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STILLWATER, Okla. -- The No. 6 Oklahoma State wrestling team ended No. 10 Iowa’s 69-match winning streak in dual meets by tying the Hawkeyes, 15-15 Sunday at Gallagher-Iba Arena. With the win, the Cowboys moved to 7-2-1 on the season. Iowa went to 8-0-1 overall. Both teams won five bouts, with Oklahoma State registering 13 takedowns in the dual to Iowa’s nine. "A tie doesn't do a lot for anyone. I think we had our opportunities, but didn't really take advantage of them,” Oklahoma State coach John Smith said. “We had some guys in tough battles that won matches. Some of those young ones out there were just wearing their emotions on their sleeves, and we have to train through that. We have to make sure that we are prepared and mentally ready to push through tough, hard matches. Iowa struck first when reigning NCAA champion Matt McDonough handed OSU freshman Jon Morrison a 7-3 setback. One of the key moments of the dual came in the 133-pound match when Tyler Clark’s escape with one second remaining in the second period of his 11-4 loss to top-ranked Cowboy Jordan Oliver was the difference between the Cowboy having to settle for a win by decision instead of a bonus-point major-decision victory. The Hawkeyes and Cowboys traded victories at 141 pounds and 149 pounds, respectively, but a win from Iowa freshman Derek St. John over OSU senior Neil Erisman at 157 pounds gave the Hawkeyes the advantage going into the second half of the dual. OSU responded by rattling off wins in three of the next four bouts, with freshmen Dallas Bailey and Chris Perry and senior Clayton Foster all getting their hand raised to put the Cowboys up, 15-12, on the team scoreboard with only the heavyweight bout remaining. Perry’s 2-0 win over No. 16 Grant Gambrall was particularly important because a loss there would have been a devastating blow to the Cowboys since the Hawkeyes had control of the dual at the time. “We’ve actually been rivals since we were little kids, probably like 12 years old,” Perry said of facing Gambrall. “We would just wrestle a ton. We’ve worked out together before one time when I went to see my brother. We know each other pretty well. It’s just a good little rivalry we’ve had since we were little kids and we just kind of like to battle.” Cowboy freshman Blake Rosholt – giving up no fewer than 60 pounds to his opponent - lost a 3-1 decision in sudden victory to Blake Rasing to bring the final score to 15-15. The Cowboys return to action when they travel to Ames for a rematch with Iowa State on Jan. 23. Oklahoma State was a 37-9 winner over the Cyclones at the National Duals earlier in the season. “They have had a lot of challenges these last two weeks with National Duals and with Iowa and it doesn't get any easier next week with Iowa State,” Smith said. “That is what is fun, when you embrace it and look forward to it, but we didn't look like we embraced it today. We wore our emotions a little bit on our sleeves and it is something that we need to learn from as we go down this stretch." Results: 125: No. 2 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. No. 8 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State), 7-3 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 11 Tyler Clark (Iowa), 11-4 141: No. 19 Mark Ballweg (Iowa) dec. No. 13 Josh Kindig (Oklahoma State), 8-3 149: No. 9 Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State) dec. Matt Ballweg (Iowa), 8-4 157: No. 15 Derek St. John (Iowa) dec. No. 16 Neil Erisman (Oklahoma State), 7-5 165: No. 13 Dallas Bailey (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 15 Aaron Janssen (Iowa), 6-2 174: No. 16 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. No. 10 Mike Benefiel (Oklahoma State), 4-3 184: No. 14 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 16 Grant Gambrall (Iowa), 2-0 197: No. 3 Clayton Foster (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 15 Luke Lofthouse (Iowa), 5-3 285: Blake Rasing (Iowa) dec. Blake Rosholt (Oklahoma State), 3-1 SV

Clovis affirms its supreme depth once again For the third successive weekend, No. 9 Clovis, California showed how truly deep they are as a team this year. Right before the New Year, Clovis placed fourth at the Cheesehead Invitational, which featured seven top 15 teams nationally. These last two weekends, they were convincing champions of the Doc Buchanan Invitational and now the Temecula Valley Invitational -- the two tournaments featuring the best fields in the Golden State outside the single class state tournament. Even with just one champion -- No. 12 Zach Nevills (171) -- they used three other finalists and nine overall placers to turn back the rest of the field scoring 239 total points. The nine placers were three more than any other team had in the tournament. Finishing as runners-up for Clovis were Jonas (112) and Daniel (119) Gayton, along with Blake Thompson (160); Dakota Gordon (189) and Nick Nevills (285) finished in third place. One of three teams to finish with six placers, Poway, California was second in the standings with 183 points. The Titans had only a single champion, Henry Donahue (160), but had another pair in the finals -- Jesse Taylor (135) and Porfi Sosa (215) -- along with wrestlers finishing fourth, seventh, and eight. Even without the services of their two best wrestlers -- Coleman (145) and No. 4 (at 171) Bryce (160) Hammond -- No. 7 Bakersfield, California still had six of its wrestlers place as part of a 159-1/2 point effort, which saw the Drillers finish third as a team. Their sole champion was Natrelle Demison (130), who dominated his way through the bracket with three falls, a technical fall, and a major decision. Adam Fierro (152) finished in second place, while they also had two wrestlers take third, another in fifth, and another in sixth. With five total placers, all between third and fifth, No. 23 Oakdale, California finished sixth in the standings with 127-1/2 points. Hurting their cause was an upset loss in the quarterfinals by No. 18 David Ferry (145) by a 7-2 score against Brady Bersano (Clovis), and then Ferry subsequently defaulting out of the competition. The lone school with multiple champions in this event was Lemoore, California -- which ended up finishing fourth in the standings with 144-1/2 points and five total placers. Titles for Lemoore were won by No. 14 Isaiah Martinez (140) and Steven Wood (285). Martinez was named Outstanding Wrestler for lower weights with two technical falls, a pin, and a major decision prior to his pin in overtime against Nick Cano (St. Francis, California) in the championship final. The two head-to-head finals placing Clovis and Clovis West wrestlers against one another went the opposite way of what they did last week at the Doc Buchanan. At 119 pounds, No. 15 Stevan Knoblach (Clovis West) secured an 8-3 victory over Daniel Gayton; while No. 12 Zach Nevills (Clovis) secured a 3-1 victory over No. 14 Nikko Reyes at 171 pounds. Closing out the weight class champions were Emilio Saavedra (103) from Pittman, California; No. 10 (at 119) Nashon Garrett (112) from Chico, California; Fabian Garcia (125) from Turlock, California; Miguel Gallegos (135) from San Fernando, California; Damien Arredondo (145) from Buchanan, California; Joey Davis (152) from Santa Fe, California; No. 7 Lucas Sheridan (189) from De La Salle, California; and Jeff Vargas (215) from South Hills, California. Vargas was named Outstanding Wrestler for the upper weights, and Garcia was selected as the overall Champion of Champions. For full brackets and results: http://tmi.150m.com/Results2010-2011/11-1-14%20Temecula%20ValleyFINAL.pdf Blue Knights three-peat at Mount Mat Madness For the third year in a row, No. 8 Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania took home the team championship at Mount Mat Madness. The Blue Knights scored 226-1/2 points led by a pair of champions in Tyler Fraley (125) and No. 18 Terrace Jean-Jacques (285), along with Evan Botwin (112), No. 8 Dominick Malone (119), and AJ Vizcarrando (215) taking second place. Another pair of Wyoming Seminary wrestlers each took third and fourth place -- Cohl Fulk (140) and No. 19 Eric Morris (152) in third, RC Ramirez (135) and Adam Morris (160) in fourth. Led by a repeat title from Kaleb Lemaire (112), and a first MMM title for Issah Meade (160), Caesar Rodney, Delaware earned a second place finish with 162 points despite having just two other placers in No. 7 Micah Hight (103) taking third, and Zach Blumenthal (135) who took sixth. Right behind in the standings was Robinson, Virginia with 155 points. The Rams had five place-winners including champion Brooks Martino (135); Jake Smith (119), Jack Bass (125), and Wes Jones (160) finishing in third place; and Dallas Smith (112) earning fourth place. Despite a tournament high of three champions, Southern Garrett, Maryland finished in seventh place with 106 points. Winning championships were Coy (103) and Lex (152) Ozias, along with No. 17 Bubba Scheffel (171). Coy Ozias, a freshman, earned key a key 703 victory over No. 7 Micah Hight (Caesar Rodney) in the semifinal round; before defeating Cadet National freestyle champion Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Delaware) 7-6 in the championship match. Older brother Lex -- ranked sixth at 145 pounds -- won the 152 pound weight class, earning a key 2-1 victory over No. 19 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary) in the semifinal round. Then, with an 8-4 victory over Devin Geoghegan (David Brearley, New Jersey), Ozias became a three-time tournament champion. That came after Geoghegan beat No. 8 Codey Combs (Sussex Central, Delaware) 13-8, which prevented Combs from having the chance to be the first-ever four-time champion at Mount Mat Madness. Scheffel joined his teammate with three titles at Mount Mat Madness with a 2-1 victory over defending champion Mat Miller (John Carroll, Maryland) in the championship match, a victory that avenged a December loss. Other weight class champions were No. 15 (at 125) Nathan Kraisser (119) from Centennial, Maryland; Tanner Hough (130) from Westmont-Hilltop, Pennsylvania; Nick Lospinoso (140) from David Brearley, New Jersey; Brady Massaro (145) from Mt. St. Joseph’s, Maryland; Michael Mauk (189) from St. Mark’s, Delaware; and No. 15 Kyle Snyder (215) from Good Counsel, Maryland. Of note among those weight class titles, is that Kraisser earned a 3-1 victory over No. 8 Dominick Malone (Wyoming Seminary), and prevented Malone from becoming a three-time champion in as many years of high school. For full brackets: http://www.kapwrestling.net/uploads/mmm_2011_full.pdf No champions, but a tournament trophy for BECA at Escape the Rock After a statement dual meet victory over No. 41 Nazareth, Pennsylvania on Thursday night, No. 17 Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania entered the 6th annual Escape the Rock Tournament at Council Rock South High School just outside of Philadelphia in search of another tournament title. However, after a 4-1 semifinal round, which gave the Hawks a tournament high four finalists, the championship round would not be kind. Bethlehem Catholic went zero-for-four in gold medal matches, as No. 2 Darian Cruz (103), No. 13 Zeke Moisey (112), Randy Cruz (119), and Kyle Dehaut (152) all suffered defeats. Darian Cruz was upset 4-3 by Billy Rappo (Council Rock South, Pennsylvaia); Moisey suffered a 6-4 overtime loss against No. 20 (at 119) Zain Retherford (Line Mountain, Pennsylvania); Randy Cruz lost 7-3 against Dereck Enders (Big Spring, Pensylvania); while Dehaut lost by fall in 4:36 to Brian Brill (Central Mountain, Pennsylvania). The Hawks did have two wrestlers finish in third place -- Ryan Todora (140) and Elliott Riddick (160) -- while Jaydon Rice (125) finished in seventh place. All of that was enough for Bethlehem Catholic to emerge with 172 points, and first place in the tournament standings. With a tournament-high eight medalists, it was Parkland, Pennsylvania that took home second place. However, only Mike Ottinger (160) would rise to the top of the tournament podium. He did so with a fall, a technical fall, a 3-2 victory, and then two 3-1 overtime victories. Finishing in second place were Justin Heller (145) and Tarik Haddad (215), while Cory Bruder (189) finished in third. Other placers finished fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth. Tied for third in the tournament standings with 133-1/2 points were Solanco, Pennsylvania and Central Mountain, Pennsylvania. Solanco was led by a trio of champions in Dan Neff (140), Connor Moran (171), and freshman Thomas Haines (215); while Central Mountain earned titles from Brian Brill (152) and Zach Corl (285). Neff earned a 4-3 victory in the finals over Matt Martoccio (Council Rock South, Pennsylvania); while Corl had four pins in as many matches during the tournament. Other weight class champions were CJ Palmer (125) from Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania; Matt Sausman (130) and TJ Miller (135) of Camden Catholic, New Jersey; Travis Erdman (145) of Line Mountain, Pennsylvania; and David Reck (189) of Colonial Forge, Virginia. For full brackets: http://www.crsd.org/5034011314232/lib/5034011314232/ETR_FINAL_Brackets.pdf Team Scores: http://www.crsd.org/5034011314232/lib/5034011314232/ETR_FINAL_team_score.pdf Fit to be tied in New Jersey This past Saturday saw a battle of the defending Group 3 and 4 champions (decided on dual meets) in the Garden State as part of the GMC/Shore Conference Challenge at Jackson Memorial High School. No. 40 South Plainfield traveled to battle No. 30 Jackson Memorial in what was expected to be a classic dual, and it certainly did not disappoint as there were five lead changes and two ties during the course of the meet. Jackson Memorial jumped out to a 9-0 advantage, as South Plainfield forfeited to Joe Nolan (285) in the opening match, and Alec Huxford (103) took home a 9-4 decision. However, consecutive pins from No. 1 Anthony Ashnault (112) and Troy Heilmann (119) gave South Plainfield a 12-9 lead. Brian Hamman (125) stemmed the South Plainfield tide to give Jackson Memorial a momentary 13-12 lead, before South Plainfield won four consecutive matches to take a 25-13 lead after 145 pounds. Pins from Doug Hamman (152) and Robert Hennings (160) for Jackson Memorial tied the dual meet at 25-all with three matches remaining. An 8-3 South Plainfield decision at 171, followed by a Dallas Winston for Jackson Memorial set up the last match drama, as the Jaguars led 31-28. Will Whitefleet (215), who lost a critical match for South Plainfield in their third place dual at the Virginia Duals last week, came up heroic this week with a 5-1 victory in the last match to tie the score at 31-31. South Plainfield wins the dual meet on the criteria of most matches won. No. 30 Jackson Memorial did come up with a 39-20 victory over Delbarton, New Jersey on Friday at Rutgers University winning nine of fourteen weight classes. Pins from Alex Huxford (103) and Doug Hamman (171), along with a forfeit win by Joe Nolan (285) helped spark the Jaguars victory. Both of Delbarton’s nationally-ranked wrestlers did leave the dual meet with victories -- No. 5 Jeff Canfora (135) with a decision and No. 11 Devon Gobbo (145) with a major decision wrestling up one weight class. Guests with the statements at Marmion Quad No. 12 Marmion Academy, Illinois hosted a trio of nationally-ranked teams on Saturday for dual meet action, and not much went right for the host Cadets. In the opening dual meet, No. 5 St. Edward, Ohio defeated Marmion 49-21. The Eagles won ten of fourteen matches, including a 5-4 victory for Edgar Bright (112) over No. 6 Jered Cortez and a 4-0 victory for No. 19 Dean Heil (119) over Cheesehead runner-up George Fisher. In the second dual meet, the Cadets lost 46-19 to No. 9 Iowa City West, Iowa; the Trojans took home nine of the fourteen matches. Two results of note include No. 10 Phillip Laux (Iowa City West) avenging a Dvorak finals loss to No. 17 Johnny Jimenez with a 4-2 victory at 103, and the disqualification of Fisher which would prove costly in their final dual meet. In the last match of the day, the host Cadets would wrestle fellow Class AA rivals No. 46 Montini Catholic, Illinois. With the match starting at 160 pounds (the first two rounds started at 145 and 152), the Broncos would run out to a 21-0 lead, which included a match-opening victory for No. 6 Stephen Robertson by injury default, as Robertson bumped up one weight class. In the group of matches from 103-140, Marmion would win six of them, with only Kevon Powell earning a pin for Montini at 112 pounds. Without Fisher, the Cadets chose to bump Cortez up to 119 pounds (where he would secure a technical fall), and had reserve wrestler Johnny Field competing against Powell at 112. Trying to hold onto a 27-26 lead, Frank Baer (Montini Catholic) earned a major decision at 145 to stretch the margin to 31-26 heading into the last match. Needing a pin from Eddie Breen, as a technical fall would only tie the match and Montini would have won it on criteria, he was only able to come up with a major decision. The Broncos emerged with a 31-30 victory after losing their first two matches of the day. Iowa City West took nine weights to beat Montini 40-19, while St. Edward took eleven weights to earn a 48-12 victory. Also in round three, the two out of state teams met in a match placing the two 2-0 teams against one another. The key to this match ended up being the superiority of St. Edward in its upper-weights. After a match opening 2-1 victory by No. 19 Justin Koethe (Iowa City West) over Domenic Abounader in a battle of Fargo All-Americas at 160 pounds, the Eagles would respond with three pins and a technical fall in succession to take a 23-3 lead as the match turned over to 103 pounds. Phillip Laux, ranked tenth nationally was able to buffer the string with a pin, but Bright and Heil countered with victories to exted the St. Edward lead to 30-9. Iowa City West did follow up with four victories in succession from Jack Hathaway (125), Dakota Bauer (130), Gradey Gambrall (135), and No. 19 Elijah Sullivan (140) -- two decisions, a medical forfeit, and a pin -- to reduce the deficit to 30-27. The Eagles were able to close out the dual meet with consecutive decision victories from Matt Van Curen (145), 8-4, and Mark Martin (152), 12-7 to seal an undefeated today in the Chicago area. Guns blazing for Graham headed into big dual meets With crucial dual meets the next three weekends against nationally-ranked teams, No. 3 Graham, Ohio viewed this as a weekend to get all their ducks in a row. The next three weekends include home dual meets against No. 5 St. Edward, Ohio and No. 47 Wadsworth, Ohio sandwiched by a trip to No. 2 Blair Academy, New Jersey. This past weekend, the Falcons traveled to Alliance, Ohio for the 25th annual Top Gun Wrestling Tournament. Even without the services of state champion Isaac Jordan (160), Graham placed eight wrestlers -- all of them as finalists -- with seven winning championships. Those on top of the podium included No. 11 Ryan Taylor (112), Micah Jordan (119), No. 7 Nick Brascetta (140), No. 5 Bo Jordan (145), No. 11 Matt Stephens (152), Kyle Ryan (171), and No. 6 Huston Evans (189). The Falcons amassed 286-1/2 points. Their lone runner-up finish came from Case Garrison (135), who lost a somewhat controversial championship match against No. 3 Nate Skonieczny (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio). Leading 3-2, and with the match’s only takedown, Garrison was called for a second stalling inside the last fifteen seconds to force the overtime. After a scoreless overtime, each wrestler earned an escape during the tiebreaker. Then, Skonieczny was able to choose the down position in ultimate tiebreaker, since he had scored the match’s initial point on a second period escape; Skonieczny earned the match-ending escape to win 5-4.That result gave Walsh Jesuit their second consecutive weight class champion, as No. 5 Johnni DiJulius (130) won the prior weight class with a 12-4 major decision in the championship, after pinning three prior opponents. Second place in the team standings went to No. 18 Massillon Perry, Ohio with 235 points. The Panthers only placed three in the finals, but that was second most in the tournament. Doug Mayes (285) was the lone champion, as David Bavery (103) and Tanner Lemon (145) lost championship matches to highly ranked competition. They also had seven other wrestlers earning medals to make it a tournament high ten -- three in third, one fourth, two in fifth, and one seventh. None of those coming from No. 19 Mitch Newhouse (119), who blew a second period lead in losing an 11-7 quarterfinal match to eventual champion Micah Jordan (Graham), and subsequently defaulted out of the tournament. With a pair of nationally-ranked wrestlers appearing in the finals, CVCA, Ohio finished third in the standings with 152-1/2 points. Nathan Tomasello, the nation’s top-ranked 103 pound wrestler, dominated his finals match to earn a 12-4 major decision; while No. 8 Alex Utley (189) lost an action packed final against No. 6 Huston Evans (Graham) 7-6. Five other Royals earned placement honors, three in fifth and two in sixth. Rounding out the weight class champions were John Dillon (125) from Boardman, Ohio; Ryan Teis (160) from North Canton Hoover, Ohio; and Travis McIntosh (215) from Miami Trace, Ohio. McIntosh earned a 3-2 ultimate tiebreak victory over No. 9 Logan Erb (Wapakoneta, Ohio), a match in which all points came on escapes -- the key being that McIntosh had the initial escape in the second period and was able to have choice in the ultimate tiebreaker. For complete results: http://old.flyers.stark.k12.oh.us/Top%20Gun/tgt2011/TopGun11home.htm Rough week for Blue Eagles No. 41 Nazareth, Pennsylvania had a tough three-day stretch with a Thursday night home date against No. 17 Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania and a road trip on Saturday night against No. 16 Easton, Pennsylvania. Both of the dual meets ended up being close with multiple swings in the team standing, but Nazareth fell short on both occasions. The Thursday night dual meet started at 189 pounds, with both teams weighing in their normal 160 pounder at 171, and each moving them up to 189 for the opening match. In that opening match, Elliott Riddick set the tone for the Hawks, as he scored what would be considered by most an upset -- in earning a 2-1 victory over Ryan Krecker. When No. 2 Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) responded to a Nazareth decision and pin at 215 and 285 with a pin of his own at 103 pounds, the score was tied at 9-9, and the Hawks were on their way to a four-match winning streak which would give them a 21-9 lead. This included a 4-2 upset victory for Jayden Rice over Franco Ferraina at 125 pounds. Nazareth would respond to tie the dual meet up at 21-21 with a forfeit win from No. 2 Zach Horan (130), 6-0 decision from Greg Noll (135), and 1-0 decision from Ian Stout (140). Ryan Todora (145) for Bethlehem Catholic would give Bethlehem Catholic the lead, which would stand through the end of the dual meet, with a 4-1 decision over Wyatt Miller. The dual meet ended up with a 33-25 victory for the Hawks, as they won eight of fourteen weight classes. Saturday night’s dual meet was even more dramatic, as there were three ties and five lead changes, including one in the evening’s last match when No. 13 Mitch Minotti moved up one weight, from 145 to 152, to earn a match ending 25-8 technical fall over Hunter Wiedner to give the Red Rovers a 27-24 dual meet victory. After Evan DiSora (119) scored a 15-5 major decision for Easton to go ahead 15-12 in the dual meet, three consecutive victories for Nazareth set up the match ending drama. A pair of decisions from Ferraina and Noll, sandwiched around by a Horan pin, gave the Blue Eagles the 24-15 lead with three matches remaining. Joey Rizzolino (140) scored a 15-5 major decision over Ian Stout, and Anthony Minotti (145) earned a 9-6 decision over Wyatt Miller, to set up Mitch Minotti’s last match drama. Other head-to-head dual meets involving ranked teams No. 48 Carl Sandburg, Illinois 37, No. 24 Crystal Lake Central, Illinois 24 No. 24 Crystal Lake Central, Illinois 35, No. 43 Minooka, Illinois 27 No. 10 Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 38, No. 35 Glenbard North, Illinois 28 No. 14 St. John’s, Michigan 29, No. 38 Detroit Catholic Central, Michigan 25

BUFFALO, NY -- Keyed by a fast start, the Buffalo wrestling team avenged an earlier loss to Edinboro with an 18-16 win Sunday evening. The win was Buffalo's first win against the Fighting Scots since 1982 and just the fourth win in the all-time series between the two schools. Motivated by a disappointing loss to Edinboro in the seventh-place match at the Virginia Duals just a week ago, the Bulls came out in impressive fashion, with Sean Walton pinning Bijan Banks just over a minute in to their 125-pound match. The pin put Buffalo up 6-0 early and was Walton's third pin in the past four dual meets. Chris Conti controlled the tempo in the 141 pound match, winning easily 6-2. In the premier match of the night, Desi Green took on Torsten Gillespie, who came into the dual meet ranked eleventh in the nation at 149 pounds. Green dominated the match and won easily, 5-1. Mark Lewandowski and John-Martin Cannon each earned decisions to push the Buffalo lead to 18-3. Cannon had one of the team's higher-scoring matches, recording four takedowns in a 9-3 win. Lewandowski had two takedowns and rode his opponent out en route to a 6-2 victory at 157 pounds. Edinboro would not go quietly though, again making a comeback by winning the last four matches to tighten the score to 18-16, but the fast Buffalo run was the difference, especially Walton's critical pin in the opening match. The win over the Scots is the first for head coach in Jim Beichner in his time at Buffalo. The win moves the team to 7-5 in dual meets, with non-conference dual meet competition coming to a close. Next weekend will be the final regular-season tournament team as it travels to Binghamton for the New York State Intercollegiate Championships. The all-day event will run on Saturday and Sunday. Results: 125- Walton, Sean (University Of Buffalo) FALL Banks, Bijan (Edinboro) 1:02 133- Morrill, Eric (Edinboro) DEC Smith, Kevin (University Of Buffalo) 3-2 141- Conti, Chris (University Of Buffalo) DEC Davis, Kasey (Edinboro) 6-2 149- Green, Desi (University Of Buffalo) DEC Gillespie, Torsten (Edinboro) 5-1 157- Lewandowski, Mark (University Of Buffalo) DEC Greisheimer, Johnny (Edinboro) 6-2 165- Cannon, John-Martin (University Of Buffalo) DEC Saylor, Ethan (Edinboro) 9-3 174- Hrunka, Chris (Edinboro) DEC Sheehan, Brian (University Of Buffalo) 5-2 184- Honeycutt, Christopher (Edinboro) DEC Majerus, Ron (University Of Buffalo) 10-5 197- Fendone, Shawn (Edinboro) MD Hamel, Jimmy (University Of Buffalo) 13-0 285- James, Ernest (Edinboro) DEC Correll, Brett (University Of Buffalo) 5-2

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- The No. 11-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team dominated the early part of the dual, claiming four of the opening five matches, and added a couple wins late to cruise past No. 20 Central Michigan, 21-12, Sunday afternoon (Jan. 16) at McGuirk Arena. For the second straight dual, the Wolverines earned big wins in swing matches at the middleweights, where sophomore/freshman Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) and sophomore/freshman Brandon Zeerip (Fremont, Mich./Hesperia HS) claimed bonus points at 149 and 157 pounds, respectively, to provide U-M a sizable 12-point lead at the dual midpoint. After winning with solid fundamentals Friday against Purdue, Grajales went with the big moves against Central Michigan's Donnie Corby, tallying a trio of five-point moves to roll to a 20-4 technical fall -- the first of his collegiate career. He took the initial lead on a counter takedown and subsequent ride-out in the first period before breaking open the match on a five-point headlock midway through the second frame. Corby fought off his back and scored a reversal on the edge of the mat, but Grajales earned those points back and then some, settling back into a Peterson off the subsequent restart for another five points. The Wolverine rookie scored on a single leg in the third and added another five-point headlock moments later to secure the tech-fall margin and end the match at 6:07. Zeerip improved his dual record to 2-0 with a dominant 19-7 major decision over the Chippewas' Ryan Cubberly in the next match, converting on nine takedowns -- four in the third period -- to control the bout throughout. Zeerip countered a pair of Cubberly shots in the first period to set the early tone before using his own offense to overwhelm the Chippewa wrestler, scoring off a snap down, double leg and a pair of third-period whip-overs. Sophomore Sean Boyle (Lowell, Mass./Blair Academy) kicked off the dual with a solid 9-5 decision over Christian Cullinan at 125 pounds, taking advantage of a quick start to claim his second win of the weekend. Boyle converted on three first-period takedowns, striking first on an ankle pick off an early restart before using two late flurries to score on a single leg and another ankle pick. The Wolverine wrestler kicked free and came around top for a second-period reversal and, despite giving up a late takedown off his own shot, accumulated 1:47 in riding time. Senior/junior captain Kellen Russell (High Bridge, N.J./Blair Academy), the nation's No. 1-ranked 141-pounder, won a deceptively close 3-0 decision over Scott Mattingly on a second-period reversal and 1:44 in riding-time advantage. Despite controlling the shot margin by double digits, Russell struggled to penetrate Mattingly's leg defense but did enough to improve to 22-0 on the season. After Central Michigan claimed back-to-back decisions at 165 and 174 pounds to narrow the team race, the Wolverines surged ahead with consecutive wins of their own as junior/sophomore Hunter Collins (Gilroy, Calif./Gilroy HS) and fifth-year senior captain Anthony Biondo (Clinton Twp., Mich./Chippewa Valley HS) won at 184 and 197 pounds, respectively, to seal the dual victory. Collins broke open his close bout against Chad Friend in the closing moments, scoring on a late single leg and cradling up the CMU wrestler for three back points -- and an 8-2 decision -- at the final buzzer. With the raucous Chippewa crowd now silent, No. 13-ranked Biondo took advantage of a quick start to claim a 6-4 decision against Craig Kelliher. The Wolverine captain struck twice in the first period, scoring on a quick single leg and a late double leg on the edge to build a significant early advantage. Kelliher countered a Wolverine shot late in the bout to narrow the gap, but Biondo added a point after with 2:58 in time advantage. Central Michigan claimed the final bout -- a rematch between No. 2-ranked Jarod Trice and junior/sophomore Ben Apland (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) -- but not without a good amount of controversy. Trice held a narrow one-point lead and riding-time advantage late in the match but spent most of the third period backing away from the No. 10-ranked Wolverine wrestler. Apland went for it in the closing seconds, shooting in deep on a single leg from long distance to put Trice in trouble, but the official would not award the two points in the final 15 seconds as Trice held on for a 5-3 decision. The Wolverines return to Big Ten Conference action next Friday (Jan. 21), hosting Northwestern in a 7 p.m. match at Cliff Keen Arena. Tickets are available for purchase online, and the first 300 fans will receive Michigan Silly Bandz. Results: 125 -- Sean Boyle (U-M) dec. Christian Cullinan, 9-5 U-M, 3-0 133 -- #9 Scotti Sentes (CMU) dec. Zac Stevens, 5-1 Tie, 3-3 141 -- #1 Kellen Russell (U-M) dec. Scott Mattingly, 3-0 U-M, 6-3 149 -- Eric Grajales (U-M) tech. fall Donnie Corby, 20-4 (6:07) U-M, 11-3 157 -- Brandon Zeerip (U-M) major dec. Ryan Cubberly, 19-7 U-M, 15-3 165 -- Mike Miller (CMU) dec. Dan Yates, 9-7 SV U-M, 15-6 174 -- #5 Ben Bennett (CMU) dec. Aaron Hynes, 6-1 U-M, 15-9 184 -- Hunter Collins (U-M) dec. Chad Friend, 8-2 U-M, 18-9 197 --#13 Anthony Biondo (U-M) dec. Craig Kelliher, 6-4 U-M, 21-9 Hwt --#2 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. #10 Ben Apland (U-M), 5-3 U-M, 21-12

LOWER DAUPHIN, Pa.-- The University of Maryland wrestling team earned its ninth win of the season Saturday night, handling Bucknell University by winning seven of 10 matches en route to a 23-10 victory. “Our guys wrestled tough and really fought hard tonight,” said head coach Kerry Mccoy. “It was nice to see the things we were working on show up in our matches.” After trailing early, thanks to Bucknell victories by Derek Reber over Brian Marcoux at 125 pounds and No. 4 Kevin LeValley over Ben Dorsay at 149 pounds, the Terps strung together four consecutive wins to regain the lead for good, beginning with No. 13 Kyle John’s 2-1 decision over Brantley Hooks. No. 5 Josh Asper, No. 17 Mike Letts and Corey Peltier followed with convincing wins of their own to extend the Maryland lead to 18-7. Bucknell’s Jay Hahn earned his team just its third match of the night with an 11-7 decision over Christian Boley at 197 pounds. At heavyweight, Terrapin Spencer Myers won his second technical fall match of the season with a controlling 19-4 victory to guarantee Maryland’s eight double-digit win on the year. With the win, the Terps remain undefeated in 2011, having won all four dual meets since New Year’s by an overall margin of plus-71. Maryland returns to College Park for a four-game home series beginning on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. against local rival Navy followed by its first ACC dual against Virginia Tech on Sunday, Jan. 23. Results: 125- Derek Reber (BU) dec. Brian Marcoux, 7-2 (0-3) 133- Lou Ruland (MD) dec. Alex Pellicciotti, 16-11 (3-3) 141- Jon Kohler (MD) dec. Eric Harris, 7-4 (6-3) 149- No. 4 Kevin LeValley (BU) major dec. Ben Dorsay, 8-0 (6-7) 157- No. 13 Kyle John (MD) dec. Brantley Hooks, 2-1 (9-7) 165- No. 5 Josh Asper (MD) dec. Corey Lear, 7-3 (12-7) 174- No. 17 Mike Letts (MD) dec. David Thompson, 6-1 (15-7) 184- Corey Peltier (MD) dec. Rob Waltko, 6-2 (18-7) 197- Jay Hahn (BU) dec. Christian Boley, 11-7 (18-10) 285- Spencer Myers (MD) tech. fall Austin Fallon, 19-4 (23-10)

MADISON, Wis. -- The No. 3 Wisconsin wrestling team tied No. 15 Illinois, 19-19, in its first home dual of the Big Ten Conference wrestling season Sunday at the UW Field House. The Badgers were forced to submit one forfeit and one injury default, resulting in 12 points for Illinois, and despite five-straight UW victories, a four-point tech fall by Illinois’ Daryl Thomas in the final bout resulted in a tied dual. Highlighting the dual was a breakthrough performance by redshirt sophomore Tom Kelliher at 125 lbs. Entering the dual, Kelliher displayed a 2-3 record on the season. Earning his first major decision of his career, Kelliher notched the Badgers’ (8-1-1, 0-0-1 Big Ten) only victory by bonus points with an 11-0 win over Logan Arlis. Wisconsin trailed 15-12 entering the bout, but Kelliher’s victory was the turning point of the match as he earned the Badgers’ four points to take a 16-15 lead on the Fighting Illini (2-2-1, 1-1-1 Big Ten). Illinois opted to begin the dual at 149 lbs. where UW had to forfeit the match, awarding Eric Terrazas a victory and giving the Illini a 6-0 lead to start competition. Redshirt freshman Shawn Perry then earned Wisconsin its first win by defeating Jackson Morse by a 9-4 decision. Morse struck first with a takedown 20 seconds into the bout, but Perry responded with an escape and a takedown of his own. Perry scored two additional takedowns, an escape and 3:21 of riding time to bring the Badgers within two points of Illinois. At 165 lbs., No. 2 junior Andrew Howe then faced Conrad Polz. After wrestling for 30 seconds, Howe asked for an injury timeout. He then went back on the mat, but was quickly pulled from the match by his coaches, giving Polz a win by injury default and awarding the Illini six points. Illinois took a 12-3 lead as a result of the forfeit. Illinois earned its first non-forfeit victory of the matchup at 174 lbs. where redshirt freshman Kalvin York fell to Ben Friedl by a 6-5 decision. Entering the third period, Friedl had a 5-2 lead over York. York was able to notch an escape with 29 seconds to go and a takedown to tie the match with two seconds remaining, but Friedl’s riding time of 2:39 gave him the victory. Friedl’s win extended Illinois’ lead to 15-3, its largest of the day. No. 4 junior Travis Rutt then defeated Joe Barczak by a 4-1 decision, beginning a run of five-straight victories for UW. Rutt took an early lead with a takedown in the first period, but did not score in the second period. He registered an escape right off the restart of the third period and earned 1:39 of riding time to clinch the victory. The win narrowed the Illini lead to 15-6. Redshirt freshman Derrick Borlie then brought the Badgers within six points of Illinois with an 8-3 decision over Tony Dallago at 197 lbs. Borlie scored three takedowns and a reversal in his fifth-consecutive victory of the season. After Kelliher helped the Badgers’ lead Illinois, 16-15, the 133 lbs. matchup featured the only bout with two ranked wrestlers between No. 3 redshirt sophomore Tyler Graff and No. 7 B.J. Futrell. The wrestlers sized each other up for the majority of the bout, but Graff capitalized in the third period, registering two takedowns and two escapes. Graff earned a 7-3 victory over Futrell, adding 2:03 of riding time and extending Wisconsin’s lead to 19-15. In the final match of the dual, Illinois tied the team score, 19-19, with a four-point tech fall by Thomas over redshirt freshman Danny Arnel. The tech fall was only worth four points instead of five because Thomas did not score any nearfall points in the bout. Arnel recorded 10 escapes in the match. The Badgers remain winless against the Illini in their last 14 meetings, having been outperformed 12-0-2. Wisconsin returns to action at the UW Field House on Friday, Jan. 21, to take on No. 16 Nebraska, where Howe will face No. 1-ranked Jordan Burroughs, the first wrestler to defeat him in the past two seasons. Results: 149: #12 Eric Terrazas (ILL) by forfeit (6-0) 157: Shawn Perry (UW) dec. Jackson Morse (ILL), 9-4 (6-3) 165: Conrad Polz (ILL) by injury default (12-3) 174: Ben Friedl (ILL) dec. Kalvin York (UW), 6-5 (15-3) 184: #4 Travis Rutt (UW) dec. Joe Barczak (ILL), 4-1 (15-6) 197: Derrick Borlie (UW) dec. Tony Dallago (ILL), 8-3 (15-9) HWT: #18 Eric Bugenhagen (UW) dec. Pat Walker (ILL), 2-1 (15-12) 125: Tom Kelliher (UW) maj. dec. Logan Arlis (ILL), 11-0 (15-16) 133: #3 Tyler Graff (UW) dec. #7 B.J. Futrell (ILL), 7-3 (15-19) 141: Daryl Thomas (ILL) tech. fall Danny Arnel (UW), 25-9 (6:56) (19-19) Dan Gable Open Several Badgers also competed at the UW-Oshkosh Dan Gable Wrestling Open at the Kolf Sports Center in Oshkosh, Wis. UW earned five championship titles and three second-place finishes. The Wisconsin title winners include freshman Shane McQuade (125 lbs.), freshman Thomas Glenn (141 lbs.), freshman Frank Cousins (174 lbs.), sophomore Jackson Hein (197 lbs.) and redshirt freshman Cole Tobin (Heavyweight). Freshmen Matt Cavallaris (125 lbs.) and Dylan iczkowski (174 lbs.) lost to teammates in the championship round, while freshman Ben Cox (165 lbs.) dropped a 2-1 decision to Ryan Renon of Lakeland College.

The No. 5 Minnesota wrestling team picked up its 10th win of the season and its fourth win over a ranked opponent on Sunday afternoon, taking down No. 13 Iowa State 26-13 in Ames. The Gophers (10-3 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) earned bonus points in four of the six matches they won on Sunday including two technical falls, a major decision, and a forfeit in the 141 lbs. match that netted Minnesota six points. The Cyclones started the afternoon by jumping out to an early 4-0 lead when top-ranked Jonathon Reader earned a 13-3 major decision over No. 8 Scott Glasser in the 174 lbs. match, but Minnesota answered right back in the next match when Kevin Steinhaus, ranked ninth in the nation by Intermat, scored an 18-2 technical fall over Richard Shafer in the 184 lbs. bout that earned the Gophers five points. The two Midwest powerhouses traded a pair of decisions in the remaining upper weights as No. 17 Jerome Ward scored a 5-2 win over Joe Nord in the 197 lbs. match while ninth-ranked Tony Nelson picked up a 6-1 win over No. 17 Kyle Simonson at heavyweight. From there the Gophers would go on four-match winning streak that netted a total of 18 points. In the 125 lbs. match, No. 5 Zach Sanders earned a 20-4 technical fall over Brandon Jacobs that was followed up with an 18-5 major decision in the 133 lbs. match when David Thorn emerged the victor over Benjamin Cash. Iowa State forfeited the 149 lbs. match, giving Minnesota an additional six points before Danny Zilverberg closed out the scoring for Minnesota with a 6-2 decision over Max Mayfield in the 149 lbs. match. The Cyclones would bounce back with wins via decision in the final two matches, but the Gophers were already too far out in front, and the nation's No. 5 Division I program would go on to win the match 26-13. Minnesota returns to action next weekend with another road trip. The Gophers take on Purdue next Friday before meeting Illinois a week from today. Both duals will be streamed online at BigTenNetwork.com. Results: 174: No. 1 Jonathon Reader (ISU) maj. No. 8 Scott Glasser (MINN) 13-3 184: No. 9 Kevin Steinhaus (MINN) tech. Richard Shafer (ISU) 18-2; 7:00 197: No. 17 Jerome Ward (ISU) dec. Joe Nord (MINN) 5-2 285: No. 9 Tony Nelson (MINN) dec. No. 17 Kyle Simonson 6-1 125: No. 5 Zach Sanders (MINN) tech. Brandon Jones (ISU) 20-4; 5:41 133: David Thorn (MINN) maj. Benjamin Cash (ISU) 18-5 141: No. 2 Mike Thorn (MINN) for. --- (ISU) 149: Danny Zilverberg (MINN) dec. Max Mayfield (ISU) 6-2 157: Trent Weatherman (ISU) dec. Joe Grygelko(MINN) 2-0 165: No. 16 Andrew Sorenson (ISU) dec. No. 7 Cody Yohn (MINN) 9-7

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas -- The No. 16 Nebraska wrestling team won all three duals they participated in on Saturday, Jan. 15, at the Lone Star duals in Grand Prairie, Texas. The Huskers, who defeated Utah Valley earlier in the first session of the day, defeated Stanford and Brown in the afternoon to improve their season record to 9-2. In their match against Stanford, the Huskers used a technical fall victory from No. 11 Tucker Lane (NU) to rally back and defeat the Cardinal by a 19-17 count. Entering the 184-pound match trailing by three team points, the Huskers' Josh Ihnen (184) tied the dual with his 2-1 victory over Spence Patrick (Stan.). NU couldn't pull ahead in the next match as senior Andy Johnson (NU) fell to No. 10 Zack Giesen (Stan.) by a 10-4 decision to give the Cardinal a three-point lead. With the Huskers needing a bonus-point victory to win the dual, Lane came through for the Huskers by defeating Alen Yen (Stan.), 18-2, in the heavyweight bout. The dual-clinching victory gave Lane his first technical fall of the season. Earlier in the dual, Ridge Kiley (NU) got the Huskers their first three points with his upset of No. 18 Justin Paulsen (Stan.) in second sudden-victory period, while Mike Koehnlein (NU) picked up his second victory of the day by taking down Jordan Gray (Stan.) at 141-pounds. Jordan Burroughs was the other Husker to get a win as he defeated Garrett Schaner (Stan) by technical fall, 24-7. In their last dual of the night, the Huskers jumped on the Brown Bears right out of the gate by winning the first three matches. David Klingsheim (125), Kiley (133) and Koehnlein (141) gave the Huskers a 10-0 lead, before Brown's Giuseppi Lanzi defeated Ross Grande to put the Bears on the scoreboard. After Grande's defeat, the Huskers won the last six matches of the dual, with four of those being bonus point victories. Burroughs pinned Dave Foxen (BU) for his sixth pin of the season, while Cody Compton (NU) defeated Pat Labuz (BU) at the 157-pound match for his first victory of the day. The Huskers also got major decision victories from Kolb, Ihnen and Lane to round out the action. Burroughs, Lane and Ihnen all went 3-0 on the day for Nebraska. The Huskers return to action on Friday, Jan. 21, when they will travel to Madison, Wisc., to take on the Wisconsin Badgers at 7 p.m. The match against the Badgers will be available on the Big Ten Network.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- A major decision by Navy 125-pound junior Aaron Kalil (Salem, N.H.) over Mitch Berger sealed the win for the Mids, as the Navy wrestling team scored a 19-15 upset victory over No. 12 Lehigh Saturday evening at Halsey Field House in Annapolis. The Mountain Hawks came into the match having won 13 of the last 14 matches in the series with the Mids' last win over Lehigh coming on Jan. 13, 2007, in Annapolis. "All of the hard work that we have put in over the last several months paid off tonight," said 11th-year Navy head coach Bruce Burnett, who inched a step closer to his 100th by earning his 98th-career victory. "We competed hard from top to bottom and we earned some upset wins because we wrestled smart. Prior to the match I told the guys that we needed to win the battle of the mind and the battle of the body, but more importantly we needed to win the battle of the heart. "Lehigh is well coached and Pat Santoro has done a phenomenal job with that wrestling program." Santoro's Mountain Hawks looked strong in the opening bouts, building a 6-0 advantage following decisions by 141-pound Stephen Dutton over Navy's Dustin Haislip (Inwood, W.Va.) and 149-pound Joey Napoli over the Mids' Eric Filipowicz (Elkridge, Md.). Burnett, however, looked to his team captain to get the Mids back into the match. And seventh-ranked Bryce Saddoris (Spring Creek, Nev.) didn't disappoint. Lehigh junior Sean Bilodeau opened the match fearless and went after Saddoris, scoring the match's opening points with a takedown halfway through the opening period. Saddoris quickly broke free and had Bilodeau on the mat less than 15 seconds later and at the 2:13 mark of the match, official Jeff Cook slapped the mat and awarded Saddoris a win by fall. The pin quickly erased the Lehigh lead and sparked a four-match run by the Mids. Navy took the lead for good when 165-pound sophomore Mason Bailey (Fairmont, W.Va.) pulled the evening's first upset, a 5-4 win over 18th-ranked Brandon Hatchett. After a scoreless opening period, Bailey took a quick lead in the second with a reversal, but seven seconds later Hatchett knotted the match with his own version of a reversal. Bailey eventually took the lead into the third period by earning the point for the escape. The third period began with Hatchett getting to the neutral position to tie the match at 3-3, but Bailey quickly went for Hatchett's legs and got him to the ground for a 5-3 advantage. Although Hatchett would get on his feet and free from Bailey, it was too little, too late and Bailey his first-career win over a ranked foe. "I've been so close in so many matches," said an elated Bailey following the match. "It's about time that I stepped up and wrestled hard and got a win for this team and myself. I have some of the best practice partners in the country and I have no doubt that each of them - Robby Neill, Bryce Saddoris, Luke Rebertus, Bobby Barnhisel - they all helped me get to where I am now and get this win tonight." Navy continued to keep the pressure on the Mountain Hawks with senior Matt DeMichiel (Whitesboro, N.Y.) stunning No. 9 Austin Meys at 174 pounds. With the match deadlocked at 3-3 after the first period, DeMichiel would score the only point of the second to take a 4-3 lead. Meys then evened the match at 4-4 with an escape to start the third. DeMichiel, who had not wrestled since Dec. 19 at the Reno Tournament of Champions because of an injury, made his clinching move with 1:25 left in the match, a takedown that gave him a 6-4 advantage. Meys eventual got free with just over a minute to go, but succumbed to DeMichiel, 6-5. "Meys is a strong kid, so going into the match I felt like I needed to keep him on his toes and get a lot of movement in on him," said DeMichiel, who earned his second-career victory over a ranked foe and first this season. "It felt great to get back onto the mat after being out for so long. This win not only was huge for us tonight, but it's important because it's against an EIWA opponent and that will be important for seeding at the EIWA Tournament." The two upset victories led into perhaps the most anticipated match of the evening, a battle at 184 pounds between No. 5 Robert Hamlin of Lehigh and 18th-ranked Luke Rebertus (Gloucester, Va.) of Navy. Both wrestlers came into the match having won two huge matches the week prior. While Rebertus defeated then 14th-ranked Eric Schmidtke of Oklahoma in a tie-breaker, Hamlin downed the nation's top-ranked wrestler, Joe LeBlanc of Wyoming at the Virginia Duals. Rebertus struck first with a takedown 30 seconds into the match and built a 3-1 advantage through the first two periods. Hamlin cut into the lead with an escape to start the third before Rebertus was dinged for his second stall warning to tie the match at 3-3. He did, however, redeem himself with a takedown with under a minute to go. Hamlin broke free with 37 seconds remaining, but Rebertus held on to earn the 5-4 win and record his third win over a ranked wrestler this season. "I was really pumped up for this match," said Rebertus. "I just won at Oklahoma and he (Hamlin) just knocked off the No. 1-ranked wrestler in the country. I was excited to get the win, but more importantly I was glad that I could contribute to the team. It was an awesome environment and I always enjoy wrestling against Lehigh. "This season has gone where I had hoped, but I have more goals to achieve. I have to make up for only wrestling half of last season and so I'm training harder, I'm working harder and I make every practice count." Trailing 15-6, Lehigh worked its way back into the match with a 4-2 win by 14th-ranked Joe Kennedy over Navy senior Greg Prioleau (Poway, Calif.) at 197 pounds, followed by the narrowest of victories by No. 1-ranked Zach Rey over Navy senior Mike Landis (Hershey, Pa.). With the match tied at 1-1 with two minutes to go in the match, Landis made the smallest of errors and Rey was quick to take advantage of it and brough Landis to the mat with 1:34 to go. The Navy senior who last saw action on Dec. 29 at the Southern Scuffle was able to get to within one, 3-2, with an escape, but it would be the final margin. "I tip my hat to Mike Landis who had a chance to beat the No.1 wrestler in the country tonight," said Burnett. "He had a chance because he did the right things and let me tell you, Zach Rey is a really good wrestler." With two matches remaining, Navy was clinging to a three-point advantage at 15-12. Kalil went into his match against Lehigh senior Mitch Berger knowing he needed to take care of business. He looked like a man on a mission, building a 7-1 lead at the end of the first period and a 10-1 advantage after two. By match's end he had produced three takedowns, a three-point nearfall and nearly two minutes in riding time (1:58) to not only earn a win for the Mids, but the major decision put the match out of reach for the Mountain Hawks. Navy junior 133-pound Tyler Sackett (Omaha, Neb.) had upset on his mind throughout the match, building a 6-3 lead through the opening period. However, 20th-ranked Frank Cagnina fought back to a 6-6 tie after two. The two wrestlers went back and forth and after a Sackett escape with 28 seconds left, the match was all tied up at 8-8. However, Cagnina won the bout, 9-8, thanks to his 1:30 of riding time. "I want our guys to enjoy the win because it was well deserved," said Burnett. "However, I also told them not to rest on it. While we had more points than Lehigh at the end of the match, we made some small mistakes and we need to continue to get better. I think we have pretty much everybody on board now believing in our hard work and what we are doing in practice daily is making the difference when we step onto the match in competition." The Midshipmen return to action next Friday when they play host to Liberty in what will be the two programs' first meeting. Action is on tap to begin at 7:00 pm at Halsey Field House. Navy will then make the short trip to College Park on Saturday where the Mids will battle Maryland beginning at 4:00 pm at the Comcast Center. Results: 141 - Stephen Dutton (L) won by dec. Dustin Haislip (N), 9-5 0-3 149 - Joey Napoli (L) won by dec. Eric Filipowicz (N), 8-2 0-6 157 - #8 Bryce Saddoris (N) won by fall Sean Bilodeau (L), 2:13 6-6 165 - Mason Bailey (N) won by dec. #18 Brandon Hatchett (L), 5-4 9-6 174 - Matt DeMichiel (N) won by dec. #9 Austin Meys (L) , 6-5 12-6 184 - #18 Luke Rebertus (N) won by dec. #5 Robert Hamlin (L), 5-4 15-6 197 - #14 Joe Kennedy (L) won by dec. Greg Prioleau (N), 4-2 15-9 HWT - #1 Zach Rey (L) won by dec. Mike Landis (N), 3-2 15-12 125 - Aaron Kalil (N) won by major dec. Mitch Berger (L), 13-3 19-12 133 - #20 Frank Cagnina (L) won by dec. Tyler Sackett (N), 9-8 19-15

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly scored three major decisions while Wyoming produced just one -- the two extra bonus points providing the margin of victory in an 18-16 dual wrestling meet victory Friday night before 881 in Mott Gym. Atticus Disney at 285 -- the opening bout -- along with Boris Novachkov at 141 and Barrett Abel at 157 all won by major decision as the Mustangs built a 12-9 lead in the first six bouts. Wyoming 165-pounder Shane Onufer, ranked No. 6 in the nation by InterMat, improved to 18-0 on the year with a 5-4 decision over Mustang Ryan DesRoches, tying the dual meet at 12-12. But unranked Cal Poly won two of the final three bouts to earn the team victory, improving to 5-0 in dual meets this season. Wyoming, ranked No. 25 by InterMat, fell to 4-4. The Cal Poly wrestling team,presented by Meathead Movers is 4-0 in its all-time series against the Cowboys. Steven Vasquez (pictured above) edged Patrick Martinez 3-2 at 174 and, after Wyoming took a 16-15 lead with No. 6 Joe LeBlanc’s 14-4 major decision over Kelan Bragg at 184, Mustang 197-pounder Ryan Smith clinched the dual meet with a 10-8 decision over L.J. Helbig. After a scoreless first period, Vasquez scored a key takedown in the second period and an escape in the final period for the 3-2 win. Three takedowns in the first two periods gave Smith a 7-6 lead and he secured the win with two escapes and riding time for the 10-8 triumph. Smith had beaten Helbig 9-2 in the Reno Tournament of Champions a month ago. The feature match was at 165 with DesRoches ranked No. 17 by InterMat and Onufer ranked No. 6. DesRoches was trying to avenge a 10-2 major decision loss to Onufer in the 165-pound championship match at Reno and led 4-3 in Friday’s dual before surrendering a late takedown to Onufer in the final period. Disney raced to a 14-4 lead in the first period with a pair of takedowns and seven near-fall points before settling for a 16-7 major decision over Matthew McLaughlin at 285. Novachkov, ranked No. 4 by InterMat, scored five takedowns and a reversal en route to a 14-5 major decision over Chase Smith at 141. The junior is now 18-1 on the year. Abel sprinted to a 13-1 lead with two takedowns and a trio of three-point near falls in the first period of his match against Jimmy Belleville and was working for another three-point near fall for a technical fall. Instead, the senior transfer from UC Davis gave up a reversal but went on to earn a 16-8 major decision. Another feature match was at 133 with No. 10-ranked Filip Novachkov of Cal Poly getting upset by No. 20 Tyler Cox 6-5. Cox scored a takedown in the third period for a 6-3 lead. Novachkov reversed positions with five seconds remaining, but couldn’t secure any near-fall points in the closing seconds. In other matches, No. 13-ranked Michael Martinez of Wyoming was a 7-3 winner over Brandan Rocha at 125 while Cowboy 149-pounder Cole Dallaserra was a 16-5 major decision winner over Stephen Thalin. The two teams split the 10 bouts at five apiece. Wyoming had won the Reno Tournament of Champions while Cal Poly placed ninth. Cal Poly visits Oregon State next Friday and Boise State next Sunday for Pac-10 Conference dual meets. Results: 285 -- Atticus Disney (CP) maj. dec. Matthew McLaughlin (W) 16-7 125 -- Michael Martinez (W) dec. Brandan Rocha (CP) 7-3 133 -- Tyler Cox (W) dec. Filip Novachkov (CP) 6-5 141 -- Boris Novachkov (CP) maj. dec. Chase Smith (W) 14-5 149 -- Cole Dallaserra (W) dec. Stephen Thalin (CP) 5-1 157 -- Barrett Abel (CP) maj. dec. Jimmy Belleville (W) 16-8 165 -- Shane Onufer (W) dec. Ryan DesRoches (CP) 5-4 174 -- Steven Vasquez (CP) dec. Patrick Martinez (W) 3-2 184 -- Joe LeBlanc (W) maj. dec. Kelan Bragg (CP) 14-4 197 -- Ryan Smith (CP) dec. L.J. Helbig (W) 10-8

EVANSTON, Ill. -- In a showdown of ranked interstate rivals, No. 18 Northwestern sped to an 18-3 lead over No. 14 Illinois after five matches before the visitors won three straight matches to pull within five. That's when NU junior John Schoen (197) rallied from what was a 7-5 deficit with under a minute remaining to pin Mario Gonzalez and send the `Cats on their way to an exciting 27-13 victory Friday in Welsh-Ryan Arena. With the victory, which was televised live on Big Ten Network, Northwestern remained unbeaten on the season under the direction of first-year head coach Drew Pariano, who has 14 dual wins in 14 tries this year and has his squad off to a 2-0 start in the Big Ten. "This is a team that wrestles for bonus points," Pariano said after the match. "That's a huge difference from last year to this year. If you're the aggressor in 90 percent of the match, you expect to win and you deserve to win, and I think (John Schoen's match) was one of those things where justice was served for once. I'm pleased with how we represented ourselves in front of a great crowd tonight." After seeing that impressive 15-point intermission lead slashed to five, Schoen and Gonzalez squared off in what was expected to be a close match. Schoen trailed 2-1 after one period, but continually pushed the pace in the second and was awarded a stalling point after a Gonzalez takedown had given the Illini a 4-2 lead. A third Gonzalez takedown on the edge of the mat put Schoen in a 7-5 hole but, following another stalling penalty on Gonzalez, Schoen finally finished a shot and drove Gonzalez to his back. Gonzalez was injured on the takedown, but the officials granted Schoen the pin and six points for Northwestern to give the Wildcats an insurmountable lead. "My whole thing this year has been to up the pace of my matches and get back to being the man on offense," Schoen said. "Drew, Timmy (Cysewski) and (Matt) Storniolo have our team really well conditioned so we can win in the third period and overtime. I should have wrestled better earlier in the match but it's because of my shape where I'm going to keep going because I want to win that match." Schoen is now 15-5 overall in his redshirt junior campaign. Schoen's classmate Ben Kuhar followed that thrilling match with a solid 3-1 victory over Illinois' Pat Walker to send the Wildcat faithful in attendance home on a high note. At the outset of the dual, No. 1-ranked 125-pounder Brandon Precin got Northwestern off to a fast start, collecting three near-fall points in the first period and going on to hold a 7-0 lead after two periods. He poured it on in the third with another set of back points, finishing just shy of a technical fall with a 15-1 major decision. NU's Levi Mele battled seventh-ranked B.J. Futrell at 133 pounds and wrestled hard but was unable to stave off three Futrell takedowns in the first period. Mele couldn't generate any offense down the stretch, suffering his first dual setback of the season in an 8-3 loss. Friedley then took to the mat at 141 pounds against Daryl Thomas, who was filling in for injured Illinois starter and third-ranked Jimmy Kennedy. Friedley pounced to a 4-0 lead just moments into the second when he brought Thomas to his back, pancaking him for the fall at the 3:23 mark and giving the 'Cats a 10-3 lead. That brought up the matchup of two top-15 competitors in NU's No. 13 Andrew Nadhir and Illinois' No. 12 Eric Terrazas, who had edged Nadhir in tiebreakers at the 2010 Midlands Championships. Nadhir picked up the first takedown early on and, after allowing Terrazas to score only on escapes, won the match with an escape in the third. Nadhir, 22-2 this year, repeatedly evaded surrendering a two after Terrazas was in on a leg to help him win the 3-2 decision. Ninth-ranked Jason Welch had no difficulty with U of I's Jackson Morse, reaching the 17-2 technical fall win thanks to a riding time point added at the match's conclusion. After the break, Chicagoland native Conrad Polz claimed a win at 165 pounds, defeating Kevin Bialka by 17-6 major decision. That brought up NU junior Robert Kellogg wrestling up a weight at 174, who was able to start the third trailing Ben Friedl 4-3 thanks to a key reversal at the end of the second. After a Friedl escape, Kellogg notched a takedown with 45 seconds remaining but could not find the final score he needed to overcome Friedl's riding time advantage in a 7-5 decision. Northwestern's Aaron Jones lost an 8-4 decision at 184 pounds to Illinois' Tony Dallago, setting up the dramatic win by Schoen at 197. Northwestern will take its 14-0 record with it on the road next week, traveling to face Big Ten foes Michigan and Michigan State. Results: 125: #1 Brandon Precin (NU) maj. dec. Logan Arlis (IL), 15-1 (NU 4, IL 0) 133: #7 B.J. Futrell (IL) dec. Levi Mele (NU), 8-3 (NU 4, IL 3) 141: Kaleb Friedley (NU) FALL Daryl Thomas (IL), 3:23 (NU 10, IL 3) 149: #13 Andrew Nadhir (NU) dec. #12 Eric Terrazas (IL), 3-2 (NU 13, IL 3) 157: #9 Jason Welch (NU) Tech Fall Jackson Morse (IL), 17-2 (7:00) (NU 18, IL 3) 165: Conrad Polz (IL) maj. dec. Kevin Bialka (NU), 17-6 (NU 18, IL 7) 174: Ben Friedl (IL) dec. Robert Kellogg (NU), 7-5 (NU 18, IL 10) 184: Tony Dallago (IL) dec. Aaron Jones (NU), 8-4 (NU 18, IL 13) 197: John Schoen (NU) FALL Mario Gonzalez (IL), 6:47 (NU 24, IL 13) 285: Ben Kuhar (NU) dec. Pat Walker (IL), 3-1 (NU 27, IL 13)

In front of thousands of fans and numerous Gopher wrestling alumni, including the 2001 NCAA Championship team, the No. 5 Minnesota wrestling team opened the Big Ten season victoriously on Friday night with a 25-14 win over Indiana. The Gophers (9-3 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) opened the dual with three straight wins including a pair that gave the program bonus points. All-American junior Zach Sanders kicked off the event with a 22-7 five-point technical fall over Justin Brooks in the 125 lbs. bout before redshirt freshman David Thorn scored a come-from behind 7-5 decision in sudden victory over Matt Ortega in the 133 lbs. match. Thorn, who trailed 5-3 in the third period, logged a two-point takedown with four seconds left in the period to force overtime and then tallied another takedown in the extra time frame to put Minnesota up 7-0 after two matches. All-American senior Mike Thorn made it 13-0 Minnesota when he recorded a pin at 3:49 over Mitchell Richey in the 141 lbs. match for his ninth pin of the season and. The fall improved Mike Thorn's record to 26-1 on the year and 12-0 in duals. The Hoosiers would eventually get on the scoreboard with a pair of wins in the middleweights. Kurt Kinser scored a 5-0 decision over Danny Zilverberg in the 141 lbs. match and No. 6 Paul Young tallied a 14-6 major decision Joe Grygelko in the 157 lbs. match to make it 13-7 Minnesota. Cody Yohn ended the brief slide with a 2-0 decision over Ryan LeBlanc in the 165 lbs and then No. 8 Scott Glasser and No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus each followed up major decision victories. Glasser topped Nick Avery 11-3 in the 174 lbs. match and Steinhaus picked up a 10-1 win over Eric Cameron to put the Gophers out in front 25-7. Indiana would go on to win the final two matches of the dual with a major decision in the 197 lbs. match and a sudden victory win in the heavyweight contest, but by then the dual was out of reach as the Gophers held on to pick up the 25-14 win. Notes: Minnesota honored the 2001 NCAA Championship team during tonight's match as the program celebrated the tenth anniversary of Minnesota's first national team title. The Gophers return to action on Sunday at Iowa State. Results: 125: No. 5 Zach Sanders (MINN) tech. Justin Brooks (IU) 22-7 133: David Thorn (MINN) SV. Matt Ortega (IU) 7-5 141: No. 2 Mike Thorn (MINN) fall Mitchell Richey (IU ) 3:49 149: Kurt Kinser (IU) dec. Danny Zilverberg (MINN) 5-0 157: No. 6 Paul Young (IU) maj. Joe Grygelko(MINN) 14-6 165: No. 7 Cody Yohn (MINN) dec. Ryan LeBlanc (IU) 2-0 174: No. 8 Scott Glasser (MINN) maj. Nick Avery (IU) 11-3 184: No. 9 Kevin Steinhaus (MINN) maj. Eric Cameron (IU)10-1 197: Matt Powless (IU) maj. Joe Nord (MINN) 13-3 285: No. 19 Ricky Alcala (IU) SV No. 9 Tony Nelson (MINN) 3-1

FARGO, N.D. -- The University of Northern Iowa wrestling team picked up its first Western Wrestling Conference win of the season, topping North Dakota State 21-19 Friday evening in Fargo, N.D. The Panthers picked up wins from Ryan Jauch, Joey Lazor, Brett Robbins, Brice Wolf, Ryan Loder and Christian Brantley. After a NDSU major decision win at 125, Jauch scored an 11-8 decision over NDSU’s Justin Solberg at 133 pounds to pull the Panthers within 4-3. Lazor and Robbins scored decision wins at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively, giving UNI a 9-4 lead. NDSU picked up wins at 157 and 165 pounds to take a 13-9 lead before Wolf and Loder scored wins to put the Panthers back up 15-13. Wolf scored a 9-3 decision over Steven Monk at 174 pounds while Loder notched an 8-5 win over Kenny Moenkedick. NDSU took the lead back at 19-15 off a pin at 197 pounds. However a NDSU forfeit at the heavyweight slot gave UNI the 21-19 dual win. UNI has won 11 straight matches against the Bison and now leads the series 17-2-1. UNI (6-7, 1-0 WWC) will face South Dakota State tomorrow evening in Brookings, S.D. Action is slated to begin at 7 p.m. Results: 125 – Trent Sprenkle (NDSU) maj. dec Caleb Flores, 17-4 133—Ryan Jauch (UNI ) dec. Justin Solberg, 11-8 141—Joey Lazor (UNI) dec. Trevor Johnson, 9-3 149—Brett Robbins (UNI) dec. Mark Erickson, 5-4 157—Vince Salminen (NDSU) dec. David Bonin, 6-2 165—Tyler Johnson (NDSU) fall Riley Banach, 1:29 174—Brice Wolf (UNI) dec. Steven Monk, 9-3 184 – Ryan Loder (UNI) dec. Kenny Moenkedick, 8-5 197—Drew Ross (NDSU) fall Joe Johnson, 4:22 Hwt—Christian Brantley (UNI) win by forfeit

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 11-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team rallied from an early and sizable deficit, winning seven consecutive bouts to roll past No. 21 Purdue, 28-13, in its the Big Ten Conference opener on Friday evening (Jan. 14) at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines claimed bonus points in three individual wins. Sophomore/freshman Brandon Zeerip (Fremont, Mich./Hesperia HS) stole the show in his dual-meet debut, pinning No. 19-ranked Colton Salazar at the 5:27 mark in the 157-pound bout to seal Michigan's team victory with two matches remaining. Salazar struck first on a pair of early takedowns, but Zeerip stole away the advantage on a five-point move midway through the frame, catching a standing half off a single leg to put the Boilermaker wrestler on his back. Salazar scored on two more takedowns to pull within two points entering the final frame, but Zeerip wore him out, countering a lackadaisical single attempt for another takedown early in the third before catching Salazar midway through a granby roll to stack him up. Junior/sophomore Ben Apland (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South HS) and senior/junior Kellen Russell (High Bridge, N.J./Blair Academy) claimed technical falls at heavyweight and 141 pounds, respectively, to pull Michigan back into the driver's seat. Apland notched the Wolverines' first victory after they dropped the opening two weights, including a first-period pin at 184 pounds, dominating Purdue's Roger Vukobratovich en route to a 21-4 win -- his second career tech fall and first in two seasons. Apland, ranked 10th in the latest InterMat poll, spent the bulk of the match on top, turning the Boiler wrester four times -- for 12 total points -- on a first-period cradle, a first-period guillotine, another cradle early in the second period and out of a third-period scramble to end the bout at 6:29. Russell posted a similarly decisive score in the 141-pound contest, using three takedowns and 13 back points to roll over Jake Fleckenstein, 20-4. The Wolverine captain, ranked No. 1 nationally, nearly had the tech fall in the first period after a quick snap down for two and three straight three-point tilts, but he gave up a late reversal off the last turn before ending the frame with a duck under and another two-point tilt. Russell countered a single leg to take Fleckenstein down early in the second and registering one more, match-ending two-point tilt to end the bout at 4:49. Russell is 21-0 on the season. Between Michigan's two tech falls, sophomore Sean Boyle (Lowell, Mass./Blair Academy) and junior Zac Stevens (Monroe, Mich./Monroe HS) took advantage of explosive starts to claim decision victories at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively, providing the Wolverines' their first lead of the dual at the midway point. Boyle controlled the first two periods against Camden Eppert, scoring on a first-period single leg before notching a reversal and subsequent single-leg takedown in the middle frame. Eppert narrowed the gap on a Boyle technical violation and a single leg of his own, but the Wolverine earned an escape and added a point after for riding time to secure the 8-6 decision. Stevens also claimed narrow win, battling past Akif Eren, 7-4, behind two takedowns, two escapes and riding time. The Wolverine struck on a double leg and a counter takedown in the first period, but Erin worked back into the match on a double leg of his own late in the second. Erin escaped to open the third, and neither wrestler scored again to preserve Steven's advantage. Sophomore/freshman Eric Grajales (Brandon, Fla./Brandon HS) claimed a solid 6-1 win in the 149-pound match, earning his second win over Purdue's Sam Patacsil of the season. Grajales converted on a double leg and subsequent ankle leg in the first period, both times carrying Patacsil back to the center to finish with a leg turk. He scored again out of a second-period flurry and rode out the frame to build riding-time advantage. He was ridden out to lose that advantage in the third but didn't come close to being turned to hang onto the decision victory. Sophomore/freshman Dan Yates (Hesperia, Mich./Hesperia HS) earned Michigan's last win with a 6-0 shutout against Kyle Mosier at 165 pounds. The Wolverine rookie scored on a snap-down spin around early in the first and, after getting ridden out in the second, scored on a quick reversal and two-point half in the third. The Wolverines will wrap up the weekend slate on Sunday (Jan. 16), heading to Mount Pleasant, Mich., for a 2 p.m. dual against intrastate rival Central Michigan at McGuirk Arena. Results: 184 -- A.J. Kissel (PU) pinned Hunter Collins, 2:04 PU, 6-0 197 -- #9 Logan Brown (PU) dec. #13 Anthony Biondo, 7-4 PU, 9-0 Hwt -- #10 Ben Apland (U-M) tech. fall Roger Vukobratovich, 21-4 (6:29) PU, 9-5 125 -- Sean Boyle (U-M) dec. Camden Eppert, 8-6 PU, 9-8 133 -- Zac Stevens (U-M) dec. Akif Eren, 7-4 U-M, 11-9 141 -- #1 Kellen Russell (U-M) tech. fall Jake Fleckenstein, 20-4 (4:49) U-M, 16-9 149 -- Eric Grajales (U-M) dec. Sam Patacsil, 6-1 U-M, 19-9 157 -- Brandon Zeerip (U-M) pinned #19 Colton Salazar, 5:27 U-M, 25-9 165 -- Dan Yates (U-M) dec. Kyle Mozier, 6-0 U-M, 28-9 174 -- #11 Luke Manuel (PU) tech. fall Mark Boyer, 27-12 (6:51) U-M, 28-13

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The 10th-ranked Rutgers wrestling team (13-1, 5-0 EIWA) used a balanced wrestling from their entire lineup to defeat EIWA rival Bucknell (3-7, 0-3 EIWA), 33-3. Matt Fusco (Bellville, N.J.) got the Scarlet Knights out to a strong start downing Derek Reber 5-2 using a pair of takedowns and the bonus riding time point. Mike DeMarco (Lyndhurst, N.J.) kept the momentum going earning an 11-0 major decision over Bob Hauser. Trevor Melde (Hewitt, N.J.) dominated in a 6-1 decision over Eric Harris to push RU’s advantage to 10-0. In the biggest match of the night No. 5 Mario Mason (Moorestown, N.J.) went up against No. 4 Kevin LeValley at 149 pounds. After a scoreless first, Mason began down to begin the second and earned an escape less than 30 seconds in. The two went back and forth for the remainder of the frame but neither wrestler was able to connect on any of their moves and Mason held a 1-0 lead going into the third. LeValley started down and quickly earned an escape to even the score at one. The two felt each other out for the remained of the frame and the match went into overtime. In the extra frame, Mason came out aggressive and eventually got LeValley by the left leg and took him down less than 30 seconds into the bonus frame sending the crowd at the RAC into the frenzy and giving Rutgers a 13-0 lead. Daryl Cocozzo (River Edge, N.J.) earned a 4-2 decision over Brantley Hooks to push RU’s lead to 16-0. At 165 pounds, Scott Winston (Jackson, N.J.) and Corey Lear gave the crowd another exciting bout. Heading into the final frame the two grapplers were even at two with Winston having 58 seconds of riding time. Lear was able to ride Winston out until the two went into a stalemate with 10 seconds. After the stalemate, Lear needed seven seconds to earn the bonus point and take a 3-2 lead. Lear was able to get the riding time and the bonus point but Winston didn’t give up and was able to score a reversal and earn two points in the matches waning moments to win the match 4-3 and again send the crowd into a frenzy. Alex Caruso (Green Brook, N.J.) used a bonus point from a minute and a half of riding time to defeat David Thompson 3-2 at 174-pounds and push the Scarlet Knight lead to 22-0. Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.) was able to keep the RU momentum going earning a pin fall over Rob Waltko 5:16 into the match to give Rutgers a 28-0 lead. After Bucknell took the bout at 197-pounds, DJ Russo (Netcong, N.J.) earned a tech. fall over Conor Sweeney to close out the match for Rutgers, 33-3. The Scarlet Knights return to action tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. when they host Army, Cleveland State and the United States Merchant Marines in a quad meet at College Ave. Gym. Results: 125: Matt Fusco (RU) dec. Derek Reber (BU), 5-2; Rutgers leads, 3-0 133: Mike DeMarco (RU) maj. dec. Bob Hauser (BU), 11-0; Rutgers leads, 7-0 141: Trevor Melde (RU) dec. Zac Hancock (BU), 6-1; Rutgers leads, 10-0 149: No. 5 Mario Mason (RU) dec. No. 4 Kevin LeValley (BU), 3-1 (OT); Rutgers leads, 13-0 157: No. 18 Daryl Cocozzo (RU) dec. Brantley Hooks (BU), 4-2; Rutgers leads, 16-0 165: No. 8 Scott Winston (RU) dec. Corey Lear (BU), 4-3, Rutgers leads, 19-0 174: No. 18 Alex Caruso (RU) dec. David Thompson (BU), 3-2; Rutgers leads, 22-0 184: Dan Rinaldi (RU) pins Rob Waltko (BU), 5:16; Rutgers leads, 28-0 197: Jay Hahn (BU) dec. Mike Wagner (RU), 10-4; Rutgers leads, 28-3 285: DJ Russo (RU) tech fall Conor Sweeney (BU), 15-0/7:00; Rutgers leads, 33-3

PITTSBURGH -- Looking to defend as the EWL dual champion, the Pitt wrestling team cruised to a 33-6 victory over host Lock Haven on Friday night. The Panthers won the final eight bouts of the dual, including three by fall. Pitt improves to (8-5) overall and (1-0) in EWL action. Lock Haven drops to (4-6) on the season and (0-1) in the EWL. The Bald Eagles took the opening two matches with one point decisions to lead the contest by seven. The Panthers were docked a penalty point after the 125-bout. In a showcase matchup, redshirt junior Tyler Nauman (141) put the Panthers on the board with a 12-10 decision over Matt Bonson. Nauman improved to 16-2 on the season and handed Bonson just his second defeat in 18 matches. The Panthers pulled to within one point when redshirt freshman Dane Johnson (149) claimed a 10-4 decision over Owen Wilkinson. Redshirt sophomore Donnie Tasser (157) gave the Panthers their first lead of the evening with a 9-0 major decision. Tasser capitalized on several shots while defending his ground for the shutout. With the momentum clearly in the Panthers favor, redshirt junior Ethan Headlee (165) picked up his 20th win of the year and team-leading eighth fall, pinning Dylan Caprio at the 2:23 mark. Headlee was in control in the first period when he forced the pin on the outer edge of the circle. Senior Andy Vaughan (174) continued his undefeated dual season with a 7-2 decision. Vaughan stands at 5-0 in dual action after winning all four of his matches at the Pitt duals this past Sunday. Pitt sealed the match in the eighth bout when freshman Max Thomusseit (184) notched his third fall of the season over the Bald Eagles’ Dylan Caldwell at 6:06. Thomusseit joined Headlee in earning his 20th victory of the season. With junior Zac Thomusseit out of the lineup, senior Phil Sorrentino (197) claimed his first win of the season with a 2-1 tiebreak decision. Sorrentino missed the first-half of the season due to injury, but made a spirited return at the Pitt duals. With the match locked up at 1-1, Sorrentino started on top in the extra session and held his ground. The senior then earned the deciding point with an escape in the second half of the tiebreaker and held on for the win. In the final match of the night, redshirt senior Ryan Tomei (285) capped a dominating night for the Panthers with his sixth fall of the season at 1:16 into the first period. The win put Tomei in a four-way tie for first place in wins by a Panther this season, joining Zac Thomusseit along with Headlee and Max Thomusseit with 20 wins each. The Panthers will travel to State College, Pa. for a top-25 clash against in-state rival Penn State on Friday, Jan. 21. The scheduled match time is 6 p.m. and the contest will air live on the BIG TEN network. Results: 125: Nick Hyatt (LH) dec. Anthony Zanetta (P), 5-4 (3- (-1) Lock Haven 133: John Trumbetti (LH) dec. Shelton Mack (P), 5-4 6- (-1) Lock Haven 141: No. 9 Tyler Nauman (P) dec. Matt Bonson (LH), 12-10 6-2 Lock Haven 149: Dane Johnson (P) dec. Owen Wilkinson (LH) 10-4? 6-5 Lock Haven 157: Donnie Tasser (P) maj. dec. Seth Creasy (LH), 9-0 9-6 Pitt 165: Ethan Headlee (P) WBF (2:23) Dylan Caprio (LH) 15-6 Pitt 174: Andy Vaughan (P) dec. Michael Khoury (LH), 7-2 18-6 Pitt 184: Max Thomusseit (P) WBF (6:06) Derek Caldwell (LH) 24-6 Pitt 197: Phil Sorrentino (P) dec. Jacob Bachman (LH), 2-1 TB1 27-6 Pitt 285: No. 4 Ryan Tomei (P) WBF (1:16) Henry Turner (LH) 33-6 Pitt

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State and Iowa clash on the mat at 2 p.m. Sunday in Gallagher-Iba Arena. For wrestling fans, it gets no better than this because by any measure, Oklahoma State and Iowa are the elite programs in the sport of wrestling. In fact, OSU and Iowa are two of the three winningest programs in all of college athletics. Cowboy wrestling leads all intercollegiate sports with 34 NCAA team titles. Iowa wrestling's 23 NCAA team titles ranks third, trailing only OSU's 34 and the 26 won by USC men's outdoor track and field. Oklahoma State and Iowa have combined for 211 individual NCAA wrestling champions, with the Cowboys good for 133 and Hawkeyes tallying 78. Those are the top two figures in the sport. It's a similar story when you look at wrestling All-Americans. Oklahoma State wrestlers have combined for 422 All-America honors, while Hawkeye grapplers have 286 All-America honors to their names. If recent history is the judge, then OSU and Iowa still rise to the top. Seven of the last eight NCAA wresting team titles have been won by either the Cowboys or the Hawkeyes, with the Pokes claiming the crown in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 and the Hawks winning in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Success after college? Oklahoma State and Iowa wrestling both have that as well. OSU has produced 40 Olympic wrestlers and Iowa has generated 17. Dominant programs are borne of dominant recruiting and development, and the men on the bench for both programs have certainly achieved in both areas. Oklahoma State coach John Smith - known in wrestling circles as the greatest American wrestler of all-time - owns six world championships and every award available in the wrestling world. He is assisted by three-time NCAA champion and 2004 Olympian Eric Guerrero. Smith has served as coach of the U.S. senior freestyle world team each of the past two summers and Guerrero coached the U.S. junior freestyle world team in 2009. Four-time All-American Tyrone Lewis rounds out the Cowboy coaching staff. Iowa coach Tom Brands won gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and is a four-time All-American and three-time NCAA champion. His brother and top assistant coach, Terry Brands, won two world titles and the bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics. Three-time All-American and 2008 Olympian Mike Zadick also serves on the Hawkeye staff. Perhaps one of the most intriguing storylines behind this year's Oklahoma State-Iowa dual is the fact that the Hawkeyes enter with a school-record 69-match win streak in duals. That is the second-longest streak in NCAA history, trailing only the 76-match win streak put together by the Cowboys from 1937-51. OSU coaches John Smith and Eric Guerrero have experience with long winning streaks, as the Pokes won 69 duals in a row from 1996-99 with Smith serving as head coach and Guerrero competing as a wrestler. It's a rivalry unlike any other because no other sport features a head-to-head clash of royalty quite like Oklahoma State and Iowa on the mat. The legendary rivalry will be renewed at Gallagher-Iba Arena this Sunday. Tickets are $12. Admission is $6 for groups of 20 or more, but to be eligible, group tickets need to be reserved ahead of time. All OSU students are admitted free with valid OSU student ID. Members of the OSU Alumni Association are eligible to receive half-price general admission tickets. Members may purchase discounted tickets by visiting orangeconnection.org/cowboys and logging in with their active account.

MOUNT PLEASANT -- The Central Michigan wrestling program makes its McGuirk Arena debut Sunday afternoon when Michigan visits Mount Pleasant. The match begins at 2 p.m. The Chippewas will be competing at home for the first time this season after spending the season's first two months on the road. Sunday's dual is the first of five home matches this season. "It's going to be fun," said CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "We should have a very good crowd, and we have a quality opponent in the University of Michigan. They're wrestling really well right now. It should be a good environment against a good opponent." CMU enters the dual ranked No. 12 nationally by InterMat, while Michigan is ranked No. 18 in this week's InterMat poll. The Wolverines boast the nation's top-ranked 141-pounder, senior Kellen Russell. He is 20-0 this season and has claimed individual titles at both the Southern Scuffle and the Cliff Keen Invitational. A pair of top-10 ranked individuals will square off at heavweight, where CMU's Jarod Trice is ranked second nationally and Michigan's Ben Apland is 10th. Apland defeated Trice, 5-3, in the semifinals at the Cliff Keen Invitational; Trice enters Sunday's match 17-3 overall, including 5-4 against opponents ranked in this week's InterMat top 20, while Apland is 10-6 overall. The Series: Michigan leads the all-time series, 18-5, but the Chippewas have won each of the last three meetings. CMU was a 19-12 winner in the most recent matchup in Ann Arbor during the 2008-09 season. In the teams' last meeting in Mount Pleasant, No. 9 CMU defeated No. 4 Michigan, 21-13, in front of a Rose Center wrestling record crowd of 4,273. CMU vs. the State of Michigan: CMU has won 12 consecutive duals against opponents in the state of Michigan dating back to 2005. Individually, CMU has won three straight duals against Michigan, nine straight against Michigan State and 19 straight against Eastern Michigan. CMU's last loss to an in-state opponent was a 22-14 decision against No. 2 Michigan in 2005. In the Rankings: CMU is ranked 12th in the InterMat poll and 20th in the NWCA/USA Today poll this week. Michigan is ranked No. 18 by InterMat and No. 11 by the NWCA/USA Today. The InterMat team rankings are based on InterMat's individual weight class rankings, while the NWCA/USA Today poll is voted on by a nationwide pool of head coaches. Three Chippewas and three Wolverines are ranked in the top 20 nationally in InterMat's weight class rankings. CMU's ranked individuals are Scotti Sentes (9th, 133 pounds), Ben Bennett (5th, 174 pounds) and Jarod Trice (2nd, 285 pounds). Michigan's ranked individuals are Kellen Russell (1st, 141 pounds), Anthony Biondo (13th, 197 pounds) and Ben Apland (10th, 285 pounds). Bennett Continues Winning Streak: Sophomore Ben Bennett was 4-0 last week, improving his overall record to 19-4 including 8-1 in dual meets. After posting an 18-2 technical fall over Northern Illinois' Caleb Busson on Thursday, Bennett swept his three matches at National Duals, including two decisions over ranked opponents: No. 10 Luke Manuel (Purdue) and No. 20 Dorian Henderson (Missouri). Bennett leads the team in dual victories and is second in overall victories. He has won nine of his last 10 matches overall and has not surrendered an offensive point in the nine victories. Bennett Named MAC Wrestler of the Week: Ben Bennett was named MAC Wrestler of the Week for the second time this season for his efforts at NIU and National Duals. He was previously honored after sweeping his three matches at the Northern Quad. This is the second straight week a Chippewa has won the award. Jarod Trice was recognized after finishing runner-up at Midlands. Top of the Tournament: Scotti Sentes (133 pounds), Ben Bennett (174) and Jarod Trice (heavyweight) combined for seven top-three finishes at the Body Bar Invitational, Cliff Keen Invitational and Midlands Championships. Sentes won the Body Bar and was third at Midlands, Bennett finished runner-up at all three events and Trice was third at the Cliff Keen and runner-up at Midlands. Pair Earns First MAC Wins: Sophomore Christian Cullinan and redshirt freshman Craig Kelliher both earned their first career MAC dual victories in the Chippewas' 21-13 win over Northern Illinois last week. Cullinan was a 5-4 winner over Nick Smith at 125 pounds, while Kelliher earned a 4-3 decision over Mike Lukowski at 197 pounds. Trice Travels the World: Junior heavyweight Jarod Trice has competed in a pair of events outside of CMU's schedule this season. In October, Trice placed eighth in Greco-Roman at the University World Championships in Italy. He was the highest placing American in Greco-Roman at the event. In November, Trice represented CMU at the NWCA All-Star Classic in Fresno, Calif. American's Ryan Flores scored a third-period takedown to defeat Trice, 3-1. Chippewas Open New Practice Facility: CMU celebrated the new year by moving into its new practice facility at the CMU Events Center. Built as part of the Events Center construction project, the new practice room has space for three full mats and fitness equipment. The practice room is just steps away from the competition floor in McGuirk Arena. "During dual meets our guys will be able to warm up in the wrestling room and then run from the wrestling room, where they're comfortable, right into the arena to wrestle a match," Borrelli said. "That is a perfect situation that not many other programs in the country have." CMU Adds Four During Early Signing Period: Four high school student-athletes signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Chippewas for the 2011-12 season, including three of the top-60 ranked recruits in the country. Ty Davis (141 pounds), Zach Horan (133), Joey Kielbasa (157) and Devin Pommerenke (285) committed to CMU during the early signing period. Horan (No. 16), Kielbasa (No. 59) and Pommerenke (No. 42) are ranked among the top 60 recruits nationally by InterMat. The group was ranked as the No. 13 recruiting class in the country by W.I.N. Magazine. Coming Up: The Chippewas are back in action next Friday, Jan. 21, when they visit Michigan State. The match begins at 7 p.m.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Tickets for the 2011 ACC Wrestling Championships will go on sale at 9 a.m. Friday (Jan. 14) through the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office. The championships will be held March 5 at UVa's John Paul Jones Arena. "I couldn't be happier to host ACC's in JPJ this year," Virginia head coach Steve Garland said. "The venue is one of the most beautiful and functional I've ever seen and it will undoubtedly make for a great experience for both the fans and the student athletes. The ACC is absolutely loaded with talent this year so the competition will be fierce. Anyone that is a wrestling fan, or just a fan of watching hard nosed athletes compete in the world's oldest sport, should be there." Virginia is the defending ACC champion and will face another formidable challenge as the ACC is the strongest it has been in many years. In all, 18 ACC wrestlers are ranked in the latest national individual rankings, including the top-ranked wrestler at 149 pounds, Darrion Caldwell of NC State, who won the 2009 NCAA championship at 149. All seating for the ACC Championships is general admission. Adult tickets are $10, while tickets for youth, senior citizens and students of the participating schools (with valid ID) are $5. Tickets will be good for the entire day of competition. Tickets may be purchased in person at the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office in Bryant Hall, by calling the Ticket Office at (800) 542-8821 or logging on to VirginiaSports.com. The Virginia Athletics Ticket Office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. First-round matches start at 11 a.m. on March 5. The semifinals begin at 1 p.m., while consolation semis start at 3:30 p.m. The consolation finals begin at 5 p.m., with the championship round slated to start at 7 p.m.

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State wrestling coach John Smith met with members of the media to preview this Sunday's dual against Iowa. The highlights: On the 125-pound match in Sunday's dual: "That is probably one of many that are going to be pretty tough. Matt McDonough is a returning national champion with a 12-1 record. He had a pretty solid performance last year as a freshman and it looks like he is backing it up again this year. It will be a tall order for Jon Morrison, but anytime you get the opportunity to wrestle the defending champion you need to really embrace it and be excited about the opportunity to wrestle somebody that is considered the best at the weight." On the youth of both teams: "There will be a lot of new faces in this dual. That is different from last year. We have five, possibly six freshmen starting for us on Sunday and they have several guys that have not wrestled in an Oklahoma State-Iowa dual meet. For that reason I think that it is going to be very competitive." On Jordan Oliver: "I think just being in the program, competing a full year, and just understanding the battles and the challenges of making weight every week from the time that November starts until March has helped. I think the thing that helped him over the top was him taking a little bit more control and giving him the choice of moving up to the 141-pound division this summer and him choosing to stay down. I think when he made that choice, he took on the responsibility that he was going to do some things differently and really control his diet, and that is what's made the difference. "I think technically he has improved in what he does offensively, both on his feet and on the mat. He is what we are looking for and he is what we teach. He really bought into what we are trying to get across to this group right now. He has a lot of success, his best defense is his offense, and in a lot of ways you see that." On if Jordan Oliver is wrestling at his best right now: "He will have to be better. I think he will have to get better from this point forward to win a NCAA championship. It is a great weight class with several guys that can really challenge for a title, and probably some new people that may pop in here late. He can get better. I am sure we will see him get better with every year." On the history of Oklahoma State and Iowa: "It's personal. We have been behind them the last several years. In most years to get to the top, it's likely you have to go through Iowa. I think that this dual is important from that standpoint. They have won the last three years and for us to move toward our ultimate goal at the end of the season, this dual meet becomes a little more significant. We know that they are ranked 10th, but I don't think we look at rankings right now. I don't think they have anything to do with the outcome at the end of the season." On if ending Iowa's current 69-match winning streak in duals is a motivator: "I think it is about performance and performing in duals and how you want to perform coming off a very tough tournament that I felt like we wrestled pretty well in. We had some disappointment with the losses, but I felt like overall it was a pretty good effort by our squad. I am just looking for an improved performance from the National Duals tournament. We want to win. We want to win every dual meet." On his experiences with long winning streaks and the added pressure that comes with them: "I think the difference was that during those years, we didn't win a championship and they did. Those were not some of my better teams, we won some dual meets during that streak that I don't know how we won them. We won some Iowa meets where after we won they were still favored by 70 points over us going into nationals. The difference was that I didn't really have the teams that should have been running off that many victories in a row. We would always find a win somewhere. Something would go crazy in a dual meet because we would make something go crazy in a dual meet, so it's really a credit to those individuals and those teams to me." On Neil Erisman's health: "This is an incredible guy as far as conditioning goes and he has been on the mat for about two or three weeks. Unlike most people, he can pop back on. What he did while he was injured allowed him to come back on at a pretty high level percentage-wise. He was about 85 percent of what he is capable of getting to. He did a lot of work while he was off the mat, and it wasn't any easier than what we were doing on the mat. When he got back on, it came back quickly and a lot of that was due to the preliminary work he did while he was injured. I don't think he is perfect by any means, but he is ready to wrestle hard. He had a chance to wrestle a few matches at the National Duals and for the most part he looked good other than a little bit of a scramble in the Missouri match that caught him on his back. He has a little fire in his eyes right now because that is the last thing he remembers." On Alan Gelogaev's health: "He is doing well. I don't expect him back anytime soon and when I say soon I mean the next week or two weeks. He has done well and we will stay on the cautious side with him as long as we have to. I don't know if he will see any of the regular season, everything points to that. He will be back wrestling."

Fairfax, Va. -- The Dragons cruised by George Mason 25-9 in their conference opener. Drexel, now 6-9 in dual meets, took seven out of 10 bouts, including one forfeit and one major decision. Reigning CAA Rookie of the Week, Brandon Palik, recorded a 10-2 major decision over George Mason's James Webb. Palik is now tied for most bonus point wins with five. Sophomore Frank Cimato picked up his 13th win of the season as he picked up 6 easy team points for Drexel through forfeit. Fellow sophomore Josh Yurasits earned Drexel's third win in a row giving the Dragons a lead they would never give up. Joe Booth earned his team leading 14th win on the season with a decisive 8-2 win over Aaron Keeton. Drexel closed the match with three wins in a row as Shawn Fausey, Palik and Jack Callender all won by four or more points. Fausey and Callender kept their opponents off the board, the only two shut-outs of the dual. The Dragons remain on the road and prepare for the CAA Duals on Saturady, Jan. 15. Drexel will face Old Dominion at 12:00 p.m. and Binghamton at 1:00 p.m.

DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Duke University wrestling team won six straight matches to score 23 unanswered points in a comeback 23-18 victory over Southern Conference foe Davidson this evening. The Blue Devils trailed 15-0 after three matches and added 23 straight points to capture their first dual match win of the year. Duke (1-1) fell behind 12-0 after having to forfeit at 125 and 133 pounds. A decision win by the Wildcats at 141 put Davidson (2-3) ahead 15-0 after three matches. The comeback started at 149 pounds with senior A.J. Guardado. The West Covina, Calif. native cruised to a 16-1 technical fall for five points. Guardado jumped all over William Ray in the first period, scoring a takedown and a three-point near fall in the opening 25 seconds. He added six more points in the second period to make it 11-0 and pushed the margin to 15 to cut Duke's deficit to 15-5 after three matches. Competing in a dual match for the first time in his career, freshman Ryan Harding picked up a big decision for the Blue Devils at 157 pounds. He outlasted Brent Mowry in overtime to pull Duke within seven, 15-8, after four bouts. Harding registered the first takedown of the match and owned a 4-1 lead after three minutes of wrestling. The North Andover, Mass. native came out in the second session and stretched his lead to 6-2 with two minutes of wrestling left. Needing four points to force overtime, Mowry came back in the third and picked up three near fall points and added a point for riding time to send the match into sudden victory. With the first wrestler to score declared the winner, Harding came up with a big takedown just 32 seconds into the session to secure the 8-6 decision, his 11th win of the season. The excitement continued at 165 pounds with Duke's Willy Mello matched up against Davidson's Tyler Mullen. After a scoreless first period a flurry of points ensued in the second with Mello grabbing a narrow 5-4 lead after five minutes of action. Mellow registered a reversal, a near fall for two points and an escape for the slight edge after two sessions. Mullen, who started down to open the third period, got a point on an escape to tie the match. After Mullen was warned for stalling with just 19 seconds to go, Mello was unable to get on the scoreboard as the second straight match headed to overtime. Needing a win to cut the Wildcats lead to four, Mello picked up his first takedown of the evening 24 seconds into sudden victory overtime for the 7-5 decision. Amidst a furious comeback by the Blue Devils, redshirt freshman Bret Klopp evened the score for the Duke with a 10-0 major decision over Christopher Cirenza. Klopp remains unbeaten in dual bouts this season as he used a five-point second period to emerge with his second major decision win of the year. The 184-pound match was action packed from the very start. Duke redshirt sophomore Diego Bencomo scored a takedown just 11 seconds in before Davidson's Donald Patrick answered with an escape. Bencomo responded with another takedown 12 seconds later and Patrick picked up another point with an escape to make a 4-2 match midway through the first period. The pattern continued and the Phoenix native added two more takedowns to make it 8-3 after three minutes. Bencomo continued to dominate the contest and gave Duke a four-point edge, 19-15, with a 23-9 major decision. The win was Bencomo's 16th of the year and first dual victory overall. Freshman Brian Self completed the Duke comeback at 197 pounds with a 12-1 major decision over Ike Crews. Self captured his second dual match win of the year and 11th overall as he controlled the match with four takedowns and a two-point near fall score. After picking up just two points in the first three minutes, Self want on the offensive and added five in the second and five more in the third for his first major decision victory of the year. Sporting a 23-15 overall lead in the match, Duke redshirt sophomore Andrew Fulk found himself embroiled in a marathon heavyweight match against Charlie Wolff. After both wrestlers managed to score just one escape apiece, the third bout of the evening headed into overtime. Scoreless in the first overtime, Wolff scored on a reversal in the second to take a 3-2 lead. Fulk responded with an escape to force a third overtime. Neither Wolff nor Fulk scored in the sudden victory session and the match continued into a fourth extra session. This time it was Wolff coming away with the single point escape to garner the narrow 4-3 win. Duke returns home to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Jan. 18 against ACC rival North Carolina. The Blue Devils welcome the Tar Heels to Cameron for a 7 p.m. match. Results: 125- Zarth, Matt (Davidson College) For (Duke ) 0-0 133- Radsky, Alex (Davidson College) For (Duke ) 0-0 141- Radsky, Vitaly (Davidson College) DEC Mike Bell (Duke ) 12-6 149- Andrew Guardado (Duke ) TF5 Ray, William (Davidson College) 7:00 157- Ryan Harding (Duke ) SV Mowry, Brent (Davidson College) 8-6 165- Willy Mello (Duke ) SV Mullen, Tyler (Davidson College) 7-5 174- Bret Klopp (Duke ) MD Cirenza, Christopher (Davidson College) 10-0 184- Diego Bencomo (Duke ) MD Patrick, Donald (Davidson College) 23-9 197- Brian Self (Duke ) MD Crews, Ike (Davidson College) 12-1 285- Wolff, Charlie (Davidson College) TB-2 Andrew Fulk (Duke ) 4-3

Projected Matchups: 125: No. 2 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. No. 8 Jon Morrison (Oklahoma State), 7-3 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 11 Tyler Clark (Iowa), 11-4 141: No. 19 Mark Ballweg (Iowa) dec. No. 13 Josh Kindig (Oklahoma State), 8-3 149: No. 9 Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State) dec. Matt Ballweg (Iowa), 8-4 157: No. 15 Derek St. John (Iowa) dec. No. 16 Neil Erisman (Oklahoma State), 7-5 165: No. 13 Dallas Bailey (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 15 Aaron Janssen (Iowa), 6-2 174: No. 16 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. No. 10 Mike Benefiel (Oklahoma State), 4-3 184: No. 14 Chris Perry (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 16 Grant Gambrall (Iowa), 2-0 197: No. 3 Clayton Foster (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 15 Luke Lofthouse (Iowa), 5-3 285: Blake Rasing (Iowa) dec. Blake Rosholt (Oklahoma State), 3-1 SV Iowa at Oklahoma State

2011 Lone Star Duals

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Hello Wrestling Fans! Scott Casber, Jeff Murphy, Steve Foster, Ryan Freeman, and Geoff Murtha will be back in TDR's home based Brute Adidas studios for another 2 hour show this week brought to you by Kemin Agrifoods. This week its the State of the State of Wrestling. Join us as we take the national Temperature of the sport through our guests opinions and observations. LIVE 9 AM to 11 AM its Takedown Wrestling Radio. Listen on radio, on computer, your Blackberry or iPhone with the iHeartRadio App. Our Guests Include: (All times Central) 9:01 Bob Selby- Wrestling radio analyst 9:20 Chad Wiltsey- The Wrestling Talk.com 9:40 Earl Smith- D1collegewrestling.net 10:01 Andy Hamilton- Iowa City Press-Citizen 10:20 Mike Finn- Editor, Writer with WIN Magazine 10:40 Troy Nickerson- Cornell University NCAA Champion 10:50 Maureen Roshar- Wildrose Resort