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J Robinson

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Waynesburg University wrestling team bounced back from some recent struggles and successfully defended their team title at the Washington and Lee Invitational on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets scored a total of 97 team points, which put them 16 points ahead of second-place Washington & Jefferson, which totaled 81 points. Johns Hopkins University rounded out the top three with 65.5 points. The Jackets picked up a tournament-best four individual champions, including junior 141-pounder Nick Garber, who was named the Outstanding Wrestling of the event. The Waynesburg native picked up three first-period pins, including a fall in 1:11 over second-seeded Sam Campbell of Washington & Lee in the championship match. Other champions included sophomore 149-pounder Garrett Johnston, who upset top-seeded Tyler Berger of W&J in the championship bout. Junior Corbin Semple picked up two pins on his way to the 184-pound crown, while senior heavyweight Melvin Warrick downed top-seeded Taylor Potts of W&J in the championship bout. The Jackets boasted nine top-four finishes, including a pair of second-place showings by freshman 125-pounder Alex Crown and sophomore 165-pounder Jared Roberts. Senior Josh Mollica placed fourth at 133, as did sophomore 157-pounder Jon Sanko. Waynesburg will look to carry their winning ways over to Friday, Jan. 22, when they travel to Washington, Pa. to face W&J in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) match.

BLACKSBURG -- The Virginia Tech wrestling squad won 12 of 14 matches contested Sunday afternoon at Cassell Coliseum, rolling to a pair of non-conference wins. The Hokies opened with a 34-15 victory over Gardner-Webb before downing UNC Greensboro, 29-15. In the opening match of the day, UNCG cruised to a 38-11 win over Gardner-Webb. In Tech’s first match, 16th-ranked Jarrod Garnett picked up a forfeit win before Brock LiVorio made quick work of Brett Kostern at 133 pounds, pinning him in just 35 seconds. Ninth-ranked Chris Diaz dominated Morgan McDaniel with a 16-1 technical fall late in the second period. At 149 pounds, Brian Stephens used a late fury of takedowns to beat Ryan Medved 11-7. Taylor Knapp dropped a 6-3 decision to Alex Medved at 157 pounds before Matt Epperly picked up his own 16-1 technical fall at 165 pounds. Tech forfeited at 174 pounds to make it 25-9 and then 20th-ranked Tommy Spellman made quick work of Jonathan Velazquez, pinning him early in the first period. The Hokies’ Chris Penny picked up his first collegiate win with a 4-0 blanking of Travis Porter at 197 pounds and then Tech forfeited at heavyweight to end the dual match. In the second match, Garnett struggled, but held on for a 9-6 win over Eric Chandler to start things off at 125 pounds. LiVorio picked up his second first-period pin of the day, sticking Casey Boyle with just eight seconds left in the stanza. Diaz used a pair of first-period nearfalls to down Ivan Lopouchanski 8-2 at 141 pounds. Stephens used three takedowns in the first period, four in the second and two more in the third to pick up an impressive 25-10 technical fall over Alejandro Soto-Perez. Taylor Knapp was the recipient of a forfeit win at 157 pounds and then Epperly picked up an 8-2 win over Victor Hojilla at 165 pounds. After Tech forfeited at 174 pounds, Spellman picked up a 6-2 win over Andrew Saunders. The action ended at 197 pounds with Penny falling to Ryan Sughrue and then the Hokies forfeited at heavyweight. Tech (13-3, 1-0 ACC) will be back in action next Saturday, wrestling at the University of Virginia at 1 p.m., in their ACC match. Tech downed the Cavs 21-18 at the Virginia Duals last weekend in a non-conference bout. UNC Greensboro (3-4) 38, Gardner-Webb (1-7-1), 11 125: Eric Chandler (UNCG) wins by forfeit 133: Casey Boyle (UNCG) fall Brett Kostern, 4:36 141: Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG) maj. dec. Morgan McDaniel, 13-1 149: Ryan Medved (GW) maj. dec. Matt Barbo, 10-0 157: Alex Medved (GW) maj. dec. Alejandro Soto-Perez, 9-1 165: Victor Hojilla (UNCG) maj. dec. David Pelsang, 13-3 174: Byron Sigmon (UNCG) fall Blake Salyer, 1:35 184: Andrew Saunders (UNCG) fall Jonathan Velazquez, 2:59 197: Ryan Sughrue (UNCG) fall Tom Pennington, 4:31 285: #13 Dustin Porter (GW) dec. Peter Sturgeon, 5-0 #15 Virginia Tech (12-3) 34, Gardner-Webb (1-8-1) 15 125: #16 Jarrod Garnett (VT) wins by forfeit 133: Brock LiVorio (VT) fall Brett Kostern, :35 141: #9 Chris Diaz (VT) tech fall Morgan McDaniel, 16-1 (4:44) 149: Brian Stephens (VT) dec. Ryan Medved, 11-7 157: Alex Medved (GW) dec. Taylor Knapp, 6-3 165: Matt Epperly (VT) tech fall David Pelsang, 16-1 (3:54) 174: Blake Salyer (GW) wins by forfeit 184: #20 Tommy Spellman (VT) fall Jonathan Velazquez, 1:15 197: Chris Penny (VT) dec. Travis Porter, 4-0 285: #13 Dustin Porter (GW) wins by forfeit #15 Virginia Tech (13-3) 29, UNC Greensboro (3-5) 15 125: #16 Jarrod Garnett (VT) dec. Eric Chandler, 9-6 133: Brock LiVorio (VT) fall Casey Boyle, 2:52 141: #9 Chris Diaz (VT) dec. Ivan Lopouchanski, 8-2 149: Brian Stephens (VT) vs. Alejandro Soto-Perez, 25-10 (5:45) 157: Taylor Knapp (VT) wins by forfeit 165: Matt Epperly (VT) dec. Victor Hojilla, 8-2 174: Byron Sigmon (UNCG) wins by forfeit 184: #20 Tommy Spellman (VT) vs. Andrew Saunders, 6-2 197: Ryan Sughrue (UNCG) dec. Chris Penny, 7-4 285: Peter Sturgeon (UNCG) wins by forfeit

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The 11th-ranked University of Oklahoma wrestling team breezed through the Lonestar Duals in Arlington, Texas on Saturday by dominating four opponents to improve its season dual record to 12-1-1. The Sooners overpowered Northwestern (40-3), Harvard (44-6), Brown (36-4) and Nebraska-Kearney (34-4), winning by an average score of 39-4 and claiming 35 of 40 total bouts. The 12 victories this season marks the 15 straight year under head coach Jack Spates the Sooners have recorded 10-plus dual wins. The Sooners trailed only once the entire day when they faced a 3-0 deficit against Harvard after Steven Keith knocked off No. 13 Jarrod Patterson (20-5) of Oklahoma, 7-4 at 125 pounds. Oklahoma quickly took the lead, 6-3, after the next bout. Ten non-starters for Oklahoma saw action on the day, going a combined 10-2 against opponents. Highlights of the day included true-freshman Kendric Maple (20-5) going 3-0 with three pins at 133 pounds for OU. The Wichita, Kan., product now has nine falls (five in duals) on the year, a team high. Sooner Kyle Terry, ranked fourth nationally at 149 pounds, picked up another win over a ranked opponent versus Northwestern’s No. 15 Andrew Nadhir, 8-3. The senior’s two victories on Saturday improve his dual win streak to 28 straight dating back to last season (10-0 this year). The competition gets much stiffer in Oklahoma’s next dual, as No. 2 Iowa State visits Norman this Friday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. inside the Howard McCasland Field House in Norman. Oklahoma will attempt to snap a seven-match Cyclone win streak dating back to 2003. No. 11 Oklahoma 40, Northwestern 3 125: No. 13 Jarrod Patterson (OU) winner by forfeit 133: Kendric Maple (OU) fall Eric Melzler (NW), 4:04 141: No. 6 Zack Bailey (OU) maj. dec. Bobby Joyce (NW), 12-3 149: No. 4 Kyle Terry (OU) dec. No. 15 Andrew Nadhir (NW), 8-3 157: Chad Terry (OU) maj. dec. Kevin Bialka (NW), 11-2 165: No. 18 Tyler Caldwell (OU) maj. dec. Robert Kellogg (NW), 14-2 174: No. 19 Jeff James (OU) dec. Brian Roddy (NW), 7-4 184: Aaron Jones (NW) dec. Erich Schmidtke (OU), 3-1 197: No. 6 Eric Lapotsky (OU) dec. John Schoen (NW), 8-0 HWT: No. 13 Nathan Fernandez (OU) winner by forfeit No. 11 Oklahoma 44, Harvard 6 125: Steven Keith (Harvard) dec. No. 13 Jarrod Patterson (OU), 7-4 133: Kendric Maple (OU) fall Fermin Mendez (Harvard), 0:45 141: Zack Bailey (OU) winner by forfeit 149: Seth Vernon (OU) fall Spencer Friedman (Harvard), 1:21 157: Shane Vernon (OU) tech. fall JP OConnor (Harvard), 16-0 165: Tyler Caldwell (OU) tech. fall Michael Sadler (Harvard), 19-4 174: Jeff James (OU) tech. fall David Lalo (Harvard), 15-0 184: Louis Caputo (Harvard) dec. Erich Schmidtke (OU), 7-0 197: Keldrick Hall (OU) tech. fall Sean Murphy (Harvard), 22-7 HWT: Nathan Fernandez (OU) fall Spencer Desena (Harvard), 4:23 No. 11 Oklahoma 36, Brown 4 125: Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. Greg Einfrank (BU), 13-7 133: Kendric Maple (OU) fall Tedora Popolizio (BU), 2:53 141: Stephen DeLorenzo (BU) maj. dec. Nick Burnham (OU), 11-1 149: Kyle Terry (OU) maj. dec. Phillip Marano (BU), 14-4 157: Shane Vernon (OU) dec. Gabriel Brotzman (BU), 7-2 165: Tyler Caldwell (OU) dec. Jeffrey Lemmer (BU), 4-0 174: Jeff James (OU) tech. fall Ziad Kharbush (BU), 19-4 184: Erich Schmidtke (OU) dec. Bran Crudden (BU), 6-4 (SV1) 197: Eric Lapotsky (OU) dec. Branden Stearns (BU), 6-3 HWT: Nathan Fernandez (OU) fall Tyler Cowman (BU), 4:09 No. 11 Oklahoma 34, Nebraska-Kearney 4 125: Justin Forrest (OU) dec. Greg Einfrank (NK), 2-0 133: Alex Ekstrom (OU) maj. dec. Joey Morrison (NK), 8-0 141: Zack Bailey (OU) tech. fall Tyler Bakey (NK), 26-9 149: Seth Vernon (OU) dec. T.J. Hepburn (NK), 7-4 157: Chad Terry (OU) maj. dec. Jordan Geinger (NK), 16-2 165: Derek Peperas (OU) dec. Drew Comito (NK), 4-2 174: Kamarudeen Usman (NK) maj. dec. Ben Bridell (OU), 11-0 184: John Weakly (OU) fall Derek Ross (NK), 4:15 197: Keldrick Hall (OU) dec. Justin McKain (NK), 3-2 HWT: Joe Back (OU) dec. Ben Hohensee (NK), 6-0

ASHLAND, Ohio. -- The ninth-ranked University of Maryland wrestling team went 3-0 Sunday at the Wendy’s Duals in Ashland, Ohio, defeating Purdue, Ashland and No. 14 Kent State. The win against Kent State marked the fourth time this season Maryland (13-3) defeated a ranked opponent. “Anytime you can go undefeated it’s a good weekend,” said head coach Kerry McCoy. “We had some big individual performances in each match which made it possible for the team to win. We started a little slow against Purdue, but got better as the day went on. Our guys are getting better every day and are ahead of schedule.” The Terps found themselves in a tight match against Purdue, holding a slim 13-10 lead heading into the match at 184 pounds. Corey Peltier extended Maryland’s lead by taking a 2-1 decision over Nick Corpe, and No. 3 Hudson Taylor earned another close victory, 4-3 over No. 11 Logan Brown, to put the match out of reach. Patrick Gilmore defeated Adam Walls 6-0 in the heavyweight match to bring the final score to 22-10. In the next match, Maryland easily dispatched an outmanned Ashland team. The Terps won nine of ten matches, four of them by pinfall, en route to a 45-6 victory. Matt Bogusz, Kyle John, Peltier and Taylor got pins for Maryland, while No. 10 Steven Bell won by a technical fall and No. 15 Josh Asper won by major decision. The finale with Kent State was much closer, but the Terps won six of 10 matches to win 24-16 and finish the day undefeated. Pat Strizki got Maryland ahead early with a 9-6 decision over Troy Opfer in the match at 125 pounds. After falling behind 4-3 when No. 13 Danny Mitcheff took a major decision over Bell at 133 pounds, the Terps won the next four matches to reclaim control. No. 8 Alex Krom took a 3-0 decision over Chase Skonieczny, Jon Kohler pinned Tommy Sasfy, John had a 4-0 decision over Mallie Shuster and Asper took a 9-4 decision over Obie Simpson to give Maryland an 18-4 lead. At 197 pounds, Taylor pinned Casey Newburg, bringing his pin total to 19 this season. Maryland is next in action on Friday night, when it travels to Annapolis, Md., to take on Navy at 7 p.m. The following day, the Terps have a home meet with North Carolina State at noon and Duke at 3 p.m. Boley Finishes Third At Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Classic Freshman Christian Boley finished third in the 197-pound division at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Classic in Millersville, Pa., on Sunday. No. 9 Maryland 22, Purdue 10 125 – Cashe Quiroga (PU) major dec. Pat Strizki, 14-5 (0-4) 133 – No. 10 Steven Bell (MD) dec. Akif Eren, 7-5 (3-4) 141 – No. 8 Alex Krom (MD) dec. Juan Archuleta, 3-2 (6-4) 149 – Jon Kohler (MD) dec. Sam Patacsil, 7-6 (9-4) 157 – Colton Salazar (PU) dec. Kyle John, 5-3 (9-7) 165 – No. 15 Josh Asper (MD) major dec. Jason Martin, 12-3 (13-7) 174 – No. 6 Luke Manuel (PU) dec. Owen Smith, 5-1 (13-10) 184 – Corey Peltier (MD) dec. Nick Corpe, 2-1 (16-10) 197 – No. 3 Hudson Taylor (MD) dec. No. 11 Logan Brown, 4-3 (19-10) 285 – Patrick Gilmore (MD) dec. Adam Walls, 6-0 (22-10) No. 9 Maryland 45, Ashland 6 125 – Pat Strizki (MD) wins by forfeit (6-0) 133 – No. 10 Steven Bell (MD) tech. fall Jacob Garringer, 4:49 (11-0) 141 – Matt Bogusz (MD) pins Dan Genetin, 1:13 (17-0) 149 – T.J. Riegel (AU) pins Jon Kohler, 1:09 (17-6) 157 – Kyle John (MD) pins Hunter Pool, 4:13 (23-6) 165 – No. 15 Josh Asper (MD) major dec. Tony Bradberry, 16-5 (27-6) 174 – Owen Smith (MD) dec. Tom Graszl, 2-0 (30-6) 184 – Corey Peltier (MD) pins Justin Cheesman, 6:58 (36-6) 197 – No. 3 Hudson Taylor (MD) pins Jake Ewing, 1:07 (42-6) 285 – Patrick Gilmore (MD) dec. Jacob Southwick, 1-0 (45-6) No. 9 Maryland 24, No. 14 Kent State 16 125 – Pat Strizki (MD) dec. Troy Opfer, 9-6 (3-0) 133 – No. 13 Danny Mitcheff (KS) major dec. No. 10 Steven Bell, 11-3 (3-4) 141 – No. 8 Alex Krom (MD) dec. Chase Skonieczny, 3-0 (6-4) 149 – Jon Kohler (MD) pins Tommy Sasfy, 3:52 (12-4) 157 – Kyle John (MD) dec. Mallie Shuster, 4-0 (15-4) 165 – No. 15 Josh Asper (MD) dec. Obie Simpson, 9-4 (18-4) 174 – Keith Witt (KS) pins Owen Smith, 4:59 (18-10) 184 – No. 5 Dustin Kilgore (KS) dec. Corey Peltier, 7-2 (18-13) 197 – No. 3 Hudson Taylor (MD) pins Casey Newburg, 2:10 (24-13) 285 – Brendan Barlow (KS) dec. Patrick Gilmore, 5-2 (24-16)

EDINBORO, Pa. -- Less than 24 hours after rallying for a 19-17 win against Buffalo, the Edinboro wrestling team did it again, this time opening Eastern Wrestling League action with a 25-13 triumph at Clarion. The victory extends Edinboro’s streak without a loss in EWL matches to 27 straight, with a 25-0-2 during that period. The Fighting Scots, ranked 21st by in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll and 23rd by InterMat, are 5-4 while Clarion is now 2-4. The Golden Eagles were seeking their second upset of a nationally-ranked team after defeating Old Dominion last week. Edinboro once again put itself in need of a big comeback after losing four of the first five bouts to fall behind 13-3. Buffalo won four of the first five matches on Saturday night to take a 17-3 lead. And once again the Fighting Scots won the final five matches, with Shawn Fendone again the key figure. The junior closed out the match with a pin of Alex Thomas at 2:36 in the 197 lb. bout. That gave the Scots a 22-13 lead. It was a rematch of the PSAC championship bout, with Thomas pinning Fendone two minutes into the match. Thomas opened with a takedown, but Fendone reversed Thomas and ended up with the fall to improve to 10-7. Thomas is 11-8. On Saturday night Fendone upset Buffalo’s Jimmy Hamel to pull Edinboro within a point and Chris Birchler closed out the win at heavyweight with a decision. This time there was no pressure on Birchler, and he responded with an 8-4 decision over Phil Catrucco. Catrucco led 3-2 after one period, but Birchler used takedowns in the second and thord periods for the win. Ranked 15th by Amateur Wrestling News and 17th by InterMat, Birchler improved to 25-8. Eric Morrill, still battling an injury, opened the match with a 3-0 decision at 125 lbs. over Joe Waltko. That boosted Morrill, who is ranked eighth, to 25-4. Clarion would run off four straight wins to go ahead 13-3. Jay Ivanco claimed a 5-1 decision over Ashton Osterberg (14-17) at 133 lbs., and Greg Lewis followed with 7-3 win over Joel Webster at 141 lbs. Webster just returned recently following an injury and dropped to 12-10. Kory Bissett, filling in for injured starter Torsten Gillespie, battled Clarion standout James Fleming before losing 2-0 at 149 lbs. On Saturday Bissett was dominated by 14th-ranked Desi Green of Buffalo, but he gave Fleming all he could handle before the Clarion wrestler used a reversal midway through the third period to improve to 16-5. Bissett is now 5-6. Former General McLane High School standout Hadley Harrison concluded Clarion’s run with a 12-0 major decision over John Greisheimer at 157 lbs. Harrison, ranked 16th, improved to 23-6 while Greisheimer, a freshman, is 19-16. As he did on Saturday, defending national champion Jarrod King got Edinboro’s rally started with a major decision at 165 lbs. He dominated freshman Nick Milano, a former standout at nearby Cathedral Prep, prevailing 17-4. That gives King, who is ranked fifth by InterMat and third by Amateur Wrestling News, a 28-1 ledger. Phil Moricone, one of the many Fighting Scots battling injuries, knotted the match at 13-13 when he pinned Steven Cressley at 4:37. Moricone was expected to wrestle one of the two weekend matches and had competed against Buffalo on Saturday. The graduate student boosted his record to 12-3. Pat Bradshaw made it 16-13 with a 2-1 win over Clint Podish at 184 lbs. The senior used a first period takedown to improve to 22-11. He now has 89 career wins. Edinboro is back in action next Saturday, January 23 at Lock Haven in another EWL match. Results: 125 #8 Eric Morrill (EU) dec. Joe Waltko (CU), 3-0 3-0 133 Jay Ivanco (CU) dec. Ashton Osterberg (EU), 5-1 3-3 141 Greg Lewis (CU) dec. Joel Webster (EU), 7-3 3-6 149 James Fleming (CU) dec. Kory Bissett (EU), 2-0 3-9 157 #16 Hadley Harrison (CU) maj. dec. John Greisheimer (EU), 12-0 3-13 165 #5 Jarrod King (EU) maj. dec. Nick Milano (CU), 17-4 7-13 174 Phil Moricone (EU) fall over Steven Cressley (CU), 4:37 13-13 184 Pat Bradshaw (EU) dec. Clint Podish (CU), 2-1 16-13 197 Shawn Fendone (EU) fall over Alex Thomas (CU), 2:36 22-13 Hwt. #17 Chris Birchler (EU) dec. Phil Catrucco (CU), 8-4 25-13

LINCOLN, Neb. -- On Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, the University of Wyoming wrestling team took the fight to the home team and beat the No. 25-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers by an impressive 19-point margin, 29-10. Wyoming won the first five matches competed, in addition to receiving a forfeit, en route to a 26-0 lead that they would never relinquish. No. 9-ranked Shane Onufer at 165 pounds, No. 11-ranked Michael Martinez (125) and true freshman Jimmy Belleville (157) each contributed bonus-point wins to the team score, fueling UW's big early lead. On the day, the `Pokes also got victories from senior Cory VomBaur (133), sophomore Chase Smith (141) and All-American Joe LeBlanc (184). With the win at NU's Coliseum, Wyoming improves their dual mark to 6-2 overall while Nebraska falls to 8-6. "As a team I am pleased with how we competed today and this is a big win for our program," UW head coach Mark Branch said. "This was a tough environment to wrestle in, they have great fans and Nebraska is a tradition-rich program that I am very familiar with. So for us to come out and give the effort we did was really good to see. Our guys worked hard and in general, performed well. "The little things are becoming very important at this time in the season and we did some little things well today. Now we have to move on to the next little thing and focus on it. If we do that we will continue to improve." Martinez started things off at 125 pounds for the Cowboys with a 12-3 major decision over David Klingsheim. Martinez would get a takedown late in the first period and then control the match from that point on. Another takedown at 6:36 in the third period sealed the bonus-point win for the UW sophomore. He now has a 22-5 overall record. At 133 pounds, VomBaur then pulled off a low-scoring decision over C.J. Napier, 3-2. Down by one point, he scored a takedown with ten seconds remaining in the match and gave UW a 7-0 team lead. Chase Smith survived two takedowns at 141 pounds, then produced one of his own in the third period, but a three-point nearfall at 4:00 in the second period by Smith would prove to be the decisive point in his 8-5 decision over Mike Koehnlein. Wyoming's Cole Dallaserra then received a win by default at 149 pounds taking Wyoming's team lead to 16-0. Belleville brought the UW bench to their feet at 5:57 in the third period with a win by fall over Tyler Koehn at the 157-pound weight class. He nearly pinned Koehn in the first period and held a 10-2 lead, with riding time, at the time of the fall. It was the first dual win of Belleville's young career. In a physically dominant effort at 165 pounds, Onufer used five takedowns on his way to a 13-2 major decision over James Nakashima. He gave the `Pokes an insurmountable 26-0 team lead, sealing the dual win. Onufer now has an 18-4 overall record. Nebraska finally got on the board at 174 pounds when Brock Smith suffered an 8-4 loss to No. 3-ranked, All-American Stephen Dwyer. LeBlanc had his hands full at 184 pounds with Josh Ihnen, using a valuable riding time point to pull out a 5-4 decision. He leads the team with a 26-3 overall record, 8-0 in duals. At the 197-pound weight class Alfonso Hernandez faced No. 2-ranked, two-time All-American Craig Brester and lost by major decision 12-1. Finally, in the heavyweight bout, L.J. Helbig wrestled up in weight versus No. 13 Tucker Lane and lost 7-1. "Even in the matches we lost, I was proud of our efforts," Branch added. "On the flip side of that, I was also disappointed with our efforts in some matches we won. These are all learning experiences and we need to keep trying to get better each time out." The Cowboys will now prep for a big weekend on Jan. 29-30 when they host No. 3-ranked Oklahoma State on Friday, and then on Saturday will wrestle Western Wrestling Conference foes Utah Valley and Northern Iowa in Laramie. Results: 125-#11 Michael Martinez (UW) wins by major decision over David Klingsheim (NU), 12-3 (UW 4, NU 0) 133-Cory VomBaur (UW) wins by decision over C.J. Napier (NU), 3-2 (UW 7, NU 0) 141-Chase Smith (UW) wins by decision over Mike Koehnlein (NU), 9-5 (UW 10, NU 0) 149-Cole Dallaserra (UW) wins by forfeit (UW 16, NU 0) 157-Jimmy Belleville (UW) wins by fall over Tyler Koehn (NU), 5:57 (UW 22, NU 0) 165-#9 Shane Onufer (UW) wins by major decision over James Nakashima (NU), 13-2 (UW 26, NU 0) 174-#3 Stephen Dwyer (NU) wins by decision over Brock Smith (UW), 8-4 (UW 26, NU 3) 184-#6 Joe LeBlanc (UW) by decision over Josh Ihnen (NU), 5-4 (UW 29, NU 3) 197-#2 Craig Brester (NU) wins by major decision over Alfonzo Hernandez (UW), 12-1 (UW 29, NU 7) HWT-#13 Tucker Lane (NU) wins by decision over L.J. Helbig (UW), 7-1 (UW 29, NU 10)

Ed PeeryNine individual NCAA titles in nine attempts. Only one family can claim that accomplishment: The Peerys. The father, Rex Peery, and his two sons, Hugh and Ed, each won three NCAA wrestling championships in three years of eligibility. (Until the 1970s, freshmen were not allowed to wrestle in intercollegiate competition.) InterMat Rewind salutes the Peerys -- their lives as a family, their individual careers in wrestling and coaching, and their lives off the mat -- with a series of individual articles. This summer, we profiled Rex Peery, then, in December, elder son Hugh Peery. Now, a tribute to Ed Peery. Meet Ed Peery Ed PeeryFor someone who would go on to be a great wrestler and coach, Edwin Clark Peery could not have timed his arrival into the world any better. The younger son of the Peery wrestling dynasty was born while father Rex was competing for Oklahoma State at the 1935 NCAA championships at Lehigh University. In fact, according to Ed, his dad found out about his son's birth by telegram, just before he was about to step out onto the mat to wrestle George Ledbetter of the University of Illinois for the 118-pound title. (The Cowboy senior pinned his Illini opponent at 5:52 to win his third straight national championship.) As with his older brother Hugh, Ed Peery was born in Stillwater, where their parents, Rex and Clara, lived while dad completed his college degree at Oklahoma State. Ed was named for his dad's college coach, Edward Clark Gallagher, whose name is now on the arena at Oklahoma State, and was named one of the three all-time great college wrestling coaches (along with Dan Gable and Harold Nichols) for the 75th anniversary of NCAA wrestling in 2005. Lessons from the father Rex Peery provided both of his sons an early introduction to wrestling. "Before dinner, he'd get on the rug and we'd do, say, the side roll," according to Ed. "He would offer instruction and encouragement ... Each time, we'd learn different things." "We'd go watch wrestling matches and he'd talk about what was going on ... He was incredible about the fundamentals. He coached wrestling in high school, and taught it well." In the 1940s, Rex Peery had made a name for himself as coach at Tulsa Central High School, a powerful wrestling program respected in Oklahoma and beyond. He attracted the attention of administrators at the University of Pittsburgh, who wanted to rebuild what had been a struggling wrestling program. Coach Peery was offered the head coaching job at Pitt in 1949. That summer, mom, dad, daughter Ann and son Ed moved to Pennsylvania ... while Hugh, a senior at Tulsa Central, stayed with the family of his friend and teammate John Eagleton to earn his diploma with his graduating class, and win his second Oklahoma state title. While the timing of the Peery family move posed a challenge for Hugh, it worked fine for Ed, who had yet to enter high school. "As a freshman, I went to Baldwin High School (in Pennsylvania), which had no wrestling, so I played junior varsity baseball and ran varsity track." Brothers reunited Once Hugh Peery graduated from high school in 1950, he came to Pittsburgh to rejoin the rest of the family. Hugh Peery"That summer, we moved from one high school to another, Shaler, which had wrestling," Ed Peery recalled. It was an interesting summer for the Peery boys in another way. "We did the book Wrestling for A.S. Barnes Sports Library in the summer of 1950," said Ed Peery. (It was an update of a classic how-to-wrestle book originally produced by Ed Gallagher years earlier.) "We posed for the pictures -- Hugh was a two-time state champ, and I'd never wrestled in an official match." "I was a bit bigger, bigger-boned." When asked about a possible sibling rivalry in wrestling, the younger Peery responded, "I never wrestled my brother in a match ... We were very competitive but kept things under control, because things got aggressive pretty fast." "It was important to me to keep the competitive attitude alive. You learn a lot when you compete against one another." "I always thought I could take him," Ed Peery said of his brother, with a smile in his voice. A star at Shaler Although he had been wrestling on the living room floor since an early age, Ed Peery's official competitive career started as a sophomore at Shaler Area High School in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania, where he wrestled three years. As he described it, "We wrestled on a stage in the auditorium." "My first match was against a state runner-up the previous year from Grove City, Pennsylvania, now a senior ... I talked to my brother before the matching, saying, 'I got a bad break.' Hugh responded, 'He puts his pants on the same way you do.'" Ed Peery"I went out and wrestled. He worked me over. At the end of the first period, I was down 2-0. Hugh told me, 'You haven't done anything.'" That brotherly advice may have been the inspiration Ed needed. "By the end of the match, I had beat him," said the younger Peery. "Dad taught me a lot, and so did Hugh. They got me to a spot where I needed to be ... You also learn from teammates." Ed Peery apparently made use of those wrestling resources at Shaler, compiling a 48-1 record, and winning section, WPIAL (Western Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Athletic League), and Pennsylvania state titles. He was inducted into the Shaler Area High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001; a decade earlier, both Ed and brother Hugh were welcomed into the Southwest Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame. All in the family at Pitt After graduating from Shaler in 1953, Ed Peery enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh, where his father was head wrestling coach, and his brother Hugh had already won two NCAA titles in 1952 and 1953. What was it like wrestling for his dad beyond those family tussles in the living room? "Dad would get so emotionally tied up in things," said the younger Peery son. "I think it was harder on him that us." "Before a match, he'd say, 'Go get 'im' and 'You'll see this guy again. Whip 'im good this time. Once you've put a whippin' on him, he'll dread seeing you again.'" According to Ed Peery, there was another side of his dad the coach: "He had a manner about him. He'd cause you to do your best -- very encouraging. He'd say 'You're as good as it gets.'" Honest self-analysis In the interview for this profile, Ed Peery was surprisingly disclosing in how he felt before his college wrestling matches. "When I walked onto the mat, I was terrified, but it made me better. I would crush 'em if I could. Frightened that I'd lose, I didn't lose." In his three years of wrestling varsity at Pitt, Ed Peery lost only one match out of 52, to Joe Alissi of Springfield College at the 130-pound semifinals of the 1956 EIWA (Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) championships. In the InterMat interview with brother Hugh, the elder Peery could recount details of his one collegiate loss in far more detail than any of his significant wins. Something similar happened in talking to Ed Peery; the match he described in the greatest detail was the loss to Alissi. "It was a stupid loss," Ed Peery recalled. "I wrestled a dumb match." "He was left-handed, powerful and quick. Strong enough to keep me away. He slapped a cradle on me in the second period. If a guy slaps a cradle on you, you react. You treat it with respect. Instead, I challenged the cradle, got caught for two, got out, but could not beat him." The final score: 4-3 Alissi, who advanced to the finals, only to lose to Penn State's John Johnston. Ed Peery placed third at 130 at the 1956 EIWA championships. (He won EIWA titles in 1955 and 1957.) "Guys who watched the films said, 'You never did anything.'" Unlike his brother Hugh who often jumped out to early leads and cruised to victory, Ed Peery seemed to seek more of a challenge on the mat. "I loved when I was behind. I figured I had them where I wanted them. I could catch anybody. I thought of myself as being strong, fast, with a solid knowledge of the fundamentals." "Once the competition got going, I got going." NCAA memories Ed Peery has powerful memories of the three NCAA championships where he wrestled. "At the 1955 NCAAs at Cornell, in the finals I went up against (Lewis) Guidi (of West Virginia). Strong, powerful, a physical specimen. Great competitor ..." "I was ahead, he took a shot, which, if it had worked, he would've won the match, but I pancaked him, and pinned him." (Peery scored the fall at 8:30 to win the 130-pound title.) Harmon LeslieEd Peery faced the same opponent in the finals of the 1956 and 1957 NCAAs: Harmon Leslie of Oklahoma State. "Harmon Leslie got me with the Leslie snap -- got me with the same move more than once," Peery recalled. "He was a great young man. Died of cancer ... A guy you wanted to get in the practice room with you, to learn from him. Very slick, very clever." In describing the 123-pound finals at the 1956 NCAAs in his opponent's "home gym" at Oklahoma State -- then called Gallagher Hall -- Peery said, "He came out to wrestle ... I was very strong on the mat." The Pitt Panther defeated the Cowboy, 7-5, to win his second national title. The following year, the two 1956 NCAA finalists met on the mat again ... this time, at Pitt's Fitzgerald Fieldhouse, Peery's "home gym." This time, it was a very different match, according to Ed Peery: "He didn't come to wrestle ... I had to chase him. I went after him all the time. I thought if I could get my hands on him, I could beat him."" "I got way behind ... I was wrestling so poorly." "He took me down two times with the Leslie snap." Here's how the National Wrestling Hall of Fame website described the 1957 NCAA 123-pound finals: (Peery) trailed Harmon Leslie of Oklahoma State, 7-4, in the last minute of the finals, only to rally with a takedown and time advantage to send the match into overtime. When the extensions ended in a 2-2 draw, Ed Peery was voted national champion by the judges and wrestling owned a family legend without precedent in the world of sport. (In 1957, if there was a tie in regulation, one overtime period was wrestled. If that ended in a tie, the officials determined the winner. The score of the 123-pound final: 7-7, 2-2, URD -- unanimous referee decision.) The 1957 Peery-Leslie title match has been declared one of the top ten NCAA bouts of all time -- and not just because it propelled Ed Peery into the same realm as his dad and brother Hugh as three-time national champs. It was truly an intense nail-biter. When asked if there was more pressure on him to win that third title, Ed Peery responded, "It wasn't weighing on me at all before the match." "I spoke to Leslie only once, in the locker room, after the match," said Ed Peery. "He apologized for wrestling the way he did. But that's what he had to do." Going up against the superstars of the era Here's a year-by-year capsule summary of the U.S. Naval Academy wrestling program under head coach Ed Peery: 1961 • Dual meet record: 6-3-0 • EIWA team placement: 6th • NCAA team placement: Tied for 28th 1962 • Dual meet record: 4-5-1 • EIWA team placement: 3rd • NCAA team placement: Tied for 30th 1963 • Dual meet record: 5-3-0 • EIWA team placement: 4th • NCAA team placement: Tied for 11th • NCAA All-Americans: Mike Harman (3rd at 137 lbs.), Gerry Franzen (6th at 177) 1964 • Dual meet record: 6-2-1 • EIWA team placement: 5th • NCAA team placement: Tied for 29th • NCAA All-American: Gerry Franzen (5th at 177) 1965 • Dual meet record: 3-3-2 • EIWA team placement: 3rd • NCAA team placement: Tied for 10th • NCAA All-American: Wayne Hicks (2nd at 137) 1966 • Dual meet record: 10-1-0 • EIWA team placement: 2nd • NCAA team placement: 19th • NCAA All-American: John Nichols (5th at 191) 1967 • Dual meet record: 7-1-1 • EIWA team placement: 2nd • NCAA team placement: 5th • NCAA All-Americans: Gary Burger (3rd at 123), Pete Vanderlofske (5th at 145), John Kent (5th at 160) 1968 • Dual meet record: 9-0-0 • EIWA team placement: 1st • NCAA team placement: 5th • NCAA All-Americans: Pete Vanderlofske (3rd at 137), John Kent (2nd at 152) 1969 • Dual meet record: 9-0-1 • EIWA team placement: 1st • NCAA team placement: 19th • NCAA All-American: Benjamin Welch (5th at 167) 1970 • Dual meet record: 7-2-0 • EIWA team placement: 1st • NCAA team placement: 23rd 1971 • Dual meet record: 16-1-2 • EIWA team placement: 2nd • NCAA team placement: Tied for 9th • NCAA All-Americans: Tom Schuler (4th at 118), Lloyd Keaser (3rd at 142) 1972 • Dual meet record: 12-3-0 • EIWA team placement: 1st • NCAA team placement: Tied for 9th • NCAA All-Americans: Tom Schuler (4th at 118), Lloyd Keaser (3rd at 142) 1973 • Dual meet record: 11-5-0 • EIWA team placement: 2nd • NCAA team placement: Tied for 10th • NCAA individual champ: Dan Muthler, 142 lbs. 1974 • Dual meet record: 12-1-1 • EIWA team placement: 1st • NCAA team placement: 17th • NCAA All-Americans: Fred Hahndorf (6th at 134), Jeff Simmons (5th at 190) 1975 • Dual meet record: 20-1-0 • EIWA team placement: 2nd • NCAA team placement: Tied for 35th 1976 • Dual meet record: 13-2-0 • EIWA team placement: Tied for 2nd • NCAA team placement: 13th • NCAA All-Americans: Mark Costello (6th at 118), John Althans (4th at 158) 1977 • Dual meet record: 12-6-0 • EIWA team placement: 2nd • NCAA team placement: 23rd • NCAA All-American: John Althans (6th at 158) 1978 • Dual meet record: 8-11-0 • EIWA team placement: 4th • NCAA team placement: 36th 1979 • Dual meet record: 13-6-0 • EIWA team placement: 3rd • NCAA team placement: Tied for 28th • NCAA All-American: Larry Kihlstadius (6th at 150) 1980 • Dual meet record: 18-5-0 • EIWA team placement: 2nd • NCAA team placement: Tied for 19th • NCAA All-American: John Reich (4th at 167) 1981 • Dual meet record: 18-4-0 • EIWA team placement: 3rd • NCAA team placement: 39th 1982 • Dual meet record: 19-3-0 • EIWA team placement: 1st • NCAA team placement: 17th • NCAA All-American: John Reich (3rd at 167) 1983 • Dual meet record: 18-0-2 • EIWA team placement: 2nd • NCAA team placement: 11th • NCAA All-Americans: John Reich (2nd at 167), George Fears (7th at Hwt.) 1984 • Dual meet record: 15-4-1 • EIWA team placement: 1st • NCAA team placement: 32nd • NCAA All-American: Jim Peters (8th at 118 lbs.) 1985 • Dual meet record: 13-4-1 • EIWA team placement: 5th • NCAA team placement: Tied for 55th 1986 • Dual meet record: 11-10-0 • EIWA team placement: 1st • NCAA team placement: Tied for 53rd 1987 • Dual meet record: 16-4-0 • EIWA team placement: 2nd • NCAA team placement: 24th • NCAA All-American: Mike Treaster (5th at 126 lbs.) Ed Peery was an alternate for the U.S. freestyle wrestling team for the 1956 Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia. In that capacity, he had first-hand experience with some of the great American wrestlers of the mid 1950s. "There are guys you don't want to go with," said Peery. "They're so strong, they'll hurt you. Guys like (Dan) Hodge, Peter Blair at Navy. They had tremendous grip, incredibly strong." "I'd try to turn guys with a quarter-Nelson, and couldn't do it. Hodge could do it -- he had something special. Blair was similar. He hurt me in practice." Ed Peery had special commendation for another U.S. Olympic freestyle team member, Myron Roderick, who eventually became head coach at his dad's college alma mater, Oklahoma State. "Myron was fast," said Peery. "As bright and clear as anyone I've seen." The wrestler follows in his father's footsteps as coach Once Ed Peery's wrestling career was complete, he chose to become a coach ... just like his dad Rex. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh in 1957, Ed Peery first taught engineering at his alma mater, and served as an assistant wrestling coach to his father. In 1959, Ed Peery came to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland as a civilian in engineering, and to assist long-time head coach Ray Swartz ... and spent more than next three decades at the Academy. Peery took the helm of the wrestling program at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1961, and served as head coach for 27 seasons. During that time, his Midshipmen matmen compiled a 311-90-13 record, for a .767 winning percentage -- the highest of any Navy head coach. He was named Coach of the Year in 1969. During the Peery years, Navy won eight EIWA team championships ... and an incredible 48 individual Eastern titles. Eight of Ed Peery's wrestlers were two-time EIWA champs; four were three-time EIWA titlewinners. (Interestingly, in his first five years at the Academy, Ed Peery would have coached against his dad Rex, who remained head coach at fellow EIWA member school Pittsburgh until 1965.) The Naval Academy wrestlers were just as impressive on the national stage. Navy teams qualified at least one wrestler for the NCAA championships every year Peery was coach. From 1961-1987, Navy could claim 28 NCAA All-Americans, including six two-time All-Americans: Gerry Franzen in 1963 and 1964; John Kent and Pete Vanderlofske in 1967 and 1968; Lloyd Keaser and Tom Schuler in 1971 and 1972; and John Althans in 1976 and 1977. Peery could even claim an individual national champ. At the 1973 NCAAs at the University of Washington, Dan Muthler brought home the 142-pound title, becoming only the second Midshipman to win a national collegiate crown. (The first was Peter Blair, who won NCAA titles in 1954 and 1955.) What's more, two of Peery's former Navy wrestlers -- Lloyd Keaser, and Tom Schuler -- competed for the U.S. at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Keaser won the silver medal in freestyle competition at 68 kg/149.5 pounds at the '76 Games. (Keaser was an international mat star, having also won a 1973 World title, and two medals at the Tiblisi tournament.) As a lasting legacy, the U.S. Naval Academy now has the Ed Peery Award, presented to the Navy wrestler who demonstrates outstanding leadership, hard work ethic, and competitive spirit. Here's what Wayne Hicks -- a two-time EIWA champ who wrestled for Peery, then served as his assistant at the Naval Academy -- said about his coach at a Maryland online wrestling forum: "Coach Peery had many qualities that made him a great coach and many saw what an intense competitor he was. However, the one thing that always sticks out in my mind, and hopefully I transferred it to teams I coached, was that he found a way to make the most difficult sport a lot of fun -- very, very important." After retiring as head coach in 1987, Ed Peery stayed on at Annapolis, responsible for all recreation programs at the U.S. Naval Academy for a number of years. Ed Peery's contributions to the sport go far beyond the Navy wrestling program. He is considered to be one of the pioneers in establishing and conducting large-scale summer wrestling camps. He helped launch the wrestling program at Annapolis Area Christian School, which hosts the annual Ed Peery Invitational, a high school wrestling tournament held in mid-December for the past decade. In early 2009, the Anne Arundel County Wrestling Coaches Association presented Ed Peery with the Allan Segree Service to Wrestling Award. Ed Peery has been active outside of wrestling, as well. He serves as an elder at Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church (PSCA), and is an avid woodworker. Both Ed Peery and his brother Hugh were welcomed as Distinguished Members into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1980 ... just four years after their father Rex, who was part of the Hall's inaugural class.

FAIRFAX, Va. -- The Old Dominion wrestling team didn't lose a match at the CAA Duals for the second consecutive year, posting a 3-0-1 record at the George Mason Field House Saturday. A year after breaking Hofstra's 63-match CAA winning streak, Old Dominion (7-3-1, 4-0-1) dominated the Pride this year, winning the dual 29-10. The Monarchs also topped Boston U. (35-7) and Drexel (32-10), while tying Binghamton (17-17). Four Monarchs posted 4-0 records on the day including junior James Nicholson. The No. 3 ranked wrestler at 125-pounds breezed through his four matches, picking up a pair of falls and a technical fall. Senior's Chris Brown, Eric Decker and Jesse Strawn were also perfect on the day. No. 14 Brown registered three major decision wins, No. 10 Strawn picked up a fall and a major decision and Decker had a fall and two major decisions. ODU raced out to a 16-0 lead against Hofstra as James Nicholson won via forfeit, freshman Justin LaValle picked up a major decision and both Craig Wilson and John Nicholson won via decision. After No. 19 Jonny Bonilla-Bowman gave Hofstra its first win at 157-pounds, the Monarchs quickly built an insurmountable lead with a Brown decision over P.J. Gillespie and a Decker fall over Jonathan Rothman. After splitting the first two matches against Boston University, ODU rattled off six consecutive wins to cruise to the victory. The Monarchs also never trailed against Drexel, winning seven of the 10 bouts. Sophomore Joe Budi picked up wins against both the Terriers and the Dragons. In the most dramatic matchup of the day, Old Dominion and Binghamton each won five bouts. Both squads were also docked team points for misconduct warnings, however ODU lost two points compared to BU's one. James Nicholson and LaValle got ODU off to a hot start as Nicholson scored a technical fall over Dan Riggi and LaValle won a decision over Tyler Malmberg to put the Monarchs up 8-0. Binghamton won the next three matches though over a trio of ODU freshmen to take their first lead of the match (9-8). After a pair of major decisions from Brown at 165-pounds (14-3) and Decker at 174-pounds (11-3), the Monarchs looked to have a safe lead. That quickly changed though as No. 16 Josh Patterson registered a pin over Budi just nine seconds into the first round. A Strawn decision (12-5) over Nate Schiedel (12-5) would give ODU the lead going into the final bout, but freshman Grant Chapman fell to BU's Corey Waite, 7-3, to end the team scoring in a tie. Old Dominion returns to the Ted Constant Convocation Center on Sunday, Jan. 24 to take on Bucknell. The match gets underway at 2 p.m.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Behind pins from senior Matt Fisk and sophomore Brandon Hatchett, Lehigh won seven of ten bouts over Navy as the Mountain Hawks won their EIWA dual opener 28-9 over the Mids Saturday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Senior Seth Ciasulli added bonus points with a major decision win at 141 for Lehigh, which improves to 11-3 on the dual season. The loss drops the Midshipmen to 2-1 in duals. “Those two seniors really did a nice job in getting us back where we needed to go,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “They were physical; they were there to score points. Any time you wrestle a conference match it’s a big match, but we knew they’d be prepared.” For the second straight night, Fisk was counted upon to give the Mountain Hawks a boost after Lehigh dropped the opening bout when Aaron Kalil blanked sophomore John McDonald 4-0 at 125. Fisk took down Pat McCaffrey in the first period and slapped on a cradle to force McCaffrey to his back where the fall was called in 2:46. Ciasulli also delivered bonus points with a 14-5 major decision over Matt Pagan at 141. The Easton native started strong with three first period takedowns and a fourth takedown in the second period, but Ciasulli cemented the major decision with a takedown and two point near fall with a leg scissors in the final seconds of the third period. Freshman Joey Napoli kept the momentum on Lehigh’s side with a 4-3 win over John Majka at 149, but a 10-3 win by Navy’s Bryce Saddoris over sophomore Sean Bilodeau put the Mountain Hawks up 13-6 at intermission. The second half of the dual began with bonus points as Hatchett scored his first fall in dual competition this season, pinning Robby Neill in 3:55. Hatchett led 2-1 after one period and in the second period, caught Neill trying to roll through on the bottom securing the fall with just over a minute remaining. Lehigh captured the next three bouts, all by decision. At 174, freshman Robert Hamlin overcame a slow start to defeat Matt DeMichiel 10-4. Senior David Craig was never in danger as he scored takedowns in each of the first two periods to defeat Greg Prioleau 6-1 at 184, while at 197 sophomore Joe Kennedy broke open a 1-0 bout with two third period near falls off tilts to defeat Charles Carafano 197. Almost all of the 1,565 in attendance stayed for the final bout of the dual, pitting eighth-ranked Scott Steele against fifth-ranked Lehigh sophomore Zach Rey. Steele went ahead in the second period with an escape and takedown and led 3-1 after two periods. In the third Rey escaped to pull within one, but his late shots were unsuccessful, as Steele held on for a 3-2 win. “Teams like Navy are teams we need to be seeing,” explained Santoro. “That’s the type of schedule we have. Navy pushes the pace and that’s why our conference keeps getting better; with these teams that really push it all the way through.” The Mountain Hawks will return to action next Friday night when they travel to Ithaca N.Y. to take on the seventh-ranked Cornell Big Red. First match is set for 7 p.m. from Newman Arena and all the action can be heard on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as online at Lehighsports.com.

Chattanooga, Tenn. -- Recording its third win of the campaign, the 16th-ranked Missouri wrestling team held off Chattanooga, 24-14, in its second straight week of road competition. Six Tigers notched wins in the evening dual, four recording bonus point victories. Missouri suffered an opening round match, beginning the dual at 184 pounds. Tiger redshirt freshman Brent Haynes (Kansas City, Mo.) brought Missouri even with the Mocs, managing a 15-4 win by decision over Nikolas Brown. Haynes’ win by major decision was the first of two four-point wins for Missouri. Next to the mat, senior Mark Ellis (Peculiar, Mo.) recorded his second fastest win of the season by fall. Ellis was quick to takedown Matt Letnner, squaring his shoulders for the stick in 1:41. His seventh fall of the season, Ellis is two shy of tying his career high for falls, nine. True freshman Eric Wilson (Centennial, Colo.) made his debut in the Tiger lineup, wrestling at 125 pounds. Wilson suffered a four point loss, 5-1, to Demetrius Johnson, but Missouri held on to a 10-7 advantage. Redshirt freshman Nathan McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) added to the Tiger team total, besting Josh Statum, 15-5, at 133 pounds. Teammate Nick Hucke (Pewaukee, Wis.) tacked on an additional three team points with his 6-1 win by decision over Moc 141-pounder, Bennett Johnson. Missouri suffered back-to-back losses at 149 and 157 pounds, and the Mocs pulled within three points of the Tigers. Tiger captain Nicholas Marable, a native of Collierville, Tenn., put on a show for his home state, winning the 165 pound match against Bond Davis, 22-7. The five-point technical fall is Marable’s third of the season, a mark that ties teammates Dorian Henderson (Columbus, Ga.), Haynes and Luke Cherep (Naperville, Ill.) for the most on the team. The sole match of the evening to pit two ranked wrestlers against each other, No. 10 Henderson held off No. 20 Jake Young, 6-4, for his 18th win of the season and third dual victory. The Tigers will return to the mat Friday, Jan. 22, when they take on the Hofstra Pride beginning at 6 p.m. (CT) in Hempstead, N.Y. From there, Missouri will make its way south to Philadelphia for duals against George Mason and Nebraska, set for a 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. (CT) start time on Saturday, Jan. 23. Results: 184 - Jason McCroskey (UTC) - MAJ. DEC.12-1 - Todd Porter (MU) - UTC 4, MU 0 197 - No. 18 Brent Haynes (MU) - MAJ. DEC. 15-4 - Niko Brown (UTC) - Tied, 4-4 285 - No. 7 Mark Ellis (MU) - FALL (1:41) - Matt Lettner (UTC) - MU 10, UTC 4 Unsportsmanlike penalty to Mizzou - MU 9, UTC 4 125 - Demetrius Johnson (UTC) - DEC. 5-1 - Eric Wilson (Mizzou) - MU 9, UTC 7 133 - Nathan McCormick (MU) - MAJ.DEC. 15-5 - Josh Statum (UTC) - MU 13, UTC 7 141 - Nick Hucke (MU) - DEC. 6-3 - Ben Johnson (UTC) - MU 16, UTC 7 149 - Dean Pavlou (UTC) - MAJ.DEC. 10-2 - Brandon West (MU) - MU 16, UTC 11 157 - Josh Condon (UTC) - DEC. 2-1 (OT) - No. 16 Patrick Wright (MU) - MU 16, UTC 14 165 - No. 6 Nick Marable (MU) - TF5 22-7 - Bond Davis (UTC) - MU 21, UTC 14 174 - No. 10 Dorian Henderson (MU) - DEC. 6-4 - No. 20 Jake Young (UTC) - MU 24, UTC 14

AMES, Iowa -- Second-rated Iowa State scored two pins and two technical falls en route to a 33-9 rout of 19th-ranked Illinois Saturday night in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones were missing regular starters Nick Gallick (141), Mitch Mueller (149) and Duke Burk (174) from their lineup. That fact didn’t stop the ISU squad from coming up with plenty of bonus points for the crowd of 2,812 Cyclone supporters on hand to witness the dual victory. Iowa State improves to 7-2 in duals this season. It was Iowa State’s 996th dual win in 94 years of Cyclone wrestling history. Illinois falls to 5-3. “I keep saying this, we are getting better,” said Iowa State head wrestling coach Kevin Jackson. “You see guys using what we have been teaching them, trusting what they have been taught to do. Our guys were aggressive throughout the matches and that is what I like to see.” ISU’s Dalton Jensen was a pinning machine for the Cyclone team effort, once again. Jensen, hailing from Missouri Valley, Iowa, downed 10th-ranked 141-pounder Ryan Prater of Illinois at the 3:27 mark in the second period. Jensen secured a cradle hold on his opponent to turn the tide in the bout. The Cyclone’s last four victories have come by way of a fall. “We don’t know what (injured ISU 141-pound All-American) Nick Gallick’s situation is going to be,” Jackson said of his injured starter. “We very well could end up with Dalton in there for the Big 12 Championship and he is doing a good job. He wrestled aggressively and it paid off for him again.” Jensen says there is a lot more to learn. “I need more experience and training if I am going to be an All-American,” Jensen said. Three-time NCAA finalist Jake Varner improved to 18-0 in his senior campaign with a first-period stick of Illinois’ 10th-ranked Patrick Bond. Varner turned the Illini wrestler and scored the fall in 2:29. It is the second time this season that Varner pinned Bond in the first period, with the earlier fall occurring at the Midlands Championships. Varner has nine pins this season. “Jake is the best wrestler in our nation at the collegiate level,” Jackson said. “(Illinois 197-pounder Patrick Bond) is a good wrestler. But if you are going to stand in there and put your hands on Jake Varner you are forced to wrestle to his style because he is so strong.” ISU picked up two consecutive technical falls at 125-pound and 133-pound bouts. Cyclone redshirt freshman Andrew Long (125) continued his stellar first campaign with a 20-5 (6:57) technical fall of Illinois’s John Deneen. Iowa State senior Nick Fanthorpe (133) scored big against Illlini wrestler Daryl Thomas with a technical fall in 6:08 (18-3). Iowa Staters Jon Reader (165) and David Zabriskie (HWT) chipped in bonus points for the Cyclone team effort. Reader major decisioned Illinois’s Joe Barczak by a score of 16-6. Zabriskie also won by major decision with a 12-4 effort against Marty Smith of Illinois. ISU’s Andrew Sorenson started the dual on a good note at 157 pounds with a 12-6 decision of Illinois’s Conrad Polz. Cyclone redshirt freshmen Max Mayfield and Chris Spangler fell in backup roles for Iowa State at 149 pounds and 174 pounds, respectively. Mayfield, making the first dual start of his career, was edged by 20th-ranked Eric Terrazas of Illinois. Spangler dropped a close decision to Illinois’ 14th-ranked Jordan Blanton, 3-2. The Cyclones will travel south for road duals against Oklahoma (Jan. 22) and Oklahoma State (Jan. 24). Action in Norman, Okla. begins at 7 p.m. ISU returns to Hilton Coliseum for Big 12 Conference opponents Missouri and Nebraska, Feb. 14 and Feb. 21, respectively. Results: 157 pounds – Andrew Sorenson (ISU) dec. Conrad Polz (UI), 12-6 165 pounds – No. 4 Jon Reader (ISU) major dec. Joe Barczak (UI), 16-6 174 pounds – No. 14 Jordan Blanton (UI) dec. Chris Spangler (ISU), 3-2 184 pounds – No. 2 John Dergo (UI) dec. No. 8 Jerome Ward (ISU), 2-1 197 pounds – No. 1 Jake Varner (ISU) pinned No. 10 Patrick Bond (UI), 2:29 HWT – No. 4 David Zabriskie (ISU) major dec. Marty Smith (UI), 12-4 125 pounds – No. 5 Andrew Long (ISU) tech. fall John Deneen (UI), 20-5 (6:57) 133 pounds – No. 11 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) tech. fall Daryl Thomas (UI), 18-3 (6:08) 141 pounds – Dalton Jensen (ISU) pinned No. 10 Ryan Prater (UI), 3:27 149 pounds – No. 20 Eric Terrazas (UI) dec. Max Mayfield (ISU), 4-2

ORANGE CITY, Iowa -- Claiming six individual champions, the Augsburg College wrestling team dominated in winning the Northwestern College (Iowa) Paul Bartlett/Red Raider Open on Saturday. Twelve of the 13 Augsburg wrestlers who competed in the tournament placed among the top four in their weight classes, as the Auggies scored 178.0 points to win the eight-team open tournament. Augsburg is the top-ranked team in the NCAA Division III standings. Host Northwestern (Iowa), ranked No. 15 in the NAIA national poll, finished second with 114.0 points. At 157 pounds, No. 5-ranked Jason Adams (SR, Coon Rapids, Minn.) won all four of his matches by bonus-point margins to claim his title, with three major decisions and a pin to improve to 28-2 on the season. At 133 pounds, No. 6-ranked Paul Bjorkstrand (SR, Burnsville, Minn.) won each of his three matches by bonus-point margins for his title, with two pins and a technical fall. Bjorkstrand is now 22-5 on the season. At 141, No. 5-ranked Jafari Vanier (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS) improved to 6-2 on the season with his weight class title, with two major decisions among his four victories. Andy Witzel (SR, Fulda, Minn.), ranked No. 7 nationally at heavyweight, had two pins of under a minute in length among his three victories en route to the championship. He scored a 42-second pin in the title match. At 125, Josh Roberts (SO, Grand Forks, N.D./Central HS) went 3-0 to score his title, while Beau Hansen (JR, Albert Lea, Minn.) went 3-0 with two first-period pins to claim the championship. Cody Hansen (FY, Albert Lea, Minn.) earned runner-up honors at 141, while Lucas Murray (JR, Anoka, Minn.) placed third at 149, as did Jake Grygelko (SR, Loretto, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) at 165 and Brad Baus (SO, Mukwonago, Wis.) at 184. Jamie Rocha (SR, Santa Maria, Calif./Righetti HS) placed fourth at 125, as did #Jake Saatzer (JR, Mound, Minn./Mound-Westonka HS) at 141. Augsburg returns to action next Friday (1/22) at 7 p.m., hosting Division II power Nebraska-Omaha at Si Melby Hall. Team results: 1. Augsburg 178.0; 2. Northwestern-Iowa 114.0; 3. Waldorf (Iowa) 99.5; 4. Baker (Kan.) 94.0; 5. St. John's 67.5; 6. Morningside (Iowa) 49.5; 7. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 38.0; 8. Winona State (club) 14.5.

IOWA CITY, IA -- The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team fought off a strong performance by No. 4 Oklahoma State, scoring a 19-16 win Saturday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. A crowd of 10,967 was on hand to see the Hawkeyes pick up their 52nd straight dual win, beating the Cowboys for the first time in Carver-Hawkeye since December 4, 2000. Both teams won five bouts, but Iowa's bonus-point wins at 125, 149 and 174 were the difference in the final team scores. Iowa remains undefeated on the season at 14-0, while handing Oklahoma State (8-1-1) their first season loss. The match will be aired Sunday at 9 p.m. (CT) on the Big Ten Network. "I think two years ago when Oklahoma State came to town, looking back on it, I think we made a mistake not getting ready for them," explained Hawkeye Head Coach Tom Brands, who recorded his 90th career coaching victory with the win. "I think we did a better job getting ready for them (this year), but we left a lot of points on the mat. When you leave a lot of team points on the mat, you move a lot of team points from your column to theirs. That's what happened." "I'm not going to admit it, but I feel a little bit drained because it was big for us," said Brands. "It was a big statement for our program. I feel like our guys - as a team, as a whole -- rose to the occasion. I give them credit for last weekend (at National Duals), and we've got to get better going into this next phase (of the season)." Iowa jumped out to a 4-0 lead on redshirt freshman Matt McDonough's 13-4 major decision over ninth-ranked Oklahoma State senior Chris Notte at 125. McDonough, who is ranked fourth in the nation with a 20-0 record, scored three third-period takedowns and accumulated over four minutes of riding time in the match. Oklahoma State answered at 133 with No. 6 Jordan Oliver's 3-2 upset of No. 4 Daniel Dennis. The Hawkeye senior led 1-0 going into the final period. Oliver, who is a redshirt freshman, escaped to tie the score at 1-1. Dennis took a 2-1 lead with less than a minute remaining when Oliver was given his second stalling warning of the bout. But Oliver scored a takedown off a scramble as time expired to record the win, and hand Dennis (8-1) his first loss of the season. It was the first match back in the lineup for Dennis, who has been out injured since Iowa's dual with Iowa State at Ames on Dec. 6. Hawkeye sophomore Montell Marion had a tough task against fifth-ranked sophomore Jamal Parks at 141, but blanked Parks, 4-0, to record an upset of his own. After a scoreless first period, Marion scored an escape and takedown in the second period to take a 3-0 lead. Parks chose the down position to start the third period, but could not escape. The unranked Hawkeye sophomore accumulated 3:16 of riding time during the match, improving to 12-2 on the season. Iowa picked up critical team bonus points at 149 when top-ranked Hawkeye senior Brent Metcalf scored a 21-5 technical fall over Oklahoma State junior Quinten Fuentes in 5:15. Metcalf, who improved to 20-0 on the season, scored three takedowns and a three-point nearfall in each of the first two periods. He ended the match with an escape and takedown early in the third period. Oklahoma State closed the gap to 12-10 with wins at the next two weights. At 157, Cowboy junior Neil Erisman recorded a 16-7 major decision over Hawkeye junior Aaron Janssen at 157. Janssen scored a second-period takedown to pull within two points (5-3), but Erisman rolled off nine straight points to score Oklahoma State's only team bonus points of the night. Cowboy redshirt freshman Alex Meade then pulled an upset at 165 with a 5-3 win over Iowa senior Ryan Morningstar. Meade, who is ranked between 10th and 13th in the nation, scored takedowns in the first and third periods, while holding third-ranked Morningstar to three escapes in the match. Hawkeye seniors Jay Borschel (174) and Phillip Keddy (184) stepped up to put Iowa in position for the team win. Borschel, who is ranked first or second in the nation, recorded his 80th career victory with a 9-1 major decision over Oklahoma State sophomore Mike Benefiel. Borschel, who is undefeated at 19-0 this season, scored a takedown in each period and accumulated 4:37 of riding time to hand Benefiel, who is ranked between seventh and 14th in the country, his second loss of the season. Keddy followed with a tough 3-2 win over Oklahoma State junior Clayton Foster at 184, collecting his 90th career win. Leading 19-10 with two bouts left, Iowa's hopes for its 52nd straight dual win rested on reserves Luke Lofthouse (197) and Blake Rasing (Hwt.). Lofthouse fought hard against seventh-ranked sophomore Alan Gelogaev, but lost the bout 3-2. Oklahoma State needed a pin from top-ranked heavyweight Jared Rosholt to tie the dual, but Rasing had other plans. Down 5-0 to start the third period, Rasing escaped and scored two takedowns of his own to pull within one (6-5), but ran out of time and lost 7-5. The Hawkeyes also sent five unattached competitors to the annual Brand Open in Omaha, NE, Saturday. Freshman Ethen Lofthouse won the 174-pound title, while junior Tyler Clark placed second at 133 and freshman Dylan Carew placed third at 149. Up next for top-ranked Iowa is its first Big Ten road trip of the 2009-10 season. The Hawkeyes will wrestle Michigan (4-7) Jan. 22 at 6 p.m. (CT) at Cliff Keen Arena in Ann Arbor. Then they will face Purdue (8-3) Jan. 24 at Noon (CT) at Lowell High School Gymnasium in Lowell, IN. Results: 125 - Matt McDonough (I) maj. dec. Chris Notte (OSU), 13-4 133 - Jordan Oliver (OSU) dec. Daniel Dennis (I), 3-2 141 - Montell Marion (I) dec. Jamal Parks (OSU), 4-0 149 - Brent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Quinten Fuentes (OSU), 21-5 in 5:15 157 - Neil Erisman (OSU) maj. dec. Aaron Janssen (I), 16-7 165 - Alex Meade (OSU) dec. Ryan Morningstar (I), 5-3 174 - Jay Borschel (I) maj. dec. Mike Benefiel (OSU), 9-1 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Clayton Foster (OSU), 3-2 197 - Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Luke Lofthouse (I), 3-2 Hwt. - Jared Rosholt (OSU) dec. Blake Rasing (I), 7-5

Corvallis, Ore. -- Eleventh-ranked junior Colby Covington (Springfield, Ore.) broke up the four-way tie for first on the team for falls, chalking up his 12th on the season, in the No. 22 Oregon State wrestling team’s 33-9 win over UC Davis on Friday evening in legendary Gill Coliseum. “It’s always good competition against Lennie,” head coach Jim Zalesky said. “We grew up wrestling against each other in tournaments and what not – it was just the way we were brought up competing. It’s good, friendly competition. I thought we started off kind of slow and gave up too many points, but I like how we finished.” Seventeenth-ranked redshirt sophomore Jason Lara (Midway City, Calif.) started things off for the Beavers, improving to a perfect 14-0 in duals with a 5-2 decision over Kody Klaus at 125 pounds with a late escape and takedown in the final period. UC Davis took the lead after a the second bout with a fall but redshirt freshman Mike Mangrum (Auburn, Wash.) put the Beavers back on top by three with a fall of his own in 3:44 at 141 pounds over Bryan Osuna, his second fall of the season. The Aggies tied things up after 149 pounds with a decision, making it nine all. But No. 12 Keegan Davis (Salem, Ore.) regained the lead for the Beavers with a 8-2 decision over Trevor Machado-Ching at 157 pounds. Eleventh-ranked junior Colby Covington (Springfield, Ore.) got the fans on their feet controlling the 174 pound match, pinning Alex Darkhovsky in 2:48 to continue to build on Oregon State’s lead, 21-9. Covington tied the 10th most for juniors in a single season and 30th most overall for a single season. In the eighth bout of the night, junior Brice Arand (Springfield, Ore.) secured the win for the Beavers with his 11-5 decision over Rory McBryde, nearly calculating the major decision and giving Oregon State the decisive 24-9 lead. Sophomore Chad Hanke (Dayton, Ore.) continued the match winning streak with his fifth fall of the season coming over Brian Herrera at 197 pounds to widen the Oregon State lead by 21. Wrapping up the meet, No. 18 sophomore heavyweight Clayton Jack (Vacaville, Calif.) rebounded against No. 11 Ricky Alcala after falling to him last year at the Pac-10 Championships for true second. Jack scored first and continued to hold his lead to take the 9-3 decision over Alcala, improving to a perfect 14-0. Oregon State improves to 13-1 in duals, 2-1 Pac-10, while UC Davis falls to 0-6, 0-2 Pac-10. The Beavers are only two dual meet wins away from tying the 14-meet winning streak of 1986. And Oregon State head coach Jim Zalesky now leads the Zalesky brothers’ series 3-2. Oregon State completes the weekend by hosting Pac-10 opponent, Cal State Bakersfield, on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in legendary Gill Coliseum. Results: 125 Pounds – No. 17 Jason Lara (OSU) decision over Kody Klaus (UCD), 5-2 0 3 133 Pounds – No. 15 Brandon Low (UCD) fall over No. 16 Kelly Kubec (OSU), 2:07 6 3 141 Pounds – Mike Mangrum (OSU) fall over Bryan Osuna (UCD), 3:44 6 9 149 Pounds – No. 16 Barrett Abel (UCD) decision over No. 14 RJ Pena (OSU), 15-9 9 9 157 Pounds – No. 12 Keegan Davis (OSU) dec over Trevor Machado-Ching (UCD), 8-2 9 12 165 Pounds – Dan Brascetta (OSU) decision over Joey Wilson (UCD), 8-3 9 15 174 Pounds – No. 11 Colby Covington (OSU) fall over Alex Darkhovsky (UCD), 2:48 9 21 184 Pounds – Brice Arand (OSU) decision over Rory McBryde (UCD), 11-5 9 24 197 Pounds – Chad Hanke (OSU) fall over Brian Herrera (UCD), 5:57 9 30 Heavyweight – No. 18 Clayton Jack (OSU) decision over No. 11 Ricky Alcala (UCD), 9-3

BOZEMAN, Mont. -- The North Dakota State wrestling team pulled off a huge upset Friday night, defeating No. 6 Boise State, 25-22. NDSU notched three wins by fall in the victory. With the win, the Bison improve to 4-4 this year. It is also the first win over a ranked team in four tries this season. Sophomore Justin Solberg gave the Bison an early lead, pinning Mark Bleuze in 6:40 at 125 pounds. After Boise State wins at 133 pounds and 141 pounds, junior Andrey Patselov tied the meet at 9-9 with a 10-5 decision over Eli Hutchinson at 149 pounds. Junior Vince Salminen then pinned Brad Muri in 5:15 at 157 pounds. Michael Cuthbertson won a 6-4 decision over sophomore Tyler Johnson at 165 pounds, but redshirt freshman Mac Stoll gave the Bison a 19-12 lead with a 10-0 major decision win over Levi Holt at 174 pounds. No.1-ranked 184-pounder Kirk Smith won a 16-9 major decision over Kenny Moenkedick to pull the Broncos within three. Sophomore Drew Ross then notched the biggest win of his career at 197 pounds, pinning Matt Casperson in 5:22 and clinching the upset win for the Bison. The Bison will look to continue the momentum from tonight’s win as they travel to Greeley, Colo. for the first Western Wrestling Conference dual against Northern Colorado. Action is set to begin at 2 p.m. Central on Sunday, Jan. 17. Results: 125- Justin Solberg (NDSU) fall Mark Bleuze (BSU), 6:40 NDSU 6, BSU 0 133- Benjamin DeMuelle (BSU) win by forfeit NDSU 6, BSU 6 141- Levi Jones (BSU) dec. Ryan Adams (NDSU), 10-8 NDSU 6, BSU 9 149- Andrey Patselov (NDSU) dec. Eli Hutchinson (BSU), 10-5 NDSU 9, BSU 9 157- Vince Salminen (NDSU) fall Brad Muri (BSU), 5:15 NDSU 15, BSU 9 165- Michael Cuthbertson (BSU) dec. Tyler Johnson (NDSU), 6-4 NDSU 15, BSU 12 174- Mac Stoll (NDSU) maj. dec. Levi Holt (BSU), 10-0 NDSU 19, BSU 12 184- Kirk Smith (BSU) maj. dec. Kenny Moenkedick (NDSU), 16-9 NDSU 19, BSU 16 197- Drew Ross (NDSU) fall Matt Casperson (BSU), 5:22 NDSU 25, BSU 16 Hwt- Sam Zylstra (BSU) fall Joe Arthur (NDSU), 2:02 NDSU 25, BSU 22

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. -- In a tense, back-and-forth battle, the top-ranked Augsburg College wrestling team scored a 19-15 victory over in-state rival St. John's University in a dual of nationally-ranked teams on Thursday night at St. John's Sexton Arena. Trailing 15-12 after eight bouts to the No. 11-ranked Johnnies, the No. 1-ranked Auggies scored two key wins to close the match and preserve the win, improving to 8-0 on the season while sending the Johnnies to 9-7 in dual meets. Top-ranked and defending 197-pound national champion Jared Massey (JR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS) scored five takedowns and a two-point near-fall to claim a 14-4, major-decision win over the Johnnies' Tony Willaert (JR, North Mankato, Minn./Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial HS) to put the Auggies ahead 16-15. In the final bout of the evening, No. 7-ranked heavyweight Andy Witzel (SR, Fulda, Minn.) scored a takedown with 1:05 left in the third period to break a 1-1 tie, en route to a 3-2 win over the Johnnies' Cody Socher (SO, Delano, Minn.), giving the Auggies the 19-15 win. Both teams won five matches on the evening, and the three early Auggie wins -- two by bonus-point margins -- proved to be key for the dual-meet win. Opening the match, Augsburg's Josh Roberts (SO, Grand Forks, N.D./Central HS) dominated in a 17-4, major-decision win at 125, and at 133, No. 6-ranked Paul Bjorkstrand (SR, Burnsville, Minn.) scored an 11-5 win over No. 2-ranked Mogi Baatar (SR, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia/St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.) HS), scoring two three-point near-falls in the third period to break a 5-5 tie. Bjorkstrand is now 19-5 on the season. At 157, No. 5-ranked Jason Adams (SR, Coon Rapids, Minn.) improved to 24-2 on the season with a 17-1, third-period technical-fall victory, taking advantage of three takedowns, a reversal and three 3-point near-falls to score the win. The Johnnies won two battles of ranked wrestlers on the evening, as No. 2-ranked and defending national champion Minga Batsukh (JR, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia/St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.) scored a 4-2 win over Augsburg's No. 5-ranked Jafari Vanier (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS), and No. 9-ranked Matt Pfarr (SO, Le Sueur, Minn./Le Sueur-Henderson HS) scored an 8-5, overtime win over Augsburg's No. 3-ranked Zach Molitor (JR, Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS). Against opponents from Divisions II and III since 1989-90, Augsburg is now 246-21, having lost just 16 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 campaign. Against strictly Division III opponents, Augsburg is now 248-23 since the 1979-80 season and 172-13 since the 1989-90 season. Both teams are scheduled to compete at the Northwestern (Iowa) Open in Orange City, Iowa, on Saturday (1/16) at 9 a.m. The Augsburg White Team (junior varsity) will compete at the Minnesota West CTC-Worthington Open on Saturday. Results: 125 -- Josh Roberts (AUG, 8-6) maj. dec. Scott Padrnos (SJU, 4-6) 17-4 (Augsburg 4-0). 133 -- No. 6 Paul Bjorkstrand (AUG, 19-5) dec. No. 2 Mogi Baatar (SJU, 14-3) 11-5 (Augsburg 7-0). 141 -- No. 2 Minga Batsuka (SJU, 4-1) dec. No. 5 Jafari Vanier (AUG, 2-2) 4-2 (Augsburg 7-3). 149 -- Drew Larson (SJU, 7-6) dec. Lucas Murray (AUG, 8-6) 5-2 (Augsburg 7-6). 157 -- No. 5 Jason Adams (AUG, 24-2) tech. fall John Vaith (SJU, 4-8) 17-1 at 5:24 (Augsburg 12-6). 165 -- Matt Baarson (SJU, 14-2) dec. No. 6 Orlando Ponce (AUG, 18-8) 4-3 (Augsburg 12-9). 174 -- No. 9 Matt Pfarr (SJU, 11-4) dec. No. 3 Zach Molitor (AUG, 15-3) 8-5 (OT-TB2) (TIED 12-12). 184 -- James Carlson (SJU, 4-5) dec. Caleb Lines (AUG, 10-11) 11-7 (St. John's 15-12). 197 -- No. 1 Jared Massey (AUG, 14-0) maj. dec. Tony Willaert (SJU, 9-4) 14-4 (Augsburg 16-15). HWT -- No. 7 Andy Witzel (AUG, 15-5) dec. Cody Socher (SJU, 6-3) 3-2 (Augsburg 19-15).

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Returning home for the first time in two months the ninth-ranked Lehigh wrestling team rolled to a 39-3 win over West Virginia Friday night inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The Mountaineers won at 125 but the Mountain Hawks captured the next nine weight classes, as Lehigh benefitted from forfeit wins at 141 and 157 and freshman Joey Napoli and senior David Craig delivered wins by fall for the Brown and White. With the win, Lehigh improves to 10-3 on the dual season, while West Virginia falls to 0-6. “It was a good effort,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “We got off to a slow start with a number of our guys giving up the first takedown. That’s not going to bode well for us at the NCAA tournament. The guys came back and fought well and came back to win those matches.” At 125, West Virginia picked up its only win as Shane Young edged sophomore John McDonald 5-4. Young scored a takedown in the second period, and benefitted from two penalty points, one for three cautions and one for stalling, plus an escape to negate a late takedown from McDonald in the third period. The Mountaineers looked to be extending their lead as No. 19 Colin Johnston scored an early takedown on senior Matt Fisk, who returned to the Lehigh lineup. Trailing 2-1 to start the third period, Fisk escaped and then converted a quick high double-leg takedown for the deciding points in a 4-2 win. After a forfeit to Seth Ciasulli at 141, freshman Joey Napoli made his home dual debut against Brandon Loro at 149. Loro scored first, but after an escape Napoli scored a takedown to lead 3-2 after one period. After starting the second neutral, Napoli took Loro down again and turned him with a half nelson to secure the fall with just five seconds remaining in the period. A forfeit to sophomore Sean Bilodeau put Lehigh up 21-3 at intermission. “Joey’s starting to turn the corner,” explained Santoro. “He’s wrestling really solid right now. He gave up the first takedown but stayed composed and got a couple takedowns of his own and was able to turn the kid and get a pin. That kind of sparked our team the rest of the way.” In the first bout following intermission, sophomore Brandon Hatchett made his first dual appearance of the season in front of the home fans. Like Napoli, Hatchett gave up an early takedown to his opponent, Donnie Jones, but rebounded to score two points of his own late in the first period to lead 3-2. Tied 3-3 in the third, Hatchett escaped, then took Jones down, and built up a riding time advantage to earn an impressive 7-3 win. Junior Alex Caruso also saw his first home dual action of the season and had little trouble with Matt Weston in an 8-2 victory. At 184, senior David Craig took down Robert DeSano early and tilted him for three to lead 5-0 after one period. DeSano surprised Craig by taking him down early in the second, a score which woke up the Mountain Hawk. Craig reversed DeSano then stacked him up for his first fall of the season, with referee George Chilmonik slapping the mat a 3:36. In a rematch from last year’s dual, sophomore Joe Kennedy defeated Kyle Rooney 7-2 at 197, while in the final bout of the dual, sophomore Zach Rey notched his 20th win of the season, 8-1 over Brandon Williamson. The Mountain Hawks will return to the mat on Saturday when they open up EIWA competition against Navy. First match is set for just after 3 p.m. from Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Lehigh Ticket Office, located in Grace Hall prior to the dual. Results: 125: Shane Young (WVU) dec. John McDonald (Lehigh), 5-3 133: #14 Matt Fisk (Lehigh) dec. #19 Colin Johnston (WVU), 4-2 141: #17 Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh) wins by forfeit 149: Joey Napoli (Lehigh) pinned Brandon Loro (WVU), 4:55 157: Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) wins by forfeit 165: Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh) dec. Donnie Jones (WVU), 7-3 174: Alex Caruso (Lehigh) dec. Matt Weston (WVU), 8-2 184: #15 David Craig (Lehigh) pinned Robert DeSano (WVU), 3:36 197: Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) dec. Kyle Rooney (WVU), 7-2 HWT: #5 Zach Rey (Lehigh) dec. Brandon Williamson (WVU), 8-1

Josh Henson

Rome, Ga. -- Shorter College Director of Athletics Bill Peterson announced today the hiring of Josh Henson as the College's first-ever head wrestling coach at a press conference held this morning on the College's campus. Henson comes to Shorter from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was an All-American wrestler before serving as an assistant with the Quakers from 2002-04 and again from 2005 until his recent hiring with the Hawks. "I am very excited to be in Georgia and at Shorter College," said Henson. "The wrestling community here is passionate about wrestling and the excitement about a four-year school adding wrestling is almost palatable. At the same time, the athletic department at Shorter is expanding in every direction and achieving unprecedented success. "This is a perfect combination for building a wrestling program and growing wrestling in the southeast." "We are excited to welcome Josh into our family at Shorter College," said Peterson. "Josh comes from a tremendous wrestling pedigree and is an extremely bright young coach. We look forward to a positive future for our wrestling program under his leadership." In a deep and talented applicant pool to fill the head job at Shorter - Georgia's only four-year collegiate varsity wrestling program - Henson emerged as the best of the best. He began his collegiate wrestling career at the University of Nebraska where he was a two-year letter winner for the Huskers. Henson transferred to Penn in 2000, where he developed into one of the program's most successful grapplers. In his senior season in 2002, Henson won the EIWA Championship title at 165 pounds and finished seventh at the NCAA Nationals, earning All-American honors in the process. That year, Henson set a Penn record for single-season wins, posting 36 victories - a record he still holds to this day. Henson stayed on with the Quaker wrestling program upon his graduation in 2002 with a degree in Psychology. He assisted legendary Penn head coach Roger Reina from 2002-04, helping guide the 2003-04 Penn squad to an upset of No. 3 Iowa State University and a seventh-place finish at the NCAA National Duals. In 2004, Henson left the Penn program to train and instruct at the United States Olympic Wrestling Training Center in Colorado Springs, Co. During his training, Henson placed seventh in Greco Roman style at the 2005 U.S. Open where he earned All-American status. He climbed as high as No. 3 in the 2005 Senior National Rankings at 74 kilograms in Greco Roman. He returned to Penn in 2005 as an assistant coach and has enjoyed tremendous success in all phases. Henson has coached seven NCAA All-Americans, two NCAA national champions, five first team Academic All-Americans, 13 conference champions, and 40 NCAA national qualifiers while also helping his teams to three top 25 finishes in team GPA. In his second tenure with the Quakers, Henson honed his coaching skills under former Penn head coach and current head coach of the United States Freestyle Wrestling Team, Zeke Jones. Shorter will begin competition on the mats in the fall of 2010 and compete in the Mid-South Conference, and Henson feels that while building a program certainly has its challenges, the ingredients are in place to potentially enjoy some instant success not only in the win loss column, but in the lives and futures of young athletes. "The biggest challenge with starting a new program is building the right culture that will produce success not only on the wrestling mat, but also in the classroom and in the community," said Henson. "This is a very exciting time to be involved with Shorter Wrestling and we are looking for wrestlers who are excited about building a legacy of excellence and integrity." Henson will pioneer one of three new wrestling programs to be introduced in the 2010-2011 academic year, and understands that Shorter may serve as a litmus test for future grappling programs in the state and region - a task for which he is very prepared. "I really believe the wrestling program at Shorter is important to the wrestling community as a whole and especially wrestling in the southeastern part of the country," Henson said. "The support has been tremendous so far and I am confident and excited to see the wrestling community in Georgia and the southeast step up to this great opportunity."

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Eric Guerrero

WESTMINSTER, Md. -- McDaniel won three of the final four matches, including getting major decisions from Will Yeo (Lexington Park, Md./Great Mills) and Brock Glotfelty (Grantsville, Md./Northern Garrett), to take a 17-15 victory over Waynesburg in non-conference wrestling action on Wednesday. The Green Terror (3-3) and Yellow Jackets (2-4) split the 10 bouts with five victories apiece but the two major decisions proved to be the difference. Clinging to a 3-2 lead but facing overtime with Matt Zimmerman's 1 minute, 38 seconds of advantage time, Scott Forrester (Manchester, N.J./Manchester Twp.) took his shot off a restart late in the third period and recorded the bout-winning takedown just before the final horn sounded for a 5-3 victory at 174. Yeo notched a takedown and near-fall late in the third period to extend his 13-9 lead to a 18-9 victory and earn a major decision to give the Green Terror a 13-12 edge. A late three-point near fall gave Cody Catalina turned a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 victory at 197. Glotfelty recorded a 10-0 win at heavyweight to overcome the two-point deficit and give his team the victory. Alex Crown staked the Yellow Jackets to a 3-0 lead in the match with a 6-2 victory at 125. Tommy Goretsas (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll) evened the match with a 2-1 win at 133. After a pair of escapes in the final two periods, Goretsas recorded a takedown midway through the first sudden victory period for the victory. Nick Garber re-established a three-point margin for Waynesburg with a 5-0 win at 141. Keyed by a four-point near fall in the second period, Brent Lowe (Dumfries, Va./Forest Park) once again knotted the match with an 8-2 win at 149. A 7-0 Jon Sanko victory at 157 once again gave the Yellow Jackets the advantage before a Jared Roberts 8-2 win at 165 stretched the lead to 12-6. The Green Terror returns to action at home against No. 12 Delaware Valley on Friday. Match time is 7 p.m. Results: 125: Alex Crown (W) dec. Earl Eppard 6-2; 133: Tommy Goretsas (M) dec. Josh Mollica 2-1 (SV1); 141: Nick Garber (W) dec. Michael Tancredi 5-0; 149: Brent Lowe (M) dec. Garrett Johnston (W) 8-2; 157: Jon Sanko (W) dec. Matt Peters 7-0; 165: Jared Roberts (W) dec. Tony Vorndran 8-2; 174: Scott Forrester (M) dec. Matt Zimmerman 5-3; 184: Will Yeo (M) maj. dec. Robert Schultz 18-9; 197: Cody Catalina (W) dec. Joe Camlin 5-3; HWT: Brock Glotfelty (M) maj. dec. Melvin Warrick 10-0.

BLACKSBURG -- Fresh off a successful weekend at the Virginia Duals, the Virginia Tech wrestling squad (10-3) will host three dual meets this weekend, including its ACC opener against the University of North Carolina on Saturday. Tewch, which moved up to 15th in the country as a team in the latest InterMat team poll, will host UNC (3-4-1, 1-1 ACC) Saturday at 2 p.m. On Sunday, the Hokies will take on Gardner-Webb at 4 p.m., and then will take on UNC Greensboro immediately following that match. G-W and UNCG will wrestle each other at 2 o’clock. Saturday’s match will feature one of the top individual matchups nationwide this weekend as Tech’s Jesse Dong will take on UNC’s Thomas Scotton at 157 pounds. Dong defeated No. 2 Cyler Sanderson last weekend at the Duals en route to a 5-0 weekend where he earned Outstanding Wrestler honors from the Duals and ACC Wrestler of the Week. Dong is 20-2 in attached matches and 24-3 overall. He is ranked fifth in the country while Scotton is ranked third. Scotton defeated Dong 4-2 in overtime earlier this year at the Hokie Open in Salem. Scotton holds a 22-2 record on the season and has defeated six opponents ranked in the top 15. Virginia Tech features four ranked wrestlers in its injury-depleted lineup. Jarrod Garnett is 16th at 125 pounds, Chris Diaz is ninth at 141 pounds, Dong at 157 pounds and Tommy Spellman re-entered the top 20 this week at 184 pounds, coming in at 20th. The Hokies will rely on these four for bonus points to try and offset forfeits and injuries. Tech beat Gardner-Webb 46-3 earlier this year at the ACC Challenge. G-W is 0-6 on the year and wrestles Friday night at home. The Hokies have not faced the Spartans (1-4) this season. Head coach Kevin Dresser also announced Thursday that sophomore Anthony Trongone has left the team and school for personal reasons. The starting 174-pounder was 9-4 this year and qualified for the NCAAs last season.