InterMat Staff

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Oklahoma State wrestling team picked up a 22-10 win over No. 14 Nebraska Sunday in the NU Coliseum. With the win, the Cowboys improved to 12-2-1 overall and 6-0-0 in the Big 12. The Huskers were dropped to 12-5-0 overall and 1-2-0 in the league. The win was Oklahoma State’s seventh over a ranked team this year. The Cowboys won seven of the 10 bouts, highlighted by an important 3-2 win from freshman Chris Perry over No. 10 Josh Ihnen at 184 pounds and a hard-fought 4-0 win from Clayton Foster over No. 12 Andy Johnson at 197 pounds. The Pokes scored 15 takedowns in the dual to Nebraska’s 11. Of the Huskers’ 11 takedowns, nine came from returning NCAA champion and top-ranked Jordan Burroughs as part of his 21-9 major decision win over Cowboy freshman Dallas Bailey at 165 pounds. The Cowboys return to action at 7 p.m. this Friday in Gallagher-Iba Arena when they host a Boise State squad that is expected to challenge for the NCAA title. Results: 141: Mike Koehnlein (NU) dec. No. 17 Josh Kindig (OSU); 10-4 149: No. 7 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Ross Grande (NU); 2-0 157: No. 16 Neil Erisman (OSU) dec. Tyler Koehn (NU); 7-1 165: No. 1 Jordan Burroughs (NU) MD No. 15 Dallas Bailey (OSU); 21-9 174: No. 16 Mike Benefiel (OSU) dec. Caleb Kolb (NU); 11-5 184: No. 11 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 10 Josh Ihnen (NU); 3-2 197: No. 2 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. No. 12 Andy Johnson (NU); 4-0 285: No. 9 Tucker Lane (NU) dec. Blake Rosholt (OSU); 2-0 125: No. 9 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. David Klingsheim (NU); 4-2 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) MD Ridge Kiley (NU); 14-3 Bout Summaries 141: Mike Koehnlein (NU) dec. No. 17 Josh Kindig (OSU); 10-4 The Huskers struck first in the dual when Mike Koehnlein claimed a 10-4 win over Cowboy freshman Josh Kindig. Kindig opened the scoring with a first-period takedown. Koehnlein escaped, then escaped again to start the second period to bring the score to 2-2. Koehlein stormed in for a big takedown of his own to take a 4-2 advantage over the Cowboy freshman. Kindig reversed Koehlein to deadlock the score at 4-4, but was quickly reversed by Koehnlein. During Koehnlein’s reversal, Kindig was also penalized one point for locking his hands to bring the score to 7-4 in favor of Koehlein. Kindig started the third period in the down position and never did get off bottom, and was turned to his back for a two-point nearfall in the waning seconds. When Koehnlein’s riding time was factored in, the Husker was a 10-4 winner. 149: No. 7 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Ross Grande (NU); 2-0 Jamal Parks suffocated Ross Grande with a third-period rideout to key his 2-0 win. After a scoreless first period in which neither wrestler even came close to a takedown, Parks escaped quickly to start the second period. Parks worked for a takedown on the edge of the mat late in the period, but didn’t finish his effort before the clock hit zeroes. Parks overpowered Grande with a smothering third period rideout and when his 1:49 riding time was added on, the Cowboy was a 2-0 winner. 157: No. 16 Neil Erisman (OSU) dec. Tyler Koehn (NU); 7-1 Neil Erisman claimed a comfortable 7-1 win over Tyler Koehn to give the Cowboys a 6-3 lead in the dual. After a physical-but-scoreless first period, Erisman escaped 13 seconds into the second period to open the scoring. Erisman added a takedown later in the period despite Koehn’s effort to slither away from the Cowboy senior off the edge of the mat. Trailing by a 3-0 score after the first five minutes, Koehn elected a neutral start to the third period, but was taken down again by Erisman to fall behind, 5-0. Pursuing his fifth straight bonus point victory, Erisman cut Koehn loose. He wasn’t able to secure another takedown, however. A Koehn stalling point and Erisman’s 1:07 of riding time brought the final score to 7-1 in Erisman’s favor. 165: No. 1 Jordan Burroughs (NU) MD No. 15 Dallas Bailey (OSU); 21-9 Facing a returning NCAA champion, Cowboy freshman Dallas Bailey lost a 21-9 major decision to No. 1 Jordan Burroughs. It was all Burroughs in the first period, with the Husker dynamo bagging four takedowns and cutting Bailey loose after each one. Bailey was cut loose again to start the second period, then was slapped for stalling to fall behind, 9-5. Burroughs was simply too much for Bailey on this day, adding five more takedowns during the course of the bout, plus another stalling point on Bailey and 1:45 of riding time to seal his 21-9 major decision win. 174: No. 16 Mike Benefiel (OSU) dec. Caleb Kolb (NU); 11-5 With bonus points on his mind in the third period, Mike Benefiel settled for an 11-5 win over Caleb Kolb that didn’t feel that close. Benefiel was taken down on the opening whistle, but answered with an escape and two takedowns of his own to seize a 5-3 lead after the first three minutes. Benefiel made it 6-3 with an escape to start the second period, then extended his lead to 8-3 with a takedown late in the period. Kolb escaped to start the third period, but was again taken down by Benefiel to fall behind, 10-4. Going after the major decision, Benefiel cut Kolb loose with hopes of securing another takedown, but was unable to do so. When the clock hit zeroes and Benefiel’s riding time was tacked on, the Cowboy junior was an 11-5 winner. 184: No. 11 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 10 Josh Ihnen (NU); 3-2 In one of the key matches of the dual, Cowboy freshman Chris Perry used a second-period reversal to fuel his 3-2 win over No. 10 Josh Ihnen. Perry fought off a couple dangerous takedown attempts from Ihnen in the first period, but neither wrestler was able to score any points in the first three minutes. Perry opened the scoring when he reversed Ihnen in the second period. An Ihnen escape trimmed Perry’s edge to 2-1. Perry started the third period on top and built his riding time advantage to over 1:00 before Ihnen tied the score at 2-2 with an escape. Perry held Ihnen at bay for the rest of the bout and when his 1:34 of riding time was added on, the Cowboy was a 3-2 winner. 197: No. 2 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. No. 12 Andy Johnson (NU); 4-0 Clayton Foster improved to 8-0 vs. ranked opponents this year with a hard-fought 4-0 win over No. 12 Andy Johnson. After a scoreless first period, Foster escaped 12 ticks into the second period, then fought off a couple good takedown attempts from Johnson before bagging a double-leg takedown of his own to extend his lead to 3-0. Foster suffocated Johnson with a full-period ride in the third period and when his 2:04 of riding time was added on, the Cowboy senior was a 4-0 victor. 285: No. 9 Tucker Lane (NU) dec. Blake Rosholt (OSU); 2-0 A second-period rideout and a third-period escape was the difference in Blake Rosholt’s 2-0 loss to No. 9 Tucker Lane. After a scoreless first period, Rosholt started the second period in the down position and was ridden for the duration by Lane. Lane opened the scoring with an escape to start the third period. As it turned out, that was the only scoring in regulation. Lane’s riding time point brought the final score to 2-0. 125: No. 9 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. David Klingsheim (NU); 4-2 Jon Morrison sealed the dual for the Cowboys with a 4-2 win over David Klingsheim. Morrison opened the scoring with a first-period takedown. Klingsheim wiggled free for the escape to bring the score to 2-1 in Morrison’s favor after the first three minutes. The second period started with an immediate escape from Klingsheim, but Morrison regained control of the bout with a double-leg takedown and rideout. Morrison was ridden out in the third period and nearly turned to his back in the waning seconds, but held on to win 4-2. 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) MD Ridge Kiley (NU); 14-3 Sophomore Jordan Oliver claimed his 14th bonus-point victory in his last 15 bouts with a 14-3 major decision win over Ridge Kiley to put the finishing touches on the Cowboys’ dual victory over the Huskers. Oliver roared out to an 8-2 lead after the first period with three takedowns and a two-point nearfall. He added an escape and takedown in the second period to extend his lead to 11-2 after the first five minutes. Kiley escaped to start the third period, but was taken down again by Oliver, who rode Kiley out for the duration of the bout. When Oliver’s 1:47 of riding time was added, the Cowboy sophomore was a 14-3 winner.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team posted a 27-10 Southern Conference win at Appalachian State today. The Mocs extend their SoCon unbeaten streak to 33 consecutive matches. Chattanooga is now 9-9 on the year and 3-0 in the SoCon. ASU drops to 6-9-1 overall and 0-3 in the league. Chattanooga got off to a quick start with sophomore Prescott Garner's (West Linn, Ore.) pin at 125. He defeated Tony Gravely just 24 seconds into the opening match. That was the first of five straight wins for UTC to open the afternoon. Junior Demetrius Johnson (Memphis, Tenn.) posted his first win of the season, a 10-5 decision over Brett Boston. He is now 1-1 on the year after splitting this weekend's matches. Senior Cody Cleveland (Tullahoma, Tenn.) put the Mocs up 13-0 with his major decision win over Mike Kessler at 141. Cleveland is ranked No. 9 in the nation at improves to 9-0 on the year. Sophomore Dean Pavlou (Cleveland, Tenn.) won 12-7 at 149 while junior Kelly Felix (Franklin, Tenn.) won at 157. Pavlou improves to 12-10 while Felix moves to 2-0. Chattanooga was up 19-3 when junior Brandon Wright (Germantown, Tenn.) put the match out of reach with his win at 174. Sophomore Niko Brown (Kissimmee, Fla.) rounded out the Mocs' scoring with a major decision at 197. Chattanooga will be back in action on Sunday, Feb.13, hosting Davidson. Match time is set for 2:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) in Maclellan Gym. Live stats and live video will be available on GoMocs.com. Results: 125: Prescott Garner (UTC) - Fall 0:24 - Tony Gravely (ASU) - UTC 6-0 133: Demetrius Johnson (UTC) - Dec. 10-5 - Brett Boston (ASU) - UTC 9-0 141: No. 9 Cody Cleveland (UTC) - MD 12-1 - Mike Kessler - (ASU) - UTC 13-0 149: Dean Pavlou (UTC) - Dec. 12-7 - Savva Kostis (ASU) - UTC 16-0 157: Kelly Felix (UTC) Dec. 14-7 - John Blakley (ASU) - UTC 19-0| 165: Kyle Blevins (ASU) - Dec. 5-2 - Dan Waddell (UTC) - UTC 19-3 174: Brandon Wright (UTC) - MD 14-5 - Carter Downs (ASU) - UTC 23-3 184: Austin Trotman (ASU) - MD 15-6 - No. 19 Jason McCroskey (UTC) - UTC 23-7 197: Niko Brown (UTC) - MD 14-5 - Jon Hartley (ASU) - UTC 27-7 285: Marc Tyson (ASU) - Dec. 2-1 - Robert Prigmore (UTC) - UTC 27-10

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Down 14-7 at intermission, No. 11 Lehigh won four of the final five bouts to rally for a 23-17 win over No. 18 American Sunday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Freshman Austin Meys put the Mountain Hawks ahead with his tenth fall of the season, while junior Zach Rey clinched the dual for the Brown and White with a 5-3 win over Ryan Flores at heavyweight. With the win, Lehigh improves to 13-6 overall and 5-1 against EIWA opponents, while American falls to 13-5, 2-1 within the EIWA. The victory is also the 100th for Pat Santoro as a head coach. Santoro won 48 duals in five years at Maryland and has now won 52 for the Mountain Hawks. “That was a really good win,” Santoro said. “American has a very good team, we knew that coming in. They’re well coached. We knew it would come down to heavyweight and they’ve split matches before so we knew there were no guarantees there. The guys really stepped up. Steve Dutton had a great day and Hatchett did a great job keeping his composure. Those were the two swing matches. The Eagles started strong as Nick Arujau won by second period technical fall over senior Mitch Berger in the opening bout at 125, but as has been done many times before this season Lehigh’s true freshmen gave the Mountain Hawks a big boost. At 133 Frank Cagnina put Lehigh on the board with a dominating 16-2 major decision over Kevin Tao. Cagnina scored one takedown in each period and added a near fall to all three of his takedowns. Dutton then gave the Mountain Hawks the lead with an 8-4 upset win over 14th-ranked Matt Mariacher at 141. Dutton scored the first takedown on a counter shot in the first period, and finished with one takedown in each period. Tied at four entering the third period, Dutton escaped to take the lead and countered another low single shot from Mariacher to clinch the win with a takedown. “His win was huge,” Santoro said of Dutton’s effort. “Stephen’s been on the brink of a breakthrough win and he finally got one today. He kept his composure and wrestled hard. It was a great match for him.” American captured the next two bouts to take a 14-7 lead into intermission. Ganbayar Sanjaa made a late first period takedown hold up in a 2-1 win over sophomore Joey Napoli at 149, while at 157 top-ranked Steve Fittery and junior Sean Bilodeau lit up the scoreboard with points before Fittery finally stuck Bilodeau on his back for a fall at 2:56. Coming out of intermission Lehigh needed a win from Hatchett at 165, but American’s Patrick Graham came out strong with the first takedown. Hatchett settled down however, taking the lead in the second period with a two-point near fall. He added an escape and a takedown in the third to win 7-2 and pull Lehigh within four at 14-10. Meys then put the Mountain Hawks in front with his fourth straight win by fall and his tenth pin overall this season. Three takedowns and an escape put Meys up 7-3 on Tanner Shaffer in the second period. After his fourth takedown, Meys worked Shaffer over with a quarter nelson and earned the fall at 4:50. Sophomore Robert Hamlin gave Lehigh a six point cushion with a 14-4 major decision over Thomas Barreiro at 184. Hamlin scored two takedowns in each period for his 22nd win of the season. At 197 junior Joe Kennedy looked to avenge a loss to Daniel Mitchell in last year’s EIWA tournament, but in a low scoring affair Mitchell scored a takedown late in the third period to win 3-2 and give the Eagles a chance heading into the final bout. Rey and Flores had met twice before, with Flores winning 6-1 in the 2009 EIWA finals, and Rey prevailing 4-2 in this year’s Midlands semifinals. In the rubber match the top-ranked Rey escaped in the second period to lead 1-0 then spun behind the third-ranked Flores after a lengthy scramble for a takedown. A pair of escapes had Flores within 3-2 in the third period, but Rey came up with a second takedown and went on to win 5-3, improving his season record to 24-0. “Zach has been learning a lot,” Santoro said. “He wrestled really hard in that third period and picked up the pace. Flores is a really good opponent. That could be a national finals match. The heavyweights are so good in our conference, and Zach has seen them all, which gives him confidence going forward.” The Mountain Hawks will return to the mats on Thursday, February 17 when they travel to Piscataway, N.J. to face No. 8 Rutgers. The match is set for a 7 p.m. start from the RAC with audio coverage on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as online at Lehighsports.com. Results: 125 – Nick Arujau (AU) tech fall Mitch Berger (LU) 15-0, 3:47 133 – Frank Cagnina (LU) major dec. Kevin Tao (AU) 16-2 141 – Stephen Dutton (LU) dec. Matt Mariacher (AU) 8-4 149 – Ganbayar Sanjaa (AU) dec. Joey Napoli (LU) 2-1 157 – Steve Fittery (AU) pinned Sean Bilodeau (LU) 2:56 165 – Brandon Hatchett (LU) dec. Patrick Graham (AU) 7-2 174 – Austin Meys (LU) pinned Tanner Shaffer (AU) 4:50 184 – Robert Hamlin (LU) major dec. Thomas Barreiro (AU) 14-4 197 – Daniel Mitchell (AU) dec. Joe Kennedy (LU) 3-2 285 – Zach Rey (LU) dec. Ryan Flores (AU) 5-3

MINNEAPOLIS -- With each team claiming wins in five bouts, Augsburg College and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse scored a 17-17 tie in a battle of two of the top teams in NCAA Division III wrestling on Sunday afternoon at Si Melby Hall. Augsburg (7-5-1 overall) is ranked No. 3 in the latest Division III national poll, while Wisconsin-La Crosse (10-3-1) is ranked No. 2. The draw is the first in the all-time series between the teams, which Augsburg now leads 6-2-1. The teams split the two battles of ranked wrestlers. At 149 pounds, Augsburg's No. 3-ranked Tony Valek (JR, Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West) took advantage of riding the Eagles' No. 6-ranked Matt Mauseth (SR, Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) for the entire second period, then claimed a reversal in the third period to score a 3-0 win. Valek collected 3:46 of riding time to score the win, improving to 25-4 on the season. At 174, Wisconsin-La Crosse's top-ranked Mike Schmitz (JR, Stewartville, Minn.) scored a reversal with 19 seconds left in the third period to score a 5-3 win over Augsburg's No. 2-ranked Zach Molitor (SR, Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS). Tied at 1-1 in the third period, Schmitz took a 3-1 lead with a takedown with 1:02 left, but Molitor scored a reversal with 49 seconds left to tie the match, before Schmitz was able to get his bout-deciding reversal. Augsburg collected two major-decisions early in the dual, as No. 2-ranked Jared Massey (SR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS) improved to 7-1 with a 10-2 win at 197 pounds, and No. 5-ranked Josh Roberts (SO, Grand Forks, N.D./Central HS) collected two takedowns, a three-point near-fall and 3:23 of riding time to score a 9-0 win at 125. But the Eagles also collected major decisions in back-to-back matches, as No. 5-ranked Adam Sheley (SO, Geneseo, Ill.) scored a 12-3 win over Augsburg's Boyd Suparat (SO, North Branch, Minn.) at 133, and top-ranked Bebeto Yewah (JR, Lansing, Mich./Sexton HS) claimed a 20-7 win over Will Keeter (FY, Twin Falls, Idaho) at 141. Augsburg's Orlando Ponce (JR, Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah-Miami Lakes HS), ranked No. 5 at 165 pounds, moved down to 157 and scored an 11-4 victory, using four takedowns and 2:02 of riding time to score the win. In the final bout of the day, Augsburg's Brad Baus (JR, Mukwonago, Wis.), ranked No. 6 at 184, scored a 5-0 victory over Wisconsin-La Crosse's Tony Piechowski (FY, Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul HS). Wisconsin-La Crosse's other wins came from heavyweight Billy Mayer (SO, Eden, Wis./Campbellsport, Wis.), who scored a 10-4 decision over Pat Fletcher (JR, Shelton, Neb.); and JR Lewis (SO, Greenfield, Wis.), who edged Jon Priess (SO, Waconia, Minn.) 2-1 at 165 on a technical-violation point with 34 seconds left in the third period. Augsburg returns to action next Saturday (2/12) at 9 a.m., competing at the Wisconsin-Eau Claire Invitational. Wisconsin-La Crosse also has its next competition against Wisconsin-Eau Claire, with a dual meet on Thursday (2/10) in La Crosse. Results: 197 -- No. 2 Jared Massey (AUG, 8-1) maj. dec. Vinnie Pedretti (UWL, 9-6) 10-2 (Augsburg 4-0) HWT -- No. 9 Billy Mayer (UWL, 15-7) dec. Pat Fletcher (AUG, 14-5) 10-4 (Augsburg 4-3) 125 -- No. 5 Josh Roberts (AUG, 17-6) maj. dec. Matt Cole (UWL, 7-13) 9-0 (Augsburg 8-3) 133 -- No. 5 Adam Sheley (UWL, 21-4) maj. dec. Boyd Suparat (AUG, 17-11) 12-3 (Augsburg 8-7) 141 -- No. 1 Bebeto Yewah (UWL, 21-1) maj. dec. Will Keeter (AUG, 19-15) 20-7 (UW-La Crosse 11-8) 149 -- No. 3 Tony Valek (AUG, 25-4) dec. No. 6 Matt Mauseth (UWL, 18-9) 3-0 (TIED 11-11) 157 -- No. 5 (165) Orlando Ponce (AUG, 21-5) dec. Brady Schrupp (UWL, 9-3) 11-4 (Augsburg 14-11) 165 -- JR Lewis (UWL, 14-9) dec. Jon Priess (AUG, 12-18) 2-1 (TIED 14-14) 174 -- No. 1 Mike Schmitz (UWL, 18-5) dec. No. 2 Zach Molitor (AUG, 20-3) 5-3 (UW-La Crosse 17-14) 184 -- No. 6 Brad Baus (AUG, 23-7) dec. Tony Piechowski (UWL, 9-14) 5-0 (TIED 17-17)

AMES, Iowa -- The Iowa State wrestling team ended its home dual season in emphatic fashion with a 33-14 victory over Arizona State on Sunday in Hilton Coliseum. This was the final home dual for the Cyclones’ four seniors: Jon Reader, Chris Drouin, Nate Carr Jr. and Kyle Slifka. The Cyclones are now 9-8 in duals while the Sun Devils fall to 5-10. Reader bumped up to the 184-pound weight class in order to get a match in his final dual appearance at Hilton Coliseum. The top-ranked senior racked up five takedowns and garnered five and a half minutes of riding time in a dominant 14-3 victory over Jake Meredith. “I asked Jon to move up to help us today and to make sure he got to wrestle a match,” Iowa State head coach Kevin Jackson said. “I think it is great for him to be able to wrestle here again for the Big 12 Championships.” Iowa State plays host to the Big 12 Championships March 5 in Hilton Coliseum. “We have the greatest fans and I enjoyed the ceremony before the match,” Reader said. “By this time of the season, you are starting to focus on perfecting what you have learned all season. Moving up is not that big of a deal. The same technique applies." Jerome Ward used a late first period takedown in his match, and held off his opposition for a 3-1 victory over Luke Macchiaroli at 197 pounds. “Our upperclassmen are wrestling well and I’m pleased with them,” Jackson said. “Ward is getting close to wrestling seven minutes and (ISU heavyweight) Kyle (Simonson) looks to be back on track.” Kyle Simonson won his 23rd match of the season with a 9-3 victory over Levi Cooper at 285 pounds. The Algona native turned his opponent late in the second period to ensure a comfortable victory. Max Mayfield earned his second dual victory of the weekend with a punishing 18-2 technical fall victory against Tai Fukumoto at 149 pounds. The redshirt sophomore tilted his opponent for three near fall points twice during the match and secured a takedown with only one second left to earn five team points for the Cyclones. In his first action since being injured in the semi-finals of the Midlands Championships Dec. 30, Chris Spangler threw in a half nelson late in the first period to pin Te Edwards in 2:41 at 165 pounds. Trent Weatherman and Andrew Sorenson picked up forfeits for the Cyclones at 157 and 174 pounds respectively. The Cyclones will be back in action Sunday against Big 12 rival Missouri in Columbia, Mo. at 1 p.m. CST Results: 125: Anthony Robles (ASU) technical fall Brandon Jones (ISU), 17-1 133: Kalin Goodsite (ASU) dec. Ben Cash (ISU), 3-2 141: Carlos Castro (ASU) win by forfeit 149: Max Mayfield (ISU) technical fall Tai Fukumoto (ASU), 18-2 157: Trent Weatherman (ISU) win by forfeit 165: Chris Spangler (ISU) pin Te Edwards (ASU), 2:41 174: Andrew Sorenson (ISU) win by forfeit 184: Jon Reader (ISU) mdec. Jake Meredith (ASU), 14-3 197: Jerome Ward (ISU) dec. Luke Macchiaroli (ASU), 3-1 285: Kyle Simonson (ISU) dec. Levi Cooper (ASU), 9-3

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Five Midshipmen won individual titles, while three others placed second as the Navy wrestling team won its 10th All-Academy Championship title Sunday in Charleston, S.C. In sum, Navy placed nine of its 10 wrestlers among the top three. "I was thrilled with the effort that we gave as a team today," said 11th-year Navy head coach Bruce Burnett, who has won seven All-Academy titles. "There were several wrestlers who gave gutsy performances. Dustin (Haislip) was phenomenal against VonOhlen, Allen (Stein) just continues to wrestle hard and Oscar (Huntley) upset the top seed in his weight class. We learned a great deal from this weekend and we look forward to using the next couple of weeks to prepare for Army." With 117.5 points, Navy claimed victory by 31 points over The Citadel (86.5), who won two title bouts and placed nine wrestlers in the top four. The Mids held an 18-point advantage over The Bulldogs heading into the championship round, but Navy proved to be the dominate academy by the end of the tournament. Both teams were represented by nine wrestlers, however, Navy sent eight wrestlers into championship bouts and the Bulldogs had six. The Citadel, meanwhile, held off Army (82.5) by four points, as the Black Knights crowned a pair of champions and place seven wrestlers in all. Air Force (64.0) placed fourth, followed by the Merchant Marine Academy (36.5), VMI (22.5), Coast Guard (3.5) and Norwich (1.5). Navy has been the dominant team in the 17-year history of the tournament, winning 10 of the 17 championships including seven of the last eight. Navy has won 64 individual crowns in All-Academy Championship history, including 38 of the 80 titles over the last eight years. The Mids won the team title in 1995, `97, `99, `04, `05, `06, `07, `09, `10 and `11, while they have claimed five or more individual titles in 1997, `99, `04, `05, `07, `08, `10 and `11. Top-seeded Aaron Kalil (Salem, N.H.) got things rolling for the Mids by winning his second-straight All-Academy title at 125 pounds. Nearly untouched all day, the 2010 NCAA qualifier cruised past VMI's Charles Gray in the opening bout by way of a tech fall with nearly three minutes remaining in the match. He went on to pin fourth-seeded Tyler Spangler of Air Force before taking the championship crown behind a 9-1 major decision over the No. 2 seed Richard Alarcon of The Citadel. With the 3-0 sweep, Kalil improves to 25-7 on the year, marking the most wins in his three-year career. Last year he produced a 22-13 record. Meanwhile, he has won 11 of his last 13 matches, including eight in a row. Making his debut at the All-Academy Championship in his senior season was Allen Stein (Portland, Maine), who has been phenomenal for Burnett the latter half of the season. Stein came into the tournament having won three straight duals and continue to roll as he won all three bouts to earn the 133-pound All-Academy individual title. Seeded No. 2, Stein pinned Norwich's Kyle Brouillete of Norwich before slithering past third-seeded Tyler Sim of The Citadel to punch his way into the finals. Stein not only was facing top-seeded Derek Gillespie of Air Force, he was facing the defending All-Academy champion. Gillespie scored the match's first point with an escape to open the second, but Stein was able to battle him to the mat to take the lead. Gillespie, however, knotted up the match with his second escape of the period. Again, Stein was the aggressor with his second takedown, but Gillespie found his way free as Stein led 4-3 heading into the final frame. Stein earned his escape point to start the third period to take a 5-3 lead. Gillespie desperately needed a takedown to get back into the match and did just that with time winding down. Stein was able to cut loose and held on to score the 6-5 win. Placing second at 141 pounds was junior Dustin Haislip (Inwood, W.Va.), who looked spectacular in his first two matches. It looked as though Haislip drew the short straw and as he was up against top-seeded and 11th-ranked Cole VonOhlen of Air Force in his opening match. Haislip jumped out to a 2-1 advantage and never looked back, as he scored the day's first upset with a 6-5 victory. The Citadel's Jordan Dix also upset his foe by way of fall to meet up with Haislip in the semis, but it Dix who found his shoulders on the mat with Haislip taking the pinfall at 2:30. Unable to use the momentum to his advantage, Haislip surrendered a 6-1 los to Army's Casey Thome in the finals to finish second. Senior team captain Bryce Saddoris (Spring Creek, Nev.) claimed the Mids' third title of the day and he, too, made it look easy. The All-American dealt Coast Guard's Andy Snyder a tech fall and went on to earn a 9-3 victory over Merchant Marine's Dan Twitto. He concluded the day with a 5-2 victory over Army's Jimmy Rafferty to earn his third All-Academy title in four years. Saddoris won the 149-pound crown as a freshman and last year claimed the 157-pound title. Meanwhile, Saddoris reached the 30-win mark (30-5) for the fourth time in his career and is now just one win away (140-37) from tying the school record for wins which is currently held by Matt Stolpinski with 141 wins. Sophomore 165-pound Mason Bailey (Fairmont, W.Va.) got off to a slow start, dropping his opener to unseeded Clayton Gable of Air Force, but managed to regroup and take third in the competition. Working his way back through the consolation bracket, Bailey, the No. 2 seed, pinned Coast Guard's Luke Taylor and followed up with a major decision over fourth-seeded Vincent Renaut of the Merchant Marine Academy. The win over Renaut set up a rematch between Bailey and Gable in the third-place bout with Bailey avenging his earlier loss with an 8-6 win. Senior Matt DeMichiel (Whitesboro, N.Y.) missed last year's All-Academy Championship after suffering a broken leg against North Carolina and nearly missed this year's tournament after having two teeth knocked to the roof of his mouth against none other than the Tar Heels. But DeMichiel wouldn't let a few loose teeth derail his opportunity to compete in this weekend's tournament. And thankfully so, as DeMichiel scored Navy's fourth individual title of the afternoon. Seeded No. 1 at 174 pounds, DeMichiel opened the day with an 11-2 major decision over VMI's Matt Brock and continued to roll as he posted a 5-2 win over Air Force's Joseph Stafford. DeMichiel met second-seeded J.C. Oddo of The Citadel in the championship bout and wasted little time and hurling Oddo to the mat. DeMichiel took advantage of Oddo, who appeared to land awkwardly, and went on to pin his foe in the time of 2:11. Sixteenth-ranked Luke Rebertus (Gloucester, Va.) came into the tournament looking to win his second All-Academy Championship in as many tries. As a freshman, Rebertus claimed the 174-pound title, but missed last year's competition. Rebertus looked like a man on a mission, surrendering just four points the entire day to score the victory. He defeated VMI's John Commert in the day's opening match before scoring a 5-1 decision over fourth-seeded Scott Lowe of the Merchant Marine Academy. Third-seeded Justin Sparrow of The Citadel hardly put up a fight against Rebertus, as the 2009 NCAA qualifier dominated the match en route to a 12-1 major decision. The trio of wins pushes Rebertus closer to the elusive 30-win mark. He now stands 26-7 on the year. With DeMichiel able to wrestle at 174 pounds, Burnett made the decision to push his sensational sophomore Oscar Huntley (Stafford, Va.) up two classes to represent Navy at 197 pounds. Mindful of his weight gain, Huntley was definitely at a disadvantage in terms of weight, but not in skill. After pinning Norwich's Charles Constantino to open the tournament, Huntley wrestled a spectacular match and upset top-seeded Neil Delaney of Air Force, 4-3, setting up a finals bout against No. 2 seed Kelby Smith of The Citadel. Huntley looked solid in his match, but a mistake along the edge of the mat put Smith on top and Huntley would succumb by a 5-3 decision. Sophomore heavyweight Dan Miller (Berlin, Md.) was one of seven Navy wrestlers who made their first appearance at the All-Academy Championship. Miller opened the day with a pin over Army's Christian Botero in just 2:19, advancing to the semis where he'd face second-seeded Judd Connell of the Merchant Marine Academy. After trailing Connell, 5-3, after the first period, Miller fought is way back and went on to pin Connell at the 6:15 mark. Miller battled top-seeded Josh Wine of VMI in the championship bout, but was unable to get any offense going in what would end in a 6-2 loss. The Mids will use the next two weeks to prepare for their biggest dual of the year, the annual Star Match against Army. The two teams will square of at Christl Arena in West Point, N.Y. on Feb. 19 beginning at 7:00 pm. Navy owns a 44-5-5 record against the Black Knights and have won 10 in a row. The Mids have lost just once in the last 48 matches in the series (42-1-5). Championship Matches 125 - #1 Aaron Kalil (Navy) win by major dec #2 Richard Alarcon (The Citadel), 9-1 133 - #2 Allen Stein (Navy) win by dec #1 Derek Gillespie (Air Force), 6-5 141 - #2 Casey Thome (Army) win by dec Dustin Haislip (Navy), 6-1 149 - #1 Daniel Young (Army) win by dec #3 Derek Royster (The Citadel), 6-0 157 - #1 Bryce Saddoris (Navy) win by dec #2 Jimmy Rafferty (Army), 5-2 165 - #1 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel) win by dec #3 Jake Vetter (Army), 5-2 174 - #1 Matt DeMichiel (Navy) win by fall #2 J.C. Oddo (The Citadel), 2:11 184 - #1 Luke Rebertus (Navy) win by major dec #3 Justin Sparrow (The Citadel), 12-1 19 - #2 Kelby Smith (The Citadel) win by dec #4 Oscar Huntley (Navy), 5-3 HWT - #1 Josh Wine (VMI) win by dec #3 Dan Miller (Navy), 6-2 Consolations 125 - #3 Travis Coffey (Army) won by dec #4 Tyler Spangler (Air Force), 4-2 133 - #4 Connor Hanafee (Army) won by dec #3 Tyler Sim (The Citadel), 5-3 141 - #1 Cole VonOhlen (Air Force) won by med forfeit Jordan Dix (The Citadel), --- 149 - #2 Josh Kreimier (Air Force) won by major dec Martin Bell (MMA), 11-3 157 - Pierre Frazile (The Citadel) won by dec #4 Dan Twitto (MMA), 3-2 165 - #2 Mason Bailey (Navy) won by dec Clayton Gable (Air Force), 8-6 174 - Ryan Tompkins (Army) won by dec Matt Brock (VMI), 5-3 184 - #4 Seth Lowe (MMA) won by dec #2 Kazden Ikehara (Air Force), 3-2 197 - #1 Neil Delaney (Air Force) won by dec Daniel Mills (Army), 3-2 HWT - #2 Judd Connell (MMA) won by dec #4 Jared Erickson (Air Force), 8-5

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 3 in the nation, used three pins to hammer No. 13 Michigan 28-13 in the Wolverines house to grab an impressive Big Ten road victory. The Lions handed Michigan their first conference defeat and snapped a six-dual UM win streak. Penn State used three thrilling pins, including two first period falls, to pick up its 15th win of the year. For the second straight time, Penn State's opponent chose to draw and this time the dual began at 133. Sophomore All-American Andrew Long (Creston, Iowa), ranked No. 9, got three back points at the end of the bout to post an impressive 16-6 major over No. 18 Zac Stevens. Michigan's top-ranked 141-pounder Kellen Russell won a thrilling 3-1 overtime decision over Nittany Lion true freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 7, to cut the Lion lead to 4-3. Two-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 5 at 149, dominated Eric Grajales 8-3 with over 2:00 in riding time and then undefeated freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) pinned No. 20 Brandon Zeerip in just 1:01. Taylor, ranked No. 3 at 157, improved to 28-0 on the year with 27 bonus point victories (seven pins, 11 techs and nine majors). Michigan closed out the first half with No. 19 Dan Yates earning a tough 5-2 win over Nittany Lion sophomore Nick Fischer (Unionville, Pa.) at 165, cutting Penn State's lead to 13-6 at the break. Red-shirt freshman Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, was strong in posting a 13-6 win over Michigan junior Justin Zeerip and then sophomore Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) struck quickly at 184, pinning Michigan's Hunter Collins in just :24 to put the Lions up 22-6. Wright, ranked No. 14 nationally, picked up his fifth pin of the year. Michigan rebounded at 197 where No. 10 Anthony Biondo posted a 12-3 major over Lion true freshman Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) to cut the Penn State lead to 22-10. No. 5 Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio) erased a 6-2 deficit against No. 10 Ben Apland at heavyweight by choosing top in the third period and quickly turning the Wolverine to his back for a pin at the 5:32 mark. The fall, Penn State's third of the dual and Wade's ninth, clinched the victory. Michigan's Sean Boyle picked up a hard-fought 6-2 win over true freshman Nate Morgan (McCook, Neb.) at 125 but the Nittany Lions still posted the dominating 28-13 victory. The Nittany Lions improve to 15-1 on the year, 3-1 in Big Ten action, and handed a hot Michigan team its first loss of the conference season. Michigan falls to 10-3 overall, 5-1 in the loop. Penn State owned a slim 14-12 edge in takedowns, but dominated the dual with bonus points. Head coach Cael Sanderson's crew won six of ten bouts but picked up 10 bonus points off three pins and a major. Michigan notched just one bonus point off a major decision. The win was Penn State's second over the Wolverines after downing their Big Ten brethren in the Virginia Duals title bout. Penn State now owns a 26-24 edge in the all-time series. Penn State returns to action on Friday, Feb. 11, when it hosts No. 19 Illinois in Rec Hall at 7 p.m. Tickets are selling fast for the Lions' final two home duals (Feb. 11 vs. Illinois, Feb. 18 vs. Wisconsin) but are still available. Fans wishing to purchase tickets can place their orders by calling 814-865-5555 or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office. The box office is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ticket pricing is $8 for adults and $5 for youth, and there will be a limit of eight tickets per order. Group sales are also available. The 2010-11 Penn State wrestling season is presented by the Family Clothesline. All Penn State events will once again air live on Forever Broadcasting's WRSC (1390 AM) and WSQV (92.1 FM). All radio broadcasts are streamed live at GoPSUsports.com as part of the All-Access package. The 2010-11 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 133: #9 Andrew Long PSU maj. dec. #18 Zac Stevens, 16-6 4-0 141: #1 Kellen Russell UM dec. (OT) #7 Andrew Alton PSU, 3-1 4-3 149: #5 Frank Molinaro PSU dec. Eric Grajales UM, 8-3 7-3 157: #3 David Taylor PSU pinned #20 Brandon Zeerip UM, WBF (1:01) 13-3 165: #19 Dan Yates UM dec. Nick Fischer PSU, 5-2 13-6 174: #2 Ed Ruth PSU dec. Justin Zeerip UM, 13-6 16-6 184: #14 Quentin Wright PSU pinned Hunter Collins UM, WBF (0:24) 22-6 197: #10 Anthony Biondo UM maj. dec. Nick Ruggear PSU, 12-3 22-10 285: #5 Cameron Wade PSU pinned #10 Ben Apland UM, WBF 5:32) 28-10 125: Sean Boyle UM dec. Nate Morgan PSU, 6-2 28-13 Attendance: 1,036 Records: Penn State 15-1 (4-1 Big Ten), Michigan (10-3, 5-1 Big Ten) Up Next for Penn State: home vs. #19 Illinois, Friday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. in Rec Hall BOUT-BY-BOUT: 133: The dual began at 133, where sophomore Andrew Long (Creston, Iowa), ranked No. 9 at 133, met Michigan junior Zac Stevens, who was ranked No. 19. Stevens scored right off the starting buzzer, taking Long down just seconds into the bout to lead 2-0 early. Long quickly escaped and turned into Stevens, looking for a takedown of his own. Long turned a low single into a takedown on the edge of the mat, but the second official waved it off and the Lion still trailed 2-1. But Long was undaunted, getting in deep on a low shot and scrambling for a takedown and a 3-2 lead with :59 on the clock. Stevens escaped quickly and tied the score at 3-3, but Long continued to pressure the Wolverine, but the bout moved to the second period tied. Long chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-3 lead. The Lion sophomore pressured Stevens to the edge of the mat for the first minute of the period and scrambled his way to a 6-3 lead with a second takedown at the 1:10 mark. Long then put together a brief ride, keeping control of Stevens until the :32 mark and building up a :27 riding time edge. Alton pulled Stevens' head to the mat, moved behind him and picked his ankle for a late takedown with :05 left and led 8-4 after two periods. Stevens chose down to start the third period but Long was able to control Stevens long enough to build up a 1:07 riding time edge before the Wolverine escaped. Long quickly took Stevens down and cut him loose to lead 10-6, looking for a major. Long added another takedown with :30 left and then turned Stevens to his back for three near fall points at the buzzer to grab an impressive 16-6 major with 1:42 in riding time. 141: Seventh-ranked freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) faced off against top-ranked Kellen Russell of Michigan for the third time. Russell earned hard-fought one-point decisions in each of the prior meetings. The duo came out feisty, with each wrestler looking for early takedowns with a high pace. Alton set the pace early, circling Russell to the edge of the mat. Like the two prior bouts, takedowns were scarce between the two grapplers and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Russell chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Alton tried a low single, under hook but Russell was able to slide out of trouble to keep the one point lead. Alton nearly turned the same move into a takedown but did not get the call at the :40 mark and still trailed 1-0. Trailing 1-0, Alton chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 1-1 tied with 1:41 on the clock. The rest of the third period featured a lot of shoulder ties but neither wrestler was able to find an opening to ice the bout and action moved into a sudden victory period. Alton and Russell traded shots for the extra minute with no results and the bout moved into the first of two overtime periods. Russell was down to start and quickly reversed Alton to lead 3-1. Off a reset with :17, Alton could not work his way free to an escape and trailed by two heading into the next :30 period. Alton was down to start the :30 and once again could not free himself from Russell. The top-ranked Wolverine posted a hard-fought 3-1 overtime decision to cut Penn State's lead to 4-3. 149: Two-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) met Michigan freshman Eric Grajales at 149. Molinaro, ranked No. 5, set the tempo early but could not break through a defensive Grajales to score early. The Lion junior continued to pressure Grajales, however, and used a strong high double to take him down and lead 2-1 with :22 (after a Grajales escape). Leading 2-1, Molinaro chose down to start the middle stanza and quickly reversed the Wolverine for a 4-1 lead less than :10 into the period. The veteran Lion then put together a punishing ride, maintaining control of Grajales and looking for a chance to turn him for back points. While not getting the turn, Molinaro was able to build up a 2:09 time advantage with the ride out. Grajales chose neutral to start the third period. Grajales turned a low single into a double leg takedown on the edge of the mat with 1:23 left in the third, cutting Molinaro's lead to 4-3. Molinaro escaped to a 5-3 lead and then began pressuring the Wolverine for another takedown. With the riding time point clinched, Molinaro then secured the bout with a strong high single to lead 7-3 with :25 left on the clock. Molinaro then rode Grajales out to post a strong 8-3 win. 157: Third-ranked freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) took on No. 20 Brandon Zeerip of Michigan at 157. Taylor wasted no time in making another statement. He quickly took Zeerip down and gained control of his shoulders. Deftly turning him to his back in seconds, Taylor then worked steadily to get the pin, finally getting the fall at the 1:01 mark to put Penn State up 13-3. The win improved Taylor to 28-0 with 27 of those wins earning bonus points. It was the freshman's seventh pin of the year. 165: Red-shirt sophomore Nick Fischer (Unionville, Pa.) met Wolverine freshman Dan Yates, who was ranked No. 19 at 165. Fischer had the first scoring chance of the bout, getting control of Yates' ankle and nearly getting a go-ahead takedown. But Yates was able to scramble for nearly :30 and force a stalemate. He then countered a Fischer shot and took 2-0 lead with a takedown of his own at the 1:34 mark. Yates then put together a strong ride, building up a 1:34 riding time edge with the ride out. Fischer nearly picked up a reversal at the end of the period, but Yates was able to hold on to lead 2-0 after one period. Fischer chose down to start the second period and steadily escaped to a 2-1 deficit but Yates had 2:06 in riding time. Fischer got in deep on a high single and looked to score a the end of the period, but Yates was able to force a stalemate with :07 left in the period. Leading 2-1 with more than 2:00 in time, Yates chose down to start the third period. He steadily worked his way into a reversal to lead 4-1 and clinch the riding time point. Fischer escaped at the 1:00 mark to trail 4-2 and then tried a high single that Yates was able to block off. Yates held on for the 5-2 win to cut Penn State's lead to 5-2 at the break. 174: Red-shirt freshman Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, faced off against Michigan's Justin Zeerip. Ruth wasted no time in getting in on a single leg, forcing a scramble that nearly led to an early takedown. But action moved out of bounds and a reset ensued at the 2:30 mark. Continuing to pressure the Wolverine, Ruth turned a low single into a 2-0 lead and then began looking for a chance to turn Zeerip for back points. The talented Lion freshman dominated the action from the top position, building up a sizeable riding time edge before cutting him loose at the :35 mark. Ruth then turned into the Wolverine, looking to add one more takedown in the period. Zeerip was able to fight off Ruth's moves and trailed just 2-1 after one period. Zeerip chose down to start the second period and Ruth once again began punishing the Michigan grappler from the top position. Ruth cut him loose at the 1:20 mark, tying the bout at 2-2 but Ruth had 2:34 in riding time. Ruth quickly added a second takedown, cut Zeerip and led 4-3 with 1:00. The second-ranked Nittany Lion fought off Zeerip's first shot at the :45 mark, forcing a stalemate with :20 left. Ruth picked up a third takedown at the buzzer and led 6-3 with 2:38 in riding time after two periods. He chose down to start the third stanza and steadily worked his way to a reversal and an 8-3 lead. After cutting Zeerip again, Ruth would tack on another takedown and cut and led 10-5 with 1:00 left. Needing one more takedown for a major, Ruth used a swift low double to take him down once more and led 12-6 after a quick Zeerip escape. Ruth was not able to get the last takedown and posted the 13-6 win, putting Penn State up 16-6. 184: Sophomore Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 184, battled Hunter Collins. Wright wasted less time than Taylor, gaining control of Collins' shoulders right out of the gates and tossed the Wolverine to his back. In just :24, the 14th-ranked Lion sophomore picked up the pin and put Penn State up 22-6. 197: True freshman Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) took to the mat for Penn State at 197 to face No. 10 Anthony Biondo of Michigan. Biondo quickly took Ruggear down to lead 2-0 and then put together a strong ride, keeping control of the young Nittany Lion for the rest of the period to lead 2-0 with 2:53 in riding time. Biondo chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. He then turned a high single into another takedown and a 5-0 lead with 1:34 on the clock. Like the first period, Biondo was able to control Ruggear until cutting him loose at the :31 mark. Biondo tacked on more takedown as the period ended and led 7-1 with 3:58 in riding time, clinching the extra point. Ruggear chose down to start the third period and was cut loose by Biondo to a 7-2 deficit. Ruggear gained control of Biondo's right ankle but Biondo was able to counter the move and add another takedown. The ranked Wolverine then turned Biondo for two back points and led 11-3 after cutting Ruggear loose with :30 left in the match. Biondo would post the 12-3 major and cut Penn State's lead to 22-10. 285: Fifth-ranked heavyweight Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio) met No. 10 Ben Apland of Michigan for the third time as well. Wade won two close decisions in the prior two meetings. Wade shot low on Apland but the Wolverine countered and took the Lion junior down to lead 2-1 after a quick Wade escape. Apland gained control of Wade's right leg and as the Nittany Lion tried to counter the move, the Wolverine worked his way into a second takedown and a 4-1 lead with 1:00 on the clock. Wade quickly escaped and turned into the Wolverine, looking for a takedown of his own. But Apland was able to hold firm and led 4-2 after the opening period with :43 in riding time. Apland chose neutral to start the second stanza. The duo battled evenly until Wade show in once more an Apland's left leg. The Wolverine once again worked to counter the move and forced a scramble in the middle of the mat. Apland steadily worked his way to a third takedown and a 6-2 lead after two periods. Wade chose top to start the third period, needing back points to come back. Wade wasted no time in gaining control of Apland, turning the Wolverine to his back and working himself into a chance for the fall. Wade first got the three count and then adjusted his position to pick up the pin just :28 into the final period. The fall at the 5:32 mark clinched the dual for the Lions, putting Penn State up 28-10. 125: True freshman Nate Morgan (McCook, Neb.) took on Michigan's Sean Boyle at 125. Morgan shot early, looking to take a lead, but Boyle was able to counter the move and pick up a takedown of his own to lead 2-0 less than a minute into the bout. Morgan worked his way to an escaped at the 1:00 mark, cutting the Boyle lead to 2-1 with Boyle owning 1:12 in riding time. Neither wrestler notched any more points in the opening period and Boyle led by one after the opening period. Boyle chose down to start the third stanza, escaped, and then added a second takedown to lead 5-1 with 1:30 on the clock. Morgan battled for an escape but could not work his way free. The Lion freshman nearly notched a reversal as the period ended, but Boyle was able to maintain control and led 5-1 with 2:38 in time to his advantage at the end of the second. Morgan chose down to start the third and escaped to a 5-2 deficit. The young Lion worked for a takedown of his own, but Boyle was able to maintain his edge and post a 6-2 win.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Big Red wrestling team notched two wins on Saturday after shutting out Hofstra, 42-0, and following with a 40-3 victory over Columbia. Junior Cam Simaz pinned both of his opponents to total 100 career victories. Senior Mack Lewnes and sophomore Kyle Dake also boasted two pins in as many matches for the day. Cornell improves to 9-1 for the season and is 1-0 in Ivy League action. Before the dual began, Hofstra and Cornell wrestled two exhibition matches. At 141 pounds, Mike Nevinger won an 11-0 major decision over Mike Doria. Cornell followed with another victory, when Jesse Shanaman won by a 10-2 major decision over Jeff Rotella at 157 pounds. The dual opened at 125 pounds with No. 10 Frank Perrelli facing Steve Bonanno. After a scoreless first period, Bonanno escaped from his opening down position to start the second. With 30 seconds left in the period, Perrelli countered a shot by Bonanno for a takedown. Bonanno escaped to take a 2-2 tie into the third. Perrelli made a quick escape to start the third after working to his feet and twisting free of the Hofstra wrestler. The two wrestlers scrambled late in the period, and Perrelli came out on top for a takedown to win a 5-2 decision. At 133 pounds, No. 6 Mike Grey picked up a win by forfeit to earn six team points for Cornell. The Big Red took a 9-0 team lead, and Grey improved to 3-0 for the season. Senior Corey Manson took down Vince Varela with a double leg in the first period at 141 pounds. Varela quickly escaped and took a 3-2 lead with a takedown of his own. Varela escaped to open the second period, but Manson tied the bout with a takedown. The Big Red wrestler quickly escaped to open the third period. With less than a minute left in the bout, Manson notched another takedown to take a 7-4 lead. Varela escaped, and after Manson was hit with his second stall warning the pride wrestler was within a point of his Big Red counterpart. Manson held strong and won a 7-6 decision. At 149 pounds, No. 3 Kyle Dake quickly took a 4-0 lead over Matt Spataro with a takedown and two quick back points. Dake immediately worked to turn his opponent again and won by fall in 1:33. No. 11 DJ Meagher held a 2-0 lead with a takedown in the first period against Tyler Banks at 157 pounds. Meagher chose to start the second period down on the mat and immediately reversed his opponent. The Big Red wrestler held a 6-2 advantage after two periods after adding a takedown. Banks escaped from his opening down position in the third period, but Meagher took him down again. With 4:56 in riding time, Meagher won a 9-3 decision. At 165 pounds, freshman Craig Eifert took on No. 14 PJ Gillespie. Gillespie held a 2-1 lead after the first period. Gillespie escaped from his opening down position to start the second period. Eifert tied the bout with a takedown, but the Big Red wrestler shocked his ranked opponent when he turned him to his back and won by fall in 4:46. With six team points, Cornell increased its lead to 27-0. With 15 seconds left in the first period at 174 pounds, Mack Lewnes converted on a low double to take down No. 16 Ryan Patrovich. Patrovich chose to start the second period down. Lewnes took advantage of his opponent's choice and turned him to win by fall in 3:33. At 184 pounds, No. 6 Steve Bosak was scoreless against Ben Clymer in the first period. Clymer chose to start the second period down, but he was unable to escape Bosak for the entire two minutes. Bosak chose to start the third down, and within 30 seconds had a reversal. With 2:30 in riding time, Bosak won a 3-0 decision. No. 1 Simaz wrestled Matt Loew at 197 pounds. Simaz quickly took down the rookie early in the first period. The Big Red wrestler allowed Loew to escape only to take him down once again. Simaz quickly tilted his opponent and picked up his 99th career victory, winning by fall in 1:41. In the last match of the dual, Stryker Lane squared off against Paul Snyder at heavyweight. Lane took down the pride wrestler in the first period and road him out. Snyder chose down in the second period, but was unable to escape. Snyder let Lane up from his opening down position to start the third period looking to score. Neither wrestler put more points on the board, and with 2:36 in riding time Lane won a 4-0 decision. #1 Cornell 45, Hofstra 0 125: No. 10 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. Steve Bonanno (Hofstra), 5-2 (Cornell, 3-0) 133: No. 6 Mike Grey (Cornell) win by forfeit (Cornell, 9-0) 141: Corey Manson (Cornell) dec. Vince Varela (Hofstra), 7-6 (Cornell, 12-0) 149: No. 3 Kyle Dake (Cornell) win by fall Matt Spataro (Hofstra), 1:33 (Cornell, 18-0) 157: No. 11 DJ Meagher (Cornell) dec. Tyler Banks (Hofstra), 9-3 (Cornell, 21-0) 165: Craig Eifert (Cornell) win by fall No. 14 PJ Gillespie (Hofstra), 4:46 (Cornell, 27-0) 174: No. 3 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) win by fall No. 16 Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra), 3:33 (Cornell, 33-0) 184: No. 6 Steve Bosak (Cornell) dec. Ben Clyer (Hofstra), 3-0 (Cornell, 36-0) 197: No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) win by fall Matt Loew (Hofstra), 1:41 (Cornell, 42-0) HWT: Stryker Lane (Cornell) dec. Paul Snyder (Hofstra), 4-0 (Cornell, 45-0)   #1 Cornell vs. Columbia 125: No. 10 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) maj. dec. 15-7 Penn Gottfried (Columbia) (Cornell, 4-0) 133: No. 6 Mike Grey (Cornell) maj. dec. Matt Bystol (Columbia), 18-7 (Cornell, 8-0) 141: Corey Manson (Cornell) maj. dec. Josh Houldworth (Columbia), 14-5 (Cornell, 12-0) 149: No. 3 Kyle Dake (Cornell) win by fall Tom DiVitantonio (Columbia), 1:35 (Cornell, 18-0) 157: No. 11 DJ Meagher (Cornell) dec. Jake O'Hara (Columbia), 11-5 (Cornell, 21-0) 165: Craig Eifert (Cornell) dec. Eren Civan (Columbia), 9-4 (Cornell, 24-0) 174: No. 3 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) win by fall Stephen West (Columbia), 6:20 (Cornell, 30-0) 184: No. 6 Steve Bosak (Cornell) maj. dec. Nick Mills (Columbia), 10-1 (Cornell, 34-0) 197: No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) win by fall Mike Puhpak (Columbia), 1:14 (Cornell, 40-0) HWT: Kevin Lester (Columbia) dec. Stryker Lane (Cornell), 5-4 (Cornell, 40-3)

CLEVELAND, OH -- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team won three matches by fall as it rolled over Cleveland State 34-12 on Saturday afternoon in an Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) matchup. After dropping the first match of the day at 125 pounds, Bloomsburg took a 4-3 lead with a win by 133 pounder Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) who scored a win by major decision, 19-8. Wilcox took control of the match in the second period with two reversals and a three-point near fall. At 141 pounds Derek Shingara (Shamokin/Shamokin) posted his second straight win by first period fall taking down the Vikings Josh Palivoda in 1:59 to give Bloomsburg a 10-3 lead. Cleveland State tightened the score to 10-9 with a win by fall at 149 pounds, before Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.L. Laney) posted a win by technical fall, 16-1, for Bloomsburg. Hickman, leading 2-0 after one period, took control of the match in the second period with a reversal followed by a three-point near fall, then a two-point near fall. The Vikings made it 15-12 with a win at 165 pounds before the Huskies scored back-to-back wins by pin. At 174 pounds Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex), in the top 10 nationally in falls, posted a fall in 3:42. Dessino was leading 2-0 in the second when he got a reversal then put Aric Thurn on his back for the pin. At 184 pounds Bloomsburg's Nate Graham (Selkirk, NY/Ravena) followed with a fall in just 1:36.It was Graham's fourth, first period pin of the season and it put the Huskies on top 27-12. Bloomsburg closed out the match getting a win by major decision, 22-10, from Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) at 197 pounds with heavyweight Zac Walsh (Denville, NJ/Morris Knolls) winning by decision, 5-2. The Huskies improve to 13-5,2-3 in the EWL, while Cleveland State falls to 3-10, 0-3 in the EWL. Bloomsburg is back in action on Thursday hosting Binghamton at 7 p.m. at the Nelson Field House. Results: 125 - Ben Willeford (CSU) 3-1 dec. Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (BU) 133 - Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (BU) 19-8 maj. dec. Nick Flannery (CSU) 141 - Derek Shingara (Shamokin/Shamokin) (BU) 1:59 fall Josh Palivoda (CSU) 149 - Lawrence Cavello (CSU) 6:34 fall Matt Hicks (Allentown (Annapolis, MD)/St. Mary's, MD) (BU) 157 - Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.L. Laney) (BU) 16-1 tech. fall Matt Donohoe (CSU) 165 - Robbie Michaels (CSU) 4-0 dec. Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) (BU) 174 - Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) (BU) 3:42 fall Aric Thurn (CSU) 184 - Nathan Graham (BU) 1:36 fall Corbin Boone (CSU) 197 - Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (BU) 22-10 maj. dec. Nick Anthony (CSU) HWT - Zac Walsh (Denville, NJ/Morris Knolls) (BU) 5-2 dec. Chris Weber (CSU)

NORMAN, Okla. -- The 10th-ranked Oklahoma (12-1, 3-1) wrestling squad earned its third straight Big 12 victory Saturday after defeating No. 12 Missouri, 18-12, at the McCasland Field House. “This is a good win against a good team,” Jack Spates said. “That was a hard-fought win. I think it demonstrated our guys are willing to win tough matches and battle through.” With the win over the Tigers (14-7, 0-2) the 2010-11 Sooners have won three straight Big 12 contests, accomplishing a fete not done since the 02-03 squad that eventually won the Big 12 title and finished third at the NCAA Championships. “This is a team that is wrestling tough. We’re 12-1 against a lot of nationally-ranked teams and we are getting better, which is the key. We are in good shape and the guys are believing more each week.” The dual begin with a top-10 matchup at 125-pounds between OU’s seventh-ranked Jarrod Patterson and the Tiger’s No. 9 ranked Alan Waters. Patterson, a native of Cushing, Okla., trailed 2-0 after the first period but rallied in the third to earn a crucial takedown with 0:20 remaining. The Oklahoma sophomore rode-out Waters, adding 1:40 in riding time to get the final, 3-2, victory. Holding a 3-0 lead the Sooners’ 17th-ranked Jordan Keller took on Missouri’s Nathan McCormick at 133 pounds. Keller held a 1-0 lead in the third but was penalized a point for stalling, which sent the match to overtime. Keller earned an escape in the second overtime. However, McCormick was awarded a reversal with seconds remaining in the third overtime to defeat the Sooner. OU senior Zack Bailey, ranked No. 6, earned his 100th career win after claiming a 9-6 victory by decision over the Tigers’ 12th-rankedTodd Schavrien. The Kansas City, Mo., native accumulated four takedowns and an escape in rout to his milestone win as well as giving the Sooners a 6-3 advantage over the Tigers. Oklahoma’s Matt Lester gave OU a 9-3 lead after he defeated MU’s Kyle Bradley, 4-2. Lester earned a takedown in the first and never looked back in the 149-pound contest. The sophomore from Eureka, Mo., added an escape and 1:26 in riding time. At 157 pounds OU’s 12th-ranked Chase Nelson continued a string of wins for the Sooners after he defeated Missouri’s Nick Gregoris, 8-6. Nelson earned two takedowns in the first to lead, 4-1, going into the second. In the third, Nelson gave up a three-point near fall to Gregoris, ranked No. 15, but quickly turned that into points for the Sooners after earning a reversal. Second-ranked Tyler Caldwell gave the Sooners their third straight and fourth overall victory by decision after the Wichita native edged MU’s No. 9-ranked Zack Toal, 1-0. The only points of the match came on a Caldwell escape at the 1:43 mark in the second period. Heading into the 174-pound bout between the Sooners’ Jeff James and MU’s Dorian Henderson OU held a 12-point lead. After a scoreless first James got on the board with an escape. Henderson, ranked No. 20, countered with an escape in the second which sent the match to overtime. In overtime Henderson earned the sudden-victory after taking down James. OU’s Erich Schmidtke, ranked No. 17 among 184-pounders, gave the Sooners a boost after he upset Missouri’s 12th-ranked Mike Larson. Schmidtke, a redshirt sophomore, led 4-0 at the end of the first after earning a takedown and two points off Larson penalties, one of which was for unsportsmanlike conduct as a result of kicking the Sooner in the head. Larson closed the gap in the second after earning an escape and takedown, but the Aberdeen, Wash., native earned a takedown of his own in the third and added 1:19 in riding time to take the bout, 7-3. The Tigers took the final two matches of the evening as the Sooners Keldrick Hall and 13th-ranked Nathan Fernandez each dropped bouts to the Tigers Brent Haynes, ranked No. 15, and fourth-ranked Dom Bradley at 197 and heavyweight, respectively. “I think this sets us well going into the last two meets and I think they were good object lessons for our guys. There were certain situations we didn’t wrestle well, but that’s wrestling and for the most part I thought we did a good job.” Up next, The Sooners host No. 25 Wyoming on Friday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at the McCasland Field House. Friday is Alumni Abel Night and members of the Stan Abel era (1973-93) will sign autographs for fans prior to the match. Results: 125 - Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. Alan Waters (MU), 3-2 133 - Nathan McCormick (MU) dec. Jordan Keller (OU), 3-2 141 - Zack Bailey (OU) dec. Todd Schavrien (MU), 9-6 149 - Matt Lester (OU) dec. Kyle Bradley (MU), 4-2 157 - Chase Nelson (OU) dec. Nick Gregoris (MU), 8-6 165 - Tyler Caldwell (OU) dec. Zach Toal (MU), 1-0 174 - Dorian Henderson (MU) dec. Jeff James (OU), 3-1 184 - Erich Schmidtke (OU) dec. Mike Larson (MU), 7-3 197 - Brent Haynes (MU) dec. Keldrick Hall (OU), 3-2 285 - Dom Bradley (MU) dec. Nathan Fernandez (OU), 4-2

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Old Dominion University wrestling won seven matches to pick up a 28-12 win at NC State Saturday night. Old Dominion (6-9-1) started the match on the right note as No. 4 James Nicholson picked up a first period pin over Pedram Rahmmatabadi. The Monarchs made the lead 10-0 when No. 12 Kyle Hutter earned an 11-3 major decision over Dale Shull at 133. NC State (8-8) took the lead with three-straight wins from 141 to 157 before Dan Rivera gave ODU a lead it would never relinquish with a 3-1 decision over Nijel Jones. The Monarchs increased the lead to 16-13 with a 7-3 decision by Tristan Warner at 174. Joe Budi followed Warner with a first period win to push the lead to 22-13. Freshman Jacob Henderson clinched the team win for ODU with a 3-2 decision over KaRonne Jones, making the team score 25-12. The Wolfpack was docked one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct, Grant Chapman put the final punctuation mark on the victory with a 3-2 triumph over Eloheim Palma. “The team came together today from the standpoint of being able to win close matches against a tough team. It was a great chance to put our guys on the road in a highly competitive environment,” head coach Steve Martin said. “We were pleased because they found ways to win those tight bouts. That is what it is all about at the end of the year, you have to find ways to win.” Results: 125 - #4 James Nicholson (ODU) pinned Pedram Rahmmatabadi at 1:19 133 - #12 Kyle Hutter (ODU) major dec. Dale Shull, 11-3 141 - Darrius Little (NCS) dec. Brennan Brumley, 5-3 149 - #1 Darrion Caldwell (NCS) pinned Scott Festejo at 3:53 157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) major dec. Micah Blair, 17-5 165 - Dan Rivera (ODU) dec. Nijel Jones, 3-1 174 - Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. Quinton Godley, 7-3 184 - Joe Budi (ODU) pinned Pat Carey at 2:23 197 - Jacob Henderson (ODU) dec. KaRonne Jones, 3-2* Hwt - Grant Chapman (ODU) dec. Eloheim Palma, 3-2 *NC State penalized a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct against the bench during the 197-pound match

COLUMBUS, OHIO -- The No. 4 Minnesota wrestling team remained unbeaten in Big Ten action on Saturday night, taking down Ohio State 31-9 in Columbus. The Gophers recorded wins in eight of ten matches including a string of six-straight wins – four of which featured bonus points. No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus, a redshirt freshman, opened the dual with a close 4-2 decision over Cody Magrum at 185 lbs before Ohio State’s Peter Capone would put the Buckeyes up 6-3 with a fall over redshirt senior Joe Nord at 2:30 in the 197 lbs. match. But the lead would be short lived as heavyweight Tony Nelson, a redshirt freshman ranked No. 8 in the country, added a pin of his own at 1:19 over Zach Stolarsky. Nelson’s pin would be the first of six-straight wins for Minnesota (14-3 overall, 5-0 Big Ten). No. 5 Zach Sanders, a redshirt junior, would add his 10th major decision of the season when he scored an 18-4 win over Bo Touris before the Thorn brothers would each add bonus points to Minnesota’s team total. At 133, redshirt freshman David Thorn came out ahead in a shootout with Jacob Vaughan, picking up the 19-11 major decision only for his older brother Mike Thorn, a redshirt senior ranked No. 2 by Intermat, to add a 17-0 technical fall over Randall Languis at 141 lbs. With a 31-1 overall record (17-0 in duals, Mike Thorn has scored bonus points in over 65 percent of his matches this season (11 pins, seven major decisions, three technical falls). At 149 lbs., redshirt freshman Danny Zilverberg added his second win in a row when he scored a 7-1 decision over Mike Fee before Matt Mincey, making just his second dual appearance of the year, would add a 11-8 decision over Sean Nemec at 157 lbs. for his second dual win of the year. Mincey previously earned a 15-0 technical fall win in the 149 lbs. match against Purdue on Jan. 21. The Buckeyes would break the streak at 165 lbs. when No. 7 Colt Sponseller earned a 5-2 win over. No. 11 Cody Yohn in a back-and-forth battle that saw both wrestlers nearly score a fall. Sponseller controlled most of the first two periods including scoring a first period takedown, but Yohn, a redshirt sophomore, scored a reversal in the final moment of the second period although time would expire before Minnesota could score back points. The Buckeyes’ 165-pounder would add a second take down at the halfway point of the third period and gain a bonus point from riding time to pick up the 5-2 win. But Minnesota would get the last word in when No. 13 Scott Glasser scored a come-from-behind win over No. 15 Nick Heflin with a late takedown to pick up the 4-2 decision victory. Minnesota returns to action next weekend, taking on Michigan on the road next Friday before hosting nationally ranked Penn State at home on Sunday afternoon. Results: 184: No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus (MINN) dec, Cody Magrum (OSU) 4-2 197: Peter Capone (OSU) fall Joe Nord (MINN) 2:30 285: No. 8 Tony Nelson (MINN) fall Zach Stolarsky (OSU) 1:19 125: No. 5 Zach Sanders (MINN) maj. Bo Touris (OSU) 18-4 133: David Thorn (MINN) maj. Jacob Vaughan (OSU) 19-11 141: No. 2 Mike Thorn (MINN) tech. Randall Languis (OSU) 17-0 149: Danny Zilverberg (MINN) dec. Mike Fee (OSU) 7-1 157: Matt Mincey (MINN) dec. Sean Nemec (OSU) 11-8 165: No. 7 Colt Sponseller (OSU) dec. No. 11 Cody Yohn (MINN) 5-2 174: No. 13 Scott Glasser (MINN) dec. No. 15 Nick Heflin (OSU) 4-2

BLACKSBURG -- The seventh-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling squad used an electric atmosphere to propel it to a 20-12 win over the University of Virginia Saturday night in front of a Cassell Coliseum record 3,378 fans for a wrestling match. The first three bouts were wild ones as the Hokies won each in dramatic fashion. The match got started at the heavyweight weight class with Tech’s David Marone scoring late to down Jack Danilkowicz, 4-3 and sending the crowd into a frenzy. Danilkowicz picked up a first-period pin and took a 3-2 lead early in the third period with an escape, but Marone pulled in a takedown attempt with 20 seconds left and held Danilkowicz until the end for the exciting 4-3 win. At 125 pounds, unranked Matt Snyder of Virginia got a takedown and two separate three-point nearfall combinations in the first period to take a surprising 8-0 lead on 16th-ranked Jarrod Garnett. But Garnett made a huge comeback with two reversals and a takedown to make it 9-6 heading to the third period. Garnett got three takedowns in the third period on an exhausted Snyder to take the lead, forcing Snyder to take injury time with 44 seconds left and trailing by one. Snyder escaped to force sudden victory, but Garnett easily took him down to secure the crazy14-12 comeback win. Unranked Joe Spisak of Virginia grabbed an early 5-2 lead on No. 10 Devin Carter early on, using a takedown and craqdle for back points. But Carter rallied to tie it up at 7-7 in the second period and picked up four more takedowns en route to a 19-11 major decision at 133 pounds to make it 10-0 after three matches. At 141 pounds Zach Neibert of Tech was again impressive, beating Gus Sako, 8-2. He got two takedowns in the first period and led 4-2 heading to the final period. There, he got a late takedown to ice the 8-2 win. At 149 pounds, ninth-ranked Brian Stephens used a takedown in the second period to take a lead on Derek Valenti, but Valenti tied it up in the third on an escape. After being dinged for a stall warning, Valenti snuck in on a takedown and put Stephens right to his back for three huge points to pull out the unlikely 7-2 win after Stephens controlled most of the match. Valenti’s big win made it 13-3 in favor of the Hokies as the teams headed to the halftime break. Sixth-ranked Jesse Dong then took to the mat for the Hokies at 157 pounds. He got a takedown in the first period and rode Shawn Harris for the last minute. Dong rode him the whole second period and in the third, Dong escaped for a 3-0 lead. He took Harris back down and let him go before taking him back down and with over 3:20 of riding time, he picked up an extra point for the 8-1 win. Pete Yates got his 165-pound match started right with a takedown of Jedd Moore in the first minute. Yates, ranked 15th, then turned him late in the period for three back points and a 5-0 lead. In the second stanza, Yates took Moore down again and increased his riding time by holding him down the rest of the period. Yates escaped quickly in the third and with a point for riding time, Yates picked up a dominating 9-0 major decision. The Cavaliers then sent out three ranked wrestlers to try and make a major comeback in the last three matches. Fourth-ranked Chris Henrich got two takedowns on Tech’s Matt Epperly at 174 pounds in the first period. Henrich rode Epperly for most of the second period before Epperly escaped late. Henrich escaped in the third period and fought off Epperly’s late charge to pick up the 6-2 win. Jon Fausey, ranked 18th, controlled the action with a pair of takedowns on Tech’s John Dickson to pick up a 5-3 win. The night concluded with 18th-ranked Mike Salopek downing Tech’s Chris Penny. Salopek battled for a takedown late in the first period and escaped in the third stanza to stretch his lead to 4-1. Penny got in on several shots, but couldn't finish on Salaopek as neither wrestler scored from there on out and Salopek got a point for riding time to pick up the 5-1 win. With the win, Tech has now won 13 consecutive ACC dual matches dating back to 2008. The Hokies improve to 16-4 overall, 3-0 in the league while Virginia falls to 15-6, 2-1 in the conference. Tech will be back in action Thursday, taking on Old Dominion in Norfolk at the Constant Center at 8:30 p.m. And then on Saturday, the Hokies will wrap up ACC competition with a pair of matches at home, taking on NC State at 5 o’clock and then Duke right after. Results: 285: David Marone (VT) dec. Jack Danilkowicz, 4-3 125: #16 Jarrod Garnett (VT) dec. Matt Snyder, 14-12 (SV) 133: #10 Devin Carter (VT) maj. dec. Joe Spisak, 19-11 141: Zach Neibert (VT) dec. Gus Sako, 8-2 149: Derek Valenti (VA) dec. #9 Brian Stephens, 7-2 157: #6 Jesse Dong (VT) dec. Shawn Harris, 8-1 165: #15 Pete Yates (VT) maj. dec. Jedd Moore, 9-0 174: #4 Chris Henrich (VA) dec. Matt Epperly, 6-2 184: #18 Jon Fausey (VA) dec. John Dickson, 5-3 197: #18 Mike Salopek (VA) dec. Chris Penny, 5-1

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. -- Top-ranked Wartburg College snapped its four-dual losing streak to rival Augsburg College in a big way Feb. 4. Coach Jim Miller’s Knights, closing the dual season at 19-1, roared out of the gate in front of a large crowd inside Si-Melby Hall on Augsburg’s campus. Junior 197-pounder Byron Tate (Clinton), ranked No. 1, took a 6-3 win over second-ranked Jared Massey in a rematch of last year’s national semifinals clash to begin a run of seven consecutive wins en route to a 28-5 win. Senior heavyweight John Helgerson (West Union) and senior 157-pounder Carrington Banks (Stockbridge, Ga.), highlighted the Knights’ string with bonus-point wins, with Helgerson gaining a second period fall and Banks earning a major decision. Senior 149-pounder Jacob Groth (Marshalltown) and senior 125-pounder Mark Kist (Eagle Grove) each took wins in head-to-head match-ups with ranked opponents. Groth rallied from a 3-0 deficit against third-ranked Tony Valek and used a takedown with 18 seconds left and riding time to win 5-4. Kist took advantage of a first period takedown and riding time to defeat fifth-ranked Josh Roberts 5-3. After the Auggies (7-5) averted a shutout with wins at 165 and 174, senior 184-pounder Todd Becker of Gilbertville closed the evening with a win. A late second period takedown and riding time lifted him to a 3-1 win over sixth-ranked Brad Baus. Wartburg continues its weekend by competing in the North Country Invitational, hosted by St. John’s University of Collegeville, Minn., Saturday, Feb. 5. NOTES: The point spread was among the largest in the series, which Augsburg holds a 15-10 all-time lead in, in favor of the Orange and Black since they defeated the Maroon and White 29-6 in the finals of the 2006 Cliff Keen/NWCA Division III National Duals. … Friday’s finish made the last 18 duals a split between the two mat rivals. … Tate’s win over Massey kept his impressive stretch going with 43 wins in his last 44 matches. … Helgerson’s fall increased his win string to 15, while Banks’ major decision was his 21st win in his last 22 matches. Results: 197 -- No. 1 Byron Tate (WAR, 35-1) dec. No. 2 Jared Massey (AUG, 7-1) 6-3 (Wartburg 3-0). HWT -- No. 1 John Helgerson (WAR, 35-4) pinned Pat Fletcher (AUG, 14-4) 4:10 (Wartburg 9-0). 125 -- No. 3 Mark Kist (WAR, 26-5) dec. No. 5 Josh Roberts (AUG, 16-6) 4-2 (Wartburg 12-0). 133 -- No. 6 Mike Kremer (WAR, 20-5) dec. Boyd Suparat (AUG, 17-10) 11-6 (Wartburg 15-0). 141 -- No. 5 Matt Kelly (WAR, 7-3) dec. Will Keeter (AUG, 19-14) 7-5 (Wartburg 18-0). 149 -- No. 10 Jacob Groth (WAR, 23-9) dec. No. 3 Tony Valek (AUG, 24-4) 5-4 (Wartburg 21-0). 157 -- No. 3 Carrington Banks (WAR, 24-2) maj. dec. Jon Priess (AUG, 12-17) 12-3 (Wartburg 25-0). 165 -- No. 5 Orlando Ponce (AUG, 20-5) dec. Adam Weber (WAR, 7-4) 9-3 (Wartburg 25-3). 174 -- No. 2 Zach Molitor (AUG, 20-2) dec. Ben Scott (WAR, 20-10) 3-0 (Wartburg 25-6). 184 -- Todd Becker (WAR, 10-1) dec. No. 6 Brad Baus (AUG, 22-7) 3-1 (Wartburg 28-6). End of match – Augsburg deducted 1 team point for unsportsmanlike conduct.

MADISON, Wis. -- After splitting the first six matches, the No. 13-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team surged past No. 6 Wisconsin, claiming the last four bouts to post a 26-9 road victory on Friday evening (Feb. 4) at the UW Field House. The Wolverines won seven individual bouts, claiming bonus in three, to extend their dual winning streak to six straight and improve to 5-0 in Big Ten Conference action. Senior/junior captain Kellen Russell (High Bridge, N.J./Blair Academy), the nation's No. 1-ranked 141-pounder, put the Wolverines ahead for good with a commanding 10-2 major decision against Shane McQuade. Russell capitalized on a variety of leg attacks, scoring on a single leg, duck under, throw by and snap down to overwhelm McQuade through all three periods. Russell's final takedown came midway through the third period and secured the bonus point, and the Wolverine captain rode out the match to accumulate 3:40 in riding time. He is 26-0 on the season. Sophomore/freshman Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) also used an assortment of offensive attacks to cruise past Shawn Perry in the next bout at 149 pounds, scoring three takedowns and four back points en route to 11-3 major decision. After striking on a quick high crotch, Grajales caught Perry in a roll to add a two-point near fall late in the opening frame. He used a Peterson position out of a late second-period scramble to net four points and earned the pin call at the buzzer, before it was waived off after a brief officials' conference. The Wolverine rookie added another high crotch in the third and built up 4:20 in riding-time advantage to earn his fifth win in six matches. Sophomore/freshman Brandon Zeerip (Fremont, Mich./Hesperia HS) also earned the pin call in the second period of the subsequent match at 157 pounds, but this held as the Wolverine newcomer stuck Kalvin York at the 4:40 mark. Zeerip held a significant advantage at the time of the pin after finishing on four takedowns, including three in the first period, and was in deep on a fifth single leg when he locked up the cradle and rolled up York to his back. The pin was Zeerip's third of the season and second in Big Ten action. Sophomore/freshman Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS) capped the Wolverines' victory with a 6-0 decision against Ben Cox at 165 pounds, using single legs in the first and third periods and 4:03 of riding-time advantage to secure his second straight shutout win. The Badgers essentially won the pre-meet draw, selecting 174 pounds to set up their stretch of highly rated upperweights, but it was Michigan that struck first as senior/junior captain Justin Zeerip (Fremont, Mich./Hesperia HS) used riding time to edge No. 12-ranked Ben Jordan, 2-1, and avenge an earlier-season loss. Zeerip dictated the first period with several single-leg shots -- enough to draw a stalling call on Jordan -- and took the initial lead with a quick second-period escape. The Wolverine captain rode most of the third period, building 1:25 in time advantage to earn the deciding point at match's end. Wisconsin won back-to-back matches at 184 and 197 pounds -- both decision wins on first-period takedowns and riding time -- before U-M knotted up the team score again with back-to-back decisions of its own. Junior/sophomore heavyweight Ben Apland (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) picked up his second win of the season over No. 11-ranked Eric Bugenhagen, scoring a pair of counter takedowns en route to a 5-2 decision. Apland, ranked 10th nationally, struck first midway through the opening period, scoring off a whizzer, and countered another Bugenhagen single leg late in the second to control the match throughout. Sophomore Sean Boyle (Lowell, Mass./Blair Academy) needed nothing more than a second-period reversal and riding time to edge past Tom Kelliher, 3-1, at 125 pounds. Boyle set the pace of the match early on but could not finish on several first-period deep single-leg attempts. The Wolverine started down in the second and quickly shook Kelliher off to earn the deciding reversal before riding out the third period to accumulate 2:31 in time advantage. Wisconsin's last win came at 133 pounds, where No. 3-ranked Tyler Graff used a big first period to defeat 19th-ranked junior Zac Stevens (Monroe, Mich./Monroe HS), 8-5. The Wolverine wrestler momentarily had Graff on his back with a first-period headlock, earning a takedown to even the score but could not hold as Graff scored a reversal and built up 2:08 in riding time to pull away. The Wolverines (10-2, 5-0 Big Ten) will return home to host No. 3-ranked Penn State on Sunday (Feb. 6). The match is slated for a 2 p.m. start at Cliff Keen Arena. Prior to the meet, Michigan will host a free wrestling clinic, featuring two-time NCAA champion Ryan Bertin, from 10 a.m.-noon at the Bahna Wrestling Center. Results: 174 -- Justin Zeerip (U-M) dec. #12 Ben Jordan, 2-1 U-M, 3-0 184 -- #3 Travis Rutt (UW) dec. Hunter Collins, 6-3 Tie, 3-3 197 -- #2 Trevor Brandvold (UW) dec. #10 Anthony Biondo, 4-1 UW, 6-3 Hwt -- #10 Ben Apland (U-M) dec. #11 Eric Bugenhagen, 5-2 Tie, 6-6 125 -- Sean Boyle (U-M) dec. Tom Kelliher, 3-1 U-M, 9-6 133 -- #3 Tyler Graff (UW) dec. Zac Stevens, 8-5 Tie, 9-9 141 -- #1 Kellen Russell (U-M) major dec. Shane McQuade, 10-2 U-M, 13-9 149 -- Eric Grajales (U-M) major dec. Shawn Perry, 11-3 U-M, 17-9 157 - #20 Brandon Zeerip (U-M) pinned Kalvin York, 4:40 U-M, 23-9 165 --#19 Dan Yates (U-M) dec. Ben Cox, 6-0 U-M, 26-9

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team extended its dual match unbeaten streak to 74 with a 35-6 win over Indiana (10-6, 0-5 Big Ten) Friday night on Mediacom Mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The No. 2 ranked Hawkeyes won eight of 10 bouts to improve to 12-0-1 overall and 5-0 in the Big Ten. Iowa recorded a 32-5 advantage in takedowns and scored bonus points in five of its eight wins, including three pins and a pair of major decisions. "We have to have those fire fights like that," said Head Coach Tom Brands. "We have to embrace them with all these guys. You are not going to be able to strategize to win after win after win. You are going to have to be tough and physical. I have said it a lot over the years; if you are ready to go, good things happen. Our guys do a good job of getting ready to go, and that is what we have to keep doing. We have to stay tough as a team." Defending national champions Matt McDonough used five takedowns and piled up six nearfall points to build an 18-5 lead at 125. The top-ranked sophomore then put Justin Brooks on his back with 1:01 left in the bout to give Iowa an early 6-0 team lead. The pin was McDonough's fourth straight. He now owns a 17-1 overall record and remains unbeaten in 18 matches at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Eighth-ranked Tony Ramos kept the pin party rolling when he flattened Matt Ortega in 6:26. Ramos racked up eight takedowns, four in the third period alone, before putting six points on the board with his second pin of the season. He has won a team-high seven consecutive bouts. "You can see it in how Tony Ramos walks," said Brands. "He has energy; he thrives on the challenge. In order to wrestle that way you better be ready. You see him staring the opponent down at the beginning. That is good. He brings a lot of energy, and that is what we need." Junior Montell Marion took the mat to a roaring ovation from the 7,067 fans in attendance. Marion, making his first appearance of the season inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, used three takedowns, one nearfall and a bonus point for riding time to secure a 13-5 major decision at 141. Fourteenth-ranked Kurt Kinser topped Matt Ballweg 2-0 at 149 to trim Iowa's lead to 16-3 before freshman Derek St. John erupted the crowd with a fall against fifth-ranked Paul Young. St. John built a 5-0 lead against Young before recording the fall with :40 remaining in the bout. Senior Aaron Janssen followed St. John's upset with a major decision over Ryan LeBlanc at 165. Janssen battled to a 4-2 lead after two periods before using four takedowns in the third frame to score the 14-5 win. The major decision was Janssen's fifth of the season and helped extend Iowa's lead to 26-3. Senior Jake Kerr made his first appearance at 174 since posting a 5-3 record at the weight class in 2008-09. The Hawkeye senior used a second period escape to enter the third period with a 1-0 edge. Indiana's Nick Avery knotted the score with an early escape before Kerr scored a takedown and a pair of nearfall points with two seconds left in the match to record a 5-1 win. Hawkeye sophomore Grant Gambrall stretched Iowa's team lead to 32-3 with a 5-3 decision over Indiana's Eric Cameron. The 13th-ranked Iowa City native improved to 15-4 on the season. He is a perfect 8-0 in bouts inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes scored their second upset of the evening when No. 12 Luke Lofthouse scored a 10-5 decision against No. 5 Matt Powless. Lofthouse used four takedowns, two in the final period, to hand Powless just his third loss of the season. The Hoosiers picked up their second win of the night when No. 9 Ricky Alcala escaped with a 6-5 win over Hawkeye junior Blake Rasing. Rasing used a third period escape and takedown to battle back from a 6-2 deficit, but Alcala weathered a stall warning in the final frame and held Rasing off for the decision. The No. 2 Hawkeyes return to action to face No. 24 Purdue (5-6-1, 0-2 Big Ten) Feb. 11. Iowa then returns home to honor its five seniors against No. 13 Michigan (9-2, 4-0 Big Ten) Feb. 13. The Hawkeyes will wrestle the Boilermakers at 6 p.m. (CT) at Penn High School in Mishawaka, IN. Iowa's bout with Michigan begins at 1 p.m. on Mediacom Mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Results: 125 - Matt McDonough (I) pinned Justin Brooks (IU), 5:59 133 - Tony Ramos (I) pinned Matt Ortega (IU), 6:26 141 - Montell Marion (I) maj. dec. Mitchell Richey (IU), 13-5 149 - Kurt Kinser (IU) dec. Matt Ballweg (I), 2-0 157 - Derek St. John (I) pinned Paul Young (IU), 6:20 165 - Aaron Janssen (I) maj. dec. Ryan LeBlanc (IU), 14-5 174 - Jake Kerr (I) dec. Nick Avery (IU), 5-1 * 184 - Grant Gambrall (I) dec. Eric Cameron (IU), 5-3 197 - Luke Lofthouse (I) dec. Matt Powless (IU), 10-5 Hwt. - Ricky Alcala (IU) dec. Blake Rasing (I), 6-5

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The Oklahoma State wrestling team avenged a loss to Missouri earlier in the season by claiming a 28-6 victory over the 12th-ranked Tigers at Gallagher-Iba Arena Friday. With the win, the Cowboys improved to 11-2-1 on the year and 5-0-0 in the Big 12. Missouri fell to 14-7-0 overall and 0-2-0 in the league. OSU scored 24 takedowns in the dual to Mizzou’s six. “I thought we got tough at critical times in the match: that's what excites me,” OSU coach John Smith said. “It wasn't perfect, but when it got really tough and required us to get a takedown like Benefiel did an Jon Morrison, Chris Perry riding out, we got pretty tough and turned it into a little bit of a bloody fight out there." The Cowboys won eight of the 10 bouts, with bonus points provided by Neil Erisman in his 15-0 technical fall victory over No. 15 Nick Gregoris at 157 pounds, by Jordan Oliver in his 12-3 major decision win over Nathan McCormick at 133 pounds and by Clayton Foster in his 16-5 major decision win over No. 13 Brent Haynes at 197 pounds. Perhaps the bouts that most swung the momentum in Oklahoma State’s favor were the 125-pound matchup, where freshman Jon Morrison upset No. 7 Alan Waters by a 3-1 score and at 141 pounds, where freshman Josh Kindig was an 8-3 winner over No. 10 Todd Schavrien. Morrison’s win was particularly impressive given the fact that Morrison was sidelined last and his first match back in the lineup came against Waters, who is 35-3 on the year. Of Waters’ three losses this season, two came at the hands of Morrison. "It was my first match back from being sick and it was good to get the win, but I didn't wrestle that great. It would have been nice to put up a takedown in every period and then ride him for a little bit,” Morrison said. “I didn't have very good awareness to the riding time, so that was a mistake. But overall, it was good to come back and get a win over a good kid even though I probably didn't wrestle as well as I should have." Kindig’s win avenged a 7-2 loss to Schavrien earlier in the season. “We got focused as a team and we came together and we went out to dominate these guys. We wanted to go out from start to finish,” Kindig said. “I felt like I slowed down a little bit in the second period, but I just kept wrestling and finished." Perhaps the most entertaining bout of the dual came at 174 pounds, where OSU’s Mike Benefiel claimed a 9-7 win over No. 18 Dorian Henderson in sudden victory. The lead changed hands four times in the third period alone before Benefiel closed the deal with a takedown in sudden victory to win. “I really saw some life in Benefiel tonight,” Smith said. He had a really big mistake at the end of third period giving up the reversal, but stepped up to the line in overtime and hit a re-shot and took him down for the win. I like the tough attitude and never-die attitude to find a way to win. I thought we got that out of Benefiel." The Cowboys bus to Lincoln, Neb., tomorrow and will tangle with No. 14 Nebraska Sunday at 1 p.m. Results: 197: No. 2 Clayton Foster (OSU) MD No. 13 Brent Haynes (MU); 16-5 285: No. 6 Dom Bradley (MU) dec. Tyson Yoder (OSU); 6-3 125: No. 9 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. No. 7 Alan Waters (MU); 3-1 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) MD Nathan McCormick (MU); 12-3 141: No. 17 Josh Kindig (OSU) dec. No. 10 Todd Schavrien (MU); 8-3 149: No. 7 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Kyle Bradley (MU); 10-4 157: No. 16 Neil Erisman (OSU) TF5 No. 15 Nick Gregoris (MU); 15-0, 7:00 165: No. 11 Zach Toal (MU) dec. No. 15 Dallas Bailey (OSU); 3-2 174: No. 16 Mike Benefiel (OSU) dec. No. 18 Dorian Henderson (MU); 9-7 SV 184: No. 11 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 16 Mike Larson (MU); 3-1

PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt wrestling team improved to 3-0 in EWL action this season with a 21-14 victory over rival West Virginia Friday night at Fitzgerald Field House. The Panthers scored six bonus points to remain the only unbeaten team in the conference. “Tonight was a solid win for our program,” Pitt Head Coach Rande Stottlemyer said after the match. “We knew that it was going to be a tough match and our guys really stepped up.” Entering the match, the Panthers and Mountaineers stood as the only two unbeaten teams in the EWL. With the victory, the Panthers control their own destiny with three dual matches remaining. The Panthers jumped out to a 3-0 lead when sophomore Anthony Zanetta (125) notched a 5-3 decision over Shane Young of West Virginia. The matchup marked a rematch of the EWL finals last season, when Zanetta topped Young for the title. Friday night proved the same, as Zanetta scored the only takedown of the bout in the second period and remained in control throughout most of the match, adding a point with riding time to earn the victory. After the Mountaineers evened the score at 3-3, redshirt junior Tyler Nauman (141) put the fans on their feet with a spirited pin in the second frame. Already leading 8-0, Nauman turned West Virginia’s Michael Morales to score the fall. Following the bout, West Virginia was assessed a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct, giving the Panthers a 9-2 lead after three matches. Despite a West Virginia win at 149, redshirt sophomore Donnie Tasser put the Panthers back up by seven points with a 4-0 shutout decision at 157. Tasser used two escapes and added points with riding time and a penalty point by WVU to bump the Panthers to a 12-5 lead. The Mountaineers climbed back to within one point with decisions at 165 and 174. At 184, freshman Max Thomusseit used two takedowns and a reversal en route to a 7-5 win. Thomusseit entered the match ranked No.20 in the country. With the win, Thomusseit earned his 22nd win of the season, temporarily tying him with redshirt junior Ethan Headlee for the team lead. With close to 1300 people in attendance, redshirt senior Ryan Tomei clinched the win for the Panthers, also earning his 22nd win of the season, recording a fall at 4:31. Tomei now moves into sole possession of second place on the Panthers all-time pins list with 26 The Panthers improve to 10-6 overall, and will look to extend their nine match conference win streak at Clarion on Thursday, Feb. 10. Results: 125: Anthony Zanetta (Pitt) dec. Shane Young (WVU), 5-3 3-0 Pitt 133: No. 15 Nathan Pennesi (WVU) dec. Shelton Mack (Pitt), 5-2 3-3 141: No. 8 Tyler Nauman (Pitt) WBF (4:02) Michael Morales (WVU) *WVU assessed team point for unsportsmanlike conduct. 9-2 Pitt 149: Brandon Rader (WVU) dec. Dane Johnson (Pitt), 5-4 9-5 Pitt 157: Donnie Tasser (Pitt) dec. Ryan Goodman (WVU), 4-0 12-5 Pitt 165: Donnie Jones (WVU) dec. Ethan Headlee (Pitt), 3-2 12-8 Pitt 174: Alex Meade (WVU) dec. Andy Vaughan (Pitt), 7-3 12-11 Pitt 184: No. 20 Max Thomusseit (Pitt) dec. Matt Ryan (WVU), 7-5 15-11 Pitt 197: Cameron Gallagher (WVU) dec. Phil Sorrentino (Pitt), 2-0 15-14 Pitt 285: No. 7 Ryan Tomei (Pitt) WBF (4:31) Kyle Ronney (WVU) 21-14 Pitt

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- No. 4 Jimmy Kennedy scored a major decision in his return to the Illinois lineup and the Illini won four straight bouts from 133-157, with three major decisions, as the 19th-ranked Orange and Blue notched a 21-12 win over Ohio State at Huff Hall Friday. No. 7 B.J. Futrell (133) and Jackson Morse recorded the other major decisions in that stretch, and Joe Barczak (197) and Pat Walker (HWT) won consecutive matches early in the dual as the Illini improved to 4-4-1 overall, 2-3-1 in the Big Ten. "We wrestled hard and I thought our guys were the aggressors throughout the match tonight," Illinois head coach Jim Heffernan said. "Kennedy definitely was a spark for us and Barczak keeps finding ways to win by wrestling hard and doing all the right things. We knew that was one of the swing matches tonight and he dominated it throughout." Illinois has now won 11 of its last 14 matches against Ohio State and Kennedy ran his winning streak to seven. Futrell and Barczak both have won four consecutive bouts. "I felt a little rusty early and I got off to a slow start," Kennedy said. "But once I got a few minutes in, I started feeling better and moving better." The dual started at 174 pounds, where Dan Stelter started his first career dual meet against No. 15 Nick Heflin. Stelter got in on a leg on the edge but Heflin locked in a high crotch and forced a stalemate. After some heavy hand fighting and fakes from both wrestlers, they ended the first period on their feet. Stelter chose a neutral start to the second and got in on a leg, but Heflin sprawled out to force a stalemate. Heflin was hit with a stalling warning with 48 seconds left in the period and after another shot by Stelter, the period ended at neutral. Heflin started down in the third and escaped quickly for a 1-0 lead. Stelter had a pair of half-shots before Heflin countered with a throw-by attempt and a double-leg attempt, but none of them landed. Heflin got behind Stelter on a throw-by, but the Illini sophomore escaped before control was established to remain neutral. Neither could land any late offense and Heflin took the 1-0 win to put the Buckeyes up 3-0. At 184, Dallago got a leg against C.J. Magrum with just under two minutes left in the period, but the Buckeye sprawled out to avoid any scoring. Magrum shot in on a leg after a restart but Dallago kept a tight waist to force a stalemate. The period ended scoreless and Magrum started down in the second. Dallago rode him for 15 seconds before the Buckeye slid out the back for a 1-0 lead. Dallago tried a single-leg to a carry, but Magrum blocked it and forced a restart. Magrum got in on a leg with 18 seconds left but Dallago sprawled out to avoid any scoring and time ran out. Dallago started down in the third and escaped in five seconds, tying the match 1-1. Magrum shot in on a leg off a restart but Dallago kept a tight waist into a high crotch before Magrum finished it with 30 seconds left for a 3-1 lead. Magrum was warned for stalling as Dallago went out of bounds but the Buckeye rode out Dallago for the 3-1 win and a 6-0 Ohio State lead. Joe Barczak got in on a leg and Peter Capone initiated a scramble, the likes of which are rarely seen at 197 pounds, with Barczak scoring the takedown and getting two near-fall points before giving up the reversal to lead 4-2 with 42 seconds left in the period. Capone rode out Barczak and started down in the second and escaped in five seconds, cutting the Illini's lead to 4-3. Barczak got in on a leg with 45 seconds left and worked into a takedown with three seconds left, riding out Capone for the 6-3 lead after five minutes. Barczak started down in the third and escaped in 20 seconds to extend his margin to 7-3. He stayed on the offensive, shooting in on a leg and converting the takedown much more easily than in previous periods, to go up 9-3. Barczak rode him out for the 9-3 win, his fourth-straight, to bring the Illini within 6-3. Zach Stolarsky came out aggressively against Illinois' Pat Walker at heavyweight, nearly scoring off the opening whistle, and notching a takedown 35 seconds into the bout. Walker nearly worked into a reversal but Stolarsky held him at bay to force a stalemate. Walker did score a reversal off a restart to even the score, 2-2, but Stolarsky escaped 13 seconds later. Walker kept pushing, though, hitting a single-leg and scoring the takedown to go up 4-3. Walker nearly scored back points on the edge but Stolarsky was able to belly out enough to avoid giving up any points. Walker started down in the second and escaped in 10 seconds, extending his lead to 5-3, and he nearly hit a takedown on the edge but both men tumbled out of bounds before Walker could gain control. Stolarsky shot in but Walker blocked it and circled around for the takedown with 12 seconds left. He rode out the Buckeye and took a 7-3 lead to the third period, where Stolarsky started down. Walker put on a hard ride, getting his riding-time advantage to nearly two minutes before Stolarsky was hit with a stalling warning and Walker cut him loose. Walker took a few late shots, looking for bonus points, but Stolarsky fended them off as the Illini won, 8-4, tying the dual, 6-6. At 125, Ohio State's Bo Touris scored a takedown 36 seconds into his bout with Logan Arlis but Arlis escaped off a restart. Touris got a leg once again and dropped Arlis for another takedown. Arlis escaped 33 seconds later but Touris got another takedown off a single-leg to go up 6-2. Touris tried to turn Arlis near the end of the period but the Illini freshman reversed him to cut the margin to 6-4. Touris took 38 seconds of injury time after the period before Arlis started down in the second and escaped off the whistle. Arlis pushed the pace in the second, using a double-leg to start a scramble that eventually got stalemated before any points were awarded. Arlis nearly got in on a leg but Touris threw him by for the takedown. Arlis escaped with three seconds, cutting the Buckeye's lead to 8-6 with 1:26 of riding time. Touris chose a neutral start to the third and Arlis shot early, but they went out of bounds. The pair worked into a scramble that Touris won, sliding behind Arlis to score a takedown and go up 10-6. Touris nearly got Arlis on his back on the edge as time dwindled, but no back points were awarded and Touris added the riding-time point for an 11-6 decision, giving the Buckeyes a 9-6 lead. Futrell and No. 20 Ian Paddock started their 133-pound bout with a flurry of action but no points before Paddock aggravated a shoulder injury that forced him to take 47 seconds of injury time. After the restart, Futrell picked Paddock's ankle and took him down for a 2-0 lead. Futrell was tough on top, riding Paddock for 1:05 before the Buckeye escaped. Futrell continued to attack, faking the single-leg before hitting a double-leg and putting Paddock on his back for a two-point near-fall and a 6-1 lead. He rode out Paddock and the Buckeye started down in the second. Futrell cut him loose after 35 seconds and hit a single-leg, planting him for the takedown and an 8-2 advantage. Futrell cut him loose off a restart and shot in off another restart, grabbing an ankle and scoring the takedown. He rode out Paddock and chose a neutral start to the third. Paddock took a shot but Futrell blocked it and planted him with a double-leg for the takedown, locking in a cross-face for a three-point near-fall and a 15-3 lead. Futrell cut him loose with 38 seconds left but Paddock hit a throw-by takedown as the buzzer sounded. Futrell added 3:46 of riding time for the 16-6 major decision, pushing the Illini on top 10-9. Kennedy returned to the Illinois lineup at 141 against Randy Languis and the two traded shots early in the first period. After a restart with 90 seconds left in the stanza, Kennedy hit a double-leg and got the takedown. Kennedy cut Languis loose off a restart, Languis shot and Kennedy blocked it before circling behind for the takedown. He rode out the Buckeye for a 4-1 lead after three minutes. Languis started down in the second and Kennedy rode him for 45 seconds before cutting him loose. He quickly hit a double-leg takedown and cut the Buckeye freshman loose once more for a 6-3 advantage. Kennedy got an ankle and hustled to the takedown before riding out Languis for an 8-3 margin after two periods. Kennedy chose a neutral start to the third and hit a quick single-leg that Languis tried to fend off with a high crotch, but the Illini senior worked it into a takedown. He cut the Buckeye loose, leading 10-4, and got another single-leg but it was stalemated out. Kennedy got a double-leg with 10 seconds left but Languis kept a high crotch for a few seconds before the takedown was awarded with two seconds left to give Kennedy the 13-4 major decision and extending Illinois' lead to 14-9. No. 20 Eric Terrazas got a leg on the mat edge and worked it into a takedown one minute into his match against Mike Fee at 149. Fee escaped 29 seconds later Terrazas shot in on a leg on the edge once again, but Fee was able to keep the whizzer in to block the attempt. Terrazas got another single-leg, eliciting a stalling warning on Fee, and he was able to complete the takedown before riding out the Buckeye for a 4-1 lead after one period. Fee started down in the second and Terrazas rode him hard for 55 seconds before cutting him loose. Terrazas hit a double-leg and worked through for the takedown in the center, extending his lead to 6-2. He rode out Fee and started down in the third. Terrazas escaped after 53 seconds, keeping his riding-time advantage at exactly 1:00. Terrazas tried some late offense, looking for the major decision, but couldn't land any shots, taking the 8-2 win to push the Illini lead to 17-9. Jackson Morse hit a takedown 39 seconds into his 157-pound match against Jared Kusar and rode him for 18 seconds before the Buckeye escaped. Morse got another takedown with 1:45 left in the first and rode Kusar for 48 seconds before Kusar sprung free. The Buckeye tried to throw Morse, but he blocked it and circled behind for the takedown with 26 seconds left. He rode out Kusar for the 6-2 lead and 1:32 of riding time after the first period. Kusar started down in the second and Morse was tough on top, controlling him for 1:29 before he escaped. Morse kept on the offensive, hitting a double-leg 14 seconds later and taking Kusar straight to his back for two near-fall points and a 10-3 lead after two periods. Morse started down in the third and escaped quickly before nailing a single-leg takedown 17 seconds into the period. He cut Kusar loose and nailed a double-leg with 51 seconds left to go up 15-5 after he cut Kusar once more. He tried another shot but Kusar blocked it as the Illini freshman added 4:10 of riding time for a 16-5 major decision, locking up the dual victory with a 21-9 margin. At 165, Conrad Polz got a leg and worked behind No. 7 Colt Sponseller, but he couldn't get Sponseller to the ground and the Buckeye broke the hold by scrambling through. Polz got a leg with 1:08 left in the first and dropped Sponseller for the takedown a few seconds later, taking a 2-0 lead. Sponseller escaped 18 seconds later and the two finished the period on their feet. Polz started down in the second and Sponseller rode him out. The Buckeye started down in the third and escaped in 10 seconds. Polz controlled his head and nearly worked to his leg, but Sponseller went out of bounds. Both men traded shots but neither could score and Sponseller added the decisive riding-time point for the 3-2 win to make the final score 21-12 in Illinois' favor. The Illini return to action on Feb. 11 when they travel to No. 2 Penn State for a 6 p.m. CT start. Illinois then takes on Lock Haven the next night at 6:30 p.m. Results: 174: #15 Nick Heflin (OSU) dec. Dan Stelter (ILL), 1-0 (0-3) 184: C.J. Magrum (OSU) dec. Tony Dallago (ILL), 3-1 (0-6) 197: Joe Barczak (ILL) dec. Peter Capone (OSU), 9-3 (3-6) HWT: Pat Walker (ILL) dec. Zach Stolarsky (OSU), 8-4 (6-6) 125: Bo Touris (OSU) dec. Logan Arlis (ILL), 11-6 (6-9) 133: #7 B.J. Futrell (ILL) maj. dec. #20 Ian Paddock (OSU), 16-6 (10-9) 141: #4 Jimmy Kennedy (ILL) maj. dec. Randy Languis (OSU), 13-4 (14-9) 149: #19 Eric Terrazas (ILL) dec. Mike Fee (OSU), 8-2 (17-9) 157: Jackson Morse (ILL) maj. dec. Jared Kusar (OSU), 16-5 (21-9) 165: #7 Colt Sponseller (OSU) dec. Conrad Polz (ILL), 3-2 (21-12)

EVANSTON, Ill. -- A match that on paper seemed it might hinge on the outcome of a single bout turned into a rout for No. 17 Northwestern, as the Wildcats notched two pins and picked up a victory over a top-10 wrestler in a 32-6 thrashing of No. 24 Purdue Friday in Evanston. With a dominant showing at the lower weights having wrapped up the dual victory, senior Aaron Jones added to the success of the evening by coasting to a 6-1 upset of No. 7 A.J. Kissel at 184 pounds. With the victory, NU (16-2) upped its record in the Big Ten to 4-2, its best showing in a conference dual season since 2006. "At this stage of the year everything is about building for Big Tens and eventually the NCAA Championships," said head coach Drew Pariano. "A win like (Jones') immediately puts you in a spot where you are a viable NCAA qualifier. Seven minutes of your life can put you in that position and he did that tonight. Overall we wrestled hard and we were definitely the aggressors in just about every match, that's the style we preach every day in practice." At 125 pounds, Northwestern's third-ranked Brandon Precin gave NU an early advantage when he improved to 26-1 on the year with his victory over Purdue's Camden Eppert. Precin scored one takedown each in the first and second periods to take a 5-0 lead into the third. Eppert spent the entire final period fighting off Precin's attempts at back points, but Precin finally got his tilt in the final seconds to win by 11-0 major decision. Although the two competitors at 133 pounds had never before faced one another, the career resumes of NU's Levi Mele and Purdue senior Akif Eren suggested their first meeting would be a dogfight. And it was early on, with neither Mele nor Eren able to gain control in the first two minutes. But Mele picked up a takedown with 30 seconds to go in the first and almost immediately stuck Eren to the mat, picking up his fifth pin of the year at 2:44 to give the Wildcats a 10-0 lead. "Akif has had a lot of good career wins and some great career wins over Northwestern wrestlers in the past, so for Levi to go out and win the way he did was huge," Pariano said. It wasn't long before Northwestern true freshman Kaleb Friedley made it back-to-back pins for the `Cats, needing only 1:33 to pick up his 11th fall of the season and give NU a commanding 16-0 lead. Friedley is now 21-6 in his rookie campaign. With the lead in hand, Northwestern aimed to add to its advantage with two ranked wrestlers taking the mat at 149 and 157 pounds, beginning with Andrew Nadhir against Purdue's Sam Patacsil. Nadhir totaled five takedowns and tacked on back points in the third period on his way to his 25th victory of the season. That led into Welch's match at 157 against Colton Salazar, who has been ranked for much of the season. Welch picked up a quick two in the first period, deflating Salazar's early energy, and he needed only an escape plus his riding time point to hold on for the 4-1 win. Following the intermission, sophomore Kevin Bialka found himself in a tight match against redshirt freshman Kyle Mosier, who scored the first takedown before Bialka came up with a reversal. Two more consecutive reversals set the score at 4-4 entering the second, where Bialka did well to ride out the period and secure a riding time advantage. Bialka started the second on the bottom and managed to escape 20 seconds into the period to take a 5-4 lead on the scoreboard. With Bialka's riding time erased, that left Mosier searching for a takedown to win the match. Bialka did eluded one takedown on the edge of the mat and staved off Mosier's last-second attempts to protect his one-point lead and virtually assure NU of the dual victory. That brought up the heart of Purdue's lineup beginning with No. 8 Luke Manuel at 174 pounds, facing NU sophomore Brian Roddy, Jr.. Manuel used two takedowns and an escape to build a 5-2 lead entering the third period. With riding time not a factor, Roddy spent the third looking for a chance to shoot cleanly, but a final takedown with 30 seconds remaining assured the Boilers of their first win of the evening. Purdue sent eighth-ranked A.J. Kissel -- who boasted a 19-3 record -- to the mat at 184 looking for a second straight victory but NU senior Aaron Jones came out with other ideas. Jones began the period by staving off several solid shot attempts by Kissel and finished it by scoring an impressive single-leg lift and takedown with just two seconds to go before the buzzer. His hand control in the second continued to stymie Kissel, and he replicated his takedown two minutes later, just prior to the second-period whistle, as he brought a 4-1 lead into the third. Jones fought for his one-point escape at the outset of the third and continued to just wear down the highly ranked Kissel, earning a penalty point to go up 6-1. Jones avoided one late scare where he was on his back for a brief moment, but held on for the decision upset. "Aaron has come so far in his career; when he got to Northwestern we weren't sure he could put on two wrestling shoes and now he's beating the No. 7 guy in the country," Pariano said. "(Our strategy) was to control every position, and I yelled that several times during the match. I think (Kissell) touched our leg twice and we got a little nervous but Aaron reacted perfectly each time." NU's John Schoen took the mat at 197 looking for another upset, this time against No. 9 Logan Brown of Purdue. Although Brown was never able to take full control of the match, he proved too tough to score on as he held on by an 8-1 score with two-plus minutes of riding time to his credit. Finally at heavyweight, a pair of evenly matched juniors squared off in NU's Ben Kuhar and the Boilermakers' Roger Vukobratovich. After a scoreless first, Kuhar managed to earn his one-point escape 1:30 into the period, by which time Vukobratovich had his riding time secured. The Boilermaker essentially took a 2-1 lead with a quick escape in the third, but Kuhar came up with a huge takedown out of a bear hug at the 1:30 mark, erasing Vukobratovich's riding time along the way. Kuhar surrendered only an escape down the stretch to protect a 3-2 victory, notching his second Big Ten victory of the season and pulling his overall record level at 12-12 on the year. Northwestern's three-match homestand continues on Friday, Feb. 11, when it hosts rival Wisconsin at 7 p.m. on Senior Night at Welsh-Ryan Arena. No. 17 Northwestern 32, No. 24 Purdue 6 125: #3 Brandon Precin (NU) maj. dec. Camden Eppert (PU), 11-0 (NU 4, PU 0) 133: Levi Mele (NU) FALL Akif Eren (PU), 2:44 (NU 10, PU 0) 141: Kaleb Friedley (NU) FALL Jake Fleckenstein (PU), 1:33 (NU 16, PU 0) 149: #13 Andrew Nadhir (NU) maj. dec. Sam Patacsil (PU), 15-4 (NU 20, PU 0) 157: #10 Jason Welch (NU) dec. Colton Salazar (PU), 4-1 (NU 23, PU 0) 165: Kevin Bialka (NU) dec. Kyle Mosier (PU), 5-4 (NU 26, PU 0) 174: Luke Manuel (PU) dec. Brian Roddy, Jr. (NU), 7-3 (NU 26, PU 3) 184: Aaron Jones (NU) dec. #7 A.J. Kissel (PU), 6-1 (NU 29, PU 3) 197: #9 Logan Brown (PU) dec. John Schoen (NU), 8-1 (NU 29, PU 6) 285: Ben Kuhar (NU) dec. Roger Vukobratovich (PU), 3-2 (NU 32, PU 6)

The #11 American University wrestling team pulled out wins at 197 lbs. and heavyweight to overtake Binghamton Friday afternoon and earn a 25-16 victory at Bender Arena. The Eagles have now won seven consecutive dual meets and are 13-4 overall, tying the 2005-06 squad for most wins under Head Coach Mark Cody. Binghamton got off to a quick start as Derek Steeley pinned #20 Nick Arujau just 1:05 into the 125 lbs. bout. American responded with four straight victories, however, giving the Eagles a 16-6 edge. Kevin Tao was the first Eagle to get a victory with his 10-2 major decision over Dan Riggi at 133 lbs. Tao held a slight 2-0 advantage over Riggi heading into the third period where he scored three takedowns for the bonus points. #13 Matt Mariacher followed with a 10-6 decision over Anwar Goeres at 141 lbs., scoring four takedowns in the match. #12 Ganbayar Sanjaa picked up an impressive 8-3 victory over #7 Donald Vinson at 149 lbs. Sanjaa scored the first takedown as time wound down in first period for a 2-0 lead but an escape and takedown for Vinson in the second had the Bearcat out in front 3-2. Sanjaa chose to begin the third period down and quickly escaped to even the bout and then hit Vinson with a takedown and three back points for the final margin. #1 Steve Fittery also looked strong in the 157 lbs. match, picking up a third-period fall against Matt Kaylor. Fittery held a 2-1 lead after the first period and pushed the advantage to 6-2 heading into the third. An escape and two takedowns had Fittery leading 11-3 before the senior finished the match off with a cement mixer to record the pin at the 5:54 mark. Binghamton fought back to tie the match at 16 after wins at 165 lbs., 174 lbs. and 184 lbs. Patrick Graham nearly pulled off an upset of 2010 All-American Justin Lister at 165 lbs. and trailed just 6-5 after a reversal in the second. Lister would put the match away in the third, however, holding on for the victory. It was all Binghamton at 174 lbs. and 184 lbs. as the Eagles fell 6-0 and 20-6, respectively. With the outcome of the dual hanging in the balance, #19 Daniel Mitchell stepped to the mat and regained the lead for American with a 9-2 decision over Cody Reed. The two went scoreless into the second period where Mitchell scored the first takedown of the day for a 2-0 margin. He pushed his advantage to 3-0 with a quick escape in the third then hit a second takedown for a 5-0 lead. Reed would reverse Mitchell to make things interesting but an escape and takedown by Mitchell put the score out of reach. #6 Ryan Flores capped off the day with a quick pin of Lance Moore for the final 25-16 victory. Flores scored a takedown just 20 seconds into the match and then was able to turn Moore for the fall at the 1:12 mark. Fittery improves to 20-0 with his win and has now earned bonus points in 17 of his 20 matches. The senior leads American with 11 falls and five tech-falls and has also posted one major decision. Flores moves to 14-4 on the year with seven falls, two tech-falls and one major decision. Sanjaa, meanwhile, is 17-3 and riding an eight match win streak while Mariacher leads the team in wins at 24-6. Mitchell has posted victories in four of his last five bouts and is 21-6 overall with Tao picking up his fifth straight win to improve to 17-10. Arujau had his six match win streak snapped to fall to 22-5 while Graham now stands at 18-12, Tanner Shaffer 10-10 and Thomas Barreiro 9-19. American will be back in action Sunday, February 6 when they travel to Bethlehem, Pa. to face No. 8 Lehigh in an EIWA showdown at 1:00 p.m. Fans can watch all of the action live via Lehigh's official athletics website by clicking here. Results: 125 – Derek Steeley (BU) fall #20 Nick Arujau (AU), 1:05 133 – Kevin Tao (AU) major dec. Dan Riggi (BU), 10-2 141 - #13 Matt Mariacher (AU) dec. Anwar Goeres (BU), 10-6 149 - #12 Ganbayar Sanjaa (AU) dec. #7 Donald Vinson (BU), 8-3 157 - #1 Steve Fittery (AU) fall Matt Kaylor (BU), 5:54 165 – Justin Lister (BU) dec. Patrick Graham (AU), 10-5 174 – Ryan McGarity (BU) dec. Tanner Shaffer (AU), 6-0 184 – #15 Nathan Schiedel (BU) major dec. Thomas Barreiro (BU), 20-6 197 - #19 Daniel Mitchell (AU) dec. Cody Reed (BU), 9-2 HWT - #6 Ryan Flores (AU) fall Lance Moore (BU), 1:12

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina rattled off five consecutive victories to overcome an early deficit and defeat NC State, 24-12, in its Atlantic Coast Conference finale Friday night at Carmichael Arena. With the victory, Carolina snaps a four-match winless streak and improves to 7-8-1 overall and 2-3 in the ACC while the Wolfpack falls to 8-7 and 1-2 in conference action. Carolina earned victories in six of the ten weight classes, including pins by Corey Mock at 157 pounds and Zac Bennett at 197. Other Tar Heels to capture victories were Pat Owens (133), Thomas Scotton (165), Andre Petroski (174) and Antonio Giorgio (184). The match began at 125 pounds, and NC State jumped out to an early 3-0 lead when Pedram Rahmatabadi defeated Nick Shields 6-4. Shields gained an early advantage with a takedown, but Rahmatabadi took a 4-2 lead in the second period with a three-point near fall. A Shields reversal tied the bout at four, but an escape by Rahmatabadi and a minute of riding time gave the Wolfpack the decision. Carolina evened the match at 133 pounds when Owens overcame an early 4-0 deficit to beat Dale Shull 10-4. Shull jumped out front with a takedown and a near fall, but Owens responded with reversals in both the first and second periods. The duo entered the third period tied, but Owens registered a two-point and a three-point near fall to take control and win the bout. The Wolfpack regained the lead at 141 pounds when Darrius Little recorded a 5-2 victory over Mike Rappo. Little took Rappo down in the first period and kept the lead throughout. Rappo pulled within 3-2 early in the third period, but Little clinched the bout with a late takedown. With NC State leading 6-3, top-ranked 149-pounder Darrion Caldwell jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and never looked back in defeating Carolina’s Nick Stabile. The Tar Heel senior earned a late reversal, but Caldwell took a 7-3 decision to give the Wolfpack a 9-3 advantage. Mock knotted the match at nine when he pinned Colton Palmer at 5:43 in the 157-pound weight class. After falling behind 2-0, Mock registered an escape and a takedown to take the lead before gaining a two-point near fall at the second period buzzer to take a 5-2 lead. After choosing bottom and escaping to begin the period, Mock pinned the Wolfpack junior 43 seconds into the third period. Carolina took its first lead of the night at 12-9 when Scotton snapped a six-match losing by narrowly defeating Nijel Jones, 6-5. Scotton held a 4-1 lead after two periods due to a first-period takedown and a second-period reversal. The senior extended that lead to 6-2 and seemingly took control of the bout after a takedown with 0:56 remaining. However, Jones earned two points due to stalling and recorded an escape to pull within one, but Scotton fended off the comeback and took the contest. Petroski extended the Carolina lead with an intense 4-2 overtime victory over NC State’s Quinton Godley. Godley grabbed the lead with a second-period reversals but escapes by Petroski in both the second and third periods tied the bout. The match went to a sudden victory period, where Petroski earned a takedown at 0:35 to increase the Carolina lead to 15-9. Carolina pulled ahead 18-9 when Giorgio defeated Pat Carey at 184 pounds. The reigning ACC Co-Wrestler of the Week, Giorgio jumped out front 4-0 with a takedown and a near fall in the first period. The freshman extended the advantage to 6-1 with a reversal in the second period and then withstood a late rally from Carey to win 9-5. Bennett clinched the match for the Tar Heels when he pinned KaRonne Jones at 197 pounds. The Johnstown, Pa., native took control early with a takedown and a three-point near fall, then ended the contest at 1:41 to record his ninth victory in 10 matches and his third consecutive fall. At heavyweight, Carolina freshman Ben Brooks was defeated in a tight 3-2 affair by Wolfpack sophomore Eloheim Palma. Palma used a first-period takedown to grab a lead that Brooks could not overcome, bringing the final score to 24-12. The Tar Heels are back in action Saturday when they host Edinboro at 1 p.m. Saturday at Carmichael Arena. Results: 125 – Pedram Rahmatabadi (NCSU) dec. Nick Shields (UNC), 6-4 (NCSU 3-0) 133 – Pat Owens (UNC) dec. Dale Shull (NCSU), 10-4 (Tied 3-3) 141 – Darrius Little (NCSU) dec. Mike Rappo (UNC), 5-2 (NCSU 6-3) 149 - #1 Darrion Caldwell (NCSU) dec. Nick Stabile (UNC), 7-3 (NCSU 9-3) 157 – Corey Mock (UNC) pins Colton Palmer (NCSU), 5:43 (Tied 9-9) 165 – Thomas Scotton (UNC) dec. Nijel Jones (NCSU), 6-5 (UNC 12-9) 174 – Andre Petroski (UNC) dec. Quinton Godley (NCSU), 4-2 (SV) (UNC 15-9) 184 – Antonio Giorgio (UNC) dec. Pat Carey (NCSU), 9-5 (UNC 18-9) 197 – Zac Bennett (UNC) pins KaRonne Jones (NCSU), 1:41 (UNC 24-9) HWT – Eloheim Palma (NCSU) dec. Ben Brooks (UNC), 3-2 (UNC 24-12)

AMES, Iowa -- The No. 18 Iowa State wrestling team staged a furious comeback to knock off Northern Iowa 21-20 Friday night in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones fell behind 12-0 after the first three weights and needed bonus-point victories from Andrew Sorenson, Jon Reader and Jerome Ward for the victory. Max Mayfield earned a huge 4-2 victory over Brett Robbins at 149 pounds. The victory is Mayfield’s first dual victory of the season, and came at a time when his team was in need. Sorenson came out and immediately took it to Nick Pickerell at 165 pounds. The redshirt junior racked up 10 takedowns and was up by a score of 21-10 before the match was stopped due to an injury to Pickerell. The injury default gave the Cyclones six very important points that offset Iowa State’s forfeit at 141 pounds as Cyclone starter Chris Drouin continues to heal. “The guys that went out for bonus points have bought into the mentality that leads to winning consistently,” Iowa State head coach Kevin Jackson said. “Going into the final two matches I was confident that we would win. We didn’t match up that well with Northern Iowa but I was pleased with how we went after guys in the upper weight classes. Reader continued his undefeated season with a dominant 17-1 technical fall over Brice Wolf at 165 pounds. The Davison, Mich. native turned his opponent four times and the match was called only half-way through the second period. Reader is now 29-0. With the score at 20-14 in favor of the Panthers, Ward brought the Cyclone faithful to their feet with a big 12-3 victory over Andy O’Loughlin. The major decision by Ward meant that all Kyle Simonson had to do at heavyweight was secure a victory. Simonson did just that with a 3-2 win over Panther sophomore Blayne Beale to earn the team victory for the Cyclones. “I went into the match without any panic,” Simonson said. “I wasn’t tentative and didn’t feel much pressure. The desire to win trumps the pressure not to lose.” Results: 125: Caleb Flores (UNI) dec. Brandon Jones (ISU), 9-3 133: Ryan Jauch (UNI) dec. Ben Cash (ISU), 8-3 141: Joey Lazor (UNI) win by forfeit 149: Max Mayfield (ISU) dec. Brett Robbins (UNI), 4-2 157: David Bonin (UNI) mdec. Trent Weatherman (ISU), 11-2 165: Andrew Sorenson (ISU) win by injury default Nick Pickerell (UNI) 174: Jon Reader (ISU) technical fall Brice Wolf (UNI), 17-1 184: Ryan Loder (UNI) mdec. Cole Shafer (ISU), 11-2 197: Jerome Ward (ISU) mdec. Andy O’Loughlin (UNI), 12-3 285: Kyle Simonson (ISU) dec. Blayne Beale (UNI), 3-2

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- No. 3 Penn State rebounded from its first loss of the season by trouncing home-standing Michigan State 30-9 in a Big Ten road dual. With a line-up featuring five freshmen, the third-ranked Nittany Lions withstood an early Spartan flourish and win seven of ten bouts in the lop-sided victory. For the first time all year, a Penn State dual did not start at 125. Starting at 184, sophomore Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 14, posted a convincing 13-1 major over talented Spartan junior Ian Hinton. Michigan State responded at 197 as junior Tyler Dickenson posted a tough 5-2 win over Lion freshman Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.). Michigan picked up a stunning upset at heavyweight as Joe Rizqallah turned Penn State's Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio) for five back points in the third period to post an 8-2 win and put the Spartans up 6-4. Spartan junior Eric Olanowski added to the MSU lead with a tough 8-5 win over Penn State true freshman Nate Morgan (McCook, Neb.) at 125. Nittany Lion sophomore Andrew Long (Creston, Iowa), ranked No. 9 at 133, got a 16-5 major over Chris Lyon at 133 to cut the Spartan lead to 9-8 at the break. The second half began with true freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 7 at 141, getting a forfeit victory as Michigan State did not send anyone to the mat at that weight. Two-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 5 at 149, posted a strong 12-5 win over Dan Osterman before undefeated freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 3 at 157, posted a 20-5 technical fall over Michigan State's Sean McMurray to push Penn State out to a 22-9 lead. Sophomore Nick Fischer (Unionville, Pa.) got the call at 165 and posted an impressive 9-1 major over MSU's Bobby Nash. Freshman Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, hammered Spartan Curran Jacobs 18-6 with over 3:00 in riding time as Penn State posted the 30-9 road win. Red Cross Cael Sanderson's Nittany Lions improve to 14-1 with the win, 3-1 in Big Ten action while Michigan State falls to 9-5, 1-4. Penn State owned a massive 34-4 edge in takedowns as none of Penn State's seven victors gave one up. The Nittany Lions picked up nine bonus points thanks to a forfeit, a tech fall and four majors. Taylor's win at 157 improves the Lion freshman to 27-0 on the year. The tech fall was the 11th of the year for Taylor and 26 of his 27 wins has come by a major, tech fall or pin. Penn State returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 6, when it visits No. 13 Michigan at 2 p.m. Tickets are also selling fast for the Lions' final two home duals (Feb. 11 vs. Illinois, Feb. 18 vs. Wisconsin) but are still available. Fans wishing to purchase single dual meet tickets can place their orders by calling 814-865-5555 or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office. The box office is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ticket pricing is $8 for adults and $5 for youth, and there will be a limit of eight tickets per order. Group sales are also available. The 2010-11 Penn State wrestling season is presented by the Family Clothesline. All Penn State events will once again air live on Forever Broadcasting's WRSC (1390 AM) and WSQV (92.1 FM). All radio broadcasts are streamed live at GoPSUsports.com as part of the All-Access package. The 2010-11 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. < Results: 184: #14 Quentin Wright PSU maj. dec. Ian Hinton MSU, 13-1 4-0 197: Tyler Dickenson MSU dec. Nick Ruggear PSU, 5-2 4-3 285: Joe Rizqallah MSU dec. #5 Cameron Wade PSU, 8-2 4-6 125: Eric Olanowski MSU dec. Nate Morgan PSU, 8-5 4-9 133: #9 Andrew Long PSU maj. dec. Chris Lyon MSU, 16-5 8-9 141: #7 Andrew Alton PSU win by forfeit 14-9 149: #5 Frank Molinaro PSU dec. Dan Osterman MSU, 12-5 17-9 157: #3 David Taylor PSU tech fall Sean McMurray MSU, 20-5 (TF; 6:23) 22-9 165: Nick Fischer PSU maj. dec. Bobby Nash MSU, 9-1 26-9 174: #2 Ed Ruth PSU maj. dec. Curran Jacobs MSU, 18-6 30-9 Attendance: 706 Records: Penn State 14-1 (3-1 Big Ten), Michigan State (9-5, 1-4 Big Ten) Up Next for Penn State: at No. 13 Michigan, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 184: For the first time this year, a PSU dual did not start at 125. Sophomore Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 184, met Michigan State junior Ian Hinton. The duo battled evenly for the first two minutes with neither man finding an opening to score. Action picked up a bit more over the last minute of the first half but still, no one managed a solid shot to take the lead. Tied 0-0, Wright chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Hinton got in deep on Wright's left leg for a moment, but Wright managed to force a stalemate at the 1:10 mark. Hinton used a low single to get in deep on Wright, but the Lion sophomore countered the move, moved himself from underneath the Spartan and got the takedown himself. He continued through with the move and put Hinton to his back but the Spartan rolled through before Wright could get the pin call. Wright picked up the three points for the near fall and led 6-1 after two periods. Hinton chose neutral to start the third period but Wright got the first points of the period. Hinton tried to tie Wright up at the shoulders, but the Lion slid to the mat and used a swift low double for a takedown and an 8-2 lead after a quick Hinton escape. Wright continued to pour on the offense, countering a Hinton shout by driving through the Spartan junior for another takedown and a 10-2 lead. Wright maintained control long enough to build up a minute-plus in riding time and added two more near fall points before the bout ended. With the riding time point, Wright notched a very impressive 13-1 major to put Penn State up 4-0 early. 197: True freshman Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) got the call for Penn State at 197 to meet Spartan junior Tyler Dickenson. Ruggear battled Dickinson, who carried a 19-9 mark into the bout, evenly for the first two minutes, working strong hand ties and keeping the action in the middle of the mat. Neither wrestler found an opening in which to score until :15 left when Dickinson nearly turned a low single into a takedown. But Ruggear whipped his leg out of trouble and kept the bout scoreless after three minutes. Dickinson chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Ruggear turned a high single into the bout's first takedown at the 1:37 mark, taking a 2-1 lead. Dickinson escaped to tie the bout at 2-2 after a short Ruggear ride and action returned to the center circle. Dickinson took the lead with his first takedown, taking the lead with :44 left with a solid double leg. Trailing 4-2, Ruggear chose down to start the third period but could not break free of a strong Dickinson ride. The Spartan junior worked up a solid riding time edge and then maintained control for the rest of the period for the 2:00 ride-out. Dickinson picked up a riding time point and posted the 5-2 win. 285: Junior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 5 at heavyweight, met MSU's Joe Rizqallah. Wade and Rizqallah battled for position for the bulk of the first period, looking for an advantage up high. Wade nearly scored with a low single at the end of the opening period, but Rizqallah forced a tie-up that killed the clock and action moved to the second period scoreless. Wade chose down and battled off an early Rizqallah turn attempt. He then worked his way free for an escape at the 2:27 mark to take a 1-0 lead. Rizqallah turned shoulder work into a takedown on the edge of the mat to lead 2-1 with :25 on the clock and then rode Wade out to lead by one after two periods. Rizqallah chose top to start the third period, upped his riding time edge to more than a minute and then tried to turn Wade once more for back points. Wade got turned for three back points and fell behind 5-1 with 1:40 on the clock. Rizqallah picked up two more back points before Wade escaped to a 7-2 deficit. The Spartan picked up the riding time point and notched a stunning 8-2 upset win, putting MSU up 6-4. 125: True freshman Nate Morgan (McCook, Neb.) made his second Penn State start at 125 against Michigan State junior Eric Olanowski. The first year Lion took a 2-1 lead with a takedown at the 2:32 mark, his first takedown in a Penn State dual. Olanowski worked a single leg into a 3-2 lead with his first takedown. The Spartan then rode Morgan for over a minute to build up a riding time edge. Olanowski then rode Morgan out to lead 3-2 with 1:48 in riding time after one period. Olanowski chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 4-2 lead. The Spartan junior used a high single for a second takedown and led 6-2 with 1:30 on the clock. Morgan spent the final seconds of the middle stanza fighting off a turning attempt by Olanowski and trailed 6-2 heading into the third period. Morgan chose down to start the third but Olanowski continued to pile on the riding time. The Spartan clinched the riding time point before Morgan escaped to a 6-3 deficit. The Lions freshman then got in on a single leg and worked for another takedown. He got the takedown and immediately cut the Spartan loose and trailed 7-5 with :30. Morgan scrambled for another takedown but Olanowski was able to force a stalemate and killed the clock. Olanowski escaped with a hard-fought 8-5 win and put the Spartans up 9-4. 133: All-American Andrew Long (Creston, Iowa), ranked No. 9 at 133, took on Michigan State's Chris Lyon. Long picked up the first takedown at the 1:28 mark, cut Lyon loose, and began looking for more points. Long turned a high single into a second takedown and added a short ride out to lead 4-1 after 3:00 of wrestling. Long chose down to start the middle stanza and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. Long added a third takedown at the :55 mark and once again cut Lyon loose. Looking for bonus points, the Lion sophomore added one more takedown and led 9-2 after two periods. Lyon chose down to start the third period and was nearly turned as Long almost finished off a cradle. But Long eventually cut Lyon loose, took him down and cut him again to lead 11-4 with a riding time edge at the 1:00 mark. Long tacked on two more takedowns and, with a riding time point, posted a strong 16-5 major to cut Michigan State's lead to 9-8 at the break. 141: True freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 7 at 141, was to battle Michigan State's Joel Trombly but MSU forfeited giving Alton the forfeit victory and putting Penn State up 14-9. 149: Junior Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 5 at 149, met Spartan Dan Osterman. Molinaro took a quick lead with a high double, lifting Osterman off the mat and taking him down for the 2-0 edge. But Osterman, who entered the bout 20-5, reversed Molinaro for a second, briefly tying the bout before the two-time All-American answered with his own reversal to up his lead to 4-2 with 1:10 on the clock. Molinaro worked to turn Osterman, but the Spartan managed to keep his back off the mat and the Lion junior led 4-2 with 1:45 in riding time after one period. Molinaro chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. Molinaro added a punishing high double, lifting Osterman off the mat and putting him down for a 7-2 lead with :15 on the clock. Trailing 7-2, Osterman chose neutral to start the third period. But Molinaro was undaunted, turning a strong low single into a powerful takedown and a 9-2 lead. Molinaro essentially clinched the riding time point but gave up penalty point on an illegal hold. Molinaro cut Osterman loose and then began looking for bonus points. But Osterman was able to back off the mat for nearly a minute, working the clock down to :30. Molinaro added another takedown but Osterman escaped before the bout ended, keeping Molinaro from picking up a major. Molinaro had 2:19 in riding time and posted the 12-5 decision. 157: Third-ranked freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) faced off against Michigan State's Sean McMurray at 157. Taylor took an early lead with a takedown at the 2:02 mark and then cut McMurray loose. McMurray almost notched a takedown right after his escape, but Taylor worked free, forced a reset and then notched his second takedown to up his lead to 4-2 after another McMurray escape. Taylor picked up a penalty point for McMurray grabbing the edge of the mat and then took him down for a third takedown. He nearly turned McMurray at the buzzer but led 7-2 with :57 in riding time after the opening stanza. Taylor chose neutral to start the second period and quickly turned a low single into a fourth takedown and a 9-2 lead. Taylor cut McMurray loose with :30 on the clock and then turned a near cradle into a low single and a takedown with :10 left. Taylor picked up two near fall points and led 13-3 at the end of the period. McMurray chose top to start the period but Taylor quickly escaped and then drove through the Spartan for a takedown and a 16-3 lead with a clinched riding time point. Taylor cut McMurray loose again and then added another takedown to lead 18-4, cut him again and ended the bout with a final takedown and a 20-5 technical fall at the 6:23 mark. 165: Sophomore Nick Fischer (Unionville, Pa.) met Michigan State's Bobby Nash at 165. Fisher took an early lead with a high double that he turned into a scramble and an eventual takedown with 2:32 on the clock. Fisher then put together a strong ride, building up a sizeable riding time edge with a strong performance on top. Fischer was able to keep control for the rest of the period and led 2-0 with 2:32 in riding time after one period. Fischer chose down to start the middle stanza and steadily worked his way into a reversal and a 4-0 lead with 1:16 on the clock. Fisher then put together another strong ride, keeping control of Nash for the rest of the period to carry the 4-0 lead with a clinched riding time point at 3:09. Nash chose top to start the third period, hoping to turn the Lion for near fall points. But Fischer once again worked his way into a reversal and moved out to a 6-0 lead. He then cut Nash loose and looked for one more takedown to secure a major. Fischer gained control of Nash's right leg and forced a scramble in the middle of the mat. He then lifted Nash over, got the takedown with :18 left. A ride out and riding time point gave Fischer a convincing 9-1 major with 2:54 in riding time. 174: Second-ranked freshman Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) took to the mat at 174 to battle MSU junior Curran Jacobs. Ruth wasted no time in taking a 2-1 lead with a takedown and a Jacobs escape. Ruth proceeded to put on a takedown clinic, picking up two more quick scores to lead 6-3 with nearly 1:00 in riding time. Jacobs fought off a Ruth cradle attempt and escaped with :40 left, but Ruth's relentless offense led to another takedown and an 8-3 lead at the end of one period. Ruth chose down to start the middle period, escaped, and then took the Spartan down for another takedown and an 11-3 lead with 1:40 on the clock. Jacobs escaped to an 11-4 deficit with 1:15 on the clock, but Ruth continued to add on takedowns. The Lion freshman turned a low single into another takedown and a 13-4 lead with :30 left in the bout. Trailing 13-4 with 1:56 in riding time him, Jacobs chose down to start the third and escaped to a 13-5 deficit. The Spartan tried to convert a high single into a takedown but Ruth was able to counter and roll behind him for a takedown of his own and a 15-5 lead. Jacobs did manage an escape at the :22 mark, but Ruth was able to add a final takedown to post an 18-6 major with 3:06 in riding time, giving PSU the 30-9 victory.

Event: UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort Venue: Mandalay Bay (Las Vegas) Date: February 5, 2011 The UFC Monster is in Las Vegas for the Super Bowl and will be in attendance at UFC 126 to watch one of my favorite fighters, Vitor Belfort, try to end Anderson "Spider" Silva's record 12th straight UFC win streak. Seven of those fights have been successful middleweight title defenses! Tomorrow, Belfort has five rounds to take the belt from the Spider. Critics say that Belfort hasn't fought for almost a year and a half, and the former heavyweight and light heavyweight champion not only will have cage rust, but the weight cutting will leave him gassed early. Well, Belfort has ended a dozen fights in the first round, my friends, and the Spider will have his hands full with one of the fastest, most powerful strikers that he has ever faced. But, striking is the Spider's game, and many feel that Belfort's style plays right into the Spider's web. Bull charging may be fatal for Belfort, say the skeptics. But Vitor is in his prime now. His speed is amazing, and he's a bigger, stronger, more powerful striker than Anderson. Both are Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts, though neither seem to ever go to the mat to show off that skill set. I will admit that I am betting with my heart here (generally, a bad idea), but I see Belfort taking Silva's belt away with a stunning first round KO proving that anyone can be beat! V-I-T-O-R …B-E-L-F-O-R-T will be the name coming from of the lips of ring announcer Bruce Buffer when this one is over. At +230 underdog odds, I couldn't be happier! On paper, former UFC champions Rich Franklin and Forrest Griffin, are about as even as you can get. What a fight this should be. Both are strikers, and both have solid ground games. Strategy and scoring points will be the crux of this battle. Unless either fighter can land a haymaker, and I doubt they will, this one will go the distance, three rounds of pure stalking. I believe that Franklin has a slightly more rounded game, and will eke out a close decision as a modest -155 favorite. Jon "Bones" Jones has exploded on the UFC scene with his unorthodox style, spin kicking and throwing elbows from all angles. His wrestling is top drawer, but he will need that against former Arizona State AA, Ryan Bader. The undefeated Bader, like Jones, is getting better with each fight. Bader will try to control the fight, and get Jones to the ground to unleash his devastating ground-and-pound and cash as a big +250 underdog. It will be a show that I don't want to miss, and a great candidate for "Fight of the Night." I respect Jones, but at this price, the value lies with Bader. Bader wins a tough decision here. Another tough and experienced wrestler, Jake Ellenberger, has the challenge of stopping an undefeated fighter, Eduardo Rocha, who specializes in submissions. With relentless aggression, Ellenberger will use his Octagon experience in schooling Rocha. I see the ref pulling Jake off the beaten carcass of Rocha midway through the second round. It's Ellenberger by TKO as a -260 favorite. Making his UFC debut after being the former WEC champion, and once considered pound-for-pound one of the best fighters anywhere, Miguel Torres has now lost two of his last three fights. That will all change tonight, when the speedy, versatile Torres shows off his skills with powerful, accurate striking, setting up an armbar submission victory in the second round. The price is steep at -360, but worth the risk. Torres will once again be a factor in the title picture. His short journey begins tonight. Now, let's take a look at the undercard. "Kid" Yamamoto has been fighting in Japan, and had won 14 straight, mostly by KO, until he ran into the "baddest man on the planet," World champion Joe Warren, who upset him in the Bellator tournament last year. Warren is now putting his focus on winning an Olympic gold medal, and I wouldn't bet against him. Joe cashed for me in every fight last year. The "Kid" Yamamoto will show off his striking power again, as he makes quick work of "Mini-Mite" Deterious Johnson, a product of the TUF show. Yamamoto at -125 is too good to pass up. Brit, Paul Taylor, is a kickfest king, putting constant pressure on his opponents. Gabe Ruediger is a seasoned veteran fighting for his UFC life. Game, but overmatched, I see Ruediger getting outscored here, and unless he can pull off a surprise submission, I'm afraid Taylor will have is hand raised at the end. Taylor at -190 wins this decision. Kyle Kingsbury at -125 offers more experience and better value than his opponent, Romero. But only a small play is warranted here. Kingsbury by decision. If you like wrestlers, you will love Mike Pierce. Pierce's UFC debut found him almost upsetting former WEC champion, Carlos "the Natural Born Killer" Condit. Pierce brings it in typical wrestling tradition, aggressive, relentless, and controlling. A second round beating will end this with Robertson's shoulder blades pinned to the mat. I'll lay the -275, and see you at the winner's window. Chad Mendes is another undefeated, up-and-comer from WEC. In a fight full of action, he should have enough to get by the veteran Omigawa, who will offer tough resistance, before succumbing to a third round TKO. Mendes at -300 is the play. In my BEST BET of the night, I see Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone at -275 outclassing Brit Paul Kelly on his feet, with pin-point strikes, before dragging him to the mat where he finishes him late in the first round with an impressive rear-naked choke. Another WEC veteran makes a successful UFC debut. Cerrone wants Cole Miller next. So, that's it. Eleven fights, using two big 'dogs and a bunch of favorites. Let's take a look at the money management angle, and see if we can turn the fun into profit … Let's lay $100 to win $230 on Vitor Belfort shocking the world! Let's lay $77 to win $ 50 on Ace Franklin. Let's lay $90 to win $225 on Ryan Bader. Let's lay $104 to win $40 on Jake Ellenberger. Let's lay $108 to win $30 on Miguel Torres. Let's lay $50 to win $40 on "Kid" Yamamoto. Let's lay $76 to win $40 on Paul Taylor. Let's lay $25 to win $20 on Kyle Kingsbury. Let's lay $110 to win $40 on Mike Pierce. Let's lay $120 to win $40 on had Mendes. Let's lay $140 to win $50 on "Cowboy" Cerrone. In total, we are risking $1000 to win $ 805. Not bad, but we need one of the BIG 'DOGS (Belfort/Bader) to win! Hopefully both. Don't forget to give some of your profits to your local youth wrestling program, where tomorrow's champions are born. See you at the weigh-ins. Enjoy the fights. I know I will.