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Iowa State University director of athletics Jamie Pollard and University of Iowa athletic director Gary Barta will go "On the Mat" this Wednesday, December 2. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:05-6:00 PM CST on AM 1650, The Fan. E-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with any questions or comments about the show. Pollard has been the director of athletics at Iowa State since 2005. Barta has held the same position at the University of Iowa since 2006. Both will be on the program to discuss the upcoming Iowa versus Iowa State wrestling dual in Ames. The Iowa-Iowa State rivalry has become the premiere rivalry in wrestling. This dual will feature the top two ranked

THIS WEEK Top-ranked Iowa (7-0) will take on second-ranked Iowa State (1-0) Dec. 6 in Ames. The intra-state rivals will face off at 6 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum. The Hawkeyes have won their last 45 overall dual matches and 31 road duals. Both streaks are school records. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for youth, and are available at the Iowa State University Athletic Ticket Office at (888) 478-2925, (515) 294-1816 or www.cyclones.com. ON THE AIR Radio - Steven Grace and two-time Hawkeye NCAA champion and four-time all-American Mark Ironside will call the action for live on AM-800, KXIC and www.hawkeyesports.com. Web audio broadcasts are available using the XXL All-Access subscription ($14.95 per month or $119.95 per year). Television - The dual will be broadcast live on Iowa Public Television (IPTV). Tim Johnson, Jim Gibbons and former Hawkeye wrestling coach Dan Gable will call the action for IPTV, which is in its 34th year of broadcasting college wrestling. Online Video - Iowa State is providing a live web cast of the dual at www.cyclones.com through the Clone Zone premium service subscription ($8.95 per month or $79.95 per year). IOWA STATE CYCLONES Iowa State is 1-0 with a 43-3 win over South Dakota State Nov. 12 in Ames. The Cyclones also crowned seven champions at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open in Ames and one champion at the Kaufman-Brand Open in Omaha last month. Head Coach Kevin Jackson is in his first season at Iowa State and first as a collegiate head coach. The former Cyclone served as USA Wrestling's National Freestyle Coach from 2001-08 and won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics. Jackson was a four-time all-American in college, serving as team captain for the last Iowa State squad to win a national title (1987). Jackson is assisted by Chris Bono (Iowa State, 1997), Yero Washington (Fresno State, 1999), Dylan Long (Northern Iowa, 2004) and Nate Gallick (Iowa State, 2006). Iowa State returns four all-Americans in seniors Nick Gallick (141), Jake Varner (197) and David Zabriskie (Hwt.) and junior Jon Reader (165) from the 2008-09 squad that went 15-3, tied for first in the Big 12 and placed third at the NCAA meet. Varner is a three-time NCAA finalist, winning the 2009 197-pound national title. Gallick, Zabriskie and Reader are each two-time all-Americans. Varner is ranked first in the nation with a 6-0 record, while Gallick is ranked first and second with a 4-0 mark. Zabriskie is ranked between second and sixth, depending on the publication, with a 5-0 record. Reader is also 5-0 and ranked fifth. Also returning for the Cyclones are seniors Nick Fanthorpe (133), Mitch Mueller (149), Duke Burk (174) and Joe Curran (184), and sophomore Jerome Ward (184). Fanthorpe is ranked between fifth and seventh in the nation with a 1-0 record; Mueller is ranked between ninth and 15th at 10-1 and Burk is ranked 12th or 13th at 6-0. Ward is ranked either 15th or 18th with a 4-1 record. New to the Iowa State lineup are redshirt freshman Andrew Long (125), sophomore Andrew Sorenson (157) and junior Nate Carr, Jr. (157). Long is ranked 10th or 12th in the country with a 9-0 record. Carr, Jr. is 4-1, while Sorenson is 12-1. THE SERIES Iowa leads the series, 56-16-2, and has won the last four meetings. The Hawkeyes hold a 22-11-1 edge in Ames, and won the last meeting (20-15) last season. Iowa State's last win in the series was 19-16 Dec. 5, 2004, at Iowa City. HAVEN'T WE MET? Following are the past series results for potential Iowa-Iowa State matchups: 133 - Daniel Dennis (I) is 1-0 vs. Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) Dennis dec. Fanthorpe, 4-3, at 2008 Midlands finals 141 - Dan LeClere (I) is 2-0 vs. Nick Gallick (ISU) LeClere dec. Gallick, 3-1, at 2007-08 dual LeClere dec. Gallick, 5-3 SV-1, at 2007 Midlands 149 - Brent Metcalf (I) is 2-0 vs. Mitch Mueller (ISU) Metcalf maj. dec. Mueller, 14-4, at 2007-08 dual Metcalf tech. fall Mueller, 26-10 in 6:14, at 2008-09 dual 157 - Matt Ballweg (I) is 1-0 vs. Andrew Sorenson (ISU) Ballweg dec. Sorenson, 7-2, at 2009 Kaufman-Brand Open 157 - Jake Kerr (I) is 2-0 vs. Andrew Sorenson (ISU) Kerr dec. Sorenson, 5-4 TB-1, at 2008 Nichols/Cyclone Open Kerr dec. Sorenson, 3-2, at 2008 Midlands 165 - Ryan Morningstar (I) is 3-0 vs. Jon Reader (ISU) Morningstar dec. Reader, 2-0, at 2008-09 dual Morningstar dec. Reader, 5-4 TB-1, at 2008 Midlands finals Morningstar dec. Reader, 7-5 SV-1, at 2009 NCAA's 174 - Jay Borschel (I) is 2-0 vs. Duke Burk (ISU) Borschel maj. dec. Burk, 10-1, at 2007 Midlands Borschel dec. Burk, 6-2, at 2008-09 dual 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) is 1-0 vs. Jerome Ward (ISU) Keddy dec. Ward, 3-2, at 2008-09 dual PERSONNEL NOTES • Iowa senior Brent Metcalf (149) and Iowa State junior Jon Reader (165) were high school teammates at Davison High School in Davison, MI. Metcalf was a four-time state champion, while Reader won three state titles. Both were part of four state champion teams during their prep careers. • Iowa junior Tyler Clark (125) and sophomore Jordan Johnson (Hwt.) and Iowa State sophomore Billy Lewis (174) were prep teammates at Bettendorf in 2006-07. Clark transferred from Iowa State, where he was a two-time NCAA qualifier, and will redshirt the 2009-10 season. • Iowa State senior Mitch Mueller (149) is an Iowa City native. He competed for Iowa City West High School. • Hawkeyes Matt Ballweg (157) and Mark Ballweg (133/141) and Cyclone redshirt freshman Eric Thompson (Hwt.) were high school teammates at Waverly-Shell Rock in Waverly, IA. The Ballwegs and Thompson each won two state titles. Waverly-Shell Rock won the Class 3A state tournament and dual team titles in 2005 and 2008. • Hawkeye Assistant Coach Terry Brands and Cyclone Head Coach Kevin Jackson both worked with USA Wrestling from 2005-08. Brands served as the National Freestyle Resident Coach, while Jackson was the National Freestyle Coach. LAST MEETING - IOWA 20, IOWA STATE 15 The top-ranked Hawkeyes set the national collegiate dual meet attendance record as 15,955 fans packed Carver-Hawkeye Arena to see Iowa beat Iowa State, 20-15, on Dec. 6, 2008.The previous record of 15,646 was set Feb. 1, 2002, when Minnesota hosted Iowa at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Iowa scored wins at six weights - including two upsets and one technical fall. Hawkeye senior Charlie Falck got Iowa out to a 3-0 lead with his 4-2 win over Cyclone sophomore Tyler Clark at 125, but Iowa State fought back with Nick Fanthorpe's 12-2 major decision over Iowa junior Joe Slaton at 133. Senior Alex Tsirtsis (141) and junior Brent Metcalf (149) put Iowa on a roll with wins at the next two weights. Tsirtsis, who was ranked third in the nation, scored a reversal as time expired to upset second-ranked Nick Gallick, 4-2. Metcalf scored crucial team bonus points with a 26-10 technical fall over Mitch Mueller in 6:14. Cyclone Cyler Sanderson scored bonus points of his own with a 22-9 major decision over Iowa sophomore Matt Ballweg at 157, making the team score 11-8 going into intermission. Hawkeye juniors Ryan Morningstar (165), Jay Borschel (174) and Phillip Keddy (184) fired off three straight wins, scoring Iowa's final team points of the night. Morningstar, who was ranked ninth in the nation, upset #3 Jon Reader, 2-0. Borschel scored a 6-2 win over Duke Burk, while Keddy scored a takedown in the last minute to beat Jerome Ward, 3-2. Each Hawkeye, except Keddy, handed their Cyclone opponent his first loss of the season. Iowa State won the last two bouts - a 13-3 major decision by top-ranked Jake Varner over Hawkeye sophomore Luke Lofthouse at 197 and a 5-1 decision by David Zabriskie over junior Dan Erekson at heavyweight. Iowa 20, Iowa State 15 125 - Charlie Falck (I) dec. Tyler Clark (ISU), 4-2 133 - Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) maj. dec. Joe Slaton (I), 12-2 141 - Alex Tsirtsis (I) dec. Nick Gallick (ISU), 4-2 149 - Brent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Mitch Mueller (ISU), 26-10 in 6:14 157 - Cyler Sanderson (ISU) maj. dec. Matt Ballweg (I), 22-9 165 - Ryan Morningstar (I) dec. Jon Reader (ISU), 2-0 174 - Jay Borschel (I) dec. Duke Burk (ISU), 6-2 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) dec. Jerome Ward (ISU), 3-2 197 - Jake Varner (ISU) maj. dec. Luke Lofthouse (I), 13-3 Hwt. - David Zabriskie (ISU) dec. Dan Erekson (I), 5-1 HY-VEE CY-HAWK SERIES This dual is the sixth event in the sixth annual Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk series. Iowa State leads the series, 6-5, after scoring wins in volleyball, men's cross country and women's cross country. Iowa has wins in football and soccer. Fans can following the progress of this year's 13-event series at www.hy-veecyhawkseries.com. The series awards two points (except football, which is worth three) to the winning school in each head-to-head match-up between the two institutions. Additionally, two points are awarded to an institution if the graduation rate of its student-athletes is greater than the national average as reported each fall by the NCAA. A commemorative Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series Cup, which stands 31 inches tall and weighs 19 pounds, is displayed on the winning team's campus for an entire year after a victory. Replica cups are also presented as "traveling trophies" for individual victorious teams in the head-to-head competition. Each team has won the series twice, with Iowa taking the titles in 2005 (13-8) and 2007 (13-8), and Iowa State winning in 2006 (13-8)and 2008 (18-9). This season's sixth annual series schedule and results are listed below: Iowa State 6, Iowa 5 Date - Event (Point Value) - Site - Result - Score IA-ISU 9/11 - Volleyball (2) - Iowa City - ISU, 3-1 - 0-2 9/12 - Football (3) - Ames - IA, 35-3 - 3-2 9/18 - Soccer (2) - Iowa City - IA, 2-0 - 5-2 11/14 - Men's Cross Country (2) - Springfield, MO - ISU, 3rd - 5-4 11/14 - Women's Cross Country (2) - Springfield, MO - ISU, 3rd - 5-6 12/6 - Wrestling (2) - Ames 12/10 - Women's Basketball (2) - Ames 12/11 - Men's Basketball (2) - Ames 12/11 - Women's Swimming (2) - Ames 2/21 - Women's Gymnastics (2) - Iowa City 2/21 - Women's Tennis (2) - Iowa City 3/5 - Women's Gymnastics (2) - Ames 3/31 - Softball (2) - Ames IOWA GOES 2-0 AT BUCKNELL The Hawkeyes improved to 7-0 with wins over Bucknell (29-7) and Rutgers (33-9) Nov. 27 at Bucknell's Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, PA. A crowd of 2,127 attended the dual meets. Iowa extended its winning streaks to 45 duals overall, which is a school record, and 31 duals on the road, which tied a school record. Iowa went 16-4 in the two duals and scored bonus points in nine bouts. The Hawkeyes jumped out to a 15-0 lead against Bucknell (2-3) with wins at the first four weights. The Bison scored wins at 157 and 165 before the Hawkeyes rolled through the final four bouts to take a 29-7 win. Against Rutgers (3-2), Iowa posted wins at the first five weights to take a 22-0 lead. The Scarlet Knights scored a win in sudden victory at 165 to get on the board, but Iowa followed with three more wins to seal the victory. Rutgers posted a pin at heavyweight to end the dual at 33-9. Six Hawkeyes went 2-0 on the day, and improved to 7-0 on the season. Redshirt freshman Matt McDonough (125) scored a 19-4 technical fall over Bucknell's Derrik Russell and pinned Rutgers' Vinny Dellafave in 3:39. Senior Daniel Dennis (133) recorded a 14-5 major decision over Bucknell's David Marble and a 20-5 technical fall over Billy Ashnault of Rutgers. At 174, senior Jay Borschel scored major decisions over Shane Riccio of Bucknell (10-1) and Daniel Rinaldi of Rutgers (16-3). McDonough, Dennis and Borschel have scored team bonus points in all seven victories this season. Senior Brent Metcalf followed a close 3-2 win over Bucknell's Kevin LeValley with a match-ending 20-5 technical fall over Kellen Bradley of Rutgers. Seniors Dan LeClere (141) and Chad Beatty (197) each recorded two decisions on the day. Iowa also went 2-0 at 184 pounds, with senior Phillip Keddy and redshirt freshman Grant Gambrall splitting time. Keddy scored a 12-4 major decision over Bucknell's Rob Walkto, improving to 6-0 on the season. Gambrall picked up his first career dual win with an 11-3 major decision over Jesse Boyden of Rutgers. HAWKEYE WRESTLING TICKET INFORMATION Tickets for Iowa's six remaining home meets are on sale at the University of Iowa Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-464-2957, 319-335-9327 or www.hawkeyesports.com. Following are this season's prices. Single Meet vs. Northern Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern Advance Purchase: $10 - Adult, $5 - Youth Door Purchase: $12 - Adult, $6 - Youth Free Admission: UI students, Children ages 5 and under Single Meet vs. Oklahoma State, Penn State and Ohio State Advance Purchase: $13 - Adult, $7 - Youth, $2 - Age 5 and under Door Purchase: $15 - Adult, $8 - Youth, $2 - Age 5 and under Free Admission: UI students WRESTLING SUMMER CAMPS For dates and more information about 2010 Iowa Wrestling Summer camps visit www.iowawrestlingcamps.com. WWW.HAWKYESPORTS.COM Press releases, meet results, and audio and video broadcasts are available on the University of Iowa's website, www.hawkeyesports.com.To access live scoring for home meets, go to the wrestling schedule page, select the event and click on the Live Results link. Results will be updated after each bout during the dual. Current staff and student-athlete head shots can be found at pics.hawkeyesports.com. SENIOR LEADERSHIP Iowa's 11 seniors - Chad Beatty, Jay Borschel, Daniel Dennis, Dan Erekson, Michael Fahrer, Phillip Keddy, Dan LeClere, Rick Loera, Brent Metcalf, Ryan Morningstar, Joe Slaton - bring a wealth of talent and experience to the mat. The group has a combined career record of 550-197, going 338-105 in duals, 94-48 in Big Ten duals and 126-36 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The group has scored 1,371 team points in dual competition and has started a combined 446 dual matches. Iowa's seniors have won one NCAA individual title, three Big Ten individual titles, nine all-America honors and qualified for the NCAA Championships 16 times. ALL IN THE FAMILY On the 2009-10 Hawkeye wrestling team, there is one set of brothers, two wrestlers whose fathers also wrestled at Iowa and two uncle-nephew combinations. Junior Matt Ballweg (157) and redshirt freshman Mark Ballweg (133/141) are brothers who hail from Waverly, IA. Senior Rick Loera (197), redshirt freshman Matt McDonough (125/133) and true freshman Nick Trizzino all had fathers who wrestled for the Hawkeyes. George Loera (1975-76) and Mike McDonough (1974-76) wrestled on the same team, while Mark Trizzino was an all-American (1984) and four-year letterwinner (1981-84) for the Hawkeyes. Junior Luke Lofthouse (197) is the uncle of Hawkeye true freshman Ethen Lofthouse (174). Nick Trizzino's uncle, Scott Trizzino, was also a three-time all-American (1978-79-81) and four-time letterwinner (1977-79, 1981) for the Hawkeyes. There have been 10 sets of brothers to wrestle together in the Hawkeye lineup since the 1950s. They are Don and Tom Huff (1961), Mark and Scott Trizzino (1981), Lenny, Larry and Jim Zalesky (1981-82), Ed and Lou Banach (1981-83), Marty and Lindley Kistler (1984-85), Jim and John Heffernan (1987), Tom and Terry Brands (1989-92), Troy and Terry Steiner (1991-93), Ryan and Randy Fulsaas (2001) and Luke and Ty Eustice (2003-04). There have also been five sets of twins to wrestle at Iowa. They are Ed and Lou Banach, Tom and Terry Brands, Ben and Brett Stedman, Troy and Terry Steiner, and Randy and Ryan Fulsaas. CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE The Hawkeye wrestling staff of Tom Brands, Terry Brands, Doug Schwab, Mike Zadick and Danny Song earned a total of one Olympic gold medal, one Olympic bronze medal, six NCAA titles, 10 conference titles and 13 all-America honors. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS SET FOR OMAHA The 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships are scheduled for March 18-20 at the Qwest Center in Omaha, NE. The NCAA, University of Nebraska and the Omaha Sports Commission will co-host the event. Tickets to the event are available at (402) 422-1212 or ticketmaster.com. UP NEXT Top-ranked Iowa (7-0) will host intra-state rival Northern Iowa (3-3) Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Steven Grace and two-time Hawkeye NCAA champion and four-time all-American Mark Ironside will call the action live on AM-800, KXIC and www.hawkeyesports.com. Web audio broadcasts are available using the XXL All-Access subscription ($14.95 per month or $119.95 per year). Video of the dual will be also streamed live on www.bigtennetwork.com at at cost of $2.99. Tickets purchased in advance are $10 for adults and $5 for youth, while tickets purchased at the event are $12 for adults and $6 for youth. UI students and children ages five and under will receive free admission to the dual. The meet has been designated the Miracle Meet, in support of the UI Children's Hospital, and food drive. Fans can bring in three non-perishable food items to the UI Sports Marketing table at each Carver-Hawkeye Arena entrance and receive an Iowa wrestling decal.

PELLA -- Central College scored a pair of victories before falling to defending NCAA Division III wrestling champion Wartburg College Tuesday, 41-6. The Atwell brothers were winners for the Dutch (0-2). Josh Atwell (sophomore, Jamaica, Panorama HS) used some third-period riding time for a 2-1 victory at 141 pounds and improved to 8-1 on the young season. Joe Atwell (freshman, Jamaica, Panorama HS) hung on for a 5-4 win at 149 pounds. He’s 5-3. “That’s an awesome sibling rivalry,” coach Eric Van Kley said. “After Josh got a win, I don’t think there was any way Joe was going to let one slip away. It’s a neat relationship. They bring out the best in each other. It’s great to see how much fun they’re having.” Van Kley gave passing grades to a few other Dutch wrestlers. He cited Justin Marx (junior, Dike, Dike-New Hartford HS), who stayed close to Wartburg all-American Mark Kist for most of two periods at 125 pounds, before suffering a 12-4 defeat. “I thought our effort was decent,” he said. “It wasn’t by any means our best effort but it was nothing to hang our heads about.” Central returns to the Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis.) Invitational Saturday. The Dutch were fifth in an 11-team field there last year but Van Kley anticipates a stronger field this year, with about Division III teams from Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. “It will be a great indicator,” he said. “There will be 14-15 of the better D-3’s from four states and we’ll see how we stack up.” The Dutch will take about 18 wrestlers to the tourney. Van Kley is holding back five wrestlers who recently joined the team following football season. They might not see their first varsity action until January. Wartburg 41, Central 6 125—Mark Kist (W) dec. Justin Marx, 12-4; 133—Nathan Vaske (W) won by fall over Chris Kilgannon, 1:04; 141—Josh Atwell (C) dec. Cam Wagner, 2-1; 149—Joe Atwell (C) dec. Colt Wagner, 5-4; 157—Jacob Groth (W) won by tech. fall over Jared Hermann, 17-2; 165—Adam Weber (W) won by fall over Tommy Van Renterghem, 4:35; 174—Carrington Banks (W) won by tech. fall over Reid Imerman, 18-3; 184—Ben Scott (W) dec. Bobby Vineis, 7-2; 197—Byron Tate (W) won by fall over Theron Stewart, 2:17; 285—Michael Bucklin (W) won by fall over Jacob Crawford, 2:55.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Redshirt junior Paul Young earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors on Tuesday after a perfect 5-0 showing at the Hoosier Duals and improving his undefeated season record to 10-0. The 13th-ranked wrestler in his class, Young pinned three opponents in Cumberlands' Dyvon Passmore, Chattanooga's Brandon Wright and Liberty's Logan Crawford. He also defeated Northern Illinois' John Odeen with a 16-8 major decision before earning his fifth win of the weekend by forfeit against South Dakota State. The Bloomington High School South product led Indiana to a flawless 5-0 mark at the event and claims his first Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honor. Young and the rest of the Hoosier grapplers are headed to Nevada this weekend for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational from Dec. 4-5. Young is one of six IU wrestlers ranked nationally in their respective weight classes. Also in the rankings this week are Angel Escobedo (2nd at 125 lbs.), Kurt Kinser (10th at 157 lbs.), Nate Everhart (10th at 285 lbs.), Matt Coughlin (16th at 149 lbs.) and Trevor Perry (18th at 174 lbs.). As a team, the Cream and Crimson are slotted 12th nationally this week by Intermat, and 13th in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll.

NORMAN, Okla. -- The third-ranked Oklahoma State wrestling team tied 12th-ranked Oklahoma, 16-16 Tuesday at McCasland Fieldhouse for the first Bedlam wrestling draw since Nov. 30, 1999. Everything about the dual was even. Each team won five bouts, each team secured one major decision and each team used key upsets to their advantage. Perhaps the most notable bout of the day came at 197 pounds, where No. 6 Eric Lapotsky of Oklahoma was a 10-4 winner over No. 8 Alan Gelogaev of Oklahoma State. That bout swung the momentum in favor of the Sooners and OSU wasn�t able to fully recover until Jordan Oliver and Jamal Parks picked up consecutive wins at 133 pounds and 141 pounds, respectively, to give the Cowboys a 16-13 lead heading into the final bout of the day. With unranked Cowboy Quinten Fuentes going toe-to-toe with reigning Big 12 champion and fifth-ranked Kyle Terry in the finale, it was imperative that Fuentes did not allow any kind of bonus points. In the end, Fuentes provided enough sock to not only fight off bonus points, but nearly pull the shocking upset of the Sooners� top star. Terry was able to escape with the 6-3 win to send the two teams home with a draw. Clayton Foster turned in the most dominant win of the night for the Cowboys with a 17-5 major decision over Erich Schmidtke at 184 pounds, but other than that, the rest of OSU�s wins came by decision. The Cowboys return to action when they host Minnesota at 7 p.m. Friday. No. 3 Oklahoma State 16, No. 12 Oklahoma 16 157: No. 14 Shane Vernon (OU) dec. No. 8 Neil Erisman (OSU); 3-1 165: No. 14 Alex Meade (OSU) dec. Tyler Caldwell (OU); 5-1 174: No. 6 Jeff James (OU) MD Chris McNeil (OSU); 14-5 184: No. 10 Clayton Foster (OSU) MD Erich Schmidke (OU); 17-5 197: No. 6 Eric Lapotsky (OU) dec. No. 8 Alan Gelogaev (OSU); 10-4 285: No. 3 Jared Rosholt (OSU) dec. No. 11 Nathan Fernandez (OU); 3-3 RT TB4 125: Jared Patterson (OU) dec. No. 8 Chris Notte (OSU); 6-3 133: No. 11 Jordan Oliver (OSU) dec. Alex Ekstrom (OU); 8-2 141: No. 16 Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. No. 12 Zack Bailey (OU); 5-3 149: No. 5 Kyle Terry (OU) dec. Quinten Fuentes (OSU); 6-3 Match-by-Match: 157 pounds: Oklahoma�s Shane Vernon scored a takedown with only six seconds remaining to take a 3-1 decision over Neil Erisman. After a scoreless first period with very few scoring opportunities for either wrestler, Erisman started the second on top and rode Vernon for 25 seconds before he slipped free for the only point of the second period. Erisman took the down position to start the third and broke free at the 1:26 mark to tie the score at one and make it so riding time would not be a factor. A scramble situation later in the period was won by Vernon, who was eventually credited with the takedown with six ticks remaining. 165 pounds: Alex Meade claimed a 5-1 win over Tyler Caldwell behind the strength of two takedowns. The first period was mostly uneventful until Meade broke the ice with a thunderous double-leg takedown with 17 seconds left and rode Caldwell out for the remainder of the period. Caldwell took the down position to start the second stanza and escaped just seven seconds in for his only point of the match. Meade extended his lead to 3-1 with an escape 12 seconds into the third period then put the match out of reach with a low single that led to an inside trip and takedown at the 21-second mark. 174 pounds: The first bonus points of the dual came at 174 pounds where Oklahoma�s Jeff James was a 14-5 winner over Chris McNeil. James got on the board first with a double-leg takedown at the 1:57 mark of the first period. He rode McNeil for 10 seconds before cutting him loose. He struck again with a low single at the 23-second mark and rode McNeil out for the rest of the period. James started the second period in the down position and escaped at the 1:41 mark to extend his lead to 5-1. He took McNeil down two more times in the second period to go into the third with a 9-3 lead. McNeil started the third in the down position and escaped quickly to bring the score to 9-4, but two more James takedowns plus riding time brought the final to 14-5. 184 pounds: A dominating first period in which Clayton Foster recorded four takedowns set the tone for the Cowboy junior�s 17-5 major decision win over Erich Schmidtke. The lead was extended in the second period when Foster bagged another takedown and recorded a three-point nearfall to go up 13-4 going into the final stanza. An escape, a takedown and his riding time point brought the final score to 17-5. 197 pounds: Oklahoma State�s Alan Gelogaev suffered his first defeat of the year when he lost a 10-4 decision to Eric Lapotsky. Gelogaev made the most of a scramble situation early in the first period and eventually circled his way into the first takedown of the bout at the 2:37 mark. Lapotsky escaped almost immediately, then secured a takedown of his own with a low single. Lapotsky rode Gelogaev until about the 10 second mark, when Gelogaev nearly bagged a reversal. However, Lapotsky used Gelogaev�s momentum against him and turned the Cowboy�s effort into a two-point nearfall of his own as time expired. Gelogaev started the second period in the down position, but was ridden out and surrendered a stalling point as well to go behind, 6-2. With a neutral start to the third, Gelogaev struck with a takedown at the 1:25 mark but was reversed 15 seconds later. From there, Lapotsky rode Gelogaev out and added a second stall point and riding time to seal his win. 285 pounds: Jared Rosholt won a 3-3 decision over Nathan Fernandez with riding time in four tiebreak periods. No takedowns were scored in the bout and the lone points were off escapes to start periods. An uneventful first period produced no scoring and no serious takedown attempts from either wrestler. Rosholt opened the scoring with an escape four seconds into the second period for the only point of the stanza. Fernandez escaped 55 seconds into the third period to tie the score at one and make it so riding time would not be a factor working in Rosholt�s favor. The first sudden victory overtime yielded no strong takedown attempts on either side. Rosholt started the first tiebreak period on top but allowed a quick escape from Fernandez. Rosholt escaped quickly in the second tiebreak period, then shot in for a takedown attempt. Fernandez wiggled free and nearly turned it into a takedown of his own before time ran out on his attempt. The second sudden victory period started with Rosholt going for a low single, but Fernandez�s leg slipped free and Fernandez went for a shot that Rosholt then blocked off. In the third tiebreak period, Rosholt escaped nine seconds in. The fourth tiebreak period saw Rosholt ride for 23 seconds before allowing an escape. He then held off Fernandez for good. 125 pounds: In a dramatic change from their previous meeting at the Oklahoma City Open earlier in the year, Chris Notte lost a 6-3 decision to Jared Patterson. Notte was a 15-3 major decision winner in their first clash, but things got off to a bad start for the Cowboy senior Tuesday when he was taken down at the 2:09 mark of the first period and allowed 1:22 of riding time before escaping to bring the score to 2-1. With Notte on top to start the second, Patterson was unable to muster any real threat of an escape and was ridden out for the duration of the period. Notte held a 38 second riding time advantage going into the third period and chose the down position to start. At the 1:43 mark, Notte broke free to even the score at two. Patterson got in on Notte�s leg and eventually bagged the decisive takedown with eight seconds left. He allowed a quick Notte escape, but when Notte dove in for a desperate takedown in the waning seconds, Patterson circled to get a takedown of his own with time expiring. 133 pounds: With the dual in serious jeopardy for the Cowboys, Jordan Oliver picked up an 8-2 win over Alex Ekstrom. Working for a first-period pin, Oliver recorded two first-period takedowns to take a 4-2 advantage into the second. Oliver recorded an escape 12 ticks into the second period and added a takedown at the buzzer to lead 7-2 heading to the third period. With the two wrestlers starting the third in the neutral position, neither was able to muster a takedown and Oliver�s riding time point was the only remaining point. 141 pounds: The Cowboys took a 16-13 lead in the dual after Jamal Parks� 5-3 win over Zack Bailey. Parks opened the scoring with a takedown 15 seconds into the bout, then after a quick Bailey escape, Parks bagged his second takedown at the 1:47 mark. Bailey wiggled free immediately to trim Parks� lead to 4-2 and cap the first period scoring. Bailey started the second period in the down position and escaped six seconds in for the only point of the second period. Holding a 4-3 lead to start the third period, Parks started in the down position and escaped 27 seconds in. 149 pounds: Clinging to a three-point lead in the dual, unranked Cowboy Quinten Fuentes faced Oklahoma�s top wrestler in No. 5-ranked Kyle Terry. Fuentes had the first good takedown opportunity of the bout, but Terry got free before Fuentes could finish the attempt. Terry then secured a takedown of his own before Fuentes surged back with a reversal to deadlock the score at two. Terry escaped to cap the first-period scoring. Fuentes took the down position to start the second and escaped with 1:14 on the clock to bring the score to 3-3. The third period started with Terry in the down position and Fuentes nearly secured back points, but Terry rolled free to escape with 58 seconds left and take a 4-3 lead. Terry then scored a takedown with 12 seconds left to cap his 6-3 win.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- University of Northern Colorado 141-pounder Kenny Hashimoto (Thornton, Colo.) has been named the Western Wrestling Conference's Wrestler of the Week as announced by league officials. Hashimoto led the Northern Colorado wrestling team with four victories at the Northeast Collegiate Duals. Against No. 6 Maryland, Hashimoto won a 14-7 decision over No. 7 Alex Krom, then in the second round Hashimoto posted a 4-1 decision over Hofstra's Luke Vaith. In the third round against American as he won a 15-3 major decision over Jordan Lipp. Hashimoto remained perfect on the day with a 20-3 technical fall victory over Anwar Goeres in the team's final dual against Binghamton. He is now 8-1 on the season. The Western Wrestling Conference is comprised of seven schools including the Air Force Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming. Others Nominated: South Dakota State - Tyler Sorenson, 197 lbs., Sr., Garretson, S.D. (Garretson High School) 2009-2010 WWC Standings Utah Valley 3-0 1.000 UNI 3-3 .500 Wyoming 1-1 .500 South Dakota State 1-4 .200 Air Force 0-0 .000 North Dakota State 0-0 .000 Northern Colorado 0-4 .000 2009-2010 WWC Wrestlers of the Week Nov. 10 - Tyler Sorenson (South Dakota State) Nov. 17 - Michael Martinez (Wyoming) Nov. 24 - Ben Kjar (Utah Valley) Dec. 1 - Kenny Hashimoto (UNC)

Eric Guerrero

Jack Spates

BLOOMSBURG --Bloomsburg University wrestler Matt Moley (Phoenixville/Spring-Ford) has been named both the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Wrestler of the Week for the period ending Nov. 29. On Saturday Moley, a two-time All-American and ranked fifth in the country, led his team to two wins at the Journeymen/Northeast Duals with an 18-17 victory over Big Ten power Michigan and a 20-13 win over Columbia University. In Bloomsburg's final dual meet of the day, the Huskies threw a scare into 10th-ranked Central Michigan before losing 23-15. Moley scored a pin in 3:44 against Michigan, won by major decision (11-1) in his Columbia bout, then racked up a tech fall against his opponent from Central Michigan by 15-0. Moley tallied 15 team points in the three Bloomsburg dual meet, while his victory in the Michigan dual meet was the 100th of his college wrestling career. Bloomsburg will wrestle at the PSAC Championships on Saturday at Edinboro.

Dan Wirnsberger

Cyler Sanderson

Brian Cimmins

Justin Wren

Tom Shifflet

Greg Strobel

Lincoln -- The Nebraska wrestling program has announced time changes for the Dec. 19 double dual between Nebraska, Central Michigan and Nebraska-Kearney at the NU Coliseum. Central Michigan vs. Nebraska-Kearney will now begin the day’s action at 10 a.m., followed by Husker duals vs. Central Michigan and Nebraska-Kearney with 10-minute breaks between each match. The double-dual against the Chippewas and Lopers is the next home competition for Nebraska. The Huskers are 4-1 this season and travel to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational this Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5 in Primm, Nev. Nebraska vs. Central Michigan/Nebraska-Kearney NU Coliseum Dec. 19, 2009 10 a.m. - Central Michigan vs. Nebraska-Kearney Nebraska vs. Central Michigan (10 minutes following CMU-UNK) Nebraska vs. Nebraska-Kearney (10 minutes following NU-CMU)

Nate Gallick

TROY, N.Y. -- Central Michigan swept its four matchups at Northeast Duals on Saturday, including a pair of victories over top-20 opponents. The 10th-ranked Chippewas defeated American, 29-12, No. 18 Virginia, 25-12, No. 6 Maryland, 21-16 and Bloomsburg, 23-15. The Chippewas improved to 5-0 on the season with the four-match sweep. Eighth-ranked Scotti Sentes, transitioning to 133 pounds after earning All-America accolades at 125 as a true freshman last season, swept all four of his matches in impressive fashion. He pinned three of his opponents, including a first-period fall against No. 7-ranked Steve Bell of Maryland. Sentes began his day with an 8-0 major decision against American's Thomas Williams, then pinned Virginia's Matt Cubillos in the first period. He capped his day with a third-period fall against Bloomsburg's Jeremiah Biddle. Sentes is now 5-0 with four victories by fall this season. Redshirt freshman Ben Bennett, ranked 14th nationally at 184 pounds, was 3-1 in four matches at 174 pounds. His biggest win of the day was a 4-2 decision over No. 4-ranked Mike Letts (Maryland). The nation's top-ranked 174-pounder, Mike Miller, swept a trio of matches at 184 pounds at Northeast Duals. Each of the three victories was by two points or less. Also winning three matches for the Chippewas were No. 14 Tony D'Alie (149 pounds), Tyler Grayson (165 pounds) and ninth-ranked Jarod Trice (heavyweight). CMU is off until Dec. 19, when it faces both Neb.-Kearney and No. 8-ranked Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb. No. 10 Central Michigan 29, American 12 125: Matt Steintrager (CMU) dec. No. 18 Jasen Borshoff, 4-1 133: No. 8 Scotti Sentes (CMU) maj. dec. Thomas Williams, 8-0 141: Ryan Cubberly (CMU) dec. Jordan Lipp, 3-1 149: No. 3 Kyle Borshoff (AU) dec. No. 14 Tony D'Alie, 8-2 157: No. 15 Steve Fittery (AU) dec. No. 7 Steve Brown, 8-4 165: Tyler Grayson (CMU) maj. dec. Tanner Schaffer, 13-0 174: No. 14 Ben Bennett (CMU) tech. fall Phillip Barreiro, 15-0 184: No. 4 Mike Cannon (AU) pin Raylen Davis, 1:51 197: Eric Simaz (CMU) maj. dec. Kenneth Clessas, 14-1 285: No. 9 Jarod Trice (CMU) pin Mingo Grant, 1:44 No. 10 Central Michigan 25, No. 18 Virginia 12 125: Matt Steintrager (CMU) dec. No. 20 Ross Gitomer, 5-3 133: No. 8 Scotti Sentes (CMU) pin Matt Cubillos, 1:03 141: Derek Valenti (UVA) dec. Jeff Shutich, 6-1 149: No. 14 Tony D'Alie (CMU) maj. dec. Kellon Balum, 12-4 157: Danny Gonsor (UVA) dec. Donnie Corby, 4-0 165: Tyler Grayson (CMU) maj. dec. Beau Fisher, 11-3 174: No. 6 Chris Henrich (UVA) dec. No. 14 Ben Bennett, 3-1 184: No. 1 Mike Miller (CMU) dec. Mike Salopek, 3-1 197: No. 15 Brent Jones (UVA) dec. Eric Simaz, 9-7 285: No. 9 Jarod Trice (CMU) tech. fall Calvin Cardillo, 23-8 No. 10 Central Michigan 21, No. 6 Maryland 16 125: No. 14 Conor Beebe (CMU) dec. James Knox, 5-4 133: No. 8 Scotti Sentes (CMU) pin No. 7 Steve Bell, 2:19 141: No. 7 Alex Krom (UMD) maj. dec. Ryan Cubberly, 11-3 149: No. 14 Tony D'Alie (CMU) dec. Jon Kohler, 14-13 157: Kyle John (UMD) dec. Donnie Corby, 7-1 165: Tyler Grayson (CMU) dec. Josh Asper, 6-4 174: No. 14 Ben Bennett (CMU) dec. No. 4 Mike Letts, 4-2 184: No. 1 Mike Miller (CMU) dec. Corey Peltier, 3-2 197: No. 3 Hudson Taylor (UMD) pin Eric Simaz, 1:14 285: Pat Gilmore (UMD) dec. No. 9 Jarod Trice, 2-1 No. 10 Central Michigan 23, Bloomsburg 15 125: No. 14 Conor Beebe (CMU) tech. fall James Bak, 17-0 133: No. 8 Scotti Sentes (CMU) pin Jeremiah Biddle, 6:35 141: Frank Hickman (BU) maj. dec. Jeff Shutich, 13-2 149: No. 14 Tony D'Alie (CMU) dec. Josh Roosa, 5-3 157: No. 5 Matt Moley (BU) tech. fall Donnie Corby, 15-0 165: Rickey Schmelyun (BU) dec. Eric Cubberly, 5-3 174: No. 14 Ben Bennett (CMU) dec. Nate Graham, 2-0 184: No. 1 Mike Miller (CMU) dec. Derrick Coffey, 4-3 197: Jacob Dabishinsky (BU) dec. Raylen Davis, 12-9 285: No. 9 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Zac Walsh, 11-5

Minneapolis -- In their first dual match of the season, the Minnesota Wrestling team won seven of 10 matches, including five straight at one point, to claim a 31-9 win over visiting Cal State Bakersfield this evening (Nov. 28). Ranked fifth in the country coming into the match, the Gophers treated the 3,019 in attendance to an impressive effort, especially at the top of the lineup, where the top four weights all scored a major decision or better. Zach Sanders won by technical fall over Tyler Iwamura at 125 pounds (Photo/The Guillotine)At 125, Zach Sanders (Wabasha, Minn.) got the Gophers on the board first with a tech fall to run his season record to 5-0. Sanders used takedown after takedown to rack up points on his way to the 21-5 final, before the match ended with a minute left in the third period. Sanders' five points brought Minnesota within one at 5-6, after the Gophers went down 0-6, dropping decisions at 197 and heavyweight. Their two top spots, Cal State Bakersfield boasted ranked wrestlers at each weight, led by No. 4 Mitch Montiero at heavyweight. In maybe the top match-up of the night, the Gophers' Ben Berhow (Hayward, Minn.) and his No. 8 ranking were matched up with Montiero. The match lived up to the billing as scoring was at a premium and neither wrestler was able to gain much of an advantage. Montiero used an early takedown for a quick led, and then held on for a 4-1 win. The loss was just the second of the season for Berhow, with each coming to ranked opponents. The Berhow loss gave the Roadrunners a 6-0 lead after No. 19 Riley Orozco gained a 10-4 decision over the Gophers Joe Nord (Waconia, Minn.) to being the night. Mike Thorn won by major decision over Elijah Nacita at 141 pounds (Photo/The Guillotine)Trailing just a point, Jayson Ness (Bloomington, Minn.) made quick work at getting the Gophers back on top with a first period fall to give Minnesota an 11-6 lead they would never lose. Mike Thorn (St. Michael, Minn.) at 141 and Luke Mellmer (Dickinson, N.D.) at 149 each earned 9-1 major decisions, and with just four matches left, the Gophers were in command at 19-6. Thorn's win came over a fellow national qualifier from last season, while Mellmer was impressive as a late addition to the starting line-up. In the closest match of the night, Joe Grygelko (Greenfield, Minn.) used several early takedowns to sprint to a lead, and then held off a late rally for the 8-7 win, capping run of five straight victories for the Gophers and stretching the lead to 22-6. The final win of the evening for the Roadrunners came at 165, where Joey Granata scored a 10-3 win over Brian Peterson (Richmond, Mich.). It was too little too late for Cal State Bakersfield, however, as the 22-9 team score was too much to overcome with just two matches left to go. Closing out the win for the Gophers were Cody and Sonny Yohn (Alamosa, Colo.) at 174 and 184 respectively. In his first career start, Cody Yohn used three consecutive near falls in the first period on his way to a major decision at 13-3. Sonny Yohn then put the perfect cap on the evening with a 15-0 tech fall in the second period for the 31-9 final. Minnesota will continue dual meet action next weekend with a major test in Oklahoma State. The No. 5 Gophers will go on the road to face the No. 3 Cowboys, with the match scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. start on Friday, Dec. 4. Results: 197: No. 19 Riley Orozco (CSUB) dec. Joe Nord (MINN), 10-4 / 0-3 HWT: No. 4 Mitch Monteiro (CSUB) dec. No. 8 Ben Berhow (MINN), 4-1 / 0-6 125: No. 4 Zach Sanders (MINN) tech. Tyler Iwamura (CSUB), 21-5;6:04 / 5/6 133: No. 2 Jayson Ness (MINN) fall Justin Durham (CSUB), 2:20 / 11-6 141: No. 4 Mike Thorn (MINN) maj. Elijah Nacita (CSUB), 9-1 / 15-6 149: Luke Mellmer (MINN) maj. Anthony Box (CSUB), 9-1 / 19-6 157: Joe Grygelko (MINN) dec. Andrew Balch (CSUB), 8-7 / 22-6 165: Joey Granata (CSUB) dec. Brian Peterson (MINN), 10-3 / 22-9 174: Cody Yohn (MINN) maj. Trevor Hall (CSUB), 13-3 / 26-9 184: No. 16 Sonny Yohn (MINN) tech. Mike Larson (CSUB) 15-0;4:29 / 31-9 Related: Minnesota, Cal State Bakersfield will be forever linked Photo Gallery (The Guillotine)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana wrestling team remains unbeaten on the season after going 5-0 at the Hoosier Duals on Nov. 28. Indiana held all five opponents to single digits and went undefeated in five weight classes. Angel Escobedo, Paul Young, Eric Cameron and Nathan Everhart went 5-0 on the day. The Hoosiers started off the day with a 44-6 drubbing of the Cumberlands. The Hoosiers got three pins in the dual, with Young scoring the first of three falls on the day and Everhart pinning Travis Aubrey in just 1:21. Next up for Indiana was Northern Illinois. NIU took three matches, but the Hoosiers prevailed 27-9. Escobedo led the way, sticking Izzy Montemayer in 5:43. Escobedo would pin his next two opponents as well, recording three falls on the day. The Hoosiers then throttled Chattanooga 30-9. The Mocs were able to take three victories, but the Hoosiers led the whole way, as Escobedo opened the dual with a pin and Matt Ortega followed with a major decision to open a 10-0 lead. In the fourth round, Indiana and Liberty faced off with both teams 3-0 on the day. The Hoosiers won in dominating fashion, taking a 43-3 victory. Indiana got 29 points in the final five weight classes. After a pin by Young and a forfeit to Trevor Perry, Cameron pinned Eli Sanchez in 2:55 and Matt Powless followed with a technical fall before Everhart received a forfeit to close our the dual. IU closed out the day with a 37-6 win over South Dakota State. Everhart finished the meet in style for Indiana, recording an impressive technical fall over Jeremy Swier. The Hoosiers are 6-0 on the season. Indiana returns to action at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 4-5. For complete coverage of IU wrestling, stay tuned to IUHoosiers.com. 2009 Hoosier Duals Bloomington, Ind. | University Gym | November 28, 2009 9:00 A.M. MATCHES Mat 1: Indiana (2-0) vs. Cumberlands (1-1) Team Score: Indiana 44, Cumberlands 6 125: Angel Escobedo (IU) wins by forfeit 133: Matt Ortega (IU) dec. over Joey Morales (UC) 14-5 141: Zach Barkett (UC) def. Daniel Monaco (IU) by inj. def. 149: Alex Warren (IU) dec. over Andre Berry (UC) 6-1 157: Ryan Konz (IU) dec. over Bryce Neff (UC) 10-3 165: Paul Young (IU) pins Dyvon Passmore (UC) in 2:13 174: Trevor Perry (IU) dec. over Garrett Harrison (UC) 10-0 184: Eric Cameron (IU) wins by forfeit 197: Matt Powless (IU) pins Jaron Singley in 1:47 285: Nathan Everhart (IU) pins Travis Aubrey (UC) in 1:21 Mat 2: Northern Illinois (1-0) vs. Chattanooga (2-4) Team Score: Northern Illinois 19, Chattanooga 16 125: Demetrius Johnson (UTC) def. Israel Montemayor (NIU) 4-1 133: Tristen DeShazer (NIU) dec. over Joshua Sandoval (UTC) 10-0 141: Cody Cleveland (UTC) dec. over Patrick McLemore (NIU) 8-2 149: Steve Zimmerman (NIU) dec. over Alex Hudson (UTC) 5-3 157: Bryan Deutsch (NIU) pins Joseph Knox (UTC) in 1:03 165: Brandon Wright (UTC) dec. over John Odeen (NIU) 4-1 174: Jake Young (UTC) dec. over Derrick Yant (NIU) 9-3 184: Jason McCroskey (UTC) dec. over Zach Benzio (NIU) 12-2 197: Scott Penny (NIU) dec. over Nikolas Brown (UTC) 5-4 285: Dakota Greenshaw (NIU) dec. over Tom Minwell (UTC) 7-1 Mat 3: Liberty (2-0) vs. South Dakota State (0-2) Team Score: Liberty 27, South Dakota State 17 125: Aaron Pickrel (SDSU) def. Jonathan Childress (UL) 10-1 133: Joe Pantaleo (UL) tech. falls Tyler Johnson (SDSU) 16-1 141: Scott Clymer (UL) dec. over Dustin Walraven (SDSU) 13-5 149: Frank Gayeski (UL) dec. over Nick Hagar (SDSU) 13-4 157: Nick Flynn (SDSU) dec. over Sam Walters (UL) 165: Chad Porter (UL) tech. falls Weston Blasius (SDSU) 16-0 174: Brad Clark (UL) dec. over Joe Rasmussen (SDSU) 184: Nick Knowles (UL) tech. falls Bryce Drefke (SDSU) 18-2 197: Tyler Sorenson (SDSU) pins Brandon Johnson (UL) in 6:32 285: Jeremy Swier (SDSU) maj. dec. over Brandon Lawerence (UL) 15-2 11:00 A.M. MATCHES Mat 1: Indiana (3-0) vs. Northern Illinois (1-1) Team Score: Indiana 27, Northern Illinois 9 125: Angel Escobedo (IU) pins Israel Montemayor in 5:43 133: Tristen DeShazer (NIU) dec. over Matt Ortega (IU) 8-7 141: Patrick McLemore (NIU) dec. over Daniel Monaco (IU) 3-1 149: Alex Warren (IU) dec. over Steve Zimmerman (NIU) 8-3 157: Bryan Deutsch (NIU) dec. over Ryan Konz (IU) 8-6 165: Paul Young (IU) maj. dec. over John Odeen (NIU) 16-8 174: Trevor Perry (IU) dec. over Derrick Yant (NIU) 2-0 184: Eric Cameron (IU) maj. Dec. over Zach Benzio (NIU) 20-8 197: Matt Powless (IU) maj. Dec. over Scott Penny (NIU) 13-4 285: Nathan Everhart (IU) dec. over Dakota Greenshaw (NIU) 6-1 Mat 2: Cumberlands (1-2) vs. Liberty (3-0) Team Score: Liberty 47, Cumberlands 6 125: Jonathan Childress (UL) wins by forfeit 133: Sean Katz (UL) pins Joey Morales (UC) in 2:57 141: Collin Lewis (UL) dec. over Zach Barkett (UC) 13-7 149: Sam Walters (UL) pins Andre Berry (UC) in third period 157: Frank Gayeski (UL) pins Bryce Neff (UC) in 1:53 165: Chad Porter (UL) tech falls Dyvon Passmore (UC) 16-1 174: Garrett Harrison (UC) pins Nick Knowles (UL) in :45 184: Brad Clark (UL) wins by forfeit 197: Jacobi Johnson (UL) pins Jaron Singley (UC) in 5:35 285: Josh Pelletier (UL) dec. over Travis Aubrey (UC) 8-6 Mat 3: Chattanooga (3-4) vs. South Dakota State (1-1) Team Score: Chattanooga 40, South Dakota State 4 125: Demetrius Johnson (UTC) dec. over Aaron Pickrel (SDSU) 8-6 133: Josh Statum (UTC) tech. falls Tyler Johnson (SDSU) 15-0 141: Cody Cleveland (UTC) dec. over Dustin Walraven (SDSU) 18-9 149: Alex Hudson (UTC) dec. over Nick Hagar (SDSU) 17-7 157: Joseph Knox (UTC) tech. falls Nick Flynn (SDSU) 20-2 165: Brandon Wright (UTC) tech. falls Weston Blasius (SDSU) 19-4 174: Jake Young (UTC) maj. Dec. over Joe Rasmussen (SDSU) 13-3 184: Jason McCroskey (UTC) pins Bryce Drefke (SDSU) in 1:10 197: Tyler Sorenson (SDSU) maj. Dec. over Nikolas Brown (UTC) 11-0 285: Tom Minwell (UTC) maj. Dec. over Jeremy Swier (SDSU) 9-1 1:00 P.M. MATCHES Mat 1: Indiana (4-0) vs. Chattanooga (3-5) Team Score: Indiana 30, Chattanooga 9 125: Angel Escobedo (IU) pins Demetrius Johnson in 1:44 133: Matt Ortega (IU) maj. Dec. over Jeremy Sandoval (UTC) 18-4 141: Cody Cleveland (UTC) dec. over Daniel Monaco (IU) 11-4 149: Matt Couglin (IU) dec. over Alex Hudson (UTC) 13-11 157: Kelly Felix (UTC) dec. over Ryan Konz (IU) 3-1 165: Paul Young (IU) pins Brandon Wright (UTC) in 2:48 174: Jake Young (UTC) dec. over Trevor Perry (IU) 5-1 184: Eric Cameron (IU) dec. over Jason McCroskey (UTC) 5-2 197: Matt Powless (IU) maj. dec. over Niko Brown (UTC) 17-5 285: Nathan Everhart (IU) pins Tom Minwell (UTC) in 5:37 Mat 2: Cumberlands (1-3) vs. South Dakota State (2-1) Team Score: South Dakota State 30, Cumberlands 12 125: Aaron Pickrel (SDSU) wins by forfeit 133: Joseph Morales (UC) pins Tyler Johnson (SDSU) in 1:34 141: Dustin Walraven (SDSU) maj. dec. over Zach Barkett (UC) 13-2 149: Andre Berry (UC) dec. over Nick Hagar (SDSU) 8-7 157: Nick Flynn (SDSU) dec. over Bryce Neff (UC) 7-5 165: Weston Blasius dec. over Dyvon Passmore (UC) 4-3 174: Garrett Harrison (UC) dec. over Joe Rasmussen (UL) 5-0 184: Bryce Drefke (SDSU) wins by forfeit 197: Tyler Sorensen (SDSU) tech. falls Jaron Singley (UC) 15-0 285: Jared Aesoph (SDSU) dec. over Travis Aubrey (UC) 5-3 Mat 3: Northern Illinois (1-2) vs. Liberty (4-0) Team Score: Liberty 19, Northern Illinois 17 125: Izzy Montemayor (NIU) dec. over Jonathan Childress (UL) 5-0 133: Tristen DeShazer (NIU) maj. dec. over Joe Pantaleo (UL) 13-0 141: Vince Castillo (NIU) dec. over Scott Clymer (UL) 6-4 149: Frank Gayeski (UL) dec. over Dan Reutigger (NIU) 6-3 157: Bryan Deutsch (NIU) maj. Dec. over Sam Walters (UL) 11-0 165: Chad Porter (UL) dec. over John Odeen (NIU) 8-2 174: Brad Clark (UL) pins Derrick Yant (NIU) in 5:40 184: Nick Knowles (UL) maj. Dec. over Zach Benzio (NIU) 14-4 197: Scott Penny (NIU) dec. over Jacobi Johnson (UL) 7-4 285: Josh Pelletier (UL) dec. over Dakota Greenshaw (NIU) 3-1 3:30 P.M. MATCHES Mat 1: Indiana (5-0) vs. Liberty (4-1) Team Score: Indiana 43, Liberty 3 125: Angel Escobedo (IU) pins Justin Branham (UL) in 1:45 133: Matt Ortega (IU) dec. over Sean Katz (UL) 4-2 141: Daniel Monaco (IU) dec. over 3-2 149: Matt Coughlin (IU) dec. over Collin Lewis (UL) 6-2 157: Sam Walters (UL) dec. over Ryan Konz (IU) 2-1 165: Paul Young (IU) pins Logan Crawford (UL) in 3:44 174: Trevor Perry (IU) wins by forfeit 184: Eric Cameron (IU) pins Eli Sanchez (UL) in 2:55 197: Matt Powless (IU) tech. falls Brandon Lawrence (UL) 18-2 285: Nathan Everhart (IU) wins by forfeit Mat 2: Cumberlands (1-4) vs. Chattanooga (4-5) Team Score: Chattanooga 45, Cumberlands 6 125: Demetrius Johnson (UTC) wins by forfeit 133: Jeremy Sandoval (UTC) dec. over Joey Morales (UC) 9-6 141: Seth Seneca (UTC) dec. over Marcus Saylor (UC) 6-3 149: Alex Hudson (UTC) dec. over Andre Berry (UC) 2-0 157: Bond Davis (UTC) pins Bryce Neff in 1:00 165: Josh Condon (UTC) wins by forfeit 174: Jake Young (UTC) maj. Dec. over Garrett Harrison (UC) 18-10 184: Tyler Roberson (UTC) wins by forfeit 197: Jaron Singley (UC) pins Niko Brown (UTC) in the third period 285: Tom Minwell (UTC) tech. falls Travis Aubrey (UC) 15-0 Mat 3: Northern Illinois (2-2) vs. South Dakota State (2-2) Team Score: Northern Illinois 32, South Dakota State 15 125: Aaron Pickrel (SDSU) dec. over Izzy Montemayor (NIU) 5-0 133: Tristen DeShazer (NIU) pins Tyler Johnson (SDSU) in 1:43 141: Dustin Walraven (SDSU) pins Patrick McLemore (NIU) in 2:06 149: Steve Zimmerman (NIU) dec. over Nick Hagar (SDSU) 8-4 157: Bryan Deutsch (NIU) dec. over Weston Blasius (SDSU) 8-1 165: John Odeen (NIU) tech. falls Nick Flynn (SDSU) 15-1 174: Mason True (NIU) pins Joe Rasmussen (SDSU) in 2:40 184: Zach Benzio (NIU) dec. over Bryce Drefke (SDSU) 11-4 197: Tyler Sorensen (SDSU) pins Scott Penny (NIU) in 3:20 285: Dakota Greenshaw (NIU) pins Jeremy Swier (SDSU) in 1:03 5:30 P.M. MATCHES Mat 1: Indiana (6-0) vs. South Dakota State (2-3) Team Score: Indiana 37, South Dakota State 6 125: Angel Escobedo (IU) dec. over Aaron Pickrel (SDSU) 9-4 133: Matt Ortega (IU) pins Tyler Johnson (SDSU) in 1:07 141: Dustin Walraven (SDSU) dec. over Nick Viterisi (IU) 6-4 149: Matt Coughlin (IU) dec. over Nick Hagar 6-4 157: Ryan Konz (IU) dec. over Weston Blasius (SDSU) 8-3 165: Paul Young (IU) wins by forfeit 174: Trevor Perry (IU) pins Joe Rasmussen (SDSU) in :54 184: Eric Cameron (IU) tech. falls Bryce Drefke (SDSU) 15-0 197: Tyler Sorenson (SDSU) dec. over Matt Powless (IU) 9-7 285: Nathan Everhart (IU) tech. falls Jeremy Swier (SDSU) 16-0 Mat 2: Cumberlands (1-5) vs. Northern Illinois (3-2) Team Score: Northern Illinois 51, Cumberlands 0 125: Izzy Montemayor (NIU) wins by forfeit 133: Zach Taylor (NIU) pins Joey Morales (UC) in 2:47 141: Vince Castillo (NIU) pins Marcus Saylor (UC) in 2:30 149: Andrew Reuttiger (NIU) dec. over Andre Berry (UC) 3-2 157: Michael Smith (NIU) dec. over Bryce Neff (UC) 6-3 165: John Odeen (NIU) wins by forfeit 174: Mason True (NIU) dec. over Garrett Harrison (UC) 10-4 184: Zach Benzio (NIU) wins by forfeit 197: Scott Penny (NIU) pins Jaron Singley (UC) in :45 285: Jordan Walsh (NIU) pins Travis Aubrey (UC) in :46 Mat 3: Chattanooga (5-5) vs. Liberty (4-2) Team Score: Chattanooga 25, Liberty 14 125: Demetrius Johnson (UTC) dec. over Jonathan Childress (UL) 3-0 133: Josh Statum (UTC) dec. over Joe Pantaleo (UL) 3-2 141: Scott Clymer (UL) maj. Dec. over Josh Statum (UTC) 14-1 149: Frank Gayeski (UL) pins Alex Hudson (UTC) in 5:26 157: Joey Knox (UTC) maj. Dec. over Sam Walters (UL) 8-0 165: Brandon Wright (UTC) pins Chad Porter (UL) in 3:54 174: Jake Young (UTC) dec. over Brad Clark (UL) 10-6 184: Jason McCroskey (UTC) dec. over Nick Knowles (UL) 7-3 197: Niko Brown (UTC) dec. over Jacobi Johnson (UL) 6-3 285: Josh Pelletier (UL) dec. over Tom Minwell (UTC) 8-0

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The 24th-ranked Virginia Tech wrestling squad captured two impressive dual-match victories over Newberry and Campbell on Friday evening in Cassell Coliseum. The Hokies (6-1) beat Newberry (1-1), 27-9, in their first match and returned to defeat Campbell (0-4), 45-6. In the first match of the day Newberry routed Campbell, 37-7. After sophomore Schuyler Swanton lost a hard-fought battle, 3-2, at 125 pounds, freshman Erik Spjut got the Hokies on the board with a 3-1 decision over Newberry’s Sheridan Moran. A late escape in the third period sealed the victory for Spjut. Junior Chris Diaz dominated at 141 pounds, turning Ernie Young of Newberry several times to secure the technical fall, 17-2, to start a streak of five consecutive victories for the Hokies. At 149 pounds, sophomore Pete Yates methodically downed Newberry’s Deral Brown, 4-2, sophomore Jesse Dong followed with a 9-1 major decision at 157 pounds, junior Matt Epperly held on for a 7-6 win at 165 pounds and sophomore Anthony Trongone got Josh Tuck of Newberry in a cradle and turned him for a pin at 174 pounds. Tech ran into two tough opponents in its next two matches. In his first collegiate dual meet competition, John Dickson faced Bryant Blanton of Newberry, ranked second in the country at Division II, and fell 5-2 in the 184-pound weight class. Senior Tim Miller battled Division II’s top-ranked 197-pounder Keeno Davis the entire way, but could not put together any offense, losing, 4-2. Junior D.J. Bruce finished the match off strongly for the Hokies, winning the heavyweight bout against Steven Butler, 10-7. The Hokies started the second match of the day against Campbell strongly, recording three pins in a row. Swanton pinned the Camels’ Wes Heavener in 1:55 at 125 pounds, Spjut stuck Richie Apolinar in 2:51 at 133 pounds and at 141 pounds Diaz caught Kelin Bidelspach late, earning the fall at the 6:42 mark. Yates dominated Nick Rex of the Camels the entire match for a 15-0 tech fall at 149 pounds, while Dong and Epperly tallied two more pins at 156 and 165 pounds, respectively. Epperly’s fall came 36 seconds in, the fastest pin for a Hokie so far this season. Trongone continued the Tech dominance with a major decision over John Merickel, winning 14-5, while Dickson dropped his match to the Camels’ Derek Tomasone, 9-7, at 184 pounds. Miller fell 5-4 in a tiebreaker in the 197-pound match, and Campbell forfeited its heavyweight match to close out the day. The Hokies will next travel to Primm, Nev., for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Open on Dec. 4 and 5. Results will be available on hokiesports.com. Newberry (1-0) 37, Campbell (0-3) 7 125: #3 Matt Oliver (NC) tech fall CJ Gittens, 16-0 (6:30) 133: Sheridan Moran (NC) dec. Richie Apolinar, 8-2 141: Deral Brown (NC) fall Kelin Bidelspach, 5:52 149: Nick Rex (CU) maj. dec. Ernie Young, 15-2 157: Latra Collick (NC) dec. Jake Fose, 7-5 (SV) 165: Josh Whitelock (NC) tech fall Peter Comis, 19-4 (7:00) 174: John Merickel (CU) dec. Josh Tuck, 6-5 184: #2 Bryant Blanton (NC) fall Derek Tomasone, 3:35 197: #1 Keeno Griffin (NC) dec. Parker Burns, 4-1 285: Steven Butler (NC) wins by forfeit Newberry rankings are from preseason Division II poll #24 Virginia Tech (5-1) 27, Newberry (1-1) 9 125: #3 Matt Oliver (NC) dec. Schuyler Swanton, 3-2 133: Erik Spjut (VT) dec. Sheridan Moran, 3-1 141: #11 Chris Diaz (VT) tech fall Ernie Young (NC), 17-2 (6:20) 149: #17 Pete Yates (VT) dec. Deral Brown, 4-2 157: #16 Jesse Dong (VT) maj. dec. Latra Collick, 9-1 165: Matt Epperly (VT) dec. Josh Whitelock (NC), 7-6 174: Anthony Trongone (VT) fall Josh Tuck (NC), 4:08 184: #2 Bryant Blanton (NC) dec. John Dickson, 5-2 197: #1 Keeno Griffin (NC) dec. Tim Miller, 4-2 285: D.J. Bruce (VT) dec. Steven Butler, 10-7 Newberry rankings are from preseason Division II poll #24 Virginia Tech (6-1) 45, Campbell (0-4) 6 125: Schuyler Swanton (VT) fall Wes Heavener, 1:55 133: Erik Spjut (VT) fall Richie Apolinar, 2:51 141: #11 Chris Diaz (VT) fall Kelin Bidelspach, 6:42 149: #17 Pete Yates (VT) tech fall Nick Rex, 15-0 (5:29) 157: #16 Jesse Dong (VT) fall Jake Fose, 1:05 165: Matt Epperly (VT) fall Chris Mazzatta, 0:36 174: Anthony Trongone (VT) maj. dec. John Merickel, 14-5 184: Derek Tomasone (CU) dec. John Dickson, 9-7 197: Parker Burns (CU) dec. Tim Miller, 5-4 (TB-1) 285: D.J. Bruce (VT) wins by forfeit

LEWISBURG, PA -- The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team improved to 7-0 with wins over Bucknell (29-7) and Rutgers (33-9) Friday afternoon at Bucknell's Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, PA. A crowd of 2,127 attended the dual meets. Iowa extended its winning streaks to 45 duals overall, which is a school record, and 31 duals on the road, which ties a school record. "Much more has to happen in those seven minutes of wrestling, especially if we want things to go our way," said Iowa Head Coach Tom Brands. "We have got to get a lot sharper before next week's dual at Iowa State." Iowa went 16-4 in the two duals and scored bonus points in nine bouts. The Hawkeyes jumped out to a 15-0 lead against Bucknell (2-3) with wins at the first four weights. The Bison scored wins at 157 and 165 before the Hawkeyes rolled through the final four bouts to for the 29-7 win. Against Rutgers (3-2), Iowa posted wins at the first five weights to take a 22-0 lead. The Scarlet Knights scored a win in sudden victory at 165 to get on the score board, but Iowa followed with three more wins to seal the victory. Rutgers posted a pin a heavyweight to end the dual at 33-9. Six Hawkeyes went 2-0 on the day, and improved to 7-0 on the season. Redshirt freshman Matt McDonough (125) scored a 19-4 technical fall over Bucknell's Derrik Russell and pinned Rutgers' Vinny Dellafave in 3:39. Senior Daniel Dennis (133) recorded a 14-5 major decision over Bucknell's David Marble and a 20-5 technical fall over Billy Ashnault of Rutgers. At 174, senior Jay Borschel scored major decisions over Shane Riccio of Bucknell (10-1) and Daniel Rinaldi of Rutgers (16-3). McDonough, Dennis and Borschel have scored team bonus points in all seven of their victories this season. Senior Brent Metcalf followed a close 3-2 win over Bucknell's Kevin LeValley with a match-ending 20-5 technical fall over Kellen Bradley of Rutgers at 149. Seniors Dan LeClere (141) and Chad Beatty (197) each recorded two decisions on the day. Iowa also went 2-0 at 184 pounds, with senior Phillip Keddy and redshirt freshman Grant Gambrall splitting time. Keddy scored a 12-4 major decision over Bucknell's Rob Walkto, improving to 6-0 on the season. Gambrall picked up his first career dual win with an 11-3 major decision over Jesse Boyden of Rutgers. Up next for the Hawkeyes will be a dual with #2 Iowa State (1-0) Dec. 6 in Ames. The intra-state rivals will face off 6 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum. The match will be aired live on Iowa Public Television, and it will be the sixth event in the sixth annual Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series. Iowa State holds a 6-5 lead in the current standings. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for youth, and are available at the Iowa State University Athletic Ticket Office at (888) 478-2925, (515) 294-1816 or www.cyclones.com. #1 Iowa 29, Bucknell 7 125 - Matt McDonough (I) tech. fall Derrik Russell (B), 19- 4 in 7:00 133 - Daniel Dennis (I) maj. dec. David Marble (B), 14-5 141 - Dan LeClere (I) dec. Zac Hancock (B), 9-5 149 - Brent Metcalf (I) dec. Kevin LeValley (B), 3-2 157 - Brantley Hooks (B) dec. Matt Ballweg (I), 6-1 165 - Andy Rendos (B) maj. dec. Aaron Janssen (I), 10-2 174 - Jay Borschel (I) maj. dec. Shane Riccio (B), 10-1 184 - Phillip Keddy (I) maj. dec. Rob Waltko (B), 12-4 197 - Chad Beatty (I) dec. Jay Hahn (B), 11-5 Hwt. - Jordan Johnson (I) dec. Joe McMullan (B), 7-3 #1 Iowa 33, Rutgers 9 125 - Matt McDonough (I) pinned Vinny Dellafave (R), 3:39 133 - Daniel Dennis (I) tech. fall Billy Ashnault (R), 20-5 in 7:00 141 - Dan LeClere (I) dec. Trevor Melde (R), 7-3 149 - Brent Metcalf (I) tech. fall Kellen Bradley (R), 20-5 in 6:27 157 - Aaron Janssen (I) dec. Braden Turner (R), 2-0 165 - Gregory Zanetti (R) dec. Jake Kerr (I), 8-6 SV 174 - Jay Borschel (I) maj. dec. Daniel Rinaldi (R), 16-3 184 - Grant Gambrall (I) maj. dec. Jesse Boyden (R), 11-3 197 - Chad Beatty (I) dec. Lamar Brown (R), 9-3 Hwt. - Dominick Russo (R) pinned Jordan Johnson (I), 1:24

Hello again wrestling fans- What a week its been. We return to the Brute adidas home studios for our Thanksgiving show packed with all the trimmings. Thanks to our hosts on the road last week, Mike Duroe of Cornell College, Darin Williams and the Hawkeye Wrestling Club, Dan Hicks and Cal State Fullerton and Larry Meredith our on air partner in California. This week on TDR: 9:05 Jonathan Reader- Iowa State University's 165 pound Junior wins at the All Star Classic. he'll give us his take on the season and look ahead 9:20 Dan Wirnsberger- Head Coach of the Bison of Bucknell, They host University of Iowa on Friday night and we'll check in with him on the experience 9:40 Steve Bonanno- The Wizard of Wantagh. 125 pound sophomore for the Pride of Hofstra. Rehabilitating his knee. May or may not wrestle this calendar year. Wantagh, NY 9:40 Dr. WK Bauer- Author- Wrestling: A Boys First Book, DRWKBauer.com Hour 2 Guests: 10:05 Ben Kjar- Utah Valley University's WWC Wrestler of the week had a stellar week on the road. UVU's 125 pound Junior is talented and affable. I'm sure you'll find him very engaging. Ben has never lost a home dual meet. Having family close by must make a difference. 10:20 Steve Martin- Head Coach of the surging Monarchs of ODU. Steve will discuss the season and what waits in the balance for his talented team. 10:40 Melissa Simmons- Oklahoma City U Stars. Melissa has recovered from a serious car accident and seeks the podium each time she hits the mat. Wrestling at 72 kilos she looks toward an international career. Please note that Episode 33 of TDR TV is now up on all the top web sites around the country and is available for your viewing. TDR every week! It's appointment Radio! Join us at Takedownradio.com. America's Wrestling Radio Talk Show airs on Supertalk 1570 in Michigan, AM 1460 KXNO in Iowa and on a radio station near you or on line at many of our broadcast partners around the world including Livesportsvideo.com. We air 9 AM to 11 AM CST every Saturday morning and look forward to having you listen in.

It's hard not to get excited about this year's Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Collegiate Duals, an event set to take place at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York on Saturday, November 28. This year's event will feature seven teams ranked in InterMat's Top 25, an individual NCAA champion, 11 All-Americans, 41 ranked wrestlers, and representation from nine of the 11 Division I wrestling conferences. In addition, UFC legend Randy Couture will be on hand for a VIP party, grappling clinic, and a meet-and-greet session. "The Northeast Duals has kind of been our marquee event," said tournament organizer Frank Popolizio, who also puts on the Sprawl & Brawl event the weekend prior to the Northeast Duals. "We're trying to keep building it and building it." Popolizio and his staff have literally built the event from the ground up. In just six years, the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Collegiate Duals event has transformed from a four-team local showcase event that drew just 300 fans to a 16-team premier early-season, dual meet event that attracts many of the nation's top collegiate wrestling programs. Popolizio founded Journeymen Wrestling to act as proverbial bridge in promoting collegiate wrestling in New York's Capital Region, which does not have a college wrestling program within a 65-mile radius. "We started (Journeymen Wrestling) a few years back and tried to break it into divisions," said Popolizio. "We called it the four Cs. Initially, it just started off as doing an annual clinic to bring greatness into our own backyard. That clinic still today is one of our four Cs. We evolved a little bit more into competitions, camps, and the club. Those four Cs have helped us tremendously." Mike Chaires and Zach Clemente, two of Popolizio's former pupils with Journeymen Wrestling, are now members of Steve Garland's No. 18-ranked University of Virginia team that will be competing in this year's Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Collegiate Duals. Chaires is currently ranked No. 14 in the country at 165 pounds, while Clemente, a two-time New York state champion, will likely redshirt this season as a true freshman for the Cavaliers. "Those are two guys that witnessed the Northeast Duals and they made a decision right then and there that they were going to wrestle Division I in college and they wanted to wrestle for Virginia in particular because they saw them compete," said Popolizio. "I think that's a pretty strong testimonial that what we're doing is working. Other wrestlers on rosters of teams competing in the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Collegiate Duals that have ties to the area include Ken Altarac of Appalachian State, Nate Graham of Bloomsburg, and Matt Kaylor of Binghamton, Matt Cubillos of Virginia, and Brandon Lapp of Sacred Heart, and Ben Krakower of American. There are several other New York natives competing in the event, including All-American Kyle Borschoff of American, who is ranked No. 3 at 149 pounds. Popolizio's younger brother, Pat Popolizio, will be bringing his Binghamton squad that experienced some program firsts in 2009. Josh Patterson became Binghamton's first All-American ever by finishing seventh at the 2009 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at 184 pounds. Patterson competed in last weekend's NWCA All-Star Classic, becoming the first Binghamton wrestler ever to compete in the annual showcase event. Every year, Frank Popolizio and his staff put together dual meet matchups for the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Collegiate Duals that are exciting from a fan's perspective, but also unique in that schools face off against other schools that typically do not see each other during the season. This year is no different. Northern Colorado, for example, a program that competes in the Western Wrestling Conference (WWC), will be making its event debut and is scheduled to face four Eastern schools: Binghamton, Hofstra, American, and Maryland. Central Michigan, a MAC powerhouse, will face teams from the ACC (Virginia and Maryland), EIWA (American), and the EWL (Bloomsburg). "I'm sure if you look through the history books, you wouldn't have found Iowa wrestling Binghamton as they did last year," said Popolizio. "Those are some of the things that we try to accomplish. We match up those smaller programs with some of these Midwest, traditional programs. We want to give everybody the opportunity to experience that thrill. With the new qualifying system in place, I think it helps those smaller programs. If they don't have the budget to go all over the United States, at least we created a platform in the Northeast where those Eastern teams can get to see some of those Midwest, ranked teams." In addition to intriguing dual meets, there will be several highly-anticipated individual matchups that are expected to take place, including No. 1 Mike Miller of Central Michigan vs. No. 5 Chris Henrich of Virginia at 174 pounds (Round 2), No. 7 Steve Bell of Maryland vs. No. 8 Scotti Sentes of Central Michigan (Round 3), No. 6 Zach Rey of Lehigh vs. No. 7 Tucker Lane of Nebraska (Round 3), and No. 5 Matt Moley of Bloomsburg vs. No. 7 Steve Brown of Central Michigan (Round 4). This year's event has all the makings of a spectacular event, but Popolizio says it wouldn't be possible without the support of the community. "Hands down the biggest element of our success has been involving our own community," said Popolizio. "They have catapulted us to a different level. I would, without a doubt, not have the opportunity to fathom the ideas that we have put together the last couple years without their support."