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If it seems like it's been a year and a half since Georges St. Pierre fought, that's because it's been a year and a half. In the long-awaited main event of UFC 154 this weekend, GSP will try to keep his title defense streak going against interim champion Carlos Condit. Although Richard and John both favor St. Pierre, Condit's finishing skills and GSP's ring rust could make things interesting. The boys also break down the rest of the main card, featuring a welterweight title eliminator between Johny Hendricks and Martin Kampmann and some other fighters with peculiar win streaks. Stick around for the bonus eighties references and ill-timed college basketball announcements. Do you want to listen to a past episode? View archives.

American University hosted the 2012 NWCA All-Star Classic (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Just a couple days before the elections, there were fireworks of a different sort in our nation's capital. American University in Washington, D.C. hosted the 2012 NWCA All-Star Classic on Saturday, Nov. 3. So, what does it take to host the All-Star Classic? It's a bit more complicated than putting on a typical college dual meet. Just ask Teague Moore. The former NCAA mat champ for Oklahoma State -- now in his second season as head coach at American -- played host to the 2012 edition of the All-Stars, an annual event that has traditionally featured two of the top college wrestlers in each weight class since 1967. By just about any measure, the 2012 NWCA All-Star Classic was a winner. It was the first All-Star event to sell out in advance in more than a decade. It featured one of the most anticipated college matches in recent memory, bringing together 2012 NCAA 157-pound champ Kyle Dake of Cornell, and Penn State's David Taylor, defending champ at 165. What's more, all 20 of the wrestlers originally announced as competitors actually stepped out onto the mat at American's Bender Arena on Saturday night, Nov. 3. Even more impressive, it all came together in less than two months. How did Moore and American University do it? Mike Moyer (left), a former head wrestling coach at George Mason, has served as the NWCA's executive director since 1999 (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)First, the school had to get the gig. "Originally, Mike Moyer, head of the National Wrestling Coaches Association, was talking to George Mason University about hosting the event," according to Moore. "When it became apparent that George Mason wouldn't be able to host it, we stepped forward." "We had only seven weeks to prepare for the event," the American Eagles head coach disclosed. "It was full speed ahead. So many things to get done in not much time. We even had a countdown clock so we wouldn't lose sight of the deadline." "We had to work around a number of other events already on the school's athletic calendar. There was a swimming event, a women's basketball game, and men's soccer all set for the weekend that the NWCA wanted to have the All-Stars. We had to make sure we could flip the gym for the event to take place." Saturday night's all right for wrestling ... Teague Moore (left), a 1998 NCAA champion at Oklahoma State, is in his second season as head wrestling coach at American (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)There was an additional issue that had to be addressed. "Traditionally, the All-Star event is held on a Monday night," according to Moore. "However, we told the NWCA that wouldn't work in Washington, D.C. We thought area fans wouldn't come out for an event on Monday." Yet another complicating factor: "We wanted to make sure the participating wrestlers could get to and from Washington without missing any classes." For those reasons, the 2012 NWCA All-Star Classic was scheduled for a Saturday night. But even that required some deft timing. Because Bender Arena had to be quickly converted to host the wrestling event, media couldn't enter the venue until 5 p.m.; fans were allowed in at 7. A total team effort Right from the start, Coach Moore acknowledged that laying the groundwork for a successful All-Star Classic would take more than the resources of American University and its athletic department. So he enlisted the D.C. Athletic Club and the Greater Washington Wrestling Business Network (GWWBN) as sponsors of the event, along with individuals who took care of the multitude of details. "We brought in Liz Meltzer Stagnitta to take on all the organizing aspects," said Moore. "She's from a wrestling family, the daughter of Alan Meltzer, and an event organizer. She took the reins of helping make the event happen for participants, fans, vendors and media." "The GWWBN's John Lacata gathered sponsorships, and got businesses to make donations to ensure athletes would be taken care of. We wanted to make sure wrestlers would be brought to Washington, housed and fed in the proper manner." "John knew it would be tough to make all this happen, but his relationships built from his participation in the GWWBN worked for us. Business partners with connections to wrestling stepped up and made all the intricate details come together." "When you add up all the expenses -- air travel, food, hotels -- the total cost to put on the event was about $50,000," Moore continued. "I think that's probably double the cost of having the All-Stars in a typical wrestling venue that wouldn't be as expensive as Washington." The capital could be a wrestling hotbed When asked what it meant for American University to host the 2012 NWCA All-Star Classic, Moore immediately acknowledged that it would boost the profile of the school -- and its wrestling program. But then he quickly shifted the focus beyond the campus. "I wanted to show that Washington could be a major hotbed of wrestling." "Traditionally, there are a limited number of places that could bring 3,000-5,000 fans to a major wrestling event like the National Duals or the NCAAs," said Moore, originally from the Pittsburgh area. "I think D.C. could be the next place to host that kind of event." "I felt that, at the end of the All-Stars, that fans, sponsors and vendors all thought we could put on another similar event," Moore continued. "For instance, the NCAAs could be held at Verizon Center (arena in downtown Washington) if American University could make it happen." The secret formula for selling out The last time tickets for an All-Star Classic were sold out in advance was in 2001, when Franklin & Marshall University hosted the annual exhibition. How was American University able to sell 3,376 tickets to individual fans and fill Bender Arena weeks before the first wrestler took to the mat on November 3? Kyle Dake and David Taylor slap hands during introductions (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Teague Moore gave credit to two wrestlers. "Kyle Dake wrestling David Taylor really helped," said the American head coach, referring to the two 2012 NCAA champs who each finished last season undefeated. "At the end of the first week after tickets had gone on sale that Monday, we had sold 400 tickets, which was nothing to sneeze at. We thought we were on a good pace. Then, the following Monday, the Dake-Taylor matchup was announced; by that Thursday, tickets were sold out. In fact, we had to make sure to save seats for sponsors and organizers." How did the marquee match between the two collegiate superstars come together? Moore wouldn't take any credit. "I wasn't involved. I believe Dake went to Rob Koll and said he would be willing to move up to 165 after originally accepting the invite to wrestle at 157. Taylor had already accepted at 165." "What I love as a fan is that these guys were willing to do this." "With this event, with so much buzz about it, no one wanted to miss out. That's why tickets sold out so fast." Kyle Dake earned a 2-1 decision over David Taylor (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Moore mentioned an earlier conversation with a past college wrestler who had developed a reputation for promotion in his mixed martial arts career. "In the past, I'd talked to Chael Sonnen," Moore said, referring to the former University of Oregon All-American matman whose comments as an MMA star have generated plenty of media and fan attention over the years. "We talked about how to promote college wrestling. He said it was important to focus on a marquee match, even in a regular dual meet. After all, every dual has at least one matchup that that can be played up because of an ongoing rivalry or some other reason. By promoting one match, it's easier to get fans excited about coming to the event." "We had that happen with the Dake-Taylor match." Turning up the energy a few notches That marquee matchup between Kyle Dake and David Taylor -- arguably two of the most accomplished athletes in college wrestling right now -- generated media attention and fan buzz that reverberated throughout the wrestling community ... and the 2012 NWCA All-Star Classic. The two large screens at Bender Arena each cost $1 million (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)"I felt an energy about the All-Stars that was incredible," coach Moore said. "All the excitement, all the coverage, it was like the NCAAs." "Once we knew it was a sellout, we decided on focus on making the event truly special. We thought, 'How do we maximize use of our video boards? How can we use them to showcase the individual athletes and their schools, and make the event truly huge for everyone in the arena?'" said Moore of the two large screens at Bender Arena which each cost $1 million. Another former wrestler who was known for his ability to make matches truly exciting -- thus generating considerable buzz -- came up with another idea to help provide even more promotional opportunities for the 2012 edition of the All-Stars. "Wade Schalles is a member of the GWWBN. He said, 'Let's put on the biggest wrestling clinic ever,'" according to Moore. "It started at noon, and ran all afternoon. We had over 300 participants, from five year olds up through high school. That helped spread the word about the All-Stars." A model for others to follow A week after the 2012 NWCA All-Star Classic, Teague Moore sees its success as a model for other college wrestling events. "I feel this is the way wrestling needs to be handled. By outsourcing how the event was held -- in other words, letting the experts in organizing and promoting these kinds of events do their thing -- I feel they made the event a '10.' If we allow business professionals to run wrestling events like a business, using their skills and connections, wrestling will benefit. Wrestling events can have the same kind of buzz and media and fan excitement as big-time college football games. If you have the resources to promote, wrestling events can be a big success, too." The 36-year-old American coach shared the insights of J Robinson, who has been head coach at the University of Minnesota for more than a quarter-century, and has earned a reputation for making Golden Gopher wrestling meets must-see events in the Twin Cities. "J Rob told me, ‘You can't just have wrestling matches. Fans want more than that. They want a whole evening's worth of entertainment.' There are ways to build in entertainment into college wrestling that brings in families and new fans, while the sport remains true to itself." Coach Moore has one idea to make dual meets more exciting: Allow the two coaches to pick the order of the matches. As he described it, the host coach could say, "Let's start with the 133" because he thinks that his guy will win that match, and that will start momentum for his team. Then the opposing coach would pick which weight class goes second, most likely picking the wrestler he thinks will put a victory on the board for his team. The two would alternate match selection back and forth, saving what Moore referred to as the "question mark matches" -- the ones that are most in doubt, the ones that have the potential for being the closest, the most exciting -- for the end. Here's how Moore explains the rationale behind his idea. "By changing the order of matches, it could make things more exciting for fans, and reduce the chance of one team building a blow-out lead that the other team can't overcome, which then leads to casual fans leaving the event before it's over. In fact, I think it would help fans get more into the action, generate more positive buzz for the sport, and bring in more fans." "We wrestling fans tend to be traditionalists," Moore continued. "We can make things more exciting, not with radical changes, but with minor tweaks." "I challenge the wrestling community to come up with new ideas to bring in new fans, to generate more media coverage, to make wrestling bigger. Let's see what wrestling can do."

T.R. Foley is joined on his Back Points podcast by Olympian and World silver medalist Jake Herbert for an honest discussion about his future plans. Will he go to the WWE? What about MMA? He also talks about why you should never hire a 21-year-old Scandinavian nanny. Do you want to listen to a past episode? View archives.

Joel Greenlee and Joe Williams will go “On the Mat” this Wednesday, November 14. "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 each Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Central on AM 1650, The Fan. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments about the show. Greenlee is in his 16th season as the head wrestling coach at Ohio University. He was a two-time All-American at the University of Northern Iowa. Greenlee was inducted into the University of Northern Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010. Williams was an NCAA champion for the University of Iowa in 1996, 1997, and 1998. He was the most recent three-time NCAA champion for the Hawkeyes. Williams was also a two-time World bronze medalist and a 2004 Olympian.

BOONE, N.C. - With the new tiebreaking rules put into place two years ago, Appalachian State University wrestling was awarded the 23-22 victory over George Mason, Sunday afternoon at Varsity Gym. In the two-year-old rule, the tie was broken using pre-determined critieria: the teams each had five victories and two falls. The next procedure is total match points, excluding bouts involving the falls. Previously, George Mason was awarded the victory, counting all the points earned throughout the dual. The rule was incorrectly interpreted, as the points earned by each wrestler in a non-fall match should have been counted. Appalachian earned 50 points, compared to GMU's 46, giving the Mountaineers the extra point needed to clinch the win. The Mountaineers return to action on Sunday, Nov. 18 at the Keystone Classic in Philadelphia, Pa. This will be the 12th straight season the Apps will head to the Classic hosted by Penn. Results: 125 - Dominic Parisi (APP) maj. dec. Robert Dooley (GMU), 10-2 (APP 4-0, APP 10-2) 133 - Joe Morrison (APP) dec. Zach Isenhour (GMU), 6-3 (APP 7-0, APP 16-5) 141 - Sahid Kargbo (GMU) maj. dec. Acton Pifer (APP), 15-5 (APP 7-4, APP 21-20) 149 - Greg Flournoy (GMU) won by fall over Aaron Scott (APP), (5:48) (GMU 10-7, APP 21-20) 157 - Jaaziah Bethea (GMU) dec. Riley Keen (APP), 9-7 (GMU 13-7, GMU 29-28) 165 - Zack Strickland (APP) won by fall over Matt Huffstickler (GMU), (2:46) (Tied 13-13, GMU 29-28) 174 - Colin Hedash (APP) dec. Ryan Hembury (GMU), 13-7 (APP 16-13, APP 41-36) 184 - Jesse Johnson (APP) won by fall over Corey Smith (GMU), (4:46) (APP 22-13, APP 41-36) 197 - Matt Meadows (GMU) dec. Paul Weiss (APP), 10-9 (APP 22-16, APP 50-46) HWT - Jake Kettler (GMU) won by fall over Joe Cummings (APP), (4:08) (Tied 22-22, APP 50-46) App State awarded tiebreaker point (criterion 3.15.3) (APP 23-22, APP 50-46)

Thomas Haines (Solanco, Pa.), one of the nation's top juniors, gave a verbal commitment to Penn State. Haines is a two-time state champion with a career record of 94-4. He has been a Super 32 Challenge finalist in each of the past two seasons, winning a title in 2011. He is currently riding a 48-match winning streak in scholastic wrestling. He projects as a heavyweight in college.

Colton McCrystal

Welcome to my first weekly roundup of college wrestling results. My annotations of individual matches will appear based on the "dog bites man" principal, this is to say I will only comment on a match if there is something about interesting or unusual about the match. This means I comment when there is a match with national ranking implications, a notable upset, or just something that I find compelling on a personal level. If nothing worth of commenting on occurs in a match, then I will not be commenting. For instance, there is nothing particularly interesting about Jesse Thielke's romp through his bracket at the Pointer Open this weekend. One should have expected him to do so, and therefore I feel no need to remark on such a thing. The focus of this roundup is on Division I. I have nothing but great respect for competitors at other levels of college wrestling, but seeking to include additional divisions would be too daunting a task. I will list dual meet results from all duals featuring two division one opponents, and results from tournaments where I deem there to be substantial enough Division I participation. This roundup will not cover wrestle-offs, and at this point the InterMat ranking of a team will only be placed next to a team for teams ranked 30 or higher. Tournaments Sunday, Nov. 11 Wolfpack Open At 125, North Carolina's Nathan Kraisser takes first and in the process earns a big win over UTC's eighth-ranked Nick Soto. Virginia Tech heavyweight Chris Penny may be one of college wrestling's greatest overachievers. Penny only loses to elite opponents, Nick Gwiazdowski and Odie Delaney last week, and Gwiazdowski again at this tournament. Michigan State Open There was an upset in the heavyweight finals as Michigan State's Mike McClure beats eighth-ranked Jeremy Johnson of Ohio University in overtime. Kent State's top-ranked Dustin Kilgore majors Ohio States ninth-ranked Andrew Campalottano in the 197-pound finals again. Edinboro's 18th-ranked John Greisheimer goes down to Notre Dame's (Ohio) Joey Davis in the 165-pound finals. The 149-pound finals saw Columbia's 15th-ranked Steve Santos beat Edinboro's 17th-ranked David Habat. At 141, fourth-ranked Hunter Stieber of Ohio State wins over Edinboro's ninth-ranked Mitchell Port 12-7. OSU sixth-ranked Nikko Triggas only placed fifth here at 125, meanwhile, CMU newcomer Christian Cullinan stages another impressive performance, making the finals. Binghamton Open At 133, Penn State's true freshman Jimmy Gulibon beat Cornell's 14th-ranked Nick Arujau 5-2 in the consolation finals. Wins like this are potential redshirt killers. Cornell's resurgent Joe Stanzione pins Harvard's eighth-ranked Steven Keith in the 141 semis but falls to Binghamton's Joe Bonaldi in the finals 6-4. Cornell 174-pounder Marshall Peppelman, ranked 20th, places sixth, behind five unranked wrestlers. And at 197, the biggest upset of the day had Penn's fifth-ranked Micah Burak losing in the finals to Binghamton's 13th-ranked Nate Scheidel 5-2. Unfortunately, there was no Jimmy Lawson sighting for Penn State at 285, though another Nittany Lion, Jon Gingrich, took the crown. Saturday, Nov. 10 Bison Open In a tournament showing off the impressive depth of the University of Minnesota, the most interesting result was a matchup of defending heavyweight national champions as Minnesota's Tony Nelson won a one-point match over Matt Meuleners of Northern State in the finals. Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational Oklahoma looked impressive, winning this tournament even without the "Wisconsooners" (Andrew Howe and Travis Rutt), who are currently on redshirt. Kendric Maple keeps on rolling at 141 for OU, and freshman 133-pounder Cody Brewer looks to be justifying the high expectations set for him. Maryland has a hell of a 1-2-3 punch with Josh Asper, Jimmy Sheptock, and Christian Boley. It is good to see Sheptock doing well so far at 184 pounds, his new weight. Harold Nichols Cyclone Open It looks like ISU's best shot at the podium is with talented freshmen John Meeks, who lost a close match in the 133-pound finals to UNI's fourth-ranked Joe Colon. Don't be surprised if B.J. Futrell is actually the No. 2 141-pounder in the nation. He was very impressive here. St. Cloud state is tough by any standard. Their 184 pounder, Shamus O'Grady, had an surprising 11-6 win over Illinois' ninth-ranked Tony Dallago. Eric Thompson of Grand View was the winner here at 285 pounds. Between Tyrell Fortune, Meuleners and Thompson, the non-Division I college wrestling universe has some super tough and super entertaining heavies. Ryan Mango cruised to a title at the Roadrunner Open on Saturday in Fresno, Calif. (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Roadrunner Open The Naval Academy's Oscar Huntley has a huge obstacle in his way to becoming only the second Virginia Northwest Region wrestler to achieve All-American honors: his teammate and fellow 174-pounder Matt Miller (now ranked 17th). Miller pinned Huntley in the finals of this tournament. Stanford two-time All-American Ryan Mango, who is redshriting, cruised to the title at 133 pounds. He went 5-0 with all five victories coming with bonus points. He won by technical fall (18-3) in the finals over Ian Nickell. Dual Meets Sunday, Nov. 11 Arizona State 42, The Citadel 6 In a matchup of marquee heavyweights, Levi Cooper bests The Citadel's Odie Delaney 6-2. The only Citadel points come via an Ugi pin at 141. Rutgers 26, No. 29 Clarion 6 Rutgers posts a solid win over a scrappy Clarion squad. In one of the premier matches of the week, fourth-ranked 157-pounder James Fleming of Clarion beat Rutgers' ninth-ranked Scott Winston 7-5. Appalachian State 23, George Mason 22 Appalachian won on criteria. No. 25 Wisconsin 18, No. 16 Hofstra 13 The most interesting matchup here pitted Hofstra's 13th-ranked Luke Vaith against third-ranked 141-pounder Tyler Graff. Vaith is tough, only losing 5-3. No. 13 Nebraska 22, No. 26 Wyoming 16 No. 18 Michigan 16, No. 13 Pittsburgh 15 Michigan pulls out a nail-biter against the Pitt Panthers. Pitt's Wilps brothers both won sudden victory over their opponents, 165-pound Tyler against Michigan's seventh-ranked super freshman Taylor Massa, and 197-pound Matt against 19th-ranked Max Huntley. Saturday, Nov. 10 Arizona State 43, Campbell 0 I would love to see a strong Campbell Camel wrestling program in Buies Creek, North Carolina; it is going to take time and herculean effort. Bloomsburg 18, Arizona State 16 Bloomsburg has quietly built itself into a very strong wrestling program. Bloomsburg 29, Campbell 9 Bloomsburg 25, Utah Valley 10 A minor upset at 149 as 18th-ranked Josh Wilson of UVU losses to Bloomsburg's Josh Roosa in overtime. Gardner-Webb 25, George Mason 12 Joe Russell will turn Mason around, but this is a long-term project. No. 13 Nebraska 28, Northern Colorado 9 Blue chip heavyweight Donnie Longdendyke seems to be stumbling out of the gate this season. Here he loses to Henry Chirino. Northern Illinois 19, Indiana 13 It looks like Indiana may be in for a long season. Northern Illinois 26, South Dakota State 12 Kudos to NIU, going undefeated in their tri against IU and SDSU. No. 7 Missouri 35, Old Dominion -1 I hate to see scores like this. I hope that Steve Martin and company can put this behind them and continue building ODU into a nationally relevant program. Missouri has a very strong dual meet team. This dual saw No. 17 141-pounder Nick Hucke of Missouri avenge a loss at last year's NCAAs in beating No. 14 Justin LaValle of Old Dominion. At 157 there was also a moderate upset as Missouri's Kyle Bradley, ranked 20th, defeated 17th-ranked John Nicholson of Old Dominion. No. 7 Missouri 23, Purdue 9 In a clash of ranked opponents, Brent Haynes, ranked sixth at 197 for Missouri, beat 17th-ranked Braden Atwood of Purdue 8-2. Also, No. 5 Alan Waters of Missouri beat No. 17 Camden Eppert of Purdue 10-2. South Dakota State 19, Indiana 18 No. 28 Virginia 37, Gardner-Webb 3 Virginia has a tough lineup which will be even tougher when Matt Nelson returns from injury. No. 28 Virginia 41, George Mason 3 Friday, Nov. 9 No. 3 Minnesota 32, No. 16 Hofstra 6 The scary part is that Minnesota only sat two starters. A surprise at 141 as Minnesota's seventh-ranked Dardanes goes down to Hofstra's 13th-ranked Luke Vaith. At 133, Minnesota's fifth-ranked Chris Dardanes bested 18th-ranked Jamie Franco 9-5. And in the most compelling math up of the dual, 11th-ranked David Thorn pinned returning All American, Hofstra's No. 4-ranked Steve Bonanno. If Thorn can hold weight and make a run at the NCAA podium, he could tip the balance in this year's national title race. No. 12 Northwestern 32, Stanford 6 Drexel 28, Cal Poly 11 At heavyweight, Drexel's Jamie Callender, a 189-pound high schooler a couple years ago, beats Cal Poly's very good big man Atticus Disney. No. 22 Lehigh 23, No. 25 Binghamton 16 The word I have made up to describe Lehigh's team this year is "redshirty." A virtual cornucopia of talent is sitting this year for the Mountain Hawks. Still they are able to earn more team points than their opponent, the Binghamton Bearcats. Tuesday, Nov. 6 No. 9 Central Michigan 21, No. 18 Michigan 16 Sean Boyle of Michigan, ranked 14th, gets pinned by unranked Christian Cullinan of CMU at 125 pounds. Seventh-ranked ultra blue chip 165-pound wrestler Taylor Massa of Michigan gets a solid 8-3 win over CMU's Mike Ottinger, ranked 16th and a defending MAC champ.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- The Rutgers wrestling team turned away Clarion by a score of 26-6 to start the 2012-13 dual season in College Ave. Gym on Sunday, winning eight of the 10 contested matches. Seniors Trevor Melde (Hewitt, N.J.) and Greg Zannetti (Edison, N.J.) led the way with bonus points, both notching major decisions at 149 pounds and 174 pounds, respectively. Sixth-year head coach Scott Goodale’s squad, for the fifth-straight season, started its campaign with a dual victory. The dual started at 133 pounds, and junior Vincent Dellefave (Toms River, N.J.) gave the Scarlet Knights the lead they would keep with an 8-3 decision of Clarion’s Joe Waltko. Melde followed at 141 pounds and shut out Golden Eagle Sam Sherlock for an 11-0 major decision. Melde, with two NCAA trips on his résumé, has reentered the lineup after a redshirt season in 2011-12. Fellow senior and three-time NCAA qualifier Mario Mason (Moorestown, N.J.) then edged Tyler Bedelyon of Clarion by a score of 3-2. The highlight match of the evening was at 157 pounds, with top-10 competitors Scott Winston (Jackson, N.J.) and Clarion’s James Fleming squaring off. A senior and three-time NCAA qualifier, Winston powered out to a 5-1 advantage in the third period before Fleming was able to draw within one point after a subsequent escape and takedown maneuver with 54 seconds remaining. A 2012 All-American, Fleming nosed ahead of Winston at the 16-second mark with a three-point nearfall to close the bout for Clarion, 7-5. Rutgers controlled five of the six remaining bouts, with sophomore 165-pounder Nick Visicaro (Long Branch, N.J.) getting the Scarlet Knights back in the win column by way of a 8-1 decision of Clarion’s Nick Milano. Zannetti followed at 174 points and cruised to a 10-1 major decision over Ryan Darch of Clarion. Zannetti qualified for his first national tournament in 2011. Senior 184-pounder Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.) thwarted Clarion’s other 2012 NCAA qualifier in the lineup, Steven Cressley, with a 6-1 decision. Rinaldi continues at 184 pounds after qualifying for his third NCAA Championships last season while competing at 197 pounds. In the following match, junior 197-pounder Dan Seidenberg (Red Bank, N.J.) surrendered a 3-1 result to Clarion’s Justin Ortega. Redshirt freshman heavyweight Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.) took care of business in his first career dual start, winning 6-1 over Clarion’s Phillip Catrucco. Senior 125-pounder Joseph Langel (Howell, N.J.) followed by closing the dual with a 5-3 decision of Golden Eagle Tyler Fraley. Langel has two NCAA qualifications to his credit. The Scarlet Knights next hit the road for the Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y., on Nov. 24. Rutgers’ next home action will be hosting an in-state tri-meet inside College Ave. Gym with both Rider and conference opponent Princeton on Dec. 8 at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively. Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers wrestling, follow the program on Twitter (@RUWrestling). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com. Results: 133: Vincent Dellefave (RU) dec. Joe Waltko (CU), 8-3 141: Trevor Melde (RU) major dec. Sam Sherlock (CU), 11-0 149: Mario Mason (RU) dec. Tyler Bedelyon (CU), 3-2 157: No. 4 James Fleming (CU) dec. No. 9 Scott Winston (RU), 7-5 165: Nick Visicaro (RU) dec. Nick Milano (CU), 8-1 174: No. 16 Greg Zannetti (RU) major dec. Ryan Darch (CU), 10-1 184: Dan Rinaldi (RU) dec. Steven Cressley (CU), 6-1 197: Justin Ortega (CU) dec. Dan Seidenberg (RU), 3-1 HWT: Billy Smith (RU) dec. Phillip Catrucco (CU), 6-1 125: Joe Langel (RU) dec. Tyler Fraley (CU), 5-3

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Arizona State University wrestling team wrapped up its opening weekend of competition on Sunday, downing The Citadel by a final score of 42-6 in Charleston, S.C. The Sun Devils improved to 3-1 after an extensive opening weekend that saw the team square off against four teams in three days. ASU defeated North Carolina on Friday night before splitting contests against Bloomsburg and Campbell on Saturday. Sunday’s competition was over about as soon as it started as the Sun Devils posted six bonus point victories in their first eight matches of the contest in its second consecutive dominant performance after routing Campbell 43-0 last night. Codey Combs got things underway with a 17-0 technical fall over Matthew Frisch at the 5:22 mark to put ASU up 5-0 right out of the gates at 157 pounds. Park Madl knocked off Michael Harper in a 6-1 decision at 165 pounds to set up back-to-back pins by Blake Stauffer and Kevin Radford at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively. Jake Meredith continued his exceptional return to the mat after missing 2011-12 to injury as he improved to 4-0 over the weekend with a 14-4 major decision over Nicholas Grossi at 197 pounds. Levi Cooper rebounded from his upset loss against Bloomsburg yesterday as he took a decision over No. 11 Andrew Delaney at the heavyweight match, 6-2. Freshman Ares Carpio made his Sun Devil debut with a pin in 2:46 over Aaron Hansen to put ASU up 39-0 through eight matches. The Sun Devils’ lone loss of the day came at 141 pounds as No. 16 Undrakhbayar “Ugi” Khishignyam pinned Matt Kraus in 5:44. That set up aNathan Hoffer decision over Jordan Dix in the final match of the day, 8-3, as he also remained undefeated on the weeked at 4-0. The Sun Devils will have another busy weekend next week as the team will take part in three duals on Saturday, Nov. 17, at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. ASU will take on Grand Canyon, Embry-Riddle and opening the Pac-12 season against CSU Bakersfield over the course of the day. Results: 125: Ares Carpio (ASU) won by pin over Steven Cox (The Citadel) at 1:50. 133: Shane McGough (ASU) won by pin over Aaron Henson (The Citadel) at 2:46. 141: Ugi Khishignyam (The Citadel) won by pin over Matthew Kraus (ASU) at 5:44. 149: Nathan Hoffer (ASU) won by decision over Jordan Dix (The Citadel) 8-3. 157: Codey Combs (ASU) won by tech fall over Matthew Frisch (The Citadel) 5:22, 17-0. 165: Parker Madl (ASU) won by decision over Michael Harper (The Citadel) 6-1. 174: Blake Stauffer (ASU) won by pin over John Duane (The Citadel) at 6:27. 184: Kevin Radford (ASU) won by pin over Kendall Hemmings (The Citadel) at 2:09. 197: Jake Meredith (ASU) won by major decision over Nicholas Grossi (The Citadel) 14-4. 285: #9 Levi Cooper (ASU) won by decision over #13 Andrew Delaney (The Citadel) 6-2.

MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin wrestling team (1-0) got its season started on a winning note Sunday, taking down No. 25 Hofstra (0-2), 18-13, in a thrilling dual at the UW Field House. After a disappointing 2011-12 campaign for the Badgers, heavyweight Cole Tobin - whose 4-3 win by decison clinched the meet for Wisconsin - said knocking off a team like Hofstra is a great start for UW. "Getting off on a good start against a tough team like that, that was ranked, was a good momentum boost for the rest of the season," Tobin said. Fast Facts • In his first match for the Badgers since the 2010-11 season, No. 3 Tyler Graff scored a 5-3 win by decision over No. 13 Luke Vaith in the 141 lbs. match. • Wisconsin completed its comeback with three-straight match wins by Dylan Iczkowski, Jackson Hein and Cole Tobin to win the dual. • Cole Schmitt earned the Badgers' other win on the day at 149 lbs. Coming into the meet it was Connor Medbery, not Tobin, that was scheduled to wrestle at heavyweight for the Badgers, but with Medbery not feeling well Tobin was forced into the lineup and ended up providing a big win for Wisconsin. Wisconsin head coach Barry Davis said that he and his staff called Tobin, who was at the library studying, around 10 a.m. Sunday morning to tell him he was in the lineup. "We called him and said, `hey, you need to close your books and get over here for this meet,'" Davis said. "And he responded really, really well." The Badgers found themselves down, 13-9, after seven matches, but found the momentum swinging in their favor after the 184 lbs. match between Dylan Iczkowski and Hofstra's Taras Luzhnyy. In one of many close, hard fought matches on the afternoon, Iczkowki beat Luzhnyy by decision, 8-5, which Davis called the turning point of the dual. "Dylan came through with a big win for us," Davis said. "As the match went on he built more confidence. "Dylan never won a state title, and is a kid no one even expected to be in our lineup, and he came out with a big win today," he added. Iczkowski's victory was the first of three-straight match wins for Wisconsin. Jackson Hein followed with a 12-5 decision win over Victor Pozsonyi to give the Badgers the team score lead, 15-13. Davis said that the momentum from those matches carried into the decisive heavyweight bout where Tobin sealed the Wisconsin win with a 4-3 win by decision over Paul Snyder. Tobin said he could feel the fans getting behind him, and that gave him the push he needed to pull out the win. "It gives you that extra adrenaline boost to wrestle to your maximum ability," he said. Wisconsin's offensive play, especially getting to the opponent's legs, riding and finishing, impressed Davis against the Pride, and with those improvements he said his team is off to a promising start. "We're starting off on the right foot. Hopefully we continue to move forward and build," he said. Wisconsin returns to action next weekend with a pair of duals on the road in Virginia. The Badgers will face Old Dominion Friday, Nov. 16, and Virginia Tech Sunday, Nov. 18. Results: 125 #4 Steve Bonanno (HOF) maj. dec. Matt Cavallaris (WIS), 12-3 4 0 133 #15 Jamie Franco (HOF) dec. Tom Kelliher (WIS), 9-7 7 0 141 #3 Tyler Graff (WIS) dec. #13 Luke Vaith (HOF), 5-3 7 3 149 Cole Schmitt (WIS) dec. Matt Spataro (HOF), 3-0 7 6 157 Tyler Banks (HOF) dec. Alex Yde (WIS), 6-2 10 6 165 Frank Cousins (WIS) dec. Nick Terdick (HOF), 9-7 10 9 174 Jermaine John (HOF) dec. Scott Liegel (WIS), 3-2 13 9 184 Dylan Iczkowski (WIS) dec. Taras Luzhnyy (HOF), 8-5 13 12 197 Jackson Hein (WIS) dec. Victor Pozsonyi (HOF), 12-5 13 15 HWT Cole Tobin (WIS) dec. Paul Snyder (HOF), 4-3 13 18

Laramie, Wyo. -- The No. 9 Nebraska wrestling team built an early 16-0 lead over No. 19 Wyoming and won the final two matches to hold on for a 22-15 win on Sunday at the UniWyo Sports Complex. With the win, the Huskers improved to 2-0 after defeating the Northern Colorado Bears on Saturday, 28-9. The Wyoming Cowboys fall to 1-1 with the loss. Wyoming opened its season with a 26-12 victory over Boise State on Thursday, Nov. 1. Sophomore James Green won the first match of the meet at 157 pounds by major decision over Wyoming's Dakota Friesth, 14-1. The victory was the first of four consecutive major decisions for the Huskers to open the match. No. 5 Green also won his match on Saturday in decisive fashion with an 18-2 technical fall. Redshirt freshman Austin Wilson kept the momentum going with a 13-5 major decision over Wyoming's Andy McCulley. With the win, Wilson improved to 5-1 after his second-place finish at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open. He did not compete against Northern Colorado on Saturday. At 174 pounds, No. 8 Robert Kokesh won a 17-4 major decision over L.J. Helbig. Kokesh, a sophomore, gave Nebraska a 12-0 lead through three matches. He was also victorious on Saturday, pinning Northern Colorado's Josh VanTine in 1:37. Kokesh is 5-0 on the season. No. 6 Josh Ihnen won by major decision over Wyoming's Shane Woods, 13-3, at 184 pounds. The senior improves to 6-0 following a technical fall on Saturday and a first-place showing at the Daktronics Open. Wyoming's No. 4 Alfonso Hernandez stopped Nebraska's momentum at 197 pounds. He won a 3-0 decision over junior Caleb Kolb, cutting the lead to 16-3. The victory was the first of four consecutive for the Cowboys. Tanner Harms of Wyoming won an 11-5 decision over Donny Longendyke in the heavyweight battle before No. 18 Tyler Cox pinned Nebraska's Eric Coufal at 125 pounds in 6:16. At 133 pounds, Wyoming's Kasey Garnhart won a 5-2 decision over Shawn Nagel to get Wyoming within one. The Huskers responded to the four consecutive losses with two straight victories to end the match. At 141 pounds, Skylar Galloway won an 8-3 decision over Wyoming's Kyle Komata before Ridge Kiley won by decision over Brandon Richardson, 3-1, at 149 pounds. The Huskers open their home schedule on Friday night against No. 1 Minnesota at the NU Coliseum at 7 p.m. Nebraska will close out next weekend with two matches on Sunday, starting at noon. NU will face North Carolina before South Dakota State. Results: 157: #5 James Green (NEB) by major dec. over Dakota Friesth (WYO), 14-1 (NEB 4, WYO 0) 165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by major dec. over Andy McCulley (WYO), 13-5 (NEB 8, WYO 0) 174: #8 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by major dec. over L.J. Helbig (WYO), 17-4 (NEB 12, WYO 0) 184: #6 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by major dec. over Shane Woods (WYO), 13-3 (NEB 16, WYO 0) 197: #4 Alfonso Hernandez (WYO) by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 3-0 (NEB 16, WYO 3) HWT: Tanner Harms (WYO) by dec. over Donny Longendyke (NEB), 11-5 (NEB 16, WYO 6) 125: #18 Tyler Cox (WYO) by pin over Eric Coufal (NEB), 6:16 (NEB 16, WYO 12) 133: Kasey Garnhart (WYO) by dec. over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 5-2 (NEB 16, WYO 15) 141: Skylar Galloway (NEB) by dec. over Kyle Komata (WYO), 8-3 (NEB 19, WYO 15) 149: Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over Brandon Richardson (WYO), 3-1 (NEB 22, WYO 15)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 13-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team used a quick start and a bonus victory at 174 pounds to secure a narrow 16-15 victory over No. 18 Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 11) at Cliff Keen Arena. With the matches split evenly at 5-5, senior/junior captain Dan Yates' (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS) major decision provided the deciding point as U-M improved to 2-0 at home this season. The Wolverines won five of the opening seven matches, capped by Yates' 16-5 win against Nick Bonaccorsi in the 174-pound bout, and held the stout Panthers upperweights to decisions in the final three. Yates, ranked 14th in the latest InterMat poll, scored on seven takedowns, including four in the second period, while accumulating 3:44 in riding-time advantage. Yates is 3-0 on the season with three bonus wins. Senior/junior Sean Boyle (Lowell, Mass./Blair Academy), ranked 14th, cruised to a 6-0 decision against Godwin Nyama in the opening match at 125 pounds. After getting out of an early and deep double-leg shot, Boyle won an extended scramble late in the first period to take control. He added a quick reversal in the second, nearly putting Nyama on his back, and rode out the third to finish with 3:20 in time advantage. Michigan won three straight decisions at 141, 149 and 157 pounds to jump out to a nine-point advantage at the intermission break. Sophomore/freshman Camryn Jackson (Lansing, Mich./Eastern HS) came back from a significant seven-point third-period deficit to edge Travis Shaffer, 13-12, in the 141-pound match, wearing the Panther out before scoring five takedowns in the final frame. After scoring on the edge with 11 seconds remaining, Jackson elected to option start and doubled Shaffer to his back, adding a two-point near fall at the buzzer to claim the one-point win. Jackson improved to 3-0 this season. Junior/sophomore Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS), ranked 11th, rallied at 149 pounds to edge Donnie Tasser, 4-3. After getting taken down and ridden for much of the match's first minute, Grajales escaped and finished on a late single leg to take his first lead. The wrestlers traded escapes in the second and third periods to preserve Grajales' narrow lead. The Wolverine wrestler also improved to 3-0 on the season. Junior/sophomore Jake Salazar (Midway, Utah/Wasatch HS) just missed on a bonus point at 157 pounds, scoring two takedowns and two back points en route to an 8-1 decision against Troy Reaghard. Salazar converted on a double leg midway through the first period and added another in the second, taking Reaghard to his back for a two-and-two. He let Reaghard go early in the third with the major in mind but could not get off another shot. He added a point after for 2:11 in time advantage. Of the Wolverines' five losses, three came in overtime and two to top-ranked opposition. Freshman Rossi Bruno(Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) drew a pair of third-period stalling calls to force the extra period against No. 7-ranked Shelton Mack at 133 pounds but gave up a double leg in the waning seconds to fall 8-6. Mack scored two takedowns in the first period before Bruno took a temporary lead on a cradle on the edge in the second. Mack escaped quickly and again in the third but backed up most the final frame to earn the stall warnings. Junior/sophomore Max Huntley (Emerald Isle, N.C./Blair Academy), ranked 19th, lost in similar fashion against No. 2 Matt Wilps at 197 pounds. Neither wrestler scored offensive points in regulation as Wilps earned an escape in the second period and Huntley, who elected neutral to start the third, drew a pair of late stall calls on the Pitt wrestler. Huntley just missed on a deep single leg at the third-period buzzer and shot in again early in the sudden-victory frame, which Wilps countered to score and win 3-1. Needing to hold No. 10-ranked Pitt heavyweight Zac Thomusseit to decision in the final match, sophomore/freshmanJustin Dozier (Woodhaven, Mich./Woodhaven HS) gave Wolverine fans a scare when he was cradled and put to his back in the waning seconds of the match. But Dozier bellied out with five seconds left on the clock, allowing five points but not the pin in a 6-0 decision loss. The Wolverines will head west next weekend, returning to action with a pair of non-conference dual meet. On Friday (Nov. 15), Michigan will face Oregon State at 7 p.m. PDT in Corvallis, Ore., before closing out the weekend on Sunday (Nov. 17) with a 2 p.m. PDT dual against Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif. Results: 125 -- #14 Sean Boyle (U-M) dec. Godwin Nyama, 6-0 U-M, 3-0 133 -- #7 Shelton Mack (Pitt) dec. Rossi Bruno, 8-6 SV Tie, 3-3 141 -- Camryn Jackson (U-M) dec. Travis Shaffer, 13-12 U-M, 6-3 149 -- #11 Eric Grajales (U-M) dec. Donnie Tasser, 4-3 U-M, 9-3 157 -- Jake Salazar (U-M) dec. Troy Reaghard, 8-1 U-M, 12-3 165 -- Tyler Wilps (Pitt) dec. #7 Taylor Massa, 5-3 SV U-M, 12-6 174 -- #14 Dan Yates (U-M) major dec. Nick Bonaccorsi, 16-5 U-M, 16-6 184 -- Max Thomusseit (Pitt) dec. #18 Jordan Thomas, 11-5 U-M, 16-9 197 -- #2 Matt Wilps (Pitt) dec. #19 Max Huntley, 3-1 SV U-M, 16-12 Hwt -- #10 Zac Thomusseit (Pitt) dec. Justin Dozier, 6-0 U-M, 16-15

BOONE, N.C. -- In a close dual that came down to a tiebreaker, the George Mason wrestling team defeated Appalachian State 23-22 Sunday in Boone, N.C. With the win George Mason advanced to 1-2 on the young season. Appalachian State took an early 7-0 lead winning the 125 and 133 weight classes by a 10-2 major decision and 6-3 decision, respectively. Freshman Sahid Kargbo (141) put Mason on the board for the first time in the match with his 15-5 major decision win over Acton Pifer. Appalachian State's 7-4 lead was short-lived, however, when redshirt freshman Greg Flournoy gave Mason the lead for the first time by pining Aaron Scott five minutes and forty-six seconds into their match. Flournoy's win put Mason in front, 10-7. A 9-7 decision win from senior Jaaziah Bethea that followed put Mason on top, 13-7. Appalachian State pulled ahead of the Patriots with wins in the 165, 174, and 184 weight classes, giving the Mountaineers a 22-13 advantage over the Patriots. Freshman Matt Meadows put Mason back on the board with his 10-9 decision victory over Paul Weiss. The dual was now at 22-16 with the Mountaineers still with the upper hand. Jake Kettler tied the dual for Mason at 22-all, pinning his opponent four minutes and eight seconds into the match. With the dual deadlocked at 22-22, Mason was awarded the win by rule based on having a higher amount of match points overall. Mason returns to the mat next weekend starting on Saturday with a tournament at Navy and then returning to Fairfax for their home opener against Washington and Lee. Results: 125- Dominic Parisi (APP) maj. dec. Robert Dooley (GMU), 10-2 (APP 4-0) 133- Joe Morrison (APP) dec. Zach Isenhour (GMU), 6-3 (APP 7-0) 141- Sahid Kargbo (GMU) maj. dec. Acton Pifer (APP), 15-5 (APP 7-4) 149- Greg Flournoy (GMU) won by fall over Aaron Scott (APP), (5:46) (GMU 10-7) 157- Jaaziah Bethea (GMU) dec. Riley Keen (APP), 9-7 (GMU 13-7) 165- Zack Strickland (APP) won by fall over Matt Huffstickler (GMU), (2:45) (Tied 13-13) 174- Colin Hedash (APP) dec. Ryan Hembury (GMU), 13-7 (APP 16-13) 184- Jesse Johnson (APP) won by fall over Corey Smith (GMU), (3:46) (APP 22-13) 197- Matt Meadows (GMU) dec. Paul Weiss (APP), 10-9 (APP 22-16) Hwt- Jake Kettler (GMU) won by fall over Joe Cummings (APP), (4:08) (Tied 22-22)

FARGO, N.D. -- After claiming five Bison Open individual championships over the last four years combined, the North Dakota State wrestling team crowned five champions in the Bison Sports Arena on Saturday. Senior Trent Sprenkle (125), unattached freshman Josh Rodriguez (133), senior Joe Garner (149), junior Steven Monk (165) and senior Mac Stoll (184) all went unbeaten on the day to win individual championships. It marked the seventh year in a row that at least one Bison came away with a title, but it was the first time since 2009 that NDSU won multiple championships at the Bison Open. The five champions were NDSU's most at the Bison Open since crowning eight in 2003. Unattached freshman Justin Scherkenbach, senior Mark Erickson and sophomore Kurtis Julson claimed runner-up finishes at 133, 141 and 174 pounds, respectively. Sprenkle posted three consecutive pins to qualify for the finals and recorded a 6-5 decision over Samuel Brancale of Minnesota to wrap up North Dakota State's first title of the day. Rodriguez, wrestling unattached at 133 pounds as a true freshman, recorded a 27-11 technical fall and two decisions to make the finals, before topping fellow NDSU true freshman Scherkenbach, 7-6. Garner opened his day with two consecutive major decisions at 149 pounds. He notched a 12-5 decision over Zane Zeman of Minnesota in the semifinals and an 11-4 decision over Minnesota's Conrad Rangell in the finals. Monk, the wins leader for the Bison at 157 last season, made the move up to 165 pounds and opened this year with two pins and two technical falls to advance to the finals. He defeated Minnesota's Dylan Reel in a 7-5 overtime decision to become NDSU's fourth champion of the day. Stoll capped the championship run for the Bison at 184 pounds with a 10-2 major decision over Brett Pfarr of Minnesota. Stoll registered a first-round technical fall and a second-round pin, but his closest match of the day was a 2-0 decision over teammate Kody Sorenson in the semifinals. Erickson dropped his finals match to No. 8 Nick Dardanes of Minnesota by injury default. Julson fell 6-0 to No. 5 Logan Storley of Minnesota. North Dakota State will open its dual season on Friday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Bison Sports Arena when it takes on No. 24 Boise State.

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team opened its 2012-13 season on Saturday at the Campbell University Duals sweeping three matches. The Huskies beat Arizona State, 18-16; Utah Valley State, 25-10 and Campbell University, 29-9. Leading the way for the Huskies was Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) with three wins, while Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) at 133, Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) at 165 and heavyweight Justin Grant (Easton/Easton ) each picked up two victories. In the match with Arizona State, the Huskies and Sun Devils split five matches with the Huskies getting bonus points from Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) who picked up a win by fall. Then with the match tied at 15-all, Grant posted with a 3-2 victory over All-American Levi Cooper giving Bloomsburg the victory. Against Utah Valley the Huskies trailed 3-0 after one match, but then won the next four matches with Wilcox winning by major decision and Hickman by fall in 4:22 at 157 pounds. In the day's finale, the Huskies won eight of the 10 matches (one loss by forfeit) winning two matches by tech fall (Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) and Hickman) and one by major decision (Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South)). Bloomsburg, 3-0, will host Lehigh in its home opener on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. Bloomsburg 18, Arizona State 16 125: Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU) over Dalton Miller (ASU) dec 4-2 133: Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BU) over Sean McGough (ASU) pin 1:28 141: Matt Kraus (ASU) over Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (BU) dec 13-5 149: Nathan Hoffer (ASU) over Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (BU) dec 5-2 157: Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BU) over Codey Combs (ASU) dec 9-4 165: Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU) over Parker Madl (ASU) dec 9-7 174: Blake Stauffer (ASU) over Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (BU) dec 6-0 184: Kevin Radford (ASU) over Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BU) dec 10-4 197: Jake Meredith (ASU) over Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (BU) dec 18-12 285: Justin Grant (Easton/Easton ) (BU) over Levi Cooper (ASU) dec 3-2 Bloomsburg 25, Utah Valley State, 10 125: Jade Rauser (UVU) over Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU) dec 2-0 133: Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BU) over Val Rauser (UVU) MD 10-1 141: Simon Kitzis (Newton, MA/Wyoming Seminary) (BU) over Avery Garner (UVU) dec 7-5 OT 149: Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (BU) over Josh Wilson (UVU) dec 3-1 OT 157: Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BU) over Chase Cuthbertson (UVU) WBF 4:22 165: Ethan Smith (UVU) over Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU) dec 5-4 174: Monte Schmalhaus (UVU) over Chris SMith (BU) MD 10-1 184: Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BU) over Derek Thomas (UVU) dec 7-2 197: Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (BU) over David Prieto (UVU) dec 4-2 285: Justin Grant (Easton/Easton ) (BU) over Adam Fager (UVU) dec 5-2 Bloomsburg 29, Campbell 9 125: Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU) over Eric Montoya (CAM) tech fall 15-0 133: Tanner Bidelspach (CAM) over Elliot Zackoski (Scranton/West Scranton) (BU) dec 6-1 141: Matt Rappo (Holland/Council Rock South) (BU) over Gabe Gardner (CAM) MD 18-4 149: Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) (BU) over Daniel Luty (CAM) dec 7-2 157: Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (BU) over Brad Merriman (CAM) tech fall 15-0 165: Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU) over Paul Duggan (CAM), dec 3-1 OT 174: Kevin Hartnett (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) (BU) over Cody Ryba (CAM) dec 8-3 184: Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (BU) over Taylor McGiffen (CAM) dec 17-15 197: Andre Petroski (Glenn Mills/Springfield) (BU) over John Merickel (CAM) dec 9-6 285: Brenen Lindsay (CAM) win by forfeit

Greeley, Colo. -- The No. 9 Nebraska wrestling team won its first dual of the season on Saturday night over the Northern Colorado Bears, 28-9, at Greeley Central High School. The Huskers move to 1-0 for the 2012-13 campaign and face No. 19 Wyoming on Sunday afternoon. Nebraska opened its season at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open on Sunday, Nov. 4, as the Huskers won eight weight divisions. Northern Colorado moves to 0-1 following the loss to Nebraska. Freshman Eric Coufal made his first start as a Husker at 125 pounds, winning a 1-0 decision over Northern Colorado's Jesse Meis. After two scoreless periods, Coufal recorded an escape with 1:12 remaining in the third period and held on for the victory. At 133 pounds, junior Shawn Nagel got the start for the Huskers following a 4-0 showing at the Daktronics Open. On Saturday night, Nagel recorded a 6-1 decision over Northern Colorado's Sam Bauer, giving the Huskers a 6-0 lead. Nagel recorded two takedowns in the first period before an escape in the second period. The Huskers suffered their first loss at 141 pounds as the Bears' Nick Adams won an 8-3 decision over Nebraska's Ridge Kiley. Northern Colorado followed up that victory with another one at 149 pounds as Justin Gonzalez won a 3-1 decision over Nick Babcock. Sophomore James Green won by technical fall over Northern Colorado's Nick Alspaugh at 157 pounds, 18-2, to put the Huskers up 11-6. At 165 pounds, Brandon Wilbourn won an 8-5 decision over Charlie McMartin to extend Nebraska's lead. Sophomore Robert Kokesh (174) and senior Josh Ihnen (184) each won in convincing fashion, giving Nebraska a 25-6 lead. No. 8 Kokesh recorded his third pin of the season in just four matches, defeating Josh VanTine in 1:37. No. 6 Ihnen won by technical fall over Northern Colorado's Cody McAninch, 16-0. Junior Caleb Kolb responded from his 0-2 showing at the Daktronics Open with a 4-2 decision over Northern Colorado's Patrick Gomez at 197 pounds. At heavyweight, redshirt freshman Donny Longendyke lost by decision to Henry Chirino, 3-2. The Huskers return to action on Sunday when they face No. 19 Wyoming in Laramie, Wyo., at 2 p.m. Results: 125: Eric Coufal (NEB) by dec. over Jesse Meis (NC), 1-0 (NEB 3, NC 0) 133: Shawn Nagel (NEB) by dec. over Sam Bauer (NC), 6-1 (NEB 6, NC 0)? 141: Nick Adams (NC) by dec. over Ridge Kiley (NEB), 8-3?(NEB 6, NC 3) 149: Justin Gonzales (NC) by dec. Nick Babcock (NEB), 3-1?(NEB 6, NC 6) 157: James Green (NEB) by tech. fall over Nick Alspaugh (NC), 18-2 (2:39) (NEB 11, NC 6)? 165: Brandon Wilbourn (NEB) by dec. over Charlie McMartin (NC), 8-5?(NEB 14, NC 6) 174: Robert Kokesh (NEB) by fall over Josh VanTine (NC), 1:37 (NEB 20, NC 6) ? 184: Josh Ihnen (NEB) by tech. fall over Cody McAninch (NC), 16-0 (2:56) (NEB 25, NC 6)? 197: Caleb Kolb (NEB) by dec. over Patrick Gomez (NC), 4-2 (NEB 28, NC 6)? HWT: Henry Chirino (NC) by dec. over Donny Longendyke (NEB), 3-2 (NEB 28, NC 9)

AMES, Iowa -- Three Iowa State wrestlers were crowned as individual champions at the 2012 Harold Nichols Cyclone Open on Saturday in Hilton Coliseum. Mike Moreno (165), Mikey England (174) and Cole Shafer (197) all took home titles. More than 250 student-athletes took part in the tournament, with participants spanning from NCAA Division I to NAIA. "There's some good things we saw out of a lot of our kids today and there's some things that we definitely need to improve on, but it's a good way to start the season," Iowa State head coach Kevin Jackson said. "This is a tough, long competition. It's a character-building competition. All in all, it served its purpose. This gives us more information to go back in on Monday and prepare for Old Dominion, our first dual meet. It tells us where our condition level is and where we are tactically." England dominated the competition at 174 on his way to the finals, pinning his first two opponents in Shawn Keating of Midland University (4:19) and CJ Navarro of Iowa Central (5:27). England then scored a 10-2 major decision over Micah Barnes of Nebraska in the semi-finals. In the 174 pound championship match, England met fellow Cyclone redshirt freshmen Tanner Weatherman. After a hard-fought match, riding time gave England the 3-2 victory. Moreno also controlled the field at 165, opening the tournament with three straight pins of Jesse East of Iowa Central (1:51), Aaron Hovey of Midland University (1:23) and Travis Leiskau of Nebraska-Kearney (1:28). Moreno then met Cyclone teammate Lelund Weatherspoon in the semifinals, coming away with a 10-5 victory. Moreno then scored a 12-3 major decision over Dallas Houchins of Grand View in the finals to win the title at 165 pounds At 197, Cole Shafer overwhelmed the competition, pinning Lucas Belich of St. Cloud State (1:00) and Isaac Hopkins of Ellsworth (1:26) to open the tournament. Shafer then got a 12-0 major decision over Matt Lenagh of Nebraska-Kearney before beating Paul Rands of Navy, 9-3 in the championship match. A number of Cyclones also placed at the annual tournament. Freshmen John Meeks took second place at 133, losing a 5-4 nail-biter in the championship match to No. 4 Joe Colon of Northern Iowa. At 125, No. 16 Ryak Finch took third place beating Connor Bolling by technical fall, 17-2 in the consolation championship. No. 16 Luke Goettl was also a third-place winner, defeating Jay Hildreth 7-4 in the consolation match. At 285, No. 14 Matt Gibson pinned Chris Lopez of Illinois (1:24) in the consolation championship to take third place. Another freshmen, Gabe Moreno, took fourth place at 149, falling in the consolation championship to Fahy John of Illinois by a score of 12-7. Logan Molina took fourth place as well at 157, falling to Zach Witte of UNI by a final score of 9-2. In all, Iowa State had eight wrestlers finish in the top three today with five wrestlers competing in championship matches at their respective weights. The Cyclones will be back in action Sunday, Nov. 25 at 1 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum to take on Old Dominion in its first dual meet of the season.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- After finishing off the 2011-12 campaign with the University's first Big 12 Championship, the Tigers (2-0) have once again made history. In the team's first competition since last year's NCAA Championships, the Mizzou Wrestling squad opened up the year by not only shutting out the Old Dominion Monarchs, but by defeating them 35 to negative-1. In Mizzou Wrestling's 89-year history, they have never won a match where the opponent was in negative numbers. They followed that season opening performance with a 23-9 victory over host school Purdue. The Tigers took on their new MAC rival Old Dominion early Saturday morning. Junior Alan Waters set the tone in the 125 pound class, winning by major decision over Rob Deutsch, 10-2. Possibly the biggest matchup came at 141 pounds, when No. 14-ranked Nicholas Hucke rematched against No. 11 Justin LaValle, who had defeated Hucke in last year's NCAAs. Hucke had a huge third period against LaValle, handing him a reversal and a 3-point near fall along with an escape to take the match, 8-4. Sophomore Drake Houdashelt added another four team points at 149 pounds, winning his match in decisive fashion after finishing with 5:22 of riding time. Next up was Junior Kyle Bradley, who took a 3-1 lead into the 3rd period and held on over Old Dominion's No. 11 John Nicholson. Nicholson rejected Bradley's handshake following the 4-1 decision, which led to a misconduct penalty. By rule, a misconduct penalty in wrestling is also a forfeit of one team point. Tyler Prazma, Mike Larson, Todd Porter, Brent Haynes, and Dom Bradley each added 3 points of their own as well, and Mizzou was well on their way to a quick 1-0 start with a 35 to negative-1 win. This is the third time since January 29, 2012 that the Tigers have won all 10 matchups in a dual meet. The Tigers didn't slow down for their afternoon meeting with Purdue. Again, Waters set the tone yet again, with an 11-2 major decision over No. 21 Camden Eppert. Waters solidified the major decision after a great takedown with four seconds remaining. Senior Captain Nathan McCormick followed up at 133 pounds with a 10-5 decision over true freshman Danny Sabatello, and at 141, Hucke came out on top once again. In another highly contested battle, Mizzou's 141-pound grappler took down his counterpart Brandon Nelson with one second left in the first, which proved to be a huge two points in a match that ended up as an 8-5 decision. After three bouts, the Tigers had a comfortable 10-0 lead on the hosting Boilermakers from Purdue. But two overtime losses and a 7-3 win by decision for Pat Robinson against Mizzou's Prazma, and Purdue was within a point of the Tigers, 10-9. Senior Todd Porter responded to Mizzou's three-match losing streak with a dominating 11-5 win, and the Tigers never looked back. After Mike Larson followed at 184 pounds with a 3-1 decision, Haynes outperformed Purdue's 197-pounder Braden Atwood to put the dual away. Atwood is ranked 16th in the nation among the 197-pounders, and the No. 6-Haynes accumulated two takedowns, a reversal, an escape, and an extra tally for riding time to go on and win 8-2. Senior heavyweight Dom Bradley added his second win of the day over Purdue's Alex White, this time by major decision, 11-3. Bradley, who hadn't wrestled for Mizzou since 2010-11 due to an Olympic redshirt last year, controlled every minute of this grapple, with White's three points coming off of three escapes only. The Tigers will follow up their 23-9 victory over Purdue with the team's home opener this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. versus Baker University. For interviews, videos, news and notes on the Tigers, stay tuned on Twitter @MizzouWrestling and like us on Facebook, facebook.com/mizzouwrestling. #7 Missouri 35 - #23 Old Dominion -1 125: Alan Waters (MU) def. Rob Deutsch (ODU), MD 10-2 (MU 4 – ODU 0) 133: Nathan McCormick (MU) def. Scott Frestejo (ODU), D 9-2 (MU 7 – ODU 0) 141: Nicholas Hucke (MU) def. Justin LaValle (ODU), D 8-4 (MU 10 – ODU 0) 149: Drake Houdashelt (MU) def. Alexander Richardson (ODU), MD 11-1 (MU 14 – ODU 0) 157: Kyle Bradley (MU) def. John Nicholson (ODU), D 4-1 (MU 17 – ODU -1) 165: Tyler Prazma (MU) wins by forfeit (MU 23 – ODU -1) 174: Todd Porter (MU) def. Billy Curling (ODU), D 9-4 (MU 26 – ODU -1) 184: Mike Larson (MU) def. Austin Coburn (ODU), TB 2-1 (MU 29 – ODU -1) 197: Brent Haynes (MU) def. Jacob Henderson (ODU), D 1-0 (MU 32 – ODU -1) 285: Dominque Bradley (MU) def. Matt Tourdot (ODU), D 3-0 (MU 35 – ODU -1) Old Dominion was penalized a team point for misconduct at 157 pounds Purdue 29 vs. #23 Old Dominion 9 125: Jerome Robinson (ODU) def. Camden Eppert (PU), D 7-2 (PU 0 – ODU 3) 133: Cashé Quiroga (PU) def. Scott Frestejo (ODU), D 11-6 (PU 3 – ODUU 3) 141: Brandon Nelson (PU) def. Chris Mecate (ODU) Pin at 6:09 (PU 9 – ODU 3) 149: Ivan Lopouchanksi (PU) def. Alexander Richardson (ODU), MD 10-2 (PU 13 – ODU 3) 157: Tommy Churchard (PU) def. John Nicholson (ODU), D 4-3 (PU 13 – ODU 6) 165: Pat Robinson (PU) def. Rodin Ndandula (ODU), Pin at 4:42 (PU 19 – ODU 6) 174: Chad Welch (PU) def. Billy Curling (ODU), D 6-2 (PU 22 – ODU 6) 184: Patrick Kissel (PU) def. Austin Coburn (ODU), MD 10-1 (PU 26 – ODU 6) 197: Braden Atwood (PU) def. Jacob Henderson (ODU), D 5-2 (PU 29 – ODU 6) 285: Matt Tourdot (ODU) def. Alex White (PU), SV 3-1 (PU 29 – ODU 9) Purdue 9 vs. #7 Missouri 23 125: Alan Waters (MU) def. Camden Eppert (PU), MD 10-2 (MU 4 – PU 0) 133: Nathan McCormick (MU) def. Danny Sabatello (PU), D 11-5 (MU 7 – PU 0) 141: Nicholas Hucke (MU) def. Brandon Nelson (PU), D 6-5 (MU 10 – PU 0) 149: Ivan Lopouchanski (PU) def. Drake Houdashelt (MU), SV 4-3 (MU 10 – PU 3) 157: Tommy Churchard (PU) def. Kyle Bradley (MU), SV 11-9 (MU 10 – PU 6) 165: Pat Robinson (PU) def. Tyler Prazma (MU), D 6-3 (MU 10 – PU 9) 174: Todd Porter (MU) def. Chad Welch (PU), D 11-5 (MU 13 – PU 9) 184: Mike Larson (MU) def. Patrick Kissel (PU), D 3-1 (MU 16 – PU 9) 197: Brent Haynes (MU) def. Braden Atwood (PU), D 8-2 (MU 19 – PU 9) 285: Dominque Bradley (MU) def. Alex White (PU), MD 11-3 (MU 23 – PU 9)

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Northern Illinois wrestling team hit two big milestones Saturday at the NIU Convocation Center, as they went 3-0 at the Huskie Duals. With a win over South Dakota State in the second match of the day, the team recorded their 500th win in program history. In addition, the Huskies' victory over Indiana was their first over a Big Ten program since 2009. Round One: Huskies Slay Dragons, 36-3 Northern Illinois opened the day with a bang, demolishing the Tiffin Dragons in a 36-3 victory. The Huskies won the first nine matches of the dual, including one each by pin, major decision and technical fall. "What we wanted to do is get a good start," said NIU head coach Ryan Ludwig. "We know Tiffin's scrappy and if we were going to hold back and think people were going to fall down for us, that sure wasn't going to happen. I was proud of the guys who came out of the gate hard. They stayed within their style of match and controlled the action for seven minutes." Derek Elmore got things started on the right foot for NIU when he pinned TU’s Jordan Shoemaker midway through the first period, giving the Huskies an early 6-0 advantage. However, Northern took complete control of the match in the next three bouts. At 133, Thorian Twyner scratched out a hard-fought 6-4 decision over Mike Screptock by stifling a late comeback attempt. Tyler Argue added to that with a 9-1 major decision over Lawrence Blackful III. Rob Jillard pieced together an impressive match at 149, dominating D.J. Beauch en route to a 16-0 techincal fall. Following a forfeit by Tiffin at 157, NIU led 24-0 only midway through the dual. From there, the Huskies coasted to victory with a handful of decisions. Dan Burk defeated Trevor Nickolai in a 7-4, come-from-behind victory at 165, while Matt Mougin fought his way to an 8-3 win over 2012 NCAA Division II Championships qualifier Jake Cramer at 174. A pair of freshman pushed the Huskie tally to 36 points with decisions in their collegiate dual debuts. Bryan Loughlin overcame an early takedown to outscore Walid Boggio, 6-3, and Shawn Scott kept his record on the year untarnished with a 4-0 win over Alek Hughes. Arthur Bunce took Jared Torrence’s place at heavyweight, but lost in a 9-3 decision in his dual debut to Kevin Christman. Northern Illinois 36, Tiffin 3 125: Derek Elmore (NIU) pins Jordan Shoemaker (TU), 1:17 133: Thorian Twyner (NIU) dec. Mike Screptock (TU), 6-4 141: Tyler Argue (NIU) maj. dec. Lawrence Blackful III (TU), 9-1 149: Rob Jillard (NIU) tech. fall D.J. Beauch (TU), 16-0 157: Matt Smith (NIU) wins by forfeit 165: Dan Burk (NIU) dec. Trevor Nickolai (TU), 7-4 174: Matt Mougin (NIU) dec. Jake Cramer (TU), 8-3 184: Bryan Loughlin (NIU) dec. Walid Boggio (TU), 6-3 197: Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. Alek Hughes (TU), 4-0 285: Kevin Christman (TU) dec. Arthur Bunce (NIU), 9-3 Round Two: Early Pins Help Huskies Nab Jackrabbits Northern Illinois came out firing against South Dakota State with two big pins in the first three bouts en route to a 26-12 win. Not only did the win give NIU their second of the day, but it also gave the program 500 dual wins in program history. "Winning breeds confidence," Ludwig said. "We went back and forth in those early weights. They have some competitors in those weights. Obviously, the pins at 125 and 141 were huge. Bonus points in duals make huge differences. For some of those upper weights to close it out like we wanted them to was big." For the second consecutive dual, Derek Elmore got the Huskies out to a great start with a first period pin against Aaron Pickrel. Following an early takedown, the sophomore executed a near perfect spladel to put the Jackrabbits’ 125-pounder on his back with no hope of recovering. SDSU cut that six-point deficit in half in the 133 pound match. Huskie Thorian Twyner fought valiantly with Brance “Bubba” Simms, but Simms was too much in a 4-1 win for the Jacks. Ethan Davis stemmed that momentum, though, with a first period pin at 141 pounds against Ben Gillette. Davis came out aggressive early and, after getting a pair of nearfall points, flipped Gillette before the official slapped the mat to give Northern a 12-3 edge. The Jackrabbits battled back in the next three bouts to tie the match at 12. Dustin Walraven earned a 9-3 decision over Rob Jillard at 149, while Andrew Morse and Dan Burk dropped tough 5-2 and 6-1 decisions at 157 and 165, respectively. Northern regained the lead at 174 pounds in an exciting match between Matt Mougin and Troy Morisette. Though leading 4-1 after one, Mougin could not hold off his SDSU counterpart and the match went to overtime knotted up at four. However, the Columbus Junction, Iowa, native ended things in the extra session with a swift double leg takedown for a 6-4 win. With the momentum in their favor, the Huskies effectively ended the Jackrabbits’ hopes with a pair of major decisions at 184 and 197. Bryan Loughlin made quick work of Hunter Weddington with a 10-1 victory, while Shawn Scott’s takedown/nearfall combo as time expired gave him a 11-3 win over Brandon Ballard. Jared Torrence sealed the deal at heavyweight with an 8-3 win over J.J. Everard. Northern Illinois 26, South Dakota State 12 125: Derek Elmore (NIU) pins Aaron Pickrel (SDSU), 1:38 133: Brance Simms (SDSU) dec. Thorian Twyner (NIU), 4-1 141: Ethan Davis (NIU) pins Ben Gillette (SDSU), 2:00 149: Dustin Walraven (SDSU) dec. Rob Jillard (NIU), 9-3 157: Cody Pack (SDSU) dec. Andrew Morse (NIU), 5-2 165: Joe Brewster (SDSU) dec. Dan Burk (NIU), 6-1 174: Matt Mougin (NIU) dec. Troy Morisette (SDSU), 6-4 (SV1) 184: Bryan Loughlin (NIU) maj. dec. Hunter Weddington (SDSU), 10-1 197: Shawn Scott (NIU) maj. dec. Brandon Ballard (SDSU), 11-3 285: Jared Torrence (NIU) dec. J.J. Everard (SDSU), 8-3 Round Three: Huskies Upset Hoosiers, 19-13 Northern Illinois closed out the day with a huge win, knocking off Big Ten foe Indiana, 19-13. The victory over the Hoosiers marked the first win by the Huskies over a Big Ten team since Dec. 3, 2009, when they defeated Northwestern, 24-13, in DeKalb. It was also the team's first win over Indiana since Jan. 5, 2002, when they knocked off IU 19-15 in Columbus, Ohio. "Pressure is perceived and if you believe there's pressure, there is," Ludwig said. "There's no pressure involved in that. It's just about going out there and believing in your shots, believing in your wrestling ability. When you compete to the highest of your ability, you are going to beat your opponent." Derek Elmore got NIU on the upset trail early with a big 15-3 major decision against Joe Duca at 125 pounds. Following an Indiana win at 133 pounds that trimmed the Huskie lead to one, Ethan Davis pushed Northern's advantage back to four when he earned a 6-3 decision over Eric Roach at 141. NIU's lead grew to seven when Rob Jillard knocked off Alex Gregory, 6-3, at 149. However, the Hoosiers staged a comeback with two straight wins by 2012 NCAA qualifiers. Taylor Walsh defeated Andrew Morse, 7-1, and Ryan LeBlanc took a 21-8 major decision over Dan Burk at 165. The Huskies would take the lead for good, though, when Matt Mougin grabbed a close 3-2 win over Cheney Dale. With time running out in the final period, Dale was able to get one last takedown on Mougin. Yet, the Huskie redshirt junior held Dale from getting the critical two takedown points to preserve the win. Bryan Loughlin was caught in another high-tension match at 184 with a bout against Luke Sheridan. With one stalling warning against him, Loughlin was able to get time to expire by stuffing Sheridan's multiple shots. Shawn Scott clinched the win when he outfought Tarek Alaruri at 197 pounds, getting his hand raised with a 6-1 decision. Jared Torrence finished the dual by nearly knocking off Adam Chalfant, the No. 12-ranked heavyweight in the nation. However, Chalfant emerged with a 5-2 win for Indiana's final points. Northern Illinois 19, Indiana 13 125: Derek Elmore (NIU) maj. dec. Joe Duca (IU), 15-3 133: Quin Murphy (IU) dec. Thorian Twyner (NIU), 11-6 141: Ethan Davis (NIU) dec. Eric Roach (IU), 6-3 149: Rob Jillard (NIU) dec. Alex Gregory (IU), 6-3 157: Taylor Walsh (IU) dec. Andrew Morse (NIU), 7-1 165: #19 Ryan LeBlanc (IU) maj. dec. Dan Burk (NIU), 21-8 174: Matt Mougin (NIU) dec. Cheney Dale (IU), 3-2 184: Bryan Loughlin (NIU) dec. Luke Sheridan (IU), 3-2 197: Shawn Scott (NIU) dec. Tarek Alaruri (IU), 6-1 285: #12 Adam Chalfant (IU) dec. Jared Torrence (NIU), 5-2

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- More than 800 fans filed into the Dan Gable Wrestling Complex to watch the final round of the 2012 University of Iowa wrestle-offs Saturday morning. Sophomore Bobby Telford headlined and closed the event with a pair of first period pins in the 285-pound bracket. Telford flattened sophomore Josh Haug in 2:15 and put freshman Artie Bess on his back in 1:12 to win the heavyweight bracket. He was one of five All-Americans to climb to the top of their respective bracket. Returning All-Americans Matt McDonough (125), junior Tony Ramos (133), senior Grant Gambrall (174) and junior Ethen Lofthouse (184) also won their respective weight class. McDonough, a senior and two-time NCAA champion, scored a reversal with five seconds left in the match to defeat freshman Cory Clark, 3-2, at 125 pounds. McDonough opened the scoring with a second period escape before Clark grabbed the lead with a reversal with 30 seconds left in the final period. McDonough returned the favor 25 seconds later to regain the lead and earn the one-point win. Ramos didn't allow an offensive point and totaled eight takedowns, one escape and 4:25 of riding time to earn an 18-7 win over freshman Topher Carton at 133. Gambrall sandwiched a pair of takedowns between two second period escapes and earned 1:06 of riding time to defeat redshirt freshman Kris Klapprodt, 7-2, at 174. Lofthouse earned a 4-3 win over freshman Sammy Brooks at 184. After a scoreless opening period, Brooks bid for an upset by building a 3-0 lead in the second period. Lofthouse eventually answered with an escape and tied the match, 3-3, by scoring a takedown with three seconds left on the second period clock. He then opened the third frame with an escape to grab a final 4-3 lead. Senior Mark Ballweg (141), redshirt freshman Brody Grothus (149), sophomore Mike Evans (165) and freshman Nathan Burak also scored victories in today's final round. Ballweg scored a takedown with 30 seconds left in the match to earn a 3-1 win over sophomore Josh Dziewa. Evans used one takedown, one reversal and 1:40 of riding time to blank sophomore Nick Moore, 5-0, at 165. Grothus used a takedown and two near-fall points to jump to an early lead and cruise to an 8-2 win over freshman Patrick Rhoads at 149. Burak scored a pair of takedowns and added an escape to defeat Tomas Lira, 5-3, at 197. The Hawkeyes open the season Friday at Tennessee-Chattanooga. Beginning at 2:30 p.m. (CT), Iowa will wrestle consecutive duals against Cumberland (Tenn.), Virginia and Tennessee-Chattanooga. All three matches will be broadcast on AM-800 KXIC and streamed live at hawkeyesports.com via Hawkeye All-Access. 2012 WRESTLE-OFFS THURSDAY RESULTS 149 - Patrick Rhoads major dec. Jake Kadel, 15-6 FRIDAY 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 RESULTS 285 - Bobby Telford pinned Josh Haug, 2:15 125 - Matt McDonough dec. Cory Clark, 3-2 133 - Tony Ramos major dec. Topher Carton, 18-7 141 - Mark Ballweg dec. Josh Dziewa, 3-1 149 - Brody Grothus dec. Patrick Rhoads, 8-2 165 - Mike Evans dec. Nick Moore, 5-0 174 - Grant Gambrall dec. Kris Klapprodt, 7-2 184 - Ethen Lofthouse dec. Sammy Brooks, 4-3 197 - Nathan Burak dec. Tomas Lira, 5-3 285 - Bobby Telford pinned Artie Bess, 1:12

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- For the second-straight dual with sixth-ranked Wisconsin-La Crosse, the match came down to criteria. This time, unlike the 2011 match, the third-ranked Kohawks came out on top 16-15. Fourth-ranked junior Jimmy Gotto (Epworth, Iowa/Western Dubuque) opened the dual with a 3-1 win over James Bennett at 125 pounds. Gotto scored the first three points of the match, including a first period takedown, for the victory. Coe went up 6-0 as senior Drew Hinschberger (Belle Plaine, Iowa/Belle Plaine) beat Connor Carstens 6-0. Hinschberger recorded a first period takedown and nearfall points in the second period. Second-ranked Adam Sheley beat senior Chris LeClere (Coggon, Iowa/North-Linn) 8-2 at 141 pounds for the first win in favor of the Eagles. Wisconsin-La Crosse tied the match with an 8-6 win at 149 pounds where Keegan Einerson scored four third period points to down freshman Tim Noverini (South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North). The Eagles took their first lead of the night at 157 pounds, as James Lewis scored three points to end the match for a 4-1 victory over junior Dimitri Boyer (Eddyville, Iowa/Eddyville-Blakesburg). Coe tied the match again at 165 pounds, as freshman Farai Sewera (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) scored the biggest upset of the night, as he beat fourth-ranked Kevin O'Brien 4-1. Sewera trailed 1-0 going into the third period before recording an escape and a point for stalling. He sealed the victory with a late takedown. At 174 pounds, junior Ethan Ball (Aledo, Ill./Mercer County) trailed 1-0 going into the third period, but used an escape and takedown for a 3-1 victory over Grant Miller. Wisconsin-La Crosse tied the match once again at 184 pounds, as Eric Twohey beat Ryan Sheldon 6-2. The Kohawks regained the lead at 197 pounds, as sophomore Donnie Horner (Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs) scored three points in the third period for an 8-4 victory over Kevin Hein. At heavyweight, senior Alex Burkle (Coggon, Iowa/North-Linn) made his first appearance on the mat since being injured in the Iowa Conference Championship match last season. Fourth-ranked Billy Mayer used an escape and takedown in the third period to knock off the second-ranked Burkle 4-3. With the match tied at 15, Coe was awarded a point on criteria for the 16-15 victory. Coe tallied 38 points in the match, while the Eagles had 37. The Kohawks return to action on Wednesday, as they open the Iowa Conference season at 29th-ranked Central. The match is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. in Pella. A link for live video will be available on the front page of CoeAthletics.com. Results: 125 Jimmy Gotto (Coe) won by decision over James Bennett (Wisconsin-La Crosse) 3-1. 3.00 0 133 Drew Hinschberger (Coe) won by decision over Connor Carstens (Wisconsin-La Crosse) 6-0. 3.00 0 141 Adam Sheley (Wisconsin-La Crosse) won by decision over Chris LeClere (Coe) 8-2. 0 3.00 149 Keegan Einerson (Wisconsin-La Crosse) won by decision over Tim Noverini (Coe) 8-6. 0 3.00 157 James Lewis (Wisconsin-La Crosse) won by decision over Dimitri Boyer (Coe) 4-1. 0 3.00 165 McThomas Sewera (Coe) won by decision over Kevin Obrien (Wisconsin-La Crosse) 4-1. 3.00 0 174 Ethan Ball (Coe) won by decision over Grant Miller (Wisconsin-La Crosse) 3-1. 3.00 0 184 Eric Twohey (Wisconsin-La Crosse) won by decision over Ryan Sheldon (Coe) 6-2. 0 3.00 197 Donnie Horner (Coe) won by decision over Kevin Hein (Wisconsin-La Crosse) 8-4. 3.00 0 285 William Mayer (Wisconsin-La Crosse) won by decision over Alex Burkle (Coe) 4-3. 0 3.00

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)