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BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Duke University sophomore Peter Terrezza registered a narrow 3-0 decision in the final match of the evening to lead the Blue Devil wrestling squad to a 21-17 victory at Campbell. Duke led by one heading into the final bout and Terrezza secured the win to give the Blue Devils their second win of the year. The Blue Devils (2-3) trailed the Camels 14-4 after the first five matches, but four wins, including a pin and a technical fall, in the final five bouts gave Duke the eventual four-point win. "This win is great for the guys," head coach Clar Anderson. "I'm really proud with the way we competed tonight. Our 157 and 165-pound guys really fought hard in their matches despite wrestling up weight classes. The extra points were crucial, but it also not giving up extra points was really big for us tonight." Needing the victory in the final contest, Terrezza stepped onto the mat and scored in the first period to take a 3-0 lead. He controlled the remainder of the match and never let C.J. Gittens a good opportunity to score to earn his 11th win of the year. After losing a couple tough matches at 133 pounds and 141 pounds, Duke got on the scoreboard with a 15-1 major decision from freshman Brent Jorge to make it a 7-4 Campbell lead. Campbell (0-7) came back and earned a major decision and decision for the 14-4 lead. The duo of Chris Piccolella and Spencer Jasper at 157 and 165 pounds, respectively, battled to the end despite the Camels' size advantage and allowed just one extra point. Jasper stayed in it to the very end and nearly pulled out a win. Trailing by 10 points, senior Voris Tejada started the comeback at 174 pounds with a 5-3 decision over John Merickel. The win is Tejada's 90th of his career, pushing him into a tie for seventh on the Duke career wins list. Next up for the Blue Devils was redshirt freshman Diego Bencomo at 184 pounds. With a flawless record in dual bouts, Bencomo gave Duke three extra points by pinning Derek Tomason in just 3:15. Redshirt senior John Barone followed suit in the next match at 197 pounds, earning five points with a 17-0 technical fall win to give Duke its first lead of the night at 18-17. Looking to widen the advantage, redshirt junior Robert Holbrook lined up at heavyweight for the first time since being injured in early November. Holbrook put forth a valiant effort, but lost a narrow 4-2 decision to set up the exciting finish. Duke resumes ACC action on Jan. 23 at Maryland at 3 p.m. The Blue Devils will take on American at 7 p.m., the same day. Results: 125 - Peter Terrezza (Duke) decision C.J. Gittens (Campbell) 3-0, 21-17 Duke 133 - Richie Apolinar (Campbell) major decision Nick Adamo (Duke) 15-6, 4-0 CU 141 - Kelin Bidelspach (Campbell) decision Mike Bell (Duke) 7-3, 7-0 CU 149 - Brent Jorge (Duke) major decision David Wise (Campbell) 15-1, 7-4 CU 157 - Jake Fose (Campbell) major decision Chris Piccolella (Duke) 8-0, 11-4 CU 165 - Chris Mazzatta (Campbell) decision Spencer Jasper (Duke) 9-6, 14-4 CU 174 - Voris Tejada (Duke) decision John Merickel (Campbell) 5-3, 14-7 CU 184 - Diego Bencomo (Duke) pin Derek Tomasone (Campbell) 3:15, 14-13 CU 197 - John Barone (Duke) technical fall Justin Sparrow (Campbell) 17-0 at 3:53, 18-14 Duke 285 - Parker Burns (Campbell) decision Robert Holbrook (Duke) 4-2, 18-17 Duke

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- Appalachian State University defeated NC State and Gardner-Webb Wednesday night at Gardner-Webb. Chip Powell, Kyle Blevins, Carter Downs, Austin Trotman and Jacob Earp all won two matches for the Mountaineers. The wins now give the Mountaineers’ four wins in a row and are now 6-8 on the year after starting the season 2-8. Appalachian fell behind NC State after the first match to start the day, but four-straight major decisions gave ASU a commanding 16-3 lead that they would not relinquish. Powell started the action with a 14-0 win over Sean Smith. Blevins continued with a 10-2 win over Ray Ward while Downs beat Quinton Godley 13-3. Trotman was the final major decision winner, dropping Cedric Moore 13-2. Dylan Temple won the fifth-straight match for ASU with a 2-0 decision over Christian McLean and Earp clinched the match with a 4-2 decision over Scott Norris. ASU continued to roll in the second match, winning the first five matches over Gardner-Webb on the way to a 31-7 victory. Savva Kostis gave ASU a quick 3-0 lead with a 6-0 decision over Ryan Medved. The middle-weights pulled ASU through again as Powell, Blevins, Downs and Trotman gave ASU 17 points with a decision, two major decisions and a pinfall. Brett Boston, Earp and Chris Collura ended the night on a positive as well, winning the final three matches. Boston dominated Michael Slaughter at 125 for a 7-1 win. Earp earned his second win of the night with a 19-6 major decision and Collura won the final match of the night with a 10-6 decision over Kurt Wentink. With his two wins on the night, Trotman reached the 50 win total for his career. Trotman is the second Mountaineer to reach the 50 win plateau this season, joining Temple. Appalachian will look to keep its win streak alive as they travel to The Citadel on Sunday to take on the Bulldogs at 2 p.m. Appalachian State 22 NC State 17 149 – Bobby Ward (NCSU) dec. Savva Kostis (ASU) 7-5 157 – Chip Powell (ASU) major dec. Sean Smith (NCSU) 14-0 165 – Kyle Blevins (ASU) major Dec. Ray Ward (NCSU) 10-2 174 – Carter Downs (ASU) major Dec. Quinton Godley (NCSU) 13-3 184 – Austin Trotman (ASU) major Dec. Cedric Moore (NCSU) 13-2 197 – Dylan Temple (ASU) dec. Christian McClean (NCSU) 2-0 285 – Eloheim Palma (NCSU) maj. Dec. Ken Alarac (ASU) 8-0 125 – Mike Moreno (NCSU) maj. Dec. Brett Boston (ASU) 10-1 133 – Jacob Earp (ASU) dec. Scott Norris (NCSU) 4-2 141 – Dale Shull (NCSU) pinned Chris Collura (ASU) 0:58 * Match started at 149 Appalachian State 31, GWU 7 149 – Savva Kostis (ASU) dec. Ryan Medved (GWU) 6-0 157 – Chip Powell (ASU) pin fall Alex Medved (GWU) 2:00 165 – Kyle Blevins (ASU) maj. dec. David Pelsang (GWU) 18-4 174 – Carter Downs (ASU) dec. Blake Salyer (GWU) 7-0 184 – Austin Trotman (ASU) maj. dec. Jonathan Velazquez (GWU) 11-1 197 – Travis Porter (GWU) dec. Paul Glover (ASU) 6-2 HVY – Dustin Porter (GWU) maj. dec. Brock Durfee (ASU) 16-4 125 – Brett Boston (ASU) dec. Michael Slaughter (GWU) 7-1 133 – Jacob Earp (ASU) maj. dec. Brett Kostern (GWU) 19-6 141 – Chris Collura (ASU) dec. Kurt Wentink (GWU) 10-6 * Match started at 149

HOBOKEN, N.J. -- The Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team earned its second win of the season, defeating Hunter College by a final of 27-20 on Wednesday night at Walker Gymnasium in Hoboken, N.J. The Ducks won six of the 10 matches on the night and recorded wins by fall from freshman 149-pounder Ryan Bridge (Galloway, N.J.), sophomore 165-pounder Joe Favia (Brick, N.J.), and senior heavyweight James Roarty (Hyde Park, Mass.). A total of 256 people came to watch the match, setting a new Walker Gym attendance record. Hunter started things off with a win by fall at 141 pounds to take a quick, 6-0 lead, but Stevens responded quickly earning wins in four-straight bouts to take a commanding, 18-6 advantage. Bridge made quick work of junior Modesto Gil (Bronx, N.Y.), pinning him 49 seconds into the match to knot things up at six-all. Senior Charles Favia (Brick, N.J.) earned a 14-9 decision at 157 lbs. over senior Vitaly Simkin (Brooklyn, N.Y.) for the Ducks’ first lead, and Joe Favia followed with a win by fall (4:20) over freshman Jesse Capello-Colon (Brooklyn, N.Y.). Junior 174-pounder Bobby Bishop (Wayne Valley, N.J.) followed the Favia brothers with an incredibly exciting decision over junior Emman Sawari (Coram, N.Y.). Tied at three (3-3) after regulation, both wrestlers could not net points in the sudden death overtime. Bishop’s reversal in the first 30-second ride-off ended up being enough for the 5-3 win and an 18-6 Stevens lead. Stevens dropped its match at 184 lbs. before senior Ernie Guaimano (Hillsborough, N.J.) earned a 2-1 decision in a battle at 197 lbs with senior Anthony Daly (Wantagh, N.Y.). After Daly had to stop the match for the second time because of injury in the third period, Guaimano was allowed to choose “bottom,” on the re-start. The Duck senior was able to net the escape 10 seconds later and tallied the one-point win. Roarty, up 8-0, netted a win by fall in his first match back from injury. He pinned senior Dan Heydebrand (New York, N.Y.) at the 4:55 match of the third to put Stevens up 27-9 and seal the victory. Hunter’s Ariel Guerrero (Levittown, N.Y.) and James Mustakis (East Meadow, N.Y.) got wins at 125 and 133 lbs. to net the match’s final 11 points but it was too little too late. “Our guys reacted well to [Sunday’s] tough loss at Delaware Valley [College] tonight by getting a good dual win,” Head Wrestling Coach Mike Clayton (Union City, N.J.) said. “We built a tough schedule and this win tonight will help our confidence going into Centennial Conference competition.” The previous attendance record at Walker Gymnasium was 223 in 2007 for a match versus The College of New Jersey. Stevens will return to action on Sunday with a pair of duals versus conference foes. The Ducks will take on McDaniel College and Washington & Lee University beginning at 11 a.m. in Westminster, Md. Results: 141 lbs. – Messina (H) def. Brisson (S) - Fall (4:00) (Hunter, 6-0) 149 lbs. – Bridge (S) def. Gil (H) - Fall (:49) (Tied, 6-6) 157 lbs. – C. Favia (S) def. Simkin (H) – Decision, 14-9 (Stevens, 9-6) 165 lbs. – J. Favia (S) def. Capello-Colon (H) – Fall (4:20) (Stevens, 15-6) 174 lbs. – Biship (S) def. Sarwari (H) – Decision, 5-3 (3 OT) (Stevens, 18-6) 184 lbs. – Klotz (H) def. Galati (S) – Decision, 5-3 (Stevens, 18-9) 197 lbs. – Guaimano (S) def. Daly (H) – Decision, 2-1 (Stevens, 21-9) 285 lbs. – Roarty (S) def. Heydebrand (H) – Fall (4:55) (Stevens, 27-9) 125 lbs. – Guerrero (H) def. Warren (S) – Fall (6:03) (Stevens, 27-15) 133 lbs. – Mustakis (H) def. Neugebauer (S) – Tech. Fall, 21-6 (Stevens, 27-20)

Wrestling may be the oldest sport ... but one writer has used the latest technologies to bring his two wrestling novels to readers. Dave Conifer first introduced his novels, Throwback, and FireHouse, online, for individuals to read for free. Then the author, a former high school wrestler and junior program coach who is now a computer programmer, pushed the technology envelope a bit further ... to bring his wrestling novels to an even wider audience. Amazon.com as publisher "I learned I could publish on Amazon Kindle," said Dave Conifer, who has authored five novels for the wireless, handheld reading device with a screen that approximates a book page. Readers can download books, newspapers, magazines and blogs to a Kindle. Dave ConiferIn addition to Kindle, the online retailer Amazon.com offers a tool called CreateSpace, which provides novelists an alternative to trying to get a book printed by established publishing houses ... or using traditional self-publishing options. Here's how the New Jersey-based author described the process: "You take your Word file of the manuscript, and turn it into PDF files to Amazon's specifications, using the CreateSpace tools. You even design your own book cover." "If you have a manuscript ready, you can go from manuscript to finished book in about two weeks. That includes the time they mail you a proof for your review." The books are then printed on demand -- Amazon.com receives an order, and publishes exactly the number of copies purchased by that customer, and ships them direct to the customer. It's a variation of just-in-time delivery that has become a hallmark of modern manufacturing and retailing. Print-on-demand eliminates the need for Amazon -- or a retailer -- to maintain a stock already printed copies of the book in a warehouse or storeroom. What's more, unlike most self-publishing situations, with print-on-demand, the author doesn't have to guess how many copies will be sold. Nor is the writer responsible for storing printed books, or having to mail them to customers. One of the most attractive features of Amazon's CreateSpace publishing option: "It doesn't cost the author any money, other than to request a proof," according to Conifer. Another benefit to writers: They can set the price. As the author of Throwback and FireHouse explained, "My novels are $12 each. I chose not to make any profit. I just wanted to get a book published." "There's been a stigma about self-publishing," said Conifer. "I think that's falling away, thanks to new technology like CreateSpace print-on-demand, and the Amazon Kindle." Throwback: Answering an unmet need Dave Conifer has deep roots in wrestling. He wrestled in high school in Maryland, and was a coach of a junior wrestling program in New Jersey. With that mat background, he saw an unmet need. "Six or seven years ago, I looked around to see how many wrestling books were out there. I discovered that there just weren't that many novels with wrestling in them." "Throwback came out of my head, from some of my own experiences," Conifer continued. "I didn't get to wrestle much in high school 'til senior year. I almost made the state tournament." "I always wondered, 'What if I had another chance?' That led to the idea for Throwback." In Conifer's first wrestling novel, a high school wrestler from North Carolina has problems back home, so he heads north to New Jersey. Still eligible to wrestle, Ben Pietrak creates a new identity for himself ... not just with a new name (Ben Petrovic), but also "do-over" in terms of his life on -- and off -- the mat. In Throwback, Ben gets to see where he stands in the wrestling world in the Garden State, as well as experience all that comes from having a girlfriend. Here's a portion of the book's description posted at Amazon.com: Ben's legal and romantic difficulties converge with his struggle for wrestling vindication at the state wrestling championships in Atlantic City. How can he end up with everything he wants: integrity, redemption and the girl? Conifer set the action in New Jersey for reasons beyond the fact it is now his home. "One reason Ben picked New Jersey is that it is a wrestling hotbed. It would be more of a challenge for him to be successful as a wrestler." Keeping it real As a former wrestler and coach, Dave Conifer worked to make his wrestling novels believable. "Sometimes you see wrestling portrayed on TV or in a book, and it feels like a cartoon," according to Conifer. "I try to remember what my matches were like -- the sights, sounds, feelings, even the smell of the mat -- without glamorizing it." "As I write, I put myself out on the mat, trying to explain the match, in a way that is appealing to readers who weren't wrestlers." "A good portion of my books' narrative is what someone is thinking during the match," said Conifer. "How he counters what his opponent is doing, processing what his coach is yelling." "I try to incorporate all this, all while trying to keep the story believable." Here's an example from Throwback that illustrates Conifer's ability to combine thoughts and action: "What just happened?" I'm thinking with horror. I can hear my coaches shouting, the sound of their voices overpowered by the sound of my labored breathing. "Did I just blow it?" I can't remember anything that happened since my last peek at the scoreboard, which indicated that I was ahead 4-2 with 39 seconds left in the match. Now I'm on my back looking at the ceiling lights, and the referee is counting back points. I realize with dread that my plan of stalling out the last half-minute has failed. I fight with all the strength I can muster, and somehow manage to flip onto my stomach. I look at the scoreboard again and see that the score is tied. There are now 11 seconds left in regulation time. A lot has happened in 28 seconds. Unless something changes, this match is heading to overtime. I'm gripped with an intense fear because I am completely spent. My panic is compounded by a feeling that my opponent getting stronger and more confident even as I wither. I know he is relishing the thought of wrestling into overtime just as I am cowering from it. The follow-up: FireHouse Dave Conifer's second novel set in the world of high school wrestling is FireHouse. "It was inspired by a kid I knew in high school -- a tough guy who worked hard at wrestling, training incessantly, but in secret." To make things even more interesting, the main character, Zach Bowie, is the lead singer in a local rock band. Wrestling was just "something to do" -- until the 171-pound starter on his team is injured, and Zach suddenly finds himself in the lineup. As Amazon.com's promotional copy for FireHouse says, "He's surprised that the exhilaration of walking onto the mat feels as good as the rush he gets on stage. Maybe even better. How far could he go if he wasn't smoking three packs of Marlboros a day?" The novel sets the stage for a struggle for Zach Bowie's soul. His band resents the time he's spending away from them, working out for wrestling. His wrestling coach and teammates question his level of commitment. "The protagonist (in FireHouse) isn't a great wrestler," said Conifer. "He's like so many guys who may not be state champs, but gain a lot from the sport." Written for a wide age range In addition to making the characters and the mat action real, another challenge for the author of a wrestling novel: how to make the content appropriate for the intended audience. "I have kids and I wouldn't have trouble with them reading my books," said Dave Conifer. "For example, Zach in FireHouse is bitter and defiant, but the worst thing he does is rip pages out of a phone book ... There's no bad language, no sex." "I would like to think this book would be good for an eighth-grader to read." "Values are the thing I took away from the sport, so I try to incorporate them into my (wrestling) novels." "I do address issues like making weight and mat burns," said Conifer. "However, my books are not about deprivation." "I hope readers take up the challenge of wrestling not because it's easy, but because it's NOT easy." To order Dave Conifer's wrestling novels Throwback and FireHouse, visit Amazon.com and type in the book titles into the search feature.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- For the fourth consecutive week, Notre Dame College (Ohio) tops the NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll, the NAIA announced Tuesday. The Falcons earned 150 points with 12 wrestlers listed among the top-12 individuals in their respective weight class. Great Falls (Mont.) moved into second place with 94 points, its highest ranking of the season, with 94 points. Missouri Valley is listed third with 86.5 points, followed closely by No. 4 Lindenwood (Mo.) with 85.5 points. Southern Oregon rounds out the top five with 76 points. Notre Dame retains its spot as the No. 1 team after winning the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Jan. 10. The Falcons finished the event with a 3-0 record, with wins over Oklahoma City (42-0), McKendree (Ill.) (29-8) and Missouri Valley (26-7). Two Notre Dame grapplers own a No. 1 ranking with Adam Koballa at 141 pounds and Derek Foore at 197 pounds. Of the Falcons 12 ranked wrestlers, two individuals are listed at 125, 149 and 174 each. The only weight class that Notre Dame is not ranked is 133 pounds. Third-ranked Missouri Valley boasts a ranked wrestler at each of the 10 weight classes, including the top-ranked 157-pounder Joseph Cornejo and second-ranked Collin Pierce at 133 pounds. The Vikings finished as runner-up to Notre Dame at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. Five weight classes feature a new top-ranked wrestler: Samuel Schmitz of Lindenwood (149), Cornejo (157), Grand View's (Iowa) Brad Lower (165), Foore (197) and Arjan Bhullar of Simon Fraser (B.C.) (HWT). Retaining their No. 1 ranking are Mitchell Lofstedt of Southern Oregon (125), Campbellsville's (Ky.) Tommy Pretty (133), Koballa (141), Enock Francois of California Baptist (174) and Great Falls' Michael French (184). The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the groupings. The next poll will be announced on Feb. 2. Team Rankings Rank School Total Team Points 1 Notre Dame (Ohio) 150 2 Great Falls (Mont.) 94 3 Missouri Valley (Mo.) 86.5 4 Lindenwood (Mo.) 85.5 5 Southern Oregon (Ore.) 76 6 McKendree (Ill.) 75 7 California Baptist (Calif.) 71.5 8 Grand View (Iowa) 44 9 Campbellsville (Ky.) 39 10 Dana (Neb.) 34 11 Simon Fraser (B.C.) 32.5 12 Dickinson State (N.D.) 30.5 13 Montana State-Northern (Mont.) 24 13 Missouri Baptist (Mo.) 24 15 Oklahoma City (Okla.) 21.5 16 Morningside (Iowa) 18 17 Jamestown (N.D.) 17 18 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 15.5 19 Northwestern (Iowa) 14.5 20 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 12.5 Others receiving votes: Waldorf (Iowa) 12; Cumberland (Tenn.) 9.5; Hastings College (Neb.) 7.5; William Penn (Iowa) 5.5; Menlo (Calif.) 4.5; Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 1. Individual Ratings Wt Rank First Name Last Name Total Points School Group 125 1 Mitchell Lofstedt 80 Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group 125 2 Tyler Savage 64 Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group 125 3 Dante Rini 53 Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group 125 4 Samuel Fragoza 42.5 California Baptist (Calif.) West Group 125 5 Paul Hansen 40.5 Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group 125 6 Angel Olea 34.5 Dickinson State (N.D.) North Group 125 7 Zach Muery 31.5 Missouri Baptist (Mo.) East Group 125 8 Matt Chustz 18.5 William Penn (Iowa) Central Group 125 9 Clayden McKim 16 Dana (Neb.) North Group 125 10 Jason Moorhouse 7.5 Menlo (Calif.) West Group 125 11 Akmal Adilov 5.5 Great Falls (Mont.) West Group 125 12 Sean Blumhardt 3.5 Jamestown (N.D.) North Group 133 1 Tommy Pretty 80 Campbellsville (Ky.) East Group 133 2 Collin Pierce 61.5 Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group 133 3 Joseph Michel 52 Jamestown (N.D.) North Group 133 4 Chauncey Philipps 47.5 California Baptist (Calif.) West Group 133 5 Wade Lowe 40.5 McKendree (Ill.) East Group 133 6 Myles Mazurkiewicz 35.5 Great Falls (Mont.) West Group 133 7 Brian Jacob 20 Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group 133 8 Anton Prater 18 Missouri Baptist (Mo.) East Group 133 9 Aaron Ely 14.5 Dana (Neb.) North Group 133 10 Gary Brooks 11 Missouri Baptist (Mo.) East Group 133 11 Cameron Ream 8.5 Oklahoma City (Okla.) Central Group 133 12 Matthew Jacobson 5 Dana (Neb.) North Group 141 1 Adam Koballa 60 Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group 141 2 Drew Smith 44.5 Morningside (Iowa) North Group 141 3 Barry Johnson 39.5 Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group 141 4 Jordan Harer 35 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) North Group 141 5 Kyle Wirkuty 32.5 Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group 141 6 Jacob Murton 31.5 Campbellsville (Ky.) East Group 141 7 Nick Coffman 14 Grand View (Iowa) Central Group 141 8 Neil Birt 11 Cumberland (Tenn.) East Group 141 8 Adam Manz 11 Dana (Neb.) North Group 141 10 Eric Graham 9.5 Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group 141 11 Brad Neitenbach 5.5 Lindenwood (Mo.) East Group 141 12 Christian Martinez 3 Menlo (Calif.) West Group 149 1 Samuel Schmitz 76 Lindenwood (Mo.) East Group 149 2 Jeffrey Pelton 61.5 Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group 149 3 Byron Kuylen 60.5 Great Falls (Mont.) West Group 149 4 Benjamin Garcia 43 California Baptist (Calif.) West Group 149 5 Brian Graham 38 Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group 149 6 Ryan Jahn 33.5 McKendree (Ill.) East Group 149 7 Jeff Marval 26 Waldorf (Iowa) Central Group 149 8 Levi Price 20.5 Northwestern (Iowa) North Group 149 9 Ashtin Primus 17 Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group 149 10 Trace Billet 12 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) West Group 149 11 Ian Millan 5.5 California Baptist (Calif.) West Group 149 12 Brad Cusatis 4 Hastings College (Neb.) North Group 157 1 Joseph Cornejo 80 Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group 157 2 Thomas Straughn 64 Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group 157 3 Tyler Chang 53 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) West Group 157 4 Jake Johnson 45 Lindenwood (Mo.) East Group 157 5 Nikolas Turner 43 Oklahoma City (Okla.) Central Group 157 6 Tommie Norton/Hooper 35.5 Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group 157 7 Brian Oeschner 21 Lindenwood (Mo.) East Group 157 8 Robert Carothers 19.5 Dickinson State (N.D.) North Group 157 9 James Casadaban 15.5 Cumberland (Tenn.) East Group 157 10 Ross Mosher 13 Great Falls (Mont.) West Group 157 11 Josh Emmett 4.5 Menlo (Calif.) West Group 157 12 Conor Young 4 Campbellsville (Ky.) East Group 165 1 Brad Lower 68.5 Grand View (Iowa) Central Group 165 2 Chris Chionuma 64.5 Lindenwood (Mo.) East Group 165 3 Kevin Hardy 52 Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group 165 4 Lamar Reed 46 California Baptist (Calif.) West Group 165 5 Aaron Winning 45 McKendree (Ill.) East Group 165 6 Ryan Tuzon 33.5 Dana (Neb.) North Group 165 6 John Murray 33.5 Lindenwood (Mo.) East Group 165 8 Michael Hader 24 Great Falls (Mont.) West Group 165 9 David Dwyer 13 McKendree (Ill.) East Group 165 10 Damon Jackson 8 Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group 165 11 Noah Hatton 7 Great Falls (Mont.) West Group 165 12 Mark Meyer 3 Oklahoma City (Okla.) Central Group 174 1 Enock Francois 76 California Baptist (Calif.) West Group 174 2 Glenn Rhees 68 Grand View (Iowa) Central Group 174 3 Brendon DeCock 54 Great Falls (Mont.) West Group 174 4 Jon Bittenger 50 Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group 174 5 Josh Bryant 35.5 McKendree (Ill.) East Group 174 6 Preston McKinney 30.5 Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group 174 7 Jameon Rush 27 Hastings College (Neb.) North Group 174 8 Brandon Sitch 25 Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group 174 9 Austin Vanderford 16 Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group 174 10 Kurt Wolff 7.5 Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group 174 11 Austin Ouellette 4 Montana State-Northern (Mont.) West Group 174 12 Jobi Hambrick 3 Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) Central Group 184 1 Michael French 80 Great Falls (Mont.) West Group 184 2 Evan Hinebaugh 64 Montana State-Northern (Mont.) West Group 184 3 Mark Peiffer 49.5 Dana (Neb.) North Group 184 4 Clete Hanson 42 Simon Fraser (B.C.) West Group 184 5 Chad Williams 41.5 Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group 184 6 Spencer Adams 34.5 Campbellsville (Ky.) East Group 184 7 Tanner Wolk 23.5 McKendree (Ill.) East Group 184 8 Chris Platt 22 Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group 184 9 Brett Owen 19.5 Dickinson State (N.D.) North Group 184 10 Alex Denman 13 Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group 184 11 Jordaryl Logan 6 Grand View (Iowa) Central Group 184 12 Brian Block 2.5 Morningside (Iowa) North Group 197 1 Derek Foore 80 Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group 197 2 Andrew Sanchez 64 McKendree (Ill.) East Group 197 3 Jake Kallestad 53 Dickinson State (N.D.) North Group 197 4 Alex Calvi 48.5 Great Falls (Mont.) West Group 197 5 Ike Okenwa 39.5 Missouri Baptist (Mo.) East Group 197 6 Nicholas Leither 28 Northwestern (Iowa) North Group 197 7 Evan Mattingly 26.5 Montana State-Northern (Mont.) West Group 197 8 Jeff Roman 25 Waldorf (Iowa) Central Group 197 9 Scott Lucas 12 Great Falls (Mont.) West Group 197 10 Charlie Gibbs 8.5 Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group 197 11 Ronald Lee 7.5 Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group 197 12 Joseph Lockett 6 Morningside (Iowa) North Group 285 1 Arjan Bhullar 80 Simon Fraser (B.C.) West Group 285 2 Orlando Scales 64 Notre Dame (Ohio) East Group 285 3 Willie Wiggins 54 Lindenwood (Mo.) East Group 285 4 Eric Hinebauch 39.5 Great Falls (Mont.) West Group 285 5 Cedric Powell 33.5 McKendree (Ill.) East Group 285 6 Corey Johnson 29.5 Oklahoma City (Okla.) Central Group 285 7 Tyler Porras 23.5 Lindenwood (Mo.) East Group 285 8 Travis Ewart 21 Missouri Valley (Mo.) Central Group 285 9 Willie Hernandez 19 Jamestown (N.D.) North Group 285 10 John Bates 16.5 Southern Oregon (Ore.) West Group 285 11 Byron Stewart 11.5 Cumberland (Tenn.) East Group 285 12 Chas Maloch 4.5 McKendree (Ill.) East Group

WEXFORD, Pa. -- After going a perfect 4-0 on the mats this past week, Waynesburg junior Nick Garber was named the latest Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Wrestler of the Week. This is the third such award for Garber this season, making him the first three-time award-winner since the 2006-07 season. The Waynesburg native picked up the honor after going a perfect 4-0 this past week and putting an impressive display at the Washington & Lee Invitational on Saturday. At W&L, Garber led the Yellow Jackets to their second-straight team title by picking up three first-period pins, winning the 141-pound title, and being named Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. The title-clinching fall came in 1:11 over second-seeded Sam Campbell of Washington & Lee. Garber, who has been ranked as highly as second in Division III at 141, started the week with a 5-0 decision over McDaniel’s Mike Trancedi. Waynesburg is gearing up for a busy weekend as they travel to Washington & Jefferson for a PAC match on Friday before returning home to host Penn State Dubois in the final home match of the season.

Lawrenceville, NJ -- Hofstra University sophomore Ben Clymer was named CAA Wrestler of the Week and red-shirt freshman Paul Snyder was named the CAA Rookie of the Week for all competition from January 12 through 18. Clymer, a sophomore 184-pounder from Germansville, Pennsylvania (Northwestern Lehigh), posted a fall, a tech fall and a pair of decisions at the CAA Duals last Saturday to improve to 19-4 overall, 13-0 in duals and 4-0 in the CAA. Now the top ranked 184-pound wrestler in the CAA, Clymer defeated Joe Budi, the second ranked 184 from Old Dominion, 7-2. Clymer shared this week’s award with Mendbagana Tovuujav of George Mason University. Tovuujav, a sophomore 174-pounder from Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia (St. Benedict’s Prep), compiled a fall, a tech fall, a major decision and a decision at the CAA Duals, improving to 22-7 overall, 4-0 in the CAA. Snyder, a freshman heavyweight from Greensburg, Pennsylvania (Mt. Pleasant Area), compiled a fall, a major decision and a pair of decisions at the CAA Duals, to improve to 9-10 on the season and 4-0 in the CAA.

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Balance the hallmark of Part 2 of the California state prelude The Five Counties Invitational, hosted by Fountain Valley High School in California, was a tournament marked by great depth and superlative balance across the field. Only one school had two tournament champions, no school placed more than five individuals, and close to 60 schools had a wrestler place within the top eight. Sophomore Alex Cisneros (112), ranked third nationally, continued his dominant run though in-state competition with a pin, technical fall, two majors, and a 3-0 decision on the way to a repeat title at the Five Counties Invitational. He anchored the team champion Selma, CA squad which had five total placers. Nick Pena (130) and Justin Lozano (160) placed third, Nathan Zarate (140) finished fourth, while Nick Escalera (152) placed fifth as the Bears scored 132 points. Pena -- ranked 11th nationally at 135 pounds -- was upset 8-6 by Chris Calcagno of Clovis North, CA in the semifinal round. In the final at 130 pounds, Bobby Morales of Laguna Hills, CA defeated Calcagno by a 10-5 decision. In his other five matches during the tournament -- Morales won two by fall, one by technical fall, one by major decision, and other by decision. That performance earned Morales MVP honors for the lower weights. Frank Martinez (140) of Northview, CA was named MVP among middle weights; while seventh ranked Drew Meulman (285) of St. Francis, CA was MVP among the upper weights. Meulman won all five of his matches by fall, and the only match to go past the first period was his championship bout -- won by fall in 4:46 against Wyatt Baker of Servite, CA. Coming in second place was Calvary Chapel, CA -- the only team to have multiple champions -- with 130.5 points. Also with five placers, the Church Boyz were anchored by champions from a pair of nationally ranked juniors. Morgan McIntosh (189) -- ranked second nationally -- went through this tournament in dominant fashion with three pins and two 15-6 major decisions, one of which came against Reno ToC champion Chace Eskam of Carlsbad, CA. Also winning a title was eighth ranked Tank Knowles (215); other placers for Calvary Chapel took home third, fourth, and seventh place. The other team to muster five placers was Bakersfield, CA -- which came in third place with 119-1/2 points. The lone champion was junior Bryce Hammond, ranked 17th nationally at 160 pounds. In the championship final, Hammond defeated Dominic Kastl of Gilroy, CA by a 1-0 score. Timmy Box (140) earned runner-up honors for Bakersfield; while the squad's other placers took third, fifth, and sixth. Two of the evening's most notable finals came at 119 and 125 pounds. Chris Mecate -- ranked 15th nationally from Redlands East Valley, CA -- defeated Reno ToC and Doc Buchanan champion Zach Zimmer of Clovis West by a 3-1 score. Mecate also earned a 3-2 victory over Texas state champion Bryan Grubbs from La Costa Canyon, CA in the semifinal round. Vince Rodriguez of Clovis North, CA defeated defending state champion Jesse Delgado -- ranked 17th nationally from Clovis, CA -- by a 4-2 score in the finals match Rounding out the weight class champions were Naishon Garrett (103) of Chico, CA; Jake Briggs (135) of Bella Vista, CA; 16th ranked Cody Rodebaugh (145) of San Lorenzo Valley, CA; Denzel Hawkins (152) of Centennial, CA; and Jonathan Beck (171) of Rancho Bernardo, CA. Garden State best dual it out This past Friday night in front of a crowd as full as it could be at High Point Regional High School in New Jersey, it was a battle of the top two ranked teams in the state according to The Star-Ledger. Top ranked High Point hosted second ranked Long Branch. This was a rematch of last year, when Long Branch defeated High Point 28-27 on criteria in front of 4,500 people at Rutgers University. Long Branch would end the 2008-09 season as the number one team according to The Star-Ledger. This night did not disappoint, and it started out with the opening match at 160 pounds. With Long Branch selecting even matches, High Point had to present first. Out came 13th ranked John Guzzo, Junior National freestyle All-American. In response, Long Branch sent out defending state champion Nick Visicaro, who is ranked seventh nationally. After a scoreless first period and a reversal by Guzzo to start the second period, Visicaro was a ball of fire for the duration. Two takedowns in the second period gave him a 5-4 lead heading into the third period, where it was two more takedowns in sealing up the 10-5 victory. After another decision by Long Branch at 171, the first of two overtime bouts in the dual meet came at 189 pounds. Trailing 6-0 in the dual meet, High Point needed all the help they could get. Gavin Donahue came through with a 2-1 victory in the tiebreak periods over Paul Tracey. That made the score 6-3 for Long Branch, and match moved on to 215 pounds. Ranked 15th nationally at 189, Long Branch made the calculation to bump Billy George up to this weight class for a battle against Billy Smith. Rallying from a 3-1 deficit after two periods, George came up with a takedown with 17 seconds left in the match for a 5-3 win. This was one of four regulation matches decided by two points or less, all of which swung in favor of Long Branch. Winning at both points on the turn, the dual meet was tied at 9-9 heading to the 112 and 119 pound one-two combination for High Point. At 112 pounds, it was one of only two matches in the course of the dual meet that had bonus points. High Point's Billy Gould secured the fall in 1:11 to give them their first lead of the dual meet at 15-9. State champion Nick Francavilla extended that lead to 18-9 with a 9-2 victory at 119 pounds. Long Branch would win the next four matches of the dual meet to take a 23-18 lead. At 125 pounds, Matt Eggie earned the 4-3 victory with a reversal scored at three seconds remaining in the match. The other match with bonus points in the dual meet came at 130 pounds, where Andrew Cornell scored the 17-2 technical fall victory. A battle of state placers occurred at 135 pounds, as Scott Festejo defeated Drew Wagenhoffer 8-6 in a back-and-forth match. Finally, Louis Filipe secured a 9-8 victory over Tom DiVitantonio in an action packed 140 pound match. The evening's other overtime match came in the penultimate match at 145 pounds, where Joe Gaccione hit a headlock to the back to end a long scramble and earn the 6-1 victory against Andrew Cornell. This cut the Long Branch lead to 23-21, and set up kind of a coronation for High Point at 152. Ethan Orr would earn a 7-0 decision to give High Point the needed points for a 24-23 dual meet victory. Also, on Saturday in New Jersey, it was fifth ranked Jackson Memorial defeating third ranked South Plainfield by a 34-20 score. South Plainfield was coming off a strong third place finish at the Virignia Duals, where the Tigers only loss came by one point to St. Mark's DE -- a top ten team nationally. However, starting at 145 in this dual meet did not play to the South Plainfield strength, which is with their young and talented lower weights. Devin Biscaha would get the ship sailing for the Jaguars with a match opening 2-1 victory over Ryan Sacco at 145 pounds. After major decisions by James Kelly and Doug Hamann, a Dallas Winston technical fall at 171 pounds, would give the Jaguars a 16-0 lead through four matches. State placer Mike Wagner stemmed the tide, as South Plainfield got on the board with a 17-0 technical fall. However, a 3-1 decision from Drew Murphy at 215 pounds and a pin from Joe Nolan would give the Jaguars a 25-5 lead as the turn came. South Plainfield did cut the deficit to 25-11 after decisions from a pair of freshmen -- Anthony Ashnault and Troy Heilmann at 103 and 112 pounds respectively. Any realistic hopes of a South Plainfield rally came screeching to a halt when Spencer Young earned a 6-5 decision over Tyler Hunt to give Jackson a 28-11 lead with four matches left. The two teams split the last four matches to yield the final score. Knights cap gauntlet with win despite being short-handed For a second straight week -- Wyoming Seminary, PA won a very tough tournament -- this time at Mount Mat Madness outside of Baltimore, MD -- without the services of their ace Mike McMullan, ranked first nationally at 285 pounds. In addition, the Knights saw Kyle Johnson -- seeded second in the tournament at 119 pounds -- have to default out of the tournament after a first round win by fall. The lone Wyoming Seminary title came from Dominick Malone at 112 pounds, and it was the sophomore's second title at the tournament. Malone avenged a Beast of the East semifinal loss to Tyler Pendergast of St. Mark's with a 3-2 victory in the battle of nationally ranked wrestlers. The Knights had three other finalists in Evan Botwin (103), Chris Moon (160), and Jay Wieller (171) -- all of whom fell short in their matches, and a total of ten top six place finishers in scoring 217-1/2 team points. Fifth-ranked Simon Kitzis (135) came in third after being upset 4-3 in the semifinals by Trevor Kushner of Westmont Hilltop, PA. Cohl Fulk (140) joined Kitzis with a third place finish, two wrestlers took fourth, one was fifth, and another took sixth. St. Mark's, DE fell short in the team race by a 217-1/2 to 212-1/2 score. The Spartans had two wrestlers -- Michael Mauk (189) and Bobby Telford (285) - come home with titles. Two other wrestlers, Pendergast and Nick Schenk (130), both lost 3-2 decisions in the championship final. Schenk lost to defending tournament champion Frank Cagnina from Queen of Peace, NJ in a battle of the second and fourth ranked wrestlers at 130 pounds in the nation. Nationally ranked wrestlers Sean Dolan (119) and Sean Boylan (125) both were upset by unranked wrestlers in the semifinals, but came back to take home third place. Only two other Spartans earned top six place finishes -- one took fourth, while another took fifth. In the semifinal round at 130 pounds, Schenk defeated 18th ranked Jacob Crawford (Robinson, VA) by a 3-2 score. The top bracket semifinal had Cagnina with a win over one of the nation's best freshmen in Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, PA) with a second period fall. Crawford defeated Morris by a 2-1 score for third place, a match very similar to his consolation semifinal victory at the Beast of the East. The only other team with multiple champions was Southern Garrett, MD -- who got titles from Lex Ozias (140) and Bubba Scheffel (160). Rounding out the weight class champions are Kaleb Lemaire (103) of Casesar Rodney, DE; Jake Verheyen (119) of Spring Grove, PA; 12th ranked Patrick Prada (125) of DeMatha Catholic, MD; Cody Broomall (130) of Smyrna, MD; 11th ranked at 140 Codey Combs (145) of Sussex Central, DE; Matthew Miller (152) of John Carroll, MD; Bobby Bowman (171) of Mt St. Joseph's, MD; and Danny Lee (215) of Walt Whitman, MD. Verheyen was the wrestler who upset Dolan, with a pin in a wild second period scramble in the top bracket semifinal at 119 pounds. Prada defeated multiple-time state champion, and NHSCA Junior National All-American, Adam Krop of Urbana, MD by a 3-1 score in the final at 125 pounds. This was after Krop earned a 3-2 upset victory over Boylan in the semifinal round. Graham guns down the field for fourth consecutive year In the Top Gun Tournament for a fourth consecutive year, Graham, OH came up to Alliance, OH and earned a fourth consecutive tournament championship trophy. Even without a pair of state finalists in Kyle Ryan (160) and Huston Evans (171), the Falcons still mustered seven finalists -- four of whom won tournament titles -- and a total of 260-1/2 points. Felipe Martinez (140) defeated Tucker Armstrong of Kenton Ridge, OH 7-3 in a battle of the sixth and 12th ranked wrestlers nationally. For a second consecutive week, it was a battle of state champions and nationally ranked wrestlers at 119 pounds; and for a second straight time, it was Graham's Nick Brascetta defeating Ty Mitch of Aurora -- this time by a 4-2 score. Matt Stephens (145) and sixth ranked Max Thomusseit (189) earned the other two titles. Runners-up for Graham were 13th ranked Ryan Taylor (103), who lost a 9-8 decision to Jordan Conaway of New Oxford, PA after upending 14th ranked Nathan Tomasello of CVCA, OH 8-7 in the semifinal round; freshman sensation Bo Jordan (130), who lost 2-1 in the ultimate tiebreaker on a rideout against 19th ranked Nate Skonieczny of Walsh Jesuit; and Isaac Jordan (135), who lost 1-0 when Zach Dailey of Massillon Perry, OH rode him out in the third period. Skonieczny and Dailey were both one of a pair of champions for their respective teams. Johnni DiJulius (125) joined Skonieczny as a Top Gun champion, his second straight title in the tournament, with a 4-3 victory after riding out double Junior National All-American Patrick Myers of Penn Cambria, PA in the championship final. Mitch Newhouse (112) joined his fellow sophomore Dailey as a tournament champion with a 4-3 victory over returning state placer Shawn Ague of Austintown Fitch, OH; it was the third state placer that Newhouse beat in the tournament. Dailey and Newhouse were two of ten total placers for Massillon Perry, OH in the tournament. The Panthers earned a dominant second place finish in the tournament with 216-1/2 points. DiJulius and Skonieczny sparked Walsh Jesuit to a tied for third place finish with across the street neighbors CVCA, OH -- each scoring 136-1/2 points. Rounding out the Top Gun champions were Conaway; 14th ranked Harrison Hightower (152) of University School, OH; Damien Perry (160) of Mentor, OH; Alex Utley (171) of CVCA, OH; Joe Poyser (215) of Louisville, OH; and Kosta Karageorge (285) of Thomas Worthington, OH. Tight race at the Geneseo The Land of Lincoln's top team in the big-school division, and a perennial state power were locked in a battle for the team at the Geneseo Wrestling Invitational this past weekend in northwestern Illinois. It was the perennial power Providence Catholic, IL coming on top in very narrow fashion over Minooka, the top-ranked big school in the state of Illinois. Despite only mustering one weight class championship -- coming from 16th ranked Eddie Klimara (119) -- the Celtics used four runner-up finishers and eleven total top six placers to earn the team title. Mike Togher (130), Edwin Cooper (135), Cody Klaver (140), and Jacob Sheffer (215) all took second place. In the tournament's best championship final, Cheesehead champion Jake Sueflohn of Arrowhead, WI defeated Cooper 7-5 in overtime; Cooper is ranked 11th in the 130 pound weight class. Minooka had a tournament-high 12 wrestlers earn placement finishes; however, only three wrestlers advanced to the championship finals. Winning titles were Leo Ruettiger (112) and Kalvin Hill (145), while Corbet Oughton (103) took home second place. The final team score saw Minooka with 200 points, while Providence Catholic scored 202-1/2. Three teams joined Minooka with a pair of champions -- Stagg, IL; Granite City, IL; and Cedar Rapids Prairie, IA. Kevin Malarick (103) and Kevin Moylan (125) won titles for Stagg, Tyler Prazma (152) and Casey Gushleff (285) won titles for Granite City, while Payton Wagner (160) and Josh Lambrecht (215) won titles for Cedar Rapids Prairie. Rounding out the weight class champions were 14th ranked Keith Surber (130) of O'Fallon, IL; Sueflohn; Nate Jackson (140) of Marian Catholic, IL; eighth ranked Jahwon Akui (171) of St. Rita, IL; and Wes Cathcart (189) of the host school Geneseo, IL. Bishop Lynch with three-peat at Lone Star Duals For the third straight year, Bishop Lynch, TX won the high school championship at the Lone Star Duals hosted by South Grand Prairie High School located just outside of Dallas, TX. The joint high school and college dual meet contests provide the opportunity to showcase wrestling in the state of Texas. It was a terrific finals match between Bishop Lynch and Oviedo, FL. In the fifteen weight classes -- Texas adds a 180 pound match in addition to the 14 sanctioned in NFHS competition -- Bishop Lynch won eight matches while Oviedo took home seven. In the five matches decided by two points or less, Bishop Lynch held a 3-2 edge. This included a 6-4 victory from 19th ranked Stephen McPeek of Bishop Lynch, TX over Jay Taylor in the 189 pound weight class. Both squads had dominated its seven opponents prior to the championship final. In the preliminary pools, each team wrestled five matches. Each time only had one match decided by 50 points or less - Bishop Lynch defeated Gulf, FL 65-22; while Oviedo defeated Klein Collins, TX 62-12. Both squads had a bye into the championship bracket quarterfinals. Neither team had a match between the quarterfinal and semifinal decided by less than 40 points. Bishop Lynch defeated Lawton, OK 61-13 in the semifinal after upending the host South Grand Prairie, TX squad 63-22 in the quarterfinal. Oviedo upended Gulf, FL 62-20 in the semifina and before that knocked off Oak Park Staley, MO 59-6 in the quarterfinal round. Georgia high school state dual meet champions Congratulations go to Collins Hill (5A -- big school), Loganville (4A), Gilmer (3A), Jefferson (2A), and Bremen (1A -- small school) on winning state dual meet crowns. Full results are available on Track Wrestling. Key events of the coming weekend • Dual meet: Graham, OH at St. Edward, OH on Saturday 1-23-10 at 7:00 PM. • NHSCA Final Four of Wrestling at Easton, PA on Saturday 1-23-10 at 11:00 AM. *Pool A: Blair Academy, NJ; Benton, PA; Collins Hill, GA; and Long Branch, NJ *Pool B: Bishop Lynch, TX; Franklin, MA; Easton, PA; and High Point, NJ. Each team will wrestle the others within their pool. The champion of each pool will wrestle for the title at 7:00 PM. Also at 7:00 -- Phillipsburg, NJ will wrestle one of the three New Jersey teams in the competition that is not in the championship match; while there will be another match involving two teams that did not wrestle each other earlier on. • Tulsa Nationals, Friday 1-22 and Saturday 1-23 *The nation's pre-eminent competition involving youth and junior high wrestlers, and some high school wrestlers too. Competition is held in five different age groups from six all the way to 15.

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Senior captain Matt Kyler established a new Army record for career victories and was among four wrestlers to win individual championships at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Classic, Sunday at Pucillo Gymnasium. Kyler posted a 5-0 mark on the way to winning the 149-pound championship and now boasts a career mark of 137-29. Phillip Simpson posted a career record of 134-19 prior to his graduation in 2005. Lance Penhale (125), Travis Coffey (133), Kyler and Richard Starks (197) all won individual championships and Army had at least one wrestler place in all 10 weight classes in the open, non-scoring event. Kyler won 31 matches as a freshman, 43 as a sophomore and 40 as a junior and is now 23-2 this season. A 9-2 decision in the quarterfinals vaulted him past Simpson. After losing a dual meet to American because of a schedule conflict, Army decided to wrestle in the Hitchcock Memorial Classic and came away with four champions, three runners-up, a third and three fourth-place finishers. Final results of the event were unavailable until early afternoon on Monday. Kyler, ranked #8 in the latest Intermat poll, collected a fall and major decision on his way to the title at 149 pounds. Classmate Penhale went 4-0 to win the 125-pound championship. A technical fall and pin moved Penhale to the semifinals where a default and decision garnered him the title. Coffey opened his tournament with a pin and then recorded four straight decisions to follow Penhale to the top of the podium. Starks, who moved to #14 in Intermat’s national rankings, battled to the championship at 197 pounds with four decisions. Ryan Renkey went 4-1 at 125 pounds and his only loss was to Penhale in the finals. Renkey won three straight decisions and advanced to the finals with a fall before dropping a 9-4 decision to Penhale. Patrick Marchetti collected a technical fall and major decision while finishing second at 165 pounds, while Michael Gorman won three straight decisions to place second at 174 pounds. Collin Wittmeyer collected two decisions and a default in finishing second at 184 pounds. Casey Thome opened the event with two pins en route to finishing third at 141 pounds, securing a decision after dropping into the consolation bracket. Jimmy Rafferty won four matches, one by fall, to finish fourth at 149 pounds, while Alan Lutterman rebounded from an opening match loss to place fourth at 285 pounds. Rudy Chelednik won four matches, including one via technical fall to place fourth at 157 pounds. Army will continue its tournament competition this weekend in Ithaca, N.Y., at the two-day New York State Championships. Wrestling begins Saturday at 10 a.m.

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