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ALLIANCE, Ohio -- No. 10 ranked Mount Union shut out John Carroll, 34-0, in an Ohio Athletic Conference wrestling dual Tuesday night in Alliance. The Purple Raiders are now a perfect 11-0 on the season and remain in first place in the OAC with a 3-0 record, while John Carroll falls to 3-6 overall and 0-3 in the OAC. After Mount Union scored five straight decisions, John Piechuta (Alliance/Marlington) rallied from a 4-1 first period deficit to score a 7-5 victory and give the Raiders a then commanding 18-0 lead. Other highlights included a pin by No. 4 ranked Bill Schindel (Tallmadge/Akron Hoban), who improved to 18-0 on the season and a major decision, 9-0, victory by Derick Hesson (Dexter City/Caldwell) at 285. Mount Union travels to the Pete Wilson Invitational at Wheaton (Ill.) this weekend. Results: 125 Riki Reynolds (Mount Union) DEC John Cobos (John Carroll ) 3 - 1 133 Colin Dennis (Mount Union) DEC Kevin Nycz (John Carroll ) 9 - 2 141 Josh Malave (Mount Union) DEC Greg Ryan (John Carroll ) 2 - 1 149 Kevin Shadrach (Mount Union) DEC Kenny Locsei (John Carroll ) 5 - 0 157 Joe Spooner (Mount Union) DEC Vincent Pizzuli (John Carroll ) 6 - 2 165 John Piechuta (Mount Union) DEC Clarence Semple (John Carroll ) 7 - 5 174 Jeremy Hathaway (Mount Union) DEC Todd Gaydosh (John Carroll ) 2 - 1 184 Andy Jenkins (Mount Union) DEC Bryan Steinmetz (John Carroll ) 7 - 3 197 Bill Schindel (Mount Union) PINNED Alex Garred (John Carroll ) (4:25) 285 Derick Hesson (Mount Union) MAJOR DEC. Will Porter (John Carroll ) 9 - 0

STEVENS POINT -- Tied 15-15 with just two weight classes remaining, Chad Gregory and Steve Wozniak earned two crucial victories on Tuesday evening to help earn UW-Stevens Point head coach Johnny Johnson his 126th career victory at UWSP, surpassing Marty Loy as the school’s all-time winningest wrestling coach. The eighth-ranked Pointers took an early 6-0 lead on the visiting Rangers thanks to a pin by Brad Kuehn at 125 pounds. Back-to-back victories by Parkside pulled the Rangers back even with the host Pointers at 6-6. Kris Magruder’s forfeit victory at 149 pounds put the Pointers back in front 12-6 and Ben Strobel picked up another three points with his 14-12 come-from-behind victory at 157 pounds. Parkside began to chip away at the lead again and once more tied the score at 15-15 after 184 pounds leaving just two weight classes for the Pointers to earn valuable points. Senior Chad Gregory stepped up and did his part, recording a 9-3 victory at 197 and 10th-ranked Steve Wozniak pinned his opponent at the 5:20 mark of the heavyweight contest go seal the victory. UW-Stevens Point (9-7, 2-1 WIAC) returns to the mat on Feb. 4 when they travel to UW-Whitewater for a 7 p.m. showdown with the Warhawks. Results: 125 Brad Kuehn (SP) pins Martino Balsiger (UWP) 4:43 – UWSP 6 – UWP 0 133 #4 Cody Zimmerman (UWP) def Jordan Kust (UWSP) 7-3 – UWSP 6 – UWP 3 141 Arik Yde (UWP) def Shane Sweeney (UWSP) 5-3 – UWSP 6 – UWP 6 149 Kris Magruder (UWSP) wins by forfeit – UWSP 12 – UWP 6 157 Ben Strobel (UWSP) def Dave Edwards (UWP) 14-12 – UWSP 15 – UWP 6 165 Matt Gille (UWP) def #7 Jordan Schulte (UWSP) 2-0 – UWSP 15 – UWP 9 174 #1 Luke Rynish (UWP) def Ryan Conat (UWSP) 9-4 – UWSP 15 – UWP 12 184 Ryan Woods (UWP) def. Coulter Nyenhuis (UWSP) 12-5 – UWSP 15 – UWP 15 197 Chad Gregory (UWSP) def Curtis Hines (UWP) 9-3 – UWSP 18 – UWP 15 285 #10 Steve Wozniak pins Vince Depp (UWP) 5:20 – UWSP 24 – UWP 15

After last Friday’s outstanding Big Ten wrestling live double-header on the Big Ten Network, the BTN heard from many Penn State and Iowa fans in regards to the PSU/Iowa dual being a two-day tape delay. Thanks to this fan input, the BTN is taking an outstanding step and making the tape delay a SAME DAY one. So the battle between No. 1 Penn State and 3X defending national champ Iowa, which is being wrestled in front of a sold out Rec Hall crowd on Sunday at 2 p.m., will air Sunday night at 9:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network and again on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. Thanks to the BTN and the fans of both teams for helping to make this happen!

Buies Creek, N.C. -- The Gardner-Webb wrestling team used three pin fall wins to defeat Campbell 32-12 on Tuesday night in Buies Creek, N.C. GWU redshirt-sophomore Alex Medved started the match off with a pin fall win at 3:57 over Darien Peele at 157 to give the Runnin’ Bulldogs an early 6-0 lead in the match. The win was Alex Medved’s 20th overall win on the year. Fellow redshirt-sophomore Justin Guthrie carried over the momentum from his huge win versus Duke on Friday night, as he scored a 5-4 decision of Jake Fose to push GWU in front by nine at 9-0. The momentum was clearly on the Runnin’ Bulldogs side, as freshman Erin O’Dell picked up his second win of the year, edging Ryan Ham of Campbell for the 3-2 win at 174. With a 12-0 lead, junior Blake Salyer earned his first pin fall win of the year at 184, pinning Peter Comis 3:58 seconds into the match, giving the Runnin’ Bulldog grapplers a huge 18-0 match lead. Redshirt-sophomore Travis Porter continued GWU’s winning ways, posting a 5-1 decision win over John Merickel at 197, increasing the GWU lead to 21-0. After Campbell’s Peter Burns earned a pin fall win at 285 to put the Camels on the board, Campbell picked up back-to-back wins at 125 and 133 to cut the GWU lead to 21-12 with two matches remaining. However, the Runnin’ Bulldog grapplers refused to lose, as Richie Spicel picked up his third pin fall win of the year over Michael Jordan at 3:28 at 141, while GWU’s Ryan Medved wrapped up the match with a technical fall 20-4 victory over Brad Merriman at 149 to give Gardner-Webb the 32-12 win. With the win, GWU improves to 3-12-1 on the year in dual match action. The Gardner-Webb wrestling team will look to carry over the momentum from Tuesday night’s win to this Saturday, as the Runnin’ Bulldogs will compete at the Appalachian Open on Saturday, January 29th, in Boone, N.C. Results: 125 - Tanner Bidelspach (CU) decision Brett Kostern (GWU) 5-4, 21-9 GWU 133 - Gabe Gardner (CU) decision Alex Hamm (GWU) 7-5 in first OT, 21-12 GWU 141 - Richie Spicel (GWU) fall Michael Jordan (CU), 3:28, 27-12 GWU 149 - Ryan Medved (GWU) technical fall Brad Merriman (CU) 20-4 in 5:49, 32-12 GWU 157 - Alex Medved (GWU) fall Darien Peele (CU)*, 3:57, 6-0 GWU 165 - Justin Guthrie (GWU) decision Jake Fose (CU) 5-4, 9-0 GWU 174 - Erin O’Dell (GWU) decision Ryan Ham (CU) 3-2, 12-0 GWU 184 - Blake Salyer (GWU) fall Peter Comis (CU), 3:58, 18-0 GWU 197 - Travis Porter (GWU) decision John Merickel (CU) 5-1, 21-0 GWU 285 – Parker Burns (CU) fall Tyler Arrowood (GWU), 1:59, 21-6 GWU *denotes starting weight

For Mario Mason, a change in scenery is just what he needed. Mason, a New Jersey native who wrestled for national powerhouse Blair Academy in high school, started his collegiate career at the University of Minnesota and spent two years in the Gopher wrestling program before transferring to Rutgers University this season. He compiled a record of 19-12 last season as a redshirt freshman for Minnesota and qualified for the 2010 NCAA Championships at 149 pounds. Mario MasonMason has shined in his first season wrestling for Rutgers. He is currently ranked No. 4 in the country at 149 pounds and has a record of 21-3. He has not lost a match since November. Mason has wins this season over All-Americans Frank Molinaro of Penn State, Kevin LeValley of Bucknell, and Brandon Rader of West Virginia. InterMat recently caught up with the redshirt sophomore and talked to him about the differences between Rutgers and Minnesota, Cory Cooperman, Adam Frey, Rutgers' rapid rise, freestyle wrestling, and much more. Last season you had a strong redshirt freshman season at Minnesota, but you have turned it up another notch this season at Rutgers. What is the biggest difference from last season to this season? Mason: Well, definitely the coaching styles at Minnesota and Rutgers are a lot different. Minnesota is kind of a brawler style. This year I have been able to work with Cory Cooperman, who I have known for a long time. He has helped me tremendously. In what ways has Cooperman helped you this season? Mario Mason (Photo/Roy DeBoer)Mason: He's kind of like my personal coach. Anything he feels that I need to work on, we work on. Being with him helps me build my confidence. He's always one hundred percent positive. He's obviously going to tell me things I'm doing wrong and help me out, but he always has a positive outlook. He's almost like an older brother to me. It's a big deal for me and a big confidence builder. You mentioned the coaching styles at Minnesota and Rutgers being different. How is the training different between the two programs? Mason: They're both hard-nosed programs. Rutgers might be new on the map, but we train really hard, as hard as any team in the country. Minnesota is more of a grinder style, more live wrestling situations in the room, and more conditioning. At Rutgers, we're doing a lot of drilling and a lot of perfecting technique, which is something I have always done when I was young and in high school. It's something I like to do and always helps my wrestling. That's definitely the biggest difference between Minnesota and Rutgers. There is a lot of anticipation at Minnesota for Jake Deitchler's possible return. A lot of people know about his Greco-Roman credentials, but there is some uncertainty about what kind of impact he can make in collegiate wrestling. Having trained with him, what kind of impact do you think Deitchler can make in the program if healthy? Mason: I think he can make a huge impact. He's probably one of the few guys that I still talk to from Minnesota. I wrestled him a few times in my freestyle career. When I was at Minnesota, we became really good friends. The kid is a dynamite wrestler. He can definitely be a breakthrough guy if he can come back and wrestle in college. It's kind of a sad thing with the concussions, but hopefully he can get back on the mat and help the program. One of your former high school teammates at Blair Academy, Adam Frey, passed away a little over a year ago after a courageous battle with cancer. What do you remember most about Adam? Mason: I wrestled him probably four times a week when I was a freshman and he was a senior. He used to just beat me up all the time and just get me tougher. He was always on top of me to get better, kind like Cooperman has been for me. Adam was always helping me and always in my corner. He was an unbelievable wrestler. He's probably one of the best wrestlers I've seen and wrestled with. Mario Mason has split matches with Penn State's Frank Molinaro this season (Photo/Roy DeBoer)Rutgers is ranked in the top 10. What is the atmosphere like in the program this season? Mason: Right now, everyone is making jumps and it's because we have to make jumps. We're getting more highly ranked as our wrestlers are starting to wrestle better. Not a lot of people thought it was possible, coming from nowhere. We just have a lot of tough individuals who are making progress and wrestling hard. Everybody is from New Jersey, so everybody knows each other from childhood or wrestling in high school together. It's a really close-knit group of guys and it's great to wrestle for a team like that. What's it going to take for Rutgers to be in the hunt for a trophy at the NCAAs? Mason: Obviously, we're going to need some more guys. We're going to need to bring in the top recruits in the country. We have a lot of guys that will do well this season. I think we could have four, five, or six guys place at the NCAA tournament. Everyone is going to have to step up and wrestle the best they can. If we do that, we can be in the hunt. I don't know about a national title this year, but we should be in the top five or top six at the NCAAs ... as long as everyone is wrestling hard and staying focused. There is a chance you could face 2010 NCAA champion Kyle Dake of Cornell at the EIWA Championships. You have defeated Dake in freestyle. How much are you looking forward to a potential meeting with Dake? Mario Mason (Photo/Morgan Hennessy)Mason: I'm really looking forward to it. I enjoy wrestling the best guys. I want to wrestle everybody I can. I have wrestled a couple top 10 guys so far this season. I look forward to the match. Freestyle is a whole different ballgame than collegiate style. But it's going to be a battle and hopefully I can come out on top. You went 0-2 at the NCAAs last season. What did you take from that tournament that you think might help you the next time you compete at the NCAAs? Mason: Prior to that, I don't think I had ever gone 0-2 at a tournament since I was a young kid. It's just heartbreaker. You work hard all season, get down to weight, and it's a big letdown. It's a driving force. It drives you to do better, wrestle harder in the room, and get in better condition, everything that you need to do to be an All-American and NCAA champion. It's one of those things that is really in the back of my mind that I never want to happen to me again. You have had lot of age-group success in fresestyle over the years. You even competed on the senior level at the 2009 U.S. World Team Trials after your redshirt season. Is freestyle wrestling still important to you? Mason: Yeah. Actually, I enjoy freestyle wrestling more than collegiate wrestling. I really wish I could wrestle it all year round. I wish college was freestyle wrestling. I definitely would love to pursue it. I would love to go to the Olympics and win the Olympics. That's a dream. That would be unbelievable. That would probably be one of the coolest things I could do in the sport. Blair Academy vs. St. Paris Graham on Saturday night. What's your prediction? Mason: I have to go with Blair because it's my home school. St. Paris Graham is obviously a tough team. I'm sure (Jeff) Buxton is looking forward to that match because St. Paris Graham beat Blair last year. It's going to be a good one, but I have to go with Blair.

Dan Gable, legendary wrestler and coach, will go "On the Mat" this Wednesday, January 26. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:05 - 6:00 PM CST on AM 1650, The Fan. E-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with any questions or comments about the show. Gable was the head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa from 1977-1997. His teams won 15 NCAA team titles in 21 years and compiled a 355-21-5 dual meet record. As a wrestler, Gable was an NCAA champion for Iowa State in 1968 and 1969. He won the 1972 Olympics in freestyle wrestling without surrendering a point. Gable recently retired from the University of Iowa as an administrator. This show will focus on his career and legacy in wrestling.

AURORA, Ill. -- Ultimately, the final scores from a recent super quad hosted by Marmion Academy don't tell the whole story. Not even part of it. Marmion Academy Super QuadIt's true that a banged-up Marmion Academy Cadets team went 0-3 on the day, losing badly to No. 5 St. Ed's and No. 10 Iowa City West, and narrowly to bitter rival No. 38 Montini Catholic. But only a decade ago, the scene that unfolded on Jan. 15 would have been impossible, inconceivable. Before the 2002-03 school year, Marmion Athletic Director Joe Chivari called up Dean Branstetter and asked the veteran high school wrestling coach of 15 years to leave Mona Shores High in Muskegon, MI, to start a wrestling team at the all-male Catholic prep school 38 miles west of Chicago. At 36 years of age, the former University of Indianapolis All-American came in and built the program up slowly. He scheduled small school competition at first, teaching and allowing kids to accumulate wins and confidence. In 2006, the program achieved their first regional individual champion, and took five kids to sectionals. That success led St. Charles-natives Pat Greco (Northwestern) and Nico Jimenez (Illinois) to commit to Marmion, eventually becoming the program's first Division I recruits. And slowly but surely, success begat success. "We had to win some matches, make sure kids could be competitive," Branstetter says. "As we improved every year, then we scheduled bigger schools and better competition. We had to keep kids interested in the sport, and we had to get good so good kids will come here. When [the good kids] were successful, that just opened the door [and] it snowballed from there." Oh, has it ever snowballed. The Cadets are ranked third in state in Class 2A, and 13th in the country, (according to InterMat). They currently boast 11 state-ranked wrestlers in the top 10 of their respective weight classes, seven of whom are either first or second in state, according to Illinois Matmen (www.illinoismatmen.com). In addition, Branstetter estimates that five or six of his wrestlers will eventually end up competing collegiately at the Division I level. "Obviously, we're very pleased with the job he's done," Chivari said. "He's taken a program from totally non-existent to a position where we are recognized and building the program to something that we're looking to sustain for years to come." Ben Whitford (Photo/Bob Tuneberg, BuckeyeWrestling.com)Three Cadets are currently ranked nationally by InterMat: No. 16 103-pounder Johnny Jimenez, No. 12 112-pounder Jered Cortez, and No. 3 130-pounder Ben Whitford. The diamond gem of that group is Whitford. The sophomore won the Ironman, Dvorak and Cheesehead tournaments this year, and has lost just once in his high school career. He fell into Marmion's lap by pure chance. A native of St. John's, Michigan, Whitford moved to Chicago before his freshman year, when his father, Pat, got a job in the Chicagoland area. Marmion was the first school the Whitfords considered, and the school's academics, as well as its proximity to the highly regarded Overtime School of Wrestling (where Ben and 14 of his teammates train) were big selling points. "We're extremely happy, all-around," Pat Whitford says. "We always knew wrestling was going to take him somewhere, but [Marmion's] academics opens up different doors. Also, you knew the guys that were coming, that (135-pound freshman stud) Bryce [Brill] and the workout partners around him were going to be a big sell too." Marmion Academy MerchandiseWhich brings us to the most highly anticipated high school wrestling event in the country on that mid-January weekend. Joe Silvestro is one of a myriad of assistant coaches for the Cadets, and his son, Angelo, is ranked second in state for Class 2A at 141 pounds. A 1982 St. Ed's graduate, Joe competed for the Eagles and eventually wrestled at North Carolina. Knowing they would have to face Montini for conference anyway, Marmion decided to test themselves, and Joe got the ball rolling with one phone call to St. Ed's. The result was an intense wrestling competition that featured a few upsets (No. 6 Cortez lost to then unranked-Edgar Bright of St. Ed's), witnessed by local college coaches and boisterous wrestling fans alike. The two long tables of assorted Marmion Academy wrestling paraphernalia being sold by boosters was proof enough of this program's serious intentions. "The coaches want to do this for us, get us out against all these good ranked teams," 103-pounder Johnny Jimenez (ranked No. 16 nationally by InterMat) says. "We're going to grow as a wrestling team as a result of this." Though people took notice of the program last season, this year has put Marmion on the mat. They won the tough Dvorak tournament with three individual champions (two freshmen and a sophomore), finished fourth at Ironman and seventh at Cheesehead. The ultimate goal, however, is a state championship. To do that, they'll have to get by longtime state power Montini in regionals. At the Jan. 15 quad, Montini got up big early, and then hung on for a 31-30 dual win. Should Marmion do that, they will likely find No. 24 Crystal Lake Central (which features three nationally-ranked wrestlers of their own) in between them and a Class 2A state title. Dean BranstetterBut the Cadets' rapid ascent to high school wrestling relevancy hasn't come without it's criticisms and questions. On message boards and at tournaments, people whisper speculations and ruminate about how Marmion managed to assemble such a talented group of youngsters so quickly. Branstetter has heard the gossip, and he maintains that Marmion's academic excellence sells itself. In the beginning, word of mouth helped, as positive experiences led other kids from local wrestling clubs like St. Charles North to consider attending Marmion. Through it all, Branstetter has vehemently denied any unethical practices. "It's a little frustrating because there are a lot of people who pass judgment on the program, and they've never seen what these kids go through academically, they've never been to practice," Branstetter says. "It's kind of sad that you want to put down a 15-16 year old kid who wants a great education. I don't know if the boys read that stuff, but I don't read the websites anymore. The AD isn't going to let me do things the wrong way, and I'm not going to put Marmion in that position. We're trying to do things the right way, and that's all I can do." With the program quickly establishing itself as a state powerhouse, don't be surprised to see a steady trickle of stud kids and transfers head to Aurora to get a quality education, wrestle a tough national schedule, and try to compete for state titles.

NORMAN, Okla. -- Tyler Caldwell of the seventh-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling team has been chosen as the Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week, announced Monday by the league office. The accolade is a first for the Wichita, Kan., native and the second for the Sooners this season (Nathan Fernandez, Jan. 18). “We’re really proud of Tyler Caldwell,” Jack Spates said. “First of all he is the epitome of what we speak of as a student-athlete. He was an All-American as a true-freshman and is ranked-fourth in the country now. He carries above a 3.0 GPA and is an extremely hard worker and a young man of great character. He represents the Sooner with great honor.” Caldwell earned the honor after his performance last Friday, Jan. 21, at Iowa State where the sophomore was instrumental in ending the Sooners eight-match losing streak to the Cyclones after he opened the dual with a decisive 9-1 major decision victory over 10th-ranked Andrew Sorenson. The 165-pound bout was scoreless after the first period, but Caldwell earned a quick escape 0:15 into the period. He added a takedown and back points to take a 5-0 lead. In the third period, the No. 4-ranked Caldwell had a near fall and added 1:13 in riding time to run away with the first bonus points of the evening for the Sooners who won 33-7. The reigning All-American is undefeated (7-0) in dual action and leads the Sooners with six major decision victories. Caldwell also paces OU with dual near falls (8) and is second in dual points scored.

BLACKSBURG -- Virginia Tech head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser, along with the Virginia Tech Sports Medicine Department, announced Monday that senior 184-pounder Tommy Spellman will be retired from the sport due to a season-ending neck injury. “Based on the injuries, the sports medicine staff and a neck/cervical spine specialist thought it was in Tommy’s best interests to retire from the sport of wrestling,” head wrestling trainer Sean Collins said. The native of Newton, N.J., was ranked all of this season at 184 pounds and ends his career with an 87-41 overall record, 46-20 in dual matches. He was a two-time NCAA qualifier. “Obviously this isn’t good news for Tommy, however, Tommy has dedicated his life to Virginia Tech wrestling the past three and a half years and we appreciate that,” Dresser said. “Tommy will be very successful in life and he is a quality young man.” Spellman, who hasn’t wrestled since the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in early January, will be replaced in the starting lineup by sophomore John Dickson, who is currently 15-12 on the season.

Lower profile wrestlers the difference in Eagles' upset victory The dual meet was virtually as close as the rankings indicated it should have been. No. 5 St. Edward, Ohio and No. 3 St. Paris Graham, Ohio each took seven of the fourteen weight classes on Saturday night. However, in an evening with close matches abound, and a multitude of twists and turns, the last one gave St. Edward the victory. With two of the least heralded wrestlers on each team taking to the mat in the last match of the meet -- at 103 pounds -- St. Edward's Anthony Stanley overcame a 3-0 deficit in order to force overtime. When Stanley got the takedown, he earned a 5-3 victory over Chase Crabtree; and those points were enough to put St. Edward on top 27-25 at the end of the dual meet. The evening opened with a lot of luster, as the premier match on the docket took to the mat, with No. 11 Ryan Taylor (112) giving the Graham Falcons an early 3-0 lead in the dual meet, as he beat No. 20 Edgar Bright 4-2 in overtime. No. 18 Dean Heil (119) turned things right around for the Eagles with a 5-0 decision over Micah Jordan to tie the dual meet at 3-3. Then, in another pair of matchups placing unheralded wrestlers against one another, St. Edward won both with major decisions, as Markus Scheidel (125) and Colin Heffernan (130) emerged with victories over their Falcon opposition. Facing an 11-3 deficit, the Falcons had four nationally-ranked wrestlers in a row take to the mats. Even though there were some struggles along the way, all of those wrestlers won. No. 19 Case Garrison (135) earned an 11-4 decision; No. 7 Nick Brascetta (140) secured a pin; No. 5 Bo Jordan (145) scored a 17-7 major decision, though Matt Van Curen was able to briefly put Jordan onto his back; and No. 11 Matt Stephens (152) won a narrow 2-1 overtime decision against state runner-up Mark Martin. Trailing 19-11 after 152 pounds, St. Edward sent out Cadet National freestyle All-American Domenic Abounader (160) to the mats. However, in what turned out to be one of the keys of the dual meet, Graham did not respond with state champion Isaac Jordan - as he was not yet fully recovered from the injury he suffered at the Walsh Ironman. As a result, Abounader scored a first period pin against Robert Mannier. The next four matches went pretty much as expected to make the score 25-24 in favor of Graham, setting up that dramatic outcome at 103 pounds. Kyle Ryan (Graham) beat Jacob Davis 4-3 at 171 pounds, No. 5 Huston Evans (Graham) upended James Suvak 8-3 at 189, Ty Walz (St. Edward) earned a 7-4 victory over Mark Meyer at 215, and No. 10 Greg Kuhar (St. Edward) scored a 11-3 major decision over Darin Bovey at 285 pounds. To view photos from the St. Edward-St. Paris Graham dual meet, visit http://www.buckeyewrestling.com/?q=image/tid/1753. Blair, and upsets, rule the day at NHSCA Final Four Anchored by a 5-0 performance from No. 7 Joey McKenna (103), No. 2 Blair Academy, New Jersey sizzled to a 5-0 Saturday at the NHSCA Final Four of High School Wrestling in Easton, Pennsylvania. The Buccaneers lost only nine matches during the day while integrating a number of reserves into the lineup at varying points of the day. For the day, McKenna had a pair of pins, a 16-1 technical fall, a 6-2 decision, and a 3-0 decision over No. 19 Billy Rappo (Council Rock South). Blair Academy emerged from the four-match pool stage having only lost six individual matches, as they earned a 50-10 victory over Parkland, Pennsylvania; 45-12 victory over No. 32 Jackson Memorial, New Jersey; 53-5 victory over Council Rock South, Pennsylvania; and 70-0 victory over Lake Stevens, Washington. In the other pool, No. 21 High Point, New Jersey emerged as the undefeated 4-0 squad. The Wildcats earned the following victories: 39-27 over Walsh Jesuit, Ohio; 41-29 over No. 16 Easton, Pennsylvania; 41-28 over No. 28 Collins Hill, Georgia; and 37-34 over Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. Something of interest is that in the two dual meets the Wildcats won over unranked opposition, each team took seven matches of High Point; while High Point won eight matches against Easton, and nine against Collins Hill. Other dual meets in pool competition involving ranked teams facing one another, or being upset by an unranked team: No. 16 Easton, Pennsylvania over No. 28 Collins Hill, Georgia 42-15 and Council Rock South, Pennsylvania over No. 32 Jackson Memorial, New Jersey 39-32. Even with a 2-1 upset victory for No. 17 William Smith (High Point) over No. 5 Brooks Black (Blair Academy) at 285 pounds, the Wildcats still had little to cheer about in the championship match. Blair Academy took it to them in a 54-10 victory, with the Buccaneers winning eleven of the fourteen weight classes. Third place went to Easton with a 44-23 victory over Council Rock South, while Collins Hill upended Jackson Memorial 35-33 for fifth place. Seventh place went to Parkland, with a 41-25 victory over Walsh Jesuit; while Pen Argyl upended Lake Stevens 64-12 to earn ninth place. Outstanding Wrestler honors went to William Smith, as he had three pins, a 6-0 decision over Jalal Paige (Easton), and the previously mentioned 2-1 upset victory over Brooks Black in the final. For full dual meet results: http://gimp.escapesports.on-rev.com/TeamDuals/NHSCAFinalFour2011_197.htm. No. 2 over No. 4 at 130 pounds Part of a double dual this past Friday at Nazareth High School, No. 2 Zach Horan (Nazareth, Pennsylvania) defeated No. 4 Johnni DiJulius (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) 4-3 at 130 pounds. Horan scored his points with a first period takedown and third period reversal, while DiJulius had an escape in each period. No. 27 Nazareth won the dual meet 48-23. Trojans trouble for rest of field at Ed Winger Invitational In a field that featured many of the prominent team and individual figures in Iowa high school wrestling, it was No. 10 Iowa City West showing the other 19 teams who was boss at the Ed Winger Invitational hosted by Urbandale High School. Seven Trojan wrestlers reached the finals, five of them emerging with championship medals: No. 9 Phillip Laux (103), Jack Hathaway (125), No. 20 Elijah Sullivan (140), Britt Thompson (152), and No. 18 Justin Koethe (160). Finishing as runners-up were Kegan Wakefield (119) and Gradey Gambrall (135). With Hathaway's 3-2 victory over No. 19 Connor Ryan (Bettendorf) leading the way, Iowa City West scored 243-1/2 points. Second place in the tournament went to Ryan's Bettendorf squad with 212 points. Joining Ryan as a runner-up was Dominic Chase (160), while Alex Hernandez (135) and Brodie Berrie (285) rose to the top of the podium in their respective weight classes. Southeast Polk was the other team to have multiple champions -- No. 6 Cory Clark (119) and Willie Miklus (171) -- and they finished third in the standings with 187-1/2 points. This year's 171 pound championship match was one that would have happened in the practice room at Ballard Huxley last year. Miklus, a state runner-up, rallied back from a late deficit to defeat No. 5 Tanner Weatherman (Ballard Huxley) 7-6. The two-time state champion Weatherman had a 6-4 lead with about thirty seconds left in the match, when a second stalling penalty point and a takedown right before the buzzer propelled Miklus to victory. Other weight class champions were No. 10 Dylan Peters (112) from Denver-Tripoli, No. 5 John Meeks (130) from Des Moines Roosevelt, No. 19 Tanner Hiatt (145) from Ballard Huxley, No. 14 Brendan Abernathy (189) from Indianola, and Jesse South (215) from Urbandale. Meeks remained undefeated for his high school career with an 8-5 victory over No. 18 Brandon Sorensen (Denver-Tripoli) in the championship match. A Volunteer State-ment at Clinch Gear Prep Slam The penultimate FloNationals Major of the 2010-11 season happened this past weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. The top two programs in the state of Tennessee came out on top of the 44-team field, which came from approximately ten states. Winning the Clinch Gear Prep Slam with eight placers (all finishing in the top three) was Baylor, Tennessee with 252 points. Bennett Reece (130), Alex Manley (135), and John Mackey (285) were champions; Brandon Brunner (119), Zach Watson (125), Stuart Doster (140), and Matthew Cate (152) finished second place; while Spencer Craig (160) took third place. Second place in the standings with seven placers, three in the finals, was McCallie, Tennessee with 223 points. Champions for McCallie were Adam Connell (103) and Michael Hooker (145), while TJ Duncan (160) was a runner-up. Two others finished third, another in fourth, and another in fifth place. Joining Baylor with a tournament-high three champions were Bishop Lynch, Texas and Kiski Prep, Pennsylvania. Winning titles for Bishop Lynch were Judson Preskitt (112), Jake Goodwin (119), and Trey Adamson (171). Champions for Kiski Prep were No. 8 Evan Henderson (140) and No. 11 (at 145) Robet Henderson (152). Also with multiple champions at the Prep Slam was Calvary Chapel, whose pair of upper-weight dynamos absolutely dominated their competition. No. 1 Morgan McIntosh (189) had four pins in as many matches, while No. 5 Tank Knowles (215) pinned his first three opponents before securing a major decision and technical fall in his last two matches. Rounding out the weight class champions was Chris Caton (125) from Northside Christian, North Carolina. Tulsa Union takes home OCU Duals No. 20 Tulsa Union, Oklahoma dominated its way to a 7-0 weekend in taking home the Oklahoma City University Duals championship. Their closest margin of victory was 29 points in a dual meet. Twenty teams competed in the event and were split into pools of five for the first day of competition, each team getting four matches. On the second day, the top eight advanced to a championship bracket, while the rest advanced to a consolation bracket for ninth place. Second day victories for Tulsa Union were 51-22 over Arkansas City, Kansas; 54-19 over Collinsville, Oklahoma; and 45-16 over Altus, Oklahoma. Also present in the field was No. 50 Claremore, Oklahoma -- and they fell to defeat twice in Saturday's championship bracket, losing 31-27 to Altus in the semifinal and 33-28 to Claremore in the third place match. Key in the second Claremore loss was a 9-5 Gary Wayne Harding victory at 112 pounds over No. 19 Calib Freeman, which reversed their match result at the Mid-American Nationals in December. Blue Springs rules roost at Winnetonka Invitational With many of the top wrestlers and programs in the Show Me State in attendance this past Saturday at Winnetonka High School just outside of Kansas City, it was Blue Springs that emerged as the top team with a four-for-six finals performance. Championship wins from Daniel Lewis (103), Greg Hegarty (135), Kennan Hegarty (140), and Louis Foutz (189); while Derek Lapaglia (130) and Donnie Horner (215) finished second propelling the Wildcats to 320 points. Four championships won by Park Hill were enough for them to earn second place with 260-1/2 points. Champions for the Trojans were Michael Olsen (112), No. 9 Bricker Dixon (125), Preston Crouse (145), and Noland Smith (285). Francis Howell Central finished third with 248-1/2 points with five finalists, but only getting championships from Ben Henson (119) and Matt Greene (171); finishing second were John Wood (135), No. 5 Terrell Wilbourn (140), and Wyatt Miller (189). Rounding out the weight class champions were No. 8 Cody Brewer (130) and Hashem Omari (215) from Oak Park, Gage Shaddox (152) from Liberty, and Brock St. Louis (171) from North Kansas City. Three of the more notable finals matches involved a ranked wrestler doing battle against an unranked wrestler. Lewis upset No. 15 Noah Teaney (Oak Park) 3-2 at 103 pounds, Brewer outlasted Lapaglia 3-1 at 130, and Kennan Hegarty upset No. 5 Wilbourn 4-3 at 140. Other dual meet victories over ranked teams Northampton, Pennsylvania defeats No. 18 Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania 32-32 (criteria) Franklin Regional, Pennsylvania defeats No. 23 Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pennsylvania 36-33 Kiski Area, Pennsylvania defeats No. 23 Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pennsylvania 36-33 No. 26 Glenbard North, Illinois defeats No. 24 Crystal Lake Central, Illiois 34-34 (criteria) Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio defeats No. 37 Detroit Catholic Central, Michigan 30-28

Cedar Falls, Iowa -- Trailing by one point entering the final match against the Northern Iowa Panthers, Andy Johnson (NU) was able to rally the Nebraska wrestling team back to an 18-15 victory on Sunday afternoon in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The No. 16 Huskers saw their record improve to 10-3 on the season, while Northern Iowa dropped to 7-8. The Huskers have now won at least ten duals nine times since the 2000-01 season. The dual opened with a pair of ranked wrestlers at the 285-pound weight class in No. 10 Tucker Lane (NU) and No. 16 Christian Brantley (UNI). After no scoring in the first two periods, Lane was able to score an escape and was awarded the riding time point to take the match, 2-0. At 125-pounds, David Klingsheim (NU) was unable to hold of Caleb Flores (UNI) giving up a takedown with :36 remaining in the third period to give Flores the 2-1 victory. Ridge Kiley (NU) was able to get the Huskers back on track at 133-pounds, defeating Ryan Jauch (UNI), 3-2. After scoring a reversal to take a 2-1 lead, Jauch tied the score at 2-2 after being awarded a stalling point, but Kiley was able to collect over a minute of riding time and took the match, 3-2. After Kiley’s victory, the Huskers dropped three straight decisions and fell behind by six points in the team score at 12-6, before senior Jordan Burroughs recorded his ninth technical fall victory of the season to pull the Huskers within one. Burroughs was dominant in his victory John Simon (UNI), recording five takedowns in the first period in route to his 21-5 win. Burroughs now owns a 23-0 record on the year. Following Burroughs’ win, sophomore Caleb Kolb (NU) regained the lead for NU after defeating Brice Wolf (UNI) by decision, 5-3, at 174-pounds. Kolb used two second period takedowns to give the Huskers a 14-12 lead in the team score. The lead didn’t last long for NU as No. 14 Ryan Loder (UNI) upset No. 12 Josh Ihnen (NU) at 184-pounds, 5-0, to setup the deciding match at 197-pounds. In that match, Johnson (NU) used three takedowns and two near falls to defeat Jarion Beets (UNI) by major decision, 12-0, and give NU the 18-15 victory. Johnson improved his record to 20-8 on the season and 2-0 on the weekend after defeating Derrick Borlie against Wisconsin. The Huskers return to action on Friday, Jan. 28, when they travel to Norman, Okla., for their Big 12 Conference opener against the Oklahoma Sooners at 7 p.m. Nebraska will then travel to Columbia, Mo., to take on the Missouri Tigers on Sunday, Jan. 30, at 1 p.m. Results: 285-#10 Tucker Lane (NEB) by dec. over #16 Christian Brantley (UNI), 2-0 (NU 3, UNI 0) 125-Caleb Flores (UNI) by dec. over David Klingsheim (NEB), 2-1 (NU 3, UNI 3) 133-Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over Ryan Jauch (UNI), 3-2 (NU 6 UNI 3) 141-Joey Lazor (UNI) by dec. over Mike Koehnlein (NEB), 17-13 (NU 6, UNI 6) 149-Brett Robbins (UNI) by dec. over Ross Grande (NEB), 6-2 (NU 6, UNI 9) 157-David Bonin (UNI) by dec. over Tyler Koehn (NEB), 6-1 (NU 6, UNI 12) 165-#1 Jordan Burroughs (NEB) by tech. fall over John Simon (UNI), 21-5 (NU 11, UNI 12) 174-Caleb Kolb (NEB) by dec. over Brice Wolf (UNI), 5-3 (NU 14, UNI 12) 184-#14Ryan Loder (UNI) by dec. over #12 Josh Ihnen (NEB), 5-0 (NU 14, UNI 15) 197-Andy Johnson (NEB) by maj. dec. over Jarion Beets (UNI), 12-0 (NU 18, UNI 15) * UNI bench warning during 184 match.

Binghamton, NY -- Sophomore Steve Bonanno captured the 125-pound title and Ben Clymer and Paul Snyder placed second in their divisions to lead the Hofstra Pride to a fifth-place finish at the 42nd annual New York State Collegiate Championships at Binghamton University’s West Gymnasium Sunday afternoon. The Pride, who wrestled without four starters, finished in fifth place with 92.5 points. The host Bearcats of Binghamton won the state title with 149.5 points. Followed by Columbia (132.5), Army (126) and Nassau Community College (110). Nineteen universities competed in this year’s championship. Bonanno, the second seed, defeated Columbia’s fifth-seed Penn Gottfried, 8-3 in the 125-pound championship match. With the score tied at 2-2 after two periods, Bonanno opened with an escape and added two takedowns and the riding time point for the win. He advanced to the final with a 10-2 victory over the third seed Travis Coffey from Army. Bonanno is now 17-9 on the season. Clymer, the third seed, dropped a 6-3 decision to his CAA-nemesis and top-seed Nate Schiedel from Binghamton in the 184-pound title match. The match was tied at 2-2 after two periods before Schiedel escaped in the third, posted a takedown and then added the riding time point for the final margin. Clymer advanced to the final with a hard-fought 5-3 tie-breaker victory over the second seed Jimmy Hamel from Buffalo. Regulation ended with the two wrestlers tied at 3-3. After a scoreless sudden victory period and no change in the top of the first tie-breaker, Clymer was able to score two points in his half on a stall penalty and an escape for the 5-3 win. Clymer is now 12-7 on the year. Snyder, the number two seed, also faced the top seed in Columbia’s Kevin Lester in the 285-pound championship match. Lester rode out Snyder in the second period and tallied an escape and a takedown in the third to add to the riding time point for a 4-0 win and the title. Snyder advanced to the final with a 5-3 victory over the sixth seed Matt Mahon from Ithaca jumped out to a 5-2 second period lead and held on for the victory. On the consolation side, red-shirt freshman Tim Murphy placed fifth, freshman Matt Loew placed seventh, and sophomores Matt Spataro and Tyler Banks each placed eighth at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively. Red-shirt freshman Tim Murphy had a busy Sunday with three matches although only two were wrestled. He opened with a 5-4 victory over Columbia’s fifth-seed Mike Pushpak, scoring all of his points in the first period. He then faced sixth-seed Carl Korpi from Cortland State and gave up a third period takedown and lost on the riding time point, 6-5. He was then expected to face top-seed Tom Voorhuis from Brockport in the fifth-place match. But Brockport forfeited the match giving Murphy fifth-place. He is now 4-8 on the season. Freshman Matt Loew, the seventh seed, opened the day with a 3-2 loss to Nassau’s Musa DeReese on a third period escape. Loew rebounded to take an 8-1 victory over the fifth-seed Mike Pushpak from Columbia in the seventh-place match. Loew, who was 3-2 in the tournament, improves to 8-18 on the season. Spataro dropped a 4-3 decision to Nassau Community College’s Mike Malderelli before losing a heart-breaking, 7-5 loss to Oneonta’s Dan Graff on a two-point nearfall as time expired and the riding time point. Spataro is now 6-10 on the year. Banks took an injury default loss after suffering a knee injury, in his match with Nassau’s Brian Herold. Banks returned in the seventh-place match and dropped a 3-0 decision to Cornell’s Jesse Shanaman to finish in eighth. Banks is now 14-12 on the season. The Pride return to action this Wednesday, January 26 when they host the Cadets of Army at the David S. Mack Sports Complex at 7 p.m.

AMES, Iowa -- The Oklahoma State wrestling team picked up the 999th dual match win in its sparkling history with a 29-13 beating of No. 12 Iowa State in Hilton Coliseum Sunday. With the win, the Cowboys improved to 8-2-1 on the year and 4-0-0 in the Big 12. The Cyclones fell to 6-7-0 overall and 0-2-0 against Big 12 opposition. It was Oklahoma State’s fifth win over a ranked team this year and its second win over the Cyclones this month. OSU scored 20 takedowns in Sunday’s dual to Iowa State’s four. “We wrestled pretty well,” OSU coach John Smith said. “The bout that stands out to me was at heavyweight, where I sure liked how Blake Rosholt stepped out and got a nice win. He’s been struggling a little bit lately, but found a victory and built up a little confidence for himself.” With the dual starting at 184 pounds, Oklahoma State freshman Chris Perry pinned Cole Shafer, then Cowboys Clayton Foster and Blake Rosholt both picked up wins by decision to put the Pokes up, 12-0. OSU was forced to forfeit the 125-pound bout with Jon Morrison out with illness. Jordan Oliver then roared to a 22-8 major decision win over Ben Cash at 133 pounds, followed by OSU 141-pounder Josh Kindig winning by forfeit to bring the score of the dual to 22-6 in favor of the Cowboys. A 6-4 victory by Jamal Parks over Max Mayfield in the second sudden victory period was followed by an 8-0 major decision win by Neil Erisman at 157 pounds to extend OSU’s lead to 29-6. The Cyclones salvaged wins in the final two bouts of the dual to narrow the final margin to 29-13. The Cowboys pursue their 1,000th all-time win when they host Northern Colorado at 7 p.m. on Jan. 28 in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Results: 184: No. 13 Chris Perry (OSU) fall Cole Shafer (ISU); 4:36 197: No. 3 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. No. 14 Jerome Ward (ISU); 3-1 285: Blake Rosholt (OSU) dec. Kyle Simonson (ISU); 6-2 125: Brandon Jones (ISU) won by forfeit 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) MD Ben Cash (ISU); 22-8 141: No. 18 Josh Kindig (OSU) won by forfeit 149: No. 7 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Max Mayfield (ISU); 6-4 SV2 157: No. 17 Neil Erisman (OSU) MD Nate Carr, Jr. (ISU); 8-0 165: No. 15 Andrew Sorenson (ISU) dec. No. 14 Dallas Bailey (OSU); 5-3 174: No. 1 Jon Reader (ISU) MD No. 16 Mike Benefiel (OSU); 11-2 Bout Summaries 184: No. 13 Chris Perry (OSU) fall Cole Shafer (ISU); 4:36 Freshman Chris Perry got the dual started on a positive note by pinning Cole Shafer in 4:36. Perry scored the first takedown of the bout and added a second takedown with one second remaining in the first period to take a 4-1 lead after the first three minutes. Perry started the second period in the down position and recorded a reversal to extend his lead to 6-1. He then cut Shafer loose to bring the score to 6-2. Shafer dove in for a bad shot and Perry caught him, locked in a cradle, turned him to his back and scored the pin at the 4:46 mark. 197: No. 3 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. No. 14 Jerome Ward (ISU); 3-1 In a bout that included some good scramble action, Clayton Foster was a 3-1 winner over 14th-ranked Jerome Ward. Foster got on the board first when he connected on an ankle pick takedown with 11 seconds remaining in the first period. Ward opened the second period with an escape to trim Foster’s lead to 2-1. That was the only scoring of the second period. Foster took his lead to 3-1 after escaping immediately in the third period. Neither wrestler generated any more scoring and riding time was no factor in Foster’s 3-1 win. 285: Blake Rosholt (OSU) dec. Kyle Simonson (ISU); 6-2 Facing one of the few heavyweights comparable in size to himself, Blake Rosholt claimed a comfortable 6-2 win over Kyle Simonson. After a scoreless first period, Rosholt got on the board first by escaping seven seconds into the second period. Each wrestler had an opportunity for a takedown in the second stanza, but neither could connect. Simonson escaped quickly to start the third period and tie the score at 1-1. Rosholt then hit the first takedown of the bout when he grabbed Simonson’s left leg and dumped him to the mat. Simonson again escaped quickly. Simonson then flung himself in for a wild shot, but Rosholt got his hips down, circled around and turned it into a takedown of his own to go up, 5-2. Rosholt rode Simonson out for the rest of the bout and when his 1:17 of riding time was added on, Rosholt was a 6-2 winner. 125: Brandon Jones (ISU) won by forfeit 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) MD Ben Cash (ISU); 22-8 Jordan Oliver left yet another opponent in his wake this year by claiming a 22-8 major decision win over Ben Cash. The Cowboy bagged nine takedowns and added a two-point nearfall and an escape to go with 3:23 of riding time in his wipeout of Cash. Oliver scored the first takedown of the bout just 28 seconds in. A quick escape by Cash was wiped out by a second takedown and two-point nearfall from Oliver to bring the Cowboy’s advantage to 6-2. Oliver then hit a double-leg takedown and released Cash again to bring the score to 8-3. Oliver added two more takedowns to end the first period with a 12-4 lead. Oliver extended his lead to 15-4 with a quick escape and takedown to start the second period. Oliver again cut Cash loose and took him down again to go up, 17-5 to cap the second-period scoring. Oliver cut Cash loose to start the third period, then took him down and let him loose again to bring the score to 19-7. Oliver again took him down and cut him loose to extend his lead to 21-8. Oliver’s 3:23 of riding time brought the final score to 22-8. 141: No. 18 Josh Kindig (OSU) won by forfeit 149: No. 7 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Max Mayfield (ISU); 6-4 SV2 Jamal Parks continued his trend of winning close bouts with a 6-4 win over Max Mayfield in the second sudden victory period. Neither wrestler generated much offense until Parks connected on the first takedown of the bout with 57 seconds remaining in the first period, then slapped a hard ride on Mayfield for the duration of the period. Parks spun out from Mayfield’s grasp to take a 3-0 lead early in the second period. Mayfield scored Iowa State’s first takedown of the dual when he got around Parks with 15 seconds remaining in the second period to bring the score to 3-2. Mayfield tied the score at 3-3 when he escaped to open the third stanza. Both wrestlers had unfulfilled takedown chances later in the period. The first sudden victory period went by scoreless. Parks started the first tiebreak period in the down position and escaped seven seconds in to go up, 4-3. Mayfield wiggled free at about the nine second mark in the second half of the tiebreak to send the bout into a second sudden victory period. Parks got in on a bearhug and took Mayfield down with 34 seconds on the clock to put the cap on his 6-4 win. 157: No. 17 Neil Erisman (OSU) MD Nate Carr, Jr. (ISU); 8-0 Neil Erisman dominated Nate Carr, Jr., on the mat in his 8-0 win over the Cyclone. Erisman shot in and scored the first takedown of the bout in the first period, then rode Carr out. An Erisman escape to start the second period was immediately followed by an Erisman takedown to bring the score to 5-0. The Cowboy suffocated Carr for the rest of the second period. The two wrestlers started the third period in the neutral position and Erisman took Carr down again to extend his lead to 7-0. Once again, Erisman suffocated Carr for the rest of the period. When the Cowboy’s 3:06 riding time advantage was factored in, Erisman was an 8-0 major decision winner. 165: No. 15 Andrew Sorenson (ISU) dec. No. 14 Dallas Bailey (OSU); 5-3 In the feature bout of the dual, OSU freshman Dallas Bailey was ridden out in the third period in losing a 5-3 decision to No. 15 Andrew Sorenson. Bailey got on the board first when he hit an arm-drag takedown with 1:30 left in the first period. A Sorenson escape capped the first period scoring, though both wrestlers missed chances for takedowns. Sorenson tied the score at 2-2 with an escape early in the second period, then scored a takedown to bring the score to 4-2. Bailey wiggled free to trim Sorenson’s edge to 4-3. Bailey started the third period in the down position but was unable to break free and suffered a full-period rideout at the hands of Sorenson. Sorenson’s riding time advantage brought the final score to 5-3 in favor of the Cyclone. 174: No. 1 Jon Reader (ISU) MD No. 16 Mike Benefiel (OSU); 11-2 Facing the top-ranked wrestler in the nation, Mike Benefiel lost an 11-2 major decision to Jon Reader. Reader opened the scoring with a first-period takedown and rideout. Reader started the second period on bottom and scored an escape 15 seconds in to go up, 3-0. Reader extended his lead to 5-0 with another takedown after Benefiel initiated the action. Benefiel was then slapped for stalling on bottom to fall behind, 6-0. Reader buried Benefiel into the mat for the rest of the period, then cut him loose for an escape to start the third period. Benefiel shot in for a takedown attempt, but was countered again by Reader to fall behind, 8-1. He got off the mat for an escape to trim Reader’s lead to 8-2. Another takedown by Reader brought the score to 10-2 and when Reader’s riding time advantage was tacked on, the Cyclone powerhouse was an 11-2 winner by major decision.

The No. 5 Minnesota wrestling program completed a weekend sweep over a pair of ranked opponents, topping No. 15 Illinois 21-16 on Sunday after beating Purdue on Friday night. The Gophers earned wins from Tony Nelson (HWT), Zach Sanders (125), Mike Thorn (141), Cody Yohn (165), Scott Glasser (174) and Kevin Steinhaus (184). Tony Nelson started the day off right for Minnesota with a 7-0 decision over Patrick Walker in the heavyweight match, and Zach Sanders followed up with a six-minute pin on Logan Arlis in the 125 lbs. match to give the Gophers a 9-0 lead after the opening two matches. The Illini would take six points in the 133 lbs. match when No. 7 Bernard Futrell scored a pin over David Thorn, but Mike Thorn would answer right back with a 9-4 win over Daryl Thomas in the 141 lbs. match to remain unbeaten in duals this season. Illinois would pick up seven points in the middle weights however to take a 13-12 lead. No. 14 Eric Terrazas scored a 5-2 decision over Danny Zilverberg in the 149 lbs. match and Jackson Morse followed with an 11-2 major decision over Joe Grygelko in the 157 lbs. match. But the Illini's lead would be short lived as the Gophers would go on to take the next three matches to lock up the dual. Cody Yohn recorded a 1-0 decision over Conrad Polz at 165 lbs. and Scott Glasser and Kevin Steinhaus followed suit with decisions of their own over Benjamin Friedl at 174 lbs. (7-4) and Tony Dallago at 184 lbs. (4-0, respectively. The three-match swing put Minnesota up 21-13 and a 6-4 decision for Joseph Barczak over Joe Nord would give Minnesota a win with a final score of 21-16. The Gophers return to action next Sunday in a matchup of top-five programs. The fifth-ranked Gophers will host Big Ten rival and No. 4 Wisconsin at the Sports Pavilion a week from today at 2 p.m. CST. Results: 285: No. 9 Tony Nelson (MINN) dec. Patrick Walker (ILL) 7-0 125: No. 5 Zach Sanders (MINN) fall Logan Arlis (ILL) 6:00 133: No. 7 Bernard Futrell (ILL) fall David Thorn (MINN) 2:53 141: No. 2 Mike Thorn (MINN) dec. Daryl Thomas (ILL) 9-4 149: No. 14 Eric Terrazas (ILL) dec. Danny Zilverberg (MINN) 5-2 157: Jackson Morse (ILL) maj. Joe Grygelko (MINN) 11-2 165: Cody Yohn (MINN) dec. Conrad Polz (ILL) 1-0 174: No. 8 Scott Glasser (MINN) dec. Benjamin Friedl (ILL) 7-4 184: No. 9 Kevin Steinhaus (MINN) dec. Tony Dallago (ILL) 4-0 197: Joseph Barczak (ILL) dec. Joe Nord (MINN) 6-4

BOISE, Idaho -- The No. 9 (NWCA/USA Today) ranked Boise State wrestling team made the most of its return home, Sunday (Jan. 23) afternoon, as the Broncos rolled past No. 24 Cal Poly, 29-6, at Taco Bell Arena to improve to 6-2-1 (2-0-1 Pac-10 Conference) on the season. Boise State, which had not wrestled at home since Nov. 13, won eight matches against the Mustangs including a stretch of six straight to put the team score out of reach. The Broncos scored three major decision victories and one win by technical fall. Cal Poly captured its only lead of the day in the opening match at 165 pounds. Boise State would answer quickly and never look back however, scoring 20 unanswered points en route to the win. Jake Swartz, who entered this weekend ranked No. 11 nationally (InterMat), managed to even the team score at 3-3 with a 6-3 decision over Steven Vasquez at 174 pounds. The Broncos would take their first lead of the day, 7-3, next at 184 pounds as No. 1 Kirk Smith beat Kelan Bragg by 14-3 major decision. Matt Casperson extended the Boise State lead to 10-3 by beating Ryan Smith, 10-5, at 197 pounds. Freshman J.T. Felix earned the first home win of his young career next at heavyweight, taking down Atticus Disney by 7-3 decision. No. 16 ranked Alan Bartelli pushed the team score to 16-3 with a hard fought 2-0 decision over Brandan Rocha at 125. No. 2 Andrew Hochstrasser put the finishing touches on Boise State’s 20-0 run with a decisive 16-2 win by major decision over No. 14 Filip Novachkov at 133. The Mustangs would manage one more win to draw the team total closer at 20-6, but it would come in the most exciting match of the day. Boise State’s Levi Jones, who entered the day ranked No. 18 nationally at 141 pounds, took No. 4 Boris Novachkov to the wire in a near upset in match No. 7. Jones and Boris wrestled to a 2-2 deadlock after two periods, and with just 00:20 left in regulation Boris finally scored the decisive two point take down to earn a win by 4-2 decision over Jones. The match proved to be the last gasp for Cal Poly however, as Boise State responded with two more wins to extend the final team score to 29-6. No. 3 Jason Chamberlain scored his first technical fall victory of the season with a 22-7 (5:08) win over Stephen Thalin at 149 pounds. No. 2 Adam Hall put the finishing touches on the dual with a 14-6 major decision victory against Barrett Abel at 157. Sunday marked the first of four home duals for the Broncos over the next two weeks. Boise State remains home this week to face Stanford on Friday (Jan. 28). The Broncos will also host Cal State Bakersfield (Feb. 2) and Utah Valley (Feb. 4). All three duals are scheduled for 7 p.m. at Taco Bell Arena. Results: 165 – #17 Ryan DesRoches (CP) dec. Kurt Swartz (BSU) 6-0 174 – #11 Jake Swartz (BSU) dec. Steven Vasquez (CP) 6-2 184 – #1 Kirk Smith (BSU) major dec. Kelan Bragg (CP) 14-3 197 – Matt Casperson (BSU) dec. Ryan Smith (CP) 10-5 HWT – J.T. Felix (BSU) dec. Atticus Disney (CP) 7-3 125 – #16 Alan Bartelli (BSU) dec. Brandan Rocha (CP) 2-0 133 – #2 Andrew Hochstrasser (BSU) major dec. #14 Filip Novachkov (CP) 16-2 141 - #4 Boris Novachkov (CP) dec. #18 Levi Jones (BSU) 4-2 149 – #3 Jason Chamberlain (BSU) tech fall Stephen Thalin (CP) 22-7 (5:08) 157 – #2 Adam Hall (BSU) major dec. Barrett Abel (CP) 14-6

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The second-ranked Penn State wrestling team dominated Indiana in a Big Ten road dual, winning eight of ten bouts and cruising to a 36-8 win in Bloomington. The win keeps Penn State undefeated at 13-0, the best start in the school's 100-plus year history. Head coach Cael Sanderson's crew picked up three pins and three majors in the lopsided win. Indiana took an early lead as Justin Brooks notched a 5-1 decision over Eric Caschera (South Williamsport, Pa.) at 125. Caschera filled in for No. 11 Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.). But All-American Andrew Long (Creston, Iowa), ranked No. 5 at 133, answered with a dominating 20-6 major over Matt Ortega. True freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), also ranked No. 5, pinned Geno Capezio at the 2:45 mark for his 16th pin of the year. The fall tied Alton for fourth on PSU's all-time single-season pins list. Two-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 5 at 149, then dominated No. 15 Kurt Kinser 10-3 to put Penn State up 13-3. Undefeated freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 3 at 157, dominated No. 5 Paul Young to the tune of a 14-3 major with 2:44 in riding time. The win put Penn State up 17-3 halfway through the dual. Taylor improved to 25-0 on the year with 24 of those wins being by a major or better. The 24 bonus wins tied Taylor for eight on Penn State's all-time single season list. Red-shirt freshman Jake Kemerer(Greensburg, Pa.) dominated IU's Ryan Konz for a 14-3 major before classmate Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, pinned Hoosier Nick Avery at the 4:49 mark. All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 184, followed that pin up with one of his own, pinning senior Eric Cameron at the 3:30 mark to put Penn State up 33-3. Indiana its second win when No. 6 Matt Powless picked up a 19-4 technical fall over Lion freshman Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) at 197, cutting Penn State's lead to 33-8. Junior heavyweight Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6, dominated No. 14 Ricky Alcala 6-0 with 2:16 in riding time in the final bout to give the Nittany Lions the 36-8 victory. With the win, the Nittany Lions remain undefeated at 13-0 (2-0 Big Ten). The 13-0 record is now the best start in Penn State's long wrestling history (no losses or ties). Indiana falls to 10-4 (0-3 Big Ten). Penn State dominated the takedown battle, holding a 26-8 edge. IU only picked up takedowns in the two bouts it won, meaning all eight of Penn State's winning wrestlers did not allow a takedown. Penn State also notched a decisive 12-2 edge in bonus points, picking up three pins and three majors. Penn State returns to action on Sunday, Jan. 30, when No. 8 Iowa visits Rec Hall. The dual is already a sellout. Tickets are also selling fast for the Lions' final two home duals (Feb. 11 vs. Illinois, Feb. 18 vs. Wisconsin) but are still available. Fans wishing to purchase single dual meet tickets can place their orders by calling 814-865-5555 or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office. The box office is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ticket pricing is $8 for adults and $5 for youth, and there will be a limit of eight tickets per order. Group sales are also available. The 2010-11 Penn State wrestling season is presented by the Family Clothesline. All Penn State events will once again air live on Forever Broadcasting's WRSC (1390 AM) and WSQV (92.1 FM). All radio broadcasts are streamed live at GoPSUsports.com as part of the All-Access package. The 2010-11 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: Justin Brooks IU dec. Eric Caschera PSU, 5-1 0-3 133: #5 Andrew Long PSU maj. dec. Matt Ortega IU, 20-6 4-3 141: #5 Andrew Alton PSU pinned Geno Capezio IU, WBF (2:45) 10-3 149: #5 Frank Molinaro PSU dec. #15 Kurt Kinser IU, 10-3 13-3 157: #3 David Taylor PSU maj. dec. #5 Paul Young IU, 14-3 17-3 165: Jake Kemerer PSU maj. dec. Ryan Konz IU, 14-3 21-3 174: #2 Ed Ruth PSU pinned Nick Avery IU, WBF (4:49) 27-3 184: #6 Quentin Wright PSU pinned Eric Cameron IU, WBF (3:30) 33-3 197: #6 Matt Powless IU tech fall Nick Ruggear PSU, 19-4 (TF; 5:13) 33-8 285: #6 Cameron Wade PSU dec. #14 Ricky Alcala, 6-0 36-8 Attendance: 636 Records: Penn State 13-0 (2-0 Big Ten), Indiana (10-4, 0-3 Big Ten) Up Next for Penn State: home vs. No. 8 Iowa, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Nittany Lion senior Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.), ranked No. 11 at 125, was given the day off once again, allowing senior Eric Caschera (South Williamsport, Pa.) to get the nod once again. Caschera met IU freshman Justin Brooks. Brooks got the dual's first takedown just :30 into the bout. Caschera worked his way to an escaped :28 later and action resumed in the center circle. The Lion senior tried a low single, but Brooks was able to fight off the shot to keep his 2-1 lead. Brooks turned a high single into a takedown and a 4-1 lead with :38 on the clock. A short ride-out followed and Brooks led 4-1 with 1:10 in riding time after the opening period. Brooks chose down to start the second period but Caschera was able to break the Hoosier down and maintain control well into the period. The Nittany Lion senior was able to maintain control of and nearly turned Brooks for back points but the Hoosier rolled through before Caschera could get the call. Still, Caschera's two minute ride-out allowed the Lion to end the period down by three but with a :49 riding time edge. Caschera chose down to start the third period and this time it was Brooks who was able to maintain control. Brooks rode Caschera for the entire period and, with the riding time point, posted a 5-1 win. 133: Sophomore All-American Andrew Long (Creston, Iowa), ranked No. 5 at 133, faced off against Hoosier junior Matt Ortega. Long scored quickly, taking Ortega down less than :20 into the bout. Long build up a :39 riding time edge before Long escaped. Long tripped Ortega to the mat at the 1:20 mark and then began working for a turning combination. The Iowa native gained control of Ortega's right arm, turned him to his back and picked up two near fall points to move out to a 6-1 lead. He then cut him loose and began working for another score. Ortega fought off Long for the rest of the period and, trailing by five, chose down to start the middle stanza. Long was strong in control and moved his riding time edge well over 2:00 before Ortega escaped to a 6-3 deficit. Long used a swift ankle pick for a third takedown and an 8-3 lead with :45 left in the period. Ortega escaped but Long was relentless and, at the buzzer, used a single turned into a throw for a takedown and two near fall points to lead 12-4 with 2:25 in riding time heading into the third period. Long chose down to start the third and quickly escaped. He then forced Ortega into a first stall warning, pulled his head to the mat and used a single leg for another takedown. Long, leading 15-5 after an Ortega escape, continued to pressure the Hoosier, adding two more takedowns to post a 20-6 major. 141: True freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 141, met Indiana's Geno Capezio. Alton quickly took Capezio down and to his back, nearly pinning the Hoosier before he managed to roll through. Still, the five point move gave Alton a 5-0 lead less than a minute into the bout. Alton cut Capezio loose, took him down again and this time the shoulder throw lead to a pin at the 2:45 mark. The fall was Alton's 16th of the year, tied for fourth all-time in PSU history for pins in a season. 149: Two-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) battled Hoosier senior Kurt Kinser in one of the dual's most anticipated bouts. Molinaro entered the day ranked No. 5 at 149 while Kinser was ranked No. 15. Molinaro wasted no time in taking the lead. The junior lifted Kinser off the mat and took him down for a 2-0 lead at the 2:20 mark. Molinaro then began looking for a chance to turn the Hoosier for back points. Kinser was able to fight the Nittany Lion off and then reversed Molinaro for a brief 2-2 tie. Molinaro then escaped quickly and led 3-2 with 1:34 in riding time at the :30 mark. Molinaro chose down to start the second period and reversed Kinser in less than five seconds to up his lead to 5-2. Molinaro controlled Kinser for the majority of the period, forcing Kinser into a stall warning. Molinaro rode Kinser out and led 5-2 with 3:27 in riding time, clinching the riding time point. Kinser chose neutral to start the third period, but it was Molinaro who took advantage, using a low double to muscle his way to a takedown and a 7-2 lead. Kinser escaped to a 7-3 deficit at the :45 mark. Molinaro used another high double for a final takedown and notched a dominating 10-3 win over the 15th-ranked Kinser. 157: Undefeated freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 3 at 157, met No. 5 Paul Young in another marquee match-up at 157. Taylor defeated Young less than a month ago in the finals of the 2010 Southern Scuffle (an 18-2 technical fall at the 4:06 mark). Young battled Taylor evenly for the first half of the period, but Taylor rolled behind a Young shot on the edge of the mat and took a 2-0 lead with 1:19 on the clock. Taylor controlled Young for 1:06 before Young escaped to a 2-1 deficit, but Taylor was able to add a second takedown with just :01 left to lead 4-1 after one period. Young chose neutral to start the second period and gained control of Taylor's left leg. But Taylor steadily worked his way into control of Young for a counter takedown and a 6-1 lead at the 1:19 mark. The undefeated Lion freshman cut Young loose and then took the Hoosier senior down once more for an 8-2 lead. Another Taylor cut with :23 left led to a fifth Lion takedown with :06 on the clock and the Lion led 10-3 with 2:00 in riding time at the end of two periods. Taylor chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to an 11-3 lead with 1:25 on the clock. A low ankle pick led to another Taylor takedown and a 13-3 lead. Taylor punished Young with a strong ride before Young escaped at the buzzer. Taylor's 2:44 in riding time gave him a 14-3 major over the 5th-ranked Hoosier. 165: Red-shirt freshman Jake Kemerer (Greensburg, Pa.) took on Indiana freshman Ryan Konz at 165. Kemerer took an early lead with a solid high double that led to a takedown. Konz was able to escape quickly, cutting Kemerer's lead to 2-1 and action resumed in the center circle. Kemerer then gained control of Konz' waste and used a nice trip to take him down on the edge of the mat, moving out to a 4-1 lead. A short ride-out later and Kemerer carried that lead into the second stanza. Konz chose down to start the middle period and quickly escaped to a 4-2 deficit. Kemerer countered a Konz show, moved behind him to lift him off the mat, and took him down a third time for a 6-2 lead. The Lion freshman then rode Konz out one more time to lead 6-2 with 1:09 in riding time heading into the final period. Kemerer chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 7-2 lead with :45 in riding time. Another high double gave the Lion a 9-2 lead before he cut Konz loose. Kemerer quickly drove through Konz with a high double and turned the Hoosier to his back for two near fall points as well. The quick four point move gave Kemerer a 13-3 lead. Kemerer rode Konz out and, with the riding time point, posted the 14-3 major. 174: Red-shirt freshman Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, met veteran Hoosier senior Nick Avery. Ruth scored with low single just seconds into the bout and led 2-0 early. Ruth then put together a dominating ride, forcing Avery's head to the mat while looking for a chance to turn the Hoosier senior. While not managing any back points, the ride out gave the Lion a 2-0 lead with 2:54 in riding time after the first period. Ruth chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 3-0 lead. Ruth then gained control of Avery's shoulders, looking for a cradle. The Lion freshman first picked up the takedown and then turned Avery to his back for a pin at the 4:49 mark. 184: Sophomore All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 184, battled talented IU senior Eric Cameron. Wright used a high double and trip to send Cameron to the mat for a takedown, but Cameron quickly reversed the Lion sophomore to tie the bout at 2-2 with 1:58 left in the opening period. Wright quickly escaped to lead 3-2 and action resumed in the center circle. Wright then duplicated the move he used on his first takedown for another to lead 5-2 at the 1:03 mark. This time, Wright was able to maintain control of Cameron and turn the Hoosier to his back for three near fall points, holding Cameron in a near pinning position for the final :20 of the period. The move gave Wright an 8-2 lead and Cameron chose down to start the middle stanza. The decision would back fire as Wright gained control of Cameron's head, turned him to his shoulders and pinned him at the 3:30 mark. 197: Red-shirt freshman Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) got the call at 197 to meet Indiana's Matt Powless, who entered the bout ranked No. 6 in the nation. Powless was able to trip Ruggear to the mat for an early takedown and a 2-0 lead at the 2:04 mark. The sixth-ranked Hoosier then put together a strong ride, keeping control of the Lion freshman for the rest of the period to lead 2-0 with 2:04 in riding time. Powless chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. He then began taking Ruggear down and cutting him loose. Powless picked up two more takedowns, added three near fall points, another takedown and three more back points to lead 17-3 with a clinched riding time point after two periods. Ruggear chose down, escaped and was then taken down one more time by Powless, giving the Hoosier a 19-4 tech fall at the 5:13 mark. 285: Junior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6 at heavyweight, took on yet another ranked foe in Indiana's Ricky Alcala, who was ranked No. 14. The two ranked heavyweights battled evenly for the opening three minutes with neither man mounting a real scoring threat. Tied 0-0, Wade chose top to start the second period and began looking for a chance to turn Alcala for back points. Wade patiently worked his way into control for three back points at the :30 mark. He then reset himself, rode Alcala out and led 3-0 with a full 2:00 in riding time heading into the final period. Alcala chose neutral to start the third stanza. The duo battled in the middle of the mat, mirroring the first period's action with neither ranked grappler finding an opening to score. Alcala gained control of Wade's right foot and looked to finish a takedown, but Wade countered and picked up the takedown himself to up his lead to 5-0. A short ride-out and the riding time point gave wad a convincing 6-0 win with 2:16 in riding time over the 14th-ranked Hoosier.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Virginia Tech wrestling squad rebounded from a rough outing Friday night in a loss to No. 16 Rutgers with a come-from-behind 18-17 conference win over Maryland Sunday afternoon at the Comcast Pavillion. Trailing by two points heading into the final bout, junior heavyweight David Marone came through in the clutch with a 5-3 win to claim the victory for the Hokies. "We sucked it up as a team and I think we learned that there is nothing automatic when you wrestle at the highest level," head coach Kevin Dresser said. "Maryland has a very good team. College wrestling has more parity now than any time in the history of our sport. We have to be ready every week." The match got started at 125 pounds, where 13th-ranked Jarrod Garnett had little trouble with freshman Shane Gentry, beating him 9-6. He used a pair of takedowns in each of the first two periods to pick up the win. Devin Carter, ranked eighth in the country at 133 pounds, gave up a takedown early to senior Lou Ruland, but responded with a two takedowns and a nearfall combination to end the period. He took Ruland down three times in the second period to stretch his lead out. In the third stanza, he picked up three more takedowns and was on the verge of a technical fall, but put Ruland to his back and picked up the pin at the 6:26 mark. Those extra points for the fall would end up being huge by the time everything was said and done. At 141 pounds, 13th-ranked Chris Diaz dropped his second dual match of the weekend, falling to unranked Jon Kohler 12-0. Kohler got a takedown and three nearfall points in the first period to take a quick 5-0 lead, which Diaz was unable to overcome. Kohler took him down again in the second after Diaz chose neutral and in the third period, Kohler got an escape, a takedown, a penalty point for Diaz’s stalling and a point for almost five minutes of riding time to roll to the major decision. Brian Stephens, ranked eighth in the country at 149 pounds, fell behind early to freshman Ben Dorsay in the first period after Dorsay took him downed and turned him for three back points. Stephens eventually reversed him and took him down three times in the second period to fight back and tie it up at 10 heading to the final period. In the third, Stephens chose neutral and got a takedown midway through for his first lead. He got a point for riding time to cap off an impressive rally and a 13-11 win. Jesse Dong wasted no time at 157 pounds, taking down No. 13 Kyle John just nine seconds into the match and threw the legs in to ride him for the rest of the period. Dong chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed John for a 4-0 lead and then again rode him for the rest of the period. Dong let John escape to start the third with nearly five minutes of riding time accrued giving him the bonus point for riding time. He took him down again late in the period to seal the impressive 7-1 win over a ranked foe. Fifth-ranked Josh Asper of Maryland then downed 15th-ranked Pete Yates at 165 pounds, 9-1. Asper got a takedown in both the first and second periods to take a 5-1 lead and in the third period, turned Yates for critical back points late that allowed him to pick up the major decision. Maryland then trotted out is third straight ranked wrestler with No. 17 Mike Letts at 174 pounds to take on Tech’s Matt Epperly. After a scoreless first period, Epperly escaped 32 seconds in to take a 1-0 lead. Letts got an escape quickly in the third period to tie it up and got a take down with 30 seconds. He turned Epperly to his back for three points and Epperly reversed him late, but it wasn’t enough as Letts picked up the 6-2 win to cut the Hokies’ lead to four with three matches left. Corey Peltier made it a one-point match with a 7-1 decision over John Dickson at 184 pounds. Peltier got a pair of takedowns to take a 5-0 lead into the third period. Dickson escaped, but Peltier got a penalty point and point for riding time to claim the bout. With an 11-point lead dwindled down to just a single point, Chris Penny took to the mat for the Hokies at 197 pounds but fell to Christian Boley 10-9 in a hard-fought bout. He trailed 3-2 early, but reversed Boley late in the first period to take a 4-3 lead. Boley escaped in the second period and got a takedown to take the lead back. Penny eventually reversed him to tie it up, but Boley got the escape with three seconds left in the period to take a 7-6 lead into the final stanza. Penny chose down and escaped 46 seconds in and got a takedown with 46 seconds left. Boley escaped and got a takedown of his own with 19 seconds left and held Penny down to hold on for the wild 10-9 win and give Maryland its first lead of the day. The hopes of both teams then came down to the heavyweights in the final match: Marone for Tech and Spencer Myers for Maryland. The two battled to a scoreless draw in the first period. Marone escaped early on in the second and got a big takedown to take a 3-0 lead. Myers escaped early on to make it 3-2, but Marone came up big with another takedown to all but ice it. Myers escaped, but couldn’t get in on Marone as the junior picked up the huge 5-3 to win it all for the Hokies. It marks the second time this season Marone has picked up a win when the dual match was on the line as he got a win against Oklahoma State to seal that upset. Tech has now won 12 straight ACC dual matches dating back to 2008. With the win, the Hokies improved to 14-4 overall, 2-0 in the ACC. Maryland fell to 9-4, 0-1 in the league. Both teams won five matches, but it was Carter’s three bonus points for the pin compared to Maryland’s two for the two major decisions that proved to be the difference in the closer-than-expected bout. "It was a great job by Devin Carter, Jesse Dong and David Marone," Dresser said. "Matt Epperly also did a great job in a losing effort. He can really help this team if he continues his ways. He has a great attitude right now. He could have easily gotten a call today and won that match." The Hokies will be back in action next weekend, hosting No. 17 Lehigh - which knocked off No. 1 Cornell earlier this week - on Friday night at 7 o’clock inside Cassell Coliseum. Admission is free. Before the Hokies take the match, Christiansburg High and Grundy High will hold their annual grudge match beforehand, starting at 5 p.m. Results: 125: #13 Jarrod Garnett (VT) dec. Shane Gentry, 9-6 133: #8 Devin Carter (VT) fall Lou Ruland, 6:26 141: Jon Kohler (M) maj. dec. #13 Chris Diaz, 12-0 149: #8 Brian Stephens (VT) dec. Ben Dorsay, 13-11 157: #8 Jesse Dong (VT) dec. #13 Kyle John, 7-1 165: #5 Josh Asper (M) maj. dec. #15 Pete Yates, 9-1 174: #17 Mike Letts (M) dec. Matt Epperly, 6-3 184: Corey Peltier (M) dec. John Dickson, 7-1 197: Christian Boley (M) dec. Chris Penny, 10-9 285: David Marone (VT) dec. Spencer Myers, 5-3

The Wyoming Cowboy wrestling started off its Western Wrestling Conference season on the right foot Saturday, beating Utah Valley 23-15. Wyoming (7-4 overall, 1-0 WWC) took on the Wolverines on the road, and came out of the dual with a big team win. Jimmy Belleville got it started with an 12-6 decision over Richard Winger at 157 pounds to give Wyoming an early 3-0 lead. The next battle featured No. 6 Shane Onufer taking on Jeb Clark in the 165-pound match. Onufer kept his flawless record intact, moving to 21-0 on the year with an 8-2. The win gave Wyoming a 6-0 lead in the dual. Patrick Martinez took on Brad Darrington in the 174-pound match in one of the more exciting matches of the night. Martinez got in an early 2-0 hole, but added an escape point with 45 seconds left in the first period to make it 2-1. Darrington added an escape early in the second to push the lead to 3-1. Martinez then got a quick takedown to tie things up at 3 all in the second period. He then added an escape point to take a 4-3 lead in the third period. With 10 seconds left, Darrington added a takedown for the 5-4 win to make the team score 6-3. No. 6 Joe LeBlanc made his mark on the dual, pinning Casen Eldredge at the 5:27 mark in the 184-pound match. LeBlanc was relentless throughout the match, and got his sixth pin of the year. Wyoming led 12-3 thanks to LeBlanc's effort. L.J. Helbig got a big win over Trevor Rupp in the 197-pound match, taking a 12-4 major decision. Helbig took a 6-3 lead into the third period, and kept up the pressure on Rupp. Wyoming led 16-3 after five matches. Matthew McLaughlin took a 9-1 major decision over Christian Denny in the heavyweight bout. McLaughlin showed patience throughout the match, and took advantage of his opportunities to give Wyoming a 20-3 lead. The 125-pound match featured two ranked wrestlers from each school, as Wyoming's Michael Martinez, ranked No. 18,took on UVU's Ben Kjar, ranked 14th. Kjar took a 5-4 decision in a hard-fought battle between the two. The score after that match was Wyoming 20, Utah Valley 6. No. 18 Tyler Cox fell to No. 13 Flint Ray in the 133-pound bout. Cox battled throughout the first period, but Ray pinned Cox at the 3:53 mark to make the team scores Wyoming 20, Utah Valley 12. Chase Smith took on Justin Morrill in the 141-pound match. Morrill took a 5-3 lead into the third period, Smith added an escape to make it 5-4, but couldn't close the gap any more. Morrill took the 5-4 decision to make it Wyoming 20, Utah Valley 15. In the last match of the night, No. 19 Cole Dallaserra beat Josh Wilson in the 149-pound battle with a 4-2 decision. Wilson needed a fall to give UVU the win, but Dallaserra wouldn't yield. The two fought to a 0-0 after one period, but Dallaserra scored an escape point and later added a takedown for a 3-0 lead. Wilson scored two late points to make it 3-2, but Dallaserra managed to hang on for the decision. Results: 125 pounds: No. 18 Michael Martinez lost to No. 14 Ben Kjar in a 5-4 decision. 133: No. 18 Tyler Cox lost to No. 13 Flint Ray with a pin at 3:53. 141: Chase Smith lost to Justin Morrill in a 5-4 decision. 149: No. 19 Cole Dallaserra defeated Josh Wilson with a 4-2 decision. 157: Jimmy Belleville defeated Richard Winger in a 12-6 decision. 165: No. 6 Shane Onufer defeated Jeb Clark in an 8-2 decision. 174: Patrick Martinez lost to Brad Darrington in a 5-4 decision. 184: No. 5 Joe LeBlanc defeated Casen Eldredge at 5:27. 197: L.J. Helbig defeated Trevor Rupp in a 12-4 major decision. Heavyweight: Matthew McLaughlin defeated Christian Denny in a 9-1 major decision.

EDINBORO, Pa. -- The Edinboro wrestling team rallied for a pair of wins on Saturday at McComb Fieldhouse, in the process handing Tim Flynn his 150th win as the Fighting Scots’ head coach. Edinboro defeated Eastern Michigan 24-12 for Flynn’s 150th win, then evened their eastern Wrestling League ledger at 1-1 with a 24-19 come-from-behind victory over Lock Haven. Edinboro is now 6-8-1 overall, while Eastern Michigan fell to 7-6 and Lock Haven 1-3. Flynn is in his 14th season as Edinboro’s head coach. The all-time winningest coach for the Fighting Scots, he is now 151-53-5. Edinboro won seven matches against Eastern Michigan, including a pair with bonus points, to rally from a 6-0 deficit after 125 lbs. Torsten Gillespie gave Edinboro the lead for good at 10-6 with a 12-2 major decision over Corey Phillips at 149 lbs. Johnny Greisheimer, one of four wrestlers to win twice on the day, followed with an 8-6 decision over Aaron Sulzer at 157 lbs. he recorded the winning takedown in the final ten seconds. Edinboro ran off three straight wins at 174, 194 and 197 lbs. to pull away. Chris Hrunka won a 5-4 decision over Chris Eggert at 174 lbs. thanks to a 1:37 advantage in riding time. Chris Honeycutt, ranked second in the country at 184 lbs., followed with a methodical 19-4 technical fall over Khodor Hoballah. Shawn Fendone then won his eighth straight bout with an 8-2 decision over Nick Whitenburg. The Fighting Scots found themselves in an unexpected 13-3 hole against Lock Haven, as the Bald Eagles won three of the first four matches. Eric Morrill picked up that lone win at 133 lbs. in one of the feature matches of the day. He edged John Trumbetti 5-3. Morrill led 2-1 after one period, then added a second period takedown with just four seconds remaining for the ultimate winning points and a 4-2 lead. Morrill added an escape with 30 seconds left in the match, with Trumbetti owning riding time. Morrill improved to 15-8 and is ranked 19th by Amateur Wrestling News. After Lock Haven’s Matt Bonson improved to 17-2 with an 11-0 major decision over Kasey Davis, Owen Wilkinson (4-8) pulled off a huge upset with a 1-0 decision over Gillespie, who came in ranked 14th by Amateur Wrestling News and 17th by InterMat. The winning points were courtesy of riding time as Wilkinson rode out Gillespie in the second period. Gillespie is now 15-8. Greisheimer needed overtime to defeat Seth Creasy 5-3 at 157 lbs. Trailing 3-2 entering the third period, he used an escape to send it into overtime, then scored the winning takedown with 13 seconds left in overtime. He is now 17-10. Ethan Saylor pulled Edinboro to within 13-12 with a fall at 4:26 over Dylan Caprio, but Mike Khoury scored a 7-5 decision in sudden victory over Hrunka to boost Lock Haven’s lead to 16-12. Edinboro pulled the match out thanks to a Honeycutt pin and Fendone winning by injury default. Honeycutt flattened Jacob Bachman at 4:39, and Fendone won when Travis Stem was unable to continue with 1:36 remaining in the second period after suffering an injury. Honeycutt is now 19-0, while Fendone has won nine in a row and is 19-9. Ernest James ended the match with a 4-2 loss to Harry Turner at heavyweight. The Boro redshirt freshman looked ready to avenge a pair of earlier losses to Turner, but with a second left Turner scored the tying takedown to send it into overtime at 2-2. Moments later he added the wining takedown against a tired James. Edibnboro returns to action next Friday, January 28 at Bloomsburg. Edinboro 24, Eastern Michigan 12 125 Jared Germaine (EMU) fall over Bijan Banks (EU), 1:52 133 Eric Morrill (EU) dec. Filiberto Colon (EMU), 10-4 141 Kasey Davis (EU) dec. Mike LeHolm (EMU), 7-4 149 #17 Torsten Gillespie (EU) maj. dec. Corey Phillips (EMU), 12-1 157 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) dec. Aaron Sulzer (EMU), 8-6 165 Nick Hendrick (EMU) dec. Ethan Saylor (EU), 7-6 174 Chris Hrunka (EU) dec. Chris Eggert (EMU), 5-4 184 #2 Chris Honeycutt (EU) tech. fall Khodor Hoballah (EMU), 19-4 (7:00) 197 Shawn Fendone (EU) dec. Nick Whitenburg (EMU), 8-2 Hwt. David Wade (EMU) dec. Ernest James (EU), 4-0 Edinboro 24, Lock Haven 19 125 Nick Hyatt (LHU) fall over Bijan Banks (EU), 2:48 133 Eric Morrill (EU) dec. John Trumbetti (LHU), 5-3 141 Matt Bonson (LHU) maj. dec. Kasey Davis (EU), 11-0 149 Owen Wilkinson (LHU) dec. #17 Torsten Gillespie (EU), 1-0 157 Johnny Greisheimer (EU) dec. Seth Creasy (LHU), 5-3 ot 165 Ethan Saylor (EU) fall over Dylan Caprio (LHU), 4:26 174 Mike Khoury (LHU) dec. Chris Hrunka (EU), 7-5 sv 184 #2 Chris Honeycutt (EU) fall over Jacob Bachman (LHU), 4:39 197 Shawn Fendone (EU) inj. def. Travis Stem (LHU), 3:24 Hwt. Harry Turner (LHU) dec. Ernest James (EU), 4-2 ot

RALEIGH, N.C. ­-- Ohio University won the final five matches of the evening to come from behind and defeat NC State 29-12 in the finale of a wrestling tri-meet with the Wolfpack, Bobcats and Campbell at Reynolds Coliseum. NC State (7-5) led 12-9 at the midway point, thanks to a 5-3 decision by Darrius Little over 19th-ranked Germane Lindsey at 141, freshman Matt Nereim's pin of Darrin Boing at 149, and Colton Palmer's 9-2 decision over Casey Gordon at 157. The Bobcats (6-3) ran the table from there, however, winning twice by major decision and once by pin to win the match going away and come out of the tri-meet unbeaten. In the afternoon's opening bout, the Wolfpack dropped the 125-pound match vs. Campbell before winning seven of the next eight to win handily. Darrius Little won a major decision at 141 over Brad Merriman, and 149-pounder Matt Nereim built a 14-0 lead after one period before pinning Darien Peele at 3:49. Little's victory was his 20th of the season. Quinton Godley won a major decision at 174, and Nijel Jones, who began the year at 165 pounds, pinned John Merickel at 184. "We wrestled well in spots," Wolfpack coach Carter Jordan said. "A key match was Darrius Little defeating a returning All-American. That should put him in the top 20 and solidify a spot for him at nationals. That was huge. I thought our starters wrestled well. Matt Nereim at 149 was huge. We haven't had a freshman wrestle like that since Darrion [Caldwell]. We keep taking two steps forward and one back, but we're making progress." Click here to find out more! Ohio made short work of Campbell in the second match of the day, winning all 10 matches, only one of which went the full seven minutes. The Bobcats recorded eight pins, a technical fall and a major decision in dismantling the Camels by a 57-0 margin. The match lasted less than an hour. Campbell fell to 1-13 with the losses to NC State and Ohio. NC State returns to action on Thursday at Reynolds Coliseum with an Atlantic Coast Conference match vs. Duke. The match will begin at 7 p.m. NC State 31, Campbell 125 - Tanner Bidelspach (CU) dec. Pedram Rahmatabadi, 3-1 133 - Conor Hovis (NCS) dec. Gabe Gardner, 14-7 141 - Darrius Little (NCS) major dec. Brad Merriman, 14-5 149 - Matt Nereim (NCS) pinned Darien Peele at 3:49 157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) dec. Jake Fose, 7-4 165 - Ryan Ham (CU) dec. Colin Genthert, 5-2 174 - Quinton Godley (NCS) major dec. Peter Comis, 11-1 184 - Nijel Jones (NCS) pinned John Merickel at 3:57 197 - KaRonne Jones (NCS) technical fall Justin Sparrow, 18-0 Hwt - Parker Burns (CU) dec. Eloheim Palma, 4-3 Ohio 57, Campbell 0 125 - Gabe Ramos (OU) pinned Tanner Bidelspach at 3:34 133 - Jake Wojcik (OU) major dec. Gabe Gardner, 12-2 141 - #19 Germane Lindsey (OU) pinned Brad Merriman at 5:45 149 - Darrin Boing (OU) technical fall Darrien Peele, 18-1 157 - Chris Kline (OU) pinned Jake Fose at 3:36 165 - Steve Wilson (OU) pinned Ryan Ham at 3:14 174 - Nick Purdue (OU) pinned Peter Comis at 3:20 184 - Ryan Garringer (OU) pinned John Merickel at 2:22 197 - Erik Schuth (OU) pinned Justin Sparrow at 0:15 Hwt - #20 Jeremy Johnson (OU) pinned Parker Burns at 1:23 Ohio 29, NC State 12 125 - Gabe Ramos (OU) technical fall Pedram Rahmatabadi, 15-0 133 - Gavin Moore (OU) major dec. Conor Hovis, 10-0 141 - Darrius Little (NCS) dec. #19 Germane Lindsey, 5-3 149 - Matt Nereim (NCS) pinned Darrin Boing at 3:46 157 - Colton Palmer (NCS) dec. Casey Gordon, 9-2 165 - Steve Wilson (OU) major dec. Colin Genthert, 10-3 174 - Nick Purdue (OU) major dec. Nijel Jones, 17-4 184 - Ryan Garringer (OU) dec. Quinton Godley, 9-6 197 - Erik Schuth (OU) pinned KaRonne Jones at 1:08 Hwt - #20 Jeremy Johnson (OU) dec. Eloheim Palma, 4-1

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team captured nine of 10 matches to top Ohio State 33-3 Saturday afternoon inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa ran its unbeaten dual streak to 71 consecutive matches. “We should have done well today,” said Hawkeye Head Coach Tom Brands. “We’d like to widen the gap. I like seeing guys go out and do what they do well. That’s how they need to perform.” Iowa jumped to an early 6-0 lead when sophomore Grant Gramball opened the meet with a 10-3 victory at 184 and senior Luke Lofthouse followed with a 6-4 win at 197. Junior Blake Rasing kept rolling for the Hawkeyes with a major decision at heavyweight before sophomore Matt McDonough put the crowd of 8,976 on their feet with a second period fall. McDonough, the NCAA defending champion at 125, earned his sixth fall of the season to tie Mark Ballweg for the team lead and give Iowa a 16-0 lead. Redshirt freshman Tony Ramos scored a 5-2 decision over 15th-ranked Ian Paddock to improve his collegiate dual record to 6-0. Ramos’ victory gave Iowa a 19-0 edge heading into the intermission. Iowa’s Ballweg brothers collected Iowa’s sixth and seventh straight victories of the match with a pair of major decisions at 141 and 149. Mark Ballweg recorded four takedowns and used a point for riding time to pick up his 10-2 win. Matt Ballweg finished with five takedowns and recorded over three minutes of riding time to earn his first major decision of the season, 12-3. “That was a big win for Matt Ballweg,” said Brands. “He’s a senior and he stepped up tonight. I thought he got crisper as the match went on. Sometimes he gets sloppy, but today he cleaned it up. He’s a senior and it’s important that he finishes strong.” The Hawkeyes picked up a pair of decisions in two of the three final matches, including Derek St. John’s 9-3 win at 157 and Ethen Lofthouse’s 3-1 decision at 174. Lofthouse entered the third period with a 1-0 advantage before OSU’s 13th-ranked Nick Heflin scored an escape with 1:37 left to tie the match, 1-1. Lofthouse then scored a takedown with :17 seconds remaining to secure the victory. Ohio State’s lone win came at 165 in the sudden victory period. Senior Aaron Janssen scored a third period escape stretch his lead to 3-1 before the Buckeyes’ ninth-ranked Colt Sponseller scored a late takedown to force overtime. Sponseller then recorded a takedown in the extra frame for the 5-3 win. Iowa also sent 14 competitors to the Pat “Flash” Flanagan Open in Dubuque, IA, Saturday, crowning five individual champions. Winning titles, while competing unattached were junior Montell Marion (141) and true freshmen Jake Ballweg (149), Nick Moore (165), Mike Evans (174) and Bobby Telford (Hwt.). Also placing were redshirt freshmen Nick Trizzino (141-2nd), Joe DuCharme (165-4th) and Tomas Lira (184-184-2nd), true freshmen Matt Gurule (125-2nd), Michael Kelly (165-2nd) and Walt Gillmor (165-3rd), and junior Ethan Sebert (149-6th). Gurule, Kelly and Gillmor were competing unattached. Up next for the eighth-ranked Hawkeyes is their first Big Ten road trip of the 2010-11 season. Iowa will face No. 19 Northwestern (14-1, 1-1 Big Ten) Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They will then move on to No. 2 Penn State (12-0, 1-0 Big Ten) for a Jan. 30 dual at 1 p.m. (CT) at Rec Hall. The Iowa vs. Northwestern dual will be streamed live on bigtennetwork.com, while the Iowa vs. Penn State dual will air on the Big Ten Network Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. (CT). Results: 184 - Grant Gambrall (I) dec. C.J. Magrum (OSU), 10-3 * 197 - Luke Lofthouse (I) dec. Peter Capone (OSU), 6-4 Hwt. - Blake Rasing (I) maj. dec. Zach Stolarsky (OSU), 12-1 125 - Matt McDonough (I) pinned Bo Touris (OSU), 4:37 133 - Tony Ramos (I) dec. Ian Paddock (OSU), 5-2 141 - Mark Ballweg (I) maj. dec. Randy Languis (OSU), 10-2 149 - Matt Ballweg (I) maj. dec. Mike Fee (OSU), 12-3 157 - Derek St. John (I) dec. Sean Nemec (OSU), 9-3 165 - Colt Sponseller (OSU) dec. Aaron Janssen (I), 5-3 SV 174 - Ethen Lofthouse (I) dec. Nick Heflin (OSU), 3-1

The No. 1 UNO wrestling team was upset by No. 3 St. Cloud State on Friday night, 19-18, after a quick turn of events in the night's final match at the Sapp Fieldhouse. With UNO leading 18-13 heading into the 133-pound final match, it looked like the Mavs were in position to win, as Trent Cox was in control over St. Cloud State's Eric Ellington. Cox scored an early takedown and an escape to take a 3-0 lead, then rode Ellington for 2:43. But Ellington quickly turned the table, flipping Cox and earning the quick pin at 3:42, giving the Huskies the come-from-behind 19-18 win. The victory moved SCSU's record to 13-1 on the season, as the Huskies will travel to Southwest Minnesota State on Jan. 22 for a 7 p.m. dual match in Marshall. The loss dropped UNO to 5-1 on the year in duals, and snapped UNO's 13-match win streak. It also marked UNO's first dual loss since Jan. 22, 2010, when Augsburg defeated UNO, 18-12, and first dual loss at home since a 22-15 loss to Division I Northern Iowa on Feb. 21, 2008. The Mavs jumped out to a 9-0 lead, thanks to a draw that allowed UNO to throw its three top-ranked wrestlers onto the mat to start the dual. Top-ranked Mario Morgan got the Mavs on the scoreboard to begin the dual at 141 pounds with a 4-0 victory over the Huskies' Gabe Suarez. At 149 pounds, No. 1 Esai Dominguez took a 6-5 lead over No. 4 Jacob D. Horn with a takedown late in the second period, then held off Horn in the third period for the win. UNO's third top-ranked wrestler, George Ivanov, recorded a takedown with eight seconds left in the match, then released No. 5 John Sundgren for a one-point escape to claim a 7-6 win and give UNO a 9-0 lead. Ivanov recorded three takedowns in the final period to take control of the match. Ivanov is 6-0 in dual matches this season. SCSU got on the board at 165-pounds with a 13-5 major decision win by #2 ranked Tad Merritt over UNO's Nathan Sigman. UNO returned with a 9-3 win by Ryan Pankoke over #7 Shamus O'Grady at 174-pounds. UNO added another win at 184-pounds with a 4-0 victory by #3 Aaron Denson over SCSU's Mic Berg. The final UNO win of the day was a close 3-2 decision by #8 Matt Baker over SCSU's Luke Munkelwitz at 197-pounds. The win gave the Mavs an 18-4 margin in the match. At 285-pounds, SCSU's #1 Jake Kahnke carded a big 5-3 decision over #8 ranked Taylor Escamilla to make it 18-7. The Huskies and Zach Stewart took full advantage of a forfeit at 125-pounds that provided six important points for the Huskies. The forfeit set the table for Ellington's late round heroics at 133-pounds for the Huskies. Match-By-Match Results: 141 – No. 1 Mario Morgan (UNO) by dec. over Gabe Suarez (SCSU), 4-0 (UNO 3-0) 149 – No. 1 Esai Dominguez (UNO) by dec. over No. 4 Jacob D. Horn (SCSU), 6-5 (UNO 6-0) 157 – No. 1 George Ivanov (UNO) by dec. over No. 5 John Sundgren (SCSU), 7-6 (UNO 9-0) 165 – No. 2 Tad Merritt (SCSU) by major dec. over Nathan Sigman (UNO), 13-5 (UNO 9-4) 174 – No. 3 Ryan Pankoke (UNO) by dec. over No. 7 Shamus O'Grady (SCSU), 9-3 (UNO 12-4) 184 – No. 3 Aaron Denson (UNO) by dec. over Mic Berg (SCSU), 4-0 (UNO 15-4) 197 – No. 8 Matt Baker (UNO) by dec. over Luke Munkelwitz (SCSU), 3-2 (UNO 18-4) 285 – No. 1 Jacob Kahnke (SCSU) by dec. over No. 8 Taylor Escamilla (UNO), 5-3 (UNO 18-7) 125 – Zach Stewart (SCSU) by forfeit (UNO 18-13) 133 – Eric Ellington (SCSU) by fall over Trent Cox (UNO), 3:42 (SCSU 19-18)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The Virginia wrestling team took eight of 10 matches in picking up a 28-6 victory at North Carolina Friday night at Carmichael Auditorium. Virginia improved to 14-5 overall and 2-0 in ACC play with the decisive victory - its first in Chapel Hill since Jan. 24, 2003 (20-17). "I am very proud of our guys," Virginia head coach Steve Garland said. "They wrestled great tonight. Whenever this team gets down, they always come back strong and after such a close loss last weekend they once again showed their heart." Matt Snyder (R-So., Lewistown, Pa.) and Chris Henrich (Sr., Lansdale, Pa.) each recorded bonus-point wins for the Cavaliers. Snyder pinned Jacob Corrill at 125 pounds, while Henrich notched a major decision over Thomas Ferguson at 174. It marked Henrich's eighth straight win that resulted in bonus points. North Carolina (6-6, 1-2) won at 141 and 157 pounds. Virginia got off to a fast start at 125 pounds as Snyder scored a takedown midway through the first period, then pulled Jacob Corrill into a cradle in picking up a fall at the 2:35 mark. Snyder upped his record to 17-6 this year. UVa pushed its lead to 9-0 with a 3-2 win by Joe Spisak (Fr., Boiling Springs, Pa.) over Pat Owens at 133. After a scoreless first period, Spisak got Owens on his back for a three-point near fall. Over a minute later, Owens reversed Spisak and cut into the riding time. In the third, after moving the riding time back under a minute, Owens allowed Spisak to escape, but neither scored the rest of the way. At 141 pounds, Gus Sako (Fr., Cleveland, Ohio) was taken down 34 seconds into the first period and never was able to recover in dropping a 7-3 decision to UNC senior Mike Rappo. Derek Valenti (Jr., Newton, N.J.) picked up his third straight victory at 149 pounds, scoring a 2-0 win over Nick Stabile. Neither wrestler scored a takedown in the match. After a scoreless first period, Valenti broke through with an escape point early in the second. Stabile chose the bottom position to begin the third, but Valenti rode him for the entire period to finish with 1:24 in riding time and pick up the riding time point. At 157 pounds, reigning ACC Wrestler of the Week Corey Mock picked up a 9-2 decision over UVa's Shawn Harris (R-Jr., Cleveland, Ohio). In just his third match of the season, Jedd Moore (R-So., Mount Vernon, Ohio) notched a 7-2 victory over Kyle Kiss at 165 pounds. Moore scored his first takedown with 30 seconds remaining in the first period and controlled things much of the remainder of the match. Henrich dominated with a 14-3 major decision at174 pounds in improving to 23-1 this season. The UVa career wins leader, Henrich now boasts a 124-17 record at Virginia. Henrich racked up 3:43 in riding time as he coasted to the win. At 184 pounds, Jon Fausey (R-Fr., Dalmatia, Pa.) scored a 9-6 win over Antonio Giorgio. Fausey fell behind, 5-4, early in the third on a two-point near fall but quickly reversed Giorgio and then recorded a two-point near fall of his own to take control of the match. He posted 1:28 in riding time to garner his 20th victory of the season. At 197, Mike Salopek (R-So., North Huntingdon, Pa.) nabbed a 5-2 win over Zach Bennett. Salopek was taken down late in the first period, but promptly reversed Bennett. After riding Bennett for all of the second period, Salopek scored a takedown in the third and added a point with 3:01 of riding time. Jack Danilkowicz (R-Sr., Green Oaks, Ill.) capped the Cavaliers' win with an 8-3 triumph over Ben Brooks in the heavyweight bout. The match was tied at two entering the third period. Danilkowicz, after starting in the bottom position, reversed Brooks midway through the period. After Brooks escaped, Danilkowicz recorded a takedown and added a riding time point for the win as he improved to 18-10 this year. Virginia returns home to Memorial Gymnasium next weekend for a pair of non-conference duals. UVa will face No. 8 Rutgers at 6 p.m. Friday (Jan. 28), and the Cavaliers come back at 1 p.m. Saturday to face Princeton. The Scarlet Knights recorded a 24-7 win over No. 3 Virginia Tech Friday evening. Results: 125: Matt Snyder (UVa) pinned Jacob Corrill (UNC), 2:35; UVa 6, UNC 0 133: Joe Spisak (UVa) dec. Pat Owens (UNC), 4-2; UVa 9, UNC 0 141: Mike Rappo (UNC) dec. Gus Sako (UVa), 7-3; UVa 9, UNC 3 149: Derek Valenti (UVa) dec. Nick Stabile (UNC), 2-0; UVa 12, UNC 3 157: Corey Mock (UNC) dec. Shawn Harris (UVa), 9-3; UVa 12, UNC 6 165: Jedd Moore (UVa) dec. Kyle Kiss (UNC), 7-2; UVa 15, UNC 6 174: No. 4 Chris Henrich (UVa) major dec. Thomas Ferguson (UNC), 14-3; UVa 19, UNC 6 184: Jon Fausey (UVa) dec. Antonio Giorgio (UNC), 9-6; UVa 22, UNC 6 197: No. 20 Mike Salopek (UVa) dec. Zach Bennett (UNC), 5-2; UVa 25, UNC 6 HWT: Jack Danilkowicz (UVa) dec. Ben Brooks, 8-3; UVa 28, UNC 6 Rankings according to InterMat

MADISON, Wis. -- The No. 4 Wisconsin wrestling team earned its second home dual victory of the season, defeating No. 16 Nebraska, 22-15, Friday night. Despite missing three of its ranked wrestlers, including No. 2 Andrew Howe (165 lbs.), No. 2 Trevor Brandvold (197 lbs.) and No. 7 Cole Schmitt (149 lbs.), the Badgers notched six individual victories. “It’s great to see guys go out there and step it up for our program,” Wisconsin head coach Barry Davis said. “It would be nice to have some guys back, but until then, guys are doing their job, so we’re happy with that. We are hoping that we can get more of the guys back here soon.” After being shuffled around weight classes the past few weeks, redshirt freshmen Kalvin York (157 lbs.) and Shawn Perry (149 lbs.) rose to the occasion, registering big wins at their weight class. York began the matchup with the first pin of his career over Cody Compton, while Perry ended competition with a 6-2 decision against Ross Grande that included an astounding 4:15 of riding time. “Kalvin (York) finally took the wrestling room to the wrestling mat,” Davis said. “He was aggressive and he used his skills. He has great skills and he gave it a go out there tonight. Shawn Perry did the same thing. Both of those guys did better than they have done all year long and it was really great for both of those guys and the team.” No. 3 redshirt sophomore Tyler Graff (133 lbs.) also posted a big win with his 15th bonus point victory of the season. Redshirt senior Eric Bugenhagen (No. 19) also had a career day, upsetting No. 10 Tucker Lane by a 2-1 decision that came down to the second tiebreaker a heavyweight. The first match began at 157 lbs., where York pinned Cody Compton at 3:32. Compton began the match with a takedown, but was quickly reversed by York who scored three nearfall points to enter the second period up 5-2. York then scored a takedown 20 seconds into the second period before pinning his opponent and giving the Badgers a 6-0 lead. At 165 lbs., UW had to forfeit the match, awarding #1 Jordan Burroughs a victory and tying the matchup at 6 apiece. Wisconsin’s No. 2 Howe did not compete on Friday night after suffering an injury in Wisconsin’s dual against Illinois on Jan. 16. No. 19 redshirt sophomore Ben Jordan then made his return to the mat with a 2-1 victory over Caleb Kolb. After Kolb chose down in the second period, Jordan earned riding time until Kolb escaped with 28 seconds remaining. Jordan then made a quick escape at the beginning of the third, and Kolb could not overcome Jordan’s 1:19 of riding time, regaining UW a 9-6 lead. No. 4 junior Travis Rutt then earned Wisconsin another three points by defeating No. 12 Josh Ihnen by a 3-2 decision. Rutt scored an early escape in the second period and a takedown in the third to claim the victory. Rutt’s win extended the Badgers’ lead to 12-6. At 197 lbs., redshirt freshman Derrick Borlie snapped his five-dual winning streak after falling to Andy Johnson in a 10-5 decision. Borlie entered the third period with a 4-3 lead, but Johnson scored two takedowns and two nearfall points to overcome Wisconsin’s 197-pounder. Following the match, the Cornhuskers trailed UW 12-9. No. 19 Bugenhagen followed up the loss with his biggest win of the season, upsetting No. 10 Tucker Lane by a 2-1 decision. Each wrestler recorded an escape after choosing to start down, but neither scored a point in the first overtime. Lane started down in the first tiebreaker where Bugenhagen rode him for the entire 30 seconds. Lane let Bugenhagen escape right away in the second tiebreaker, but was unable to score a takedown, awarding UW a 15-9 lead. Redshirt freshman Tom Kelliher then lost to David Klingsheim in a 3-0 decision. Klingsheim took down Kelliher 34 seconds into the first period and never let up. At the end of the bout, Klingsheim earned 1:27 of riding time as Kelliher was unable to score a takedown. Klingsheim’s win brought Nebraska within three points of Wisconsin, 15-12. No. 3 Graff earned the Badgers their second bonus point victory of the night, defeating Ridge Kiley by a 13-5 major decision. Graff registered four takedowns, a reversal and 1:11 of riding time to extend UW’s lead to 19-12. At 141 lbs., redshirt freshman Danny Arnel was defeated by Mike Koehnlein by a 10-4 decision. Arnel scored four escapes in the bout, narrowing Wisconsin’s lead to 19-15. Perry sealed the victory for UW after completely dominating Ross Grande with 4:15 of riding time at the end of the bout. Perry scored a quick takedown 15 seconds into the match, staying on top for the remainder of the period. Perry then earned an escape, another takedown and a point for riding time, giving Wisconsin a 22-15 victory of the Cornhusker. Results: 157-Kalvin York (UW) by fall over Cody Compton (NU), 3:32 (NU 0, UW 6) 165-#1 Jordan Burroughs (NU) wins by forfeit (NU 6, UW 6) 174-#19 Ben Jordan (UW) by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NU), 2-1 (NU 6, UW 9) 184- #4 Travis Rutt (UW) by dec. over #12 Josh Ihnen (NU), 3-2 (NU 6, UW 12) 197- Andy Johnson (NU) by dec. over Derrick Borlie (UW), 10-5 (NU 9, UW 12) HWT-#19 Eric Bugenhagen by sudden-victory over #10 Tucker Lane (NU), 2-1 (NU 9, UW 15) 125- David Klingsheim (NU) by dec. over Tom Kelliher (UW), 3-0 (NU 12, UW 15) 133-#3 Tyler Graff (UW) by major dec. over Ridge Kiley (NU), 13-5 (NU 12, UW 19) 141- Mike Koehnlein (NU) by dec. over Danny Arnel (UW), 10-4 (NU 15, UW 19) 149-Shawn Perry (UW) by dec. over Ross Grande (NU), 6-2 (NU 15, UW 22) -Started at 157 The Badgers return to the mat on Sunday, Jan. 30, when they travel to Minneapolis, Minn., to take on No. 5 Minnesota. “At Minnesota next weekend will need guys to get in there and win some matches that they may not be expected to win,” Davis said. “They need to step up and get the job done. I have no reason to believe different because that is what we have been doing here all along. The key is to always do the little things right. If we do that, we will continue to grow and good things will happen.”