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Date: Sunday, December 5, 2010 Time: 2 p.m. CT Venue: Sports Pavilion (Minneapolis, MN) Projected Matchups: 125: No. 9 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 4 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) vs. Thane Antczak (Minnesota) 141: No. 19 Luke Silver (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 4 Mike Thorn (Minnesota) 149: No. 5 Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State) vs. Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota) 157: No. 10 Albert White (Oklahoma State) vs. Joe Grygelko/Pat Smith (Minnesota) 165: No. 7 Dallas Bailey (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 9 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) 174: No. 10 Mike Benefiel (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 11 Scott Glasser (Minnesota) 184: No. 8 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) vs. Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) 197: No. 4 Clayton Foster (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 5 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) 285: Tyson Yoder/Blake Rosholt (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 9 Tony Nelson/Ben Berhow (Minnesota) Oklahoma State at Minnesota

Cliff Keen Las Vegas Day 2

Cliff Keen Las Vegas Day 1

This year's field for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational is perhaps the strongest the event has seen since its inception in 1982. The event, which takes place Friday and Saturday at the Las Vegas Convention Center, has 36 teams competing, with 10 ranked in the InterMat Top 25. The InterMat Top 25 teams competing include No. 1 Cornell, No. 2 Boise State, No. 4 Wisconsin, No. 7 Oklahoma, No. 10 Central Michigan, No. 12 Arizona State, No. 16 Illinois, No. 19 Virginia Tech, No. 20 Ohio State, and No. 23 Hofstra. Two No. 1-ranked wrestlers on teams competing in the event, Kyle Dake of Cornell (149) and Kirk Smith of Boise State (184), will not compete. Still, three other No. 1-ranked wrestlers are expected to compete: Zack Bailey of Oklahoma (141), Andrew Howe of Wisconsin (165), and Mack Lewnes of Cornell (174). In all, over 80 nationally-ranked wrestlers are expected to compete. InterMat will be providing coverage throughout the two-day event. Coverage will include session recaps, interviews, and a live blog. For a complete listing of teams, event schedule, and more, visit http://www.cklvwrestle.com. Below is a weight-by-weight breakdown. Field subject to change. 125: Two-time All-American Anthony Robles (Arizona State), who is ranked third, has looked dominant of late. He had a technical fall victory over Minnesota's Zach Sanders at the NWCA All-Star Classic. Look for Robles, who was runner-up in this event last season, to be challenged by true freshman Logan Stieber (Ohio State), who comes into the event ranked fifth. This will be the first major test for the precocious Stieber in his young college wrestling career. He has lived up to his billing thus far. Stieber began the season with technical falls victories over Pittsburgh's Anthony Zanetta (18-3) and Nebraska's Shawn Nagel (18-0). Eighth-ranked Jarrod Patterson (Oklahoma) is a returning NCAA qualifier who is expected to challenge. He was thumped by Robles, 16-1, on Nov. 18. Ben Kjar (Utah Valley), who is ranked 11th, is a returning NCAA qualifier and placed seventh in this event last season. Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech), who is ranked 14th, is off to a bit of a slow start this season, but has the potential to challenge in this weight class. Other ranked wrestlers in this weight class who could compete include No. 16 Steve Bonanno (Hofstra), No. 17 Jason Lara (Oregon State), and No. 19 Frank Perrelli (Cornell). Alan Bartelli (Boise State) placed sixth in this event last season, but comes in unranked. 133: Andrew Hochtrasser (Boise State), who is ranked second, is the favorite in perhaps the deepest weight class of the tournament. Hochstrasser was in All-American in 2009, but was ineligible for postseason competition in 2010. He fell to Oklahoma State's top-ranked Jordan Oliver, 8-7, at this year's NWCA All-Star Classic. Tyler Graff (Wisconsin) is a returning All-American who placed third in this event last season. He lost twice to Hochstrasser last season. Filip Novachkov (Cal Poly) was a runner-up at this event last season at 141 pounds, but moved down a weight class this season. Novachkov, who is ranked fifth, has not competed yet this season, but is expected to wrestle in Las Vegas. Sixth-ranked Scotti Sentes (Central Michigan) was an All-American two seasons ago, but came up short of All-American honors last season. He has been dominant this season. Seventh-ranked Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) has been one of the most impressive freshmen this season. He is 12-1, with his one loss coming to Graff. Another wrestler who should challenge in this weight class is three-time CAA champion and NCAA qualifier Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra). The Hofstra senior who is coming off a redshirt season, has proven that he can compete with and beat the nation's best. Other ranked wrestles in this weight class include No. 11 Kelly Kubec (Oregon State), No. 12 Ian Paddock (Ohio State), No. 14 Flint Ray (Utah Valley), No. 15 Ben Ashmore (Arizona State), and No. 19 B.J. Futrell (Illinois). 141: This weight class is very top heavy with six of the nation's top 10 wrestlers and the top three. No. 1 Zack Bailey (Oklahoma), a returning All-American, finished third in this event last season, which included a victory over 2010 NCAA champion Kyle Dake of Cornell. Second-ranked Jimmy Kennedy (Illinois) is a two-time All-American and won this event in 2008. He redshirted last season and started this season with a 6-3 win over Missouri's Todd Schavrien. Third-ranked Kellen Russell (Michigan), like Kennedy, is coming off a redshirt season. Russell is a two-time Big Ten champion and 2009 All-American. He will be looking for his second title at this event after winning it as a true freshman in 2007. Chris Diaz (Virginia Tech), who is ranked sixth, is 10-1 this season. Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly) was a champion at this event last season at 133 pounds, but has switched weight classes this season with brother Filip. Mike Mangrum (Oregon State) is an NCAA qualifier who comes into this event ranked 10th. He failed to place in this event last season. Other ranked wrestlers who could compete include No. 13 Levi Jones (Boise State), No. 16 Elijah Nacita (Cal State Bakersfield), and No. 17 Cole Von Ohlen (Air Force). Chris Villalonga (Cornell) is a talented true freshman to keep your eye on. 149: With NCAA champion Kyle Dake (Cornell) out until the Southern Scuffle, third-ranked Jason Chamberlain (Boise State) is the likely No. 1 seed. Chamberlain placed fourth in this event last season and reached the round of 12 at the NCAAs. Corey Jantzen (Harvard), who is ranked seventh, won this event two seasons ago and is coming off a redshirt season. He has a career record of 34-15 and possesses a lot of skills. Brian Stephens (Virginia Tech), an NCAA qualifier last season, is 10-2 this season. Ivan Lopouchanski (UNC Greensboro), who is ranked No. 12, has been the SoCon Wrestler of the Week each of the past two weeks. He recently notched a 6-2 win over three-time NCAA qualifier Kurt Kinser (Indiana), who will also be competing in Las Vegas. Sixth-year senior Brandon Radar (West Virginia), a two-time All-American, has been hampered by injuries throughout much of his collegiate wrestling career. Radar, who is ranked 14th, placed third in this event as a true freshman in 2006. Cole Schmitt (Wisconsin), who is ranked 18th, comes into the event with a 7-2 record. His losses this season have come to Lopouchanski and Stevens. Justin Accordino (Hofstra), who is ranked 19th, has started the season 3-2. Corey Manson (Cornell) and Eric Grajales (Michigan) could also make some noise in this weight class. 157: Three of the nation's top four wrestlers are expected to compete in this weight class. Second-ranked Bubba Jenkins (Arizona State), a 2008 NCAA runner-up, has been hot and cold this season. He dropped a match to Tyler Chang of Embry-Riddle and has looked vulnerable at times, but hammered then-No. 1 Adam Hall (Boise State), 12-4, at the NWCA All-Star Classic. Hall, who is ranked third, will be looking for revenge this weekend. He was a runner-up at this event last season and placed third at the NCAAs. Fourth-ranked Colt Sponseller (Ohio State) was a runner-up at this event last season at 165 pounds. Sponseller has had a great career as a Buckeye, compiling 30 or more wins in each of the past two seasons, but is still looking for his first All-American medal in his final campaign. Paul Young (Indiana), like Sponseller, made the move down from 165 pounds for his senior season. Young, a two-time NCAA qualifier who is ranked sixth, has started the season 9-1. Bryce Saddoris (Navy), an All-American in 2009, placed sixth in this event last season and is currently ranked eighth. Pete Yates (Virginia Tech) is 13-0 and ranked No. 11. Colton Salazar (Purdue), a Big Ten runner-up last season, placed eighth in this event last season while wrestling with a broken rib. Other ranked wrestlers expected to compete include No. 15 Barrett Abel (Cal Poly), No. 16 Matt Lester (Oklahoma), and No. 20 D.J. Meagher (Cornell). 165: After Nebraska's Jordan Burroughs announced that he will be moving up to 165 pounds, many wrestling fans looked forward to the possibility of a Burroughs-Andrew Howe (Wisconsin) match in Las Vegas. But for the first time since 2006, Nebraska will not compete in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, so the match will have to wait until possibly the Midlands at the end of the month. Howe, an NCAA champion last season, won this event a year ago. He has been on a tear lately. After going 37-0 en route to winning the NCAA title in March, he captured a U.S. Open title in April and a Sunkist Kids International Open title in October. Fourth-ranked Justin Kerber (Cornell) comes in with a perfect record of 11-0. Last season, Kerber reached the round of 12 at the NCAAs before losing to Iowa's Ryan Morningstar in tiebreaker. P.J. Gillespie (Hofstra) has started the season 5-0 and is ranked sixth. Two-time All-American Mike Miller (Central Michigan) was an NCAA runner-up in 2009, but has battled injuries and inconsistency since. He took a loss last weekend to Appalachian State's Kyle Blevins. Other ranked wrestlers who could compete include No. 14 Donnie Jones (West Virginia), No. 18 Ryan DesRoches (Cal Poly), and No. 19 Chase Nelson (Oklahoma). 174: Four All-Americans are expected to compete in this weight class. Top-ranked Mack Lewnes (Cornell) will be looking for his third straight title in Las Vegas. Last season, Lewnes went 40-1 and finished as the NCAA runner-up. He had not surrendered a single takedown all of last season until his NCAA finals match against Iowa's Jay Borschel. Jordan Blanton (Illinois) was a fifth-place finisher at the NCAAs last season. Sixth-ranked Ben Bennett (Central Michigan) became an All-American last season as a freshman, placing sixth. He was edged by Blanton, 3-2, in the fifth-place match at the NCAAs. Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma), like Miller, became a freshman All-American, but did so down a weight class at 165 pounds. He comes in with a 9-0 record and is ranked seventh. Colby Covington (Oregon State), who is ranked No. 12, had 40 wins last season and took Lewnes into overtime in the NCAA quarterfinals before losing. You can expect Covington to be hungry after failing to place in Las Vegas a year ago and then coming short of All-American honors. Luke Manuel (Purdue), who is ranked 13th, placed third in this weight class last season and should figure into the mix. He lost in overtime to Covington at the NCAAs last season. Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra), who is ranked 15th, placed fifth in Las Vegas last season. He defeated Lewnes in the first round of the NCAAs in 2009. Ben Jordan (Wisconsin) is coming off a strong redshirt season and should be a factor in this weight class. 184: Defending Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational champion Kirk Smith (Boise State) is being held out of this year's event. Fourth-ranked Steve Bosak (Cornell) and fifth-ranked A.J. Kissel (Purdue) become the two frontrunners. Bosak, who reached the round of 12 at the NCAAs last season, comes into the event with a 9-0 record. Kissel, a two-time NCAA qualifier who is coming off a redshirt season, is 6-0 this season. NCAA qualifier Travis Rutt (Wisconsin), who is ranked 11th, went 3-0 at the ACC Challenge, which included victories over two ranked opponents. Luke Rebertus (Navy) is 6-0 and ranked 12th. Eric Schmidke (Oklahoma), who is ranked 13th, has the ability to challenge in this weight class. He defeated then-No. 5 Chris Perry of Oklahoma State, 11-3, earlier this season. No. 15 Andrew Saunders (UNC Greensboro) and No. 16 Tommy Spellman (Virginia Tech) are solid competitors who should figure into the mix. Saunders edged Spellman, 4-3, earlier this season. 197: Two-time All-American Cam Simaz (Cornell) placed third in this event last season and is expected to be the No. 1 seed. Simaz began the season as the top-ranked wrestler before losing to Kent State's Dustin Kilgore, 10-9, in the finals of the Body Bar Invitational. Trevor Brandvold (Wisconsin) was a Big Ten champion and All-American last season. Two of his six losses last season came to Simaz. Logan Brown (Purdue), a three-time NCAA qualifier, reached the semifinals in this event last season before placing fifth. Brown lost to Simaz in this event a year ago and twice to Brandvold last season. Anthony Biondo (Michigan) placed sixth in this event last season after injury defaulting out of the tournament with a perfect 3-0 record. He notched a victory over Simaz, 8-6, to reach the semifinals. Biondo compiled 35 wins last season, but came up short of All-American honors. Last season, Biondo lost twice to Brandvold and split with Brown. Matt Powless (Indiana), a 30-match winner and NCAA qualifier last season, is ranked 18th. He placed eighth in this event last season. Riley Orozco (Cal State Bakersfield), a three-time NCAA qualifier, comes into this event ranked 19th. 285: The heavyweight class is one of the more wide open weight classes. Jarod Trice (Central Michigan) is the lone All-American in the group. Trice dropped a match at the NWCA All-Star Classic to American's Ryan Flores, but otherwise has been perfect. He edged ninth-ranked Tony Nelson of Minnesota, 3-2, last weekend. Clayton Jack (Oregon State), who is ranked 10th, went 5-2 in this event last season to place seventh. He had 35 wins last season and qualified for the NCAAs. Nathan Fernandez (Oklahoma), who is ranked 11th, finished a strong third place in this event a year ago. He went 1-2 at the NCAAs last season and was knocked out by Trice, 3-2. Other ranked wrestlers in this weight class include No. 13 Eric Bugenhagen (Wisconsin), No. 16 Atticus Disney (Cal Poly), No. 17 Ricky Alcala (Indiana), No. 18 David Morgan (Cal State Bakersfield), and No. 19 Kurt Klimek (Cal State Fullerton).

There were eight bouts contested Tuesday night at the DeCarlo Varsity Center in the annual dual meet between east side of Cleveland wrestling rivals John Carroll and Case Reserve. Only one ended in a decision. The rest of the matches resulted in big points, and thankfully for the Blue Streak faithful, John Carroll's big point matches outnumbered those of Case Reserve's to the tune of a 32-13 victory. After a double forfeit at 125, JCU sophomore John Cobos bumped up to 133 and recorded the quickest end to a match of the evening. He got an early takedown of Victor Pan and would work to a pin in a time of 1:50. Greg Ryan followed, and used two near falls as well as over three minutes of riding time to post a 15-2 victory at 141 pounds, Trailing 10-0, Case truned to 2010 NCAA division III champion Isaac Dukes to turn the tide. The junior Spartan 149-pounder, was methodical in a 15-3 win over Blue Streak sophomore David Malkus. Back-to-back second period pins by Vinny Pizzuli (157) and Connor Suba (165) pushed JCU's lead to 22-4. Todd Gaydosh picked up a forfeit win at 174, and then Bryan Steinmetz dominated his 184-pound match by a 12-2 count to move the home squad ahead, 32-4. Case would pick up wins at 197 and 285 to complete the evening. JCU is now 1-1 in dual meets this season, while Case slips to 0-2. Results: 125 – double forfeit 133 – John Cobos (J) pinned Victor Pan, 1:50 141 – Greg Ryan (J) major dec. Brian Snyder, 15-2 149 – Isaac Dukes (C) major dec. David Malkus, 15-3 157 – Vinny Pizzuli (J) pinned Noah Feldstein, 4:15 165 – Connor Suba (J) pinned Ben Kirsch, 4:09 174 – Todd Gaydosh (J) win by forfeit 184 – Bryan Steinmetz (J) major dec. Dylan Novisky, 12-2 197 – Peter Heggs (C) dec. Alex Garred, 10-3 285 – Cale Harter (C) pinned Will Porter, 4:08

STEVENS POINT -- The 14th-ranked UW-Stevens Point wrestling team opened the conference portion of their schedule at home on Tuesday evening with a 30-3 victory over 17th-ranked UW-Oshkosh at Berg Gym. The Pointers tallied three major decisions on the evening and won nine of 10 matches. The Pointers’ Jordan Schulte, ranked eighth in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) poll, earned an 8-2 victory over Oshkosh’s Aaron Konitzer. Ryan Conat and second-ranked Ben Engelland followed with victories of their own, both by major decision, to give the Pointers an 11-0 lead early on. The lone victory of the evening came for the Titans’ seventh-ranked Sam Engelland, who won 6-1 over Brandon Jochem. From there, the Pointers rebounded with a heavyweight victory by Steve Wozniak, who pushed his record to 13-2. Eighth-ranked Joe Mileski added a 3-1 victory at 125 and Jordan Kust, Shane Sweeney, Kris Magruder and Ben Strobel followed with wins of their own to lead the Pointers to the 30-3 win. The Pointers have won the previous 10 match-ups with the Titans. UW-Stevens Point (2-0, 1-0 WIAC) returns to action this weekend at the La Crosse 4x2 duals hosted by UW-La Crosse. The Pointers then return home for another conference match against the Pioneers of UW-Platteville on Dec. 9. Results: 125 #8 Joe Mileski (UWSP) dec. Zachary Mueller (UWO) 3-1; 17-3 133 Jordan Kust (UWSP) dec. Kyle Kleuskens (UWO) 7-1; 20-3 141 Shane Sweeney (UWSP) major dec. Justin Schienebeck (UWO) 14-2; 24-3 149 Kris Magruder (UWSP) dec. Jose Quintana (UWO) 9-7; 27-3 157 Ben Strobel (UWSP) dec. Trevor Dyreson (UWO) 8-3; 30-3 165 Jordan Schulte (UWSP) dec. Aaron Konitzer (UWO) 8-2; 3-0 174 Ryan Conat (UWSP) major dec. Aaron Geiger (UWO) 9-0; 7-0 184 #2 Ben Engelland (UWSP) major dec. Aaron Erickson (UWO) 18-6; 11-0 197 #7 Sam Engelland (UWO) dec. Brandon Jochem (UWSP) 6-1; 11-3 285 Steve Wozniak (UWSP) dec. Jason LaPlante (UWO) 8-4; 14-3

STORM LAKE, Iowa -- Fourth-ranked Coe earned bonus points in nine matches Tuesday night, as they left Siebens Fieldhouse with a 47-4 win over 24th-ranked Buena Vista. Four of the Kohawks wins came by fall, all in under 3:17. Defending National Champion, and top-ranked, senior Clayton Rush (Aledo, Ill./Aledo) won by injury default over third-ranked Austin Mogg at 125 pounds to open the match. Senior Jared Harding (Byron, Ill./Byron) earned his first win of the season at 133 pounds with a 4-3 decision over Mike Berardesco. Coe earned its first fall of the match at 141 pounds, as 10th-ranked Chris LeClere (Coggon, Iowa/North-Linn) pinned Tim Vore in 3:17. At 149 pounds, junior James Locke (Minneapolis, Minn./South) pinned Tylar Parker just :37 into the match. At 157 pounds, fifth-ranked junior Dale Handley (Toddville, Iowa/Alburnett) earned the first of two major decisions for the Kohawks with a 17-5 win over Randy Hummel. Second-ranked junior Nick LeClere (Coggon, Iowa/North-Linn) won by forfeit at 165 pounds before sophomore Scott King (Tipton, Iowa/Tipton) won by major decision 15-2 against Casey Paprocki. Fifth-ranked senior Seth Rehn (Oceanside, Calif./Vista) won by fall in 2:17 over Demetrius Heard at 184 pounds. Coe's only loss of the night came at 197 pounds, as sixth-ranked Brian Broll defeated Matt Ferlitsch (Riverside, Iowa/Highland) by major decision 13-2. Eighth-ranked sophomore Alex Burkle (Coggon, Iowa/North-Linn) closed the meet for the Kohawks with a fall in 2:35 against Jacob Nelson. The Kohawks return to action on Saturday, as they travel to the Simpson Invite. Results: 125‐ #1 Clayton Rush (COE) def. #3 Austin Mogg (BVU) Inj. Def 6‐0 C 133‐ Jared Harding (COE) def. Mike Berardesco (BVU) 4‐3 9‐0 C 141‐ #10 Chris LeClere (COE) def. Tim Vore (BVU) FALL in 3:17 15‐0 C 149‐ James Locke (COE) def. Tylar Parker (BVU) FALL in 0:37 21‐0 C 157‐ #5 Dale Handley (COE) def. Randy Hummel (BVU) 17‐5 27‐0 C 165‐ #2 Nick LeClere (COE) def. OPEN (BVU) FORFEIT 31‐0 C 174‐ Scott King (COE) def. Casey Paprocki (BVU) 15‐2 35‐0 C 184‐ #5 Seth Rehn (COE) def. Demetrius Heard (BVU) FALL in 2:17 41‐0 C 197‐ #6 Brian Broll (BVU) def. Matt Ferlitch (COE) 13‐2 41‐4 C HWT‐ #8 Alex Burkle (COE) def. Jacob Nelson (BVU) FALL in 2:35 47‐4 C

WAVERLY – Second-ranked Wartburg College produced bonus-point wins in all 10 matches en route to a 51-0 Iowa Conference dual win over Central Nov. 30. Coach Jim Miller’s Knights, moving to 5-0 overall, received pins from fifth-ranked senior Mark Kist of Eagle Grove at 125, sophomore 141-pounder Tommy Mirocha of Davenport, freshman 165-pounder Landon Williams of Davenport, and junior 197-pounder Byron Tate of Clinton, who came into the dual with a No. 1 national ranking. Junior 133-pounder Mike Kremer of Independence, ranked No. 10, senior 149-pounder Jacob Groth of Marshalltown, ranked No. 8, and senior heavyweight John Helgerson of West Union, ranked No. 1, each won by technical fall. The Orange and Black, upping their consecutive league dual win streak to 143, allowed only 21 escapes from the visiting Dutch (0-2, 0-2 IIAC). Wartburg ended the night with 34 takedowns, five escapes, three reversals and 15 nearfalls. Wartburg puts its strong IIAC dual run back on the line Thursday, Dec. 2, with a 7 p.m. dual at Loras College in Dubuque. Results: 125- Kist, Mark (Wartburg College) FALL Justin Marx (Central (IA)) (1:27) 133- Kremer, Mike (Wartburg College) TF5 Bryan Connolly (Central (IA)) (5:28) 141- Mirocha, Thomas (Wartburg College) FALL Eric Wilkerson (Central (IA)) (2:43) 149- Groth, Jacob (Wartburg College) TF5 Joseph Atwell (Central (IA)) (5:09) 157- Banks, Carrington (Wartburg College) MD Zachery Beekman (Central (IA)) 16-6 165- Williams, Landon (Wartburg College) FALL Reid Imerman (Central (IA)) (1:40) 174- Scott, Ben (Wartburg College) MD Nick Lemmon (Central (IA)) 12-3 184- Azinger, Dylan (Wartburg College) MD Greg Barner (Central (IA)) 13-5 197- Tate, Byron (Wartburg College) FALL Dan Gordon (Central (IA)) (3:23) 285- Helgerson, John (Wartburg College) TF5 Ted Dirkx (Central (IA)) (4:32)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Senior captain Paul Young earned his second career Big Ten Wrestler of the Week recognition on Tuesday (Nov. 31). The Bloomington, Ind., native led Indiana to three wins at the Hoosier Duals on Saturday. The sixth-ranked 157-pounder notched two pins and a decision in his three bouts at the competition. Young began the day by pinning UNC-Greensboro's Jonathan Rodebaugh in 36 seconds, earning six points en route to a 34-12 Indiana win. He followed with another pin in 2:04 against Old Dominion's Micah Blair, helping the Hoosiers earn a 22-13 win against the Monarchs. Young then closed out his day with a 10-3 decision over 19th-ranked Bryan Deutsch of Northern Illinois in a 22-18 Indiana win. The three dual wins pushed the Hoosiers' 2010 record to 6-0. Young and the rest of the Hoosier Wrestling team are headed west this weekend (Dec. 3-4), competing in the 29th Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.

Champs collide in Iowa on opening weekend The Keith Young Invitational, hosted by Cedar Falls High School, is arguably the best tournament (and clearly among the top five events) held all year in the state of Iowa -- and it is on the opening weekend. The stellar field, which includes all three teams to sweep individual and dual meet titles last year in the state of Iowa -- No. 11 Waverly-Shell Rock, Denver-Tripoli, and Don Bosco -- is bolstered by the addition of Apple Valley, Minnesota, the nation’s top ranked team. The sixteen team field also includes No. 12 Bettendorf, which is ranked first in state rankings for Iowa Class 3A, ahead of Waverly-Shell Rock; rankings published on November 22 by The Predicament. Other top ten teams from the state of Iowa in this field include North Scott, Mason City, and West Des Moines Valley. Sixteen wrestlers in this field are the top ranked wrestler in their state tournament classification by either The Predicament (Iowa) or The Guillotine (Minnesota). Eleven of those are among the thirteen nationally-ranked wrestlers in this field. Nationally-ranked wrestlers marked with *, wrestlers ranked first in their weight class for their state tournament classification marked with ^. 103: ^Andrew Steiert (Waverly-Shell Rock) 112: *^Dylan Peters (Denver-Tripoli), *^Jordan Kingsley (Apple Valley, MN) 119: *Eric Devos (Waverly-Shell Rock) 125: ^Connor Ryan (Bettendorf), ^Gunner Wolfensperger (Denver-Tripoli) 130: *^Brandon Sorensen (Denver-Tripoli), *^Dakota Trom (Apple Valley, MN) 135: *^Matt Kelliher (Apple Valley, MN) 140: *^Bo Schlosser (Bettendorf) 145: ^Daniel Woiwor (Apple Valley, MN) 152: *^Destin McCauley (Apple Valley, MN), *^Cody Caldwell (Waverly-Shell Rock) 160: *^Steven Keogh (Apple Valley, MN) 171: *^Jake Waste (Apple Valley, MN) 189: ^Matt Hechsel (Apple Valley, MN) 285: *^Cody Krumwiede (Waverly-Shell Rock), *Brody Berrie (Bettendorf) Cougar Invitational another Southeast showcase Though this is not the opening weekend for high school wrestling in either Florida or Georgia, the Cougar Invitational hosted by Durant High School in Plant City, Florida will serve as another excellent showcase for the quality of wrestling present in the southeastern portion of the United States. There are three teams nationally ranked among the 32-team field: No. 4 Brandon, No. 23 Springstead, and No. 50 Collins Hill, Georgia. Five other teams in this field finished in the top five of their respective state tournament classifications last year: Osceola, Lake Gibson, South Dade, Riverdale, and Valdosta, Georgia. Eight wrestlers in this tournament are nationally ranked, while eighteen others are also ranked first in their state tournament classification for the preseason. Credit for the state rankings goes to Scout's Florida Wrestling Rankings and those posted on GNWA.org 103: *Richie Bliss (Springstead), Darshawn Sharp (Valdosta, GA), Abe Fernandez (Strawberry Crest) 112: Shiquan Hall (South Dade), Dalton Langford (Riverdale), Drew Ferguson-Mitchell (Collins Hill, GA) 119: *Earl Hall (South Dade) 125: *Kevin Norstrem (Brandon), ranked at 130, Brandon Jorge (Lake Gibson), Bazell Partridge (Collins Hill, GA) 130: *Rossi Bruno (Brandon), ranked at 125, Nick Soto (Springstead), Spencer Rickman (Collins Hill, GA) 135: *Tyler Liberatore (Brandon) 140: Eric O’Neil (Winter Springs), Cody Ross (Springstead) 145: *Pete Baldwin (Osceola), Jose Lopez (Riverdale), Jovon Scott (Valdosta, GA) 152: *Clark Glass (Brandon), Shawn Landgraff (Springstead) 160: *Wally Figaro (Brandon) 171: Kyle Koziel (Brandon) 189: Mike Ettore (Brandon), Ty Cartmell (Viera), Mac Bennett (Collins Hill, GA) *Indicates nationally-ranked wrestler Tournament website: http://www.cougarinvitational.com Early-season Panther Power The story of the opening week of wrestling in the Land of Lincoln has to be the fantastic start for Glenbard North. Not mentioned among the top 50 teams in the preseason rankings, the Panthers have shown that this was probably a significant mistake. On Wednesday night, they hosted a quadrangular and swept the trio of matches: 57-12 over Lincoln Way Central, 55-13 over No. 43 Minooka, and 74-6 over Batavia. Then on Friday and Saturday, they dominated the field at the C.O. Feutz Wrestling Classic hosted by Conant High school. The Panthers scored 270-1/2 points anchored by five champions, one runner-up, and three third place finishers. That was enough to significantly surpass the 211-1/2 total put up by No. 36 Crystal Lake Central on the strength of three champs, one runner-up, and three third-place finishers. The rest of the field could not even put up one-half the points that Glenbard North totaled over the two day event. Champions for the Panthers were Jon Marmolejo (103), John Gosinski (112), Bryan Gonzalez (119), Joey Gosinski (130), and Brian Murphy (145), Don Boyle (285) finished in second place, while Wade Hazard (125), Mario Rodriguez (152), and Zach Durkee (215) took third place. Winning titles for Crystal Lake Central were three of their nationally ranked wrestlers -- Joey Kielbasa (152), Gage Harrah (189), and Austin Marsden (215). The fourth of the Tigers’ nationally ranked wrestlers -- Trevor Jauch, ranked ninth at 135 pounds -- wrestled up at 140 pounds, however, he was upended 3-1 by Mike Togher of Providence Catholic in the quarterfinals before coming back to finish third place. Kyle Fugiel (103) and Mike Zelasco (112) joined Jauch with a third place finish, while Clayton Lutzow (130) had a runner-up finish. The absence of multiple nationally ranked wrestlers was as much of a story as the dominance of Glenbard North at the Feutz Classic. Notably not among those in the brackets were Eddie Klimara and Edwin Cooper for Providence Catholic, Sam Brooks for Oak Park River Forest, and Josh Marchok for Schaumburg. Other champions in the tournament were Isaiah Vela (125) from St. Charles East, Frank McKeown (135) from Naperville North, Mike Togher (140) from Providence Catholic, Stephan Kunca (160) from Leyden, Joe Caprio (171) from Rolling Meadows, and James Buss (285) from De La Salle. Grade level rankings update Almost three weeks ago, the initial weight class rankings for the 2010-11 season were unveiled. The corresponding update to the grade level rankings was just completed. There is one new No. 1, and that is Brooks Black (Blair Academy, NJ) in the Class of 2013. Prior No. 1 Bo Jordan (Graham, OH) drops to the second position. Remaining in the catbird positions are Destin McCauley (Apple Valley, MN) for the Class of 2011, Taylor Massa (St. John’s, MI) for the Class of 2012, Chance Marstellar (Kennard Dale, PA) for the Class of 2014, and Mark Hall (Minnesota) for junior high wrestlers. Catching up on the Tulsa Kickoff Classic The following is a list of placers from the 2010 Tulsa Kickoff Classic, the opening event of the Roller World of Wrestling Triple Crown: http://www.worldofwrestling-roller.com/assets/0000/0614/results.pdf Other highlights for the initial weekend of December Coming off of a 51-24 loss to No. 43 Minooka, Illinois, during a quadrangular meet last weekend, No. 30 Mount Carmel, Illinois will compete in dual meets against fellow nationally ranked teams -- No. 18 Marmion Academy, Illinois on Thursday; No. 20 Montini Catholic, Illinois on Saturday. A pair of nationally ranked teams -- No. 32 Christiansburg, Virginia, and No. 35 Cox, Virginia, headline the 17-team Hopewell Classic this Friday and Saturday. McDonogh, Maryland hosts the Ray Oliver Tournament this Friday and Saturday, a 21-team field that includes notable teams from Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina. Both the Hopewell Classic and Ray Oliver Tournament can be followed through Track Wrestling. Look for updated national team rankings to be published next week to reflect the happenings of the first week or so of scholastic wrestling from across the country.

Apple Valley begins the season as the nation's No. 1-ranked high school team in the InterMat Fab 50 released on Nov. 11. So it should come as no surprise that Jim Jackson's program is churning out Division I wrestling talent. Five Eagle senior wrestlers, Destin McCauley, Matt Kelliher, Jake Waste, Steven Keogh, and Jordan Kingsley, have committed to Division I programs. All five were Junior National freestyle All-Americans in Fargo this past summer. Destin McCauley (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)McCauley, who is ranked as the No. 1 recruit in the country by InterMat, headlines the class. The four-time state champion committed to Wisconsin on Oct. 22. He chose Wisconsin over Ohio State, Iowa, and Minnesota. McCauley is projected at 149 pounds in college. "My ultimate decision on why I chose Wisconsin was my fit in their program," said McCauley, who was named Outstanding Wrestler of the 2010 Junior National freestyle competition. "I felt like I easily got along with their whole team and their coaching staff. They already were treating me like one of their own." McCauley, though, will defer his enrollment at Wisconsin until 2012. He will spend the 2011-12 season at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs before joining the Badgers in 2012. "I wanted to go to the Olympic Training Center for a year because my goal is to give a run at the 2012 Olympics," said McCauley. "Going out there and focusing on freestyle mainly the whole time will give me great preparation for the Trials. While I'm there, I'll still take classes, generals, but just enough to get me going and not starting my NCAA clock. Plus, I'll be traveling overseas to train and get competitions as well." Matt Kelliher (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Kelliher, who is ranked as the No. 37 recruit in the country by InterMat, committed to Wisconsin days before McCauley announced that he would be a Badger. "It was a tough decision to make," said Kelliher, who will be joining brother Tom on the Badger wrestling team. "I felt that Wisconsin was the overall best fit for me for a lot of reasons. I'm very excited to be a part of the program at Wisconsin." The Badgers are currently ranked fourth in the country by InterMat. Last season Wisconsin coach Barry Davis was named National Coach of the Year by the NWCA after guiding the Badgers to a fourth-place finish at the NCAAs. Kelliher is looking forward to wrestling for Davis, an Olympic silver medalist and the all-time winningest wrestler at Iowa. "Barry Davis is a good, high-energy coach," said Kelliher, a two-time state champion, FloNationls champion, and Junior National freestyle runner-up. "I could tell by watching practice that he really enjoyed coaching the team and working with them." Waste will be taking his talents to the East Coast to wrestle for Buffalo (NY), a wrestling program that competes in the Mid American Conference (MAC). He is expected to begin his college wrestling career at 174 pounds. Jake Waste (Photo/Johnnie Johnson)"The reasons I decided to go to Buffalo are endless," said Waste, who is the 44th-ranked recruit in the country by InterMat. "In the end it came down to schooling, wrestling, and where I felt most at home. Buffalo had all of that." Waste chose Buffalo over Minnesota and Northern Iowa, but he admits that it was not an easy decision. "It was a great experience," said Waste of the recruiting process. "The final decision was very tough and draining, though." Waste has won national titles in all three styles of wrestling, including a Cadet National Triple Crown in 2009, but is still looking for that elusive state title. "I want to be the best one-time state champion to ever come out of Minnesota," said Waste. Keogh, a five-time state medalist and 2010 state champion, committed to Minnesota. "Minnesota has one thing on its side that most colleges don't, and that is history," said Keogh, who projects at 165 pounds in college. Kingsley, who placed sixth in the Junior National freestyle competition at 112 pounds, will be heading to Minnesota with Keogh. "I really like the coaching staff and team at Minnesota," said Kingsley, who begins this season ranked 19th nationally at 112 pounds by InterMat. "I also think Minnesota is a great academic school, which was also a big deciding factor. I believe they are the best school for me to achieve both my wrestling and academic goals." So how strong will Apple Valley be this season? "We are solid the whole way through our lineup," said McCauley. "I think we will be pretty tough to beat. Our team is always in real good condition, and we know how to push ourselves to make everyone better. That's one thing that makes us stand out." Kelliher is quick to praise his coach, Jim Jackson. "Coach Jackson really dedicates everything he has to his Apple Valley team and it pays off," said Kelliher. "He is a great coach to have around to push me and my teammates to work harder and become better wrestlers every day." Kelliher feels privileged to be a part of such a strong wrestling program. "Not many people get the opportunity to say that they wrestled for the No. 1 high school team in the country," said Kelliher. "I think it is a great opportunity for everyone on the team and with our tough schedule it should be an exciting year." The meat of Apple Valley's schedule this season takes place from Dec. 17 to Jan. 8 when the Eagles compete in the Minnesota Christmas Tournament (Dec. 17-18 in Rochester, MN), Cheesehead (Dec. 30-31 in Kaukauna, WI), and The Clash (Jan. 7-8 in Rochester, MN). As usual, Apple Valley, a Class AAA school, will see many of the other programs in Minnesota, including Simley (Class AA), Kasson-Mantorville (Class AA), Hastings (Class AAA), and St. Michael-Albertville (Class AAA), at the Minnesota Christmas Tournament. The Eagles will see some very strong out-of-state teams at the Cheesehead and The Clash. The Cheeshead field has more firepower than ever this season with the addition of Blair Academy (NJ), a program that has won 30 consecutive National Prep titles and produced numerous NCAA champions and NCAA All-Americans. The Clash also added a legendary team in Brandon (FL), a program that has won 10 consecutive Florida state championships and produced over 100 state placewinners. Brandon won a national-record 459 consecutive dual meets from 1974 to 2008. "It's great to have the schedule that we have," said Kingsley. "We really wanted to try to wrestle the best competition, and being able to wrestle Blair Academy at the Cheeshead, and Brandon at the Clash is about as good as it can get." This story also appears in the Nov. 19 issue of The Guillotine. The Guillotine has been covering amateur wrestling in Minnesota since 1971. Its mission is to report and promote amateur wrestling at all levels -- from youth and high school wrestling to college and international level wrestling. Subscribe to The Guillotine.

Pete Bush, NCAA champion for the University of Iowa and Gary McCall, three-time All-American for Iowa State University, will be radio show guests this week. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 PM Central time on AM 1650, The Fan. Feel free to e-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with any questions or comments about the show. Bush won the NCAA tournament at 190 pounds in 1982 and the Hawkeyes won the NCAA team title each year of Bush’s collegiate career. He currently coaches his high school alma mater, Davenport Assumption, which has been one of the top 3 teams in Class 2A the last few years. Gary McCall was a two-time time state champion for Cedar Rapids Washington High School and won All-American honors three-times for Iowa State, his last in 1990.

BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference announced Monday that Augustana wrestler Cody Lensing has been named its Wrestler of the Week for his performance in last week's dual against Augsburg. Lensing, a junior 133 pounder from Moundsview, Minn., topped Augsburg's Cody Madsen 13-2 to help Augustana defeat the Auggies, the top-ranked team in NCAA Division III, 25-6 last Wednesday. Lensing and the Vikings took eight of 10 matches in their first dual of the season. Lensing is 9-1 in 2010. Augustana hosts cross-town rival the University of Sioux Falls on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The North Dakota State wrestling team upset No. 9 Central Michigan, 24-17, en route to going to 2-1 at the Northern Quad on Saturday, Nov. 27. The Bison (2-1) defeated Appalachian State, 23-16, and fell to No. 3 Minnesota, 35-9. It is the second straight year the Bison have upset a top-10 team. Last season, NDSU stunned No. 6 Boise State, 25-22. Senior Vince Salminen was the only Bison to post a 3-0 record on the day with one pin, one major decision and one decision. In the upset win over Central Michigan, sophomore Trent Sprenkle got things off to a strong start, defeating Joe Roth in a 4-0 decision. Trevor Johnson claimed his first career dual win at 141 pounds, a 9-5 decision over Scott Mattingly. At 157 pounds, Salminen pinned Zack Cline in 6:26 to give NDSU the lead for good. Junior Tyler Johnson won a 5-2 decision over Adam Miller at 165 pounds and senior Kenny Moenkedick won a 10-5 decision over Chad Friend at 184 pounds. Junior Drew Ross clinched the win for the Bison after pinning Craig Kelliher in 0:42 in the 197 pound bout. The Bison won six of 10 bouts against Appalachian State. Sprenkle, Justin Solberg and Tyler Johnson all claimed wins to give NDSU an early 10-0 lead. Salminen won a 14-3 major decision over John Blakely and Mac Stoll won a 7-1 decision at 174 pounds in his first action of the season. Ross picked up his second pin of the day, notching a fall against Paul Glover in 1:29. Against Minnesota, Salminen claimed a 4-0 decision over Pat Smith at 157 pounds and Steven Monk pinned Joel Hill in 2:49 at 174 pounds for NDSU’s only wins of the dual. The Bison return to action Saturday, Dec. 4 at the Las Vegas Invitational. North Dakota State 24, No. 9 Central Michigan 17 125: Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) dec. Joe Roth (CMU), 4-0 133: No. 6 Scotti Sentes (CMU) maj. dec. Justin Solberg (CMU), 12-0 141: Trevor Johnson (NDSU) dec. Scott Mattingly (CMU), 9-5 149: Donnie Corby (CMU) maj. dec. Andrey Patselov (NDSU), 10-2 157: Vince Salminen (NDSU) pin Zack Cline (CMU) at 6:26 165: Tyler Johnson (NDSU) dec. Adam Miller (CMU), 5-2 174: No. 6 Ben Bennett (CMU) dec. Steven Monk (NDSU), 8-1 184: Kenny Moenkedick (NDSU) dec. Chad Friend (CMU), 10-5 197: Drew Ross (NDSU) pin Craig Kelliher (CMU) at 0:42 285: No. 4 Jarod Trice (CMU) win by forfeit No. 3 Minnesota 35, North Dakota State 9 125: Zach Sanders (MINN) maj. dec. Trent Sprenkle (NDSU), 14-5 133: Thane Antczak (MINN) maj. dec. Justin Solberg (NDSU), 10-1 141: Mike Thorn (MINN) pin Mark Erickson (NDSU), 4:49 149: David Zilverberg (MINN) dec. Andrey Patselov (NDSU), 7-4 157: Vince Salminen (NDSU) dec. Pat Smith (MINN), 4-0 165: Cody Yohn (MINN) dec. Tyler Johnson (NDSU), 7-3 174: Steven Monk (NDSU) pin Joel Hill (MINN), 2:49 184: Kevin Steinhaus (MINN) dec. Kenny Moenkedick (NDSU), 10-3 197: Sonny Yohn (MINN) pin Drew Ross (NDSU), 1:16 Hwt: Tony Nelson (MINN) win by forfeit North Dakota State 23, Appalachian State 16 125: Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) dec. Tony Gravely (ASU), 5-4 133: Justin Solberg (NDSU) dec. Chris Johnson (ASU), 4-3 141: Trevor Johnson (NDSU) maj. dec. Mike Kessler (ASU), 10-2 149: Savva Kostis (ASU) dec. Andrey Patselov (NDSU), 9-8 157: Vince Salminen (NDSU): maj. dec. John Blakely (ASU), 14-3 165: Kyle Blevins (ASU) dec. Tyler Johnson (NDSU), 3-2 174: Mac Stoll (NDSU) dec. Carter Downs (ASU), 7-1 184: Austin Trotman (ASU) maj. dec Kenny Moenkedick (NDSU), 12-4 197: Drew Ross (NDSU) fall Paul Glover (ASU), 1:29 Hwt: Marc Tyson (ASU) win by forfeit

PITTSBURGH -- Pitt heavyweight Ryan Tomei was named EWL Wrestler of the Week, the league office announced Sunday night. Tomei, a redshirt junior from Irwin, Pa., went 3-0 at the Journeyman Northeast Duals this past Saturday, leading the Panthers to victories over Penn (16-15) and No. 23 Virginia (21-15). In both matches, Tomei was the deciding factor. “Ryan had an outstanding performance this past weekend,” Pitt Head Coach Rande Stottlemyer said. “He came up big for us when we needed him to. He’s often times put in a tough situation with a match on the line, and Ryan has willed us to victory on numerous occasions.” In its matchup against Penn, Pitt trailed 15-13 with the heavyweight division the only bout remaining. Tomei was able record an 8-2 decision over Kyle Cowan, giving the Panthers three points and clinching the match, 16-15. Against Virginia, Tomei faced off against John Danilkowicz with the score tied at 15-15. Tomei showed his strength by pinning the Cavaliers heavyweight in just over two minutes into the bout. With the fall, the Panthers won by a final score of 21-15. In his final bout of the day, Tomei squared off against Ryan Flores of American University. Flores entered the match ranked as the third best heavyweight in the country by InterMat Wrestling, while Tomei ranked ninth. Tomei used a reversal, a takedown and a two-point near fall to defeat Flores with a 6-4 decision. “Ryan fought extremely hard against Flores in a battle of two of the best heavyweights in college wrestling,” Stottlemyer added. “He’s faced some tough competition but we know that Ryan is capable of winning against any heavyweight in the country.” With the three victories, Tomei improves to 10-1 on the season including a title at the Clarion Open. His lone loss came against No. 1 ranked Zach Rey of Lehigh in an extremely tight 3-2 OT decision.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Rutgers senior heavyweight DJ Russo (Netcong, N.J.) has been named the EIWA Wrester of the Week, the Conference announced Sunday. This marks the third time in his career that Russo has taken home the honor. Russo, who was also named EIWA Wrestler of the Week Feb. 8, 2009 and Feb. 3, 2010, earns the award after a weekend which saw him go undefeated with a pair of dual-clinching wins at the Northeast Duals in Albany, N.Y. In his first matchup of the weekend, Russo met up with Stanford’s Dylan Rush in a match that would decide the RU-Stanford dual. Both wrestlers came out strong to start the first period, but Russo got on the board first when he reversed Rush. Rush didn’t flinch, reversing Russo to even the score at two. Russo then scored another reversal to gain a 4-2 edge. Rush escaped before the end of the first to cut the lead to 4-3 entering the second. Neither wrestler was able to score any points in the second or third and Russo used 2:46 of riding time to clinch the match, 5-3, and the dual, 18-13. Russo battled Missouri’s Dom Bradley, the second ranked heavyweight in the country in his biggest contest of the day. The bout took on added importance as the RU-UM dual was even at 16-16 heading into the deciding heavyweight match. After a scoreless first period, Bradley chose to start down in the second eventually earning an escape to open the scoring. The two grapplers went toe to toe for the remainder of the second with neither able to score before the end setting up a deciding third period. In the third, Russo chose down and quickly earned an escape to square the contest at 1-1. Bradley seemed to have the upper hand when he took down Russo to regain the lead at 3-,1 but Russo kept his composure and escaped to get within a point. With 13 seconds left in the third, Russo shot low and took Bradley down off a scramble to earn the two points and take the lead at 4-3. From there, Russo was able to ride out Bradley and secure the 4-3 victory and clinch the dual for RU, 16-13. In his final match of the Northeast Duals, Russo earned a pin fall victory over Columbia’s Kevin Lester in 2:57. The fall gave Russo a team-leading six victories by pin fall on the season and improved his overall season record to 10-0, also the best on the team. Russo and the rest of the Scarlet Knights return to action this Saturday, Dec. 5, when they head to Happy Valley, Pa. for the Nittany Lion Open hosted by Penn State.

How do you capture a year in the life of an Iowa high school wrestling team ... while also working towards promoting the mat program, the school, and the sport? You get a camera and film over 200 hours of wrestling matches and interviews on your own ... then you enlist the help of a former wrestler and filmmaker to put it all together into a polished 83-minute documentary. That's the story behind Independence: Wrestling With A Community, a new film about the 2009-2010 season for the Mustangs wrestling team of Independence High School in Iowa. Lights, camera, action! Independence is a small farm community located between Waterloo and Dubuque in northeastern Iowa. As the wrestling team's website states, "The tradition and history of Independence wrestling is deep." In fact, the tradition and history of wrestling runs deep within the state of Iowa. After all, Iowa is the birthplace of legendary wrestlers from Frank Gotch to Dan Gable ... along with the first African-American to win an NCAA wrestling title, Simon Roberts. Four college programs within the state -- Cornell College, Iowa State Teachers (now University of Northern Iowa), Iowa State and University of Iowa -- have won a total of 33 NCAA team titles. Despite that legacy, Independence has had its share of struggles. As the film points out, voters have rejected a number of bond issues to build new schools. ("Our high school building is not in the greatest shape," said assistant wrestling coach Keith Donnelly, featured prominently in the film, in an interview with InterMat.) All this set the stage for the making of what became Independence: Wrestling With A Community. "Last year, we thought we had a team that could win a state title," said Donnelly. "I sat down with Michael (Doyle, the Mustangs' head wrestling coach) and we talked about doing a documentary about the team, to rally the community." Donnelly had been inspired by the ESPN documentary The Season which provided a behind-the-scenes look at a year in the life of the Iowa Hawkeye wrestling program earlier this decade. "We researched it, and found out it would take $20,000-$50,000 to get a professional documentary produced," according to Donnelly, a former wrestler at Independence himself, and member of the 1997 Mustang team that won the Iowa dual state title. If you want it done right, do it yourself ... That high cost didn't deter the Mustang coaching staff. "We went to our mat club and said, 'Let's get some cameras and do this ourselves,'" said Donnelly. Keith DonnellyThe Indee Mat Club purchased the cameras. Now, they needed to find someone to go behind the camera to capture the wrestling program in action. "We approached a new teacher, Helen Lukes." Lukes, in her first year teaching in an Independence elementary school, had expressed an interest in writing a book. "Even though she had no connection to wrestling, she said yes," Donnelly continued. "She filmed over 200 hours -- meets, practices, meetings, banquets." … then bring in a professional Now the question was… how to take all that footage and turn it into a finished film of watchable length? Helen Lukes to the rescue, again. The new teacher came across the name of J.D. Oliva, documentary filmmaker and former wrestler living in Illinois. As coach Donnelly described it, "Oliva took our footage and ran with it. He lived in Independence at a bed and breakfast for a week. Talked to people, read the papers, got a feel for the community." Oliva edited Helen Lukes' footage, added in some of his own, with the final result being the finished documentary, Independence: Wrestling With A Community. The film made its debut at a local Independence theater in mid-August. Oliva plans to take the documentary to film festivals. Donnelly said that they have been talking to the local cable TV provider about airing it. More than a highlight reel "I didn't want some glorified highlight film," head coach Michael Doyle told the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier in an August interview at the time the documentary was to be first shown to the community. "I think it's good that the documentary portrays high school sports and high school wrestling in particular, and what coaches go through, and what athletes go through, and what some parents go through, in the course of a season." If ever there was a wrestling season to capture on film, the folks at Independence High School picked one that more than enough drama to make for an entertaining fictional film. As stated earlier, the coaching staff thought the 2009-2010 Mustang matmen had a real chance to win a state dual meet title. However, there were additional dramatic elements along the way that made the season even more compelling as a documentary. "We had one student who had lost his father," said Donnelly. "Another broke his neck. We had a transfer student. A real roller coaster." Michael Doyle"The biggest thing I hope (people take with them) is no matter what kind of hand life deals you, if you just put your head down and keep working hard, sooner or later your cards are going to get better," Doyle told the Courier. "You've just got to keep working hard, try to create opportunities, and when those opportunities come along you take advantage of them." "The thing that's probably the most shocking is a year ago we thought of doing something to promote wrestling in Independence and the community, and we sit here today and we're doing something that's going to promote the sport of wrestling statewide and maybe even nationwide," Donnelly said in his August interview with the Courier. "Some of the scenes they have in there, it's amazing how they can go about getting it filmed so precise and make it look so good." All of that is true. Independence: Wrestling With A Community is much more than a highlight reel; it does provide viewers who've never seen high school wrestling a strong sense for the sport as it is practiced in one of the nation's wrestling hotbeds. What's more, filmgoers come to know the individual wrestlers and their coaches, and the community they call home. One neat aspect that differentiates Independence from other wrestling documentaries: the contributions of Helen Lukes. She is frequently seen in the film, being interviewed about the community, the school district, and the wrestling program. Even when she's not on camera, her voice is often heard as she asks questions of those she's filming. In a world where most wrestling documentaries seem to be exclusively a male bastion, it's refreshing to see -- and hear -- a woman's perspective. That alone makes Independence: Wrestling With A Community a winner. Independence: Wrestling With A Community is available on DVD, and may be purchased online at the Mustangs' website, www.indeewrestling.com.

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The Oklahoma State wrestling racked up seven bonus-point victories as it rolled to a 39-3 win over Bucknell in the Cowboys’ 2010 season opener Sunday in Gallagher-Iba Arena. A pair of redshirt freshmen, 165-pounder Dallas Bailey and 184-pounder Chris Perry, both won by fall in less than one minute, as it took Bailey only 45 seconds to pin Corey Lear and Perry disposed of Joe McMullan in 55 seconds. "Lately, I haven't been wrestling my best in some tournaments, and we talked about just getting that attitude back to dominate and try to pin everybody.” Perry said. “That's what I tried to do tonight and it ended up working out for me." OSU 133-pounder Jordan Oliver roared out to a 14-4 lead after one period en route to a 22-4 technical fall win over Alex Pellicciotti and 125-pounder Jon Morrison, 141-pounder Luke Silver, 174-pounder Mike Benefiel and 285-pounder Blake Rosholt were all major decision winners. Morrison and Rosholt were particularly impressive, as Morrison dominated No. 19 Derek Reber by pressing the action from the start and racking up three takedowns and 4:22 of riding time and Rosholt scored two takedowns and added two three-point nearfalls in his 13-1 beating of Conor Sweeney. "It feels good to come out the first time I'm out there and get a win,” Rosholt said.” I just came off an injury, so I feel like I did pretty well." “You like to see that we had four freshmen go out and two of them, Morrison and Rosholt, picked up major decisions and then Bailey and Perry picked up pins,” Smith said. “That’s what really stands out, in their first dual meet and first match wrestling for our program, it’s a good memory. There are definitely some areas we need to work on, our challenge and our competitiveness of our opponents with Minnesota on the road and Bedlam here in the next two weeks will pick up. We need to take it to another level as we prepare for the next two weeks. It was a good start for us, nothing I like more than bonus points. That’s what people want to watch, guys out there getting after it, and that’s what we did.” Bucknell claimed victory in the premier bout of the day when No. 4 Kevin LeValley picked up a 6-2 win over No. 9 Jamal Parks. Parks scored the only takedown of the bout in the first period, but a LeValley escape, followed by a second LeValley escape to start the second period, evened the score at 2-2. Parks had a chance to regain the lead when he started the third period in the down position, but not only did he get ridden out by LeValley, but LeValley also exposed his back to score a three-point nearfall with only 13 seconds left in the bout. The Cowboys return to action when they travel to Minneapolis to battle No. 3 Minnesota on Dec. 5. Results: 125: No. 11 Jon Morrison (OSU) MD No. 19 Derek Reber (BU); 9-0 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) TF5 Alex Pellicciotti (BU); 22-4, 4:48 141: No. 20 Luke Silver (OSU) MD Zac Hancock (BU); 9-0 149: No. 4 Kevin LeValley (BU) dec. No. 9 Jamal Parks (OSU); 6-2 157: No. 15 Albert White (OSU) dec. Brantley Hooks (BU); 8-2 165: No. 14 Dallas Bailey (OSU) fall Corey Lear (BU); 0:45 174: Mike Benefiel (OSU) MD David Thompson (BU); 10-2 184: No. 11 Chris Perry (OSU) fall Joe McMullan (BU); 0:55 197: No. 5 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. Jay Hahn (BU); 11-7 285: Blake Rosholt (OSU) MD Conor Sweeney (BU); 13-1

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The 16th ranked Mizzou wrestling team (5-3) picked up three wins in four matches at the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Duals, held in Albany, N.Y. on Saturday. Missouri knocked off American by a 23-15 to open the day, and after a loss to No. 24 Rutgers by a 19-16 score, bounced back to defeat No. 11 Lehigh, 21-10, and Maryland, 18-12. Opening the day with the American Eagles, who are ranked as high as No. 8 by W.I.N. Magazine, the Tigers jumped out to a 12-0 lead after three matches and held on for a 22-15 win. Freshman Alan Waters kicked action off with a 2-0 decision, and sophomore Nathan McCormick followed with a win by fall at 5:53. Senior Todd Schavrien edged out his opponent by a 6-5 decision for the early lead. After the Eagles cut the lead to 12-9, the Tigers bounced back with three straight victories to lock up the match. Redshirt freshman Zach Toal scored a 9-3 win over Patrick Graham at 165, and Patrick Wright scored a major over Phillip Barreiro, winning 10-0. Junior Dorian Henderson moved up to 184 and registered Mizzou's second straight win with bonus points, as he scored a 24-9 technical fall over his opponent, giving the Tigers a 23-9 lead at the time. In Mizzou's second match of the day, the Tigers got up early on No. 24 Rutgers with a 10-0 lead after three matches, as Waters and McCormick scored decisions and Schavrien won by a 9-1 major decision. However, the Scarlet Knights fought back with three wins of their own, getting their wins by decision, major decision and fall to take a 13-10 lead. Henderson beat his opponent 6-4 to tie the score, but Rutgers bounced back with a decision of their own to regain the lead. Mike Larson defeated Michael Wagner at 197, 3-1, to pull the score back even, but Rutgers' heavyweight D.J. Russo, ranked fifth in the country, edged No. 2 Dom Bradley by a 4-3 score, giving the Scarlet Knights the match by a 19-16 score. The Tigers jumped back after the tough loss, however, and got an impressive 21-10 victory over No. 11 Lehigh. Mizzou won the first seven matches, all by decision, on their way to the win. Waters won the opening match, 7-3, and McCormick followed with an 11-6 final. Schavrien picked up his third win of the day, edging his opponent 5-4, and redshirt freshman Kyle Bradley picked up his first win, defeating Joseph Napoli by a 5-3 score. Junior Danny Gonsor defeated his opponent by the same score, and Mizzou then followed with two wins over ranked opponents. Toal, who ranks 14th, defeated No. 13 Brandon Hatchett, 3-2. Henderson, who ranks in at No. 15, beat No. 16 Austin Meys by a 3-1 final. In the fourth and final match of the day, Missouri took down the Maryland Terrapins by an 18-12 final. The Tigers got out to a 12-0 lead after four matches and held off Maryland's rally to pick up their fifth win of the season. Waters improved to 18-0 on the season and 8-0 in dual matches with his 7-1 decision over Shane Gentry. McCormick closed out his perfect day with an 11-4 win, and Schavrien finished his 4-0 day off with a 6-0 record. Kyle Bradley increased the Tiger lead to 12-0 after beating Joey Boone, 6-0. After Maryland scored four straight decisions of their own, Mizzou closed the day with back-to-back wins to fend off the Terps. Larson, at 197, edged out a win against his opponent, winning by a 5-4 score. Bradley bounced back and knocked off Spencer Myers, 4-1. Missouri comes back home next weekend as they'll take on Kent State at the Hearnes Center on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m. CT. Stay tuned to mutigers.com for more information.

The No. 10 American University wrestling team won three of four duals Saturday at the Journeyman/Asics Northeast Duals in Albany, N.Y. The Eagles capped their day off by defeating No. 16 Pittsburgh, 21-19, after taking down Stanford, 31-10, and Bloomsburg, 27-10. American lost its first dual to No. 13 Missouri, 22-15, and finished the competition 3-1. Two Eagles, No. 1 Steve Fittery and No. 14 Ganbayar Sanjaa, went undefeated on the day while #3 Ryan Flores, #20 Daniel Mitchell, Matt Mariacher and Patrick Graham each won three of four bouts. American (5-1) lost its first dual to the Tigers 22-15 after dropping six of 10 weights. Sanjaa, Fittery, Mitchell and Flores were each able to pick up victories in the loss, however, with Flores scoring a 6-2 decision over No. 2 Dom Bradley. Fittery won his bout via a second-period fall while Sanjaa and Mitchell earned decisions. The Eagles bounced back in their next dual with a 31-10 win over Stanford. American won seven bouts against the Cardinal with six Eagles earning bonus points. Fittery recorded his second fall of the day to highlight the victory while Kevin Tao, Mariacher, Sanjaa and Mitchell each won by major decision. American continued to roll with a 27-10 victory over Bloomsburg which also included seven individual victories. Three Eagles earned bonus points including a third-period fall from Flores. Thomas Williams picked up a major decision for his first win of the day while Mitchell scored a technical fall for the Eagles. American and Pittsburgh each won five weight classes in their matchup but bonus points earned by Sanjaa, Fittery and Graham proved to be the difference. Sanjaa scored American's fastest fall of the day when he pinned Dane Johnson just 43 seconds into their match and was followed by a technical fall from Fittery and a major decision by Graham. Mariacher also scored a big win for the Eagles, upsetting No. 3 Tyler Nauman 6-4. The Eagles will return to action on Sunday, December 19 at 1:00 p.m. when they host Old Dominion at Bender Arena in their first home dual of the season. #10 American 15, #13 Missouri 22 125 - #12 Alan Waters (UM) dec. Thomas Williams (AU), 2-0 133 - Nathan McCormick (UM) fall Kevin Tao (AU), 5:53 141 - #15 Todd Schavrien (UM) dec. Matt Mariacher (AU), 6-5 149 - #14 Ganbayar Sanjaa (AU) dec. Kyle Bradley (UM), 10-3 157 - #1 Steve Fittery (AU) fall Dan Gonsor (UM), 4:30 165 - #14 Zach Toal (UM) dec. Patrick Graham (AU), 9-3 174 – Patrick Wright (UM) major dec. Phillip Barreiro (AU), 10-0 184 – Dorian Henderson (UM) tech. fall Thomas Barreiro (AU), 24-9 197 - #20 Daniel Mitchell (AU) dec. Jake Glore (UM), 5-4 HWT - #3 Ryan Flores (AU) dec. #2 Dom Bradley (UM), 6-2 #10 American 31, Stanford 10 125 - #10 Ryan Mango (SU) dec. Thomas Williams (AU), 4-1 133 - Kevin Tao (AU) major dec. Matt Sencebaugh (SU), 10-2 141 - Matt Mariacher (AU) major dec. Jordan Gray (SU), 15-3 149 - #14 Ganbayar Sanjaa (AU) major dec. Timmy Boone (SU), 22-8 157 - #1 Steve Fittery (AU) fall Garrett Schaner (SU), 1:47 165 - Patrick Graham (AU) dec. Lucas Espericueta (SU), 8-5 174 – #4 Nick Amuchastegui (SU) major dec. Phillip Barreiro (AU), 13-3 184 – Dan Scherer (SU) dec. Thomas Barreiro (AU), 9-4 197 - #20 Daniel Mitchell (AU) major dec. Alan Yen (SU), 9-1 HWT - #3 Ryan Flores (AU) win by forfeit #10 American 27, Bloomsburg 10 125 - Thomas Williams (AU) major dec. Sean Boylan (BU), 15-3 133 - Nick Wilcox (BU) dec. Kevin Tao (AU), 10-4 141 - Matt Mariacher (AU) dec. Matthew Hicks (BU), 10-3 149 - #14 Ganbayar Sanjaa (AU) dec. Josh Roosa (BU), 6-3 157 - #1 Steve Fittery (AU) dec. Frank Hickman (BU), 9-4 165 - Patrick Graham (AU) dec. Christopher Smith (BU), 6-0 174 – Mike Dessino (BU) dec. Phillip Barreiro (AU), 4-3 184 – #20 Nate Graham (BU) major dec. Thomas Barreiro (AU), 14-3 197 - #20 Daniel Mitchell (AU) tech. fall Richard Perry (BU), 17-2 HWT - #3 Ryan Flores (AU) fall Zachary Walsh (BU), 6:21 #10 American 21, #16 Pittsburgh 19 125 - #20 Anthony Zanetta (UP) dec. Thomas Williams (AU), 12-6 133 - Kevin Tao (AU) dec. Shelton Mack (UP), 12-8 141 - Matt Mariacher (AU) dec. #3 Tyler Nauman (UP), 6-4 149 - #14 Ganbayar Sanjaa (AU) fall Dane Johnson (UP), 0:43 157 - #1 Steve Fittery (AU) tech. fall Donnie Tasser (UP), 15-0 165 - Patrick Graham (AU) major dec. Patrick Tasser (UP), 13-4 174 – #17 Ethan Headlee (UP) fall Phillip Barreiro (AU), 1:34 184 – Max Thomusseit (UP) major dec. Thomas Barreiro (AU), 15-5 197 - #8 Zac Thomusseit (UP) dec. #20 Daniel Mitchell (AU), 8-6 HWT - #8 Ryan Tomei (UP) dec. #3 Ryan Flores (AU), 6-4

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The 24th-ranked Rutgers Wrestling team swept all three of its duals at the Northeast Duals this afternoon in Albany, N.Y. The Scarlet Knights dropped Stanford, No. 16 Missouri and Columbia to improve to 7-1 on the season in dual action. “It was a really good day for the Scarlet Knights,” said head coach Scott Goodale. “We started a little flat but we were able to recover and pick up three big wins.” The Scarlet Knights opened the day with an early morning match against the Stanford Cardinal. RU was able to jump out to an early 12-4 lead behind decisions by Mike Demarco (Lyndhurst, N.J), Trevor Melde (Hewitt, N.J.), No. 11 Mario Mason (Moorestown, N.J.) and Daryl Cocozzo (River Edge, N.J.). Stanford rallied to take the next two matches and cut the RU lead to 12-10 before Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.) earned an 8-2 decision to push the Rutgers lead back to five. Stanford again cut the lead to two after a decision at 197 setting up a match at 285 to decide the dual. Both wrestlers came out strong to start the first period in the deciding match. No. 5 DJ Russo (Netcong, N.J.) got on the board first when he reversed Dylan Rush but Rush didn’t flinch reversing Russo to even the score at two. Russo then scored another reversal to gain a 4-2 edge. Rush escaped before the end of the first to cut the lead to 4-3 entering the second. Neither wrestler was able to score any points in the second or third and Russo used 2:46 of riding time to clinch the match, 5-3, and the dual, 18-13. The second matchup of the day featured a battle between two top-25 teams as RU took on No. 16 Missouri. The Tigers jumped out to an early 10-0 lead in the dual taking matches at 125, 133 and 141. The Scarlet Knights picked up their first win of the dual at 149 where Mason continued his strong wrestling by earning a 10-4 decision. The Mason win seemed to spark Rutgers as it was followed by a major decision by Cocozzo and a pin by Scott Winston (Jackson, N.J.) to turn the 10 point disadvantage into a three point lead. The Tigers were able to even the match at 13-13 with a victory at 174 but RU quickly regained its three point edge on a 2-0 decision by Rinaldi. Mizzou bounced back at 197 as Mike Larson picked up a 3-1 decision over Mike Wagner (South Plainfield, N.J.) to retie the score and set up a colossal matchup to decide the match. The final contest of the dual featured a battle of two top-five heavyweights in No. 5 Russo and No. 2 Dom Bradley of Missouri. After a scoreless first period, Bradley chose to start down in the second eventually earning an escape to open the scoring. The two grapplers went toe to toe for the remainder of the second with neither able to score before the end setting up a deciding third period. In the third, Russo chose down and quickly earned an escape to square the contest at 1-1. Bradley seemed to have the upper hand when he took down Russo to regain the lead at 3-1 but Russo kept his composure and escaped to get within a point. With 13 seconds left in the third, Russo shot low and took Bradley down off a scramble to earn the two points and take the lead at 4-3. From there, Russo was able to ride out Bradley and secure the 4-3 victory to clinch the dual for RU, 16-13. “The Missouri match was a huge win for our program,” said Goodale. “It was an exciting match against a top program and those are the matches that we need to win to get our program to where we want it to be.” In their final dual of the day, Rutgers cruised to a 29-9 victory over the Columbia Lions. Picking up victories by decision for RU were Fusco, Jordan Beverly (Point Pleasant, N.J.), Alex Caruso (Green Brook, N.J.) and Wagner. Major decision victories were scored by Cocozzo, 11-0 over Jake O’Hara, and Winston, 10-2 over Eren Civan, while Russo picked up his team-leading sixth fall of the season pinning Kevin Lester in 2:57 to close out the victory for RU. The Scarlet Knights return to action next Sunday, Dec. 5, when they travel to State College, Pa. for the Nittany Lion Open hosted by Penn State. No. 24 Rutgers 18, Stanford 13 125: No. 10 Ryan Mango (SU) m. dec. Matt Fusco (RU), 11-2; Stanford leads, 4-0 133: Mike Demarco (RU) dec. Matt Sencenbaugh (SU), 6-0; Stanford leads, 4-3 141: Trevor Melde (RU) dec. Jordan Gray (SU), 2-0; Rutgers leads, 6-4 149: No. 11 Mario Mason (RU) dec. Timmy Boone (SU), 10-4; Rutgers leads, 9-4 157: Daryl Cocozzo (RU) dec. Garrett Schaner (SU), 5-1; Rutgers leads, 12-4 165: Lucas Espericueta (SU) dec. No. 8 Scott Winston (RU), 4-3; Rutgers leads, 12-7 174: No. 4 Nick Amuchastegui (SU) dec. Alex Caruso (RU), 5-1; Rutgers leads, 12-10 184: Dan Rinaldi (RU) dec. Dan Scherer (SU), 8-2; Rutgers leads, 15-10 197: No. 10 Zach Giesen (SU) dec. Mike Wagner (RU), 7-3; Rutgers leads, 15-13 285: No, 5 DJ Russo (RU) dec. Dylan Rush (SU), 5-3; Rutgers wins 18-13 No. 24 Rutgers 19, No. 16 Missouri 16 125: No. 12 Alan Waters (UM) dec. Joe Langel (RU), 5-0; Mizzou leads, 3-0 133: Nate McCormick (UM) dec. Mike Demarco (RU), 5-3; Mizzou leads, 6-0 141: No. 15 Todd Schavrien (UM) maj. Dec. Trevor Melde (RU), 9-1; Mizzou leads, 10-0 149: No. 11 Mario Mason (RU) dec. Kyle Bradley (UM), 10-4; Mizzou leads, 10-3 157: Daryl Cocozzo (RU) maj. Dec. Dan Gonsor (UM), 11-3; Mizzou leads, 10-7 165: No. 8 Scott Winston (RU) pins No. 14 Zach Toal (UM), 2:04; Rutgers leads, 13-10 174: Dorian Henderson (UM) dec. Alex Caruso (RU), 6-4; Match tied, 13-13 184: Dan Rinaldi (RU) dec. Pat Wright (UM), 2-0; Rutgers leads, 16-13 197: Mike Larson (UM) dec. Mike Wagner (RU), 3-1; Match tied, 16-16 285: No. 5 DJ Russo (RU) dec. No. 2 Dom Bradley (UM), 4-3; Rutgers wins, 19-16 No. 24 Rutgers 29, Columbia 9 125: Matt Fusco (RU) dec. Penn Gottfried (CU), 6-2; Rutgers leads, 3-0 133: Kyle Gilchrist (CU) dec. Mike Demarco (RU), 3-1; Match tied, 3-3 141: Jordan Beverly (RU) dec. Josh Houldsworth (CU), 4-1; Rutgers leads, 6-3 149: Steve Santos (CU) pins No. 11 Mario Mason (RU), 6:55; Columbia leads, 9-6 157: Daryl Cocozzo (RU) maj. dec. Jake O’Hara (CU), 11-0; Rutgers leads, 10-9 165: No. 8 Scott Winston (RU) maj. Dec. Eren Civan (CU), 10-2; Rutgers leads, 14-9 174: Alex Caruso (RU) dec. Stephen West (CU), 2-1; Rutgers leads, 17-9 184: Dan Rinaldi (RU) dec. Nicholas Mills (CU), 2-1; Rutgers leads, 20-9 197: Mike Wagner (RU) dec. Mike Pushpack (CU), 9-3; Rutgers leads, 23-9 285: No. 5 DJ Russo (RU) pins Kevin Lester (CU), 2:57; Rutgers wins, 29-9

Lincoln -- The 22nd-ranked Nebraska wrestling team used a late rally to take down the Bucknell Bison, 19-16, before defeating the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, 36-6, to pick up their second and third victories of the season on Saturday at the NU Coliseum. The Huskers have won three straight duals since dropping their season opener, while improving their record to 3-1. Trailing 16-15 entering the last match against Bucknell, NU looked to junior heavyweight Tucker Lane to bring the Huskers back in the dual’s deciding match. Lane, the 9th-ranked heavyweight in the country, used a pair of first period takedowns while only giving up three escape points en route to his 12-3 major decision victory over Conor Sweeney. The victory gave the Huskers their 19-16 win. Lane also defeated Kevin Kelly in the day’s last match to be one of only two wrestlers to win both of their matches on the day. Lane was dominant in his match, as he did not give up a point in a 4-0 shutout. Lane now has an 11-1 record this season, with a 3-1 mark in dual action. History was made Saturday afternoon at the NU Coliseum, as Jordan Burroughs won his 100th and 101st career matches to become only the 19th Husker is school history to reach the century win total. The senior was dominant in both of his matches, recording two pins at the 165-pound weight division. In his first match, Burroughs only used 1 minute, 5 seconds to pin Bucknell’s Corey Lear, while he also won by fall over South Dakota State’s John Nething II in 4 minutes, 2 seconds. The school’s only undefeated national champion (35-0 in 2008-09) now has five pins on the season. Burroughs owns a 101-20-0 career record and currently ranks in the top 10 for career winning percentage (.834) in school history. The Huskers also had victories from Ridge Kiley, Mike Koehnlein and Josh Ihnen against the Bison. Ihnen, who now has a 4-0 dual record, defeated Joseph McMullan (Bucknell) 8-3, while Koehnlein took down Zachary Hancock (Bucknell), 5-3. Kiley picked up his first dual win of the season by defeating Alex Pelliccotti (Bucknell). After dropping two out of the first three matches against the Jackrabbits, Nebraska reeled off four straight victories to take control of the dual. Including Burroughs pin, Ross Grande (149), Tyler Koehn (157) and Caleb Kolb (174) all won by decision over their respective opponents to pull away from the Jacks. The win against Bucknell marked the 15th straight home-opening victory, while the defeat of South Dakota State gives Nebraska at least a 3-1 start for the 19th consecutive season. Nebraska returns to the mat on Friday, Dec. 3, when they travel to Greeley, Colo., to take on Northern Colorado at 8 p.m. NU will then head north to Laramie, Wyo., to battle the Wyoming Cowboys on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. Nebraska 19, Bucknell 16 125-Derek Reber (BU) by decision over Shawn Nagel (NU), 10-4 (BU 3, NU 0) 133-Ridge Kiley (NU) by decision over Alex Pelliccotti (BU), 5-3 (NU 3, BU 3) 141-Mike Koehnlein (NU) by decision over Zachary Hancock (BU), 5-3 (NU 6, BU 3) 149-#5 Kevin LeValley (BU) by major decision over Ross Grande (NU), 10-2 (BU 7, NU 6) 157-Brantley Hooks (BU) by decision over Tyler Koehn (NU), 4-1 (BU 10, NU 6) 165-#2 Jordan Burroughs (NU) by fall over Corey Lear (BU), 1:05 (NU 12, BU 10) 174-David Thompson (BU) by decision over Caleb Kolb (NU), 6-4 (BU 13, NU 12) 184-#10 Josh Ihnen (NU) by decision over Joseph McMullan (BU), 8-3 (NU 15, BU 13) 197-Jay Hahn (BU) by decision over Andy Johnson (NU), 11-10 (BU 16, NU 15) Hwt-#9 Tucker Lane (NU) by major decision over Conor Sweeney (BU), 12-3 (NU 19, BU 16) Nebraska 36, South Dakota State 6 125-Aaron Pickrell (SDSU) by decision over Shawn Nagel (NU), 3-0 (SDSU 3, NU 0) 133-Ridge Kiley (NU) by forfeit (NU 6, SDSU 3) 141-Tony Vaske (SDSU) by decision over Mike Koehnlein (NU), 13-8 (SDSU 6, NU 6) 149-Ross Grande (NU) by decision over Andrew Youngblom (SDSU), 4-1 (NU 9, SDSU 6) 157-Tyler Koehn (NU) by decision over Nick Flynn (SDSU), 7-3 (NU 12, SDSU 6) 165-Jordan Burroughs (NU) by fall over John Nething II (SDSU), 4:02 (NU 18, SDSU 6) 174-Caleb Kolb (NU) by decision over David Michaud (SDSU), 10-3 (NU 21, SDSU 6) 184-#10 Josh Ihnen (NU) by forfeit (NU 27, SDSU 6) 197-Andy Johnson (NU) by forfeit (NU 33, SDSU 6) Hwt- #9 Tucker Lane (NU) by decision over Kevin Kelly (SDSU), 4-0 (NU 36, SDSU 6)

The No. 3 Minnesota wrestling program swept the Northern Quad in Rochester, Minn. on Sunday, posting wins in all three duals. In a battle of nationally ranked teams, the Gophers came from behind to beat No. 9 Central Michigan 21-17 while also earning team wins over Appalachian State (30-6) and North Dakota State (35-9). No. 3 Minnesota 30, Appalachian State 6 Mike Thorn (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Minnesota cruised to its first dual win of the season with a 30-6 win over the Mountaineers starting with a pin from Zach Sanders over ASU's Tony Gravely in 4:26 in the 125 lbs. match followed up by a 7-5 decision in favor of Thane Antczak over Chris Johnson at 133 lbs. Mike Thorn provided the Gophers third-straight win of the day at 141 lbs. when he scored a major decision over Mike Kessler before the Mountaineers finally found the score sheet in the 149 lbs. matchup when Savva Kostis earned a 10-8 decision over Danny Zilverberg. But Minnesota would answer right back as Alec Ortiz picked up a 14-8 decision over John Blakely at 157 lbs. and Cody Yohns added an 8-5 decision of his own at 165 lbs. over Appalachian State's Kyle Blevins. The Gophers (3-0-0 overall, 0-0-0 Big Ten) built up a 21-point lead following the 174 lbs. match between Scott Glasser and Carter Downs. Glasser earned a 21-7 win for Minnesota when he tallied nine takedowns in the match including four in the third period. After Kevin Steinhaus dropped an 11-9 decision to Austin Trotman in the 184 pounders meeting, the Gophers closed out the dual with a 7-0 decision victory for Sonny Yohn over Paul Glover and a 7-1 decision for Tony Nelson over Marc Tyson. No. 3 Minnesota 21, No. 9 Central Michigan 17 The day's most anticipated matchup certainly didn't disappoint as the No. 3 Gophers and No. 9 Chippewas battled back in forth with Minnesota picking up a 21-7 win. Zach Sanders picked up his second win of the day in the opener against Central Michigan, earning a 19-5. In the follow-up match, Antczak wasn't as lucky, giving up a 10-0 major decision to Scotti Sentes. But Mike Thorn regained the lead for the Gophers in the next match when he scored a pin in 4:53 at 141 lbs. Danny Zilverberg added to the Gophers advantage with a come-from-behind 7-5 decision over CMU's Donnie Corby in extra time. Zilverberg scored a late point in the third to tie the match up and then scored a takedown to lock up the win and give the Gophers a nine-point lead at the halfway point. But the Chippewas turned the tide on Minnesota, gaining the lead with victories in the next three matches. At 157 lbs, Eric Cubberly picked up a 9-2 decision over Alec Ortiz and Mike Miller followed that up with a major decision(10-2) over Cody Yohn at 165 lbs. Then in a battle of nationally ranked 174 pounders, No. 6 Ben Bennett picked up a 7-1 decision over No. 10 Scott Glasser. But a technical fall by Kevin Steinhaus in the 184 lbs. match regained the lead for Minnesota when the redshirt freshman scored an 18-2 win over Chad Friend. Sonny Yohn added a 6-1 decision over Craig Kelliher and Tony Nelson dropped a close 3-2 decision to No. 4 Jarod Trice as the Gophers hung on to win 21-17. No. 3 Minnesota 35, North Dakota State 9 Sanders picked up his third win of the afternoon in the opening match against Trent Sprenkle of NDSU, pegging a 14-5 major decision over Sprenkle at 125 lbs. After dropping a major decision earlier in the day, Antczak rebounded nicely in the evening finale. The sophomore earned a 10-1 major decision over the Bison's Justin Solberg before Danny Zilverberg added a 7-4 decision at 149 lbs. over Andrey Patselov to give Minnesota a 17-0 lead. The Bison got on the board with a 3-0 decision for Vince Salminen over Pat Smith at 157 lbs., and Minnesota's Cody Yohn picked up a 7-4 decision over Tyler Johnson at 165 lbs. before Joel Hill was pinned by NDSU's Steve Monk in 3:49. The Gophers swept the final three events with Kevin Steinhaus earning a 10-4 decision over Kevin Moenkedick and Sonny Yohn earning a fall over Drew Ross in 16 seconds at 197 lbs. Minnesota's Tony Nelson recorded the win in the heavyweight matchup via forfeit.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The No. 24 Indiana University wrestling team improved to 6-0 on the season with a trio of victories in the 2010 Hoosier Duals. Indiana picked up dual match wins over North Carolina at Greensboro, Old Dominion and Northern Illinois. A trifecta of Hoosiers went 3-0 on the day, led in team points by Paul Young and his two pins. Matt Powless and Ricky Alcala had their hand raised three times on Saturday as well. Powless dominated the competition, racking up over 20 takedowns in his three major decisions. Additional multiple-time winners for IU were Matt Ortega, Kurt Kinser, Ryan Konz and Nick Avery. Indiana opened the round-robin competition with a 34-12 winning tally over UNCG in the first round. The day couldn't start any better for the Cream and Crimson as Justin Brooks, Ortega and true freshman Mitchell Richey each pinned their adversaries for an 18-0 edge on the team scoreboard. Young then added in another IU fall in the 157-pound bout two matches later. Wins by Avery, Powless and Alcala down the stretch gave Indiana a 34-12 winner. Old Dominion jumped out to a 10-0 advantage in the second dual of the day before Kinser started the IU comeback with his 6-3 decision at 149 pounds. Indiana took the next three bouts as well, including a pin by Young, to go ahead 15-10. A 1-0 loss in the 184-lbs. match was a short speed bump in the road as IU grabbed the final two bouts for the 22-13 victory. The final dual of the night was as close as it gets with the result coming down to the heavyweights. Alcala fended off a late rush by Northern Illinois's Dakota Greenhaw in the closing seconds to hold on for a 5-2 decision that sealed the deal for Indiana, 22-18. The Hoosiers won six of 10 bouts, including bonus points coming from a Kinser pin and Powless' third consecutive major decision. COMPLETE RESULTS ROUND ONE Indiana 34, UNCG 12 125 lbs.- Justin Brooks (IU) pins Manny Ramirez (UNCG), 2:34; Team Score: 6-0 133 lbs.- Matt Ortega (IU) pins Jamel Johnson (UNCG), 2:52; TS: 12-0 141 lbs.- Mitchell Richey (IU) pins Michael Crowley (UNCG), 2:16; TS: 18-0 149 lbs.- No. 16 Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG) dec. over No. 6 Kurt Kinser (IU), 6-2; TS: 18-3 157 lbs.- No. 6 Paul Young (IU) pins Jonathan Rodebaugh (UNCG), 0:36; TS: 24-3 165 lbs.- Travis Sheehy (UNCG) pins Ryan Konz (IU), 1:25; TS: 24-9 174 lbs.- Nick Avery (IU) dec. over Byron Sigmon (UNCG), 3-1(SV); TS: 27-9 184 lbs.- No. 15 Andrew Saunders (UNCG) dec. over Eric Cameron (IU), 3-0; TS: 27-12 197 lbs.- No. 18 Matt Powless (IU) maj. dec. over Caylor Williams (UNCG), 16-4; TS: 31-12 285 lbs- No. 18 Ricky Alcala (IU) dec. over Peter Sturgeon (UNCG), 3-2; TS: 34-12 Northern Illinois 16, Old Dominion 14 125 lbs.- Nick Smith (NIU) dec. over Eric Dunnet (ODU), 10-6; TS: 3-0 133 lbs.- No. 13 Kyle Hutter (ODU) dec. over Israel Montemayor (NIU), 7-2; TS: 3-3 141 lbs.- Brennan Brumley (ODU) dec. over Tristen DeShazer (NIU), 7-2; TS: 3-6 149 lbs.- Joey Metzler (ODU) dec. over Vince Castillo (NIU), 9-3; TS: 3-9 157 lbs.- No. 19 Bryan Deutsch (NIU) maj. dec. over Chad Lowman (ODU), 13-0; TS: 7-9 165 lbs.- Matt Mougin (NIU) dec. over Dan Rivera (ODU), 3-2; TS: 10-9 ODU is deducted one team point for unsportsmanlike violation on coaching bench; TS: 10-8 174 lbs.- Tristan Warner (ODU) dec. over Zach Benzio (NIU), 7-4; TS: 10-11 184 lbs.- Brad Dieckhaus (NIU) dec. over Joe Budi (ODU), 4-3; TS: 13-11 197 lbs.- Jacob Henderson (ODU) dec. over Mike Lukowski (NIU), 3-2; TS: 13-14 285 lbs.- Dakota Greenhaw (NIU) dec. over Michael Chapman (ODU), 3-0; TS: 16-14 ROUND TWO Indiana 22, Old Dominion 13 125 lbs.- No. 7 James Nicholson (ODU) maj. dec. over Justin Brooks (IU), 17-7; TS: 0-4 133 lbs.- No. 13 Kyle Hutter (ODU) dec. over Matt Ortega (IU), 8-5; TS: 0-7 141 lbs.- Brennan Brumley (ODU) dec. over Mitchell Richey (IU), 4-2(SV); TS: 0-10 149 lbs.- No. 6 Kurt Kinser (IU) dec. over Joey Metzler (ODU), 6-3; TS: 3-10 157 lbs.- No. 6 Paul Young (IU) pins Micah Blair (ODU), 2:04; TS: 9-10 165 lbs.- Ryan Konz (IU) dec. over Dan Rivera (ODU), 3-2; TS: 12-10 174 lbs.- Nick Avery (IU) dec. over Tristan Warner (ODU), 3-2; TS: 15-10 184 lbs.- Joe Budi (ODU) dec. over Eric Cameron (IU), 1-0; TS: 15-13 197 lbs.- No. 18 Matt Powless (IU) maj. dec. over Jacob Henderson (ODU), 21-8; TS: 19-13 285 lbs.- No. 18 Ricky Alacala (IU) dec. over Michael Chapman (ODU), 8-5; TS: 22-13 UNCG 21, Northern Illinois 15 125 lbs.- Manny Ramirez (UNCG) dec. over Nick Smith (NIU), 9-7; TS: 3-0 133 lbs.- Israel Montemayor (NIU) dec. over Jamel Johnson (UNCG), 10-3; TS: 3-3 141 lbs.- Tristen DeShazer (NIU) dec. over Michael Crowley (UNCG), 7-4; TS: 3-6 149 lbs.- No. 16 Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG) dec. over Vince Castillo (NIU), 8-2; TS: 6-6 157 lbs.- No. 19 Bryan Deutsch (NIU) pins Jonathan Rodebaugh (UNCG), 5:15; TS: 6-12 165 lbs.- Matt Mougin (NIU) dec. over Travis Sheehy (UNCG), 9-7; TS: 6-15 174 lbs.- Byron Sigmon (UNCG) dec. over Zach Benzio (NIU), 5-3; TS: 9-15 184 lbs.- No. 15 Andrew Saunders (UNCG) dec. over Brad Diekchaus (NIU), 8-5; TS: 12-15 197 lbs.- Caylor Williams (UNCG) dec. over Mike Lukowski (NIU), 6-2; TS: 15-15 285 lbs.- Peter Sturgeon (UNCG) pins Dakota Greenhaw (NIU), 5:38; TS: 21-15 ROUND THREE Indiana 22, NIU 18 125 lbs.- Nick Smith (NIU) pins Justin Brooks (IU), 6:31; TS: 0-6 133 lbs.- Matt Ortega (IU) dec. over Israel Montemayor (NIU), 6-4(SV); TS: 3-6 141 lbs.- Tristen DeShazer (NIU) pins Mitchell Richey (IU), 5:58; TS: 3-12 149 lbs.- No. 6 Kurt Kinser (IU) pins Vince Castillo (NIU), 1:53; TS: 9-12 157 lbs.- No. 6 Paul Young (IU) dec. over No. 19 Bryan Deutsch (NIU), 10-3; TS: 12-12 165 lbs.- Ryan Konz (IU) dec. over Matt Mougin (NIU), 9-6; TS: 15-12 174 lbs.- Zach Benzio (NIU) dec. over Nick Avery (IU), 3-2; TS: 15-15 184 lbs.- Brad Dieckhaus (NIU) dec. over Eric Cameron (IU), 4-2; TS: 15-18 197 lbs.- No. 18 Matt Powless (IU) maj. dec. over Mike Lukowski (NIU), 14-4; TS: 19-18 285 lbs.- No. 18 Ricky Alcala (IU) dec. over Dakota Greenhaw (NIU), 5-2; TS: 22-18 Old Dominion 20, UNCG 18 125 lbs.- No. 7 James Nicholson (ODU) maj. dec. over Manny Ramirez (UNCG), 14-4; TS: 4-0 133 lbs.- No. 13 Kyle Hutter (ODU) maj. dec. over Jamel Johnson (UNCG), 12-1; TS: 8-0 141 lbs.- Brennan Brumley (ODU) maj. dec. over Alejandro Soto-Perez (UNCG), 9-0; TS: 12-0 149 lbs.- No. 16 Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG) dec. over Joey Metzler (UNCG), 5-3; TS: 12-3 157 lbs.- Chad Lowman (ODU) tech falls Jonathan Rodebaugh (UNCG), 17-0; TS: 17-3 165 lbs.- Dan Rivera (ODU) dec. over Travis Sheehy (UNCG), 8-5; TS: 20-3 174 lbs.- Byron Sigmon (UNCG) pins Tristan Warner (ODU), 8:29(OT1); TS: 20-9 184 lbs.- No. 15 Andrew Saunders (UNCG) dec. over Joe Budi (ODU), 3-2; TS: 20-12 197 lbs.- Caylor Williams (UNCG) dec. over Jacob Henderson (ODU), 7-2; TS: 20-15 285 lbs.- Peter Sturgeon (UNCG) dec. over Michael Chapman (ODU), 3-1(SV); TS: 20-18