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ITHACA, N.Y. -- The No. 5 Big Red wrestling team won its 52nd-straight Ivy League match on Saturday afternoon with a 36-6 win over Brown in Newman Arena. The Big Red won eight matches including pins by Chris Villalonga (149), Steve Bosak (184) and Maciej Jochym (HWT). Cornell improves to 7-0 in duals this season and has a 4-0 Ivy mark. At 197 pounds, Cam Simaz won by forfeit. With the win by bonus points, Simaz ties Mack Lewnes '11 in the Big Red career record books with 91 wins by bonus points. At 125 pounds, No. 6 Frank Perrelli wrestled in his first match of the weekend against Billy Watterson. Perrelli won by forfeit on Friday night against Harvard. Perrelli notched a takedown with 11 seconds left in the first to take a 2-0 lead. Perrelli immediately escaped from his opening down position in the second to hold a 3-0 advantage with the only point of the period. Watterson chose down to start the third period but was not able to escape until there were only 17 seconds on the clock. Perrelli won a 4-1 decision after earning a point for almost two minutes in riding time. Freshman Nick Pena took on Beau Martino at 133 pounds. Pena had a 4-0 advantage after a takedown and two back points in the first period. Pena took down Martino 20 seconds into the second period. Pena chose down to start the third period, but he was unable to escape. With 2:07 in riding time, Pena won a 7-1 decision. At 141 pounds, Mike Nevinger faced Zack Tanenbaum. Nevinger notched his first takedown a little under a minute into the first period. Nevinger quickly escaped to start the second period, and took a 5-0 lead with a takedown. Tanenbaum chose to start the third down and midway through the period Nevinger let him up looking to score. Nevinger was unable to grab another takedown and with riding time won a 6-1 decision. Villalonga took on Ricky Bailey at 149 pounds. The Big Red wrestler completed a strong weekend, pinning Bailey in 2:44. At 157 pounds, Craig Eifert faced Max Lewin. With only 10 seconds off the clock, Eifert grabbed a takedown to go up 2-0 and added another before the period was over to hold a 4-1 advantage. Eifert chose to start the second period down and added two more points with a reversal. Lewin chose to start the third period on top hoping to earn back points, but Eifert held strong to win a 6-1 decision. Derek Schreiner squared off against Jeff Lemmer at 165 pounds. Lemmer took a 4-0 lead with a takedown and two quick back points. Schreiner escaped a few seconds later. Lemmer chose down to start the second period, and with only 34 seconds left in the period reversed the Big Red wrestler. Schriner chose to start the third period down and quickly escaped. Lemmer would take him down once again to win an 8-4 decision. At 174 pounds, David Foxen quickly took down Billy George off the opening whistle. George would escape late in the period. George chose down to start the second period but he was unable to escape. George let Foxen up from his opening down position to start the third period looking to score. With 4:39 in riding time, Foxen won a 4-1 decision. At 184 pounds, No. 3 ranked Bosak took down Ophir Bernstein 20 seconds into the period. Bosak quickly worked to start turning his opponent and won by fall in 1:51. No. 1 Cam Simaz won by forfeit at 197 pounds. At heavyweight senior Maciej Jochym took on Marcos Aranda. Jochym brought down Aranda 40 seconds into the period. Jochym earned three back points before winning by fall in 1:37. Cornell will travel to Iowa next weekend to take on Iowa State on Sunday afternoon for a 1 p.m. dual . Results: 125- No. 6 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. Billy Watterson (Brown), 4-1 (Cornell, 3-0) 133- Nick Pena (Cornell) dec. Beau Martino (Brown), 7-1 (Cornell, 6-0) 141- Mike Nevinger (Cornell) dec. Zack Tanenbaum (Brown), 6-1 (Cornell, 9-0) 149- Chris Villalonga (Cornell) win by fall Ricky Bailey (Brown), 2:44 (Cornell, 15-0) 157- Craig Eifert (Cornell) dec. Max Lewin (Brown), 6-1 (Cornell, 18-0) 165- Jeff Lemmer (Brown) dec. Derek Schreiner (Cornell), 8-4 (Cornell, 18-3) 174- David Foxen (Brown) dec. Billy George (Cornell), 4-1 (Cornell, 18-6) 184- No. 3 Steve Bosak (Cornell) win by fall Ophir Bernstein (Brown), 1:51 (Cornell, 24-6) 197- No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) win by forfeit (Cornell, 30-6) HWT: Maciej Jochym (Cornell) win by fall Marcos Aranda (Brown), 1:37 (Cornell, 36-6)

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Wrestling its second dual in less than 24 hours, No. 15 Lehigh picked up its third straight dual win against an EIWA opponent, downing Bucknell 25-15 Saturday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The Mountain Hawks won five bouts plus a forfeit to junior Robert Hamlin, and posted four wins by major decision as they improved to 8-4 overall and 4-1 against EIWA opponents. The Bison (2-11, 2-1 EIWA) won three straight bouts from 157-174 to take a 15-11 lead, before Lehigh captured the last three weight classes with Hamlin's forfeit win and major decisions by seniors Kadeem Samuels and Zach Rey. “Everybody went out and wrestled the full time and that's what won this for us,” explained Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “You want to see seven minutes of wrestling and we did that. Those back-to-back weigh-ins can be tough but they responded well to that.” Junior Alex Abreu dropped the opening bout 7-3 to Bucknell's Austin Miller, but just as in Friday night's win over Rutgers, freshman Mason Beckman responded with a major decision win, 16-8 over Shawn Armato at 133. Beckman was unsuccessful in turning Armato for near fall points, but was very efficient in totaling eight takedowns en route to his eighth straight victory. At 141 sophomore Steve Dutton yielded the first takedown against Derrik Russell but responded with ten unanswered points in a 10-2 major decision. Dutton scored a first period takedown to take a 3-2 lead after one period and took command of the match with a three point near fall in the second period. Freshman Anthony Salupo completed the three-bout Lehigh run with a 5-3 win over Alex Pellicciotti at 149. Salupo scored a takedown in the first period, but was reversed in the second after building up a riding time advantage. After choosing neutral in the third period, Salupo scored the decisive takedown in the third period and added riding time to account for the 5-3 score. Bucknell cut Lehigh's lead to 11-6 at intermission when John Regan bested Brian Tanen 4-1 at 157. In the first bout following the break, senior Sean Bilodeau and Corey Lear were scoreless in the first period when Bilodeau initiated a shot that nearly put Lear on his back. The Bison wrestler was able to turn the tables in the scramble and put Bilodeau on his back before recording the fall at 2:23 and giving Bucknell a 12-11 lead. Stephen McPeek made it three straight wins for the visitors with a 7-6 win over junior Kevin Bailey, who earned the spot-start at 174. In a back-and-forth affair, each wrestler scored a first period takedown, but McPeek hit a standing reversal at the first period buzzer to lead 4-3 after one. Bailey scored the only takedown of the second period and escaped to take a 6-5 lead early in the third before McPeek responded with the winning takedown with nine seconds remaining. The swing matches were the ones we thought they would be,” Santoro said. “We knew 141, 149 and 157 would be battles. We gave Kevin Bailey a shot and it just didn't work out for him today. Giving up six at 165, that was a toss-up match that went the other way. You don't plan on those but sometimes they happen.” The forfeit to Hamlin allowed Lehigh to regain the lead 17-15. Samuels then used a little late period reversal magic of his own to virtually clinch the match for Lehigh with his major decision over Joe McMullan at 197. Samuels built a 13-6 lead in the third period on the strength of a 6-0 takedown edge, but looking for one more score, it was McMullan who scored a takedown to make the score 13-8. In the final seconds of the bout, Samuels scored a reversal and with 2:31 of riding time, reached the major decision with a 16-8 win. Rey closed the dual with a dominant 12-4 major decision of Tyler Lyster. Rey totaled five takedowns to earn the bonus win despite failing to turn the undersized Lyster. Lehigh is now 8-0 all-time against Bucknell in wrestling, and is 25-2-1 in EIWA duals under pat Santoro. The Mountain Hawks will now take to the road for their next four duals, beginning with a Midwest swing next weekend. Lehigh will wrestle Central Michigan Friday January 27 in Mount Pleasant, Mich., before trekking to Norman, Okla. to face the Oklahoma Sooners on Sunday January 29. Following a weekend off, Lehigh will then travel to England to face Brown, Saturday February 11 at 3 p.m. and Harvard February 12 at noon. Friday night's Lehigh-Central Michigan dual is slated for a 7 p.m. start. The match can be heard on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as Lehighsports.com. Results: 125 – Austin Miller (Bucknell) dec. Alex Abreu (Lehigh) 7-3 133 – Mason Beckman (Lehigh) major dec. Shawn Armato (Bucknell) 18-6 141 – Steve Dutton (Lehigh) major dec. Derrik Russell (Bucknell) 10-2 149 – Anthony Salupo (Lehigh) dec. Alex Pellicciotti (Bucknell) 5-3 157 – John Regan (Bucknell) dec. Brian Tanen (Lehigh) 4-1 165 – Corey Lear (Bucknell) Fall Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) 2:23 174 – Stephen McPeek (Bucknell) dec. Kevin Bailey (Lehigh) 7-6 184 – Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) won by forfeit 197 – Kadeem Samuels (Lehigh) major dec. Joe McMullan (Bucknell) 16-8 285 – Zach Rey (Lehigh) major dec. Tyler Lyster (Bucknell) 12-4 Attendance – 1,265 Referee – Joe Bartell

LARAMIE, Wyo. -- For the second time this month, the Wyoming wrestling program earned its first-ever dual victory over an opponent as the Cowboys cruised past Cal Poly on Friday night in Laramie, 26-9. The Pokes (3-2 overall, 0-0 Western Wrestling Conference) beat Oklahoma for the first time Jan. 3 in Laramie, and now can lay claim to a win over the Mustangs, a team which held a 4-0 all-time mark over UW. Wyoming used a drastically different lineup than in its previous four duals, and it paid dividends for the wrestlers and the 847 fans who packed the UniWyo Sports Complex. Three Pokes made their dual debuts Friday night, including redshirt freshmen Robert Stroh, Andy McCulley and Leland Pfeifer. Senior Michael Martinez, ranked 19th, took down Cal Poly's Michael Clemmensen at 125 pounds with a 17-6 major decision to start the dual and give Wyoming a 4-0 lead. No. 18 Zach Zehner, UW's redshirt freshman, followed up with a 15-5 major decision over Chris Calcagno to give the Pokes an 8-0 advantage after two matches. The Mustangs (4-4, 2-2 Pac-12) got on the board when fourth-ranked Boris Novachkov defeated Wyoming's Chase Smith at 141 pounds in a 6-2 decision. That bout made the score 8-3, but Cal Poly would draw no closer. Stroh gutted out a 9-2 decision over Cal Poly's Kyle Chene at 149 pounds, followed by McCulley, who took home a 6-0 decision over Gianpier Yanez at 157 pounds. “I saw some attitude out of McCulley,” Wyoming coach Mark Branch said. “He's got a mean streak in him and I like it. (Stroh and McCulley) performed well enough that we'll see them again.” Senior Shane Onufer lived up to his billing as the No. 3 wrestler in the nation at 165 pounds, as he defeated Mustang Paul Woodman in a 20-4 technical fall. That win gave Wyoming a 19-3 lead with just four bouts remaining. But Cal Poly's fourth-ranked Ryan DesRoches beat Wyoming's Pat Martinez in a gritty 6-1 decision at 174 pounds to give the Mustangs six total points after seven matches. Senior Dallas Hintz got his first dual action of the season for Wyoming, and he didn't disappoint. Hintz defeated Sean Dougherty of Cal Poly in a 6-2 decision. That victory gave Wyoming 22 points with just two matches remaining. “We wanted to get Dallas into the lineup,” Branch said. “He works hard and is a good leader for us. We wanted to give him an opportunity to give him a match in front of his home crowd.” The highlight of the night for UW fans was the performance of three-time All-America honoree Joe LeBlanc at 197 pounds. LeBlanc, the top-ranked wrestler in the nation at 184 pounds, moved up a weight class to take on 18th-ranked Ryan Smith of Cal Poly. LeBlanc built an 11-0 advantage and kept up the pressure throughout the match, ending up with the 12-1 major decision for four team points. Pfeifer battled in the heavyweight match, but Cal Poly's Kelan Bragg proved to be too much, as Bragg took home the 11-7 decision in the nightcap. “It all kind of worked, because we wanted to give Joe a tougher match and we wanted to get Leland (Pfeifer) in the lineup,” Branch said of his lineup shuffle. “We were working some different scenarios, depending on how the dual went and we didn't make any final decision until right there at the end. Everything worked so we could wrestle Dallas, bump Joe up and wrestle Leland at heavyweight. “Things worked out to where we could reward some guys. It was nice to see some new faces out there. It was a little risky, because Cal Poly has a good team. We didn't know a lot about some of their new kids. You never take anything for granted. It was a little bit of a risk because we committed to this, but we were fortunate to do things the way we wanted to.” The Cowboys will open WWC action at 7 p.m. Saturday versus the Utah Valley Wolverines. Results: 125 pounds: Michael Martinez (Wyoming) major dec. Michael Clemmensen (Cal Poly), 17-6 / Wyoming 4, Cal Poly 0 133: Zach Zehner (Wyoming) major dec. Chris Calcagno (Cal Poly), 15-5 / Wyoming 8, Cal Poly 0 141: Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly) dec. Chase Smith (Wyoming), 6-2 / Wyoming 8, Cal Poly 3 149: Robert Stroh (Wyoming) dec. Kyle Chene (Cal Poly), 9-2 / Wyoming 11, Cal Poly 3 157: Andy McCulley (Wyoming) dec. Gianpier Yanez (Cal Poly), 6-0 / Wyoming 14, Cal Poly 3 165: Shane Onufer (Wyoming) tech. fall Paul Woodman (Cal Poly), 20-4 / Wyoming 19, Cal Poly 3 174: Ryan DesRoches (Cal Poly) dec. Pat Martinez (Wyoming), 6-1 / Wyoming 19, Cal Poly 6 184: Dallas Hintz (Wyoming) dec. Sean Dougherty (Cal Poly), 6-2 / Wyoming 22, Cal Poly 6 197: Joe LeBlanc (Wyoming) major dec. Ryan Smith (Cal Poly), 12-1 / Wyoming 26, Cal Poly 6 285: Kelan Bragg (Cal Poly) dec. Leland Pfeifer (Wyoming), 11-7 / Wyoming 26, Cal Poly 9

Jim Miller (Photo/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Jim Miller def. Melvin Guillard via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 2:04 Josh Neer def. Duane Ludwig via submission (guillotine choke) - Round 1, 3:04 Mike Easton def. Jared Papazian via majority decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-29) Pat Barry def. Christian Morecraft via knockout (punches) - Round 1, 3:38 Jorge Rivera def. Eric Schafer via TKO (punches) - Round 2, 1:31 Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Kamal Shalorus via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 3, 2:08 Charlie Brenneman def. Daniel Roberts via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Fabricio Camoes def. Tommy Hayden via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 4:03 Daniel Pineda def. Pat Schilling via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 1:37 Nick Denis def. Joseph Sandoval via KO (elbows) - Round 1, 0:22

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The top-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team picked up six bonus-point wins Friday night to stay undefeated and roll past Arizona State, 33-6, in front of 2,088 fans at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowboys (7-0) got bonus points from Jon Morrison at 125, Jordan Oliver at 133, Jamal Parks at 149, Dallas Bailey at 165, Chris Perry at 174 and Blake Rosholt at 197 pounds. OSU amassed 42 total takedowns in the dual while surrendering just seven to the Sun Devils (5-8). “I think we're looking pretty good,” Oliver said. “We have been putting up bonus points and everyone is working hard. That wasn't our best match, but we will get better. There are a lot of things we need to work on and we can take a lot from that match.” Morrison got the dual started with an 11-1 major decision over David Prado to put the Cowboys on top for good. Oliver followed with a 25-9 technical fall over Shane McGough of ASU. Oliver improves to 11-1, and all of his wins have come with bonus points, including 10 falls. In tonight's bout, he recorded 10 takedowns to give him a team-best season total of 30 in just seven dual bouts. Parks added four team points with his 15-5 major decision over Joel Smith. He entered the final period up 6-3, but recorded an escape, a trio of takedowns and stalling point to seal the major decision and his 17th win of the year to move to 17-0. In the second of three OSU technical falls of the night, Bailey picked up his ninth win and first technical fall of the year with a 19-4 victory over Rush Hall in 4:48. In just his second career match at 174 pounds, Perry followed with his 13th victory of the season as he earned an 11-1 major decision over Eric Starks. It was his third major decision of the season and improved his undefeated record to 13-0. Rosholt earned the last bonus points of the dual when he picked up his second technical fall of the year with a 19-4 win over Chase Eskam in 6:39. Although he didn't record any bonus points, OSU heavyweight Alan Gelogaev might have delivered the most impressive win of the night when knocked off ninth-ranked Levi Cooper, 6-1, to pick up his 17th win of the year. Oklahoma State's other win came at 157 pounds as Albert White defeated Hans Rasmusson, 7-3. OSU hosts Iowa State Sunday at 2 p.m. With the Cowboys and Cyclones each holding 1,013 all-time dual wins, the winner will take sole possession of first place on the list of most total dual wins. Results: 125: No. 8 Jon Morrison (OSU) MD David Prado (ASU); 11-1 133: No. 2 Jordan Oliver (OSU) TF5 Shane McGough (ASU); 25-9, 7:00 141: Nathan Hoffer (ASU) dec. No. 12 Josh Kindig (OSU); 10-4 149: No. 2 Jamal Parks (OSU) MD Joel Smith (ASU); 15-5 157: No. 12 Albert White (OSU) dec. Hans Rasmusson (ASU); 7-3 165: No. 18 Dallas Bailey (OSU) TF5 Rush Hall (ASU); 19-4, 4:48 174: No. 5 Chris Perry (OSU) MD Eric Starks (ASU); 11-1 184: Kevin Radford (ASU) dec. Zach White (OSU); 13-9 197: No. 10 Blake Rosholt (OSU) TF5 Chace Eskam (ASU); 19-4, 6:39 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. No. 9 Levi Cooper (ASU); 6-1

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Behind seven wins, the No. 7 Ohio State wrestling team downed No. 2 Iowa, 21-9, Friday night in front of 5,684 fans in St. John Arena. The Buckeyes (9-2; 3-2 Big Ten) handed the Hawkeyes their first conference loss of the season. “It's great,” Tom Ryan, head coach, said. “These guys put so much time into what they do. They have six o'clock mornings, they have eight hours of sleep and studying. They have so many things going on in their lives, this was great. It was about time we beat them.” The last Buckeye victory against the Hawkeyes came Feb. 12, 1966, 46 seasons ago. “When I left my previous position, we came here for this,” Ryan said. “This one is called the sleeping giant. I know the guys on the other side of the mat. Those men were teammates. I know how they react when they get punched in the nose, they do not fall down, they punch back. The nice thing is the battle is on. Ohio State is officially in a fist fight. I am very proud of this group of guys.” Down 3-0 early following the opening match at 125 pounds, the Buckeyes won five consecutive matches to take a 15-3 lead entering the 174-pound bout. Included in the string of wins was a 7-0 shutout by Buckeye redshirt freshman Logan Stieber over No. 2 Tony Ramos at 133 pounds. Stieber, ranked fourth in the nation, scored a 3-point nearfall, takedown and escape, in addition to compiling 1:57 of riding time, in his 19th victory of the season. Freshman 141-pounder Hunter Stieber posted an impressive 4-2 decision over No. 3 Montell Marion to follow up his older brother's performance. Up 4-1 after two periods, H. Stieber, No. 7 in the country, allowed Marion, a two-time senior All-American, only two escapes for the match. At 149 pounds, freshman and No. 16 Cam Tessari continued the winning trend when he decisioned Mike Kelly, 9-4. The score was tied, 4-4, after the second period, but after Tessari scored an escape to open the third, he went on to record a takedown and a 2-point nearfall. A trio of takedowns and an escape helped redshirt freshman Josh Demas beat Derek St. John at 157 pounds. Demas, a Columbus, Ohio, native surrendered a takedown and escape to St. John in his 7-3 victory. The Buckeyes entered the 15-minute intermission with the momentum and freshman Derek Garcia maintained Ohio State's edge with his dramatic 6-5 win over No. 6 Mike Evans at 165 pounds. Garcia entered the final period with a 6-4 lead and despite Evans' escape just one second into the third period, Garcia was able to hold on for the win. With redshirt junior C.J. Magrum unable to wrestle at 184 pounds, sophomore Joe Grandominico received the start at 174 pounds, while redshirt sophomore Nick Heflin started at 184 pounds. In his first dual match of the season, Grandominico suffered a 7-1 setback, but fought hard in not giving up the major decision to No. 9 Ethen Lofthouse. After a scoreless first period, Heflin, No. 8 in the nation, and Vinnie Wagner traded scoring in the second and third periods, but the Buckeye from Massillon, Ohio, scored his final takedown with 30 seconds remaining to seal the victory. Freshman Andrew Campolattano's 8-6 win over Grant Gambrall at 197 pounds officially locked up the win for the Buckeyes. The score was tied, 5-5, in the third period, but Campolattano scored a takedown with 45 seconds remaining for a 7-5 lead. Although Gambrall scored an escape with 15 seconds left, a technical violation on the Hawkeye gave Campolattano the 8-6 final. In the final match of the evening, redshirt sophomore and heavyweight Peter Capone lost, 6-2, to Blake Rasing, while 125-pounder Johnni Dijulius was edged by NCAA Champion and two-time All-American Matt McDonough, 5-2. The Buckeyes are back in action Jan. 29 when they wrestle No. 3 Penn State in State College, Pa., at 2 p.m. The match will air live on BTN.com. Notes: • The Buckeyes' match vs. the Hawkeyes was streamed live on BTN.com and is scheduled to air on BTN at noon Tuesday, Jan. 24. • Ohio State football defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Luke Fickell was in attendance. Fickell was a three-time Ohio High School wrestling state champion. Results: 125 – No. 2 Matt McDonough (Iowa) DEC No. 15 Johnni Dijulius (OSU), 5-2 133 – No. 4 Logan Stieber (OSU) DEC No. 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa), 7-0 141 – No. 7 Hunter Stieber (OSU) DEC No. 3 Montell Marion (Iowa), 4-2 149 – No. 16 Cam Tessari (OSU) DEC Mike Kelly (Iowa), 9-4 157 – Josh Demas (OSU) DEC Derek St. John (Iowa), 7-3 165 – Derek Garcia (OSU) DEC No. 6 Mike Evans (Iowa), 6-5 174 – No. 9 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) DEC Joe Grandominico (OSU), 7-1 184 – No. 8 Nick Heflin (OSU) DEC Vinnie Wagner (Iowa), 7-4 197 – Andrew Campolattano (OSU) DEC Grant Gambrall (Iowa), 8-6 HWT – Blake Rasing (Iowa) DEC No. 15 Peter Capone (OSU), 6-2

MADISON, Wis. -- The Purdue wrestling team bounced back Friday night, setting a pair of team scoring records in a 41-3 Big Ten dual victory at the University of Wisconsin at UW Field House. The Boilermakers posted their highest team-point mark in a conference dual in school history and had their largest scoring margin in a Big Ten dual ever as well, improving to 7-7 overall and 2-3 in conference action. The win is Purdue's second straight over Wisconsin, following up on last year's 18-16 victory in Madison, and is the 14th in school history over the Badgers. The Boilermakers scored bonus points in bunches, picking up three falls, two technical falls and a major decision as they won nine of the 10 matches in the dual. As the match was aired live on the Big Ten Network, the Boilermakers improved to 2-3 on national broadcasts on the young network. “I'm proud of our team for coming back strong after our last few outings, and performing well in the national spotlight,” said Purdue head coach Scott Hinkel. “Things hadn't been going our way, but we know there's a lot of season left and time to turn things around. We have to keep things in perspective and get ready to keep going forward.” Sophomore Camden Eppert returned to the lineup in spectacular fashion, rolling out a 17-2 technical fall over Badger freshman Austin Hietpas at 125 pounds. Eppert started slow, scoring just one takedown in the first period for a 2-0 lead, but followed up with a reversal and three back points in the second, and three more takedowns and three more back points in the third. Eppert picked up his sixth win of the season and first career technical fall. Ninth-ranked classmate Cashé Quiroga followed Eppert's lead at 133 pounds, scoring a 20-5 technical fall over Wisconsin junior Shane McQuade in just two periods to give Purdue a 10-0 team advantage. Quiroga scored early and often over the five minutes of action, totaling seven takedowns and a pair of three-point nearfalls. Freshman 141-pounder Brandon Nelsen matched senior Matt Fields for the team lead with his eighth fall of the season, sticking freshman Thomas Glenn in 5:32. Nelsen was slow and steady, scoring a takedown in all three periods before putting Glenn on his blades for the fall and six team points. Purdue's Ivan Lopouchanski was dominant in the night's only contest between two ranked individuals as the 15th-ranked Boilermaker junior scored a 9-1 major decision over No. 14 Badger junior Cole Schmitt at 149 pounds. Lopouchanski spent most of the match in the top position, posting three takedowns, a reversal and nearly four minutes of riding time, earning his ninth win of the season. The Badgers' lone win came at 157 pounds as sophomore Shawn Perry scored an 8-2 decision over Purdue junior Tommy Churchard. Churchard scored the first takedown of the match, but Perry quickly earned a reversal and followed with a pair of back points to gain firm control of the bout. Perry added a takedown in the second and an escape and riding time point in the third for the victory, preventing the Badgers from surrendering their second consecutive shutout. Boilermaker sophomore Kyle Mosier grinded out a 5-0 victory over Wisconsin freshman Alex Yde at 165 pounds, using a pair of takedowns to seal his 11th win of the season, while freshman Drake Stein pushed the Purdue advantage to 29-3 at 174 pounds, sticking Wisconsin rookie Frank Cousins for his sixth fall of the year. Cousins countered a shot from Stein to take a 2-0 lead and appeared to be in firm control with over a minute of riding time, but Stein worked to his feet, grabbed a headlock and reversed Cousins to the mat in a huge throw. With plenty of time left in the period, Stein worked patiently for the fall and finally got the whistle at 2:10. Freshman Braden Atwood defended his No. 18 national ranking at 184 pounds against Badger rookie Timmy McCall, outlasting McCall for a 6-0 decision. Both of the first two frames were scoreless, but Atwood got things going in the third, reversing McCall and then turning him for three back points to seal the contest and improve to 17-7 overall and 6-1 in conference matches. With the team result secure, the return of Purdue senior 197-pounder A.J. Kissel to the mat was icing on the cake for the Old Gold and Black. Kissel spent just 1:47 on the mat in his return, quickly pinning Wisconsin sophomore Jackson Hein for his 46th career fall. Kissel matches Purdue great Dave Lilovich for second all-time at Purdue on the career falls list and is now just one shy of the Boilermaker record of 47, held by Hinkel. Senior Roger Vukobratovich closed the dual with his career-best 16th win of the season, downing sophomore Cole Tobin by decision, 8-4. Vukobratovich scored two takedowns in the first period and picked up another in the third before giving up a score late as he chased the major decision. The Boilermakers continue conference action Sunday at seventh-ranked Nebraska, facing the Cornhuskers for the first time in 20 seasons and for the first-time as a Big Ten opponent. Results: 125: Camden Eppert (PUR) def. Austin Hietpas (WIS), TF 17-2 (6:32) (PUR 5 – WIS 0) 133: #9 Cashé Quiroga (PUR) def. Shane McQuade (WIS), TF 20-5 (5:00) (PUR 10 – WIS 0) 141: Brandon Nelsen (PUR) def. Thomas Glenn (WIS), Fall 5:32 (PUR 16 – WIS 0) 149: #15 Ivan Lopouchanski (PUR) def. #14 Cole Schmitt (WIS), MD 9-1 (PUR 20 – WIS 0) 157: Shawn Perry (WIS) def. Tommy Churchard (PUR), D 8-2 (PUR 20 – WIS 3) 165: Kyle Mosier (PUR) def. Alex Yde (WIS), D 5-0 (PUR 23 – WIS 3) 174: Drake Stein (PUR) def. Frank Cousins (WIS), Fall 2:10 (PUR 29 – WIS 3) 184: #18 Braden Atwood (PUR) def. Timmy McCall (WIS), D 6-0 (PUR 32 – WIS 3) 197: A.J. Kissel (PUR) def. Jackson Hein (WIS), Fall 1:47 (PUR 38 – WIS 3) 285: Roger Vukobratovich (PUR) def. Cole Tobin (WIS), D 8-4 (PUR 41 – WIS 3)

NORMAN, Okla. -- Wrestling without starters Chris Spangler (174) and Boaz Beard (184), No. 16 Iowa State gave No. 7 Oklahoma all it wanted on the Sooner mat in McCasland Fieldhouse Friday. OU won the meet, 19-16. But Cyclone hopes for the future were buoyed by freshman 141-pounder Luke Goettl's 11-9 overtime win over No. 1 ranked and undefeated Kendric Maple. Oklahoma is now 8-3 overall. Iowa State is 2-10. "This was a great effort by our team wrestling without two key guys," Iowa State head coach Kevin Jackson said. "Luke is truly turning the corner. He made a couple of mistakes that put him behind and he still came back and won the match." Goettl is now 9-7. Maple is 19-1. Goettl nearly pinned Maple early in the match and dominated the third period and overtime. Freshman Michael Moreno beat No. 14 Matt Lester, 3-2 at 157 pounds. . "That was a big win for Mike," Jackson said. "You can see his confidence growing out there." Beard is still nicked up and Jackson elected not to put him out on the mat. Beard had beaten Erich Schmidtke of Oklahoma, 7-4 in Ames earlier this season. Schmidtke beat Cyclone Tyler Christiensen Friday, 10-1. "Remember, Boaz was playing baseball last year," Jackson said. "He is still adjusting back to wrestling and the demands it makes on your body." Iowa State will wrestle at No. 2 Oklahoma State Sunday at 2 p.m. Results: 125 - No. 8 Jarrod Patterson (OU) beat No. 12 Ryak Finch, 4-0 133 - No. 11 Jordan Keller (OU) best RJ Hallman, by major decision, 14-0 141 - No. 19 Luke Goettl (IS) beat No. 1 Kendric Maple, 11-9 OT 149 - No. 7 Nick Lester (OU) beat Luke Swalla, by technical fall, 15-0, 4:15 157 - Mike Moreno (IS) beat No. 14 Matt Lester, 3-2 165 - No. 4 Andrew Sorenson (IS) beat Bubby Graham, 3-1 OT 174 - Mikey England (IS) beat Nolan McBryde, 9-3 184 - No. 20 Eric Schmidtke (OU) beat Tyler Christensen by major decision, 10-1 197 - Keldrick Hall (OU) beat Cole Shaffer, 11-5 HWT - No. 16 Matt Gibson (IS) beat Kyle Colling, by major decision, 10-1

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- No. 15 Lehigh won seven bouts, including three bonus point victories as the Mountain Hawks downed No. 24 Rutgers 26-9 Friday night in the annual Billy Sheridan Memorial Dual at Stabler Arena. Freshman Mason Beckman and senior Zach Rey posted wins by major decision to lead the Mountain Hawks, who moved to 7-4 on the dual season, and 3-1 against EIWA opponents. After losing the opening bout of the night, the Mountain Hawks posted four consecutive impressive victories to take a 13-3 lead into intermission. “We wrestled well,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “Rutgers is a good team and has been for a few years now. They had some guys out. We had some guys out, which is unfortunate for our sport at this time of year. We wrestled hard and fought hard, which you need to do against a conference rival.” Beckman got things started for the Mountain Hawks with a 14-6 major decision over Joe Langel at 133. The freshman totaled five takedowns, including three in the third period and added a third period reversal to break open what was a 5-4 match. Sophomore Steve Dutton continued the momentum with an 8-2 decision over Billy Ashnault at 141. Dutton led 3-0 after two periods before he earned a third period reversal, and a takedown, falling just short of what would've been Lehigh's second consecutive bonus win. Rutgers (11-2, 4-1 EIWA) was without the services of No. 6 Mario Mason at 149, and freshman Anthony Salupo was impressive in a 6-1 victory over Mason's backup Anthony Perrotti. Salupo scored two first period takedowns to build an early 4-1 lead and added a pair of escapes. Senior Brian Tanen closed out the four match run, scoring a third period takedown to break a 1-1 tie in a 4-1 win over Anthony Volpe at 157. In the first two bouts of the second half of the dual, the Scarlet Knights crept back into the mix with a pair of close wins by their two ranked wrestlers. No. 14 Scott Winston scored a late four-point move to edge senior Sean Bilodeau 5-1 at 165, while 17th-ranked Jeff Zannetti won 3-2 over freshman Nate Brown, with the deciding point coming from an escape after Brown used an injury timeout due to cramping. Junior Robert Hamlin posted a six-point win for the Brown and White after winning by injury default over Dan Seidenberg at 184. Seidenberg appeared to injure his shoulder while sprawling on the edge of the mat and defaulted just 1:36 into the contest. Leading 19-9 after Hamlin's win senior Kadeem Samuels clinched the dual for the Mountain Hawks with a 6-4 win over Dan Rinaldi at 197. The wrestlers traded first period takedowns, and Samuels countered his way into the decisive score late in the third period. “It was difficult,” Samuels said of the late scramble. “I shot. I think he re-shot. He got in deep on my leg and I had to really sprawl. I tried to spin behind but I thought he was going to go through. I threw my hip into the mat and was able to grab the ankle and come around to get the takedown. It was just hard work.” Rey closed out the dual with a dominant 15-5 major decision over Carl Buchholz at heavyweight, as the defending national champion broke open a close bout with three second period takedowns, and then continued to add to his lead with a penalty point and late third period score. The Mountain Hawks will return to the mats on Saturday when they host Bucknell at 2 p.m. inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Tickets can be purchased online at Lehighsports.com or prior to the match Saturday inside Grace Hall. Results: 125 – Vincent Dellafave (Rutgers) dec. Alex Abreu (Lehigh) 5-2 133 – Mason Beckman (Lehigh) major dec. Joe Langel (Rutgers) 14-6 141 – Steve Dutton (Lehigh) dec. Billy Ashnault (Rutgers) 8-2 149 – Anthony Salupo (Lehigh) dec. Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) 6-1 157 – Brian Tanen (Lehigh) dec. Anthony Volpe (Rutgers) 4-1 165 – Scott Winston (Rutgers) dec. Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) 5-1 174 – Greg Zannetti (Rutgers) dec. Nate Brown (Lehigh) 3-2 184 – Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) injury default Dan Seidenberg (Rutgers) 1:36 197 – Kadeem Samuels (Lehigh) dec. Dan Rinaldi (Rutgers) 6-4 285 – Zach Rey (Lehigh) major dec. Carl Buchholz (Rutgers) 15-5

MOUNT PLEASANT -- No. 19 Central Michigan won seven of 10 bouts, scoring bonus points in three, en route to a 24-9 Mid-American Conference wrestling victory over Northern Illinois Friday night at McGuirk Arena. The Chippewas improved to 12-2 overall, 4-0 in the MAC with their seventh straight win and 70th victory in their last 73 conference duals. Northern Illinois dropped to 6-6 overall, 0-3 in the MAC. The win sets up an opportunity for CMU to clinch an outright MAC title next Sunday when the Chippewas close out their conference dual schedule at Kent State. "I thought we were really competitive in every match tonight," said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "Even the matches we lost were competitive matches, so I was happy with that. It takes a lot to beat us, which is a good starting point. "We certainly need to work on a lot of things," Borrelli added. "It's hard to change things that you had a lot of success with at a younger level, because you tend to go back to those things when you're in the heat of the battle. We need to be more focused and better at executing in the heat of the battle." CMU led Friday's dual from start to finish, with sophomore Joe Roth and redshirt freshman Tyler Keselring staking the hosts to an early 8-0 lead with major decisions at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively. Roth scored eight takedowns in a 17-8 victory over Nick Smith, while Keselring's 12-1 major decision avenged a 7-4 loss to Robert Jillard from earlier this season. After Kevin Fanta's 7-2 decision over Scott Mattingly at 141 pounds cut the CMU lead to 8-3, the Chippewas posted wins in four of the next five bouts to secure the victory. Craig Kelliher used a late takedown to defeat Caleb Busson, 4-3, at 174 pounds, while Ben Bennett improved to 20-2 overall with a 14-4 major decision over Shane Rosenberry at 184 pounds. Peter Sturgeon capped the victory with a 2-1 tiebreaker victory over Jared Torrence at heavyweight. Sturgeon scored an escape in the first 30-second tiebreaker period, then rode out Torrence in the second period to improve to 3-0 in overtime this season. CMU is back in action Sunday, visiting No. 10 Michigan for a nonconference dual meet. Wrestling begins at 2 p.m. No. 19 Central Michigan 24, Northern Illinois 9 125: No. 16 Joe Roth (CMU) maj. dec. Nick Smith, 17-8; CMU 4-0 133: Tyler Keselring (CMU) maj. dec. Rob Jillard, 12-1; CMU 8-0 141: Kevin Fanta (NIU) dec. Scott Mattingly, 7-2; CMU 8-3 149: Joey Kielbasa (CMU) dec. Tyler Argue, 5-2; CMU 11-3 157: Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Tyler Loethen, 2-1; CMU 14-3 165: Matt Mougin (NIU) dec. Dakota Cooley, 4-3; CMU 14-6 174: Craig Kelliher (CMU) dec. Caleb Busson, 4-3; CMU 17-6 184: No. 5 Ben Bennett (CMU) maj. dec. Shane Rosenberry, 14-4; CMU 21-6 197: Mike Lukowski (NIU) dec. Chad Friend, 6-4; CMU 21-9 285: No. 13 Peter Sturgeon (CMU) dec. Jared Torrence, 2-1 TB1; CMU 24-9

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern got back to its winning ways Friday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena, defeating Michigan State 30-12. The 'Cats won six of 10 bouts with four of those wins coming by fall and scored another big victory at heavyweight as No. 17 Mike McMullan edged No. 10 Mike McClure. With the win, NU improves to 6-3 overall and 2-3 in the conference while Michigan State falls to 3-5, 1-3. “We had a lot of falls tonight and yet we have to make a lot of improvements so we'll go back to work tomorrow,” Northwestern head coach Drew Pariano said. “Any time there's four guys that don't win, you've got four guys that are very unhappy, so they're going to go back to work tomorrow. We'll correct the technical things. We're looking forward to next weekend.” Northwestern jumped out to a quick 21-3 lead before the break, using three pins in the first five bouts. Freshman Jameson Oster started the fall frenzy for Northwestern at 133 lbs., pinning Brandon Fifield in 3:27. With the match tied 3-3 at the end of the first, Fifield deferred choice for the second. Oster chose bottom and put Fifield on his back 33 seconds into the second for six team points. MSU then got on the board as Brian Gibbs came back for an 8-6 decision over NU's Colin Shober but Kaleb Friedley put six more points on the board with his first-period pin of Dan Osterman (2:38). At 157 lbs., No. 3 Jason Welch took on No. 13 Anthony Jones and used more than two minutes of riding time in his 6-3 decision. Jones scored the first takedown of the match and took the 2-1 lead into the second period. Welch then escaped and took Jones down for the 3-2 lead. An escape for Jones and a penalty point awarded to Welch after two stall calls put Welch ahead 4-3 heading into the third. Welch then was awarded another penalty point and remained on top for the entire period to secure the 6-3 win. Pierce Harger scored another fall before the break, pinning David Cheza in 3:31, but the Spartans gained some momentum after the intermission winning the next three bouts, all by close decisions. Northwestern ended the match on a high note though, taking the final two bouts of the evening at heavyweight and 125 lbs. No. 17 Mike McMullan took on his third top-10 opponent in as many matches and defeated No. 10 Mike McClure 3-1. After a scoreless first, McClure took the 1-0 lead with an escape early in the period. McMullan then scored the lone takedown of the match on the edge of the mat to lead 2-1. He then added a third-period escape to hang on for the 3-1 win. McMullan has now defeated top-10 wrestlers in back-to-back matches as he also edged then-No. 8 Bobby Telford of Iowa 7-5 in sudden victory last weekend. The match then ended just as it began as No. 10 Levi Mele stuck Eric Olanowski with a second period fall (3:29), giving the Wildcats the 30-12 victory. Northwestern returns to the mat next weekend for two Big Ten duals away from Welsh-Ryan Arena. The 'Cats take on No. 6 Illinois Friday, Jan. 27 in a dual that will broadcast live on the Big Ten Network from Champaign, Ill. NU then takes on Purdue Sunday, Jan. 29 at noon. Results: 133: Jameson Oster (NU) pins Brandon Fifield (MSU), 3:27 (6-0 NU) 141: Brian Gibbs (MSU) dec Colin Shober (NU), 8-6 (6-3 NU) 149: Kaleb Friedley (NU) pins Dan Osterman (MSU), 2:38 (12-3 NU) 157: No. 3 Jason Welch (NU) dec. No. 13 Anthony Jones (MSU), 6-3 (15-3 NU) 165: Pierce Harger (NU) pins David Cheza (MSU), 3:31 (21-3 NU) 174: Curran Jacobs (MSU) dec No. 11 Lee Munster (NU), 3-1 (21-6 NU) 184: Ian Hinton (MSU) dec Robert Kellogg (NU), 7-3 (21-9 NU) 197: Nick McDiarmid (MSU) dec John Schoen (NU), 3-2 (21-12 NU) Hwt.: No. 17 Mike McMullan (NU) dec No. 10 Mike McClure (MSU), 3-1 (24-12 NU) 125: No. 10 Levi Mele (NU) pins Eric Olanowski (MSU), 3:29 (30-12 NU)

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The No. 5 Big Red wrestling team won eight matches on its way to a 38-7 victory over No. 24 Harvard on Friday evening in Newman Arena. Cornell picked up bonus points in five bouts with Steve Bosak (184) and Cam Simaz (197) winning by fall in their respective weight classes. At 149 pounds, Chris Villalonga brought the crowd of 1,956 to its feet by defeating No. 7 Corey Jantzen, 1-0. The Big Red has won 51-straight Ivy League matches and is 6-0 overall in duals this season. The night began with two exhibition bouts where Phillip Smith won by technical fall, 16-0, against Alexis Wagener at 141 pounds. Michael Alexander also picked up a win at 174 pounds, where he won a 7-2 decision over Bryan Panzano. No. 6 Frank Perrelli earned six quick points for the Big Red when he won by forfeit at 125 pounds. At 133 pounds, Nick Pena and Ryan Osleeb were scoreless after the first period. Pena chose down to start the second period. The two wrestlers traded reversals to keep the score tied at 2-2. With 26 seconds left in the period, Pena escaped to take a 3-2 advantage. Osleeb escaped from his opening down position to start the third period, and with a takedown took a 5-3 lead. Pena escaped to come within a point, but with 18 seconds left on the clock could not score again. Osleeb won a 5-4 decision. Mike Nevinger faced Patrick Hogan at 141 pounds. Nevinger held a 5-0 lead after the first period with a takedown and three back points. Nevinger chose to start the second period on top and added two more three-point nearfalls for an 11-0 advantage. Hogan chose to start the third at neutral. With a takedown and three back points, Nevinger won by a 16-0 technical fall. At 149 pounds, Villalonga took on No. 7 Jantzen. After two scoreless periods, Jantzen chose to start the third period down. Villalonga held strong in the top position and won a 1-0 decision with two minutes of riding time. Ryan Dunphy competed in his first career dual for the Big Red at 157 pounds against No. 5 Walter Peppelman. Peppelman notched three takedowns to win an 8-0 major decision to give Harvard four team points. At 165 pounds, Craig Eifert wrestled in his third weight class of the semester against Paul Liquori. Eifert held a 3-1 lead in the second period before winning by injury default. Freshman Billy George squared off against Josh Popple at 174 pounds. George took a 4-1 lead after the first period with two takedowns. George chose to start the second period down on the mat, but Popple took advantage and earned three back points. Popple chose to start the third period at neutral. George notched two more takedowns to win an 8-5 decision. At 184 pounds, No. 3 Steve Bosak took on Cameron Croy. Bosak quickly took the lead with a takedown 15 seconds into the bout. Bosak would immediately go to work trying to turn his opponent. The Big Red junior won by fall in 2:42. No. 1 ranked Cam Simaz quickly took down James Fox at 197 pounds. Fox would escape, but Simaz tossed him to the mat and immediately put him on his back to win by fall in 1:13. In the final bout of the night, Maciej Jochym faced David Ng at heavyweight. Midway through the period, Jochym took a 2-0 lead with a takedown. Jochym increased his advantage to 5-1 after the second with an opening escape and a takedown. Ng chose to start the third period down and after a little over 30 seconds escaped. Jochym would take him down once again, and with 2:19 in riding time, won an 8-3 decision. The Big Red will play host to the New York State Collegiate championships on Saturday and Sunday in Newman Arena. Wrestling will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. on Sunday morning. Cornell will also play host to Brown for an Ivy League dual at 1 p.m. in Newman Arena. Results: 125: No. 6 Frank Perrelli (Cornell) Win by Forfeit (Cornell, 6-0) 133: Ryan Osleeb (Harvard) dec. Nick Pena, 5-4 (Cornell, 6-3) 141: Mike Nevinger (Cornell) tech fall Patrick Hogan (Harvard), 16-0 (Cornell, 11-3) 149: Chris Villalonga (Cornell) dec. No. 7 Corey Jantzen (Harvard), 1-0 (Cornell, 14-3) 157: No. 5 Walter Peppelman maj. dec. Ryan Dunphy (Cornell), 8-0 (Cornell, 14-7) 165: Craig Eifert (Cornell) inj. Def. Paul Liquori (Harvard), (Cornell, 20-7) 174: Billy George (Cornell) dec. Josh Popple (Harvard), 8-5 (Cornell, 23-7) 184: No. 3 Steve Bosak (Cornell) win by fall Cameron Croy (Harvard), 2:42 (Cornell 29-7) 197: No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) win by fall James Fox (Harvard), 1:13 (Cornell, 35-7) HWT: Maciej Jochym (Cornell) dec. David Ng (Harvard), 8-3 (Cornell, 38-7)

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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team posted a strong 30-7 win at Campbell tonight. With the win, the Mocs improved to 9-3 overall and 2-0 in Southern Conference action. This was UTC's first trip to Buies Creek, N.C., with the Camels competing in the SoCon as an affiliate wresting member for the first time this season. The Mocs came away with their 37 consecutive win in league dual matches. It was also Chattanooga's sixth straight dual win overall, its longest win streak since running off 11 in a row in the 2006-07 season. "We are competing hard and have got some momentum going," stated head coach Heath Eslinger. "We just have to keep doing the little things right because we have some tough matches ahead." Sophomore Levi Clemons (Kissimmee, Fla.) started the event with a 6-4 decision over James Cook at 174. It was his sixth win in a row as he improves to 15-10 on the year. Junior Robert Prigmore (Southlake, Texas) followed that up with his sixth-straight victory at 184, giving Chattanooga a 6-0 lead. The Camels got on the board at 197 when Mocs junior Niko Brown (Kissimmee, Fla.) lost a rematch to John Weakley (16-4). Brown had defeated Weakley (3-2) earlier in the month in the seventh place match at the Southern Scuffle. Freshman Kevin Malone (Carrollton, Ohio) scored his 20th victory of the season when he pinned Joe Nolan (3:33) at heavyweight. The Mocs followed that with an impressive 10-2 major decision by freshman Cole Gallagher (Davidsonville, Md.) over Chance Credeur at 125. It was Gallagher's first win in a dual in seven tries this season. "It was great to see Cole get a win in that situation," added Eslinger. "He is improving every time out, but needed to get that one to keep building his confidence." Sophomore Shawn Greevy (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) put the match away with his 9-1 major decision over Jordan Tolbert at 149. Chattanooga closed out the scoring with wins by seniors Dan Waddell (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and Brandon Wright (Germantown, Tenn.) at 157 and 165, respectively. The Mocs continue the weekend road trip with a visit to Davidson on Sunday. Chattanooga faces the Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. (E.S.T.). Links for live stats and pay-per-view video are available on the wrestling schedule page of GoMocs.com. Results: 174: Levi Clemons (UTC) - Dec. 6-4 - James Cook (Campbell) - UTC 3-0 184: Robert Prigmore (UTC) - Dec. 4-0 - Matthew Cox (Campbell) - UTC 6-0 197: John Weakley (Campbell) - MD 16-4 - Niko Brown (UTC) - UTC 6-4 285: Kevin Malone (UTC) - Fall 3:33 - Joe Nolan (Campbell) - UTC 12-4 125: Cole Gallagher (UTC) - MD 10-2 - Chance Credeur (Campbell) - UTC 16-4 133: No. 14 Nick Soto (UTC) - MD 18-5 - Joey Rizzolino (Campbell) - UTC 20-4 141: Shawn Greevy (UTC) - MD 9-1 - Jordan Tolbert (Campbell) - UTC 24-4 149: Mark Hartenstine (Campbell) - Dec. 6-2 - Kelly Felix (UTC) - UTC 21-7 157: Dan Waddell (UTC) - Dec. 10-3 - Nick Rex (Campbell) - UTC 27-7 165: Brandon Wright (UTC) - Dec. 3-0 - Ryan Krecker (Campbell) - UTC 30-7

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team marched to its 10th victory of the 2011-12 season, 29-9, over Olivet College Thursday evening, Jan. 19. The Eagles were victorious in seven matches and recorded a major decision or better in five of those bouts. The Eagles (10-4; 1-1 MAC) downed the Comets (12-5) for the fifth straight time dating back to the 2005-06 campaign. Additionally, a 10-4 record ties the 2007-08 squad's mark after 14 matches, which represents the fastest a Derek DelPorto-coached team has reached 10 wins. EMU led, 9-0, after two matches before Olivet closed the gap to 9-6 following back-to-back wins at 141 lbs. and 149 lbs. Redshirt senior Aaron Sulzer's 10-2 major decision at 157 lbs. started a stretch in which the Eagles outscored the Comets, 20-3, to complete the road rout. Redshirt sophomore heavyweight David Box made his dual meet debut Thursday, knocking off Jake Ceslick with a 4-0 shutout. At 133 lbs. Jake Byers rebounded from a tough defeat at the EMU Duals with a dominating 14-1 major decision over Kameron Olsen. Redshirt sophomore Nick Whitenburg won for the fourth time in his last six tries, pinning Justin Leonard with 51 seconds remaining in the 197 lbs. match to clinch the dual for the Eagles. Also recording victories Thursday were redshirt sophomore Jared Germaine (125 lbs.), redshirt senior Lester France (165 lbs.), and redshirt freshman Mike Curby (184 lbs.) Eastern Michigan will return home Sunday, Jan. 22, to resume Mid-American Conference action against Northern Illinois University. The match will begin at 4 p.m. inside Bowen Field House. Results: 125: Jared Germaine (EMU) tech. fall Evan Cusumano (OC), 17-1 (5:00) EMU 5, OC 0 133: Jake Byers (EMU) maj. dec. Kameron Olsen (OC), 14-1 EMU 9, OC 0 141: Kenneth Richmond (OC) dec. Seth Schaner (EMU), 8-3 EMU 11, OC 3 149: Gage Pederson (OC) dec. Jaylyn Bohl (EMU), 1-0 EMU 9, OC 6 157: Aaron Sulzer (EMU) maj. dec. Steven Mena (OC), 10-2 EMU 13, OC 6 165: Lester France (EMU) maj. dec. James Myers (OC), 11-3 EMU 17, OC 6 174: Trevor Tyler (OC) dec. Phillip Joseph (EMU), 9-5 EMU 17, OC 9 184: Michael Curby (EMU) dec. Josh Crawford (OC), 8-4 EMU 20, OC 9 197: Nick Whitenburg (EMU) fall Justin Leonard (OC), 6:09 EMU 26, OC 9 285: David Box (EMU) dec. Jake Ceslick (OC), 4-0 EMU 29, OC 9

USAFA, Colo. -- In its first home dual of the season, the Air Force wrestling team earned a 26-15 victory over Western Wrestling Conference foe Utah Valley. The Falcons, who improve to 4-3 on the season and 1-1 in the WWC, won seven of 10 bouts against the Wolverines (3-5, 0-1). With the dual beginning at 133 pounds, senior Tyler Untrauer (Midwest City, Okla.) got the Falcons out to a solid start, posting a 7-2 decision over Blake Mangum. Air Force's lead in the team scoring increased to 6-0 after Carter McElhany (Fr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) edged out Avery Garner in a 5-4 decision at 141 pounds. In the 149-pound bout, third-ranked Cole VonOhlen (Jr., Jackson, Minn.) put forth a dominant performance, rolling to a 13-0 advantage over Sam Mecham after one period. With another takedown just 12 seconds into the second period, VonOhlen earned a 15-0 technical fall to give Air Force an 11-0 advantage. The Falcons won their fourth-straight match as sophomore Josh Kreimier (Fort Collins, Colo.) registered a 5-2 decision over Napoleon Aniciete at 157 pounds, before the Wolverines got on the board, recording a fall in the 165-pound match. At 174 pounds, junior Clayton Gable (Dallastown, Pa.) got out to a slow start against Monte Schmalhaus, giving up an early takedown and spending most of the first period in the bottom period. However, he scored a reversal and a takedown in the second period, while riding out his man in the final period to earn the 5-3 decision. Air Force then increased its team lead to 20-6, as sophomore Greg Isley (Toledo, Ohio) scored all of his points in the second period to earn a 3-0 decision over David Prieto at 184 pounds. The high scorer of the day for the Falcons came in the 197-pound bout, as Josh Mohr (Jr., Pewaukee, Wis.) registered a fall over Brian Chamberlain. Mohr trailed 7-2 in the second period, but scored a key reversal with 38 seconds on the clock and followed with the pin 11 seconds later. While the Wolverines came back to win the final two bouts, earning a fall in the heavyweight match and a decision at 125 pounds, the Falcons were able to secure their first conference win of the season in the 26-15 victory. “The number one thing we wanted to do tonight was come out and compete with heart, and I think we did that,” said head coach Joel Sharratt. “Utah Valley is a competitive team, and we fought through to score some points. Strategically, I think we made a couple of mistakes, choosing positions that helped them get back in a position to score versus us closing the door.” “We'd like to thank the cadet wing for their tremendous support tonight, especially our mission partners in Cadet Squadron 21,” continued Sharratt. “We had a great crowd tonight, and the cadet representation was just awesome.” The Falcons return to the mat on Saturday, Jan. 21, when they host Cal Poly and New Mexico Highlands in a pair of non-conference duals. The action begins at 5:00 p.m. in Clune Arena. “I think this [win] gives us good momentum going into this weekend,” said Sharratt. “We're going to face a tough Cal Poly team, along with some regional representation with Doug Moses and his squad at New Mexico Highlands. Tomorrow we're going to get back in the wrestling room and work hard to get our boys ready for Saturday.” Results: 133 Tyler Untrauer (AF) dec. Blake Mangum, 7-2 141 Carter McElhany (AF) dec. Avery Garner, 5-4 149 No. 3 Cole VonOhlen (AF) tech fall Sam Mecham, 15-0 (3:12) 157 Josh Kreimier (AF) dec. Napoleon Aniciete, 5-2 165 Ethan Smith (UVU) fall Colby Kluesner, 4:23 174 Clayton Gable (AF) dec. Monte Schmalhaus, 5-3 184 Greg Isley (AF) dec. David Prieto, 3-0 197 Josh Mohr (AF) fall Brian Chamberlain, 4:33 285 Dustin Dennison (UVU) fall Jared Erickson, 4:01 125 Colby Christensen (UVU) dec. Greg Rinker, 10-3

Washington, D.C. -- Four Hofstra wrestlers recorded major decisions as the 25th-ranked Pride defeated American University, 22-18 at Bender Arena Thursday night. Hofstra improved to 5-0 on the season while the Eagles of American slipped to 4-5. Seniors P.J. Gillespie at 165 and Ben Clymer at 184, junior Steve Bonanno at 125 and freshman Jermaine John at 174 each posted major decision wins and the Pride grabbed two more decisions by sophomore Jamie Franco at 133 and junior Justin Accordino at 149. The match opened at 165 pounds with 19th-ranked senior P.J. Gillespie giving the Pride a 4-0 lead in the contest with an 11-2 major decision over American junior Tanner Shaffer. Gillespie improved to a team-best 17-4 on the season. Freshman Jermaine John made it two straight major wins for Hofstra with a 14-5 win over junior Phillip Barreiro at 174 pounds, John tallied an escape and two takedowns in the third period to record his second major of the season and his third straight win. He is now 6-8 on the season. Senior Ben Clymer, ranked 11th this week, made it three in a row with an 11-3 major decision over junior Thomas Barreiro at 184 to boost the Pride lead to 12-0. Clymer posted his third straight win to improve to 17-5 on the year. But The Eagles of American erased the deficit in the next two matches on wins by fall. At 197 pounds, 19th-ranked Daniel Mitchell (12-6) pinned Pride sophomore Tim Murphy in the second period at the 4:11 mark. Murphy slips to 9-12. Pride junior Paul Snyder had the task of facing the undefeated, number one ranked wrestler at 285 pounds in American senior Ryan Flores (7-0). Flores jumped on Snyder early and posted the pin at the 43 second mark to tie the match at 12-12. Snyder fell to 11-7. Hofstra rebounded with back-to-back wins at 125 and 133. Junior Steve Bonanno tallied his third consecutive victory and the Pride's fourth major win of the match with a 12-0 win over senior Thomas Williams at 125. It was Bonnano's third shutout of the season and improved the 13th-ranked wrestler's record to 16-5 this year. Hofstra sophomore Jamie Franco boosted the Pride lead to 19-12 with a 6-1 decision over Corey Borshoff at 133 pounds. Franco allowed a first period escape to record his third straight victory and improve to 12-7 this season. The Eagles closed the gap to 19-15 with a win at 141 pounds as 12th-ranked Matt Mariacher (16-5) defeated Pride sophomore Luke Vaith, 6-4. Vaith was only able to must a first period takedown and escapes in the second and third to slip to 10-7. But Hofstra junior Justin Accordino sealed the victory for Hofstra with a 9-5 victory at 149 pounds over junior Kevin Tao behind a big second period, Accordino posted a reversal, a takedown and a two-point nearfall in the second to improve to 13-8 on the season. Fourth-ranked American senior Ganbayar Sanjaa closed the match with a 5-1 decision over Pride junior Tyler Banks at 157 pounds. Ganjaa wouldn't let Banks to go on the offensive as he improved to 13-1 on the year. Banks is now 6-7. The Pride now travel to Fairfax, Virginia to compete in the CAA Duals at the George Mason Field House on Saturday, January 21. Hofstra will face Old Dominion at noon, George Mason at 2 p.m. and Boston University at 4 p.m. Results: 165- #19 P.J. Gillespie (HU) major dec. Tanner Shaffer (AU), 11-2 174- Jermaine John (HU major dec. Phillip Barreiro (AU), 14-5 184- #11 Ben Clymer (HU) major dec. Thomas Barreiro (AU), 11-3 197- #19 Daniel Mitchell (AU) WBF Tim Murphy (HU), 4:11 285- #1 Ryan Flores (AU) WBF Paul Snyder (HU), 0:43 125- #13 Steve Bonnano (HU) major dec. Thomas Williams (AU), 12-0 133- Jamie Franco (HU) dec. Corey Borshoff (AU), 6-1 141- #12 Matt Mariacher (AU) dec. Luke Vaith (HU), 6-4 149- Justin Accordino (HU) dec. Kevin Tao (AU), 9-5 157- #4 Ganbayar Sanjaa (AU) dec. Tyler Banks (HU), 5-1

REDDING, Calif. -- Simpson University Athletic Director Joe Griffin announced the launch of a new men's wrestling program to join the university's intercollegiate sports programs. The university hired wrestling coach Don Williams to establish a team and begin competing this fall. Williams joins the Red Hawks with 28 years of coaching experience at Anderson High School and plans to continue as a teacher that school. While at Anderson, Williams coached 15 state medalists, including six finalists and two champions and 32 north section masters champions. He has six team masters titles and 20 Northern Athletic League team championships. As head coach he also had 18 years top five section masters team finishes. In 2002, he was named State Wrestling Coach of the Year by the California Wrestling Coaches' Association. “We want to welcome Don to the Simpson University athletic team,” said Griffin. “We feel that his character and level of experience will be a big asset to the university in and outside of athletics. I feel he has a great chance of success with his experience and his contacts that he has built up over the years.” Williams said he's excited to coach at Simpson and be a part of the new program. “I've been looking forward to being able to coach at this level for some time,” Williams said. “I think we're going to make Northern California very proud in a short amount of time.” As a student at California State University Chico (1978-82), Williams was a four-year starter, a 1981 Conference Champion, a 1981 NCAA Division II All-American, a 1982 Conference Champion and a 1982 NCAA Division II All-American. In 1999, he was inducted into the Chico State University Athletic Hall of Fame. Men's wrestling will join Simpson's twelve other intercollegiate athletic offerings: men's baseball, women's volleyball and softball, and men's and women's soccer, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross-country and men's and women's golf. The men's wrestling program will compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and Williams will begin recruiting a team immediately.

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