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TEMPE -- The eighth-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling team won its first road dual of the season Thursday over No. 18 Arizona State, 32-7, inside the Wells Fargo Arena. The Sooners (3-0) rallied from a 5-0 deficit after ASU’s third-ranked Anthony Robles pinned the Sooners ninth-ranked Jarrod Patterson at 125 pounds. “It was an outstanding victory for the Sooners,” head coach Jack Spates said. “We had to win some tough battles, but we kept battling and we kept pulling out the close matches. Eventually we just broke their spirit and pulled away. We had a lot of hard-fought wins tonight.” Oklahoma’s Jordan Keller earned the Sooners first points with a 2-0 decision over the Sun Devils’ Ben Ashmore at 133 pounds, putting the Sooners within two points, 3-5. Zack Bailey, 2010 All-American and No. 1 among 141 pounders, continued his dominant season with a technical fall victory over Arizona State’s Kalin Goodsite, giving the Sooners their first lead, 8-5. In the 149-pound bout OU’s Seth Vernon secured a 6-1 decision over ASU’s Kenneth Ashmore to put the Sooners ahead 11-5. The Sooners Matt Lester dropped only the second bout of the night at 157 pounds. The Sooner dropped a close, 7-5, decision to ASU’s No. 3 ranked Bubba Jenkins to put the Sun Devils within three points of the Sooners. However, that was the closest Arizona State would come as Oklahoma won its next five matches to run away with victory. Newcomer Chase Nelson secured the Sooners first pin of the evening on ASU’s Tejovan Edwards with a time of 4:22. Arizona State’s Edwards lost the Sun Devils a point as he was penalized for misconduct, which gave OU a 17-7 advantage. The Sooners second reigning All-American, Tyler Caldwell, narrowly escaped ASU’s Eric Starks in the 174-pound bout with a 2-0 decision. Erich Schmidtke continued the trouncing by collecting an 8-6 decision over Arizona State’s Jake Meredith to give the Sooners a 23-8 lead. OU’s Keldrick Hall continued the trend of decision victories after he defeated ASU’s Luke Macchiaroli, 9-3. In the heavyweight bout Oklahoma’s Nathan Fernandez ended the night with a pin over ASU’s Levi Cooper in just 1:13. “It was a hard-fought victory over a really good team and I’m very proud of our guys,” Spates said. Next up, Oklahoma is set to host its annual Oklahoma Open next weekend, Nov. 27 at the Mosier Indoor track facility in Norman. The Sooners will take on Oklahoma City University at 9 a.m. and North Carolina State at 3 p.m. OCU and NCST will meet at 11 a.m. Admission is free to the public. Results: 125 – No. 3 Anthony Robles fall No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (OU), 6:55 133 - Jordan Keller (OU) dec. Ben Ashmore (ASU), 0-2 141 – No. 1 Zack Bailey (OU) tech. fall Kalin Goodsite (ASU), 20-3 149 - Seth Vernon (OU) dec. Kenneth Ashmore (ASU), 6-1 157 - No. 6 Bubba Jenkins (ASU) dec. No. 13 Matt Lester (OU), 7-5 165 – No. 19 Chase Nelson (OU) fall No. 16 Tejovan Edwards (ASU), 4:22 174 – No. 6 Tyler Caldwell (OU) dec. Eric Starks (ASU), 2-0 184 – No. 10 Erich Schmidtke (OU) dec. Jake Meredith (ASU), 8-6 197 – Keldric Hall (OU) dec. Luke Macchiaroli (ASU), 9-3 HWT – No. 13 Nathan Fernandez (OU) Fall Levi Cooper (ASU), 1:13

The NWCA All-Star Classic is a decades-long college wrestling tradition that attempts to pit the very best in the sport against each other in an off-the-books early season showdown. But as is true with most classics, time and a certain amount of apathy have worked to take some of the polish off the once-proud shine of the Classic. What was once the high-octane highlight for early-season competition has been slowed by event organizers, coaches, and wrestlers. The 43rd Annual NWCA All-Star Classic is sans premier talent. The several conspicuous absences (Darrion Caldwell of North Carolina State, Kyle Dake of Cornell, Andrew Howe of Wisconsin, and Jordan Burroughs of Nebraska) aren't a result of bad luck, they're intentional exemptions. Unwilling participants in an event that conceived with the fan in mind, has abandoned their desires. The myriad criticisms and questions are harsh but on-point: Why should they risk the injury, or a bad loss? Where is the promise of nationwide promotion? Where is the television coverage? Not all the blame rests on the shoulders of the NWCA. Being head coach is an increasingly high-profile job and many aren’t willing to take the risk of watching their stars stumble in the spotlight. Whatever the combination of reasons, the Classic is lacking its normal horsepower, but many fans, and journalists, are hopeful that in the years to come the event will get an overhaul and some much-needed detailing. Despite the lack of must-see-TV talent, there are 10 compelling matchups featuring some of the best wrestlers in the nation. Some fans have made the commitment to attend the event in person, while many more will use the great-big powerful Internet to achieve the live feed courtesy of LiveSportsVideo and Takedown Wrestling Media. Wherever you choose to watch, here is a look at the matchups and who is going to leave Sunday with a victory (unofficial, though it may be). 125: No. 3 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) vs. No. 5 Anthony Robles (Arizona State) Anthony Robles (Photo/Morgan Hennessy)Robles is one of the sport's most popular figures, and as a two-time All-American, he's one of the most accomplished wrestlers in the field. Robles is also a fan-favorite, leaving an unenviable task of knocking off Robles (at a charity event, no less) to Minnesota Sanders. The junior is the type of Big Ten talent that reminds fans of the Gophers NCAA championships days when their wrestlers were chiseled tough-nuts who competed with spite for their opposition (ala Ryan Lewis). If Sanders can stay off bottom and avoid getting underneath Robles he should pull off a close decision. If not, it could be a high scoring opener for the Classic. Prediction: Sanders dec. Robles, 6-3 133: No. 1 Andrew Hochstrasser (Boise State) vs. No. 2 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) A true All-Star matchup! Oliver is coming off an as-expected All-American season for the Cowboys where he had a very public battle keeping his weight in check. Coach Smith made the very odd pronouncement this season that Oliver wasn't only staying at 133pounds, but that his weight management had improved. Most coaches don't address weight loss. Hochstrasser is the oldest man in Division I wrestling, having racked up a redshirt season and LDS mission. He's tough on top and built like a manhole cover so expect him to try and bully the maybe-tired-from-weight-loss Oliver. The latter's speed is a great equalizer and another season with the low single guru has probably allowed for even more technical attacks. Maybe I'm just being hopeful here, but I'm thinking big points. Prediction: Oliver dec. Hochstrasser, 10-8 141: No. 1 Zack Bailey (Oklahoma) vs. No. 8 Germane Lindsey (Ohio) Zack Bailey is my choice to win the NCAA title and the Dan Hodge Trophy. He's solid in all positions and with Sammie Henson calling his cell phone more than a Stage 5 clinger ex-girlfriend, he's odds-on to make the NCAA finals. Lindsey is talented and will again be an All-American, but in a matchup with Bailey he's short on experience and practice room competition. Assuming a healthy and motivated Bailey (and why not?), this won't be very close. Prediction: Bailey wins by fall over Lindsey 149: No. 5 Kevin LeValley (Bucknell) vs. No. 12 Torsten Gillespie (Edinboro) Who wants to take top? This is my favorite matchup of the night. LeValley is a fearless competitor who placed last season at the NCAA tournament and knocked off several top 10 wrestlers throughout the season. Gillespie, like his older brother Gregor, is a nasty, nasty rider with solid turns. I think this is a pick 'em, so I'm going to choose the favorite. Prediction: LeValley dec. Gillespie, 3-1 157: No. 1 Adam Hall (Boise State) vs. No. 4 Bubba Jenkins (Arizona State) Adam Hall (Photo/Tony Rotundo, Tech-Fall.com)Speed kills and this is a matchup of two gunslingers. However, Adam Hall's high crotch is tethered to the quickest trigger in college wrestling. I love Hall's intensity and ability to finish in a scramble. As a Virginian, I'd love to see the often-maligned Jenkins prove the naysayers wrong and produce an NCAA championship. However, Jenkins has been out of the starting lineup for a while and I see that rust affecting him in this event and he took a bad loss last week against a Division II opponent and didn't look much better against OU's Matt Lester on Thursday night. When matched up against a machine like Hall, who has the tools win it all, it makes for a lopsided win for the Blue Turfer. Prediction: Hall major dec. Jenkins, 13-4 165: No. 4 Josh Asper (Maryland) vs. No. 6 Shane Onufer (Wyoming) Asper just spanked Pride of New Jersey, Rutgers' Scott Winston, but will face a much more physical opponent in Onufer. I've loved watching the Wyoming junior progress as a wrestler and he'll be in the hunt for All-American status in 2011, but there's something special about Asper. The Maryland-native Asper has finished all of his matches this season by major or better and majored Onufer last season at NCAAs. I see this match going much the same way. Prediction: Asper major dec. Onufer, 12-3 174: No. 3 Jordan Blanton (Illinois) vs. No. 6 Nick Amuchastegui (Stanford) Brain versus brawn. That's likely a recycled sentiment for any match with Amuchastegui (Mooch) but for anyone who has seen the muscles stacked up on Jordan Blanton, it's damn near spot-on. Blanton has the intensity, focus and, coaching to win an NCAA title, and in the tournament I might pick him ... because he seems durable. However, with time to prepare and looking healthy and strong up from 165, Mooch is going to out maneuver Blanton, riding him for several minutes and taking away a hard-fought win. Prediction: Amuchastegui dec. Blanton, 6-2 184: No. 2 Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming) vs. No. 5 A.J. Kissel (Purdue) LeBlanc has placed each of the past two years and nothing is stopping him from competing for the NCAA title this season. He's stronger than most anyone (with the notable exception of Kirk Smith) and wrestles with intensity. Kissel is coming off a redshirt season for the Boilermakers and I don't think he'll have a lot of solutions for a very talented Mark Branch prodigy. LeBlanc in a lopsided victory. Prediction: LeBlanc dec. Kissel, 9-2 197: No. 4 Clayton Foster (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 5 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) Sonny Yohn (Photo/Morgan Hennessy)Foster is coming up a weight to take on the returning 197-pound All-American, Yohn. Foster blasted Yohn last season at 184 pounds, beating him 13-1. Weight was obviously an issue for Yohn who moved up after the match. There are deficits wrestlers can make up for in one season, but a 12-point shellacking is not an easy adjustment. There will be many more matchups between the two this season, but the night will belong to Foster. Prediction: Foster dec. Yohn, 7-4 285: No. 2 Jarod Trice (Central Michigan) vs. No. 8 Ryan Flores (American) I was coaching at Columbia for Ryan Flores' first season and was impressed by his athleticism. He's unorthodox and loves to scramble with the big boys, often finding himself atop a mass of meat with five points in his back pocket. Under the leadership of Mark Cody, I'd expect those impulses to be toned down or directed into a very narrow game plan. Trice is more than a slab of beef. He's got tremendous athleticism and is a proven winner, placing eighth last season. The CMU junior is known to try some throws, playing right into Flores' flare for the dramatic. Want more drama? Flores is from nearby Buchanan High School in Bakersfield. Since I don't want to call the fall, I'll call the high-scoring close decision. Prediction: Flores dec. Trice, 11-10 (or fall)

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Hello Wrestling Fans its All Star Classic Weekend! Scott Casber and LSV's Westbrook Shortell take the Brute Adidas studios of TDR LIVE from Fresno, California. Ryan Freeman and Geoff Murtha will air LIVE from Clinton, Iowa and the Wildrose Resort for this weeks show brought to you by Kemin Agrifoods. Geoff Murtha joins us courtesy of Mass Mutual Financial Services. See below for release and schedule on All Star Classic Broadcast! This weeks show airs LIVE, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Listen on radio or on the computer or your Blackberry or I Phone with the I Heart Radio App. (Click on KXNO under Sportsradio) Our Guests Include: (All times Central) 9:01 Mark DiSalvo- Assist Coach Central Michigan 9:20 Adam Tirapelle- NCAA Champ Illinois (Live in our California Studios) 9:40 Gerry Abas- Assist Coach. Cal State Bakersfield 10:01 Dan Wirnsberger- Head Coach Bucknell University Bison 10:20 Jeff Murphy- Kemin's Big 10 and Big 12 report and Murphy's Top 20 Breakdown 515-491-7750 10:50 Maureen Roshar- Wildrose Resort Wrestling fans- Episode 84 of TDR TV wrestling news is now on. Check your TV Guide for listings. How to watch and listen- TDR and TDR TV. It's appointment Radio and TV! 6.1 MILLION HOMES AND GROWING! TDR on Radio: LIVE Saturday at 9:00 a.m. CST on 1460 KXNO in Iowa. Saturday nights at 7:00 PM Eastern on Supertalk 1570 in Michigan, TDR TV: Mediacom Cable Ch. 22. IA, MO, AK, NE, MN, IL Tues. 5 PM, Sat. 10 a.m. Time Warner Cable NY Ch. 813 (Check Local Listings) Comcast Cable Tennessee Ch. 96 Fridays 5 PM CATV- CCN, Pennsylvania Ch. 8 Fridays 5 PM Western Reserve Ohio Cable Ch. 9 Fridays at 5:30, Sat's 10 PM, Tues 11 PM Long Lines Cable NW Iowa, NE Nebraska, SE South Dakota- Ch 75 Premiers November 19 Friday at 6:00 Sunday’s at 4:00 Monday’s at 7:00 Time Warner Texas- Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Etc. -TBA Time Warner Southern California- Los Angeles, San Diego, Etc. -TBA Call your local cable operator and ask them to carry TDR TV, It works! TDR on Internet: You can join us 9 to 11 a.m. CST Saturday mornings at Takedownradio.com TDR TV On Internet: 32 various web sites now carry your favorite wrestling news show Thanks to our growing family of affiliates and our media partners at Livesportsvideo.com. Thanks to you for watching and listening!

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Takedown Wrestling Media’s Scott Casber, Olympic Silver medalist and 3 time NCAA Division One Champion Stephen Abas and 2001 NCAA Champion Adam Tirapelle will have the call at the 45th Annual All-Star Classic, live, from the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. On November, 21 at 2:00 PM, Pacific time, twenty of the preseason’s top ranked wrestlers will face off, in order to help save California wrestling. All proceeds from this year’s web cast will go directly to the Save California Wrestling Fund. Make sure to not miss a minute of some of the best preseason wrestling in the nation, LIVE and online. Live action from the event will be available on LiveSportsVideo.com for a pay-per-view subscription of $7.00. Click here to order and watch the games. Based in Syracuse, N.Y., LiveSportsVideo.com was founded by Bob Feldmeier, Sr. and Jake Feldmeier, both former student-athletes at Princeton, and holds U.S. Patent Number 7,340,765 for streaming and archiving sports online. Any wrestling program choosing to stream their content online can utilize this service for free. Please Contact Westbrook Shortell for more information. The National Wrestling Coaches Association, established in 1928, is a professional organization dedicated to serve and provide leadership for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with primary emphasis on scholastic and collegiate wrestling programs. The membership embraces all people who are interested in amateur wrestling.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Takedown Wrestling Media and Long Lines Cable have established a relationship that will bring the popular TDR TV amateur wrestling program to more than 18,000 homes in Eastern Nebraska, Western Iowa and SW South Dakota area. TDR TV's national audience is now estimated at 6.18 Million homes. TDR TV's will air on Long Lines Cable Channel 75, Friday’s at 6:00 p.m. Sunday’s at 4:00 p.m. Monday’s at 7:00 p.m starting Friday November 19th , 2010 TDR TV is a 30-minute weekly TV news program covering all aspects of amateur wrestling in the U.S. Host Scott Casber updates viewers on the latest developments in high school, college and international wrestling, conducts insightful interviews with the sport’s top wrestlers and coaches, and shares his passion for the “oldest and greatest sport” in a fun, fast-paced show. TDR TV is already available on the Mediacom cable TV system serving six Midwestern states, Time Warner Sports NY, Comcast Cable in Tennessee and other systems and can be viewed online at www.TakedownRadio.com and at over thirty other affiliated amateur wrestling web sites. “Long Lines Cable distribution area is a hotbed for championship wrestling at both the high school and collegiate levels,” said Long Lines Vice President Bill Gaukel. “We’re excited to be adding Takedown Wrestling Media’s news program, TDR TV, for all of our subscribers who appreciate this outstanding and demanding sport.” Casber, founder of Takedown Wrestling Media, said, “This is another important step forward for athletes, coaches and fans of wrestling across the country. Long Lines Cable is a historical name in the business. They also understand the wrestling community. We view this is a very special opportunity to partner with Long Lines Cable in the distribution of TDR TV.” “Long Lines Cable will present our weekly program in the heartland where high school and collegiate wrestling has no equal. The broadcast area is home to a number of great programs like University of Nebraska at Omaha, University of Nebraska, Iowa State, Buena Vista, Morningside, Briar Cliff, Trinity and many others,” said Casber. “In addition, we’ll now have a deep penetration in a part of the country that features some of the best high school wrestling programs in the nation.” About Takedown Wrestling Media Takedown Wrestling Media was started 13 year ago as a single one-hour radio program broadcast from Clear Channel's KXNO studios in Des Moines. TDR quickly added Internet distribution of its audio format and over time began to broadcast live events along with its weekly program. Founder Scott Casber is well-known throughout the wrestling community, speaking to wrestling groups around the country and promoting the sport wherever he can. TDR TV was born as an addition to the radio program, initially available only on the Internet, but now available on 31 different web sites, as well as in six Midwest states through its distribution on Mediacom Cable. More information can be found at: Takedownradio.com About Long Lines Cable At Long Lines®, we earn customer loyalty through our service and support. We bring the latest innovations in telecommunications right into your home - from High Definition television to High Speed Internet and Wireless service. We also believe in investing in our communities, through our giveBACK program. We benefit the communities where we live and work through our volunteerism, local event sponsorships and charitable donations. Long Lines is a locally owned company that has been serving Siouxland communities for over 65 years. Advanced technology and the use of high-speed fiber optic networks has earned them a well-deserved reputation for quality and reliability in the telecommunications industry. Long Lines is Accessible. Their experienced Customer Care representatives are available to assist you with any issues you may encounter. You can receive the personal touch that Long Lines offers by talking directly to a representative. Long Lines is Flexible, providing all the services to meet your communication needs. Build and customize your own plan or bundle of services to create the package that is right for you. Long Lines is Convenient allowing you to Save time and money by having all of your communication services on one simple bill. Long Lines is Community-driven and dedicated to the places where you live and work. Long Lines takes pride in being a responsible corporate citizen through our volunteerism, charitable donations and local event sponsorships.

La Crosse, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse wrestling team opened its 2010-11 home schedule with a 40-4 victory over UW-Whitewater Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles improve to 1-0 overall and 1-0 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Warhawks drop to 0-5 overall and 0-2 in the conference. UW-L, ranked third in NCAA Division III, had four wrestlers win by fall Wednesday. UW-Whitewater, ranked 21st, took a 4-0 lead in the dual as seventh-ranked Adam Latella won by major decision (16-5) over UW-L's John Poppie at 197-pounds. The Eagles then won the next nine matches. Billy Mayer started it with a win by decision (9-4) at 285 over the Warhawks' James Zarate, who is ranked ninth in the country. Albie McKinney then started the wins by fall (2:11) for UW-L as he defeated Jed Wilson at 125-pounds to give the Eagles a 9-4 lead. Adam Sheley won by fall (2:40) over Matt Oliva at 133 and Bebeto Yewah defeated Brian Lewis by fall (4:19) at 141-pounds to make it 21-4. Yewah, the defending national champion at 133-pounds, is currently ranked second at 141. McKinney is ranked seventh. UW-L's Matt Mauseth, ranked third at 149-pounds, earned a win by decision (8-2) over Kegan Arthur to give the Eagles a 24-4 advantage. Ryan Farwell made it 28-4 for the Eagles with a win by major decision (10-2) over Cam Loomis at 157-pounds. Ranked fifth in NCAA Division III at 165-pounds, UW-L's Cory Ferguson won by fall (:12) over UW-Whitewater's Adam Zeh and a 34-4 Eagles' lead. UW-L's Scott Gifford (174-pounds) and Mitch Artist (184) won by decision to finish the dual. Gifford defeated Chesten Kesselhon (9-7) while Artist, who is ranked 10th in the nation, defeated Reid Dickerson (6-3). UW-L returns to action Saturday, Nov. 20 at the Auggie Open in Minneapolis starting at 9 a.m. Results: 125 #7 Lloyd McKinney (UWL) pinned Jedd Wilson (UWW) 2:10 133 Adam Sheley (UWL) pinned Matt Oliva (UWW) 2:20 141 #2 Bebeto Yewah (UWL) pinned Brian Lewis (UWW) 4:19 149 #3 Matt Mauseth (UWL) defeated Kegan Arthur (UWW) 8-2 157 Ryan Farwell (UWL) defeated Cam Loomis (UWW) MD 10-2 165 #5 Cory Ferguson (UWL) pinned Adam Zeh (UWW) 0:14 174 Scott Gifford (UWL) defeated Chesten Kesselhon (UWW) 9-7 184 #10 Mitch Artist (UWL) defeated Reid Dickerson (UWW) 6-3 197 #7 Adam Latella (UWW) defeats John Poppie (UWL) MD 16-5 285 William Mayer (UWL) defeats #9 James Zarate (UWW) 9-4

In wrestling, when you hit upon a winning strategy, you don't mess with success. Now in its fourth year, the Journeymen/ASICS Sprawl & Brawl tournament has a number of elements that make it a winner. Here are some of the aspects of this event -- to be held Sunday, Nov. 21 at Binghamton University's West Gym in Vestal, New York -- that make it appealing for participating colleges and their wrestlers, as well as for the fans in the stands: Wide range of participants: The 2010 Sprawl & Brawl tournament brings together 10 collegiate wrestling programs of great diversity: Schools of every size, from small private colleges to giant state universities, from various parts of the country, including New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Great Lakes regions. Among the schools on the roster for the 2010 Sprawl & Brawl: American International, Binghamton, Eastern Michigan, Harvard, Michigan State, Penn State, Rutgers, Sacred Heart, Shippensburg, and West Virginia. Sure-thing matchups: Unlike most college wrestling tournaments, where much-anticipated matches between individual wrestlers or teams sometimes don't happen because of unforeseen developments in the brackets, at the 2010 Sprawl & Brawl, all the team match-ups have been set in advance of the event. For example, say you're a Penn State fan. You can expect to see Coach Cael Sanderson's Nittany Lions wrestle West Virginia, then Harvard, then Rutgers. With that in mind, you can anticipate specific match-ups between individual wrestlers, too. That makes this event especially exciting for fans ... and the wrestlers themselves. Exciting match-ups: Event organizer Frank Popolizio is already anticipating some great duals at the 2010 Journeymen/ASICS Sprawl & Brawl, including the aforementioned Penn State vs. Rutgers: "Penn State is ranked sixth in the nation in some preseason polls, and Rutgers gained a couple transfers that should make this fun." Other duals that Popolizio mentioned as must-see events: Binghamton vs. Michigan State -- "both have solid individuals -- should be a well-balanced battle" -- and West Virginia vs. Rutgers, which he cited as an example where the teams are so well matched, one individual bout can determine which team walks off the mat the winner. Up close and personal: Popolizio describes Binghamton's West Gym as "fan-friendly ... It seats just over 1,000 people. There's no such thing as a bad seat. Fans are really close to the action ... It's an incredible opportunity for fans to rub shoulders with great wrestlers and coaches they might not usually get this close to." Local flavor: For folks in the Binghamton area, the 2010 Journeymen/ASICS Sprawl & Brawl is an unbeatable opportunity to see "local heroes" who are now competing at top college programs come home to wrestle in front of their friends and families. Among the New York natives competing on Nov. 21: Harvard's Paul Ligouri, originally from Wantaugh ... American International's Kyle Crisafulli, of Phoenix, NY ... Corey Jantzen and Steven Keith, both wrestling at Harvard, and both from Wading River-Shoreham. Justin Lister (Photo/Morgan Hennessy)What's more, the event is also a great chance to see Binghamton matmen take on wrestlers from all over the country. Among the Bearcats with Empire State roots: Donnie Vincent of Binghamton, Justin Lister (South Jefferson High, near Syracuse), Matt Kaylor (Burnt Hills), Anwar Goeres (Phoenix, NY), Nate Schiedel (Caledonia-Mumford), Lance Moore (Amsterdam, NY), Tyler Beckwith (Greene), and Dan Riggi (Scotia). In a 2009 interview with InterMat to talk about last year's Sprawl & Brawl, Popolizio said, "It's all about bringing greatness to this area. It's about promoting college wrestling in an area that doesn't have much in the way of college wrestling. It not only helps fire up fans in the area, but shows young athletes what's possible, that they can achieve greatness from wrestling." A November to remember in New York: The 2010 Journeymen/ASICS Sprawl & Brawl is just one of three major events put on by Frank Popolizio in the month of November to bring top-flight college wrestling to the region. In addition to Sprawl & Brawl, Popolizio is organizer for: Fall Clinic, Nov. 12-13, Shenendehowa High School, Clifton Park, NY. Featuring clinicians Cary Kolat (two-time NCAA champ at Lock Haven, 2000 Olympian), and Frankie Edgar (four-time NCAA qualifier at Clarion, UFC lightweight champ and current Rutgers assistant coach) and Rick Yarosh (former NY Section 4 wrestler who served in Iraq, and was welcomed into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in June as an American hero). 2010 Northeast Duals, Nov. 27, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY. The major post-Thanksgiving tournament, attracting 15 of the top college teams and their wrestlers, and featuring a US vs. Russia freestyle event at halftime. For more information on the 2010 Journeymen/ASICS Sprawl & Brawl tournament on Sunday, Nov. 21, visit the website: http://www.journeymenwrestling.com/competitions

STILLWATER, Okla. -- In honor of former Oklahoma State University wrestler Ray Murphy, members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and the athletic department will pass the bucket during the Bedlam football game Nov. 27 to raise funds for the Ray Murphy Endowed Scholarship. Murphy was a walk-on wrestler during the 1960s, captaining the 1968 national champion team and as a senior in 1969 finished second in the 145-pound weight class. He was an honor student and beloved member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. While getting his master's degree, he competed in an East-West All-Star match in 1970 when he was thrown to the mat in an illegal hold and landed on his head, paralyzing him from the neck down. On July 20, Murphy, 63, passed away as the longest living quadriplegic known to medical science. “There were three things that prolonged Ray's life – his faith, his friends and his love for OSU,” said Jim Blazer, a fraternity brother and head of the Ray Murphy Fund. “Ray lived for all things OSU and he loved the university more than anything. He would listen to the radio if a game wasn't on TV or he'd go online and read about academics, sports, new facilities, everything. He would read articles in the newspaper. That's what Ray lived for.” After his death, OSU athletics was inspired to endow a scholarship in his name. “Our goal is to reach $250,000,” said Dave Martin, senior associate athletic director. “It's the least we can do to honor such an amazing guy with an incredible will to live. He is such an inspiration to others.” This fund is expected to qualify for the Pickens Legacy Scholarship Match, which will provide a one-and-a-half-times match. Thus by reaching the goal of $250,000 in gifts and pledges, this fund would be worth $625,000 once fully endowed. For more information on the Pickens Legacy Scholarship Match, visit OSUgiving.com/PickensMatch. “T. Boone Pickens was a very active donor to the Ray Murphy Fund when Ray was still alive,” Blazer said. “He has a heart bigger than what people realize. It's people like him and Ray Murphy who show so much compassion for OSU that truly inspires others.” The scholarship will be awarded to wrestlers exemplify Murphy's outstanding academics, positive attitude and passion for OSU. “My only hope is that we give this scholarship to someone who has a heart for putting others before himself,” Blazer said. “He must first be a student, then an athlete just like Ray. I hope that we will be able to impact a student's life, just like Ray impacted mine and several others.” Direct donations to the fund are accepted at the OSU Foundation. Checks are payable to the OSU Foundation and note the donation is for the Ray Murphy Endowed Scholarship. The OSU Foundation serves as the private fundraising organization for OSU, as designated by the OSU Regents. Its mission is to unite donor and university passions and priorities to achieve excellence. Oklahoma's only university with a statewide presence, Oklahoma State University is a five-campus, public land-grant educational system that improves the lives of people in Oklahoma, the nation, and the world through integrated, high-quality teaching, research and outreach. OSU has more than 35,000 students across its system and nearly 21,000 on its Stillwater campus; with students from all 50 states and around 110 nations. Established in 1890, OSU has graduated more than 200,000 students who have made a lasting impact on Oklahoma and the world.

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Wyoming senior, 149-pound Cole Dallaserra (Butte, Mont./Butte HS) and Air Force sophomore, 141-pound Cole VonOhlen (Jackson, Minn./Jackson County Central HS) have been named the Western Wrestling Conference's Co-Wrestlers of the Week as announced today by the league. Both Dallaserra and VonOhlen won their brackets at the 38th Annual Cowboy Open this past Saturday in Laramie. In his season opener, Dallaserra won the Cowboy Open Elite 149-pound title in a stacked weight class that included 2010 All-American Justin Gaethje from Northern Colorado. Dallaserra's path to his second consecutive Cowboy Open title included four wins, an opening match win by fall and a dominant 6-1 finals victory over Josh Kreimier from Air Force. Dallaserra's opening win of the day, by fall in 6:01 over Northern Colorado's Justin Gonzales, was the 60th of his career. VonOhlen opened the 2010-11 season with an individual tournament title, taking first place at 141 pounds in the Elite Division of the Cowboy Open for the second-straight season. VonOhlen, ranked 17th in the latest Intermat poll, posted a 4-0 record on Saturday, including a pair of victories over conference foes. In his first two bouts of the day, VonOhlen scored an 8-5 and a 2-0 decision, respectively, before recording a 9-1 major decision over Wyoming's Shane Doughman to move into the championship match. For the title, VonOhlen scored a 6-4 decision against Utah Valley's Wyatt Ray. The league honor is a first for Dallaserra and the third career award for VonOhlen. 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: North Dakota State: Vince Salminen, 157 pounds, Senior (Billings, Mont./Skyview HS) Northern Colorado: Sam Bauer, 125 pounds, Redshirt Freshman (Enumclaw, Wash./Enumclaw HS) Northern Iowa: Christian Brantley, HWT, Junior (Homewood, Ill./Mount Carmel HS) South Dakota State: Tony Vaske, 141 pounds, Freshman (Springfield, Minn./Springfield HS) Utah Valley: Ben Kjar, 125 pounds, Senior, (Centerville, Utah/ Viewmont HS) 2010-11 WWC Wrestlers of the Week: Nov. 16 – Cole Dallaserra (Wyoming)/Cole VonOhlen (Air Force)

Upper Iowa University head wrestling coach Heath Grimm and Waldorf College head women's wrestling coach Dustin Baynes 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. Grimm is starting his 11th year as the head wrestling coach at Upper Iowa University and is coming off the Peacocks' highest team finish in the NCAA tournament since they moved to Division II when they placed third last season. Grimm is a native of Osage, Iowa and was a two-time All-American at Luther College. Baynes recently began his duties as the head women's wrestling coach at Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa. Waldorf College is the first school to offer women's wrestling at the collegiate level in the state of Iowa. A native of Ohio, Baynes wrestled at Limestone College in South Carolina and at Cleveland State University, where he also served as a graduate assistant.

THIS WEEK The defending NCAA and Big Ten champion Iowa wrestling team will open the 2010-11 season Friday, hosting the third-annual Iowa City Duals. The five-team event will be held on two mats at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Arena doors will open at 1 p.m. Following is the schedule of events: 2 p.m.: Iowa Central vs. Cornell College, Coe vs. SIU-Edwardsville 4 p.m.: Iowa vs. Iowa Central, Cornell College vs. SIU-Edwardsville 6 p.m.: Iowa vs. Coe, SIU-Edwardsville vs. Iowa Central Hawkeye Head Coach Tom Brands, who enters the season with a career dual coaching record of 99-26, will be looking to pick up his 100th victory. Iowa will also put its 61 overall dual and 25 home dual winning streaks on the line. If purchased in advance, tickets to the Iowa City Duals are $10 for adults and $5 for youth. If purchased at the door, tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for youth. The Iowa City Duals are also part of the Iowa wrestling season ticket package, which is $67 for the public and $55 for UI faculty and staff. Tickets can be ordered from the UI Athletics Ticket Office, at (319) 335-9323, or online at hawkeyesports.com. It will be UIAA Appreciation Day. UI Alumni Association members get one free admission for the entire event when they show their membership card. Hawkeye football fans may also get free admission when they show their Iowa vs. Ohio State football ticket. LIVE BLOGGING FROM CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA A member of the UI Sports Information staff will offer interactive content for all of Iowa's home duals live via hawkeyesports.com. This feature gives Hawkeye fans the opportunity to voice their opinion by submitting questions and comments, while receiving up-to-the-minute play-by-play, notes and stats. The blog will begin approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the dual. WELCOME BACK The head coaches of all four teams coming to Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the Iowa City Duals have ties to the Iowa wrestling program. John Oostendorp (Coe), Mike Duroe (Cornell), Luke Moffitt (Iowa Central) and David Ray (Southern Illinois Edwardsville) will all be making a return to Iowa City. Oostendorp (1990-93) was a two-time Hawkeye all-American at heavyweight, winning the 1992 Big Ten title. He and Hawkeye coaches Tom and Terry Brands were part of Iowa teams that won three NCAA and Big Ten titles, and posted a 55-1-2 dual mark. Duroe served as head coach of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club from 2003-05. Moffitt was a Big Ten champion at Iowa who earned outstanding wrestler honors at the 2002 Big Ten meet. He still fifth in Iowa school history for most pins in a season (19 in 2001-02). Ray lettered for the Hawkeyes in 1984. IOWA CITY DUALS PARKING INFORMATION Parking for the Iowa City Duals will be extremely limited in the vicinity of Carver-Hawkeye Arena throughout the entire day of competition. All parking lots will be screened and monitored to allow parking for only University of Iowa employees in their respective assigned lots. The Iowa Athletics Department is encouraging wrestling fans attending the Iowa City Duals to use a continuous free shuttle service from Hawkeye Commuter parking lots throughout the day. Buses will be designated to and from Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The shuttle will start at 1 p.m. The last pick-up from Carver will be 8:30 p.m. The only exceptions for parking near Carver-Hawkeye Arena during the day are as follows: Lot 46: - Limited number of ADA parking - "State Issued Permits Only" - $5.00 parking fee upon entrance; Media - parking placard needs to be requested from Traci Wagner in the SID office; Arena Commuter Lot: Placard issued - assigned contributor parking - any entrance; Remainder of lot will open at 3:30 p.m. - $5.00 parking fee - west entrance; Lot 65 (Finkbine Commuter): Extremely limited number of parking spaces open to the public - $5.00 parking fee upon entrance - when full will be directed to Ramps 3 & 4; Ramps 3 (Clock Tower) & 4 (Field House): Regular hourly parking rate will be charged; Softball and Varsity Track Complex: Free wrestling parking within walking distance (15 minute walk); Downtown Iowa City: Use parking lots or ramps and use the regular free Cambus service; Hancher Parking Lot: Use regular free Cambus service, Red and Blue routes. WRESTLING SUMMER CAMPS For dates and more information about 2011 Iowa Wrestling Summer camps visit www.iowawrestlingcamps.com. ON THE AIR Radio - Steven Grace and two-time Hawkeye NCAA champion and four-time all-American Mark Ironside will call the action live on AM-800, KXIC and hawkeyesports.com. At press time, all dual meets, except Iowa's duals against Chattanooga and Cornell College on Nov. 26, will be aired live on AM-800, KXIC. Action from the Big Ten and NCAA Championships, as well as the finals of the Midlands Championships, will also be aired live. Live audio broadcasts from all competitions will be available online at hawkeyesports.com. Broadcasts are available using the All-Access subscription ($14.95 per month or $119.95 per year). Internet - The 2010-11 Hawkeye wrestling media guide, press releases, meet results, and audio broadcasts are available on the University of Iowa's website, hawkeyesports.com. Current staff and student-athlete head shots are available at pics.hawkeyesports.com. IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRITONS Head Coach Luke Moffitt and the Iowa Central Tritons will be making their second appearance at the Iowa City Duals. The Tritons, who are ranked fifth in the NJCCA Division I national pre-season poll, have won five consecutive NJCAA team titles. Returning All-Americans Joe Colon (133) and Nick Pica (197) each won titles at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open earlier this month. Colon won the NJCAA national 125-pound title last season, while Pica placed third at the national meet. Moffitt, who is 71-10 in seven seasons at Iowa Central, has a 71-3 record against junior college teams. He is a three-time NJCAA National Coach of the Year and four-time Region IX Coach of the Year. Moffitt is assisted by Troy Bennett, Mark Rial and Justin McClintock. Iowa leads the series with Iowa Central, 3-0. The Hawkeyes won the last meeting (52-0) at the inaugural Iowa City Duals in 2009. COE COLLEGE KOHAWKS Coe is ranked fourth nationally in the NWCA Division III Preseason Coaches Poll, returning three all-Americans and six NCAA qualifiers from the 2009-10 squad that went 16-3. Senior Clayton Rush (125) is ranked first in the nation, while junior Nick LeClere (165) is ranked fourth. Rush is a three-time all-American and the defending NCAA Division III Champion. LeClere is the younger brother of former Hawkeye Dan LeClere (2008-10). Sophomore Drew Hinschberger (133), junior Dale Handley (157) and senior Seth Rehn (184) are also ranked in the top 10 nationally. Assisting Oostendorp is Tyler Burkle, Eric Casey, Marcus Kurtz, Ted Drees, Dusty Coufal and Nick Cole. The Kohawks opened their 2010-11 season Wednesday at Central College in Pella. Iowa holds a 3-0 lead in the series, winning 39-3 in 2009-10, 51-0 in 2008-09 and 50-0 in 2006-07. INTERVIEW POLICIES & PROCEDURES Members of the Hawkeye wrestling team and coaching staff are available for interviews Tuesday afternoons from 2:40-3:25 p.m. in the Field House Practice Facility. If you are interested in scheduling an interview outside that time, please contact Assistant Sports Information Director Traci Wagner at 319-430-6349. CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA Carver-Hawkeye Arena has been the home of Iowa wrestling since 1983. The Hawkeyes are 180-18 (.909) in the arena, which includes a record 11 victories during the 2010 season. Iowa has recorded 18 undefeated seasons in the arena, with the most recent (11-0) occurring in 2009-10. The dual wrestling attendance record for Carver-Hawkeye Arena is 15,955, set when Iowa defeated Iowa State (20-15) on December 6, 2008. The arena seats 15,500 for a dual wrestling meet. IOWA WINNING STREAKS The Hawkeyes have won 61 straight dual matches, which is a school record. The current streak started with a win over Cornell (32-3) on Jan. 12, 2008, which was the first match after Iowa lost to Oklahoma State (19-14) on Jan. 5. That 61-match winning streak ranks fourth-best in NCAA wrestling history behind three Oklahoma State streaks. The Cowboys won 76 straight duals from 1937-51, and had two 69-match streaks (1921-32 and 1996-99). The Hawkeyes have also won 41 consecutive duals on the road, which is also a school record. That streak started with a 20-13 win at Iowa State on Dec. 9, 2007. Iowa has also won its last 25 duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. That streak, which ranks fourth-best in school history, started with a 27-13 win over Penn State on Jan. 20, 2008, which was also the first home match after the loss to the Cowboys. The school record is 55 (1/9/1977-12/18/1983). Against Big Ten opponents, the Hawkeyes have won their last 27 duals, including 12 at home and 15 on the road. The 27 league duals rank second in school history, while the 12 home duals rank third and the 15 road duals rank fourth. Iowa's school record for consecutive Big Ten wins is 98 (12/13/1975-1/28/1989), while the records for Big Ten home wins is 63 (1/17/1975-1/3/1998) and road wins is 54 (1/19/1974-1/28/1989). IOWA WRESTLING HISTORY Iowa's overall dual meet record is 877-215-30 (.795) in 100 seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 23 national titles and 34 Big Ten titles. Iowa's 51 NCAA champions have won a total of 78 NCAA individual titles, crowning six three-time and 15 two-time champions. The Hawkeyes' 102 Big Ten champions have won a total of 186 conference titles. There have been seven four-time, 18 three-time and 27 two-time Iowa winners. Iowa's 140 all-Americans have earned all-America status 286 times, including 17 four-time, 29 three-time and 37 two-time honorees. MCDONOUGH RETURNS TO LEAD HAWKEYES Defending NCAA Champion Matt McDonough returns to the lineup for his sophomore season. The 2010 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, McDonough posted a 37-1 record at 125 pounds last season. He boasted a perfect 23-0 dual record, going 8-0 in Big Ten duals and 11-0 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The 2009 Midlands Champion led Iowa in collegiate wins (37), dual wins (23), dual winning percentage (1.000) and major decisions (15), and ranked second in collegiate winning percentage (.974) and technical falls (4). He scored extra team points in 28 of his 37 wins, tallying 104 team points in dual comeptition. IN-STATE SUCCESS Eight of the 11 Hawkeye wrestlers listed in the probable lineup for Friday's duals hail from the state of Iowa, and three attended high school at Iowa City West. Sophomore Matt McDonough (125) is from Marion, redshirt freshman Nick Trizzino (133) is from Bettendorf, sophomore Mark Ballweg (141) hails from Waverly, sophomore Jeret Chiri (149) is from New London, junior Jake Kerr (165) is a native of Oskaloosa and junior Blake Rasing (Hwt.) is from New Hampton. Redshirt freshmen Dylan Carew (149-Tiffin) and Derek St. John (157-Parnell), and sophomore Grant Gambrall (184-Iowa City) all competed at Iowa City West High School. ALL IN THE FAMILY On the 2010-11 Hawkeye wrestling team, there are three sets of brothers, two wrestlers whose fathers wrestled at Iowa and two uncle-nephew combinations. Senior Matt Ballweg (157), sophomore Mark Ballweg (133/141) and freshman Jacob Ballweg (141) are brothers who hail from Waverly. They are the fifth set of three brothers to wrestle at Iowa, and the third set to be on the roster at the same time. The other sets of three brothers to compete for the Hawkeyes are Ed Banach, Lou Banach and Steve Banach; Marty Kistler, Harlan Kistler and Lindley Kistler; Mike Uker, Ben Uker and Joe Uker; and Lenny Zalesky, Larry Zalesky and Jim Zalesky. Junior Stew Gillmor (149/157) and freshman Walt Gillmor (165) are brothers from Donahue, while sophomore Nate Moore (133) and freshman Nick Moore (157/165) are brothers from Iowa City. Sophomore Matt McDonough (125/133) and redshirt freshman Nick Trizzino have fathers who wrestled for the Hawkeyes. Mike McDonough wrestled at Iowa from 1974-76, while Mark Trizzino was an all-American (1984) and four-year letterwinner (1981-84) for the Hawkeyes. Senior Luke Lofthouse (197) is the uncle of Hawkeye redshirt freshman Ethen Lofthouse (174). Nick Trizzino's uncle, Scott Trizzino, was a three-time all-American (1978-79-81) and four-time letterwinner (1977-79, 1981) for the Hawkeyes. CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE The Hawkeye wrestling staff of Tom Brands, Terry Brands, Mike Zadick, Kurt Backes and Danny Song earned a total of one Olympic gold medal, one Olympic bronze medal, five NCAA titles, nine conference titles and 12 All-America honors. UP NEXT The Hawkeyes will wrestle two duals Nov. 26 at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, IA. Iowa will face Chattanooga (2-1) at 6:30 p.m. and Cornell (0-0) at 8 p.m. at the Small Multi-Sport Center. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for youth ages 5-18.

PARK RIDGE, Ill. -- Sophomore Sean Boyle (Lowell, Mass./Blair Academy) of the University of Michigan wrestling team was named Big Ten Conference co-Wrestler of the Week on Tuesday (Nov. 16) in recognition of his performance in U-M's dual opener against Pittsburgh. The weekly honor is the first for Boyle in his collegiate career and the first for the Wolverines this season. He shares the weekly recognition with Illinois' Kyle Dooley. Boyle secured his first collegiate win over a ranked opponent with an 8-5 decision against the Panthers' 14th-ranked Anthony Zanetta at 125 pounds and set up the Wolverines' comeback win by pulling his team within two team points with one match remaining. Boyle controlled the early portion of the bout, converting on single-leg takedowns in the first and second periods, and fought off Zanetta's late rally to seal the victory. In response to the win, the Wolverine sophomore made his first appearance in the national rankings, earning the No. 17 spot at 125 pounds in the latest InterMat listing. Boyle is a perfect 5-0 on the season. The Wolverines will hit the road next Friday (Nov. 19) to continue non-conference dual competition against Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pa. The dual is slated for a 7 p.m. start at Stabler Hall.

St. Cloud State University senior Gabe Suarez (Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron Memorial H.S.) was named as the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference wrestler of the week on Nov. 16. Suarez earned the league award by capturing first place at the 2010 Harold Nichols Cyclone Open on Saturday, Nov. 13 in Ames, Iowa. The tournament is hosted annually by NCAA Division I wrestling power Iowa State University. Suarez posted a 4-0 record to capture the championship at 141-pounds. To reach the top step of the awards platform, Suarez gained victories over three NCAA Division I opponents including Ian Squires of Boston University (dec. 13-3), and Ian Fisher of Oklahoma (dec. 7-3). In the championship match, Suarez posted a big 7-5 victory over Seth Noble of Northern Iowa. The trip to the Cyclone Open marked the beginning of the 2010-11 season for the Huskies, who were ranked #2 in the 2010-11 NWCA Division II preseason poll this year. SCSU was also selected as the top team in the 2010-11 NSIC preseason coaches' poll this winter. In 2009-19, St. Cloud State posted a 14-7 dual match record and placed 7th in the nation at the 2010 NCAA Division II championships under the leadership of Coach Steve Costanzo. Suarez is a returning NCAA Division II All-American at 141-pounds and he also serves as a team captain for the Huskies in 2010-11. SCSU will continue its season on Nov. 20 with a trip to the Auggie/Brute/Adidas Open in Minneapolis. Fans will want to mark Dec. 11 on their calendar, which is the date that St. Cloud State hosts the Holiday Inn/Husky Open in Halenbeck Hall. This all-day meet begins at 9 a.m. and it will feature many of the nation's top NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NJCAA wrestlers.

Lock Haven Pa. -- Clarion University 157-pound wrestler James Fleming (So. West Mifflin) was named the PSAC's “Wrestler of the Week” for his performances at the Knight Point Open and the Oklahoma Invitational during the last two weekends. On November 6 at the Knight Point Open, hosted by Clarion University, Fleming took first place at 157-pounds posting a 4-0 record. He opened with an 11-2 major decision over Keith Ryan (UPJ), then won a 15-0 tech fall over James Rafferty (Army), and wbf at 6:40 over Kirk Landon (Army) before posting an 11-1 major decision over Matt Jackson (Navy) in the finals. In the Oklahoma Invite hosted at Brockport, N.Y. on November 13, Fleming was 3-1 and finished second at 157-pounds among nationally ranked wrestlers. James reached the finals with wins over Clay Reeb (Oklahoma) fall 0:47, Rudy Chelednik (Army) major 12-0, and majored #2 seed Daryl Cocozzo (Rutgers) 11-0. Cocozzo was ranked #13 by Intermat. He lost to Oklahoma's Matt Lester 7-3 in the finals. “James has had a strong start to the 2011 season and is really deserving of this honor,” said Clarion's fifth year head coach Teague Moore. “He works very hard every day to improve his skills and has a great attitude towards wrestling. We're proud to have him in blue and gold.” Fleming had an outstanding freshman season at Clarion in 2010 posting an overall record of 28-8 at 149-pounds, placed 4th at PSAC's, 2nd at EWL's and qualified for the NCAA Division I Nationals. He was named the PSAC “Freshman of the Year”. Fleming, the son of John Fleming and Regina Fitzhenry, was a 4-time PIAA placewinner at West Mifflin High under coach Tony Salopek. He had a career record of 130-15. CLARION NOTES: Clarion wrestles Saturday on November 20th at the Body Bar Invitational in Ithaca, N.Y.

TEMPE -- A busy week of action awaits the No. 18 Arizona State University wrestling team this week as the Sun Devils (2-0, 0-0 Pac-10) play host to No. 8 Oklahoma (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) at 7 p.m. Thursday night at Wells Fargo Arena before hitting the road to compete in the Fullerton Open on Saturday in Fullerton, Calif. On top of those two events, both Anthony Robles (125) and Bubba Jenkins (157) will also travel to Fresno, Calif., on Sunday to compete in the 45th NWCA All-Star Classic presented by The Marines. OPENING WHISTLE • ASU is currently ranked No. 18 (NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll) • The program recently signed six prep standouts to join the team next fall • Robles (125) and Jenkins (157) are both ranked in the national Top 5 • Robles and Jenkins both will compete at the NWCA All-Star Classic (11/21) • ASU moved to 64-9-0 all-time vs. Arizona schools with its 44th win in a row • 5 Sun Devils made their debuts at GCU with all five posting victories • Sun Devils went 16-4 individually with 10 combined wins by major/fall/forfeit • ASU is now 35-14-0 in its first dual of the year after 29-8 win at Grand Canyon • ASU is 32-16-0 all-time in home openers (won four in a row), but 0-2 vs. Okla. • ASU is 14-25-1 against Oklahoma all-time (9-9-0 in Tempe) WEB CASTING FS Arizona will be on hand inside Wells Fargo Arena for all five of the Sun Devils' home duals this season, starting with Thursday's dual with No. 8 Oklahoma. Scott Powell will be on the call this week as Arizona State looks to knock-off the visiting Sooners. To watch the free web cast, visit the Sun Devil page on FoxSportsArizona.com (a link will be placed on that page on Thursday). YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE: • High school teams can gain free admission into the dual by filling out and sending in the appropriate form by Wednesday. The form, labeled Team Unofficial Visit Form, can be found on the right side of the wrestling page on thesundevils.com. • Thursday's dual is the team's annual Gold Game, so all fans are encouraged to wear their gold to show their support of the Sun Devil Wrestling program. IN THE RANKINGS - TEAM The Sun Devils entered the 2010-11 season ranked among the Top 25 in three different ranking services, including No. 18 in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll that was released Tuesday (November 16). In the other rankings, InterMat has Arizona State at No. 10 and W.I.N. Magazine has the Sun Devils at No. 18. STRONG SCHEDULE Looking at the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll, six of Arizona State's opponents are currently ranked in the Top 25 while the Sun Devils are one of four Pac-10 Conference teams in the rankings. Overall, ASU's schedule includes duals with No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 14 Nebraska, No. 17 Oregon State, No. 19 Iowa State and No. 25 Cal Poly. Along with ASU, OSU and CPU, the remaining nationally ranked Pac-10 team is Boise State, who is No. 3 this week. IN THE RANKINGS - INDIVIDUAL According to Amateur Wrestling News, four Sun Devils enter the season ranked in the national Top 15, including a pair of wrestlers in the Top 3 of their weight classes. Anthony Robles and Bubba Jenkins both head into their senior seasons ranked third nationally at 125 and 157, respectively, while senior Ben Ashmore (133) and junior Te Edwards (165) are both ranked No. 15 at their weights. ALL-STAR SELECTIONS The 45th NWCA All-Star Classic presented by The Marines will be held on Sunday, November 21, at the Selland Arena in Fresno, Calif., and will feature a pair of Sun Devils as some of the best individuals in the nation get together for the annual exhibition competition. This year, Anthony Robles will face Zach Sanders (Minnesota) at 125 pounds while Bubba Jenkins will take on Adam Hall (Boise State) at 165, marking the 21st and 22nd times, respectively, a Sun Devil has been in the event. The last time a Sun Devil competed in the event came in 2007 when current assistant coach Brian Stith dropped a tough 2-1 decision to Trent Paulson (Iowa State). NEW ADDITIONS Last week began the early signing period around collegiate athletics and the Sun Devil wrestling program has added six individuals that will continue their academic and athletic careers at Arizona State beginning next fall. Those individuals include: Codey Combs, Kory DeBerry, Preston McCalmon, Lucio Murillo, Issah Meade and Blake Stone. DeBerry's older brother, Kyle, is currently a member of the Sun Devils. Look for more information to be released later on the newest Sun Devil wrestlers. QUICK RECAP: OPENING WEEKEND The Sun Devils opened their 2010-11 season on the road last Saturday as the visitors took wins of 29-8 at Grand Canyon and 41-6 at Embry-Riddle on the same day at two different locations. Overall, the Sun Devils went 8-2 individually in both duals and posted bonus points in 10 of those 16 combined wins, including four by major decision, five by pin and one by forfeit. ASU wrestled two road duals on the same day for the sixth time in program history and improved to 10-2 all-time on those days with four sweeps. COPPER STATE COMPETITIONS With the two wins on Saturday, the Sun Devils improved to 64-9-0 all-time against teams from the state of Arizona and extended their winning streak to 44 in a row in the process. The last time Arizona State lost to a fellow Copper State school came on February 13, 1973, when visiting Arizona won, 18-17. The Sun Devils also improved to 28-6-0 all-time in road duals inside the state after winning their 19th and 20th in a row. LIFTING THE LID With their 29-8 victory at Grand Canyon Saturday morning, the Sun Devils improved to 35-14-0 all-time in their first dual of the season. Following a 2-0 record on the road, the Sun Devils now turn their attention to their first home dual of the year with No. 8 Oklahoma in town. The Sun Devils are 32-16-0 all-time in their first home dual of the season and have won four in a row. The dual with the Sooners will mark the third time Arizona State has faced OU in its home opener with the Sooners winning the previous two instances, 32-7 (December 3, 1964) and 23-21 (December 4, 1985). DEBUTS Five individuals competed for Arizona State for the first time last weekend and all five won their debuts with the Sun Devils at Grand Canyon. The victorious newcomers included Kalin Goodsite at 141 (16-5 major decision); Luke Ashmore at 149 (12-5 decision); Bubba Jenkins at 157 (11-8 decision); Luke Macchiaroli at 197 (6-3 decision) and Levi Cooper at heavyweight (3-1 decision). STRONG STARTS Of the 10 Sun Devils that competed last weekend, six swept both of their duals on Saturday. Included in that list are Anthony Robles at 125 (two pins); Kalin Goodsite at 141 (two majors); Te Edwards at 165 (one decision, one major); Jake Meredith at 184 (one major, one fall); Luke Macchiaroli at 197 (one decision, one fall); and Levi Cooper (one decision, one forfeit). QUICK WORK Four different Sun Devils won by fall last Saturday, including Anthony Robles, who pinned both of his opponents. In all five pins, the Sun Devil picked up the victory in the first period each time. Against Grand Canyon, Robles had the lone pin at 125 pounds, winning in 1:49. He followed that later in the day at Embry-Riddle with a fall in 1:25. Also at ERAU, Eric Starks pinned his foe in 2:40 to get his first win of the year at 174 to start a stretch of three falls in a row that saw the team's fastest pin honor change hands twice. First, Jake Meredith stuck his foe in 1:19 of the 184 match to take the fastest pin from Robles (1:25), but, one match later at 197, Luke Macchiaroli stuck his opponent in 1:16 to take the fastest title early in the season. COUNTDOWN TO 100 Heading into his senior campaign, Anthony Robles holds a career record of 88-23 and needs 12 wins to become the 23rd different Sun Devil to break the century mark. Currently ranked 29th all-time in career wins at Arizona State, Robles will need 15 wins (103 total) to break into the Top 20 as he will tie with three others for 19th place, including current head coach Shawn Charles. With his 88 wins, Robles is currently tied for 27th all-time on the ASU wins list with current UFC World Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez. RETURN TO FORM At the end of the 2008 season, Bubba Jenkins walked off the mat at the NCAA Championships as the national runner-up at 157 pounds for Penn State. He followed that season with a perfect regular season before an injury saw him go 0-2 at the Big Ten and NCAA events. After sitting out last season and transferring to Arizona State, Jenkins is entering his final season ranked among the Top 5 nationally as he sets out to win a national title and collect his second All-America honor. He is currently 1-1 on the young season. PAC-3 One of the Sun Devils' newcomers at heavyweight this season is Levi Cooper, a native of Hubbard, Ore. The redshirt sophomore is not only entering his first season with Arizona State, he also is entering the third “first season” of his career. Coming out of high school, Cooper enrolled at Portland State, a member of the Pac-10, and competed for one year. At the end of that season, the program was discontinued, forcing Cooper to look elsewhere to compete collegiately. He got that chance last year at Cal State Bakersfield (also a Pac-10 member in wrestling) where he redshirted. After one year at CSUB, Cooper departed and is now in the mix for the starting nod at heavyweight this year for the Sun Devils. SCOUTING: #8 OKLAHOMA The Sooners are led by Jack Spates and come to Tempe with a 2-0 dual record following a 39-0 home victory over Central Oklahoma and a 28-7 road win at Buffalo. Recently, the Sooners won the Brockport/Oklahoma Gold Classic for the 12th year in a row with five individuals winning titles. Four Oklahoma wrestlers are currently ranked among the national Top 20 (according to Amateur Wrestling News), including: No. 8 Jarrod Petterson (125), No. 1 Zack Bailey (141), No. 18 Erich Schmidtke (184) and No. 12 Nathan Fernandez (285). IN THE SERIES: SUN DEVILS vs. SOONERS Oklahoma holds a 25-14-1 advantage in the series and has won the last seven duals in a row and 13 of the last 14 meetings. The last time Arizona State won came on January 8, 2003, in Tempe in a 21-21 score (ties were broken that year based on criteria, which ASU won). The series is tied, 9-9-0, when the two teams meet in Tempe with the Sooner winning the last three meetings inside Wells Fargo Arena, including a 36-7 decision two years ago. Last year, OU won, 24-11, in Norman. MARQUEE MATCH While each team has four individuals ranked nationally heading into the dual, only one match will feature a meeting between two ranked foes as No. 3 Anthony Robles takes on No. 8 Jarrod Patterson at 125 pounds. The two met last year in the quarterfinals of the Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invitational where then-No. 3 Robles scored a 17-2 technical fall over then-unranked Patterson. SCOUTING: FULLERTON OPEN The Fullerton Open on Saturday will have a distinct Pac-10 flavor to it as five of the Conference's teams will be in action, including ASU, Cal Poly, CS Bakersfield, host CS Fullerton and Stanford. Also set to compete are Cal Baptist, Grand Canyon and Embry-Riddle, along with several junior colleges. The tournament will feature 10 weight classes with team scoring used to crown a champion. SENIOR SEASONS Five individuals are entering their final collegiate seasons, including local standout Anthony Robles, who has earned a pair of All-American honors after a solid career at nearby Mesa High School. The remaining seniors include Ben Ashmore, Bubba Jenkins, Orlando Jimenez and Lucas Mariacher. All five will be honored before the team's dual with Cal Poly on January 30 (2:00 p.m.) ALL IN THE FAMILY In the history of the program, 28 different families have supplied the Sun Devils with multiple wrestlers, including a pair of brothers this year and a second-generation Sun Devil. Brothers Ben and Luke Ashmore are the 26th set of brothers to be members of the Arizona State program while Luke Macchiaroli is the second member of his family to join the Sun Devils as his father, Tom, was with the program in the late 1970s. ASKREN ON STAFF Several weeks ago, head coach Shawn Charles rounded out his coaching staff with the addition of Ben Askren as an assistant coach. The 2008 Olympian and two-time NCAA finalist (at Missouri), who served as the program's Director of Operations last year, will assist with day-to-day operations once again while also working with technique on the mat with the Sun Devils. He joins Brian Stith (fourth year) as the program's assistant coaches this season. EARLY ACTION Last weekend, 17 members of the program entered the Embry-Riddle Collegiate Championships in Prescott as unattached competitors with 12 returning the Valley of the Sun with Top 5 finishes. Three Sun Devils reached the final and placed second, including Josh Sandoval (125), Kevin Radford (184) and Levi Cooper (285). Kalin Goodsite (141) placed third while David Prado (133), Joel Smith (149), Kevin Maelfeyt (157), Wesley Moore (184) and Michael Hawkins (285) all finished fourth. Dalton Miller (125), Derek Felton (165) and Bobby Bowman (174) also finished fifth. HE'S THE CHAMP On October 23, a new UFC World Heavyweight Champion was crowned and that champion is former Sun Devil All-American Cain Velasquez. The first fighting champion of Mexican heritage, Velasquez dispatched of former champion Brock Lesnar with a first round TKO to take the belt at UFC 121 in Anaheim, Calif. Velasquez is now the is the fourth different Sun Devil wrestler to hold a belt in the UFC. ALUMNI UPDATE • Aaron Simpson (7-1) will be fighting at UFC 123 as he takes on fellow wrestler Mark Munoz (8-2) in Auburn Hills, Mich., on Saturday, November 20, live on Spike TV. If the name Munoz sounds familiar, it is the same Munoz that wrestled for Oklahoma State. • Also in the UFC, Ryan Bader (12-0) will meet Jon ‘Bones' Jones (11-1) in a light heavyweight bout in Las Vegas at UFC 126 on February 5. NEXT TIME OUT Compared to this week, next week will be very quite for the Sun Devils as only one dual is on the schedule. Arizona State will open its Pac-10 slate at 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 27, inside Wells Fargo Arena as the Titans of CS Fullerton come to town. The event will be ASU's final dual of 2010 (two tournaments in December) and the last dual until No. 2 Oklahoma State comes to town for a 6 p.m. contest on January 2.

Though football is the main thing on the conscience of prep sports followers at this point in time, and for many states the start of wrestling is at least two weeks away, scholastic wrestling will be starting in a few states this coming weekend. And the season starts off with a major bang in the Sunshine State at the O'Town Showdown with a likely matchup between two of the best scholastic wrestling programs in the country. O'Town Showdown An absolute extravaganza of wrestling will convene upon the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort outside of Orlando, Florida. Prime among the events is a 32-team dual meet tournament to be held on Friday and Saturday involving nine teams that finished in the top ten of their classification at the Florida State Tournament in 2009-10. Website for information: http://golddotsports.com/index.html Wrestling will start with four pools of eight teams, each pool then split into two. The top eight teams will be seeded, and placed into each of the pools, with the remaining teams blindly placed into positions. Teams will first wrestle the three teams in their sub-pool. After the first three matches, the last place team will be eliminated from the main draw. Within each pool, the three remaining teams will wrestle those remaining from the other sub-pool. After those matches, the 24 teams will be split into three tiers of brackets. The top two in each pool advance to the championship bracket, the next two to the consolation championship bracket (places 9-16), and the last two to the consolation pride bracket (places 17-24). Teams will then compete in an eight-team "umbrella-style" bracket for the remaining three matches. The 32-team field is anchored by a pair of state championship teams, fourth-ranked Brandon and 17th-ranked Oviedo. Other featured teams in the field include Lake Gibson and Northside Christian, which finished third in their respective state tournament divisionsPalmetto Ridge, fourth at state; South Dade, fifth at state; Winter Springs and Lake Highland Prep, both finishing eighth in the state; and Bishop Moore, which finished tenth. The following wrestlers in this field are nationally ranked in their weight class: 103: No. 8 Colton Howell (Brandon) 119: No. 14 Earl Hall (South Dade) 125: No. 8 Rossi Bruno (Brandon) 130: No. 13 Kevin Norstrem (Brandon) 135: No. 6 Tyler Liberatore (Brandon) 152: No. 10 Clark Glass (Brandon) 160: No. 8 Wally Figaro (Brandon) 171: No. 15 Geordan Speiller (Oviedo) 285: No. 9 Doug Vollaro (Oviedo) A showcase feature of this weekend event will be three dual meets involving NCAA Division I programs on the featured mat at the Jostens Center between Indiana, The Citadel, and Columbia. 11:00 a.m. ET -- Indiana vs. The Citadel 1:00 p.m. ET -- Indiana vs. Columbia 3:00 p.m. ET – Columbia vs. The Citadel Also part of the weekend will be the Gold Dot JV Challenge conducted on Friday and the Middle and Elementary School Folkstyle National Championships on Saturday. 2010 Cliff Keen Kickoff Classic The opening leg of the Roller World of Wrestling triple crown (aka -- the Trinity Award) will be this weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Expo Square Pavilion. Notable title winners in the 15-and-under division last year appearing in the high school rankings include Ryan Millhof (Archer, Georgia), Phillip Laux (Pekin, Iowa), Gary Wayne Harding (Collinsville, Oklahoma), and John Fahy (Trinity, Kentucky). Other champions at either the 15U or 12U levels that appear in the graduating class rankings include Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma), Ke-Shawn Hayes (Missouri), Luke Norland (Iowa), and Mason Manville (Virginia).

The University of Iowa wrestling program has long been a symbol of excellence. Just one indicator: the Hawkeyes claimed their 23rd team title at the 2010 NCAAs in March. The man at the helm for 15 of those national titles was none other than Dan Gable, Iowa's coach from 1977-1997. One book manages to capture the essence of both the Iowa mat program and coach Gable: the now-classic A Season on the Mat: Dan Gable and the Pursuit of Perfection. The book, originally published in hardcover in 1997, is available in an updated, tenth anniversary paperback edition from Simon & Schuster. A Season on the Mat provides an all-access backstage pass to the 1996-1997 wrestling season, Gable's last as head coach of the Hawkeyes. No writer is more uniquely qualified for the challenge than Nolan Zavoral. He once covered the University of Iowa wrestling team as a sportswriter for the Iowa City Press-Citizen ... then, years later, pretty much lived with the Hawkeyes for an entire season to write A Season on the Mat. Zavoral has been writing for over a quarter-century. He came to Iowa City from Milwaukee, first working as an editor at ACT (the organization that, among other things, produces the ACT college entrance exam), then as a columnist and sports editor at the Press-Citizen. "I covered a lot of Iowa wrestling for the paper," said Zavoral. "This was when Gable was head coach, and J Robinson was his assistant." While changing planes, a book comes to mind The idea for A Season on the Mat came to Nolan Zavoral at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, while still a writer for the Iowa City paper. "I was traveling with the team to Oklahoma State," said the author. "We were on a layover at the St. Louis airport, and (Gable) was reading a story in the paper about a serial rapist. He had this look on his face. Even realizing what had happened to his sister, it was a powerful moment." Nolan ZavoralAs a youngster, Dan Gable's teenage sister Diane -- his only sibling -- was brutally raped and murdered inside the Gable family home in Waterloo, Iowa while he and his parents were out-of-town on a fishing trip. "It gave me a reason to want to know more about him," according to Zavoral. With that observation in an airport waiting area, the sportswriter had his first thoughts about writing a book about Gable. After all, as Zavoral put it, "Interest in Dan Gable goes well beyond Iowa. People around the world want to know about him as a coach, and a person." However, the book would have to wait. Zavoral left the Iowa City Press-Citizen, first for USA Today, then, later, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Despite these career moves that took him away from the University of Iowa and the Hawkeye wrestling program, Zavoral held fast to the idea of authoring a book about Dan Gable and his wrestlers ... and kept in touch with the would-be book's subject. "Each year, I'd call Gable and ask if this was his last season." "Before the 1996-97 season, he said he was thinking 'this would be it.'" Gable gives the go-ahead Dan Gable (Photo/UNI Sports Information)With that message from Dan Gable, Nolan Zavoral took a leave of absence from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune -- without pay -- to pursue his dream of writing his book. "I wanted to be there for everything," said the author about his decision to spend the entire season with Gable and his wrestlers. However, it was very much an act of faith. "I didn't have an editor, didn't have a book deal ... I haven't felt that strongly about too many things in my life." From what Zavoral disclosed about his experience shadowing the Hawkeyes for an entire season, it seems he made the right choice. "There were so many stories -- grades, girlfriends, wives -- that went beyond the wrestling. I wanted to weave in these elements along with the main story of the last season of a great coach at a great program. Then the story became even more interesting as Gable had hip surgery in the middle of the season. He missed a couple duals, but he came out on crutches, thumping around. Nothing could stop him from his appointed rounds." An all-access pass For his book, Nolan Zavoral also sought to incorporate the stories of the Hawkeye wrestlers, such as Lincoln McIlravy, who was battling painful headaches, and Jessie Whitmer, who exceeded everyone's expectations by winning the 118-pound title at the 1997 NCAAs. All this was possible, thanks to Zavoral being granted total access to the inner workings of the program, including its coaches and wrestlers, for the entire season. The author sat in on team meetings, went to practice sessions, even traveled with the team to just about every wrestling event, from the first dual meet at Lake Okoboji in the far northern reaches of Iowa, to the NCAA Division I Championships at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, twin city to Dan Gable's hometown of Waterloo. Rather than conduct one-on-one interviews, Zavoral used a more subtle approach to gathering material for A Season on the Mat -- by observing. "I think the best material comes from observations -- sit back and watch others, listen to conversations -- rather than from direct interviews. I wanted people to be themselves." Going mano-a-mano with Gable Even with Zavoral's observational approach, there were some tense moments between author and coach. Larry Ownings gets his hand raised (Photo/AP)Sometimes, it was a quiet tension. A prime example: when Zavoral got Gable to watch a videotape of the TV broadcast of his upset loss to Larry Owings of the University of Washington in 142-pound finals at the 1970 NCAAs -- the Iowa coach's only loss in his entire high school and college career. [Link to Gable-Owings InterMat Rewind story] Here's how Zavoral described the scene in A Season on the Mat: A quarter-century later, Gable still had a tape of the match. He hadn't watched it in years -- too painful. But, at a friend's suggestion, in 1997, he brought it from home to the wrestling office and slipped it into the VCR ... This time, alone in the wrestling office, Gable watched grimly, pulling up a chair to just a couple feet of the screen. He saw himself score the first points of the match with a takedown. "Should have pinned him right there. But he was double-jointed in the shoulders or something. Always got away." He saw himself try an arm bar, and Owings slither out of it. "Got to get his arm back more." Gable sounded resigned ... The tape ran out. Gable took it out and switched off the VCR. "Well, that's it," he said. He meant, "That's enough." That wasn't the worst of it. "There were times when Gable said, 'We don't want you around,'" according to Zavoral. "I was taking an unpaid leave from work, racking up $13,000 in expenses. That's the last thing I wanted to hear." "I told him, 'The single-minded determination you want from your wrestlers, I'm putting into this book.'" "We had a number of come-to-Jesus meetings during the season." As the author explains it, "Gable wanted to read the finished book. I agreed to let him correct factual errors, but not other aspects." "He was concerned about how his parents were portrayed. I said, 'It helps others see who you are, where you came from.'" "From my work on the book, and as a writer for the Press-Citizen, Gable had seen me everywhere. In his estimation, however flawed the book may be in his point-of-view, I had paid my dues." Gable the wrestler and coach As A Season on the Mat makes clear, Dan Gable made a name for himself on the wrestling mat before becoming head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes ... first, at Waterloo West High, where he was an undefeated, three-time Iowa state champ ... then, at Iowa State, where he compiled an incredible 118-1 record, with two NCAA Division I titles ... then, in 1972, winning the gold medal at the Munich Olympics without being scored upon. Dan GableJust before heading to the Olympics, Iowa head coach Gary Kurdelmeier ... and the Cyclone became a Hawkeye. In 1976, Kurdelmeier took an administrative job at Iowa, and Dan Gable was named head coach. In the 21 seasons Gable was at the helm of the Hawkeyes, his teams built a truly amazing 355-21-5 record, for a .940 winning percentage. His teams won 21 straight Big Ten titles, and 15 NCAA team championships. His wrestlers won 108 Big Ten individual titles, and a total of 43 individual NCAA titles. With those impressive credentials, it's easy to see why so many young athletes aspired to wrestle for Gable and the Hawkeyes. According to Nolan Zavoral, wrestlers who chose the University of Iowa had a good idea of what to expect. "Iowa wrestlers knew Gable and his reputation for his hard-ass coaching and practice ways," said the author. "However, he wasn't tyrannical around his wrestlers." In fact, coach Gable customized his approach for each wrestler, said Zavoral. "Wrestling's such an individual sport. As much as anything, Gable realized that. For example, if a wrestler had a lab that interfered with the scheduled practice time, he would let them practice at a different time." Having spent considerable time with Dan Gable first as a newspaper reporter, then during an entire wrestling season in writing the book, Nolan Zavoral gained a strong sense of the man beyond his public persona as one of the all-time great college coaches. "Whatever line of work you're in, there's something to admire about Gable's level of determination ... Yet, he's very much a family guy. This is a guy who's in a very macho sport, but his life is full of women. (Dan and his wife Kathy have four daughters, no sons.) He has a notable respect for women." "He's not an overt personality. Very low-key ... He can be a very introspective person. Despite his quietness, he could recruit and coach, and be front and center of a program that is the envy of anyone, in any sport." "He was a coach ahead of his time ... He knew how to get through to a kid, to feel out people," Zavoral continued. "As an only child, I can say that he had that kind of empathy." "He knew there would not be another coach quite like him -- single-minded, unswerving, passionate. He was smart enough not to expect others to have that same focus." "Gable's a very complicated human being. It's not fair to try to reduce him to the notion of being merely a dominating wrestler/coach." After a season with the Hawkeyes, time in the monastery After spending the entire 1996-97 season with the Hawkeyes -- and armed with tons of notes, quotes and observations -- Nolan Zavoral had three months to put it all together into a book. As he put it in the interview for this profile, "I had three months to write 100,000 words." How would Zavoral be able to get the book written with that kind of deadline pressure? By leading the life of a monk. Zavoral spent three months at St. John's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery located in splendid isolation in the woods outside Collegeville, Minnesota, northwest of the Twin Cities. (He had been religion writer for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.) "I lived in a cell, as they call the rooms where the monks reside," said the author. "It was very small, very sparse ... Every inch of the floor was covered in my notes, media guides, etc." "They grew their own food. Someone would read aloud during dinner -- not religious material, but thoughtful books and articles." "It was a great experience." Nolan Zavoral described one not-so-great, heart-stopping incident during his time at St. John's: "I was writing the middle chapters of the book. I would send a chapter or two at a time to my editor at Simon & Schuster. To meet a deadline, I was trying to send a chapter at 3 a.m. during an electrical storm which knocked off the power. I yelled, 'Oh, (expletive)!' and all the lights suddenly came back on." Writing in a monastery apparently provided the author the inspiration he needed. In A Season on the Mat: Dan Gable and the Pursuit of Perfection, Zavoral crafts a multi-dimensional portrait of Gable the coach and Gable the man, weaving in elements of his past -- along with what was going on in that final season -- in a seamless tapestry that takes the reader not only inside one of the great sports programs of all time, but also inside the heart and mind of one of its greatest wrestlers and coaches. A Season on the Mat: Dan Gable and the Pursuit of Perfection by Nolan Zavoral, published by Simon & Schuster, is available for purchase online at Amazon.com. A tenth-anniversary edition produced in 2007 provides additional, updated information on Gable and the Iowa program, including insights into Jim Zalesky leaving the head coaching position which he had inherited after Gable's retirement, and the Republican party's efforts to draft Gable to run for Iowa governor.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 18-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team won early and late to edge No. 14 Pittsburgh, 17-15, in its dual-meet debut on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 14) in front of 716 fans at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines claimed five individual bouts, including the final two of the afternoon, and earned a pair of major decisions. With the Wolverines trailing by two points entering the final bout at 133 pounds, junior Zac Stevens (Monroe, Mich./Monroe HS) picked up a dominant 16-5 major decision over Shelton Mack to wrap up his team's late rally. Stevens built a significant advantage in the first, converting on a double leg and subsequent snap down before using a leg turk to add three late back points. He scored on three additional takedowns, including one at the final buzzer, and accumulated 3:04 in riding-time advantage. Sophomore Sean Boyle (Lowell, Mass./Blair Academy) put the Wolverines back into the driver's seat with an upset victory in the preceding match at 125 pounds, controlling 14th-ranked Anthony Zanetta from start to finish to claim an 8-5 decision. After taking the first lead on an illegal scissors around the head call, Boyle converted on a low single late in the opening frame and added a snatch single midway through the second to carry a 6-2 lead into the third. Zanetta cut the gap with a third-period single and was deep on another single for the final 25 seconds of the match, but Boyle neutralized the position along the edge to improve to 5-0 on the season. The Wolverines claimed three of the opening four matches to build up a significant lead prior the intermission. Senior/junior captain Kellen Russell (High Bridge, N.J./Blair Academy) opened the dual with an 11-2 major decision over Mike Tully at 141 pounds, using two takedowns and a pair of reversals to improve to 4-0 on the season. Fifth-year senior Aaron Hynes (Mt. Morris, Mich./Flint Kearsley HS) and sophomore/freshman Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS) earned back-to-back decisions in key swing matches at 157 and 165 pounds, respectively. Hynes battled back from an early deficit against Donnie Tasser, scoring on a second-period reversal and third-period high crotch to win, 5-3. Yates cruised past the Panthers' Adam Counterman 7-0 in his varsity debut, earning the bulk of his points on a first-period body lock that put Counterman right to his back. He added a third-period escape and 2:26 in time advantage but, despite a couple flurries, could not quite find the final point necessary for bonus. Michigan's five losses were all decided by three points or less, while two required overtime. Sophomore/freshman Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) demonstrated his potential at 149 pounds, scoring on a body lock, a two-point tilt and a second-period reversal but gave up four takedowns, including a single leg midway through the sudden-victory period to provide Dane Johnson the 10-8 win. Grajales nearly had the Panther wrestler on his back after a headlock a minute into the match, but the situation produced no points. Pittsburgh also won four straight matches at the upperweights to secure a five-point team lead after the heavyweight bout. Junior/sophomore Ben Apland (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) nearly pulled off the upset against No. 11-ranked Ryan Tomei in the heavyweight contest but gave up some late points to fall, 8-7. An Apland single leg late in the second period appeared to put the Wolverine wrestler in the driver's seat, but Tomei scrambled for a reversal with just one second remaining on the clock to take a one-point advantage into the third. Apland escaped to tie and remained on the offensive, but Tomei countered a careless shot, scoring on a double leg late in the final period. The Wolverines will hit the road next Friday (Nov. 19) to continue non-conference dual competition against Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pa. The dual is slated for a 7 p.m. start at Grace Hall. Results: 141 -- #5 Kellen Russell (U-M) major dec. Mike Tully, 11-2 U-M, 4-0 149 -- Dane Johnson (Pitt) dec. Eric Grajales, 10-8 SV U-M, 4-3 157 -- Aaron Hynes (U-M) dec. Donnie Tasser, 5-3 U-M, 7-3 165 -- Dan Yates (U-M) dec. Adam Counterman, 7-0 U-M, 10-3 174 -- Ethan Headlee (Pitt) dec. #16 Justin Zeerip, 3-1 SV3 U-M, 10-6 184 -- Max Thomusseit (Pitt) dec. Hunter Collins, 5-3 U-M, 10-9 197 -- #12 Zac Thomusseit (Pitt) dec. #5 Anthony Biondo, 3-0 Pitt, 12-10 Hwt -- #11 Ryan Tomei (Pitt) dec. Ben Apland, 8-7 Pitt, 15-10 125 -- Sean Boyle (U-M) dec. #14 Anthony Zanetta, 8-5 Pitt, 15-13 133 -- Zac Stevens (U-M) major dec. Shelton Mack, 16-5 U-M, 17-15

The Minnesota wrestling program opened the 2010-11 season with an impressive showing at the Bison Open on Saturday in Fargo, N.D. Nine Gophers captured individual titles at the event. All-American junior Zach Sanders took the title at 125 lbs. after sweeping four matches in his first tournament of the season. In his opening match, Sanders scored a fall at 4:56 over Southwest Minnesota State's Seifemichael Kenea before rallying off two-straight technical falls over Matt Garcia (25-10) and Corey Ulmer (23-5) to advance to championship match against North Dakota State's Trent Sprinkle. Sanders bested Sprinkle in the finals, scoring a 10-6 decision to pick up his first title of the season. The Gophers had five wrestlers competing at 133 lbs. on Saturday including sophomore Thane Antczak, who earned the title - beating a pair of teammates along the way. Antczak scored a fall at 5:42 in his opening match against Todd Reynolds and then earned three-straight decisions (5-2 over SMSU's Justin Reinsma, 11-5 over teammate Randy Hanson and 6-1 over teammate Bart Reiter in the championship match) in route to the title. Reiter swept through his first three matches including a fall at 3:41 over teammate Drew Lexvold in the quarterfinals to finish second to Antczak. Lexvold, who won his opening match against Mason Young with a fall only to lose to Reiter in the quarterfinals, battled back with four more wins to take third place at 133 lbs. All-American senior Mike Thorn also earned the title at 141 lbs., beating Gophers freshman Nick Dardanes 11-0 for a major decision in the finals. After a first round bye, Thorn earned a technical fall over Tanner Beaman (20-3, 4:31) in the second round and a fall at 2:42 over Devin Scott in the quarterfinals. Thorn then picked up a major decision (16-5) over Minnesota freshman Seth Lange in the semifinals before adding a second major decision (11-0) over Gophers freshman Nick Dardanes to win the 141 lbs. title. Dardanes finished his first collegiate invitational with a runner-up finish while Lange rallied after losing to Thorn to finish third with an 8-7 decision over NDSU's Trevor Johnson. The Gophers had a pair of co-champions in the 149 lbs. bracket as redshirt freshman Danny Zilverberg and freshman Dylan Ness shared top honors after both grapplers advanced to the finals. Zilverberg picked up four wins in the tournament including a pair of major decisions while Ness received a bye in the first round before posting three-straight wins including a major decision in the quarterfinals. Minnesota's only competitor at 165 lbs., sophomore Cody Yohn also earned an individual title - going 4-0 on Saturday with a technical fall against Samuel Bonsu (17-1) in the opening match, a fall over Jacob Bennett (5:00) in the quarterfinals, and then a pair of decisions against Kurtis Julson in the semifinals (5-1) and Tyler Johnson in the finals (7-6). Meanwhile, Gophers senior Scott Glasser posted three-straight major decisions to earn the 174 lbs. title. After a first-round bye, Glasser outscored his opponents 54-19 (21-6,17-5,16-6) in route to the title. At 184 lbs., redshirt freshman Kevin Steinhaus posted a pair of wins to reach the finals, where he earned a 10-4 decision over Concordia's Phil Moenkedick - a 2010 Division III national champion - for the individual medal. Steinhaus earned a major decision over Zach Deffinbuagh (18-5) in the preliminary round and scored a technical fall (16-1, 6:13) over Craig Draper-Johnson before adding a second major decision victory over Ken Moenkedick (10-2) to reach the finals. Minnesota Freshman Joel Bauman finished fourth at 184 lbs. - losing a 3-0 decision to Ken Moenkedick in the consolation bracket finals. Minnesota finished 1-2-3 at 197 lbs. with junior Sonny Yohn taking home top honors. Yohn earned a 6-1 decision over teammate Joe Nord in the finals while Scott Schiller took third in the weight class. The Gophers' Tony Nelson earned the ninth and final individual title in the heavyweight division, earning three decisions and a major decision on Saturday including a 3-0 decision over Matthew Meuleners in the finals.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 6 nationally, notched a 21-17 win over No. 15 Lehigh in its home opener in front of over 5,000 fans in a packed Rec Hall. Penn State got five wins, all from talented freshmen, and grabbed the victory thanks to two critical pins. Penn State, coming off a season-opening a 41-3 win at Bloomsburg two nights earlier, once again sent five freshmen to the mat and once again, all five won. Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) got things started for Penn State with a strong 11-6 win over Lehigh senior Mitch Berger. The Mountain Hawks answered with a major decision from Frank Cagnina to give LU a 4-3 lead. True freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 14 at 141, brought the fans to their feet in his Rec Hall debut with a quick pin at the 1:21 mark. With All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) still nursing an injury, Lehigh picked up a decision at 149 to cut the Lion lead to 9-7. Redshirt David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) answered, however, thrilling the crowd with a pin of Lehigh's Sean Bilodeau at the 3:33 mark, sending the Lions into the halftime locker room with a 15-7 lead. Freshman Jake Kemerer (Greensburg, Pa.) notched a key win, stunning 11th-ranked Brandon Hatchett 3-1 in sudden victory at 165. Kemerer scored on a shot just seconds into the extra period to give the Lions an 18-7 lead. No. 13 Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) followed with a 7-5 win over talented Austin Meys at 174. The Lion faithful were stunned at 184, however, as No. 3 Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) was upset by No. 14 Robert Hamlin 4-3, cutting Penn State's lead to 21-10. Lehigh won again at 197, getting a major from junior Joe Kennedy. The Hawks closed out the dual with a third straight win as No. 1 Zach Rey needed a tie-breaker to down No. 9 Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio). Still, the late flurry was not enough as Penn State downed LU 21-17. Penn State won the takedown battle 11-8. With each team winning five bouts, Penn State's 6-2 edge in bonus points was the difference for the Lions. Penn State, under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, will head to the Sprawl and Brawl Duals next Sunday in Binghamton, N.Y. Penn State faces Harvard at 11:30 a.m., West Virginia at 1:15 p.m. and No. 23 Rutgers at 3 p.m. The Nittany Lions' next home dual is on Dec. 12 when Lock Haven comes to town for a 2 p.m. dual. Season tickets for the 2010-11 Penn State wrestling season are on sale now. This year's package features seven home duals (the Nittany Lion Open is not part of the package) and costs only $42 for adults and $28 for youth (18 and under). Fans can place new orders for season tickets by calling Joel Diamond at 814-867-2557. A $5 per order handling fee will be added to new season ticket holders. Single dual tickets will go on sale later this fall. The 2010-11 Penn State wrestling season is presented by the Family Clothesline. All Penn State events will once again air live on Forever Broadcasting's WRSC (1390 AM) and WSQV (92.1 FM). All radio broadcasts are streamed live at GoPSUsports.com as part of the All-Access package. The 2010-11 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: Frank Martellotti PSU dec. Mitch Berger LU, 11-6 3-0 133: Frank Cagnina LU maj. dec. Bryan Pearsall PSU, 12-3 3-4 141: #14 Andrew Alton PSU pinned Stephen Dutton LU, WBF (1:21) 9-4 149: Joey Napoli LU dec. James English PSU, 6-4 9-7 157: #6 David Taylor PSU pinned Sean Bilodeau LU, WBF (3:33) 15-7 165: Jake Kemerer PSU dec. (SV) #11 Brandon Hatchett LU, 3-1 (SV) 18-7 174: #13 Ed Ruth PSU dec. Austin Meys, 7-5 21-7 184: #14 Robert Hamlin LU dec. #3 Quentin Wright PSU, 4-3 21-10 197: Joe Kennedy LU maj. dec. Justin Ortega PSU, 8-0 21-14 285: #1 Zach Rey LU dec. (TB) #9 Cameron Wade, 4-2 (TB) 21-17 Attendance: 5,257 Records: Penn State 2-0 (0-0 Big Ten), Lehigh 2-1 (0-0) Up Next for Penn State: at Sprawl and Brawl Duals, Sunday, Nov. 21, Binghamton, N.Y. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: True freshman Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) took on Lehigh senior Mitch Berger at 125. Martellotti wasted no time taking Berger down, using a low double to score just :10 into the bout. The talented Lion rookie maintained control of Berger, building up more than a minutes worth of riding time and turning him for three back points. Berger escaped at the 1:20 mark, only to fall victim to a strong throw by Martellotti. A quick Berger escape gave Martellotti a 7-2 lead with 1:00 left but the Lion freshman continued to pressure Berger, nearly scoring again. A reset was called with :30 left in the period, forcing action back to the center circle. Berger chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 7-3 deficit with 1:40 left (Martellotti worked his riding time edge up to 1:50). Berger got in on Martellotti's left ankle, trying to notch his first takedown and scrambled to a score at the :40 mark, cutting Martellotti's lead to 7-5 with :34 on the clock. Martellotti escaped to an 8-5 lead and began pressuring Berger to the edge of the mat for the rest of the period. Leading 8-5, Martellotti chose down to start the final period and scrambled his way to a two-point reversal at the 1:25 mark. Berger escaped with 1:16 left, cutting the lead to 10-6. Martellotti continued to pressure the senior Hawk and with :40 left, he worked his way into a low single that forced a stalemate with :17 left in the bout (and the riding time point was assured). Martellotti's strong performance lead to an 11-6 win and a 3-0 Penn State lead. 133: Nittany Lion sophomore Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) faced off against LU's Frank Cagnina at 133. Cagnina nearly scored early, working on a scramble in front of the Penn State bench. But Pearsall was able to work his way out of bounds and force a reset with 1:50 left. Cagnina forced another scramble on the Lion logo, but Pearsall was able to once again fight off the move and force another reset, this time with :26 on the clock. After an eventful but scoreless first period, Cagnina chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed Pearsall for a 2-0 lead. Two near fall points, nearly pinning Pearsall, gave the Lehigh grappler a 4-0 lead at the 1:05 mark. Pearsall escaped to a 4-1 deficit and nearly got his first takedown with a strong low double. But Cagnina was able to back out of bounds to keep his lead and force a reset with :38 left in the second period. Pearsall fought off a late Cagnina shot and trailed 4-1 heading into the final stanza. Pearsall chose down to start the final period and gave up two near fall points while trying to escape, falling behind 6-1. Pearsall escaped to a 6-2 deficit with 1:15 left and was taken down with 1:00 left, falling behind 8-3 after a quick escape. Cagnina was scrambling for another takedown to secure a major and countered a Pearsall shot with :14 left. Pearsall, needing an escape to avoid the major (Cagnina had the riding time point), gave up a point on two cautions. Cagnina posted the 12-3 major, giving LU a 4-3 lead. 141: True freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 14 nationally at 141, met Lehigh's Joey Dutton. Alton wasted no time in thrilling a capacity Rec Hall crowd, getting a quick takedown. But Dutton reversed Alton and the Lion rookie lead 3-2 after a quick escape. Alton then quickly worked his arms around Dutton's shoulders, tossed the Lehigh wrestler to the mat and brought the Penn State faithful to their feet with a pin at the 1:21 mark. It was Alton's second straight pin of the weekend. 149: Sophomore James English (York, Pa.) filled in for No. 3 Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) once again. Coming off a solid win at Bloomsburg Friday night, English met Lehigh sophomore Joey Napoli. Napoli got the first takedown early and led 2-1 with 2:28 after a quick English escape. Napoli got in deep on English's foot, but the talented Lion sophomore countered the move, worked his way around him for his own takedown and tied the bout 3-3 after a quick LU escape. Napoli was undaunted, however, and picked up a takedown with just :02 left in the period to lead 5-3 after three minutes. English chose down to start the second period but could not work his way out of a strong Napoli ride until the 1:20 mark. The escape cut LU's lead to 5-4 (Napoli had :51 in riding time). Napoli got in deep on English one more time, but the Lion was able to force a tie-up and wind out the clock. Napoli, leading 5-4, chose down to start the third period and was cut loose by English to a 6-4 lead. Napoli took one more late shot, but English once again scrambled his way around behind, forcing a stalemate with :37 left in the bout. English worked hard for a shot, but Napoli was able to walk backwards away from the Lion and notch a 6-4 win, cutting PSU's lead to 9-7. 157: Redshirt freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 6 nationally at 157, faced off against Mountain Hawk junior Sean Bilodeau. Taylor scored quickly, taking Bilodeau down and nearly picking up early back points. Bilodeau was able to reverse Taylor, only to be reversed again and with 1:35 on the clock, Taylor led 4-2. Bilodeau escaped to a 4-3 deficit, but Taylor continued to attack. Taylor smartly stepped behind a slight Bilodeau shot and picked up another takedown, adding two near fall points to lead 8-3 with :11 on the clock. A ride out gave the young Lion a five point lead after the first period (with 1:51 in riding time). Bilodeau chose down to start the second period and paid for it. Taylor scrambled on the edge of the mat as Bilodeau tried to force a reversal. The talented Lion caught the Lehigh junior and put his shoulders to the mat for a thrilling pin at the 3:33 mark. The amazing move gave Penn State a 15-7 lead at intermission. 165: Redshirt freshman Jake Kemerer (Greensburg, Pa.) met one of three ranked Lehigh grapplers in the form of No. 11 Brandon Hatchett at 165. Kemerer and the ranked LU grappler put on a show on the edge of the mat, as each man worked for an early takedown, only to be countered by the other. An action packed first period still ended in a scoreless tie. Hatchett chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Kemerer nearly scored on a solid high double, lifting Hatchett off the ground. But the ranked LU man was able to fight his way out of trouble and hold his slim lead with :38 left in the period. Trailing by one, Kemerer chose down to start the final period and escaped to a 1-1 tie with 1:14 on the clock. Kemerer's offensive pressure forced the Lehigh junior into a first stall warning. Neither man scored over the final minute and action entered a sudden victory period tied 1-1. Kemerer brought the PSU fans to their feet once again, shooting low and fast off the opening buzzer to post a stunning 3-1 win over the 11th-ranked Hatchett. The victory put PSU up 18-7. 174: Redshirt freshman Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 174, faced off against talented LU rookie Austin Meys. Ruth and Meys scrambled early, with the talented Mountain Hawk grappler nearly scoring early. Ruth was able to work his way out of bounds and force a reset with 1:50 left in the first period. Meys was able to get the first takedown, however, turning a low single into a takedown and a 2-1 lead after a Ruth escape at the 1:00 mark. Ruth forced a scramble after a reset but Meys forced a stalemate with :32 left. Ruth countered a Meys headlock and worked his way behind him for a go head takedown with :15 left on the clock. A quick ride out gave the Lion freshman a 3-2 lead heading into the second period. Ruth chose down to start the second period. The Lion rookie swiftly slid behind Meys for a reversal and a 5-2 lead. Meys escaped to cut into Ruth's lead and action returned to the center circle. Ruth turned a high single into another takedown and a 7-3 lead with :52 on the clock. Meys escaped with :26 left. Trailing 7-4, Meys chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 7-5 deficit. Meys got hit for a first stall warning at the 1:32 mark as Ruth's offense force him into constant defense. Ruth iced the match with a late single leg, working for a takedown as time wound out. While not getting the points, the Lions posted a convincing 7-5 win and gave the Lions a 21-7 lead. 184: All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 184, took on No. 14 Robert Hamlin in one of two bouts pitting ranked opponents against each other. Wright countered a Hamlin shot at the :40 mark and rolled his way around him for a takedown on the edge of the mat. A quick Hamlin escaped made the score 2-1 with :25 on the clock. Trailing 2-1, Hamlin chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. Wright got called for a stall warning at the :35 mark and was then taken down by Hamlin at the :11 mark to take a 4-2 lead into the third period. Trailing by two, Wright chose down to start the final period and escaped to a 4-3 deficit. With just :40 left, Wright began scrambling for a go ahead takedown, but Hamlin was able to back away and stun the Lion faithful with a 4-3 upset win. 197: Sophomore Justin Ortega (Oxford, Pa.) faced off against LU junior Joe Kennedy at 197. The duo battled through a scoreless first period with neither man finding an opening to score. Kennedy chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 1-0 lead :25 into the stanza. The Mountain Hawk then gained control of Ortega's right ankle, forcing a long scramble until he picked up the takedown with :40 left in the period, taking a 3-0 lead. Kennedy rode Ortega out and carried that lead into the final period. Ortega chose down to start the third period but could not break free of Kennedy. Kennedy turned the Lion sophomore for three near fall points to up his lead to 6-0 with 1:00 left in the match. With a riding time point assured, Kennedy worked for bonus point to try and pick up a major or more. Ortega gave up one stall point and with the riding time point, Kennedy notched an 8-0 major. Kennedy rode Ortega out and carried that lead into the final period. Ortega chose down to start the third period but could not break free of Kennedy. Kennedy turned the Lion sophomore for three near fall points to up his lead to 6-0 with 1:00 left in the match. With a riding time point assured, Kennedy worked for bonus point to try and pick up a major or more. Ortega gave up one stall point and with the riding time point, Kennedy notched an 8-0 major. PSU still lead 21-14. 285: Nittany Lion Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio) faced off against Lehigh's Zach Rey in a battle of top-ten heavyweights. Wade entered the bout ranked No. 9 while Rey was the nation's top-ranked big man. The talented ranked duo wrestled evenly for the first three minutes, with neither grappler finding an opening to score. Rey chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to a reversal and a 2-0 lead. Rey let Wade loose after a reset with 1:05 left and Wade trailed 2-1. Trailing by one, Wade chose down to start the final period and escaped to a 2-2 tie. Wade began pressuring Rey, forcing the top-ranked Mountain Hawk backwards over the final minute. But the Nittany Lion junior could not break through and the bout headed to a sudden victory period. No one mounted a threat in the extra period and the bout moved to two :30 tie-breaker. Rey was down to start the first :30 and once again, the top-ranked Hawk reversed Wade to take a 4-2 lead. Wade took down to start his period and escaped to a 4-3 and worked for a reversal. Rey was able to hold him off and post a 4-2 (TB) decision. Still, Penn State notched a convincing 21-17 win over Lehigh.

BOISE, Idaho -- The 22nd-ranked Oregon State wrestling team overcame an early 14-0 deficit, winning 18 consecutive points in an 18-18 tie with second-ranked Boise State Saturday night at Taco Bell Arena. "This was a good opener for us," Oregon State head coach Jim Zalesky said. "I was happy with our ability to come back after they opened up with a sizeable lead and we battled the entire night. It was a great matchup between two top 25 teams that will end up meeting again later in the season." Colby Covington, Chad Hanke and Clayton Jack posted major decisions in the tie, Oregon State's first under Zalesky. Other winners included Brice Arand and Jason Lara. The meet at Boise State was the season opener for the Beavers and the second dual meet of the year for Boise State. And it was a tightly-contested event that saw both teams post large scoreless streaks before two weight classes at the end ultimately decided the meet was going to end as a tie. Boise State ran off 14 consecutive points, winning three each at 141, 149 and 165 pounds. Adam Hall posted the night's only technical fall, winning 22-7 over OSU freshman Alex Elder. But Covington ended that scoring streak for the Broncos, posting OSU's first points with a 13-4 major decision over Jake Swartz at the 174-pound class. Brice Arand (184 pounds) followed Covington with a strong 12-5 decision over Randy Larson that pushed the Beavers to a 14-7 deficit. They didn't stop there. Hanke tallied Oregon State's second major decision of the night, defeating Derek Toney, 13-3, at 197-pounds to give the Beavers four more points. OSU took the lead for the first time on the night with with the heavyweight wrestler Jack. He posted the Beavers' third and final major decision, getting it over Boise State's Toby Erickson. Jack's win earned the Beavers four more points for a 15-14 advantage. Jason Lara and Alan Bartelli had perhaps the night's most competitive bout at 125 pounds. The ninth bout of the night - the meet started at 141 pounds - saw two overtimes, ultimately being decided by a Lara escape 17 seconds into the second overtime. Bartelli and Lara managed just one point apiece in regular time. The nation's No. 1 wrestler at 133 pounds, Andrew Hochstrasser, was able to down Oregon State's Kelly Kubec, 11-0, for a major decision on the last bout of the night. That sent the Broncos to an 18-18 tie with the Beavers. Oregon State will next hit the mat Sunday, Nov. 21 when the Beavers travel to Columbia, Mo., to take on host Missouri and Hofstra. Results: 141 - Levi Jones (BSU) decision over Garrett Drucker (OSU), 9-8. BSU 3-0 149 - Jason Chamberlain (BSU) decision over Scott Sakaguchi (OSU), 4-3. BSU 6-0 157 - Adam Hall (BSU) technical fall over Alex Elder (OSU), 22-7. BSU 11-0 165 - Michael Cuthbertson (BSU) decision over Jon Brascetta (OSU), 4-3. BSU 14-0 174 - Colby Covington (OSU) major decision over Jake Swartz (BSU), 13-4. BSU 14-4 184 - Brice Arand (OSU) decision over Randy Larson (BSU), 12-5. BSU 14-7 197 - Chad Hanke (OSU) major decision over Derek Toney (BSU), 13-3. BSU 14-11 HWT - Clayton Jack (OSU) major decision over Toby Erickson (BSU), 13-4. OSU 15-14 125 - Jason Lara (OSU) decision over Alan Bartelli (BSU), 3-2 - 2 OT. OSU 18-14 133 - Andrew Hochstrasser (BSU) major decision over Kelly Kubec (OSU), 11-0. Tie 18-18

OREM, Utah -- Utah Valley University wrestling head coach Greg Williams added two more highly touted wrestlers to the six he signed earlier in the week. Jade and Val Rauser, both seniors from Broadwater High School in Townsend, Montana, signed letters of intent Friday with the Wolverines. "Both Val and Jade are a great addition to our program," said Williams. "Their resumes are very impressive, but we were even more impressed with them as individuals. They are very grounded. They have a super work ethic and they bring a great deal of experience into our room. We are excited to have the opportunity to work with them as student-athletes and help them reach their goals." Jade was the first Triple Crown winner in USA Wrestling history winning national titles in 2009 in all three styles (folkstyle, freestyle and Greco-roman). He has gone undefeated his entire high school career as he holds an impressive 129-0 record and three state titles. He will be going for his fourth straight title this year. Val is a seven time All-American in Fargo, winning Greco-roman titles twice and runner-up finishes in freestyle twice. He also won the folkstyle nationals in 2008. His high school record is 136-4 and he has won two state titles and one runner-up finish. He will be going for his third title this year. A day earlier, Williams announced that he had received letter of intent from six other wrestlers; Kyle and Chase Cuthbertson (Scottsboro, Alabama), Logan Addis (Mingus, Arizona), Brian Chamberlain (Moses Lake, Washington), Chris Mayolo (La Center, Washington) and Derek Thomas (Layton, Utah). The signees mark the best recruiting class that UVU has ever had in its young history.

AMES, Iowa -- For the fourth time, Iowa State senior Jon Reader is a Harold Nichols Open champion. Reader continues to crush his opposition, and won his finals match by a 21-5 technical fall in the 174-pound weight class Saturday in the Bergstrom Athletic Training Facility. “This was another great opportunity to wrestle, compete and lead by example just like coach (Kevin Jackson) preaches,” Reader said. “I bleed cardinal and gold, and am proud to have won four titles here in front of my home crowd.” Joining Reader on the top of the podium were Iowa State true freshman Ryak Finch and Kyven Gadson and redshirt junior Kyle Simonson. Finch used a non-stop motor to power his way to the championship at 125-pounds. The youngster from Safford, Ariz. completely shut down his opposition’s offense the entire day, only allowing ten points in four matches, including a dominant 13-2 major decision in the finals. “It felt good coming into an environment like this for the first time,” Finch said. “There are so many Cyclone fans because this school has such a great tradition. I think that two freshman champions shows where this program is heading.” Gadson had a tough road to the finals of the 184-pound weight class, but made the most of his first appearance in-front of Iowa State fans. The freshman from Waterloo met up with seventh-ranked Josh Ihnen in the second round. The match was knotted at 2-2 before Gadson locked up a cradle and earned the fall in just under six minutes. He posted twin 3-2 victories in the semis and the finals to claim his first tournament victory as a Cyclone. “I thought that I wrestled alright, because it is the first time I have wrestled since February because of a torn labrum,” Gadson said. “It helps a lot when you know how much hard work you have put in and you know how hard you can push yourself. It really helps in those close matches.” Simonson, a junior from Algona, continued to show why the coaches are so excited about the heavyweight class this year. He used strong defense and excellent riding ability to completely shut-down his opposition. Simonson racked up a pin and a technical fall en route to the finals, where he claimed an 8-2 victory. “It feels good to wrestle well, it is exactly what we train for,” Simonson said. “I trained three years hard with Jake Varner and I think that has really helped me out a lot.” Brandon Jones pinned his first opponent of the day before falling in consecutive matches. For the second tournament in a row, Iowa State's Max Mayfield did things the hard way. After falling in his second match of the day by a score of 8-7, Mayfield reeled off an incredible six consecutive victories on the bottom side of the 149-pound bracket to come back all the way for a third-place finish. Iowa State’s success in the 149-pound weight class did not end there, with true freshman Joe Cozart also putting in an impressive performance. Cozart reached the semi-finals before falling to runner-up Justin DeAngelis of Oklahoma. Cozart then traversed his way through the consolation bracket and won a tight 3-2 match for fifth-place. Trent Weatherman continues to improve quickly in his redshirt freshman season at 157-pounds. After a big dual victory on Thursday night, Weatherman muscled his way all the way to the finals. He fell victim to an early five-point throw and could not fight his way back, earning himself a strong second-place finish. Michael Moreno gave Cyclone fans even more reason to be excited when the true freshman earned a third-place finish. Moreno’s only loss on the day came to Nebraska’s national champion Jordan Burroughs in the semi-finals. He was the third Iowa State true freshman to qualify for the semis in Saturday's action. “I really think that we came out today with more fire and intensity,” coach Jackson said. “Our freshman really came out and helped set the tone today, which really shows you where we are headed. I am happy with the results, because this is certainly the hardest we have competed so far this year.” Of the Cyclone trio of Tyler Christensen, Matt Riley and Cole Shafer at 184-pounds, it was Shafer who wrestled the best today. Shafer defeated Christensen by a score of 6-0 to make his way into the consolation finals, where he fell in a tough match with Nebraska’s seventh-rated Josh Ihnen. Iowa State's Jerome Ward breezed past his competition on this way to the finals to meet Wartburg’s Byron Tate. Ward fell behind late and could not quite recover, losing by a score of 8-5 to claim second place. Trevor Voelker also wrestled well at 197-pounds, as he had to wrestle through the consolation side of the bracket on his way to a sixth-place finish. “You are going to compete the way you practice, and we have been practicing hard,” Jackson said. “Jon Reader is really the leader in this. He performs at a very high level every day and puts everything on the line. The rest of the team is starting to follow his lead. Congratulations to him on his fourth title, he puts in the effort and is reaping the rewards.” 2010 Harold Nichols/Cyclone Open Finals Matches 125 pounds – Ryak Finch (ISU) mdec. Cruse Aarhus (UNI), 13-2 133 pounds – Ridge Kiley (NU) dec. Ryan Jauch (UNI), 4-3 141 pounds – Gabriel Suarez (SCSU) dec. Seth Noble (UNI), 7-5 149 pounds – Essai Dominguez (Unatt.) dec. Justin DeAngelis, 5-2 157 pounds – George Ivanov (Unatt.) dec. Trent Weatherman (ISU), 11-6 165 pounds – Jordan Burroughs (NU) forfeit over Robert Kokesh (NU) 174 pounds – Jon Reader (ISU) wbtf Ryan Pankoke (Unatt.), 21-5 184 pounds – Kyven Gadson (ISU) dec. Spencer Johnson (NU), 3-2 197 pounds – Byron Tate (Wartburg) dec. Jerome Ward (ISU), 8-5 285 pounds – Kyle Simonson (ISU) dec. John Helgerson (Wartburg), 8-2

TEMPE -- With five wins earning six team points and two other bonus point victories, the No. 16 Arizona State University wrestling team easily won its second road dual of the day, 41-6, during its first visit to No. 10 (NAIA) Embry-Riddle on Saturday night in Prescott, Ariz. The Sun Devils (2-0), who earlier in the day downed host No. 7 (NCAA-D2) Grand Canyon in Phoenix, won 8-of-10 matches against the Eagles and led the entire dual. Just as it happened earlier in the day, No. 3 Anthony Robles got the Sun Devils off to a fast start as he pinned John Garza (NAIA #11) in 1:25 of their 125-pound match, giving ASU a 6-0 lead and Robles his second pin of the day in under 1:50. The Sun Devils extended their lead with two more victories, including David Prado's first win of the season in a 6-4 decision over Alfonso Valles at 133 pounds. That win was followed by Kalin Goodsite recording his second major decision victory of the day at 141 pounds, this time with a 22-9 score over Jeremy Mazon. Leading 13-0, the tables turned as the Eagles took a pair of victories, including an upset at 157. First up, Josh Chang scored a 7-5 decision over Luke Ashmore to put the hosts on the board. Then, Tyler Chang, who is ranked No. 2 in NAIA, knocked off No. 3 Bubba Jenkins, 5-2. Despite the losses, the Sun Devils took the momentum away quickly at No. 15 Te Edwards scored a 14-4 major decision at 165 over Matthew Hamilton before a string of four, six-team-point wins were rattled off by the Sun Devils. Combined, ASU's next three wins took just over five minutes on the mat clocks as Eric Starks (174), Jake Meredith (184) and Luke Macchiaroli (197) all scored first-period wins by fall. Starks pinned Luke Riley in 2:40 before Meredith bettered that time with his pin of Brandon Martyn in 1:19. Macchiaroli bested both of them, as well as Robles, with his pin of Troy Killgore in 1:16. The dual ended with Levi Cooper winning by forfeit for the team's final six points. With the victory, the Sun Devils improved to 64-9-0 all-time against teams from the state of Arizona and extended its winning streak over Copper State schools to 44 in a row. Also, for the fourth time in six tries, the Sun Devils went 2-0 when competing in two road duals on the same day at different teams' home site. A busy week awaits the Sun Devils as they will host one dual, travel to a tournament and have two individuals compete in an all-star event. The week starts at 7 p.m. Thursday inside Wells Fargo Arena as ASU plays host to No. 8 Oklahoma (fans are encouraged to wear gold). Then, on Saturday, the Sun Devils will compete in the CS Fullerton Open in Fullerton, Calif., before Robles and Jenkins travel to Fresno, Calif., the next day to compete in the 45th NWCA All-Star Classic. Results: 125 - #3 Anthony Robles (AS) pinned #11 (NAIA) John Garza, 1:25 133 - David Prado (AS) dec. Alfonso Valles, 6-4 141 - Kalin Goodsite (AS) major Jeremy Mazon, 22-9 149 - Josh Chang (ER) dec. Luke Ashmore, 7-5 157 - #2 (NAIA) Tyler Chang (ER) dec. #3 Bubba Jenkins, 5-2 165 - #15 Te Edwards (AS) major Matthew Hamilton, 14-4 174 - Eric Starks (AS) pinned Luke Riley, 2:40 184 - Jake Meredith (AS) pinned Brandon Martyn, 1:19 197 - Luke Macchiaroli (AS) pinned Troy Killgore, 1:16 285 - Levi Cooper (AS) won by forfeit Arizona State begins season with win over Grand Canyon TEMPE -- The No. 16 Arizona State University wrestling team opened its 2010-11 season on the road Saturday and used victories in 8-of-10 matches, including three with bonus points, to take an opening win, 29-8, over host Grand Canyon (No. 7 in NCAA Division II) inside Antelope Gymnasium in Phoenix. Over 1,000 fans turned out to support both programs and watched ASU move to 1-0 on the year with one more dual against an Arizona foe later this evening. The dual opened at 125 pounds with No. 3 Anthony Robles taking the mat for the first time in his senior campaign. He was not on the mat long as he stuck AJ Chavez in 1:49 to secure the 87th win in his career and the 23rd win by fall. With a 6-0 lead through one match, the Sun Devils looked to build on that lead, but No. 3 (D2) Todd Wilcox did his part in keeping the Antelopes in the dual as he won a 16-1 technical fall over David Prado at 133 pounds to bring the hosts to within one point (6-5). The close team score was short lived, however, as the Sun Devils won the next four matches, including the first three by wrestlers making their Sun Devil debuts. At 141 pounds, redshirt freshman Kalin Goodsite posted a 16-5 major decision over Bobby Schofield to get the string of victories started before Luke Ashmore won his match at 149 pounds, 12-5, over Jose Navarro. No. 3 Bubba Jenkins then made his debut at 157 pounds and secured an 11-8 decision over Juan Carlos Maynes before No. 15 Te Edwards' 9-3 decision over Mike Fucci at 165 brought the team score to 19-5. At 174 pounds, GCU collected their second and final win of the dual as Victor Carazo, who is ranked among the Top 5 in the nation at 165 pounds, won a hard-fought 3-2 decision over Eric Starks. Following that loss, however, the Sun Devils would rebound and take the final three matches, starting with Jake Meredith's 9-1 major decision win over Ryan Becerra, a returning Division II All-American. The last two wins also came from Sun Devils making their debuts, including Luke Macchiaroli at 197 (won 6-3 decision over Kevin Treftz) and Levi Cooper at heavyweight (a 3-1 decision winner of Peter Anguiano). With the team win, the Sun Devils improved to 35-14-0 all-time in their first dual of the season and 5-0-0 when opening the season with a dual against another team from Arizona. ASU also improves to 63-9-0 all-time against fellow Copper State teams and has now won 43 in a row against Arizona State schools. The Sun Devils will be back action later this evening as they face the Eagles of Embry-Riddle in a 7 p.m. dual in Prescott, Ariz. Results: 125 - #3 Anthony Robles (AS) pinned AJ Chavez, 1:49 133 - #3 (D2) Todd Wilcox (GC) tech fall David Prado, 16-1 141 - Kalin Goodsite (AS) major Bobby Schofield, 16-5 149 - Luke Ashmore (ASU) dec. Jose Navarro, 12-5 157 - #3 Bubba Jenkins (AS) dec. Juan Carlos Maynes, 11-8 165 - #15 Te Edwards (AS) dec. Mike Fucci, 9-3 174 - Victor Carazo (GC) dec. Eric Starks, 3-2 184 - Jake Meredith (AS) major Ryan Becerra, 9-1 197 - Luke Macchiaroli (AS) dec. Kevin Treftz, 6-3 285 - Levi Cooper (AS) dec. Peter Anguiano, 3-1 Attendance: 1,021

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 21 Virginia wrestling team ran its dual record to 6-0 with a trio of victories Saturday at The Duals at Hershey, held at Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, Pa. Virginia scored an 18-13 win over No. 14 Kent State, marking the highest ranked opponent UVa has ever defeated. Virginia followed that up with a 25-13 win over Edinboro for the Cavaliers' first-ever win over the Fighting Scots. UVa opened the day with a 32-6 triumph over The Citadel. Nick Nelson (R-Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa.), Chris Henrich (Sr., Lansdale, Pa.) and Jon Fausey (R-Fr., Dalmatia, Pa.) each swept their three matches Saturday at 141, 174 and 184 pounds, respectively. With his three victories Saturday, Henrich moves to 107 career wins and needs one victory to match Brent Jones (108, 2005-10) for fourth place in UVa history. After starting the day with a win over The Citadel, the Cavaliers followed with an impressive victory over Kent State for UVa's first win in six tries against the Golden Flashes. Virginia won six of their 10 matches. After the Cavaliers lost at 125 pounds to start the match, UVa ran off four straight wins by decision, culminated by a Shawn Harris (R-Jr., Cleveland, Ohio) 11-7 victory over No. 19 Matt Cathell at 157. The Golden Flashes are the highest-ranked foe UVa has ever defeated, topping the Cavaliers' win over then-No. 16 American last season. Virginia finished the day with a win over Edinboro, whom the Cavaliers were 0-3-1 against previously. UVa also won six of 10 bouts against the Fighting Scots, including falls from Henrich and Fausey. The Fighting Scots held a 13-7 lead through six matches before UVa stormed back to win the final four weight classes. Henrich pinned Chris Hrunka in 2:06, and Fausey followed with a pin of Ken Massey in just 49 seconds. Mike Salopek (R-So., North Huntingdon, Pa.) then won by decision at 197 before heavyweight Jack Danilkowicz (R-Sr., Green Oaks, Ill.) pulled out a 5-3 win over Ernest James in sudden victory time. In the opener against The Citadel, the Cavaliers won eight of 10 bouts to cruise to the win. UVa's lone losses each came in sudden victory time. Of the Cavaliers' eight wins, six resulted in bonus points, with Fausey and Danilkowicz each recording tech falls. Virginia is off next weekend but returns to dual-meet competition on Nov. 28 at the Northeast Duals. The Cavaliers will wrestle Columbia, Lehigh and Pittsburgh. No. 21 Virginia 32, The Citadel 6 125: Matt Snyder (UVa) dec. Tyler Sim (Citadel), 5-2; UVa 3-0 133: Joe Spisak (UVa) dec. Richard Alarcon Jr. (Citadel), 7-2; UVa 6-0 141: No. 16 Nick Nelson (UVa) major dec. Jordan Dix (Citadel), 12-3; UVa 10-0 149: Derek Royster (Citadel) dec. No. 19 Derek Valenti (UVa), 6-4 (SV); UVa 10-3 157: Shawn Harris (UVa) major dec. Pierre Frazile (Citadel), 8-0; UVa 14-3 165: Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (Citadel) dec. Conner Miller (UVa), 6-5 (SV); UVa 14-6 174: No. 2 Chris Henrich (UVa) major dec. James Oddo (Citadel), 13-2; UVa 18-6 184: Jon Fausey (UVa) tech fall Justin Sparrow (Citadel), 16-0 (4:13); UVa 23-6 197: No. 17 Mike Salopek (UVa) major dec. Kelby Smith (Citadel), 10-1; UVa 27-6 285: Jack Danilkowicz (UVa) tech fall Luke Johnson (Citadel), 18-1 (6:48); UVa 32-6 No. 21 Virginia 18, No. 14 Kent State 13 125: No. 6 Nic Bedelyon (KSU) dec. Matt Snyder (UVa), 7-2; KSU 3-0 133: Joe Spisak (UVa) dec. Tyler Small (KSU), 5-2; Tied 3-3 141: No. 16 Nick Nelson (UVa) dec. Chase Skonieczny (KSU), 3-2; UVa 6-3 149: No. 19 Derek Valenti (UVa) dec. Tommy Sasfy (KSU), 2-0, UVa 9-3 157: Shawn Harris (UVa) dec. No. 19 Matt Cathell (KSU), 11-7; UVa 12-3 165: Ross Tice dec. Conner Miller (UVa), 7-3; UVa 12-6 174: No. 2 Chris Henrich (UVa) dec. Brandon Johnson (KSU), 10-3; UVa 15-6 184: Jon Fausey (UVa) dec. Casey Newburg (KSU), 6-2; UVa 18-6 197: No. 3 Dustin Kilgore (KSU) major dec. No. 17 Mike Salopek (UVa), 9-1; UVa 18-10 285: No. 13 Brendan Barlow (KSU) dec. Jack Danilkowicz (UVa), 3-2; UVa 18-13 No. 21 Virginia 25, Edinboro 13 125: Matt Snyder (UVa) dec. Evan Yenolevich (Edinboro), 8-6; UVa 3-0 133: Eric Morrill (Edinboro) dec. Joe Spisak (UVa), 5-1; Tied 3-3 141: No. 16 Nick Nelson (UVa) major dec. Vinny Pisani (Edinboro), 14-4; UVa 7-3 149: No. 9 Torsten Gillespie (Edinboro) dec. No. 19 Derek Valenti (UVa), 5-1; UVa 7-6 157: Johnny Greisheimer (Edinboro) dec. Shawn Harris (UVa), 9-4; Edinboro 9-7 165: Matt Laird (Edinboro) major dec. Conner Miller (UVa), 10-2; Edinboro 13-7 174: No. 2 Chris Henrich (UVa) pinned Chris Hrunka (Edinboro), 2:06; Tied 13-13 184: Jon Fausey (UVa) pinned Ken Massey (Edinboro), :49; UVa 19-13 197: No. 17 Mike Salopek (UVa) dec. Shawn Fendone (Edinboro), 4-2; UVa 22-13 285: Jack Danilkowicz (UVa) dec. Ernest James (Edinboro), 5-3 (SV); UVa 25-13