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AMES, Iowa -- The second-ranked Iowa State wrestling team rolled up the points early to power its way to a 28-10 victory over 17th-ranked Missouri Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum. Five Cyclones scored bonus-point victories over the Tigers, including an overtime pin recorded by ISU’s Duke Burk at 174 pounds. Iowa State improves to 12-2, along with a 3-0 mark in the Big 12 Conference. MU drops to 7-7, overall. “If you have been watching us, you have seen that we are getter better,” Iowa State head coach Kevin Jackson said. “Duke Burk gave us a big lift. We told him that we expected more of him this season. Duke got us bonus points. We will need bonus points to win the Big 12 meet.” Cyclone Jon Reader has gotten a couple monkeys off his back in his junior campaign at 165 pounds. Reader struck again against Missouri, this time downing fifth-ranked Nicholas Marable by decision, 3-2. The Cyclone two-time All-American, previously 0-3 against the Tiger senior, improves his record to 20-3 overall, with a 12-2 mark in dual action. Marable falls to an overall record of 31-3. “Jon got a big one today,” Jackson said. “We are counting on him and winning this Big 12 match against a guy who had beat him was good for him and demonstrates that we are getting ready for March.” Reader said it was great to be back wrestling in Hilton Coliseum. The match was the first on the Cyclones’ home in more than a month. “Our crowd gets you going,” Reader said. “When you’ve been coast to coast recently like we have it is great to have the support in Hilton Coliseum.” In one of the more exciting matches of the event, ISU’s Burk found a big way to win in overtime against Missouri’s 20th-ranked Dorian Henderson at 174 pounds. With the score at 2-1 in favor of Burk in the first tiebreaker period of overtime, the Cyclone reversed the Tiger to his back and recorded the fall in 8:29. “Obiviously a win is good for your confidence,” Burk said. “The crowd was great. I could feel him relax after I got the reversal and so I took advantage.” Cyclone heavyweight David Zabriskie has had the returning NCAA champion’s number every time throughout their careers. Zabriskie turned away Missouri’s Mark Ellis by decision, 3-2, to improve to 6-0 all-time against the Tiger. Zabriskie, a two-time All-American, betters his season mark to 18-2, with a 10-1 dual record. “You always trust that Dave will get that takedown and win the match,” Burk said. “He wears the big guys down as the match goes along. For all of us, trust in each other is what holds this team together.” ISU three-time NCAA finalist Jake Varner continued his winning ways against MU’s Brent Haynes, winning by major decision, 14-5. The Tiger, ranked 10th at 197 pounds according to Intermat, was no match for the undefeated Varner (23-0, 14-0 in duals). The victory was Varner’s seventh major decision victory this season. Iowa State seniors Nick Fanthorpe (133), Mitch Mueller (149) and Andrew Sorenson (157) recorded major decision victories for the Cyclone team effort. Fanthorpe controlled MU’s Nathan McCormick for a 12-3 win. Mueller showed off his offensive technique with four third-period takedowns en route to a 20-7 victory. Sorenson blanked Patrick Wright of Missouri for the win, 8-0. The Cyclones’ standout senior class will take the mat in Hilton Coliseum one last time next week (Feb. 21) in the regular season finale against Big 12 foe Nebraska. Competition starts at 2 p.m. Results: 149 pounds – No. 10 Mitch Mueller (ISU) major dec. Scott O’Donnell (MU), 20-7 157 pounds – Andrew Sorenson (ISU) major dec. Patrick Wright (MU), 8-0 165 pounds – No. 2 Jon Reader (ISU) dec. No. 5 Nicholas Marable (MU), 3-2 174 pounds – Duke Burk (ISU) pinned No. 20 Dorian Henderson (MU), 8:29 (TB1) 184 pounds – No. 3 Maxwell Askren (MU) major dec. No. 11 Jerome Ward (ISU), 9-1 197 pounds – No. 1 Jake Varner (ISU) major dec. No. 10 Brent Haynes (MU), 14-5 HWT – No. 4 David Zabriskie (ISU) dec. No. 7 Mark Ellis (MU), 3-2 125 pounds – Eric Wilson (MU) dec. Trevor Dearden (ISU), 6-3 133 pounds – No. 10 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) major dec. Nathan McCormick (MU), 12-3 141 pounds – No. 19 Todd Schavrien (MU) dec. No. 16 Dalton Jensen (ISU), 5-1

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -– Just two days after it was announced that the sport will be discontinued following the conclusion of the 2010 season, the CSUB wrestling team took to the mat with a vengeance Saturday against UC Davis, winning nine of 10 bouts in a 39-4 blowout in the Icardo Center. The Roadrunners (7-6, 2-5 Pac-10) won the opening six bouts, beginning with a huge come-from-behind decision by Joey Granata at 165 pounds. The CSUB junior was down 10-3 to Joey Wilson with 30 seconds to go in the second period. He earned an escape before the buzzer and entered the final period down five points. The final two minutes were all Granata as he quickly scored an escape and takedown to cut the spread to three. He then earned a penalty point when Wilson was called for fleeing the mat. Wilson pushed his lead back to three, 11-8 with an escape, but Granata score a takedown and two-point nearfall in the final 45 seconds for the 12-11 victory. At 174 pounds, Troy Goodban turned in a come-from-behind victory of his own, using an escape and takedown in the second period to take a 5-4 lead. He gave up an escape to Alex Darkhovsky to start the third, but held the riding time advantage and claimed a 6-5 win. Redshirt freshman Mike Larson earned a 7-3 decision over Rory McBryde at 184 pounds, pushing the Roadrunner team lead to 9-0. At 197 pounds, Riley Orozco brought the crowd to its feet with an 18-3 technical fall against Shawn Hoehne. Orozco concludes the dual portion of the season with a perfect 9-0 record, and sits at 19-6 overall on the year. The heavyweight match featured a pair of top 20 ranked wrestlers in No. 12 Mitch Monteiro and No. 16 Ricky Alcala. Monteiro led just 2-0 after the opening period, but picked up the pace as the bout progressed, scoring a takedown and three-point nearfall in the second to push his lead to 7-1, before finishing with an 11-2 major decision. Frank Lomas kept the streak going with a 15-0 technical fall victory over Chris Armendariz at 125 pounds, giving the Roadrunners a 23-0 advantage. The lone UC Davis win came at 133 pounds where No. 15 Brandon Low secured a 17-7 major decision over Justin Durham. No. 12 ranked Elijah Nacita was just one point shy of a technical fall at 141 pounds, claiming a 14-0 major decision over Bryan Osuna. Sam Barnhart took a forfeit win at 149 pounds and Andrew Balch closed out the night with an emphatic pin of Trevor Machado-Ching to give CSUB the final 35-point spread. The Roadrunners have two weeks to prepare for the 2010 Pac-10 Championships, hosted by UC Davis, on Feb. 26-28. Results: 165 - Joey Granata (CSUB) dec. Joey Wilson (UCD), 12-11 174 - Troy Goodban (CSUB) dec. Alex Darkhovsky (UCD), 6-5 184 - Mike Larson (CSUB) dec. Rory McBryde (UCD), 7-3 197 - Riley Orozco (CSUB) tech. fall Shawn Hoehne (UCD), 18-3 HWT - Mitch Monteiro (CSUB) maj. dec. Ricky Alcala (UCD), 11-2 125 - Frank Lomas (CSUB) tech. fall Chris Armendariz (UCD), 15-0 133 - Brandon Low (UCD) maj. dec. Justin Durham (CSUB), 17-7 141 - Elijah Nacita (CSUB) maj. dec. Bryan Osuna (UCD), 14-0 149 - Sam Barnhart (CSUB) wins by forfeit 157 - Andrew Balch (CSUB) fall Trevor Machado-Ching (UCD), 6:00

It was Senior Day for the New York University wrestling team on Saturday as the grapplers hosted the University of Scranton and SUNY Morrisville in a tri-meet at the Jerome S. Coles Sports Center. NYU won both matches to improve its record to 12-10 on the season. In the opening match of the competition, NYU outlasted Scranton in a back and forth contest, earning 14 points in the final three bouts to take a 27-13 win. Clinching the win for NYU was senior Michael Cunningham, who earned a 9-0 majority decision victory over Nicholas Genovese at 197 pounds. Also earning wins for NYU were seniors Sean Connors and Elliot Smith. Connors defeated Frank Siclari, 10-4, at 165 pounds and, in an exhibition match, senior 157-pounder Elliot Smith topped Steve Glickman, 3-2. In the second match of the afternoon, Morrisville defeated Scranton, 38-6. Following the conclusion of that match, NYU’s four seniors were recognized and presented with plaques commemorating their careers. Joining Cunningham, Connors, and Smith in being recognized was senior captain Kyle Christensen, who will likely miss the rest of the season due to injury. “It’s very unfortunate that Kyle’s time with us is coming to an end, but he’s had a great career here,” said NYU assistant coach Corey Luce. After the ceremony, NYU and Morrisville waged a very competitive battle that came down to the final match. With NYU leading 20-14, Jamie Myers squared off with Morrisville heavyweight Sam O’Donnell, who needed a pin to force a tie. Battling a bloody nose that required a large bandage, Myers withstood an early offensive from the much larger O’Donnell and ultimately earned a thrilling victory by pin midway through the second period. “Myers doesn’t surprise us anymore,” said NYU assistant coach Corey Luce. “He’s been very good for us. The second half of the season he’s really turned it on. He’s been wrestling incredibly well and we expect to see good things from him next week at the Metropolitan Championships. He’s also a great teammate for our guys.” Earlier at 165 pounds, Connors won his second match of the day, besting Spencer Brady, 9-5, and at 197 pounds, Cunningham once again stepped forward with a big win for NYU, defeating Henry Petry in overtime, 3-1. At 157 pounds, Smith dropped a close 6-4 decision to Nate Cross. “It was really good for us to have all of our seniors win a match on Senior Day,” said Luce. “Smith wrestled the best matches I’ve seen him wrestle all season long. He came up a little short in his second match, but he wrestled great. And it was really good to see Cunningham be put into a position where his team needed him and for him to come up big. .And Connors just wrestled two terrific matches.” Though it was a day for the seniors, freshman Gabriel Gleason made a splash with his dominating 15-0 victory over Goodson Phillippe at 149 pounds. Earlier against Scranton, Gleason shut out Tom Manning, 10-0. “Gleason is really playing to his strengths,” said Luce. “He’s very tough on top and a very strong leg rider. He used those strengths today and came out on top.” Saturday was the final tune-up for NYU before competing in one of its most important events of the season, the Metropolitan Championships, which will be held Sunday, Feb. 21 at The College of New Jersey. “All next week is very important for our preparation for this tournament,” said Luce. “We have a week to get these guys ready and everything has to be perfect. We have a lot of things to improve on, but we will put our best team that we can out there. NYU 27, Scranton 13 Exhib 141 – Clement Bommier (N) tech. fall Adam Gault (S), 15-0 Exhib 149 – Chris Amro (N) dec. James Roth (S), 9-6 Exhib 157 – Elliot Smith (N) dec. Steve Glickman (S), 3-2 125 – Michael Murcia (S) dec. Adlee Fayyaz (N), 9-7 OT (S 3-0) 133 – Vincent Signoriello (S) dec. Steve Contino (N), 8-2 (S 6-0) 141 – Gregg Martino (N) fall Andrew Greco (S), 4:25 (6-6) 149 – Gabe Gleason (N) maj. dec. Tom Manning (S), 10-0 (N 10-6) 157 – Michael Guenther (S) maj. dec. James Cariddi (N), 12-4 (10-10) 165 – Sean Connors (N) dec. Frank Siclari (S), 10-4 (N 13-10) 174 – Matthew Terry (S) dec. Steve Massey (N) , 6-4 (13-13) 184 – Sabino Galassi (N) maj. dec. Kevin Digiulo (S), 10-2 (N 17-13) 197 – Michael Cunningham (N) maj. dec. Nicholas Genovese (S), 9-0 (N 21-13) HVY – Jamie Myers (N) fall Dave Domonkos (S), 2:22 (N 27-13) Morrisville 38, Scranton 6 125 – Justin Delamothe (M) dec. Murcia (S), 10-5 (M 3-0) 133 – Signoriello (S) fall Akinniran Akinfemi (M), 4:25 (S 6-3) 141 – Brian Latham (M) fall Greco (S), 2:55 (M 9-6) 149 – Goodson Phillippe (M) dec. Manning (S), 11-5 (M 12-6) 157 – Spencer Brady (M) dec. Guenther (S), 3-2 (M 15-6) 165 – Nate Cross (M) maj. dec. Siclari (S), 12-2 (M 19-6) 174 – Zach McCutcheon (M) dec. Terry (S), 3-1 (M 22-6) 184 – Wheeler Brunschmid (M) fall Digiulo (S), 1:02 (M 28-6) 197 – Henry Petry (M) maj. dec. Genovese (S), 10-1 (M 32-6) HVY – Sam O’Donnell (M) fall Domonkos (S), 00:36 (M 38-6) NYU 26, Morrisville 14 125 – Delamothe (M) tech fall Fayyaz (N), 19-2 (M 5-0) 133 – Contino (N) fall Afinfemi (M), 1:08 (N 6-5) 141 – Latham (M) dec. Bommier (N), 10-5 (M 8-6) 149 – Gleason (N) tech fall Phillippe (M) 15-0 (N 11-8) 157 – Cross (M) dec. Cariddi (N), 6-4 (11-11) 165 – Connors (N) dec. Brady (M), 9-5 (N 14-11) 174 – Massey (N) dec. McCutcheon (M), 5-4 (N 17-11) 184 – Brunschmid (M) dec. Galassi (N), 8-7 (N 17-14) 197 – Cunningham (N) dec. Petry (M), 3-1 OT (N 20-14) HVY –Myers (N) fall O’Donnell (M), (26-14)

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Army seniors Lance Penhale, Richard Starks and Ryan Mergen were among seven wrestlers credited with two victories as the Black Knights defeated Sacred Heart, 46-3, and Millersville, 37-6, on Senior Day at Gillis Field House, Saturday afternoon. Freshman Connor Hanafee (133), junior Casey Thome (141), sophomore Jimmy Rafferty (149) and freshman Collin Wittmeyer (184) were each also double-winners for Army, which improved its dual meet mark to 7-3 this winter. "Having been off for two weeks, I was concerned with would be a bit rusty, but overall I thought we wrestled pretty well," said Army head coach Chuck Barbee. "We did the things we've been working on in practice, transitioning well from move to move, so I thought it was a good day. Our seniors have been great over the last four years and I was especially happy to see them come out here fired up today. They didn't have easy matches, but they really just turned it up a notch and I was proud of all of those guys. They have been mainstays in our lineup and I am excited about making the end-run with them." Army 46, Sacred Heart 3 Penhale got things going in the opening match, taking a 6-1 decision from Pat Feely in the final minute of the bout. Feeley looked to have a win in hand late, leading 1-0 after a second-period escape with a 1:01 riding time advantage. However, Penhale notched an escape of his own with 1:00 left in regulation and received another point after Feely was called for stalling with 15 seconds left on the clock. Looked to be headed to overtime, Penhale took Feely down to his back with under five seconds left, and was credited with a two-point near-fall to finish off the decision. Following a Sacred Heart forfeit at 133, Thome built a 13-2 lead in the second period with a 7-0 spurt that included two near-falls, before sticking Michael Impellizeri on his back at 4:52 to earn the fall. Filling in for senior captain and eighth-ranked Matt Kyler who was sidelined with a stomach bug, Rafferty followed with a 4-2 decision over Cory Dunn at 149 pounds. Rafferty went up 3-0 in the second period following an escape and a takedown and built nearly a two-minute riding time advantage to seal the decision to put Army ahead, 18-0. Sacred Heart's Anthony Priore (157) and Jonathan Rizzitello (165) were both leading their respective bouts, but were each forced to injury default to give the Black Knights a commanding 30-0 lead. Army notched three-straight bonus-point victories en route to its seventh dual-meet win in its last eight outings. Mergen was in control of Sacred Heart's Mike Hartmen well into the third period before putting him on his back for his first fall of the season with 41 seconds left in the 174-pound bout. Whittmeyer made short work of Sam Sheppard, putting him on his back with only 1:59 elapsed in the contest. After a scoreless first period opposite Ricky Eichenlaub at 197, Starks nearly pinned his opponent while outscoring him 6-0 in the second period en route to a 11-0 major decision. Sacred Heart's Paul Schweighardt earned a touch 6-4 decision over Black Knight freshman Christian Botero in the final bout for the only decision for the visitors on the night. Army 37, Millersville 6 In Army's opening match, Penhale got the Black Knights off to a quick start against Millersville, taking Matt Devestine down 20 seconds into the opening bout and pinning him 23 seconds later. Following a pair of Maurader forfeits at 133 and 141, Rafferty used a third-period escape to earn a 3-2 victory over J.J. Lester to put Army up, 21-0. Millersville registered back-to-back decisions at 157 and 165 to cut into the Army lead, but three-straight dominating Army performances put the match out of reach. Mergen used a 7-0 third period to cruise to a 12-1 major decision over Shane Smith at 174, before Wittmeyer pulled away late with four takedowns in the third period to secure a 16-7 major decision over Josh Marquad at 184. At 197, Starks made short work of Brent Barr, building a 14-0 first-period lead and notching an early takedown in the second to earn the 16-0 technical fall. Botero finished things off at 285, using a third-period takedown to defeat Chase Godfrey, 3-2, to complete the Army victory. The Black Knights will return to action next Saturday, wrapping up the dual meet portion of the schedule with a 7:00 p.m. showdown at service-academy rival Navy. Army 46, Sacred Heart 3 125 - Lance Penhale (A) dec. Pat Feely, 6-1 133 - Conor Hanafee (A) win by forfeit 141 - Casey Thome (A) pin. Michael Impellizeri, 4:52 149 - Jimmy Rafferty (A) dec. Cory Dunn, 4-2 157 - Dan Young (A) inj. def. Anthony Priore 165 - Patrick Marchetti (A) inj. def. Jonathan Rizzitello 174 - Ryan Mergen (A) pin. Mike Hartmen 6:19 184 - Collin Whittmeyer (A) pin. Sam Sheppard 1:01 197 - #17 Richard Starks (A) maj. Ricky Eichenlaub, 11-0 285 - Paul Schweighardt (S) dec. Christian Botero, 6-4 Army 37, Millersville 6 125 - Lance Penhale (A) pin Matt Devestine, :43 133 - Connor Hanafee (A) win by forfeit 141 - Casey Thome (A) win by forfeit 149 - Jimmy Rafferty (A) dec. J.J. Lester, 3-2 157 - Jarrett Hostetter (M) dec. Dan Young, 3-1 165 - Jeremy Brooks (M) dec. Patrick Marchetti, 3-2 174 - Ryan Mergen (A) maj. Shane Smith, 12-1 184 - Collin Wittmeyer (A) maj. Josh Marquad, 16-7 197 - #17 Richard Starks (A) tech. Brent Barr, 16-0 (3:25) 285 - Christian Botero (A) dec. Chase Godfrey, 3-2 Sacred Heart 30, Millersville 15 125 - Pat Feely (S) pin. Matt Devestine, :32 133 - Tim Yoon (M) win by forfeit 141 - Mike Impellizeri (S) win by forfeit 149 - Cory Dunn (S) dec. J.J. Lester, 3-1 (OT) 157 - Jarrett Hostetter (M) dec. Anthony Priore, 5-2 165 - Jonathan Rizzitello (S) dec. Jeremy Brooks, 8-6 174 - Shane Smith (M) pin. Sam Sheppard, 2:50 184 - Mike Hartman (S) dec. Josh Marquard, 5-3 197 - Ricky Eichenlaub (S) pin. Brent Barr, 1:30 285 - Paul Schweighardt (S), dec. Chase Godfrey, 3-2 (OT)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Behind pins from senior Seth Ciasulli and sophomore Brian Tanen, No. 7 Lehigh rolled past Brown 33-6 in an EIWA dual meet Saturday afternoon at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Mountain Hawks won eight bouts and registered bonus points in four on the first stop of their New England swing as they improved to 13-3-1 on the dual season and 2-0-1 in the EIWA. “It was a much better performance from our guys,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “We did a better job hand fighting and we controlled the center much better than in our last dual against Virginia Tech.” Ciasulli dominated Zach Kulczycki from the top position in their match-up at 141. After an early takedown, Ciasulli used his power half to crank Kulczycki over twice for two three-point near falls, before turning him once more for the fall in 1:57. Two bouts later Tanen, who was filling in up a weight class at 157 for the injured Sean Bilodeau, led Max Lewin 8-3 in the second period before slapping on a cradle and securing the fall in 4:41. Tanen’s pin gave Lehigh a 19-3 lead at the halfway point in the dual. At 125, junior Mitch Berger filled in for sophomore John McDonald and scored the first takedown against Greg Einfrank, but three reversals, two takedowns and a two-point near fall allowed Einfrank to rally for a 13-6 decision. From there, Lehigh went on to win seven straight bouts, started by an 11-0 major decision by senior Matt Fisk over Cort Choate at 133. In between the falls from Ciasulli and Tanen was a 5-0 decision by freshman Joey Napoli over Phil Marano at 149. Lehigh ran its string of consecutive wins to seven with back-to-back 10-4 decisions at 165 and 174. At 165 sophomore Brandon Hatchett was gunning for a major against Jeff Lemmer, but gave up a late reversal. At 174, freshman Robert Hamlin returned to the lineup beating Ziad Kharbush with four takedowns plus an escape and riding time. In a featured bout at 197, sophomore Joe Kennedy avenged a loss to Branden Stearns last season by racking up a 17-2 technical fall in 7:00. Kennedy came out of a scramble with a takedown and three-point near fall in the first period, added two three-point near falls on tilts in the second period and picked up two more takedowns in the third to put Lehigh up 30-6. “It was good to see guys go out and add to leads” explained Santoro. “Last week we gave up a lot of points at the end of periods and the end of matches. Today we didn’t worry about the score we just focused on keeping the pressure on and continuing to score points.” With the dual in hand, Santoro was able to allow two senior reserves compete in the dual. At 184, Manuel Schubert controlled the pace but a first period takedown gave Bran Crudden a 3-2 victory, while at heavyweight Justin Allen subbed for Zach Rey and won a 4-1 decision over Tyler Cowman. The Mountain Hawks will wrap-up their New England swing on Sunday when they travel to Harvard to face the Crimson at 1 p.m. The match can be heard on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as Lehighsports.com with coverage beginning at 12:45. Results: 125: Greg Einfrank (B) dec. Mitch Berger (L) 13-6; Brown leads 3-0 133: Matt Fisk (L) maj dec. Cort Choate (B) 11-0; Lehigh leads 4-3 141: Seth Ciasulli (L) pin Zach Kulczycki (B) 2:37; Lehigh leads 10-3 149: Joey Napoli (L) dec. Phil Marano (B) 5-0; Lehigh leads 13-3 157: Brian Tanen (L) pin Max Lewin (B) 4:41; Lehigh leads 19-3 165: Brandon Hatchett (L) dec. Jeff Lemmer (B) 10-4; Lehigh leads 22-3 174: Robert Hamlin (L) dec. Ziad Kharbush (B) 10-4; Lehigh leads 25-3 184: Bran Crudden (B) dec. Manuel Schubert (L) 3-2; Lehigh leads 25-6 197: Joe Kennedu (L) tech fall Branden Stearns (B) 17-2; Lehigh leads 30-6 285: Justin Allen (L) dec. Tyler Cowman (B) 4-1; Lehigh wins 33-6

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 24 Virginia wrestling team won nine matches for the second straight match in posting a 45-6 ACC victory at NC State Saturday morning at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C. The 45-point effort was Virginia's most points ever in an ACC dual, topping the previous high of 44, set twice in 1984. Virginia (16-5, 3-1 ACC) won 38-3 Friday at Duke - its largest margin of victory in an ACC dual since Jan. 21, 1984 (44-3 vs. Georgia Tech). UVa topped that with its 39-point win Saturday. NC State falls to 6-12 overall and 1-3 in ACC duals. UVa finished its strong weekend with 18 wins in 20 total bouts. Eight of the Cavaliers' nine victories Saturday resulted in bonus points. UVa's only loss came when Pat Riley (Sr., Bernardsville, N.J.) was forced to take an injury default after going down late in the first period of his match at 165 pounds against Ray Ward. Four Virginia wins came by fall. Matt Snyder (R-Fr., Lewistown, Pa.) and Dave Ebbott (R-So., Blue Bell, Pa.) each notched their second pin of the weekend at 133 and 149 pounds, respectively. At 157 pounds, Danny Gonsor (R-So., Cleveland, Ohio) recorded the fastest fall of the day, pinning Brett Farina in just 1:06. At 197 pounds, Brent Jones (Sr., Burke, Va.) earned his school-record 42nd career fall with a pin of KaRonne Jones in 2:29. The win was Jones' 102nd career victory as he moved into a fourth-place tie on the all-time Virginia wins ledger with Jim Harshaw (1996-99) and Matt Roth (1995-96, 1997-99). UVa also received technical falls from Ross Gitomer (Sr., Flemington, N.J.) at 125 pounds and third-ranked Chris Henrich (Jr., Lansdale, Pa.) at 174 pounds. Gitomer picked up his 19th win of the season, while Henrich won his 12th straight match and improved to 27-2 this season. Derek Valenti (So., Newton, N.J.) and Stephen Doty (Fr., St. Louis, Mo.) each won by major decision at 141 and 184 pounds, respectively. Valenti improved to 22-6 this season and won for the eighth time in his last nine matches. UVa's Jack Danilkowicz (R-Jr., Green Oaks, Ill.) pushed his record to 16-10 this season with a 5-3 decision over Eloheim Palma at heavyweight. Danilkowicz is 9-4 since the start of the new year. Virginia completes the regular season next Saturday when it plays host to No. 10 Maryland at Memorial Gymnasium. No. 24 Virginia 45, NC State 6 125: Ross Gitomer (UVa) tech fall Mike Moreno (NCSU), 23-6; UVa 5-0 133: Matt Snyder (UVa) pinned Dale Shull (NCSU), 4:42; UVa 11-0 141: Derek Valenti (UVa) major dec. Scott Norris (NCSU), 12-1; UVa 15-0 149: Dave Ebbott (UVa) pinned Greyson Mills (NCSU), 1:38; UVa 21-0 157: Danny Gonsor (UVa) pinned Brett Farina (NCSU), 1:06; UVa 27-0 165: Ray Ward (NCSU) injury default Pat Riley (UVa), 2:53; UVa 27-6 174: No. 3 Chris Henrich (UVa) tech fall Quinton Godley (NCSU), 16-1; UVa 32-6 184: Stephen Doty (UVa) major dec. Colin Genthert (NCSU), 19-6; UVa 36-6 197: Brent Jones (UVa) pinned KaRonne Jones (NCSU), 2:29; UVa 42-6 285: Jack Danilkowicz (UVa) dec. Eloheim Palma (NCSU), 5-3; UVa 45-6 *Rankings according to InterMat

PHILDADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Big Red wrestling team continued its Ivy dominance on Saturday, picking up wins over Penn and Princeton on the road. Cornell opened with a 31-3 win over the Quakers before heading to Princeton for a 46-3 victory. Freshman Steve Bosak pinned both of his opponents at 184 pounds. Against Princeton, the Big Red pinned five wrestlers to finish with seven wins with bonus points in the team dual. Frank Perrelli opened the day at 125 pounds facing Mark Rappo. Perrelli took a 2-1 lead into the second period, but Rappo tied the bout at 2-2 with an escape from his starting down position. In the third period, Perrelli quickly escaped off the whistle and notched another takedown to take a 5-2 lead. Rappo escaped late in the period, but with over two minutes in riding time, Perrelli won a 6-3 decision. At 133 pounds, No. 11 ranked Mike Grey faced Bryan Ortenzio. Grey earned two points with a takedown in the first and rode Ortenzio out for the remainder of the period. The Big Red wrestler immediately escaped to start the second and went up 5-0 with a takedown to round out the second period. Grey was looking for the major decision in the third period and notched two more takedowns, but with eight seconds left on the clock, Ortenzio escaped to leave Grey one point shy of the major. With the 10-3 decision, Grey put the Big Red up, 6-0. At 141 pounds, No. 1 Kyle Dake took on Penn’s Zach Kemmerer. The two wrestlers were scoreless after the first period, and Dake notched the only points of the second with a takedown. In the third, Dake escaped from his opening down position and with eight seconds left in the bout he notched another takedown. Kemmerer was charged with unnecessary roughness at the end of the match, and with riding time, Dake won a 7-0 decision. Corey Manson faced No. 9 ranked Cesar Grajales at 149 pounds. The Big Red wrestler took the lead a minute into the bout with a takedown and racked up 40 seconds of riding time before Grajales was able to escape. Manson escaped to start the second period, but Grajales took him down to tie the match at 3-3. Manson escaped to once again to take the lead heading into the third. Grajales escaped to start the third, but Manson took him down once again to go up, 6-4. The referee hit Manson with a technical violation to give Grajales a point and the Penn wrestler escaped with time winding down to tie the score. Manson won the 7-6 decision with 1:47 in riding time. At 157 pounds, Derek Schreiner faced Troy Hernandez. Hernandez went up 2-1 after the first period with a takedown, and furthered his lead in the second with an opening escape. In the third period, Schreiner escaped and was looking for a takedown to take the lead. Hernandez notched a takedown with 12 seconds left in the match to seal the 5-2 victory giving Penn its first points of the bout. No. 16 ranked Justin Kerber and No. 18 Gabriel Burak were scoreless after the first period at 165 pounds. Burak chose to start the second down and escaped to grab the only point of the second. Kerber tied the bout with an escape in the third. With 11 seconds left in the match, Kerber took down Burak to win a 3-1 decision. No. 1 ranked Mack Lewnes notched two takedowns and earned three back points in the first period against No. 17 Scott Giffin at 174 pounds. Giffin escaped to start the second, but Lewnes grabbed another two points. The Big Red wrestler was awarded choice position after Giffin took his second injury time out. Lewnes quickly escaped from bottom to earn another point. With riding time and another takedown, Lewnes won a 13-4 major decision. At 184 pounds, No. 17 Bosak had a takedown and three back points against Harrison Cook in the first period. The Big Red wrestler reversed Cook to start the second period and pinned the Penn wrestler in 4:32. With six points for his team, Cornell was up 25-3. No. 5 Cam Simaz faced Micah Burak at 197 pounds. Burak was awarded one point in the first period when Simaz was hit with a technical violation. Burak escaped in the second period, but with 55 seconds left in the period, Simaz took down the Penn wrestler to tie the bout at 2-2. Burak escaped again, but with eight seconds left on the clock, Simaz took him down once again. With an escape in the third period, Simaz won a 5-3 decision. At heavyweight, Josh Arnone and Tyler Blakely were scoreless after the first period. Arnone escaped from his starting down position in the second for the only point of the period. Blakely escaped to start the third, but Arnone earned two takedowns in the period to win a 6-2 decision to bring the final team score to Cornell 31, Penn 3. The Big Red traveled to Princeton for its second dual of the day. Perrelli opened with a 10-4 decision over Garrett Frey at 125 pounds. Cornell took an 8-0 lead over the Tigers when Grey won by a 17-2 tech fall over Zach Bintliff in 6:32. At 141 pounds, Dake pinned Louis Ramos in 5:22, and Corey Manson followed with an 8-2 decision over Daniel Kolodzik. Princeton won its only points of the match with Danny Scotton’s 5-3 win over Schreiner at 157 pounds. At 165 pounds, Kerber pinned Mike Alvarez in 2:02, and Mack Lewnes won a 16-0 tech fall in 5:42 over Travis Erdman at 174 pounds. The Big Red finished out the team dual with three pins by Bosak (2:02, 184); Simaz (2:16, 197) and Arnone (4:16, HWT). The Big Red will finish out its dual season next weekend in its final home matches of the year. Cornell will wrestle Brown at 7 p.m. on Friday and follow by playing host to Harvard on Saturday. Cornell 31, Penn 3 125: Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. Mark Rappo (Penn), 6-3 (Cornell 3, Penn 0) 133: No. 11 Mike Grey (Cornell) dec. Bryan Ortenzio (Penn), 10-3 (Cornell 6, Penn 0) 141: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) dec. Zach Kemmerer (Penn), 7-0, (Cornell 9, Penn 0) 149: Corey Manson (Cornell) dec. No. 9 Cesar Grajales (Penn), 7-6 (Cornell 12, Penn 0) 157: Troy Hernandez (Penn) dec. Derek Schreiner (Cornell, 5-2 (Cornell 12, Penn 3) 165: No. 16 Justin Kerber (Cornell) dec. No. 18 Gabriel Burak (Penn), 3-1 (Cornell 15, Penn 3) 174: No. 1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) maj. dec. No. 17 Scott Giffin (Penn), 13-4 (Cornell 19, Penn 3) 184: No. 17 Steve Bosak (Cornell) win by fall Harrison Cook (Penn), 4:32 (Cornell 25, Penn 3) 197: No. 5 Cam Simaz (Cornell) dec. Micah Burak (Penn), 5-3 (Cornell 28, Penn 3) HWT: Josh Arnone (Cornell) vs. Tyler Blakely (Penn) Cornell 46, Princeton 3 125: Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. Garett Frey, 10-4 (Cornell 3, Princeton 0) 133: No. 11 Mike Grey (Cornell) tech fall Zach Bintliff, 17-2 (6:32) (Cornell 8, Princeton 0) 141: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) win by fall Luis Ramos, 5:22 (Cornell 14, Princeton 0) 149: Corey Manson (Cornell) dec. Daniel Kolodzik, 8-2 (Cornell 17, Princeton 0) 157: Danny Scotton (Princeton) dec. Derek Schreiner (Cornell), 5-3 (Cornell 17, Princeton 3) 165: No. 16 Justin Kerber (Cornell) win by fall Mike Alvarez, 2:02 (Cornell 23, Princeton 3) 174: No. 1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) tech fall Travis Erdman, 16-0 (5:42) (Cornell 28, Princeton 3) 184: No. 17 Steve Bosak (Cornell) win by fall Kurt Brendel, 2:32 (Cornell 34, Princeton 3) 197: No. 5 Cam Simaz (Cornell) win by fall Charles Fox, 2:16 (Cornell 40, Princeton 3) HWT: Josh Arnone (Cornell) win by fall Robert Grogan, 4:16 (Cornell 46, Princeton 3)

CLARION, PA. -- Clarion received a technical fall from James Fleming at 149, a pin from Hadley Harrison at 157 and a decision from Nick Milano at 165 that rallied Clarion to a big 25-19 win over North Carolina on Saturday night in NCAA Division I Wrestling. Held at Clarion's Waldo S. Tippin Gym, Clarion earlier defeated Cleveland State 49-0 in an EWL dual meet. The wins push Clarion's record to 7-8 overall, and the victory over CSU gives the Golden Eagles a 3-2 record in the EWL. The North Carolina match started at 174 and the Tar Heels jumped out to a 20-6 lead after six bouts. Clarion's rally to win stirred the 1,100 Eagle faithful to a frenzy with standing ovations and memories of past huge wins in Tippin Gym history. The rally started at 141-pounds when Greg Lewis won by injury default at 3:53 over Mike Rappo narrowing UNC's lead to 20-12. Fantastic freshman James Fleming was dominant in posting a 16-1 technical fall at 7:00 over Jon Burns. Fleming led 13-0 at the end of the first with a takedown and four, near falls. A two point near fall and riding time provided the margin. Hadley Harrison brought the crowd to its feet as the #17 ranked wrestler in the nation not only upset #10 ranked Thomas Scotten, but he pinned the Tar Heel junior at 2:17. Harrison was in the middle of notching a takedown when Harrison caught Scotten on his back and slapped on a half nelson and pinned Scotten to give Clarion its first lead at 23-20. The match came down to 165-pounds and Clarion's Nick Milano's big third period gave him a 5-2 win over Kyle Kiss and the Eagles a 25-19 win. With no score in the second period and Milano riding, Milano used a bar arm to turn Kiss to his back. The official whistled a potentially dangerous call before the near fall points were registered. UNC Coach C.D. Mock sprinted onto the center of the mat, and Clarion coach Teague Moore followed. Both benches were penalized a team point - pushing the team score back to 22-19. Kiss later escaped in the second, but Milano had enough riding time (1:12) to account for a tying point, so he chose neutral to start the third. Milano scored a takedown with about one minute left for a 2-1 lead, Kiss escaped, and Milano scored a counter takedown with 15-seconds remaining, giving him a big 5-2 win and the Eagle crowd on its feet cheering an unbelieveable comeback win. "I'm so proud of our guys, never giving up and fighting to the end for this win," said fourth year head coach Teague Moore. "The comeback was really exciting, and great for our fans. This was a great win for our program and our team. North Carolina just beat Edinboro Friday night 24-14, so you can see how big a win it was," added Moore. Also getting a big win for the Eagles was 125-pounder Joe Waltko, who pinned Brian Bokoski at 2:47 to get the Eagles on the board. Clint Podish, Clarion's sophomore 184-pounder, was injured against Cleveland State and forfeited his match against UNC. He is expected to be okay. In Clarion's 49-0 win over Cleveland State it was all Golden Eagles as Clarion won all 10 bouts. Clarion had 5 pins against the Vikings including Joe Waltko over Ron Butler at 6:34 at 125; Greg Lewis at 1:44 over Mike Mencini at 141; Hadley Harrison at 2:50 over Corey Carlo at 157, Quintas McCorkle at 4:38 over Chris Weber at heavyweight, and Alex Thomas at 16-seconds over Gahad Suleiman at 197. the 16-second fall was the second fastest fall in Clarion's long wrestling tradition. The quickest fall in Eagle history was by Jack Campbell as a freshman in 1977 - 13-seconds. CLARION NOTES: Harrison now has 95 career wins at Clarion is currently 22nd on the all-time Clarion win list ... Randy Miller (96-26-2; 78-81) is next up for Harrison... His win over #10 ranked Scotten is his first win in his career over a top 10 wrestler ... Clarion returns home for Senior Day next Friday (Feb. 19th) when the Golden Eagles host Lock Haven at Tippin gym... Match time is 7pm. CLARION 25 NORTH CAROLINA 19 174- Thomas Ferguson (NC) tech. fall Steven Cressley (CL) 6:59; 18-2 184- Nick Tenpenny (NC) forfeit 197- Dennis Drury (NC) dec. Alex Thomas (CL) 5-0 HWT- Ziad Haddad (NC) dec. Quintas McCorkle (CL) 8-2 125- Joe Waltko (CL) wbf Brian Bokowski (NC) 2:47 133- Jeremy Shaw (NC) dec. Jay Ivanco (CL) 6-4 141- Greg Lewis (CL) inj. def. Mike Rappo (NC) 3:53 149- #18 James Fleming (CL) tech. fall Jon Burns (NC) 7:00; 16-1 157- #17 Hadley Harrison (CL) wbf #10 Thomas Scotton (NC) 2:17 165- Nick Milano (CL) dec. Kyle Kiss (NC) 5-2* * - One team point deducted from both team scores during 165 for bench conduct CLARION 49 CLEVELAND STATE 0 174- Steven Cressley (CL) dec. Marcus Effner (CS) 8-2 184- Clint Podish (CL) dec. Dan Michaels (CS) 10-3 197- Alex Thomas (CL) wbf Gahad Suleiman (CS) 0:16 HWT- Quintas McCorkle (CL) wbf Chris Weber (CS) 4:38 125- Joe Waltko (CL) wbf Ron Butler (CS) 6:34 133- Jay Ivanco (CL) tech. fall Zach Huff (CS) 6:34; 19-3 141- Greg Lewis (CL) wbf Mike Mencini (CS) 1:44 149- James Fleming (CL) tech. fall Dan Castillo (CS) 4:33; 16-0 157- Hadley Harrison (CL) wbf Corey Carlo (CS) 2:50 165- Nick Milano (CL) dec. Rob Michaels (CS) 8-5 NORTH CAROLINA 40 CLEVELAND STATE 0 174- Thomas Ferguson (NC) dec. Marcus Effner (CS) 10-6 184- Nick Tenpenny (NC) dec. Dan Michaels (CS) 8-6 197- Dennis Drury (NC) wbf Gahad Suleiman (CS) 2:45 HWT- Ziad Haddad (NC) maj. dec. Chris Weber (CS) 14-3 125- Brian Bokowski (NC) maj. dec. Ronald Butler (CS) 13-2 133- Jeremy Shaw (NC) wbf Zach Huff (CS) 6:21 141- Mike Rappo (NC) dec. Mike Mencini (CS) 13-9 149- Jon Burns (NC) tech. fall Dan Castillo (CS) 21-5; 5:55 157- #10 Thomas Scotton (NC) dec. Corey Carlo (CS) 12-9 165- Kyle Kiss (NC) dec. Rob Michaels (CS) 3-1

No. 1 Iowa will put its school-record 58-match winning streak on the line tonight at 6 p.m. CST against No. 5 Minnesota at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. The dual meet will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. Iowa leads the all-time series 66-24-1. The Hawkeyes have won four straight over the Gophers, including a 28-12 victory earlier this season at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals on January 10. The Hawkeyes come into tonight with a 20-0 dual meet record, while the Gophers sit at 11-4. Below is a weight-by-weight breakdown of tonight's dual meet. 125: No. 4 Matt McDonough (Iowa) vs. No. 6 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) The fact that McDonough is still undefeated (26-0) with only a month to go in his redshirt freshman season is a pretty clear indication that he is very tough to beat. He was a Midlands champion and has victories over seven ranked opponents this season, including three wins over No. 5 Andrew Long of Iowa State and a victory over Sanders. McDonough has picked up bonus points in five of his last seven matches. Sanders, a returning All-American, comes into tonight's match against McDonough with a 20-3 record. He has not competed since suffering an ankle injury on January 31 in his victory over Purdue true freshman Cashe Quiroga. Bottom Line: This is a crucial match for both teams. McDonough is the slight favorite based on the fact that he is undefeated and has a victory over Sanders. Expect this to be a high-intensity, action-packed match that could go either way. Prediction: Sanders (Minnesota) dec. McDonough (Iowa) 133: No. 3 Daniel Dennis (Iowa) vs. No. 1 Jayson Ness (Minnesota) Ness, a three-time All-American, has been one of the most dominating wrestlers in the NCAA this season. The Gopher senior captain is 21-0 with 16 pins and ranked No. 1. Dennis, a returning All-American, has gone 16-1 this season, but missed over a month of the season because of an ankle injury, which prevented him from competing at the Midlands in late December. He came back on January 16 against Oklahoma State only to suffer a heartbreaking loss to freshman Jordan Oliver. (Dennis gave up a takedown with one second left on the clock to lose the match.) Since that loss, Dennis has reeled off six consecutive victories, including a victory over defending NCAA champion Franklin Gomez of Michigan State. Bottom Line: These two met twice last season with Dennis winning both meetings by two points (6-4, 9-7). Much like the match at 125 pounds, expect this to be a tight match that could go in either direction. Prediction: Ness (Minnesota) dec. Dennis (Iowa) 141: No. 7 Montell Marion (Iowa) vs. No. 6 Mike Thorn (Minnesota) Thorn has been steady a performer for the Gophers this season, compiling a record of 20-4. He has picked up bonus points against five wrestlers currently ranked, including Marion, who he pinned at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Thorn has close losses to No. 1 Kyle Dake of Cornell and No. 2 Reece Humphrey of Ohio State. The 141-pound weight class was thought to be up for grabs for the Hawkeyes entering this season with three wrestlers vying for the spot, but Marion took control of the spot at the Midlands and has started every Big Ten dual meet. He is 5-1 in the Big Ten with his only conference loss coming to Penn State's Adam Lynch in sudden victory on January 29. Bottom Line: This should be a very competitive match. Thorn's victory over Marion earlier this season was a defensive fall in the first minute of the match, which might not be a very good indicator of what fans can expect to see this time around. Marion does have a victory over a wrestler Thorn lost to (No. 8 Jamal Park of Oklahoma State), while Thorn has a victory over a wrestler Marion lost to (No. 14 Ryan Prater of Illinois). Prediction: Thorn (Minnesota) dec. Marion (Iowa) 149: No. 1 Brent Metcalf (Iowa) vs. No. 16 Mario Mason (Minnesota) There isn't much more that can be said about Metcalf that hasn't already been said. He been dominant all season long, going 26-0 and picking up bonus points in all but three matches. Metcalf has pinned his last four opponents, with three of those pins coming against ranked opponents, including No. 4 Frank Molinaro of Penn State. Mason, a redshirt freshman, is coming off a weekend in which he beat his first ranked opponent (Eric Terrazas of Illinois) and then a day later defeated his first All-American (Matt Coughlin of Indiana). He is 15-6 on the season. Bottom Line: Mason is a talented freshman with a bright future, but it will be tough for him to keep up with Metcalf's pace. Prediction: Metcalf (Iowa) major dec. Mason (Minnesota) 157: Jake Kerr (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Dustin Schlatter (Minnesota) Schlatter has been very impressive since moving since moving up to 157 pounds. The three-time All-American and 2006 NCAA champion has gone 5-0 in his new weight class and outscored his opponents 40-6. Schlatter began the season with a loss, but has since won 12 straight matches. Iowa has been platooning Jake Kerr and Aaron Janssen at this weight class. Janssen wrestled on Friday against Northwestern and indications are that Kerr will get the start tonight. Kerr has gone 9-6 this season with his biggest win coming on January 29 against Penn State's seventh-ranked Cyler Sanderson. Bottom Line: Every point will be critical in this dual meet, so Schlatter will certainly be looking for bonus points. Kerr has only surrendered bonus points once this season in 15 matches. Prediction: Schlatter (Minnesota) major dec. Kerr (Iowa) 165: No. 4 Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) vs. Cody Yohn (Minnesota) Morningstar, an NCAA third-place finisher last season, has been racking up wins all season, but has not been lighting up the scoreboard. He is currently 21-3 on the season, but has picked up bonus points just once in his last eight matches. Morningstar's last loss came on January 16 to Oklahoma State freshman Alex Meade, the lone wrestler to beat Schlatter this season. Yohn has gone 3-3 since moving down to 165 pounds after the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. He was in the lineup at 184 pounds when the Gophers wrestled the Hawkeyes earlier this season and was blanked, 11-0, against Phil Keddy. Bottom Line: Morningstar has failed to pick up bonus points in four of the last five matches against unranked opponents, so bonus points here would be a bit of a surprise. Prediction: Morningstar (Iowa) dec. Yohn (Minnesota) 174: No. 2 Jay Borschel (Iowa) vs. No. 8 Scott Glasser (Minnesota) Borschel, a 2008 All-American, came up short of All-American honors last season, but the disappointment of last season seems to have fueled him this season as he has been perfect, going 26-0 and dominating virtually everyone he has faced. He won a Midlands title and 12 days later was named Outstanding Wrestler at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals after going 4-0 with victories over four ranked opponents. He is 6-0 in the Big Ten with his closest match being a six-point victory. Glasser has been one of the most improved wrestlers in the Big Ten this season. Last season, while competing at 165 pounds, Glasser battled injuries and inconsistency all season long. He lost 15 of his last 19 matches, which included an 0-2 performance at the Big Ten Championships. He has been able to stay healthy this season and has settled in nicely at 174 pounds. He started the season unranked, but has ascended up the rankings to No. 8 after several victories over ranked opponents. He has won 18 of his last 19 matches, with the one loss during that span coming to Borschel at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Bottom Line: Borshel had his way with Glasser earlier this season, winning by major decision, 11-3. Based on the way Borschel has been wrestling, it would be tough to envision him losing, but the prediction is that the match will be much closer this time around. Prediction: Borschel (Iowa) dec. Glasser (Minnesota) 184: No. 12 Phil Keddy (Iowa) vs. Kaleb Young (Minnesota) When the season began, Keddy, a two-time All-American, was considered one of the frontrunners to challenge for an NCAA title at 184 pounds after finishing fourth at the NCAAs last season. But the Hawkeye senior has not been able to get back to last season's form and has suffered six losses this season, which is more than he suffered all of last season. Five of his six losses have been by two points or less. Keddy was held out against Northwestern on Friday, but is expected to wrestle tonight. Young has struggled of late. He has dropped his last four matches and 10 of his last 12. Bottom Line: Look for Keddy to come out and dominate the struggling Young. Prediction: Keddy (Iowa) major dec. Young (Minnesota) 197: Luke Lofthouse (Iowa) vs. No. 12 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) Yohn, who is currently ranked No. 12, is coming off a tough stretch in wich he wrestled five straight ranked opponents over three weeks. He went 2-3 during that stretch and is 20-9 overall this season. Lofthouse, who has filled in for the injured Chad Beatty since the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, has gone 6-5 since stepping in the lineup. His most notable victory came on January 22 when he upset No. 8 Anthony Biondo of Michigan, 9-6. He comes into tonight's match with a season record of 19-11. Bottom Line: These two met earlier this season at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals with Yohn coming out on top in that match, 6-1. Lofthouse will attempt to close the gap. Prediction: Yohn (Minnesota) dec. Lofthouse (Iowa) 285: No. 10 Dan Erekson (Iowa) vs. Ben Berhow (Minnesota) Erekson, a returning All-American, missed the first two months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle suffered during an early-season practice. Since returning to the mat on January 24, Erekson has gone 5-0 and has not really been tested in those matches. He has faced one ranked opponent, No. 11 Cameron Wade of Penn State, who he beat 6-1. Berhow, a two-time NCAA qualifier, has been wrestling well of late, winning five of his last six matches. He is 16-9 on the season, but has not defeated a ranked opponent since December 10. Bottom Line: Erekson defeated Berhow twice last season by scores of 3-2 and 10-4. Erekson is certainly the favorite, but this could be a very competitive match. Prediction: Erekson (Iowa) dec. Berhow (Minnesota) Dual Meet Prediction: Iowa 17, Minnesota 16

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly seniors Micah Ferguson and Chase Pami earned victories in their final duals as Mustangs and junior Filip Novachkov won by a fall as the No. 16 Mustangs defeated UC Davis 34-7 in a Pacific-10 Conference dual wrestling meet Friday night before 705 in Mott Gym. Cal Poly completed the dual meet portion of its 2009-10 schedule with an 8-4 overall mark and 5-2 in Pac-10 duals. UC Davis fell to 3-11 and 1-5 with another Pac-10 dual Saturday night at Cal State Bakersfield. Ferguson earned a 9-4 decision over Aggie 125-pounder Chris Armendariz in the opening bout of the dual meet. Novachkov’s pin over Bryan Osuna in 1 minute, 24 seconds, gave Cal Poly a 9-3 advantage and Pami posted a 13-2 major decision over Trevor Machado at 157 to stake the Mustangs to a 19-3 advantage. Novachkov, ranked fifth in the nation at 141, improved to 21-5 on the year while Pami, ranked No. 11, now sports a 23-5 mark. After intermission to acknowledge Cal Poly’s five seniors -- Ferguson, Pami, David Christian, Eric Maldonado and Brandyn Tepper -- the Mustangs won four more bouts to pull away. Steven Vasquez and Kelan Bragg earned victories by decision, Ryan DesRoches won by major decision and Ryan Smith scored a technical fall for Cal Poly. Vasquez scored a takedown late in the second period, the difference in a 3-1 decision over Joey Wilson at 165 pounds. DesRoches, ranked 19th this week, recorded eight takedowns for a 16-8 lead, then secured a two-point near fall and nearly four minutes of riding time en route to a 19-8 major decision over Alex Darkhovsky at 174. DesRoches is now 31-7 on the year. Bragg scored a takedown, two reversals and a three-point near fall on his way to a 9-5 decision over Rory McBride at 184 and Smith notched nine takedowns, a three-point near fall and two penalty points for a 23-8 technical fall against Abe Otrambo at 197. Cal Poly’s other victory was recorded by 149-pounder Nick Fisher. Shortly after scoring a reversal late in the second period to cut his deficit against Barrett Abel to 6-3, Abel injured his neck and was knocked unconscious briefly. Because he lost consciousness, Abel, ranked 15th in the nation in his weight class, needed a doctor’s consent to continue and was forced to default the match. UC Davis heavyweight Ricky Alcala, ranked 16th at 285 pounds, posted a 14-5 major decision against Cal Poly’s Jim Powers in the final bout. In the only matchup of nationally ranked wrestlers, No. 15 Brandon Low of UC Davis earned a 6-3 decision over No. 8 Boris Novachkov, snapping a 3-3 tie with a takedown late in the third period and riding time. Low is 6-1 for the season while Novachkov fell to 21-3. Cal Poly will compete in the Pacific-10 Conference Championships on Feb. 26-27 at UC Davis. Results: 125 — Micah Ferguson, Sr. (CP) (7-16) dec. Chris Armendariz, Soph. (UCD) (1-9), 9-4 133 — No. 15 Brandon Low, Jr. (UCD) (6-1) dec No. 8 Boris Novachkov, Soph. (CP) (21-3), 6-3 141 — No. 5 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (21-5) fall Bryan Osuna, Sr. (UCD) (1-5), 1:24 149 — Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (15-5) injury default No. 15 Barrett Abel, Jr. (UCD) (18-7), 4:40 157 — No. 11 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (23-5) maj. dec. Trevor Machado, RFr. (UCD) (14-12), 13-2 165 — Steven Vasquez, R-Fr. (CP) (16-11) dec. Joey Wilson, Soph. (UCD) (17-13), 3-1 174 — Ryan DesRoches, Soph. (CP) (31-7) maj. dec. Alex Darkhovsky, Sr. (UCD) (1-11), 19-8 184 — Kelan Bragg, Soph. (CP) (8-11) dec. Rory McBride, Soph. (UCD) (11-13), 9-5 197 — Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (17-10) tech. fall Abe Otrambo, Jr. (UCD) (0-3), 23-8 (5:27) 285 — No. 16 Ricky Alcala, Jr. (UCD) (18-5) maj. dec. Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (13-17), 14-5

FAIRFAX, Va. -- Kevin LeValley (Hugo, Colo./Limon) posted his fifth consecutive shutout victory on his way to taking over sole possession of first place on Bucknell's single-season wins list as he led the Bison wrestling team to a 28-12 victory at George Mason Friday evening at RAC Gym. LeValley's win was his 34th of the season as he broke a four-way tie atop the Bison record books. Each team earned a forfeit victory (George Mason at 125, Bucknell at 165), but the Bison claimed six of the eight contested bouts as they improved to 11-6 this year. They are 6-1 over their last seven matches and are now just one win from tying the 2006-07 squad for most victories in a season in program history. Bucknell has just one match left, next Saturday vs. American. LeValley, who is ranked seventh nationally and has not lost in over a month, extended his season record to 34-5 with a 5-0 shutout decision against Brandon Bucher at 149 pounds. LeValley has outscored his last five opponents 61-0, winning by technical fall twice, major decision twice and now by decision. He entered the bout tied with Andy Rendos (Brockway, Pa./Brockway Area), Shane Riccio (Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills) and Brian Pitzer for most victories in a single season by a Bison, but he easily broke that deadlock with his eight consecutive win. A major decision by Brantley Hooks (Spartanburg, S.C./James F. Byrnes) at 157 pounds gave Bucknell its first lead at 10-9, and the Bison never relinquished it. However, the match was still in doubt with three bouts to go as Bucknell was only up 16-12 after No. 19 Mendbagana Tovuujav upset No. 14 Riccio, 3-1, at 174 pounds. Rob Waltko (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny), Jay Hahn (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) and Joe McMullan (Easton, Pa./Wyoming Seminary) closed out the match with three straight wins for the Bison after Riccio's loss. Waltko (major decision) and Hahn (technical fall) each earned bonus points, giving Bucknell four bonus-point wins over the final six bouts. Riccio's loss snapped his six-match winning streak as he fell to 4-4 against ranked foes this season. No. 17 David Marble (Harpursville, N.Y./Harpursville Central) got the Bison on the board early with an 8-1 decision at 133 pounds. Those three team points were key as the Patriots had won 125 pounds by forfeit and later claimed a high-scoring 15-13 decision at 141 to take a 9-3 lead. Marble kept pace with LeValley and won his eighth bout in a row. He also moved into sole possession of fourth place on the program's career wins list with 105, one more than Riccio. The loss dropped George Mason to 3-9 on the season. The Patriots now have a five-match losing streak. Bucknell, which completed its five-match road trip with a strong 4-1 mark, will return home next Saturday, Feb. 20, to host American. Prior to the match Marble, Rendos and Riccio will be honored as part of Senior Day festivities. It will be the first Senior Day for the program since it was reinstated prior to the 2006-07 campaign. Results: *125: Brian Wright (GM) wins by forfeit 133: No. 17 David Marble (B) dec. Denny Herndon (GM), 8-1 141: Jaaziah Bethea (GM) dec. John Regan (B), 15-13 149: No. 7 Kevin LeValley (B) dec. Brandon Bucher (GM), 5-0 157: Brantley Hooks (B) maj. dec. Aaron Keeton (GM), 12-4 165: No. 10 Andy Rendos (B) wins by forfeit 174: No. 19 Mendbagana Tovuujav (GM) dec. No. 14 Shane Riccio (B), 3-1 184: Rob Waltko (B) maj. dec. Greg Scott (GM), 14-3 197: Jay Hahn (B) tech fall Mike Peterson (GM), 20-4 (6:24) Hwt.: Joe McMullan (B) dec. Adam Barnette, 8-1

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa wrestling team dominated Northern Illinois Friday evening, topping the Huskies 36-0 in DeKalb, Ill. The Panthers won all ten matches in the dual. The Panthers opened the match with a 7-3 decision at 133 pounds as Ryan Jauch won over NIU’s Tristen DeShazer. Charlie Ettelson continued the winning for the Purple and Gold, earning a 1-0 win over Vince Castillo at 141 pounds. Trent Washington picked up a 14-6 decision over Dan Ruettiger at 149 pounds followed by a technical fall at 157 pounds from Tyson Reiner. Reiner notched a 21-5 win over Bryan Deutsch. David Bonin earned a 3-2 win over John Odeen at 165 pounds followed by a 4-3 decision win from Jarion Beets at 174 pounds. Scott Hazen picked up a 5-2 decision win over Zach Benzio at 184 pounds followed by a pin by Dustin Bauman at 197 pounds. Christian Brantley secured a 7-5 decision win over Dakota Greenhaw at 285 pounds and Caleb Flores wrapped up the dual for the Panthers with a 3-2 decision. The dual marks the first shutout win for the Panthers this season. UNI returns to Cedar Falls Sunday to host Western Wrestling Conference foe North Dakota State. Action from the West Gym is slated to begin at 2 p.m. Results: 133: Ryan Jauch (UNI) dec. Tristen DeShazer (NIU), 7-3 141: Charlie Ettelson (UNI) dec. Vince Castillo (NIU), 1-0 149: Trent Washington (UNI) dec. Dan Ruettiger (NIU), 14-6 157: Tyson Reiner (UNI) Tech. fall Bryan Deutsch (NIU), 21-5 165: David Bonin (UNI) dec. John Odeen (NIU), 3-2 174: Jarion Beets (UNI) dec. Mason True (NIU), 4-3 184: Scott Hazen (UNI) dec. Zach Benzio (NIU), 5-2 197: Dustin Bauman (UNI) pin fall Scott Penny (NIU), 3:50 285: Christian Brantley (UNI) dec. Dakota Greenhaw (NIU), 7-5 125: Caleb Flores (UNI) dec. Izzy Montemayor (NIU), 3-2

The Mountain Cats built an 18-0 lead and got pins from Shane Valko (133 lbs.) and Steve Makin (174 lbs.) to celebrate Senior Night and Breast Cancer Awareness Night with a 31-9 victory over Mercyhurst College, Friday night in the Sports Center. Pitt-Johnstown extended its home winning streak to 58 straight matches and improved to 12-2. It didn't take long for the Mountain Cats to build a double-digit lead. Ryan Link (Cresson, Pa.) won by forfeit at 125 lbs., and NCAA No. 1-ranked Shane Valko (133 lbs.) (Windber, Pa.) pinned David Bolger at 2:50 to give Pitt-Johnstown a 12-0 lead. NCAA No. 5-ranked Adam Whetstone (Claysburg, Pa.) won 10-4 over Tony D'Urso at 141 lbs., and East Region No. 5 Ryan McIntyre (Claysburg, Pa.) built the lead to 18-0 and made it four straight wins to start the match with a 6-0 decision over Robert Blatzer at 149 lbs. Mercyhurst got on the scoreboard with consecutive victories at 157 and 165 lbs. Two-time All-American and No. 3-ranked Andy Lamancusa held off Zach Lundgren (DuBois, Pa.), 8-6, in the 157-lb. bout. In the process, Lamancusa became the Laker's all-time "winningest wrester with 110 victories. Then, 2009 National champion and top-ranked Josh Shields made a second period takedown hold up in a 3-1 decision over All-American and No. 3-ranked Kyle Keane (Bradford, Pa.) at 165 lbs. That was as close as Mercyhurst would get. Pitt-Johnstown won three of the final four matches to seal the lopsided win. Steve Makin (174 lbs.) (Portage, Pa.), ranked fifth in the East Region, got the Mountain Cats going again with a fall over Pat Carter at 2:27, before East Region No. 4 Patrick Walsh (Leesport, Pa.) scored a 10-1 major decision over Eric Lundgren at 197 lbs. to extend the lead to 28-6. East Region No. 3 A.J. Brentzel (Irwin, Pa.) defeated Chris Nocchi, 6-2, at 197 lbs., before Mercyhurst set the final at 31-9 when East Region No. 2 Fred Hale earned an 8-4 decision over East Region No. 6 Chris Dempsey (Sewickley, Pa.) at heavyweight. Prior to the match, Pitt-Johnstown recognized this year's seniors...Valko (133 lbs.), Whetstone (141 lbs.), McIntyre (149 lbs.), Keane (165 lbs.) and Walsh (184 lbs.). With the loss, the Lakers fell to 5-12. The Mountain Cats travel to Seton Hill University on Sunday and to Shippensburg University on Wednesday, before hosting the 2010 NCAA Division II Super Region I Tournament on February 26-27 in the Sports Center. Results: 125 - Ryan Link (UPJ) Won By Forfeit 6-0 UPJ 133 - #1 Shane Valko (UPJ) Fall David Bolger (MC) 2:50 12-0 UPJ 141 - #5 Adam Whetstone (UPJ) Decision Tony D'Urso (MC) 10-4 15-0 UPJ 149 - Ryan McIntyre (UPJ) Decision Robert Blatzer (MC) 6-0 18-0 UPJ 157 - #3 Andy Lamancusa (MC) Decision Zach Lundgren (UPJ) 8-6 18-3 UPJ 165 - #1 Josh Shields (MC) Decision #3 Kyle Keane (UPJ) 3-1 18-6 UPJ 174 - Steve Makin (UPJ) Fall Pat Carter 2:27 24-6 UPJ 184 - Patrick Walsh (UPJ) Maj. Dec. Eric Lundgren (MC) 10-1 28-6 UPJ 197 - A.J. Brentzel (UPJ) Decision Chris Nocchi (MC) 6-2 31-6 UPJ HWT. - Fred Hale (MC) Decision Chris Dempsey (UPJ) 8-4 31-9 UPJ

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 24 Virginia wrestling team won the first nine bouts of the evening en route to a 38-3 triumph over Duke Friday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Cavaliers racked up four straight bonus-point wins to quickly build an insurmountable lead. Virginia (15-5, 2-1 ACC) picked up its largest margin of victory in an ACC dual since Jan. 21, 1984, when the Cavaliers scored a 44-3 win against Georgia Tech. It is the Wahoos' largest winning margin in a road ACC dual since Jan. 16, 1984, when UVa prevailed 44-0 at Duke. The Blue Devils fell to 2-7 overall and 0-5 in ACC duals. After Ross Gitomer (R-Sr., Flemington, N.J.) notched a 4-3 decision over Peter Terrezza at 125 pounds, Matt Snyder (R-Fr., Lewistown, Pa.), Derek Valenti (So., Newton, N.J.) and Dave Ebbott (R-So., Blue Bell, Pa.) recorded consecutive pins at 133, 141 and 149 pounds, respectively. Snyder needed just 25 seconds to pin Nick Adamo for his sixth fall of the year. Valenti picked up his team-best eighth pin of the season as he improved to 21-6. With his win, Gitomer matched Eric Albright (2005-08) for 11th place on the all-time Virginia wins list with 87. Gitomer needs three wins to match Buddy Blaha (1984-87) for 10th place. After the trio of pins, Danny Gonsor (R-So., Cleveland, Ohio) followed with a technical fall over Chris Piccolella at 157, needing just two periods to rack up a 16-0 advantage. The tech fall gave UVa a 26-0 advantage at the match's halfway point. UVa continued to build its lead by winning the next four bouts - each by decision. At 165 pounds, Pat Riley (Sr., Bernardsville, N.J.) scored an 8-3 win over Duke's Ben Wales. Third-ranked Chris Henrich followed with a 10-3 victory over Voris Tejada at 174 pounds as he improved to 26-2 this year. The win was Henrich's 11th straight and 92nd career as he moved into sole possession of eighth place in career victories at Virginia. No. 20 Mike Salopek (R-Fr., North Huntingdon, Pa.) then picked up a 10-4 win over Diego Bencomo at 184 pounds. Salopek pushed his record to 25-8 this season. The match of the night came at 197 pounds, where UVa's Brent Jones (Sr., Burke, Va.) faced off with Duke's John Barone. The two battled back and forth throughout the first three periods, finishing in an 10-all tie after regulation. Jones then scored a takedown 10 seconds into the sudden-victory period for the 12-10 victory - his 20th win of the year and his 101st career triumph. He moved into a sixth-place tie with Jason Mutarelli (1994-95, 1996-98) in career wins. The Blue Devils scored their lone win of the evening at heavyweight, as reigning NCAA runner-up Konrad Dudziak defeated UVa's Jack Danilkowicz (R-Jr., Green Oaks, Ill.), 10-3. Virginia completes its weekend at 11 a.m. Saturday when it wrestles at NC State. Results: 125: Ross Gitomer (UVa) dec. Peter Terrezza (DU), 4-3; UVa 3-0 133: Matt Snyder (UVa) pinned Nick Adamo (DU), :25; UVa 9-0 141: Derek Valenti (UVa) pinned Mike Bell (DU), 4:40; UVa 15-0 149: Dave Ebbott (UVa) pinned Brent Jorge (DU), 3:54; UVa 21-0 157: Danny Gonsor (UVa) tech fall Chris Piccolella (DU), 16-0; UVa 26-0 165: Pat Riley (UVa) dec. Ben Wales (DU), 8-3; UVa 29-0 174: No. 3 Chris Henrich (UVa) dec. Voris Tejada (DU), 10-3; UVa 32-0 184: No. 20 Mike Salopek (UVa) dec. Diego Bencomo (DU), 10-4; UVa 35-0 197: Brent Jones (UVa) dec. John Barone (DU), 12-10 (SV); UVa 38-0 285: Konrad Dudziak (DU) dec. Jack Danilkowicz (UVa), 10-3; UVa 38-3

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The No. 13 Indiana University wrestling team concluded the home portion of the 2009-2010 season by defeating the visiting Wolverines of Michigan by a score of 22-13, improving to 14-3 overall and 3-3 in Big Ten action. Friday night marked the final appearance of five senior grapplers inside University Gym with each of the three seniors in the line-up picking up wins on `Senior Night.' "Senior Night is big for these guys," said Head Coach Duane Goldman. "But it is also always difficult because of the added pressure and expectations of wrestling your last match in front of the home crowd. It was nice to see Angel (Escobedo), Matt (Coughlin) and Nate (Everhart) each get wins tonight. Sorry to see Trevor (Perry) couldn't wrestle tonight. They have all been four-year starters and big for this program." Angel Escobedo (28-0), ranked No. 1 in the country, gave the Hoosiers a lead they would never relinquish right out of the gate, pinning Sean Boyle in just over a minute (1:10). Michigan would take the next two bouts via decision to temporarily even the team score at 6-6 before IU then pulled away by ripping off three consecutive victories in the middle weights. The trifecta of decisions came from Matt Coughlin, Kurt Kinser and Paul Young. Eric Cameron and #2 Nate Everhart (30-0) also walked away with wins against Michigan, recording a decision and major decision, respectively. Results: 125 lbs.- #1 Angel Escobedo (IU) pins Sean Boyle (MICH), 1:10 (Team Score: 6-0) 133 lbs.- Zac Stevens (MICH) dec. over Matt Ortega (IU), 6-3 (6-3) 141 lbs.- Mark Weber (MICH) dec. over Danny Monaco (IU), 5-3 SV (6-6) 149 lbs.- Matt Coughlin (IU) dec. over Mark Boyer (MICH), 3-2 (9-6) 157 lbs.- #6 Kurt Kinser (IU) dec. over Dave Johnson (MICH), 5-4 (12-6) 165 lbs.- #12 Paul Young (IU) dec. over Aaron Hynes (MICH), 9-5 (15-6) 174 lbs.- Justin Zeerip (MICH) maj. dec. over Nick Avery (IU), 10-0 (15-10) 184 lbs.- Eric Cameron (IU) dec. over Hunter Collins (MICH), 8-2 (18-10) 197 lbs.- #8 Anthony Biondo (MICH) dec. over #15 Matt Powless (IU), 6-0 (18-13) 285 lbs.- #2 Nate Everhart (IU) maj. dec. over Ben Apland (MICH), 12-4 (22-13)

EDINBORO, PA. -- The North Carolina wrestling team upset No. 21 Edinboro 24-14 Friday night at McComb Fieldhouse in Edinboro, Pa. With the win, the Tar Heels earn their second consecutive dual meet and improve to 5-7-1. Edinboro, who is pegged 21st by InterMat and 22nd by the NWCA Coaches Poll falls to 8-5 on the season. The Tar Heel were led by pins by two wrestlers who were national qualifiers a season ago: 141-pounder Mike Rappo and 197-pounder Dennis Drury. Jeremy Shaw, (133), No. 10 Thomas Scotton (157), Kyle Kiss (165) and Ziad Haddad (heavyweight) also earned victories for the Tar Heels. Edinboro jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead when eighth-ranked 125-pounder Eric Morrill grabbed an 18-4 major decision victory over Carolina's Brian Bokoski. Shaw, however, responded and put the Tar Heels on the scoreboard by defeating Kyle Fluke 9-6. The win was the senior's sixth in dual competition this year, which marks a career high. Rappo kept the momentum on the Tar Heels' side when he pinned Joel Webster with only two seconds remaining in the second period. The result improved Rappo's record to 10-8 and the pin was his second on the season. At 149 pounds, Edinboro bounced back with a Torsten Gillespie 6-0 victory over UNC's Jon Burns, which trimmed Carolina's lead to 9-7. Carolina answered with two victories in the middle weight classes to extend its lead to 15-7. First, Scotton defeated Johnny Gresheimer 4-3 to boost his record to 24-5. With his 24th victory, Scotton has bested his career high of 23 set during his sophomore campaign. Kiss followed that up with a 7-3 victory at 165 pounds over Chris Hrunka, who was filling in for injured defending national champion Jarrod King. Two consecutive wins by the Fighting Scots cut the Tar Heel lead to just one. 174-pounder Thomas Ferguson was defeated by Phil Moricone 12-4 and Nick Tenpenny dropped a 5-2 decision to Edinboro's Pat Bradshaw. However, the Tar Heel big guys finished strong to ensure the Tar Heels claimed victory. Drury, a senior from Jenkintown, Pa., registered his seventh pin by dispatching of Shawn Fendone in 6:14 to put UNC up 21-14 and clinch the victory. Haddad then capped the night by upsetting No. 18 Chris Birchler 3-2 at heavyweight. Results: 125 lbs. #8 Eric Morrill (EU) maj. dec. Brian Bokoski (UNC), 18-4 4-0 133 lbs. Jeremy Shaw (UNC) dec. Kyle Fluke (EU), 9-6 4-3 141 lbs. Mike Rappo (UNC) fall over Joel Webster (EU), 4:58 4-9 149 lbs. Torsten Gillespie (EU) dec. Jon Burns (UNC), 6-0 7-9 157 lbs. #10 Thomas Scotton (UNC) dec. Johnny Gresheimer (EU), 4-3 7-12 165 lbs. Kyle Kiss (UNC) dec. Chris Hrunka (EU), 7-3 7-15 174 lbs. Phil Moricone (EU) maj. dec. Thomas Ferguson (UNC), 12-4 11-15 184 lbs. Pat Bradshaw (EU) dec. Nick Tenpenny (UNC), 5-2 14-15 197 lbs. Denny Drury (UNC) fall over Shawn Fendone (EU), 6:14 14-21 Hwt. Ziad Haddad (UNC) dec. #18 Chris Birchler (EU), 3-2 14-24

NORMAN, Okla. -- The ninth-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling team (15-2-1) won nine of 10 bouts, including four with bonus points, to dominate Chattanooga by a 33-3 final Friday evening in the third annual "Beauty and the Beast" event in Norman. Wrestling alongside the top-ranked OU women's gymnastics team in front of 1,777 fans at the Lloyd Noble Center, Oklahoma won the first seven matches of the evening and posted 27 total takedowns to Chattanooga's three. "I think this is our best performance of the season overall in terms of being dominant in every way," OU head coach Jack Spates said. "It is not who you wrestle, but how you wrestle. I liked the way we came out and performed in front of a great crowd." On the women's side, the Sooner gymnasts (9-0) earned their highest team score under head coach K.J. Kindler to top No. 16 Iowa State (197.250-196.225). Jarrod Patterson got the ball rolling for Oklahoma with an 11-6 decision over Demetrius Johnson at 125 pounds. The 18th-ranked Sooner posted four takedowns to improve to 24-9 on the year. Kendric Maple (29-7) then turned in a dominating 16-1 performance over 133-pound Josh Statum to put Oklahoma up 8-0. Third-ranked Zack Bailey (21-5) made it a 12-0 Sooner lead by recording a 12-1 major decision over Ben Johnson at 141 pounds. Senior Kyle Terry, ranked No. 3 at 149 pounds, next topped Dean Pavlou by a 22-7 final behind 10 takedowns. Dating back to last season, Terry (22-2) has won 33-straight dual matchups. Shane Vernon (18-4), ranked No. 12, next defeated Josh Condon by a 4-3 final by scoring a takedown with six seconds remaining in the final period. Vernon's win at 157 pounds gave the Sooners a 20-0 team lead. Tyler Caldwell (25-10) next defeated Brandon Wright, 3-0, at 165 pounds, followed by an 8-2 decision by No. 15 Jeff James (21-6) over 174-pound Jake Young. Jason McCroskey claimed Chattanooga's only win of the evening with a 4-0 shutout over Erich Schmidtke (14-14) at 184 pounds. Eric Lapotsky (20-5), ranked sixth at 197 pounds, turned in a 9-3 decision over Niko Brown to give Oklahoma a 28-3 team advantage. Heavyweight Nathan Fernandez (23-9) gave OU its ninth win of the night by posting a commanding 18-5 major decision win over Matt Lettner. Next up, Oklahoma hosts its final home dual of the season against No. 15 Oregon State this Sunday, Feb. 14 inside Howard McCasland Field House at 2 p.m. With a win over the Beavers, it would mark the second straight 16-win season for the Sooners. "Oregon State is a very tough team," Spates said. "If we wrestle Sunday like we wrestled tonight, we will be fine. What a great home finale it should be as we say goodbye to four special seniors. What a great cause worth celebrating after all they have accomplished." Results: 125: No. 18 Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. Demetrius Johnson (UTC), 11-6 133: Kendric Maple (OU) tech. fall Josh Statum (UTC), 16-1 141: No. 3 Zack Bailey (OU) maj. dec. Ben Johnson (UTC), 12-1 149: No. 3 Kyle Terry (OU) tech. fall Dean Pavlou (UTC), 22-7 157: No. 12 Shane Vernon (OU) dec. Josh Condon (UTC), 4-3 165: No. 15 Tyler Caldwell (OU) dec. Brandon Wright (UTC), 3-0 174: No. 15 Jeff James (OU) dec. Jake Young (UTC), 8-2 184: Jason McCroskey (UTC) dec. Erich Schmidtke (OU), 4-0 197: No. 6 Eric Lapotsky (OU) dec. Niko Brown (UTC), 9-3 HWT: No. 15 Nathan Fernandez (OU) maj. dec. Matt Lattner (UTC), 18-5

Ohio could taste upset just seven minutes away, but walk-on transfer Joe Tymoszczuk (285) had different ideas Friday night at the Convocation Center. With Kent State trailing 16-14, Tymoszczuk pulled off the upset of the season, downing Andy Hartshorn 11-10 in the night’s final match to give Kent State the one-point victory (17-16). Hartshorn entered the match 21-9 and ranked third in the MAC, while Tymoszczuk, a former Bobcat, had only seen action in one dual meet. Tymoszczuk shocked the hostile Bobcat crowd with the opening takedown and a two-point turn in the first period. He followed that with another two-point near fall in the second and never relinquished the lead. Hartshorn earned a late takedown, a riding time point for Tymoszczuk made the difference. “Joe came out and did a great job for us.” Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. “ I didn’t know if he had a chance. I didn’t think he had enough experience in this situation and he was giving up 44 pounds to him. He wrestles very hard for a heavyweight. He’s a competitor and shows a lot of heart.” In a match that was just as close, Mallie Shuster (157) defeated Clay Tucker 2-1 in overtime. After no takedown in sudden victory, Shuster rode out Tucker for 30 seconds and stood up for the deciding escape. “Mallie is technically sound,” Andrassy said. “He needs to open it up more, but he finds ways to win.” Senior Danny Mitcheff (133) turned Michael Fennel to his back three different times on his way to a 16-0 technical fall. Mitcheff led 2-0 after the first period and unleashed nine points in the second and five quick points in the third. “Danny is very focused right now and he came up big for us,” Andrassy said. “His technical fall made the difference.” Ross Tice (165) was scoreless with Kevin Christensen after one period, before pulling out a 4-0 victory. The fourth of five KSU victories came from Dustin Kilgore (184) in a battle of top 20 wrestlers. Kilgore claimed two takedowns in a 6-3 decision over Nick Purdue. “The score was close, but Purdue never had a chance,” Andrassy said. Ohio won five matches of its own including an upset at 125 to bring the Bobcat crowd to life. Gabe Ramos downed Troy Opfer 5-1, after falling to Opfer earlier in the season. Marcel Clopton (149), Keith Witt (174) and Adam Cogar (197) also dropped close matches as the team lead changed hands seven times. Winners of nine straight against conference opponents, Kent State (14-3, 3-0) returns to the mat Sunday to take on Eastern Michigan. Results: 125- Gabe Ramos (OU) dec. Troy Opfer, 5-1 0-3 133- Danny Mitcheff (KS) tech. fall Michael Fennel, 16-0 5-3 141- Germaine Lindsey (OU) maj. dec. Chase Skonieczny, 13-4 5-7 149- Seth Morton (OU) dec. Marcel Clopton, 5-1 5-10 157- Mallie Shuster (KS) dec. Clay Tucker, 2-1 OT 8-10 165- Ross Tice (KS) dec. Kevin Christensen, 4-0 11-10 174: Jacob Ison (OU) dec. Keith Witt, 4-2 11-13 184: Dustin Kilgore (KS) dec. Nick Purdue, 6-3 14-13 197: Eric Schuth (OU) dec. Adam Cogar, 4-0 14-16 285: Joe Tymoszczuk (KS) dec. Andy Hartshorn, 11-10 17-16

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The No. 4 Oklahoma State wrestling team stormed to a 31-6 win over Nebraska in Gallagher-Iba Arena Friday night. The Cowboys won eight of the 10 bouts and claimed bonus points in each of the first five to run away with the overwhelming victory. With the win, OSU improved to 13-2-1 overall on the year and 2-1-1 against the Big 12, while the Cornhuskers fell to 9-10 overall and 0-3 vs. the Big 12 in defeat. The Cowboys staked their claim to the dual immediately, as 125-pounder Chris Notte claimed a 12-2 major decision win over David Klingsheim and 133-pounder Jordan Oliver followed with a 21-5 technical fall domination of Ridge Kiley to put the Pokes up, 9-0 through two bouts. "You like to see in those earlier matches where we put a lot of points up. We did a good job on the takedowns," Coach John Smith said. "I like the attitude of domination when you have the chance to do that. I think several of our guys pushed through it and picked up some bonus points for us." OSU 141-pounder Jamal Parks followed with an 11-3 major decision win over Mike Koehnlein before 149-pounder Luke Silver claimed his second consecutive dual victory over a Big 12 opponent with a 12-2 major decision triumph over Dustin Payne. Junior 157-pounder Neil Erisman kept the bonus-point streak going with a 16-0 technical fall shutout of Tyler Koehn to give his team a 22-0 lead in the dual. From that point, things got a bit closer. OSU's Alex Meade fell short of his major decision bid but still claimed a comfortable 12-5 win over James Nakashima before Cowboy 174-pounder Mike Benefiel lost a very physical and sometimes-testy match to No. 4 Stephen Dwyer. Clayton Foster got the Cowboys back in the win column with a 9-3 win over Josh Ihnen at 184 pounds before Alan Gelogaev lost a tough 3-0 decision to No. 2 Craig Brester. "At some of the weights we didn't compete hard enough," Nebraska coach Mark Manning said. "So I will be getting that point across. We have to get off bottom. We have to wrestle at the end of periods. We just didn't wrestle very well. Even at 174 and 197, they did a good job at slowing us down and controlling the ties. Oklahoma State outwrestled us in lots of different facets." In the finale at heavyweight, Jared Rosholt was a 9-5 winner over No. 13 Tucker Lane. In claiming that victory, Rosholt extended his winning streak to 25 and avenged a loss to Lane at last year's Big 12 Championships. "I was pleased with Rosholt getting the victory after losing the last time to his opponent," Smith said. "I think that's important when somebody who beat you last and you come back and you beat them. That's what Jared did. The last time he wrestled him was in the Big 12 consolation finals and got beat. It was good to see him turn that around in the dual." The Cowboys return to action when they host Binghamton at 7 p.m. on Feb. 19 in Gallagher-Iba Arena. "We're getting closer. We're not where we want to be," Smith said. "We've still got some guys one or two pounds heavier than I like to see sometimes. For the majority part, it's in check, but it's not where we need it. We have three weeks before the Big 12 to continue to focus on that. I do believe for the majority of them it's not the sacrifice it was at one time in the season. I do think we climbed over a hump." Results: 125: No. 9 Chris Notte (OSU) MD David Klingsheim (NU); 12-2 133: No. 4 Jordan Oliver (OSU) TF5 Ridge Kiley (NU); 21-5, 6:53 141: No. 8 Jamal Parks (OSU) MD Mike Koehnlein (NU); 11-3 149: Luke Silver (OSU) MD Dustin Payne (NU); 12-2 157: No. 14 Neil Erisman (OSU) TF5 Tyler Koehn (NU); 16-0, 4:43 165: No. 8 Alex Meade (OSU) dec. James Nakashima (NU); 12-5 174: No. 4 Stephen Dwyer (NU) dec. No. 10 Mike Benefiel (OSU); 4-0 184: No. 9 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. Josh Ihnen (NU); 9-3 197: No. 2 Craig Brester (NU) dec. No. 8 Alan Gelogaev (OSU); 3-0 285: No. 1 Jared Rosholt (OSU) dec. No. 13 Tucker Lane (NU); 9-5

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, downed visiting Michigan State 26-12 in its home finale. Once again, over 4,000 fans filled Rec Hall to watch No. 10 Penn State win seven of ten bouts and coast to their fourth straight win. Junior Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.), ranked No. 13 nationally, put Penn State up early with a 21-5 technical fall over Michigan State's Brenan Lyon. Defending National Champion Franklin Gomez countered at 133, pinning PSU's Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) at the 5:25 mark to give the Spartans a 6-5 lead after two bouts. Senior Adam Lynch (Mifflinburg, Pa.) thrilled the Penn State faithful with a superb third period comeback. Trailing 6-4, Lynch rode Michigan State's Dan Osterman for the entire third period, adding two back points and picking up the riding time point to post a 7-6 win and put the Lions up 8-6. The win improved Lynch's Big Ten dual record to 6-1. All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) then picked up a win in the only bout pitting two ranked foes against each other. The fourth-ranked Lion posted a convincing 11-6 win over No. 12 David Cheza of Michigan State. All-American Cyler Sanderson (Heber City, Utah) notched his fourth straight Big Ten dual meet pin, this time over Anthony Jones at the 2:28 mark. The fall gave the Nittany Lions a 17-6 lead at the intermission. All-American Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.), ranked No. 7 at 165, picked up his 100th win as a Nittany Lion with a 3-1 decision over MSU's Kyle Bounds to put the Lions up 20-6 before Michigan State's Ian Hinton got a 4-2 win over Lion freshman Justin Ortega (Oxford, Pa.) at 174. Nittany Lion senior David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) added a 2-1 win over Nick Palmieri to put Penn State up 23-9. Michigan State got its final win of the night when Tyler Dickenson posted a hard-fought 6-5 win over sophomore David Crowell (Easton, Pa.) at 197. Sophomore Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 11 at heavyweight, capped off the night with a 6-1 win over Alan O'Donnell to give Penn State the 26-12 victory. The Nittany Lions won seven of ten bouts and won the takedown battle 15-10. The Nittany Lions had five bonus points to three for MSU. Penn State is now 13-5-1 on the year, 5-2 in Big Ten duals, and riding a four-dual win streak. Michigan State now sits at 8-6-1, 2-4 Big Ten. The Nittany Lions close out the regular season at No. 5 Minnesota on Friday, Feb. 19, in an 8 p.m. (Eastern) dual in Minneapolis. All Penn State events will once again air live on Forever Broadcasting's WRSC?(1390 AM) or 3WZ (95.3 FM) and on www.GoPSUsports.com as well. The 2009-10 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #13 Brad Pataky PSU tech. fall over Brenan Lyon MSU, 21-5 (TF; 5:56) 5-0 133: #4 Franklin Gomez MSU pinned Bryan Pearsall PSU, WBF (5:25) 5-6 141: Adam Lynch PSU dec. Dan Osterman MSU, 7-6 8-6 149: #4 Frank Molinaro PSU dec. #12 David Cheza MSU, 11-6 11-6 157: #7 Cyler Sanderson PSU pinned Anthony Jones MSU, WBF (2:28) 17-6 165: #7 Dan Vallimont PSU dec. Kyle Bounds MSU, 3-1 20-6 174: Ian Hinton MSU dec. Justin Ortega PSU, 4-2 20-9 184: #10 David Erwin PSU dec. Nick Palmieri MSU, 2-1 23-9 197: Tyler Dickenson MSU dec. David Crowell MSU, 6-5 23-12 285: #11 Cameron Wade PSU dec. Alan O'Donnell MSU, 6-1 26-12 Attendance: 4,408 Records: Penn State 13-5-1 (5-2 Big Ten); Michigan State (8-6-1, 2-4 Big Ten) Up Next for Penn State: at #5 Minnesota, Friday, February 19, 8 p.m. Eastern BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Junior Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 125, took on Spartan Brenan Lyon. Pataky wasted no time in getting the bout's first takedown, using a high double to take a 2-0 lead just seconds into the bout. The Nittany Lion junior rode Lyon for a minute, cut him loose and then took him down again to open up a 4-2 lead after another cut. Pataky added a third takedown and then added three back points with just :18 left to lead 9-2 at the end of the first period. Pataky chose neutral to start the second period and quickly took Lyon down to lead 11-3 (after another cut). Dominating the match from his feet, Pataky tacked on a fifth takedown with 1:26 left in the period, cut him loose at the 1:10 mark, and then used a mixer to notch another takedown to lead 15-4. Continuing to rack up the back points, Pataky added three more as the period ended to lead 18-4 with 3:35 in riding time after two periods. Lyon chose down to start the third period and escaped to an 18-5 deficit with 1:23 left. Pataky picked up a stall point with 1:21 left and then cemented the technical fall at the 5:56 mark, getting a takedown to post the 21-5 win. 133: Penn State freshman Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) faced defending national champion Franklin Gomez at 133. Gomez entered the dual ranked No. 4. Gomez notched the first takedown at the 1:36 mark and then put together a strong ride, building up a 1:00 riding time before Pearsall worked his way free to an escape. Gomez then countered a Pearsall shot, worked his way around the Lion freshman and notched a second takedown to lead 4-1 after the first period. Gomez chose down to start the second period and reversed Pearsall to open up a 6-1 lead. Gomez then added two back points before a Pearsall escape cut the lead to 8-2. Gomez tacked on another takedown with :08 left to lead 10-2 after two periods. Pearsall chose down to start the final period but found himself the victim of a Gomez cradle. Gomez finished off the move for a pin at the 5:25 mark to put the Spartans up 6-5. 141: Senior Adam Lynch (Mifflinburg, Pa.) made his Rec Hall farewell against talented Spartan Dan Osterman at 141. Osterman entered the bout with an 18-10 mark. Lynch nearly scored the first takedown on the edge of the mat, but Osterman was able to roll out of bounds at the 1:45 mark to keep the bout scoreless early on. Osterman got in deep on Lynch's right thigh, but the senior was able to roll through and force a scramble that killed the clock in the first period. Lynch chose down and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead in the second period. He then gained control of Osterman's right leg and looked to score, but Osterman scrambled through and worked his way to the bout's first takedown and a 2-1 lead at the 1:00 mark. Lynch quickly escaped to tie the score at 2-2 and action resumed in the center circle. Lynch shot again and was countered once more by Osterman, who got a second takedown to lead 4-3 after another quick Lynch escape. Up 4-3 with :10 left, Osterman was awarded a third takedown by the officials and Lynch escaped to trail 6-4 at the end of the second period. Osterman chose down to start the third period and Lynch began trying to turn him. Lynch rolled the Spartan to his back for two quick near fall points to tie the score at 6-6 with 1:03 left. Lynch then maintained control of the Spartan long enough to build up a minute-plus in riding time. Needing a ride out to win the match, Lynch dominated the Spartan until a stall warning forced a reset with :17 left. With a riding time point assured, Lynch then maintained control of Osterman for the final seconds to post a thrilling 7-6 win. The decision put Penn State up 8-6. 149: Sophomore Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 4 at 149, met No. 12 David Cheza in the only bout of the night featuring two ranked opponents. Cheza got the first takedown, using a high double to open up a 2-1 lead at the 2:28 mark. Molinaro then settled in and stormed through Cheza's waist for his first takedown to lead 3-2 with 1:55 on the clock. Molinaro then dominated Cheza from the top, building up a 1:50 riding time edge with the ride out. Leading 3-2, Molinaro chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-2 lead. The Lion All-American added another takedown at the 1:00 mark to up his lead to 6-2 and then began working for back points once again. While not managing to pick up any back points, another ride out gave Molinaro the 6-2 lead with 2:50 of riding time at the end of the period. Cheza chose neutral to start the third period. Cheza worked his way through a scramble for a takedown at the :58 mark to cut Molinaro's lead to 6-4 but Molinaro had secured a riding time point. The Penn State sophomore escaped to a 7-4 lead with :40 left but was taken down once more to cut Molinaro's lead to 8-6 after a late Molinaro escape. Molinaro added one final takedown to notch the 11-6 win and put Penn State up 11-6. 157: Senior Cyler Sanderson (Heber City, Utah), ranked No. 7 at 157, met Michigan State junior Anthony Jones. Sanderson and Jones battled through an even minute before the Lion senior used an ankle pick to control Jones and get a quick takedown. Two near fall points put Sanderson up by four and then another two point turn gave him a 6-0 lead at the 1:10 mark. Sanderson then locked up a cradle, turned Jones to his back and pinned the Spartan a the 2:28 mark. The fall gave Penn State a 17-6 lead heading into the break. 165: Senior Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.), ranked No. 7 at 165, took to the mat to battle Spartan senior Kyle Bounds, who entered the bout with a 25-12 record. Looking to pick up his 100th career win, Vallimont battled Bounds evenly until taking a 2-0 lead with a late takedown and ride out. Leading by two, Vallimont chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. The Penn State All-American was the aggressor for the rest of the period, taking numerous shots but not finding away to break through Bounds' defense to score again. Trailing 3-0, Bounds chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 deficit. Vallimont continued to look for an opening to score, but Bounds was able to step back from every shot and keep things close in the third period as well. Vallimont got called for a first stall warning with :25 left and then killed the clock to post the 3-1 win. The victory, Vallimont's 100th, put Penn State up 20-6. 174: Freshman Justin Ortega (Oxford, Pa.) faced off with MSU's Ian Hinton at 174. Hinton got the first takedown early in the period, taking a 2-0 lead at the 2:45 mark. Ortega escaped to cut the lead to 2-1 and then turned into Hinton, looking for a chance to score. The Penn State freshman could not find an opening and trailed 2-1 after one period. Ortega chose down to start the second period forced Hinton into a first stall warning. Ortega escaped to tie the score at 2-2 but Hinton had built up a 1:34 riding time edge. Tied 2-2 but with 1:34 of time to his advantage, Hinton chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 lead. Ortega pressured Hinton over the final minute, but the Spartan was able to fight off every Ortega attempt. With the bonus point, Hinton posted the 4-2 win and cut Penn State's lead to 20-9. 184: Senior David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio), ranked No. 10 at 184, met Spartan senior Nick Palmieri. Erwin looked to score right out of the games, but the veteran Spartan countered the first Erwin shot to keep the bout scoreless early on. Erwin's offensive pressured forced Palmieri into an early stall but the first period ended in a scoreless tie. Erwin chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Palmieri then worked in on a low single, but Erwin forced a scramble and broke free of the hold to keep his slim lead. The Nittany Lion senior continued to shoot, forcing Palmieri into a defensive posture for the second part of the period. But neither wrestler managed a takedown and Erwin led 1-0 heading into the final period. Palmieri chose down to start the third period but found himself the victim of a solid Erwin ride. Erwin maintained control of the Spartan senior while trying to turn him for back points. He first build up a minute-plus in riding time, then clinched the riding time point at the :23 mark, and used that riding time point to post a 2-1 win after a late Palmieri escape. The win put the Lions up 23-9. 197: With sophomore Clay Steadman (McKean, Pa.) nursing a slight injury, classmate David Crowell (Nazareth, Pa.) got the call at 197 to face Tyler Dickenson. Crowell shot low on Dickenson, getting underneath the Spartan at the 1:30 mark and forcing a scramble in front of the Penn State bench. Crowell spent the next minute working to gain control of Dickenson's feet and got the takedown at the :23 mark. Dickenson managed a late escape to cut Crowell's lead to 2-1 after one period. Crowell chose down to start the second stanza but could not break free of a solid Dickenson ride. The Spartan managed to maintain control of Crowell until the Lion sophomore scrambled to an escape and a 3-1 lead with :09 left in the period. Dickenson, trailing by two but with 1:37 of riding time to his advantage, chose down to start the final period and quickly reversed Crowell to tie the score. Crowell escaped to a 4-3 lead, but Dickenson had 1:38 in riding time. Crowell then got in deep on Dickenson's right foot, looking to notch a takedown. Dickenson countered, forced a scramble and then worked his way behind Crowell for another takedown and a 5-4 lead with 1:00 left in the bout. With the riding time point secured, Dickenson maintained control until a Crowell escape tied the bout at 5-5 with :32 left. Crowell worked in on a double leg, but Dickenson was able to force a stalemate at the :20 mark. Dickenson then held on to Crowell's shoulders for the rest of the bout and escaped with a 6-5 win. The decision cut Penn State's lead to 23-12. HWT: Sophomore Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 11 at heavyweight, took on Spartan senior Alan O'Donnell. Wade spent the first half of the period pushing O'Donnell to the outside circle, looking for a chance to score and chasing the Spartan around the mat. No stall warning was given and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. O'Donnell chose down to start the second period and escaped :30 in, but Wade quickly worked his way around the Spartan for the bout's first takedown and a 2-1 lead. O'Donnell got called for his first stall warning at the :28 mark and Wade spent the rest of the period trying to turn the Spartan. The ride-out allowed Wade to lead by one (with 1:43 in riding time) heading into the final period. Wade chose down and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. The Lion sophomore iced the bout with a takedown at the :20 mark and, with the riding time point, posted the 6-1 win. The victory gave PSU a 26-12 win.

IOWA CITY, IA -- The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team used five pins and a forfeit to blank Northwestern, 49-0, Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes improved to 20-0 (5-0 in the Big Ten), snagging their 58th straight dual win and posting their eighth shut out of the season - both of which are school records. Iowa held Northwestern (5-11-1, 0-6 Big Ten) to three takedowns during the match in front of 7,125 fans. Hawkeye seniors Brent Metcalf (149), Ryan Morningstar (165), Jay Borschel (174) and Dan Erekson (Hwt.), and redshirt freshman Matt McDonough (125) all pinned their Wildcat opponents, while sophomore Montell Marion (141) won by forfeit. Metcalf (26-0), McDonough (26-0) and Borschel (25-0) all remain undefeated on the season, while senior Daniel Dennis (133) and Morningstar each picked up their sixth-straight victories. Metcalf moved up to seventh on Iowa's all-time career pins list when he stuck Andrew Nadhir in 2:20 to collect his 15th pin of the season. The Hawkeye senior's 46 career pins is tied for seventh with current Hawkeye Head Coach Tom Brands (1989-92). Also recording victories for the Hawkeyes were Dennis, juniors Aaron Janssen (157) and Luke Lofthouse (197), and redshirt freshman Grant Gambrall (184). Dennis improved to 14-1 with his 12-3 major decision over Eric Metzler, recording his 10th bonus-point win of the season. Janssen's 6-3 victory over Wildcat Kevin Bialka kept his Big Ten dual record perfect at 3-0. Lofthouse scored an escape with seven seconds left in his bout to beat Northwestern's Josh Schoen, 4-3, and improve to 4-1 in Big Ten dual matches. Hawkeye fans got a glimpse into the future as Gambrall recorded two takedowns and two reversals in his Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut, beating Wildcat Aaron Jones, 9-3. Up next for Iowa is a Valentine's Day trip to Minneapolis to face #5 Minnesota (11-4, 6-0 Big Ten) at Williams Arena. The dual will be televised live Sunday at 6 p.m. (CT) on the Big Ten Network. Tickets - 15 for adults, $5 for students, youth and seniors and $5 for groups of 15 or more - are available from the University of Minnesota Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-846-7437, 612-624-8080 or www.gophersports.com. Iowa beat Minnesota (28-12) in the championship semifinals at the 2010 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls last month. Results: 125 - Matt McDonough (I) pinned Levi Mele (N), 4:32 133 - Daniel Dennis (I) maj. dec. Eric Metzler (N), 12-3 141 - Montell Marion (I) won by forfeit 149 - Brent Metcalf (I) pinned Andrew Nadhir (N), 2:20 157 - Aaron Janssen (I) dec. Kevin Bialka (N), 6-3 165 - Ryan Morningstar (I) pinned Robert Kellogg (N), 4:48 174 - Jay Borschel (I) pinned Brian Roddy, Jr. (N), 2:27 184 - Grant Gambrall (I) dec. Aaron Jones (N), 9-3 197 - Luke Lofthouse (I) dec. Josh Schoen (N), 4-3 Hwt. - Dan Erekson (I) pinned Marcus Shrewsbury (N), 3:52

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The No. 4/3 Ohio State wrestling team (17-1; 6-0 Big Ten) won eight consecutive matches for a 34-0 lead en route to beating No. 18 Illinois (8-7; 3-4), 38-3, in Huff Hall Friday night. Receiving pins from Nikko Triggas (125), Lance Palmer (149) and Colt Sponseller (165), the Buckeyes have now scored 30-plus points in three Big Ten matches and 11 total in 2009-10. The heavyweight match began the evening and Corey Morrison secured a 9-3 win over Pat Walker to give the Buckeyes an early 3-0 lead. After two periods, Morrison, a Shaker Heights, Ohio, native held a slim 2-1 advantage. The Buckeye senior then increased his lead to 5-1 following an escape to open the final period and a takedown seconds later. A second stalling call on Walker awarded Morrison a point before another takedown pushed Morrison's lead to 8-3. Walker was able to avoid the major decision despite Morrison's minute-plus riding time for the final tally. For the third consecutive match, Triggas pinned his opponent at 125 pounds. This time, the Moraga, Calif., native downed John Deneen in 1:56 for his 11th fall of the season. Triggas took sole possession of sixth place in the program's all-time career falls list with 33. Freshman Ian Paddock recorded a 16-7 major decision at 133 pounds over Daryl Thomas, rebounding from a 0-2 weekend last week. Already up 9-0 entering the second period, Paddock, who hails from Warsaw, N.Y., quickly took a 14-2 lead heading into the final frame and closed the match out with a takedown. At 141 pounds, Reece Humphrey was down early, 3-2, against Ryan Prater, who also collected 43 seconds of riding time in the first period. In the second period with Humphrey deferring, Prater chose bottom and recorded the escape for the 4-2 lead. However, the Buckeye from Indianapolis, Ind., collected a pair of takedowns and 2-point nearfalls to take a 10-5 lead. From that point, Humphrey never looked back with two more takedowns in the third period and won, 14-9. Palmer, a Columbia Station, Ohio, native, put six more points on the board for the Scarlet and Gray at 149 pounds when he pinned Eric Terrazas in 2:54. With the Buckeyes up 22-0, sophomore Sean Nemec received the starting nod at 157 pounds and quickly made the score 25-0 courtesy of his 7-4 decision against Clint Arlis. Up 5-2 going into the third period, Nemec sealed the win with a final takedown. Sponseller, a 165-pound junior was up 4-1 after the first period and 8-3 following the second. The Buckeye from Glenmont, Ohio, also had already amassed a riding time of 1:12 with another two minutes of wrestling to go. In the third, Sponseller recorded an escape and two more takedowns before pinning Joe Barczak at 6:20. Seven minutes of wrestling was not enough for senior Dave Rella and Jordan Blanton. The two were knotted up at 4-4 after regulation, but in sudden victory Rella, a native of Akron, Ohio, scored the takedown for the 6-4 win and the 34-0 Buckeye lead. The premier match of the night at 184 pounds with No. 7 vs. No. 2, Buckeye Mike Pucillo and Illini John Dergo ended the first period in a scoreless tie. Dergo chose bottom in the second period and quickly recorded the escape for the 1-0 lead. Dergo then ended the period with a 3-0 advantage following a takedown, but Pucillo scored an escape to cut the lead to 3-1 heading into the third. Choosing bottom in the final period, the Buckeye from Strongsville, Ohio, escaped, but Dergo scored another escape and with riding time, beat Pucillo, 6-2. C.J. Magrum and Clinton Polz concluded the evening and Magrum (Oak Harbor, Ohio) finished on a high note - a 16-5 major decision to push the final to 38-3. The Buckeyes will continue weekend action at 2 p.m. Sunday in St. John Arena against Michigan State on Senior Day. Prior to the match, the team will recognize Humphrey, Morrison, Palmer, Pucillo and Rella. Results: 285 Corey Morrison dec. Pat Walker (Illinois), 9-3 125 No. 20 Nikko Triggas pinned John Deneen (Illinois), 1:56 133 Ian Paddock mdec. Daryl Thomas (Illinois), 16-7 141 No. 2 Reece Humphrey dec. No. 14 Ryan Prater (Illinois), 14-9 149 No 2 Lance Palmer pinned No. 18 Eric Terrazas (Illinois), 2:54 157 Sean Nemec dec. Clint Arlis (Illinois), 7-4 165 No. 6 Colt Sponseller pinned Joe Barczak (Illinois), 6:20 174 No. 11 Dave Rella dec. No. 13 Jordan Blanton (Illinois), 6-4sv 184 No. 2 John Dergo (Illinois) dec. No. 7 Mike Pucillo, 6-2 197 C.J. Magrum mdec. Clinton Polz (Illinois), 16-5

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Ongoing budget shortfalls continue to create severe financial difficulties for higher education in California. California State University, Bakersfield, is not immune to this reality. As part of campus–wide reductions to help deal with the on–going financial crisis, CSUB Athletics will be discontinuing men’s and women’s golf, tennis and wrestling as intercollegiate sports, effective with 2010–11 academic year. “This was an extremely agonizing decision, born of extreme circumstances and reached after painstaking deliberation,” said CSUB President Dr. Horace Mitchell. “We are facing unprecedented challenges, not only in the upcoming year but into the foreseeable future. The decisions we announce today are crafted to help ensure a sustainable program that will allow Roadrunner Athletics to continue to be a successful part of the mission of CSUB.” In the face of rising expenses across the spectrum, Roadrunner Athletics is facing an anticipated shortfall of approximately $700,000 for 2010–11. While that cut is substantial in its own right, it is part of a much larger series of revenue cuts and increasing expenses over the past four years. “We have absorbed the revenue shortfalls and rising expenses over the past several years through cuts in support staffing and services,” said CSUB Director of Athletics Rudy Carvajal. “We have done our best to mitigate the direct impact to teams and student–athletes, but the unprecedented depth and breadth of the ongoing financial crisis requires extraordinary measures to ensure the long–term sustainability of the Roadrunner Athletics program.” The affected teams will continue to compete through the completion of the current academic year. All student–athletes with remaining eligibility will have the option of transferring or continuing their education at CSUB. Affected scholarship student–athletes will continue to receive their athletics scholarships for the 2010–11 academic year, should they choose to remain at CSUB. Salaried coaches will remain on staff until the completion of the current contracts in June.

Tonight No. 11 Penn State hosts Michigan State at 7 p.m. EST at Rec Hall in State College, Pennsylvania. The dual meet will air tonight (same-day delay) on the Big Ten Network at 11 p.m. EST. The Nittany Lions are 12-5 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten, while the Spartans are 8-5 overall and 2-3 in the conference. Below is a weight-by-weight breakdown of tonight's dual meet. 125: Brenan Lyon (Michigan State) vs. No. 13 Brad Pataky (Penn State) Pataky, an NCAA qualifier last season, has been wrestling well of late, winning six of his last seven matches. Last weekend, Pataky registered a technical fall and major decision against Northwestern and Michigan and outscored those two opponents 28-0. Lyon, a true freshman, is 3-13 on the season and still in search of his first conference victory. Bottom Line: Pataky should dominate Lyon. Look for bonus points. Prediction: Pataky (Penn State) pins Lyon (Michigan State) 133: No. 4 Franklin Gomez (Michigan State) vs. Bryan Pearsall (Penn State) Gomez, the defending NCAA champion, is 17-1 this season with his lone blemish being a tiebreaker loss to Daniel Dennis of Iowa. He has only surrendered two takedowns this season. Last weekend, Gomez scored a 5-3 victory over No. 7 Scotti Sentes of Central Michigan and then dominated Purdue's Matt Fields, 17-1. Pearsall, a redshirt freshman, began his Big Ten season on January 22 with a 13-12 victory over Daryl Thomas of Illinois, but he has not picked up a victory since, dropping his last five matches. He comes into tonight's match with a 3-19 season mark. Bottom Line: Gomez has picked up bonus points in 12 of his 17 victories this season. Look for him to get bonus points against Pearsall. Prediction: Gomez (Michigan State) technical fall Pearsall (Penn State) 141: Dan Osterman (Michigan State) vs. Adam Lynch (Penn State) Lynch is having a nice season, even if his record is only slightly above .500 (10-9). He has gone 5-1 in Big Ten matches, which includes victories over No. 7 Montell Marion of Iowa and No. 14 Ryan Prater of Illinois. His only loss during the conference season came to No. 2 Reece Humphrey of Ohio State. Osterman, a true freshman, is 18-10 this season and coming off a victory on Sunday over then-No. 20 Juan Archuleta of Purdue. Osterman started his season at 133 pounds, where he went 8-0, but moved up to 141 pounds, where he has posted a 10-10 record. Bottom Line: This should be a very competitive match between two wrestlers who have knocked off ranked wrestlers, but have yet to break into the rankings. Prediction: Lynch (Penn State) dec. Osterman (Michigan State) 149: No. 12 David Cheza (Michigan State) vs. No. 4 Frank Molinaro (Penn State) Last season, Molinaro was a surprise All-American as a freshman at 141 pounds after an up and down season in which he went 9-12 in duals and 3-5 in the conference. This season he moved up to 149 pounds and is showing that last year's NCAA run was not a fluke. Molinaro is 25-3 on the season and ranked No. 4 in the country. His most notable victory this season came on January 31 against then-No. 2 Kyle Ruschell of Wisconsin. Last weekend, the Nittany Lion sophomore registered major decisions against No. 14 Andrew Nadir of Northwestern and Mark Boyer of Michigan. Cheza is having a solid season and boasts a season record of 20-8. He has won nine of his last 10 matches, which includes victories over No. 13 Tony D'Alie of Central Michigan, No. 16 Mario Mason of Minnesota, and No. 18 Eric Terrazas of Illinois. Bottom Line: Molinaro has been very impressive in his last three matches and seems to be gaining confidence with every match. Cheza is also wrestling with a lot of confidence, but it will be a tall order to defeat Molinaro on the road. Prediction: Molinaro (Penn State) dec. Cheza (Michigan State) 157: Anthony Jones (Michigan State) vs. No. 7 Cyler Sanderson (Penn State) Sanderson, a 2008 All-American and three-time NCAA qualifier, is 24-3 in his senior season after transferring from Iowa State. He has pinned his last three opponents. Jones, a junior, showed promise in his first two seasons as a Spartan, compiling a 37-22 record. But he has taken a step back this season. Jones comes into tonight's match with an 8-13 season mark and riding a five-match losing streak. Bottom Line: Sanderson should handle the struggling Jones. Prediction: Sanderson (Penn State) major dec. Jones (Michigan State) 165: Kyle Bounds (Michigan State) vs. No. 7 Dan Vallimont (Penn State) Vallimont, a 2008 All-American, went through a tough stretch in late January, losing three straight matches, all to wrestlers currently ranked in the top six. He bounced back last weekend to win two matches to run his season record to 21-6. Bounds, who transferred from Oregon after the wrestling program was cut, has been up and down this season while compiling 25-12 mark. For the most part, he has beaten the wrestlers he's supposed to beat ... and lost to the wrestler's he's expected to lose to. Bounds' most notable win came against No. 9 Shane Onufer of Wyoming at the Sprawl & Brawl on November 22. Bottom Line: Vallimont should win this match, but Bounds certainly has the ability to make it interesting. Prediction: Vallimont (Penn State) dec. Bounds (Michigan State) 174: Ian Hinton (Michigan State) vs. Justin Ortega (Penn State) Hinton, an NCAA qualifier last season as a freshman, has compiled a 14-13 record this season, but has dropped five of his last six matches. He is coming off a close loss (7-5) to No. 6 Luke Manuel or Purdue on Sunday. Ortega, a redshirt freshman, is 6-16 on the season and still looking for his first conference win. Bottom Line: This is a matchup of two wrestlers who have struggled to pick up wins during the Big Ten season. Hinton, though, is much better than his 1-5 conference record indicates. Ortega has showed some promise this season, but has not won a match since early January. Prediction: Hinton (Michigan State) dec. Ortega (Penn State) 184: Curran Jacobs/Nick Palmieri (Michigan State) vs. No. 10 David Erwin (Penn State) The 10th-ranked Erwin has been able to stay healthy for the first time in three seasons. He has put together solid senior campaign, going 24-6 and establishing himself as a legitimate All-American threat. He dropped his first Big Ten match this season to No. 2 John Dergo of Illinois, 6-4, in sudden victory, but he has since reeled off five straight victories. Jacobs has started the last three duals and posted a 2-1 mark. Last weekend, he picked up a crucial victory over Purdue's Nick Corpe in sudden victory, which helped propel the Spartans over the Boilermakers. Palmieri is 13-10 overall and 7-10 in duals. Bottom Line: Erwin is wrestling at a very high level right now and should beat whoever Michigan State sends out on the mat. Prediction: Erwin (Penn State) major dec. Jacobs (Michigan State) 197: Tyler Dickenson (Michigan State) vs. Clay Steadman/David Crowell (Penn State) Steadman and Crowell have platooned for the Nittany Lions at this weight class, splitting the six conference matches thus far. Steadman has posted an 8-10 record this season, while Crowell has gone 17-12. Dickenson comes into tonight's match with a 15-14, but has gone 0-6 in the conference. Bottom Line: This match is virtually a tossup. Steadman defeated Dickenson, 4-1, a year ago. Prediction: Steadman (Penn State) dec. Dickenson (Michigan State) 285: Alan O'Donnell (Michigan State) vs. No. 11 Cameron Wade (Penn State) Wade has been one of most improved wrestlers on the Nittany Lions. After going 15-14 last season as a freshman, Wade has compiled a 17-6 record this season, which includes a 5-1 conference mark. O'Donnell, who is in his fourth season as the starting heavyweight for the Spartans, has been competitive with some of nation's top heavyweights, but is still looking for his first win over a ranked opponent. Bottom Line: Wade pinned O'Donnell at the beginning of last season. Look for Wade to come out on top again. Prediction: Wade (Penn State) major dec. O'Donnell (Michigan State) Dual Meet Prediction: Penn State 30, Michigan State 8

The Big Ten Network (BTN) began its coverage of college wresting in 2007 and after some initial success the network broadened their commitment in 2009 in the hopes of attracting profits and building a national cable audience. Wrestling is the BTN's third most-watched sporting event, broadcasting 16 high definition events, and streaming 15 events online. However, like the magic of a Hollywood movie, few fans know what is necessary to run a top-end television production, especially one that guarantees fans access to the best in the Big Ten wrestling every week of the season. Sunday, January 31, Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois There are few places in America as cold as Chicago. In the winter, it's your extremities that always suffer the most: hands go numb, eyeballs dry out, hair freezes. The January 31 Northwestern home match against Illinois is no exception: 13 degrees and a slight off-lake breeze that delivers pangs of pure misery. While the college crowd sleeps off their hangovers in a warm twist of sheets and duvets, the first of the Big Ten Network's crew arrives at the Welsh-Ryan Arena to crank the production truck, turn on the heat, and brew the coffee. Big Ten Network microphoneEach crewmember is on a different schedule, with most showing up for work between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. -- several hours before the match's scheduled 2 p.m. start time. The production truck, a 40-foot white box stuffed with millions of dollars worth of audio and video equipment, is wedged on a sidewalk between in the Welsh-Ryan Arena and a field house with indoor turf where a girls youth lacrosse tournament is being held. The tournament's overflow crowd -- filled with chatty bubblegum teens and over-caffeinated lacrosse moms -- mug the entryway of Welsh Ryan in a mess of color-coded lacrosse outerwear. The crews don't seem the slightest bit thrown. Like a wrestling camp or all-star travel team, the crew is a hodgepodge of independent professionals asked to work in a team format for the day. Each crewmember was chosen from a pool of production freelancers by a company hired to staff the event by the BTN. Introductions and "Oh, so you must know ...?" are commonplace in the early morning hours, but the motley collection of video whizzes, sound engineers, production managers, and on-air talent is here to churn out a finished television product, not become best friends. Small talk is rare. Doug Brooker (left) and John Flower (right)Orchestrating the tangled wires and managerial madness is Doug Brooker, a television producer with over 25 years of experience producing live and tape-delayed television sports coverage. Brooker, a polite man with a tussle of gray hair, lives in Seattle and travels to the Midwest every few weeks to produce Big Ten dual meets and special tournaments like the Midlands Championships. He started in producing for television in the 1980's and was one of the originators of Iowa Public Television's initial college wrestling broadcasts. His job is to make certain his staff was on task for the day's broadcast. "I'm here to be sure that we can get a final product to the fans, but that's impossible by myself," Brooker said. Brooker's crew of video specialists and producers are experienced in sports -- independent technicians and audiophiles who usually work for the Cubs, Bulls, White Sox and Blackhawks. Brian Unverzagt, an EVS specialist with 16 years of experience in the truck, splices the highlights for pre-match teasers and the insta-recaps that are prevalent during the in-match playbacks. His working alcove has 49 television screens and only one EVS assistant -- to most people who suffer with debilitating electronic incompetence the entire scene is and epic confusion of wires and gadgetry. According to the barrel-chested Unverzagt, "It's not too difficult to pick out a highlight in wrestling, a takedown is always going to get replayed." The BTN brought five cameras to film the action, each with a defined role in the day's broadcast: two are at mat level for wrestling action, one is handheld for interviews and bench shots, the last is an open shot from the top of the arena. Four of the cameras are manned and in consistent use, while the final camera is used as a stationary shot of the mat and stands, or the "the beauty shot" as Brooker refers to it. Jim Gibbons, Dan Gable, and Tim Johnson called the Iowa-Minnesota meet (Photo/The Guillotine)Adding to the validity of the BTN production are announcers Jim Gibbons and Tim Johnson. The duo arrives around 11:30 a.m. to prepare for pre-match interviews with the Northwestern and Illinois athletes and coaches. Brooker outlines the storyline for the event (rebuilding year for Northwestern, Jim Heffernan's first season as head coach at Illinois) and asks Gibbons and Johnson if they have individual requests for interviews with the former wrestlers in attendance -- Jake Herbert, Dustin Fox and Sean Bormet were all considered. At 1:45 p.m. the pre-match preparation is complete and Brooker takes his seat in the middle of the production truck where he faces no fewer than 50 active television screens relaying the video of the event and pre-packaged footage. It's been nine hours since workers first arrived, and seven since Brooker began his on-site production. Brooker's technical director is also confronting a complicated array of options. His panel has flickering green, red, and white buttons that together look like a rapper's soundboard or a call center for late night infomercials, but really are just the controls for switching incoming images to the ones we see on-air. When Brooker asks for a camera angle, or pre-edited piece, his technical director send it to a 22-inch prep screen. Once approved, Brooker asks for a "push" or a "fade to black." It's all happening at a maddening pace which according to Brooker, throws production crews the first time they do wrestling, "They think it'll be easy, but then they get here and it's crazy and fast-paced." As the 2 p.m. start time approaches, the crew takes their positions around the arena and brings all five cameras into a live picture. The truck's main compartment is readying for the day's first action between 197-pound wrestlers Patrick Bond of Illinois and John Schoen of Northwestern. The assistant director, a commanding and steady voice in the creative process, readies to track the length of each segment on her stopwatch and provide commentary for which shots might be helpful. The EVS team is preparing to grab match highlights. Gibbons and Johnson are sitting comfortably behind the main scoreboard. All the relevant sound checks, video cues, and upcoming interviews are prepared. HD video cablesFive minutes before the first whistle Johnson sees longtime Northwestern coach and Midlands Director Ken Kraft and requests a last-minute interview. The truck scrambles to find information on Kraft for a relevant screen graphic. Word is sent to the cameramen to adjust the lighting and camera angle at mat side, ask questions, and direct the shot's lead-in and fade out. The process, from passing thought of Tim Johnson to full-scale television production, takes less than 90 seconds -- though they are forced to re-shoot the segment when an errant sound corrupts the original soundtrack. The crew performs over 30 of these interviews, graphics feeds, and highlights in the course of two hours. It's labor intensive with a commitment to perfection, and a lot more time and energy than shooting a match with your Flip cam and uploading it to a Web site. Wrestling starts at 2:02 p.m. "Ready to lay one down?" Brooker asks the truck. A series of fade-ins, fade outs, and fist pumps. (Think: less Jersey Shore, more marching band) Brooker's second in command continues to tally time spent, while the technical director is busy pushing buttons and jamming down a throttle, his fractured and choppy motions mimicking those of a busied airline pilot. As the match score widens and the drama of the dual match is lost to a certain Illinois victory, the tempo in the truck remains pegged at full speed. The crew puts small graphics together at the fifth weight class, a tally of takedowns and back points, InterMat rankings are scrolled along the bottom crawler. Through nine weight classes the truck has been glued to their over 150 television screens, no one seems to be pausing for a break. John Dergo's pin in the 10th match leads to the crew's first quasi-disorganized panic of the day. The team had tried to cast their "Wrestler of the Meet" before the end of the dual, but with the unexpected fall, Gibbons and Johnson decide to highlight Dergo, the second-ranked 184-pound wrestler in the country. Unfortunately, the graphics team has already sent the billboard to the technical director, which leads to on-air confusion between the highlights viewers were watching and the introduction of Dergo by the broadcasters. The team was working with a tape delay and was able to untangle the confusion and tape a coherent ending to the program. Sometimes the magic of television requires a second take. Main board displaying cameras and preset packagesAfter some final edits and an upload of their finished broadcast and teaser to the main production hub in Houston, the team begins to break away in a string of disappearances. The day was a success, but there aren't any high fives or commitments to grab beers, just a smattering of "good jobs" and "good lucks" along with a quick exit. Most of the truck's crew will go back to work covering the Bulls and Blackhawks. A few might head out to bigger, non-sport productions like American Idol. Johnson and Gibbons will rejoin the Big Ten Network in one week. Brooker is headed to the Olympics in Vancouver.