Peter Russo, 17-2 (5:00) (NU 5, STAN 0) 141: Pat Greco (NU) Maj. Dec. Josh Lauderdale (STAN), 10-2 (NU 9, STAN 0) 149: Dylan Marriott (NU) Dec. Timmy Boone (STAN), 8-4 (NU 12, STAN 0) 157: #3 Jason Welch (NU) Dec. Garrett Schaner (STAN), 8-2 (NU 15, STAN 0) 165: #15 Pierce Harger (NU) Dec. Bret Baumbach (STAN), 11-4 (NU 18, STAN 0) 174: #10 Lee Munster (NU) Tech Fall Ryan Davies (STAN), 17-1 (6:22) (NU 23, STAN 0) 184: Marcus Shrewsbury (NU) Dec. Alan Yen (STAN), 6-3 (NU 26, STAN 0) 197: Alex Polizzi (NU) Dec. Michael Sojka (STAN), 4-1 (NU 29, STAN 0) 285: #4 Mike McMullan (NU) Dec. Dan Scherer (STAN), 6-3 (NU 32, STAN 0) 125: Evan Silver (STAN) FALL Dominick Malone (NU), 5:34 (NU 32, STAN 6)

J Robinson David Thorn Rob Anspach Luke Vaith

Related Content: Audio Interviews | Photos (The Guillotine) MINNEAPOLIS -- David Thorn ignited third-ranked Minnesota against 16th-ranked Hofstra on Friday night, picking up a first-period pin over returning All-American Steve Bonanno in the opening match of a 32-6 Gopher victory over the Pride. David Thorn pinned All-American Steve Bonanno in his debut at 125 pounds (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)It was Thorn's career debut at 125 pounds after competing at 133 pounds the previous two seasons. "I love being the 125-pounder," said Thorn, who entered the dual meet ranked 11th. "I'm the first guy on the mat. There's no question in your mind when you're wrestling. They announce the lineups and you go out there and wrestle." Thorn scored a takedown off an inside trip just over a minute into the match to take a 2-0 lead. Bonanno picked up an escape to make it 2-1. Late in the first period Bonanno nearly scored the go-ahead takedown off a single leg, but Thorn countered. Bonanno then transitioned to a body lock and looked to have the upper hand as he attempted to throw the Gopher to the mat, but Thorn reversed the action and pinned Bonanno as time expired in the first period. Thorn admitted that he couldn't see the clock, but was sure he had Bonanno's shoulders flat on the mat. "I had a pretty good view from where I was at, and I definitely thought he was pinned," said Thorn. "I had no idea what the clock was at." Hofstra coach Rob Anspach challenged the call, arguing that time had expired before the pin occurred, but the call stood. "I thought time was clearly out," said Anspach. "I was on the mat when it was zero, and then he hit the mat, so it was at least two or three seconds. The crowd was going crazy. Obviously, the official couldn't hear us yelling. But time was out. That's six points for them." All-American Chris Dardanes kept the ball rolling for Minnesota as he picked up a 9-5 victory over 15th-ranked Jamie Franco at 133 pounds. Dardanes used a reversal and three takedowns in the final period to pull away. No. 13 Luke Vaith picked up a mild upset over No. 7 Nick Dardanes at 141 pounds (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)One of Hofstra's few bright spots on Friday night came at 141 pounds where Luke Vaith scored a late takedown off a double leg to win 6-4 over No. 7 Nick Dardanes. "I just train on keeping a good pace all the time and wrestling hard," said Vaith. "I wrestle with (Hofstra assistant coach) Zach Tanelli almost every day, and that's kind of what we work on all the time. I was well prepared to go out there and grind for seven minutes. I think that's probably one of the biggest things." Vaith, native of Hastings, Minn., was wrestling in front of many family members and friends in his home state. "It was great," said Vaith of his return to Minnesota. "It's always fun coming to see your family and friends and everyone who has supported me through the years. It was a good opportunity for me, and I'm glad that my coaches were able to set this up. I thank Minnesota for letting Hofstra come in and wrestle here." At 149 pounds, it was originally expected to be a battle of returning All-Americans with Minnesota's Dylan Ness taking on Hofstra's Justin Accordino. But neither wrestler took the mat on Friday night. Matt Spataro filled in for Accordino and edged Minnesota's Tommy Giamio 5-4 to cut the deficit to 9-6 Minnesota. Two-time All-American Kevin Steinhaus proved to be too much for Taras Luzhnyy (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)But it would be all Minnesota the rest of the way. The Gophers swept the remaining six matches, with four of those victories coming with bonus points. At 157 pounds, Seth Lange earned a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Tyler Banks in the second sudden victory period. Cody Yohn won by technical fall at 165 pounds. The next three Gophers to take the mat, Logan Storley (174), Kevin Steinhaus (184), and Scott Schiller (197), earned major decision victories. NCAA champion Tony Nelson closed out the dual meet with a 6-3 victory over Hofstra's Paul Snyder at 285 pounds. Robinson characterized his team's performance as "all right" despite the lopsided 32-6 victory. "There were some good things in the dual meet and there were some things that we need to work on," said Robinson. "But at some point you need to start." Results: 125: No. 11 David Thorn (Minnesota) pinned No. 4 Steve Bonanno (Hofstra), 2:59 133: No. 6 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. No. 15 Jamie Franco (Hofstra), 9-5 141: No. 13 Luke Vaith (Hofstra) dec. No. 7 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota), 6-4 149: Matt Spataro (Hofstra) dec. Tom Giaimo (Minnesota), 5-4 157: Seth Lange (Minnesota) dec. Tyler Banks (Hofstra), 3-1 SV2 165: No. 10 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) tech. fall. Nick Terdick (Hofstra), 15-0 174: No. 6 Logan Storley (Minnesota) maj. dec. Jermaine John (Hofstra), 12-1 184: No. 4 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) maj. dec. Taras Luzhnyy (Hofstra), 10-0 197: No. 11 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) maj. dec. Victor Pozsonyi (Hofstra), 14-4 285: No. 1 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. Paul Snyder (Hofstra), 6-3

InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. You have until Thursday night every week to send questions to Foley's Twitter or email account. Do you want to read a past mailbag? View archives. The marquee matchup wasn't high scoring or even that entertaining, but last week's NWCA All-Star Classic managed to live up to its hype. From 125 pounds to heavyweight fans in the arena were treated to top level wrestling. The event that prompted national media attention and whipped our community into such a tizzy that it seemed every commenter during our live blog was suffering from minor heart palpitations. Like many of you with nothing better to do on a Saturday night I also placed a few friendly wagers on the meet. The monies were significant enough to leave Brian Muir and I yelping during each of Dake's mat returns. His double overtime win was sent straight to pay off my credit card. You do have an assignment this week. In addition to sending in your questions for next week, I need to click this link to vote for ESPN's Greatest Combat Athlete of All Time. The category includes only five athletes, and two of them, Alexander Karelin and Dan Gable, are wrestlers. I won't tell you who to vote for, but I would ask that if you are interested in a wrestler winning you think about who most other American wrestlers would choose on the ballot. The three other names are Jon Jones (MMA), Anderson Silva (MMA) and Royce Gracie (Jui-Jitsu/MMA). Choose wisely. Of course the biggest news of the day is the release of the new Bond movie, Skyfall. Watch the trailer and you'll say what I say on the event of every big release: promise you'll go on opening day then don't watch it until it's on HBO or Netflix. Shaken, not stirred. Q: Your thoughts on greyshirting? It's becoming more and more common now Do you think it's a good thing or bad thing? -- @JackGillespie5 Foley: Many former wrestlers would tell you that if they had to do it all over again they'd do THIS and THAT differently. Some might do more squats, drill more, or choose to stand down when an entire fraternity challenges he a four of his teammates to a fistfight. With youth comes shitty decision-making. I know that I pretty much sucked at life as an 18-year-old, especially when compared to the quasi-man I was at 22 years old. Had it not been for my fifth year I wouldn't have placed at NCAAs, but more importantly I wouldn't have had the time to get my grades up, earn another degree, and salvage what has been a lackluster academic performance in my first four years. An extra year in college can make an enormous difference in a young man's life. The old fear as that spending too much time in college would turn our young men into lifetime fun addicts, the Tommy Boy generation who want to spend seven years in college drinking beer and doing drugs. Thankfully college has become too expensive for kids to simply hang out and take classes. IN and OUT is the new seven-year itch. Wrestlers who greyshirt don't have a huge advantage on the rest of the college wrestling crowd as much as they have an advantage on non-wrestlers. Let 'em take the extra time. I don't think it'll ever become an epidemic even if it is at times abused. We need more mature college graduates, especially those who love wrestling enough to endure it for an extra season. Q: What do you think of the UFC in China? -- Mark B. Foley: I recently appeared as a guest on Sirius XM's Fight Club Radio to talk about the event and some of the issues the UFC will face in China. Take a listen, but it boils down to finding adequate in-country distribution, recruiting ethnically palatable fighters (Han), and learning how to do business in China. They've already made steps in all these areas, especially in how to do business in China. The UFC hired Mark Fischer, the man who brought NBA to Asia fifteen years ago, as their point man. My biggest disappointment has come from reading the media report on China. I know that I have a unique set of experiences wrestling in China and Mongolia for almost four months last year, but it's unbelievable to me the amount of ignorance being spewed by mainstream media, to say nothing of the sport's omnipresent basement bloggers. I'd link them but don't want to give them the extra page views. In short: All Chinese are not peaceful Kung-Fu artists with an aversion to violence. I saw more street fights in one month in China than I have in 31 years in America. All Asians are NOT the same and don't look alike. In fact, many don't like each other, namely the Chinese and the Japanese and the Chinese and the Mongolians. Please don't think of putting up a photo of the Karate Kid and Mr. Miagi, it will only make you look like an asshole. Not super related, but we did change the presentation of K. Undrakhbayar's name in our rankings to the more familiar patronymic structure. The first letter represents his father's name and leaves his name as the stand-alone. If you cheer for him at NCAAs, and it looks like you will after he beat No. 9 Zach Neibert last week at the Hokie open, just can just call him "Ugi." Q: Unfortunately, I am underway at the moment and couldn't stream the All-Star video - bandwidth for 3,000 of my closest friends on a ship is not so great. I will be pulling into a foreign port relatively soon so I hope something is still up and we the Internet to support it. I was able to get onto InterMat's live blog, which was the next best thing; it was awesome for guys in my situation! Big thank you to you guys! Do you think Dake did just enough to win, lucky even? Seemed to me like Taylor was the aggressor; do you think Dake should have gotten hit for a second stalling call? Who got the most out of this match? -- Kelin F. Foley: Thanks for reading. We had an impressive number of readers following along and though we had some trouble keeping a few knuckleheads from posting inappropriate or annoying commentary we were pleased to deliver our readers the action in real time. As for THE MATCH, I don't think Dake was passive enough to get dinged with another stall call. When the momentum shifted and it was obvious Dake would play defense on his feet in the second overtime he took a shot that -- though half-spirited -- eliminated the stall call. Point protection isn't a bad thing and though he was blocking off Taylor's offense, it wasn't yet a true stall. Just my opinion, though I see how it might have been called in the NCAA finals. After the event Dake talked about the match and said that they both had stayed in good position which limited their offensive opportunities. I thought Dake looked a little nervous and that Taylor was more comfortable through the match, changing levels and finding holes with which to attacks. But ultimately neither could break out and create more than the one scramble for offensive control. Overall, I think Taylor comes out with some momentum. He was stunned by Dake's flurry, but he seemed more confident after this match than he did after the Olympic Trials. I'd have to talk to Muir but I think if they meet at the Southern Scuffle the line will be a pick 'em. We should also take a moment to remember that Tyler Caldwell of Oklahoma State will also be wrestling for the crown this season. Q: My feed didn't work and cancelling my Flo subscription is a pain in the ass. -- Eric H. Foley: Many of you guys wrote in to ask to me to comment on the live feed. Muir and I streamed it at my apartment, drank beer, ate skirt steak and had a good time with the feed. The lighting was bad, but I thought announcer Ian McCutcheon did an excellent job describing the action. As for the color commentary, I subscribe to the Joe Rogan School of Commentary that states the second announcer should bring the technical ruckus and choose his moments wisely. Get excited, but don't yell. (Rule No. 3 would be to where a dark button-up shirt sponsored by Affliction.) The other issue you emailed about was cancellation. I can only go by the emails forwarded to me and looking through those I agree that the process seems frustrating, and a little irritating especially when asked to re-send portions of your credit card number via email. I'm sure Martin and the crew will get around to the job this month, though it's surprising there wasn't a better system in place. I know that they wanted to roll out some new series right after the match and were hoping people would stay. Maybe delaying cancellation extends that opportunity. Streaming is getting better and less expensive, which means several more companies will be making the move into NCAA wrestling. I'm not sure they'd ever do wrestling, but the best stream in combat sports is Budo Videos (apologies to USA Wrestling who also does a killer job). On the Sunday following the All-Star Classic, Budo offered a simultaneous nine camera feed of the IBJJF No-Gi World Championships. The video quality on all mats had an option for HD, and there was one mat that had "featured commentary" from two funny and informed hosts. The cost was $10.95, which I paid in the form of a one-time PayPal fee and allowed me to watch the feed for more than six hours. I never had any issues and loved the content, so I was floored the next morning when they sent me an email giving me access to any of the matches I wanted to see again! Videos I'd paid to watch yesterday available to me the next day and forever more. That is an INCREDIBLE learning tool and certified to me that I'd made an intelligent investment. Wrestling can get there soon. Competition will dictate an improvement in services and a more open pay structure. And despite some major bumps, Flo is helping us get to a point where eventually we can enjoy wrestling in the types of feeds that Budo creates. Q: It's funny how I am using my scholarship checks from OSU to pay for my student loans from OU. -- @TCaldwell165 Foley: These gems are why you need to be on Twitter. Q: How many of the teams in D1 had an NCAA qualifier last year? Do you think there is more parity in D1 now or 10 years ago? Do you think more parity would be a good thing for wrestling? -- Tom B. Foley: 2012 64 of 77 Division I teams had an NCAA qualifier in 2012 32 teams had at least one All-American College wrestling seems to be trending towards parity, but it's tough to know how deep that parity extends without going through the past fifteen years and counting how many programs existed, and then seeing how many had NCAA qualifiers, All-Americans and champions. Here is a list of the teams that have placed in the top four since 2002 along with how many times. (Please excuse if I'm incorrect about your team. It's an honest mistake, but my glasses are broken and I am getting old.) (7) Iowa (5) Oklahoma State (4) Minnesota Iowa State Oklahoma Cornell (3) Penn State (2) Lehigh Ohio State Nebraska (1) Missouri Northwestern Michigan Wisconsin There have been 44 trophies handed out to 14 teams over the past 11 years with an average pool size of 82 teams. Pure parity would mean that each team would earn a trophy once every six years. However, only 14 have which means that 68 teams haven't. Not great parity, but comparable at a glance to many professional sports. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Havre de Grace for $10 million. Unreal. I ask you: Which wrestler would earn the highest bid for studding? Q: With all the Dake/Taylor talk Matt McDonough seems to be flying under the radar, even though he is looking to be a three-time champ and four-time finalist, something that's been done all of three times (excluding Cael and Pat Smith). Where do you put him in the pantheon of greatest lightweights ever alongside Brands, Davis, Guerrero and Abas, as well as anyone else I've forgotten? It's mostly that we have possibly the greatest lightweight to ever wrestle who is going totally unnoticed. Your thoughts? -- Joseph N. Foley: You are completely correct. It's kinda bullshit that we stopped talking about McDonough when the Dake vs. Taylor match bubbled up. McD is already an NCAA and Iowa wresting legend, and I fully expect that he'll become a three-time NCAA champion this season. I'll do my part to make sure we recognize him a little more this season. Unfortunately for Iowa wrestling fans, the sport's two biggest stars in the same weight and wrestling for East Coast teams make it tough for McD to get the recognition he deserves. Q: As I read the write-up about the PSU intrasquad meet, I noticed that Andrew Alton did not compete at 149 pounds, or at all for that matter. Why was that? Was it because he was with his twin brother, Dylan, at the NWCA All-Star Classic? Or because he is already a lock at that weight? If so, why did other locks such as Ruth and Matt Brown wrestle? Also related to the PSU intrasquad meet write-up: Gullibon was noted to be "probably" redshirting. Does this make sense given the fact that he could likely be the best chance at points each dual and tournament for the team? Think of what his teammate at 125 did last year as a true freshman. Thoughts? -- Ryan P. Foley: Don't fret. Andrew Alton was just nursing a minor injury. He'll be ready to go for the Big Ten season. I emailed with Cael a few weeks ago regarding Gulibon. He thinks he should take a year to redshirt, and I tend to agree with his decisions. Megaludis is a freak and had an incredible NCAA tournament, but what made him appealing last year was a lack of any viable options at 125 pounds. From what I understand there are people in Happy Valley that think Jordan Conaway or Frank Martellotti could wrestle themselves into the NCAA tournament. Would Gulibon definitely be a big improvement? I guess they'd rather just wait a year and get him stronger.

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Returning to CSUB's "Old Gym", CSU Bakersfield swept a pair of duals to open the 2012-13 wrestling season Thursday night. Due to another function on campus, the Roadrunners competed in the "Old Gym" for the first time since the 1988-89 season, and opened the night with a 25-18 come from behind victory against Drexel. Starting at 149 pounds, the Dragons took a 9-0 lead after two matches. A 7-5 victory from David Meza (R-Fr., Fullerton, Calif., Buena Park HS) and a pin from Bryce Hammond (R-Fr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) tied the match before Reuben Franklin (So., Murrieta, Calif., Vista Murrieta HS) gave CSUB its first lead of the night when he defeated Bryan Sternlieb 9-4 at 184 pounds. Drexel won the next two matches (at 197 and heavyweight) for an 18-12 advantage. Tyler Iwamura (R-Sr., San Diego, Calif., Santa Fe Christian HS) cut the advantage in half with a 6-0 victory at 125 with Ian Nickell (R-Fr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) put the Roadrunners ahead when he took a majority decision (8-0) at 133. Timmy Box (R-Fr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) pinned Frank Cimato with 15 seconds remaining in the final match of the dual, the 141-pound matchup for a CSUB victory. The Roadrunners jumped out to an 18-0 against Cal Poly in a non-conference dual to cruise to a 27-13 victory over the Mustangs. The CSUB victory broke a three-match winning streak in the all-time series for Cal Poly. In addition to Meza, Hammond, Iwamura, Nickell, and Box winning for the second time on the night, CSUB posted victories at 149 by Dalton Kelley (R-Jr., Alamosa, Colo., Alamosa HS), and at 157 by Adam Fierro (So., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS). Drexel defeated Cal Poly 28-11 in the first dual of the day. CSUB hosts the Roadrunner Open Saturday at Fresno's Selland Arena. An 18-team field is expected to be entered in the meet which begins at 12 p.m. Drexel (D) 28, Cal Poly (CP) 11 149 Shane Fenningham (D) def. Dillen Rocha, 5-0 157 Austin Sommer (D) pins Stefan Weiderman @1:52 165 Connor King (CP) def. Charles Aungst, 6-4 174 Connor Moran (D) def. Mitch Woods, 9-5 184 Sean Dougherty (CP) def Bryan Steinlieb by TF (15-0) @7:00 197 Brandon Palik (D) pins JT Goodwin @1:12 285 Jamie Callendar (D) def. Atticus Disney, 12-4 125 Jake Goodwin (D) def. Evan McKirdy, 7-5 133 Devon Lotito (CP) def. Clay Lutzlow, 9-4 141 Frank Cimato (D) def. Brandon Rocha (CP), 11-6 CSU Bakersfield (CSUB) 27, Cal Poly (CP) 13 149 Dalton Kelley (CSUB) pins Dillen Rocha, @2:24 157 Adam Fierro (CSUB) def. Stefan Weiderman, 10-0 165 David Meza (CSUB) def. Connor King, 13-7 174 Bryce Hammond (CSUB) def Mitch Woods by TF (15-0) at 5:00 184 Sean Dougherty (CP) def. Reuben Franklin, 10-2 197 JT Goodwin (CP) pins Frankie Hurtado, @1:11 285 Atticus Disney (CP) def. Sammy Cervantes, 5-2 125 Tyler Iwamura (CSUB) def. Evan McKirdy, 4-0 133 Ian Nickell (CSUB) def. Devon Lotto, 6-2 141 Timmy Box (CSUB) def. Brandon Rocha (CP), 5-2 CSU Bakersfield (CSUB) 25, Drexel (D) 18 149 Shane Fenningham (D) def. Dalton Kelley, 11-5 157 Austin Sommer (D) pins Adam Fierro @2:08 165 David Meza (CSUB) def. Charles Aungst, 7-5 174 Bryce Hammond (CSUB) pins Connor Moran, @2:45 184 Reuben Franklin (CSUB) def. Bryan Sternlieb, 9-4 197 Brandon Palik (D) pins Frankie Hurtado, @4:06 285 Jamie Callendar (D) def. Sammy Cervantes, 10-6 125 Tyler Iwamura (CSUB) def. Jake Goodwin, 6-0 133 Ian Nickell (CSUB) def. Clay Lutzlow, 8-0 141 Timmy Box (CSUB) pin Frank Cimato @6:45

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The 21st-ranked Lehigh wrestling team opened its 2012-13 season by winning six bouts in a 23-16 triumph over Binghamton Thursday night inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Freshman Eric Hess won by first period pin in his varsity dual debut as he was one of three Mountain Hawks to produce bonus points on the evening. Senior Robert Hamlin and junior Joey Napoli added wins by major decision for the Mountain Hawks, who win their opener for the fourth time in five seasons under head coach Pat Santoro. “I was really pleased with the effort,” Santoro said. “We wrestled hard and tried to score points the whole time. That’s all we can ask for at this time of year. It certainly looked like it was our first time out there a couple times with some things we gave up. Those things are correctable. Overall it was a good night for our first time out there.” The Mountain Hawks and Bearcats split four decisions in the first four bouts of the evening. Binghamton’s Patrick Hunter used a late five-point takedown to break a 1-1 tie in a 6-2 win over junior Alex Abreu at 125. Freshman Laike Gardner pulled Lehigh even, overcoming a five-point move with two takedowns and a hefty riding time advantage, which proved to be the difference in a 7-6 win over Dan Riggi at 133. “He’s a buzzsaw,” Santoro said of Gardner. “He gave up that five-point takedown but kept his composure. He kept battling back and that’s what he did. He can wrestle all day.” In his first match down at 141, sophomore Anthony Salupo started fast with a pair of first period takedowns en route to a 9-6 win over Joe Bonaldi. One of the more anticipated matches of the night came at 149 where Lehigh’s 19th-ranked senior Shane Welsh met No. 2 Donnie Vinson of Binghamton. Vinson scored the only two takedowns of the match to prevail 7-5. Welsh scored a pair of reversals and an escape in a losing effort. After deferring his eligibility last season, junior Napoli posted an impressive 17-8 major decision over Joe Chamish at 157 to give the Mountain Hawks a 10-6 lead at intermission. Napoli racked up seven takedowns in the victory, including three in the first period as part of a strong start. In the first bout after the intermission, Hess helped extend Lehigh’s lead. After securing an early takedown, Hess turned Binghamton’s Vince Grella with an arm bar, securing the fall in 2:18 to put the Mountain Hawks up 16-6. “We needed that,” Santoro said. “Joey always does that. He’s always trying to score points. We’ve been waiting to have Eric out there for about three years. It’s nice to have him out there and it’s nice to see him start his career with a pin.” Binghamton responded with a six point win of its own as Caleb Wallace rallied to pin sophomore Nathaniel Brown in the second period of their bout at 174. Brown led 4-0 in the second period when he was reversed on to his back. Wallace was able to secure the fall in 4:39 to cut Lehigh’s lead back to four. Hamlin opened his season with a 5-3 win over Kevin Steinhaus Saturday in the NWCA All-Star Classic. His first official match produced bonus points as he posted an 11-2 major decision over Cody Reed in a matchup of ranked wrestlers at 184. After a slow opening couple of minutes Hamlin scored twice in the final minute of the first period to lead 4-1. He built a seven point advantage into the third period and benefitted from a penalty point plus riding time to secure the major. The Bearcats answered Hamlin’s major with a major of their own as nationally-ranked Nate Schiedel won 19-6 over freshman John Bolich in his varsity debut at 197. In the final bout of the night, freshman heavyweight Jack Delia impressed, scoring two first period takedowns and adding a third late in an 8-4 decision over Tyler Deuel. The Mountain Hawks will return to the mats on Friday November 16 when they travel to two time defending national champion Penn State for the 101st meeting between the longtime eastern rivals. The match is slated for a 7 p.m. start from Rec Hall. The match will be broadcast on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as Lehighsports.com. Results: 125 – Patrick Hunter (BU) dec. Alex Abreu (LU) 6-2 133 – Laike Gardner (LU) dec. Dan Riggi (BU) 7-6 141 – Anthony Salupo (LU) dec. Joe Bonaldi (BU) 9-6 149 – Donnie Vinson (BU) dec. Shane Welsh (LU) 7-5 157 – Joey Napoli (LU) major dec. Joe Chamish (BU) 17-8 165 – Eric Hess (LU) pinned Vince Grella (BU) 2:18 174 – Caleb Wallace (BU) pinned Nathaniel Brown (LU) 4:39 184 – Robert Hamlin (LU) major dec. Cody Reed (BU) 11-2 197 – Nate Schiedel (BU) major dec. John Bolich (LU) 19-6 285 – Jack Delia (LU) dec. Tyler Deuel (BU) 8-4 Attendance – 1,303 Referee – George Chilmonik

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa 149-pound redshirt freshman Patrick Rhoads scored a 15-6 major decision over redshirt freshman Jake Kadel on Thursday in the opening round of the 2012 wrestle-offs. Rhoads totaled six takedowns, opened the second period with a reversal, and tacked on one point for riding time to earn the major decision. He’ll face sophomore Mike Kelly in the 149-pound semifinals tomorrow inside the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Friday’s competition is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. 2012 WRESTLE-OFFS THURSDAY 149 – Patrick Rhoads major dec. Jake Kadel, 15-6 FRIDAY (4:30 p.m.) 125 – Matt McDonough vs. Matt Gurule 125 – Cory Clark vs. Thomas Gilman 141 – Mark Ballweg vs. Connor Ryan 141 – Josh Dziewa vs. Ethan Owens 149 – Michael Kelly vs. Patrick Rhoads 149 – Brody Grothus vs. Joe DuCharme 165 – Nick Moore vs. Walt Gilmor 184 – Ethen Lofthouse vs. Alex Meyer 184 – Jeremy Fahler vs. Sammy Brooks SATURDAY (8:30 a.m.) 125 – McDonough/Gurule vs. Clark/Gilman 133 – Tony Ramos vs. Topher Carton 141 – Dziewa/Owens vs. Ballweg/Ryan 149 – Kelly/Rhoads vs. Grothus/DuCharme 165 – Mike Evans vs. Moore/DuCharme 174 – Grant Gambrall vs. Kris Klapprodt 184 – Lofthouse/Meyer vs. Fahler/Brooks 197 – Tomas Lira vs. Nathan Burak 285 – Bobby Telford vs. Artie Bess

STANFORD, Calif. -- Nick Amuchastegui has been announced as one of 10 student-athletes who will be honored in January 2013 as Today's Top 10 Award winners. The NCAA Today's Top 10 Award recognizes student-athletes who completed their athletics eligibility during the 2011-12 academic year for their success during competition, in the classroom and within the community. Award recipients will be recognized at the Honors Celebration on Jan. 18, 2013, during the NCAA Convention in Grapevine, Texas. A mechanical engineering major with a 3.91 cumulative GPA, Amuchastegui completed his career as the only wrestler in school history to reach the NCAA finals twice. The three-time All-American ended his time on The Farm as a two-time national runner-up while also posting a fourth-place finish. Amuchastegui, who ranks fourth in all-time wins at Stanford with 118, was named the 2011-12 Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year and captured two Pac-12 championships during his career. A native of Talent, Ore., Amuchastegui was also recognized for his accomplishments in the classroom. A two-time CoSIDA/Capital One Men's At-Large All-America of the Year, Amuchastegui was also a two-time NCAA Elite 88 Award recipient. He was also tabbed the 2012 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Extremely active in community service, Amuchastegui frequently assisted with elementary school and playground renovation projects. Amuchastegui also volunteered for the Boys and Girls Club and participated in a food drive. The NCAA Honors Committee selects the honorees. The committee is composed of athletics administrators at member institutions and nationally distinguished citizens who are former student-athletes. Previously, the award recognized eight student-athletes and was known as Today's Top VIII. The NCAA Honors Committee expanded the award to honor 10 student-athletes to recognize the increased number of student-athletes, sports and championship opportunities. Joining Amuchastegui as NCAA Top 10 Award winners are the following: Miles Batty (BYU), Ashley Brignac (Louisiana-Lafayette), Micah Davis (Delta State), Robert Griffin III (Baylor), Stacey Hagensen (Pacific Lutheran), Lindsay Lettow (Central Missouri), Brooke Pancake (Alabama), Liz Phillips (Washington University) and Wendy Trott (Georgia).

Coker College vice president of athletics and facilities Lynn Griffin announced today that Cy Wainwright has been appointed as head wrestling coach. Wainwright will be the first coach in the program's history. Cy Wainwright"Cy understands how to build a program with quality student-athletes," said Griffin. "He brings a championship mentality to this position, which is exactly what we were looking for. As a champion himself, Cy knows how to win, and we believe he will bring that mindset to our student-athletes. His wrestling accomplishments speak for themselves, and I have no doubt he will come in and build a successful, winning program here at Coker." Wainwright comes to Coker after serving as head coach at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, since May 2011. Prior to that, he served as an assistant wrestling coach at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minn., for two years. In addition, he has served as an assistant coach at Atlantic High School in Port Orange, Fla. "I am very grateful for the opportunity to become the first head wrestling coach at Coker College," Wainwright said. "Coker is a great place for students to achieve academic and athletic excellence, and I'm pleased to be part of a signature institution in a beautiful city with such a proud history. The addition of wrestling at Coker College is a testament to the growth and popularity of the sport in the Southeast. I look forward to building a great program at Coker College." Originally from Green Cove Spring, Fla., Wainwright attended Newberry College, where he was an accomplished wrestler at the Division II level. He won the national championship in his weight class and was runner-up for Division II wrestler of the year in 2009, was a two-time All-American and served as captain of the team for three years. Wainwright graduated from Newberry with a bachelor's degree in secondary education in 2009. He received his master's in sports management from St. Cloud State in 2012. The national search for a head coach came immediately after Coker announced it was adding wrestling as its 17th Division II sport. The program begins competition in the 2013-14 academic year, with the first match slated for November 2013.

The UFC makes its debut in China on Nov. 10, with a fight card in Macau headlined by a middleweight bout between Rich Franklin and Cung Le. Besides breaking down the feature bouts, Richard and John also discuss what the show could mean for the UFC's future in Asia. Lastly, Strikeforce lightweight contender Jorge Masvidal joins the show. Masvidal had been scheduled to compete on Strikeforce's November 3 card, but with the event's cancellation, Masvidal is once again wondering when he'll get a chance to get back in the cage. Do you want to listen to a past episode? View archives.

With the high school wrestling season' start approaching, InterMat will be taking fans across the United States of America on a tour of scholastic wrestling. From now until the middle of November, InterMat will introduce fans to the top high school senior wrestlers in the 49 states with scholastic wrestling. From Alaska to Florida, and Maine to California, fans will gain exposure to future college and senior level stars. This year marks the third time in the past five years that Ohio has the top wrestling recruit in the nation. David Taylor and Logan Stieber were the nation's top recruits in 2009 and 2010, and Bo Jordan is the nation's top recruit this year. Both Taylor and Stieber have already won NCAA wrestling championships, and Jordan will look to do the same. This year's Ohio recruiting class is pretty deep in talent behind Jordan in fact there will be three wrestlers, including Bo Jordan, going for their fourth state title in the Buckeye State. This Ohio class has a collective total of six wrestlers in the Top 50 of InterMat's Top 100 seniors. Bo Jordan (Photo/Kevin Schlosser)1. Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 160 Projected College Weight Class: 157/165 College: Ohio State (Committed) Analysis: Bo Jordan is a once in a decade type of talent. With his strength and technical abilities, Jordan was the most coveted recruit in the nation for good reason. He has one blemish his record while at Graham coming to last year's Ohio best recruit Nate Skonieczny as a freshman. Jordan avenged that loss at the state tournament en route to his first state title. Since that loss Jordan is undefeated with many matches being lopsided. Jordan has committed to Ohio State -- a huge grab for the Buckeyes and breaks the family tradition of heading to Wisconsin. Look for big things from Jordan his senior year as he goes for his fourth state title. 2. Nathan Tomasello (Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 120 Projected College Weight Class: 125 College: Ohio State (Committed) Analysis: Tomasello will be going for his fourth state title this year at 120 pounds. Tomasello has run off 100 straight high school victories going back to his freshman year at 103 pounds. This year he will look for a third Ironman title to go with a potential fourth state title. Tomasello has committed to the Buckeyes and projects to be at 125 pounds. 3. Dean Heil (St. Edward) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 132 Projected College Weight Class: 133 College: Oklahoma State (Committed) Analysis: Heil looks to be come the third group to win his fourth state title in the Buckeye State. Heil will also become the fourth Eagle from St. Edward to win a fourth state title. Heil, fresh off being crowned champion at the Super 32 Challenge at 132 pounds, will look to take that momentum into the season. Heil will head out to Oklahoma State and projects to be a 133-pounder out in Stillwater for legendary coach John Smith. 4. Anthony Collica (Solon) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 145/152 Projected College Weight Class: 149/157 College: Oklahoma State (Committed) Analysis: Anthony Collica perhaps overlooked by many spectators in Ohio and around the nation changed that this summer as he won a Junior National freestyle title in Fargo. Collica, already a two-time state champion, really cemented his name nationally over the summer with a brilliant performance in Fargo. Collica, a very funky wrestler that is often hard to score on, will take his talents to Stillwater to wrestle for the Cowboys of Oklahoma State. Dominic Abounader (Photo/Kevin Schlosser)5. Dominic Abounader (St. Edward) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 195 Projected College Weight Class: 197 College: Michigan (Committed) Analysis: Abounader, already a two-time state champion in the upperweights, will look to cement his legacy as one of the best that St. Edwards has ever had. A perfect blend of brute strength and quickness Abounader had an outstanding year taking second at Ironman but later revenging his only loss in a dual later in the year. Abounader will move on to Ann Arbor at the end of this year joining the long line of Eagles to become Wolverines. 6. Edgar Bright (St. Edward) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 145 Projected College Weight Class: 149 College: Pittsburgh (Committed) Analysis: Bright comes into the season as the best wrestler in the state not to win a state title. Last year he came in as the favorite before falling to two-time state champion Joey Ward in a very close match that went to overtime. Bright looks to move up to 145 this year and should be able to win his first state title before heading off to Pitt to wrestle in college. 7. B.J. Toal (Troy Christian) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 182 Projected College Weight Class: 184 College: Missouri (Committed) Analysis: Toal will look for his second state title this year after he was runner-up his sophomore year and winning his first title last year at 182. Toal is ranked No. 7 in the nation at his weight class and should have a strong senior year before going off to join older brother Zach at Missouri. 8. JoJo Tayse (Massillon Perry) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 195 Projected College Weight Class: 197 College: Undecided Analysis: Last year at 195 JoJo Tayse was able to pull off the upset by knocking off rival James Suvak of St. Edward, who he was beaten by twice last year at Ironman. He was able to claw his way to a close victory. Tayse will look to do the same this year. However, with the addition of Dominic Abounader he will have a serious challenge going for his second state title at 195. 9. Brandon Thompson (Solon) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 120 Projected College Weight Class: 125 College: Undecided Analysis: Brandon Thompson may be one of the most unheralded wrestlers in the state of Ohio. This year he will be going for his third state title. Thompson is a very difficult wrestler to score on, which should translate well to the college level. This year he projects up to the 120-pound class. 10. Josh Lehner (Lexington) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 195 Projected College Weight Class: 197 College: North Carolina (Committed) Analysis: Lehner, for a heavier weight, can score points in bunches. Never was this more evident than at the state tournament where he recorded a technical fall in each of four matches. Lehner will look to do the same this year as he did last year before heading to Chapel Hill to wrestle for the Tar Heels.

Hempstead, N.Y. -- The 16th-ranked Hofstra Pride Wrestling team begins its 66th season of competition this weekend with road matches against two top-25 Big 10 opponents. Hofstra opens the season on Friday, November 9 when the Pride travel to Minneapolis, MN for a dual match against the third-ranked Golden Gophers of the University of Minnesota. Match time at the Sports Pavilion is 8 p.m. (ET). Minnesota placed second at the NCAA Championships last March. Following the Minnesota match, Hofstra moves on to Madison, WI for a match-up against the 25th-ranked Badgers of the University of Wisconsin. Match time at the UW Field House is 2 p.m. (ET) Hofstra Head Wrestling Coach Rob Anspach begins his second season as head coach and his 11th year on the Pride staff. In his first season as head coach, the Pine Grove, Pennsylvania native recorded a 12-3 dual season, the Colonial Athletic Association championship and a 23rd-place finish at the NCAA Division I Championships with two All-Americans. The Pride return 14 wrestlers, including eight starters, from last season. Both Hofstra All-Americans return in 2012-13 in seniors Steve Bonanno (Wantagh, NY) and Justin Accordino (Wilkes-Barre, PA). Bonanno, who posted a 31-9 record, captured the CAA title at 125 pounds and placed eighth in the NCAA Championships, opens the new season ranked fourth by both InterMat and Amateur Wrestling News (AWN) and has a top 15 opponent in Minnesota junior David Thorn, who was 14-2 last season, and is ranked 11th by Intermat and 13th by AWN. Accordino, who was granted a sixth-year of eligibility by the NCAA after missing two seasons due to knee injuries, was 26-14 last season, placed second in the CAA and placed sixth at 149 pounds in the NCAA Championships. He will not wrestle this weekend. He is ranked fifth by AWN and eighth by InterMat entering the 2012-13 season. Three other Pride returnees have enjoyed NCAA Championship exposure including two in last year’s nationals. Red-shirt juniors Jamie Franco (Monroe, NY) and Luke Vaith (Hastings, MN) are both coming off NCAA appearances and are nationally-ranked this season. Franco was 21-13 at 133 pounds last year, placed second in the CAA and is ranked 15th by InterMat and 18th by AWN to open the season. He will face Minnesota sophomore All-American Chris Dardanes, who was 25-12 on the season and placed fourth at the NCAA Championships. Dardanes is fifth by AWN and sixth by InterMat this week. Vaith, who captured the CAA title at 141 and posted a 23-10 mark in 2011-12, opens the season ranked 10th by AWN and 13th by InterMat at 141 pounds. He opens the season against Minnesota sophomore Nick Dardanes, who was 22-10 last year and is ranked seventh by InterMat and eighth by AWN. Three more Pride wrestlers return to starting roles as senior Paul Snyder (Greensburg, PA), who was a NCAA Championship participant in 2011, was 19-13 at 285 pounds last season. He will open the season with two top 20 opponents in Minnesota junior, defending national champion and top ranked Tony Nelson, who was 32-2 in 2011-12, and Wisconsin freshman Connor Medbery, who is ranked 12th by AWN and 16th by InterMat. Senior Tyler Banks (Griswold, CT) was 12-13 at 157 pounds last season and sophomore Jermaine John (Brooklyn, NY) was 9-17 at 174 pounds as a freshman last year. John will face Minnesota sophomore All-American Logan Storley, who was 25-9 last year and placed sixth at the NCAA Championships. Storley is ranked fifth by AWN and sixth by InterMat. Hofstra is expected to have four new faces in the starting line-up this weekend. At 149 pounds, senior Matt Spataro (Garfield, NJ), who was 3-3 last season, and red-shirt sophomore Cody Ruggirello (Walden, NY), who has battled injuries his first two seasons, will get long looks by Anspach to fill in for Accordino in his absence. Ruggirello, brother of Hofstra 2011 All-American Lou Ruggirello, was a five-time New York State Championship place-winner including 2007 state champion. The Hofstra entry will face Minnesota sophomore All-American and 2012 national runner-up Dylan Ness, who is ranked number one by AWN and third by InterMat. At 165 pounds, red-shirt sophomore Nick Terdick (East Northport, NY), a two-time All-New York State selection and 2009 state finalist while at John Glenn High School, gets the starting nod to take over the vacancy left by the graduation of four-time NCAA qualifier and 2011 All-American, P.J. Gillespie. Terdick will face Minnesota senior Cody Yohn, who was 21-11 last year and is ranked eighth by AWN and 10th by InterMat. At 184 pounds, junior Taras Luzhnyy (Kiev, Ukraine), who placed second at the 2010 World University Championships at 84kg, fills the hole left by the graduation of three-time NCAA qualifier and two-time CAA champion Ben Clymer. Luzhnyy will face Minnesota junior All-American Kevin Steinhaus, who was 34-6 last season and is ranked fourth by both AWN and InterMat. At 197 pounds, freshman Victor Pozsonyi (Roselle Park, NJ), a two-time New Jersey State championship place-winner and high school All-American, won the spot over red-shirt junior and 2011-12 starter Tim Murphy (Nazareth, PA). Pozsonyi will face Minnesota sophomore Scott Schiller, who was 26-4 last season and is ranked 10th by AWN and 11th by InterMat. Friday night’s match against Minnesota will be the Pride’s first meeting with the Golden Gophers since a 18-17 Hofstra victory over #1 Minnesota at the Asics-Journeymen Northeast Duals in 2006-07. The Pride faced Wisconsin in the 2011-12 regular season opener and defeated the Badgers, 25-12 on Long Island.

"On the Mat" will air live from Joe's Night Hawk in Waverly, Iowa, this Wednesday, November 7 at 6 p.m. CDT. This special one hour show will be broadcast during Fight Night, an annual preseason wrestling event for high school and college wrestling coaches. Jim Miller (Wartburg), Eric Keller (Wartburg), Tom Brands (Iowa), Kevin Jackson (Iowa State), and Doug Schwab (Northern Iowa) will headline the event. Other wrestling greats like Ed Banach, Chuck Yagla, Tolly Thompson, Mark Schwab, and Bob Siddens are scheduled to attend. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa on AM 1650, The Fan. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments about the show.

MOUNT PLEASANT -- A pair of pins by seniors Christian Cullinan and No. 5 Ben Bennett proved to be the difference as the No. 17 Central Michigan Wrestling upset No. 13 Michigan, 21-16, in its season opener Tuesday night inside McGuirk Arena. After trailing 2-0 in the latter stages of the third period in his dual-opening matchup at 125 with No. 15 Sean Boyle, Cullinan swung momentum in his and the Chippewas’ (1-0) favor with an escape, followed by a takedown and a pin with 20 seconds remaining in the match. The pin gave the Chippewas a 6-0 advantage to begin the dual. Bennett’s pin at 184 came at an equally crucial point in the match, with the Chippewas trailing, 13-12, after giving up seven points heading into his matchup with freshman Jordan Thomas. Bennett recorded a takedown quickly and ended the match with a pin just 1:41 into the first period. The pin gave the Chippewas an 18-13 advantage. Senior heavyweight Jarod Trice, ranked fourth in the nation, entered the mat for the final match of the night against redshirt freshman Justin Dozier with an 18-16 Chippewas lead. Trice recorded an escape and a takedown early in the second period, and that would be all he needed as he took a 4-0 decision, with riding time, to clinch the 21-16 upset over the Wolverines. No. 2 Scotti Sentes earned a 8-6 victory over Rossi Bruno at 133, with riding time, to put the Chippewas up 9-0 early. The Wolverines responded with six straight points to pull within three, 9-6. At 141, junior Scott Mattingly held a 4-3 advantage in the late stages of the third period in his match against Camryn Jackson, but gave up an escape with 15 seconds remaining and lost, 5-4, on Jackson’s riding time point. Senior Donnie Corby and Eric Grajales battled at 149 in what ended up being the most closely contested bout of the evening. Corby held a 2-1 advantage in the final period, but Grajales tied it up with the riding time point and forced overtime. Neither wrestler scored in the first overtime period, but Grajales earned an escape in the first half of the second extra period to claim a 3-2 decision, pulling the Wolverines within three, 9-6. At 157, redshirt freshman Luke Smith led Michael Carpenter, 2-1 after the first period, and held on for a 3-2 decision to give the Chippewas a 12-6 lead. No. 19 Mike Ottinger, a sophomore at 165, was upset in his opening match of the season as he fell, 8-3, to Taylor Massa. Ottinger managed three escapes, but Massa earned three takedowns, an escape and the riding time, cutting the Chippewas’ lead to 12-9. 174-pounder sophomore Anthony Bill fell, 18-5, to No. 15 Dan Yates in a major decision to give the Wolverines their first lead of the night, 13-12. After Bennett’s six-point pin gave the Chippewas an 18-13 lead, the Wolverines pulled within two, 18-16, on a 6-3 decision at 197 by No. 19 Max Huntley over CMU’s Jackson Lewis, a redshirt freshman. The Chippewas travel to East Lansing for the MSU Open on Sunday at 9 a.m., and will return to McGuirk Arena Saturday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. for a conference showdown with Buffalo. Results: 125: Christian Cullinan (CMU) pinned No. 14 Sean Boyle, 6:40 CMU, 6-0 133: No. 2 Scotti Sentes (CMU) dec. Rossi Bruno, 8-6 CMU, 9-0 141: Camryn Jackson (U-M) dec. Scott Mattingly, 5-4 CMU, 9-3 149: No. 11 Eric Grajales (U-M) dec. Donnie Corby, 3-2 TB CMU, 9-6 157: Luke Smith (CMU) dec. Michael Carpenter, 3-2 CMU, 12-6 165: No. 7 Taylor Massa (U-M) dec. No. 16 Mike Ottinger, 8-3 CMU, 12-9 174: No. 15 Dan Yates (U-M major dec. Anthony Bill, 18-5 U-M, 13-12 184: No. 5 Ben Bennett (MCU) pinned No. 18 Jordan Thomas, 1:41 CMU, 18-13 197: No. 19 Max Huntley (U-M) dec. Jackson Lewis, 6-3 CMU, 18-16 285: No. 4 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Justin Dozier, 4-0 CMU, 21-16

Related Content: Buxton Tribute Photos In one of the most dramatic moments in the history of the Lehigh Valley Athletic Club founded in 1999, Jeff Buxton has been named director of the LVAC and head coach of its freestyle teams. The announcement was made Saturday night by Pat Santoro from the podium of a Blair tribute dinner in Jeff's honor in DC. Jeff Buxton (Photo/Rob Preston)The appointment came after a unanimous vote of approval by the Club's Board of Directors, which offered him the contract, considered a key component of the LVAC mission plan. Among numerous goals are to build and maintain optimal depth of post-grad training partners for younger athletes seeking to excel at the next levels. Buxton arrives after a storied 30-year tenure as teacher and renowned Blair Academy coach, compiling one of the nation's most distinguished high school coaching careers. He's also served New Jersey long and ably as freestyle coach at the Cadet National and Junior National levels. Among over 10,000 high schools competing in wrestling, Buxton's Blair teams ranked number one in the nation ten times from 1995-96 to 2011-12. During his tenure on staff, Blair won 30 National Prep team titles, plus 26 of the nation's top in-season high school events (Beast of the East, or Ironman) - a total more than double all others combined (16-BOE; 10-Ironman). His Buccaneer grapplers won 160 individual National Prep titles and his 2001-02 team is widely considered as perhaps the finest high school team of all-time, earning eight 1st-team ASICS All American berths. Blair Academy has had some advantages over most HS programs, due to the prep school's prestige that began emerging in the '70's to help attract wrestlers nationally and sometimes overseas. His bio, written by Blair historian, Dave Ritterpusch, Lehigh '63, confirms that since 2000 Buxton enjoyed having starters from CA, CT, MD, MA, NY, OH, OK, PA and VA. He also coached Blair's first three NJ natives ever to win NCAA Div. I titles - and they won five crowns. The more salient points for college diehards: Buxton wrestlers went on to win 37 NCAA All-American medals, including 10 titles (by six men), six seconds and seven thirds -- while competing on seven NCAA team champions. His former wrestlers include four 2-time champs: Pat Santoro (Pitt, NCAA 6,2,1,1), Steve Mocco (Iowa 2,1; OklaSt 2,1), Mark Perry (Iowa, 2,3,1,1) and Kellen Russell (Michigan, 7,1,1); plus Zack Esposito (OklaSt, 2,1,3) and Ed Ruth (PSU, 3,1 with 2 yrs left). Santoro and Ruth never reached a state final before their one year developing rapidly at Blair, where they each won National Prep titles and Outstanding Wrestler awards. At the 2005 NCAAs, former Buccaneer wrestlers won 30 bouts with two titles, a second and a third. Overall, six of them finished with 18 All American places in their college careers. That 2005 season was one of two Nationals with two former Buxton wrestlers winning titles (Esposito, Mocco); the other was in 2012 (Russell; Ruth). Esposito, Russell and Mocco all hailed from the Garden State. Blair grads doubling in 1979: Iowa State's Kelly Ward and Lehigh's Mark Lieberman, each coached at Blair by Tom Hutchinson. A stat of true distinction: ten future NCAA titles won by former Buxton wrestlers was exceeded by just six universities in the same 30-year period (Iowa, Iowa St, Okla St, Ohio St, Penn St, Minn). Testimony to Buxton was recently published in an Amateur Wrestling News article authored by high school guru, Bob Preusse (OH). Rival (private) prep school coach, Jeff Jordan, from St. Paris Graham (OH) said: "Buxton thrives on competition's with a joy of battle." From Bob Behre, Newark Star Ledger: "Buxton had a way of reaching kids, motivating them and having them love him at the same time; like a magic trick today." Said PA writer Rob Sherrill: "A great coach and technician ... a master of getting his kids to the next level and helping place them at the right level." Renowned for unique coaching techniques, Buxton ran an open wrestling room at Blair, a format very similar to the LVAC's. Many outside wrestlers developed their skills, such as NCAA champs Matt Valenti and Troy Nickerson. Jeff served as coach of NJ state teams at the Cadet National and Junior Freestyle Duals in June and the Cadet and Junior National individual tournaments in Fargo in July. Active in the USA Wrestling NJ state association, he served on the NJ Coaches Council. Buxton began as coach and math teacher at Blair in 1982-83. He coached both lacrosse and wrestling at first, eventually focusing on wrestling. He was named co-head wrestling coach in 1984 and head coach in 1991. A lifelong Red Sox fan, Jeff was a 3-sport athlete at Providence Country Day School (RI) in lacrosse, football and wrestling. He was unbeaten in high school and won National Preps in 1975. He wrestled at the U. of Rhode Island and won the OW award at the 1980 Northeast Regional Trials for the U.S. Olympic Team. Buxton received USA Wrestling's Lifetime Achievement Award at a 2006 at a major 2006 Olympic fundraising event in NNJ. Speakers included Dan Gable, Olympic Coach Steve Fraser and Olympic Champion, Rulon Gardner (another honoree). Buxton is a member of the Rhode Island Hall of Fame and in 2009 was selected as the first-ever NWCA "National Prep Coach of the Year," an award he won three times. He's the father of Tony, a member of the Harvard wrestling program (Class of '13) and a daughter, Siena, currently at High Point University '15 in NC (both Blair alumni). The bottom lines for the LVAC are major: to have the Club run by a head coach of considerable renown, filling a berth open since Jason Kutz left in Aug. '11 to run the U.S Army Freestyle Team ... the opportunity to attract future athletes to train in Bethlehem, as well as new funding. To say that Jeff Buxton developed friends and relationships over the years would be an understatement, with his skills, charisma and connections going well beyond Blair. His acquisition is one more key to Pat Santoro's bid to build the highest quality overall wrestling possible in the greater Lehigh Valley. Coach Buxton's departure from Blair was noted with enormous sentiment and support at the testimonial dinner on the American campus just prior to the All-Star Classic. Organized by Friends of Blair Academy led by businessman and Blair parent, Alan Meltzer, about 150 friends and former wrestlers converged on the nation's capital, including guests from OK, CO, MN, IL, OH, MA, CT, NY, NJ, PA, MD, DC and VA. Speakers included parents Meltzer, Nick Milonas and Rob Preston as well as former Blair wrestlers Cory Cooperman, Matt Palmer, Max Meltzer and Marat Tomaev.

Related Content: Results LAS VEGAS -- The field at the 2012 NUWAY Southwest Kickoff Classic, which took place Saturday and Sunday in Las Vegas, packed solid punch at the top of virtually every weight class. When all was said and done after two days of wrestling, it was those from the Golden State along with Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) who stole the show. Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) earned a 9-5 victory over Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.), the nation's No. 3 overall senior (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Ranked first overall nationally among freshmen, Hall won a preseason tournament for the fourth consecutive weekend. He repeated as champion in this event at 160 pounds to augment 152 pound championships at the Grappler Fall Classic and Super 32 Challenge as well as a 160 pound title at the InterMat JJ Classic last weekend. The championship match against fellow Super 32 champion Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) was the tournament's most anticipated, with Hall upending the nation's No. 3 overall senior by 9-5 decision. However, California natives earned more than their share of titles, in fact eight of the 13 weights were won by Golden State natives. This was led by the nation's No. 2 overall freshman Aaron Pico (St. John Bosco) taking home the 133 pound title with an 11-4 victory over Ali Naser (El Camion Real, Calif.). However, the tournament performance by Naser should not go unnoticed, as he beat two-time Cadet freestyle champion Seth Gross (Apple Valley, Minn.) 5-2 in the quarterfinal and Jed Mellen (Payson, Utah), the nation's No. 83 overall senior, 3-2 in the semifinal. Naser did not compete in the state series last year after placing seventh in 2011 due to injury, but was 4-2 in freestyle at the Junior Nationals this summer. The Valencia brothers -- Zahid at 115 and Anthony at 138 -- joined Pico as NUWAY Vegas champions from St. John Bosco. Zahid, the nation's top ranked sophomore, bounced back from a third place finish at the Super 32 with a 3-1 finals victory against Ronnie Bresser (Henley, Ore.), who is ranked No. 44 overall in the senior class. Anthony bounced back from failing to make the second day of the Super 32 with a 5-2 victory over Javier Gasca (Kingsburg, Calif.) in a finals match that was a rematch from the FloNationals final seven months ago. Peter Santos (Oakmont, Calif.), fifth at the state tournament at 170 and seventh at the Flo Nationals at 152, had a superlative run to the 174 pound championship. This included a semifinal win by fall over Daniel Woiwor (Apple Valley, Minn.), who is ranked No. 51 overall in the senior class; and a 7-4 finals win over two-time Cadet Greco-Roman champion Chandler Rogers (Mead, Wash.), who is ranked No. 16 overall in the junior class. Mason Pengilly (Porterville) won the 122 pound championship with a 3-2 victory over Micah Perez (Central Union, Calif.) in a finals match featuring past Junior National freestyle All-Americans. Nikko Villarreal (Gilroy), ranked No. 21 in the junior class, won the 148 pound weight class with a 7-4 victory over Reed Van Anrooy (Roseburg, Ore.) -- a three-time state finalist who finished fourth at the Super 32. Rounding out the California natives to win titles was Christian Pagdilao (Santiago Corona) at 143 and Derrick Jones (Bloomington) at 218. Other weight class champions included Oak Park River Forest, Ill. teammates Isaiah White, who ranks No. 9 overall in the freshman class, and Joe Ariola at 128 and 192 pounds respectively; as well as Mason Smith (Clio, Mich.) at 106 and Seth Monty (Mesa Mountain View, Ariz.) at 155. This title added to last weekend's JJ Classic title for Smith, a runner-up finish at the Grappler Fall Classic, and a second day appearance at the Super 32 that fell short of placement. Results: 106: Mason Smith (Clio, Mich.) pinned Adrian Campasano (Central, Calif.), 1:45 115: Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. Ronnie Bresser (Henley, Ore.), 3-1 122: Mason Pengilly (Porterville, Calif.) dec. Micah Perez (Central Union, Calif.), 3-2 128: Isaiah White (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) dec. Vincent Gomez (Bakersfield Frontier, Calif.), 3-1 133: Aaron Pico (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. Ali Naser (El Camino Real, Calif.), 11-4 138: Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. Javier Gasca (Kingsburg, Calif.), 5-2 143: Christian Pagdilao (Santiago Corona, Calif.) dec. Sergio Enloe (Poway, Calif.) 7-1 148: Nikko Villarreal (Gilroy, Calif.) dec. Reed Van Anrooy (Roseburg, Ore.) 7-4 155: Seth Monty (Mesa Mountain View, Ariz.) maj. dec. Antonio Perez (Central Union, Calif.) 10-2 163: Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) dec. Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) 9-5 174: Peter Santos (Oakmont, Calif.) dec. Chandler Rogers (Mead, Wash.) 7-4 192: Joe Ariola (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) dec. Ryder Newman (Green Valley, Nev.) 3-2 218: Derrick Jones (Bloomington, Calif.) pinned Tim McDonald (Columbia, Id.) 3:22

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Twelve different Terps registered wins Sunday afternoon as the 15th-ranked Maryland wrestling team opened its regular season with a 40-6 defeat of Johns Hopkins and a 24-10 win over West Virginia at the Terrapin Duals at Comcast Center. Geoffrey Alexander, Dallas Brown, Shane Gentry and Jimmy Sheptock all earned two wins Sunday. Alexander, ranked 18th at 133, may have been the most impressive with a pin of Johns Hopkins' Yagloski in the opening match and a decision over No. 17 Colin Johnston of West Virginia. In the day's marquee matchup with the Mountaineers, the Terps (2-0) won three of the first four matches. In addition to Alexander's victory, the squad picked up wins from Gentry, via medical forfeit, and Lou Mascola. Alexander's match came down to the final period. The sophomore entered the third period leading 4-3, but an early escape by Johnston tied the match. Midway through the period Alexander scored the decisive takedown and added point with riding time to walk away with a 7-5 win. At 149, Mascola recorded a takedown and added three near-fall points at the end of the first period to give him a healthy 6-2 cushion heading into the second period. The sophomore held on and earned a 9-4 decision over Brutus Scheffel. After picking up a major decision at 141, the Mountaineers won decisions at 157 and 165 to trim the Terps' lead to 12-10. Needing a victory, fourth-ranked Josh Asper stepped up and won a hard fought 5-3 decision over Bubba Scheffel at 174. Tenth-ranked Jimmy Sheptock followed Asper at 184 and defeated 20th-ranked Lance Bryson, 4-1, to give Maryland some breathing room at 18-10. At 197, 10th-ranked Christian Boley put the match away and defeated A.J. Vizcarrondo, 9-6, with a third-period takedown. In the final match of the afternoon, Brown used a four-second riding time advantage in the second tiebreaker to win a 4-3 decision over Phil Mandzik at 285. Maryland's match against Johns Hopkins was highlighted by four Terrapin pins. After Gentry won a 3-1 decision over Paul Bewak at 125, Alexander pinned Yagloski at the 1:59 mark to put Maryland up 9-0. Danny O'Malley and Danny Orem followed with wins by decision at 141 and 149, respectively. At 165, Josh Snook picked up an 11-3 major decision with two third-period takedowns. After Aaron Norris shutout Jody Gowen, 6-0, at 174, Ty Snook, Sheptock and Brown closed the meet with three consecutive pins. First, Sheptock dropped Kyle Spangler 2:44 into the match. Snook followed suit with a pin at the 4:03 mark, and Brown capped it off with a pin at 2:25. No. 15 Maryland 24, West Virginia 10 125: Shane Gentry (MD) wins by medical forfeit 133: No. 18 Geoffrey Alexander (MD) dec. No. 17 Colin Johnston (WVU), 7-5 (9-0) 141: No. 19 Nathan Pennesi (WVU) maj. dec. Danny O'Malley (MD), 10-1 (9-4) 149: Lou Mascola (MD) dec. Brutus Scheffel (WVU), 9-4 (12-4) 157: Dominic Prezzia (WVU) dec. Brady Massaro (MD), 5-2 (12-7) 165: Ross Renzi (WVU) dec. Josh Snook (MD), 6-3 (12-10) 174: No. 4 Josh Asper (MD) dec. Bubba Scheffel (WVU), 5-3 (15-10) 184: No. 10 Jimmy Sheptock (MD) dec. No. 20 Lance Bryson (WVU), 4-1 (18-10) 197: No. 10 Christian Boley (MD) dec. A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU), 9-6 (21-10) 285: Dallas Brown (MD) dec. Phil Mandzik, 4-3 TB2 (24-10) No. 15 Maryland 40, Johns Hopkins 6 125: Shane Gentry (MD) dec. Paul Bewak (JHU), 3-1 (3-0) 133: No. 18 Geoffrey Alexander (MD) fall over Ray Yagloski (JHU), F: 1:59 (9-0) 141: Danny O'Malley (MD) dec. Paul Marcello (JHU), 3-1 (12-0) 149: Danny Orem (MD) dec. Henry Stauber (JHU), 3-2 (15-0) 157: Christian Salera (JHU) wins by medical forfeit (15-6) 165: Josh Snook (MD) maj. dec. Christian Ostrowski (JHU), 11-3 (19-6) 174: Aaron Norris (MD) dec. Jody Gowen, 6-0 (22-6) 184: No. 10 Jimmy Sheptock (MD) fall over Kyle Spangler (JHU), F: 2:44 (28-6) 197: Ty Snook (MD) fall over Evan Johnson (JHU), F: 4:03 (34-6) 285: Dallas Brown (MD) fall over Joey Tilson (JHU), F: 2:25 (40-6)

SALEM, Va. -- Pete Yates and Devin Carter both went undefeated in their respective weight classes en route to individual titles at the Hokie Open Sunday at the Salem Civic Center. The event, hosted for the fifth year by the Virginia Tech wrestling program, hosted nearly 350 wrestlers from all across the country in a competitive day of action on the mats. Yates crossed a milestone Sunday with his third-round win over Appalachian State’s Zack Strickland. The victory gave him 100 wins for his career, making him just the sixth Hokie wrestler in program history to reach the 100-win plateau. He now sits with 102 wins total for his career after going 5-0 at 165 pounds on the day with a pair of major decisions, a pair of technical falls and a pin. Carter, wrestling unattached because he is scheduled to redshirt, also went undefeated at 141 pounds. Jarrod Garnett finished second at 125 pounds, falling 10-9 in the finals of his weight class. He should be the next to join the 100-win club as he now has 97 wins after three victories Sunday. Jesse Dong, who did not wrestle Sunday, has 86 wins for his career. Redshirt freshman Austin Gabel also took second place after going 4-1 at 174 pounds. Also placing for Tech were: Erik Spjut (third at 133 pounds), Zach Neibert (fifth at 141 pounds), Nick Brascetta (third at 149 pounds), Huston Evans (sixth at 174 pounds), Nick Vetterlein (fourth at 184 pounds) and Derrick Borlie (fifth at 197 pounds). Wrestling unnatached, the following Tech wrestlers placed: Chad Strube (sixth at 149 pounds) and Chris Penny (fourth at heavyweight). Several of Tech’s wrestlers will compete in the Wolfpack Open next weekend in Raleigh, N.C. The team will open its dual meet schedule the following weekend, hosting No. 5 Ohio State on Friday, Nov. 16 and then Wisconsin and Manchester on Sunday, Nov. 18. Updated season records can be found here. Of note, results against Division II or III competitors, as well as forfeit wins, count toward season and career results, but not toward NCAA qualification while results against unattached competitors do not count toward season or career results, but can count toward NCAA qualification if they are on an NCAA roster. Forfeits losses do not count as losses against a wrestler or in NCAA qualifications. Injury defaults, both wins and losses, count toward season stats and NCAA qualification. Additionally, new this year, an updated record book for Virginia Tech wrestling can be found here. Full brackets can be downloaded from the link up top.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The fifth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team tallied 148 points en route to winning the UB Invitational Sunday at Alumni Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. In the Scarlet and Gray’s 2012-13 season-opening event, five Buckeyes won titles in their respective weight classes. Logan Stieber (133 pounds), Hunter Stieber (141 pounds), Josh Demas (157 pounds), Nick Heflin (174 pounds) and Peter Capone (HWT pounds) collected titles at the event. Ohio State will begin its dual schedule Nov. 15 when it travels to Davidson, N.C., to take on Davidson at 7 p.m. The following day, the Buckeyes will face Virginia Tech at 7 p.m. At the UB Invitational, a pair of weight classes featured all-Buckeye finals. At 133 pounds, L. Stieber and Johnni Dijulius were slated to wrestle in the final, but DiJulius forfeited the match to the 2012 Big Ten and NCAA champion Stieber. In the 141-pound matchup, H. Stieber edged Ian Paddock, 3-2. In the team race, Kent State finished second with 111 points, while host Buffalo rounded out the Top 3 with 108 points. Edinboro was fourth, compiling 101 points, followed by Army (90.5) and American International College (3).

Against competition that included top wrestlers from NCAA Division I, Division II, NAIA and the junior college ranks, Grand Canyon came home with two champions at the Cowboy Open, hosted by the University of Wyoming Saturday. Tyrell FortuneGCU heavyweight Tyrell Fortune won his weight class in the Elite Division, while 157-class redshirt-freshman Kory DeBerry took the crown in the Amateur Division. Upperclassmen and advanced wrestlers participated in the Elite Division, while most newcomers participated in the Amateur category. "I was very impressed with both of them," said GCU coach R.C. LaHaye. “Tyrell was at another level than anyone else in the tournament. "Kory had a workmanlike performance. He had some tough matches and really had to fight. It’s good to see that from a freshman." DeBerry beat Colton Thornton, of Northwest Wyoming Community College, 4-2 in the final. DeBerry won five matches on the day, four by decision and one by major decision. Fortune beat Boise State’s J.T. Felix 10-5 in the title match. He had four wins, two were by pin. Two other wrestlers earned Top 4 finishes, both at 184. In the Elite Division, senior Brett Sanchez defeated Shane Woods, wrestling unattached, to take third place, while redshirt freshman Marcus Haughian was fourth in the Amateur Division. In the Elite Division 174-class, Martin Fabbian advanced to the semifinals but for precautionary reasons, went out with an injury default before his semifinal match. “It was a great experience for our first tournament,” said LaHaye. “We wrestled a lot of Division I wrestlers and with the (8,000-feet) elevation, it was a great test for early in the season.” GCU will wrestle in the Roadrunner Open next weekend in Fresno, Calif.

Related Content: Results CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- A pair of wrestlers defended their championships earned at last year's USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals in this year's edition, while a third wrestler reclaimed a Preseason Nationals title that they previously had earned. This year's event at the UNI-Dome saw approximately 1,050 wrestlers take to the mats for a long day of high-level wrestling on Saturday. Colton AdamsColton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.) won a third consecutive championship in this event, coming home with the title at 126 pounds. Ranked 43rd overall in the Class of 2014, Adams had three major decisions and two clear decisions through the quarterfinal round. In the last two matches, this Junior National folkstyle champion would upend a pair of Cadet National folkstyle champions to take home the championships. First, it was a 2-1 semifinal victory over Ryan Schuman (Tri-Valley, S.D.) before a 5-1 victory over Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf, Iowa). Bo Nickal (Allen, Tex.) also earned back-to-back titles at the Preseason Nationals, this time in the 160-pound weight class. This augments his USA Wrestling event championship resume, which includes a Cadet Triple Crown earlier this year and an additional Cadet National folkstyle title in 2011. Nickal, ranked No. 13 overall in the junior class, had four pins to open this tournament, before a 9-0 major decision in the semifinals over Kimball Bastian (Maple Mountain, Utah) in a rematch of the Cadet freestyle final from this summer. In the final, he upended fellow junior Ryan Blees (Bismarck, N.D.) -- who is ranked No. 38 in overall in that class – by a 3-2 score. Joining those two as multi-time champions in this event was Brandon Sorensen (Denver Tripoli, Iowa), as the nation's No. 37 overall senior took home the 145-pound weight class championship. Prior to the final, Sorensen had two pins and a 9-0 major decision preceded by a pair of convincing decision victories. However, the final was a much tighter match, as he outlasted Garrett Sutton (Richmond Burton, Ind.) by a 3-2 decision. Taner Trembley followed up his InterMat JJ Classic title last weekend with a Preseason Nationals title this weekend (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine)The tournament's highest profile final was in the 170 pound weight class, where a pair of top 50 overall seniors took to the mat. No. 32 Zach Beard (Tuttle, Okla.) upended No. 48 Tyler Askey (Northgate, Ga.) 3-2 in the tiebreaker. Joining Sorensen and Beard as Top 100 seniors to win Preseason National titles were No. 91 Barlow McGhee (Rock Island, Ill.) at 120 pounds and No. 78 Jordan Ellingwood (Plainfield Central, Ill.) at 195. Other seniors to earn weight class titles included George Fisher (Marmion Academy, Ill.) at 132 pounds, Tanner Trembley (Lake Crystal, Minn.) at 138, and Aaron Rothwell (Sheboygan North, Wis.) at 182. Joining Adams and Nickal as underclass weight class champions were juniors Nathan Rose (Sibley East, Minn.) at 220 pounds and Tanner Farmer (Highland, Ill.) at 285; a pair of nationally ranked sophomores in No. 34 Dayton Racer (Apple Valley, Minn.) at 152 and No. 38 Davion Jeffries (Collinsville, Okla.) at 113; along with freshman Rudy Yates (Brother Rice, Ill.) at 106. Trembley, Racer, and Rose all won InterMat JJ Classic titles last weekend in Rochester, Minn. Finals Results: 106: Rudy Yates (Brother Rice, Ill.) dec. Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas), 2-0 113: Davion Jeffries (Collinsville, Okla.) pinned Skyler Petry (WEM, Minn.). 3:22 120: Barlow McGhee (Rock Island, Ill.) dec. Stephen Polakowski (Libertyville, Ill.), 6-3 126: Colton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.) dec. Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf, Iowa), 5-1 132: George Fisher (Marmion Academy, Ill.) dec. Logan Ryan (Bettendorf, Iowa), 2-1 TB 138: Tanner Trembley (Lake Crystal, Minn.) dec. Alex Mossing (Toledo Central Catholic, Ohio), 3-2 145: Brandon Sorensen (Denver Tripoli, Iowa) dec. Garrett Sutton (Richmond Burton, Ill.), 3-2 152: Dayton Racer (Apple Valley, Minn.) dec. Chad Pyke (Woodward Academy, Ga.), 3-0 160: Bo Nickal (Allen, Tex.) dec. Ryan Blees (Bismarck, N.D.), 3-2 170: Zach Beard (Tuttle, Okla.) dec. Tyler Askey (Northgate, Ga.), 3-2 TB 182: Aaron Rothwell (Sheboygan North, Wis.) dec. Miles Hammerlund (Delano, Minn.), 5-1 195: Jordan Ellingwood (Plainfield Central, Ill.) pinned Marcus Harrington (Waterloo West, Iowa), 1:52 220: Nathan Rose (Sibley East, Minn.) dec. Nick Baranello (River Dell, N.J.), 4-0 285: Tanner Farmer (Highland, Ill.) dec. Adarios Jones (Moline, Ill.), 4-0

Related Content: Photos (WrestlersAreWarriors.com) WASHINGTON D.C. -- On Saturday night, in the NWCA All-Star Classic's main event at 165 pounds, and before a packed Washington D.C. crowd alive with anticipation, Cornell's Kyle Dake managed to do something that no one else has been able to do in a college wrestling match. When Dake won by virtue of a ride out in double overtime, he became the first college wrestler to defeat David Taylor in a match that went the full distance. Cornell's Kyle Dake lifts Penn State's David Taylor and returns him to the mat at the NWCA All-Star Classic (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)For the last two wrestling seasons Taylor has unleashed an impressive array of offensive weapons against his opponents, and Dake was able to nullify all of them. Dake was never threatened by Taylor's lavish top skills, and he was able to fight off each of Taylor's most threatening takedown attempts. In fact, it almost appeared, at times, that Kyle Dake had the reigning Hodge Trophy winner looking tentative and unsure of himself. This is not to suggest this was anything but a closely decided affair. Dake, himself, did not generate any offense, and the match was decided in a tiebreaker. Taylor will likely have opportunities to reverse this result in future matches with Dake, and it would not be surprising if he succeeded. But no matter the razor thin margin of victory on Saturday night, Kyle Dake took to the mat and made a definitive statement, that at least for the time being, he is college wrestling's pound-for-pound king, and that for all time, he is one of the sport's very best to ever pull up singlet straps. Saturday night was filled with other notable wrestling performances. At 197 pounds, Penn State's Quentin Wright proved that even when sloppy and somewhat underpowered, he is possibly college wrestling's most exciting competitor. For a moment it appeared as if Wright might rally for a last-second victory against a very impressive Matt Wilps of Pitt. Unfortunately for Wright, during his go-ahead take down attempt Wright was knocked back over his own trip, leaving him flat on his back and earning Wilps a win by fall. It is uncertain whether Wright's performance was due to an inability to adjust to a new and heavier weight class, or if it is just part of Wright's usual early season lack of form. Boise State's Jason Chamberlain earned a 6-3 victory at 149 (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)At 149, Boise State's Jason Chamberlain, ranked second, looked every bit the serious national championship contender as he repeatedly doubled off his distinctive head-inside single on Oklahoma's ninth-ranked Nick Lester. Meanwhile at 141 pounds, Oklahoma's other all-star representative, Kendric Maple, showed why he is the top man at his weight class with a win over Illinois's B.J. Futrell. Maple demonstrated elite skills, and at times appeared physically dominant; his only shortcoming appeared to be a couple momentary lapses in focus which prevented him from really pulling away from his opponent. There was a local winner in the lineup tonight at 174 pounds as Maryland's Josh Asper defeated Jordan Blanton of Illinois. Asper looks to have grown into a nice sized 174 pounder, and has to be considered a serious national title contender at this weight. Dylan Alton topped Jason Welch for the second consecutive time (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)The 157-pound bout featured Penn State's Dylan Alton replicating last year's NCAA consolation final victory over Northwestern's Jason Welch. This match was absent of any successful offense until Alton earned the winning takedown with a knee pull single finished with a near-side cradle. At this point, Dylan Alton is another wrestler who must be considered to have a very good chance of standing at the very top of the national podium in March. The match at 125 pounds saw Illinois sophomore Jesse Delgado prove why he is an extremely dangerous wrestler as he utilized smart tactics to nearly defeat last year's NCAA runner up, Penn State's Nico Megaludis. In the end it took a wild scramble, and Megaludis positioned fully in the splits, for Nico to exert enough control over Delgado to be awarded the winning takedown, despite the fact that Delgado still had Megaludis' foot secured against his chest. Dom Bradley edged Mike McMullan at heavyweight (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)At 285 pounds, Missouri's Dom Bradley beat a bulked-up Mike McMullan of Northwestern in an entertaining and tightly contested match. The match at 184 pounds saw Lehigh's Robert Hamlin complete a workman-like victory over Minnesota's Kevin Steinhaus. Finally, the match at 133 pounds ended in an upset victory as Edinboro's A.J. Schopp, ranked sixth, defeated fourth-ranked Chris Dardanes of Minnesota. Dardanes looked as if he had won the match with a double leg in the closing seconds, but Schopp was able to whizzer out from off his backside, negating the potentially winning points. Saturday night's NWCA All-Star Classic set the college wrestling season off with style. Fans now have an entire season of great wrestling to look forward to. Even more than that, fans can keep their fingers crossed that this season will see a few more repeats of tonight's main event. Let us hope that Dake and Taylor meet again, hopefully with an NCAA title at stake, the sport of college wrestling would be better off for it. Results: 125: No. 2 Nico Megaludis (Penn State) dec. No. 3 Jesse Delgado (Illinois), 4-3 133: No. 6 A.J. Schopp (Edinboro) dec. No. 4 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota), 2-1 141: No. 1 Kendric Maple (Oklahoma) dec. No. 5 B.J. Futrell (Illinois), 6-2 149: No. 2 Jason Chamberlain (Boise State) dec. No. 9 Nick Lester (Oklahoma), 6-3 157: No. 2 Andrew Alton (Penn State) dec. No. 3 Jason Welch (Northwestern), 3-2 165: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) dec. No. 2 David Taylor (Penn State), 2-1 TB 174: No. 4 Josh Asper (Maryland) dec. No. 2 Jordan Blanton (Illinois), 3-1 SV 184: No. 3 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) dec. No. 4 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota), 5-3 197: No. 3 Matt Wilps (Pittsburgh) pinned No. 2 Quentin Wright (Penn State), 6:50 285: No. 2 Dom Bradley (Missouri) dec. No. 5 Mike McMullan (Northwestern), 3-2 Preliminary Match Results: Youth: Sam Kalishman pinned Gene Quodala, 5:22 133: Travis Barroquillo (Indiana Tech) dec. Sam Shames (MIT), 8-2 149: Kevin Tao (American) maj. dec. Kodie Silvestri (Wartburg), 12-4 285: Matt Meuleners (Northern State) tech. fall Jake Kettler (George Mason), 16-1