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COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The No. 16 Missouri Tigers wrestling team (6-3) pulled out a big 19-15 victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes on Sunday afternoon at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers were able to win four of the last five matches on the day to secure the win, the team's third in a row. Starting off at 125 pounds, freshman Alan Waters, ranked No. 11 in the country, battled No. 5 Nic Bedelyon of Kent State in perhaps the most anticipated match of the day. After a scoreless first period, Waters was able to turn Bedelyon on his back for a two-point nearfall late in the second. Bedelyon escaped with six seconds left in the period, cutting Waters' lead to 2-1 heading to the third. Waters scored an escape midway through the third, and held on for a 3-1 victory. The win was improved Waters' record to 19-0 on the season, which includes a 9-0 dual record. The true freshman has now defeated three nationally-ranked opponents, including two in the top-10 at 125. After Kent State picked up a decision at 133, senior Todd Schavrien, ranked No. 13 in the country, put the Tigers back on top with bonus points. The Poway, Calif., native defeated KSU's Chase Skonieczny by a 12-0 major decision. Schavrien jumped out to a big lead early as he scored a takedown 46 seconds into the match. Skonieczny was hit with two stall warnings, giving Schavrien another point, and he then scored a three-point nearfall for a 6-0 lead after the first. A reversal and another nearfall put him up 11-0 after two periods, and riding time gave the senior the 12-0 win. Kent State took the next two matches, as Marcel Clopton beat Brandon Wiest 4-1 and No. 20 Matt Cathell knocked off Danny Gonsor, 6-0, to give the Golden Flashes a 9-7 lead at the break. Coming out of the intermission, the Tigers answered, as they would win the next three matches to jump out to a 16-9 lead. Following the break, No. 12 Zach Toal faced off against No. 24 Ross Tice at 165. After a scoreless first, action picked up in the second. Tice, who chose bottom to start the period, picked up a quick escape and then took Toal down 20 seconds later. Toal recovered and scored a reversal to cut the lead to 3-2. After Tice escaped again, Toal took him down with 22 seconds left in the period, evening the score at 4-4 heading to the third. The third period was all Toal, as he escaped in 18 seconds and scored a takedown a minute later to pick up the 7-4 victory. No. 15 Dorian Henderson kept the momentum going for the Tigers at 174 pounds against Brandon Johnson. Johnson held a 1-0 lead after two periods, as he escaped in the second. However, Henderson picked up the pace in the third, reversing Johnson just five seconds into the period and then scoring a two-point nearfall for a 4-1 lead. Johnson bounced back, getting an escape and a takedown late in the third, but Henderson's riding time gave him the 5-4 decision. At 184, Mike Larson faced off with Casey Newburg, with Larson besting Newburg by a 4-3 score. The two remained tied after two periods, as Larson scored a pair of escapes in the second to Newburg's takedown, leaving the match at 2-2 heading to the third. With Newburg starting down, he picked up an escape in seven seconds, but Larson scored a takedown a minute later to give him the victory and extend Mizzou's lead to 16-9. Kent State battled back though, as No. 1 Dustin Kilgore scored a win by fall over Jake Glore to cut the Mizzou lead to 16-15 heading to the final match. The heavyweight battle pitted No. 5 Dom Bradley against No. 12 Brendan Barlow. After a slow first period, Bradley started down in the second and immediately escaped. He then took Barlow down 20 seconds later, though Barlow would work an escape before the period ended as Bradley led 3-1 heading to the third. Barlow escaped to start the third, cutting the lead to 3-2. With under 10 seconds left in the match, Barlow took shot in on a single on Bradley, and as Bradley attempted to escape the hold, he ran out of bounds and was hit for a fleeing-the-mat penalty with just seconds left, tying the match and sending it to sudden death overtime. Bradley kept his composure, though, and scored a takedown just as overtime was about to end, giving him the 5-3 win and securing the 19-15 victory for Mizzou. Next weekend the Tigers head to West Lafayette, Ind., for a top-25 battle against No. 23 Purdue. Action gets underway at 11 a.m. CT and will be aired live on Big Ten Network. Stay tuned to mutigers.com for more information. Results: 125 No. 11 Alan Waters (MU) dec. No. 5 Nic Bedelyon (KSU), 3-1 3 0 133 Tyler Small (KSU) dec. No. 17 Nathan McCormick (MU), 8-6 3 3 141 No. 13 Todd Schavrien (MU) major dec. Chase Skonieczny (KSU), 12-0 7 3 149 Marcel Clopton (KSU) dec. Brandon Wiest (MU), 4-1 7 6 157 No. 20 Matt Cathell (KSU) dec. Danny Gonsor (MU), 6-0 7 9 165 No. 12 Zach Toal (MU) dec. No. 24 Ross Tice (KSU), 7-4 10 9 174 No. 15 Dorian Henderson (MU) dec. Brandon Johnson (KSU), 5-4 13 9 184 Mike Larson (MU) dec. Casey Newburg (KSU), 4-3 16 9 197 No. 1 Dustin Kilgore (KSU) fall Jake Glore (MU), 3:35 16 15 HWT No. 5 Dom Bradley (MU) dec. No. 12 Brendan Barlow (KSU), 5-3 (SV) 19 15

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- No. 5 Penn State sent 29 wrestlers into action at the 2010 Nittany Lion Open, had 16 quarterfinalists and ended the day with four champions. Three freshmen and a junior claimed titles for head coach Cael Sanderson and the Nittany Lions. Penn State sent eight wrestlers into the finals with half of them winning their bouts. Freshman Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 18 at 125, went 5-0 to win at 125 with two pins, a tech fall and a major. Classmate Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 12, put on a show at 141, going 6-0 to claim the title with five pins. The fifth pin was a :39 fall over No. 20 Zack Kemerer of Penn in the finals. Red-shirt freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 5 nationally, continued his superb run with a 6-0 day at 157. Taylor claimed the title with a 9-3 dismantling of Virginia Tech's Jesse Dong (who reached the NCAA round of 12 last year). Taylor had a fall, a tech and three majors. Junior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 7 at heavyweight, went 5-0 with three tech falls, a pin and a major. Penn State's outstanding afternoon was tempered, however, in the finals at 184. No. 6 Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) was beating No. 14 Nathan Schiedel of Binghamton with just seconds to go in the final when the returning All-American was injured and suffered an injury default to take second place. Wright went 5-1 on the day. Just seconds before that, two-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 2 at 149, was upset in overtime by No. 10 Mario Mason of Rutgers. Mason downed Molinaro 3-1 (sv), giving the Lion junior a 5-1 record on the day. Red-shirt freshman Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 174, dropped a hard-fought 9-4 decision to No. 8 Mike Letts of Maryland in the finals. Ruth went 5-1 for second place with two pins and two tech falls. True freshman Dirk Cowburn (Coudersport, Pa.), wrestling unattached at 165, advanced to the finals where he was pinned by No. 3 Josh Asper of Maryland. Cowburn went 5-1 for his runner-up finish. Senior Adam Lynch (Mifflinburg, Pa.) was solid at 141, going 5-1 to take third place. His only loss came to Alton in the semifinals. Sophomore James English (York, Pa.) also took third at 149, going 5-1. His only loss was a 3-1 decision to No. 10 and eventual champ Mason of Rutgers in the semifinals. Red-shirt freshman James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) took fourth at 157. He lost to Taylor in the semis and went 3-2 on the day to take fourth place. Freshman Nate Morgan (McCook, Neb.), wrestling unattached at 125, went 4-2 to take second place while classmate Sam Sherlock (West Mifflin, Pa.), unattached at 133, went 4-3 to take eighth. Sophomore Nick Fischer (Unionville, Pa.) went 3-3 at 165 and placed eighth while classmate Justin Ortega (Oxford, Pa.) went 4-2 at 197 to take sixth place. True freshman Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) was also 4-2 at 197 and finished seventh. Red-shirt freshman Jake Kemerer (Greensburg, Pa.), ranked No. 12 nationally at 165, went 3-2 and did not place at 165 while sophomore Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) went 4-2 and did not place at 133. Unattached wrestlers who grabbed victories but did not place included Cameron Kelley (Pittsford, N.Y.), 1-2 at 125; Rob Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.), 0-2 at 133 but beat a non-rostered entrant; Seth Beitz (Juniata, Pa.), 1-2 at 141; John Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.), 1-2 at 285 and Kyle Moran (Oxford, Pa), who went 3-2 at 141. Other attached wrestlers competing included Andrew Church (Erie, Pa.) at 174 while other unattached grapplers competing included David Church (Erie, Pa.) at 149, Thomas Gorman (East Patchogue, N.Y.) at 157, Brandon Phillips (Timonium, Md.) at 174) and Justin Haug (Galeton, Pa.) at 165. Other champions at the event included Mitchell Port of Edinboro at 133 and Zac Thomusseit of Pittsburgh at 197. The Nittany Lions, now 5-0 this year, return to action at home on Dec. 12 when Lock Haven comes to town for a 2 p.m. dual. Fans wishing to purchase single dual meet tickets for the 2010-11 Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling season 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.

MINNEAPOLIS -- In a matchup between two of the nation's top programs, the No. 3 Minnesota wrestling team came up just one point short, losing to No. 2 Oklahoma State 17-16 on Sunday afternoon at the Sports Pavilion. Despite being a lower body injury that nearly kept him out of competition this weekend, redshirt senior Scott Glasser started the dual out for the Gophers at 174 lbs., taking on Oklahoma State's Mike Benefiel in one of the most anticipated matches of the day. Glasser, ranked 11th in the nation by Intermat, blanked tenth-ranked Benefiel with a 3-0 decision in the first of two-straight decision that went in Minnesota’s favor . Unranked redshirt freshman Kevin Steinhaus pulled off the upset of the dual after Glasser's opening win, scoring an 8-2 decision against No. 8 Chris Perry. But the Cowboys would get on the board in the third match of the day, when Minnesota redshirt junior Sonny Yohn and Oklahoma State's Clayton Foster battled in a rematch of this year's NWCA All-Star Classic. Foster, ranked fourth in the country, wore No. 5 Yohn down throughout the match and held on for a 7-4 decision to cut the Gophers lead in half 6-3. Jordan Oliver (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Minnesota (3-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) would regain its momentum in the heavyweight match between No. 9 Tony Nelson, a redshirt freshman, and Blake Rosholt of Oklahoma State. Nelson scored a 5-1 decision over the Cowboys' heavyweight to give Rosholt his first loss of the season. Oklahoma State would pick up a slight upset of its own in the following match, however, when No. 9 John Morrison handed No. 4 Zach Sanders his first loss of the season with a 7-5 decision in the first overtime period. Sanders scored a late takedown near the end of the third period and dropped Morrison's riding time under one minute to force the one-minute overtime period. But Morrison's takedown sealed the match for the Cowboys and No. 1 Jordan Oliver's 22-7 major decision over sophomore Thane Antczak gave Oklahoma State its first lead of the dual at 9-11. All-American redshirt senior Mike Thorn briefly put the Gophers back on top with a major decision (11-3) over No. 19 Luke Silver but a pair of decisions in the Cowboys favor (No. 5 Jamal Parks over Danny Zilverberg 2-0 at 149 lbs. and No. 10 Albert White over Pat Smith 10-3 at 157 lbs.) put Oklahoma State up 17-13 heading into the day's finale - a 165 lbs. matchup between No. 9 Cody Yohn and No. 7 Dallas Bailey. Sunday's finale didn't disappoint as Yohn, a redshirt sophomore, tried valiantly to earn a tie for the Gophers, eventually picking up a 6-4 decision over Bailey, who had beaten Yohn earlier this year. Minnesota returns to action next Thursday on the road against Nebraska. Results: 174: No. 11 Scott Glasser (MINN) dec. No. 10 Mike Benefiel (OSU) 3-0 184: Kevin Steinhaus (MINN) dec. No. 8 Chris Perry (OSU) 8-2 197: No. 4 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. No. 5 Sonny Yohn (MINN) 7-4 285: No. 9 Tony Nelson (MINN) dec. Blake Rosholt (OSU) 5-1 125: No. 9 John Morrison (OSU) dec. No. 4 Zach Sanders (MINN) 7-5 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) tech. Thane Antczak (MINN) 22-7 141: No. 4 Mike Thorn (MINN) maj. No. 19 Luke Silver (OSU) 11-3 149: No. 5 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Danny Zilverberg (MINN) 2-0 157: No. 10 Albert White (OSU) dec. Pat Smith (MINN) 10-3 165: No. 9 Cody Yohn (MINN) dec. No. 7 Dallas Bailey (OSU) 6-4

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Trevor Hall (Sr., Battle Ground, Battle Ground HS) and Riley Orozco (Sr., Fallon, Nev., Church County HS) each posted fifth places finishes to pace CSUB at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Saturday at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Hall, a 165-pounder, was the lone Roadrunner to advance to the championship semifinals where he faced No. 4 Justin Kerber of Cornell. Kerber defeated Hall by a 7-3 count. In the consolation semifinals, Hall dropped a 12-7 decision to Joe Booth of Drexel. Hall was awarded fifth place by medical default againt No. 6 P.J. Gillespie of Hofstra. Orozco, who is ranked No. 19 at 197 pounds, lost to Indiana's Matt Powless (No. 18) in the championship quarterfinals. Orozco's opened consolation action by pinning Oregon State's Chad Hanke 4:59 into their bout. In the consolation semis, Michigan's Anthony Biondo (No. 15) defeated Orozco 4-0. The fifth place match saw Orozco take on Jamelle Jones of North Idaho College. Orozco handed the second ranked wrestler in junior college a 5-2 defeat for the position. Three CSUB competitors earned eighth place showings. No. 18 David Morgan (Sr., Bakersfield, Calif., Centennial HS) placed eighth at heavyweight. Morgan advanced to the championship quarterfinals before falling to No. 11 Nathan Fernandez of Oklahoma. Morgan earned a 7-3 decision over Boise State's T.J. Felix to begin his consolation bracket. Morgan lost 3-1 in overtime to UNC Greensboro's Peter Sturegon in the consolation semifinals. Columbia's Kevin Lester beat out Morgan for seventh place by taking a 3-2 decision. Jose Mendoza (So., Selma, Calif., Selma HS) finished eighth at 133 pounds. Mendoza advanced to the round of 16 before losing to No. 5 Filip Novachkov. Mendoza won two consolation matches on day one and opened Saturday with a 8-4 victory over Michigan's Zac Stevens (correction to Friday's story). No. 12 Ian Paddock defeated Mendoza in the consolation semis 11-3, sending Mendoza into a seventh place mattch against No. 6 Scott Sentes of Central Michigan. Sentes defeated Mendoza 8-3. Andrew Balch (So., Clovis, Calif., Buchanan HS) began his tournament with a match against No. 3 Adam Hall of Boise State where he lost 11-4. Balch won four straight matches in the consolation bracket on Friday (correction to Friday's story). Balch began Saturday with a medical default victory over No. 11 Peter Yates of Virginia Tech. In the consolation semis, No. 20 DJ Meagher of Cornell handed Balch a 9-1 defeat. No. 12 Colton Salazar of Purdue defeated Balch 5-2 for eighth place. In other Roadrunner action on Saturday, Cornell's Frank Perrill (No. 19) defeated Tyler Iwamura (So., San Diego, Calif., Santa Fe Christian HS) in the consolation bracket at 125 pounds. No. 16 Elijah Nacita (Sr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) lost his consolation round match at 141 pounds to Cornell Chris Villalonga 7-1. In the team race, CSUB tied for eighth with Purdue (68.5). No. 1 Cornell took home the top team honors with 140 points. "We competed well this weekend," said CSUB Head Coach Mike Mendoza. "We showed overall improvement as a team." The Roadrunners return to the mats for a pair of home duals next weekend. CSUB hosts No. 6 Minnesota on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. On Sunday, Dec. 12, the Roadrunners host San Francisco State (No. 18 in NCAA Division II) for a 2 p.m. tilt.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Senior/junior captain Kellen Russell (High Bridge, N.J./Blair Academy) became just the eighth Wolverine wrestler all-time to win two individual Cliff Keen Invitational titles, capturing the 141-pound crown to headline the No. 21-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team's sixth-place finish (86.5 points) on the second and final day (Saturday, Dec. 4) of competition of the annual event held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Four total Wolverines placed at their respective weight classes. Russell knocked off a pair of top-10 opponents in his final two matches to improve to a perfect 10-0 on the season. The Wolverine captain edged Cal Poly's ninth-ranked Boris Novachov -- who had defeated Oklahoma's top-ranked Zack Bailey in the semifinals -- 3-2 in the championship match, using a lightning-quick duck under midway through the opening period and battling through a couple late flurries to stay in control throughout. Russell made quick work of Illinois' second-ranked Jimmy Kennedy in the morning semifinal round, ending the bout at the 1:16 mark with his first pin of the season. Russell converted on a duck under on the edge early in the opening period before catching Kennedy in a half shortly off the ensuing restart and quickly turning the Illini wrestler to his back. After three consecutive wins over ranked opponents, junior/sophomore Ben Apland (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) could not quite manage a fourth in the heavyweight final, where he fell to Oklahoma's 11th-ranked Nathan Fernandez, 4-0. The Sooner wrestler used a body lock late in the first period to drive Apland to his back -- but out of bounds -- and rode out the third period to accumulate 1:17 in time advantage. Apland picked up his biggest win of the season in the semifinal round, using a pair of third-period takedowns and riding time to edge Central Michigan's fifth-ranked Jarod Trice. After a scoreless first period, Apland rode a majority of the second to accumulate nearly two minutes of riding time. He earned a quick escape in the third and flurried out of a CMU single in the final 20 seconds to take Trice to the mat. The Chippewa wrestler escaped and locked up Apland in the waning seconds, but Apland converted the throw attempt to add a second takedown at the buzzer. Fifth-year senior captain Anthony Biondo (Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa Valley HS) could not maintain his early advantage over Indiana's 18th-ranked Matt Powless in the third-place contest as the Hoosier wrestler converted on a late first-period takedown and third-period reversal to win, 8-3. Biondo split his morning matches, narrowly falling, 7-6, to Purdue's 10th-ranked Logan Brown before edging 19th-ranked Riley Orozco, 4-0, in the consolation semifinals. Biondo used an immediate first-period single leg and 2:44 in riding time to win the latter bout. Sophomore/freshman Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS) split a pair of day-two matches, cruising past North Dakota State's Tyler Johnson, 8-2, to ensure placing in the tournament before falling to Cal Poly's sixth-seeded Ryan Desroches, 7-3, in his subsequent bout. He used three takedowns to roll in the former bout but was outscrambled by Poly's Desroches before suffering an injury in the third period and ultimately defaulting out of the seventh-place contest to finish the weekend with a 3-2 record. The Wolverines were doomed by big moves in a couple of their early wrestleback matches as sophomore Sean Boyle (Lowell, Mass./Blair Academy) and junior Zac Stevens (Monroe, Mich./Monroe HS) were unable to overcome early deficits in back-to-back losses at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively. Sophomore/freshman Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) sacrificed an early lead to Virginia Tech's 11th-ranked Brian Stephens, giving up a pair of second-period takedowns to fall, 6-4. Michigan's remaining day-two competitor, senior/junior Justin Zeerip (Fremont, Mich./Hesperia HS), lost 5-1 to Ohio State's Nick Heflin on late takedowns in the second and third periods. All four Wolverines missed placing by just one match. The Wolverines will hit the road next Sunday (Dec. 11), heading to Madison, Wis., to square off at Wisconsin in their Big Ten Conference opener. The dual is slated for a 1 p.m. CST start at the Wisconsin Field House.

LAS VEGAS -- The eighth-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling team (5-0) took home five individual medals and placed fourth over a talented field of 42 teams at the 29th Annual Cliff Keen Invitational at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Cornell won the title with 140 points, followed by Wisconsin (101.5) and Boise State (101). Oklahoma checked in just behind Boise State with 99 points. Oklahoma was led by senior Nathan Fernandez, ranked No. 11, who claimed the heavyweight title after going an impressive 5-0 and defeating Michigan's Ben Apland, 4-0. Fernandez (13-1) bested his performance from last year when he placed third overall. Eighth-ranked Jarrod Patterson claimed second place at 125 pounds after defeating Ohio State's No. 5 Logan Stieber, 2-1, in the semifinals before falling to ASU's third-ranked Anthony Robles, 13-1, in the finals. The sophomore and reigning Big 12 Champion is now 12-2 on the year after posting a 4-1 record at the Invitational. Fellow sophomore Tyler Caldwell (12-2) finished in fourth place in the 174-pound weight class. In rout to his fourth place finish the nation's No. 7-ranked wrestler went 4-2 and defeated Oregon State's 12th-ranked Colby Covington, 6-0, in the quarterfinals and Illinois' fifth-ranked Jordan Blanton, 2-0, in consolation action. Senior Zack Bailey (141 pounds) and redshirt-sophomore Erich Schmidtke (184) each placed fifth in their respective weight classes. Bailey, ranked No. 1 among 141-pounders, defeated Hofstra's Vicente Vareta, 4-1, and Schmidtke routed Illinois Tony Dallago by a major decision of 19-7 to earn the top-five finish. Bailey posted his first and second losses of the season, but still holds an astounding 13-2 record. Schmidtke went 4-2 on the weekend and claimed an impressive, 7-2, victory over Navy's 12th-ranked Luke Rebertus. Oklahoma will return to action to face in-state foe and second-ranked Oklahoma State for Bedlam on Sunday, Dec. 12 in Stillwater. For a Detailed look at how the Sooners faired on Saturday check out the OU wrestling blog.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa recorded 14 top-six place finishers at the 58th UNI Open Saturday with Terrance Young (125 lbs.) and Ryan Loder (184 lbs.) each claiming their respective weight titles. UNI also finished with three runner-up finishes. Young picked up two wins by fall before topping Minnesota State-Mankato’s Andy Forstner in the finals by an 8-3 decision. Caleb Flores also placed at 125 pounds, finishing fifth. Loder claimed the 184-pound title with a fall over Vinnie Wagner (Iowa) in 6:54. Loder finished the day with three pins. At the 133 pounds Ryan Jauch took runner-up honors, falling to Minnesota’s Drew Lexfold by a 7-6 score. Jauch finished the day with a 4-1 record including a major decision win and a technical fall. The Panthers had two placewinners at 141 pounds with Aaron Senzee finishing second and Seth Noble finishing third. At 149 pounds, Jamal Lawrence finished fourth for the Panthers. David Bonin earned runner-up honors at 157 pounds falling in overtime to Iowa’s Mike Kelly 5-3. 165 pounds, John Simon took sixth place while Brice Wolf finished fifth for the Panthers at 174 pounds. UNI had two top-six finishers at 197 and 285 pounds as Joe Johnson took third and Andy O’Loughlin took fifth at 197 pounds while Christian Brantley took third and Blayne Beale finished fifth at 285 pounds. UNI returns to action Thursday, hosting in-state rival Iowa at 7 p.m. in the West Gym.

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- Clarion’s Alex Thomas (So. Seaford, De.) took “OW” honors winning at 197-pounds, and teammates James Fleming (So. West Mifflin) at 157-pounds and Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (Jr. Tashkent, Uzbekistan) at 165 won individual titles, leading the Golden Eagles to the 2010 PSAC Wrestling Team Title on Saturday at Bloomsburg. Clarion fifth year head coach Teague Moore, who was brought in to restore the Golden Eagles NCAA Div. I wrestling tradition, was excited with the team title. Clarion had not won a PSAC team championship since 1994. “I have so much respect for the Clarion tradition and what this means to our team, pin club, alumni and fans that I’m overwhelmed,” said Moore. “We really wrestled as a total team today. Three champions, two seconds, three thirds and a fourth showed our team balance. I couldn’t be happier.” Clarion won the team title with 135.5 points, Bloomsburg was second with 110.5, Edinboro third at 109, Lock Haven fourth with 93 and Gannon fifth with 54.5 Rounding out the ten team field were Millersville at 53.5, Mercyhurst seventh with 52.5, E. Stroudsburg eighth at 48, Shippensburg ninth with 41 and Kutztown tenth with 35. Thomas rolled through the PSAC field at 197-pounds pinning all four opponents. In the finals he pinned Edinboro’s Shawn Fendone at 0:51 with a power half nelson. He pinned Fendone in the PSAC finals a year ago. Thomas pinned Travis Stem (LH) in the opening round at 1:57, then pinned Dan Cox (Mill) at 1:32, before pinning Mercyhurst’s Michael Pollard at 5:56 in the semi’s. Thomas raised his season record to 7-3. “I was really happy with my wrestling today, and winning the “OW” is really an honor,” said Thomas. “I was looking for the half nelson against Fendone and was able to use it to win the match”. Fleming also looked masterful in winning at 157. He defeated Edinboro’s John Greisheimer 10-2 in the finals. Fleming used a five-point move in the second period to take a 5-0 lead. After escaping to start the third, he again took Greisheimer to his back for a four-point move and a 10-2 major decision. Fleming opened the PSAC’s with a pin over Dakota Kuhn (Mill) at 2:30, then pinned Bloom’s Frank Hickman at 5:58 in the semi’s. Fleming, ranked #13 in the country, is now 14-1 on the season. Abdurakhmonov posted a hard-earned 2-1 win in the finals over Bloomsburg’s Josh Veltre. The first period showed no scoring, but a one-minute flurry toward the end of the period had the Nelson Fieldhouse fans on their feet. The Golden Eagle appeared to have a takedown several times, but great counter wrestling kept the period scoreless. Bekzod rode Velte the entire second period, escaped to start the third, gave up a stall point in the final seconds, but won the match with over 1:30 in riding time. He opened the PSAC’s with a pin at 2:19 over Jesse Dunn of E. Stroudsburg and then majored Zack McKendree (Gannon) 8-0. Bekzod’s season record is now 12-2 and his is ranked 18th in the latest poll. Also taking second place were Joe Waltko (So. Allison Park) at 133 and Cameron Moran (Jr. James City/Kane) at 141, while Anthony White (Fr. Phila) at 149, Steven Cressley (So. Punxsutawney) at 184 and Quintas McCorkle (Jr. Alexandria, Va.) at hwt were third and Scott Joseph (Sr. Export) at 174 ended fourth. Waltko lost 10-6 in the finals at 133 to Bloomsburg’s Nick Wilcox. Waltko led 4-3 entering the second period, but Wilcox had a takedown and three near fall points to put the match out of reach. Waltko pinned Jordan Toledo (E.S.) at 6:40 and defeated Evan Kolb (LH) 5-3 to get to the finals. He is 14-3 this season. Moran lost in the finals at 141 to Bloom’s Derek Shingara 9-6. Moran was leading 3-0 late in the second and gave up a takedown on the edge to make it 3-2. Shingara countered a Moran third period single leg with a Peterson roll that put Moran to his back for a five-point move and fell behind 7-3. Moran reversed to make it 7-5, but couldn’t get any closer. Moran pinned Arthur Scott (Gannon) at 4:04, then decisioned Justin Loudon (LH) 8-3 to get to the finals. Moran is now 7-4 this year. White, only a freshman, was 3-1 in taking third place. He defeated Shane Foster (Mercyhurst) 9-3 for third place. White opened with an 8-4 win over Tyler Wilton (ES), lost 3-2 to Ethan Swope (Gannon) and wrestled back with a 7-5 win over Ken Stank (Shipp). White is now 12-6. Cressley was 3-1 overall in placing third at 184-pounds. He defeated Jacob Bachman (LH) 8-5 for third place. Steven opened with a 15-9 win over Brendan McKeown (ES), then lost to Chris Honeycutt (ED) 11-2, and wrestled back to defeat Jason Foor (Mill) 18-3 to get to third. He is now 7-5. McCorkle was also 3-1 in finishing third at heavyweight. McCorkle won his third place match 5-1 over Bloom’s Zach Walsh. McCorkle opened with a 7-3 win over Will Weaver (ES), then lost a 3-2 tb match to Edinboro’s Ernest James, but rebounded for a 4-1 win over Stefan Tighe (Gannon). Joseph was 3-2 in finishing fourth at 174-pounds. He opened with a 9-5 win over Chris Hrunka (ED), and 2-1 tb win over Jeff Jacobs (ES), before losing to Shane Smith (Mill) by fall, then wrestled back and defeated Hrunka 7-5 before losing 8-6 to Mike Khoury (LH). Joseph is 8-8 this year. Also wrestling for the Golden Eagles was Thomas Gowing at 125. He was 0-2 in the tournament. CLARION NOTES: The last Clarion PSAC title was in 1994 under then coach Jack Davis… Before that Clarion posted 11 team titles under legendary coach Bob Bubb, and the first came in 1965 under then coach Frank Lignelli… Clarion’s 3 individual titles is the most since 1997 when Sheldon Thomas, Chris Marshall and Bryan Stout won titles… The 3 titles gives Clarion 111 individual champions in its history. Team Scores: 1. CLARION 135.5 2. Bloomsburg 110.5 3. Edinboro 109.0 4. Lock Haven 93.0 5. Gannon 54.5 6. Millersville 53.5 7. Mercyhurst 52.5 8. E. Stroudsburg 48.0 9. Shippensburg 41.0 10. Kutztown 35.0 “OW” – 197 Alex Thomas - Clarion

LAS VEGAS -- Led by No. 1 ranked junior Andrew Howe (165 lbs.), the No. 4 Wisconsin wrestling team place second at the 29th Annual Cliff Keen Invitational with 101.5 points at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Saturday. Howe captured the invitational title at 165 lbs. for the second-straight year after he defeated No. 4 ranked Justin Kerber of Cornell, 10-3, in the championship match. Earlier in the day, Howe recorded a 2-0 decision over Hofstra’s No. 6 P.J. Gillespie in the semifinals. No. 1 Cornell claimed the title with 140 points with three wrestlers placing first. No. 1 Mack Lewnes (184 lbs.), No. 4 Steve Bosak (184 lbs.) and No. 2 Cam Simaz (197 lbs.) all won the championship match in their weight class for Cornell. For the Badgers, No. 11 junior Travis Rutt (184 lbs.) and redshirt sophomore No. 3 Tyler Graff (133 lbs.) also finished strong after slating second place accolades in their respective weight classes. No. 15 Andrew Saunders (North Carolina-Greensboro) dropped a 7-2 decision to Rutt in the semifinals to give him a pass to the championship match. After a hard fought battle, Rutt fell to Bosak, 2-0, marking his first defeat of the season. Graff placed second and faced his first loss of the season after falling to No. 2 Andrew Hochstrasser of Boise State, 7-3. In the semifinals, Graff defeated No. 8 Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra) 2-0 in the semifinals Saturday morning. Graff’s finish marks his career-best at the annual invite after he placed third last year at the Cliff Keen in 2009. Also helping the Badgers to their second place finish was No. 18 redshirt sophomore Cole Schmitt (149 lbs.) and No. 13 redshirt senior Eric Bugenhagen (Hwt.), who also placed for the Badgers. Bugenhagen fell in yesterday’s quarterfinals but was able to work his way up to a fourth place finish in the consolation bracket Saturday before falling to Jarod Trice (Central Michigan), 3-2, in the third place match. After falling yesterday in the quarterfinals, redshirt sophomore No. 18 Cole Schmitt finished seventh after cementing a 5-0 decision over Hofstra’s Justin Accordino. The Badgers made a large jump after slating fifth place at the end of day one on Friday. Boise State and Oklahoma finished in third and fourth place, respectively, at the conclusion of Saturday’s events. The Cardinal and White jumped seven places since last year when the program finish ninth at the Cliff Keen Invite. Wisconsin represented the Big Ten Conference with pride. The remaining conference teams all placed among the top 16. Illinois notched fifth place (91.0 points), Michigan placed sixth (86.5 points), Purdue finished ninth (68.5 points), Ohio State (12th, 63.5 points) and Indiana slated the No. 16 spot to wrap up the league teams in the field of 36 squads at the invitational. Several Badgers also competed in the UNI Open on Saturday. Freshman Timmy McCall (184 lbs.) was the only member of the Cardinal and White who placed in the tournament. McCall recorded a 4-2 win over Upper Iowa’s Mitchell Schultz. Check out complete results. The Badgers host back-to-back duals on Saturday and Sunday. Wisconsin faces the University of Northern Iowa at 7 p.m. (CT) Saturday and takes on Michigan at 1 p.m. (CT) Sunday. Both duals take place at the UW Field House in Madison, Wis. and will broadcast live on UWBadgers.com.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The sixth-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team opened the 2010-11 Big Ten dual season Saturday, defeating Michigan State, 29-10, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes used wins at seven weights to remain undefeated a 6-0, while handing the Spartans (4-1) their first loss of the season. A replay of the live video stream on bigtennetwork.com will be aired on the Big Ten Network Tuesday at 5 p.m. (CT). Former Hawkeye NCAA Champion Brent Metcalf was part of the broadcast team. The Hawkeyes came out strong in front of 6,031 fans, scoring two pins and second-period technical fall to take a 17-0 lead. Sophomore Matt McDonough recorded his first pin of the season, sticking Eric Olanowski in 3:48 at 125. Redshirt freshman Tony Ramos accumulated eight nearfall points and scored three takedowns to defeat Josh Harper, 16-1 in 5:13. Redshirt freshman Mark Ballweg followed by scrambling off his back and pinning Joel Trombly in 2:05. All three Hawkeyes are undefeated this season, with McDonough and Ballweg at 6-0 and Ramos at 3-0. "You look at McDonough, Ramos and Ballweg coming out of the chute," said Hawkeye Head Coach Tom Brands, who picked up his 30th Big Ten dual victory with the win. "That's 17 points, boom. That was good." The Spartans put their first points on the board when Dan Osterman scored a 12-2 major decision over Hawkeye sophomore Jeret Chiri at 149. Iowa responded with decisions from redshirt freshman Derek St. John (157) and senior Jake Kerr (165) to build a 20-4 lead. St. John, who is undefeated at 6-0, scored the first takedown, but Cheza scored a reversal and three nearfall points to take a 5-2 lead into the second period. St. John chipped away at the lead, scoring two takedowns in the second period and one in the third while accumulating 2:50 of riding time to secure the 9-7 win. Michigan State scored its second win of the night at 174 when Curran Jacobs scored a 6-5 win over redshirt freshman Ethen Lofthouse. Iowa responded with decisions from sophomore Grant Gambrall (184) and senior Luke Lofthouse (197) to secure its 67th straight dual win. Gambrall led 1-0 early in the second period of his match with Ian Hinton when both wrestlers were awarded one point for unsportsmanlike conduct. The Hawkeye sophomore kept his cool and rode Hinton the entire third period to post the 3-1 win and remain undefeated at 6-0 this season. "The 184-pound match made it interesting," said Brands. "The bottom line is if somebody is clubbing you, you stop it now. Someone lays heavy hands on you; you give them back to him. I'm not saying in an unsportsmanlike way, but you stop it now. That's what Gambrall did. It wasn't a temper thing; he didn't lose his temper. He stopped the nonsense. All of the finger grabbing, you have to stop that stuff. And he stopped it. It spilled over into our area, the fans got excited and the referee had to sort it out. They go back to wrestling and Gambrall does a good job; as cool as a cucumber. That's important." Michigan State won the final bout of the night when heavyweight Mike McClure defeated Hawkeye junior Blake Rasing, 4-2. The Hawkeyes also sent 16 competitors to Saturday's Northern Iowa Open in Cedar Falls, crowning four individual champions and 12 placewinners. Senior Aaron Janssen won the 165-pound title for the Hawkeyes, while true freshmen Michael Kelly (157), Mike Evans (174) and Bobby Telford (Hwt.) each won titles while competing unattached. Iowa's other placewinners included junior Vinnie Wagner (184-2nd), redshirt freshman Nick Trizzino (133-4th) and Tomas Lira (184-5th), and true freshmen Ethan Owens (141-6th), Jake Ballweg (149-3rd), Nick Moore (157-3rd), Walt Gillmor (165-3rd) and Jeremy Fahler (174-6th). All of Iowa's true freshmen were competing unattached. The Hawkeyes (6-0) will travel to Cedar Falls to face Northern Iowa (4-3) Thursday at 7 p.m. in the West Gym. The dual will be aired live on Iowa Public Television. Tickets are $13 for adults and $8 for children, and are available at unipanthers.com. Northern Iowa Head Coach Doug Schwab served as an assistant coach at Iowa from 2006-07 to 2009-10. Schwab was a three-time all-American and Big Ten champion for the Hawkeyes from 1998-2001. He won the 1999 NCAA title at 141 pounds and finished his collegiate career with 130 wins, which ranks 10th-best in school history. Results: 125 - Matt McDonough (I) pinned Eric Olanowski (MSU), 3:48 133 - Tony Ramos (I) tech. fall Josh Harper (MSU) 16-1, 5:13 141 - Mark Ballweg (I) pinned Joel Trombly (MSU), 2:05 149 - Dan Osterman (MSU) maj. dec. Jeret Chiri (I), 12-2 157 - Derek St. John (I) dec. David Cheza (MSU), 9-7 165 - Jake Kerr (I) dec. Ben Boudro (MSU), 4-2 174 - Curran Jacobs (MSU) dec. Ethen Lofthouse (I), 6-5 184 - Grant Gambrall (I) dec. Ian Hinton (MSU), 3-1 197 - Luke Lofthouse (I) dec. Tyler Dickenson (MSU), 12-5 Hwt. - Mike McClure (MSU) dec. Blake Rasing (I), 4-2

Laramie, Wyo.--- The 22nd-ranked Nebraska Wrestling team upset the 14th-ranked Wyoming Cowboys, 20-12, on Saturday night to extended its' winning streak to five straight duals. The Huskers improved their record to 5-1 on the season. Nebraska collected victories in the first two matches to gain a 7-0 lead on the Cowboys, and never looked back. In the first match, Andy Johnson (NU) defeated L.J. Helbig (UW) by decision at 197 pounds, 10-4, to get the Huskers rolling. Johnson was followed by a victory from heavyweight Tucker Lane (NU), who took down Joe O'Farrell (UW) by major decision. After dropping the 125-pound match, Mike Koehnlein (NU) defeated Chase Smith (UW), before Ridge Kiley upset 16th-ranked Michael Martinez (UW) at the 133-pound weight division to extend the Huskers lead to 13-3, before Wyoming was able to take the next two matches to tighten the lead to 13-6. Nebraska took the next two matches as senior Jordan Burroughs (165) added another major decision to his season total as he defeated Patrick Martinez (UW), 19-7. Caleb Kolb got the last points for NU as he won by decision over Dallas Hintz (UW), 7-1. In the duals most anticipated match of the night, 2nd-ranked Joe LeBlanc (UW) used a takedown in extra time to defeat 10th-ranked Josh Ihnen (NU) by the score of 5-3. The Huskers return to the mat on Thursday, Dec. 9, to take on the nationally-ranked Minnesota Gophers on at the NU Coliseum. The match is set to begin at 7 p.m. Results: 197-Andy Johnson (NU) by decision over L.J.Helbig (UW), 10-4 (NU 3, UW 0) HWT- #8 Tucker Lane (NU) by major decision over Joe O'Farrell (UW), 11-3 (NU 7, UW 0) 125- Tyler Cox (UW) by decision over David Klingsheim (NU), 6-5 (NU 7, UW 3) 133-Ridge Kiley (NU) by decision over #16 Michael Martinez (UW), 3-1 (NU 10, UW 3) 141-Mike Koehnlein (NU) by decision over Chase Smith (UW), 4-1 (NU 13, UW 3) 149-Cole Dallaserra (UW) by decision over Ross Grande (NU), 5-1 (NU 13, UW 6) 157- Shane Onufer (UW) by decision over Tyler Koehn (NU), 4-2 (NU 13, UW 9) 165-#2 Jordan Burroughs (NU) by major decision over Patrick Martinez (UW)19-7 (NU 17, UW 9) 174-Caleb Kolb (NU) by decision over Dallas Hintz (UW), 7-1 (NU 20, UW 9) 184-#2 Joe LeBlanc (UW) by decision over #10 Josh Ihnen (NU), 5-3 (NU 20, UW 12)

LAS VEGAS -- After Friday's quarterfinals at the 2010 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Cornell coach Rob Koll wasn't too happy with his team's performance despite the fact that his team sat in first place. On Saturday, after Cornell wrapped up the team title in Las Vegas, outdistancing second-place Wisconsin by 38.5 points, it was a different feeling for the Big Red coach. Cornell (Photo/Tony Rotundo, Tech-Fall.com)"I feel a little bit better tonight," said Koll, who was named 2010 Coach of the Year by InterMat. "We won just about every match since then. So I can't be anything but satisfied. The kids wrestled well." Cornell was without the services of two of its top wrestlers, Mike Grey (133) and Kyle Dake (149), but still scored 140 points and crowned three champions in Mack Lewnes (174), Steve Bosak (184), and Cam Simaz (197). "You put Dake and Grey in there, you can see what kind of team we have," said Koll. "A lot of people wondered if we had enough kids to do it at a national level. I think this should give our team a lot of confidence." Lewnes, who is ranked No. 1, won his third straight Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational title with a 6-2 win over Central Michigan's Ben Bennett at 174 pounds. The match was scoreless after one period, but Lewnes used a second period reversal and third period takedown to pace him to the victory. Steve Bosak (Photo/Larry Slater)Bosak, who entered the event ranked fourth, avenged a previous loss with his finals victory over Wisconsin's Travis Rutt. The two met last season at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in a high-scoring match won by Rutt, 10-9. This time it was a low-scoring affair won by Bosak, 2-0. Simaz and Purdue's Logan Brown battled to a scoreless first period in the finals at 197 pounds. But Simaz eventually pulled away, picking up a takedowns in each of the final two periods and adding an escape and riding time point for the 6-0 victory. Michigan's Kellen Russell (141) and Wisconsin's Andrew Howe (165) both claimed their second tournament titles in Las Vegas. Russell, who won this event as a true freshman in 2007, navigated his way through a bracket that included the nation's top three wrestlers at 141 pounds. He pinned second-ranked Jimmy Kennedy in the semifinals before edging 2009 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational champion Boris Novachkov of Cal Poly, 3-2, in the finals. Oklahoma's Zack Bailey, who entered the event ranked No. 1, finished fifth. Kellen Russell (Photo/Tony Rotundo, Tech-Fall.com)Russell is expected to be the new No. 1 at 141 pounds after his performance in Las Vegas. But he admits that he doesn't put too much stock in rankings. "In college, I don't really see rankings mattering that much," said Russell, a two-time Big Ten champion and 2009 All-American. "When you get to the nationals, everybody is even there. Everybody is tough that you wrestle. There's no easy match that you have at NCAAs. It's nice to maybe have a seed at NCAAs, but really in the end it doesn't matter that much." Howe, an undefeated NCAA champion last season, registered a 10-3 victory in the finals over Cornell's Justin Kerber. Boise State finished third, only a half point behind runner-up Wisconsin, and crowned three champions, which was more than any other program. Winning titles for Boise State were Andrew Hochstrasser (133), Jason Chamberlain (149), and Adam Hall (157). The second-ranked Hochstrasser defeated Wisconsin's third-ranked Tyler Graff, 7-3, to win a deep weight class at 133 pounds that included six of the nation's top 10 wrestlers. "Not every weight class has that, but I was lucky enough to have a lot of good competitors," said Hochstrasser. "It's a fun time to go in and show what you've got." Chamberlain, who is ranked third, topped a past champion at this event, Corey Jantzen of Harvard, 4-2, to capture the title at 149 pounds. Hall avenged a loss from last month's NWCA All-Star Classic by beating Arizona State's Bubba Jenkins, 2-1, in the tiebreaker. Adam Hall (Photo/Tony Rotundo, Tech-Fall.com)Hall said Hochstrasser and Chamberlain's victories before him gave him extra motivation. "You don't want to be the only guy in the finals that comes home without a championship," said Hall. "There were three of us in the finals. I was thinking the entire time three for three. I needed to stay disciplined to make it three for three." Boise State is currently ranked No. 2. Still, Hall knows there are naysayers who don't believe Boise State can compete with other more established college wrestling powers. "We're working hard and we're trying to get to where we're a perennial power every year," said Hall. We're recruiting the right guys and doing the right things. I feel we have the best coaches in the country because they complement each other. You look at all these other programs and they have seven coaches. We have three. We're doing the things with that we have because we don't necessarily have the budget. They don't call us Budget State University for nothing." Arizona State's Anthony Robles put together a dominating two days to win the title at 125 pounds. The Sun Devil senior outscored his five opponents 71-5, picking up three major decisions, a major decision, and a decision. He was named Outstanding Wrestler of the event. Anthony Robles (Photo/Tony Rotundo, Tech-Fall.com)"There are some tough guys out here," said Robles. "You have to go into every match one hundred percent. It's really anybody's match. For a full seven minutes you have to wrestle all out." He faced familiar opponents in the semifinals and finals. In the semifinals, Robles won by technical fall, 16-0, over Virginia Tech's Jarred Garnett, a wrestled he defeated in Las Vegas in 2008. He won by major decision, 13-1, in the finals over Oklahoma's Jarrod Patterson, which marked the third meeting between the two and second this season. Robles knows that familiar opponents will give him different feels to try to solve him, which doesn't concern him. "I've seen different styles from different wrestlers," said Robles. "With this being my fifth year, I think I've seen all the different styles that are going to come at me, so it's just a matter of what they bring to the table and how I'm going to adjust to it. I think a big difference for me this year is that I'm comfortable. I know what they're bringing, so it's just about me executing my style on top of them." At heavyweight, Oklahoma's Nathan Fernandez claimed the title with a victory in the finals over Michigan's Ben Apland, 4-0. The Sooners finished fourth in the team standings, two points behind third-place Boise State. Final Team Standings (Top 10) 1. Cornell 140 2. Wisconsin 101.5 3. Boise State 101 4. Oklahoma 99 5. Illinois 91 6. Michigan 86.5 7. Virginia Tech 74.5 8. Cal State-Bakersfield 68.5 8. Purdue 68.5 10. Oregon State 66.5 Finals Results 125: No. 3 Anthony Robles (Arizona State) major dec. No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma), 13-1 133: No. 2 Andrew Hochstrasser (Boise State) dec. No. 3 Tyler Graff (Wisconsin), 7-3 141: No. 3 Kellen Russell (Michigan) dec. No. 9 Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly), 3-2 149: No. 3 Jason Chamberlain (Boise State) vs. No. 7 Corey Jantzen (Harvard), 4-2 157: No. 3 Adam Hall (Boise State) dec. No. 2 Bubba Jenkins (Arizona State), 2-1 TB 165: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Wisconsin) dec. No. 4 Justin Kerber (Cornell), 10-3 174: No. 1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) dec. No. 6 Ben Bennett (Central Michigan), 6-2 184: No. 4 Steve Bosak (Cornell) dec. No. 11 Travis Rutt (Wisconsin), 2-0 197: No. 2 Cam Simaz (Cornell) dec. No. 10 Logan Brown (Purdue), 6-0 285: No. 11 Nathan Fernandez (Oklahoma) dec. Ben Apland (Michigan), 4-0

BOONE, N.C. -- The Ohio wrestling squad picked up the win Friday evening by defeating Appalachian State 26-21 on the road. Jake Wojcik (133), Germane Lindsey (141), Chris Kline (157), Nick Purdue (174), Erik Schuth (197) and Jeremy Johnson (HWT) all earned victories for the Bobcats over the Mountaineers. Purdue picked up the team's first win when he defeated Carter Downs by technical fall (20-6), while Schuth and Johnson followed with pins of Jon Hartley and Marc Tyson, respectively. Wojcik defeated Chris Johnson 4-2 to give Ohio a 20-15 advantage and Lindsey followed with a defeat of Mike Kessler by the same score. Kline's 5-3 win over John Blakely salted away the win for the visitors. The Bobcats will next be in action Thursday when they face Millersville at 5 p.m. ET and Lock Haven at 8 p.m. in Lewiston, Pa. Results: 165: Kyle Blevins defeats Steve Wilson by fall (6-0, ASU) 174: Nick Purde defeats Carter Downs by tech fall, 20-6 (6-5, ASU) 184: Austin Trotman defeats Ryan Garringer, 8-5 (9-5, ASU) 197: Erik Schuth defeats Jon Hartley by fall (9-11, Ohio) Hwt: Jeremy Johnson defeats Marc Tyson by fall (9-17, Ohio) 125: Tony Gravely defeats Gabe Ramos by fall (15-17, Ohio) 133: Jake Wojcik defeats Chris Johnson, 4-2 (15-20, Ohio) 141: Germane Lindsey defeats Mike Kessler, 4-2 (15-23, Ohio) 149: Savva Kostis defeats Brad Squire by fall (21-23, Ohio) 157: Chris Kline defeats John Blakely, 5-3 (21-26, Ohio)

DEKALB, Ill. -- The Michigan State wrestling team (4-0) stayed perfect on the season with a 20-15 victory over Northern Illinois Friday night. The Spartans won six of the 10 matches, including the final five, to secure the win against the Huskies (1-3). Northern Illinois jumped out to a 12-0 lead after recording decisions at 125 and 133 pounds, and a fall at 141. The Spartans got on the board as Dan Osterman posted a 4-2 decision over Vince Castillo at 149 pounds, his second victory over Castillo this season, as Osterman also beat Castillo, 4-0, at the MSU Open Nov. 13. NIU headed into intermission with a 15-3 lead as No. 19 Bryan Deutsch defeated No. 13 David Cheza at 157 pounds, 10-5. The Spartans rolled out of the break in dominating fashion, however, winning all five matches to storm back for the win. Ben Boudro got things started at 165, topping Matt Mougin, 4-1. Curran Jacobs followed suit at 174, getting a major decision over Zach Benzio, 15-5, then Ian Hinton added a 10-2 decision vs. Caleb Busson. Tyler Dickenson gave MSU the lead for good after his win at 197, putting the Spartans up 17-15 with his 3-2 decision over Mike Lukowski. At heavyweight, Mike McClure sealed the victory with his 7-3 win over Dakota Greenhaw. The Michigan State wrestling team returns to action Saturday night at 8 p.m. to face sixth-ranked Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Results: 125 - Nick Smith (NIU) dec. Eric Olanowski (MSU), 8-1 133 - Kevin Fanta (NIU) dec. Josh Harper (MSU), 4-2 141 - Tristen DeShazer (NIU) fall Joel Trombly (MSU), :31 149 - Dan Osterman (MSU) dec. Vince Castillo (NIU), 4-2 157 - Bryan Deutsch (NIU) dec. David Cheza (MSU), 10-5 165 - Ben Boudro (MSU) dec. Matt Mougin (NIU),4-1 174 - Curran Jacobs (MSU) major dec. Zach Benzio (NIU), 15-5 184 - Ian Hinton (MSU) major dec. Caleb Busson (NIU), 10-2 197 - Tyler Dickenson (MSU) dec. Mike Lukowski (NIU), 3-2 285 - Mike McClure (MSU) dec. Dakota Greenhaw (NIU), 7-3

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- In its first EIWA action of the season, No. 12 Lehigh won seven of ten bouts in a 25-9 win over Bucknell Friday night at Davis Gym. The Mountain Hawks won four bouts by major decision and captured the first three and last four bouts on the evening. With the win Lehigh improves to 6-2 on the dual season, while Bucknell falls to 1-3. “Bucknell is a good team,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “They always wrestle hard for seven minutes. There were a lot of swing matches tonight which has become a theme for us this year. Tonight being a conference match, it was good to come out and win a lot of big matches.” Senior Mitch Berger once again set the pace for Lehigh with a come-from-behind victory in a swing match at 125. Berger gave up the first takedown to Derek Reber, but scored a quick escape. After riding out the second period and choosing neutral in the third, Berger forced overtime at 2-2 with his riding time point. In the sudden victory period, Berger was able to score a takedown to earn the 4-2 win. “Mitch is scrappy and feisty and he wrestles seven minutes or whatever it takes,” Santoro said. “Give him a lot of credit. He really got the team rolling.” True freshmen Frank Cagnina and Stephen Dutton helped Lehigh extend its lead to 11-0 with back-to-back major decision wins at 133 and 141. Cagnina broke open a 4-2 match with 11 third period points as he defeated Alex Pellicciotti 16-6. Dutton totaled four takedowns in his match with Zac Hancock. After his final takedown, Dutton used a turk ride and cross-face to turn Hancock for three points and riding time and a penalty point for stalling made the final score 14-3. “They had some big matches,” Santoro explained. “We thought they might be swing matches but they both went out and opened it up. They had a sour taste after last week but they really came out and performed tonight and it was great to see.” Bucknell crept back into the dual with three straight wins from 149 through 165. The top-ranked Bison wrestler, No. 3 Kevin LeValley downed sophomore Joey Napoli at 149. LeValley scored a takedown at the first period buzzer and added an escape and riding time. At 157, Brantley Hooks scored two takedowns in a 6-2 win over junior Brian Tanen. Bucknell’s Corey Lear knocked off 12th-ranked junior Brandon Hatchett 1-0 at 165. Lear escaped late in the second period after it looked like Hatchett might ride out, and then rode out Hatchett in the third period to make the escape stand. With the Bison within two points at 11-9, all eyes were on the matchup at 174 where freshman Austin Meys met David Thompson. Meys scored a first period takedown, but gave up a reversal, only to reverse back and lead 4-2 after one period. Thompson reversed Meys again to open the second period and rode out the remainder of the stanza. Mets chose neutral for the third period and was able to convert a takedown late in the period to earn a 6-4 victory. Sophomore Robert Hamlin moved to 8-0 on the season with his first bonus point victory of the year as he won a 15-4 major decision over Joe McMullan at 184. Hamlin had two takedowns in both the first and third periods, and had a takedown and quick two-point near fall in the second. At 197, junior Joe Kennedy broke a 1-1 tie with two third period takedowns to defeat Jay Hahn 5-2, while in the final bout of the dual, top-ranked junior Zach Rey picked up a major decision win, putting on a double-leg takedown clinic in a 16-6 win over Conor Sweeney. The Mountain Hawks will return home for their final dual of 2010 on Sunday December 12 when they host No. 11 Central Michigan at 1 p.m. inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Tickets can be purchased by calling 610-7LU-GAME, by visiting the Lehigh ticket office, located in Grace Hall, or by logging on to Lehighsports.com. Results: 125 – Mitch Berger (LU) dec. Derek Reber (BU) 4-2, s.v. 133 – Frank Cagnina (LU) maj. dec. Alex Pellicciotti (BU) 16-6 141 – Stephen Dutton (LU) maj. dec. Zac Hancock (BU) 14-3 149 – Kevin LeValley (BU) dec. Joey Napoli (LU) 4-0 157 – Brantley Hooks (BU) dec. Brian Tanen (LU) 6-2 165 – Corey Lear (BU) dec. Brandon Hatchett (LU) 1-0 174 – Austin Meys (LU) dec. David Thompson (BU) 6-4 184 – Robert Hamlin (LU) maj. dec. Joe McMullan (BU) 15-4 197 – Joe Kennedy (LU) dec. Jay Hahn (BU) 5-2 285 – Zach Rey (LU) maj. dec. Conor Sweeney (BU) 16-6

Greeley, Colo. -- Behind two pins and one technical fall, the 21st-ranked Nebraska Wrestling team extended its' winning streak to four matches after taking down Northern Colorado, 34-6, on Friday night. The Huskers improved their record to 4-1 while playing in front of 481 people at the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion in Greeley, Colo. Nebraska couldn't have asked for a better start as senior Jordan Burroughs kicked off the match with a pin over Rocco Depaolo (NC) in just 43 seconds to give the Huskers an early six point lead. Burroughs, who had six career pins entering the season, has amassed five pins already this season, while bettering his overall record to 10-0. After dropping the match at 174-pounds, NU got back on track by winning their next five matches to extend their lead to 28-3. Josh Ihnen (184) got the streak rolling as he won by major decision over Northern Colorado's Eric Brennan, 13-4. The win improved Ihnen's dual record to 5-0 on the season and gave him his second major decision victory of the year. Andy Johnson (NU) continued the dominance for the Huskers defeating Nick Bayer (NC) by technical fall, 18-2, before junior Tucker Lane recorded the second pin of the night for NU over Konner Knudtsen (NC) in 2:23. The pin was Lane's fourth of the season. Seeing his first action of the season, sophomore David Klingsheim (125) held off Sam Bauer (NC) in the third period and used 1:40 of riding time take the decision, 5-3. Klingsheim finished the 2009-10 season with a 15-16 overall record for Nebraska as he was the primary starter at 125-pounds, but hadn't seen action before Friday's match. At 133-pounds, sophomore Ridge Kiley picked up his third dual victory of the season after defeating Michael Balagna (NC) by major decision, while Ross Grande was victorious over Jacob Milewski (NC) at 149-pounds. Nebraska's last victory came from redshirt freshman Cody Compton (157) after he defeated Rodney Dollar (NC) by decision, 7-4, in his first varsity match of his career. Compton used two takedowns in the first period and a reversal in the third to put away Dollar, and wrap up the Huskers 34-6 victory. The Huskers will have a short turnaround before their next match as they are set to take on the 14th-ranked Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. in Laramie, Wyo. Check back to Huskers.com to get complete results from the Huskers match against Wyoming and for all you information on Nebraska Wrestling. Results: 165 -#2 Jordan Burroughs (NU) by fall over Rocco DePaolo (NC), 0:43 (NU 6, NC 0) 174 -Brandon Kammerzell (NC) by dec. over Jared Gubbets (NU), 8-3 (NU 6, NC 3) 184 -#10 Josh Ihnen (NU) by major dec. over Eric Brennan (NC), 13-4 (NU 10, NC 3) 197 -Andy Johnson (NU) by tech fall over Nick Bayer (NC), 18-2 (4:43) (NU 15, NC 3) 285 -#8 Tucker Lane (NU) by fall over Konner Knudtsen (NC), 2:23 (NU 21, NC 3) 125 -Dave Klingsheim (NU) by dec. over Sam Bauer (NC), 5-3 (NU 24, NC 3) 133 -Ridge Kiley (NU) by major dec. over Michael Balagna (NC), 14-3 (NU 28, NC 3) 141 -Casey Cruz (NC) by dec. over Mike Koehnlein (NU), 8-2 (NU 28, NC 6) 149 -Ross Grande (NU) dec. over Jacob Milewski (NC), 7-3 (NU 31, NC 6) 157 -Cody Compton (NU) by dec. over Rodney Dollar (NC), 7-4 (NU 34, NC 6)

LAS VEGAS -- No. 1-ranked Cornell entered the 2010 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational without two of its top wrestlers, Mike Grey (133) and Kyle Dake (149), and many questioned whether or not the Big Red had enough horsepower to win against a strong field of teams that includes 10 of the InterMat Top 25 teams. If Day 1 was any indication, the answer is yes. Cornell racked up 78.5 points and leads the team race by four points over second-place Oklahoma heading into Saturday. The Big Red advanced four wrestlers to the semifinals: Justin Kerber (165), Mack Lewnes (174), Steve Bosak (184) and Cam Simaz (197). Simaz, who is ranked second nationally at 197 pounds, admits that Cornell doesn't put much emphasis on this event from a team standpoint, but it's an important event for other reasons. "For us, we just want to come out here and wrestle some great competition, score a lot of points, win, and just get better," said Simaz, who will face 18th-ranked Matt Powless of Indiana in the semifinals. Simaz, a two-time All-American, was pushed in the quarterfinals by Mario Gonzalez of Illinois, but prevailed for an 11-6 victory. Cam Simaz (Photo/Larry Slater)"It definitely wasn't perfect, but I wrestled pretty hard," said Simaz of his quarterfinal win. "I didn't score as many points as I would like. All in all, it was acceptable because I did wrestle a full match, which will definitely push me in the future. I just have to tighten things up." Simaz began the season ranked No. 1 at 197 pounds, but was knocked off by Kent State's Dustin Kilgore, 10-9, in an action-filled finals match at the Body Bar Invitational on Nov. 15. "I'm willing to accept a loss early on, especially if I wrestle well and get some attacks off," said Simaz. "Obviously, I lost and I'm not happy with that. But as long as I wrestle well, I'm willing to accept some of those early-season losses as long as I trade them in for wins come nationals." All 10 No. 1 seeds advanced to the semifinals and eight No. 2 seeds moved on. The two No. 2 seeds to fall on Friday were Mike Miller of Central Michigan (165) and Jordan Blanton of Illinois (174). Miller was defeated by Trevor Hall of Cal State Bakersfield in the round of 16, while Blanton lost to Jake Swartz of Boise State. Hall, a senior, was the lone unseeded wrestler reached the semifinals. After his 7-1 victory over Miller, Hall followed that performance up with a dominating 16-3 win over Michigan's Dan Yates to reach the semifinals. Hall is proud to be representing a wrestling program that was on the chopping block in February and reinstated less than four months later. "I feel like I owe all these people that have supported us from the community of Bakersfield that got our program back," said Hall. "I feel like the more successful we are this year as a team, and the more successful I am as an individual, the better the chance we will have at keeping the program at the school for years to come because they'll know that we have a tradition of winning." Hall will now face one of the nation's top wrestlers, Justin Kerber, from the nation's No. 1 team, Cornell, in the semifinals. But it's something he chooses not to focus on. "I don't really focus on the guys I wrestle or worry about where my opponent is from," said Hall. "I just go out and try to wrestle my best. All I can do is my best. As long as I wrestle my best, I'll feel fulfilled with what I have done. All the work I have done will give me the satisfaction I need." The most top-heavy weight class is 141 pounds, which includes the nation's top three wrestlers: No. 1 Zack Bailey of Oklahoma, No. 2 Jimmy Kennedy of Illinois, and No. 3 Kellen Russell of Michigan. All three advanced to the semifinals. Bailey, a returning All-American, won a hard-fought match in the quarterfinals, 4-1, over Elijah Nacita of Cal State Bakersfield. With the match tied 1-1 after two periods, Bailey scored the go-ahead takedown early in the third period and rode out Nacita for the victory. "You have to learn to wrestle in all positions," said Bailey. "The last couple years I haven't had my top game where it needs to be. All summer I have been working on it. It paid off in that match. He's a tough guy, somebody I'm probably going to have to wrestle at nationals, so I have to be ready. I'm just trying to stay in good position and do what my coaches tell me." Bailey is excited about being in a tournament with the nation's top three wrestlers in his weight class. "It's awesome," said Bailey. "It gets me prepared for nationals. That's what this ... It's a mini NCAA tournament. That's why we came here ... so that we can compete with the best guys in the country. So that when we show up to nationals, we're ready to go and battle-tested. My bracket is pretty loaded, so it's going to fun to see how it turns out." Bailey's semifinals opponent is Boris Novachkov of Cal Poly, a champion at this event last season at 133 pounds. Russell and Kennedy will battle in the other semifinal match. Russell had his hands full in the quarterfinals against 17th-ranked Cole Von Ohlen of Air Force, but held on for the 4-3 victory. "I was getting angles on my shots, but I just wasn't able to finish," said Russell, who won this event as a true freshman in 2007. "I got in deep a bunch of times. It's just one of those things I have to keep working on, finishing shots, especially on the edge of the mat. I had him a couple times, but I just couldn't bring him back in and get the takedown." Russell is excited about the opportunity to wrestle Kennedy in the semifinals. "He's real tough," said Russell. "I have seen him wrestle a bunch at 133. It looks like it has been a good transition up to 141 for him. He's wrestling tough. It's going to be another close match like that one." Russell is one three semifinalists for Michigan, along with Anthony Biondo (197) and Ben Apland (285). The Wolverines finished Friday in fourth place in the team standings, 7.5 points behind third-place Boise State and 20 points behind leader Cornell. "I definitely think we were underestimated at the beginning of the year and even right now," said Russell. "We have talked about making a statement at this tournament and people will start to realize we're a real tough team and a team to be reckoned with." Team Standings after Day 1 (Top 10) 1. Cornell 78.5 2. Oklahoma 74.5 3. Boise State 67 4. Michigan 59.5 5. Wisconsin 55.5 6. Illinois 47.5 7. Hofstra 46.5 8. Ohio State 46 T9. Indiana 45 T9. Virginia Tech 45 Semifinals Matchups 125: No. 3 Anthony Robles (Arizona State) vs. No. 14 Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech) No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) vs. No. 5 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) 133: No. 2 Andrew Hochstrasser (Boise State) vs. No. 7 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) No. 3 Tyler Graff (Wisconsin) vs. No. 8 Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra) 141: No. 1 Zack Bailey (Oklahoma) vs. No. 9 Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly) No. 2 Jimmy Kennedy (Illinois) vs. No. 3 Kellen Russell (Michigan) 149: No. 3 Jason Chamberlain (Boise State) vs. No. 13 Kurt Kinser (Indiana) No. 7 Corey Jantzen (Harvard) vs. Eric Terrazas (Illinois) 157: No. 2 Bubba Jenkins (Arizona State) vs. No. 8 Bryce Saddoris (Navy) No. 3 Adam Hall (Boise State) vs. No. 4 Colt Sponseller (Ohio State) 165: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Wisconsin) vs. No. 6 P.J. Gillespie (Hofstra) No. 4 Justin Kerber (Cornell) vs. Trevor Hall (Cal State Bakersfield) 174: No. 1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) vs. No. 7 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma) No. 6 Ben Bennett (Central Michigan) vs. Jake Swartz (Boise State) 184: No. 4 Steve Bosak (Cornell) vs. No. 13 Erich Schmidke (Oklahoma) No. 11 Travis Rutt (Wisconsin) vs. No. 15 Andrew Saunders (UNC Greensboro) 197: No. 2 Cam Simaz (Cornell) vs. No. 18 Matt Powless (Indiana) No. 10 Logan Brown (Purdue) vs. No. 15 Anthony Biondo (Michigan) 285: No. 5 Jarod Trice (Central Michigan) vs. Ben Apland (Michigan) No. 10 Clayton Jack (Oregon State) vs. No. 11 Nathan Fernandez (Oklahoma)

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team kept its 66-match winning streak intact with a 22-13 victory over #14 Iowa State Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The sixth-ranked Hawkeyes improved to 5-0 on the season, while handing Iowa State (4-1) its first dual loss. The win also gives the Hawkeyes a 7-6 edge in the 2010-11 Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk series. The dual will be replayed Monday at 8 p.m. (CT) on Iowa Public Television. Iowa used wins at six weights - including four major decisions - to post its seventh-straight over Iowa State, and it's 30th over the Cyclones in Iowa City. A crowd of 11,895 saw the Hawkeyes record their 28th straight win in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. That attendance total ranks 21st in the top 25 all-time Carver-Hawkeye Arena dual meet crowds. At the intermission, officials from both schools announced the creation of the Dan Gable Traveling Trophy, which will be presented to the winner of the intrastate rival each year. "From our perspective, we saw a lot of good things, but also a lot of slop," said Hawkeye Head Coach Tom Brands. "The first things that come to my mind from the dual meet are a little bit of sloppiness and a little ugliness. When you get an opportunity to put yourself back in the match, you have to capitalize on that. Especially when you're getting back in the match and it looks like it's starting to go your way." Iowa State jumped out to a 3-0 lead on Jerome Ward's 5-3 decision in sudden victory over Hawkeye senior Luke Lofthouse at 197. Ward led 3-1 in the third period, but Lofthouse earned two stalling points in the last 40 seconds of the bout to force overtime. Ward scored the takedown in sudden victory to seal the win, and Iowa State's bench earned an official warning during the match. The Hawkeyes rolled off wins at the next four weights to take a 14-3 lead into the intermission. Junior Blake Rasing led things off with a 2-0 decision over Kyle Simonson at heavyweight. Sophomore Matt McDonough scored six takedowns to post a 14-4 major decision over Patrick Hunter at 125, collecting his 10th straight win. Redshirt freshman Tony Ramos followed with a solid six-takedown performance at 133, winning a 14-5 major decision over Brandon Jones. Redshirt freshman Mark Ballweg scored a takedown with 11 seconds left in his 141-pound bout to post a 3-1 win over Cyclone senior Chris Drouin. Iowa State senior Nate Carr, Jr., gave the Cyclones their second victory with a 13-3 major decision over sophomore Jeret Chiri at 149. But Iowa redshirt freshman Derek St. John scored three third-period takedowns to beat Iowa State's Trent Weatherman, 12-3, at 157. The Cyclones used decisions at 165 and 174 to pull within five points (18-13), but Hawkeye sophomore Grant Gambrall sealed the team win with a 12-3 major decision over Cole Shafer at 184 to end the dual and collect his 20th career victory. Iowa will open the 2010-11 Big Ten season Saturday when it hosts undefeated Michigan State (4-0) at 7 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Spartans defeated Northern Illinois, 20-15, Friday night in DeKalb, IL. Tickets for the dual are $10 for adults and $5 for youth, if purchased in advance, and $12 for adults and $6 for youth, if purchased at the door. Tickets can be ordered from the UI Athletics Ticket Office at (319) 335-9323 or online at hawkeyesports.com. The dual will be streamed live on bigtennetwork.com. A live audio broadcast will also be available on AM-800, KXIC and hawkeyesports.com. Results: 197 - Jerome Ward (ISU) dec. Luke Lofthouse (I), 5-3 SV * Hwt. - Blake Rasing (I) dec. Kyle Simonson (ISU), 2-0 125 - Matt McDonough (I) maj. dec. Patrick Hunter (ISU), 14-4 133 - Tony Ramos (I) maj. dec. Brandon Jones (ISU), 14-5 141 - Mark Ballweg (I) dec. Chris Drouin (ISU), 3-1 149 - Nate Carr, Jr. (ISU) maj. dec. Jeret Chiri (I), 13-3 157 - Derek St. John (I) maj. dec. Trent Weatherman (ISU), 12-3 165 - Andrew Sorenson (ISU) dec. Jake Kerr (I), 4-1 174 - Jon Reader (ISU) dec. Ethen Lofthouse (I), 6-1 184 - Grant Gambrall (I) maj. dec. Cole Shafer (ISU), 12-3

LAS VEGAS -- The quarterfinal matches are set for the 2010 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The seeds have held up for the most part with few exceptions. Central Michigan, who entered the event ranked 10th, had perhaps the most disappointing morning session as two of its top wrestlers, Scotti Sentes (133) and Mike Miller (165), were upset in the round 16. Sentes, who is ranked sixth, was edged, 4-3, by Michigan's Zac Stevens. Miller, an NCAA runner-up in 2009, lost 7-1 to Cal State Bakersfield's Trevor Hall. No. 1 Cornell leads the team race with 48 points and has six wrestlers in the quarterfinals. Oklahoma sits in second with 39 points five in the quarterfinals. Boise State is in third with 34.5 points and four in the quarterfinals. Michigan, Oregon State, and Wisconsin are all tied for fourth with 34 points. Illinois advanced the most wrestlers to the quarterfinals with seven. The quarterfinals are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. PST. Quarterfinal Matchups 125: No. 3 Anthony Robles (Arizona State) vs. No. 17 Jason Lara (Oregon State) No. 11 Ben Kjar (Utah Valey) vs. No. 14 Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech) No. 5 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) vs. No. 16 Steve Bonanno (Hofstra) No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) vs. Frank Perrelli (Cornell) 133: No. 2 Andrew Hochstrasser (Boise State) vs. No. 14 Flint Ray (Utah Valey) No. 7 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) vs. Zac Stevens (Michigan) No. 5 Filip Novachkov (Cal Poly) vs. No. 8 Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra) No. 3 Tyler Graff (Wisconsin) vs. B.J. Futrell (Illinois) 141: No. 1 Zack Bailey (Oklahoma) vs. No. 16 Elijah Nacita (Cal State Bakersfield) No. 9 Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly) vs. Vicente Varela (Hofstra) No. 2 Jimmy Kennedy (Illinois) vs. No. 10 Mike Mangrum (Oregon State) No. 3 Kellen Russell (Michigan) vs. No. 17 Cole Von Ohlen (Air Force) 149: No. 3 Jason Chamberlain (Boise State) vs. Scott Sakaguchi (Oregon State) No. 11 Brian Stephens Virginia Tech) vs. No. 13 Kurt Kinser (Indiana) No. 12 Ivan Lopouchanski (UNC Greensboro) vs. Eric Terrazas (Illinois) No. 7 Corey Jantzen (Harvard) vs. No. 18 Cole Schmitt (Wisconsin) 157: No. 2 Bubba Jenkins (Arizona State) vs. No. 15 Barrett Abel (Cal Poly) No. 6 Paul Young (Indiana) vs. No. 8 Bryce Saddoris (Navy) No. 4 Colt Sponseller (Ohio State) vs. No. 11 Peter Yates (Virginia Tech) No. 3 Adam Hall (Boise State) vs. D.J. Meagher (Cornell) 165: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Wisconsin) vs. Conrad Polz (Illinois) No. 6 P.J. Gillespie (Hofstra) vs. Joe Booth (Oklahoma) No. 4 Justin Kerber (Cornell) vs. No. 18 Ryan DesRoches (Cal Poly) Trevor Hall (Cal State Bakersfield) vs. Dan Yates (Michigan) 174: No. 1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) vs. Ben Jordan (Wisconsin) No. 7 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma) vs. No. 12 Colby Covington (Oregon State) No. 6 Ben Bennett (Central Michigan) vs. Nick Heflin (Ohio State) No. 5 Jordan Blanton (Illinois) vs. Jacob Swartz (Boise State) 184: No. 4 Steve Bosak (Cornell) vs. Tony Dallago (Illinois) No. 12 Luke Rebertus (Navy) vs. No. 13 Erich Schmidke (Oklahoma) No. 11 Travis Rutt (Wisconsin) vs. No. 16 Tommy Spellman (Virginia Tech) No. 5 A.J. Kissel (Purdue) vs. No. 15 Andrew Saunders (UNC Greensboro) 197: No. 2 Cam Simaz (Cornell) vs. Mario Gonzalez (Illinois) No. 18 Matt Powless (Indiana) vs. No. 19 Riley Orozco (Cal State Bakersfield) No. 10 Logan Brown (Purdue) vs. Brandon Palik (Drexel) No. 15 Anthony Biondo (Michigan) vs. Jamelle Jones (North Idaho) 285: No. 5 Jarod Trice (Central Michigan) vs. Kevin Lester (Columbia) No. 13 Eric Bugenhagen (Wisconsin) vs. Ben Apland (Michigan) No. 10 Clayton Jack (Oregon State) vs. No. 16 Atticus Disney (Cal Poly) No. 11 Nathan Fernandez (Oklahoma) vs. No. 18 David Morgan (Cal State Bakersfield)

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Central Michigan sophomore Ben Bennett (Rockford, Mich./Rockford HS) has been named Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Week for his performance last weekend. Bennett, ranked sixth nationally at 174 pounds, swept all three of his matches at the Northern Quad last weekend. Bennett posted an 8-1 decision over North Dakota State's Steven Monk, a 7-1 decision over No. 10 Scott Glasser (Minnesota) and a pin in just 2:00 against Appalachian State's Carter Downs. Bennett is 6-2 overall this season, with both losses coming to the nation's No. 1-ranked 174-pounder, Cornell's Mack Lewnes. Bennett earns the conference's weekly honor for the first time this season and second time in his career. CMU (No. 10 InterMat/No. 11 NWCA/USA Today) travels to Las Vegas for the Cliff Keen Invitational this Friday and Saturday.

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- North Dakota State senior, 157-pound Vince Salminen (Billings, Mont./Skyview HS) has been named the Western Wrestling Conference's Wrestler of the Week as announced today by the league. Salminen went 3-0 at the Northern Quad on Saturday, Nov. 27, winning duals against No. 9 Central Michigan, No. 3 Minnesota and Appalachian State. He led NDSU to a 24-17 upset win over No. 9 Central Michigan and a 2-1 overall record. He pinned Zach Kline of Central Michigan in 6:26 and his pin gave the Bison the lead for good. He won a 14-3 major decision over Appalachian State’s John Blakely and then claimed a 4-0 decision over No. 3 Minnesota’s Pat Smith. Salminen is 15-1 overall this season with six pins. He is 3-0 in duals with one pin. The league award is a first for Salminen. The Western Wrestling Conference, entering its fifth year of competition, is comprised of seven schools including the Air Force Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming. Other Nominees: Northern Iowa: Christian Brantley, HWT, Junior (Homewood, Ill./Mount Carmel HS) 2010-11 WWC Wrestlers of the Week Nov. 16 – Cole Dallaserra (Wyoming)/Cole VonOhlen (Air Force) Nov. 24 - Cole Dallaserra (Wyoming/Flint Ray (Utah Valley) Dec. 1 - Vince Salminen (North Dakota State)

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- For the second time in as many weeks, UNCG sophomore Ivan Lopouchanski has been named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for all competitions from Nov. 24-30. Lopouchanski continued his hot start to the season this past week as he went 3-0 in a trio of dual matches for the Spartans at the Hoosier Duals on Saturday. That pushed his overall record to 14-1 this year, with three of those wins coming against ranked opponents. Lopouchanski began his week with perhaps the biggest win of his individual career. The sophomore from Hollywood, Fla., was pitted against Indiana’s Kurt Kinser, who was ranked No. 6 at 149 pounds, and defeated him 6-2, including over two minutes of riding time. He then defeated Northern Illinois’ Vince Castillo, 8-2. In the final match of the day, Lopouchanski scored a 5-3 decision against Joey Metzler from Old Dominion. Lopouchanski is now ranked as high as seventh in the nation at 149 pounds by WrestlingReport.com and ninth by Wrestling Insider Magazine. He checks in at 12th by Intermat, as well. Also nominated for the award was Appalachian State’s Austin Trotman and Chattanooga’s Prescott Garner. 2010-11 SoCon Wrestlers of the Week Nov. 24 Ivan Lopouchanski, UNCG Dec. 1 Ivan Lopouchanski, UNCG

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- The No. 1 ranked Cornell wrestling team will head to Las Vegas, Nev. this weekend for the 29th annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Big Red will send six nationally ranked wrestlers to compete on Friday, Dec. 3 through Saturday, Dec. 4. Thirty-six schools will compete for the team title with 12 squads nationally ranked in the top 30 by InterMat. Probable Lineup 125: No. 19 Frank Perrelli 133: Joe Stanzione 141: Chris Villalonga 149: Corey Manson 157: No. 20 DJ Meagher 165: No. 4 Justin Kerber 174: No. 1 Mack Lewnes 184: No. 4 Steve Bosak 197: No. 2 Cam Simaz HWT: Oney Snyder Follow the Action Fans can follow the Big Red throughout the weekend by Twitter. Cornell coaches will keep fans updated match-by-match throughout the weekend at www.twitter.com/bigredwrestling 29th Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Friday, Dec. 3 - Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010 Las Vegas Convention Center ~ Hall C-5 Event Schedule (All times PST) Friday, Dec. 3 9 a.m. - Pigtail Round, Round 1, Round 2, Consolation Pigtails and Consolation Round 1 7 p.m. - Quarterfinals and Consolation Round 2 and 3 Saturday, Dec. 4 9 a.m. - Consolation Round 4 10 a.m. - Semi-Finals and Consolation Round 5, Consolation Semi-Finals, Consolation Finals (3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th) 3 p.m. - Championship Finals 1st and 2nd Teams Competing (All Rankings from InterMat Nov. 30) Air Force No. 12 Arizona State No. 2 Boise State Brown No. 27 Cal Poly Cal State Bakersfield Cal State Fullerton California Baptist No. 10 Central Michigan Columbia No. 1 Cornell Dickinson State Drexel Duke Grand Canyon Harvard No. 23 Hofstra No. 16 Illinois Indiana Michigan Navy North Carolina State North Dakota State North Idaho No. 20 Ohio State No. 7 Oklahoma Oregon State No. 28 Purdue San Francisco State Southern Illinois Edwardsville UNC Greensboro Utah Valley No. 19 Virginia Tech West Virginia Western Wyoming No. 4 Wisconsin