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We’ve basically made it through the first month of the collegiate season. There is one more dual tonight (UNI/Mizzou)- but that’s it for November. In getting to December, we’ve made it through the first month without having a #1 ranked wrestler lose his ranking. For the second week in a row, we’ve seen a #1 ranked wrestler lose via injury default - and not one that should be used for rankings purposes. Last week it was 125lber Richie Figueroa who was injured, now it’s Jacori Teemer at 157 lbs. For Teemer, Iowa, and Iowa fans, his spot in the rankings is probably the least of their concerns surrounding him. You never know how these things work out, but it looked like an injury that could shelf him for a significant amount of time. At the Black Knight Invitational, we got to see some of Penn State’s young stars in action for the first time this year. Luke Lilledahl dominated at 125 lbs. His signature win was a tech fall over previously #21 Charlie Farmer. We’re still a little cautious with him from a rankings standpoint. He’ll have the chance to move up in the near future. Lilledahl’s next bout is against the wrestler directly above him, Sheldon Seymour, and a week later All-American Jore Volk. Also from Penn State is Josh Barr at 197 lbs. Barr posted bonus point wins in all four of his matches. There wasn’t really a great reason to move him based on his victories and the wrestlers around him in the rankings. I do think the decisive wins over his teammates help him pass the “eyeball” test for me, but they aren’t as telling from a rankings standpoint. 165 lbs continues to be a mystery after the top-five. Sammy Sasso wrestled a higher caliber of opponent (compared to his first two wins) and was even better than before. Obviously, he has rust to knock off. We’re still playing it safe with him, but this week I feel better about him in the top-eight. A little farther down the 165 lb rankings, some freshmen have been either inserted (Brock Mantanona) or given a push (Braeden Scoles/Nicco Ruiz). Scoles continues to maintain a perfect record against solid competition, while Ruiz posted an upset win over Cam Amine. 125 has started to 125 all over again. Last year, it was one of the most volatile weights in recent memory. With the previous #2 Jore Volk taking two losses, it seems like it may be happening again. That being said, the new #2 and #3 are both past AA’s who have been very good this season. I’d expect the parity again from the Big 12 portion of this weight. Not because they aren’t good, but just because they are all very close to each other. Figueroa/Jordan/Spratley/Poulin/Volk/Surtin, now Lorenzo. For the full rankings, Click Here
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Highlights Penn claims 3 titles at Keystone Classic with Gallagher, Composto, and Swisher #26 Alvan of Columbia wins via fall over #13 Lillard of Indiana Duals Indiana 23 Columbia 21 125 - Jacob Moran (Indiana) dec Suleyman Bah (Columbia) 19-16SV 133 - Angelo Rini (Indiana) tech Zack Witmer (Columbia) 15-0 141 - Kai Owen (Columbia) fall Henry Porter (Indiana) :50 149 - Richard Fedalen (Columbia) dec Aiden Torres (Indiana) 9-5 157 - Dominic Rossetti (Columbia) dec Ryan Garvick (Indiana) 5-4 165 - Cesar Alvan (Columbia) fall Tyler Lillard (Indiana) 4:03 174 - Jack McGill (Columbia) dec Nick South (Indiana) 3-2SV 184 - DJ Washington (Indiana) tech Spencer Fine (Columbia) 19-3 197 - Gabe Sollars (Indiana) fall Ike Schmidt (Columbia) 2:09 285 - Jacob Bullock (Indiana) maj Billy McChesney (Columbia) 11-0 Cornell 37 Buffalo 0 125 - Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) maj Max Elton (Buffalo) 14-2 133 - Brett Ungar (Cornell) tech Troy Guerra (Buffalo) 15-0 141 - Joshua Saunders (Cornell) maj Aaron Lanster (Buffalo) 11-2 149 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) dec Sam Ewing (Buffalo) 12-5 157 - Nate Wade (Cornell) dec Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) 7-5 165 - Evan Canoyer (Cornell) dec Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) 9-2 174 - Simon Ruiz (Cornell) tech Dylan Schell (Buffalo) 20-4 184 - Colt Barley (Cornell) dec Marcus Pettie (Buffalo) 7-2 197 - Mikey Dellagatta (Cornell) maj Lonnell Owens-Pabon (Buffalo) 11-1 Purdue 26 Princeton 15 125 - Matt Ramos (Purdue) maj Ethan Rivera (Princeton) 16-3 133 - Danny Jones (Princeton) dec Dustin Norris (Purdue) 3-2 141 - Greyson Clark (Purdue) dec Eligh Rivera (Princeton) 7-3 149 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) dec Isaac Ruble (Purdue) 8-1 157 - Joey Blaze (Purdue) fall Christopher Martino (Princeton) 5:49 165 - Stoney Buell (Purdue) tech Cody Tavoso (Princeton) 17-1 174 - Brody Baumann (Purdue) tech Xavier Giles (Princeton) 20-3 184 - James Rowley (Purdue) dec Mikey Squires (Princeton) 9-3 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) tech Ben Vanadia (Purdue) 17-2 285 - Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) maj Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) 8-0 Princeton 29 Chattanooga 13 125 - Ethan Rivera (Princeton) maj Ty Tice (Chattanooga) 10-1 133 - Danny Jones (Princeton) maj Bryce Luna (Chattanooga) 12-3 141 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga) 12-5 149 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) tech Dayne Dalrymple (Chattanooga) 20-4 157 - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) tech Christopher Martino (Princeton) 20-2 165 - Jackson Hurst (Chattanooga) maj Cody Tavoso (Princeton) 10-2 174 - Sergio DeSiante (Chattanooga) maj Xavier Giles (Princeton) 8-0 184 - Mikey Squires (Princeton) tech Logan Webster (Chattanooga) 18-1 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) tech David Harper (Chattanooga) 17-1 285 - Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) dec Ethan Vergara (Chattanooga) 8-5 (11/24) Keystone Classic – Philadelphia, PA Harvard and Penn were participants. Harvard finished in 6th place as a team. Below are the place finishers 157: #32 Jimmy Harrington – 3rd 165: Michael Bobola – 4th 184: Matthew Walsh – 5th 197: Max Agresti – 5th 141: Jameson Garcia – 6th 174: Haden Bottiglieri – 7th 125: Logan Brzozowski – 7th 184: Luke Rada – 7th 174: Alex Whitworth – 8th Penn was 4th in the team standings. Below is a list of place finishers 125: #18 Max Gallagher – 1st 141: #13 Cj Composto – 1st 157: #19 Jude Swisher – 1st 125: Brady Pruett – 2nd 133: Alex Almeyda – 2nd 141: Evan Mougalian – 2nd 149: Kelly Dunnigan – 2nd 133: #29 Ryan Miller – 3rd 285: John Pardo – 3rd 157: Paul Ognissanti – 5th 285 : Zachary Delsanter – 5th 197 : Jackson Zimmerman – 6th 165 : Vincent Mannella – 8th (11/24) Big Red Invite – Ithaca, NY Cornell and Brown were participants. This was a round robin style event with two pools 125 Pool A #9 Greg Diakomihalis, Cornell – 2nd Marcello Milani, Cornell – 3rd Jared Brunner, Brown – 6th 125 Pool B Joseph Sciarrone, Cornell – 2nd 133 Pool A Tyler Ferrara, Cornell – 1st Hunter Adrian, Brown – 2nd 133 Pool B Ethan Qureshi, Cornell – 1st 141 Pool A Joshua Saunders, Cornell – 1st Austin McBurney, Brown – 4th 141 Pool B Giuseppe Iamunno, Brown – 1st Carter Tate, Cornell – 2nd George Oroudjov, Cornell – 3rd 149 Pool A #14 Ethan Fernandez, Cornell – 1st Samuel McMonagle, Brown – 4th 149 Pool B Macario Calavitta, Cornell – 4th 157 Pool A Nathan Wade, Cornell – 2nd Nicholas Romero, Brown – 4th 165 Pool A Evan Canoyer, Cornell – 1st Harrison Trahan, Brown – 2nd 165 Pool B Kaleb Williams, Cornell – 2nd 174 Pool A #14 Simon Ruiz, Cornell – 1st Christian Hansen, Cornell – 3rd Drew Clearie, Brown – 4th 184 Pool A Colt Barley, Cornell – 2nd Andrew Reall, Brown – 3rd 184 Pool B Matt Furman, Cornell – 1st Justin Mayes, Cornell – 2nd Zahir McLean-Felix, Cornell – 3rd Nick Olivieri, Brown – 7th Liam Finn, Cornell – 10th 197 Pool A Aiden Hanning, Cornell – 1st Thomas Sandoval, Brown – 3rd 197 Pool B Eric Carlson, Cornell – 1st Alex Hamrick, Brown – 3rd 285 Pool A Alex Semenenko, Brown – 2nd Aiden Compton, Cornell – 4th 285 Pool B Braden Ewing, Brown – 5th (11/24) Black Knight Invite – West Point, NY Columbia was the lone Ivy League participant. They finished the team race in 4th place. Below is the list of place finishers. 149: Richard Fedalen – 3rd 133: Boris Witmer – 4th 125: Sulayman Bah – 5th 165: Cesar Alvan – 5th 157: Jaden Le – 6th 174: Jack McGill – 6th 285: Vincent Mueller – 6th
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Sean Bormet talks to InterMat after his Michigan Wolverines traveled to the University of Virginia and posted a 29-12 win. Coach Bormet talks about the efforts that veteran Joseph Walker and was true freshman Brock Mantanona bring. Transfers Chase Saldate and Jacob Cardenas both had big wins - Coach Bormet discusses their impact on the program. Next up for the Wolverine is the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational - Coach Bormet talks about where he feels his team is, headed into Vegas. For the full interview:
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As we head into the Thanksgiving break, there were a handful of MAC wrestlers who feasted on their opponents over the last weekend. A trio of teams got to sit at the grown-up’s table, while other teams gorged themselves at individual tournaments. There are no turkeys here this week as we celebrate some of the best MAC performances of the week. Northern Illinois The talk of the MAC, at least on Sunday, was Rider. And we’ll get to Rider shortly; however, Rider did suffer a loss last week. It was to conference opponent Northern Illinois on Friday night, 20-19. The light and heavyweights for the Huskies took care of business. None of NIU’s wins against Rider came from 149-184. One of the toss-up matches of the dual came at 141 lbs with NCAA qualifier McKenzie Bell of Rider and NCAA alternate Jacob Brya of Northern Illinois. Brya was making his season debut and his mat wrestling made the difference. A pair of reversals pushed him past Bell in a 7-5 victory. Heading into the 197 lb bout, the path to victory for the Huskies seemed slim. They were down by eight points with another toss-up match between Spencer Mooberry and Rider’s Steyn De Lange. De Lange held a slim 3-2 lead with two minutes of wrestling remaining and the choice to wrestle from the bottom position. DeLange got a relatively quick stand-up to increase his lead to 4-2 Shortly after the escape, Mooberry got in on a low attack and De Lange started a prolonged scramble. The Rider wrestler tried to roll through after a takedown was awarded to Mooberry and was caught on his back. Mooberry never let him leave his back and chaos erupted after a fall was called by the official. Now, with a match remaining, Northern Illinois trailed by two points. Heavyweight Jacob Christensen clinched the win for NIU with a 3-1 victory over freshman Collin French. Christensen was buoyed by an escape point and two points for stalling on French. The win was the first in program history over Rider. Northern Illinois will take some time off over Thanksgiving only to reemerge at SIU Edwardsville’s Cougar Clash on December 7th. Rider After the tough conference loss on Friday night, Rider had no time to lick their wounds. The team traveled north to Wisconsin for a Sunday dual with the Badgers of the Big Ten. The bout started at 197 lbs which saw De Lange get a close 4-3 win over Nico Colucci; however, the next three would go in favor of the hosts, putting Rider at a 12-3 disadvantage. That nine-point hole didn’t matter as John Hangey’s team won the remaining six matches to blow through the Badgers, 28-12. Bell got the run started with a 10-4 win over Brock Bobzien; however, it was Sammy Alvarez at 149 lbs that began a streak of bonus points in three straight matches. His 21-4 tech fall, was followed by a second-period pin by Colton Washleski at 157 lbs and Enrique Munguia threw a 9-0 shutout to completely take control of the dual. Michael Wilson (174) and Isaac Dean (184) closed things out with a 10-9 win and a 20-6 major decision, respectively. The Broncs move up to 1-2 on the year after the close loss to NIU and loss last week to #20 West Virginia. You’ll be able to see Rider in action at the toughest tournament in the country as they head to Vegas for the Cliff Keen Invitational on December 6th and 7th. George Mason To close out the dual portion of our recap, George Mason quietly went to 6-0 in all competitions and 4-0 in the MAC with a 32-8 win over SIU Edwardsville. The Cougars make take issues with the term quietly as Mason was able to tally bonus points in half of their eight wins. Stalwarts DJ McGee (157) and Evan Maag (165) had a major decision and fall, respectively. Veteran Logan Messer was dominating before an injury default and true freshman James Blackman continues to impress with a 13-4 major decision at 285 lbs. In addition to lighting up the scoreboard, the Patriots also had to grind out three close wins. 125 lber Ben Monn prevailed over Davian Guanajuato in sudden victory, while Charlie Bunting notched a 4-1 win over Marcel Lopez at 133 lbs, and Malachi DuVall slipped by Deron Pulliam 1-0 at 184 lbs. Finally, at 149 lbs Kaden Cassidy maintained his perfect record and has a chance to potentially break into the national rankings. This marks the second time in three years that Frank Beasley’s team has started the year with six straight dual wins. George Mason will look to extend that to eight wins as they’ll take on MAC foe Buffalo and Long Island on December 6th. Editor's Note: Long Island has taken this match off of their schedule - so it will just be a dual between George Mason and Buffalo. The dual will be held in George Mason's "Johnson Center" the food court in the student union. Keystone Classic Half of the champions from the Keystone Classic came from the MAC. The first of the titles came from one of the usual suspects, while others may have been a bit more surprising. Anthony Noto’s title at 133 lbs came after back-to-back wins over solid opponents from the host school, Penn (Ryan Miller and Alex Almeyda). Central Michigan got a second title as Chandler Amaker won the 165 lb weight class following Lovett. From a MAC standpoint, Amaker’s most significant win came in the semifinals when he downed Lock Haven’s Caden Dobbins, 5-2. It was an all-Lock Haven affair in the 174 lb finals as Avery Bassett scored early and often in an 11-3 major decision over teammate Tyler Stoltzfus. It was the first loss of the year for Stoltzfus and Bassett ran his record to 7-1. Another Lock Haven wrestler claimed a title at 184 lbs when Colin Fegley locked up a last-minute takedown to defeat Adrien Cramer of Central Michigan, 4-1. In the semis, Fegley had a very solid win over Virginia Tech’s Sam Fisher - someone who has been ranked in the past, but is behind All-American TJ Stewart. Fegley made his way into the national rankings last week, for the first time in his career, and doesn’t appear to be leaving them soon after a Keystone title. Lock Haven’s top recruit from the Class of 2024, Tucker Hogan, showed why he was so highly regarded in his title run at 197 lbs. In three bouts, Hogan amassed 46 points. Hogan has been noted as an excellent wrestler from the top - he displayed this with five sets of nearfall points across his three wins. Kent State at the Navy Classic The Golden Flashes crowned a champion at the Navy Classic as Billy Meiszner won the 149 lb bracket. Meiszner was unseeded but ended up winning the top half of the bracket. In the quarterfinals, Meiszner picked off Nebraska’s Scott Robertson, 11-4. Robertson had just knocked off the top seed in the weight class, Kaeman Smith of Navy. Meiszner finished his tournament with wins over Ayden Garver (Oregon State) and Carson DesRosier (The Citadel). Though none of his wins came over ranked opposition, hopefully, this tournament title sparks Meiszner and helps him to continue his winning ways once he meets that caliber of opponents. Kent State will be back in dual action on December 5th against Lake Erie, before heading to the Cleveland State Open on the 7th. The Big Red Invite A pair of MAC teams were in Ithaca for Cornell’s Big Red Invite, Buffalo, and Clarion. Wrestlers were sorted into round-robin groups and were able to get at least three matches per wrestler. Leading the way for Buffalo was 157 lber Kaleb Burgess. Burgess had falls in three of his four matches and defeated teammate Brady Ungar, 8-1, in the only match that went the full seven minutes. Lonnell Owens-Pabon (197) took second in his group. He posted two falls and had an 8-1 decision victory over Brown’s Thomas Sandoval. The only Clarion wrestler to win his bracket was Wesley Barnes, who won the 165 lb “B” grouping. Barnes had a pair of falls among his five wins. Kyle Schickel (149/A), Scott Johnson (133/B), Judah Aybar (149/B), Gavin Wilmoth (174/B), Ethan Wiant (197/B), and Lucas Thomas (285/B) all finished second in their respective groupings.
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We're almost finished with the first month of the 2024-25 season and there are a couple of events on this holiday week. A total of 4 duals will be contested. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). To make this guide even easier to find, we've added a link on our homepage and the latest Live Streaming Guide will appear right under the header articles. All times Eastern Monday, November 25: Greensboro at North Carolina 5:00 PM ESPN+ Illinois at North Carolina 7:00 PM ESPN+ Tuesday, November 26: Missouri vs. Northern Iowa at Hartland, WI 8:00 PM UFC Fight Pass: CFFC Match Day Sunday, December 1: Bloomsburg, Cornell, Lock Haven, Navy at Mat Town Open I 9:30 AM Minnesota at South Dakota State 3:00 PM MidCo Sports Plus
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Sunday’s DI Dual Results Ohio State 38 Hofstra 6 125 - Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) fall Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) 2:27 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) maj Chase Liardi (Hofstra) 12-2 141 - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) fall Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) 3:40 149 - Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) maj Noah Tapia (Hofstra) 16-4 157 - Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State) maj Jurius Clark (Hofstra) 14-5 165 - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) maj Kyle Mosher (Hofstra) 14-4 174 - Greyson Harris (Hofstra) dec TJ Schierl (Ohio State) 11-7 184 - Ross McFarland (Hofstra) dec Gavin Bell (Ohio State) 7-3 197 - Luke Geog (Hofstra) tech Nik Miller (Hofstra) 15-0 285 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) tech Danny Church (Hofstra) 21-6 George Mason 32 SIU Edwardsville 8 125 - Ben Monn (George Mason) dec Davian Guanajuato (SIU Edwardsville) 7-4SV 133 - Charlie Bunting (George Mason) dec Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) 4-1 141 - Danny Martinez (SIU Edwardsville) tech Dom Hargrove (George Mason) 16-1 149 - Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) dec Hayden Whidden (SIU Edwardsville) 8-3 157 - DJ McGee (George Mason) maj Brock Woodcock (SIU Edwardsville) 16-8 165 - Evan Maag (George Mason) fall Bradley Gillum (SIU Edwardsville) 1:52 174 - Logan Messer (George Mason) InjDef Griffin Ray (SIU Edwardsville) 184 - Malachi DuVall (George Mason) dec Deron Pullium (SIU Edwardsville) 1-0 197 - Nick Nosler (SIU Edwardsville) dec Tyler Kocak (George Mason) 7-3 285 - James Blackman (George Mason) maj Jake Fernandez (SIU Edwardsville) 13-4 Rider 28 Wisconsin 12 125 - Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) dec Will Betancourt (Rider) 7-6 133 - Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) fall Michael Campanano (Rider) 4:08 141 - McKenzie Bell (Rider) dec Brock Bobzien (Wisconsin) 10-4 149 - Sammy Alvarez (Rider) tech Royce Nilo (Wisconsin) 21-4 157 - Colton Washleski (Rider) fall Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) 4:52 165 - Enrique Munguia (Rider) maj Cale Anderson (Wisconsin) 9-0 174 - Michael Wilson (Rider) dec Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) 10-9 184 - Isaac Dean (Rider) maj Dylan Russo (Wisconsin) 20-6 197 - Steyn DeLange (Rider) dec Nico Colucci (Wisconsin) 4-3 285 - Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) dec Collin French (Rider) 7-0 Little Rock 29 Northwestern 10 125 - Reid Nelson (Little Rock) dec Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern) 9-4 133 - Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) tech Massey Odiotti (Northwestern) 21-5 141 - Jayden Gomez (Little Rock) fall Chris Cannon (Northwestern) 4:59 149 - Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) dec Sam Cartella (Northwestern) 3-2 157 - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) dec Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) 4-1 165 - Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) maj Brendon Abdon (Little Rock) 8-0 174 - Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) dec Joseph Martin (Northwestern) 6-3 184 - Brock DelSignore (Little Rock) dec Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) 2-1 197 - Stephen Little (Little Rock) fall Evan Bates (Northwestern) 4:33 285 - Dirk Morley (Northwestern) dec Apollo Gothard (Little Rock) 8-2 Minnesota 44 Campbell 0 125 - Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) dec Anthony Molton (Campbell) 5-4 133 - Tyler Wells (Minnesota) maj Dom Zaccone (Campbell) 10-2 141 - Vance VomBaur (Minnesota) maj Shannon Hanna (Campbell) 10-2 149 - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) maj Oliver Fairchild (Campbell) 11-3 157 - Tommy Askey (Minnesota) maj Seth Larson (Campbell) 13-1 165 - Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) tech Ryan Bollentino (Campbell) 25-9 174 - Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) maj Brant Cracraft (Campbell) 15-4 184 - Max McEnelly (Minnesota) tech Connor Maslanek (Campbell) 19-4 197 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) FFT 285 - Gable Steveson (Minnesota) tech Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) 20-4 Pittsburgh 21 Lehigh 12 125 - Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) dec Nick Babin (Pittsburgh) 6-3 133 - Matty Lopes (Lehigh) dec Vince Santaniello (Pittsburgh) 3-2 141 - Anthony Santaniello (Pittsburgh) dec Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 4-1 149 - Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) tech Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh) 20-4 157 - Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) dec Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) 2-1 165 - Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh) dec Kelin Laffey (Pittsburgh) 9-4 174 - Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) dec Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) 4-1 184 - Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) maj Jack Wilt (Lehigh) 8-0 197 - Michael Beard (Lehigh) dec Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) 9-2 285 - Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) dec JT Davis (Lehigh) 2-1 Northern Iowa 16 South Dakota State 15 125 - Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) dec Kyle Gollhofer (Northern Iowa) 7-4SV 133 - Cory Land (Northern Iowa) dec Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) 9-7 141 - Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) dec Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) 4-1 149 - Colin Dupill (South Dakota State) dec Adam Allard (Northern Iowa) 7-6 157 - Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) dec Cobe Siebrecht (South Dakota State) 8-1 165 - Drake Rhodes (South Dakota State) dec Jack Thomsen (Northern Iowa) 12-7 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) dec Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) 7-6 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) dec Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) 8-3 197 - Zach Glazier (South Dakota State) dec Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa) 4-3 285 - Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) dec Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) 7-2 Oklahoma State 33 Arizona State 6 125 - Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) fall Max Brewster (Arizona State) 4:35 133 - Cael Hughes (Oklahoma State) tech Carter Dibert (Arizona State) 18-1 141 - Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) dec Emilio Ysaguirre (Arizona State) 5-1 149 - Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State) dec Carter Young (Oklahoma State) 9-7 157 - Cutter Sheets (Oklahoma State) maj Austin Scott (Arizona State) 18-5 165 - Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) dec Cam Amine (Oklahoma State) 4-1SV 174 - Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) maj Chance McLane (Arizona State) 14-4 184 - Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) maj Shay Addison (Arizona State) 15-2 197 - Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) maj Max Acciardi (Arizona State) 17-4 285 - Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) dec Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 11-5 Michigan 29 Virginia 12 125 - Keveyon Roller (Virginia) maj Nolan Wertanen (Michigan) 14-5 133 - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) maj Gable Porter (Virginia) 11-1 141 - Sergio Lemley (Michigan) tech Kyren Butler (Virginia) 16-1 149 - Jack Gioffre (Virginia) tech Nathan Jerore (Michigan) 17-1 157 - Chase Saldate (Michigan) maj Michael Gioffre (Virginia) 13-3 165 - Brock Mantanona (Michigan) maj Nick Hamilton (Virginia) 11-3 174 - Joseph Walker (Michigan) maj Rocco Contino (Virginia) 17-5 184 - Jaden Bullock (Michigan) dec Griffin Gammell (Virginia) 9-4 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Michigan) tech Ethan Weatherspoon (Virginia) 18-1 285 - Gabe Christenson (Virginia) dec Dzhabrail Khurshidov (Michigan) 4-1
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Saturday night was one of the most-anticipated duals of the collegiate regular season as #9 Iowa State traveled into Iowa City to take on #2 Iowa. The dual lived up to the hype as there were some upsets, some twists and turns, a few unforeseen appearances, and lots of good action. The Cy-Hawk dual did provide us with some takeaways (five of them) as we move on with the rest of the season. So let’s get to them! 1. Jacori Teemer’s injury Perhaps the biggest story pertaining to this dual - in a big picture perspective - is the injury to the top-ranked 157 lber in the country, Jacori Teemer. While attempting to defend an elevated single leg from Paniro Johnson, Teemer appeared to injure his hamstring. After getting attention from the Iowa training staff, Teemer made his way back on the mat ready to continue. He gave it another try but had difficulty even getting down in the top portion of referee’s position. Shortly after the restart, with Teemer in obvious discomfort, the Iowa staff pulled the pull and defaulted. At the time, it looked like this result would turn the tides towards Iowa State in the dual; however, the Hawkeyes swept the next four weights. Teemer will obviously miss some action for the Hawkeyes. Iowa’s next dual(s) are on December 6th against Army West Point and Princeton. Not having Teemer in the lineup for either of those duals should not put the dual result in question. Beyond that, losing Teemer or having him very limited, during the Big Ten schedule and potentially the postseason could have huge implications. The 157 lb weight class isn’t exactly loaded with contenders like some other weights are. Right behind Teemer is Cornell All-American Meyer Shapiro who needed to injury default out of the Journeymen Collegiate Classic two weeks ago. He didn’t participate in the Big Red’s dual with Buffalo on Saturday afternoon. Could the top-two wrestlers at the weight have their long-term status in flux? Three through eight at this weight are Antrell Taylor (Nebraska), Tyler Kasak (Penn State), Peyten Kellar (Ohio), Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa), Tommy Askey (Minnesota), and Ed Scott (NC State). Even Kasak’s status is unknown as Penn State also has Alex Facundo available and Kasak has yet to redshirt. Iowa State’s Paniro Johnson entered the weekend ranked #10. Things might get really interesting here. Circling back to Iowa, the Hawkeyes used Caleb Rathjen in their season-opening dual to fill-in at 157 lbs. I’d assume he gets the first call if Teemer is out for any period of time. It’s worth noting that a previous option, Cobe Seibrecht, transferred to South Dakota State late in the summer - once the Teemer addition was finalized. 2. Patrick Kennedy’s return All summer and preseason we’ve tried to make sense of 174/184 for the Hawkeyes. It seemed like Gabe Arnold would make sense at 174 lbs with Nelson Brands at 184. Brands had his sights set on regaining the starting role at 174 lbs, so he was thrown into the mix with Arnold and the incumbent, Patrick Kennedy. Head Coach Tom Brands said he would let the wrestlers sort it out in the room and it looked like that may have been the case with Nelson getting the call at 174 and Arnold at 184 lbs in each of the first three duals for the Hawkeyes. With Iowa trailing 12-9 heading into 174 lbs, Tom Brands threw a curveball and sent out Kennedy to face former Hawkeye teammate Aiden Riggins. Brands was obviously privy to tons of live-go’s between the two and thought Kennedy would be a better matchup than his nephew, Nelson. Or perhaps, Nelson has still been trying to knock the rust off after missing the entire 2023-24 campaign. Would he have been able to post a tech fall win over Riggins? I think he wins, but probably not via tech. At the time, those two bonus points looked like they could be huge heading into 184 lbs with a veteran in the mix for Iowa State. Which brings us to…. 3. Angelo Ferrari’s Carver-Hawkeye debut If putting Kennedy out at 174 lbs was a curveball from Brands, unleashing Angelo Ferrari was one of those wipeout sliders that starts in the middle of the plate and ends up behind a batter’s back foot - making him look foolish when he swings. The tech fall at 174 lbs gave Iowa a 14-12 lead coming down the home stretch. For Iowa State to win, they would need to win either 184 or 197 lbs and hope their heavyweight wins, as you would expect. 184 seemed like a better bet with #15 Evan Bockman presumably against #7 Arnold, rather than #20 Christian Carroll beating #2 Stephen Buchanan. So in a match that could make the heavyweight result irrelevant Brands chose to send out true freshman Angelo Ferrari rather than Arnold. And for full transparency, Ferrari isn’t some walk-on from the back of the roster. He was one of the top overall recruits in the Class of 2024, but he hadn’t been truly tested in a live match with an opponent of Bockman’s caliber. It seemed like it may be riskier than going with Arnold. It didn’t take long to see that Ferrari not only belonged in the match, but he was the better wrestler and might be able to manage bonus points. He came up just short in that regard, but still produced a convincing decision and got the Carver-Hawkeye excited for the future - and in the moment. With Kennedy’s performance and the possibilities that Ferrari presents, it sort of muddied the waters at 174 and 184 lbs, once again. 4. Echemendia’s a title contender One of the matches I was looking forward to the most was the 149 lb contest between All-Americans #4 Kyle Parco and #7 Anthony Echemendia. Echemendia earned All-American honors last year at 141 lbs and moved up this season. Normally, I am concerned about a wrestler changing weights, because there is a lot that can go wrong for them. I worried about Echemendia and the size/strength factor much less than others because he intended on wrestling 149 lbs last season - even appearing in his first two matches there. His early returns in 2024-25 have been favorable with an 11-5 win over #12 Jaden Abas (Stanford) and a tech fall over Navy’s starter Kaeman Smith. Even though Echemendia came out on the wrong side of a 4-3 loss to Parco, I actually feel better about his chances of a deep NCAA run this season. The Cyclone got the only takedown of the bout on a body lock that was finishing immaculately. The difference in the bout was a penalty point for locking hands, immediately followed by a point for an illegal cut-back. Of course, his top game and match savviness will have to improve, but I don’t see either being emblematic of a deeper issue. 149 lbs is a weight class that is currently looking up at returning champion Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech). Also ahead of Parco are Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) and Ty Watters (West Virginia). Big Ten champion Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) is right behind Parco. At this point of the season, I think there are multiple wrestlers from that group capable of standing on the top step of the podium in late-March. Echemendia should be in that group. Whether you agree or disagree with the sentiment, we should get a preview soon. All but Van Ness and Parco are on teams headed to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in two weeks. That could end up shaking up the rankings or perhaps reinforcing what we already know now. 5. It’s not over for the Cyclones No one wants to lose matches…individually and as a team. It’s a tough burden to carry a 20-match losing streak to your biggest rival. It stings. At the same time, Iowa State’s season is far from over. In the grand scheme of things, because of the way college wrestling is currently constructed, all that matters from this dual is bragging rights for fans and maybe some fodder for the Iowa staff to use on the recruiting trail. That’s it. For proof, you need to look back allllll the way to……2023. I remember interviewing Kevin Dresser after the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. As he spoke to the media, you could still sense the hurt in his voice from losing to Iowa. The 2023 installment was particularly painful. As a partial observer, I thought Iowa State stood a much better chance against the Hawkeyes last year than this year. The dual was on their home turf. It was the final Cy-Hawk dual for program-changing senior David Carr. After Carr’s major decision at 165 lbs, the Cyclones led 10-9. Winning one of the next three matches, would put the dual in All-American Yonger Bastida’s hands - who was in a relative mismatch. It appeared that Iowa State would have the advantage at 184 and 197 lbs; however, they ended up losing both and the dual, 18-14. Because of the timing of the 2023 dual and the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Iowa State only had a few days to lick their wounds before heading to Vegas. Actually, only four days of rest. And the reason I spoke to Dresser after CKLV - his team won the entire thing. In a tournament that was rightly called the toughest in-season tournament in over a decade was won by Iowa State, less than a week after getting their hearts broken by their rival. Later in the year, Iowa State won their first Big 12 Championship since 2009. Less than two weeks after that, they finished fourth in the nation, a slot ahead of Iowa. At the time, we didn’t think that Dresser’s team earned an NCAA team trophy - prior to 2023 the NCAA awarded trophies to the top-four teams, but stated they would only salute the top-three teams due to budgetary constraints. A few months later, the NCAA changed course and the Cyclones received their trophy. It was the first of Dresser’s tenure in Ames. Iowa State fans, the loss hurts. The streak sucks. But it’s not the end of the world. The Cyclones can still have an incredibly successful season. Like last season, CKLV is looming on the Iowa State schedule. There’s a longer break between the two (Dec. 6/7), so they might even have a couple of team members that were banged up for yesterday’s dual, but ready for Vegas. Even before the calendar turns over to 2025, ISU has a dual with North Dakota State at Dresser’s old high school and the Collegiate Duals where they’ll face Lock Haven, #23 North Carolina, and #6 Ohio State. We’re at the point in Dresser’s tenure at ISU where he expects his team to win every single time they toe the line. The loss stings, but it only defines the season if they let it do so.
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Saturday’s Dual Results Iowa 21 Iowa State 15 125 - Adrian Meza (Iowa State) dec Kale Peterson (Iowa) 5-1 133 - Drake Ayala (Iowa) dec Evan Frost (Iowa State) 11-7 141 - Zach Redding (Iowa State) dec Ryder Block (Iowa) 5-4 149 - Kyle Parco (Iowa) dec Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) 4-3 157 - Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) InjDef Jacori Teemer (Iowa) 165 - Michael Caliendo (Iowa) dec Connor Euton (Iowa State) 12-7 174 - Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) tech Aiden Riggins (Iowa State) 19-4 184 - Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) dec Evan Bockman (Iowa State) 8-2 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) maj Christian Carroll (Iowa State) 10-0 285 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) dec Ben Kueter (Iowa) 7-2 Cornell 37 Buffalo 0 125 - Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) maj Max Elton (Buffalo) 14-2 133 - Brett Ungar (Cornell) tech Troy Guerra (Buffalo) 15-0 141 - Joshua Saunders (Cornell) maj Aaron Lanster (Buffalo) 11-2 149 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) dec Sam Ewing (Buffalo) 12-5 157 - Nate Wade (Cornell) dec Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) 7-5 165 - Evan Canoyer (Cornell) dec Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) 9-2 174 - Simon Ruiz (Cornell) tech Dylan Schell (Buffalo) 20-4 184 - Colt Barley (Cornell) dec Marcus Pettie (Buffalo) 7-2 197 - Mikey Dellagatta (Cornell) maj Lonnell Owens-Pabon (Buffalo) 11-1 Oklahoma 27 Wyoming 6 125 - Antonio Lorenzo (Oklahoma) dec Jore Volk (Wyoming) 3-2 133 - Cleveland Belton (Oklahoma) dec David Saenz (Wyoming) 8-4 141 - Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) maj Cole Brooks (Wyoming) 14-6 149 - Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) dec Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) 8-5SV 157 - Jared Hill (Wyoming) dec Carter Schubert (Oklahoma) 4-2 165 - Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) dec Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming) 5-4 174 - Gaven Sax (Oklahoma) tech Brett McIntosh (Wyoming) 15-0 184 - DJ Parker (Oklahoma) dec Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) 4-3 197 - Joey Novak (Wyoming) dec Bradley Hill (Oklahoma) 3-1 285 - Juan Mora (Oklahoma) dec Kevin Zimmer (Wyoming) 7-6 Purdue 26 Princeton 15 125 - Matt Ramos (Purdue) maj Ethan Rivera (Princeton) 16-3 133 - Danny Jones (Princeton) dec Dustin Norris (Purdue) 3-2 141 - Greyson Clark (Purdue) dec Eligh Rivera (Princeton) 7-3 149 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) dec Isaac Ruble (Purdue) 8-1 157 - Joey Blaze (Purdue) fall Christopher Martino (Princeton) 5:49 165 - Stoney Buell (Purdue) tech Cody Tavoso (Princeton) 17-1 174 - Brody Baumann (Purdue) tech Xavier Giles (Princeton) 20-3 184 - James Rowley (Purdue) dec Mikey Squires (Princeton) 9-3 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) tech Ben Vanadia (Purdue) 17-2 285 - Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) maj Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) 8-0 Princeton 29 Chattanooga 13 125 - Ethan Rivera (Princeton) maj Ty Tice (Chattanooga) 10-1 133 - Danny Jones (Princeton) maj Bryce Luna (Chattanooga) 12-3 141 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga) 12-5 149 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) tech Dayne Dalrymple (Chattanooga) 20-4 157 - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) tech Christopher Martino (Princeton) 20-2 165 - Jackson Hurst (Chattanooga) maj Cody Tavoso (Princeton) 10-2 174 - Sergio DeSiante (Chattanooga) maj Xavier Giles (Princeton) 8-0 184 - Mikey Squires (Princeton) tech Logan Webster (Chattanooga) 18-1 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) tech David Harper (Chattanooga) 17-1 285 - Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) dec Ethan Vergara (Chattanooga) 8-5 Purdue 41 Chattanooga 3 125 - Matt Ramos (Purdue) tech Ty Tice (Chattanooga) 20-4 133 - Dustin Norris (Purdue) dec Bryce Luna (Chattanooga) 10-6 141 - Eli Knight (Chattanooga) dec Greyson Clark (Purdue) 10-7 149 - Isaac Ruble (Purdue) dec Dayne Dalrymple (Chattanooga) 3-0 157 - Joey Blaze (Purdue) maj Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) 11-3 165 - Stoney Buell (Purdue) maj Jackson Hurst (Chattanooga) 16-5 174 - Brody Baumann (Purdue) fall Sergio DeSiante (Chattanooga) 3:56 184 - James Rowley (Purdue) fall Logan Webster (Chattanooga) 1:48 197 - Ben Vanadia (Purdue) fall David Harper (Chattanooga) 2:44 285 - Hayden Filipovich (Purdue) maj Ethan Vergara (Chattanooga) 11-0 American 33 Duke 6 125 - JJ Peace (American) tech Ethan Grimminger (Duke) 20-4 133 - Raymond Lopez (American) maj Raymond Adams (Duke) 17-7 141 - Cael McIntyre (American) dec Noah Kochman (Duke) 5-1 149 - Gage Owen (American) dec Peter Chacon (Duke) 7-3 157 - Jack Nies (American) tech Logan Fite (Duke) 18-1 165 - Aidan Wallace (Duke) dec.Kaden Milheim (American) 5-0 174 - Caleb Campos (American) maj Gaetano Console (Duke) 17-7 184 - Lucas White (American) fall Owen McGrory (Duke) 2:02 197 - Liam Volk-Klos (American) dec Vincent Lee (Duke), 13-7 285 - Connor Barket (Duke) dec Emmanuel Ulrich (American) 5-0 Utah Valley 54 Presbyterian 0 125 - Bridger Ricks (Utah Valley) tech Brayden Adams (Presbyterian) 17-2 133 - Kase Mauger (Utah Valley) tech TJ Rodier (Presbyterian) 15-0 141 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) FFT 149 - Tanner Frothinger (Utah Valley) fall Ryan Luna (Presbyterian) 3:53 157 -Ryker Fullmer (Utah Valley) fall Eli Holiday (Presbyterian) 4:47 165 - Alex Emmer (Utah Valley) maj Nathan Furman (Presbyterian) 8-0 174 - Mark Takara (Utah Valley) fall Reed Douglass (Presbyterian) 4:48 184 - Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley) maj Caleb Roe (Presbyterian) 11-0 197 - Kael Bennie (Utah Valley) fall George Hopkins (Presbyterian) 1:19 285 - Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) fall Marvens Saint Jean (Presbyterian) 1:11 Utah Valley 38 Duke 6 125 - Bridger Ricks (Utah Valley) tech Ethan Grimminger (Duke) 14-3 133 - Kase Mauger (Utah Valley) fall Raymond Adams (Duke) 3:50 141 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) maj Christian Coleman (Duke) 9-1 149 - Sean O’Donnell (Duke) dec Q’veli Quintanilla (Utah Valley) 7-0 157 - Ryker Fullmer (Utah Valley) tech Peter Chacon (Duke) 20-4 165 - Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley) maj Aiden Wallace (Duke) 12-3 174 - Trevor Frank (Utah Valley) dec David Hussey (Duke) 10-4 184 - Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley) fall Logan Richey (Duke) 2:31 197 - Kael Bennie (Utah Valley) fall Vincent Lee (Duke) 6:41 285 - Connor Barket (Duke) dec Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) 7-6 Duke 38 Presbyterian 9 125 - Ethan Grimminger (Duke) dec Brayden Adams (Presbyterian) 5-2SV 133 - Raymond Adams (Duke) maj TJ Rodier (Presbyterian) 17-6 141 - Noah Kochman (Duke) FFT 149 - Sean O’Donnell (Duke) dec Ryan Luna (Presbyterian) 5-1 157 - Logan Fite (Duke)) fall Eli Holiday (Presbyterian) 1:24 165 - Aiden Wallace (Duke) tech Nathan Furman (Presbyterian) 18-0 174 - Reed Douglass (Presbyterian) tech David Hussey (Duke) 26-10 184 - Caleb Roe (Presbyterian) maj Logan Richey (Duke) 15-4 197 - Vincent Lee (Duke) tech Toler Hornick (Presbyterian) 22-7 285 - Connor Barket (Duke) fall Marvens Saint Jean (Presbyterian) 4:08 American 43 Presbyterian 6 125 - JJ Peace (American) fall Brayden Adams (Presbyterian) 4:39 133 - Raymond Lopez (American) fall TJ Rodier (Presbyterian) 0:14 141 - Cael McIntyre (American) FFT 149 - Gage Owen (American) maj Ryan Luna (Presbyterian) 16-5 157 - Jack Nies (American) maj Jamison Colongione (Presbyterian) 14-3 165 - Kaden Milheim (American) maj Joshua Roe (Presbyterian) 11-3 174 - Caleb Campos (American) tech Reed Douglass (Presbyterian) 22-6 184 - Lucas White (American) dec Caleb Roe (Presbyterian) 9-4 197 - Liam Volk-Klos (American) tech Toler Hornick (Presbyterian) 20-4 285 - Marvens Saint Jean (Presbyterian) fall Emmanuel Ulrich (American) 4:05 Air Force 54 Vanguard 0 125 - Nico Tocci (Air Force) FFT 133 - Gavin Caprella (Air Force) tech Robert Villegas (Vanguard) 16-1 141 - Carter Nogle (Air Force) fall Hector Hernandez (Vanguard) 2:12 149 - Alec Viduya (Air Force) FFT 157 - EJ Beloncik (Air Force) tech Caidence Turner (Vanguard) 20-4 165 - Andrew Harmon (Air Force) maj Richard Motas (Vanguard) 11-0 174 - Jack Ganos (Air Force) fall Marquize Brown (Vanguard) 2:15 184 - Gage Musser (Air Force) fall Keagen Kroeger (Vanguard) 1:43 197 - Brian Burburjia (Air Force) fall Isaiah Hernandez (Vanguard) 1:43 285 - Antonio Ramos (Air Force) maj Roman Torres (Vanguard) 13-0
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Friday night the Iowa women’s wrestling team got some good news. In addition to their success on the mat at the Missouri Valley Open, head coach Clarissa Chun got a win on the recruiting trail with a verbal commitment from Isabella Marie Gonzales (Clovis East, California). In FloWrestling’s recent list of the top-100 girls recruits in the high school Class of 2025 - Gonzales was listed at #5. Gonzales is a two-time California state champion with her most recent title coming at 115 lbs with a 6-1 victory over Kylee Golz of Trabuco Hills. We recently saw Gonzales in action at Who’s #1, where she won a 9-8 barnburner over Savannah Witt (Michigan) at 120 lbs. It was the second Who’s #1 win for Gonzales. She was selected to participate in the 2023 event and won a 4-4 match over future Iowa teammate Karlee Brooks at 117 lbs. Over the summer, Gonzales represented the United States at the U17 World Championships at 53 kg. Gonzales came up one match shy of a bronze medal. In each of the previous three years, Gonzales earned a gold medal at the Pan-American Championships - across two age groups. Gonzales is the first wrestler to commit to Chun’s team from the Class of 2025. For all of the current commitments reported to InterMat, from the girls high school Class of 2025, Click Here
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