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BELLEFONTE, PA -- The Broncs won six of 10 bouts to defeat Lock Haven in a come-from-behind victory Friday evening at Bellefonte High School. "Overall we did pretty well," said Rider head coach Gary Taylor. "Both teams went at it pretty hard." For Rider (1-1), sophomore Aaron Nestor (Transfer, PA/Reynolds) and freshman Jim Resnick (Media, Pa./Penncrest) won by falls. "Those two pins were huge," Taylor said. "It was very important to get those pins." Resnick was not in the starting line up to begin the season, wrestling behind senior Mike Ward (Mayfield, Ohio/Mayfield Village), but Resnick defeated Ward in the Binghamton Open last week and Ward suffered an injury that kept him out of the Lock Haven match. "Resnick is really taking off," Taylor said. "He competes hard, he likes to win and he really does not like to lose." Resnick wrestled unattached at the Binghamton Open and placed runner-up, winning four of five bouts. Senior Michael Kessler (Randallstown, MD/Owings Mills), ranked 18th in the nation, won to tie the score at 9-9 and Resnick's pin gave Rider the lead for good. "Mike is still getting used to that weight class," Taylor said of Kessler, a three-time NCAA qualifier who moved down a weight class this year in hopes of reaching All-America status. "He looks stronger." Freshman Zac Cibula (Luxenburg, Wis./Casco), sophomore Tyler Smith (Phillipsburg, N.J./Belvidere) and senior Ed Bordas (Montgomery, NY/Valley Central), ranked 19th in the nation, also won for Rider. "Eddie did what he had to do to win," Taylor said. "He got the job done." The victory was Rider's second in a row over Lock Haven (27-16 Broncs last year in Lawrenceville). The Broncs have only defeated Lock Haven four times in 20 meetings. Rider travels to Binghamton, NY for the Sprawl and Brawl to take on Edinboro, Cal-Davis and Pittsburgh, hosted by Binghamton University November 22. "That is going to be really tough," Taylor said. "Edinboro is very tough. They were in the top ten last year. Pitt is really good as well. It will be a tough challenge for us. We're going in hoping to win more than we lose." Results: 125 Nick Hyatt LH wbf Tim Trivisonno R 1:10 0-6 133 John Trumsetti LH dec. Jimmy Kirchner R 8-5 0-9 141 Aaron Nestor R wbf Owen Wilkinson LH 1:18 6-9 149 Michael Kessler R dec. Brock Parker LH 3-2 9-9 157 Zac Cibula R dec. Seth Creasy LH 7-3 12-9 165 Kevin Dufresne LH dec. Rob Morrison R 7-3 12-12 174 Jim Resnick R wbf Aaron Ernest LH :49 18-12 184 Jeremie Cook LH dec. Mike Miller R 5-0 18-15 197 Tyler Smith R dec. John Trumbetti LH 6-2 21-15 HWT Ed Bordas R dec. Daniel Craig LH 2-0 24-15

STILLWATER, Okla. -- The No. 4 Oklahoma State wrestling team picked up a 21-9 win over No. 20 Arizona State Friday at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The dual marked the season opener for the Cowboys (1-0 overall) and was the first defeat of the season for the Sun Devils (2-1 overall; 2-0 Pac-10). The Cowboys were victorious at seven weight classes, with 157-pounder Neil Erisman providing the highlight with a 12-5 victory over Te Edwards. Cowboy 149-pounder Albert White added a 10-5 victory over Vicente Varela. The overall tone of the dual was very defensive, with takedowns hard to come by on both sides. No bouts featured bonus points and national rankings held throughout the day. The Cowboys won every bout they were favored in, with the Sun Devils picking up wins at the two weight classes at which they were favored. The lone swing match of the day went Arizona State's way, with Eric Starks picking up a 5-1 win over Chris McNeil at 174 pounds. "It was nothing I didn't expect today," OSU coach John Smith said. "We did alright at a couple of weights. Not as aggressive as I would like to see but I think that comes and you have to work in to that. Just not a lot of action from our standpoint. It looked like we were holding back a little bit and those two key matches at 125 and 141 just felt like we weren't the aggressors. To beat that quality of a wrestler, we weren't aggressive enough; it's not going to happen by falling in to it." The Cowboys return to action when they travel to Norman on Dec. 1 for the first of two Bedlam Duals this season. "We have a lot of work to do," Erisman said. "We've got to get off bottom and ride tougher on top. We have to get a lot better and can't be complacent with that." Results: 165 pounds: No. 19 Alex Meade (OSU) dec. Kyle DeBerry (ASU); 6-3 174 pounds: Eric Starks (ASU) dec. Chris McNeil (OSU); 5-1 184 pounds: No. 9 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. Jake Meredith (ASU); 5-2 197 pounds: No. 11 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Anthony Pike (ASU); 8-2 285 pounds: No. 3 Jared Rosholt (OSU) dec. Erik Nye (ASU); 2-0 125 pounds: No. 3 Anthony Robles (ASU) dec. No. 8 Chris Notte (OSU); 2-0 133 pounds: No. 11 Jordan Oliver (OSU) dec. Ben Ashmore (ASU); 4-2 SV 141 pounds: No. 5 Chris Drouin (ASU) dec. No. 11 Jamal Parks (OSU); 4-1 149 pounds: No. 17 Albert White (OSU) dec. Vicente Varela (ASU); 10-5 157 pounds: No. 10 Neil Erisman (OSU) dec. Te Edwards (ASU); 12-5

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The coaches of the third-ranked Ohio State wrestling team (1-0) knew they would have their hands full against a talented Lehigh squad, which came into the match Friday in St. John Arena No. 16 in the nation. With that said, a fast start was crucial to the Buckeyes' success and that is exactly what they got when Nikko Triggas scored six team points on a pin en route to an Ohio State 22-12 victory to open up action in the Buckeyes' home opener. In all, Ohio State won six of 10 bouts, including a crucial major decision by Colt Sponseller at 165 pounds and back-to-back 4-3 decisions by No. 3 Mike Pucillo and Cody Magrum at 184 and 197 pounds, respectively. Also registering in the "win" column was No. 1 Reece Humphrey with a 7-1 victory, as well as No. 3 Lance Palmer, who also was a 7-1 winner. Triggas, a junior from Moraga, Calif., and John McDonald entered the third period knotted up at 5-all at 125 pounds. However, Triggas quickly took control in the final stanza, recording a takedown and 3-point nearfall before finally pinning McDonald 5:50 into the bout. True freshman Ian Paddock, a native of Warsaw, N.Y., suffered an 8-3 setback at 133 pounds. In his first collegiate dual match, Paddock trailed No. 12 Matt Fisk throughout the match. At 141 pounds, senior tri-captain Humphrey, who hails from Indianapolis, Ind., was the second Buckeye to put points on the board. Up, 2-0 after the first period and 4-1 following the second against 15th-ranked Seth Ciasulli, Humphrey's takedown and riding time of 1:38 in the final two minutes gave the Buckeyes a 9-3 lead. While also preparing to wrestle in the 44th Annual NWCA All-Star Classic Sunday, Palmer, a captain from Columbia Station, Ohio, made his case for participation in the prestigious tournament Friday after handing Brian Tanen a 7-1 loss at 149 pounds. With a slim 2-1 lead in the first period, Palmer scored a reversal, 2-point nearfall and compiled a riding time of 3:33 to finish off the Mountain Hawk. Palmer will take off for Cal State Fullerton Saturday for the All-Star Classic and will wrestle fifth-ranked Kyle Borshoff of American. With Ohio State owning a 12-6 lead, redshirt-freshman Tony Jameson, a native of Youngstown, Ohio, held a 9-3 advantage heading into the third period at 157 pounds. However, Sean Bilodeau was able to rally, recording a takedown, 2-point nearfall and reversal before registering a 3-point nearfall in the final seconds of the period to win 12-11. Up next at 165 pounds, Sponseller gave the Buckeyes a crucial four points as he defeated Brandon Hatchett, 19-7. For the match, the Buckeye from Glenmont, Ohio, amassed nine takedowns and a 2:48 riding time to lift the Buckeyes to a 16-6 lead. Senior Dave Rella lost a heartbreaker to Robert Hamlin on 11 seconds of riding time at 174 pounds. The bout was a closely contested match that exhausted all overtime opportunities. Coming off a loss in the final of the Oklahoma Gold Classic, 184-pounded Pucillo rebounded nicely against No. 12 David Craig with his 4-3 victory. The senior captain from Strongsville, Ohio, secured a late takedown in the third period for the win. After seeing frequent action in open tournaments last season as a redshirt-freshman, Magrum completed his first collegiate dual meet with a 4-3 win and most importantly a 22-9 Ohio State lead. Following a scoreless tie after the first, Magrum, who hails from Oak Harbor, Ohio, took a 3-0 lead into the third before locking in the victory at 197 pounds courtesy of a 1:18 riding time. Senior Corey Morrison nearly pulled off the rally and upset at heavyweight as he was going up against No. 5 Zach Rey. Trailing 5-2 after the second, Morrison, who is from Shaker Heights, Ohio, scored an early escape and took advantage of consecutive warning calls on Rey. Down just 5-4, Morrison quickly scored a takedown for the 6-5 lead. However, Morrison was called for a technical violation, which automatically gave Rey a point for the 6-6 tie. Rey also had compiled 1:02 of riding time that gave him the 7-6 win. Officially 1-0, the Buckeyes will continue action Sunday with the Buckeye Duals in St. John Arena. A total of 12 teams will get started at 10 a.m., with matches continuing through 4 p.m. Results: 125 Nikko Triggas (OSU) pinned John McDonald (Lehigh), 5:50 133 No. 12 Matt Fisk (Lehigh) dec. Ian Paddock (OSU), 8-3 141 No. 1 Reece Humphrey (OSU) dec. No. 15 Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh), 7-1 149 No. 3 Lance Palmer (OSU) dec. Brian Tanen (Lehigh), 7-1 157 Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh) dec. Tony Jameson (OSU), 12-11 165 No. 8 Colt Sponseller (OSU) mdec. Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh), 19-7 174 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) dec. No. 15 Dave Rella (OSU), 3-3 (Lehigh wins on 11 seconds of riding time) 184 No. 3 Mike Pucillo (OSU) dec. No. 12 David Craig (Lehigh), 4-3 197 Cody Magrum (OSU) dec. Joe Kennedy (Lehigh), 4-3 285 No. 5 Zach Rey (Lehigh) dec. No. 16 Corey Morrison (OSU) , 7-6

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Purdue wrestling team scored a major road victory on Friday night, taking down the ninth-ranked University of Missouri Tigers at the Hearnes Center, 19-15. Purdue won six of the 10 bouts on the evening, including head-to-head ranked matchups at 174 and 197 pounds. Purdue moves to 12-8-1 all-time against the Tigers, snapping a two-match slide and winning in Columbia for the first time since 1999. Juniors Juan Archuleta, Luke Manuel and Logan Brown all remained undefeated for the Boilermakers, who improved to 3-1 with the win. The win is the first for Purdue against a ranked opponent since their victory over No. 17 Indiana on Feb. 8, 2008. Missouri jumped out to a 3-0 lead as freshman Brad Wisdom caught Purdue sophomore Matt Fields in a cradle for a five-point move and rode it to a 9-6 decision at 125. Fields rode Wisdom the entire third period, and caught him in a cradle of his own late, but the three-point nearfall was not enough to close the gap. The Boilermakers turned things around as sophomore Akif Eren sparked a three-match Purdue win streak with his 11-5 decision over Missouri freshman Nathan McCormick. Eren gave up an early takedown to fall behind 2-0, but it was all Purdue the rest of the way as Eren posted a takedown to take the lead and ran the score up in the third with a reversal, three-point nearfall and takedown en route to an 11-5 win. Archuleta moved to 7-0 at 141 pounds for the Boilermakers, knocking off #19 Missouri junior Todd Schavrien by decision, 9-5. Archuleta set the pace from the get-go, scoring a pair of first period takedowns en route to a 5-3 lead. After a stagnant second, he added a takedown in the third and the riding-time point to seal the victory. The run continued at 149 as Purdue senior Nick Bertucci turned in a dominant performance in his 9-0 major decision over Tiger sophomore Scott O'Donnell. The scoring didn't start until the second period, but Bertucci ran it up quick, escaping and hitting a cradle for the five-point play and 6-0 lead. After a neutral start to the third, Bertucci grabbed the bonus point with a second takedown and riding-time point for good measure. Missouri's Patrick Wright ended the Purdue streak at 157 pounds , upsetting 10th-ranked Boilermaker junior Colton Salazar, 4-0. Salazar seemed to have suffered an injury halfway through the match, but finished it off and refused to surrender bonus points in a gutsy performance. The Tigers picked up a second straight win at 165 pounds as No. 7 Nick Marable topped Purdue senior Jason Martin, 6-3. Twelfth-ranked Manuel righted the ship for the Boilermakers at 174 pounds, winning a ranked matchup with No. 16 junior Dorian Henderson, 6-2. Manuel did all the work in the bout, scoring a pair of takedowns in a solid performance for the win. Senior Nick Corpe followed up for the Old Gold and Black at 184, stretching the team lead to 16-9 with a 7-4 decision over freshman Todd Porter. Corpe took the Tiger to his back for a five-point play in the first and rode the lead out for the win. Brown, ranked 11th in the nation, made it three straight for the Boilermakers and sealed the team victory at 197 pounds, scoring a thrilling 7-5 sudden victory over 17th-ranked Missouri freshman Brent Haynes. Brown did the work early scoring two first-period takedowns, but Haynes battled back in the third, taking advantage of a fleeing penalty and scoring a late takedown to force overtime. Brown battled late in the match, working for the takedown and scoring the win. Haynes third-period takedown was the first surrendered by the Boilermaker junior this season. Fourth-ranked Dominique Bradley closed the gap for the Tigers in a meaningless heavyweight bout, as Purdue freshman Adam Walls came out firing, but was caught quickly and pinned in 18 seconds. Purdue returns to action Sunday, staying in Columbia for the Missouri Open. Follow the action throughout Sunday at the Purdue Wrestling Twitter page. Results: 125: Brad Wisdom (UM) def. Matt Fields (PU), D 9-6 (0-3) 133: Akif Eren (PU) def. Nate McCormick (UM), D 11-5 (3-3) 141: Juan Archuleta (PU) def. #19 Todd Schavrien (UM), D 9-5 (6-3) 149: Nick Bertucci (PU) def. Scott O'Donnell (UM), MD 9-0 (10-3) 157: Patrick Wright (UM) def. #10 Colton Salazar (PU), D 4-0 (10-6) 165: #7 Nick Marable (UM) def. Jason Martin (PU), D 6-3 (10-9) 174: #12 Luke Manuel (PU) def. #16 Dorian Henderson (UM), D 6-2 (13-9) 184: Nick Corpe (PU) def. Todd Porter (UM), D 7-4 (16-9) 197: #11 Logan Brown (PU) def. #17 Brent Haynes (UM), SV 7-5 (19-9) 285: #4 Dominique Bradley def. Adam Walls (PU), Fall 0:18 (19-15)

IOWA CITY, IA -- The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team opened the 2009-10 dual meet season Friday, going 5-0 at the Iowa City Duals. A crowd of 5,468 fans attended the event at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes posted a 49-1 record on the day beating Coe College (39-3), Cornell College (57-0), Iowa Lakes Community College (52-0), University of North Carolina Pembroke (47-0) and Southern Illinois Edwardsville (51-0). The five victories extended Iowa's dual match winning streak to 43, which breaks the school record of 42 set from 1994-97. The Hawkeyes recorded 25 pins, nine technical falls, seven major decisions and eight decisions on the day. Iowa also tallied 139 takedowns, while giving up none. "This was an early measuring stick for us and an early show for our fans," said Hawkeye Head Coach Tom Brands. "We saw some good things today, but we've got to up our effort and preparation for next week's road trip to Bucknell and Rutgers." Hawkeye seniors Brent Metcalf (149) and Jay Borschel (174) led Iowa, pinning all five of their Iowa City Duals opponents. Borschel pinned each of his foes in the first period, including one in 13 seconds which is the fastest on the team so far this season. His combined pin time total was 8:28, while Metcalf's was 16:14. Seniors Daniel Dennis (133) and Dan LeClere (141), and redshirt freshman Matt McDonough (125) each scored team bonus points in all five of their victories. Senior Phillip Keddy (184) scored two pins, two technical falls and a decision; senior Ryan Morningstar (165) recorded two pins, one technical fall, one major decision and one decision; while senior Chad Beatty (197) scored one pin, one technical falls, one major decision and two decisions on the day. Sophomore Jordan Johnson (Hwt.) recorded three pins and two decisions, while junior Jake Kerr (157) scored two pins and two decisions. Up next for Iowa is the Kaufman-Brand Open Saturday in Omaha, NE, and the NWCA All-Star Classic Sunday in Fullerton, CA. The Kaufman-Brand Open is the nation's largest single-day meet, attracting between 500-700 wrestlers from approximately 35 teams in 12 stats to UNO's Sapp Fieldhouse. Senior Daniel Dennis will face fourth-ranked Steve Bell of Maryland in the NWCA All-Star Classic 133-pound match. The event, which will be held at Cal State Fullerton's Titan Gym, is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. (CT). Bell won the pair's only meeting - a 4-3 decision in sudden victory - at the 2008 Journeyman Duals in Binghamton, NY. It is the first time Dennis will compete in the event.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The No. 10 University of Maryland wrestling team came up with one of the biggest victories in school history Friday night, coming back from a 17-9 deficit with only two matches left to knock off No. 4 Cornell 18-17. After eight matches, the Terps trailed the Big Red by a margin of eight points, but two-time All-American Hudson Taylor, ranked No. 3 in the country, brought Maryland within two. Taylor recorded a takedown and a near fall in the first period to go ahead 4-0, and then closed the match in the second period. Going against fifth ranked Cam Simaz, Taylor recorded a crucial pinfall, giving the Terps six points to bring the team score to 17-15. The deciding match came down to junior heavyweight Patrick Gilmore, who was taking on No. 12 Josh Arnone. Arnone got out to a 4-1 lead, and held it until the third period. There, Gilmore staged a comeback that would force the match into sudden victory overtime. He got an escape with 1:53 left to bring the score to 4-2. Then, with only three second left on the clock, Gilmore recorded a takedown to tie the match at four and force it to overtime. Gilmore recorded another takedown in extra time, giving him the 6-4 victory and Maryland the 18-17 win. "This is huge for the program," said head coach Kerry McCoy. "It's one of the highest-ranked teams that we've beaten in school history. It was a total team effort; everyone contributed to the win. It's just great for our team and great for our program. It's good to know where we are in November so that we can continue to build for the rest of the season." Cornell was able to establish an early lead despite wrestling without defending NCAA champion Troy Nickerson at 125 pounds. Frank Perrelli, wrestling in his place, took a 4-1 decision over James Knox in the first match for a 3-0 Cornell lead. Knox was 7-0 on the season prior to the match. No. 8 Steven Bell pulled Maryland even with a 4-3 decision over No. 6 Mike Grey at 133 pounds. Cornell pulled back ahead at 141 as No. 8 Kyle Dake took an 8-3 decision over No. 4 Alex Krom. Krom held a 3-1 lead going into the third period, but a late flurry by Dake provided Cornell with a 6-3 lead going into the middle weights. The Big Red widened their lead to 9-3 as Corey Manson knocked off Jon Kohler at 149, but Maryland would not go away. Kyle John took a 4-1 decision over DJ Meagher at 157 and Josh Asper outlasted John Basting 8-6 at 165 pounds to bring the team score to 9-9. Cornell took the next two matches to push their lead to 17-9, setting up the stunning comeback by the Terps. Results: 125 - Frank Perrelli (CU) dec. James Knox, 4-1 (0-3) 133 - No. 8 Steven Bell (MD) dec. No. 6 Mike Grey, 4-3 (3-3) 141 - No. 8 Kyle Dake (CU) dec. No. 4 Alex Krom, 8-3 (3-6) 149 - Corey Manson (CU) dec. Jon Kohler, 9-3 (3-9) 157 - Kyle John (MD) dec. DJ Meagher, 4-1 (6-9) 165 - Josh Asper (MD) dec. John Basting, 8-6 (9-9) 174 - No. 2 Mack Lewnes (CU) technical fall over No. 4 Mike Letts, 18-3 (9-14) 184 - No. 20 Steve Bosak (CU) dec. Corey Peltier, 4-0 (17-9) 197 - No. 3 Hudson Taylor (MD) fall over No. 5 Cam Simaz, 4:45 (15-17) HWT - Patrick Gilmore (MD) dec. (OT) No. 12 Josh Arnone, 6-4 (18-17)

Columbia, Mo. -- Competing in its first of two duals on the day, the No. 8 Missouri wrestling team suffered a 22-15 loss in the Hearnes Center to No. 25 Cal Poly despite Tiger wins at five weight classes. True freshman Brad Wisdom (Farmington, Mo.) opened the afternoon dual with an 8-5 win at 125 pounds. Wisdom is the first true freshman to step into Missouri’s lineup and win in his first appearance since heavyweight Sean Connole accomplished the feat five years ago. A three-time Missouri High School State Champion, Wisdom took down Mustang grappler Micah Ferguson 43 seconds into the match, quickly turning him for a three-point nearfall. Ferguson escaped but was returned to the mat only to escape again with six seconds remaining in the first period. Wisdom, with a 7-2 lead, chose down to start the second period and escaped, extending his advantage to six points. The Mustang lightweight opted to start down in the third and escaped, taking Wisdom down for the final points of the bout. Missouri suffered four straight losses before two-time All-American Nicholas Marable (Collierville, Tenn.) came up with a 5-2 win by decision at 165 pounds. Squaring off with Steven Vasquez, Marable recorded two takedowns and an escape for his five points, allowing Vaszuez only two points off of a first and second period escape. Marable now stands at 7-0 on the year. Sophomore 174-pounder Dorian Henderson (Columbus, Ga.) was next to the mat for Missouri and came from behind to defeat Travis Rasmussen, 7-4. Henderson accumulated 2:26 of riding time, adding to his four points through takedowns and two from escapes. Ranked for the first time of his collegiate career, No. 12 Brent Haynes (Kansas City, Mo.) held on for a 10-7 win over Ryan Smith at 197 pounds. Haynes scored early with a takedown and three-point nearfall in the first period, then reversed Smith to start the second. Smith stormed back scoring five points, before Haynes answered with two escapes, improving to 2-0 in dual competition. Redshirt freshman Dominique Bradley (Blue Springs, Mo.) wrapped up the dual with a 4-1 win over heavyweight Jim Powers. Bradley scored a takedown in the first period and escaped in the third, wracking up 3:09 of riding time for the three point victory. Missouri returns to action tonight against Purdue. The meet is slated to begin at 7 p.m. (CT) in the Hearnes Center. Results: 125 Bradley Wisdom (MU) decision Micah Ferguson (CPU): 8-5 133 No. 14 Boris Novachkov (CPU) decision Nathan McCormick (MU): 5-2 141 No. 14 Filip Novachkov (CPU) fall No. 18 Todd Schavrien (MU): 2:40 149 David Christian (CPU) decision Brandon Wiest (MU): 9-7 No. 2 Chase Pami (CPU) major decision Nick Gregoris (MU): 13-3 No. 7 Nicholas Marable (MU) decision Steven Vasquez (CPU): 5-2 174 No. 16 Dorian Henderson (MU) decision Travis Rasmussen (CPU): 7-4 184 Ryan DesRoches (CPU) fall Todd Porter (MU): 2:39 197 No. 12 Brent Haynes (MU) decision Ryan Smith (CPU): 10-7 285 Dominique Bradley (MU) decision Jim Powers (CPU): 4-1

Great Falls, MT -- On the strength of three consecutive pins in the middle of their lineup, the University of Great Falls wrestling team, ranked No. 4 in the land amongst NAIA programs, evened its dual record at 1-1 on the season with a convincing 35-9 defeat of rival Montana State Northern before 372 fans at the McLaughlin Center. "We came out and performed the way I expected us to tonight," said UGF head coach Caleb Schaeffer, who ran his dual record to 5-0 against his alma mater. "This is always a hard dual to coach for me, personally, because of the ties I have to the Lights wrestling program. But, with that said, I’m proud to be the head wrestling coach here at the University of Great Falls and I’m certainly proud of the effort our guys put forth tonight." Redshirt freshman Brian Borst (Duanesburg, NY/Cortland State University) led off the night for UGF at 125 pounds and scored a 21-6 technical fall against Northern’s Chase Dirden (Harlem, MT). True freshman Myles Mazurkiewicz (Havre, MT/Havre High School) put the Argos up 8-0 with a hard fought 6-4 decision against Northern’s Sean Costello (Kodiak, AK) at 133 pounds. The Lights gained some momentum when freshman Steven Quesada (Silverton, OR) defeated returning All- American Jason Costello (Redmond, WA/Squalicum High School) 5-4 in the 141 pound match-up. But, the Argos closed the door as juniors Byron Kuylen (Sidney, MT/MSU Northern) and Ross Mosher (Augusta, MT/Augusta High School) and redshirt freshman Michael Hader (Columbia Falls, MT/Columbia Falls High School) scored back-to-back-to-back pins at weight classes of 149, 157 and 165, respectively. Senior Brendon DeCock (Huntley, MT/Huntley Project High School), the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the nation at 174 pounds, was awarded a forfeit victory and fellow senior Alex Calvi (Cut Bank, MT/Cut Bank High School) won his match-up with Evan Mattingly (Vashon Island, WA) at 197 pounds by a 4-0 final. The Lights managed two wins the final three match-ups of the night as Evan Hinebauch (Havre, MT) defeated UGF’s Michael French (Malta, MT/Malta High School) in overtime, 5-3, in a match-up of the No. 2 and No. 3 nationally ranked wrestlers in their 184 pound weight class. French had previously defeated Hinebauch in overtime to win his weight class at the Northwest Open (Powell, WY) on November 7. Northern’s Jim Eavenson (Caldwell, ID) took a 5-4 decision over the Argos’ Paden Jenkins (Florence, MT/Florence High School) in the heavyweight division to close out the dual. The Argos get back at it tomorrow with three duals scheduled against different opponents at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene, ID before closing out the week by competing in the Spokane (WA) Open on Saturday.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma City University picked up a 32-7 defeat of Neosho County (Kan.) on Thursday at Abe Lemons Arena. The Stars improved to 2-1 in duals as Jake Mabry and Mark Meyer earned falls. “We wrestled better,” OCU coach Archie Randall said. “The difference was a good practice. We came out aggressively, pushed the pace and were successful.” Mabry sparked OCU by starting the dual with a pin. Mabry, a junior from Gig Harbor, Wash., finished off Kris Powell in 3:31 at 197. After Neosho’s major-decision win at 125, Cameron Ream picked up a 13-3 major-decision win for OCU over Alfonso Osuna at 133. John Lynch of the Stars used a takedown to erase a 2-1 deficit and rolled to a 13-6 win over Josh Wolfe at 141. Lynch, a freshman from Lakin, Kan., took the lead with 19 seconds left in the second period and added three takedowns in the final period. OCU’s Cole Nelson notched a 5-3 overtime win over Josh Isam in the 157-pound bout. Nelson tied the match with an escape with 32 seconds left in regulation, then led 3-2 after a takedown with 25 seconds remaining. Isam forced overtime with a reversal. After the minute sudden-victory period, Nelson recorded the reversal early in the 30-second overtime. Nelson, a freshman from Lakeside, Ariz., rode Isam out in the final 30 seconds to secure the win. Meyer of the Stars caught Mike Vieira and finished him before the first period ended with six seconds remaining at 165. The Stars compete next in the Missouri Open on Sunday in Columbia, Mo. Results: 197: Jake Mabry, OCU, pinned Kris Powell, 3:31 285: Collin MacMillan, OCU, dec. Jon Arnold, 8-3 125: Derek Steeley, NC, maj. dec. Robert Turrentine, 15-3 133: Cameron Ream, OCU, maj. dec. Alfonso Osuna, 13-3 141: John Lynch, OCU, dec. Josh Wolfe, 13-6 149: Will Shelton, OCU, maj. dec. Justin Ringgold, 15-6 157: Cole Nelson, OCU, dec. Josh Isam, 5-3 (OT) 165: Mark Meyer, OCU, pinned Mike Vieira, 2:54 174: Andrew Pontikes, OCU, dec. Aaron Butler, 7-4 184: Ralph Manous, NC, dec. Marvin Lewis, 10-7

CRANTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College held off a late rally to defeat The University of Scranton, 18-13, in non-conference wrestling action Thursday evening at the Long Center. The Royals won three of four bouts to cut a 16-7 deficit down to 15-13 heading into the final bout of the match. The Presidents' Ty Sampsell then sealed the win by posting a 3-0 decision over junior Joe Williams (Florham Park, N.J./Hanover Park) in the 285-pound weight class. Scranton, now 2-7, got wins from freshman Vinny Signoriello (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) at 133, senior Mike Guenther (Pittstown, N.J./Delaware Valley Regional) at 157, sophomore Matthew Terry (East Northport, N.Y./St. Anthony's) at 174, and senior Kevin DiGiulio (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic). Signoriello was in control from start to finish in his 8-0 major decision over Brandon Sansom. He posted take-downs in each of the three periods and picked up two more points on an escape and with 2:52 in riding time to improve his season record to 7-2. Guenther, who earned his team-leading 10th win of the season, overcame a 1-0 third period deficit by posting an escape and two take-downs to pull out a 5-2 decision against Brandon Roshon. Terry got the Royals to within six points with a 5-1 decision over Eric Kohr before Kevin DiGiulio picked up a point on an escape and another on a penalty to squeeze out a 2-1 decision. DiGiulio's win, coupled with a point deduction against the Presidents for unsportsmanlike conduct, cut the deficit to two, 15-13, entering the final match. Sampsell used a take-down in the first period and picked up a point for an escape in the third and held on for the match-deciding victory at 285. With the wins, Terry and DiGiulio improved to 4-8 and 3-6 on the season, respectively. The Royals will return to action this Saturday, November 21, at the Red Dragon Invitational on the campus of Oneonta State University in Oneonta, New York. The results of tonight's match are as follow: Results: 125 Zach Cecchetti (W) pinned Josh Javitz (2:53) 6 0 133 Vinny Signoriello (S) maj. dec. Brandon Sansom, 8-0 6 4 141 Tyler Berger (W) dec. Mike Ebert, 3-1 9 4 149 Brett Jeffries (W) dec. Tom Manning, 7-2 12 4 157 Mike Guenther (S) dec. Brandon Roshon, 5-2 12 7 165 Dominick Demor (W) maj. dec. Steve Glickman, 14-4 16 7 174 Matt Terry (S) dec. Eric Kohr, 5-1 16 10 184 Kevin DiGiulio (S) dec. Justin Herder, 2-1 *15 13 197 No contest 285 Ty Sampsell (W) dec. Joe Williams, 3-0 18 13 Exhibition bouts 141 James Roth (S) dec. Nicholas Sewell, 11-6 141 Andrew Greco (S) dec. Braden Fyffe, 3-2 *Point deducted for unsportsmanlike conduct

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Utah Valley University's wrestling team began its 2009-10 dual season by going a perfect 2-0 Thursday night as the Wolverines defeated both Gardner-Webb and UNC Greensboro in Greensboro, N.C. On the evening the Wolverines handed Gardner-Webb (0-5) a 37-6 loss and came from behind to defeat UNC Greensboro (0-1) on its home mat, 21-17. "Tonight was a tough matchup against UNC Greensboro," UVU head coach Greg Williams said. "We have five freshmen starters in our lineup so they are finding themselves in situations where their inexperience is exposed. Our younger wrestlers are working hard, learning and really improving out on the mat. Also Justin (Morrill) and Ben's (Kjar) pins against Greensboro were huge for us as they were the difference makers in the matchup." In the nightcap against UNC Greensboro, UVU found itself trailing 13-12 after dropping its last two matches with only three matches remaining. Next up for the Wolverines was their No. 11 nationally ranked junior Benjamin Kjar at 125-pounds. Kjar wasted no time giving helping his squad regain the lead as he pinned Greensboro's Eric Chandler 2:15 into the match Kjar's win then put the Wolverines on top with an 18-13 advantage. It was then the lone seniors turn for UVU as Jeffrey Newby (133-pounds) came from behind to defeat UNCG's Angel Garcia by decision, 5-4. Newby's hard fought victory was his second on the evening and it couldn't have came at a better time as it helped seal the win for the Wolverines as they went up 21-13 over the Spartans with only one match remaining. In the final match of the evening the Spartans got a little revenge as Ivan Lopouchanski defeated UVU freshman Marty Carlson (141-pounds) by major decision 11-2. The victory by Lopouchanski came a little too late as the Wolverines had already secured the win, as they won by the final score of 21-17. All five returning starters for UVU started their 2009-10 dual campaign a perfect 2-0 on the day as Kjar, Newby, junior Justin Morrill (149-pounds), sophomore Brad Darrington (174-pounds), and junior Casen Eldredge (184-pounds) all did. In the first dual of the evening the Wolverines picked up victories from eight of their 10 starters as they defeated the Bulldogs, 37-6. After Morrill picked up an 8-2 victory by decision to begin the dual with Gardner-Webb, UVU then found itself all tied up at three apiece as Winger then lost to GWU's Alex Medved. The Wolverines then picked up three victories in a row to take command of the dual as freshman Monte Schmalhaus (165-pounds), Darrington, and Eldredge all won their respective matches. Darrington's 5-2 win over UNCG's Byron Sigmon was a big one as Sigmon is a two-time national qualifier. The Bulldogs' Travis Porter then picked up the only other win for GWU as he beat Wood by decision cutting the Wolverines lead to 14-6. UVU then took command of the matchup by winning the final four bouts as freshman Dylan Stadel (285-pounds) won by fall, Kjar by forfeit, Newby by fall, and Carlson by technical fall (15-0). UVU will continue its North Carolina road trip this weekend with another dual matchup at ACC foe NC State in Raleigh Friday at 5 p.m. (MT). The Wolverines will then conclude their weekend by competing at NC State's Wolfpack Open Saturday. COMPLETE RESULTS: Utah Valley 37, Gardner-Webb 6 149: Justin Morrill (UVU) Dec., Ryan Medved (GWU), 8-2 157: Alex Medved (GWU) Dec., Richard Winger (UVU), 11-5 165: Monte Schmalhaus (UVU) Dec., David Pelsang (GWU), 6-2 174: Brad Darrington (UVU) Maj. Dec., Blake Salyer (GWU), 12-1 184: Casen Eldredge (UVU) Maj. Dec., Evan Rhodes (GWU), 10-0 197: Travis Porter (GWU) Dec., Josh Wood (UVU), 4-1 285: Dylan Stadel (UVU) Fall, Zach Burke (GWU), 1:45 125: Benjamin Kjar (UVU) Wins by Forfeit 133: Jeffrey Newby (UVU) Fall, Brett Kostern (GWU), 2:45 141: Marty Carlson (UVU) Tech. Fall, Morgan McDaniel 15-0, 5:43 Utah Valley 21, UNC Greensboro 17 149: Justin Morrill (UVU) Fall, Alejandro Soto (UNCG), 4:35 157: Travis Sheehy (UNCG) Dec., Richard Winger (UVU), 10-5 165: Edwin Hojilla (UNCG) Dec., Monte Schmalhaus (UVU), 6-2 174: Brad Darrington (UVU) Dec., Byron Sigmon (UNCG), 5-2 184: Casen Eldredge (UVU) Dec., Andrew Saunders (UNCG), 2-0 197: Jeremy Cannon (UNCG) Dec., Josh Wood (UVU), 4-2 285: Peter Sturgeon (UNCG) Maj. Dec., Dylan Stadel (UVU), 13-5 125: Benjamin Kjar (UVU) Fall, Eric Chandler (UNCG), 2:15 133: Jeffrey Newby (UVU) Dec., Angel Garcia (UNCG), 5-4 141: Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG) Maj. Dec., Marty Carlson (UVU), 11-2

NORFOLK, Va. -- Junior James Nicholson was selected to represent the Old Dominion University wrestling team as part of an elite field at the 44th Annual NWCA All-Star Classic. This is the second consecutive year that Nicholson was chosen to take part in one of wrestling's premiere exhibitions. The NWCA All-Star Classic pairs two of the top college wrestlers in each of the 10 weight classes. This year, the event is hosted by Cal State Fullerton at Titan Gym on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. Nicholson, ranked No. 5 nationally will take on No. 4 Zach Sanders from Minnesota. It will be a rematch of a 2009 NCAA Tournament match in which Nicholson was narrowly edged by fellow All-American Saunders, 5-4. "Old Dominion University is honored to have James Nicholson selected to compete in the 44th NWCA All-Star Classic Presented by the Wrestling Alumni - College of William & Mary," said Monarch head coach Steve Martin. "This is a very prestigious honor to be selected and it will put Old Dominion University on a national platform. This All Star Classic will give James another opportunity to compete against the best in the nation! Our schedule is loaded with Top 25 opponents this year and it is a goal of our program to always compete at the highest level." Nicholson is currently ranked No. 5 at 125-pounds in both the Intermat and Amateur Wrestling News listings. The junior was a NCAA All-American during the 2007-08 season, finishing eighth at 125-pounds at the NCAA Tournament. He has won the CAA Championship in each of the last two seasons. Last year, Nicholson went 36-4 and once again qualified for the NCAA Tournament. This season, Nicholson has claimed first at the Hokie Open and won his lone dual at No. 12 Wisconsin. Nicholsons appearance is the third overall for a Monarch wrestler at the All-Star Classic. Wayne Bright wrestled in the event in 1970 when it was known as the East-West All-Star Classic. He faced Iowa State's Dan Gable, the eventual 1972 Olympic Champion and longtime Iowa head wrestling coach. Binghamton's Josh Patterson is the CAA's second representative in the event, wrestling at 184 pounds. The event will be broadcast live by LIVESPORTSVIDEO.COM and later by The Big Ten Network on a tape delayed basis in December.

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State wrestling head coach Kevin Jackson has announced the signing of eight prep wrestlers for the 2010-11 season. An influx of talent is set to join the Cyclones for their next campaign. Several of the future Iowa Staters are in-state talents and a few of the signees sport familiar names to Iowa State wrestling faithful. Joining the ISU squad next year will be Joey Cozart (Brandon, Fla.), Mikey England (Centerville, Iowa), Ryak Finch (Safford, Ariz.), Kyven Gadson (Waterloo, Iowa), Luke Goettl (Clarksdale, Ariz.), Brandon Jones (West Des Moines, Iowa), Michael Moreno (Urbandale, Iowa) and Trevor Voelker (Adel, Iowa). “We are very happy with the class we have coming in next year,” Jackson said. “They are going to make an immediate impact on our team and help our program accomplish its goals. They are highly-ranked guys that are full of potential and talent and they are excited to come to Iowa State. They know our tradition.” The Cyclone recruiting class is highlighted by star power and Cyclone legacy. Four signees (Cozart, 152 pounds; Finch, 119 pounds; Gadson, 189 pounds; and Moreno, 171 pounds) reside within Intermat’s Class of 2010 Top 100 ranking. Cozart, Finch and Moreno are all ranked within the top-30 wrestlers in the nation by the website. The foursome holds six state titles and 10 prep finals appearances between them. Moreno’s father, Mike, was an All-American at 134 pounds for ISU in 1992. The father of Kyven Gadson, Willie, was a two-time All-American (1975-76) at 177 pounds. “We are excited about the legacy wrestlers,” Jackson said. “Gadson, Moreno and Voelker are now Cyclones themselves. Their families’ love and passion for ISU has never waivered. They thought Iowa State University was a class school with the type of academic and athletic standards they were looking for their college educations.” Top local Iowa talent is prepared to hit the Cyclone wrestling room. Jones won the 2009 3A 112-pound title at Valley High school in West Des Moines. England, a three-time Iowa state placewinner (140 pounds, 145 pounds and 171 pounds), hails from Centerville. Voelker, the nephew of former Cyclone two-time 190-pound NCAA champion Eric Voelker, has placed twice at state, most recently at 189 pounds. Jackson knows the importance of finding home-grown talent that emerges from the state of Iowa’s rapid wrestling scene. “We are looking to communicate with all coaches in the state of Iowa,” Jackson said. “Our coaching staff at Iowa State is here with our arms open to welcome in-state kids. We will fight very hard to bring in the best athletes in our state.” Arizona standout Luke Goettl rounds out the eight-man class. Goettl is a three-time state champion hailing from Clarksdale, Ariz. He has taken titles at 112 pounds, 125 pounds and 130 pounds. “There are high expectations for everyone,” Jackson said. “We’d like all of them to make an impact.” Jackson notes the fact that he and his coaching staff are looking for student-athletes, with an emphasis on the “student”. “First and foremost, we push academics,” Jackson said. “ISU student-athletes graduate at a rate of 79 percent. We want student-athletes to come here first for academics, then for athletics. We have a great coaching staff which is going to challenge these student-athletes.” Class of 2010 Wrestling Signees Joey Cozart, Brandon, Fla. (Brandon) Three-time Florida state champion ... has taken titles at 125 pounds, 140 pounds and 145 pounds ... ranked 29th in his class by Intermat ... considered to be one of the top-five 152-pound preps nationally by Amateur Wrestling News and Intermat ... wrestled for storied Brandon High School program that has won 19 team championships and crowned 70 individual titlists ... coached by his father, Russ Cozart. Mikey England, Centerville, Iowa (Centerville) Three-time state 2A placewinner ... has compiled a 121-25 record ... took runner-up honors as a junior at the Iowa state tournament, competing at 171 pounds ... wrestled to third place as a sophomore at 145 pounds ... placed fourth at 140 pounds in his freshman year ... ranked 16th at 171 pounds by Intermat ... competed in the 2009 Junior Nationals. Ryak Finch, Safford, Ariz. (Safford) Considered the top 119-pounder in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News and Intermat two-time Arizona state 3A champion ...stands at 154-2 on his career ... Junior Nationals double champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman at 112 pounds in 2009... two-time NHSCA national champion ... finished sophomore and junior seasons with perfect marks of 40-0 and 56-0, respectively ... rated by Intermat as the 23rd best wrestler in the class of 2010 ... was runner-up at both freestyle and Greco-Roman at the 2008 Junior Nationals ... state runner-up as a freshman at 103 pounds ... member of a five-time defending state champion team at Safford ... coached by Herman Andrews. Kyven Gadson, Waterloo, Iowa (East) Went undefeated, 38-0, as a junior en route to 3A 171-pound state title, winning by fall in four of five matches ...state runner-up as a sophomore at 145 pounds ... ranked in the top-10 at 189 pounds by both Amateur Wrestling News and Intermat ... 2009 FILA Cadet freestyle national champion at 85 kg (187.25 pounds) ... double state champion competing in Greco-Roman and freestyle as a sophomore ... took first place wrestling at 152 pounds at ASICS Folkstyle Nationals in 2008 ... coached by father, former ISU All-American Willie Gadson. Luke Goettl, Clarksdale, Ariz. (Mingus Union) Three-time Arizona state 4A-D2 champion ... titlist at 112 pounds, 125 pounds and 130 pounds ... Junior Nationals champion in Greco-Roman at 125 pounds in 2008 ... crowned champion at Southern Plains regional in 2009 ... ranked 12th and 10th at 135 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News and Intermat, respectively ... coached by Tom Wokasch. Brandon Jones, West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) Iowa state 3A 112-pound state titlist as a junior ... went 37-3 en route to the championship ... placed seventh as a sophomore at 103 pounds ... notched a 119-pound fourth-place finish at USA Wrestling’s 2009 Preseason Nationals ... took top-honors at the Northern Plains regional, competing at 119 pounds ... runner-up in state freestyle tournament at 119 pounds ... finished fourth at ASICS Folkstyle Nationals in 2009 ... coached by Travis Young. Michael Moreno, Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale) State runner-up in Iowa class 3A at 160 pounds as a junior and at 152 pounds as a sophomore ... has recorded a career mark of 111-13 ... took fourth in the 145-pound division as a freshman ... considered one of the top 10 preps at 171 pounds by both Amateur Wrestling News and Intermat ... ranked 22nd best wrestler in the class of 2010 by Intermat ... runner-up finish competing in freestyle at 171 pounds at the Northern Plains regional ... saw action at Junior Nationals at 171 pounds ... coached by father and former Cyclone, Mike Moreno. Trevor Voelker, Adel, Iowa (Dallas Center-Grimes) Two-time Iowa state 2A placewinner ... finished fifth in the state at 189 pounds as a junior after compiling a 47-3 mark ... recorded a sixth-place showing at 171 pounds as a sophomore ... competed at Junior Nationals as a junior ... nephew of former Cyclone two-time NCAA 190-pound champion Eric Voelker ... coached by Clint Knoll.

You know that feeling of disappointment when you've been anticipating a specific matchup between two individual wrestlers or teams at a dual meet tournament ... only to have it not happen because things didn't go as expected in the bracket. That's not an issue at the third annual Journeymen/ASICS Sprawl & Brawl, to be held Sunday, November 22 at West Gym at Binghamton University in Vestal, New York. As event organizer Frank Popolizio explained it, "Our format is a bit different. Instead of using traditional brackets like most tournaments, all matchups at the Sprawl & Brawl have been determined in advance." For example, the University of Illinois, one of 14 college programs participating in the 2009 Sprawl & Brawl, knows that it will have three dual meets at the tournament, facing off against University of Pittsburgh in the opening round, then Davidson in the second round, and West Virginia in the third round. In addition to these schools -- and host Binghamton -- other programs competing at the 2009 Sprawl & Brawl include Edinboro, Harvard, Michigan State, Northern Iowa, Penn State, Rider, Rutgers, Sacred Heart, and Wyoming. An appetizing format for coaches The unique format for Sprawl & Brawl was originally created for the Northeast Duals, an event also organized by Frank Popolizio, now in its ninth year, which will be held the following weekend in Albany, New York. Frank Popolizio"A couple years ago, Iowa State wanted to participate in an event in the East, but had already scheduled something the weekend of the Northeast Duals," according to Popolizio. "We created Sprawl & Brawl as an alternative event for schools that liked the idea behind the Northeast Duals." Together, the two events straddle Thanksgiving Day, and offer coaches a choice. For programs seeking a pre-Turkey Day event, there's Sprawl & Brawl; Northeast Duals is held during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. And, according to Popolizio, together the two events will feature fully one-third of the NCAA Division I wrestlers in a seven-day time span in upstate New York. The Sprawl & Brawl format is designed to answer various concerns of college wrestling coaches. Top of the list: "Because we're early in the season, we give college coaches matches that their programs can handle," as Frank Popolizio explains it. "We try to stair-step the team matchups, starting with an easier matchup, then getting progressively more challenging as the day goes on." Popolizio works hard to try to meet the wishes of participating coaches. "It's a real logistical challenge, trying to keep the gradient approach of more challenging matchups for each program, and have exciting matchups throughout the entire event," says Popolizio, who compared scheduling the matchups to solving a Rubik's Cube puzzle. This year's schedule was created manually; a computer program has been developed to help create matches for future events. Another draw for college coaches: "Programs don't always have the travel budgets to go out West to compete," said Popolizio. "By bringing top programs from the Midwest and West, it makes it possible for Eastern schools to broaden their competitive base, which helps wrestlers in terms of their individual rankings, and in qualifying for the NCAAs." Satisfies fan appetites for action, too "(The format) really helps with fan interest," continued Popolizio. "They know exactly what matchups they will see in advance. They can expect to see exciting team matchups like West Virginia vs. Wyoming, Penn State vs. Edinboro, and Michigan State vs. Northern Iowa -- dual meets that would never be part of a regular team schedule." In the second round of this year's Sprawl & Brawl, fans can anticipate a match between All-Americans J.P. O'Connor of Harvard (pictured) and Cyler Sanderson of Penn State (Photo/Tech-Fall.com)Having matchups set up in advance also helps build interest in individual bouts. Popolizio cited one specific example: "In the second round, they can anticipate a barnburner of a match between Cyler Sanderson of Penn State, and J.P. O'Connor, a local guy, now at Harvard." The 'local flavor' idea goes beyond individual wrestlers, to include some of the coaches who will be at the 2009 Sprawl & Brawl, such as Joe Privitere, assistant coach at Davidson, a 2003 graduate of Binghamton ... and Brad Penrith, long-time head coach at Northern Iowa, who grew up in Windsor, New York. "It'll be a homecoming of sorts for these guys," said Popolizio. The "hometown heroes" aspect of guys like O'Connor, Privitere and Penrith making it big in amateur wrestling beyond upstate New York is one of the aspects of Sprawl & Brawl that is one of the prime reasons Popolizio puts so much effort into bringing this event to Binghamton. "It's all about bringing greatness to this area," said the event organizer. "It's about promoting college wrestling in an area that is rich in (high school) wrestling tradition. It not only helps fire up fans in the area, but shows young athletes what's possible, that they can achieve greatness from wrestling." Popolizio describes the venue for the 2009 Sprawl & Brawl -- West Gym at Binghamton University -- as "fan-friendly ... It seats just over 1,000 people. There are four mats, all in use for all five rounds, so there's always action." Josh Patterson"There's no such thing as a bad seat. Fans are really close to the action ... It's an incredible opportunity for fans to rub shoulders with great wrestlers and coaches they might not usually get this close to." The 2009 Sprawl & Brawl takes place the same day as the 2009 NWCA All-Star Classic, held at Cal State Fullerton outside Los Angeles. When asked if this has created a scheduling conflict for any of the participants, Popolizio cited one specific example: Josh Patterson of Binghamton, the school's first Division I All-American (placing seventh at the 2009 NCAAs at 184 pounds). Patterson is the program's first wrestler to compete at the All-Stars in the 44-year history of the event that features the best individuals in college wrestling. As Frank Popolizio put it, "My brother Pat (head coach at Binghamton) said, 'This is a true honor to be invited to compete at the All-Stars so he and his wrestler will be out in California, and miss our event." The Sprawl & Brawl organizer added, "It's interesting to note that Franklin Gomez, defending champ at 133, will be with his team (Michigan State) and us." "We're excited to be able to feature great wrestlers from a wide range of programs throughout the country," said Popolizio. "We're thrilled that this event has been so well-accepted by college coaches, wrestlers and fans in only its third year ... We're successful because of our volunteers. They truly make this event a success." For more information on the 2009 Journeymen/ASICS Sprawl & Brawl event on Sunday, November 22, visit the Web site: http://www.journeymenwrestling.com/competitions.htm.

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Destin McCauley is one of the nation's top high school wrestlers. The 17-year-old McCauley, a junior at Apple Valley High School, is a three-time state champion with a career record of 188-7. In 2006, McCauley became the first seventh-grader in Minnesota State High School League history to capture a state wrestling championship when he won the 103-pound Class AAA title. He was a Cadet Nationals freestyle champion in 2008, Western Junior Regionals freestyle champion in 2009, and a third-place finisher at the 2009 Junior Nationals in freestyle. InterMat has ranked McCauley as the No. 4 junior in the country and fourth in the country at 145 pounds. InterMat recently caught up with McCauley and talked to him about this year's Apple Valley team, the disappointment of coming up short of a state title last season, whether he has started looking at colleges, his loss to Dylan Alton, his victory over Taylor Massa, and much more. Destin McCauley is a three-time state champion with a record of 188-7 (Photo/The Guillotine)Apple Valley is getting a lot of national attention heading into this season because of the No. 2 national team ranking. What makes this Apple Valley team special? McCauley: I think that makes this team more special than others is that this team is really a family. We all bond well together and each one of us has had some success in wrestling. How important is to you to help get Apple Valley to No. 1 in the country this season? McCauley: I mean, that would be great for our team to be ranked No. 1, but the only thing we can do is give every match and every dual all we got. The rankings don't matter too much to me ... just as long as I know we are doing what we do best out on the mat. Since there is not a true national championship event for high school wrestling teams, what would Apple Valley have to accomplish this season, in your opinion, to earn that No. 1 national ranking at the end of the season? McCauley: To earn that spot of course we would need to go undefeated throughout the season and win a state title. Also, that means our team would have to have a great showing at The Clash and Cheesehead. Destin McCauley lost three times to Bloomington Kennedy's Robby Fisher last season, including twice at the state tournament (Photo/The Guillotine)You wrestled Robby Fisher four times last season. How difficult was it to wrestle such a familiar opponent so many times? McCauley: I think anyone you wrestle multiple times each match after the first will get harder. You get to know your opponent so well, the way they wrestle, and the moves they hit. Last season did not go as planned for you. What did you learn about yourself last season? McCauley: Last year was a big eye-opener for me. I got complacent with what I had ... and didn't train the way I should have been. It taught me that no matter what your ability is that you can always get better and progress. Plus, if you think you are OK with what you got, sooner or later you are going to get beat ... because there is always someone out there trying to improve themselves to get better and be No. 1. From the outside, it would be easy for people to assume you are feeling less pressure this season compared to past seasons. Is that the case? McCauley: Yeah ... There is a little less pressure I think this year, but for myself I need to go out there this season and show people that it was just a bump in my journey to becoming one of the best wrestlers in the nation. Apple Valley is the wrestling program in Minnesota that people love to hate. Does the animosity toward Apple Valley bother you? Or is something you thrive on? McCauley: Ha ... I love it! That means that most of the time all the attention is on your team ... because everyone wants to see you lose. That just gets our team pumped for the dual meets so the crowds are actually doing us a favor. Destin McCauley placed third at Junior Nationals in freestyle this past summer (Photo/The Guillotine)More and more high school wrestlers are committing to colleges earlier than in the past. A couple of nationally-ranked juniors, Hunter Stieber and Nico Megaludis, recently announced their college commitments to Ohio State and Penn State respectively. Obviously, college wrestling coaches cannot have personal contact with you until July 1. Have you started looking at colleges? McCauley: I think that's great for those guys. They are really tough wrestlers and good friends of mine. I'm just starting to look at colleges. Right now I'm keeping an open mind to all colleges out there. Certain things that I'm looking for are obviously a great coaching staff I can get along with, good workout partners, a freestyle program for me in the summer, and just a place I feel comfortable with. A second home for me. This past summer, you finished third at Junior Nationals in freestyle at 145 pounds. You dropped a match to Penn State recruit Dylan Alton. What was the difference in that loss to Alton? McCauley: He is a real tough wrestler and I just couldn't get him out of position. I also think that I should have had more fun out there and tried to open up more and not have been so nervous about the outcome of the match. Destin McCauley celebrates after winning a Cadet Nationals freestyle title in 2008 (Photo/The Guillotine)Taylor Massa of St. Johns High School in Michigan has won everything under the sun in age-group events. But you were able to dominate Massa, outscoring him 10-1 in two periods at the Western Junior Regionals in freestyle. What was the key to that victory over Massa? McCauley: I think that my style of wrestling matches well against his. I really just had to keep my feet moving and not stand in one place. I made sure my shots were quick and explosive and when I got the takedown, I was looking for a turn right away. Last season, Apple Valley was ranked third in the final national high school team rankings ... behind Graham High School in St. Paris, Ohio and Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey. When you went to Graham coach Jeff Jordan's camp this past summer in Ohio, was there any ribbing or teasing going on between you and the Graham wrestlers and coaches about who has the better high school team? McCauley: Ha ... Yeah, there was a little bit here and there. Coach Jordan always loves to point out the fact that St. Paris Graham is up on Apple Valley in dual meets 1-0. I try telling him that it would be different now, but we can never really find out. If there is one wrestler past or present that you would pay to watch, who would it be? McCauley: Gable. No doubt. I liked his mentality towards wrestling and his matches. He is one of ... if not the greatest wrestler of all time. His style of wrestling is something that made wrestling exciting to watch. In recent years you have chosen to compete in more national freestyle events than national folkstyle events. Do you favor freestyle over folkstyle? McCauley: Yeah ... I do favor freestyle over folkstyle. My ultimate goal for wrestling is to make the Olympic team and medal at the Olympics. If I want that to happen, I really need to focus on freestyle because all the other countries are doing it year round when we are forced to wrestle folkstyle for half a year until we are out of college. This story also appears in the November 20 issue of The Guillotine. The Guillotine has been covering amateur wrestling in Minnesota since 1971. 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THIS WEEK The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team has a full slate of competition this weekend. First Iowa will host the six-team Iowa City Duals Friday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in its first home event of the season. Then the Hawkeyes will send competitors to the annual Kaufman-Brand Open, Saturday, in Omaha, NE. Senior Daniel Dennis will wrap up the weekend, Sunday, at the NWCA All-Star Dual in Fullerton, CA. IOWA CITY DUALS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 10:30 a.m. - 3 mats Iowa vs. Coe College Cornell College vs. North Carolina-Pembroke Iowa Lakes Community College vs. Southern Illinois Edwardsville Noon - 3 mats Iowa vs. Cornell College Southern Illinois Edwardsville vs. Coe College Iowa Lakes Community College vs. North Carolina-Pembroke 1:30 p.m. - 3 mats Iowa vs. Iowa Lakes Community College North Carolina-Pembroke vs. Coe College Cornell College vs. Southern Illinois Edwardsville 3 p.m. - 2 mats Iowa vs. North Carolina-Pembroke Cornell College vs. Iowa Lakes Community College 5 p.m. - 1 mat Iowa vs. Southern Illinois Edwardsville IOWA CITY DUALS TICKET INFORMATION The event is part of the wrestling season ticket package, which is $60 for the general public and $48 for UI faculty and staff. Tickets for the event are $10 for adults and $5 for youth if purchased in advance, and $12 for adults and $6 for youth if purchased at the door. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. for the event. Hawkeye men's basketball and football fans can also take advantage of special ticket prices for the Iowa City Duals and the Iowa basketball game vs. Bowling Green State, which is set for 8:05 p.m. Friday. Fans can show their Bowling Green State men's basketball ticket or their Iowa vs. Minnesota football ticket at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena Athletic Ticket Office and pay only $5 to the Iowa City Duals. IOWA WRESTLING ON THE AIR Radio - Steven Grace and two-time Hawkeye NCAA champion and four-time all-American Mark Ironside will call the Iowa City Duals action live on AM-800, KXIC. Video Internet Streaming - Hawkeye wrestling fans can watch Iowa's matches from the Iowa City Duals live using the XXL All-Access subscription ($14.95 per month or $119.95 per year)on www.hawkeyesports.com. Fans can also watch Iowa senior 133-pounder Daniel Dennis compete at the NWCA All-Star Classic Sunday at www.livesportsvideo.com. A $9.99 access fee will be charged for the webcast with 80% of the revenue will be donated to the Help Save Cal State Fullerton fund. Scott Casber of TakeDown Radio will announce the event. WWW.HAWKEYESPORTS.COM Press releases, meet results and audio 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. LIVE BLOGGING FROM IOWA CITY DUALS A member of the University of Iowa Sports Information staff will offer interactive content live from the Iowa City Duals via www.hawkeyesports.com. This feature gives diehard Hawkeye fans the opportunity to voice their opinion by submitting questions and comments, while receiving up-to-the-minute play-by-play, notes and stats about the Hawkeyes. The live blog will begin at approximately 10:15 a.m. (CT) and run throughout Iowa's five duals. CONSTRUCTION ZONE Construction has officially begun on the Carver-Hawkeye Arena Renovation Project, which will result in some changes regarding parking and entrance to the arena for wrestling matches. The North entrance will no longer be accessible from the outside of the facility. Fans can enter, and purchase tickets, at the West and South entrances. The East entrance will serve as the event pass gate. Fans can still purchase tickets to future events from the North ticket windows, but will only be able to access that location from inside the arena. Media parking for all meets, except the Iowa City Duals, will be in Lot 40, which is located across Elliott Drive from Carver-Hawkeye Arena, on the building's southeast side. For the Iowa City Duals, media members must request parking for Lot 46 (which is located at the top of Carver-Hawkeye Arena), from Assistant Sports Information Director Traci Wagner, by Nov. 19. For the Iowa City Duals, a continuous free shuttle service will be available to transport fans between Hancher Auditorium and the Hawkeye Commuter lots and Carver-Hawkeye Arena. A limited number of parking spaces in the Finkbine Commuter lot will also be open to the public at a cost of $5 per vehicle. Throughout the season, fans are encouraged to use free parking at Hancher Auditorium, the Hawkeye Commuter lot (which is located west of the UI Athletics Hall of Fame, Grant Field, UI Soccer Field and the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex), and the hard surfaced lots at the UI softball and outdoor track complexes. Parking is also available at the regular hourly parking rate in the Clock Tower (#3) and Field House (#4) ramps. HAWKEYES HEAD TO KAUFMAN-BRAND OPEN The University of Nebraska-Omaha will host the nation's largest collegiate wrestling meet Saturday with its annual Kaufman-Brand Open. The single-day event attracts between 500-700 wrestlers from approximately 35 teams in 12 stats to UNO's Sapp Fieldhouse. Tickets - $12 for adults and $7 for students - are available from the UNO Athletic Ticket Office at 402/5546287. DENNIS TO COMPETE AT NWCA ALL-STAR CLASSIC Hawkeye senior Daniel Dennis is scheduled to compete at the 44th annual NWCA All-Star Classic Sunday in Fullerton, CA. The event will be held in Cal State Fullerton's Titan Gym and is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. (CT). Dennis is scheduled to face fourth-ranked Steve Bell of Maryland in the 133-pound match. Bell won the pair's only meeting - a 4-3 decision in sudden victory - at the 2008 Journeyman Duals in Binghamton, NY. It is the first time Dennis will compete in the event. Tickets can be purchased through TicketLeap: http://savefullertonwrestling.ticketleap.com. Prices are $12, $15 and $20 if purchased in advance, and $15, $18 and $25 if purchased at the door. The event will serve as a major fundraiser for the Cal State Fullerton wrestling program, which must fund itself. The Titans must raise $200,000 in funds by April 2010 and another $200,000 in pledges by August 2010 to survive. In the 44-year history of the event, Iowa has had the second-most participants with 74. Oklahoma State has had the most with 81, while Iowa State ranks third with 69. Following is the scheduled lineup. The individual rankings are based on each wrestler's performance at the 2009 NCAA meet. 2009 NWCA All-Star Dual Match-Ups 125 - #2 Anthony Robles (Arizona St.) vs. #4 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) 133 - #4 Steve Bell (Maryland) vs. #5 Daniel Dennis (Iowa) 141 - #2 Nick Gallick (Iowa St.) vs. #3 Alex Krom (Maryland) 149 - #2 Lance Palmer (Ohio St.) vs. #5 Kyle Borshoff (American) 157 - #1 Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) vs. #2 Matt Moley (Bloomsburg) 165 - #4 Jon Reader (Iowa St.) vs. #6 Andrew Rendos (Bucknell) 174 - Chris Henrich (Virginia) vs. #7 Stephen Dwyer (Nebraska) 184 - #4 Max Askren (Missouri) vs. #5 Josh Patterson (Binghamton) 197 - #1 Jake Varner (Iowa St.) vs. #2 Craig Brester (Nebraska) 285 - #1 Mark Ellis (Missouri) vs. #5 David Zabriskie (Iowa St.) WELCOME BACK The head coaches of four of the five teams coming to Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the Iowa City Duals have ties to the Iowa wrestling program. John Oostendorp (Coe), Mike Duroe (Cornell), Ty Eustice (Iowa Lakes) and David Ray (Southern Illinois Edwardsville) will all be making a return to Iowa City. Oostendorp (1990-93) was a two-time Hawkeye all-American at heavyweight, winning the 1992 Big Ten title. He and Hawkeye coaches Tom and Terry Brands were part of Iowa teams that won three NCAA and Big Ten titles, and posted a 55-1-2 dual mark. Duroe served as head coach of the University of Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling Club from 2003-05. Eustice (2003-06) was a two-time all-American, placing second at the 2006 NCAA Championships at 149 pounds. Ray lettered for the Hawkeyes in 1984. IOWA CITY DUALS COMPETITION Coe College Kohawks - Coe is ranked third in the nation in NCAA Division III by the NWCA, returning five all-Americans and six NCAA qualifiers from the 2008-09 squad that went 15-5. Senior Tyler Burkle (184) and junior Clayton Rush (125) are each ranked third in the nation. Burkle, the 2008 national champion at 165 pounds, was 27-7 last year, while placing third at the NCAA Championships. He enters the season with an 88-15 career record. Rush is a two-time all-American, who won a conference title last season. His 62-8 career record includes a 26-3 record from 2008-09. Also in the national rankings are seniors Rob Kramer (4th-197) and Mitch Sander (6th-Hwt.), and junior Seth Rehn (8th-174). Former Hawkeye Nick LeClere, who is the younger brother of Iowa's 141-pounder Dan LeClere will be wrestling at 165. Assisting Head Coach John Oostendorp is Dustin Hinschberger, Eric Casey, Marcus Kurtz and Dustin Bliven. Iowa holds a 2-0 lead in the series, winning 50-0 in 2007 and 51-0 in 2009. Cornell College Rams - Cornell enters the season ranked ninth in the NWCA Division III pre-season poll. The Rams are coming off their second straight top-10 national finish, a feat that hasn't happened at Cornell since the 1950 and 1951 seasons. Cornell returns six starters and all-Americans Nick Nothern (133) and Kevin Donahue (141) from last year's squad that went 14-8. Nothern is ranked first in the nation, while Donahue is ranked third. Junior Ryan Mulnix (149) is ranked 10th. Head Coach Mike Duroe, who has a 51-37-1 record in four seasons at Cornell, is assisted by Shawn Voight, Andrew Knaack and Kyle Burkle. Cornell is one of only two opponents on Iowa's 2009-10 schedule that holds a lead in the series history. The Rams have a 3-2 advantage, winning the first three meetings in 1930 (17-13), 1932 (15.5-10.5) and 1933 (17-11), but Iowa has won the last two meetings (22-11 in 1970 and 51-0 in 2008). Iowa Lakes Community College Lakers - Iowa Lakes enters the season ranked eighth in the NJCAA national pre-season polls. Sophomore Tim Thurston is ranked first in the nation at 133, while sophomore Josh Marsh (197) is fourth, freshman Victor DeJesus (149) is sixth, freshman Danial McGillivray (165) is eighth and freshman Matt Catalano (141) is ninth. Head Coach Ty Eustice, in his first season with the Lakers, is assisted by Corey VanGroll. This will be the first meeting between the two teams. University of North Carolina Pembroke Braves - North Carolina Pembroke is 1-0, posting a 38-4 win over Belmont Abbey Nov. 3. The NCAA Division II Braves are led by senior J.J. Davis (174) and junior Russell Weakley (125), who are each ranked fifth in the nation at their respective weight classes. Head Coach Jamie Gibbs, a 2000 Coe College graduate and a former assistant coach for the Kohawks, is in his third season with the Braves. He is assisted by Othello Johnson. This will be the first meeting between the two teams. Southern Illinois Edwardsville Cougars - Southern Illinois returns four national qualifiers from the 2008-09 team that posted a 4-6 mark and placed second in the conference. The Cougars are ranked 16th in the most recent NCWA national coaches poll. Southern Illinois Edwardsville is led by juniors Derek Pousson (149) and Blake Reed (165), and sophomores Dillon Pousson (141) and Steve Ross (157). Head Coach David Ray is in his second season with the Cougars. Iowa holds a 4-0 lead in the series, winning the most recent meeting 45-3 in 1989. U.S.-RUSSIA FREESTYLE SHOWDOWN SET A team of top U.S. wrestlers will compete in a freestyle dual meet against a team from Russia in Mount Vernon, IA, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Cornell College's Small Multi-Sports Center. The 700 remaining tickets will be sold prior to the event at the Small Multi-Sports Center. Doors are set to open and tickets sales will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. The local organizing committee is the Hawkeye Wrestling Club. 2008 U.S. Olympians Mike Zadick (Solon, Iowa/Gator WC), Doug Schwab (Coralville, Iowa/Gator WC) and Steve Mocco (Coralville, Iowa/New York AC) will be in the U.S. lineup. Schwab and Mocco both won NCAA titles at Iowa, while Zadick was an all-American for the Hawkeyes. Zadick, who will compete at 60 kg/132 lbs., won a World silver medal for the United States in 2006. Schwab will wrestle at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. and Mocco will compete at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Two of the other U.S. team members train full-time in Iowa City. Paul Donahoe, a past NCAA champion for Nebraska, will compete at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Lloyd Rogers, who starred at Tennessee-Chattanooga, will wrestle at 74 kg/163 lbs. Also in the lineup is Bryce Hasseman (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 84 kg/185 lbs. Hasseman climbed to the No. 2 position on Freestyle Team USA's chart last season while training in Iowa City under Coach Terry Brands. Competing at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. will be Kyle Cerminara (Edinboro, Pa./New York AC), who was the 2009 U.S. Nationals runner-up at this weight class. Cerminara was an NCAA All-American for the Univ. of Buffalo. Russia is the defending World Team champions in freestyle wrestling, and has been a long-time U.S. rival for international supremacy. The Russian team is also expected to compete in dual meets in Illinois and New York, as well as wrestle in the New York AC International Open in New York City on Nov. 22. The Russian team features numerous athletes who have won international medals on the World or Continental levels. Included are some of the top young stars in the Russian program. Russia is currently the reigning World Champion team in freestyle wrestling. Leading the effort is Nariman Israpilov at 55 kg/121 lbs., a 2009 European champion and the 2008 Junior World champion. Two of the team members have won silver medals at the Russian National Freestyle Championships, Arsen Mairov at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. and Anzor Urishev at 84 kg/185 lbs. Mairov was a Russian National silver medalist in 2009, while Urishev won his Russian National silver medal in 2008. Urishev was also a Junior World silver medalist at 2008.Bronze medalists at the Russian Freestyle Nationals on the tour include Vladimir Vilmov at 60 kg/132 lbs., Magomed Magomedov at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. and Valeri Bedoev at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Bedoev won two Russian National bronze medals competing up at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Vilmov won a gold medal at the Dave Schultz Memorial International in Colorado Springs, CO in 2009. U.S. vs. Russia Matchups 55 kg/121 lbs. - Paul Donahoe (US) vs. Nariman Israpilov (R) 60 kg/132 lbs. - Mike Zadick (US) vs. Vladimir Vilmov (R) 66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Doug Schwab (US) vs. Arsen Mairov (R) 74 kg/163 lbs. - Lloyd Rogers (US) vs. Rashid Kurbanov (R) 84 kg/185 lbs. - Bryce Hasseman (US) vs. Anzor Urishev (R) 96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Kyle Cerminara (US) vs. Magomed Magomedov (R) or Valeriy Bedoev (R) 120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Steve Mocco (US) vs. Alan Tsarikaev (R) HEAD COACH Tom Brands Two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, Tom Brands, is in his fourth season as head wrestling coach at Iowa. A 1996 Olympic gold medalist and member of wrestling's Hall of Fame, Brands is only the eighth wrestling coach at Iowa. The former Hawkeye wrestler was a four-time all-American and three-time national champion (1989-92) at Iowa. He has a 59-6 overall and 21-3 Big Ten coaching record at Iowa, and a 76-26 career mark. In his third season with the Hawkeyes, Brands led Iowa to its second straight NCAA and Big Ten team titles, crowning five all-Americans and two Big Ten champions. The 2009 national title was the school's 22nd, and it was only the second time in school history Iowa won the NCAA title without an individual champion. Brands earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honors after guiding Iowa to the school's 33rd conference team title. The Hawkeyes ended the 2008-09 season with a 24-0 record, going undefeated for the first time since 1999-2000. The Hawkeyes, who ended the season on a 38-dual match winning streak that dates back to the 2007-08 campaign, clinched the 2009 Big Ten regular season title with a perfect 8-0 mark in conference competition and won the 2008 Midlands team title. Brands served as head coach at Virginia Tech University for two seasons (2005-06), recording a 17-20 dual mark. Prior to taking the helm at Virginia Tech, Brands was an assistant coach at Iowa for 12 seasons (1993-2004). He helped the Hawkeyes to a 177-27 dual record, seven NCAA and eight Big Ten titles, while crowning 23 NCAA champions, 73 all-Americans and 36 Big Ten champions. He was named the National Wrestling Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year in 2000. As a competitor, Brands won the 1996 Olympic freestyle gold medal at 136.5 pounds in Atlanta, GA. He also won a gold medal at the 1993 World Freestyle Championships in Toronto, two World Cup gold medals (1994, 1995) and was the 1995 Pan American Games champion. He won four U.S. National titles (1993-96) and made four straight U.S. World or Olympic teams (1993-96). Along with his twin brother, Terry, Tom was named 1993 USA Wrestling Athlete of the Year, the 1993 John Smith Outstanding Freestyle Wrestler and 1993 Amateur Wrestling News Man of the Year. He was inducted into wrestling's Hall of Fame in 2001. Brands was a four-time all-American at Iowa (1989-92). During his Hawkeye career, he won three NCAA titles and was named Outstanding Wrestler of the 1992 NCAA Championships. Also a three time Big Ten champion, Brands won 95 percent of his matches at Iowa. His career mark of 158-7-2, included an undefeated season in 1991 (45-0). SLATON, GAMBRALL WIN TITLES AT HAROLD NICHOLS OPEN University of Iowa senior Joe Slaton (141) and redshirt freshman Grant Gambrall (184) each took home titles from the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open in Ames Saturday. Ten of Iowa's 11 competitors placed fourth or higher at the season-opening tournament. Slaton, who was competing unattached, won all five of his matches by seven points or more. The #2 seed at 141, Slaton posted two technical falls, a major decision and a decision en route to his 14-7 win over unattached Mario Morgan in the finals. Gambrall, who was the #3 seed at 184, recorded a pin, technical fall and major decision on the way to his 6-2 victory over #1 seed Jerome Ward of Iowa State in the finals. Sophomore J.J. Krutsinger (125) and redshirt freshman Nate Moore (133) also wrestled in the finals of their respective weight classes, each placing second. Krutsinger, who was the top seed at 125, recorded two technical falls and a pin before losing a 10-2 major decision to #2 seed Andrew Long of Iowa State in the finals. Moore, who was seeded second, posted three first-period pins and a major decision before losing a 4-2 decision to #1 seed Cody Garcia of Nebraska-Omaha in the 133-pound finals. Placing third for the Hawkeyes were junior Luke Lofthouse (197), sophomore Blake Rasing (Hwt.), and true freshmen Derek St. John (157) and Ethen Lofthouse (174). Sophomore Vinnie Wagner (184) and true freshman Nick Trizzino (133) placed fourth. IOWA EARNS TOP PRE-SEASON RANKINGS The defending Big Ten and NCAA champion Hawkeyes earned the top spot in the Intermat Top 25 pre-season poll and the W.I.N. Magazine pre-season tournament power index. Hawkeye senior Brent Metcalf (149) is ranked first in the nation at his weight class in pre-season rankings by Amateur Wrestling News (AWN), Intermat and W.I.N. Magazine, while five other Hawkeye are ranked in the top five. Metcalf is a two-time all-American and NCAA finalist with a 72-2 career record at Iowa. The two-time Big Ten champion is the first wrestler in conference history to earn Outstanding Wrestler honors at the conference meet two straight years. Senior Phillip Keddy is ranked second by A.W.N. and W.I.N., and third by Intermat at 184. Keddy is a two-time all-American and three-time Big Ten placewinner with a 76-32 career record. He went 34-5 in 2008-09, placing fourth at the NCAA Championships and second at the Big Ten meet. Senior Jay Borschel is ranked second at 174 by A.W.N., and fourth by Intermat and W.I.N. Borschel has a 61-10 career mark, going 29-5 and placing third at the Big Ten Championships last season. He went 19-1 in dual competition and 6-0 in Big Ten duals in 2008-09. He also earned all-America honors in 2008. Senior Ryan Morningstar (165) and Dan Erekson (Hwt.) are ranked fourth by all three publications. Morningstar posted a 32-6 record in 2008-09, placing second at the Big Ten Championships and third at the NCAA meet to earn his first all-America honor. The three-time Big Ten placewinner has started 65 straight duals for the Hawkeyes. Erekson went 27-8 last season, winning a Big Ten title and earning all-America honors with a fourth-place NCAA finish. Senior Daniel Dennis is ranked fourth at 133 by Intermat, and fifth by A.W.N. and W.I.N. Dennis went 31-6 last season, including a 20-2 dual mark and an 8-0 Big Ten dual record. He placed fifth at the Big Ten Championships and seventh at NCAA's to earn all-America honors. HAWKEYES LOOK TO EXTEND STREAKS Iowa opens the 2009-10 season on a 38-match winning streak. The Hawkeyes have also won their last 14 home duals and their last 29 duals away from Iowa City. The school record for consecutive dual wins is 42 (1994-97), consecutive home dual wins is 55 (1977-83), and for consecutive away dual wins is 31 (1994-97). Both the overall and away current streaks both rank second in school history. 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 504-197, going 292-105 in duals, 94-48 in Big Ten duals and 91-36 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The group has scored 1,152 team points in dual competition and has started a combined 400 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. IOWA WRESTLING HISTORY Iowa's overall dual meet record is 854-215-30 (.791) in 99 seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 22 national titles and 33 Big Ten titles. Iowa's 49 NCAA champions have won a total of 57 NCAA individual titles, crowning six three-time and 14 two-time champions. The Hawkeyes' 101 Big Ten champions have won a total of 184 conference titles. There have been seven four-time, 18 three-time and 26 two-time Iowa winners. Iowa's 138 all-Americans have earned all-America status 278 times, including 17 four-time, 27 three-time and 35 two-time honorees. CARVER-HAWKEYE ARENA Carver-Hawkeye Arena has been the home of Iowa wrestling since 1983. The Hawkeyes are 169-18 (.904) in the arena, which includes a record 10 victories during the 1986 season. Iowa has recorded 17 undefeated seasons in the arena, with the most recent (7-0) occurring in 2008-09. The dual wrestling attendance record for Carver-Hawkeye Arena is 15,955, set when Iowa defeated Iowa State (20-15) on December 6, 2008. The arena seats 15,500 for a dual wrestling meet. HAWKEYE WRESTLING TICKET INFORMATION Season and single meet tickets for Iowa's seven home events 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. Season Tickets $60 - General public, $48 UI faculty/staff Single Meet vs. UNI, Michigan State, Northwestern & Iowa City Duals 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 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. SEASON PROMOTIONS The UI Sports Marketing Office has created a great promotions schedule for the 2009-10 wrestling season. The Iowa City Duals (Nov. 20) has been designated Poster Day. Posters, schedule cards and magnets will be available at the door. Also, Hawkeye football and basketball fans can present their tickets for the Iowa-Minnesota football game and the Iowa-Bowling Green State men's basketball game at wrestling for a $5 ticket to the all-day event. The Iowa-Northern Iowa dual on Dec. 10 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 entrance and receive an Iowa wrestling decal. Hawkeye fans can break out their gold apparel for the "Gold Rush" dual when Iowa hosts Oklahoma State on Jan. 16. The Hawkeyes will also host their annual kids clinic that day at 5 p.m. in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Doors for the clinic will open at 4:30 p.m. Youth, ages eighth grade and under, are eligible to participate in the clinic, and will receive a free ticket to the Iowa-Oklahoma State dual for participating. Participants' family members will be able to purchase tickets for the dual at a group rate price of $5 per ticket. When Penn State comes to town on Jan. 29 they will be welcomed with a "Blackout", as the Hawkeyes are encouraging all fans to wear black apparel to the dual. A special single-match Family Four Pack ticket and concession offer will be available for the Iowa-Michigan State dual on Jan. 31. Fans can purchase four tickets, four hot dogs and four cokes at a discounted rate. Please watch www.hawkeyesports.com for more information. The Iowa-Northwestern dual on Feb. 12 has been designated Autograph and Youth Wrestling Night. After the dual, Iowa wrestlers will sign autographs at tables around the Carver-Hawkeye Arena concourse. The Hawkeyes will close out the home season Feb. 19 against Ohio State with Fan Appreciation Night. Iowa will also honor its 11 seniors with Senior Night. WRESTLING SUMMER CAMPS For dates and more information about 2010 Iowa Wrestling Summer camps visit www.iowawrestlingcamps.com. 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.

Cowboy Wrestling This Week No. 4 Oklahoma State vs. No. 20 Arizona State Nov. 20, 2009 :: 7 p.m. :: Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611 capacity) TV: None Radio: 93.7 KSPI-FM (Rex Holt and Roger Moore) Live Audio & Video Broadcast: okstate.com Live Results & Play-by-Plays: okstate.com -------------------------------------------------------- The Basics The Oklahoma State wrestling team takes the mat for its first dual of the season when it hosts Arizona State (2-0 overall; 2-0 Pac-10) at 7 p.m. Friday. Ticket Information Season tickets for OSU wrestling cost $75 for the general public and $60 for OSU faculty & staff and senior citizens. OSU students are admitted free with ID. Single-dual tickets for Friday's dual cost $10 with the group rate $6 per person in a group of 15 or more. The group rate is only available if booked in advance. Gameday Promotions vs. Arizona State OSU Students can enter an orange VESPA S50 drawing with their student ID in east lobby of Gallagher-Iba Arena at Orange Rewards table. Special thanks to Amy & Malone Mitchell for their generous donation to make his program possible. Bring your OSU vs. Colorado Football Ticket to receive free admission to the home opening match MidFirst Show Me the Money-Bring a MidFirst sign for your chance to win $150 On The Air The dual will be aired live on KSPI 93.7 FM radio in Stillwater with Rex Holt and Roger Moore on the call. Watch The Dual Live Fans can watch the dual live online at okstate.com. Simply go to the site, then click on "Multimedia" and roll your mouse over to "Live Events" on the left-hand side and scroll down to the dual of your choice and click the link to the video feed. The video feed also includes the audio from the radio broadcast. Live Stats And Play-by-Play Fans can also follow the action online through live results and play-by-play on www.okstate.com. Simply go to the main wrestling site and click the link to the primary story on the page. OSU vs. Arizona State Series Capsule Overall: OSU leads, 35-4-0 In Stillwater: OSU leads, 17-0-0 In Tempe: OSU leads, 10-4-0 At Neutral: OSU leads, 8-0-0 John Smith vs. Arizona State: 17-1-0 Shawn Charles vs. Oklahoma State: 0-1-0 Series Trends: OSU has won last 15 meetings. Individual Head-to-Head There isn't much history between the probable starters for Friday's dual. In fact, Chris Drouin's 7-5 win over Jamal Parks at last year's Reno Tournament of Champions stands as the only head-to-head clash between individuals expected to wrestle this week. Last Meeting vs. Arizona State (2006) - OSU 38, ASU 3* 125: Scott (OSU) dec. Mendoza (ASU); 8-2 133: Morgan (OSU) tech fall Hickey (ASU); 16-1 141: D. Frishkorn (OSU) fall Johnson (ASU); 2:44 149: Esposito (OSU) win by forfeit 157: Ward (OSU) dec. Stith (ASU); 3-2 TB 165: Hendricks (OSU) maj. dec. Pitsch (ASU); 14-5 174: Mason (OSU) tech fall Robbins (ASU); 17-0 184: Dollaway (ASU) dec. Blackmon (OSU); 12-6 197: Jake Rosholt (OSU) dec. Bader (ASU); 5-1 285: Mocco (OSU) dec. Velasquez (ASU); 6-4 * National Duals (Cedar Falls, Iowa) A Familiar Face The Arizona State roster includes a familiar face to Cowboy fans in junior 133 pounder Ben Ashmore. Ashmore is the brother of current OSU wrestler Luke Ashmore and competed for OSU in 2008, compiling a 9-7 overall record before transferring. Scouting The Sun Devils Arizona State has one of America's top wrestlers at 125 pounds in junior Anthony Robles and boasts a very strong 141-pounder as well in junior Chris Drouin. Born with only one leg, Robles finished fourth at the 2009 NCAA Championships and won the Pac-10 title. Drouin took sixth at the 2009 NCAA Championships. More OSU-ASU Connections First-year Arizona State coach Shawn Charles is very familiar with OSU and the entire Big 12, for that matter. He has been on staff at four of the five schools in the league, serving stints at Iowa State (1993-95), Oklahoma (1996-97), Nebraska (2001-05) and Missouri (2007-09). While serving as the head coach at Fresno State in 2005-06, Charles coached his Bulldogs in a dual against Oklahoma State, with the Cowboys winning by a 44-3 score. Last Time Out: Central Missouri Open 125: Ladd Rupp (1st); Tyler Dorrell (4th); Zach Tull (dnp) 133: Jordan Oliver (1st), Tyler Shinn (2nd); 141: Jamal Parks (3rd) 149: Albert White (1st); Jake Peck (5th); Luke Silver (6th) 157: Neil Erisman (1st); Alex Munoz (6th) 165: Alex Meade (3rd); Joe Ali (dnp) 174: Mike Benefiel (2nd); Chris McNeil (3rd); Darnell Bortz (dnp) 184: Clayton Foster (1st); Chris Perry (2nd); Elliott Hellwege (dnp) 197: Alan Gelogaev (1st); Zach White (5th); Blake Rosholt (6th) 285: Jared Rosholt (1st); Tyson Yoder (dnp); Dalton Salisbury (dnp) Still Undefeated A total of six Cowboys are undefeated through two open tournaments, as Chris Notte (4-0), Jordan Oliver (7-0), Albert White (8-0), Neil Erisman (8-0), Clayton Foster (7-0) and Alan Gelogaev (8-0) are all expected to put their unblemished records on the line against the Sun Devils. Rosholt Nears The Century Mark Senior heavyweight Jared Rosholt, already a Big 12 champion and two-time All-American, continues to etch his name into the OSU record books. Entering the Arizona State dual, Rosholt has 97 career victories. A total of 32 Cowboys have hit the 100-win mark for their careers, with coach John Smith's 152 victories from 1984-88 topping the list. Winning Is The Family Business Jared Rosholt would become the second member of his family to hit the 100 career win mark at OSU, as older brother Jake was 104-21 from 2003-06. The only other set of brothers to win 100 for the Cowboys were the Smiths. John's 152-8-2 record from 1984-88 leads all OSU wrestlers, with brother Pat going 122-4-2 from 1990-94 and Lee Roy going 114-13-4 from 1977-80. Speaking Of Family... John Smith is coaching a pair of his nephews this year in true freshmen Chris Perry and Zach White. Perry is the son of John's sister, Cathy and White is the son of Smith's sister Mary Ann. Both Perry and White are expected to redshirt this season. Trading Spaces While some returning starters are in the lineup for the Cowboys this year, it should be noted that three of them are suiting up at new weight classes, with Chris Notte moving from 133 pounds to 125 pounds, Chris McNeil moving from 184 pounds to 174 pounds and Clayton Foster moving from 197 pounds to 184 pounds. All three were NCAA qualifiers last year, but are cutting down this year as a result of the increased talent in the OSU wrestling room. Red, White and OSU A quartet of Cowboys represented the United States on the international scene during the summer of 2009, with John Smith coaching the USA senior freestyle team at the FILA World Championships in Herning, Denmark, head assistant coach Eric Guerrero serving as head coach for Team USA at the FILA junior freestyle world championships in Ankara, Turkey and Jordan Oliver and Chris Perry both suiting up for Team USA at the FILA junior freestyle world championships. Oliver won bronze in the 60-kilogram bracket and Perry placed sixth in the 84-kilogram bracket at junior worlds. Foster Has Team USA Experience As Well Though he did not suit up in the Stars and Stripes this past summer, 184-pounder Clayton Foster represented the USA at the 2008 FILA junior world freestyle championships and had a nice showing, winning the bronze medal at the event. Call Him "Z" One of the most talked-about wrestlers in the country during the preseason was Oklahoma State 197-pounder Alan Gelogaev. Born in Chechenya, Gelogaev claims Moscow, Russia as his hometown. Prior to enrolling at OSU, he trained for five years under Russian wrestling legend and nine-time world champion Buvaisar Saitiev in Siberia. During his training in Siberia, he connected with former Cowboy Olympian Daniel Cormier and followed Cormier to Stillwater, where he is now mentored by six-time world champion John Smith. His nickname, "Z" comes from his middle name, Zelim. Fargo Champions Everywhere The 2009-10 Oklahoma State roster includes a staggering eight different Fargo junior freestyle national champions. The list: Luke Ashmore - 2006 Clayton Foster - 2006 Albert White - 2006 Mike Benefiel - 2007 Jon Morrison - 2007 Jordan Oliver - 2007 Jamal Parks - 2007 Chris Perry - 2008 Benefiel To Suit Up At Start Of Spring Semester Sophomore 174-pounder Mike Benefiel will not be eligible to compete for the Cowboys until the spring, 2010 semester begins at OSU, meaning that the Aurora, Ill., native won't be able to suit up for the Cowboys until the Jan. 16 dual at Iowa. Benefiel redshirted as a true freshman at Northwestern in 2007-08 before transferring to St. Louis CC in Meramec, Mo. Benefiel enrolled at Northern Oklahoma College for summer school in 2009 before coming to OSU in time for the fall, 2009 semester.

HOBOKEN, N.J. -- The Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team fell to NCAA Division I foe Sacred Heart University, 28-15, on Wednesday night in Walker Gymnasium. The Ducks fell behind early but never quit, getting wins in four of the last five bouts in what was a very competitive match. Sophomore Joe Favia (Brick, N.J.), junior Bobby Bishop (Wayne Valley, N.J.), junior Vincent Termini (Mount Laurel, N.J.), and senior James Roarty (Hyde Park, Mass.) all were victorious on the evening. Junior Pat Feely (Johnston, R.I.) earned a win by fall (1:33) at 125 lbs. over sophomore Brad Warren (Brookeville, Md.) to put Sacred Heart (1-3) up 6-0. Sophomore Anthony Ricco (Paramus, N.J.) made it 10-0 Pioneers with a major decision (16-4) over freshman Ryan Neugebauer (Baldwin, N.Y.), and senior Cory Dunn (Rutherford, N.J.) followed with a pin of senior Frank Maselli (Rye, N.Y.). Duck freshman Ryan Owens (Fallston, Md.) lost by pin fall to junior Paul Galipeau (Randolph, N.J.) to make it 22-0 SHU, but senior Charles Favia (Brick, N.J.) came out and wrestled well for Stevens (0-1) at 157 lbs. to really change the momentum. Though the Duck captain lost an extremely tight, 6-5 decision, he battled hard, taking junior Anthony Priore (Garwood, N.J.) to the brink. Following a 10-minute intermission after Charles Favia’s battle, brother Joe Favia put the Ducks on the board with an 8-3 decision over Jonathan Rizzitello (Paramus, N.J.) at 165. Up 4-1 heading into the third period, Favia earned an escape early on and a take down at the midway point to seal the win. Bishop made it 25-6 with a 10-4 decision in the 174-lb. weight class. After senior Michael Hartman (Cranston, R.I.) took a 2-1 lead into the second, Bishop really changed the momentum and controlled things the rest of the way. He earned three points in period number two before outscoring Hartman 5-1 in the final two minutes. Termini earned six team points with a win by forfeit at 184 lbs. and after senior Ernie Guaimano (Hillsborough, N.J.) dropped a close, 2-0 decision at 197, Roarty, a co-captain, ended the evening with a nice win at heavyweight. He defeated junior Paul Schwighhardt (Tinton Falls, N.J.), 3-1, and controlled the match. He got a reversal early in the third and added more than three minutes of riding time. Stevens will return to action when it heads to the Doug Parker Invitational on November 21. After a break for the Thanksgiving holiday, the Ducks will head to the Messiah College Invitational in Grantham, Pa. before looking for their first dual-match win when they host Elizabethtown College on December 11. Results: 125 lbs. – Feely, P (SHU) def. Warren, B (SIT) – Fall (1:33) (6-0 SHU) 133 lbs. – Ricco, A (SHU) def. Neugebauer, R (SIT) – 16-4 Major Decision (10-0 SHU) 141 lbs. – Dunn, Cory (SHU) def. Maselli, F (SIT) – Fall (2:06) (16-0 SHU) 149 lbs. – Galipeau, P (SHU) def. Owens, R (SIT) – Fall (2:59) (22-0 SHU) 157 lbs. – Priore, A (SHU) def. Favia, C. (SIT) – 6-5 Dec. (25-0 SHU) 165 lbs. – Favia, J (SIT) def. Rizzitello, J (SHU) – 8-3 Dec. (25-3 SHU) 174 lbs. – Bishop, B (SIT) def. Hartman, M (SHU) – 10-4 Dec. (25-6 SHU) 184 lbs. – Termini , V (SIT) won by forfeit (25-12 SHU) 197 lbs. – Lapp, B (SHU) def. Guaimano, E – 2-0 Dec. (28-12 SHU) 285 lbs. – Roarty, J (SIT) def. Schwighardt (SHU) – 3-1 Dec. (28-15 SHU)

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- The Lycoming College wrestling team needed just 35 minutes to defeat Gettysburg College 54-3 in the Warriors’ home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Lycoming’s grapplers scored pins in seven of the ten matches. The win improves Lycoming 4-0 on the season, while the Bullets slip to 0-1 overall. Walker Faison (Virginia Beach, Va./Cox) started things off at 125 pounds with a pin of Abe Evans just 53 seconds into the second period. After a Bullets forfeit at 133, 141 pound Warrior Jonathan Quiggle (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) earned the second Lycoming pin of the night at 2:14. Another forfeit at 149 pounds gave Lycoming a 24-0 lead. 157-pounder Colton Eyer (Millville, Pa./Millville) continued the pinning trend, doing so in just 48 seconds. Chris Dahlheimer (Red Lion, Pa./Red Lion), currently ranked No. 4 in the nation, downed his 165-pound opponent in 1:03. At 174 pounds, Kyle Crouthamel (Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Freedom) pinned Colin Pryor of Gettysburg in just 1:55, giving Lycoming a 42-0 lead. Troy Hayre (Falls Church, Va./McLean) picked up the sixth fall of the night at 184 pounds at 1:07 of the second period. 197-pounder Russel Korbul (Asbury, N.J./North Hunterdon) grabbed the final Lycoming points of the night, pinning Marshall Puls 57 seconds in the second period. Lycoming’s next match with be a battle of two ranked teams as it takes its No. 22 ranking on the road to Ithaca College, currently ranked No. 4 according to the Brute-Adidas coaches poll. The match is set for Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. Results: 125 - Noel Faison (L) pinned Abe Evans (G), 0:53 133 - Andrew Lewis (L) wins by forfeit 141 - Jonathan Quiggle (L) pinned Jack Bostrom (G), 2:14 149 - Isaiah Britton (L) wins by forfeit 157 - Colton Ever (L) pinned Joe Fiore (G), 0:48 165 - Christopher Dahlheimer (L) pinned Michael Picciani (G), 1:03 174 - Kyle Crouthamel (L) pinned Colin Pryor (G), 1:55 184 - Troy Hayre (L) pinned Luke Mitchell (G), 1:07 197 - Russel Korbul (L) pinned Marshall Puls (G), 0:57 285 - Kevin Poplaski (G) dec. Zach Eckstrom (L), 4-3 (TB-2)

MITCHELL, S.D. -- The Northern State University wrestling squad earned their first dual win of the season Wednesday in dominating fashion, as they handed NAIA No. 19 ranked Dakota Wesleyan University a 42-10 beat down at the Christen Family Recreation/Wellness Center in Mitchell, S.D. With the win, the Wolves open up their season with a 1-0 mark in dual meets. The Wolves earned three wins via forfeit, all in the upper weight classes. They got pinfall victories from Jimmy Marx (125), Jacob Butrous (133), and Phil Downs (165), with Butrous’ victory coming over no. 9 ranked Malik Stewart. They got two wins via decision from Donnie Bowden (165) and Beau Voegeli (149) on the night to total out their 42 points. Results: 125 lbs. Jimmy Marx (NSU, 3-2) pinned Alan Stuber (DWU, 3-5); 1:49 133 lbs. Jacob Butrous (NSU, 3-4) pinned No. 9 Malik Stewart (DWU, 5-4); 5:11 141 lbs. No. 3 Jordan Harer (DWU, 2-0) maj. d. Benton Crow (NSU, 1-3); 16-2 149 lbs. Beau Voegeli (NSU, 3-4) d. Danny Hutcheson (DWU, 8-4); 4-1 157 lbs. Noah Ruml (DWU, 2-2) pinned Ryan Larsen (NSU, 0-1); 2:54 165 lbs. Donnie Bowden (NSU, 6-2) d. Tanner LaValliere (DWU, 6-5); 7-6 174 lbs. Phillip Downs (NSU, 2-2) pinned Blake Hodne (DWU, 3-6); 8:00 184 lbs. Cale Cornemann (NSU, 1-0) wins by forfeit 197 lbs. Matt Meuleners (NSU, 8-3) wins by forfeit Heavyweight Jared Little (NSU, 7-3) wins by forfeit The Wolves are next in action on December 5 when they travel to Chadron, Neb. to tangle with Chadron State.

BRISTOL, R.I. -- The 29th-ranked RWU wrestling team improved to 2-0 this season and 1-0 in the Pilgrim League with a 41-6 victory over the visiting Coast Guard Academy Wednesday evening in the Recreation Center Gymnasium. Three Hawks posted wins by fall while two earned wins by forfeit. RWU freshman Kaare Stokdal (Olive Bridge, N.Y.) and senior Jay Mahoney (Madison, Conn.) combined to give the Hawks the early 8-0 lead after both wrestlers recorded major decisions of 11-3 and 13-4, respectively. Coast Guard senior Andrew Armstrong (Bethel Park, Pa.) put the Bears on the board after earning an 8-2 win in the 141 weight class, but Hawks junior Nicholas Herrick (Paramus, N.J.) quickly put a stop to any Bears momentum as he pinned his opponent at 6:05 for six points to put RWU ahead, 14-3. Another 8-2 win for Coast Guard at 157 were the final points scored by the visitors with Andy Snyder (Tamaqua, Pa.) earning the victory. In the 165 match, RWU freshman Robert Markowski (Wayne, N.J.) needed 1:47 to pin his opponent, followed by an 8-6 win for senior Chris Nadeau (Granby, Conn.) at 174. Another RWU freshman, Philip Ernst, (Succasunna, N.J.) earned a win by fall at 5:12 of the 184 bout to put the Hawks ahead, 29-6. RWU sophomore John Battista (Brick, N.J.) and junior Nick Cambi (Cohasset, Mass.) earned wins by forfeit at 197 and 285, respectively. Both teams return to action Saturday in Springfield, Mass., at the Doug Parker Invitational held on the campus of Springfield College. Results: 125: Kaare Stokdal (RWU) Major Dec. over Joseph Kidwell (USCGA), 11-3: 4-0 133: Jay Mohoney (RWU) Major Dec. over Anthony Sionoriello (USCGA), 13-4: 8-0 141: Andrew Armstrong (USCGA) dec. over Chris O’Shea (RWU), 8-2: 8-3 149: Nick Herrick (RWU) pinned Curtis Hayes (USCGA), 6:05: 14-3 157: Andy Snyder (USCGA) Dec. over Robbie Crothers (RWU), 8-2: 14-6 165: Bobby Markowski (RWU) pinned Shane Stringfellow (USCGA), 1:47: 20-6 174: Chris Nadeau (RWU) Dec. over Matt Leisy (USCGA), 8-6: 23-6 184: Phil Ernst (RWU) pinned Daniel Pereira (USCGA), 1:57: 29-6 197: John Battista (RWU) Forfeit victory: 35-6 285: Nick Cambi (RWU) Forfeit victory: 41-6

PLYMOUTH, N.H. -- Norwich University used a pair of wins by fall to defeat Plymouth State University in a collegiate wrestling match, 21-19, Wednesday evening at Foley Gymnasium. Each team posted five victories in the match, but the Cadets (1-2) won the team scoring by recording a pair of pins. PSU (1-2) nearly pulled out the match in the final bout when Jake Gagnon, needing a pin in the 285-pound weight class to give the Panthers the victory, recorded a three-point near-fall in the closing seconds but could not pin his opponent's shoulders to the mat. The top performances by Norwich came from senior Nick Monaco, who took four minutes, 26 seconds to pin his opponent at 141 pounds, and sophomore Ray Gauthier needed only 44 seconds to record the fall at 184 pounds. Other winners for the Cadets included freshman Robert Butts at 133, freshman Joey Eon at 149, and senior Jordan Ferguson in overtime at 197 pounds. In addition to Gagnon, PSU got a forfeit victory at 125 pounds and decisions by sophomore Mike Willey at 157, freshman Seth Carter at 165 and freshman Jesse Bilodeau at 174. Norwich returns to action on Saturday, Nov. 21, when the Cadets travel to Springfield, Mass., to participate in the Doug Parker Invitational hosted by Springfield College. Bouts are slated to begin at 10 a.m. Results: 125: Fred Wilkinson (PSU) won by forfeit 0-6 133: Robert Butts (NU) def. Josh Huber, 9-4 3-6 141: Nick Monaco (NU) pinned Pete Bronder, 4:26 9-6 149: Joey Eon (NU) def. Femi Wheeler, 6-2 12-6 157: Mike Willey (PSU) def. Adam Edgerton, 4-1 12-9 165: Seth Carter (PSU) def. Zach Wetzel, 19-8 12-13 174: Jesse Bilodeau (PSU) def. Matt Valnoski, 7-6 12-16 184: Ray Gauthier (NU) pinned Jacob Greenwood, 0:44 18-16 197: Jordon Ferguson (NU) def. Eric Larcomb, 3-1/SV 21-16 285: Jake Gagnon (PSU) def. Raistlin Delisle, 6-1 21-19