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NORFOLK, Va. -- Old Dominion University wrestling earned their first win of the year, knocking off No. 23 Wisconsin 19-12 Friday night at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. ODU picked up its first win of the year and improved to 1-2 while the Badgers dropped to 1-1. Jerome Robinson and Scott Festejo started the night on a strong note for ODU, as both notched 5-2 victories at 125, and 133, respectively. Robinson and Festejo each registered a pair of takedowns in their victories. Tyler Graff put Wisconsin on the board with an 8-4 wit at 141 over Justin LaValle. The Monarchs went right back in the win column as freshman Alexander Richardson defeated Cole Schmitt 4-2 in sudden victory. After a 2-2 tie with both wrestlers earning points on escapes, Richardson took down Schmitt with 20 seconds left in the overtime to get the win and give ODU a 9-3 team lead. John Nicholson dominated for ODU at 157 pounds and rolled to a 14-4 major decision over Wisconsin's Alex Yde to push the ODU lead to 14-4. Fran Cousins picked up a 4-1 win for the Badgers at 165 but Billy Curling and Austin Coburn followed with 9-6 and 4-3 wins respectively, for the Monarchs to take a 19-6 lead. Wisconsin won the last two matches of the night, as Jackson Hein and Connor Medbery picked up victories for the Badgers, but it wasn't enough as ODU clinched the team victory after Coburn's win at 184. The Monarchs are back in action November 25, when they travel to Iowa State to take on the Cyclones at 2 p.m. ODU returns home on December 21 when they host American at 5 p.m. Results: 125 - No. 17 Jerome Robinson (ODU) dec. Matt Cavallaris (UW), 5-2 ODU 3-0 133 - Scott Festejo (ODU) dec. Tom Kelliher (UW), 5-2 ODU 6-0 141 - No. 3 Tyler Graff (UW) dec. No. 16 Justin LaValle (ODU), 8-4 ODU 6-3 149 - Alexander Richardson (ODU) dec. Cole Schmitt (UW), 4-2 SV ODU 9-3 157 - No. 19 John Nicholson major dec. Alex Yde (UW), 14-4 ODU 13-3 165 - Frank Cousins (UW) dec. Adrin Taylor (ODU), 4-1 ODU 13-6 174 - Billy Curling (ODU) dec. Scott Liegel (UW), 9-6 ODU 16-6 184 - Austin Coburn (ODU) dec. Dylan Iczkowski (UW), 4-3 ODU 19-6 197 - Jackson Hein (UW) dec. Jacob Henderson (ODU), 8-3 ODU 19-9 285 - Connor Medbery (UW) dec. Matt Tourdot (ODU), 11-7 ODU 19-12 Attendance: 968

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Holding on to an 11-10 lead with four matches remaining, the No. 5 Ohio State wrestling team (2-0) won four consecutive bouts between 174 pounds and heavyweight to pull out a 23-10 victory at No. 12 Virginia Tech Friday night at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va. Trailing only once following the opening match at 125 pounds, the Buckeyes held a narrow 8-7 advantage after the 149-pound bout before clinching their second dual win of the season on senior C.J. Magrum’s 7-4 decision over Derrick Borlie in the 197-pound matchup. A pair of takedowns in the third period lifted Magrum to victory. Tied 3-3 with 1:35 remaining, Magrum scored a crucial takedown, but Borlie answered with an escape for a 5-4 score. In the waning moments, Magrum recorded his second takedown of the match for the eventual victory. Ohio State trailed Virginia Tech, 4-0, early on when senior 125-pounder Nikko Triggas dropped a 10-2 major decision to No. 9 Jarrod Garnett. However, sophomore Logan Stieber got the Buckeyes on the board when he recorded a 19-4 technical fall over Erik Spjut at 133 pounds. Stieber led Spjut, 5-1, after the first period and, 10-1, to start the third period and with four takedowns, plus riding time, amassed 19 points in his sixth win of the season. In his 2012-13 dual meet debut, sophomore and 141-pounder Hunter Stieber secured an 8-5 decision vs. No. 11 Zach Neibert. Owning a slim 5-4 lead at the end of the second period, Stieber was able to escape Neibert’s clutch to increase his lead by two. Stieber then notched a takedown to secure the win despite an escape by Neibert with 30 seconds remaining. With Ohio State leading Virginia Tech by just four points, sophomore Cam Tessari, who also was making his debut in the dual-meet season, lost a tough 5-3 decision to No. 18 Nick Brascetta at 149 pounds. Up next, redshirt sophomore Josh Demas edged Lex Ozias, 3-2, thanks to riding time at 157 pounds. Demas trailed Ozias, 2-1, with 40 seconds left in the third period, but recorded an escape to tie the score at 2 apiece. The Hokies cut the Buckeyes’ lead to one (11-10) once again after freshman Mark Martin lost just his third match of the season, 7-1, to No. 4 Peter Yates at 165 pounds. It took an overtime and tiebreak for Nick Heflin to secure a 2-1 win vs. Austin Gabel in the 174-pound bout and a 14-10 lead for the Scarlet and Gray. Heflin’s victory began a string of four consecutive wins for Ohio State. Freshman and 184-pounder Kenny Courts, the team leader in wins with 11, posted an 11-6 win vs. Nick Vetterlein and Magrum’s 7-4 victory followed. Redshirt junior Peter Capone once again concluded the match, this time with a 6-3 win over No. 20 David Marone. After a scoreless tie entering the second period, Capone scored an escape to take a 1-0 lead, but Marone answered with an escape of his own to tie the score, 1-1, in the third period. Capone then scored a takedown, but was quickly reversed by Marone. However, Capone managed to escape and score a takedown for the victory. Ohio State will continue its busy week and weekend when it hosts No. 18 Pittsburgh at 2 p.m. Sunday in St. John Arena in its season home opener. Results: 125: No. 10 Jarrod Garnett (VT) maj. dec. No. 8 Nikko Triggas (OSU), 10-2 133: No. 1 Logan Stieber (OSU) tech fall Erik Spjut (VT), 19-4 (7:00) 141: No. 4 Hunter Stieber (OSU) dec. No. 10 Zach Neibert (VT), 8-5 149: No. 19 Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. No. 7 Cam Tessari (OSU), 5-3 157: No. 16 Josh Demas (OSU) dec. Lex Ozias (VT), 3-2 165: No. 5 Pete Yates (VT) dec. Mark Martin (OSU), 7-1 174: No. 2 Nick Heflin (OSU) dec. Austin Gabel (VT), 2-1 (TB-1) 184: Kenny Courts (OSU) dec. Nick Vetterlein (VT), 11-6 197: C.J. Magrum (OSU) dec. Derrick Borlie (VT), 7-4 HWT: No. 19 Peter Capone (OSU) dec. No. 15 David Marone (VT), 6-3 *Rankings by InterMat

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State wrestling team, holding the No. 1 spot on InterMat's TPI, hammered No. 24 Lehigh in the 2012-13 season opener for the team. The Nittany Lions, under the direction of head coach Cael Sanderson, won eight of ten bouts on their way to a 29-6 win. All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, go the season off to a hot start for Penn State with a dominating 19-4 technical fall over Lehigh's Alex Abreu (5:07). Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abottstown, Pa.) made his Penn State dual meet debut with a superb 3-2 decision over Lehigh's Laike Gardner at 133, followed by senior Bryan Pearsall's (Lititz, Pa.) 7-6 win over LU's Anthony Salupo. Senior James English (York, Pa.) got the call at 149 for Penn State and posted thrilling 5-2 upset over No. 18 Shane Welsh. The Lions' bid for a 5-0 start to the dual was stopped when No. 13 Joey Napoli upset No. 2 Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) 4-2 at 157. The Nittany Lions carried a 14-3 lead into the halftime break. Defending national champion David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) opened up the second half in fine fashion with a 20-5 technical fall over Lehigh's Eric Hess. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, then majored No. 18 Nathaniel Brown 12-1. Top-ranked 184-pounder Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), the defending national champion at 174, then beat No. 3 Robert Hamlin of Lehigh in the evening's marquee bout. Ruth posted a thrilling 11-9 win. Three-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 up at his new weight of 197, downed John Bolich and Lehigh's Jack Delia downed Nittany Lion sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) in the bout's final match-up. The Nittany Lions won eight of ten bouts and dominated the takedown war 28-6. The Nittany Lions owned a gaudy 40-6 point advantage in the third period alone, thanks in large part to a 12-1 third period takedown edge. Penn State is now 1-0 on the year while Lehigh falls to 1-1. The Nittany Lions head to Morgantown, W.Va., for a battle with the West Virginia Mountaineers on Sunday, Nov. 18, at 2 p.m. Penn State's next home dual is set for Sunday, Dec. 9, when the Indiana Hoosiers come to town for a 2 p.m. meeting. Penn State's full season of home duals is sold out but limited Standing Room Only tickets are available for select dual meets. For information on which duals have a limited number of SRO tickets available and to purchase tickets, fans can call 1-800-NITTANY or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office windows from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2012-13 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. #1 Penn State 29, #24 Lehigh 6 November 16, 2012 - Rec Hall - University Park, Pa. 125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU tech fall Alex Abreu LU, 19-4 (TF; 5:07) 133: Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Laike Gardner LU, 3-2 141: Bryan Pearsall PSU dec. Anthony Salupo LU, 7-6 149: James English PSU dec. #18 Shane Welsh LU, 5-2 157: #13 Joey Napoli LU dec. #2 Dylan Alton PSU, 4-2 165: #2 David Taylor PSU tech fall Eric Hess LU, 20-5 (TF; 5:46) 174: #4 Matt Brown PSU maj. dec. #18 Nathaniel Brown LU, 12-1 184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU dec. #3 Robert Hamlin LU, 11-9 197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU dec. John Bolich LU, 10-4 285: Jack Delia LU dec. Jon Gingrich PSU, 5-3 Attendance: 6,422 Records: Penn State 1-0, 0-0 Big Ten; Lehigh 1-1 Up Next for Penn State: at West Virginia, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, took on Lehigh junior Alex Abreu. Megaludis scored early, notching a quick takedown at the 2:08 mark and taking an early 2-1 lead after an Abreu escape. He quickly tacked on another and upped his lead to 4-1 with 1:32 on the clock. Abreu escaped to a 4-2 deficit but was called for stalling, Megaludis then added a late takedown to lead 6-2 at the end of one period. Megaludis chose down to start the second and quickly reversed Abreu to up his lead to 8-2. He then worked an arm bar into place, turned the Mountain Hawk and got three-near fall points to lead 11-3 after an escape. Megaludis tacked on two more takedowns and then turned Abreu once more to lead 18-4 with 2:19 in riding time after two periods. Abreu chose top to and Megaludis quickly escaped to a 19-4 technical fall at the 5:07 mark. 133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) made his Penn State dual meet debut against Lehigh's Laike Gardner at 133. Neither wrestler found an opening to score in during the first period and the freshman duo went to the second period scoreless. Gardner chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 1-0 lead just :19 into the period. Conaway got hit with a stall warning at the :45 mark and then used a quick low single to force a scramble with :25 on the clock. Gardner fought off the move, though, and kept his 1-0 lead heading into the third. Conaway chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. Conaway got in on another single leg and forced another scramble, this time with 1:10 left to wrestle. Gardner was able to fight off the attempt again and the bout remained tied 1-1 with :43 on the clock. Conaway gained control of Gardner's waist and leg and forced the Mountaineer's hands to the mat, picking up a takedown with just :07 on the clock. Gardner scrambled to an escape but Conaway's late score gave the Lion a thrilling 3-2 win. 141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) faced off against Mountain Hawk Anthony Salupo at 141. Salupo had the first scoring chance of the bout, gaining control of Pearsall's ankle early, but the veteran Lion deftly forced a stalemate to keep the bout scoreless at the first period's midway point. Salupo used a strong high double to take Pearsall to the mat and lead 2-1 after a quick Lion escape with :40 left in the period. Salupo would carry that lead into the second stanza. Salupo chose down to start the second and escaped to a 3-1 lead. But Pearsall quickly gained control of the Mountain Hawk, turning a single leg into a takedown and a 3-3 tie with 1:15 on the clock. Pearsall rode Salupo long enough to build up a minute's worth of riding time before he escaped to a 4-3 lead with :08 left in the period. Pearsall chose down to start the third period and nearly worked his way into a cradle on a reversal. But action was stopped with Salupo still in control. Pearsall escaped to a 4-4 tie with 1:10 left to wrestle. He then turned a single leg shot into a low ankle pick and took a 6-4 lead with a takedown at the :40 mark. Pearsall then upped his riding time edge to over a minute. He gave up a stall point, Salupo escaped but Pearsall's 1:09 riding time gave the Lion a thrilling 7-6 win. 149: With No. 6 Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) not wrestling in the opener, talented senior James English (York, Pa.) got the nod at 149 and met No. 18 Shane Welsh of Lehigh. The duo battled through an even first period with neither wrestler breaking through the other's defense. Tied 0-0 after three minutes of wrestling, English chose down to start the second period. He worked his way to an escape at the 1:07 mark to take a 1-0 lead. The final minute was wrestled even and Pearsall led by one after two periods. Welsh chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. English connected on a high single and nearly scored, but Welsh scrambled his way into a stalemate and the bout remained tied with :42 left on the clock. Welsh shot high, but English countered, gained control of the Mountain Hawks foot and took him down. Welsh escaped but English then bulled his way through another late takedown and posted the convincing 5-2 win. 157: All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 157, took on No. 13 Joey Napoli in one of the dual's marquee match-ups. Alton set the temp early, steadily working his way into an offensive opening. The Lion sophomore used a low single leg to force a scramble but Napoli was able to counter to a stalemate with 1:00 left in the opening period. Alton scrambled his way to a go-ahead takedown with :05 on the clock to lead 2-0 after one period. Napoli chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 2-1 deficit. He then forced a scramble on the edge of the mat and got the takedown with :45 left, taking a 3-2 lead. Alton nearly picked up a reversal but Napoli was able to hold on and kill the clock to lead 3-2 heading into the final period. Alton chose down to start the third period and Napoli worked a ride long enough to build up over a minute's worth of riding time. He then continued his ride long enough to clinch the riding time point and continued it for the rest of the period to grab the 4-2 win with 2:35 in riding time. 165: Defending National Champion David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) met Lehigh freshman Eric Hess at 165. A quick ankle pick put Taylor up 2-0 at the 2:35 mark. He quickly turned Hess to his back for three near fall points, taking a 5-0 lead with 1:15 on the clock. Taylor maintained his control of Hess for the entire period and carried that lead, and 2:29 in riding time, into the second period. Taylor chose down to start the second period. He deftly picked up a reversal and then added two back points to lead 9-0 before cutting Hess loose to a 9-1 lead. Taylor began piling up the takedowns, picking up two more takedowns to lead 13-2 with :30 on the clock. The two-time All-American picked up a point on two Hess stalls and led 14-2 after three periods. Hess chose down and was allowed to escape by Taylor. Taylor then took Hess down quickly, using a low ankle pick. He then added on a flurry of takedowns to post the 20-5 tech fall at the 5:46 mark. 174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, met No. 18 Nathaniel Brown of Lehigh. Nathaniel had the first solid scoring chance of the bout, but Matt was able to force a stalemate and keep the bout scoreless midway through the first period. Matt rolled through a slight Lehigh shot and bulled his way to a takedown and a 2-0 lead with just under a minute left. Brown nearly worked his way into a cradle at the period's end but action moved out of bounds and the Nittany Lion led 2-0 with :59 riding time after one. Matt chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed Nathaniel to up his lead to 4-0 and up his riding time edge to a minute-plus. Matt led 5-0 after Nathaniel gave up a stall point. He then cut the Mountain Hawk loose and picked up another point on another Lehigh stall. Matt then used a solid low single to add a late takedown and led 8-1 after two periods. Nathaniel chose down to start the final period and escaped to an 8-2 lead but Matt still had 2:30 in riding time. Nathaniel gave up another stall point and Matt then turned a low shot into a takedown and a 12-2 major with 2:35 in riding time. 184: Defending 174-pound National Champion Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at his new weight of 184, met No. 3 Robert Hamlin in one of the dual's most anticipated match-ups. Ruth wasted no time in getting his first takedown at 184 this year, using a fast double leg to take a 2-0 lead early. Hamlin escaped quickly but Ruth continued to pressure the Mountain Hawk, gaining control with a high single leg and rolling to a second takedown to lead 4-1 with 1:20 on the clock. Hamlin escaped with 1:05 left in the period but Ruth was relentless, using a fast low shot to trip Hamlin up, taking a 6-2 lead with :40 on the clock. Hamlin added a late escape but Ruth carried a 6-3 lead with 1:03 RT into the second period. Ruth chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-3 lead. He added a fourth takedown and led 9-4 after a quick Hamlin escape. Ruth tried a low under hook that Hamlin was able to slide behind, allowing the Mountain Hawk to get his first takedown and cut the lead to 10-6 after a quick Ruth escape. Hamlin added a second takedown and Ruth escaped quickly, sending the match to the third period with Ruth up 11-8 with :36 in riding time. Hamlin chose down to start the third and escaped to an 11-9 Ruth lead. Ruth shot low and Hamlin countered to gain control of Ruth's leg, but the Nittany Lion stepped out of trouble and maintained his 11-9 lead with :37 on the clock. Hamlin shot high, gaining control of Ruth's legs, nearly tying the bout with :20 left. But Ruth was able to work his way out of bounds to force a reset and grab the 11-9 win. 197: Three-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at his new weight of 197, met Lehigh's John Bolich. Neither wrestler was able to find an opening to score in the opening stanza and the bout was knotted at 0-0 after three minutes of wrestling. Wright chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Wright got the first takedown of the bout, countering a Bolich shot, to lead 3-0 at the :50 mark. Bolich escaped but Wright quickly added another takedown and led 5-1 with :20 on the clock. Bolich chose down to start the final period but Wright was able to maintain control and build up over a minute's worth of riding time. Bolich escaped to a 5-2 Wright lead with 1:15 on the clock only to be taken down by quick low single by the Lion senior. Leading 7-2, Wright cut Bolich loose to a 7-3 lead and began working for more points. The Lion picked up the takedown with a low double on the edge of the mat and led 9-3 with :21 left. Wright cut Bolich loose but was unable to finish off the major. The 1:44 riding time edge gave Wright the 10-4 win. 285: Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) took to the mat at heavyweight, facing off against LU's Jack Delia. Gingrich and Delia wrestled through a scoreless two minutes before Delia turned a single leg into a takedown and a 2-0 lead. Gingrich quickly escaped however, and trailed 2-1 after three minutes of wrestling. Delia chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Gingrich fought off a Delia shot and was able to keep the lead to just two points heading into the final stanza. Trailing 3-1, Gingrich chose down to start the third period. Gingrich quickly escaped to a 3-2 deficit and then turned into the action in the center of the mat. The Lion sophomore took a number of shots that Delia was able to step away from. He slipped to the ground on a shot at the :40 mark and Delia was able to counter for a takedown and a 5-3 lead with :30 on the clock after Gingrich escaped. Delia held on for the 5-3 win.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The University of Iowa wrestling team swept a season-opening triple header today on the campus of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Iowa won 25 of 30 matches and recorded nine falls and 19 bonus-point victories in wins over Cumberland, No. 17 Virginia and host Tennessee-Chattanooga. "That Virginia dual was a scrap, maybe more than we wanted it to be,” said head coach Tom Brands. “I don't know how set our lineup is. We have some good guys at home ready to wrestle tomorrow and we have some good guys here that have to keep working." Matt McDonough, Tony Ramos, Mark Ballweg, Derek St. John, Ethen Lofthouse and Bobby Telford all posted perfect 3-0 records. McDonough's day included a pair of falls and two wins over top 10 opponents. He recorded a first period pin over No. 9 Nick Soto (UTC) and earned a 9-4 decision over No. 5 Matt Snyder (UVA). Ramos added two pins and a technical fall while piling up 17 team points at 133, and Ballweg strung together three major decisions at 141 to help Iowa's top three weights combine for a 9-0 record and 44 team points. St. John, the nation's top-ranked 157-pounder, earned one decision, one major decision and one technical fall in his first three matches of the season. Lofthouse went undefeated in three matches at his new weight, recording a first-period fall in his 184-pound debut. He followed that up with one decision and one major decision. Telford didn't wait beyond the opening minute before earning the first win of his sophomore campaign. He flattened Tyler Smith of Cumberland in 0:51. He later won by forfeit against Virginia and added another first period pin in the night's final match, putting Kevin Malone (UTC) on his back in 2:48. Mike Evans swept a pair of matches at 165, including a major decision in his opening match and a 7-4 win over a ranked opponent, No. 8 Nick Sulzer of Virginia. Nick Moore wrestled Iowa's final match at 165 and earned a 12-3 major decision. Brody Grothus made his Iowa dual debut at 149 and earned a first period fall against Steven Sandefur of Cumberland before dropping a 9-5 decision against Virginia's 10th ranked Derek Valenti. Grothus opened the match against Valenti with a quick shot, but he got tied up and suffered a knee injury less than one minute into the match. He was able to continue but did not return to the lineup against Tennessee-Chattanooga. Ethan Owens filled in for Grothus in Iowa's final match and lost to Alex Hudson, 8-2. Eighth-ranked Grant Gambrall, appearing in the lineup at 174 for the first time in his career, split a pair of overtime decisions and earned a 7-5 win in the nightcap to finish the day 2-1. His lone loss was an overtime setback against No. 9 Jon Fausey of Virginia. Iowa was 1-2 at 197 pounds. Jeremy Fahler recorded a first period pin, and Tomas Lira dropped a pair of decisions, 8-6 and 10-7. "I expect we'll see some progress when we return home next weekend," Brands said, "and we know we have to be ready for a big dual Dec. 1 against Iowa State." The Hawkeyes return to the mat Saturday, Nov. 24, when they host the Iowa City Duals on Mediacom Mat at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa hosts three consecutive duals against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Cornell College and Iowa Central beginning at 9 a.m. NOTES: Iowa has won 56 straight season-opening duals… McDonough has won 31 straight matches, one shy of his career best… Ramos is 32-1 all-time in dual competition… Ballweg owns a 28-3 career record at 141… Iowa was 3-1 in matches against nationally ranked individuals. IOWA 52, Cumberland 0 125 – #1 Matt McDonough (IA) pinned Zach Shelton (CU), 1:51; 6-0 133 – #3 Tony Ramos (IA) pinned Jake Williams (CU), 1:33; 12-0 141 – #14 Mark Ballweg (IA) major dec. Jared McKinley (CU), 16-4; 16-0 149 – Brody Grothus (IA) pinned Steven Sandefur (CU), 2:36; 22-0 157 – #1 Derek St. John (IA) tech. fall Shane Brown (CU), 19-4 (6:41); 27-0 165 – #4 Mike Evans (IA) major dec. Kirk Johnson (CU), 14-3; 31-0 174 – #8 Grant Gambrall (IA) dec. Zeke Hunt (CU), 6-4 (SV); 34-0 184 – #8 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) pinned Aric Fernandez (CU), 1:30; 40-0 197 – Jeremy Fahler (IA) pinned Joe Gallegos (CU), 1:47; 46-0 285 – #6 Bobby Telford (IA) pinned Tyler Smith (CU), 0:51; 52-0 IOWA 26, #17 Virginia 12 125 – #1 Matt McDonough (IA) dec. #5 Matt Snyder (UVA), 9-4; 3-0 133 – #3 Tony Ramos (IA) tech. fall George DiCamillo (UVA), 23-8; 8-0 141 – #14 Mark Ballweg (IA) major dec. Joe Spisak (UVA), 14-3; 12-0 149 – #10 Derek Valenti (UVA) dec. Brody Grothus (IA), 9-5; 11-3* 157 – #1 Derek St. John (IA) dec. Jedd Moore (UVA), 6-0; 14-3 165 – #4 Mike Evans (IA) dec. #8 Nick Sulzer (UVA), 7-4; 17-3 174 – #9 Jon Fausey (UVA) pinned #8 Grant Gambrall, TB1; 17-9 184 – #8 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) dec. Stephen Doty (UVA), 3-1; 20-9 197 – Mike Salopek (UVA) dec. Tomas Lira (IA), 8-6; 20-12 285 – #6 Bobby Telford (IA) win by forfeit Patrick Gillen (UVA); 26-12 *Iowa deducted one team point IOWA 37, Tennessee-Chattanooga 6 125 – #1 Matt McDonough (IA) pinned #9 Nick Soto (UTC), 1:45; 6-0 133 – #3 Tony Ramos (IA) pinned Marvin Lopez/Alex Ward (UTC), 6:13; 12-0 141 – #14 Mark Ballweg (IA) major dec. Dean Pavlou (UTC), 9-0; 16-0 149 – Alex Hudson (UTC) dec. Ethan Owens (IA), 8-2; 16-3 157 – #1 Derek St. John (IA) major dec. Trey Stavrum (UTC), 19-6; 20-3 165 – Nick Moore (IA) major dec. John Lampe (UTC), 12-3; 24-3 174 – #8 Grant Gambrall (IA) dec. Jake Young (UTC), 7-5; 27-3 184 – #8 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) major dec. Roberty Prigmore (UTC), 20-8; 31-3 197 – Niko Brown (UTC) dec. Tomas Lira (IA), 10-7; 31-6 285 – #6 Bobby Telford (IA) pinned Kevin Malone (UTC), 2:48; 37-6

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 17 Virginia wrestling team went 1-1 Friday in a pair of duals, defeating Cumberland, 38-6, and falling to No. 4 Iowa, 26-12, at Maclellan Gym in Chattanooga, Tenn. Virginia (6-1) won at three weight classes against Iowa (2-0), highlighted by a Jon Fausey (R-Jr., Dalmatia, Pa.) fall in double overtime at 174 pounds. Derek Valenti (R-Sr., Newton, N.J.) and Mike Salopek (R-Sr., North Huntingdon, Pa.) also won by decision at 149 and 197 pounds, respectively. Ranked ninth nationally by InterMat, Fausey scored the big win of the day for Virginia with a pin of eighth-ranked Grant Gambrell in the second sudden death period (8:29 into match). Ranked 10th nationally, Valenti topped Brody Grothus, 9-5, at 149 pounds, while Salopek outlasted the Hawkeyes’ Tomas Lira, 8-6, at 197. The Hawkeyes took an early 3-0 lead when reigning national champion Matt McDonough pulled away in the final period to notch a 9-4 win over fifth-ranked Matt Snyder (R-Sr., Lewistown, Pa.) at 125 pounds. After falling behind early, Snyder pulled into a 4-4 tie with a cradle before McDonough took the lead back for good. Iowa scored bonus points on major decisions at 133 and 141 to stretch its lead to 11-0. The Cavaliers got on the board with Valenti’s decision before top-ranked Derek St. John of Iowa bested Jedd Moore (R-Sr., Mount Vernon, Ohio), 6-0, at 157. In another matchup of top-10 wrestlers, fourth-ranked Mike Evans of Iowa picked up a 7-4 decision over eighth-ranked Nick Sulzer (R-So., Cleveland, Ohio), pushing the Hawkeyes’ lead to 17-3. Fausey’s pin cut the lead to 17-9, but eighth-ranked Ethen Lofthouse scored a takedown with just under five seconds remaining to down Stephen Doty (R-Jr., St. Louis, Mo.) at 184. Following the Salopek win at 197, UVa forfeited at heavyweight for the 26-12 final score. Virginia started the day by capturing eight of the 10 weight classes in a 38-6 win over Cumberland, the No. 18-ranked team at the NAIA level. The Cavaliers racked up five bonus-point wins, highlighted by falls from Nick Herrmann (Fr., Amarillo, Texas), Valenti, Zach Nye (R-Fr., Enola, Pa.) and Salopek at 125, 149, 184 and 197, respectively. Moore also picked up a technical fall over Shane Brown at 157 pounds, winning 18-1 in just 3:49. Following the Thanksgiving holiday, UVa returns to action Sunday, Nov. 25, when it opens ACC competition at No. 12 Virginia Tech. No. 17 Virginia 38, Cumberland 6 125: Nick Herrmann (UVa) pinned Zach Shelton (Cumberland), 1:19 UVa 6-0 133: George DiCamillo (UVa) dec. Jake Williams (Cumberland), 11-4; UVa 9-0 141: Jimmy Nehls (UVa) dec. Jared McKinley (Cumberland), 4-3; UVa 12-0 149: No. 10 Derek Valenti (UVa) pinned Steven Sandefur (Cumberland), 1:16; UVa 18-0 157: Jedd Moore (UVa) tech fall Shane Brown (Cumberland), 18-1 (3:49); UVa 23-0 165: Kirk Johnson (Cumberland) dec. M.J. Roberson (UVa), 3-1; UVa 23-3 174: Zeke Hunt (Cumberland) dec. Dusty Floyd (UVa), 7-2; UVa 23-6 184: Zach Nye (UVa) pinned Cody Linton (Cumberland), 2:30; UVa 29-6 197: Mike Sapolek (UVa) pinned Joe Gallegos (Cumberland), 1:48; UVa 35-6 285: Patrick Gillen (UVa) dec. Tyler Smith (Cumberland), 11-4; UVa 38-6 No. 4 Iowa 26, No. 17 Virginia 12 125: No.1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Matt Snyder (UVa), 9-4; Iowa 3-0 133: No. 3 Tony Ramos (Iowa) major dec. George DiCamillo (UVa), 22-8; Iowa 7-0 141: No. 14 Mark Ballweg (Iowa) major dec. Joe Spisak (UVa), 14-3; Iowa 11-0 149: No. 10 Derek Valenti (UVa) dec. Brody Grothus (Iowa), 9-5; Iowa 11-3 157: No. 1 Derek St. John (Iowa) dec. Jedd Moore (UVa), 6-0; Iowa 14-3 165: No. 4 Mike Evans (Iowa) dec. No. 8 Nick Sulzer (UVa), 7-4; Iowa 17-3 174: No. 9 John Fausey (UVa) pinned No. 8 Grant Gambrell (Iowa), 8:29; Iowa 17-9 184: No. 8 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. Stephen Doty (UVa), 3-1; Iowa 20-9 197: Mike Salopek (UVa) dec. Tomas Lira (Iowa), 8-6; Iowa 20-12 285: No. 6 Bobby Telford (Iowa) won by forfeit; Iowa 26-12 **Virginia/Iowa individual rankings according to InterMat

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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Takedown Wrestling and USA Wrestling Weekly TV programs are pleased to announce a new relationship with Cox Cable's On Demand Channel 1 in Ohio. The popular Takedown Wrestling and USA Wrestling Weekly programs will now be available to over 70,000 homes in the Cleveland area and beyond on demand every week. Both programs are scheduled to be available the week of November 19th, 2011. Viewers in Ohio can tune in Cox Cable Channel 1 in throughout the Cleveland area. Takedown Wrestling TV is a half hour weekly sports news program covering all aspects of amateur wrestling. Host Scott Casber covers current developments in the sport along with insightful interviews with its top athletes and coaches. Casber's passion for the "oldest and greatest sport" creates a fun, fast-paced show. Takedown Wrestling airs on many cable systems around the country and can also be viewed online at www.TakedownRadio.com and the best affiliated amateur wrestling websites. "Ohio has a growing and rich tradition of wrestling on all levels," said Cox Cable Station Manager Matt Fuller. "We're pleased to be adding both programs for our viewers who appreciate this outstanding and demanding sport." Casber, founder of Takedown Wrestling, said, "Distribution of both programs on Cox Cable is important for a variety of reasons. Ohio is wrestling! The tradition of the sport resides in Ohio. Wrestling fans understand the sport and want to see its continued growth. We understand the responsibility we have in this undertaking and will do our best to present wrestling in a positive manner." "Ohio is home to a large number of great programs like Ohio State, University of Ohio, Kent State, Notre Dame of Ohio and many more," said Casber. About USA Wrestling Weekly USA Wrestling Weekly was started in 2011 as a way to self promote the efforts of our US Wrestlers on the international level. Starting with Internet distribution, USAWW has been successful in growing its programming base with cable affiliates around the country. Host Scott Casber, well-known throughout the sports community, speaks to wrestling groups and promotes the sport wherever he can. More information can be found online at USA Wrestling's TheMat.com and the web portal TheMat.tv About Takedown Wrestling Media Takedown Wrestling Media started in 1997 as a single one-hour radio program broadcast from Clear Channel's KXNO studios in Des Moines. TDR quickly added Internet distribution of its audio format and began to broadcast live events along with its weekly programs. Takedown Wrestling TV is an addition to the radio program and is available on Internet on 31 different sites and now televised on more than 42 Million homes per week, 52 weeks per year. More information can be found at: Takedownradio.com About Cox Channel Cox Media offers advanced cable and digital products in many markets across the United States. Cox Communications Inc., the third largest cable entertainment and broadband services provider in the country. Best known for pioneering the bundle of television, Internet, and communication services, Cox is widely acclaimed for its excellence in customer care and commitment to diversity.

InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. You have until Thursday night every week to send questions to Foley's Twitter or email account. Do you want to read a past mailbag? View archives. The wrestling season is underway and there are already a plenty of marketable matchups in the coming weeks and upsets big and small will start to add up. For those of you who need your wrestling in quick doses on Monday morning, or can't stomach having to search through all those results, we've hired Mike Riordan to recap the stories of the weekend. Every Monday morning when you log on to InterMat be sure to get the scoop on who won and lost that weekend. He's a good writer and great guy so shoot him an email if you ever have a question! Also, my Back Points podcast is up and running! The iTunes crowd can subscribe, and for those of you who want to listen on the Internet you can visit my website or InterMat. If you're up for it there are two podcasts this week, the first is a conversation with 2012 Olympian Jake Herbert and the second with Missouri All-American and current Bellator lightweight champion Mike Chandler. Brian Muir also joins to set the NCAA line and preview a few lines for UFC 154. They are all fast and loose conversations with entertaining guys that I think you'll enjoy. Good luck to all the wrestlers out there this weekend and Happy Thanksgiving! Q: If you could sit down to a festive Thanksgiving dinner and pick any five wrestling personalities, competitors, coaches - past/present, what five would you want at your table and why? -- Matt K. Foley: Holiday-themed questions are a fantastic way to find your way into print. Kudos, Pilgrim. Dan Gable: The most obvious answer on the list, but also the last personality I thought to add. In recent years Gable has been a scion of unintentional comedy with his short videos training and talking. But I wouldn't invite him for humor, or even to tell me stories of wrestling matches, I'd just want to know about how he raised his children while becoming the greatest coach in NCAA history. It's fascinating that he found time and probably did a decent job balancing those commitments. Teddy Roosevelt: I think a lot about the history of wrestling and Roosevelt's perspective (and his rundown for rules of his time) would be beneficial to my Wrestling Roots project. Teddy helped commission the NCAA and it would be interesting to see what he thought of the organization's most current iteration. I'm assuming he'd find the nitpicking both annoying and at odds with the association's original charter. I also dig his initials. Ottavia Bourdain: She's a blue belt jiu-jitsu fighter under Renzo Gracie in NYC. I'd use my superpowers to invite her, knowing that she'd likely bring her husband, former chef, world traveler and television host Anthony Bourdain. I believe every man should be allowed a professional crush, and mine is on Bourdain. His new show "Parts Unknown" begins next April. In the meantime, if you don't know much about him, find the time to inform yourself and pick up one of his books (My favorite was "A Cook's Tour") or queue up old episodes of his Travel Channel show No Reservations, including this rather timely one. Alexander Karelin: How did it feel to lose to Rulon Gardner? How did it feel to go home and not enjoy the parades, and to read the newspapers and watch the television? I'd sit the big fella next to Gable. They'd certainly have a lot to chat about. Butch Foley (right) has a place at the Thanksgiving tableMy Dad: He didn't compete in college, but like many wrestling fathers, he was the person that kept me focused and motivated -- often without being too pushy. (GO BEARS!) Wrestling in Vegas, St. Louis, or just in Charlottesville, my dad or mom would always show up, and often an hour or two early just in case I needed a drink or some food after weigh-ins. Hell, he even worked to pay my tuition when I wasn't on scholarship. It was a lot of time and money spent on my career and I think the least the man deserves is a nice dinner with a former president, a couple Olympic champions and, of course, Anthony Bourdain. Q: Is the NWCA really going to keep Minnesota as the top team in the country? -- Frank W. Foley: By "they" I think you mean the coaches. I agree. There is the undeniable stench of retribution in the NWCA rankings. Maybe it's just me, but it seems irresponsible to demote the defending NCAA champions without having them lose talent (aside from Frank Molinaro), suffer an in-season loss, or be the victim of some other troubling development. Penn State has only gotten better in the offseason. So what gives? The working theory is that Penn State is being punished by eight of the ten coaches who vote on the rankings, for having been the main cheerleaders against the dual meet championships. Minnesota was eager to get the ball moving, and since the NWCA has oversight of the rankings, may have wink-wink'ed the panel into reflecting their anger towards Penn State. It's a tough thing to prove, and is tenuous (if only because wrestling coaches don't like being told what to do), but can you come up with a compelling argument to rank Minnesota over Penn State? The only rationale is that Penn State lost to Minnesota at the start of last season, but that was 12 months ago. And Cornell beat Minnesota 12 months ago, leaving little objective proof that Minnesota should outrank Penn State. But the fear for many in State College is that because they do not have a dual meet against Minnesota this season, the Nittany Lions will miss out on the NWCA's recognition as dual meet champion, even though they are (on paper) the superior team. Let the season play out and if the coaches are really aligning now I'm sure we'll have a much clearer vision of which team is No. 1 after both teams compete at the Southern Scuffle in January. Q: What's your prediction for UVa. vs. Iowa? -- James M. Foley: I'm guessing 24-12 in favor of the Hawkeyes, but don't be surprised if the 'Hoos win in some unexpected spots and make a run at the upset. Of course if they drop the close matches it could end up the other way, but I trust in my pal Steve Garland to bring the heat on Brands and company. Q: What is your take on high school wrestlers moving to a different school for athletic reasons? Like kids going from the East going to Blair and Wyoming Seminary, kids in Minnesota and North Dakota going to Apple Valley, kids in Michigan going to St. Johns and Detroit CC, etc. What is there to gain? What do they lose? -- Steve B. Foley: I've answered similar questions in the past and think this is pretty consistent. Though I understand it's annoying to be in the district of a school that recruits wrestlers, I can't fault parents for wanting to seek out the best for their children. Like it or not, amateur athletics has become semi-professional, and with the rising cost of tuition, a parent who has the flexibility to accommodate their son's (or daughter's) wishes to be the best is partly doing so to trim off some of what could be a $150k tuition bill. If I were a parent and my son (or daughter) had a legitimate shot to earn a college scholarship by moving schools, I think I'd find a way to make it happen. However, if we are talking about a kid who is .750 in high school and probably won't get a scholarship, but wants to be on the area's winning program? That's a little less tasteful. But again, whatever is best for your child is what's right. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Are you having a tough week? Tom Brands dancing at age 2. (Do yourself a favor and watch the entire clip. The ending is a tribute to the power of self-assurance.) Chase Pami entered the NYAC International. Chase Pami won the NYAC International. Chase Pami's face lost at the NYAC International. Q: A couple of weeks ago I did some research on the men's Olympic medalists, 56 medals were awarded to men. As near as I could figure 30 of them came from the area between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea and a few 100 miles north (Southern Russia) and South (Iran) that area. It looks like an area not much bigger then Texas. Can you uncover any reasons why this small area is so successful? -- Steve G. Foley: Many of the Olympic wrestlers were from North Ossetia, South Ossetia, Chechnya and Dagestan, the four southernmost Russian states and home to inarguably the greatest wrestlers in the world. The talent pool is so deep that other countries came in and recruited them to compete under their flag. Prepare to be shocked, but the Olympics aren't quite as nationalistic as you'd hope. Many wrestlers have recently decided to forfeit their Russian citizenship in order to earn spots (and cash) wrestling for countries like Georgia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Turkey. It's a gamble, but for many it's a decision that can earn them tens of thousands of dollars and a real chance at earning Olympic glory. The most successful of these Ruskie expats is heavyweight Artur Taymazov who in 2012 won his third Olympic gold in freestyle for Uzbekistan. The trend doesn't seem to be slowing down, and it's certainly not limited to wrestling in the Caucuses. Countries have the prerogative to add any citizen they believe will add to their relative greatness, and though you and I might want to call bullshit, take a look-see at America's 2012 Olympic roll call. We all have our motives. Jordan FrishkornQ: Any word on whatever happened to Jordan Frishkorn out of Great Bridge High School several years ago? His older brother Daniel was an All-American at Oklahoma State as a freshman, and then Jordan committed to Oklahoma State as well but never surfaced. I know Daniel had a career-ending car wreck (from what I heard), but Jordan was still in high school then. What happened to him? -- Daniel L. Foley: As recently as 2011 he was wrestling for Shorter College, even making an appearance at the Adam Frey Classic. According to some friends he's now coaching at Cave Springs High School in Roanoke, Va. Q: Do wrestlers despise Thanksgiving? While others are pigging out and indulging, many wrestlers have to be cautious. Was Thanksgiving ever fun for wrestlers when you competed? How did your team handle Thanksgiving and competing when you were in college? -- Matt K. Foley: We enjoyed a fairly lenient Thanksgiving break. Many of my teammates were from New Jersey, New York, and Virginia, which meant relatively short drives home, or to family members' houses. I spent every Thanksgiving with my parents, though I usually chose to leave on Friday morning to find a workout on grounds. For me being back at school was as much a matter of keeping a somewhat consistent schedule as it was about trimming weight. Like many wrestlers I also believed I'd gain an edge on my opponents by sacrificing just a little more than them, that when the close match came I'd have more to protect from losing -- "I didn't miss Thanksgiving for five years just to lose now ..." That might have been the case, but looking back I would have benefited ten-fold had I just done some squats and learned some solid defense before going into my funk. Sprawling works. I think wrestlers look forward to Thanksgiving. Yes, there is the sacrifice many make to not go back for seconds, but we do have a chance to see our relatives and friends from home. Thanksgiving is about indulging in food, like Christmas is about being spoiled with material gifts. I seriously doubt that Thanksgiving is the only big meal for many of our readers, just like Christmas isn't the only time our loved ones give us gifts. Thanksgiving is one of the few times that our entire work-crazed country agrees to take a moment from work and spend time with each other. Make of it what you can. Eat if you can eat, but always remember to hug your father, kiss your mother, and spend time with loved ones. Just please be careful when frying the turkey.

Pennsylvania's Spencer Lee (right) is the nation's No. 1 junior high wrestler (Photo/Rob Preston) With the preseason tournaments done, and the scholastic season right upon us, the grade level prospect rankings have been updated. After becoming the first ever junior high wrestler to be a finalist in the high school division of the Super 32 Challenge, Pennsylvania native Spencer Lee has moved up into the No. 1 overall ranking for junior high wrestlers nationwide. InterMat ranks the Top 100 seniors, Top 50 juniors, Top 50 sophomores, Top 25 freshmen, and Top 15 junior high wrestlers. InterMat Platinum is required to view all the rankings. Below is a sneak peek at the top wrestlers in each grade. Seniors (Top 10): 1. Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 2. Adam Coon (Fowlerville, Mich.) 3. Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) 4. Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) 5. Ben Whitford (St. Johns, Mich.) 6. Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) 7. J'den Cox (Hickman, Mo.) 8. Jake Short (Simley, Minn.) 9. Cody Wiercioch Canon-McMillan, Pa.) 10. Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) Juniors (Top Five): 1. Chance Marsteller (Kennard Dale, Pa.) 2. Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) 3. Bryce Brill (Mount Carmel, Ill.) 4. Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) 5. Solomon Chisko (Canon McMillan, Pa.) Sophomores (Top Five): 1. Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) 2. Fox Baldwin (Osceola, Fla.) 3. Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.) 4. Michael Johnson Jr. (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 5. Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.) Freshmen (Top Five): 1. Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) 2. Aaron Pico (St. John Bosco, Calif.) 3. Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) 4. Nick Suriano (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) 5. Luke Pletcher (Greater Latrobe, Pa.) Junior High (Top Five): 1. Spencer Lee (Pennsylvania) 2. Brady Berge (Minnesota) 3. Cade Olivas (California) 4. Jelani Embree (Michigan) 5. Nick Lee (Indiana)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Recording bonus point wins in six matches, the fifth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team downed Davidson, 40-3, in the Buckeyes’ season dual opener Thursday in Davidson, N.C. Nikko Triggas, Randy Languis and C.J. Magrum provided six points each to the team score with pins. Logan Stieber added a technical fall at 133 pounds, while freshman Mark Martin and redshirt junior Peter Capone scored major decisions at 165 pounds and heavyweight, respectively. Ohio State will continue its trip on the East Coast at 7 p.m. Friday when it faces No. 12 Virginia Tech at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va. The Buckeyes will wrestle No. 18 Pittsburgh in their 2012-13 home opener at 2 p.m. Sunday in St. John Arena. Action opened up at 125 pounds and featured Triggas, who returned to the Buckeye lineup following an Olympic Redshirt in 2011-12, and Philip Elias. Taking an early 2-0 lead on a takedown, Triggas, a senior in 2012-13, recorded the fall at the 1:56 mark. Stieber lifted Ohio State to an 11-0 lead following his 17-1 technical fall win over Anthony Elias. The Buckeye redshirt sophomore jumped out to a 13-1 lead after the first period and behind an escape and takedown, secured five team points for the Scarlet and Gray. A 141-pounder, Languis earned his 12th dual start of his career and made it count, pinning Sejiro Littleton in 55 seconds. Ohio State owned a 17-0 lead entering the 149-pound bout featuring Buckeye redshirt sophomore Alex Gordon and Davidson’s Kevin Birmingham. It was a close affair as Gordon trailed, 3-2, at the end of the first period. However, Gordon held a slim 5-3 advantage heading into the third and that is when Gordon scored a crucial takedown to break a 6-6 tie and hold on for the 8-7 win. Redshirt sophomore Josh Demas’ 9-3 win over Nathaniel Powers at 157 pounds maintained Ohio State’s 23-0 shutout at the halfway point. Entering the dual season with nine wins to his credit, Martin scored his third major decision of the season when he beat Christopher Cirenza, 15-4. Martin had a 6-2 lead at the end of the first period and quickly extended his advantage to 11-3 at the end of the second before the eventual final. Davidson was able to get on the board following the 174-pound match. Redshirt sophomore Matthew O’Hara was up 2-0 after the opening period and led Ian Solcz, 3-1, in the middle period. However, Solcz scored a takedown and sealed the victory with an escape in the third. A nine-match winner entering his bout Friday at Davidson, redshirt sophomore Kenny Courts posted an 8-4 decision over Donald Patrick at 184 pounds. Magrum’s pin vs. Carson Stack in 4:37 in the 197-pound match followed to give Ohio State a 36-3 lead. Magrum put five takedowns on the board before the fall in the second period. Capone wrapped up the evening with a major decision victory vs. Eddie Isola, 16-3. With a 9-2 lead after the first period, Capone continued to pour on the points and finished the second period with a 14-3 lead. Post Match Notes: • Ohio State scored 40 points for the first time since beating Findlay, 42-3, Nov. 22, 2009 in Columbus during the Buckeye Duals. • The 2010 team leader in falls with 15, Nikko Triggas is No. 5 all-time at Ohio State in career falls with 38. • Senior C.J. Magrum recorded his 70th career victory. • Freshman Mark Martin and redshirt freshman Kenny Courts now lead the team with 10 wins in 2012-13. • Martin, Courts and O’Hara competed in a collegiate dual meet for the first time in their careers. Results: 125 Nikko Triggas (Ohio State) pins Philip Elias (Davidson) 1:56 0 6.00 133 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) tech fall Anthony Elias (Davidson) 3:34 17-1 0 5.00 141 Randy Languis (Ohio State) pins Sejiro Littleton (Davidson) 0:55 0 6.00 149 Alex Gordon (Ohio State) dec. Kevin Birmingham (Davidson) 8-7 0 3.00 157 Josh Demas (Ohio State) dec. Nathaniel Powers (Davidson) 9-3 0 3.00 165 Mark Martin (Ohio State) major dec. Christopher Cirenza (Davidson) 15-4 0 4.00 174 Ian Solcz (Davidson) dec. Matthew O’Hara (Ohio State) 4-3 3.00 0 184 Kenny Courts (Ohio State) dec. Donald Patrick (Davidson) 8-4 0 3.00 197 C.J. Magrum (Ohio State) pins Carson Stack (Davidson) 4:37 0 6.00 HWT Peter Capone (Ohio State) major dec. Eddie Isola (Davidson) 16-3 0 4.00 Total 3 40

Missouri All-American and lightweight Bellator champion Mike Chandler calls into the podcast to discuss life as a professional athlete, the dating scene in San Diego and why MMA is a good fit for wrestling fans. Brian Muir takes us through the weekend's big matchups including Lehigh's Robert Hamlin and Penn State's Ed Ruth. He also set lines for UFC 154 and takes listeners through the thrill that is indoor golf. Do you want to listen to a past episode? View archives.

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With the high school wrestling season' start approaching, InterMat will be taking fans across the United States of America on a tour of scholastic wrestling. From now until the middle of November, InterMat will introduce fans to the top high school senior wrestlers in the 49 states with scholastic wrestling. From Alaska to Florida, and Maine to California, fans will gain exposure to future college and senior level stars. The top ten most wanted list from Minnesota has some very well-known names and then a few gems only Minnesota/Midwest fans know. Class AA takes up half this list with Simley taking the honor of most wrestlers with three, while Kasson-Mantorville serves up the remaining two. 1. Jake Short (Simley) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 145/152 Projected College Weight Class: 149/157 College: Minnesota Jake Short (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Analysis: I haven't been able to find anyone who would argue against the top choice. Jake Short has accomplished more in the last four years than any senior on this list. He is the No. 1-ranked 145-pound wrestler in the nation and is currently slotted as the No. 8 recruit by InterMat. He will be attempting to win his fourth state title and in the process will break every Simley wrestling record. He has been a Cadet and Junior National folkstyle champion. He has also won a Cadet National freestyle title, and was runner-up in the Junior National freestyle competition in 2011 and third this past summer. Short comes from a deep wrestling history of success as his dad and three uncles were all state champions. But none accomplished as much as Jake in high school. His career record is 189-20 2. Mitch Bengtson (Saint Cloud Apollo) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 138 Projected College Weight Class: 141/149 College: North Dakota State Mitch Bengtson (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Analysis: The No. 2-ranked senior on this list owns one of Minnesota's most cherished, yet somewhat obscure records. Bengtson ran up 179 wins without taking a loss. The streak was put to a halt in the state finals last season by Eden Prairie's Sam Brancale. Nevertheless, Bengtson is a five-time state placer with three state titles. His overall record is a gaudy 223-6 with 162 pins. His success has crossed over to the international styles where Bengtson is a two-time Fargo runner-up in Greco-Roman, and a one-time third-place finisher in freestyle. Bengtson is currently ranked as the No. 22 recruit in the country and fifth in the nation at 138 pounds by InterMat. 3. Broc Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 195 Projected College Weight Class: 184/197 College: Iowa Broc Berge (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Analysis: Rounding out the top three is a wrestler who until just recently has been keeping a rather low profile nationally. Berge shot up on everyone's radar with an explosive runner-up finish in Fargo this past summer in freestyle at 195 pounds. This followed three very successful in-season performances as Berge is a three-time state placer and two-time state champion. Berge has also won the prestigious Minnesota Christmas tournament twice. His career record is 126-6 and InterMat has him slotted as the No. 25 recruit. He is currently the No. 2-ranked 195-pound wrestler in the nation by InterMat. 4. Nick Wanzek (Simley) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 170 Projected College Weight Class: 165/174 College: Minnesota Nick Wanzek (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Analysis: The second of the Simley entrants comes in at No. 4. Nick Wanzek has been Short's best friend, as both compete as football players and are two of the nation's top wrestlers. Wanzek will be attempting to win his third state title to go along with a runner-up finish. He has had plenty of offseason success as both a Cadet and Junior National folkstyle champion. This past summer he was a runner-up in the Junior National freestyle competition in Fargo. Wanzek's career record going into his senior campaign is 174-20. He is ranked as the No. 27 senior and the fifth-ranked wrestler at 160 pounds by InterMat. 5. Kyle Gliva (Simley) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 126 Projected College Weight Class: 125 College: North Dakota State Kyle Gliva (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Analysis: The last of the Simley gang to enter our top ten is Kyle Gliva. This Minnesota lightweight has quietly gathered some of the more cherished hardware in the sport. Gliva enters his senior season with a ninety-percent winning percentage and a career record of 121-13. Like Wanzek, he will be taking a run at his third state championship, to go along with a runner-up finish. Gliva is a past Cadet National folkstyle runner-up, as well as a Cadet National freestyle All-American. He has been a part of four out of the last five Simley state championship teams. 6. Daniel Woiwor (Apple Valley) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 160 Projected College Weight Class: 157/165 College: Iowa State Daniel Woiwor (Photo/The Guillotine)Analysis: No top ten list in Minnesota would seem complete without an entrant from Apple Valley, a national wrestling powerhouse. Woiwor shows up here as the nation's No. 51 recruit and is currently ranked No. 10 at 160 pounds by InterMat. He is one of the few Minnesota wrestlers who can say he is a five-time state placer going into his senior season. He won his lone state title as a freshman and has a career record of 179-31. Woiwor won a title at the NUWAY Southwest Kickoff Classic a year ago and was third this fall. It will be interesting to see how Woiwor recovers from a shoulder injury, as well as moving down two weight classes in Apple Valley's lineup 7. Darick Vancura (Jackson County Central) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 160/170 Projected College Weight Class: 165/174 College: Undecided Darick Vancura (Photo/The Guillotine)Analysis: Vancura is arguably Minnesota's most underrated senior. He is a four-time state entrant, placing third in 2010 at 130 pounds, second in 2011 at 145 pounds, and winning a title in 2012 at 160 pounds. He enters his senior year with a 168-31 career. He is a three-time USA Wrestling folkstyle All-American, placing sixth in 2009 at 119 pounds, fifth in 2010 at 140 pounds, and eighth in 2011 at 160 pounds. He will be one of the leaders on his team as JCC seeks a seventh state team title in Class A. 8. Taner Trembley (Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 138 Projected College Weight Class: 133/141 College: Undecided Taner Trembley (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Analysis: Trembley has shot up on everyone's radar in the last few weeks. He won the 2012 InterMat JJ Classic (after finishing third in the event in 2011) and followed that with an impressive championship trophy at Iowa's Preseason Nationals. He is a four-time state entrant, placing fourth in 2010, fifth in 2011, and first in 2012. Trembley also took third in the Cadet National folkstyle competition in 2011. He enters his senior campaign with a career record of 163-50 and will likely be the favorite to win a second state title. He is the complete package with very few weaknesses in his game. He seems ready to take the next step to the college level. 9. Adam Cooling (Madelia/Truman/Martin Luther) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 152/160 Projected College Weight Class: 157/165 College: Undecided Adam Cooling (Photo/The Guillotine)Analysis: Cooling is another highly sought-after wrestler from a small high school. He enters his senior year with a career record of 157-40. Cooling is a four-time state entrant, winning a title in 2012 at 145 pounds in class A. He was also a state fourth-place finisher in 2011 at 140 pounds. Cooling owns a pair of fourth-place finishes nationally in the Junior National folkstyle competition at 145pounds and NHSCA (Virginia Beach) in 2011 at 140 pounds. He was runner-up at the 2011 InterMat JJ Classic, falling in the finals to four-time state champion Brandon Kingsley of Apple Valley. 10. Nate Thomas (Kasson-Mantorville) Projected 2012-2013 High School Weight Class: 126 Projected College Weight Class: 125/133 College: Minnesota Nate Thomas (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Analysis: Thomas surprised many in the state as a freshman, winning both the Minnesota Christmas Tournament as well as finishing as the state champion at 103 pounds. His sophomore season followed with more of the same success, but finished runner-up at both of those events. He spent most of last season with a severe injury suffered early in the season. Recently his comeback has begun with an impressive gold medal at the Junior Olympics, finishing 18-0. He is also undefeated at The Clash (12-0). His career record is 92-13. This story also appears in the Nov. 16 issue of The Guillotine. The Guillotine has been covering amateur wrestling in Minnesota since 1971. Its mission is to report and promote amateur wrestling at all levels -- from youth and high school wrestling to college and international level wrestling. Subscribe to The Guillotine.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- On a night where the No. 6-rankedMissouri wrestlers received their Big 12 Championship rings, the Tigers kicked off the home season with a decisive 37-0 victory over the Baker Wildcats at the Hearnes Center. Missouri's starting lineup featured five wrestlers ranked in the top-20 nationally. The Tigers did not allow a single takedown or reversal as a team in the entire dual. No.8-ranked 133-pounder Nathan McCormick set the tone for the evening in the meet's second match. The senior captain pinned Baker's Bo Pursel with 14 seconds remaining in the opening period. McCormick improves to 3-0 on the season after two wins-by-decision last weekend at Purdue. 157-pounder Kyle Bradley was one of four Tiger grapplers to win by a major decision. The No.14-ranked Bradley controlled his match against Baker wrestler Connor Middleton from the very beginning. Bradley recorded 8 takedowns and earned a 19-6 victory by major decision. Junior Zach Toal made his first appearance of the season at 165 pounds. Toal missed last weekend's matchups with Old Dominion and Purdue due to injury. The No.9-ranked Toal responded well in his first match against Baker's Nathan Sommer. Sommer entered the evening ranked No. 4 in the NAIA rankings. Toal tallied three takedowns and two near falls in his 16-2 victory by major decision. Senior Brent Haynes continued his strong start to the 2012-13 season. The No.5-ranked Haynes defeated the No.5 NAIA-ranked Robert Shadrach 7-0 by decision. Haynes improves to 3-0 on the season. Senior Todd Porter got off to a fast start in his match at 174 pounds. He registered a takedown less than 25 seconds into the match and followed it up with two near falls before the end of the first period. The No.20-ranked Porter record 3:11 of riding time in a decisive 18-4 victory by major decision. Missouri's Trevor Wiest got his first dual start of the season, winning 7-6 in a highly contested bout. Wiest was up 4-1 when Baker's Nick Haugan recorded a 3-point near fall to tie the match. The sophomore rallied in the third period with a takedown to earn his first dual win. Sophomore Johnny Eblen continued his hot start to the year as well with a 11-3 win by major decision versus Baker's Parker Owen. He is now 6-0 on the year after winning five straight matches last Sunday to be crowned the 184-pound champion at the University of Central Missouri Open. Here's a look at the box score from the team's 37-0 victory: Results: 125: Boomer Boyd won by decision over Alan Callahan, 3-1. 133: Nathan McCormick won by pin over Blake Pursel, 2:46. 141: Eric Wilson won by decision over Joel Olivas, 4-1. 149: Trevor Wiest won by decision over Nick Haugan, 7-6. 157: Kyle Bradley won by major decision over Connor Middleton, 19-6. 165: Zach Toal won by major decision over Nathan Sommer, 16-2. 174: Todd Porter won by major decision over Johnathan Hambleton, 18-4. 184: Johnny Eblen won by major decision over Parker Owen, 11-3. 197: Brent Haynes won by decision over Robert Shadrach, 7-0. HWT: Dom Bradley won by decision over Brandon Gebhardt, 3-2. The Tigers continue their 2012-13 season this weekend at the Lindenwood Open in St. Charles, Mo. For interviews, videos, news and notes on the Tigers, check MUTigers.com, or follow us on our social media sites on Twitter @MizzouWrestling or on Facebook, facebook.com/MizzouWrestling.

DAVIDSON, N.C. -- For the first time in program history, Davidson wrestling will host a Big 10 team when No. 5 Ohio State visits Belk Arena Thursday at 7 p.m. The Wildcats are hoping 1000 or more fans attend and are welcoming several area high schools. Ohio State head coach Tom Ryan and 1997 World Champion and 1996 Olympian Les Gutches will speak to high school coaches before the match. Admission to the match is free. The first 400 in attendance will have a chance to win an iPad Mini. There will be prizes given out throughout the match, including two pairs of Asics wrestling shoes ($160 value), five Asics bags ($40 value) and more. Live stats and live video are available at DavidsonWildcats.com for those unable to attend the match. Davidson enters the match undefeated at 3-0 for the first time since the start of the 2004-05 season, and is led by junior Scott Patrick at 184 pounds. Patrick is 9-1 this season after going 3-0 in the season-opening dual matches and posting a 6-1mark Sunday at the Wolfpack Open hosted by NC State. Sophomore 125-pounder Philip Elias is also off to a strong start this season, posting a 5-2 record. His twin brother Anthony Elias (2-0) is slated to face defending 133-pound national champion Logan Stieber, who is presently ranked No. 1 in the nation. Including Stieber, the Buckeyes have nine wrestlers ranked in the Top 20 of their respective weight classes. This will be their first dual meet of the seasonafter they opened the season Nov. 4 at the UB Invitational, in which they claimed the team title. Logan Stieber (133 pounds), Hunter Stieber (141 pounds), Josh Demas (157 pounds), Nick Heflin (174 pounds) and Peter Capone(HWT pounds) collected titles at the event.

BLOOMSBURG -- Bloomsburg University wrestling coach John Stutzman has announced the hiring of Danny Song as the team's new assistant coach. Song replaces Scott Owen who left to take a position in his native New Mexico. Song comes to Bloomsburg after three years as the strength and conditioning coach for the University of Iowa wrestling team. During Song's tenure, Iowa has crowned four NCAA champions, 19 All-Americans, six Big Ten champions and 15 academic all-Big Ten honorees. The Hawkeyes won the 2010 NCAA and Big Ten tournament titles, while earning Big Ten regular season crowns in 2010 and 2011. Iowa also set school records for longest dual unbeaten (84) and winning streaks (69), longest dual road unbeaten (51) and winning streaks (44), most Carver-Hawkeye Arena victories (11) and most dual shutouts (8). “Danny is a great addition to our staff,” said Stutzman. “Danny was highly recommended by some of the sports best coaches in Terry Brands and Mike Duroe and I valued that in making my decision. He has come in and hit the ground running and with him I feel we will not miss a beat.” “He is a tireless worker his energy level inside the practice room awesome and he was the perfect fit for the job,” Stutzman added. “In addition he has a strong background in coaching having been at Iowa and being a part of a National Championship team.” Song was a three-year NCAA qualifier and starter at 141 and 149 pounds for the Merchant Marine Academy from 2004-2006. He posted an 81-20 career record, placing at the 2006 Division III NCAA Championships. A native of Hauppauge, N.Y., Song earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in 2008.

OREM, Utah -- Utah Valley University 149-pound senior Josh Wilson (Morgan, Utah/Morgan HS) has been named the Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week. The conference honor was announced Tuesday by the league. Wilson, who was ranked 18th by InterMat last week, began his season by winning the 149-pound title at NC State's Wolfpack Open last Sunday. UVU's lone returning NCAA Qualifier went a perfect 5-0 en route to his title. Wilson began his day with a 10-1 major decision over Matt Buckworth (unattached). He then defeated Campbell's Cory Wagner (8-1), Appalachian State's Dylan Cottrell (4-2) and Virginia's Gus Sako, a 2012 NCAA Qualifer, (5-1) to reach the finals. In the title bout Wilson then topped North Carolina's Christian Barber by decision, 3-1. A day earlier he helped UVU pick up its first dual victory of the season as he defeated Campbell's Ryan Krecker by medical forfeit for six team points in a 32-6 Wolverine rout. Wilson is off to a strong start during his senior campaign as he is now 6-1. The weekly award was his first of the season and his first of his career. The Western Wrestling Conference, which is in its seventh year of competition, is comprised of six schools including the Air Force Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Junior heavyweight Michael McClure was named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week as announced by the conference office on Tuesday, Nov. 13. This marks McClure's first wrestler of the week honor and is the first Spartan to be recognized since David Cheza on Jan. 26, 2010. McClure, ranked No. 13 in the country, went 5-0 over the weekend, taking first place at the MSU Open and is 9-0 on the season. He also finished first at the EMU Open earlier this year. In his first match of the MSU Open, McClure pinned unattached grappler Jory Hamilton in 0:57 and followed that up with 6-1 decisions over Olivet's Jake Ceslick and Lindsey Wilson's Theodore Furnish in the second round and third round respectively. In the semifinals, he took down 19th-ranked Ernest James of Edinboro before topping No. 8 Jeremy Johnson of Ohio, 3-1 in overtime, to win the open. The Spartans and McClure travel to take on Eastern Michigan on Friday, Nov. 16 to begin their dual season.

ON THE MAT The University of Iowa wrestling team opens the 2012-13 season Friday with three duals on the campus of Tennessee-Chattanooga. The Hawkeyes wrestle three consecutive duals beginning at 2:30 p.m. (CT) vs. Cumberland (Tenn.). Iowa faces No. 20 Virginia at 4 p.m. (CT) before facing host Tennessee-Chattanooga at 6 p.m. All three duals will be contested inside Maclellan Gym. FIRST ONE IS A BIG ONE The Hawkeyes have won their first dual meet of the year in 55 consecutive season. Since 1910-11, Iowa owns an 87-11-4 record in the first dual of the season. The Hawkeyes haven't lost their first dual of the season since dropping a 14-12 decision to Oklahoma in 1956-57. AN UNCOMMON DUAL OCCURANCE The 2012-13 season is only the second time during the Tom Brands era the Hawkeyes have opened the season with a dual meet. Since 2006, the Hawkeyes have opened the season at an open tournament five times. The Hawkeyes last opened the season with a dual meet in 2010-11, a 45-0 win over Iowa Central CC. MCDONOUGH STREAK HITS 28 Senior Matt McDonough finished the season with a NCAA title and a 28-match winning streak, his longest streak since winning 32 in a row to start the 2009-10 season. McDonough's last loss was an 11-7 overtime decision to Illinois' Jesse Delgado (Dec. 2, 2011). He has since defeated Delgado twice -- first at the National Duals tournament (6-3) and most recently in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament (4-3). RAMOS IS DUAL DOMINANT Junior Tony Ramos recorded five falls, four major decisions and three technical falls in 18 duals last season, racking up a team-high 74 points and a 17-1 dual record. He has just one loss in 30 career duals. BALLWEG IS BACK AT 141 Senior Mark Ballweg is back in the dual lineup for the first time since 2010-11. Ballweg opened that season as Iowa's starting 141-pounder and wrestled his way to a 15-3 record that included seven falls. He has won his last 14 bouts and owns a career record of 25-3 at 141 pounds. THE NEW KID IN TOWN Brody Grothus is the only wrestler listed at 149 pounds among Iowa's probables, which means he's likely to make his collegiate debut this week. Grothus, the only redshirt freshman in the probable lineup, earned an 18-6 record wrestling unattached at 149 last season. He won his first seven decisions last season, including the title at the Lindenwood Open, and totaled nine pins. He was also the winner of the preseason intrasquad wrestle-offs. MOUNT ST. JOHN Derek St. John was the last of the unbeaten last season. He won his first 11 decisions before suffering a knee injury on Dec. 8. He returned to the lineup on Jan. 20 and finished the season with a 21-3 mark that included a 157-pound Big Ten title and a NCAA runner-up finish. EVANS ALMIGHTY Sophomore Mike Evans returns to the 165-pound lineup following a 26-8 redshirt freshman campaign that saw him total 15 bonus point victories. In dual competition last season, Evans racked up 61 points in 14 victories, an average of 4.38 points per dual win, more than any other Hawkeye. THE OLE SWITCHEROO Senior Grant Gambrall, an All-American at 184 in 2011, and junior Ethen Lofthouse, an All-American at 174 in 2012, are flip-flopping weight classes in 2012-13. This weekend, Gambrall will make his 174 pound career debut and Lofthouse will make his first career appearance at 184. THE BIG GUY IS BACK Sophomore Bobby Telford returns to the 285-pound lineup following an All-American freshman season. He totaled 29 wins last year, the fourth highest total on the team, and nine pins, second only to McDonough's 12. MCDONOUGH AMONG THE BEST Senior Matt McDonough owns a career record of 100-4. His .962 winning percentage ranks fourth in program history among wrestlers with a minimum 95 decisions. Iowa's top wrestlers in program history based on winning percentage include: 1. T.J. Williams (98-1-0) .990 2. Brent Metcalf (108-3-0) .972 3. Lincoln McIlravy (96-3-0) .970 4. Matt McDonough (100-4) .962 5. Tom Brands (158-7-2) .952 6. Terry Brands (137-7) .951 THREE WITH AN EYE ON FOUR Senior Matt McDonough is a three-time NCAA finalist. He won NCAA titles in 2010 and 2012, and finished runner-up in 2011. With a top eight finish at the 2013 NCAA tournament, McDonough would become the 18th four-time All-American in school history. With a trip to the finals he'd become join Ed Banach, Duane Goldman and Lincoln McIlravy as the school's only four-time NCAA finalist. A third national title would make McDonough the seventh wrestler in school history to earn three NCAA Championships (Ed Banach, Tom Brands, Barry Davis, Lincoln McIlravy, Joe Williams, Jim Zalesky). TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA 10 YEARS LATER Associate head coach Terry Brands was named the head coach at Tennessee-Chattanooga in 2002. He served as the head coach of the Mocs for three seasons, leading the team to the 2005 Southern Conference title while crowning three conference champs and two All-Americans in his final season. TICKET INFORMATION Season and single-meet tickets are now available for purchase on hawkeyesports.com. Season tickets for eight home dates (including the Iowa City Duals) are available for $85. Single-meet tickets for Iowa City Duals (11/24), Lehigh (12/6), Purdue (1/6), Nebraska (2/10) and Edinboro (2/16) are $12 for adults, $8 for youth, and free for kids five-years old and younger. Single-meet tickets to Iowa State (12/1), Ohio State (1/4) and Penn State (2/1) are $15 for adults, $8 for youth and $2 for kids five-years old and younger. ATTENDANCE LEADERS AT IT AGAIN The Hawkeyes have eight home dates on the schedule. Iowa hosted the third largest dual crowd in NCAA history (15,400) when Oklahoma State visited Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Jan. 7, 2012. In six home dates last season, the Hawkeyes averaged a national record 9,014 fans. That includes duals vs. Oklahoma State (15,400), Illinois (7,330), Northern Iowa (7,078), Northwestern (7,954), Minnesota (9,511) and Wisconsin (6,809). Iowa's 9,014 average was a national dual record. It marked the fourth straight year Iowa averaged over 8,000 fans per dual and the sixth straight season the Hawkeyes were the nation's attendance leaders. HAWKEYE WRESTLING HISTORY Iowa's overall dual meet record is 906-219-31 (.797) in 102 seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 23 national titles and 34 Big Ten titles. Iowa's 51 NCAA Champions have won a total of 79 NCAA Individual titles, crowning six three-time and 16 two-time champions. The Hawkeyes' 105 Big Ten champions have won a total of 190 conference titles. There have been seven four-time, 18 three-time and 28 two-time Iowa winners. Iowa's 147 All-Americans have earned All-America status 297 times, including 17 four-time, 31 three-time and 37 two-time honorees. 39 YEARS OF DOMINANCE Since 1974, only seven schools have captured the NCAA Championship. During that 38-year span, the Hawkeyes have won 23 team titles, including nine straight from 1978-86. The other schools include Oklahoma State (7), Minnesota (3), Iowa State (2), Penn State (2), Arizona State (1) and Oklahoma (1). 2012-13 SCHEDULE Eleven of Iowa's 21 dual opponents are ranked in the top 25 of the preseason NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll. They include Minnesota (1), Penn State (2), Oklahoma State (3), Ohio State (5), Illinois (6), Nebraska (9), Michigan (16), Virginia (17), Edinboro (20), Lehigh (21) and Purdue (23). Iowa's schedule includes eight home dates and three postseason events, including the NWCA National Duals (Feb. 23), the Big Ten Championships (Mar. 9-10), and NCAA Championships (Mar. 21-23).

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."

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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.