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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The official brackets for the2011 NJCAA Wrestling Championship have been finalized and released. This year's championship tournament will feature 250 of the best wrestlers in the NJCAA competing for individual national titles in 10 seperate weight classes. The event will take place February 25-26 at the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Wash. Brackets and other tournament information can be found at http://www.nic.edu/athletics/wrestlingNationals/. Clackamas Community College (OR) is the favorite to win the team championship as they own the No. 1 ranking in the final NJCAA Wrestling Coaches Association rankings. North Idaho College is second followed by Rend Lake College (IL), Labette Community College (KS) and 2010 national champion Harper College (IL). Click here to view the final team and individual rankings of the regular season. Once the tournament gets underway, updated brackets and information will be available at http://www.nic.edu/athletics/wrestlingNationals/.

On the night American University honored the career of top-ranked Steve Fittery in his last home dual meet, the No. 8 wrestling team earned a 25-14 victory over Bucknell to set a new program record for most wins in a season. The Eagles wrapped up the dual meet portion of their schedule with a 14-7 overall mark and 3-2 in the EIWA, surpassing the previous record of 13 wins set in 2005-06. American got off to a good start as Thomas Williams picked up a 4-2 decision over Derek Reber at 125 lbs. The two went scoreless into the second period where Reber took the first lead with an escape. Williams came back to score a takedown before the period expired and then added two more points with a reversal in the third for a 4-1 lead. Reber would pull to within 4-2 with an escape but would get no closer as Williams took the victory. Bucknell bounced back with a technical fall by Alex Pellicciotti over Kevin Tao at 133 lbs., giving the Bison their only lead of the night 5-3. 14th-ranked Matt Mariacher got the Eagles back on track with a fall at 141 lbs., pinning Adam Healey to the matt just 1:57 into their bout for a 9-5 American advantage. The Bison would score another win at 149 lbs. as No. 4 Kevin LeValley earned a 9-6 decision over No. 8 Ganbayar Sanjaa. Sanjaa held an early 4-0 lead after a takedown and two back points in the first but LeValley would go on top 7-4 in the second with an escape, takedown and two sets of back points. Sanjaa scored another takedown late in the third to pull to within 7-6, but after cutting LeValley the Bison would score the final takedown for the 9-6 margin. Fittery put American in front 13-8 with an 18-7 major decision over Brantley Hooks at 157 lbs. The senior was aggressive early, taking Hooks down three times in the first for a 6-3 advantage. Fittery scored two more takedowns in the second to move the score to 10-5 and then put the match away with an escape, three takedowns and riding time advantage in the third. Patrick Graham picked up a big win for the Eagles at 165 lbs., scoring a 5-3 decision over Corey Lear to give American a 16-8 lead. Graham opened the bout with two takedowns in the first and would take a 4-2 margin into the third period. Lear brought the score to 4-3 with an escape but could not score again on Graham, and with riding time advantage the sophomore walked away with the 5-3 win. Bucknell cut its deficit to 16-14 with a pair of wins at 174 lbs. and 184 lbs. as David Thompson earned a 5-3 decision over Tanner Shaffer and Rob Waltko picked up a 13-8 decision over Thomas Barreiro. That would be as close as the Bison would get, however, as the Eagles put the dual away at the final two weights. No. 18 Daniel Mitchell gave American some breathing room with a 6-4 decision over Jay Hahn at 197 lbs. Mitchell went on top 4-1 in the first with a pair of takedowns and Hahn closed the gap to 4-2 in the second with an escape. A Mitchell escape in the third made the match 5-2 before Hahn got in for a takedown to pull to within one, 5-4. Another Mitchell escape late in the frame ensured the win for the sophomore though, 6-4. No. 3 Ryan Flores closed out the dual with a quick pin of Joe McMullan at the 1:59 mark, giving American the final 25-14 victory. Fittery remains unbeaten on the year with his team-leading 20th bonus point win of the season. He is a perfect 24-0 in 2010-11 with 12 falls, five tech-falls and three major decisions. Flores moved his record to 18-5 with eight falls, two tech-falls and two major decisions. Mariacher leads the team in wins at 27-7 and has picked up seven victories in his last eight matches. Mitchell improved his overall record to 25-6 including five straight wins while Williams now stands at 14-12. American will return to the mat in two weeks at the EIWA Championships. This year's tournament will be held in Lewisburg, Pa. at Sojka Pavillion March 5-6. Results: 125 – Thomas Williams (AU) dec. Derek Reber (BU), 4-2 133 – Alex Pellicciotti (BU) tech. fall Kevin Tao (AU), 17-1 (2:27) 141 - #14 Matt Mariacher (AU) fall Adam Healey (BU), 1:57 149 - #4 Kevin LeValley (BU) dec. #8 Ganbayar Sanjaa (AU), 9-6 157 - #1 Steve Fittery (AU) major dec. Brantley Hooks (BU), 18-7 165 – Patrick Graham (AU) dec. Corey Lear (BU), 5-3 174 – David Thompson (BU) dec. Tanner Shaffer (AU), 8-5 184 – Rob Waltko (BU) dec. Thomas Barreiro (AU), 13-8 197 - #18 Daniel Mitchell (AU) dec. Jay Hahn (BU), 6-4 HWT - #3 Ryan Flores (AU) fall Joe McMullan (BU), 1:59

Philadelphia, Pa. -- The No. 7 Rutgers wrestling team (21-2) picked up its 21st dual win of the season with a convincing 39-6 victory over Drexel. The 21 dual victories are a new program high for the Scarlet Knights, topping the previous mark of 20 set in the 2008-09 season. Joe Langel (Howell, N.J.) got the Scarlet Knights off to a quick start at 125 pounds when he earned a 9-1 major decision over Michael Gomez to give RU and early 4-0 lead. After Drexel earned a decision at 133 pounds, Rutgers regained the momentum with pins from Trevor Melde (Hewitt, N.J.) and Dave Greenwald (Union, N.J.). Following the pins by Melde and Greenwald, No. 15 Daryl Cocozzo (River Edge, N.J.) and Nick Visicaro (Long Branch, N.J.) each earned tech falls to push the RU lead to 26-3. Cocozzo’s win was the 99th of his career. Alex Caruso (Green Brook, N.J.) and Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.) kept the RU momentum going picking up a decision and a major decision, respectively. After Drexel earned a decision at 197 pounds, No. 4 DJ Russo (Netcong, N.J.) picked up his 98th career win when he pinned Jack Callender. With his 98 wins at Rutgers, Russo moves into a tie for 10th place in all-time wins at RU. The Scarlet Knights will return to action when they wrestle at the EIWA Tournament in Lewisburg, Pa. on March 5 and 6. Results: 125: Joe Langel (RU) m. dec. Michael Gomez (DU), 9-1; Rutgers leads, 4-0 133: Frank Cimato (DU) dec. Mike DeMarco (RU), 6-3; Rutgers leads, 4-3 141: Trevor Melde (RU) pins Josh Yurasits (DU), 6:04; Rutgers leads, 10-3 149: David Greenwald (RU) pins Garth Mahosky (DU), 5:23; Rutgers leads, 16-3 157: No. 15 Daryl Cocozzo (RU) t. fall Charles Aungst (DU), 17-1 (5:16); Rutgers leads, 21-3 165: Nick Visicaro (RU) t. fall TJ Laky (DU), 21-5 (5:56); Rutgers leads, 26-3 174: Alex Caruso (RU) dec. Justin Wieller (DU), 6-4; Rutgers leads, 29-3 184: Dan Rinaldi (RU) m. dec. Shawn Fausey (DU), 17-5; Rutgers leads, 33-3 197: Brandon Palik (DU) dec. Dan Hopkins (RU), 7-4; Rutgers leads, 33-6 285: No. 4 DJ Russo (RU) pins Jack Callender (DU), 3:48; Rutgers wins, 39-6

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The Virginia wrestling team won its school-record 19th match as it concluded the regular season with a 25-11 road victory over Old Dominion Sunday at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va. Spurred by the return of 141-pounder Nick Nelson (R-Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) to the lineup, the Cavaliers won seven of 10 bouts, including the final six, to claim the team win. "Our kids have had a long season – a very long season," Virginia head coach Steve Garland said. "We have had major injuries all year and to finish a season like this with 19 wins is a testament to our guys' mental toughness and focus. I am a very proud coach tonight." ODU (7-12-1) jumped out to an early 7-0 lead by riding the backs of its two ranked wrestlers at 125 and 133 pounds. At 125 fourth-ranked James Nicholson remained unbeaten this season with a 12-3 major decision over the Cavaliers' Matt Snyder. The 133-pound match was decidedly closer, as UVa freshman Joe Spisak (Boiling Springs, Pa.) led for much of the match before succumbing, 10-8, to 12th-ranked Kyle Hutter. Spisak, on the strength of a takedown and three-point nearfall, jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the first period, only to see Hutter slowly creep back in and take a third-period lead. Spisak scored an escape to tie the bout at eight, but Hutter responded with a late takedown to seal a 10-8 victory. The Cavaliers (19-7) broke through at 141 pounds, where Nelson returned to the UVa lineup after missing the past three months with an injury. Nelson improved to 7-0 this season with a 7-2 decision over ODU's Brennan Brumley. At 149 pounds ODU's Scott Festejo scored a 15-6 major decision over Dave Ebbott (Sr., Blue Bell, Pa.) to stretch the Monarchs' lead to 11-3. Virginia then won the final six weight classes. At 157 pounds Shawn Harris (R-Jr., Cleveland, Ohio) took a 7-2 lead through his match with Chad Lowman before the Monarch was forced to stop the match and take an injury default. The six points pulled UVa within 11-9. UVa took the lead when Jedd Moore (R-So., Mount Vernon, Ohio) picked up a 5-2 decision over Dan Rivera at 165 pounds. Fourth-ranked Chris Henrich (Sr., Lansdale, Pa.) won his 30th match of the season (30-1), while taking his 16th straight bout with an 8-3 decision over ODU's Tristan Warner at 174. At 184 pounds 20th-ranked Jon Fausey (R-Fr., Dalmatia, Pa.) dominated Joe Budi in a 10-2 major decision. Fausey improved to 24-7 this season. Reigning ACC Wrestler of the Week Stephen Doty (So., St. Louis, Mo.) notched his seventh straight win, earning a 8-3 win over Jacob Henderson at 197 pounds. Doty is now 25-9 this season and is second on the team to Henrich in wins. Jack Danilkowicz (R-Sr., Green Oaks, Ill.) capped the UVa win with an 8-2 decision over Grant Chapman in the heavyweight match. Danilkowicz improved to 23-12 this year. UVa will take next off before playing host to the 2011 ACC Wrestling Championship on March 5 at John Paul Jones Arena. Tickets to the event are on sale now through the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office. Results: 125: No. 4 James Nicholson (ODU) major dec. Matt Snyder (UVa), 12-3; UVa 0, ODU 4 133: No. 12 Kyle Hutter (ODU) dec. Joe Spisak (UVa), 10-8; UVa 0, ODU 7 141: Nick Nelson (UVa) dec. Brennan Brumley (ODU), 7-2; UVa 3, ODU 7 149: Scott Festejo (ODU) major dec. Dave Ebbott (UVa), 15-6; UVa 3, ODU 11 157: Shawn Harris (UVa) won by injury default over Chad Lowman (ODU); UVa 9, ODU 11 165: Jedd Moore (UVa) dec. Dan Rivera (ODU), 5-2; UVa 12, ODU 11 174: No. 4 Chris Henrich (UVa) dec. Tristan Warner (ODU), 8-3; UVa 15, ODU 11 184: No. 20 Jon Fausey (UVa) major dec. Joe Budi (ODU) 10-2; UVa 19, ODU 11 197: Stephen Doty (UVa) dec. Jacob Henderson (ODU), 8-3; UVa 22, ODU 11 285: Jack Danilkowicz (UVa) dec. Grant Chapman (ODU), 8-2; UVa 25, ODU 11

MOUNT PLEASANT -- No. 15 Central Michigan secured a share of its 12th Mid-American Conference championship in the last 13 seasons with a 20-14 victory over Kent State at McGuirk Arena on Sunday. CMU (8-8 overall), Kent State (14-6) and Ohio (10-6) all share the conference's regular season title with identical 4-1 MAC records. "I'm proud of our team," said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "We started seven new guys most of the year, and we wrestled an unbelievable schedule. We probably asked too much of our young team. We got beat down a little bit, but I'm proud that they hung in there and kept fighting. When it's all said and done, I think our kids are proud to be Chippewas. They're going to fight to keep the things that our alumni and former teams have earned over the years." CMU won five of Sunday's first seven bouts, but the dual was not decided until Jarod Trice, the nation's No. 2-ranked heavyweight, scored a dramatic 3-1 decision over Brendan Barlow. Trice trailed 1-0 entering the third period, but chose to start in the down position and tied the score with an escape. After having several shots defended by Barlow, Trice finally got in on a leg and scored the bout's only takedown with just five seconds remaining in regulation. "I know that I can get off bottom, and I know that once I get to my feet I can push the pace," Trice said. "When I push the pace that fast, heavyweights can't keep up. I know I can do that all the time, because that's what we practice here at Central Michigan. We do down workouts every day, and they make us sprint for those last 30 seconds, those last 15 seconds where we can get those last-second takedowns to win the match." Kent State took its only lead of the dual when No. 12 Nic Bedelyon defeated Christian Cullinan, 9-5, in the opening bout at 125 pounds. Scotti Sentes put CMU in front with a dominant 10-2 major decision over Tyler Small at 133 pounds. Sentes, ranked 11th nationally, scored the first of his three takedowns just 16 seconds into the match and built 2:44 of riding time in the first period alone. A second-period reversal helped Sentes finish with 4:28 riding time and his team-leading 26th victory of the season. The Chippewas then picked up key victories from Scott Mattingly and Donnie Corby at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively. Mattingly trailed 2-0 after being taken down early in the first period by Chase Skonieczny, but he evened the score with a reversal in the second period. Mattingly began the third period on top and rode out Skonieczny, earning a 3-2 decision that bumped CMU's lead to 7-3. "I thought the big match in the meet was Scott Mattingly's match," Borrelli said. "He got taken down right away and fought his way back and found a way to win the match. He rode his guy out the whole third period. That was probably the biggest momentum swing." At 149, Corby used a first-period takedown, second-period escape and 2:22 of riding time to defeat Marcel Clopton, 4-1. Corby's decision extended CMU's lead to 10-3. Kent State cut into the lead with a major decision at 157 pounds, but CMU senior Mike Miller followed the loss with an emotional victory at 165 pounds. Limited by injuries to just seven matches all season and competing for only the third time since December, Miller took a 2-0 lead with a takedown just 10 seconds into his final appearance at McGuirk Arena. He added a second takedown in the period and a third takedown in the second period en route to an 8-2 decision over Ross Tice. "There's a lot of pride there in that young man," Borrelli said. "For a kid to go through the things that he's gone through and still mentally be able to get himself ready to compete the way he does, he's a really special kid." Ben Bennett then stretched CMU's lead to 17-7 with a 9-1 major decision at 174 pounds. Bennett, ranked seventh nationally with a 25-5 record, took Brandonn Johnson to the mat in each of the three periods and built up 2:56 of riding time. Kent State drew within striking distance with a decision at 184 pounds and a major decision at 197 pounds; the Chippewas led 17-14 when Trice and No. 14-ranked Brendan Barlow took the mat. This marked the third straight year that a CMU-Kent State heavyweight bout decided the MAC title; Trice is 2-1 in those matches with victories each of the last two seasons. CMU is off this week before traveling to Northern Illinois for the MAC Championships March 5-6. The Chippewas have won nine straight conference tournament titles. Results: 125: No. 12 Nic Bedelyon (KSU) dec. Christian Cullinan, 9-5; KSU 3-0 133: No. 11 Scotti Sentes (CMU) maj. dec. Tyler Small, 10-2; CMU 4-3 141: Scott Mattingly (CMU) dec. Chase Skonieczny, 3-2; CMU 7-3 149: Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Marcel Copton, 4-1; CMU 10-3 157: No. 17 Matt Cathell (KSU) maj. dec. Ryan Cubberly, 9-1; CMU 10-7 165: No. 17 Mike Miller (CMU) dec. Ross Tice, 8-2; CMU 13-7 174: No. 7 Ben Bennett (CMU) maj. dec. Brandonn Johnson, 9-1; CMU 17-7 184: Casey Newburg (KSU) dec. Craig Kelliher, 6-2; CMU 17-10 197: No. 6 Dustin Kilgore (KSU) maj. dec. Chad Friend, 15-7; CMU 17-14 285: No. 2 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. No. 14 Brendan Barlow, 3-1; CMU 20-14

NORMAN, Okla. -- The Oklahoma State wrestling team claimed a resounding 24-9 win over Bedlam Series rival and eighth-ranked Oklahoma in McCasland Fieldhouse Sunday. The Cowboys won seven of the 10 bouts and scored 22 takedowns in the dual compared to the Sooners’ eight. Oklahoma State completed the regular season with a 15-2-1 overall record and a 6-1-0 mark in the Big 12. Oklahoma finished at 13-2-0 overall and 3-2-0 in the league, with OU’s only two losses this season both coming at the hands of the Cowboys. “This was a good win on our part. We won the tight matches,” OSU coach John Smith said. “The foundation of our program is bonus points and it was good to see two bonus-point wins in this match. It’s a good feeling.” Clayton Foster was a 19-4 technical fall winner over Keldrick Hall in 6:05 and Jordan Oliver claimed a 17-4 major decision victor over Jordan Keller to lead the way for the Cowboys, but perhaps the biggest momentum swing came when OSU freshman 125-pounder Jon Morrison picked up a 4-1 win over No. 7 Jarrod Patterson. “Clayton Foster was an offensive tornado - lots of points, lots of shots and no fear of getting taken down,” Smith said. “He looked good.” Other Cowboy wins came from Mike Benefiel, Chris Perry, Jamal Parks and Neil Erisman. Benefiel nearly missed a major decision in his 8-1 thumping of Jeff James at 174 pounds and Perry won for the 10th time in his last 11 times out when he claimed a 4-3 triumph over No. 15 Erich Schmidtke. Perry is 6-1 in his last seven bouts against ranked opponents. Erisman’s 8-4 win over Chase Nelson to end the dual put the finishing touches on an OSU win that was never really in doubt. “This is a great way to go out,” Erisman said. “We started well and we ended well. It feels really good.” The Cowboys return to action when they compete at the Big 12 Championships in Ames, Iowa on March 5. Results: 165: No. 2 Tyler Caldwell (OU) dec. No. 10 Dallas Bailey (OSU); 4-0 174: No. 14 Mike Benefiel (OSU) dec. Jeff James (OU); 8-1 184: No. 9 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 15 Erich Schmidtke (OU); 4-3 197: No. 2 Clayton Foster (OSU) TF5 Keldrick Hall (OU); 19-4, 6:05 285: No. 10 Nathan Fernandez (OU) dec. Blake Rosholt (OSU); 9-2 125: No. 6 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. No. 7 Jarrod Patterson (OU); 4-1 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) MD Jordan Keller (OU); 17-4 141: No. 8 Zack Bailey (OU) dec. No. 17 Josh Kindig (OSU); 11-8 149: No. 6 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. No. 18 Matt Lester (OU); 3-1 157: No. 15 Neil Erisman (OSU) dec. No. 11 Chase Nelson (OU); 8-4 Bout Summaries 165: No. 2 Tyler Caldwell (OU) dec. No. 10 Dallas Bailey (OSU); 4-0 Facing Oklahoma’s highest-ranked wrestler in the first bout of the dual, Cowboy freshman Dallas Bailey lost a 4-0 decision to No. 2 Tyler Caldwell. After a scoreless first period, Caldwell escaped 12 seconds into the second period to take a 1-0 lead. He followed that with a takedown later in the period and slapped a hard ride on Bailey for the remainder of the second and for the duration of the third. When his riding time point was added on, Caldwell was a 4-0 winner and he put his team up in the dual by a 3-0 score. It was the last lead the Sooners would see. 174: No. 14 Mike Benefiel (OSU) dec. Jeff James (OU); 8-1 Mike Benefiel pushed for bonus points late in his match with Jeff James, but couldn’t score one final takedown and had to settle for a still-comfortable 8-1 win over the Sooner senior who was honored prior to the dual. A Benefiel takedown in the first period was the only scoring of the period, then he followed that up by riding James out for the duration of the second period. Benefiel escaped to begin the third period and added two more takedowns to hold a 7-1 lead after three periods. His 2:31 of riding time brought the final score to 8-1. 184: No. 9 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 15 Erich Schmidtke (OU); 4-3 In one of the dual’s toss-up bouts, Chris Perry was a 4-3 winner over No. 15 Erich Schmidtke. Perry bagged the first takedown of the bout just 40 seconds in and held a 3-1 lead after two periods. Schmidtke elected a neutral start to the third period and stifled a Perry shot attempt and turned it into a takedown of his own to tie the score at 3-3 with 1:10 remaining in the bout. Perry escaped quickly to regain the lead at 4-3 and Schmidtke was powerless to do anything about it for the rest of the way. 197: No. 2 Clayton Foster (OSU) TF5 Keldrick Hall (OU); 19-4, 6:05 In one of the most lopsided bouts of the season, Clayton Foster was a 19-4 technical fall winner over Keldrick Hall in 6:05. Foster scored two takedowns in the first period and simply manhandled Hall the rest of the way, adding three more takedowns and a three-point nearfall in the second period, then two more takedowns in the third period before the bout was stopped. 285: No. 10 Nathan Fernandez (OU) dec. Blake Rosholt (OSU); 9-2 Sunday’s 9-2 loss to Nathan Fernandez marked perhaps the first time this season that Cowboy freshman Blake Rosholt looked overmatched in a bout. Fernandez connected on a five-point move early in the bout and never looked back, routinely taking the action to Rosholt and finally adding a second takedown in the third period to seal his win. 125: No. 6 Jon Morrison (OSU) dec. No. 7 Jarrod Patterson (OU); 4-1 Perhaps the most important win of the dual for OSU came at 125 pounds, where Jon Morrison avenged an early-season loss to No. 7 Jarrod Patterson with a 4-1 victory over the Sooner sophomore. After a scoreless first period, Patterson escaped to start the second period, but Morrison then wrapped up Patterson’s legs for a takedown and rideout with 1:12 left in the second period. Morrison got off bottom quickly to start the third period and added a riding time point to clinch his 4-1 win. 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) MD Jordan Keller (OU); 17-4 Jordan Oliver left another body in his wake when he claimed a 17-4 major decision win over Jordan Keller. Oliver bagged three takedowns in the first period, then added a three-point nearfall and a two-point nearfall in the second to hold a commanding 11-2 lead after five minutes. Oliver tacked on an escape and two more takedowns in the third period plus riding time to win, 17-4. 141: No. 8 Zack Bailey (OU) dec. No. 17 Josh Kindig (OSU); 11-8 Facing a senior returning All-American in No. 8 Zack Bailey, Cowboy freshman Josh Kindig lost a wildly entertaining 11-8 decision to the Sooner standout. The lead changed hands three times in the last 24 seconds of the bout and a total of seven points were scored by the two wrestlers in that same span. Bailey jumped on top by a 4-1 margin early, but Kindig scored a reversal late in the first period to bring the score to 4-3. A Bailey escape to start the second period was followed immediately by a Kindig takedown to deadlock the score at 5-5. Bailey shook free to hold a 6-5 edge after five minutes. Kindig escaped to start the third period, then was taken down by Bailey with 24 seconds left to fall behind, 8-6. With time ticking away, Kindig managed a reversal to tie the score at 8-8 with 11 seconds left, but Bailey quickly escaped to regain the lead, and then the Sooner shot in and bagged a takedown with four seconds left to seal his win. 149: No. 6 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. No. 18 Matt Lester (OU); 3-1 Cowboy junior Jamal Parks once again proved that he is a difficult wrestler to beat in a close match when he scored a 3-1 win over No. 18 Matt Lester. Parks scored a takedown in the first period then applied a punishing two-minute rideout to finish of the period. He escaped quickly in the second stanza to go up, 3-0. Lester elected to go on top to start the third period and rode Parks out for the duration of the stanza, but his only point came as a result of Parks being slapped for stalling on bottom. 157: No. 15 Neil Erisman (OSU) dec. No. 11 Chase Nelson (OU); 8-4 It was fitting that an OSU senior Neil Erisman would get to put the finishing touch on the dual with an 8-4 win over No. 11 Chase Nelson. Erisman dictated the action from the start, scoring a first-period takedown, then extending his lead to 3-1 with an escape to start the second period. Nelson brought the score to 3-2 with an escape to start the third period, but that is as close as he’d get because Erisman added two more takedowns in the third period to separate the score and dash Nelson’s hopes.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa wrestling team secured its fourth Western Wrestling Conference regular season dual title with a 19-13 win over No. 24-ranked Wyoming Sunday in the West Gym. The Panthers finish the dual season with a 12-9 record and perfect 5-0 in WWC action. The Panthers won six of the ten matches with wins from Caleb Flores (125 lbs.), Joey Lazor (141 lbs.), Brett Robbins (149 lbs.), David Bonin (157 lbs.), Andy OLoughlin (197 lbs.) and Christian Brantley (285 lbs.). Flores started the match with a 5-3 upset over Wyoming’s No. 15-ranked Michael Martinez. Flores scored a pair of takedowns in the first and second periods and an escape late in the third period to secure the 5-3 win. Wyoming’s Tyler Cox knotted the team score at 3-3 with a 5-4 decision at 133 pounds. UNI answered in the next bout as Lazor scored a reversal and a takedown while building over a minute of riding time to score a 5-3 decision over Chase Smith at 141 pounds. Robbins scored the Panthers second upset win at 149 pounds, securing a 6-3 decision over No. 17-ranked Cole Dallaserra. With the match tied 2-2 heading into the third period, Robbins scored a reversal to take a 4-2 lead. Dallaserra escaped, tightening the gap to 4-3, but Robbins scored a takedown with ten seconds remaining to earn the 6-3 win. The Panthers built their lead to 12-3 after No. 19-ranked David Bonin escaped with three seconds remaining to earn an 8-7 win over Jimmy Belleville at 157 pounds. Bonin led 6-5 heading in the third period, but Belleville scored a reversal with 16 seconds left in the bout. Bonin’s escape with three seconds remaining as well as over a minute of riding time gave him the 8-7 decision. Wyoming would win the next three matches to take a 13-12 lead with two matches remaining. No. 5-ranked Joe LeBlanc just edged UNI’s No. 7-ranked Ryan Loder, scoring an escape with 17 seconds left to earn the 6-5 win at 184 pounds. OLoughlin gave the Panthers the lead for good, scoring a 10-2 major decision over Wyoming’s LJ Helbig. The senior opened the bout with a takedown and a three-point near fall to go up 5-0 after the first period. After a scoreless second period, OLoughlin scored a pair of reversals and picked up a riding time point to earn the major decision win. Christian Brantley preserved the Panther victory with a 2-1 decision over Matthew McLaughlin at the heavyweight slot. McLaughlin scored an escape in the second period, but Brantley countered with an escape of his own and earned the victory with on riding time criteria. UNI (12-9, 5-0 WWC) will have a week off before heading to Colorado Springs, Colo. for the West Regional Championships on March 6. NOTES: UNI honored eight seniors following the match including Jarion Beets, Caleb Flores, Trevor Kittleson, Brent Lambie, Nick Pickerell, Brett Robbins, Andy OLoughlin and Terrance Young. UNI’s last win over a ranked opponent came during the National Duals, scoring a 20-19 win over No. 24 Ohio State. Results: 125 Caleb Flores (UNI) dec. No. 15 Michael Martinez (WYO), 5-3 133. Tyler Cox (WYO) dec. Ryan Jauch (UNI), 5-4 141 Joey Lazor (UNI) dec. Chase Smith (WYO), 5-3 149 Brett Robbins (UNI) dec. No. 17 Cole Dallaserra (WYO), 6-3 157 No. 19 David Bonin (UNI) dec. Jimmy Belleville (WYO), 8-7 165 No. 11 Shane Onufer (WYO) maj. dec. Trevor Kittleson (UNI), 10-2 174 Patrick Martinez (WYO) dec. Brice Wolf (UNI), 10-6 184 No. 5 Joe LeBlanc (WYO) dec. No. 7 Ryan Loder (UNI), 6-5 197. Andy OLoughlin (UNI) maj. dec. LJ Helbig (WYO), 10-2 285 No. 13 Christian Brantley (UNI) dec. Matthew McLaughlin (WYO), 2-1

Lincoln, Neb. -- Wrestling in dual competition for the last time as a member of the Big 12 Conference, the No. 13 Nebraska wrestling team took down the No. 17 Iowa State Cyclones, 21-14, in the Huskers last regular season dual. The win capped off a 14-5 regular season for NU and evened its' record in Big 12 duals to 2-2. The Huskers have now won at least 14 duals in three of the past four seasons. Iowa State dropped to 9-10 on the season. Wrestling in front of 1,158 fans at the NU Coliseum, the Huskers kicked off the dual by honoring three seniors, Mike Koehnlein, Jordan Burroughs and Andy Johnson, as the Huskers celebrated Senior Day. The trio had combined for 190 career victories entering the match and four NCAA tournament bids. Nebraska fell behind after the first dual when No. 1-ranked Jon Reader (ISU) stayed undefeated on the season by defeating Caleb Kolb (NU) by major decision, 16-4, at 174 pounds. The lead wouldn't last long for ISU as junior Josh Ihnen (NU) brought the Huskers back with his 17-1 technical fall victory over Cole Shafer (ISU). No. 10 Ihnen jumped on Shafer quickly, recording a takedown and two 2-point near falls in the first period and cruised to the dominating victory. Ihnen's victory was the start of five-straight for the Huskers as they extended their lead to 17-4. Johnson (NU) ended his home career as a Husker by defeating No. 14 Jerome Ward (ISU) by decision, 5-3, at 197 pounds. No. 13 Johnson extended his lead to 5-2 in the third period with a takedown with 1:39 remaining in the match, and was able to hold off a late charge from Ward as time expired for the victory. The Yankton, S.D., native has now won eight of his last nine matches and has defeated four nationally-ranked opponents this year. After Johnson's victory, junior Tucker Lane (NU) used a reversal in the second period to take control in his 3-0 decision victory over Kyle Simonson (ISU). The Huskers then got two key victories from David Klingsheim (NU) and Ridge Kiley (NU) at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively. Klingsheim was able to hold off a late shot attempt from Brandon Jones (ISU) for his 4-3 vwin, while Kiley used a reversal and gained the riding-time advantage in the third period for his victory over Ben Cash (ISU), 3-0. ISU was able to pull within three points of the Huskers by reeling off three straight victories of their own. No. 15 Chris Drouin (ISU) took down Koehnlein by major decision at 141 pounds, while Max Mayfield (ISU) defeated Ross Grande at 149 pounds, 8-4. The Huskers last loss came at 157, where Trent Weatherman (ISU) was able to score a takedown 37 seconds into the sudden victory period against Tyler Koehn (NU). Leading by only three points, the Huskers turned to Burroughs to put the match away and the senior didn't disappoint. Wrestling in this last home dual, Burroughs defeated Chris Spangler (ISU) by major decision, 22-8, to give him his fifth-straight bonus point victory. After a scoreless first period, the two-time All-American used eight takedowns in the final two periods to secure the match. Burroughs finished the regular season with a perfect 29-0 record and a 19-0 mark in dual matches. His 62 dual victories places him in a tie for No. 5 on the all-time duals wins list with Brad Vering (1997-01) and Tolly Thompson (1993-97) .His 62-8 mark in dual matches also places him in a tie with Vering at No. 6 on the career dual winning percentage chart with an .886 clip over his career. The Huskers return to the mat for the start of postseason tournament action when they travel to Ames, Iowa to participate in the Big 12 Tournament. Seeds for the tournament will be released later this week. Check back to Huskers.com for more information on the Nebraska wrestling team. Results: 174- #1 Jon Reader (ISU) by major dec. over Caleb Kolb (NU), 16-4 (NU 0, ISU 4) 184-#10 Josh Ihnen (NU) by tech. fall over Cole Shafer (ISU), 17-1 (5:43) (NU 5, ISU 4) 197-#13 Andy Johnson (NU) by dec. over #14 Jerome Ward (ISU), 5-3 (NU 8, ISU 4) HWT-#11 Tucker Lane (NU) by dec. over Kyle Simonson (ISU), 3-0 (NU 11, ISU 4) 125-David Klingsheim (NU) by dec. over Brandon Jones (ISU), 4-3 (NU 14, ISU 4) 133-Ridge Kiley (NU) by dec. over Ben Cash (ISU), 3-0 (NU 17, ISU 4) 141-#15 Chris Drouin (ISU) by major dec. over Mike Koehnlein (NU), 13-3 (NU 17, ISU 8) 149-Max Mayfield (ISU) by dec. over Ross Grande (NU), 8-4 (NU 17, ISU 11) 157-Trent Weatherman (ISU) by sudden-victory dec. over Tyler Koehn (NU), 3-1 (NU 17, ISU 14) 165-#1 Jordan Burroughs (NU) by major dec. over Chris Spangler (ISU), 22-8 (NU 21, ISU 14) *Started at 174 pounds

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The No. 16 Wisconsin wrestling team wrapped up its regular season slate with a 27-9 victory over Michigan State on Sunday. The Badgers won seven of the 10 bouts to earn their 11th win of the season. Highlighting the dual were three Wisconsin (11-6-1, 2-5-1 Big Ten) wins by bonus points. At 133 lbs., Tyler Graff earned a technical fall followed by an impressive victory by sophomore Shane McQuade. McQuade collected his first pin at 141 lbs. to slate the Badgers’ second victory of the day by extra points. Logging a major decision at 197 lbs., senior Trevor Brandvold tallied UW’s final bonus point-victory. Also capturing wins for Wisconsin was Tom Kelliher (125 lbs.), Ben Jordan (174 lbs.), Travis Rutt (184 lbs.) and Eric Bugenhagen (Hwt.). The Badgers opened the dual with three-straight wins to boast a 14-0 advantage over MSU (9-9-0, 1-7-0 Big Ten) heading into the fourth bout. Kelliher began the dual for the Badgers with a close 5-4 battle over Michigan State’s Eric Olanowski. The redshirt sophomore captured a takedown and an escape in the first period to lead Olanowski, who scored a two-point nearfall, 3-2, heading into the second period. Olanowski notched a takedown while Kelliher collected his second escape of the match to tie the bout at 4-4 heading into the final period. The match was still at a 4-4 deadlock at the end of the third period, but Kelliher was awarded an extra point with 2:15 of riding time to give Wisconsin a 3-0 advantage heading into 133 lbs. No. 3 Graff notched his seventh win by technical fall of the regular season at 133 lbs. to extend Wisconsin’s lead to 8-0. Graff defeated the Spartans’ Chris Lyon, 22-6 at 6:16. In the victory, the redshirt sophomore captured eight takedowns, one 3-point nearfall, one 2-point nearfall and an escape to collect 22 points while holding Lyon to all defensive points with six escapes. At 141 lbs., McQuade tallied a takedown early in the first period before pinning Michigan State’s Levi Stace at 1:21. The redshirt sophomore’s efforts helped Wisconsin extend its advantage to 14-0. The match marked McQuade’s fifth time wrestling at 141 lbs. after competing at 125 lbs. earlier in the season. Michigan State answered the Badgers’ trio of wins by collecting victories in the next three bouts. At 149 lbs., No. 20 Dan Osterman upset Wisconsin’s No. 10 Cole Schmitt to give MSU its first points of the dual. Osterman notched two takedowns in the first period to lead Schmitt, who had one escape, 4-1, heading into the second frame. The redshirt sophomore narrowed his deficit to 4-2 in the second period with another escape. Schmitt tied it up with a takedown in the third period, but with 1:11 of riding time, Osterman walked away with the 5-4 win. Redshirt freshman Shawn Perry dropped the Badgers’ second dual of the afternoon to MSU’s Sean McMurray at 157 lbs. With a takedown, an escape and 1:09 of riding time, McMurray shut out Perry, 4-0. Perry’s loss put Michigan State within nine points of the Badgers. MSU’s Nick Kacznowski wrapped up the Spartans’ 3-bout winning streak by defeating Wisconsin true freshman Ben Cox at 165 lbs. The rookie achieved one escape, but Kacnowski’s two takedowns and 4:28 of riding time dropped Cox, 5-1, and narrowed UW’s lead to 14-9. No. 14 Jordan snapped MSU’s 3-bout winning trend by defeating the Spartans’ Curran Jacobs, 8-6. Jordan logged three takedowns and two escapes and held Jacobs to just two points in each period to earn the victory. The redshirt sophomore’s efforts at 174 lbs. helped Wisconsin boast a 17-9 advantage over Michigan State heading into the last three matches. No. 3 Rutt helped the Cardinal and White in earn its 20th point of the dual by battling to a 4-1 victory at 184 lbs. The junior defeated Michigan State’s Ian Hinton, 4-1, to extend his winning streak to 18 matches. Rutt has not dropped a competition since falling in the finals of the Cliff Keen Invitational Dec. 4, 2010. At 197 lbs., Brandvold remains undefeated after earning his 11th victory of the season and the Badgers’ sixth win of the day. With 4:29 of riding time, the No. 2-ranked Badger defeated Michigan State’s Tyler Dickenson, 8-0, to give the Badgers a 15-point lead over the Spartans heading into the final bout. No. 10 Bugenhagen sealed the Cardinal and White’s 11th win of the season by defeating Michigan State’s Joseph Rizqallah, 8-4. In the victory, Bugenhagen accumulated his eight points from three takedowns, one escape and 1:03 of riding time at heavyweight. Wisconsin takes nearly two weeks off before traveling to Evanston, Ill. for the Big Ten Championships March 5-6. The Championships take place at the Welsh-Ryan Arena, home to Northwestern’s wrestling program. Results: 125: Tom Kelliher (UW) dec. Eric Olanowski (MSU), 8-4; UW leads 3-0 133: No. 3 Tyler Graff (UW) tech. fall Chris Lyon (MSU), 22-7; UW leads 8-0 141: Shane McQuade (UW) pinned Levi Stace (MSU), 1:21; UW leads 14-0 149: No. 20 Dan Osterman (MSU) dec. No. 10 Cole Schmitt (UW), 7-4; UW leads 14-3 157: Sean McMurray (MSU) dec. Shawn Perry (UW), 4-0; UW leads 14-6 165: Nick Kaczanowski (MSU) dec. Ben Cox (UW), 7-1; UW leads 14-9 174: No. 14 Ben Jordan (UW) dec. Curran Jacobs (MSU), 8-6; UW leads 17-9 184: No. 3 Travis Rutt (UW) dec. Ian Hinton (MSU), 5-1; UW leads 20-9 197: No. 2 Trevor Brandvold (UW) maj. dec. Tyler Dickenson (MSU), 8-0; UW leads 24-9 HWT: No. 10 Eric Bugenhagen (UW) dec. Joe Rizqallah (MSU), 9-4; UW wins 27-9

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- In its final meet of the dual season No. 10 Lehigh put forth a dominant performance, winning nine bouts in a 35-4 rout of Penn Sunday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The Mountain Hawks won the final nine bouts, including four bonus point wins and three upsets of top-ten ranked Penn wrestlers. With the victory Lehigh closes the dual season at 15-6 overall and 7-1 against EIWA opponents. “I’m really pleased,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “Penn’s a really good team and we knew that on paper there would be a lot of tight matches. We were fortunate to come out on top tonight, but as we always say, it’s about the postseason. Last year we won the dual and Penn came back and had a great conference tournament, so we have to peak in two weeks.” Lehigh honored its lone senior starter, Mitch Berger prior to the match, but Berger dropped a 12-4 major decision to Mark Rappo at 125 in the opening bout. It was the only win of the day for the Quakers, who fell to 10-6 overall and 5-2 in the EIWA. True freshmen Frank Cagnina and Stephen Dutton keyed the Lehigh run as they provided back-to-back upset wins to give Lehigh a 6-4 lead. Cagnina bounced back from a loss to Matt Fusco of Rutgers Thursday night by defeating fifth-ranked Rollie Peterkin 5-3 at 133. Cagnina chose neutral in the second after a scoreless first period and scored the first takedown of the match. He added a second takedown in the third period to secure his second win over a top-ten wrestler this season. Dutton then gave the Mountain Hawks the lead with an 8-7 decision over No. 9 Zack Kemmerer at 141. Dutton scored a takedown 19 seconds into the first period and rode Kemmerer for the remaining 2:41. Kemmerer responded with a takedown in the second period but with two escapes Dutton led 4-2. Dutton scored his second takedown in the third period and with riding time was able to hold on for a one-point victory after Kemmerer mounted a late charge with two third period takedowns. Lehigh picked up its first two bonus wins of the day to take a 16-4 lead into intermission. At 149, sophomore Joey Napoli racked up four takedowns in a 10-2 major decision over Andrew Lenzi, while junior Sean Bilodeau followed with his sixth fall of the year, putting Brad Wukie on his back for a pin in just 23 seconds. The Mountain Hawks were able to continue their momentum into the second half of the dual. Junior Brandon Hatchett concluded a strong weekend by defeating Gabe Burak 7-2 at 165. Hatchett scored to second period takedowns and reversed Burak to open the 3rd. At 174 freshman Austin Meys squared off against returning All-American Scott Giffin. After a scoreless first period Meys rode Giffin out in the second period and reversed him to take a 2-0 lead early in the third. Meys went to work from the top position and looked to turn Giffin with his quarter nelson. Giffin fought valiantly wrestling with an injured shoulder and knee, but when Meys turned him, Giffin called for injury time and defaulted at 6:04 to give Meys the win and Lehigh six more team points. Junior Robert Hamlin extended Lehigh’s lead with a 12-4 major decision over Erich Smith at 184. After a slow start Hamlin worked his way into three third period takedowns to secure the major. Lehigh’s third upset came at 197 where junior Joe Kennedy knocked off fourth ranked Micah Burak 4-3. Kennedy countered a Burak charge with a throw late in the first period and ended up on top with a takedown to lead 4-3 after one. Burak trailed 3-0 before escaping and taking down Kennedy in the third, but Burak allowed Kennedy to escape for the deciding point and Kennedy held his ground defensively in the final seconds. “Joe hasn’t really been sharp lately,” Santoro said. “To come back and beat a guy who I think is one of the best wrestlers in the country was really good for him. It was a hard fought match. Micah keeps coming and Joe’s a goer too but Joe got that throw at the end of the first period which was huge.” In the final bout of the day junior Zach Rey was challenged at times by Kyle Cowan, but scored two first period takedowns and added another in the third to win 9-2, moving his season record to 26-0. Rey is the first Lehigh wrestler to post an undefeated regular season since Troy Letters in 2005. “As a team, this is the way you want to be wrestling at the end of the year,” Santoro said. “We just have to keep this momentum going forward.” The Mountain Hawks will now shift their focus to the 107th EIWA Championships, March 5-6 at Bucknell’s Sojka Pavilion. Results: 125 – Mark Rappo (UP) major dec. Mitch Berger (LU) 14-6 133 – Frank Cagnina (LU) dec. Rollie Peterkin (UP) 5-3 141 – Stephen Dutton (LU) dec. Zack Kemmerer (UP) 8-7 149 – Joey Napoli (LU) major dec. Andrew Lenzi (UP) 10-2 157 – Sean Bilodeau (LU) pinned Brad Wukie (UP) 0:23 165 – Brandon Hatchett (LU) dec. Gabe Burak (UP) 7-2 174 – Austin Meys (LU) injury default Scott Giffin (UP) 6:04 184 – Robert Hamlin (LU) major dec. Erich Smith (UP) 12-4 197 – Joe Kennedy (LU) dec. Micah Burak (UP) 4-3 285 – Zach Rey (LU) dec. Kyle Cowan (UP) 9-2

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- On Sunday, Iowa defeated Minnesota, 19-12, to capture the Big Ten dual meet season championship and extend its unbeaten streak to 77. Iowa came out strong as No. 1 Matt McDonough used three third period takedowns to dominate Zach Sanders, 10-3, at 125 pounds. Seventh-ranked Tony Ramos kept it rolling for the Hawkeyes as he defeated No. 20 David Thorn, 7-3, at 133 to give the Hawkeyes a 7-0 lead heading into the 141-pound matchup. At 141, Iowa's Montell Marion, an NCAA runner-up last season, won a hard fought battle, 4-3, over All-American Mike Thorn to put the Hawkeyes in front 10-0. Marion's victory over Thorn evened their all-time series in college at two wins apiece. Minnesota's Danny Zilverberg put Minnesota on the board with a 5-3 win in sudden victory over Mark Ballweg at 149 pounds. Zilverberg was able to ride out Ballweg the entire third period to force sudden victory and scored the winning takedown early in the sudden victory period. At 157, Iowa's Derek St. John gave up an early takedown before cruising to a 20-8 major decision victory over Matt Mincey, which put the Hawkeyes up 13-3 heading into the intermission. No. 12 Cody Yohn came out strong for the Gophers after intermission, picking up a 6-4 victory over No. 13 Aaron Janssen to cut the deficit to 13-6. Yohn scored three nearfall points in the second period, which proved to be the difference in the match. Minnesota's Scott Glasser, who is ranked 15th, trailed 3-0 in the third period, but came back to defeat 11th-ranked Ethen Lofthouse, 7-5. Glasser used two takedowns and three nearfall points in the third period to pull out the victory. Freshman Kevin Steinhaus, who is ranked eighth, made it three victories in a row for the Gophers as he came from behind to edge 11th-ranked Grant Gambrall, 5-4, at 184 pounds. Like Glasser, Steinhaus trailed 3-0 in the third period, but found a way to win. With the victory, Steinhaus improved to 28-8. With Iowa leading 13-12, Hawkeye Luke Lofthouse picked up perhaps the biggest victory of the dual meet as he upset fourth-ranked Sonny Yohn, 7-4, at 197 pounds. Lofthouse pushed the pace on Yohn and was able to pick up two takedowns in the third period. Lofthouse's victory put the Hawkeys up 16-12 going into the heavyweight match. At heavyweight, Iowa's Blake Rasing, who is ranked 15th, needed just one takedown to defeat No. 8 Tony Nelson, 4-2. With the win, Iowa finished its season with a dual meet record of 15-0-1, while Minnesota fell to 15-4-1. Both teams will now prepare for the 2011 Big Ten Championships. The event will be held March 5-6 at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois. InterMat will be providing coverage of the event. Results: 125: No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Zach Sanders (Minnesota), 10-3 133: No. 7 Tony Ramos (Iowa) dec. No. 20 David Thorn (Minnesota), 7-3 141: No. 3 Montell Marion (Iowa) dec. No. 2 Mike Thorn (Minnesota), 4-3 149: Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota) dec. Mark Ballweg (Iowa), 5-3 SV 157: No. 7 Derek St. John (Iowa) maj. dec. Matt Mincey (Minnesota), 20-8 165: No. 12 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) dec. No. 13 Aaron Janssen (Iowa), 6-4 174: No. 15 Scott Glasser (Minnesota) dec. No. 11 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa), 7-5 184: No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. No. 11 Grant Gambrall (Iowa), 5-4 197: No. 8 Luke Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. No. 4 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota), 7-4 285: No. 15 Blake Rasing (Iowa) dec. No. 8 Tony Nelson (Minnesota), 4-2 Photos (The Guillotine) Post-Meet Interviews Tom Brands On the way the team performed ... On whether there was concern after losing the match at 184 ... On Matt McDonough's performance at 125 ... On whether he expects Tony Ramos to be the No. 1 seed at Big Ten Championships ... On whether Montell Marion gets up more for the big matches in big dual meets ... On how big Luke Lofthouse's win was at 197 ... On the importance of the Big Ten dual meet title ... On whether the feeling is different heading into postseason not being No. 1 team ... Matt McDonough On getting things started with a dominating win ... On what he took from his victory over Brandon Precin on Jan. 28 ... On whether he feels the Big Ten champion at 125 will get No. 1 seed at NCAAs despite having a loss ... On whether the feeling is different heading into postseason not being No. 1 team ... On whether he has had to take more of a leadership role this season ... On whether he expected Tony Ramos to do this well this soon ... Tony Ramos On the way he felt he performed ... On whether he took anything from his previous battles in high school with David Thorn ... On whether he feeds off Matt McDonough in dual meets ... On whether the season has gone like he thought it would ... On whether he sees himself as a small 133-pounder ... On whether he feels that he'll be the No. 1 seed at Big Ten Championships ... Montell Marion On the way he felt he performed ... On whether he has a specific game plan when he faces Mike Thorn ... On whether he's angry or has a chip on his shoulder after all that has transpired ... On whether there is more excitement facing Minnesota ... On how eager he is to get another shot at Kellen Russell ... On whether the feeling is different heading into postseason not being No. 1 team ... On his season being short ... On why people were surprised by how hard he was going in the third period against Andrew Alton ... On not having Doug Schwab on the coaching staff this season ... J Robinson On whether there was a discussion about not starting at 125 to avoid Iowa getting early momentum ... On what Mike Thorn needs to do to beat Montell Marion ... On Scott Glasser's win ... On the importance of getting Tony Nelson to attack more ... On whether the dual meet played out similar to what the coaching staff expected ... On being honored ... On whether there is mutual respect between Minnesota and Iowa ... Scott Glasser On his thoughts at intermission ... On his health ... On whether his mentality is different this season heading into the postseason ... On the coaching staff's message at intermission ... On watching Sonny Yohn lose ... On whether he thought about it being his last home dual meet ... On the coaching staff's message after the dual meet ... On what needs to be done before Big Ten Championships ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy wrestling team won seven of the 10 bouts, including the last four to secure a 24-9 victory over arch rival Army in the annual Star Match held Saturday evening at Christl Arena in West Point. While the Midshipmen now own a 45-5-5 series advantage, the rout marked Navy’s 11th-straight win over its service academy rival. “We didn’t wrestle our best tonight, but we still won and I’m proud of our team,” said Navy head coach Bruce Burnett, who is 11-0 against the Black Knights since his arrival in Annapolis. “There were a bunch of close matches and we hung on to win most of them. I know how important this rivalry is to both schools so for us to get another win against Army it’s a great honor for the men and women of the Navy and Marine Corps, the Naval Academy and especially our team.” Navy built an early 11-0 lead after taking the first three matches of the evening, including the opening bout featuring sophomore Oscar Huntley (Stafford, Va.) who bumped up to 197 pounds in the last three weeks. Huntley, who placed second at the All-Academy Championship two weeks ago, faced Army’s Orion Ross in what was his first-collegiate dual at the heavier weight class. Huntley, who had previously wrestled at 174 pounds, had little trouble against Ross, who gave Navy’s Scott Steele a good battle in last year’s dual. Huntley scored the major decision, 15-6, to put the Mids on top 4-0. Making his Army-Navy Star Match debut was sophomore Dan Miller (Berlin, Md.) who carried on the Mids’ success at heavyweight by way of an 11-4 victory over Army junior Daniel Mills. Meanwhile, junior Aaron Kalil (Salem, N.H.) pushed the Mids’ lead to 11-0 by manhandling Black Knights junior Travis Coffey, who came into the match with a 17-10 overall record and a 6-2 dual mark this season. Kalil stymied Coffey, 8-0, to improve to 2-0 in Star Matches during his career. Army tried mounting a comeback beginning at 133 pounds with second-year standout Jordan Thome dealing Navy senior Allen Stein (Portland, Maine) a 7-2 loss. Thome’s older brother Casey improved to a team-best 26-9 on the year at 141 pounds thanks to a 7-3 win over the Mids’ Dustin Haislip (Inwood, W.Va.). Then it was sophomore Daniel Young’s turn, as he dealt Navy freshman Joe Locksmith (Kissimmee, Fla.) a 5-1 loss at 149 pounds. Not only was Locksmith wrestling up a weight class, it was his first appearance on the mat since the Reno Tournament of Champions back in mid-December. Just over halfway through the dual and holding a narrow 11-9 advantage, Burnett turned to team captain Bryce Saddoris (Spring Creek, Nev.) to get the Mids back on track. Ranked ninth nationally, Saddoris would have a rematch of the championship bout at the All-Academy Championship just two weeks ago. He scored a 5-2 win over Jimmy Rafferty to win his third All-Academy Championship title and he claimed an 8-4 victory over Rafferty Saturday evening to secure his third win in the Star Match series. “The Army-Navy match is easily the dual we prepare the most for and look forward to the most as a team,” said Saddoris. “Because the rivalry has such deep roots, Coach Burnett takes the time to make sure we are as prepared as we possibly can be going into the match. A win is sweet and I’m proud to graduate having won all four years.” While the win pushed Navy’s match advantage to 14-9, it was also of historic proportions. The victory marked Saddoris’ 141st win of his career, tying Matt Stolpinski’s school record for wins which was set in 2008. “To think about all of the great wrestlers that came before me and all of their accomplishments, I feel so honored to be in their company,” said Saddoris following the conclusion of the match. “I’ve never been one to look at records, instead all I have wanted to do is concentrate on the things I should be doing and getting better. “It means a great deal to me that the person I’m tied with is Matt Stolpinski, who was my team captain my plebe year,” added Saddoris. “I remember Stoli saying, ‘if anyone breaks that record, I want it to be you.’ I’ve put in my time and I’ve put a lot of work into it, but I need to keep my head on straight the next month and finish out the season by accomplishing the goals that I’ve set forth.” Saddoris, who improved to 31-5 with his win over Rafferty, is the only wrestler in school history to win at least 30 matches in each of his four years. He won 35 matches as a freshman, 43 as a sophomore and 32 as a junior. Moving on to the 165-pound bout, sophomore Mason Bailey (Fairmont, W.Va.) also made the most of his first appearance in an Army-Navy Star Match, clipping Army freshman Alex Smith by a 5-3 count. Navy went on to clinch the match in the second-to-last bout thanks to a 3-1 win by senior Matt DeMichiel (Whitesboro, N.Y.). The 174-pound DeMichiel wrestled in the Army-Navy dual his sophomore year and scored a victory for the Mids, but missed out on last year’s dual after suffering a season-ending leg injury just weeks before. He and the rest of Navy’s senior class, however, will graduate in May having never lost a dual match to the Black Knights. Although the match had already been decided, Navy junior Luke Rebertus (Gloucester, Va.) went out and wrestled his match with one thing on his mind - gaining bonus points. Rebertus had little trouble in cruising to a major decision over freshman Wil Brown, 11-3, at 184 pounds. Navy will use the next two weeks to prepare for the 107th EIWA Championship which will be held at Bucknell on March 5 and 6. Results: 197 – Oscar Huntley (N) wins by major dec Orion Ross (A), 15-6 4-0 HWT – Dan Miller (N) wins by dec Daniel Mills (A), 11-4 7-0 125 – Aaron Kalil (N) wins by major dec Travis Coffey (A), 8-0 11-0 133 – Jordan Thome (A) win by dec Allen Stein (N), 7-2 11-3 141 – Casey Thome (A) win by dec Dustin Haislip (N), 7-3 11-6 149 – Daniel Young (A) win by dec Joe Locksmith (N), 5-1 11-9 157 – #6 Bryce Saddoris (N) wins by dec Jimmy Rafferty (A), 8-4 14-9 165 – Mason Bailey (N) wins by dec Alex Smith (A), 5-3 17-9 174 – Matt DeMichiel (N) wins by dec Collin Wittmeyer (A), 3-1 20-9 184 – #11 Luke Rebertus (N) wins by major dec Wil Brown (A), 11-3 24-9

Edinboro, Pa. -- The No. 22-ranked Pitt wrestling team claimed its second consecutive EWL dual season title, defeating Edinboro, 19-16, Saturday at McComb Fieldhouse. Both teams claimed five bouts each, but the Panthers added four bonus points to the Fighting Scots one. The win marks the 12th consecutive conference match victory for the Panthers, who have now finished the past two seasons with a perfect 6-0 record in the EWL. �I�m really proud of our guys for the effort they�ve put in all season,� Pitt Head Coach Rande Stottlemyer said following the match. �These guys took things one match at a time and worked hard to get to where we are now.� Sophomore Anthony Zanetta (125) got the Panthers off to a 6-0 start with his first pin of the season just 3:18 into the match. Zanetta led 8-3 at the time of the fall. Edinboro cut the deficit to three with a tightly contested 5-3 decision. In the third bout of the night, redshirt junior Tyler Nauman (141) put the Panthers back up six points with a 1-0 decision. Nauman earned an escape in the second period to record the only point of the match. The Fighting Scots took the 149 match with a final second takedown to score a decision, pulling the match back to within three points. In a thrilling matchup at 157-pounds, redshirt sophomore Donnie Tasser scored two takedowns in the final period, including the eventual winner with less than 15 seconds remaining. Tasser took the decision, 7-5. Redshirt junior Ethan Headlee (165) used 4:22 of riding time en route to a 10-1 major decision. The Waynesburg native used two takedowns while adding two back points to increase the Pitt lead to 10 points. Edinboro rebounded to take the next three bouts and even the score. The lone bonus point came in the 184 match, with the Fighting Scots� Chris Honeycutt picking up the major decision. Honeycutt is currently ranked first in the nation at 184. In his final dual match as a Panther, redshirt senior Ryan Tomei closed out the match in dramatic fashion with a team clinching 3-0 decision. With the dual season complete, the Panthers will now prepare for the EWL Championships on Mar. 6 in Bloomsburg, Pa. Results: 125: Anthony Zanetta (Pitt) FALL (3:18) Bijan Banks (Edinboro) 6-0 Pitt 133: Eric Morill (Edinboro) dec. Shelton Mack (Pitt), 5-3 6-3 Pitt 141: No. 8 Tyler Nauman (Pitt) dec. Kasey Davis (Edinboro), 1-0 9-3 Pitt 149: No. 18 Torsten Gillespie (Edinboro) dec. Dane Johnson (Pitt), 8-7 9-6 Pitt 157: Donnie Tasser (Pitt) dec. Johnny Greisheimer (Edinboro), 7-5 12-6 Pitt 165: Ethan Headlee (Pitt) maj. dec. Ethan Saylor (Edinboro), 10-1 16-6 Pitt 174: Chris Hrunka (Edinboro) Adam Counterman (Pitt), 4-1 16-9 Pitt 184: No. 1 Chris Honeycutt (Edinboro) No. 18 Max Thomusseit (Pitt), 11-2 16-13 Pitt 197: Shawn Fendone (Edinboro) dec. Phil Sorrentino (Pitt), 1-0 16-16 tie 285: No. 7 Ryan Tomei (Pitt) dec. Ernest James (Edinboro), 3-0 19-6 Pitt

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- Four victories by fall and a sweep of ten bouts gave the West Virginia wrestling team a 46-0 victory over Cleveland State on Saturday night at the WVU Coliseum. With the win, WVU improves to 9-6 for the year and 4-2 in the Eastern Wrestling League while the Vikings fall to 3-13, 0-6 in the EWL. “We treat each opponent the same,” says WVU coach Craig Turnbull. “We preach that the next one in front of us is the most important one. You have to treat each opponent the same and I think we did a good job with that tonight.” Sophomore No. 21 Shane Young gave the team three points with a 6-1 decision over Cleveland State’s Ben Willeford. Young had two takedowns in the match with an escape and 2:05 of riding time for the win. WVU redshirt freshman No. 13 Nathan Pennesi increased the lead to 7-0 with a 15-4 major decision over CSU’s Nick Flannery. Pennesi had seven near-fall points, two takedowns and a reversal in the match along with riding time. West Virginia then earned two consecutive victories by fall as freshman Michael Morales earned a pin in 1:58 over CSU’s Josh Palivoda while redshirt senior No. 20 Brandon Rader added another in 4:52 over Viking Lawrence Cavello. The victories increased the Mountaineer lead to 19-0 after four bouts. Morales had a takedown before the fall while Rader had two takedowns and three near-fall points before the victory. At 157 pounds, WVU’s redshirt junior Ryan Goodman earned his third major decision of the year with an 11-3 win over CSU’s Matt Donohoe to increase the team lead to 23-0. Goodman had three takedowns, a reversal and two near-fall points along with 2:46 of riding time in the win. Redshirt senior No. 20 Donnie Jones added four points for the team with a 15-4 major decision over CSU’s No. 29-ranked Robbie Michaels. Jones has now won nine matches in a row and six consecutive EWL bouts to go a perfect 6-0 during the EWL dual meet season heading into the EWL Championships. “Donnie’s match was critical for us,” Turnbull says. “Their guy (Michaels) had beaten a ranked Ethan Headlee from Pitt and has a good record this season. Donnie put it on him very well and it was a nice way for Donnie to go out. It was very fitting for both Donnie and (Brandon) Rader to get wins tonight for the final time at home.” Alex Meade increased the WVU lead to 30-0 with a 13-6 decision over Aric Thurn of Cleveland State. Meade had five takedowns in the bout and a reversal in the match. WVU’s No. 20 Matt Ryan quickly provided the team with another six points following a victory by fall in just 43 seconds over CSU’s Corbin Boone to increase the lead to 36-0. Senior Kyle Rooney added another fall over CSU’s Nick Anthony in 3:32 to give the team a 42-0 margin with one bout remaining. Heavyweight Philip Mandzik assured a sweep with an 18-10 major decision over CSU’s Chris Weber. Mandzik scored eight takedowns in the final two periods with two escapes early on while allowing two takedowns and five escapes. “No one outworks Philip,” Turnbull says. “He might not be the most athletic guy in the room, but he gives it his all every time out. If he loses to a guy, he’ll say, ‘I can get him next time.’ You have to love that attitude.” The Mountaineers next compete at the EWL Championships on March 6 in Bloomsburg, Pa. Results: 125: No. 21 Shane Young (So., 26-7) dec. Ben Willeford (Fr., 10-20), 6-1 3-0 133: No. 13 Nathan Pennesi (r-Fr., 23-5) maj. dec. Nick Flannery (Fr., 12-17), 15-4 7-0 141: Michael Morales (Fr., 15-10) won by fall Josh Palivoda (Jr., 6-17), 1:58 13-0 149: No. 20 Brandon Rader (r-Sr., 12-8) won by fall Lawrence Cavello (Jr., 12-19), 4:52 19-0 157: Ryan Goodman (r-Jr., 12-15) maj. dec. Matt Donohoe (Fr., 12-16), 11-3 23-0 165: No. 20 Donnie Jones (r-Sr., 17-3) maj. dec. No. 29 Robbie Michaels (Sr., 20-8), 15-4 27-0 174: Alex Meade (r-So., 5-2) dec. Aric Thurn (So., 9-18), 13-6 30-0 184: No. 20 Matt Ryan (r-Jr., 17-6) won by fall Corbin Boone (Fr., 5-18), 0:43 36-0 197: Kyle Rooney (Sr., 9-10) won by fall Nick Anthony (So., 4-18), 3:32 42-0 HWT: Philip Mandzik (Jr., 9-17) maj. dec. Chris Weber (So., 7-19), 18-10 46-0

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Columbia wrestling team won seven bouts, including four by major decision as it defeated Brown 24-9 in Providence R.I. After the weekend sweep, the Lions finish the dual portion of its season 9-6 overall, and 3-2 in the Ivy League. Columbia jumped out to a 7-0 lead with wins at 125 and 133 pounds. Penn Gottfried got things started for the Lions with a 5-3 decision over T.J. Popolizio, and Kyle Gilchrist followed that up with with a12-3 major decision over Billy Waterson. Grant Overshier snapped Columbia's run when he narrowly edged Josh Houldsworth 2-0 at 141 pounds, but the Lions bounced back to win the next three. Steve Santos had a major decision over Giusseppi Lanzi, defeating him 9-1 at 149 pounds. His classmate Jake O'Hara followed that with an 8-2 victory over Patrick LuBuz at 157 pounds before 165-pounder Eren Civan downed Dave Foxen 7-4 to put Columbia ahead 17-3. The Bears cut their deficit to eight with back-to-back wins at 174 and 184 to make it 17-9, but that was as close as the home team came as the Lions won the final two matches of the afternoon. Mike Pushpak dominated Brandon Shull at 197 pounds, defeating him 20-9. Kevin Lester pushed his win-streak to 15 with a 12-3 major decision over Tyler Cowman to close out the match. Columbia will have a week off from competition in order to prepare for the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships set for March 5-6 at Bucknell. Results: 125 - Penn Gottfried (C) dec. T.J. Popolizio, 5-3 133 - Kyle Gilchrist (C) major dec. Billy Waterson, 12-3 141 - Grant Overcashier (B) dec. Josh Houldsworth, 2-0 149 - Steve Santos (C) major dec. Giuseppi Lanzi, 9-1 157 - Jake O'Hara (C) dec.Patrick LuBuz, 8-2 165 - Eren Civan (C) dec. Dave Foxen, 7-4 174 - Jeff Lemmer (B) dec. Stephen West, 4-2 184 - Ziad Kharbush (B) dec. Nick Mills, 3-2 197 - Mike Pushpak (C) major dec. Brandon Shull, 20-9 Hwt. - Kevin Lester (C) major dec. Tyler Cowman, 12-3

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The University of Maryland wrestling team earned a combined 10 wins by pin and technical fall as it clinched second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with dual wins on the road against Duke and North Carolina State Saturday. “Today was a great day,” said head coach Kerry McCoy. “The guys wrestled well and looked great. We scored a lot of bonus points which is important at this time. I am very proud of them.” McCoy and the Terps (15-4, 4-1 ACC) started Saturday’s conference swing in Durham, N.C. against the Blue Devils (2-6-1, 0-5 ACC) in dominating fashion. After Shane Gentry and Lou Ruland each won by forfeit, Maryland grapplers earned five consecutive wins by pin fall. No. 17 Jon Kohler, Ben Dorsay, No. 3 Josh Asper and No. 19 Mike Letts all pinned their opponents within the first three minutes of the opening period. Corey Peltier and Christian Boley earned decisions at 184 pounds and heavyweight, respectively, to close out the 48-0 Terrapin shutout, the team’s first of the season. Riding the momentum from the squad’s afternoon dominance, the Terps traveled down Tobacco Road to Raleigh to challenge the NC State Wolfpack (9-10, 1-4). Coming off wins by forfeit, Gentry and Ruland used their fresh legs to rack up bonus points for the Terps in the first two matches thanks to 16-0 and 22-7 technical falls. In the 141-pound match, Kohler trailed NC State’s Darius Little late in the third before using an escape in the final 60 seconds and the one-point riding time advantage to force overtime. Twenty seconds into bonus time, Kohler successfully executed a takedown to earn the two-point win. After Darrion Caldwell, the nation’s top-ranked wrestler at 149 pounds, earned the technical fall over Dex Lederer, Maryland countered with 14th-ranked John’s 8-4 decision over Colton Palmer. Asper and Letts each scored at least 20 points against NC State’s Nijel Jones and Colin Genthert to pick up technical falls and increase the Terrapin lead to 29-5. Boley and Spencer Myers pitched in a pair of decisions giving Maryland 18 combined match victories and the team’s fourth conference win in 2011. The Terps have now earned at least four ACC wins in five of their last six seasons. McCoy and the Terps return home Sunday to honor their senior class against winless George Mason at 1 p.m. in the Comcast Pavilion. Due to the men’s basketball game against North Carolina State at 5:30 p.m., all wrestling fans seeking parking on Sunday should park in Lot 4b behind the Comcast Center. Maryland 48, Duke 0 125- Shane Gentry (MD) wins by forfeit (6-0) 133- Lou Ruland (MD) wins by forfeit (12-0) 141- No. 17 Jon Kohler (MD) fall over Mike Bell, 2:23 (18-0) 149- Ben Dorsay (MD) fall over Andrew Guardado, 2:38 (24-0) 157- No. 14 Kyle John (MD) fall over Ryan Harding, 3:27 (30-0) 165- No. 3 Josh Asper (MD) fall over Willy Mello, 2:48 (36-0) 174- No. 19 Mike Letts (MD) fall over Brett Klopp, 2:40 (42-0) 184- Corey Peltier (MD) dec. Diego Bencomo, 8-6 (45-0) 197- No match HWT- Christian Boley (MD) dec. Andrew Fulk, 4-2 (48-0) Maryland 35, NC State 5 125- Shane Gentry (MD) tech. fall over Michael Moreno, 16-0 [6:53] (5-0) 133- Lou Ruland (MD) tech. fall over George Hovis, 22-7 [6:00] (10-0) 141- No. 17 Jon Kohler dec. Darius Little, 4-2 SV (13-0) 149- No. 1 Darrion Caldwell (NCSU) tech. fall over Dex Lederer, 15-0 [3:30] (13-5) 157-No. 14 Kyle John (MD) dec. Colton Palmer, 8-4 (16-5) 165- No. 3 Josh Asper (MD) tech. fall over Nijel Jones, 20-4 [3:44] (21-5) 174- No. 19 Mike Letts (MD) tech. fall over Colin Genthert, 21-6 [6:31] (26-5) 184- Corey Peltier (MD) dec. Quinton Godley, 11-4 (29-5) 197- Christian Boley (MD) dec. KaRonne Jones, 9-4 (32-5) HWT- Spencer Myers (MD) dec. Eloheim Palma, 5-2 (35-5)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Big Red wrestling team won its ninth-straight Ivy League title on Saturday afternoon with a 40-9 victory over Harvard at the Malkin Athletic Center. Cornell won eight out of 10 bouts including pins by Mike Grey (133), Justin Kerber (165), Mack Lewnes (174) and Cam Simaz (197). The Big Red completes its Ancient Eight record with a perfect 5-0 mark, and Cornell finishes 13-1 overall. At 125 pounds, No. 10 Frank Perrelli faced Steven Keith. After a scoreless first period, Keith held a 2-1 advantage after scoring two back points. Perrelli notched a takedown in the third period to send the bout into overtime. Neither wrestler scored in sudden victory. In the second tiebreakers, Keith escaped from his opening down position for a point that would win the bout, 4-3. At 133 pounds, No. 5 Grey held a 5-0 lead with a takedown and three back points before he pinned Fermin Mendez in 1:50. Senior Corey Manson won by forfeit at 141 pounds for Cornell. No. 2 Dake faced Joe Marino at 149 pounds. Dake immediately took down his opponent off the whistle and added two quick back points in the first period. Marino chose to start the second at neutral, and Dake added two more takedowns in the period. Dake reversed his opponent to start the third and with 4:48 in riding time won an 11-1 major decision. After a scoreless first period at 157 pounds, No. 11 DJ Meagher was awarded a point in the second period when No. 6 Walter Peppelman locked his hands. Peppelman chose to start the third period down and escaped. Peppelman took down Meagher late in the period and turned him to win by fall in 6:30. At 165 pounds, No. 4 Kerber quickly took down Erik Gobbo. The Big Red wrestler immediately worked to turn him and won by fall in 53 seconds. No. 3 Lewnes wrestled Ian Roy at 174 pounds. Lewnes took a 5-0 advantage into the second period with a takedown and three back points. Lewnes escaped to open the second period. The Big Red senior took down Roy and pinned him in 4:18. At 184 pounds, freshman Michael Alexander faced Cameron Croy. Alexander took down Croy in the first period, but his opponent escaped. Croy took down Alexander in the second period, but the Cornell rookie escaped to be down by one. Alexander quickly escaped to open the third period to tie the match at 4-4. With 45 seconds left in the match, Alexander took down Croy to win a 6-4 decision. No. 1 ranked Simaz earned two takedowns against Bryan Panzano before there was 20 seconds off the clock in the first period. Simaz added another takedown before pinning his opponent in 44 seconds. At heavyweight, Stryker Lane and Andrew Knapp were scoreless after the first period. Knapp chose down to start the second period, but was unable to escape. Lane quickly escaped to start the third period. Lane took down Knapp, and with 2:13 in riding time won a 4-0 decision. Cornell will return to action March 5-6 for the EIWA Tournament at Bucknell University. Results: 125: Steven Keith (Harvard) dec. No. 10 Frank Perrelli, 4-3 TB2 133: No. Mike Grey (Cornell) win by fall Fermin Mendez, 1:50 141: Corey Manson (Cornell) win by forfeit 149: No. 2 Kyle Dake (Cornell) maj. dec. Joe Marino, 11-1 157: No. 6 Walter Peppelman (Harvard) win by fall No. 11 DJ Meagher, 6:30 165: No. 4 Justin Kerber (Cornell) win by fall Erik Gobbo, 0:53 174: No. 3 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) win by fall Ian Roy, 4:18 184: Michael Alexander (Cornell) dec. Cameron Croy, 6-4 197: No. 1 Cam Simaz (Cornell) win by fall Bryan Panzano, 0:44 HWT: Stryker Lane (Cornell) dec. Andrew Knapp, 4-0

Princeton, NJ -- Zach Clemente, Tyler Banks and P.J. Gillespie each recorded wins by fall to lead the Hofstra Pride to a 33-11 victory over the Princeton Tigers at Dillon Gymnasium Saturday afternoon. Hofstra, which won its fourth straight match and ninth in the last 10 matches, improves to 13-4-1. The Tigers fall to 4-12-0. The Pride, which captured eight of the 10 matches, won the first four matches of the contest to take a 15-0 lead. Starting at 125 pounds, sophomore Steve Bonanno won his fourth straight match with a 3-2 decision, on the riding time point, over 18th-ranked Garrett Frey to improve to 21-10. Fourth-ranked senior Lou Ruggirello (25-3), who won his 11th straight match, posted more than five minutes of riding time in a 9-3 victory over Richard Krop at 133 pounds. Junior Vince Varela improved to 18-11 on the season with an 8-3 decision over Zachary Bintliff at 141. Clemente, who notched his first pin of the season at 149 pounds to improve to 13-12 on the year, led 8-0 in the match with Gregory Ott before pinning him at the 4:32 mark of the contest. Princeton got on the board at 157 where Daniel Kolodzik posted a 16-0 tech fall win over Pride sophomore Matt Spataro (7-15), who moved up a class from 149 pounds to cut the deficit to 15-5. But sophomore Tyler Banks (18-14), who moved up a class to 165 from his usual 157, pinned Seth Hazleton in 2:58 at 165 and junior P.J. Gillespie, who bumped up to 174 from 165, pinned Andrew Lowry in 4:32 to improve to 23-6 on the year and boost the Pride lead to 27-5. The Tigers closed the gap by six at 184 as Michael Erdman pinned sophomore Pat Murphy (0-9) in 1:56. Murphy was filling in for Ben Clymer, who was sitting out the match after being slightly injured in the Pride’s match against Rider last Wednesday. Hofstra closed out the match with decision victories by freshman Matt Loew (12-21), who won his fourth straight match at 197 pounds with a 7-5 victory over Daniel Santoro, and sophomore Paul Snyder (21-14) edged Charles Fox, 3-2 on the riding time point at 285 pounds. The Pride close out their regular season dual match schedule on Tuesday, February 22 when they host the Black Knights of Army at the Mack Sports Complex in the make-up of the postponed (snow) January 26th contest. Match time is 7 p.m. Results: 125 Steve Bonanno (Hofstra ) DEC Garrett Frey (Princeton ) 3 - 2 133 Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra ) DEC Richard Krop (Princeton ) 9 - 3 141 Vicente Varela (Hofstra ) DEC Zachary Bintliff (Princeton ) 8 - 3 149 Zach Clemente (Hofstra ) FALL Gregory Ott (Princeton ) 4:32 157 Daniel Kolodzik (Princeton ) TF5 Matt Spataro (Hofstra ) 16 - 0 ( (5:10)) 165 Tyler Banks (Hofstra ) FALL Seth Hazleton (Princeton ) 2:58 174 Paul Gillespie (Hofstra ) FALL Andrew Lowy (Princeton ) 4:32 184 Michael Erdman (Princeton ) FALL Pat Murphy (Hofstra ) (1:56) 197 Matt Loew (Hofstra ) DEC Daniel Santoro (Princeton ) 7 - 5 285 Paul Snyder (Hofstra ) DEC Charles Fox (Princeton ) 3-2

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Thanks to five bonus-point victories, the Bucknell wrestling team won its season-best third straight match on Saturday as it defeated Brown 31-7 at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Bison recorded four major decisions and one pin in the victory. Bucknell (7-10, 2-4 EIWA) has defeated Lock Haven, Army and now Brown in succession, claiming each match by double figures. The Bison have won eight consecutive February duals heading into Sunday evening’s matchup with No. 8 American. Brantley Hooks (Spartanburg, S.C./James F. Byrnes), Corey Lear (Orangeville, Pa./Benton Area), Jay Hahn (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) and Joe McMullan (Easton, Pa./Wyoming Seminary) each posted a major decision for Bucknell. With his major decision victory, Hooks extended his personal winning streak to six, while Lear has now won three bouts in a row. Hahn also owns a three-bout winning streak, while McMullan has two consecutive wins. Kevin LeValley (Hugo, Colo./Limon) posted an 8-4 decision at 149 pounds. It was career win No. 118 for LeValley, who moved into a tie for second in program history with Bobby Ferraro. LeValley has won seven consecutive bouts since his lone loss of the year. He is now 25-1 this season and has won 13 consecutive EIWA duals. Derek Reber (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area) got the match off to a good start with a 2-1 decision at 125 pounds. It marked his third straight win and improved his EIWA career dual record to 10-4. Freshman Alex Pellicciotti (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown Area) posted the only pin of the match as it took him just 2:31 to score six points against Cort Choate at 133 pounds. It was the third pin of the season for Pellicciotti, who snapped a four-bout losing streak. Brown, which wrestled a total of four home matches on Friday and Saturday, fell to 2-13, 1-7 EIWA following its loss to the Bison. The Bears faced Columbia later in the afternoon. Bucknell will wrap up its regular season with a 7:30 p.m. match at American on Sunday. Results: 125: Derek Reber (Bu) dec. Billy Watterson (Br), 2-1 133: Alex Pellicciotti (Bu) pinned Cort Choate (Br), 2:31 141: Grant Overcashier (Br) maj. dec. Adam Healey (Bu), 9-0 149: No. 4 Kevin LeValley (Bu) dec. Giuseppi Lanzi (Br), 8-2 157: Brantley Hooks (Bu) maj. dec. Patrick Labuz (Br), 17-8 165: Corey Lear (Bu) maj. dec. David Foxen (Br), 12-1 174: Jeff Lemmer (Br) dec. Stephen McPeek (Bu), 13-9 184: Rob Waltko (B) dec. Ziad Khrabush (Br), 5-2 197: Jay Hahn (Bu) maj. dec. Brandon Shull (Br), 15-2 Hwt: Joe McMullan (Bu) maj. dec. Tyler Cowman (Br), 11-2

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Fourteenth-ranked Northwestern concluded one of the best dual seasons in its 91-year history Saturday by rolling past Ohio State, 27-13, at St. John Arena in Columbus. All but one of the Wildcats' six victories came with bonus points, including pins by senior and third-ranked Brandon Precin as well as sophomore Levi Mele. Northwestern finishes its regular season with an 18-2 overall mark and a 6-2 ledger in the Big Ten, its best win total in conference action since 1987 and the first time it has won three consecutive Big Ten duals since 2008. After the hosts got off to a 6-0 lead, NU reeled off six straight wins and led by as many as 21 points before the Buckeyes trimmed the margin with two victories to close the dual. "We knew that bonus points could be a factor in the dual and they turned out to be the reason we won by such a large margin," said NU head coach Drew Pariano after leading the Wildcats to their first win in Columbus since 1998. "That was a positive for us but we also let some matches get away that were there for the taking. We're proud of the dual season we put together but what you do at Big Tens and NCAAs is really what people are going to remember." The dual match got underway at 184 pounds where Ohio State's Cody Magrum used three takedowns to gain an early lead and never allowed NU's Aaron Jones to score on offense, as Magrum won a 7-4 decision to give the hosts a 3-0 lead. OSU made it 6-0 when the Buckeyes' 197-pounder Peter Capone was able to top Northwestern's John Schoen by a 2-1 score. After a scoreless first, Capone rode Schoen for the entire second period to ensure a riding time advantage and followed that up by escaping at the start of the third to make it 1-0 on the scoreboard. Schoen began to push the tempo looking for a takedown to tie the match and forced Capone to surrender a penalty point for stalling late in the third. Still down 2-1 with riding time factored in, Schoen couldn't get in on offense as Capone claimed the victory. That brought up the heavyweight match where NU's Ben Kuhar squared off with Zach Stolarsky of Ohio State, who allowed Kuhar to escape early in the second period to give the Wildcat junior a 1-0 lead. Stolarsky then began the third in the down position and immediately seemed to be free, but he turned directly into Kuhar's grasp and found himself on his back with Kuhar working for the pin. Without a controlling grasp of Stolarsky's shoulder, Kuhar settled for three near-fall points, which was more than enough for Kuhar to score a 6-0 decision and finish with a 3-4 Big Ten dual mark this season. Back down at 125 pounds, a focused and determined Precin put Northwestern in front for good thanks to his eighth pin of the year coming against the Buckeye's Bo Touris in the second period. With the victory, Precin enters his postseason with a record of 28-1 and a career mark of 131-29. At 133 pounds, two sophomores squared off as NU's 18th-ranked Levi Mele met Jacob Vaughn of Ohio State, who got off to a strong start with a hold of Mele's leg. But Mele did well to defend the shot and force a stalemate, and he came out of the restart with a takedown of his own with 10 seconds remaining in the first. He added to his lead with a takedown in the second and, after starting the third on the bottom, reversed Vaughn to set up a fall with 1:19 remaining in the match, his sixth pin of the season. Northwestern's powerful lower weights continued to roll, with freshman Kaleb Friedley getting several tilts for back points on his way to an 11-0 major decision over Randall Languis at 141 pounds. Seventh-ranked Andrew Nadhir made it back-to-back major decisions at 149 pounds, repeatedly taking down and cutting Ohio State's Joe Grandominico to guarantee a bonus point win. Nadhir went on to win by a 15-7 count, wrapping up an impressive regular season with a career-best 27-3 record and a 19-1 record in dual action. At 7-1 in the Big Ten, Nadhir should have an inside track to a No. 2 seed at 149 pounds in the upcoming Big Ten Championships. NU's final ranked wrestler took the mat at 157 pounds as No. 10 Jason Welch dominated a quality opponent in OSU junior Sean Nemec. Welch scored three takedowns and amassed 2:54 worth of riding time to close his regular season with a 23-3 mark. Ohio State stemmed the tide with a win at 165 from sixth-ranked Colt Sponseller despite the best efforts of NU sophomore Kevin Bialka. Bialka hung tough, trailing only 8-4 in the third, but Sponseller continued to dictate the action and ultimately won by 13-5 major decision. In the final bout of the afternoon, Ohio State's 13th-ranked Nick Heflin built a 4-2 first-period lead over NU sophomore Brian Roddy, Jr. in a battle of two Ohio natives. Heflin looked ready to add his lead on several occasions but was held off by solid defense by Roddy. In the end, however, Roddy could not generate a comeback and fell by a 4-2 score, setting the final margin of the dual at 27-13. Northwestern now has two weeks before hitting the mats at Welsh-Ryan Arena to host the 2011 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, Saturday-Sunday, March 5-6. Tickets to the event are still available for purchase by calling the Northwestern Athletic Ticket Office at 888-GO-PURPLE. Results: 184: Cody Magrum (OSU) dec. Aaron Jones (NU), 7-4 (OSU 3, NU 0) 197: Peter Capone (OSU) dec. John Schoen (NU), 2-1 (OSU 6, NU 0) 285: Ben Kuhar (NU) dec. Zach Stolarsky (OSU), 6-0 (OSU 6, NU 3) 125: #3 Brandon Precin (NU) FALL Bo Touris (OSU), 3:57 (NU 9, OSU 6) 133: #18 Levi Mele (NU) FALL Jacob Vaughn (OSU), 5:41 (NU 15, OSU 6) 141: Kaleb Friedley (NU) maj. dec. Randall Languis (OSU), 11-0 (NU 19, OSU 6) 149: #7 Andrew Nadhir (NU) maj. dec. Joe Grandominico (OSU), 15-7 (NU 23, OSU 6) 157: #10 Jason Welch (NU) maj. dec. Sean Nemec (OSU), 8-0 (NU 27, OSU 6) 165: Colt Sponseller (OSU) maj. dec. Kevin Bialka (NU), 13-5 (NU 27, OSU 10) 174: #13 Nick Heflin (OSU) dec. Brian Roddy, Jr. (NU), 7-4 (NU 27, OSU 13)

J Robinson

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The No. 11-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team used bonus points and a late surge to cruise past Michigan State, 24-15, in the dual-meet finale on Friday evening (Feb. 18) at Jenison Field House. Down three points with just two matches remaining, junior Zac Stevens (Monroe, Mich./Monroe HS) and senior/junior Kellen Russell (High Bridge, N.J./Blair Academy) claimed a technical fall and pin at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively, to overwhelm the Spartans. Stevens ended his 133-pound match early, scoring nine takedowns and adding a three-point near fall in the first period to claim a 22-7 technical fall -- the fourth of his career and first in three seasons. The Wolverine wrestler converted the bulk of his takedowns in the first period, bookending the frame with a pair of head in the holes and finding a leg turk on the latter to tack on his three backs points at the buzzer. He scored on three more takedowns in the second and used a counter attack to end the bout at 5:46. Top-ranked Russell made little work of Levi Stance in the final bout, countering an MSU shot to secure a quick takedown before using a figure four to claim his fourth pin of the season, ending the match at the 0:48 mark. Russell improved to 30-0 on the season and extended his dual-meet winning streak to 32 consecutive matches. The Wolverines opened the dual in equally impressive fashion as sophomore/freshman Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) earned his third win over a ranked opponent this season, rolling to a 10-1 major decision against 20th-ranked Dan Osterman at the opening weight of 149 pounds. The Wolverine rookie broke open the scoreless match midway through the second, scoring on a headlock out of bounds, and after riding out the frame, rode long enough in the third to gain time advantage. Grajales pulled away in the closing minute, countering an Osterman single leg to score before adding a pair of late two-point tilts, including one at the final buzzer to gain the major margin. Sophomore/freshman Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS) cruised at 165 pounds, spending a majority of the match on top en route to a 5-1 decision against Nick Kaczanowski. Yates struck on an early single leg in the first, rolled for a quick reversal in the second and rode out the third, accumulating 4:10 in time advantage. The Spartans won back-to-back matches at 174 and 184 pounds to carry a narrow advantage into the intermission break. Fifth-year senior Aaron Hynes (Mt. Morris, Mich./Flint Kearsley HS) wrestled the former bout up two weights, losing a 4-2 heartbreaker to Curran Jacobs in overtime. With the match knotted a two apiece late in the third, Hynes nearly had a takedown twice in the closing second -- first with a whizzer before almost turning to corner on the edge as time ran out. The MSU wrestler used a single-leg takedown to end the bout 14 seconds into the extra period. Fifth-year senior captain Anthony Biondo (Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa Valley HS) picked up a 10-4 decision over familiar foe Tyler Dickenson at 197 pounds, distancing himself down the stretch with a three-takedown third period. Biondo, ranked 11th, opened scoring with a quick second-period escape and converted on a subsequent high crotch, wrapping up two legs on the edge, to carry a two-point edge into the final frame. The Wolverine captain scored on a throw by, a single leg and, finally, a late counter attack to ice the match. Junior/sophomore Ben Apland (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) won a close one against Joe Rizqallah in the heavyweight contest, making a first-period takedown hold up for a 3-2 decision victory. Apland, ranked 16th nationally, took advantage on an early flurry on the edge of the mat, blasting through a double leg and dragging his toes in bounds to convert the takedown. The wrestlers traded escapes but neither committed to another shot in regulation. Michigan State picked up unexpected bonus points in the 125-pound match, where sophomore Sean Boyle (Lowell, Mass./Blair Academy), despite dictating the early pace against Eric Olanowski, got caught in a cement mixer and pinned at 1:02. The fall gave the Spartans' their temporary late lead, which U-M erased with its commanding performances in the final two bouts. The Wolverines will take the next two weeks to prepare for the Big Ten Championships, scheduled for March 5-6 in Evanston, Ill. Hosted by Northwestern University, the tournament will be held at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Results: 149 -- Eric Grajales (U-M) major dec. #20 Dan Osterman, 10-1 U-M, 4-0 157 - Sean McMurray (MSU) dec. #20 Brandon Zeerip, 8-2 U-M, 4-3 165 -- Dan Yates (U-M) dec. Nick Kaczanowski, 5-1 U-M, 7-3 174 -- Curran Jacobs (MSU) dec. Aaron Hynes, 4-2 SV U-M, 7-6 184 -- Ian Hinton (MSU) dec. Hunter Collins, 7-3 MSU, 9-7 197 -- #11 Anthony Biondo (U-M) dec. Tyler Dickenson, 10-4 U-M, 10-9 Hwt -- #16 Ben Apland (U-M) dec. Joe Rizqallah, 3-2 U-M, 13-9 125 -- Eric Olanowski (MSU) pinned Sean Boyle, 1:02 MSU, 15-13 133 -- Zac Stevens (U-M) tech. fall Chris Lyon, 22-7 (5:46) U-M, 18-15 141 -- #1 Kellen Russell (U-M) pinned Levi Stance, 0:48 U-M, 24-15

MORGANTOWN, WV -- The Edinboro wrestling team rallied for a 22-15 win at West Virginia on Friday evening to set up Saturday’s match with Pittsburgh for the Eastern Wrestling League regular season championship. The Fighting Scots have now won five of their last six matches and are 9-9-1 overall and 4-1 in the EWL. West Virginia falls to 8-6 and 3-2, respectively. Thanks to wins in the final three weight classes Edinboro hosts Pittsburgh on Saturday looking to reclaim the EWL title. The Fighting Scots won four years in a row before the Panthers claimed the crown a year ago. Pittsburgh comes into the 7 p.m. match at McComb Fieldhouse winners of its last 11 EWL matches. Edinboro trailed 15-10 after Chris Hrunka suffered an 11-6 loss to Alex Meade at 174 lbs. Meade, a transfer from Oklahoma State who was a national qualifier a year ago, dropped Hrunka to 14-16 thanks to five takedowns. Chris Honeycutt, wrestling for the first time as the top-ranked wrestler at 184 lbs., grounded out a tough 5-2 decision over Matt Ryan, who came in ranked 20th by Amateur Wrestling News. Honeycutt improved to 23-0, but it wasn’t easy. He countered a pair of Ryan takedown attempts in the first period to record two takedowns and lead 4-1. A Ryan escape to start the second period and Honeycutt’s escape in the third were the only other points. Ryan fell to 16-6. Shawn Fendone gave the Fighting Scots a 16-15 advantage with a 3-2 decision over Kyle Rooney at 197 lbs. Following a scoreless first period Fendone rode out Rooney in the second. Rooney chose neutral to start the third and made it count with a takedown off a quick single leg shot, almost pinning Fendone in the process. Fendone rallied with a reversal in the final minute to tie the score and owned a 2:21 advantage in riding time for the winning point. Fendone improved to 22-9 with his 12th win in his last 13 matches. Ernest James put an exclamation point on the win with a fall over Phil Mandzik at 3:23 at heayvweight. The match was scoreless after one period. Mandzik started down to begin the second, and it didn’t take long for James to cradle Mandzik and pin the Mountaineer. It gives James a 15-13 record with seven pins, including falls in his last three bouts. WVU’s Shane Young pinned Bijan Banks at 2:35 in the 125 lbs. match, dropping Banks to 0-21. Edinboro won three of the next four matches in what had to be considered swing bouts. Eric Morrill, ranked 18th by Amateur Wrestling News, won a minor upset over Nathan Pennesi, who was ranked 15th by InterMat and 17th by Amateur Wrestling News, at 133 lbs. Morrill prevailed 6-3 to win his tenth straight match and improve to 19-8, his 85th career win. Pennesi fell to 22-5. Morrill had all three takedowns in the match. In a matchup of freshmen, WVU’s Michael Morales edged Kasey Davis, 3-1, at 141 lbs. Davis led 1-0 after two periods, but Morales opened the third period with an escape and registered the winning takedown in the final minute. Davis fell to 18-13 and lost for the first time in his last four matches. In a second matchup of nationally-ranked opponents, Torsten Gillespie used a strong third period to hand Brandon Rader an 11-6 defeat at 149 lbs. Gillespie, ranked 17th by Amateur Wrestling News and 18th by InterMat, picked up his 96th career win and moved to 18-8. He did not compete in the last dual vs. North Carolina due to an injury. Rader was ranked 20th by Amateur Wrestling News and is a former two-time All-American who has battled a series of injuries the past few years. A wild first period saw the two emerge tied at 4-4. Rader opened with a takedown, but Gillespie then grabbed a 3-2 lead with an escape and takedown. Rader would reverse Gillespie, but the Boro senior would escape in the final ten seconds. Rader started the second with a reversal, but Gillespie would escape to make it 6-5 after two periods. Gillespie started the third period in the down position. A quick escape made it 6-6, and he then registered his lone takedown for an 8-6 lead. He added three near-fall points while dominating the last minute of the match. Johnny Greisheimer gave Edinboro its first lead of the night as the sophomore improved to 20-11 with a 12-2 major decision over Ryan Goodman at 157 lbs. Greisheimer led just 3-2 after one period, but he would take control in the second with a takedown and three near-fall points. He added his third takedown in the third period. Donnie Jones, ranked 20th by Amateur Wrestling News, gave the lead back to West Virginia with a 13-7 decision over Ethan Saylor at 165 lbs., although the Boro freshman battled to not allow bonus points. Jones had six takedowns while improving to 16-3. Results: 125 Shane Young (WVU) fall over Bijan Banks (EU), 2:35 0-6 133 Eric Morrill (EU) dec. #15 Nathan Pennesi (WVU), 6-3 3-6 141 Michael Morales (WVU) dec. Kasey Davis (EU), 3-1 3-9 149 #18 Torsten Gillespie (EU) dec. Brandon Rader (WVU), 11-6 6-9 157 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) maj. dec. Ryan Goodman (WVU) , 12-2 10-9 165 Donnie Jones (WVU) dec. Ethan Saylor (EU), 13-7 10-12 174 Alex Meade (WVU) dec. Chris Hrunka (EU), 11-6 10-15 184 #1 Chris Honeycutt (EU) dec. Matt Ryan (WVU), 5-2 13-15 197 Shawn Fendone (EU) dec. Kyle Rooney (WVU), 3-2 16-15 Hwt Ernest James (EU) fall over Phil Mandzik (WVU), 3:23 22-15

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The 23rd-ranked Purdue wrestling team made the most of its final home dual of the season, taking down archrival Indiana University 21-12 at Holloway Gymnasium on Friday night. The Boilermakers seniors led the charge as Akif Eren, Colton Salazar Luke Manuel and Logan Brown all scored huge victories as Purdue finishes the dual season 8-8-1 overall and 3-5 in Big Ten action. The Boilermakers topped the Hoosiers for the first time since 2008, earning a point in the coveted Crimson and Gold Cup standings and stretching Purdue's lead to 4.5 to 3. Purdue head coach Scott Hinkel finishes his fourth season at the helm of the Old Gold and Black, keeping his streak of non-losing dual records intact. "It was a great win for our team and our seniors," said Hinkel. "This win gives us some great momentum heading to Big Tens and NCAAs, where we really hope to peak." Purdue got off to a slow start as freshman Camden Eppert dropped a 5-2 decision to IU freshman Justin Brooks and gave the Hoosiers a 3-0 lead. However, the Boilermakers rallied at 133 and 141 as Eren edged out junior Matt Ortega, 3-2, to knot the score, and junior Jake Fleckenstein broke it open with a pin against freshman Mitchell Richey. Eren hit a swing-single in the second period for the only takedown of the match at 133, while Fleckenstein took Richey to his back at the 2:07 mark of the first period, sticking the Hoosier rookie for six team points. The Hoosiers cut into the lead at 149 pounds as 12th-ranked senior Kurt Kinser defended his national ranking with a 9-2 decision over Purdue senior Sam Patacsil. Patacsil had a solid ride in the second period, but was unable to turn the IU senior in the loss. The biggest surprise of the evening came at 157 pounds, where Salazar took down eighth-ranked Indiana senior Paul Young, 6-4. Salazar dominated the first period, scoring a pair of takedowns and riding Young out for the final 30 seconds en route to a 4-1 lead. Young rallied late, but came up short as the Boilermakers opened up a 12-6 lead at the intermission. Indiana knifed back into the lead at 165 pounds, where Hoosier freshman Ryan LeBlanc rode a pair of first period takedowns to a 7-3 decision over Boilermaker rookie Kyle Mosier. The win snapped Mosier's streak of three straight wins at home, and trimmed the team score to 12-9. The Boilermakers took final control of the contest over the next three contests as Manuel, junior A.J. Kissel and Brown put the match out of reach. Manuel, ranked eighth in the nation at 174 pounds, started the run with a 4-1 decision over senior Nick Avery, and Kissel, tabbed 12th at 184 pounds, followed with a 5-1 decision over senior Eric Cameron. Brown entered the highlight bout of the night against Hoosier junior Matt Powless as Brown entered the night 10th in the nation at 197, while Powless was ranked ninth. Brown scored late takedowns in the first and second periods to amass a 4-1 lead and then fended off Powless in the third period to hold on to his 19th win of the season. Manuel improved to 7-0 all-time against the Hoosiers and picked up career win 112, while Brown snagged career win 106. With the dual sealed, the Boilermakers sent out senior David Pisarcik to face ninth-ranked Ricky Alcala of Indiana at heavyweight, and despite a tremendous effort, Pisarcik came up just short in a 3-2 decision. The Boilermakers wrap up the dual season and return to action at the 2011 Big Ten Championships at Northwestern University on March 5-6. For information on the championships, visit the championship website at NUSports.com. Results: 125- Justin Brooks (Indiana ) DEC Eppert, Camden (Purdue University) 5-2 133- Eren, Akif (Purdue University) DEC Matt Ortega (Indiana ) 3-2 141- Fleckenstein, Jake (Purdue University) FALL Mitchell Ritchey (Indiana ) (2:07) 149- Kurt Kinser (Indiana ) DEC Patacsil, Sam (Purdue University) 9-2 157- Salazar, Colton (Purdue University) DEC Paul Young (Indiana ) 6-4 165- Ryan Leblanc (Indiana ) DEC Mosier, Kyle (Purdue University) 7-3 174- Manuel, Luke (Purdue University) DEC Nick Avery (Indiana ) 4-1 184- Kissel, A.J. (Purdue University) DEC Eric Cameron (Indiana ) 5-1 197- Brown, Logan (Purdue University) DEC Matt Powless (Indiana ) 7-4 285- Ricardo Alcala (Indiana ) DEC Pisarcik, David (Purdue University) 3-2

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The fourth-ranked Penn State wrestling team, under the direction of head coach Cael Sanderson, dismantled No. 16 Wisconsin 30-12 in front of a standing room only crowd of 6,311 fans in Rec Hall. Sophomore All-American Andrew Long (Creston, Iowa) notched the signature win of the dual, dominating Tyler Graff at 133, 12-5. Senior Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.) ranked No. 11 at 125, made his first Rec Hall appearance of the year the last of his career, posting a 10-5 win over Tom Kelliher to give Penn State an early 3-0 lead. Long, ranked No. 8 at 133, thrilled the SRO Rec Hall crowd by hammering No. 3 Graff 12-5 and the true freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 7 at 141, continued the Lion win streak by pinning Shane McQuade at the 3:52 mark. The pin was Alton's 17th of the year, which is fourth all-time in a single season at Penn State. Junior Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 3 at 149, then majored No. 10 Cole Schmitt of Wisconsin 9-1 to put Penn State up 16-0. Red-shirt freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 3 at 157, then completed the regular season undefeated with an 18-2 technical fall over UW's Kalvin York at the 4:57 mark to give Penn State a 21-0 lead at intermission. Taylor's 31-0 mark on the year includes 30 bonus point wins. The York tech fall was his 14th to go along with nine majors and seven pins. Red-shirt freshman James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) then downed Wisconsin's Shawn Perry 7-3 at 165 before classmate Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) posted a strong 8-5 win over No. 14 Ben Jordan at 174 to put Penn State up 27-0. No. 3 Travis Rutt of Wisconsin fought off a Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) cradle attempt and got a pin at the 4:41 mark, breaking the shut out. Wisconsin's Trevor Brandvold, ranked No. 2, then pinned Lion freshman Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) in just :42 to cut the Lion lead to 27-12. Junior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6 at heavyweight, downed No. 10 Eric Bugenhagen 5-2 in the final bout to give Penn State the lopsided 30-12 victory. Tonight's dual, which was a Big Ten Network StudentU production and aired live in HD at bigtennetwork.com, will air on the Big Ten Network tomorrow morning, Saturday, at 9:30 a.m. Penn State ends the 2010-11 dual meet season with a 17-1-1 mark, 6-1-1 in Big Ten duals. Wisconsin ends its dual season at 10-6-1, 1-5-1 in conference action. Penn State's 17 dual wins is the most since the Nittany Lions went 18-3 in 1998. The .921 winning percentage is the best since the Nittany Lions went 22-0-1 in 1993. Penn State's six Big Ten dual meet wins ties the school record for Big Ten wins in a season (the Nittany Lions went 6-0 in 1998). Penn State posted a wide 19-5 margin in takedowns and, in winning eight of ten bouts, split the bonus point battle 6-6. Sanderson's Nittany Lions will now prep for the 2011 Big Ten Wrestling Championships on March 5-6 at Northwestern University. The two-day event is the national qualifier for the conference and begins with an 11 a.m. Eastern (10 a.m. Central) session on Saturday, March 5. The Sunday session starts at 2 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. Central) with the finals airing live on the Big Ten Network at 4 p.m. Eastern (3 p.m. Central). 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: #11 Brad Pataky PSU dec. Tom Kelliher UW, 10-5 3-0 133: #8 Andrew Long PSU dec. #3 Tyler Graff UW, 12-5 6-0 141: #7 Andrew Alton PSU pinned Shane McQuade UW, WBF (3:52) 12-0 149: #3 Frank Molinaro PSU maj. dec. #10 Cole Schmitt UW, 9-1 16-0 157: #3 David Taylor PSU tech fall Kalvin York UW, 18-2 (TF; 4:57) 21-0 165: James Vollrath PSU dec. Shawn Perry UW, 7-3 24-0 174: #2 Ed Ruth PSU dec. #14 Ben Jordan UW, 8-5 27-0 184: #3 Travis Rutt UW pinned #17 Quentin Wright PSU, WBF (4:41) 27-6 197: #2 Trevor Brandvold UW pinned Nick Ruggear PSU, WBF (0:42) 27-12 285: #6 Cameron Wade PSU dec. #10 Eric Bugenhagen UW, 5-2 30-12 BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Senior Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.), ranked No. 11 at 125, made his first appearance in Rec Hall his last as the Nittany Lion wrestled on Senior Night for Penn State. Pataky took on Tom Kelliher of Wisconsin. Pataky quickly took Kelliher down for a 2-0 lead lest than :15 into the bout. He then gained control of his arm and turned him for three near fall points and a 5-0 lead. A reset and another three point near fall gave the Lion an 8-0 lead less than a minute into the bout. Pataky tacked on two near fall points before Kelliher reversed him at the 1:35 mark. Leading 10-2, Pataky was not able to break free of a solid Kelliher ride and led 10-2 after the opening period. Pataky chose neutral to start the third period and began looking for a chance to take Kelliher down and add to his lead. The duo battled evenly for the first minute, with Kelliher fighting off a Pataky double leg to keep within striking distance. Trailing by eight, Kelliher chose top to start the third period. Kelliher then turned Pataky for two near fall points to cut the lead to 10-4 with 1:10 left and over a minutes worth of riding time. Kelliher forced Pataky into a first stall warning and then rode him out. Pataky's early period fireworks gave the Lion a 10-5 win and put Penn State up 3-0 after the opening bout. 133: Sophomore Andrew Long (Creston, Iowa), ranked No. 8 at 133, battled No. 3 Tyler Graff in one of the dual's marquee match-ups. Graff drew first blood with a quick takedown for a 2-1 lead at the 2:30 mark. Graff got in deep on Long's leg again but this time Long countered the move, forced a scramble and slipped to a low double leg to take a 3-2 lead with 1:10 on the clock. Long tried to throw Graff to his back, but the Badger rolled out of trouble for an escape and a 3-3 tie with under 1:00 left in the opening period. Long turned a single leg ankle pick into a last second takedown to thrill the Rec Hall crowd with another takedown and led 5-3 at the end of one stanza. Graff chose down to start the second period and Long maintained control of the Badger until the 1:21 mark, building up :51 in riding time and leading 5-4. Long countered another Graff shot and scrambled his way into control of the Badger for a third takedown and a 7-4 lead with :45 on the clock. He then broke Graff down and proceeded to ride him out to lead 7-4 with 1:39 in riding time after two periods. Long chose down to start the third and was cut loose to an 8-4 lead. Long countered another Graff shot for a fourth takedown to up his lead to 10-5 with 1:22 on the clock after a quick Graff escape. Long, with riding time assured, scrambled for a final takedown to grab the major but could not get it. Graff gave up a penalty point and Long walked away with a convincing 12-5 win, putting the Lions up 6-0. 141: True freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 7 at 141, met Wisconsin's Shane McQuade. Alton took McQuade down less than five seconds into the bout and led 2-0 early. McQuade escaped after Long build up 1:02 in riding time, but Alton was relentless, adding a second takedown with 1:15 on the clock to lead 4-2 after cutting him loose. Alton added two more takedowns to up his lead to 8-3 with :30 on the clock. Alton then rode the Badger out and led by five, with 2:09 in riding time, after one period. Alton chose down to start the second period, quickly reversed the Badger and then turned him to his back for a pin at the 3:52 mark. Alton's pin was his 17th of the year and put Penn State up 12-0. 149: Two-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 3 at 149, met No. 10 Cole Schmitt in another top-notch encounter. The ranked duo battled evenly for almost two minutes, but Molinaro took the lead with a solid high double to take a 2-1 lead after a quick Schmitt escape with just over :50 on the clock. Molinaro continued to set the pace offensively, keeping Schmitt backing away, for the rest of the period. Schmitt chose down to start the second stanza but Molinaro was able to maintain control of the Badger and break him down to build up over a minute's worth of riding time. Molinaro worked hard to turn the ranked Badger but Schmitt was able to keep from giving up back points. Molinaro forced Schmitt into a first stall warning and then rode him out to lead 2-1 with 2:14 in riding time after two periods. Molinaro chose down to start the third stanza and quickly scrambled behind the Badger for a reversal and a 4-1 lead. The Nittany Lion junior then clinched the riding time point. Continuing to dominate the action, Molinaro picked up a point on another stall call on Schmitt. He then worked the Badger to his back, picked up three near fall points and, with the bonus point, posted the 9-1 major. 157: Red-shirt freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 3 at 157, looked to make it a perfect regular season against Wisconsin's Kalvin York. Taylor took York down quickly and led 2-1 after the Badger escaped. Taylor worked his way behind York and used a low double for a second takedown and lead 4-1 with 2:00 left in the opening period. Taylor then turned the Bader for three back points and a 7-1 lead with 1:25 on the clock. Taylor reset himself, added three more back points to lead 10-1, and then reset himself again to try and turn York once more. Taylor nearly pinned York at the end of the period but the Badger rolled through the move and did not give up any points. Leading 10-1 with 2:15 in riding time, Taylor chose top to start the second period to try and turn York once more. York was able to escape to a 10-2 deficit, but Taylor quickly took York down again to lead 12-2 with 1:00 on the clock. He added another three point near fall to lead 15-2, reset himself, and turned him one more time for three points and the 18-2 tech fall at the 4:57 mark. The win improved Taylor to 31-0 with 30 bonus point wins and gave the Lions a 21-0 lead at the half. 165: Red-shirt freshman James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) got the call at 165 for Penn State and met Wisconsin's Shawn Perry. Vollrath gained control of Perry quickly and worked his way to a takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 2:20 mark. He then locked Perry up in a cradle and turned him to his back and began working for the pin. Vollrath steadily locked the cradle up and turned him for once, then twice, nearly pinning him each time. Perry was able to fight off the fall but Vollrath picked up the back points and led 5-0 with :40 on the clock. Perry escaped before the period ended. Trailing 5-1 and facing 5-3 in riding time, Perry chose down to start the second stanza and escaped to a 5-2 deficit. Vollrath countered a low Perry shot and notched his second takedown to lead 7-3 with 1:40 left. The duo battled evenly for the remainder of the period and Vollrath held that four point lead with 2:05 in riding time heading into the third stanza. The Lion freshman chose down to start the third period but could not work his way free of a strong Perry ride. Perry was able to control Vollrath for the entire period. Still, Vollrath was never in danger of giving up back points and the Penn State freshman posted a 7-3 win, putting Penn State up 24-0. 174: Red-shirt freshman Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), Penn State's highest ranked individual with a No. 2 nod at 174, met No. 14 Ben Jordan in yet another battle of ranked opponents. Ruth shot at the 1:58 mark, but Jordan countered the move and got the takedown to lead 2-0 with 1:55 left in the period. Ruth tried to scramble out of Jordan's control and finally got the escape at the :38 mark to cut the lead to 2-1. Trailing 2-1 and facing 1:19 in riding time, Ruth chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. Ruth shot again and Jordan nearly countered for another takedown, but this time Ruth was able to fight off the move and stay tied. Ruth shot low after a reset and worked for another takedown. After nearly :30 of work, Ruth got the takedown and took a 4-2 lead with :45 on the clock. Ruth was able to break Jordan down and, with the ride out, led 4-2 at the end of two periods. Jordan had :50 in riding time. Jordan chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 4-3 deficit. This time, Jordan shot low and it was Ruth's turn to counter, scramble behind the Lion, and get the takedown for a 6-3 lead. Ruth added one more takedown and posted the hard fought 8-5 win. 184: Sophomore Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 184, took on No. 3 Travis Rutt of Wisconsin in a key battle. Rutt and Wade scrambled for the first takedown, with each man having a chance to secure the first points. But it was Rutt who took the lead with a takedown at the 2:14 mark. He then gained control of Wright's wrist and tried to turn the Lion for back points, but Wright was able to keep from giving up any near fall call and kept the bout close. Wright then battled his way to an escape but Rutt was able to counter a Wright shot and add to his lead at the :20 mark with another takedown. Leading 4-1 with 1:55 in riding time, Rutt chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 5-1 lead. Wright slipped down to a low single, using an ankle pick to gain control of Rutt and work his way to a takedown, cutting the lead to 5-3. Wright then worked to complete a cradle and, when working to turn Rutt over for a pin of his own, was countered by Rutt and pinned by the Badger at the 4:41 mark. 197: Freshman Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) faced off against undefeated Badger senior Trevor Brandvold, who was ranked No. 2 at 197. Brandvold quickly took Ruggear down to take an early 2-0 lead and then gained control of the Lion freshman's shoulders, turned him to his back, and picked up a pin at the :42 mark. 285: Junior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6 at heavyweight, met No. 10 Eric Bugenhagen in another marquee match-up. The ranked big men battled evenly for the entire first period with neither man managing a takedown or breaking through the other's defenses. Tied 0-0, Bugenhagen chose down to start the second period. But Wade made the Wisconsin senior pay for the decision by turning him to his back for two near fall points. Wade continued the strong ride, working to turn the Badger once more. Wade maintained control of the Badge for the rest of the period and led 2-0 with 2:00 in riding time heading into the final period. Wade chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. The Lion junior maintained the pressure on Bugenhagen, forcing the Badger back towards the edge of the mat while looking for an opening to score. Wade fought off one Bugenhagen shot, then got taken down by the Badger. Wade grabbed the escape, picked up the riding time point and posted the strong 5-2 win, giving Penn State the 30-12 win.