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HOBOKEN, N.J. -- Freshman Andrew Boehm (Granville, Ohio) scored his first career win by technical fall at 133-lbs. as the Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team cruised to a 31-12 victory over visiting Trinity College at Walker Gymnasium in Hoboken, N.J. With the win, the Ducks evened their season slate to 7-7-1 on the year, while the Bantams fell to 0-3 in dual matches this season. After Stevens’ 125-pounder Ling earned a forfeit to put Stevens up 6-0, Boehm kept the Ducks’ momentum going with a 19-3 triumph at 133-lbs. The Granville, Ohio native notched three takedowns and a near fall in the first period of action to take a 9-2 lead. He then added two additional takedowns in the second frame to go up 15-3, before closing out the match with an escape point and a takedown 20 seconds into the third period to earn a victory by technical fall. Appearing in her first dual since returning from injury, Bridge put the Ducks up 14-0 with a 13-6 decision over Rees at 141-lbs. With five first period takedowns, Bridge took a 10-4 lead into the second before tallying another two points in the second to make it 12-5 entering the final period. From there the Galloway, N.J. would hold steady, earning an extra point on riding time en route to a 13-6 decision. Looking to keep things going, Caserta captured his team-high sixth major decision of the season, ousting Williams 14-4 to give the Ducks a decisive 18-0 edge. Leading 5-1 after two periods, an aggressive Caserta dominated the third frame, notching four takedowns. Not to be outdone, Leo Dormann continued Stevens’ dominance at 157-lbs., pinning Muir just 46 seconds into the second period. Down 4-3 after one period at 165-lbs., the Ducks’ freshman rallied in the second frame, scoring three points on a takedown and an escape to take a 6-5 advantage. Speicher then knotted the match at six early in the third period with an escape before a Browne takedown made it 8-6 in favor of the Gig Harbor, Wash. native. After his Trinity counterpart scored a reversal to tie the bout, Browne notched one final escape point to earn a hard-fought 9-8 decision. Stevens’ 174-pounder Ryan Dormann put the wraps on the Stevens’ team point totals with a 12-4 major decision over West – extending his unbeaten streak to 18 bouts – before Youngblood, Hologitas, and Vaughn closed out the match with Trinity victories at 184, 197, and 285, respectively. The Ducks return to action on Saturday, January 22 against Centennial Conference rivals McDaniel College and Washington and Lee University. Results: 125: Brandon Ling (S) def. N/A, FOR, 6-0 133: Andrew Boehm (S) def. Jesse Schley (T), TF (5:20), 11-0 141: Ryan Bridge (S) def. Jeremy Rees (T), D (13-6), 14-0 149: CJ Caserta (S) def. John Williams (T), MD (14-4), 18-0 157: Leo Dormann (S) def. Kyle Muir (T), Fall (3:46), 24-0 165: David Browne (S) def. Benjamin Speicher (T), D (9-8), 27-0 174: Ryan Dormann (S) def. Mason West (T), MD (12-4), 31-0 184: William Youngblood (T) def. Jason Nowakoski, D (8-1), 31-3 197: Petros hologitas (S) def. Vincent Termini (S), D (3-2), 31-6 285: Greg Vaughan (T) def. N/A, FOR, 31-12

The University of Findlay wrestling team, ranked 15th in the nation according to the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) poll, defeated Tiffin University 37-6 on Wednesday, January 19 in Tiffin, Ohio. The Roughnecks recorded three pins and won all but two matches during the event. Adam Walters pinned Marco Gualtieri in 2:18 in the 157-pound weight class, Michael Lybarger captured a pin in 2:12 against Johnny Merryman at 165 and Mason True was victorious by pin fall in the 174-pound weight class against Walid Boggio in 2:28. Results: 125: Ben Sergent (UF) won by forfeit 133: Nick Weisjahn (UF) won by major decision Jordan Duckett (TU) 11-3 141: Chad Channel (UF) won by decision Lance Zappitella (TU) 11-7 149: Kyle Begg (TU) won by decision Jeff Carr (UF) 6-3 157: Adam Walters (UF) pinned Marco Gualtieri (TU) 2:18 165: Michael Lybarger (UF) pinned Johnny Merryman (TU) 2:12 174: Mason True (UF) pinned Walid Boggio (TU) 2:28 184: Ashton Brown (UF) won by decision Joe Miller (TU) 5-1 197: Alek Hughes (TU) won by decision Daniel Stevenson (UF) 4-1 285: Matt Clum (UF) won by decision Josh Franklin (TU) 5-4 The Roughnecks will be back in action again on January 28 when they host West Liberty State at 7 pm in Croy Gymnasium.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- NC State junior wrestler Colton Palmer has a list of explanations for why he has nearly twice as many wins this season as he recorded in his first two years combined. Palmer, who started the season with just 12 career wins, currently leads the team with a 22-8 record, including a seven-match winning streak in the 157-pound weight class. First, there's the influence of first-year assistant coach Lee Pritts, who joined head coach Carter Jordan's staff prior to the season, after coaching stints at Missouri and Old Dominion. Pritts, a former All-America wrestler himself at Eastern Michigan, has helped develop eight Division I All-Americans in his 12 years as an assistant. Second, Palmer credits the return of his two older brothers, Brandon and Austin, to North Carolina. Both wrestled collegiately, Austin at William Penn and Brandon at Iowa State, so their proximity has helped Palmer focus on the things he needs to do to be successful. And third, he acknowledges that he has grown as a person and a wrestler since arriving in Raleigh four years ago from Durham's Riverside High School, where he set a national single-season mark with an undefeated 95-0 record as a senior and captured the North Carolina Class 4-A state championship. "It's a very tough maturation process, because you're so accustomed to winning," he said. "Then you get here and you're getting beat up every day in the practice room. I definitely wasn't accustomed to that. "I knew I had the talent and the capability of doing well, but I had to get over that hump of knowing I'm supposed to win this match, no matter what the opponent is ranked or what his record is. My biggest battle this year mentally is not being afraid to win." He believes the mix of those things will help him reach the aggressive goals he has for himself this season. "I want to be an All-American and to win the ACCs," Palmer said. "This has been a major turnaround year for me. I've been working hard on focusing on the little things I've missed the last couple of years." When you get right down to it, Jordan believes that hard work has done more for Palmer's development than anything else. "He has a fire in his belly like he hasn't had the last couple of years," the coach said. "It's amazing the light bulb that goes off with people after they've been here awhile. They realize that if you compete really, really hard, work hard and mix it in with a little bit of talent, you can do well in this sport. "It's the workers at this level who push their way to the top and that's where Colton is right now." In the absence of defending national champion Darrion Caldwell, both Palmer and red-shirt junior Darrius Little at 141 pounds have developed into the most consistent performers in the Wolfpack lineup. Palmer performed okay in the early-season tournament schedule, earning a third-place finish at 157 in the Wolfpack Open, a second-place finish in the Pembroke Classic and a fifth-place finish at the Southern Scuffle. He also lost his only two matches at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. But, since losing his first dual-meet match to Bloomsburg's Frank Hickman, he has reeled off seven straight wins, including a 13-6 decision over No. 16 Vince Salminen of North Dakota State. "He's had some real rough patches during his time here with some injuries and high expectations," Jordan said. "But I'm real proud of him. His last month has been phenomenal. "If he wrestles the way he has for the last 30 days, he can wrestle with anybody in the country."

The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (11-0, 1-0 Big Ten), ranked No. 2 nationally, will host No. 22 Pittsburgh (8-5, 1-0 EWL) on Friday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. in Rec Hall before travelling to Bloomington, Ind., for a Big Ten dual at Indiana (10-3, 0-2 Big Ten) on Sunday at 2 p.m. The Penn State/Pitt dual is a live national television broadcast on the Big Ten Network, viewable by over 73 million people across the country. Head coach Cael Sanderson's Penn State squad is coming off a title run at the 2011 Virginia Duals. The Nittany Lions were unstoppable, going 4-0 with with wins over VMI (42-3), Edinboro (37-12), #23 Kent State (27-15) and #15 Michigan (24-12) by a combined score of 130-42. The Nittany Lions won 29 of 40 bouts with Brad Pataky (125), Andrew Long (133), Frank Molinaro (149), David Taylor (157) and Ed Ruth (174) going undefeated (4-0) during the tournament. The Virginia Duals title was Penn State's first since 1991. Penn State enters this week's dual meets with eight ranked wrestlers and a perfect 11-0 record. The Nittany Lions have started as many as six freshmen at one time during duals this year and currently feature only one senior in the projected starting line-up. Brad Pataky is that lone senior, sporting a 7-2 record and a No. 11 national ranking at 125. Sophomore Andrew Long is 4-0 at 133 with a No. 5 ranking while true freshman Andrew Alton, ranked No. 5 at 141, is 22-2. Two-time All-American Frank Molinaro is 17-2 on the year and has a No. 5 ranking at 149 while red-shirt freshman David Taylor is a perfect 23-0 and is ranked No. 3 at 157. Classmate Ed Ruth is 21-1 at 174 and has Penn State's top ranking at No. 2, sophomore All-American Quentin Wright is 8-2 and ranked No. 6 at 184 while junior Cameron Wade, 19-3 overall, is ranked No. 6 at heavyweight. No. 22 Pittsburgh enters the Friday dual with an 8-5 record, 1-0 in the Eastern Wrestling League. The Panthers are led by No. 3 heavyweight Ryan Tomei, who is 20-3 overall; Zac Thomusseit, who is 20-3 and ranked No. 11 at 197; and Tyler Nauman, who is 16-2 at 141 and ranked No. 7. In addition to that trio of ranked grapplers, the Panthers feature 165-pounder Ethan Headlee who is 20-8 and 184-pounder Max Thomusseit, who is also 20-8. The Panthers are coming off a 33-6 EWL win over Lock Haven last Friday night. Penn State leads the all-time series between the two schools by a wide 50-12-3 margin, but the Panthers battled Penn State to a 19-19 tie in Pittsburgh last year. Prior to last year's tie, Penn State had won two straight. The Lions won 26-19 on Jan. 9, 2005 in Rec Hall. Pitt's last win was an 18-12 victory on Jan. 5, 2001, also in Rec Hall. Indiana will enter Sunday's dual with Penn State sporting a 10-3 mark, 0-2 in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers feature a veteran and balanced line-up with as many as five seniors taking to the mat for the team. Senior Kurt Kinzer is ranked No. 15 at 149 and is 20-6 on the year while classmate Paul Young is No. 5 at 157 with a 21-4 mark. Junior Matt Powless is 28-2 at 197 and is ranked No. 6 while senior Ricky Alcala is 22-6 at heavyweight and ranked No. 14. IU is coming off a hard-fought 25-14 loss at Minnesota last Friday. Penn State has never lost to Indiana in a dual meet and sports a 13-0-1 mark against the Hoosiers. The two teams did not meet last year and the squads tied 19-19 two years ago (on Jan. 23, 2009) in Bloomington. Penn State returns to action on Sunday, Jan. 30, when No. 8 Iowa invades Rec Hall for a 2 p.m. dual. While the Iowa dual is now a sellout, tickets still remain for Penn State's final two home duals against Illinois and Wisconsin. Fans wishing to purchase single dual meet tickets for the 2010-11 Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling season can place their orders by calling 814-865-5555 or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office. The box office is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ticket pricing is $8 for adults and $5 for youth, and there will be a limit of eight tickets per order. Group sales are also available. The 2010-11 Penn State wrestling season is presented by the Family Clothesline. Updates from the Nittany Lion Open will air on WRSC AM (1390) and WSQV FM (92.1). All radio broadcasts are streamed live at GoPSUsports.com as part of the All-Access package. The 2010-11 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. PROBABLE STARTERS As of January 19, 2011 #2 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (11-0, 1-0 Big Ten) Wt. Name Yr. Hometown/High School 2010-11 Record 125 #11 Brad Pataky Sr. Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield 7-2 133 #5 Andrew Long So. Creston, Iowa/Creston 4-0 141 #5 Andrew Alton Fr. Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain 22-2 149 #5 Frank Molinaro Jr. Barnegat, N.J./Southern Regional 17-2 157 #3 David Taylor Fr. St. Paris, Ohio/St. Paris Graham 23-0 165 Jake Kemerer Fr. Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield 12-6 Nick Fischer So. Unionville, Pa./Unionville 13-7 174 #2 Ed Ruth Fr. Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township 21-1 184 #6 Quentin Wright So. Wingate, Pa./Bald Eagle Area 8-2 Andrew Church Fr. Erie, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf 6-11 197 Nick Ruggear Fr. Oxford, Pa./Oxford 13-6 Justin Ortega So. Oxford, Pa./Oxford 4-8 285 #6 Cameron Wade Jr. Twinsburg, Ohio/St. Peter Chanel 19-3 #22 PITTSBURGH PANTHERS (8-5, 1-0 EWL) Wt. Name Yr. Hometown/High School 2010-11 Record 125 Anthony Zanetta So. Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks 8-10 133 Shelton Mack Fr. Meadville, Pa./Meadville 10-10 141 #7 Tyler Nauman Jr. Middletown, Pa./Middletown 16-2 149 Dane Johnson Fr. New Kensington, Pa./Shady Side Academy 14-12 157 Donnie Tasser So. Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon 14-12 165 Ethan Headlee Jr. Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg 20-8 174 Andy Vaughan Sr. Gibsonia, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic 12-5 184 Max Thomusseit Fr. St. Paris, Ohio/St. Paris Graham 20-8 197 #11 Zac Thomusseit Jr. St. Paris, Ohio/St. Paris Graham 20-3 285 #3 Ryan Tomei Sr. Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford 20-3 INDIANA HOOSIERS (10-3, 0-2 Big Ten) Wt. Name Yr. Hometown/High School 2010-11 Record 125 Justin Brooks Fr. Warsaw, Ind./Warsaw Community 12-12 133 Matt Ortega Jr. Rio Rancho, N.M./Rio Rancho 14-10 141 Mitchell Richey Fr. Morgantown, Ind./Brown County 13-13 149 #15 Kurt Kinser Sr. Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington South 20-6 157 #5 Paul Young Sr. Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington South 21-4 165 Ryan LeBlanc Fr. Morrsivlle, N.Y./Morrisville-Eaton 7-6 174 Nick Avery Sr. Foxboro, Mass./Foxboro 9-12 184 Eric Cameron Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller 12-13 197 #6 Matt Powless Jr. Newburgh, Ind./Evansville Memorial 28-2 285 #14 Ricky Alcala Sr. Bakersfield, Calif.Arvin 22-6 Indiv. rankings Intermat/Team rankings NWCA as of 1/18 THIS WEEK No. 2 Penn State (11-0, 1-0 Big Ten) will take part in two duals this weekend. Penn State hosts No. 22 Pittsburgh (8-5, 1-0 EWL) on Friday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. and then treks to Indiana (10-3, 0-2 Big Ten) for a Big Ten dual on Sunday, Jan. 23, at 1 p.m. UP NEXT The Nittany Lions will host No. 8 Iowa on Sunday, Jan. 30. The 2 p.m. dual is already sold out. ON THE AIR TV - Pittsburgh dual will air live on the Big Ten Network. Live Web Video -- None Radio - WRSC AM (1390) and WSQV FM (92.1) Web -- All radio broadcasts are streamed live at GoPSUsports.com as part of the All-Access package. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS For information or credentials, contact me, Pat Donghia, Wrestling SID Phone: 814-865-1757 -- Email: pad11@psu.edu FOLLOW PSU WRESTLING @ GoPSUSPORTS: http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-wrestl/psu-m-wrestl-body.html FOLLOW PSU WRESTLING ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling FOLLOW PSU WRESTLING ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/pennstatepat Also, check out the Blog staff at GoPSUsports... THE ALL-SPORTS BLOG AT GOPSU: http://www.gopsusports.com/blog/wrestling HEAD COACH Cael Sanderson Cael Sanderson, now in his second year as mentor of the Nittany Lions, came to Penn State after three extremely successful years as the head coach at his alma mater. Sanderson's teams did not finish any lower than fifth at the NCAA Championships and never had a wrestler not qualify for nationals, getting 30 of 30 grapplers through to the championship tournament. In 2007, Sanderson's rookie campaign, he led ISU to a 13-3 dual meet record and the first of three straight Big 12 Championships. An NCAA Runner-Up finished in Detroit capped off a wildly successful year as the Cyclones crowned one national championship and Sanderson was honored as Big 12 Coach of the Year, National Rookie Coach of the Year and National Coach of the Year. The next year, Sanderson led ISU to a 16-4 dual meet mark, another Big 12 title and a fifth place finish at nationals. Iowa State's seven All-Americans in 2008 were the most at the school since 1993. This past season, Sanderson's team went 15-3 in duals, won its third straight Big 12 title and took third place at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis (just 12 points out of first place). The Cyclones also crowned another national champion. In three years, Sanderson's teams went 44-10, won three conference crowns, qualified all 30 wrestlers for nationals, and earned 15 All-America awards and two individual national titles. In his first year at Penn State, he guided the Lions to a 13-6-1 dual meet mark, 5-3 in Big Ten action, and crowned his first Big Ten Champion. Coach Sanderson now sports a 68-16-1 dual meet mark in this, his fourth year as a collegiate head coach. He is 24-6-1 in his second year at Penn State. As Penn State's head coach, Sanderson has guided the Nittany Lions to its first-ever Southern Scuffle Co-Championship (2010-11) and its first Virginia Duals Championship since 1991 (2010-11) TICKETS FOR 2011 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP AT NORTHWESTERN AVAILABLE NOW! Northwestern University is hosting the Big Ten Wrestling Championships March 5-6, 2010 at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston. At this time fans can purchase $40 all-session reserved tickets, $36 all session adult general admission tickets, and $24 all session student general admission tickets by calling the Wildcat Ticket Office at 847-491-2287. Every effort will be made to sit fans within a specific fan seating block but nothing is guaranteed. Single session tickets can be ordered over the phone as well, or at the door on the day of the event. The breakdown of prices for each individual session is as follows: Session 1 March 5, 2011 @ 11 a.m.: Reserved Seating $18.00; Adult GA Seating $15.00; Student GA Seating $12.00; Session 2 March 5, 2011 @ 6 p.m.: Reserved Seating $18.00; Adult GA Seating $15.00; Student GA Seating $12.00; Session 3 March 6, 2011 @ 12 p.m.: Reserved Seating $20.00; Adult GA Seating $18.00; Student GA Seating $15.00 Everyone, regardless of age, must have a ticket when entering Welsh-Ryan Arena. PENN STATE WHITE OUT DECLARED FOR IOWA DUAL! Penn State athletics and the Nittany Lion wrestling team have declared a Penn State White Out for the sold-out Iowa dual on Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. in Rec Hall. Fans are encouraged to wear their white and help show the nation what Penn State Wrestling Pride is all about! The dual, already sold out, will air on the Big Ten Network (tape delay on Tuesday at 7 p.m. as part of the BTN's weekly wrestling coverage). LIONS SWEEP THROUGH VIRGINIA DUALS FOR CROWN Penn State was unstoppable at the 2011 Virginia Duals, going 4-0 with with wins over VMI (42-3), Edinboro (37-12), #23 Kent State (27-15) and #15 Michigan (24-12) by a combined score of 130-42. The Nittany Lions won 29 of 40 bouts with Brad Pataky (125), Andrew Long (133), Frank Molinaro (149), David Taylor (157) and Ed Ruth (174) going undefeated (4-0) during the tournament. The Virginia Duals title was Penn State's first since 1991. PATAKY'S RUN AT VIRGINIA DUALS SPARKS LIONS Senior 125-pounder Brad Pataky put together a 4-0 run at the 2011 Virginia Duals to spark Penn State to a tournament crown. The Clearfield, Pa., native collected two pins, a tech fall and a decision to up his season mark to 7-2 after missing the first semester due to an injury. He pinned #10 Nic Bedelyon of Kent State in Penn State's semifinal win over the Flash. LONG MAKES MARK IN PENN STATE DEBUT All-American Andrew Long made a quick mark on Penn State's fortunes in his Nittany Lion debut. The mid-season transfer and 2010 National Runner-Up at 125 went 4-0 for Penn State at 133, getting a pin in his first bout and adding two majors and a decision to his tally. Long majored No. 18 Zac Stevens of Michigan in Penn State's championship dual with the Wolverines. TAYLOR DOMINATES VIRGINIA DUALS; NAMED OW Freshman David Taylor continued his blazing run through the collegiate ranks with a dominating performance at the Virginia Duals. Taylor went 4-0 at the event with a first period pin, a 25-12 major and two tech falls to lead Penn State to the 2011 Virginia Duals crown. Taylor was named 2011 Virginia Duals Most Outstanding Wrestler for his performance. MOLINARO AND RUTH GO UNDEFEATED AT VA. DUALS Two-time All-American Frank Molinaro and red-shirt freshman Ed Ruth each went undefeated at the 2011 Virginia Duals to lead the Nittany Lions to the Duals title. Molinaro had a tech fall, a decision and two majors (including a 10-2 major over #14 Torsten Gillespie of Edinboro). Ruth collected two tech falls, a decision and a one-minute pin against Michigan in Penn State's title bout tilt against the Wolverines. RUTH NAMED BIG TEN WRESTLER OF THE WEEK Penn State wrestler Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) has been named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week for the week ending January 2, 2011. The honor is the first for Ruth, a freshman 174-pounder for the Nittany Lions, and is the first for Penn State this year. Ruth won the honor after winning five bouts, including decisions over then No. 1 Mack Lewnes of Cornell and No. 2 Chris Henrich of Virginia, en route to the 174-pound title at the Southern Scuffle last week. Ruth's performance led the Nittany Lions to a tie for first place in the 34-team field and earned him the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler award. Ruth opened the tournament by pinning Army's Robert Doyle in 2:11, followed by an 11-3 major decision over Michigan's Justin Zeerip. He earned his second pin of the event against Lock Haven's Michael Khoury, scoring the fall in 1:07. Ruth then defeated Lewnes by an 11-5 decision in the semifinals before earning a 7-2 decision over Henrich to take home the title. IOWA DUAL SOLD OUT Penn State Athletics has announced that the wrestling dual between No. 2 Penn State and No. 7 Iowa on Jan. 30 in Rec Hall is sold out. A one-day sale of Standing Room Only tickets was sold in just over :30 minutes as well. With the Iowa dual sold out, tickets for Penn State's other three home duals are also selling fast but are available. Penn State hosts in-state rival Pittsburgh in a nationally televised dual on Friday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. The dual will air live to over 73 million households on the Big Ten Network; Illinois on Friday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. and Wisconsin on Friday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. Fans wishing to purchase single dual meet tickets can place their orders by calling 814-865-5555 or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office. The box office is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ticket pricing is $8 for adults and $5 for youth, and there will be a limit of eight tickets per order. Group sales are still available for the Pitt, Illinois and Wisconsin duals as well. LIONS STORM THE SOUTHERN SCUFFLE TO EARN CO-CHAMPIONSHIP WITH #1 CORNELL Behind a solid and balanced attack, the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers stormed the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C., to earn a Co-Championship with No. 1 Cornell. Penn State had three individual champions and a runner-up as well as four other placers. David Taylor won the crown at 157, Ed Ruth earned the 174-pound title as well as Most Outstanding Wrestler honors and Cameron Wade won at heavyweight. Frank Molinaro lost a 1-0 decision in the finalist a 149 as well. Both Penn State and Cornell earned 151.5 points to far-outdistance third place Oregon State. Penn State went 65-22 on the day with 36 of those bouts earning bonus points. Penn State had 15 pins, six technical falls and 15 majors while placing eight wrestlers in the top eight. Ed Ruth DOWNS #1 AND #2 IN ONE DAY; WINS SCUFFLE CROWN AT 174 AND NAMED OW Ranked No. 10 at 174, red-shirt freshman Ed Ruth gave notice to the country with a thorough 11-5 win over No. 1 Mack Lewnes of Cornell in the semifinals. Ruth then took on No. 2 Chris Henrich of Virginia in the finals. In a feat rare for any wrestler, yet alone a freshman, Ruth dominated the second-ranked Cavalier on his way to a 7-2 win. In beating the No. 1 and No. 2 seed in the same afternoon, Ruth won the Scuffle crown with a 5-0 record (including two pins and a major). Ruth was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler for his stellar performance. Ruth was one of four finalists Penn State had at the event (and three champs). TAYLOR UNTOUCHABLE IN CLAIMING 157-POUND TITLE AT SOUTHERN SCUFFLE Red-shirt freshman David Taylor, ranked No. 3 at 157, continued to dominate the field with a 23-6 technical fall over Michigan's Brandon Zeerip in the semifinals. The win moved him into the finals where he took on No. 9 Paul Young of Indiana. In another dominating performance, Taylor made short work of the Hoosier senior, turning the veteran Big Ten grappler numerous times on his way to a decisive 18-2 technical fall at the 4:06 mark. Taylor was simply unchallenged at the event, going 6-0 with four technical falls and two pins. Taylor was one of four finalists Penn State had at the event (and three champs). WADE CLINCHES SCUFFLE CO-TITLE WITH HEAVYWEIGHT CROWN IN TOURNEY'S FINAL BOUT Cameron Wade, ranked No. 6 nationally, continued to roll and beat No. 12 Clayton Jack 7-4 in the semifinals, setting up a finals bout against No. 7 Ben Apland of Michigan. Wade needed a win to force a tie in the team race and he gave the packed house all they could handle. Down 2-1 with time running out, Wade turned Apland for two back points as the Lion faithful roared and, with a riding time point, notched a 4-2 thriller to take the title at heavyweight. The win allowed Penn State to forge a tie in the team race as well. Wade was one of four finalists Penn State had at the event (and three champs). MOLINARO DROPS 1-0 DEC. TO #1 DAKE IN SCUFFLE FINALS; ALTON LOSES 4-3 TO #1 RUSSEL TO LEAD FIVE OTHER NITTANY LION PLACE WINNERS After a quarterfinal win, two-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 6 at 149, crushed No. 15 Torsten Gillespie 9-1 That win moved him into the finals where he met No. 1 Kyle Dake of Cornell. Molinaro set the offensive tempo, taking shot after shot in the finals but Dake was able to spend the match on the edge of the mat and used a third period escape to post the 1-0 win. Molinaro was one of four finalists Penn State had at the event. The four finalists were joined by four other Nittany Lions as place-winners at the prestigious event. At 141, true freshman Andrew Alton gave up a last-second takedown to No. 1 Kellen Russell of Michigan and dropped a 4-3 decision in a thrilling upset bid in the semifinals. The 9th-ranked 141-pounder rebounded for two wins in wrestle-back to take third place. Alton went 6-1 on the day with three pins and a major. Freshman James Vollrath rebounded from a first round loss at 157 to reel off nine straight wins to storm to third place while freshman Frank Martellotti went 6-3 at 125 to take sixth. Sophomore James English went 5-2 at 149 to take seventh place to round out Penn State's eight place winners. Rob Vollrath TAKES 2ND AT HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL Nine members of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team travelled to Millersville University on Sunday to take part in the Floyd `Shorty' Hitchcock Memorial Classic. True freshman Rob Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) led the way for the Nittany Lions with a second place finish at 133 pounds. Vollrath, who is red-shirting this year, was wrestling unattached. Vollrath went 4-1 at 133, including a first period pin of York's Sergio Grigorian. The Nittany Lion rookie lost to Lock Haven's John Trumbetti in the finals, 7-1. Red-shirt freshman Andrew Church (Erie, Pa.), also wrestling unattached, went 2-2 at 184 to advance to the semifinals. Church went 1-1 in tie-breaker matches. Senior Eric Caschera (South Williamsport, Pa.) went 2-2 at 125 and true freshman Brandon Phillips (Timonium, Md.) went 2-2 at 174. True freshman David Church (Erie, Pa.) went 3-2 at 157 while classmate Cameron Kelly (Pittsford, N.Y.) picked up a win at 125. Freshman James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) also grabbed a win at 165. Other Nittany Lions taking part in the tournament included Nate Morgan (McCook, Neb.) at 125, Kyle Moran (Oxford, Pa.) at 149 and Justin Haug (Galeton, Pa.) at 165. PITT DUAL MOVED TO 6 P.M. FOR LIVE BTN COVERAGE! The home wrestling dual with rival Pittsburgh on Jan. 21 has had its start time moved to 6 p.m. The time change will now allow the Big Ten Network to air the much-anticipated wrestling dual live to over 70 million homes nationwide. Penn State and Pittsburgh have a long and storied wrestling rivalry. The two teams have met 65 times with Penn State owning a 50-12-3 advantage in the series, but the teams wrestled to a 19-19 tie last year in Pittsburgh. This year's dual will feature a number of anticipated match-ups of ranked opponents and is also Penn State's final non-conference dual meet. ALTON NOW 5TH ON ALL-TIME SINGLE SEASON PINS LIST True freshman Andrew Alton picked up three more pins during his third place finish at the Southern Scuffle and now had 13 on the year. Alton is now 22-2 on the year with 15 pins. The 15 falls has him fifth on Penn State's all-time single-season falls list. The record is 24, set by Josh Moore in 2003-04. TAYLOR LEADING DUAL MEET TAKEDOWN RACE David Taylor has retaking the team dual meet takedown race with 51. Ed Ruth follows closely behind with 49 while Andrew Alton sits in third with 28 and Frank Molinaro is in fourth with 20 OVER 5,100 CHEER AS LIONS CRUSH #22 OHIO STATE 42-3 IN MOST LOPSIDED BIG TEN DUAL WIN IN PSU HISTORY The Penn State Nittany Lions won nine out of ten bouts to trounce No. 22 Ohio State 42-3 on Dec. 19 in the Big Ten dual meet opener for both teams. Over 5,100 fans crammed into Rec Hall to watch the event (5,102). The win ties a Penn State record for most lop-sided Big Ten dual meet victory. Penn State beat Northwestern 42-3 back on Feb. 6, 2004, also in Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions used pins from Andrew Alton at 141, Frank Molinaro at 149 and Cameron Wade at HWT; majors from Frank Martellotti at 125, David Taylor at 157 and Ed Ruth up a weigh at 184; and a forfeit win at 174 to grab the victory. LIONS OFF TO BEST DUAL MEET START SINCE 1988-89 The Nittany Lions head to the Southern Scuffle with a 7-0 dual meet record. The mark is Penn State's best start since beginning the 1988-89 year 8-0 (without a loss or tie.) #3 TAYLOR DOMINATES #13 SPONSELLER; CONTINUES DOMINANT START TO CAREER Red-shirt freshman David Taylor nearly teched #13 Colt Sponseller of Ohio State in Penn State's dual meet win on 12/19. Taylor posted a 14-1 major with 5:56 in riding time to improved to 13-0 on the year. PEARSALL KNOCKS OFF #10 PADDOCK TO LEAD PENN STATE OVER BUCKEYES Sophomore Bryan Pearsall continued his impressive second season at 133 for Penn State, posting a thorough 9-4 win over No. 10 Ian Paddock of Ohio State. The victory helped spark Penn State to a 42-3 dismantling of Ohio State in the Big Ten dual meet opener for both teams on 12/19. FISCHER AND VOLLRATH PICK UP FIRST CAREER DUAL MEET WINS Sophomore 165-pounder Nick Fischer moved up a weight to 174 and picked up his first Penn State dual meet win with a thrilling 7-5 decision over Lock Haven's Michael Khoury in Penn State's 48-0 win over LHU on 12/12. In addition, red-shirt freshman 157-pounder James Vollrath was set to step in at 165 for an ailing Jake Kemerer and picked up a forfeit victory in his Penn State dual meet debut. LIONS SHUT OUT LOCK HAVEN 48-0 FOR SECOND SCORELESS EFFORT OF THE YEAR Penn State's 48-0 shut-out of Lock Haven on 12/12 was the team's second of the year, following up on a 45-0 win over Harvard in November. The 48-0 win is Penn State's most lopsided shutout victory since a 54-0 win over Millersville on Jan. 25, 1983. The last time Penn State had two shutouts in one season was the 2006-07 season when the Lions beat Clarion (47-0) and Rider (41-0). Cael Sanderson TO BE INDUCTED INTO NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM The nation's first undefeated four-time NCAA champion, Cael Sanderson, joins three other of America's best wrestlers chosen for induction into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum on June 8-9, 2011 in Stillwater. Distinguished Members selected along with Sanderson for the Class of 2011 include Dennis Hall, Dan Brand and Richard Delgado, posthumously. "This is another outstanding class of inductees," said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. "I am excited that our Hall of Fame gets to honor such a prestigious group whose legacies span over 60 years of wrestling in this country." Sanderson made history by becoming the first four-time undefeated NCAA Division I champion in collegiate history. The former Iowa State star went 159-0 from 1999 through 2002. He capped his career by winning a Gold Medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. LIONS CROWN FOUR AT NITTANY LION OPEN No. 5 Penn State sent 29 wrestlers into action at the 2010 Nittany Lion Open, had 16 quarterfinalists and ended the day with four champions. Three freshmen and a junior claimed titles for head coach Cael Sanderson and the Nittany Lions. Penn State sent eight wrestlers into the finals with half of them winning their bouts. Freshman Frank Martellotti went 5-0 to win at 125 with two pins, a tech fall and a major. Classmate Andrew Alton put on a show at 141, going 6-0 to claim the title with five pins. The fifth pin was a :39 fall over No. 20 Zack Kemerer of Penn in the finals. Red-shirt freshman David Taylor continued his superb run with a 6-0 day at 157. Taylor claimed the title with a 9-3 dismantling of Virginia Tech's Jesse Dong (who was the #3 seed at NCAAs last year). Taylor had a fall, a tech and three majors. Junior Cameron Wade went 5-0 with three tech falls, a pin and a major Penn State's superb day at the Open was tempered, however, in the finals at 184. No. 6 Quentin Wright was beating No. 14 Nathan Schiedel of Binghamton when the returning All-American was injured and suffered an injury default to take second place. Wright went 4-1 on the day. Just seconds before that, two-time All-American Frank Molinaro, ranked No. 2 at 149, was upset in overtime by No. 10 Mario Mason of Rutgers. Mason downed Molinaro 3-1 (sv), giving the Lion junior a 5-1 record on the day. Red-shirt freshman Ed Ruth, ranked No. 14 at 174, handled No. 9 Scott Giffin of Penn 6-2 in the semifinals and then dropped a hard-fought 9-4 decision to No. 8 Mike Letts of Maryland in the finals. Ruth went 5-1 for second place with two pins and two tech falls. True freshman Dirk Cowburn, wrestling unattached at 165, advanced to the finals where he was pinned by No. 3 Josh Asper of Maryland. Cowburn went 5-1 for his runner-up finish. The day at the NLO was solid all-around for Penn State. The Lions had 29 entrants in the event, 16 of which advanced to the quarterfinals and 11 of which made the semis. Penn State had eight finalists, half of whom won titles. LION FRESHMEN SHINE AT SPRAWL AND BRAWLS Penn State started six freshmen in each of its three duals at the Sprawl and Brawl Duals on Nov. 21 and the outstanding group posted a superb 16-2 record. Frank Martellotti (125), Andrew Alton (141), David Taylor (157), Jake Kemerer (165), Ed Ruth (174) and Nick Ruggear (197) combined for the solid showing. RUGGEAR WINS PSU DUAL DEBUT True freshman Nick Ruggear made his Penn State dual meet debut at the Sprawl and Brawl Duals on Nov. 21 and won his first two bouts (an 12-1 major over Harvard's Bryan Panzano and a 4-2 win over WVU's Cameron Gallaher) before losing to Rutgers' Mike Wagner. ALTON WINS FIRST FOUR BY FALL True freshman Andrew Alton won his first four collegiate bouts in fine fashion, getting a pin in each bout. Alton won each of those four bouts with falls in the first period by a combined time of only 3:57. ENGLISH OUTSTANDING AT SPRAWL AND BRAWLS Sophomore James English stepped into the starting line-up at 149 to begin the season as two-time All-American Frank Molinaro rehabbed a pre-season injury and made a national statement at the Sprawl and Brawl Duals on Nov. 21. English downed two top-ten foes, beating #9 Corey Jantzen of Harvard 4-3 and #8 Brandon Rader of West Virginia 5-3 in back-to-back dual meet wins. LIONS GO 3-0 AT SPRAWL & BRAWLS, INCLUDING 22-10 VICTORY OVER #24 RUTGERS The Nittany Lions won seven of ten bouts against #24 Rutgers to down the Scarlet Knights 22-10 and closed out the 2010 Sprawl and Brawl Duals with a 3-0 mark on Nov. 21. The Nittany Lions opened the event by shutting out Harvard 45-0. It was Penn State's first shut-out since the Lions blanked rival Lehigh 33-0 on Dec. 7, 2007. Penn State won the takedown battle with RU 19-7 and posted a daunting 60-10 edge in takedowns over the course of the day's three duals. Dylan Alton, COWBURN AND VOLLRATH CLAIM ESU OPEN CROWNS Twelve members of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team took part in the 2010 ESU Open, hosted on Saturday East Stroudsburg University and three of them left with individual titles. Dylan Alton, Dirk Cowburn and James Vollrath each won their respective weight classes at the crowded event. With action against unrostered wrestlers not counting in the records, Vollrath was one of three Nittany Lions wrestling attached in the Blue and White singlet. The red-shirt freshman went 4-0 at 157 to win his title. Alton and Cowburn were each wrestling unattached. Alton went 5-0 with a pin and a major to with the 149 pound crown while Cowburn went 4-0 with three pins to with the 165 pound weight class. Three other Nittany Lions placed (all wrestling unattached. Nate Morgan went 4-1 at 125 and advanced to the final bout before losing, placing second. Sam Sherlock went 5-1 at 133 and took third and Thomas Gorman went 6-2 at 157 to place fifth. SHERLOCK AND FISCHER CLAIM W&J TITLES Seventeen members of the Penn State wrestling team competed, both attached and unattached at the Washington and Jefferson Open on Saturday. Sophomore Nick Fischer (Unionville, Pa.) and true freshman Sam Sherlock (West Mifflin, Pa.) each won their respective weight classes to lead seven Penn State placers. Fischer was one of five Nittany Lions wrestling attached in their blue and white singlets and he went a perfect 6-0 to claim the 165-pound title. He notched a major and had two pins on his way to the crown. Red-shirt freshman James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) had a solid tournament, advancing to the finals at 157 before losing. Vollrath was 4-1 with a major to take second at his weight. Senior 125-pounder Eric Caschera (South Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport) went 6-2 with a major to place fifth at 125. Senior Michael Lorenzo (Bellefonte, Pa.) went 1-1 at 174 and freshman Andrew Church (Erie, Pa.) went 4-2 with a major and a pin at 174 to round out Penn State's attached grapplers competing at the event. Sherlock was a perfect 5-0 at 133 to win the crown, posting two majors during his title winning run. Classmate Dirk Cowburn (Coudersport, Pa.) picked up the most wins of any Nittany Lion on the day, going 7-1 with two pins and two majors to take third at a crowded 165-pound weight class. Nate Morgan (McCook, Neb.), also a first year wrestler, went 6-1 with a major at 125 to take third while fellow first-year wrestler Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) was 5-1 with a major at 197 to place third and round out Penn State's placers at the event. FIVE FRESHMEN PERFECT IN DEBUT WEEKEND Penn State's young and talented line-up got an early lift in its opening weekend as five freshmen combined to go 10-0 in the Nittany Lions' two dual meet victories. True freshman Frank Martellotti went 2-0 at 125, true freshman Andrew Alton went 2-0 at 141 with two pins, red-shirt freshman David Taylor went 2-0 at 157 with a tech fall and a pin, red-shirt freshman Jake Kemerer went 2-0 at 165 (including a win over No. 11 Brandon Hatchett of Lehigh) and red-shirt freshman Ed Ruth went 2-0 at 174 with a tech fall. NEARLY 5,300 PACK REC HALL AS LIONS DOWN #15 LEHIGH 21-17 The Penn State Nittany Lions, ranked No. 6 at the time, thrilled nearly 5,300 fans in a packed Rec Hall on 11/14 by beating intra-state rival Lehigh, ranked No. 15, 21-17. Five Penn State freshmen made their Rec Hall dual meet debuts by grabbing exciting wins to spark Penn State to a perfect 2-0 opening-weekend start. The crowd was the largest for a Penn State dual since 5,841 watched Penn State beat Iowa 24-13 on Feb. 4, 2007. LIONS BEAT HUSKIES BEFORE SRO CROWD Penn State travelled to Bloomsburg University on 11/13 for the 2010-11 season opener and downed the host Huskies 41-3 in front of a standing-room-only crowd in BU's Nelson Field House. On a night when Bloom was re-dedicating a newly renovated arena, Penn State's fan base turned out in full force to make up a large chunk of over 2,300 fans in the 1,700 capacity venue. Penn State won nine of ten bouts, including getting five wins from freshmen making their collegiate debuts. Sophomore Bryan Pearsall got a key pin at 133, sophomore James English stepped in at 149 to grab a win, All-American Quentin Wright got a pin at 184 and sophomore Cameron Wade got a major at HWT to round out PSU's nine wins. NEARLY 3,000 FANS FILL REC HALL FOR INTRASQUAD Nearly 3,000 fans rolled into Rec Hall for the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling intrasquad dual meet. Head coach Cael Sanderson's squad took part in 12 matches in front of over 2,900 fans. With one of the nation's best and youngest line-ups, 16 of the 24 wrestlers were freshmen. PENN STATE RANKED #2 IN NWCA/USA TODAY COACHES POLL; 8 LIONS RANKED INDIVIDUALLY BY INTERMAT The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, led by head coach Cael Sanderson, continues to hold the No. 2 spot in the latest USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll. In addition, eight Penn State individuals are ranked in the top 20 at their respective weights by Intermat, led by true freshman Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) who is No. 2 at 174. The top two teams remain the same in the dual meet Coaches Poll. Cornell is No. 1 with 275 points while Penn State is a close second with 264. Virginia Tech moved up to third with 249 while Big Ten foes Wisconsin (4th, 241) and Minnesota (5th, 234) round out the top five. Oklahoma State (6), Missouri (7), Iowa (8), Boise State (9) and Oklahoma (10) comprise the rest of the top ten. Big Ten teams Michigan (11), Illinois (15), Northwestern (19) and Purdue (23) are also ranked, giving the conference eight teams ranked in the coaches poll while both Indiana and Ohio State are receiving votes. While the USA Today/NWCA poll reflects projected dual meet strength, Intermat's official tournament team ranking (projecting post-season tournament finishes based on each entity's individual rankings) now has Penn State tied with Cornell in the No. 1 spot. TheOpenMat.com also compiles a comprehensive tournament strength ranking and has Cornell in the No. 1 spot with Penn State No. 2 on that listing. Senior Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.) is 7-2 on the year with two pins, two techs and a major and is ranked No. 11 at 125. Sophomore All-American Andrew Long (Creston, Iowa) is ranked No. 5 at 133 with a 4-0 mark, including a pin and two majors. Freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) is ranked No. 5 at 141. Alton is 22-2 on the year with 15 pins and three majors. His only two losses are one-point decisions to the top-ranked 141-pounder and his 15 pins is fifth all time at Penn State for falls in a single season. Two-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) is ranked No. 5 at 149. Molinaro sports a 17-2 record with three pins, three tech falls and seven majors. Freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) remains undefeated on the year and has a 23-0 record. Taylor is ranked No. 3 at 157 and has six pins, nine tech falls and seven majors. Only one of his 23 bouts has been decided by less than a major. Classmate Ed Ruth is ranked No. 2 at 174 and has a 21-1 record. The Harrisburg native has eight pins, five tech falls and two majors. Sophomore Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), a 2009 All-American at 174, was ranked among best at 184 before an injury sidelined him in December. The junior is back in the Penn State line-up and is ranked No. 6 with an 8-2 record. Junior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio) is ranked No. 6 at heavyweight. Wade sports a 19-3 record with eight pins, three tech falls and two majors. SEVEN NITTANY LIONS RANKED BY THEOPENMAT.COM Seven Penn State wrestlers are currently ranked nationally by TheOpenMat.com. Senior Brad Pataky is #11 at 125, sophomore Andrew Long is #8 at 133, freshman Andrew Alton is #5 at 141, junior Frank Molinaro is #5 at 149, freshman David Taylor is #2 at 157, freshman Ed Ruth is #2 at 174 and junior Cameron Wade is #6 at 285. All-American Quentin Wright will not be ranked by TOM until he returns to the Penn State line-up at 184. SINGLE DUAL MEET TICKETS ON SALE Fans wishing to purchase single dual meet tickets for the 2010-11 Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling season can place their orders by calling 814-865-5555 or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office. The box office is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ticket pricing is $8 for adults and $5 for youth, and there will be a limit of eight tickets per order. Group sales are also available. This year's home schedule continues in a nationally televised dual. The Pittsburgh Panthers close out Penn State's non-conference schedule in Rec Hall on Friday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. live on the Big Ten Network. The Iowa Hawkeyes come to town on Sunday, Jan. 30, at 2 p.m., followed by a match-up with the Illinois Illini on Friday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. The Nittany Lions close out their dual meet schedule with a home meeting with the Wisconsin Badgers on Friday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Appalachian State junior Austin Trotman has been named Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for all competitions from January 12-18. Trotman posted a 3-0 record at the Lonestar Duals last weekend in Arlington, Texas. The junior, who is ranked 25th nationally at 184 pounds, recorded two major decisions and a pin in his three matches against wrestlers from Harvard, Northern Colorado and Utah Valley. Trotman’s pin came at the 1:47 mark against Northern Colorado’s Marcel Gibbons, while his other two victories were by margins of 14-3 and 15-5. The 2010 SoCon Wrestler of the Year is 22-7 on the year, including a perfect 13-0 in dual matches on the season. He has eight major decisions to his credit along with four pins and two technical falls. 2010-11 SoCon Wrestlers of the Week Nov. 24 Ivan Lopouchanski, UNCG Dec. 1 Ivan Lopouchanski, UNCG Dec. 8 Andrew Saunders, UNCG Dec. 15 Matthew Brock, VMI Jan. 5 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj, The Citadel Jan. 12 Vitaly Radsky, Davidson Jan. 19 Austin Trotman, Appalachian State

WAVERLY -- Wartburg College gave its senior class of 2010-11 a sparkling home send off Jan. 19. With twelve Knights competing in their last meet inside Levick Arena, Coach Jim Miller’s squad reeled off eight bonus-point victories in the nine matches against Buena Vista. Wartburg’s 51-0 win over BV, the 146th in a row for the program against Iowa Conference dual competition, was highlighted by falls from sophomore Thomas Mirocha (Davenport)(133), senior Jacob Groth (Marshalltown) (157), senior Adam Weber of Waterloo (165), and senior heavyweight John Helgerson (West Union). The top-ranked Orange and Black continue league dual competition Friday, Jan. 21, with a 7 p.m. start against No. 13-ranked Cornell inside the Small Multi-Sport Center in Mount Vernon. NOTES – Wartburg’s season record moved to 15-1 overall and 4-0 in the IIAC. … Helgerson and junior 197-pounder Byron Tate (Clinton) each reached the 30-win mark for the season. Tate did so with a strong 11-3 major decision over No. 6-ranked Bryan Broll behind four takedowns. It was his 38th win in his last 39 matches. … Miller’s team also sends wrestlers to Loras College’s Flash Flanagan Open Saturday, Jan. 22.

Buckeye State's best to battle it out For the better part of a decade -- if not more -- No. 3 St. Paris Graham and No. 5 St. Edward have been the two best teams in the state of Ohio. Graham has won ten consecutive state titles in Division II (medium-sized schools), while St. Edward saw a streak of thirteen consecutive Division I (big school) titles come to an end last year. During this stretch of time, Graham won a consensus national title in 2008 and was part of the national title conversation last year; while St. Edward earned national titles in 1998, 2000, and 2007. This Saturday night, the Eagles travel to St. Paris to take on the Falcons in a 7:00 p.m. dual meet, as the two teams battle it out for Ohio supremacy this year. Both teams are clear favorites for another state title in their respective divisions. Here are the projected matchups: 103: Chase Crabtree (Graham) vs. Anthony Stanley (St. Edward) 112: No. 9 Ryan Taylor (Graham) vs. No. 20 Edgar Bright (St. Edward) *Taylor is projected to repeat as a state champion, while Bright is ranked second in Division I 119: Micah Jordan (Graham) vs. No. 18 Dean Heil (St. Edward) *Both wrestlers are projected to win state titles, Heil won an earlier season match at the Walsh Ironman 125: Nate Henkle (Graham) vs. Markus Scheidel (St. Edward) 130: Lane Thomas (Graham) vs. Colin Heffernan (St. Edward) 135: No. 19 Case Garrison (Graham) vs. TBD (St. Edward) 140: No. 7 Nick Brascetta (Graham) vs. Russ Rauber (St. Edward) 145: No. 5 Bo Jordan (Graham) vs. Matt Van Curen (St. Edward) *Jordan is projected to repeat as Division II state champ, while Van Curen is ranked second in Division I 152: No. 11 Matt Stephens (Graham) vs. Mark Martin (St. Edward) *Stephens is ranked second in Division II, Martin a projected state champ in Divison I; Stephens beat Martin earlier in the season at the Walsh Ironman 160: Isaac Jordan (Graham) vs. Domenic Abounader (St. Edward) *Jordan is a defending state champion and projected state finalist, Abounader is top ranked in Division I; Jordan lost to a different St. Edward wrestler (Davis) at the Walsh Ironman 171: Kyle Ryan (Graham) vs. Jacob Davis (St. Edward) *Ryan won a state title in 2009, and is projected to make his third straight Division II state final; while Davis is a projected state placer 189: No. 5 Huston Evans (Graham) vs. James Suvak (St. Edward) *Evans is projected to repeat as a state champion, while Suvak is ranked third in Division I 215: Mark Meyer (Graham) vs. Ty Walz (St. Edward) *Meyer is a former state placer, while Cadet National freestyle champ Walz is ranked third in Division I 285: Darin Bo vey (Graham) vs. No. 10 Greg Kuhar (St. Edward) Blair headlines 10th NHSCA Final Four of High School Wrestling Perennial national title contender, No. 2 Blair Academy, New Jersey makes its annual trek to Easton, Pennsylvania for the NHSCA Final Four of High School Wrestling. This year's event features ten teams split into pools; there will be four matches of round-robin wrestling, and then the last round will involve placement matches with the two pools facing off against one another. Pool A includes No. 2 Blair Academy, New Jersey; No. 32 Jackson Memorial, New Jersey; Council Rock South, Pennsylvania; Lake Stevens, Washington; and Parkland, Pennsylvania. Pool B includes No. 16 Easton, Pennsylvania; No. 21 High Point, New Jersey; No. 28 Collins Hill, Georgia; Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania; and Walsh Jesuit, Ohio. The following nationally-ranked wrestlers are slated to compete: 103: No. 7 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy), No. 19 Billy Rappo (Council Rock South) 112: No. 1 Evan Silver (Blair Academy) 119: No. 11 Caleb Richardson (Blair Academy) 125: No. 3 Mark Grey (Blair Academy), No. 14 Nick Francavilla (High Point) 130: No. 4 Johnni DiJulius (Walsh Jesuit), No. 10 Todd Preston (Blair Academy) 135: No. 2 Austin Ormsbee (Blair Academy), No. 4 Johnni DiJulius (Walsh Jesuit) 145: No. 12 Mitch Minotti (Easton) 160: No. 13 John Guzzo (High Point) 285: No. 5 Brooks Black (Blair Academy), No. 17 William Smith (High Point) Ranking battle at 130 pounds In addition to the appearance of Walsh Jesuit, Ohio at the NHSCA Final Four of High School Wrestling, the Warriors will make two other stops while competing in the Lehigh Valley. The second of those stops is tomorrow night at No. 27 Nazareth, Pennsylvania, where it is highly likely that No. 2 Zach Horan (Nazareth) and No. 4 Johnni DiJulius (Walsh Jesuit) will do battle at 130 pounds in the course of a triangular meet. The other team in that tri is Emmaus. In tonight's first leg of Walsh Jesuit's three-day journey through the Lehigh Valley, the Warriors will travel to Northampton for dual meets against Parkland and the host Konkrete Kids. FloNationals Majors close out with Clinch Gear Prep School Slam The last of the twenty-one tournament FloNationals Majors series is this weekend in Atlanta with the Clinch Gear Prep School Slam hosted by Holy Innocents School. The tournament features 44 schools coming from ten different states. The following notable wrestlers are in the field: 103: Matt Calcote (Archbishop Rummel, Louisiana); Tyler Casamenti (Bergen Catholic, New Jersey) 112: Trevor Albrecht (Bergen Catholic, New Jersey); Jay Ferro (Jesuit, Louisiana) 119: Brandon Brunner (Baylor, Tennessee); Judson Preskitt (Bishop Lynch, Texas); Dean O'Bourke (Calvary Chapel, California) 125: Zach Watson (Baylor, Tennessee); Jacob Goodwin (Bishop Lynch, Texas); Alex Ward (McCallie, Tennessee); Chris Caton (Northside Christian, North Carolina); Chad Pyke (Woodward Academy, Georgia) 135: Alex Manley (Baylor, Tennessee); Connor Melde (Bergen Catholic, New Jersey); Dalton Dennis (Northside Christian, Florida) 140: No. 8 Evan Henderson (Kiski Prep, Pennsylvania); Stuart Doster (Baylor, Tennessee); Mark Pinero (Archbishop Rummel, Louisiana) 145: No. 11 Robert Henderson (Kiski Prep, Pennsylvania); Michael Hooker (McCallie, Tennessee) 152: Jason Grimes (Holy Innocents, Georgia); Johnny Sebastian (Bergen Catholic, New Jersey) 160: Angelo Bortoluzzi (Kiski Prep, Pennsyvlania); TJ Duncan (McCallie, Tennessee) 171: Scott Gibbons (Archbishop Rummel, Louisiana); Trey Adamson (Bishop Lynch, Texas); Stout Watson (Forsyth Country Day, North Carolina) 189: No. 1 Morgan McIntosh (Calvary Chapel, California) 215: No. 5 Tank Knowles (Calvary Chapel, California); Colynn Cook (Kiski Prep, Pennsylvania) 285: John Mackey (Baylor, Tennessee) Stacked field for Ed Winger in Iowa Twenty teams come together on Saturday for the Ed Winger Classic in Urbandale, Iowa, and the event has a talent-laden field. Eight of the teams present are in either the top ten of the rankings done by The Predicament or the IWCOA, or both. This includes a pair of top three teams in both Class 3A (big school) and 2A (medium-school); No. 10 Iowa City West, No. 12 Bettendorf, Denver-Tripoli, and Ballard Huxley. Twenty-nine individuals ranked inside the top three of their respective state tournament weight class are also present, which includes eleven that appear in the InterMat national rankings. 103: No. 9 Phillip Laux (Iowa City West), Drake Swarm (Bettendorf) 112: No. 10 Dylan Peters (Denver-Tripoli), Colby Knight (Urbandale), Logan Ryan (Bettendorf) 119: No. 6 Cory Clark (Southeast Polk), Kegan Wakefield (Iowa City West) 125: No. 19 Connor Ryan (Bettendorf), Jack Hathaway (Iowa City West), Gunnar Wolfensperger (Denver-Tripoli) 130: No. 5 John Meeks (Des Moines Roosevelt), No. 18 Brandon Sorensen (Denver-Tripoli), Dakota Bauer (Iowa City West) 135: Adam Perrin (North Scott) 140: No. 20 Elijah Sullivan (Iowa City West), Bo Cosens (Ballard Huxley) 145: No. 19 Tanner Hiatt (Ballard Huxley), Gabriel Moreno (Urbandale), Dylan Blackford (Southeast Polk) 152: Britt Thompson (Iowa City West) 160: No. 18 Justin Koethe (Iowa City West), Dominic Chase (Bettendorf), Garrett Smith (Denver-Tripoli) 171: No. 5 Tanner Weatherman (Ballard Huxley) 189: No. 14 Brendan Abernathy (Indianola), Nate Shaw (Bettendorf) 215: Joe Scanlan (Johnston), Ben Nagle (North Scott) 285: Brodie Berrie (Bettedorf) Show Me State Showdown The Winnetonka Tournament this weekend will serve as a chance for the top wrestlers and programs in the state of Missouri to compete against one another, and continue to establish some semblance of pecking order heading into the state tournament series. Four of the teams in the field are ranked inside the top three of Class 4 (big school) or Class 3 (second-biggest) according to MissouriWrestling.com: Blue Springs, Francis Howell Central, Oak Park, and Park Hill. Additionally, 27 individuals are ranked among the top three of their state tournament classification, including four of the six nationally ranked individuals from the Show Me State. Two weight classes in the tournament feature four top three wrestlers. 103: No. 15 Noah Teaney (Oak Park), Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs), John Erneste (Park Hill) 112: Matt Kraus (Seckman) 125: No. 9 Bricker Dixon (Park Hill), Denny Kleinschrodt (Seckman) 130: No. 8 Cody Brewer (Oak Park), Josh Bennett (Francis Howell Central), Derek Lapaglia (Blue Springs), Russell Coleman (Park Hill) 135: Cain Salas (Oak Park), Greg Hegarty (Blue Springs) 140: No. 5 Terrell Wilbourn (Francis Howell Central), Kenan Hegarty (Blue Springs), Gage Harrison (Oak Park), Blake Pepper (Seckman) 145: Preston Crouse (Park Hill), Justin Dickey (Francis Howell Central) 152: Brian Hayes (Oak Park), Gage Shaddox (Liberty) 160: Dustin Heise (Troy) 171: Brock St. Louis (North Kansas City) 189: Louis Foutz (Blue Springs) 215: J'Den Cox (Seckman), Hashem Omari (Oak Park), Donnie Horner (Blue Springs) 285: John Cervantes (Oak Park) Ranked teams collide in Land of Lincoln No. 24 Crystal Lake Central and No. 26 Glenbard North will both be traveling to Fox Lake Grant High School near Chicago as part of a quadrangular meet on Saturday. The teams should dual one another in a battle of teams both ranked second in the state according to Illinois Matmen. The Tigers feature a trio of nationally-ranked wrestlers -- No. 8 Joey Kielbasa (152), No. 2 Gage Harrah (189), and No. 4 Austin Marsden (215); while the Panthers feature a duo of their own in No. 12 Joey Gosinski (130) and No. 19 Brian Murphy (140).

MINNEAPOLIS -- After serving 25 years as the head coach of one of the nation’s top wrestling programs, there have been plenty of firsts for Minnesota’s J Robinson. A quarter century of success has seen first All-Americans, first national champions and undefeated seasons under the Gophers’ coach. This week, Robinson added another first to his list of coaching accolades. Director of Athletics Joel Maturi announced today that Robinson has signed the first multi-year contract of his career, keeping the two-time national coach of the year and six-time Big Ten Coach of the Year at Minnesota through 2014. “I could not be more pleased that we have been able to reach this agreement with J,” Maturi said. “This multi-year contract is a just reward for a job well done and we are thrilled to have an individual who is widely considered to be among the finest wrestling coaches ever committed to our program through 2014.” Robinson, who was named the seventh coach in Minnesota history when he took over in 1986, brought the storied program to new heights by developing a culture of excellence. Under Robinson, Minnesota captured the first three wrestling national championships in school history (2001, 2002, 2007) while he has helped develop 12 individual national champions. After working on a year-by-year basis for his first 25 years at Minnesota, Robinson recently decided the time was right to ink the first long-term contract of his career. “Joel and I had been talking about (the contract) for a couple of years, and we got together to work out some of the details,” Robinson said. “It seemed to work out, and it seemed to be a good time to do it.” A 2005 inductee into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, Robinson has coached 46 individuals to a total of 97 All-American honors, including an NCAA record 10 All-Americans during Minnesota’s first national title campaign in 2001. Robinson’s teams have also earned six Big Ten team championships and 27 individual conference titles during his tenure, while his 354 career dual wins are the most among active Big Ten coaches.

Link: InterMat Weight Class Rankings Link: InterMat Fab 50 Team Rankings The most recent update of the national weight class and team rankings brings about some changes, yet many striking similarities. Apple Valley, Minnesota remains the top team after impressive victories at the Minnesota Christmas Tournament, Cheesehead Invitational, and The Clash already this season. Seven of their wrestlers are top 20 in their respective weight classes -- Dakota Trom (125), Mark Hall (130), Matt Kelliher (135), Brandon Kingsley (140), Steven Keogh (160), Jake Waste (171), and tops in the country Destin McCauley (152). Like Apple Valley, No. 2 Blair Academy, New Jersey also has seven of its wrestlers ranked. Those Buccaneers ranked include Joey McKenna (103), Caleb Richardson (119), Todd Preston (125), Mark Grey (130), Austin Ormsbee (135), Brooks Black (285), and tops in the country Evan Silver (112). Right behind Blair is No. 3 St. Paris Graham, Ohio with six wrestlers nationally ranked -- Ryan Taylor (112), Case Garrison (135), Nick Brascetta (140), Bo Jordan (145), Matt Stephens (152), and Huston Evans (189). These two squads compete in a dual meet one week from Saturday at Blair Academy. As they’ve been all along, Brandon, Florida remains in the fourth position with five of its wrestlers ranked nationally -- Kevin Norstrem (125), Rossi Bruno (130), Tyler Liberatore (135), Clark Glass (152), and Wally Figaro (160). Rounding out the top ten teams in the country are St. Edward, Ohio; Simley, Minnesota; Clovis, California; Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania; Bakersfield, California; and Iowa City West, Iowa. Very little movement due to performance occurred at the top position in each weight class. Of the four new top-ranked wrestlers in the country, three were due to weight class shifts. Evan Silver (Blair Academy, New Jersey) slides into the top position at 112 pounds, as he competed there at the Cheesehead Invitational and emerged as champion. The Stanford-bound prospect is a three-time National Prep champion and a Junior National freestyle runner-up this past summer. Bryce Hammond (Bakersfield, California) makes a return to the top position at 160 pounds, as he made the drop to that weight class at the Doc Buchanan Invitational. Though he had to default out of that competition, it is his intent to compete there upon his return. The Cal State-Bakersfield prospect seeks to repeat as a state champion this year. Andrew Campolattano (Bound Brook, New Jersey) makes another appearance at the top of the 215 pound weight class. There were some rumblings that he would be competing at 189 pounds this season; however, those were found to be untrue. Slated to play football next year at Rutgers, Campolattano seeks to become only the second four-time New Jersey state champion in his swan song to wrestling. New to the top position is Donny Longendyke (White Bear Lake, Minnesota) at 285 pounds. Longendyke is a two-time state finalist, winning the state tournament as a junior; and has multiple All-American honors in Fargo, including a Cadet National freestyle title in 2009. He is slated to attend Nebraska in the fall, and moved into the top position due to Cody Krumwiede (Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa) being upended in upset fashion by Parker Betts (St. Michael-Albertville) at The Clash just over ten days ago. In what has been the trend for this season, and many scholastic wrestling seasons past, the Keystone State is preeminent on the landscape. Thirty-five wrestlers from Pennsylvania high schools appear in the weight class rankings, while nine high schools from the Keystone State appear in the Fab 50 team rankings; both of those are the most of any state. An emerging story in recent summers has been the performance of the Illinois wrestling program, and wrestlers from the Land of Lincoln, at USA Wrestling events. That has crystallized itself this season, and in the current rankings where 27 wrestlers are ranked in their weight class and six high school programs appear in the Fab 50. Both of those are the second most of any state. Nationally-ranked wrestlers broken down by state: 35 -- PA; 27 -- IL; 23 -- CA, OH; 21 -- NJ; 18 -- IA; 16 -- MN; 12 -- MI; 11 -- FL; 10 -- WI; 9 -- NY; 8 -- VA; 7 -- IN; 6 -- MO, MD; 5 -- OK; 4 -- CO, ID, GA; 3 -- OR, TX, WA, SD; 2 -- MT, NC; 1 -- DE, UT, KY, MA, TN Nationally-ranked teams broken down by state: 9 -- PA; 6 -- IL; 4 -- NJ, MN, OH; 3 -- FL, CA, OK; 2 -- MI, VA; 1 -- MD, WI, GA, TX, MO, OR, IN

OREM, Utah -- Air Force sophomore Cole VonOhlen (Jackson, Minn.) has been named the Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week, as announced today by the league. It marks the third weekly award for VonOhlen this season, and the fifth of his career. VonOhlen, ranked 10th in the nation by Intermat, posted four victories to lead Air Force to a 3-1 record at the annual Lone Star Duals on Saturday. The Falcons defeated Arizona State (ranked 14th by Intermat), Brown and Wayland Baptist, while dropping a close 23-17 decision to American (ranked eighth by Intermat and 19th by the NWCA). VonOhlen’s victories included a major decision, a pair of technical falls and a fall in a time of 1:17, the fastest of his career. After defeating Brown’s C.J. Howard, 9-1, the sophomore recorded a 16-0 tech fall over Arizona State’s Kalin Goodsite and pinned Wayland Baptist’s Paz Acosta. In his final match of the day, VonOhlen faced No. 15 Matt Mariacher from American, scoring a 19-3 technical fall. With his performance, VonOhlen moved to 26-6 on the season, including a 6-1 ledger in dual action. The Falcons return to action this weekend, Jan. 21-22, when they travel to California for three duals. Air Force will visit Cal State Fullerton on Friday evening, before facing Cal Baptist and Menlo at the Cal Baptist Duals on Saturday.

MINNEAPOLIS -- With five of its seven victories by pin, the Augsburg College wrestling team dominated in a 36-12 victory over Waldorf College (Iowa) in a dual meet on Tuesday evening at Augsburg's Si Melby Hall. The Auggies, defending NCAA Division III national champions and current No. 3-ranked team in the Division III national polls, improved to 5-2 with the dual-meet win. Waldorf, ranked No. 16 in the NAIA national poll, is now 1-8 in dual meets. It was the first dual meet ever between the two schools. Augsburg claimed three first-period pins and two second-period pins in the victory, while one of Waldorf's three victories came by pin. Augsburg's Zach Molitor (SR, Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS), ranked No. 2 nationally at 174 pounds, converted an early takedown into a 52-second pin of Gabe Vasquez (SO, El Paso, Texas) in the quickest match-ender of the night. Brad Baus (JR, Mukwonago, Wis.), ranked No. 6 at 184, followed Molitor's pin with a 1:16 pin of Josh Ellingwood (FY, Plainfield, Ill.). Augsburg also claimed back-to-back-to-back pins early in the match, as Boyd Suparat (SO, North Branch, Minn.) built a 14-3, second-period lead before claiming a 3:41 pin of Jeff Ohnemus (JR, Nodaway Valley, Iowa) at 133, and No. 10-ranked Cody Hansen (SO, Albert Lea, Minn.) built a 12-1 lead at 141 before scoring a 3:22 pin of Ben Seglin (SO, Las Vegas, Nev.). No. 3-ranked Tony Valek (JR, Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West) improved to 21-2 on the season with a 1:36 pin of Bryce Robbins (FY, Tucson, Ariz.) at 149 pounds. In the only meeting of ranked wrestlers on the night, Augsburg's No. 3-ranked Jared Massey (SR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS) improved to 6-0 on the season, using an early takedown and a second-period escape to score a 3-2 win over Waldorf's No. 6-ranked Jeff Roman (SR, Miami, Fla.) at 197. In the final match of the evening, heavyweight Chad Johnson (FY, Ferryville, Wis./De Soto HS) improved to 13-7 on the year, taking advantage of two takedowns and 2:51 of riding time to score a 6-0 win over Waldorf's Jacob Combs (JR, Whittemore, Iowa). Waldorf's Venel Rene (SR, Miami, Fla.), ranked No. 11 at 125, scored a 3:28 pin of Augsburg's Jesse Hylton (SO, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS). Jeremy Padilla (JR, Henderson, Nev.) claimed a 6-3 win over Augsburg's Jon Priess (SO, Waconia, Minn.) at 157, and the Warriors' No. 7-ranked Rashad Moss (JR, LaGrange, Ga.) collected a 5-3 win over Justin Bowland (FY, Foley, Minn.) at 165. Augsburg returns to action on Thursday (1/20) night at 7 p.m. with a dual meet at Nebraska-Omaha, the defending NCAA Division II national champions and top-ranked team in the Division II national poll. No. 3 (NCAA Div. III) Augsburg (Minn., 5-2) 36, No. 16 (NAIA) Waldorf (1-8) 12 Tuesday, January 18, 2011 – Si Melby Hall, Minneapolis, Minn. Action begins at 125 pounds. Time of match: 1:03. Attendance: 141. Official: Tim Shiels. 125 – No. 11 Venel Rene (WAL) pinned Jesse Hylton (AUG, 4-7) 3:28 (Waldorf 6-0). 133 -- Boyd Suparat (AUG, 15-8) pinned Jeff Ohnemus (WAL) 3:41 (TIED 6-6). 141 – No. 10 Cody Hansen (AUG, 15-5) pinned Ben Seglin (WAL) 3:22 (Augsburg 12-6) 149 – No. 3 Tony Valek (AUG, 21-2) pinned Bryce Robbins (WAL) 1:36 (Augsburg 18-6). 157 -- Jeremy Padilla (WAL) dec. Jon Priess (AUG, 12-13) 6-3 (Augsburg 18-9). 165 -- No. 7 Rashad Moss (WAL) dec. Justin Bowland (AUG, 9-12) 5-3 (Augsburg 18-12). 174 – No. 2 Zach Molitor (AUG, 12-1) pinned Gabe Vasquez (WAL) 0:52 (Augsburg 24-12). 184 – No. 6 Brad Baus (AUG, 20-4) pinned Josh Ellingwood (WAL) 1:16 (Augsburg 30-12). 197 – No. 3 Jared Massey (AUG, 6-0) dec. No. 6 Jeff Roman (WAL) 3-2 (Augsburg 33-12). HWT – Chad Johnson (AUG, 13-7) dec. Jacob Combs (WAL) 6-0 (Augsburg 36-12).

Iowa City, Iowa has been selected to host the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling. The event will be held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on the campus of the University of Iowa from April 21-22, 2012. Iowa City was one of three finalist cities to make final presentations on their bid to a selection committee on January 12. The committee included USA Wrestling staff and athletes, as well as representatives from the U.S. Olympic Committee. The other cities to make finalist presentations were Columbus, Ohio and Council Bluffs, Iowa. Initially, seven cities bid to host the competition. Those cities which were not selected for finalist presentations were Greensboro, N.C., Hampton, Va., Oklahoma City, Okla. and Pontiac, Mich. "We are unbelievably pleased and humbled with the response we received from cities wishing to host our most valuable event property," said USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender. "We would like to thank the leaders from all three finalist cities for their outstanding presentations. We hope that all of these cities continue to be involved with USA Wrestling and host wrestling events in years to come." The initial bid proposal for the event also included the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Weightlifting. Due to a scheduling conflict, USA Weightlifting could no longer hold Trials on the selected dates and stepped out of the bid process. The event will feature competition in the three Olympic styles of the sport – men's freestyle, Greco-Roman and women's freestyle. The competition will determine the U.S. athletes who will qualify to represent the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. The local organizing committee is led by the University of Iowa Athletics and the Iowa City/Coralville Area CVB and includes leaders from the City of Iowa City, City of Coralville and City of North Liberty. Among those serving on the host committee are legendary collegiate and Olympic wrestlers Dan Gable, Tom Brands, Terry Brands, Lincoln McIlravy and Cornell College coach Mike Duroe. "I believe this is a good decision for the future of wrestling at all levels. This will help increase the visibility of our sport. I see more growth for wrestling as a result. It gets me very excited," said wrestling legend Dan Gable from the local organizing committee. "The Iowa City local organizing committee was selected based upon their proven track record of hosting large and successful wrestling events, as well as a history of drawing strong fan support," said Bender. ‘We are committed to working tirelessly with the organizing committee and the entire community to host the most successful U.S. Olympic Team Trials in our history." "This community is fired up to welcome our nation's best to Carver Hawkeye Arena and will come together as they have so many times to produce a Trials that is remembered for years to come," said Joshua Schamberger, President of the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau "Our entire community couldn't be more excited by this news. We look forward to creating an athlete and fan experience that will carry on through London." Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which is located on the University of Iowa campus, serves as the home arena for Iowa's wrestling team, as well as Iowa's basketball and volleyball squads. The arena seats 15,000 for wrestling and is named after long-time wrestling supporter Roy J. Carver. The $47 million Carver-Hawkeye Arena – Addition and Renovation Project is underway to expand and upgrade facilities, and is scheduled for completion in time for the 2011-12 athletic year. This is the first time that the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Wrestling has been hosted in Iowa since USA Wrestling has served as National Governing Body in 1984. Carver-Hawkeye Arena hosted the NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships four times (1986, 1991, 1995, 2001). The total attendance figures for the 1995 (80,389), 2001 (79,477) and 1991 (70.163) NCAA Championships rank ninth, 11th and 15th, respectively among NCAA Wrestling Championships. It also hosted the Big Ten Wrestling Championships three times (1983, 1994, 2005). A preliminary U.S. Olympic Team Trials qualifying event for wrestling was held in Carver-Hawkeye Arena in 1984. Other major wrestling competitions held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena include two NWCA All-Star Classics (1993, 1996) and two Cliff Keen NWCA National Duals (1998, 1999). The Field House at the University of Iowa hosted the first USA Wrestling Junior National Championships in 1971, and served as venue for the competition from 1971-1982. Iowa City also hosted USA Wrestling's Greco-Roman National Championships three times (1975, 1977, 1978). Iowa City also hosted the 1983 USA Wrestling Freestyle World Team Trials. "We are thrilled and excited with this remarkable opportunity to stage an event that will have the full attention of wrestling community not only in the state of Iowa and the Heartland, but the United States and the world. We are also delighted with the opportunity to showcase the revitalized Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Rest assured, the University of Iowa, the UI Athletics Department, and our city partners are ready to stage an event that USA Wrestling will be very, very proud of," said Gary Barta, Athletics Director of the University of Iowa. U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS FOR WRESTLING (Organized by USA Wrestling as the sport's NGB) 1984 – Allendale, Mich. 1988 – Pensacola, Fla. 1992 – Pittsburgh, Pa. (FS); Concord, Calif. (GR) 1996 – Spokane, Wash. (FS); Concord, Calif.(GR) 2000 – Dallas, Texas 2004 – Indianapolis, Ind. 2008 – Las Vegas, Nev. 2012 – Iowa City, Iowa

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Central Michigan head wrestling coach has added Stephen Dwyer to his coaching staff. Dwyer is a December 2010 graduate of the University of Nebraska, where he was a two-time NCAA All-American. "We're excited to add Stephen to our staff," Borrelli said. "He's an individual who has had a lot of success in collegiate wrestling, and he will have an immediate impact on our program." Dwyer was a four-time NCAA Championships qualifier while at Nebraska. He placed fourth at 174 pounds as a senior in 2010 and eighth at 165 pounds in 2008. He was 106-35 overall during his career, including a 2010 Big 12 Conference championship. Dwyer was named Nebraska's Most Dedicated Wrestler in 2008 and 2010. Dwyer was a three-time Academic All-Big 12 selection and twice earned NWCA All-Academic honors. He received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Nebraska.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Freshman Kyle Cowan made his mark on Penn Wrestling this weekend in a big way. All the heavyweight did was down a nationally-ranked wrestler against VMI and then score the decisive win in a tied match against Virginia. Cowan's 2-1 win over No. 14 Josh Wine of VMI was the final win in a 33-6 victory for Penn over the Keydets. Later, against Virginia, Cowan took the mat with the two teams tied, 15-15. Against veteran Jack Danilkowicz, Cowan won via a 5-1 decision to break the deadlock in favor of the Red and Blue, 18-15. Against Virginia, Mark Rappo came out with a quick takedown on Matt Snyder, scoring the first points 25 seconds in. With a minute to go in the period, Rappo again scored a takedown. The takedown was a close one, and the Virginia bench argued the call and was called for unsportsmanlike conduct, with a team point deducted from UVA's team total. Snyder chose top position for the second period, but couldn't turn Rappo. He was close, with two one-counts, but Rappo held ground and took a 4-2 lead into the third period. In the third period, Rappo came in on a shot and the two wrestled in a scramble for a good 45 seconds before the stalemate was called. With 14 seconds left, Rappo shot off the restart and controlled the final seconds. Snyder had 1:37 of riding time, but the score was still 4-3 in favor of Rappo. Rollie Peterkin followed with a takedown in the first 30 seconds at 133 pounds, riding Joe Spisak out for the remainder of the opening period. In the second, Peterkin chose bottom looking to build his lead. It took him a while, but with 30 seconds left in the middle stanza, Peterkin slipped out the back and came out on top for a reversal to take a 4-0 lead into the third period. Spisak went back to top in the third on his choice, and this time Peterkin reversed in the first 20 seconds to give himself a 6-0 lead. Peterkin countered a Spisak underhook with a go-behind with 29 seconds left in the match, but Spisak was able to reverse right before the buzzer to take away bonus points for Penn as Peterkin won, 9-3 on his 2:18 of riding time. Midway through the first period at 141, Zack Kemmerer was able to score on a double, but Sako escaped 10 seconds later before Kemmerer could accumulate riding time. With two seconds left in the period, the referee called fleeing the mat on Kemmerer, tying the bout at 2-2 entering the second. Sako chose bottom in the second, escaping 13 seconds into the period to take a one-point lead. Kemmerer shot a single to the right leg just past the midway mark of the second period, lifting Sako's leg to the shelf and taking his time to trip Sako down for the takedown and a 4-3 lead. Kemmerer, with 58 seconds of riding time chose neutral for the third. He was called for stalling a second time, giving Sako a point to momentarily tie the match. However, right after the stall call, Kemmerer shot in again and took a 6-4 lead with another single. In the process, Kemmerer rose over 1:00 in riding time to essentially have a three-point lead. Sako escaped with just under a minute remaining, closing the gap. A mad scramble in the last 15 seconds had things in doubt, but Kemmerer held on and his 1:18 of riding time gave him a 7-5 win. At 149, Andrew Lenzi and Derek Valenti were scoreless in the first period despite three good scrambles. In the second, Lenzi chose neutral, with both wrestlers looking for the first points of the bout. Again, the two went scoreless. In the third, Valenti chose bottom to start. He escaped 18 seconds into the period, taking the first lead of the bout, 1-0. Lenzi couldn't get inside the rest of the period, and Valenti took a 1-0 decision. After UVA scored a tech fall at 157 from Nicky Gordon with a 20-5 win over Jordan Michelson, Jedd Moore came right back for UVA at 165 pounds with the first takedown against No. 20 Gabriel Burak. Burak escaped in 17 seconds, getting his first point of the match. The first period was contested in tight, with both wrestlers looking for Russian ties and headlock. Burak was close at the end of the period, but could not secure sole control. Burak elected top position in the second period, looking for nearfall. The nearfall didn't come, but Burak rode for the full two minutes, accumulating 1:42 of riding time entering the third period. In the third, Burak countered a Moore shot and came out of the scramble on top with just under a minute remaining in the bout to take a 3-2 lead. Burak rode out the remainder, staving off Moore roll-throughs for a 4-2 win. At 174, Canaan Bethea was defeated by two-time All-American and No. 4 in the nation, Chris Henrich, 14-6. Riding time for Henrich throughout the match was the deciding factor in the bonus point to bring the team score to 12-11. Erich Smith was out at 184 for Penn, wrestling No. 20 Jon Fausey. After Smith defended the first two shots of the match, Fausey was able to score on a low single with 1:18 to go in the opening period. Smith was close to an escape on the edge, but in the flow, both wrestlers went out of bounds. Fausey chose bottom for the second and escaped 11 seconds into the period, upping his lead to 3-0. With 15 seconds to go in the second, Fausey rolled right through a Smith shot, coming out for a takedown and a 5-0 lead entering the third. Smith escaped with just under a minute to go in the final period. Fausey scored again on a low single, cutting Smith to try and get the major. He scored that important takedown with five seconds to go, adding 2:34 of riding time for a 10-2 win and giving UVA its first lead of the day, 15-12. No. 7 Micah Burak scored first at 197 against former ACC champion, Mike Salopek, ducking under and behind for a score with a little over one minute left in the first period of a physical bout. With five seconds left, while trying to return Salopek to the mat, Burak was hit for locked hands, giving UVA a point. In the second, Burak added to his lead with an escape from his choice of bottom and then a second takedown, bringing Salopek to the mat in the same fashion he did in the first period. Entering the third, Burak held a 5-1 lead and 1:45 of riding time. Salopek escaped quickly to close within three. With 1:10 to go, Burak was able to stuff a single from Salopek and circle to his right and score another takedown. Salopek escaped again, but Burak held on for an 8-3 decision with 1:57 of riding time. Kyle Cowan took down Jack Danilkowicz down with two seconds left in the first period, giving him a 2-0 lead in the deciding match. In the second period, Cowan escaped in 15 seconds, building his lead. That was all the scoring in the second, as Cowan took a 3-0 lead into the third period. Cowan held Danilkowicz down for a bit, but the escape came with 1:13 to go, bringing the score to 3-1. Danilkowicz shot with 10 seconds left, but Cowan shugged him off the hip and circled around for a final takedown and a 5-1 decision to clinch the match for Penn, 18-15. Penn's first dual of the day was a dominating 33-6 win over Virginia Military Institute. As has been the case of late, the Quakers jumped out to an early lead, with wins at the first four weights giving Penn a 16-0 lead. No. 4 Rollie Peterkin had the first of Penn's two pins in the dual at 133, sticking Luke Todd at 6:25, working a reversal into a pinning situation. Two bouts later, freshman Andrew Lenzi put up his best effort as a collegiate wrestler, defeating Ryan Goodsell, 13-2, at 149 pounds. Lenzi had a 7-1 lead after the first period, with two takedowns and three nearfall points. After VMI got on the board with a 6-0 win at 157, No. 20 Gabriel Burak posted a 15-0 tech fall at 165. Burak dominated, with an early takedown followed by 13 nearfall points over the period and a half of action. At 184, Erich Smith picked up a win in his first match as a Quaker, downing John Dommert, 6-2. Seventh-ranked Micah Burak recorded Penn's second pin of the dual, waiting till the last possible second to stick Chris Gill at 6:59. Burak led 10-0 at the time of the fall. Cowan after tough matches against ranked opponents earlier this season, picked up a win over a ranked foe with his 2-1 win over Wine. The winning points were a reversal in the second period, countering Wine's attempt to accumulate riding time. Penn defeats Virginia, 18-15 125 - No. 19 Mark Rappo (Penn) def. Matt Snyder (UVA), 4-3 (Penn leads, 3 to -1)* 133 - No. 4 Rollie Peterkin (Penn) def. Joe Spisak (UVA), 9-3 (Penn leads, 6 to -1) 141 - No. 9 Zack Kemmerer (Penn) def. Gus Sako (UVA), 7-5 (Penn leads, 9 to -1) 149 - Derek Valenti (UVA) def. Andrew Lenzi (Penn), 1-0 (Penn leads, 9-2) 157 - Nicky Gordon (UVA) def. Jordan Michelson (Penn). 20-5 (5:14) (Penn leads, 9-7) 165 - No. 20 Gabriel Burak (Penn) def. Jedd Moore (UVA), 4-2 (Penn leads, 12-7) 174 - No. 4 Chris Henrich (UVA) def. Canaan Bethea (Penn), 14-6 (Penn leads, 12-11) 184 - No. 20 Jon Fausey (UVA) def. Erich Smith (Penn), 10-2 (UVA leads, 15-12) 197 - No. 7 Micah Burak (Penn) def. Mike Salopek (UVA), 8-3 (Match tied, 15-15) 285 - Kyle Cowan (Penn) def. Jack Danilkowicz (UVA), 5-1 (Penn leads, 18-15) * UVA bench called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct in 1st period, resulting in a deduction of one team point Penn defeats VMI, 33-6 125 - No. 19 Mark Rappo (Penn) def. Jon Pope (VMI), 11-4 (Penn leads, 3-0) 133 - No. 4 Rollie Peterkin (Penn) def. Luke Todd (VMI), FALL 6:25 (Penn leads, 9-0) 141 - No. 9 Zack Kemmerer (Penn) def. David Yost (VMI), 6-1 (Penn leads, 12-0) 149 - Andrew Lenzi (Penn) def. Ryan Goodsell (VMI), 13-2 (Penn leads, 16-0) 157 - Nicholas Emison (VMI) def. Jordan Michelson (Penn), 6-0 (Penn leads, 16-3) 165 - No. 20 Gabriel Burak (Penn) def. Ted Gottwald (VMI), 15-0 (4:37) (Penn leads, 21-3) 174 - Matthew Brock (VM) def. Canaan Bethea (Penn), 1-0 (Penn leads, 21-6) 184 - Erich Smith (Penn) def. John Dommert (VMI), 6-2 (Penn leads, 24-6) 197 - No. 7 Micah Burak (Penn) def. Chris Gill (VMI), FALL 6:59 (Penn leads, 30-6) 285 - Kyle Cowan (Penn) def. No. 14 Josh Wine (VMI), 2-1 (Penn leads, 33-6)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In a matchup that was a homecoming for Buckeye 165-pounder Colt Sponseller, the dual between the Ohio State wrestling team and Michigan State also was significant in terms of determining how the Scarlet and Gray would rebound from a less than stellar start to the season. Answering head coach Tom Ryan's challenge, the Buckeyes (2-5; 1-1 Big Ten) downed Michigan State (8-2; 0-2 Big Ten), 19-16, Sunday afternoon at West Holmes High School in Millersburg, Ohio, in front of 2,050 fans. Those in attendance in the sold out gymnasium loudly cheered on the Buckeyes and of course Sponseller, who attended West Holmes from 2004-07. During his high school career, Sponseller, who hails from Glenmont, Ohio, was a three-time Ohio High School state champion as a four-time qualifier. Clearly the feature bout following halftime, Sponseller jumped out to a 7-0 lead before Ben Boudro got on the board with an escape. However, Sponseller, one of four team captains, answered with two more takedowns and a riding time of 3:09 for the 12-2 major decision. After the Spartans took an early 4-0 advantage following the 125-pound bout, sophomore Ian Paddock put the Buckeyes ahead, 6-4, after he pinned Levi Stace in 44 seconds. Paddock, a Warsaw, N.Y., native, was up 2-0 on a takedown before pinning Stace. A late escape in the third period by freshman Randy Languis vs. Joel Trombly at 141 pounds proved to be the difference maker for the young Buckeye. Up 5-2 entering the third period, Languis, a Central Ohio product out of Dublin Scioto, relinquished an escape and takedown to Trombly. All even at five each, Languis scored an escape with 18 seconds left for the 6-5 win. Back-to-back Spartan decisions at 149 and 157 pounds propelled Michigan State to a 10-9 lead, but the major decision by Sponseller at 165 pounds pushed Ohio State back into the lead, 13-10. The Buckeyes and Spartans traded wins in the four remaining matches. First, Ohio State redshirt-freshman Nick Heflin held off Curran Jacobs, 3-2, in overtime. After Jacobs deferred in the second period, Heflin, a Massillon, Ohio, native chose bottom and scored an escape. However, Jacobs recorded an escape of his own at the beginning of the third to force extra time. With no scoring in the one-minute sudden victory, Jacobs chose bottom in the first 30-second tiebreaker and escaped Heflin's clutches for the 2-1 lead. In the following 30-second tiebreaker, Heflin notched a reversal with just three seconds left on the clock. At 184 pounds, redshirt-sophomore C.J. Magrum dropped a close 3-1 decision in sudden victory to Ian Hinton. A native of Oak Harbor, Ohio, Magrum and Hinton were tied at 1-all before Hinton scored a takedown in extra time. Classmate, Peter Capone gave the Buckeyes their final win of the afternoon at 197 pounds. In a reversal of fortunes, the Buckeye from Johnson City, N.Y., earned his own 3-1 sudden victory decision over No. 19 Tyler Dickenson when he scored a takedown with 11 seconds left in the period to put Ohio State up 19-13. Buckeye heavyweight Zach Stolarsky (Solon, Ohio) wrapped up the afternoon vs. Mike McClure, who is 16th in the nation. After a scoreless first period, McClure scored an escape and takedown in the second and third periods, respectively, to close out the match. Ohio State will travel to Iowa City, Iowa, where it will face the Hawkeyes at 4 p.m. ET Jan. 22 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The match will air live on the Big Ten Network. Results: 125 Eric Olanowski (Michigan State) MD Bo Touris (Ohio State), 11 - 2 133 Ian Paddock (Ohio State) FALL Levi Stace (Michigan State), (:44) 141 Randy Languis (Ohio State) DEC Joel Trombly (Michigan State), 6 - 5 149 Dan Osterman (Michigan State) DEC Mike Fee (Ohio State), 11 - 4 157 Sean McMurray (Michigan State)DEC Sean Nemec (Ohio State), 11 - 8 165 Colt Sponseller (Ohio State) MD Ben Boudro (Michigan State), 12 - 2 174 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) DEC Curran Jacobs (Michigan State), 3 - 2 184 Ian Hinton (Michigan State) DEC C.J. Magrum (Ohio State), 3 - 1 197 Peter Capone (Ohio State) DEC Tyler Dickenson (Michigan State),3 - 1 285 Mike McClure (Michigan State) DEC Zach Stolarsky (Ohio State), 3 - 0

BLACKSBURG -- The fourth-ranked Virginia Tech wrestled team cruised to a 39-3 win over Clarion in its home opener Sunday night at Cassell Coliseum in front of nearly 1,000 fans. With the victory, the Hokies improved to 13-3 while the Golden Eagles fell to 2-2. Jarrod Garnett, ranked 13th in the country at 125 pounds, got things off to a good start with a technical fall of Trey Hicks. He took him down early and turned him three times to take a quick 11-0 lead. He turned him again in the second period to end it, winning 17-1. Freshman Devin Carter, ranked eighth in the country at 133 pounds, sizzled in his home debut, pinning Devin Cook in just 1:04. Chris Diaz kept things rolling at 141 pounds, tech falling Colby Pisani. He took him down and turned him twice for a 7-0 lead. He led 9-1 after one and kept the pressure on, with a takedown and nearfall combo in the second period and another in the third stanza to win 18-2. At 149 pounds, eighth-ranked Brian Stephens started slow, but finished with a flurry to pick up a tech fall. In the first period, Stephens used a pair of takedowns and a nearfall combination to take a 7-1 lead. In the second, he took White down twice to lead 11-3 before White was given an unsportsmanlike conduct call, giving Stephens a point. It lit a fire under the sophomore as he took him down immediately after and turned him twice to earn the 19-4 win. Jesse Dong, ranked fifth in the country at 157 pounds, rebounded from an upset loss Saturday at UNC to down Kyle Braddock in just 29 seconds. He took Braddock right down to his back and stuck him quickly to make it 27-0 at the break. Moving to the upper weights, Pete Yates capitalized on a second-period takedown and got a reversal with 30 seconds left to earn a hard-fought 6-3 win over Bekzod Abdurakhmonov. Matt Epperly won an exciting match at 174 pounds, downing Scott Joseph, 3-2. Epperly escaped to start the second period and Joseph appeared to take the lead on a takedown late in the second period, but referee Deno White waived it off at the buzzer. Joseph escaped early in the third period, but Epperly battled for a takedown with 40 seconds left and held on for the win. John Dickson, filling in for Tommy Spellman, completed a successful weekend with an 8-3 win over Steven Cressley at 184 pounds. After picking up a big pin in the UNC dual on Saturday, Dickson used a pair of takedowns and a reversal to earn the win. At 197 pounds, Alex Thomas of Clarion finally got the Golden Eagles on the board with a 12-8 win over Chris Penny. David Marone capped things off with a 7-3 win over Quintas McCorkle at heavyweight. Marone took him down in the first period and again in the second to take a 5-1 lead into the final stanza. In the third period, the junior got one more takedown and held off a late charge to end the match on a high note. The win was a dominating one as the Hokies scored the first offensive point in all 10 matches and picked up 21 takedowns in winning nine of 10 matches. Tech will be back in action next weekend for a pair of tough duals. The Hokies will travel to Piscataway, N.J., to take on No. 18 Rutgers on Friday at 7 o’clock and will then head to College Park, Md., for an ACC showdown with Maryland on Sunday at 2 p.m. Results: 125: #13 Jarrod Garnett (VT) tech fall Trey Hicks, 17-1 (4:34) 133: #8 Devin Carter (VT) fall Devin Cook, 1:04 141: #14 Chris Diaz (VT) tech fall Colby Pisani, 18-2 (5:32) 149: #8 Brian Stephens (VT) tech fall Anthony White, 19-4 (4:10) 157: #5 Jesse Dong (VT) fall Kyle Braddock, 0:29 165: #14 Pete Yates (VT) dec. Bekzod Abdurakhmonov, 6-3 174: Matt Epperly (VT) dec. Scott Joseph, 3-2 184: John Dickson (VT) dec. Steven Cressley, 8-3 197: Alex Thomas (C) dec. Chris Penny, 12-8 285: David Marone (VT) dec. Quintas McCorkle, 7-3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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