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LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- After cruising to a 13-0 lead after three bouts, Penn watched as Rider crept back into the dual with wins in three of four middleweight matches, forcing the Quakers to come up big in the upper weights in order to take the team win. Harrison Cook came up with a big momentum-changing win in dominating fashion at 184 pounds, shutting down and shutting out Joe Ferber, 6-0. Then, at 197 pounds, Penn's highest-ranked wrestler took care of one of Rider's top wrestlers with a 9-1 major decision for No. 7 Micah Burak over Tyler Smith. Those two wins gave Penn an insurmountable lead at 23-12, and after a forfeit at heavyweight by the Red and Blue, Penn took the dual, 23-18. The Quakers are now 3-2 in dual meets this season. Mark Rappo wasted no time getting things started for Penn, shooting off the whistle and locking down the takedown with a single to the right leg just 18 seconds in. After Zeisloft escaped, Rappo came right back for a second takedown followed by three backpoints after catching Zeisloft while he attempted to roll out. In the second, after escaping quickly, Rappo countered a Zeisloft shot with a go-behind before adding two more takedowns for a 16-4 lead after two. At the end of the final period, Rappo had added eight more points, including 3:03 of riding time for a 24-9 win. Peterkin scored first against Kirchner at 133, rolling through a shot attempt by Kirchner for two points and then three nearfall with a spladle. Kirchner was able to use it against Peterkin for a reversal, but Peterkin answered with a reversal of his own with 30 seconds to go. Peterkin was close to tilts in the second, but settled for a full ride to build a 2:45 lead in riding time. In the third, Peterkin escaped in short time before adding a takedown with headlock. At 141, Kemmerer ducked under Aaron Nestor's handfighting for a single to the right calf a minute in to take an early lead. After Nestor worked out, Kemmerer again went low to the right, finishing a scramble on the edge of the mat for a second score. In the middle period, it took Kemmerer a minute to escape, but he finally earned the point at the one-minute mark before scoring a takedown off a restart following the escape. In the third period, Kemmerer put together a combination, shooting a double before sliding behind for another two points. Andrew Lenzi pushed the pace in the first period at 149 against Zac Cibula, but couldn't finish any of his five shots. In the second, Cibula chose down and escaped quickly to take the first lead of the bout, 1-0. Cibula went back to a headlock on the edge, picking an ankle to up his lead to 3-0. In the third, Lenzi went for the score again, finishing with 11 shots in the bout but couldn't get the points. Brad Wukie came out firing in the 157-pound match, scoring a takedown and two back points in the first 15 seconds. Ramon Santiago escaped before scoring a takedown of his own in a furious first period. In the second period, Santiago was able to earn three nearfall points with a turn from top position. Wukie escaped with 16 seconds left and was in on a single but the buzzer sounded before he could finish. In the third, Santiago was able to counter a Wukie shot into a throw of his own, locking in the fall at 5:40. Gabriel Burak worked hard for the first half of his opening period against No. 12 Jim Resnick, fighting in a scramble near the edge of the mat for about 35 seconds before securing the takedown by gaining position on Resnick's back. Burak finished the period on top, with 1:24 of riding time. Burak added a second takedown in the middle period, going low to the foot and finishing a scramble with the points and very close to a pin. Resnick rode hard all third period, looking for a tilt. Three stall warnings called on Burak gave Resnick two points, making the searched-for tilt possible winning points. However, time ran out and Burak scored a 4-2 win. After a scoreless first period at 174, Rob Morrison scored first with an escape seven seconds into the second period. Morrison came in on a single, passing by and getting to the left leg in the final minute of the second, finishing a scramble for a 3-0 lead. On a restart, Giffin went up on the whistle, getting one point before the end of the period. It took 30 seconds in the third period but Giffin escaped again and came right back for a takedown. Morrison escaped to tie the match, 4-4, with a minute left. Morrison came in again with a shot in the final fifteen seconds, scoring the takedown after a scramble with nine seconds left and a 6-4 win. Harrison Cook needed to get momentum back on Penn's side and got a good start in the first period, wrestling to the whistle for a takedown with 0.7 seconds left on the clock. In the second, Cook worked an escape 11 seconds in and the countered a shot from Joe Ferber with a sweep-around for two more points. Cook rode all third period, looking for a turn, but the 3:25 riding time was good for a 6-0 win. No. 7 Micah Burak controlled the first period against Tyler Smith, utilizing his patented 2-on-1 into shots, finally getting points with just over one minute to go in the first period. Micah chose neutral for the second period, and after forcing a stall warning on Smith, turned the 2-on-1 into a takedown once again. While riding, Burak forced a second stall on Smith, getting a point. In the third, Burak beat the start, getting an escape point quickly. Working the edge of the mat, Burak rushed in with a double, pushing Smith down to his backside for two more points. Burak's 3:22 of riding time gives him a 9-1 win. The Quakers are back in action at the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, North Carolina Dec. 29-30. Results: 125 - Mark Rappo (Penn) def. Chuck Zeisloft (Rider), 24-9 (Penn leads, 5-0) 133 - No. 11 Rollie Peterkin (Penn) def. Jimmy Kirchner (Rider), 11-2 (Penn leads, 9-0) 141 - Zack Kemmerer (Penn) def. Aaron Nestor (Rider), 10-2 (Penn leads, 13-0) 149 - Zac Cibula (Rider) def. Andrew Lenzi (Penn), 3-0 (Penn leads, 13-3) 157 - Ramon Santiago (Rider) def. Brad Wukie (Penn), FALL 5:40 (Penn leads, 13-9) 165 - Gabriel Burak (Penn) def. No. 12 Jim Resnick (Rider), 4-2 (Penn leads, 16-9) 174 - Rob Morrison (Rider) def. No. 19 Scott Giffin (Penn), 6-4 (Penn leads, 16-12) 184 - Harrison Cook (Penn) def. Joe Ferber (Rider), 6-0 (Penn leads, 19-12) 197 - No. 7 Micah Burak (Penn) def. Tyler Smith (Rider), 9-1 (Penn leads, 23-12) 285 - Evan Craig (Rider) win via forfeit (Penn leads 23-18)

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers, ranked No. 5 nationally, shut out visiting Lock Haven 48-0 in a non-conference dual in Rec Hall today. Over 4,000 fans filled Rec Hall to watch Penn State dominate their neighbors and stay undefeated on the year. With a starting line-up featuring six freshmen, the Nittany Lions control the dual from start to finish. Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 18 at 125, majored LHU's Nick Hyatt and sophomore Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) pinned Evan Kolb at the 1:40 mark to put Penn State up 10-0 quickly. True freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 141, broke through a defensive effort from LHU's Justin Loudon to post a 13-4 major. No. 6 Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) then made quick work of Lock haven senior Owen Wilkinson, picking up a 17-1 technical fall at the 3:52 mark in the 149-pound bout. Freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 3 at 157, put on a clinic at 157 as well, getting a 19-4 technical fall over Seth Creasy at the 6:27 mark to put Penn State up 24-0 heading into intermission. Red-shirt freshman James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) made his Penn State dual meet debut and picked up a forfeit win at 165 and sophomore Nick Fischer (Unionville, Pa.) stepped in at 174 and notched a thrilling, last second win. Fischer picked up a takedown with just :07 left in the bout to beat Lock Haven's Mike Khoury 7-5 win. With No. 5 Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) injured, freshman Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 174, moved up to 184 and made short work of Lock Haven's Jacob Bateman. Ruth pinned the bigger Bald Eagle at the 2:53 mark to put Penn State up 39-0. True freshman Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) downed Lock Haven's Derrick Caldwell 8-6 at 197 and junior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6 at heavyweight, pinned LHU's Harry Turner at the 2:15 mark to put an exclamation mark on the dual and give Penn State the 49-0 shut-out. Penn State rolled up 18 bonus points thanks to three pins, two technical falls, two majors and a forfeit. The Nittany Lions won the takedown battle 23-3. The shutout was Penn State's second of the year, following up on a 45-0 win over Harvard in November. The 48-0 win is Penn State's most lopsided shutout win since a 54-0 win over Millersville on Jan. 25, 1983. The last time Penn State had two shutouts in one season was the 2006-07 season when the Lions beat Clarion (47-0) and Rider (41-0). Penn State, under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, returns to action on Sunday, Dec. 19, when Ohio State invades Rec Hall for the Lions' Big Ten opener. Action begins at 2 p.m. Fans wishing to purchase single dual meet tickets for the 2010-11 Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling season can place their orders by calling 814-865-5555 or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office. The box office is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ticket pricing is $8 for adults and $5 for youth, and there will be a limit of eight tickets per order. Group sales are also available. The 2010-11 Penn State wrestling season is presented by the Family Clothesline. All Penn State events will once again air live on Forever Broadcasting's WRSC (1390 AM) and WSQV (92.1 FM). All radio broadcasts are streamed live at GoPSUsports.com as part of the All-Access package. The 2010-11 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #18 Frank Martellotti PSU maj. dec. Nick Hyatt LHU, 15-6 4-0 133: Bryan Pearsall PSU pinned Evan Kolb LHU, WBF (1:40) 10-0 141: #10 Andrew Alton PSU maj. dec. Justin Loudon LHU, 13-4 14-0 149: #6 Frank Molinaro PSU tech. fall Owen Wilkinson LHU, 17-1 (3:52) 19-0 157: #3 David Taylor PSU tech. fall Seth Creasy LHU, 19-4 (6:27) 24-0 165: James Vollrath PSU win by forfeit 30-0 174: Nick Fischer PSU dec. Michael Khoury LHU, 7-5 33-0 184: #12 Ed Ruth PSU pinned Jacob Bachman LHU, WBF (2:53) 39-0 197: Nick Ruggear PSU dec. Derrick Caldwell LHU, 8-6 42-0 285: #6 Cameron Wade PSU pinned Harry Turner LHU, WBF (2:15) 48-0 BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: True freshman Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 18 nationally at 125, put his undefeated record on the line against Lock Haven senior Nick Hyatt. Martellotti got the bout's first takedown at the 2:25 mark. Keeping control of the senior Bald Eagle, Martellotti built up over a minute's worth of riding time before Hyatt escaped at the :56 mark. Martellotti then used a standing cradle to take Hyatt down and add three back points. A short ride-out gave the Lion freshman a 7-1 lead after one period. Hyatt chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 7-2 deficit, but Martellotti continued to pour it on, getting his third takedown at the 1:30 mark to move out to a 9-3 lead after a Hyatt escape. Another Martellotti takedown and Hyatt escape gave the Lion an 11-4 lead heading to the final stanza. Martellotti chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 12-4 lead. But Hyatt got his first takedown after a scramble at the 1:22 mark, cutting the lead to 12-6. Hyatt worked hard to turn Martellotti for back points, but the Lion freshman was able to withstand the effort and work his way to a reversal at the :08 mark, clinching the major. The 15-6 major put Penn State up 4-0. 133: Sophomore Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) faced off Lock Haven's Evan Kolb. Kolb quickly took a 2-0 lead with a takedown in front of the Penn State bench. But Pearsall was able to roll his way to a reversal, tying the match at 2-2. He then worked his way to control of Kolb's legs, turning him to his back and picking up a fast fall at the 1:40 mark. Penn State led 10-0. 141: True freshman Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 141, met Lock Haven senior Justin Loudon. As usual, Alton notched a takedown quickly, getting Loudon to his back for three near fall points and then resetting his control, looking for another first period pin. He cut Loudon loose after a reset and, leading 5-1, picked up another quick takedown to lead 7-2 after a Loudon escape. Alton continued to pressure Loudon, but could not pick up a third takedown in the first. Trailing 7-2, Loudon chose down to start the second stanza and escaped to a 7-3 deficit (but Alton had 1:33 in riding time). Alton used a high double after a Loudon stall to notch his third takedown and lead 9-4 after Loudon escape at the :50 mark. Loudon got in on Alton's leg but the Lion freshman forced a stalemate with :10 left. Leading 9-4 with over 2:00 in riding time, Alton chose down to start the third period. Loudon rode Alton for :30 before Alton escaped to a 10-4 lead. Alton continued to force the pressure and Loudon continued to back off the mat, trying to avoid Alton's pin attempts. Alton used a quick late takedown to secure the major, picking up the 13-4 win the riding time point. 149: Two-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) put his No. 6 ranking at 149 on the line against LHU senior Owen Wilkinson. Molinaro wasted no time in taking a lead on the Bald Eagle senior. A low double led to a takedown and then swift work up top allowed Molinaro to turn Wilkinson to his back for two near fall points. Molinaro then reset himself and turned Wilkinson for three more back points and, after allowing the LHU senior up, led 7-1. Molinaro countered a slight Wilkinson shot and took him down once more to lead 9-1 with :40 left in the opening period. Leading 9-1, Molinaro chose down to start the second period. A quick reversal gave the Lion an 11-1 lead and Molinaro turned Wilkinson again for three more back points to lead 14-1. One more three point turn gave Molinaro a 17-1 tech fall at the 3:52 mark. 157: True freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 3 in the country at 157, met Lock Haven junior Seth Creasy. Taylor scored quickly, taking the Bald Eagle down to lead 2-1 just :10 into the bout. He then gained control of Creasy's left leg and forced a :40 scramble that nearly led to a second takedown. But action moved out of bounds and a reset was called with 1:30 on the clock. Taylor moved out to a 4-1 lead after the reset and immediately began looking for a chance to turn the Lock haven junior for back points. Taylor spend the remainder of the period in control, working to turn Creasy. He almost picked up two back points at the end of the period, but the clock struck zero. Trailing 4-1, Creasy chose down to start the second stanza and was allowed up by Taylor. The Lion freshman immediately took Creasy down again and cut him loose to lead 6-3 with 1:48 on the clock. Creasy forced a scramble that nearly caught Taylor, but the Nittany Lion was able to fight off the move and force a reset. Taylor then responded with another takedown to lead 8-3 with just over a minute left in the period. Creasy was allowed out again, only to be quickly taken down by Taylor once more. Taylor turned the veteran Bald Eagle for three back points and led 13-4. He turned him again as time expired, nearly picking up the pin. But the buzzer sounded and, with three back points, Taylor led 16-4 heading into the final period. Taylor chose top to start the third period, looking to pick up the fall. Creasy was able to fight off Taylor for a bit, but the Lion freshman turned him once more and picked up three more back points to post the 19-4 tech fall at the 6:27. Penn State lead 24-0 at halftime. 165: With red-shirt freshman starter Jake Kemerer (Greensburg, Pa.) held out of the dual for medical reasons, classmate James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) made his Penn State dual meet debut up a weight at 165 and won by forfeit as Lock Haven did not weigh in anyone at 165. 174: Sophomore Nick Fischer (Unionville, Pa.) stepped in at 174 for Penn State and took on Lock Haven's Michael Khoury. Khoury scrambled his way to a 2-0 lead with a takedown at the 2:06 mark. Fischer escaped at the 1:27 mark and action resumed in the center circle. Khoury added another takedown and then put together a strong ride but got hit with a locked hand call. Still, the strong first period allowed Khoury to lead 4-2 with over 1:30 in riding time after one period. Khoury chose down to start the second period and steadily worked himself to an escape, but Fischer immediately turned in on the Bald Eagle and worked his way to a takedown on the edge of the mat with :29 left. Trailing 5-4, Fischer then rode Khoury out to kill the clock. Trailing by one but giving up :40 in riding time, Fischer chose down to start the second period and got a quick escaped to tie the bout at 5-5 with riding time, at this point, not a factor. Fischer gained control of Khoury's right leg but the Bald Eagle was able to flee the mat to force a reset with 1:20 on the clock. Khoury got hit with a first stall warning at the :58 mark as Fischer continued to pressure the Bald Eagle to the outside circle. Fischer countered a high Khoury shot, gained control of the Bald Eagle and picked up a clinching takedown with :07 on the clock. A short ride-out allowed Fischer to post a 7-5 win and put the Lions up 33-0. 184: With All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) out with an injury, freshman Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 174, moved up to 184 to take on Lock Haven's Jacob Bachman. Ruth bolted through a high double early, taking Bachman down to lead 2-1 at the 2:28 mark. The duo battled evenly for much of the period until Ruth took the bigger Bald Eagle down for another takedown and a 4-1 lead. Maintaining control of the turn, Ruth bided his time until Bachman's shoulders were flat and picked up the pin at the 2:53 mark, giving the Lions a 39-0 lead. 197: True freshman Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) got the call for Penn State at 197 and met Lock Haven's Derek Caldwell. Ruggear wasted no time, getting an early takedown to lead 2-1 after a quick Caldwell escape. The duo battled evenly for the remainder of the first period with neither wrestler finding a solid opening to score and Ruggear led by one after the opening period. Caldwell chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape to tie the bout at 2-2. Ruggear picked up a stall at the :07 mark and action moved to the third period tied 2-2. Ruggear chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 3-2 lead at the 1:44 mark. He then moved out to a 5-2 lead with a strong high double leg at the 1:26 mark. Ruggear cut Caldwell loose and immediately began looking for another takedown. The Lion rookie countered a Caldwell shot and rolled through for a third takedown and a 7-3 lead with :33 left. But Caldwell was injured and a brief timeout was called. Action resumed with Ruggear in control. Caldwell worked his way to an escaped and then added a late takedown to cut the lead to 8-6, but time ran out and Ruggear got the 8-6 decision. 285: Junior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 6 at heavyweight, met talented Lock Haven sophomore Harry Turner. Wade took Turner down a the 1:32 mark and quickly turned the talented Bald Eagle to his back for three near fall points. A quick reset and another turn led to three more back points and Wade lead 8-0 at the :57 mark. Wade then turned him one more time and flattened him for a pin at the 2:15 mark. The victory secured the 48-0 shutout.

BLOOMSBURG -- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team swept three matches on Sunday at the Bloomsburg Duals. The Huskies beat Buffalo 21-12; East Stroudsburg 38-6, and Drexel 23-17. With the wins the Huskies improved to 8-2 on the season. Bloomsburg will be idle till Dec. 28-29 when it travels to North Carolina for the Southern Scuffle. BLOOMSBURG 21 BUFFALO 12 The Huskies opened the match with a 4-1 win by Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ, St. Marks) at 125 pounds before the Bulls came back and scored a 4-3 win at 133 by Kevin Smith. At 141 Buffalo’s Andrew Schutt scored a takedown just 11 seconds into the match, but from there it was all Derek Shingara (Shamokin, Shamokin) for the Huskies as he went on to post an 11-5 win putting Bloomsburg on top 6-3. Buffalo’s Desi Green posted a 9-4 win at 149 pounds to knot the score at 6-6 before the Huskies scored wins in the next four matches to open a 21-6 lead. Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC, E.L. Laney) started the rally for the Huskies with a 6-2 win at 157 pounds, then Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY, Greece Olympia) posted a 4-3 win at 165 pounds. Veltre held off John-Martin Cannon in the final 10 seconds of the match when Cannon made an attempt for a takedown. At 174 pounds Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ, Middlesex) scored his ninth pin of the season when he recorded the fall over Brian Sheehan in 6:06. Dessino scored a third period reversal then quickly put Sheehan on his back to earn the six points for the Huskies. Bloomsburg continued its winning streak with a win by Nate Graham (Selkirk, NY, Ravena) at 184 pounds who scored a takedown with 20 seconds left to post a 4-3 victory. Buffalo cut the lead to 21-9 with a win at 197 pounds, 6-2, by Josh Peters, then made the final 21-12 with a win at heavyweight by Brett Correll, 3-1, who scored a last second takedown to get the victory. BLOOMSBURG 38 EAST STROUDSBURG 6 Bloomsburg opened the match getting a forfeit at 125 pounds. East Stroudsburg came back and won the next two matches. At 133 Jordan Toledo posted a 7-5 victory, while at 141 pounds Adam Hluschak faced a rematch from last week’s PSAC championships against the Huskies Derek Shingara. Hlushak gained a measure of revenge with a 4-3 win, getting a takedown at the buzzer. The Huskies came back and won the next seven bouts. Matt Hicks (Allentown (Annapolis, MD), St. Mary's, MD) started things for the Huskies with an 8-0 win at 149 pounds before a win by forfeit at 157 pounds for Frank Hickman. Chris Smith (Mineral, Va., Chancelor) then dominated his opponent at 165 pounds getting a pin in just 1:12, followed by Dessino getting his second pin of the day, this one in just 2:29. At 184 pounds Graham scored an easy win by major decision, 15-2, followed by Jake Dabashinsky (Schuylkill Haven, Blue Mountain) winning 6-5 on riding time. At heavyweight, Zac Walsh (Denville, NJ, Morris Knolls) closed out the match for the Huskies with a 4-1 win at heavyweight. BLOOMSBURG 23 DREXEL 17 The Huskies posted a 23-17 win over Drexel in the day’s final match. After Sean Boylan earned a win by forfeit for the Huskies at 125 pounds, Nick Wilcox posted a 10-7 win over Frank Cimato at 133 pounds to put the Huskies on top 9-0. The Dragons were penalized one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct. Drexel, though, came back with a win by decision, 2-1, getting the win on riding time. Then at 141 pounds the Dragons scored a win by fall in 5:53 to make the score 9-8. At 157 pounds the Huskies Frank Hickman scored a dominating win by technical fall, 18-2 to put Bloomsburg on top by six points. Hickman had three, three-point near falls in the final period to give the Huskies a 14-8 lead. The Huskies added to their lead when Josh Veltre posted a 3-2 win at 165 pounds. Veltre got an escape and a takedown in the second period for his points. At 174 pounds Dessino pulled out a tough 2-0 win over Justin Wieller. Dessino got a third period escape and riding time for the 2-0 win. At 184 pounds Graham won his third match of the day by a 7-2 score over Shawn Fausey. Graham allowed just two escapes in the match and earned a point after racking up 3:54 in riding time. Drexel closed out the match wins at 197 and a forfeit at heavyweight. Bloomsburg 21 Buffalo 12 125 Sean Boylan (Bloomsburg ) DEC Sean Walton (Buffalo) 4 - 1 133 Kevin Smith (Buffalo) DEC Nick Wilcox (Bloomsburg ) 4 - 3 141 Derek Shingara (Bloomsburg ) DEC Lemual Schutt (Buffalo) 11 - 5 149 Desmond Green (Buffalo) DEC Matthew Hicks (Bloomsburg ) 9 - 4 157 Frank Hickman (Bloomsburg ) DEC Mark Lewandowski (Buffalo) 6 - 2 165 Josh Veltre (Bloomsburg ) DEC John-Martin Cannon (Buffalo) 4 - 3 174 Mike Dessino (Bloomsburg ) FALL Brian Sheehan (Buffalo) 6:06 184 Nathan Graham (Bloomsburg ) DEC James Hamel (Buffalo) 4 - 3 197 Josh Peters (Buffalo) DEC Jacob Dabashinsky (Bloomsburg ) 6 - 2 285 Brett Correll (Buffalo) DEC Zachary Walsh (Bloomsburg ) 3 - 1 Bloomsburg 38 East Stroudsburg 6 125 Sean Boylan (Bloomsburg ) For Forfeit (East Stroudsburg ) 133 Jordan Toledo (East Stroudsburg) DEC Jeremiah Biddle (Bloomsburg ) 7 - 5 141 Adam Hluschak (E. Stroudsburg ) DEC Derek Shingara (Bloomsburg ) 4 - 3 149 Matthew Hicks (Bloomsburg ) MD Tyler Wilton (East Stroudsburg ) 8 - 0 157 Frank Hickman (Bloomsburg ) For Forfeit (East Stroudsburg ) 165 Christopher Smith (Bloomsburg ) FALL Thad Frick (East Stroudsburg ) 1:12 174 Mike Dessino (Bloomsburg ) FALL Jesse Dunn (East Stroudsburg ) 2:29 184 Nathan Graham (Bloomsburg) MD brendan McKeown (E. Stroudsburg ) 15 - 2 197 Jacob Dabashinsky (Bloomsburg ) DEC Eddie Ebewo (East Stroudsburg ) 6 - 5 285 Zachary Walsh (Bloomsburg ) DEC Will Weaver (East Stroudsburg ) 4 - 1 Bloomsburg 23 Drexel 17 125 Sean Boylan (Bloomsburg ) For Forfeit (Drexel ) 133 Nick Wilcox (Bloomsburg ) DEC Frank Cimato (Drexel ) 9 - 7 141 Josh Yurasits (Drexel ) DEC Derek Shingara (Bloomsburg ) 2 - 1 149 Austin Sommer (Drexel ) FALL Matthew Hicks (Bloomsburg ) 5:53 157 Frank Hickman (Bloomsburg ) TF5 Charles Aungst (Drexel ) 18 - 2 ( (6:06)) 165 Josh Veltre (Bloomsburg ) DEC Joe Booth (Drexel ) 3 - 2 174 Mike Dessino (Bloomsburg ) DEC Justin Wieller (Drexel ) 2 - 0 184 Nathan Graham (Bloomsburg ) DEC Shawn Fausey (Drexel ) 7 - 2 197 Brandon Palik (Drexel ) DEC Jacob Dabashinsky (Bloomsburg ) 7 - 1 285 Callender, Jamie (Drexel ) For Forfeit (Bloomsburg ) Drexel -1 Unsportsmanlike Conduct - Coach 133

PITTSBURGH -- Each team won five matches, but a major decision by junior Ross Tice (165) made the difference as Kent State topped No. 17 Pittsburgh 16-15 Sunday at Fitzgerald Field House. The Golden Flashes also came out on the winning end of an 11-10 battle at 157 and a match that needed six extra sessions at 149. "We're a much better team than we were four weeks ago," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "Today was very similar to Missouri, Iowa State and Virginia and I feel like we could easily be 6-1 right now instead of 3-4." The meet started at 125, where junior Nic Bedelyon (125) found himself in a 4-1 hole in the first period. Bedelyon (10-1) scored the next six points with two escapes and a pair of takedowns to claim a 7-4 decision and give the Flashes an early 3-0 lead. Pitt responded with back-to-back wins at 133 and 141 to take a 6-3 lead. In a battle of freshman, Shelton Mack scored three takedowns in a 6-2 victory over Tyler Small (133). Junior Chase Skonieczny (141) led nationally ranked Tyler Nauman 3-2 after two periods, but came up on the short end of a 5-4 decision. The longest match of the day came at 149 as junior Marcel Clopton needed three sudden victory periods and three tiebreaker sessions to edge Dane Johnson 2-1. In the third tiebreaker, Clopton got to his feet and was deliberately pushed out-of-bounds resulting in a penalty point. "Marcel did a great job of riding him in overtime," Andrassy said. "And that was the fourth time in the match he got pushed out like that and the ref finally called him on it." The most action-packed match came at 157, as senior Matt Cathell edged Donnie Tasser 11-10. All four takedowns in the match belonged to Tasser, but Cathell scored a pair of three-point near falls and used 1:25 of riding time for the deciding 11th point. "Matt really controlled him from the top and turned him a number of times," Andrassy said. "We thought he would get back points a couple other times, but we didn't get the call." Tice (165) then surprised the Pitt crowd with a 10-1 major decision over senior Adam Counterman. Tice recorded three takedowns and had a two-point tilt in his dominant performance. "Ross came out hard early and really kept the pressure on," Andrassy said. "It was one of those matches we thought ahead of time could go either way hand and his extra point ended up winning it for us." Trailing 13-6, the Panthers clawed back with two straight wins at 174 and 184. Freshman Brandonn Johnson (174) trailed 4-0 early and his comeback bid came up short in a 6-5 loss to Ethan Headlee. Sophomore Casey Newburg (184) scored the opening takedown in a 12-7 loss to Max Thomusseit. "Brandonn wrestled well against another ranked guy," Andrassy said. "He's getting better and he reminds me of Dustin (Kilgore) the way he goes hard for seven minutes and doesn't get tired. He's inches away from becoming a great wrestler." Junior Dustin Kilgore claimed another victory over a Top 10 opponent, defeating No. 8 Zac Thomusseit 9-5. Kilgore started the third period with a reversal and scored a two-point near fall to seal the win. Junior Brendan Barlow (285) then gave No. 2 Ryan Tomei all he could handle in a 6-5 loss. Tomei's second period escape in with one second remaining made the difference. "Brendan had a beautiful takedown in the second period," Andrassy said. "I think we're a Top 15 team and we'll have a chance to prove that at the Scuffle." The Golden Flashes take a 17-day break from competition, before heading to Greensboro, N.C. for the Southern Scuffle Dec. 29-30.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- No. 11 Lehigh won seven of ten bouts and beat three ranked wrestlers as the Mountain Hawks headed into their final exams/holiday break with a 23-9 win over No. 14 Central Michigan Sunday inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. Junior Brian Tanen and sophomore Robert Hamlin delivered bonus wins for Lehigh, which improves to 7-2 on the dual season. Wrestling: Service Electric 2 Post Match Show Central Michigan, Dec. 12, 2010 “I’m really pleased with the way we wrestled today,” said Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro. “They had four All-Americans in their lineup and we wrestled well against all four guys. There were a lot of close calls and tight matches. The visiting Chippewas (1-4) struck first as Christian Cullinan won 5-2 over senior Mitch Berger at 125 and appeared to be headed to a 6-0 lead after two bouts. A second-period reversal put ninth-ranked Scotti Sentes ahead of freshman Frank Cagnina, but not before Cagnina had gone over a minute of riding time. In the third period Cagnina chose neutral, and after several attempts at a takedown, finally gained control of Sentes for a takedown in the final seconds of the match. A 1:02 riding time advantage gave Cagnina the 3-2 upset win. “That was huge for us,” Santoro said. “Any time you beat an All-American it’s huge. Frank has been a little buzz saw. He scored in the final seconds and it sparked the team.” Central Michigan regained the lead when Scott Mattingly edged Stephen Dutton 4-3 at 141 but from there Lehigh rolled off three straight wins to take control of the dual. Sophomore Joey Napoli tied the dual at six with a 10-4 win over Donnie Corby at 141, but it was Tanen who delivered the spark, winning a 9-1 major decision over Adam Miller to give Lehigh a four point lead heading into intermission. Tanen used a modified headlock to score five first period points and added a third period escape, a takedown and riding time to secure the major. “Brian can flat out wrestle,” Santoro explained. “He’s doing some great things. He’s done a great job filling in and has done better now that he’s been getting that exposure.” Lehigh picked up its second win over a ranked opponent at 165 as junior Brandon Hatchett downed ninth-ranked Mike Miller 8-6. After struggling to find his offense recently, Hatchett scored a pair of first period takedowns to lead 4-2. He added a third period takedown that gave the necessary cushion to extend Lehigh’s lead to 13-6. Freshman Austin Meys gave No. 3 Ben Bennett all he could handle at 174, but came up just short in a 1-0 setback. The only points of the match were a second period escape from Bennett as Meys chose neutral in the third but was unable to score a takedown. Hamlin moved to 9-0 on the season with an impressive 14-5 major over Chad Friend at 184. Hamlin totaled six takedowns in the win, including three in the third period as he built the necessary margin to earn the bonus point. Junior Joe Kennedy then kept things rolling with a 12-6 decision over Craig Kelliher at 184. Kennedy gave up a takedown in the opening seconds of the bout but was able to compensate with a reversal and four takedowns of his own. One of the most anticipated bouts of the day was at heavyweight where top ranked junior Zach Rey squared off against No. 5 Jarod Trice of Central Michigan. Both men played things close to the vest with minimal offensive shots. Tied at one, after three periods and sudden victory, Rey escaped in the first 30 second tiebreaker and then rode out Trice to win 2-1 and join Hamlin at 9-0 on the season. The Mountain Hawks will have the two and a half weeks off from competition before returning to action at the Midlands Championships, December 29 and 30 in Evanston, Ill. Results: 125 – Christian Cullinan (CMU) dec. Mitch Berger (LU) 5-2 133 – Frank Cagnina (LU) dec. Scotti Sentes (CMU) 3-2 141 – Scott Mattingly (CMU) dec. Stephen Dutton (LU) 4-3 149 – Joey Napoli (LU) dec. Donnie Corby (CMU) 10-4 157 – Brian Tanen (LU) maj. dec. Adam Miller (CMU) 9-1 165 – Brandon Hatchett (LU) dec. Mike Miller (CMU) 8-6 174 – Ben Bennett (CMU) dec. Austin Meys (LU) 1-0 184 – Robert Hamlin (LU) maj. dec. Chad Friend (CMU) 14-5 197 – Joe Kennedy (LU) dec. Craig Kelliher (CMU) 12-6 285 – Zach Rey (LU) dec. Jarod Trice (CMU) 2-1, t.b.

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Fueled by a pair of upset victories from freshmen Chris Perry and Blake Rosholt and resounding bonus-point victories from returning All-Americans Jordan Oliver and Clayton Foster, the Oklahoma State wrestling team handed Bedlam Series rival Oklahoma a 22-12 defeat in front of 4,449 fans in Gallagher-Iba Arena Sunday. The win improved the second-ranked Cowboys to 3-0 on the year, with two of those wins coming over teams ranked in the top 10. No. 8 Oklahoma fell to 5-1 in defeat. “I look at it as a good win, and a good win for several freshmen,” OSU coach John Smith said. “I am not going to be too hard on their performances, but a few of them, it didn't cut it tonight." With the dual starting at 184 pounds, Perry had a chance to avenge his loss earlier in the season to No. 13 Erich Schmidtke, and he did so by a comfortable 6-1 margin. Perry bagged a takedown with 51 seconds left in the first period and rode the Sooner out for the rest of the period. Perry opened the second period with a quick escape to build his advantage to 3-0, then after Schmidtke got on the board with an escape to start the third, Perry added a final takedown and riding time to seal his 6-1 win. “First time I had ever started a dual off. I'd never had that experience,” Perry said. “I think this time, I talked to some of our coaches just about controlling your emotions before a match. Just relax and don't hype it up; you can exhaust yourself. I felt like I handled it pretty well. I was calm. I felt like my conditioning was there. My legs were underneath me. It's fun. It's still fun. You have to stay focused, but I felt good." Foster followed Perry’s upset win with a demoralizing 14-3 major decision win over Keldrick Hall that put the Cowboys up in the dual by a 7-0 score and put the Sooners into a bad situation. Foster took Hall down five times, and Hall was also slapped for stalling twice. The key moment of the dual came at heavyweight, however, where the unranked Rosholt scored a 4-3 upset win over No. 8 Nathan Fernandez. Rosholt -- who weighed in at 214 pounds -- was giving up approximately 55 pounds to the highly-favored Fernandez, but controlled the bout from the start. Rosholt bagged the first takedown of the bout in the first period and nearly turned Fernandez to his back twice before getting hit for locking his hands and then yielding an escape. With the score deadlocked at two going into the second period, Fernandez took his first lead with an escape 23 seconds in. The third period started with Rosholt in the down position. The weight differential figured to be an issue in that circumstance, but the Cowboy hit a switch with 25 seconds left to score a reversal. Riding time was no factor, so the reversal proved to be the difference in the freshman’s big win. "It's a big win for me, for sure. It's definitely my best one yet,” Rosholt said. “It's only my third match to really come out and prove myself in a weight that I am a little bit small for." Smith said Rosholt’s win could springboard him into bigger things. "You look at Blake's match, and he did a pretty good job,” Smith said. “As far as the first takedown of the match, it was an important takedown. He pretty much out-wrestled him in the first period, but then it ended up 2-2. Obviously, the reversal in the third period is something you don't see very often out of heavyweights. He's got a big upside to him and he wrestled a wrestler that has been wrestling well this year and who is hot, coming off wrestling well in Las Vegas. It should give him a real boost.” Rosholt’s win gave the Pokes a commanding 10-0 lead in the dual, but after No. 7 Jarrod Patterson of Oklahoma nipped No. 5 Jon Morrison at 125 pounds, the OSU advantage was trimmed to 10-3. That is where Oliver put things out of reach by pinning Jordan Keller in 3:51. Oliver bagged a quick takedown and had Keller on his back for two three-point nearfalls in the first period. Keller elected to start the second period in the neutral position, but Oliver turned him to his back again and eventually scored the pin to put the Cowboys up in the dual, 16-3 and suck the life out of any Sooner comeback. "I think that after Blake, the only one that was motivated by it was Oliver,” Smith said. “He goes out and gets two first-period cradles and puts the guy to his back. The guy had some serious flexibility to get out of them, but then he hooked him back up and gets the pin in the second period.” The Pokes and Sooners traded wins by decision for the rest of the way, but the bout was out of reach at that point. The Cowboys break for final exams, then return to action when they travel to Tempe, Ariz., to face Arizona State at 8 p.m. CST on Jan. 2. Results: 184: No. 16 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 13 Erich Schmidtke (OU), 6-1 197: No. 4 Clayton Foster (OSU) major dec. Keldrick Hall (OU), 14-3 285: Blake Rosholt (OSU) dec. No. 8 Nathan Fernandez (OU), 4-3 125: No. 7 Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. No. 5 Jon Morrison (OSU), 2-1 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) pinned Jordan Keller (OU), 3:51 141: No. 6 Zack Bailey (OU) dec. No. 20 Luke Silver (OSU), 8-5 149: No. 4 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Nick Lester (OU), 5-2 157: Matt Lester (OU) dec. No. 10 Albert White (OSU), 1-0 165: No. 8 Dallas Bailey (OSU) dec. 18 Chase Nelson (OU), 2-1 174: No. 7 Tyler Caldwell (OU) dec. No. 11 Mike Benefiel (OSU), 3-0

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jumping out to a 12-0 lead via two Edinboro forfeits, the No. 22 Ohio State wrestling team recorded its first dual win of the 2010-11 season after beating the Fighting Scots, 31-14, Sunday afternoon at McComb Fieldhouse in Edinboro, Pa. A key major decision by senior Colt Sponseller at 157 pounds gave the Buckeyes (1-2) a little breathing room midway through the match en route to their fifth-consecutive win over Edinboro (1-4-1). With a four-point lead (12-8) after the completion of four matches, Sponseller, ranked 14th, posted a 9-0 major decision against Johnny Greisheimer to extend the Buckeye lead to 16-8. The senior captain from Glenmont, Ohio, moves to 11-1 on the season courtesy of three takedowns, a pair of escapes and a riding time advantage. Ohio State proceeded to win three of the next five matches at 165, 174 and 197 pounds to secure the win. Redshirt-sophomore and 165-pounder Jared Kusar already owned a 7-2 lead in the second period vs. Ethan Saylor before pinning the Fighting Scot at the 4:52 mark. Mathematically still able to win the match, Edinboro’s chances were dashed following redshirt-freshman and No. 14 Nick Heflin’s 2:33 pin against Chris Hrunka at 174 pounds. Classmate C.J. Magrum recorded the final Buckeye win at 197 pounds, beating Shawn Fendone, 7-4. Magrum erased a 3-2 lead by Fendone in the third period by way of a takedown and three-point nearfall despite Fendone’s riding time advantage. Edinboro found itself digging out of an early hole when it forfeited matches at 125 and 133 pounds. Redshirt-junior Bo Touris was slated to start at 125, while sophomore and 10th-ranked Ian Paddock was rested at 133 pounds. The Fighting Scots earned a pair of bonus points in their first two wins of the afternoon, keeping them very much in the match. At 141 pounds, Kasey Davis handed Buckeye freshman Randy Languis a 19-7 loss, before No. 15 Torsten Gillespie shut out redshirt-junior Sean Nemec, 8-0, at 149 pounds. Nearly as quickly as Ohio State had taken a 12-0 lead, Edinboro had swiftly pulled to within four. At 184 pounds, redshirt-freshman Peter Capone lost a tough 4-3 decision to No. 3 Chris Honeycutt. With the scored tied at, 2-2, at the end of the second, Capone took a 3-2 lead in the third on an escape, but Honeycutt answered with a takedown for the victory. Heavyweight Johnny Hiles dropped a 2-0 decision to Michael Horton. A third-period escape by Horton, plus riding time was enough to give Edinboro its fourth win on the afternoon. The Buckeyes will open their Big Ten Conference schedule at Penn State at 2 p.m. Dec. 19. The Nittany Lions entered action Sunday second (tie) in the conference with a 5-0 record. Results: 125 Bo Touris (OSU) forfeit 0-6 (OSU) 133 No. 12/No. 10 Ian Paddock (OSU) forfeit 0-12 (OSU) 141 Kasey Davis (EU) maj. dec. Randy Languis (OSU), 19-7 4-12 (OSU) 149 No. 15/No. 12 Torsten Gillespie (EU) maj. dec. Sean Nemec (OSU), 8-0 8-12 (OSU) 157 No. 14/No. 9 Colt Sponseller (OSU) maj. dec. Johnny Greisheimer (EU), 9-0 8-16 (OSU) 165 Jared Kusar (OSU) fall over Ethan Saylor (EU), 4:52 8-22 (OSU) 174 No. 14/No. 19 Nick Heflin (OSU) fall over Chris Hrunka (EU), 2:33 8-28 (OSU) 184 No. 3/No. 3 Chris Honeycutt (EU) dec. Peter Capone (OSU), 4-3 11-28 (OSU) 197 C.J. Magrum (OSU) dec. Shawn Fendone (EU), 7-4 11-31 (OSU) 285 Michael Horton (EU) dec. Jonathan Hiles (OSU), 2-0 14-31 (OSU)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The 21st-ranked Purdue Wrestling team topped the University of Missouri for the second straight season on Sunday, taking an 18-15 win over the 16th-ranked Tigers at Holloway Gymnasium in the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. The Boilermakers improve to 14-8-1 all-time against Missouri, improving to 3-0-1 this season, while the Tigers fall to 6-4 on the year. Missouri handled most of the first half of the lineup, taking three decisions en route to a 9-7 lead at the intermission. No. 8 Alan Waters topped Purdue freshman Camden Eppert at 125 pounds, 6-0, 17th-ranked junior Todd Schavrien took a 6-4 sudden victory from Purdue senior Akif Eren at 141 pounds, and freshman Kyle Bradley earned a 3-1 decision against Boilermaker senior Sam Patacsil at 149 pounds. Junior Jake Fleckenstein put the Boilermakers on the board at 133 pounds, taking down favored Missouri sophomore Nathan McCormick, 4-2. McCormick took the early lead, reversing Fleckenstein in the second period, but an escape in the second and another to start the third knotted the count at 2-2. The match appeared headed for sudden victory, but Fleckenstein got his offense working at the right time, scoring a takedown in the last 20 seconds and riding McCormick out for the win. The Boilermakers secured the first bonus points of the day at 157 pounds as 15th-ranked senior Colton Salazar reeled off a 12-4 major decision over Tiger junior Danny Gonsor. Salazar turned in a dominant display in the contest, scoring five takedowns and never really taking much of a threat from Gonsor after the two collided heads in the first frame and the Tiger junior took the brunt of it. Salazar moves to 189 career takedowns with the effort, now just one shy of the Boilermakers' all-time leaderboard. The second half of the lineup favored the Boilermakers on paper and they held true, winning three of five matches, including a pair of major decisions to build the margin of victory. Ninth-ranked Zach Toal pushed the Missouri lead to 12-7 at 165 pounds, taking a 7-3 decision over Purdue freshman Kyle Mosier. Mosier worked hard on top and scored a slick reversal in the third period on the Tiger freshman, but was unable to put him on his back in the loss. The Old Gold and Black proceeded to erase the deficit and rallied a six-point lead with three straight wins at 174, 184 and 197 pounds. In the only contest of the day to feature ranked grapplers on both sides, No. 15 senior Luke Manuel worked for a hard-fought 2-1 decision over 17th-ranked Dorian Henderson at 174 pounds. The pair traded escapes in the match, but Manuel's tough ride to start the third period was the difference as the Boilermakers earned three much-needed team points. No. 12 Purdue junior A.J. Kissel had the most thrilling match of the day at 184 pounds, using a late burst to earn a 10-2 major decision. Missouri sophomore Mike Larson wrestled Kissel tough for the first five minutes, allowing just one takedown to the Boilermaker, and refusing to go to his back. Kissel took bottom position to start the third and after an escape, worked for a takedown and then turned Larson for three back points to grab the bonus tallies. Ninth-ranked senior Logan Brown put on a dominant display at 197 pounds, rolling out six takedowns en route to a 13-5 major decision over Missouri sophomore Jake Glore. Brown now has a team-best 51 takedowns on the season and 291 for his career, good for seventh all-time. The Boilermakers open Big Ten Dual competition next Sunday, traveling to n Fifth-ranked junior Dom Bradley could only go for a tie for the Tigers, needing six points to clear the lead, but Purdue senior Roger Vukobratovich wrestled a solid match and held it to a decision, 7-3. The Boilermakers open Big Ten Dual competition next Sunday, traveling to ninth-ranked Illinois for a 1 p.m. (ET) start time. Visit PurdueSports.com this week for The Scott Hinkel Show and a full preview of next weekend's event. Results: 125- Alan Waters (Missouri) DEC Eppert, Camden (Purdue University) 6-0 133- Fleckenstein, Jake (Purdue University) DEC Nathan McCormick (Missouri) 4-2 141- Todd Schavrien (Missouri) SV Eren, Akif (Purdue University) 6-4 149- Kyle Bradley (Missouri) DEC Patacsil, Sam (Purdue University) 3-1 157- Salazar, Colton (Purdue University) MD Dan Gonsor (Missouri) 12-4 165- Zach Toal (Missouri) DEC Mosier, Kyle (Purdue University) 7-3 174- Manuel, Luke (Purdue University) DEC Dorian Henderson (Missouri) 2-1 184- Kissel, A.J. (Purdue University) MD Mike Larson (Missouri) 10-2 197- Brown, Logan (Purdue University) MD Jake Glore (Missouri) 13-5 285- Dominque Bradley (Missouri) DEC Vukobratovich, Roger (Purdue University) 7-3

Link: Photos (Tech-Fall.com) Eric Lopez (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Sometimes the most difficult aspect of a job is the finish. This is magnified when the expectations are high. Fresno City College has spent the entire season as the front runner -- the team everyone guns for. They embraced that role and finished a perfect season with the CA Community College State Championship. Placing all 10 wrestlers and crowning four champions, Fresno City out distanced second place Cerritos College, 185.5 to 125.0. Sacramento City College finished third, lead by state champion Jesse Hellinger at 184 pounds. The tournament's Outstanding Wrestler was Eric Lopez of Victor Valley College. Lopez becomes Victor Valley's first state champion. Fresno City (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Fresno City College Head Coach, Paul Keysaw was quick to sing the praises of his team. "All year we have felt the pressure of being the front runner, with the bulls-eye on our back. This team rose to the occasion and have been an absolute joy to coach." Key to their success has been Fresno City's coaching staff. "These coaches have done everything I have asked for -- and then some. We share a common philosophy and I'm proud to have such an outstanding staff." Finals Results: 125: Estavan Cabanas, Cerritos dec. A J Jaramillo, West Hills, 10-6 133: Charlie Seang, Delta dec. Bryan Magno, Bakersfield, 5-2 141: Kevin Rojas, Fresno City dec. Kyle Chene, Santa Ana, 3-2 149: Conrad Rangel, Fresno City tech. fall Anthony Harris, Sacramento City 157: Eric Lopez, Victor Valley major dec. Cody Bollinger, Cerritos, 10-2 165: Tigran Adzhemyan, Fresno City dec. Vlad Dombrovskiy, Sierra, 4-2 174: Martin Fabbian, Fresno City major dec. Sam Temko, Skyline, 12-4 184: Jesse Hellinger, Sacramento City dec. Fito Juarez. Fresno City, 3-1 197: Jordan Williams, Sierra major dec. Trever Gwin, Palomar, 14-3 285 Jose Lopez, Cerritos dec. Luis Contreras, Fresno City, 4-0 Team Standings (Top 5): 1. Fresno City 2. Cerritos 3. Sacramento City 4. Sierra 5. Cuesta Fresno City's Championship team included eight freshmen. The expectations are high and the sights are squarely set.

MADISON, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin wrestling team's home match against Michigan, originally scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 12, has been postponed due to inclement weather. The match will be made up at a later date that is still to be determined.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The No. 13 Rutgers wrestling team (9-1) used solid wrestling throughout its lineup to win a pair of duals over George Mason and Princeton this evening at College Ave. Gym. The Scarlet Knights downed GMU, 36-9, in their opening dual and followed up with a shutout victory over in-state rival Princeton, 42-0. RU started the dual with George Mason at 285. DJ Russo (Netcong, N.J.), the third-ranked heavyweight in the nation, started strong for the Scarlet Knights as he picked up a fall on Hunter Mansplie just 1:40 into the match to give RU a 6-0 lead. Matt Fusco (Belleville, N.J.) kept the RU momentum going as he earned a 3-2 decision over Zack Huxford. GMU didn’t wrestle anyone at 133 pounds which allowed RU to take a 15-0 lead. After the Patriots took bouts at 141 and 149, Daryl Cocozzo (River Edge, N.J.) snatched momentum back with a pin of Shohei Takagi at the 1:27 mark of the match. Nick Visicaro (Long Branch, N.J.) earned a 6-1 decision and then No. 18 Alex Caruso (Green Brook, N.J.) pinned Greg Scott at 4:32 to push RU’s lead to 30-6. George Mason forfeited at 184 and then earned a victory by decision at 197 to end the match at 36-9 in favor of the Scarlet Knights. Russo again set the tone for RU in the Princeton matchup as he pinned Bobby Grogan with just a second left in the first to give the Scarlet Knights an early 6-0 lead. The next match was perhaps the most exciting of the day as Joe Langel (Howell, N.J.) took on No. 13 Garrett Frey of Princeton. Frey took a 4-2 lead into the second and started down. Langel rode out Frey for the entire second frame to earn a huge advantage in riding time. Langel still found himself down with a minute and a half remaining in the final frame but used a timely escape to even the score. With just under 30 seconds left, Frey took a shot at Langel’s legs which Langel blocked and turned into a take down for a 5-4 advantage which sent the College Ave. crowd into a frenzy. Langel was able to ride out Frey for the remainder of the frame and earned the 6-4 victory. After the Langel victory, RU ran off three straight victories by decision from Mike Demarco (Lyndhurst, N.J.), Trevor Melde (Hewitt, N.J.) and No. 5 Mario Mason (Moorestown, N.J.). Cocozzo earned a 14-2 major decision over Dan Kolodzik to push the RU lead to 22-0 before Princeton forfeited bouts at 165 and 174. A Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.) tech fall and Mike Wagner (South Plainfield, N.J.) decision closed out a 42-0 victory for the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers returns to action on Dec. 29 and Dec. 30 as it travels to Evanston, Illinois for the 48th Midlands Championships. Rutgers 36, George Mason 9 285: No. 3 DJ Russo (RU) pins Hunter Mansplie (GM), 1:40 125: Matt Fusco (RU) dec. Zack Huxford (GM), 3-2; Rutgers leads, 9-0 133: George Mason forfeits; Rutgers leads, 15-0 141: Deny Herndon (GM) dec. Jordan Beverly (RU), 5-4; Rutgers leads, 15-3 149: Brandon Bucher (GM) dec. Joe Mcauley (RU), 4-1; Rutgers leads, 15-6 157: Daryl Cocozzo (RU) pins Shohei Takagi (GM), 1:27; Rutgers leads, 21-6 165: Nick Visicaro (RU) dec. Aaron Keeton (GM), 6-1; Rutgers leads, 24-6 174: No. 18 Alex Caruso (RU) pins Greg Scott (GM), 4:32, Rutgers leads, 30-6 184: George Mason forfeits; Rutgers leads, 36-6 197: No. 6 Cayle Byers (GM) dec. Mike Wagner (RU), 6-2; Rutgers wins, 36-9 Rutgers 42, Princeton 0 285: No. 3 DJ Russo (RU) pins Bobby Grogan (PU), 2:59; Rutgers leads, 6-0 125: Joe Langel (RU) dec. No. 13 Garrett Frey (PU), 6-4; Rutgers leads, 9-0 133: Mike DeMarco (RU) dec. Adam Kropp (PU), 5-2; Rutgers leads, 12-0 141: Trevor Melde (RU) dec. Zach Bintliff (PU), 4-1; Rutgers leads, 15-0 149: No. 5 Mario Mason (RU) dec. Brandon Rolnick (PU), 9-3; Rutgers leads, 18-0 157: Daryl Cocozzo (RU) m. dec. Daniel Kolodzik (PU), 14-2; Rutgers leads, 22-0 165: Princeton forfeits; Rutgers leads, 28-0 174: Princeton forfeits; Rutgers leads, 34-0 184: Dan Rinaldi (RU) tech. fall Travis Erdman (PU), 16-1 (7:00); Rutgers leads, 39-0 197: Mike Wagner (RU) dec. Charles Fox (PU), 6-1; Rutgers wins, 42-0

Lincoln--- The No. 14 Nebraska wrestling won three out of the last four matches against the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday night to complete a 17-16 come-from-behind victory at the NU Coliseum. The Huskers improved their record to 6-2 on the season, while Oregon State was dealt their first loss of the year to drop their record to 3-1-2. The Huskers jumped out to an early 6-0 lead after Andy Johnson (197) and No. 7 Tucker Lane (HWT) won two close matches to start the dual. Trailing 3-2 entering the third period to Chad Hanke (OSU), Johnson used an escape and a takedown in the third period to go ahead 5-3 and complete the comeback, while Lane used an escape and gained the riding time advantage to put away No. 12 Clayton Jack (OSU), 2-0. Oregon State battled back to take a 12-6 lead after winning the next four matches all by decision, before redshirt freshman Cody Compton (NU) got the Huskers back on track at 157-pounds. Compton defeated Alex Elder (OSU) by an 8-6 decision to close the Husker deficit to three at 12-9. Compton improved his dual record to 3-0 on the season. Senior Jordan Burroughs then gave the Huskers the lead in the next match at 165-pounds after he defeated Jon Brascetta (OSU) by technical fall, 26-9 (5:17). The victory marked Burroughs second straight by technical fall and fifth of the season. The Sicklerville, N.J. native now owns a 13-0 record and an 8-0 mark in dual competition. With the Huskers leading by two points, the Beavers were able to take the lead at the 174-pound match as No. 6 Colby Covington (OSU) defeated Caleb Kolb (NU) by major decision to give Oregon State a two-point advantage. With Kolb's loss, the dual was left in the hands of sophomore Josh Ihnen (NU). The 8th-ranked wrestler at 184-pounds jumped to an early four-point lead over Brice Arand (NU) and never looked back, cruising to a 6-2 decision to give the Huskers their 17-16 victory. The Nebraska wrestling team will return to action on Dec. 29-30, when they travel to Evanston, Ill., to participate in the Midlands Wrestling Championships. Results: 197- Andy Johnson (NU) by dec. over Chad Hanke (OSU), 5-4 (NU 3, OSU 0) HWT- #7 Tucker Lane (NU) by dec. over #12 Clayton Jack (OSU), 2-0 (NU 6, OSU 0) 125- #13 Jason Lara (OSU) by dec. over David Klingsheim (NU), 7-4 (NU 6, OSU 3) 133- #16 Kelly Kubec (OSU) by dec. over Ridge Kiley (NU), 5-3 (NU 6, OSU 6) 141- #12 Mike Mangrum (OSU) by dec. over Mike Koehnlein (NU), 14-8 (NU 6, OSU 9) 149- Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) by dec. over Ross Grande (NU), 6-2 (NU 6, OSU 12) 157- Cody Compton (NU) by dec. over Alex Elder (OSU), 8-6 (NU 9, OSU 12) 165- #2 Jordan Burroughs (NU) by tech. fall over Jon Brascetta (OSU), 26-9 (NU 14, OSU 12) 174- #Colby Covington (OSU) by major dec. over Caleb Kolb (NU), 12-3 (NU 14, OSU 16) 184- #8 Josh Ihnen (NU) by dec. over Brice Arand (OSU), 6-2 (NU 17, OSU 16)

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio -- With two of the four national No. 1 wrestlers in the 2010 Walsh Ironman field competing in the final at 135 pounds, the decision was made to start the championship finals at 140, go through 285, and then cycle back 103-135. This resulted in a pair of twins from Kiski Prep, PA -- Evan and Ribert Henderson -- competing in the opening two matches at 140 and 145 pounds. In the evening's opening match, Evan wrestled defending Ironman champion Cam Tessari (Monroeville, OH) who is ranked No. 2 in the country. Prior to the match, Henderson -- ranked 12th nationally up one weigh at 145 pounds -- shutout his first two opponents and dominated the next two only giving up a third period takedown in each match when it was already in control. Evan opened up the scoring with a first period takedown, rode Tessari out for the period, and scored an escape to start the second period to build a 3-0 lead. Tessari chose neutral in the third period, was in deep on a shot, but Henderson was able to somehow win an awesome scramble to score the takedown and build a 5-0 lead. Tessari did escape and score a late takedown to shrink the margin down to the final score, which was 5-3 in favor of Henderson. After the championship match, Evan said, "I knew I could do it. I've just got to believe in myself. It's such an important thing that I write 'believe' on the inside of my head gear. The only person that can beat me is me." The other big part of his success is being able to wrestle with twin brother Robert on a daily basis. "It's awesome. We battle every single day. It gets so intense that there are some days it ends in fist fights, though it makes us both better." However, Robert was not able to replicate the success of Robert in the 145 pound final, where he faced No. 6 Bo Jordan (Graham, OH). Though Graham was in the lead heading into the final round, every point would be precious. Jordan was able to dominate the match, with three takedowns including two off of a pancake -- which was the same move he used to pin a nationally ranked wrestler in Travis Shaffer (Derry Area, PA) in the quarterfinal. The second pancake of this match during the third period stretched it out to a 9-1 major decision. "My dad (head coach Jeff Jordan) always emphasizes, 'pound the head and attack relentlessly,' I listened and it worked out great," Bo Jordan commented after the match. The first of two finalists for Oak Harbor, OH was returning runner-up Ian Miller, who is No. 2 in the country at 152 pounds. Miller was able to improve his podium position by one step with an 8-6 victory over Stephen Robertson (Montini Catholic, IL), and opponent that he beat 5-2 last year in the quarterfinal round at 140 pounds. After a disappointing sixth place finish at the Super32, up one weight class at 171 pounds while in the course of the football season, No. 3 Jason Luster (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, PA) found the 160 pound weight class to be an optimal home in winning his first Walsh Ironman title. Luster, having placed third the previous two years, had just finished the football season two weekends ago. He was a running back on a team that lost in the semifinals of the WPIAL tournament after having won the first eleven games of the season. Another wrestler ranked third in the country that contributed a state playoff football team was champion at 171 pounds, Chris Phillips (Monroeville, OH) dominated Keith Witt (Oak Harbor, OH) in a 12-4 major decision. Phillips, with a pair of takedowns in each period, won a second Ironman championship to bookend his career. "I don't pay attention to anything except the match in front of me," responded Phillips to his perspective on all the peripheral conversation that is out there. "Also, new shoes fit the new spirit for this year." The first of four No. 1 in the nation wrestlers to compete in the championship round took the mat at 189 pounds. Unable to compete at the Ironman last year due to injury, Morgan McIntosh (Calvary Chapel, CA) sought to add the one missing piece to his scholastic wrestling resume. Despite what by his standards was an underwhelming performance, he did get that missing Ironman championship with a 2-1 decision over No. 7 Huston Evans (Graham, OH) on a penalty point in the third period when Evans was called for a second stalling violation. "Huston was strong, physical, and able to battle me hard. However, I should've been able to make the necessary adjustments to open up and get more consistent attack going," opined McIntosh after the championship match. Like with Kiski Prep and Oak Harbor, the first teammate to wrestle in the finals won and the next one to go fell short. Defending Ironman champion Tank Knowles (Calvary Chapel, CA) -- ranked No. 4 nationally at 215 pounds -- took the mat against No. 2 Tanner Hall (Meridian, ID). Hall, a double finalist at the Junior Nationals in Fargo, had beaten Knowles during the course of the Greco-Roman competition. With a takedown in each the first and third period, and despite giving up a second period takedown, Hall was able to secure the 6-3 victory for an Ironman title. Coming all the way from Idaho as a single entry, he was motivated by "the prestige and reputation of the Ironman tournament." With Graham having stretched their three point lead the start the session out to 14 points, Blair Academy had three championship finals left and needed to start ratcheting up the wins. In what has emerged as one of the great rivalries of the calendar year 2010 in high school aged wrestling, No. 5 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, NJ) wrestled No. 9 Doug Vollaro (Oviedo, FL) for the fifth time in seven months. Having earned victories in both freestyle and Greco-Roman at the FILA Cadet and Cadet Nationals, Black came in with a mental edge. After scoring a first period takedown to gain the lead, and then regaining it at a 3-2 margin with a third period escape, the mental edge gained in those prior matches would play an integral role in the third period. Despite Vollaro bringing a strong attack to the table, Black stayed in his element and was able to defend aggressively to bring home the 3-2 win. "I just worked relentlessly, kept my focus, and stayed in my element. If I did that, I knew I would win the match." Going from big to small, there still was a rivalry match to be held at 103 pounds, where Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, OH) and Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, PA) did battle for the third time in four or five months. Cruz -- ranked first nationally -- had beaten No. 2 Tomasello both in the pool of the Cadet National freestyle tournament and in an overtime final at the Super32 Challenege. In keeping with past history, the match was low-scoring. However, unlike previous matches, no takedown was secured. With regulation ending in a 1-1 tie, the match went to overtime, and then to the two 30-second tiebreak periods. Each wrestler rode the other one out in the tiebreak period. Having scored first with a second period escape, Tomasello chose the top position. "I just thought that I felt better on top because I seemed to control him in that first tiebreak, while I wasn't sure I could escape within thirty seconds as was necessary to win," explained Tomasello. Cruz did his darndest to escape during that ultimate tiebreak period, got into the scramble, and it could have ended either way -- Cruz winning with a reversal or a loss of control escape, or a no change situation which would give Tomasello the victory. "I was trying to still ride, but my hip position fell a little bit too low. We rolled around as a result, and I was hoping to maintain the necessary control to get the title," is what Tomasello offered as analysis of the tiebreaker period. With No. 14 Ryan Taylor (Graham, OH) representing the Falcons last hope to stretch what was now just a six-point lead, he had to take on defending champion No. 8 George DiCamillo (St. Ignatius, OH) in the 112 pound championship match. The two prior 2009 Ironman champions to wrestle before DiCamillo had fallen short in their efforts to repeat. It looked like a similar feat would befell DiCamillo after trailing 5-4 very late in the match. However, DiCamillo would initiate a takedown attempt, get involved in a long scramble, and somehow end up on top for the match-winning takedown. The final score was 6-5 for DiCamillo despite some questions from the Graham contingent about the awarding of that takedown. "I could've done more to finish that opportunity better," said DiCamillo. "I was just trying tork (Taylor) as hard as possible to get into a controlling position, and once the takedown was given it was about closing out the limited time (inside ten second) left on the clock." This was the third significant deficit that DiCamillo had to overcome in his matches against nationally ranked opponents over the weekend. Earlier in the tournament he rallied back to defeat No. 11 Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic, PA) in overtime and No. 2 Jered Cortez (Marmion Academy, IL) by an 8-6 score. "It's all about belief and confidence. Anytime I'm in trouble in a match, I believe I can score enough points to catch up. I am confident that I can get it done. I know that I can push it that extra bit harder," added DiCamillo. With four weights remaining, Blair Academy had a wrestler competing all the classes, and Graham was done up six points. Blair had two going for first, one seeking third, and the other after a fifth place position. "At that point we were just waiting around hoping that our efforts for the tournament would end up being enough," observed Graham head coach Jeff Jordan. After getting past a very tough semifinal match against No. 11 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, VA), one in which he escaped with a 4-3 victory in the ultimate tiebreaker, No. 2 Jimmy Gulibon (Derry Area, PA) would face No. 9 Dominick Malone (Wyoming Seminary, PA) in the final. Like the semifinal, Gulibon did come out strong with the opening takedown. However, unlike that semifinal match, that type of performance continued for the six minutes. Scoring a total of five takedowns, two each in the first and third period, Gulibon secured an Ironman championship at 119 pounds with an 11-3 major decision. "I just went out and wrestled the match. No nerves, no nothing, no worries, and gave it my best," said Gulibon about his championship match performance. With Caleb Richardson having lost to Dance for the second time in the tournament -- this time in the ultimate tiebreaker when he got ridden out -- Blair Academy still trailed by six with now three matches to go. Mark Grey -- ranked third nationally up a weight at 130 -- sought his first Ironman, and also sought to avenge a 7-1 loss in last year's 119 pound semifinal to Mason Beckman (Reynolds, PA). Seeking to defend his Ironman title, No. 2 Beckman got out with a strong start off the bat scoring the opening takedown. That score served to be the difference after the six minutes was wrestled, Beckman repeating as champion with a 3-2 victory. "I'm not worried about the outcome, win or lose, it's all about the performance. If I generate opportunities in attack, execute overall, and wrestle efficiently -- the results are just a byproduct," was the assessment Beckman offered after repeating as Ironman champion. In a battle of the third and fourth ranked Class of 2013 wrestlers, both of whom are top ten nationally in the 130 pound weight class, No. 7 Brandon Jeske (Cox, VA) took on No. 9 Ben Whitford (Marmion Academy, IL). Taking to heart the title of anchor for one of the true "programs on the rise" nationally, Whitford was able to avenge a loss sustained at the FILA Cadet Nationals this past April with a 3-1 victory. The difference in the match was a second period counter type of takedown, when he was able to hip/headlock toss Jeske at the edge of the mat. Despite a lineup that had eight freshman or sophomores and two seniors, the Cadets from just outside of Chicago, took fourth place in the tournament with 103 points. Head coach Dean Branstetter commented: "I had no expectations heading into this tournament. We just wanted the kids to showcase their skills, see where they stood on a national level, and would worry about the team standing after the fact. Placing fourth in a field of this caliber is icing on the cake." After Todd Preston lost 1-0 in his fifth place match, the team score remained at a margin of six points: Graham, OH with 198 points and Blair Academy, NJ with 192 points. Graham had clinched at least a tie for the team championship. After the completion of the tournament, head coach Jeff Jordan stated that "despite some adversities, everyone contributed to the title (all but one of the wrestlers in the lineup won at least a match), and things are starting to come together a bit better." However, on the line in the last match of the evening was something even more important -- a No. 1 position in the nation and the Outstanding Wrestler award. Two No. 1 wrestlers in the nation took to the mat -- Hunter Stieber (Monroeville, OH) and Austin Ormsbee (Blair Academy, NJ). The Junior National freestyle champion and three-time National Prep champion Ormsbee was in his first Ironman final, and ranked first up a weight at 140 pounds. On the other hand, Stieber was in his fourth Ironman final, and also the first wrestler in the 17-year history of the Ironman to be top seed all four years. An early takedown for Stieber, which came off of an ankle pick from an underhook tie, was the difference in a 3-2 victory. The result gave Hunter bookend Ironman titles, having won it as a freshman at 103 before finishing second the last two years at 112 and 119. It was also a second straight Outstanding Wrestler trophy taken home to the Stieber household, with older brother Logan having won it last year when he won the 125 pound weight class. That match, like this one, was the last match of the evening. "It feels awesome, I'm so happy," were the words of Stieber as he came off the podium as champion of the 135 pound weight class and earning Outstanding Wrestler honors. That statement can apply to all of the champions at the Ironman, and also for so many of the placers as they look at things in retrospect and build towards the rest of their seasons. Photos (BuckeyeWrestling.com) Videos (Flowrestling.com) Brackets Team Standings & Placewinners

University of Minnesota Sports Information Gophers blank Fullerton The No. 3 Minnesota wrestling program recorded its third win in three days and second team victory of the day on Saturday when the Golden Gophers shutout Cal State Fullerton 39-0. Minnesota previously beat No. 15 Nebraska 26-8 on Thursday and tacked on a 26-6 win over Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday morning. J Robinson (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Zach Sanders opened the dual with a 13-3 major decision over Fullerton's Andre Gonzalez -- the first of 10-straight wins for Minnesota in a Gophers sweep over the Titans. Thane Antczak followed with a 5-3 decision over Marcus Orona in the evening's closest bout at 133 lbs. before Mike Thorn pinned his opponent, Peter Hoang, at 3:42 in the 141 lbs. matchup. The Gophers (6-1 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) then scored a pair of decision wins to extend its lead to 19-0 after Danny Zilverberg bested Nicholas Jordan 11-8 in the 149 lbs. matchup followed by a 10-6 win for Pat Smith over Cody Howe at 157 lbs. At 165 lbs., Cody Yohn picked up his second win of the day with a 14-5 major decision over Clayton Schulke of Cal State Fullerton. Scott Glasser followed up his teammate by pinning his opponent, Dominic Borelli, at 6:12 in the 174 lbs. match. Minnesota closed out the dual with three more wins to complete the sweep. Kevin Steinhaus scored a 12-3 major decision win over Todd Noel at 184 lbs. while Sonny Yohn and Ben Berhow both posted decisions over their opponents in their respective weight classes. Yohn bested Kyle Bergstedt by a score of 6-1 while Berhow came out ahead in a 7-1 decision over Kurt Klimek in the heavyweight division. Minnesota is off until the end of the year when the No. 3 Gophers will participate in the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C. on Dec. 29-30. Results: 125: No. 6 Zach Sanders (M) major dec. Andre Gonzalez (F), 13-3 133: Thane Antczak (M) dec. Marcus Orona (F), 5-3 141: No. 2 Mike Thorn (M) pinned Peter Hoang (F), 3:42 149: Danny Zilverberg (M) dec. Nick Jordan (F), 11-8 157: Pat Smith (M) dec. Cody Howe (F), 10-6 165: No. 6 Cody Yohn (M) major dec. Clayton Schuelke (F), 14-2 174: No. 10 Scott Glasser (M) pinned Dominic Borelli (F), 6:12 184: No. 15 Kevin Steinhaus (M) major dec. Todd Noel (F), 12-3 197: No. 5 Sonny Yohn (M) dec. Kyle Bergstedt (F), 5-1 285: Ben Berhow (M) dec. Kurt Klimek (F), 7-1 Gophers take down CSUB No. 4 Minnesota (5-1) defeated CSUB (0-2) 26-6 in NCAA Division I Wrestling action Saturday in the Icardo Center. The dual opened at 197 pounds where No. 5 Sonny Yohn defeated No. 18 Riley Orozco 7-4 to give the Golden Gophers a quick lead. At heavyweight, Ben Berhow handed David Morgan a 9-3 defeat to double up the Minnesota lead. No. 6 Zach Sanders pushed the Golden Gophers' advantage to 10-0 with a 21-10 major decision over Frank Lomas.The Roadrunners got on the board at 133 where Jose Mendoza posted 8-6 victory over Bart Reiter. Mendoza led 6-1 after the first three minutes. Reiter earned an escape and a two-point takedown in the second periord, but Mendoza secured the win with a two-point takedown early in the final stanza. Reiter recorded a takedown with 44 seconds to go to make it the final 8-6. Elijah Nacita took a 4-3 first period lead over No. 2 Mike Thorn, but Thorn battled back to take a 8-5 decision. Thorn remained undefeated this season at 141 pounds (15-0). Danny Zilverberg rallied from being 6-4 down in the first period to John Cardenas to take the 149-pound bout 8-6. Andrew Balch recovered from being on the bottom for most of the first period to earn a 7-5 victory against Alex Ortiz at 157. Trailing 2-1 (and down by almost three minutes in riding time) at the end of one, Balch posted a two-point reversal at the 1:29 mark of the second period to the lead. Balch continued to press, recording a three-point near fall with just under one minute to go in the second frame. Ortiz charted a reversal with 1:08 to go in the match, but a Balch escape created a 7-4 lead with 45 seconds to go. Balch got the victory despite Oritz maintaing a 1:15 riding time advantage. No. 6 Cody Yohn defeated No. 16 Trevor Hall took a 11-5 decision at 165. No. 10 Scott Glasser also posted a 11-5 victory for Minnesota at 174, defeating Joey Granata. The final match of the day saw No. 15 Kevin Steinhaus earn a majority decision victory over Brady Garner 18-6. Minnesota continues action on Saturday night with a dual at Cal State Fullerton. 197: No. 5 Sonny Yohn (M) dec. Riley Orozco (CSUB), 7-4 285: Ben Berhow (M) dec. David Morgan (CSUB), 9-3 125: No. 6 Zach Sanders (M) major dec. Frank Lomas (CSUB), 21-10 133: Jose Mendoza (CSUB) dec. Bart Reiter (M), 8-6 141: No. 2 Mike Thorn (M) dec. Elijah Nacita (CSUB), 8-5 149: Danny Zilverberg (M) dec. John Cardenas (CSUB), 8-6 157: Andrew Balch (CSUB) dec. Alec Ortiz (M), 7-5 165: No. 6 Cody Youhn (M) dec. Trevor Hall (CSUB), 11-5 174: No. 10 Scott Glasber (M) dec. Joey Granata (CSUB), 11-5 184: No. 15 Kevin Steinhaus (M) major dec. Brady Garner (CSUB), 18-6

MADISON, Wis. -- The No. 4 Wisconsin wrestling team defeated Northern Iowa, 23-14, in its first home dual of the 2010-11 season. The Badgers' victory extends Wisconsin's record to a perfect 5-0-0 on the season. The last time UW opened a season with five straight dual wins was in the 2006-2007 season. Among the Wisconsin's six victories, three of them were won by extra points, including junior Andrew Howe's pin (3:50), and redshirt sophomore Tyler Graff and redshirt senior Trevor Brandvold's major decisions. The matchup began at 125 lbs., where UNI senior Terrance Young defeated redshirt sophomore Tom Kelliher by a 4-0 decision. In Kelliher's first start of the season, Young recorded a takedown and two escapes to give the Panthers a 3-0 lead. No. 3 redshirt sophomore Tyler Graff then claimed an 18-7 victory over sophomore Ryan Jauch, putting the Badgers on top, 4-3. Graff took command right out of the gate, scoring a takedown 17 seconds into the first. He added seven additional takedowns and an escape in the win, putting his season record at 13-1. Northern Iowa earned its second victory at 141 lbs., where redshirt freshman Danny Arnel lost to redshirt junior Aaaron Senzee. Senzee took an early lead with a takedown at 2:49. He then added seven more points with a reversal, takedown, riding time (2:52) and one point awarded for excessive stall warnings. No. 18 redshirt sophomore Cole Schmitt then defeated junior Jamal Lawrence in an 11-6 decision that came down to the final seconds at 149 lbs. Schmitt entered the third period up 6-4, but Lawrence scored a reversal at the beginning of the period. With seven second left on the clock, Schmitt reversed Lawrence and registered three nearfall points to put tie the matchup at seven apiece. At 157 lbs., the Panthers claimed their second-straight victory when sophomore David Bonin beat redshirt freshman Kalvin York by a 13-4 major decision. York was awarded three escapes and one point for an illegal hold by Bonin. The victory gave UNI a 11-7 lead over the Badgers. Top-ranked Howe then regained the lead (13-11 UW) for Wisconsin with a pin at 3:50 over redshirt junior Nick Pickerell at 165 lbs. Howe recorded four takedowns and an escape before pinning his opponent. He now holds a perfect 10-0 record this season. Redshirt sophomore Ben Jordan then defeated redshirt freshman Brice Wolf in a tight match at 174 lbs. Jordan scored the first points of the bout with a takedown at 2:04, and entered the third period with a 4-3 lead. He then road his opponent for the entirety of the final period, extending UW's lead to 16-11. No. 9 junior Travis Rutt extended his season record to 12-1 after defeating redshirt freshman Ryan Loder by a 5-3 decision at 184 lbs. Rutt scored just two takedowns and an escape in the bout, but was able to prevent his opponent from wrestling him to the ground. The win extended the Badgers' lead to 19-11. Brandvold's 13-3 major decision over senior Andy O'Loughlin put a Panther victory out of reach, adding four points to UW's 23-11 lead. Brandvold registered five takedowns, 4:06 of riding time and two points from stall warnings in the victory. O'Loughlin did not score a point until the final period of Brandvold's third major decision win of the season. In the only match featuring two ranked wrestlers, No. 16 junior Christian Brantley defeat No. 14 Eric Bugenhagen in a bout that came down to a sudden victory in overtime. After a scoreless first period, Bugenhagen scored the only points of the second with an escape. Brantley responded with an escape of his own in the third and scored a takedown at :33 in the first overtime to claim the victory. Head coach Barry Davis was happy with the win, but sees room for improvement moving forward. "I think we need to come out more aggressive and enforce our style," said Davis. "When we enforce our style we should win every time." Wisconsin's match against No. 19 Michigan has been postponed to a date to be name later, and the Badgers will compete in the Midland Invite over Winter Break. Results: 125: Terrance Young (UNI) dec. Tom Kelliher, 4-0 0 3 133: #3 Tyler Graff (UW) maj. dec. Ryan Jauch (UNI), 18-7 4 3 141: Aaron Senzee (UNI) maj. dec. Danny Arnel 4 7 149: #18 Cole Schmitt (UW) dec. Jamal Lawrence, 11-6 7 7 157: David Bonin (UNI) maj. dec. Kalvin York (UW), 13-4 7 11 165: #1 Andrew Howe pins Nick Pickerell (UNI), 3:50 13 11 174: Ben Jordan (UW) dec. Brice Wolf (UNI), 4-3 16 11 184: #9 Travis Rutt (UW) dec. Ryan Loder (UNI), 5-2 19 11 197: #3 Trevor Brandvold (UW) maj. dec. Andy OLoughlin (UNI), 13-3 23 11 Hwt.: #16 Christian Brantley (UNI) dec. #14 Eric Bugenhagen (UW), 3-1 (OT) 23 14

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Takedown Wrestling Media and Time Warner Texas have established a relationship that will bring the popular TDR TV amateur wrestling program to over 1.1 Million homes in Texas. The first broadcast of TDR TV on Time Warner’s Texas Channel will be Friday December 10th at 12:30 and 6:30 PM with other days and times to be announced. (Check your local listings for availability on additional channels.) TDR TV is a 30-minute weekly TV show that covers all aspects of amateur wrestling in the U.S. Host Scott Casber updates viewers on the latest developments in high school, college and international wrestling, conducts insightful interviews with the sport’s top wrestlers and coaches, and shares his passion for the “oldest and greatest sport” in a fun, fast-paced show. TDR TV is available on the many of the nations top cable systems and can be viewed online at www.TakedownRadio.com and at over thirty of the best affiliated amateur wrestling websites. Casber, founder of Takedown Wrestling Media, said, “This is a huge step forward for the athletes, coaches and fans of wrestling across Texas. Time Warner Texas is respected and we’re proud to be working together to promote the sport with them. This is a special opportunity to partner with Time Warner Texas in the distribution of TDR TV. We understand the responsibility we have in this undertaking and will do our best to present Texas wrestling to Texans.” “Time Warner Sports will present our weekly TV program throughout Texas and with Time Warner’s help we can continue to grow wrestling across the state” said Casber. “In addition, we’ll be now seen in the part of the country that features some of the best high school wrestling programs in the nation.”

Hempstead, NY -- Seniors Ryan Patrovich and Lou Ruggirello recorded victories by pin to lead the Hofstra Pride to a 22-17 victory over the Maryland Terrapins at the Hofstra Physical Education Building Saturday afternoon. The Pride improved to 3-2-1 on the season while the Terrapins slipped to 5-2-0. Patrovich's pin at 174 pounds stopped a two-match winning streak by Maryland and boosted the Hofstra lead to 19-10 after seven matches on the day. The Bohemia, Long Island native recorded his first pin of the season in 1:49 over ninth-ranked Mike Letts. With the pin, Patrovich, ranked 16th by InterMat, improves to 7-3 on the season. Hofstra jumped out to a 13-3 lead after four matches in the contest, Opening up at 125 pounds, red-shirt sophomore Steve Bonanno (Wantagh, NY) erupted for 10 points in the third period and added a riding time point to post a 13-2 major decision over freshman Shane Gentry. Bonanno boosted his season record to 7-5. Senior Lou Ruggirello (Walden, NY) gave the Pride a 10-0 lead at 133 pounds with a pin of senior Lou Ruland in 1:26. It was Ruggirello's team-leading fourth pin of the season and boosted his record to 10-2 on the year. Maryland got on the board at 141 pounds when senior Jon Kohler posted a five-point second period on the way to a 6-3 victory over Vince Varela (Rio Rancho, NM) to close the deficit to 10-3. Hofstra red-shirt sophomore Justin Accordino (Wilkes-Barre, PA) bumped the lead back to 10 points at 13-3 with a strong 8-3 decision over Terrapin freshman Ben Dorsay at 149 pounds. Accordino improved to 8-5 on the season. Pride red-shirt freshman Zach Clemente ran into a buzz saw at 157 pounds in junior Kyle John, ranked 15th by Division I College Wrestling, John recorded his 16th win in 19 decisions with a 13-4 major decision. In one of the featured matches, at 165 pounds, Maryland's third-ranked sophomore Josh Asper squared off against Hofstra junior P.J. Gillespie (Long Beach, NY), ranked fifth in the country. A tough battle ensued with Asper posting a third period escape and taking the riding time point for a 2-0 victory to improve to 16-0. It was the second time in a week that Gillespie lost to a top three wrestler on an escape and riding time after losing to top-ranked Andrew Howe of Wisconsin last Saturday in Las Vegas. Gillespie slipped to 8-2 on the year. But Patrovich boosted a three-point Hofstra lead to a nine-point advantage with his pin at 174-pounds. Hofstra junior Ben Clymer (Germansville, PA), who returned from a foot injury sustained on November 21, made a second period reversal stand up in a 2-1 victory over junior Corey Peltier and a 22-10 lead in the contest. At 197, Maryland red-shirt freshman Christian Boley notched a 17-6 major decision over Pride freshman Matt Loew (Wantagh) before freshman Spencer Myers made a third period escape stand up for a 1-0 victory over Hofstra sophomore Paul Snyder (Greensburg, PA) at 285 pounds to close out the match. The Pride will break for semester examinations and the Christmas holidays before returning to action on December 29-30 at the Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, North Carolina. Results: 125 Steve Bonanno (Hofstra) MD Shane Gentry (Maryland) 13 - 2 133 Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra) FALL Lou Ruland (Maryland) (1:26) 141 Jon Kohler (Maryland) DEC Vince Varela (Hofstra) 6 - 3 149 Justin Accordino (Hofstra) DEC Ben Dorsay (Maryland) 8 - 3 157 Kyle John (Maryland) MD Zach Clemente (Hofstra) 13 - 4 165 Josh Asper (Maryland) DEC P.J. Gillespie (Hofstra) 2 - 0 174 Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra) FALL Mike Letts (Maryland) (1:49) 184 Ben Clymer (Hofstra) DEC Corey Peltier (Maryland) 2 - 1 197 Christian Boley (Maryland) MD Matt Loew (Hofstra) 17 - 6 285 Spencer Myers (Maryland) DEC Paul Snyder (Hofstra) 1 - 0

Projected Matchups 184: No. 16 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. No. 13 Erich Schmidtke (OU), 6-1 197: No. 4 Clayton Foster (OSU) major dec. Keldrick Hall (OU), 14-3 285: Blake Rosholt (OSU) dec. No. 8 Nathan Fernandez (OU), 4-3 125: No. 7 Jarrod Patterson (OU) dec. No. 5 Jon Morrison (OSU), 2-1 133: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) pinned Jordan Keller (OU), 3:51 141: No. 6 Zack Bailey (OU) dec. No. 20 Luke Silver (OSU), 8-5 149: No. 4 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Nick Lester (OU), 5-2 157: Matt Lester (OU) dec. No. 10 Albert White (OSU), 1-0 165: No. 8 Dallas Bailey (OSU) dec. 18 Chase Nelson (OU), 2-1 174: No. 7 Tyler Caldwell (OU) dec. No. 11 Mike Benefiel (OSU), 3-0 Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

Day 1 is in the books and despite a setback at 133's, the Fresno City Rams are on top of the leader board. Fresno City still has all 10 of its wrestlers in the tournament and they hold an 11.5 lead over Cerritos College. As expected the race for third is especially tight. Third through fifth place are separated by a mere eight points. Sacramento City finished Day 1 with 52.5 points, followed by Sierra College with 47.5 and in fifth place, Cuesta College with 44.5. At 184, Fito Juarez, Fresno City College battles Logan Paul Eickhoff, Shasta College (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Day one upsets where everywhere to be found. Among the notables were: Chris Diaz of Cuesta beating the N-1 David Sok of Delta. Brian Magno, Bakersfield looked strong overcoming Marty Rubalcaba of Fresno. At 149, the S-5 Jesse Ponce of Cerritos had a strong performance, knocking off the N-4 and then beating the S-2 Chris Abeyta, Mt. SAC. In the 184 weight class Cerritos wrestler Ryan Collins scored an important win over Matt Lewellen of Palomar in the quarters to help keep his team within shouting distance of Fresno. At 197 a pair of upsets put Colin Hart of Santa Rosa and Lucas Keene of Fresno City into the semifinals. Semifinal Matchups 125 Estevan Cabanas, Cerritos vs. Chris Padilla, Fresno City Chris Diaz, Cuesta vs. A J Jaramillo, West Hills 133 Brian Magno, Bakersfield vs. John Gay, Cuesta Charlie Seang, Delta vs. Alex Perez, West Hills 141 Kyle Chene, Santa Ana vs. R J Pilkington Tyler Diamond, Sacramento City vs. Kevin Rojas, Fresno City 149 Conrad Rangel, Fresno City vs. Jesse Ponce, Cerritos Spencer Anderson, Cuesta vs. Anthony Harris, Sacramento City 157 Tyler Johnson, Sierra vs. Eric Lopez, Victor Valley Cody Bollinger, Cerritos vs. Taylor Sare, Mt SAC 165 Tigran Adzhemayan, Fresno City vs. Dustin Rocha, West Hills Vlad Dombrovs.kiy, Sierra vs. Eric Sauvageau, Cerritos 174 Sam Temko, Skyline vs. A J Smith, Bakersfield Martin Fabian, Fresno City vs. Nick Gil, Sierra 184 Jesse Hellinger, Sacramento City vs. Ryan Collins Sean Dougherty, Cuesta vs. Fito Juarez, Fresno City 197 Colin Hart, Santa Rosa vs. Trever Gwin, Palomar Lucas Keene, Fresno City vs. Jordan Wiliams, Sierra 285 Luis Contreras, Fresno City vs. Cheyne Cook, Victor Valley Jose Lopez, Cerritos vs. Juan Lucero, East LA

Event: UFC 124 Koscheck vs. St. Pierre 2 Venue: Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Date: December 11, 2010 The UFC Monster is in Las Vegas to watch the action of tonight's UFC 124 card. Unfortunately, the fights are in Montreal. Oh well, I'll be surrounded by rabid fight fans anyway, and I look to add to my Vegas bankroll with some winners! So, let's take a look and see where the bookmakers have screwed up. Here is my condensed version of dissecting tonight's to find weaknesses in the betting line. Tonight's main event features the Welterweight championship rematch between Canadian Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck. GSP won the first fight by three-round decision. Tonight, despite the rabid hometown fight support, the MMA world will be shocked when Kos nails a first round KO punch, stunning the champ, and follows it up quickly with some vicious ground-and-pound to end it early. The betting line of +345 on Koscheck makes this one difficult to pass on! I'm also adding a prop wager on Koscheck getting the fastest KO of the night at odds of 17:1. I love GSP, but this one has upset written all over it!!! Stephan Struve is a beanpole at 6'6" tall, and tonight finally fights someone his size. His opponent, the relative unknown, Sean McCorkle will have his hands full as Struve can probably submit him in any way he chooses. The public is betting Struve, as the betting line keeps moving upward. I got on at -150, a reasonable price. Struve by first-round submission. Jim Miller brings his 18-2 record into his fight with undefeated Brazilian Charles Oliveira, 14-0. Miller's only two losses were to lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, and Gray Maynard, who fights for that belt on January 1. Each fighter specializes in submissions. Oliveira was good enough to get Efrain Escudero bumped from the UFC. He should be good enough to get by Miller. The -130 is a very fair price for the risk. Take Oliveira to stay unbeaten with a second round rear-naked choke submission. Popular veteran, lightweight Joe "Daddy" Stevenson, has had 13 fights in the Octagon! He has been fighting MMA for over a decade with a 31-11 record. TUF show product Mac Danzig has shown a diverse fighting style, and is competitive in every fight he has been in. I think Stevenson's strong submission skill set will be enough to get the job done tonight. Experience and a guillotine choke spell victory for Stevenson at a steep -300 price tag. Welterweight Thiago Alves is a weight-cutting beast. He is the biggest, and maybe baddest welterweight on the planet. His powerful punching dominates his repertoire, giving him little reason to go to the ground. His opponent, John Howard, is a well-rounded striker with an adequate ground game. But I see a second round TKO battering ending this one, as the Pit Bull sends me to the winner's window to cash at -300. Now let's take a quick look at the intriguing undercard ... Dustin Hazelett, 12-6 with 9 submissions, will look for another when he drops down to the lightweight to battle the very capable Mark Bocek, 8-3, who is no slouch on the mat, as well. Will Hazelett at 6'4" tall be able to handle the weight loss? That will be tonight's question. Bettors are betting that he can't. I'm betting that he can. Take Hazelett at even money odds that he wins. I'll call it an armbar submission in the second round. The "other" Miller brother, Dan, 12-4 with eight submissions, has lost to Bisping, Maia, and Sonnen, but he is an adequate gatekeeper, who should have enough to get by Canadian veteran, Joe Doerksen, 46-13 with an incredible 33 submissions. Can you imagine having 60 mixed martial arts fights? Wow. How much wear-and-tear will that take on your aging body? At -260 I'll go with Miller's youth to win by decision. Brazilian Ricardo Almeida, 12-4 with no KOs, is coming off an embarrassing loss to Matt Hughes, who somehow submitted him in the very first round with an anaconda choke. TJ Grant, 16-4 with 12 submissions, has never been knocked out, and that streak won't end tonight. This one will be settled on the ground in a submission clinic. I look for Almeida to be the better of the two, winning a decision at fair odds of -160. Canadian Sean Pierson, 10-4, has won his last four fights by KO. Tonight he makes his UFC debut against Matt Riddle, whose 5-1 record is all in the Octagon. There is nothing like Octagon experience to quiet the hometown crowd. No Pierson KO tonight. Riddle at -285 wins the judge's decision. Can another Canadian, Jesse Bongfeldt, 21-7 with 12 submissions, stop the next highly-touted Brazilian, Rafael Natal, 12-3 with 7 submissions? Perhaps. I'm going to take a chance that he does at underdog odds of +145. A close split decision wins this one. Undefeated Canadian John Makdessi, 7-0 with 6 KOs, will get tested tonight by Pat Audinwood, 9-1-1, who recently lost his first fight to the cagey Thiago Tavares. In another upset, let's stay with home cookin' and take Makdessi at underdog odds of +120. Now, let's take a look at how to spread our "fictitious" $1000 bankroll to maximize our chances of having a profitable night ... Let's lay $50 to win $170 on Koscheck shocking the MMA world. Let's lay $ 90 to win $60 on Struve. Let's lay $104 to win $80 on Oliveira. Let's lay $90 to win $30 on Jo "Daddy" Stevenson. Let's lay $159 to win $60 on Thiago "Pit Bull" Alves. Let's lay $80 to win $80 on Dustin Hazelett. Let's lay $104 to win $40 on Dan Miller. Let's lay $128 to win $80 on Ricardo Almeida. Let's lay $114 to win $40 on Matt Riddle. Let's lay $40 to win $58 on Jesse Bongfeldt. Let's lay $40 to win $48 on Jon Makdessi. In total, we are risking $999 to win $746. Let's git 'er done! And, don't forget to donate some of your winnings to your local youth wrestling program, where tomorrow's champions are born! Enjoy the fights. I know I will.

BLACKSBURG -- Virginia Tech head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser announced Thursday that the staff is pulling the redshirt off 157-pounder Jesse Dong, with his permission, effective immediately. The junior from Westerville, Ohio, will make his official debut at the Southern Scuffle at the end of the month. Pete Yates, who is 16-0 as the 157-pounder, will bump up to 165 pounds for the rest of the season. Dong was 14-1 as an unattached wrestler this season, winning the Michigan State Open and placing second at the Penn State Open. “Jesse and I sat down on Monday and discussed this option and he wants to get back in the mix,” Dresser said. “Additionally, Pete is really struggling with 157 pounds, so he is excited about this move as well. Pete will be back on the mat next week [after suffering an injury at the Las Vegas Invitational] and Jesse is ready right now. This moves makes us a stronger team as we head into the second half of the season.” Dong was ranked as high as third last season at 157 pounds, winning the ACC title. He advanced to the round of 12 at the NCAA Championships and finished the season with a record of 32-4.

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- Freshman Wil Brown recorded a pin and junior Travis Coffey posted a major decision as the Army wrestling team defeated Rider, 19-16, in a non-conference dual match Friday evening. Army (3-1) and Rider (2-2) split the 10 bouts, but Brown's pin proved to be the difference as his three bonus points accounted for the final margin. Brown began the match by pinning Joe Ferber in 6 minutes, 16 seconds in the 184-pound bout. The verdict gave Army a quick 6-0 lead, but a pair of Rider wins, including a major decision, gave the Broncs a 7-6 advantage. The Black Knights seized control of the match by taking the next three bouts. Coffey began the surge as he registered an 11-2 major decision victory over Chuck Zeisloft at 125 pounds. Sophomore Jordan Thome and senior Casey Thome followed by posting decisions, as Army built a 16-7 cushion with just four bouts remaining. Jordan Thome earned a 5-3 win over Jimmy Kirchner in the 133-pound matchup, while older brother Casey Thome blanked Aaron Nestor, 5-0, at 141 pounds. Rider won three of the final four matches of the night, but junior Jimmy Rafferty's 9-4 triumph over Ramon Santiago at 157 pounds helped Army hold on for its third straight victory. Army will cap its busy weekend on Sunday, Jan. 12, when the Black Knights travel to Clifton Park, N.Y., to face Binghamton and Ohio in a pair of dual matches. Both contests will be hosted at Shenendehowa High School. Match Notes: Army is now 12-11-1 all-time versus Rider ... Coffey improves to 4-0 in dual matches this season ... this evening contest marked Army's first dual match since defeating Drexel, 26-13, on Nov. 9 ... the Black Knights had not competed since placing ninth at the Body Bar Invitational on Nov. 20 ... Rafferty moved into a tie for the team lead in victories (11) ... Casey Thome's victory was the 92nd of his career ... Brown is now tied for the team lead with three pins this season. Results: 184: Wil Brown (A) pinned Joe Ferber, 6:16 197: Tyler Smith (R) maj. dec. Daniel Mills, 11-3 285: Evan Craig (R) dec. Christian Botero, 8-3 125: Travis Coffey (A) maj. dec. Chuck Zeisloft, 11-2 133: Jordan Thome (A) dec. Jimmy Kirchner, 5-3 141: Casey Thome (A) dec. Aaron Nestor, 5-0 149: Zac Cibula (R) dec. Daniel Young, 6-2 157: Jimmy Rafferty (A) dec. Ramon Santiago, 9-4 165: Jim Resnick (R) dec. Jake Vetter, 6-4 174: Rob Morrison (R) dec. Collin Wittmeyer, 10-3

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- The VMI wrestling team moved to 2-0 this season on Fri., Dec. 10, as the Keydets defeated the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs by a 22-15 tally. The Keydets won six matches on the night, including a forfeit victory at heavyweight en route to the win. VMI won the first three bouts of the night, as redshirt-senior Johnathan Pope began the night at 125 lbs. with a 5-3 decision over Gardner-Webb’s Brett Kostern, moving his season record to an even 4-4 on the season. Junior Luke Todd continued the VMI run at 133 lbs., downing Alex Hamm 8-2, and junior David Yost knocked off Richie Spicel by a narrow 5-4 decision to run the score to 9-0 in favor of the Keydets. After Ryan Medved defeated VMI’s redshirt-senior Michael Long at 149 lbs. by a slim 1-0 margin, Alex Medved picked up a major decision over freshman Nick Emison 13-2, trimming the Keydet advantage to 9-7. After consecutive defeats at the hands of the Medved brothers, junior Joe Munno defeated Justin Guthrie 7-3, and classmate Matt Brock earned a major decision over Bulldog opponent Erin O’Dell, 9-0 to bring the Keydet advantage to 16-7 with three matches remaining. However, the Runnin’ Bulldogs answered right back with a major decision of their own, as Jonathan Velasquez majored sophomore John Dommert to cut the Keydet advantage to 16-10. Travis Porter then beat VMI freshman Chris Gill, wrestling in his first dual match with a 16-0 tech. fall moved the tally to 16-15 in favor of the Keydets. With the Runnin’ Bulldogs not entering a heavyweight, VMI senior Josh Wine picked up a forfeit victory, sealing the 22-15 Keydet victory. VMI returns to the mat after an extended break, as the Keydets will travel to one of the premier tournaments on the east coast, the Southern Scuffle, on Dec. 29-30. The tournament will be hosted by Southern Conference rival, UNC-Greensboro. Results: 125 - Johnathan Pope (VMI) dec. Brett Kostern (GWU) - 5-3 (VMI 3-0) 133 - Luke Todd (VMI) dec. Alex Hamm (GWU) - 8-2 (VMI 6-0) 141 - David Yost (VMI) dec. Richie Spicel (GWU) - 5-4 (VMI 9-0) 149 - Ryan Medved (GWU) dec. Michael Young (VMI) - 1-0 (VMI 9-3) 157 - Alex Medved (GWU) maj. dec. Nick Emison (VMI) - 13 - 2 (VMI 9-7) 165 - Joseph Munno (VMI) dec. Justin Guthrie (GWU) - 7 - 3 (VMI 12-7) 174 - Matthew Brock (VMI) maj. dec. Erin O'Dell (GWU) - 9 - 0 (VMI 16 - 7) 184 - Jonathan Velazquez (GWU) dec. John Dommert (VMI) - 9 - 3 (VMI 16 - 10) 197 - Travis Porter (GWU) TF Chris Gill (VMI) - 16 - 0 (8:39) (VMI 16 - 15) 285 - #19/#29 Josh Wine (VMI) forfeit by GWU (VMI 22 - 15)

USAFA, Colo. -- In its first home action of the season, the Air Force wrestling team won a pair of non-conference duals Friday afternoon in Clune Arena. The Falcons opened the day with a 21-13 decision over Coe, while defeating Western State, 26-12. Air Force (2-0) won seven bouts against Coe (5-2), which is currently ranked fourth at the Division III level. The Kohawks took the early lead, as Clayton Rush, ranked first at 125 pounds in Division III, earned a major decision. However, the Falcons gained the lead with consecutive decisions by Tyler Untrauer (Jr., Midwest City, Okla.), 11th-ranked Cole VonOhlen (So., Jackson, Minn.) and Josh Kreimier (Fr., Fort Collins, Colo.) at 133 and 141 pounds, respectively. After a narrow loss at 157 pounds, the Falcons pushed their advantage to 12-7 with a decision by Clayton Gable (So., Dallastown, Pa.) at 165 pounds. However, Coe recorded a fall in the 174-pound bout to regain the team lead. Trailing by a single point with three matches left, the Falcons were solid down the stretch, adding nine more team points with decisions by Kazden Ikehara (Sr., Mililani, Hawaii), Neil Delaney (Sr., Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Jared Erickson (So., Newton, Utah) to take the victory. Air Force followed its win over Coe with a tough match-up against Western State, the fourth-ranked team at the Division II level. The Falcons have had a rough time against the Mountaineers of late, as Western State has won five straight in the series. The Mountaineers took the lead after the opening match, winning a decision at 125 pounds, while the Falcons tied the team score with a close 7-6 victory by Untrauer at 133 pounds, starting a streak of seven straight individual wins for Air Force. VonOhlen was dominant in his bout at 141 pounds, recording an 18-3 technical fall in a time of 6:40. Kreimier posted another decision at 149 pounds, while Alec Williams (Jr., Fultondale, Ala.) and Gable added decision wins at 157 and 165 pounds, respectively. Senior captain Joseph Stafford (Loomis, Calif.) rebounded from an earlier loss at 174 pounds with the Falcons' first fall of the day, pinning Zach Frazier in a time of 1:55, while sophomore Josh Mohr (Pewaukee, Wis.) earned a decision at 184 pounds in his first action of the day. The Falcons' winning streak ended with the 197-pound bout, as Delaney came up short to top-ranked Donovan McMahill in a 2-1 tiebreaker decision. Western State picked up its third win of the dual by recording a fall in the heavyweight match-up, but Air Force had already secured its first victory over the Mountaineers since the 2004-05 season. Also on Friday, Coe and Western State faced off in a dual of their own, with the Kohawks rolling to a 32-7 victory. Air Force is back in action next weekend, Dec. 17, when it hosts 12th-ranked Oregon State at 6:00 p.m. in Clune Arena. Air Force 21, Coe 13 125 Clayton Rush (Coe) maj. dec. Andrew Zwirlein, 16-5 133 Tyler Untrauer (AF) dec. Drew Hinschberger, 10-4 141 Cole VonOhlen (AF) dec. Chris LeClere, 4-0 149 Josh Kreimier (AF) dec. James Locke, 2-0 157 Dale Handley (Coe) dec. Alec Williams, 6-4 165 Clayton Gable (AF) dec. Nick LeClere, 8-5 174 Scott King (Coe) fall Joseph Stafford, 4:28 184 Kazden Ikehara (AF) dec. Seth Rehn, 7-3 197 Neil Delaney (AF) dec. Matt Ferlitsch, 8-2 285 Jared Erickson (AF) dec. Alex Burkle, 9-2 Air Force 26, Western State 12 125 Kyle O'Brien (WSC) dec. Andrew Zwirlein, 5-3 133 Tyler Untrauer (AF) dec. Cody Cole, 7-6 141 No. 11 Cole VonOhlen (AF) tech fall Jesse Cruz, 18-2 (6:40) 149 Josh Kreimier (AF) dec. Justin Keys, 6-4 157 Alec Williams (AF) dec. Justin Morris, 4-3 165 Clayton Gable (AF) dec Cody Frankum,12-6 174 Joseph Stafford (AF) fall Zach Frazier, 1:55 184 Josh Mohr (AF) dec. Jorge Benitez, 5-1 197 Donovan McMahill (WSC) dec. Neil Delaney, 2-1 (TB1) 285 Kyle Graulus (WSC) fall Jared Erickson, 5:53

Rankings are from InterMat 103 No. 1 Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, PA) vs. Armando Torres (Elyria, OH) Mike Rix (Akron SVSM, OH) vs. No. 9 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, NJ) Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, DE) vs. Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy, NJ) Lance Hill (Parkersburg South, WV) vs. No. 2 Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, OH) Five Cadet or Junior National placers from this past summer appear in the quarterfinal round. Most intriguing match is probably between the Cadet FS champ at 84 pounds, Fleetwood, and Preseason Nationals runner-up Jimenez. 112 No. 8 George DiCamillo (St. Ignatius, OH) vs. Kaleb Lemaire (Caesar Rodney, DE) JR Wert (Christiansburg, VA) vs. No. 2 Jered Cortez (Marmion Academy, IL) No. 14 Ryan Taylor (Graham, OH) vs. Cory Stainbrook (Walsh Jesuit, OH) Evan Botwin (Wyoming Seminary, PA) vs. Edgar Bright (St. Edward, OH) Taylor and Stainbrook could be a preview of the Ohio Division II state tournament championship match at season’s end. 119 No. 2 Jimmy Gulibon (Derry Area, PA) vs. Jake Smith (Robinson, VA) No. 11 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, VA) vs. No. 13 (at 125) Caleb Richardson (Blair Academy, NJ) Corey Keener (Blue Mountain, PA) vs. Mitch Newhouse (Massillon Perry, OH) Randy Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, PA) vs. No. 9 Dominick Malone (Wyoming Seminary, PA) Every wrestler in this quarterfinal round has a state or National Prep finals appearance to his credit. Gulibon, Dance, and Richardson won state titles last year. Dance and Richardson both winning in Virginia, and is your featured quarterfinal match in this weight class. 125 No. 2 Mason Beckman (Reynolds, PA) vs. Chris Dinnien (Germantown Academy, PA) No. 8 (at 130) Alex Cisneros (Selma, PA) vs. No. 9 Kagan Squire (Wadsworth, OH) No. 4 Bricker Dixon (Park Hill, MO) vs. Eddie Greco (Marmion Academy, IL) No. 7 Geoff Alexander (Shady Side Academy, PA) vs. No. 3 (at 130) Mark Grey (Blair Academy, NJ) This is one of the tougher overall weights in the tournament, as indicated by the quarterfinal matchups. Beckman vs. Dinnien is a matchup of future Lehigh teammates; Beckman the defending Ironman champ, and Dinnien a three-time National Prep placer. Cisneros against Squire is a battle of top 20 Class of 2012 wrestlers in the country. Alexander vs. Grey is the featured quarterfinal bout, placing the Super 32 champ against a three-time double All-American in Fargo. 130 No. 4 Johnni DiJulius (Walsh Jesuit, OH) vs. Alfredo Gray (Wadsworth, OH) Dave Makara (Burrell, PA) vs. No. 7 Brandon Jeske (Cox, VA) No. 13 (at 135) Todd Preston (Blair Academy, NJ) vs. Dylan Durso (Reynolds, PA) Brent Fickel (Padua) vs. No. 9 Ben Whitford (Marmion Academy, IL) Three very solid quarterfinal bouts here with a nationally ranked wrestler facing a two-time state placer. Jeske was a National Prep runner-up and Cadet freestyle champion this summer; Preston was a National Prep champion at Junior National freestyle All-American; Whitford doubled as champion in Cadet Nationals and won a state title. Fickel is also a two-time Super 32 placer at 135 pounds. 135 No. 1 Hunter Stieber (Monroeville, OH) vs. Dan Mirman (Medina Highland, OH) No. 2 Steve Spearman (Erie McDowell, PA) vs. No. 5 Nate Skonieczny (Walsh Jesuit, OH) No. 16 Chase Ferman (Broken Arrow, OK) vs. Case Garrison (Graham, OH) No. 11 Chris Mecate (Redlands East Valley, CA) vs. No. 1 (at 140) Austin Ormsbee (Blair Academy, NJ) This is the showcase weight class of the entire tournament and has the featured quarterfinal of the morning session with Skonieczny facing Spearman. Skonieczny is a defending Ironman champion, while Spearman was a state champion and Super 32 champion. Ferman and Garrison is a battle of juniors, both placing twice at the Walsh Ironman; the winner places for a third time. Ormsbee and Stieber are top ten Class of 2011 wrestlers in the country. 140 No. 2 Cam Tessari (Monroeville, OH) vs. Andrew Romanchik (Padua, OH) Cohl Fulk (Wyoming Seminary, PA) vs. No. 3 Nick Pena (Selma, CA) No. 12 (at 145) Evan Henderson (Wyoming Seminary, PA) vs. Blake Kastl (Gilroy, CA) Jeremy Landowski (Burrell, PA) vs. No. 6 Nick Brascetta (Graham, OH) Tessari is a defending Ironman champion, while Brascetta won the title in December 2008. All wrestlers in the quarterfinal round are state placers with Tessari, Pena, and Henderson winning state or National Prep championships last year, and Brascetta winning in 2009. 145 No. 14 Henry Carlson (Cox, VA) vs. DJ Beauch (Toledo Central Catholic, OH) Ryan Todora (Bethlehem Catholic, PA) vs. Robert Henderson (Kiski Prep, PA) No. 8 (at 140) Travis Shaffer (Derry Area, PA) vs. No. 6 Bo Jordan (Graham, OH) Preston Crouse (Park Hill, MO) vs. No. 11 Travis Himmelman (Conifer, CO) The featured match of this quarterfinal weight class is two-time state placer and FloNationals champion Shaffer wrestling against the second-ranked Class of 2013 wrestler and state champion Jordan. Henderson has placed in the top three at state or National Prep the last two years, Carlson is a three-time state champion and Junior National freestyle All-American, while Himmelman is a two-time state champion and NHSCA Junior National runner-up. 152 No. 2 Ian Miller (Oak Harbor, OH) vs. Lorenzo Thomas (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, PA) Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, PA) vs. No. 15 Duke Pickett (Woodberry Forest, PA) Stephen Robertson (Montini Catholic, IL) vs. Tyler Bloniak (Medina Highland, OH) Mark Martin (St. Edward, OH) vs. No. 9 Matt Stephens (Graham, OH) Seven of the eight wrestlers in the quarterfinalists have a state or National Preps finals appearance during their career. Pickett and Morris were both National Prep runners-up and All-Americans in Fargo, Morris runner-up as a Cadet and Pickett placing seventh in Juniors. Robertson as a two-time state champion and Ironman placer and Miller are the lone state champs remaining in this weight class. Martin and Stephens are a battle of state runner-up from Ohio; Martin in 2010, Stephens in 2009. 160 No. 3 Jason Luster (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, PA) vs. Travis McKillop (Burrell, PA) Cody Allala (Hopewell, VA) vs. Jacob Davis (St. Edward, OH) No. 15 (at 171) Geordan Speiller (Oviedo, FL) vs. Rich Eva (Christiansburg, VA) No. 12 (at 171) Vince Waldhauser (Oak Ridge, CA) vs. No. 14 Zach Skates (Broken Arrow, OK) The featured quarterfinal match places a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers in two-time state placer Waldhauser and two-time state champion Skates. Two-time state champion Eva faces state champion and Junior Greco-Roman medalist Speiller. Two-time state champion Allala draws the giant killer of today in Davis, who defeated state champion Isaac Jordan (Graham) in overtime during the second round. McKillop, a two-time state placer, draws Luster, who finished third twice here at the Ironman. 171 No. 3 Chris Phillips (Monroeville, OH) vs. Dakota DesLauriers (Burrell, PA) Trey Adamson (Bishop Lynch, TX) vs. Chico Cloyne (Oregon Clay, OH) Konner Witt (Oak Harbor, OH) vs. Austin Coniker (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, PA) Marshall Willet (Brecksville, OH) vs. No. 17 Kyle Ryan (Graham, OH) Phillips is a three-time state champion, and won the Ironman in 2007. Adamson has placed three times at National Preps. Witt and Ryan were both state runners-up in 2010, and if they win their quarterfinal could have a state finals preview for Ohio Division II in the semifinal round. 189 No. 1 Morgan McIntosh (Calvary Chapel, CA) vs. Jake Cramer (Oak Harbor, OH) Chaz Gresham (Goshen, OH) vs. James Suvak (St. Edward, OH) No. 7 Huston Evans (Graham, OH) vs. Kevin Marvel (McDonogh, MD) Perry Hills (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, PA) vs. No. 6 Alex Utley (CVCA, OH) McIntosh is arguably the best wrestler in this whole tournament as a two-time state champion, Junior National freestyle champion, and the second-ranked wrestler in the Class of 2011. Suvak and Marvel both upset nationally ranked wrestlers in the round of 16. Evans and Utley are both two-time Ironman placers with a pair of state finals appearances (Evans a champion in 2010). 215 No. 2 Tanner Hall (Meridian, ID) vs. Ty Walz (St. Edward, OH) Mark Meyer (Graham, OH) vs. Brian Beattie (Burrell, PA) No. 9 Nick Tavanello (Wadsworth, OH) vs. David Denne (Mt. Carmel, IL) Jason Gott (Elyria, OH) vs. No. 4 Tank Knowles (Calvary Chapel, CA) The matchup between Hall and Walz is one between the Fargo freestyle champions at 215 pounds; Hall at the Junior level, Walz at the Cadet level. Meyer and Beattie met last year in the quarterfinal round, a match that Beattie won 2-1. Gott is twice an Ironman placer, while Knowles won titles last year at Ironman, Reno, and the state championship. 285 No. 5 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, NJ) vs. Nolan Smith (Park Hill, MO) Ross Ferraro (Montini Catholic, IL) vs. Ross Burbank (Cox, VA) No. 19 Terrance Jean-Jacques (Wyoming Seminary, PA) vs. Doug Mayse (Massillon Perry, OH) Marquis Porterfield (Christiansburg, VA) vs. No. 9 Doug Vollaro (Oviedo, FL) The featured match of this round places New England regional champion and NHSCA Junior runner-up Jean-Jacques against returning Ironman placer Mayse, who was injured prior to the state series last year. Black and Vollaro were matched up against one another in finals for both styles of the FILA Cadet and Cadet Nationals, Black winning all four matches. Black was a National Prep runner-up, while Vollaro won his state championship. Burbank was also a state champion. Team (Quarterfinalists are in parentheses) 1. No. 2 Graham, OH 90 (8) 2. No. 3 Blair Academy, NJ 89 (6) 3. No. 5 St. Edward, OH 75-1/2 (5) 4. No. 23 Massillon Perry, OH 66-1/2 (2) 5. Bethlehem Catholic, PA 60-1/2 (3) 6. No. 36 Pittsburgh Central Catholic, PA 58-1/2 (4) 7. No. 17 Marmion Academy, IL 57 (4) T8. No. 43 Burrell, PA 53-1/2 (5) T8. No. 8 Wyoming Seminary, PA 53-1/2 (4) 10. No. 31 Cox, VA 50 (3) Other team with 4 in the quarterfinals: No. 33 Christiansburg, VA Others with 3 in the quarterfinals: Monroeville, OH; Oak Harbor, OH; Park Hill, MO; No. 48 Wadsworth, OH; Walsh Jesuit, OH