InterMat Staff

We’re getting into a routine now! Two weekends of wrestling have now made us feel like we’re smack dap in the middle of the season. Lots of tournaments on Saturday, running concurrently with the WrangleMania Duals, and the Journeymen Collegiate Classic made for plenty of action. Plenty of results. Some were surprising, while some may have confirmed suspicions we had about freshmen or new faces in college lineups. As will be the tradition every Sunday night or Monday morning, we’ll throw out five questions that will need to be answered while compiling national rankings for a Tuesday release. 1. What to do about Virginia Tech’s upperweight situation? We said at the beginning of the season that Virginia Tech has a good problem at 197 lbs and heavyweight with a pair of veterans who have made the NCAA Round of 12 - both of which are trying to fend off highly sought-after recruits like Sonny Sasso and Jimmy Mullen. Both Sasso and Mullen had impressive redshirt campaigns and are doing the same (if not, better) in 2024-25. Last week, Sasso showed out with five first-period falls during his dual win at Chattanooga and the Southeast Open. This week it was Mullen who opened eyes. We’ve heard that the battle between him and incumbent Hunter Catka has been very close - with neither taking a significant advantage. That changed in Boone, North Carolina at the Mountaineer Invitational. The two big men were deadlocked at zero after the first period and Catka went under Mullen. Early in the second period, Catka tried to stand up and Mullen locked in a two-on-one tilt, took Catka to his back and secured a fall. This win likely gives Mullen another shot in the lineup this week when the Hokies host #14 Missouri. When those two teams collide, the rankings go out the window, so don’t be confused by a ranking for the Tigers that’s typically lower than normal. Mizzou will also send out a new starter at heavyweight in Seth Nitzel. Nitzel is coming off a runner-up finish at the TigerStyle Invite and posted a major decision victory over 2024 national qualifier Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly). For rankings purposes, we’ll probably go with Mullen this week. Since Sasso did not wrestle and we’ve been told his battle with Andy Smith is very tight, we’ll lean toward the veteran, for now. 2. Is history repeating itself at 125? One of the common themes throughout the 2023-24 season was the unpredictability and chaos at 125 lbs. Is it happening again? With a handful of key players that were in the mix last year, still around in 2024-25 it’s not a huge surprise. It doesn’t count for rankings purposes but #3 Caleb Smith lost a wrestle-off to freshman Kael Lauridsen. #7 Jakob Camacho had a day to forget at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic - going 0-3. His losses were to quality opponents in #13 Diego Sotelo (Harvard), #19 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh), and #28 Nick Babin (Pittsburgh) - but they were all losses. To make things even more confusing from an NC State standpoint is that Camacho’s teammate, Vincent Robinson, won the top 125 lb pool. Robinson defeated Sotelo and Seymour and majored #16 Max Gallagher (Penn). NC State has a busy week with Appalachian State on Friday, followed by Princeton and Rutgers at the Jersey Jostle on Sunday. It’ll be interesting to see who gets the nod in those matches - particularly Rutgers and #11 Dean Peterson. With Cooper Flynn transferring to Minnesota, I thought we may have seen the last of Flynn and former Virginia Tech teammate Eddie Ventresca going at it. Or at least until March. That proved to be wrong as the two squared off in the finals of the Mountaineer Invitational and Ventresca was victorious. The 2023 All-American typically gets the best of Flynn (in close fashion), but Ventresca was ranked significantly lower after an injury-plagued first month of the 2023-24 season. In other interesting 125 lb related news, #29 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) pinned #18 Blake West (Northern Illinois) in the finals of the Michigan State Open. Rivera acquitted himself well last year competing at 133 lbs, so I thought he might be someone to watch this season at 125. He should move up after that strong win. Once again, Monday night will see a lot of time invested into these 125 lb rankings. 3. Where are the second tier of contenders at 165 lbs? So for now, the top-seven at 165 lbs looks like a pretty solid tier of championship contenders. Anything can happen, but it would be surprising to see more than one of them miss the podium in March. After that top-seven, it’s wiiiide open. And even wider than you may think. Shortly after last week’s rankings were posted, we learned that #9 Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) was lost for the season due to injury. We’re fearing the same may be true for #13 Beau Mantanona (Michigan). For the second consecutive week, #8 Garrett Thompson (Ohio) wrestled up at 174 lbs. We wrote last week’s appearance at 174 lbs off to the fact that Ohio was trying to maximize their talent in order to beat a B1G opponent (Wisconsin). In the preseason, we did receive some reassurance that Thompson was aiming to go 165. Between now and Tuesday morning, we’ll have to ascertain whether Thompson is in the process of cutting down to 165 or maybe he’s just staying at 174. In addition, #14 Will Miller (Appalachian State) took out #11 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) to win the Mountaineer Invitational. #10 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) is expected to go 165 lbs, but has yet to make an appearance at the weight. Going a little farther down the list, #17 Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) was shut out by #26 Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) at the Michigan State Open. My instinct is to not elevate Gaitan any further until he logs some matches at the weight. He finished the year very strongly at 174 lbs, but had some consistency issues. Rewarding Miller is probably the fairest solution, we’ll see how it shakes out after that! 4. Have we underrated Penn? Penn is currently #28 in our tournament rankings and they fall into the “just missed” category for duals. The Quakers took the mat for the first time at the Journeymen Collegiate Challenge and were impressive overall. At 149 lbs, we currently have freshman Cross Wasilewski ranked #19 based off of his exploits while competing unattached last year. Maybe it seemed too high? After Sunday, it’s either just right or perhaps too low. Wasilewski majored national qualifiers Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) and Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State). Vasquez held the #14 ranking at the weight. Wasilewski finished his day with a respectable 8-7 loss to fellow freshman stud Kannon Webster (Illinois). At 125 lbs, Max Gallagher picked up a key win over Ivy rival Diego Sotelo - though he did drop a pair of matches after the fact. 141 lber CJ Composto had a day that is difficult to judge from a rankings standpoint. He defeated Ryan Jack (NC State) who was in the preseason rankings (in the top five) but now is slated to redshirt, then lost to Luke Stanich (Lehigh). Stanich was an All-American at 141 who is on track to redshirt, as well. The Jack win is very impressive as there are not many guys who have beaten him these last few years, but it’s not a head-to-head win against anyone in the field. At 157 lbs, Jude Swisher went 2-1 - defeating 2023 All-American Ed Scott (NC State) and #21 ranked Jason Kraisser (Illinois). He did suffer a loss to redshirting Jackson Arrington (NC State), but that won’t really ding him in the rankings. Perhaps the best showing of the day from a Penn wrestler came at 174 lbs where Nick Incontrera earned a championship hammer by winning a very tough pool All three of his wins came over ranked opposition, the highest being Cornell freshman #16 Simon Ruiz. After just a week of competition from their wrestlers, I want to say that Penn is properly ranked. Incontrera might move up a spot or two in the rankings and he’s already within the All-American range, so that’s a couple of extra team tournament points. Penn should get a solid test from another team just outside of the rankings on Saturday as Northern Colorado comes to town. 5. How to properly frame the Stanford win over Iowa State? Early season dual results can often make dual rankings extremely difficult to do. Also, duals are more volatile than a tournament, so it’s exactly the reason why we should have a potentially exciting National Dual Championship - but I digress. At the end of the day, #15 Stanford and #7 Iowa State took the mat and the Cardinal pulled off a 23-21 upset. Iowa State fans may point to the numerous notable wrestlers out of the lineup. All-American Evan Frost was missing at 133 lbs. All-American Casey Swiderski is getting down to 141 lbs. 157 lber Paniro Johnson was serving a suspension. MJ Gaitan was not available at 165. Though the Cyclones got the win at 285 lbs, they were missing All-American Yonger Bastida. Now the Stanford staff would probably counter by saying they were without their 125 lbs #10 Nico Provo and had to forfeit - which forced them to start the dual in a 6-0 hole. Making a point for both teams - after what we saw on Saturday against Iowa, Tyler Knox and Aden Valencia may have gotten wins anyway had Iowa State’s top options been available at those weights. They’re both really, really good. At the same time, they may not have achieved bonus-point status, something that happened Friday night. Ultimately, Iowa State will drop a few spots in the team rankings. Stanford….looking at the teams above them, #12 Michigan, #13 Illinois, #14 Missouri - it doesn’t necessarily seem fair to jump those teams. We’ll have to run the numbers again to see how a Mantanona loss would impact the Wolverines in a dual sense.

Jefferson

Lake Highland Prep

Saturday’s DI Dual Results Franklin & Marshall 23 VMI 22 125 - Jimmy Garcia (F&M) fall Cody Tanner (VMI) 3:49 133 - Mason Leiphart (F&M) dec Dyson Dunham (VMI) 5-0 141 - Bryce Kresho (F&M) fall Phoenix Alyea (VMI) 6:08 149 - Patrick Jordon (VMI) fall Josh Hillard (F&M) 7:11 157 - Luke Bender (F&M) maj Eric Doran (VMI) 14-5 165 - Ryan Vigil (VMI) maj Josh Palmucci (F&M) 9-0 174 - Dominic Wheatley (F&M) tech Tyler Berish (VMI) 19-2 184 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) fall Leo Varga (F&M) 3:50 197 - Toby Schoffstall (VMI) maj RJ Moore (F&M) 9-0 285 - Josh Evans (VMI) dec Brody Kline (F&M) 4-2 Long Island 37 Duke 8 125 - Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) maj Ethan Grimminger (Duke) 11-0 133 - Kaelen Francois (Long Island) dec Raymond Adams (Duke) 7-1 141 - Devin Matthews (Long Island) tech Noah Kochman (Duke) 16-0 149 - Drew Witham (Long Island) tech Sean O’Donnell (Duke) 15-0 157 - Brayden Roberts (Long Island) fall Nick Tattini (Duke) 2:01 165 - Aiden Wallace (Duke) tech James Johnston (Long Island) 15-0 174 - Blake Bahna (Long Island) FFT 184 - Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) tech Logan Richey (Duke) 21-5 197 - Gavin Claro (Long Island) dec Vincent Lee (Duke) 7-5 285 - Connor Barket (Duke) dec Chris Powell (Long Island) 3-0 Buffalo 37 Sacred Heart 5 125 - Max Elton (Buffalo) maj Mike Manta (Sacred Heart) 14-3 133 - Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) tech Troy Guerra (Buffalo) 19-3 141 - Cole French (Buffalo) maj Jake Samuels (Sacred Heart) 12-0 149 - Sam Ewing (Buffalo) fall Vincent Milazzo (Sacred Heart) 1:54 157 - Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) maj Felix Lettini (Sacred Heart) 8-0 165 - Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) maj Mike McGhee (Sacred Heart) 12-2 174 - Rafael Knapp (Buffalo) dec Aidan Zarrella (Sacred Heart) 8-5SV 184 - Marcus Petite (Buffalo) dec Hunter Perez (Sacred Heart) 6-1 197 - Coy Raines (Buffalo) fall Jake Trovato (Sacred Heart) 1:27 285 - Magnus Bibla (Buffalo) dec Brendan Gilchrist (Sacred Heart) 10-3 Illinois 30 Binghamton 10 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) dec Caelen Riley (Illinois) 10-5 133 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) dec Micah Roes (Binghamton) 3-2 141 - Danny Pucino (Illinois) maj Nate Lucier (Binghamton) 14-4 149 - Kannon Webster (Illinois) tech Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) 21-3 157 - Jason Kraisser (Illinois) dec Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) 6-4 165 - Braeden Scoles (Illinois) fall Carter Baer (Binghamton) 5:20 174 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) maj Danny Braunagel (Illinois) 14-1 184 - Will Ebert (Binghamton) dec Edmond Ruth (Illinois) 2-0 197 - Zac Braunagel (Illinois) tech Andrew Bailey (Binghamton) 17-2 285 - Luke Luffman (Illinois) maj Cory Day (Binghamton) 11-1 California Baptist 29 Buffalo 6 125 - Max Elton (Buffalo) dec Mitchell Neiner (California Baptist) 4-1SV 133 - Hunter Leake (California Baptist) fall Aiden Shufelt (Buffalo) 2:47 141 - Eli Griffin (California Baptist) maj Cole French (Buffalo) 16-4 149 - Paul Kelly (California Baptist) maj Sam Ewing (Buffalo) 14-1 157 - Daniel Manibog (California Baptist) dec Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) 12-5 165 - Drayden Morton (California Baptist) dec Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) 8-5SV 174 - Carter Schmidt (California Baptist) dec Rafael Knapp (Buffalo) 4-1 184 - Nathan Haas (California Baptist) dec Marcus Petite (Buffalo) 10-7 197 - Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) dec Coy Raines (Buffalo) 6-0 285 - Magnus Bibla (Buffalo) dec Tristan Kemp (California Baptist) 4-2 VMI 24 Sacred Heart 19 125 - Mike Manta (Sacred Heart) dec Cody Tanner (VMI) 8-2 133 - Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) dec Dyson Dunham (VMI) 14-8 141 - Phoenix Alyea (VMI) fall Jake Samuels (Sacred Heart) 4:45 149 - Patrick Jordon (VMI) fall Vincent Milazzo (Sacred Heart) 2:22 157 - Felix Lettini (Sacred Heart) maj Logan Chambers (VMI) 11-3 165 - Ryan Vigil (VMI) dec Mike McGhee (Sacred Heart) 5-0 174 - Aidan Zarrella (Sacred Heart) fall Eric Doran (VMI) 6:25 184 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) dec Hunter Perez (Sacred Heart) 8-2 197 - Toby Schoffstall (VMI) fall Jake Trovato (Sacred Heart) :57 285 - Brendan Gilchrist (Sacred Heart) dec Josh Evans (VMI) 10-6 Arizona State 38 Long Island 3 125 - Richie Figueroa (Arizona State) dec Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) 6-1 133 - Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) tech Kaelen Francois (Long Island) 17-2 141 - Emilio Ysaguirre (Arizona State) dec Devin Matthews (Long Island) 9-5 149 - Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State) dec Drew Witham (Long Island) 11-7 157 - Brayden Roberts (Long Island) dec Michael Kilic (Arizona State) 2-0 165 - Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) tech James Johnston (Long Island) 21-5 174 - Chance McLane (Arizona State) maj Blake Bahna (Long Island) 12-2 184 - Aziz Fayzullaev (Arizona State) fall Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) 2:42 197 - Jacob Meissner (Arizona State) dec Gavin Claro (Long Island) 9-8 285 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) Disq Chris Powell (Long Island) Campbell 24 California Baptist 17 125 - Anthony Molton (Campbell) fall Mitchell Neiner (California Baptist) :52 133 - Dom Zaccone (Campbell) dec Hunter Leake (California Baptist) 8-2 141 - Shannon Hanna (Campbell) dec Eli Griffin (California Baptist) 4-2SV 149 - Paul Kelly (California Baptist) InjDef Eugene Harney (Campbell) 157 - Seth Larson (Campbell) dec Daniel Manibog (California Baptist) 4-2 165 - Drayden Morton (California Baptist) maj Kendrick Hodge (Campbell) 13-4 174 - Dom Baker (Campbell) dec Carter Schmidt (California Baptist) 4-1SV 184 - Nathan Haas (California Baptist) maj Cole Rees (Campbell) 17-7 197 - Mike Slade (Campbell) dec Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) 7-6 285 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) fall Tristan Kemp (California Baptist) 2:06 Rutgers 46 Duke 4 125 - Dean Peterson (Rutgers) tech Ethan Grimminger (Duke) 17-2 133 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) fall Raymond Adams (Duke) 5:45 141 - Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) tech Christian Colman (Duke) 20-4 149 - Andrew Clark (Rutgers) maj Peter Chacon (Duke) 14-4 157 - Conner Harer (Rutgers) fall Nick Tattini (Duke) 4:59 165 - Aidan Wallace (Duke) maj Luke Gayer (Rutgers) 10-0 174 - Jackson Turley (Rutgers) FFT 184 - Brian Soldano (Rutgers) fall Logan Richey (Duke) :55 197 - John Poznanski (Rutgers) tech Vincent Lee (Duke) 18-3 285 - Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) dec Conor Barket (Duke) 8-1 Illinois 37 Arizona State 6 125 - Richie Figueroa (Arizona State) fall Caelan Riley (Illinois) 3:55 133 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) dec Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) 4-0 141 - Danny Pucino (Illinois) dec Emilio Ysaguirre (Arizona State) 4-1 149 - Kannon Webster (Illinois) maj Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State) 21-7 157 - Jason Kraisser (Illinois) fall Michael Kilic (Arizona State) 2:22 165 - Braeden Scoles (Illinois) fall Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) 2:53 174 - Danny Braunagel (Illinois) dec Chance McLane (Arizona State) 6-3 184 - Edmond Ruth (Illinois) dec Aziz Fayzullaev (Arizona State) 11-7 197 - Zac Braunagel (Illinois) fall Jacob Meissner (Arizona State) 3:46 285 - Luke Luffman (Illinois) dec Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 2-1SV Rutgers 41 Franklin & Marshall 3 125 - Jimmy Garcia (F&M) dec Kurt Wehner (Rutgers) 9-4 133 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) FFT 141 - Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) dec Bryce Kresho (F&M) 10-8 149 - Michael Cetta (Rutgers) fall Josh Hillard (F&M) 4:03 157 - Conner Harer (Rutgers) maj Luke Bender (F&M) 11-1 165 - Tony White (Rutgers) maj Josh Palmucci (F&M) 11-1 174 - Jackson Turley (Rutgers) maj Dom Wheatley (F&M) 18-4 184 - Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) tech Leo Varga (F&M) 21-5 197 - John Poznanski (Rutgers) tech RJ Moore (F&M) 19-4 285 - Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) maj Brody Kline (F&M) 14-3 NC State 35 Campbell 3 125 - Jakob Camacho (NC State) dec Anthony Molton (Campbell) 7-2 133 - Dom Zaccone (Campbell) dec Draegen Orine (NC State) 6-2 141 - Kai Orine (NC State) fall Shannon Hanna (Campbell) 4:10 149 - Koy Buesgens (NC State) FFT 157 - Ed Scott (NC State) fall Seth Larson (Campbell) 1:09 165 - Derek Fields (NC State) dec Kendrick Hodge (Campbell) 4-1 174 - Matt Singleton (NC State) fall Dom Baker (Campbell) :24 184 - Dylan Fishback (NC State) tech Conor Maslanek (Campbell) 18-1 197 - Christian Knop (NC State) fall Mike Slade (Campbell) 3:30 285 - Isaac Trumble (NC State) dec Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) 2-1 North Carolina 33 Drexel 0 125 - Spencer Moore (North Carolina) dec Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) 10-5 133 - Ethan Oakley (North Carolina) dec Kyle Waterman (Drexel) 8-2 141 - Jayden Scott (North Carolina) dec Jordan Soriano (Drexel) 5-2 149 - Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) maj Dom Findora (Drexel) 14-4 157 - Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) dec Luke Nichter (Drexel) 5-1 165 - Nick Fea (North Carolina) maj Cody Walsh (Drexel) 9-1 174 - Isaias Estrada (North Carolina) dec Jack Janda (Drexel) 6-1SV 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) dec Giuseppe Hoose (Drexel) 15-9 197 - Cade Lautt (North Carolina) maj Ethan Wilson (Drexel) 17-5 285 - Aydin Guttridge (North Carolina) dec Tanner Updegraff (Drexel) 8-2 Navy 29 Drexel 9 125 - Garrett Totten (Navy) dec Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) 9-4 133- Kyle Waterman (Drexel) dec Brendan Ferretti (Navy) 13-10SV 141 - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) tech Jordan Soriano (Drexel) 19-4 149 - Kaemen Smith (Navy) dec Dom Findora (Drexel) 7-6 157 - Luke Nichter (Drexel) maj Devon Deem (Navy) 13-4 165 - Tyler Sagi (Navy) maj Cody Walsh (Drexel) 11-3 174 - Danny Wask (Navy) tech Dom D’Agostino (Drexel) 21-4 184 - Daniel Williams (Navy) dec Giuseppe Hoose (Drexel) 9-2 197 - Payton Thomas (Navy) fall Ethan Wilson (Drexel) 4:37 285 - Dom Petracci (Drexel) dec Alistair Larson (Navy) 4-1 North Carolina 23 Navy 16 125 - Spencer Moore (North Carolina) maj Garrett Totten (Navy) 17-4 133 - Ethan Oakley (North Carolina) dec Brendan Ferretti (Navy) 5-1 141 - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) dec Jayden Scott (North Carolina) 7-2 149 - Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) tech Kaeman Smith (Navy) 19-4 157 - Sonny Santiago (Navy) maj Charlie Evans (Navy) 13-2 165 - Tyler Sagi (Navy) InjDef Nick Fea (North Carolina) 174 - Danny Wask (Navy) dec Isaias Estrada (North Carolina) 7-2 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) dec Daniel Williams (Navy) 5-1 197 - Payton Thomas (Navy) maj Cade Lautt (North Carolina) 18-6 285 - Aydin Guttridge (North Carolina) maj Alistair Larson (Navy) 11-3 George Mason 40 Bloomsburg 0 125 - Ben Monn (George Mason) maj Major Lewis (Bloomsburg) 11-1 133 - Charlie Bunting (George Mason) FFT 141 - Dom Hargrove (George Mason) dec Ashton Campbell (Bloomsburg) 7-4 149 - Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) tech Hayden Coy (Bloomsburg) 15-0 157 - DJ McGee (George Mason) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg) 7-1 165 - Evan Maag (George Mason) tech Leo Hess (Bloomsburg) 19-2 174 - Logan Messer (George Mason) maj Matt Benedetti (Bloomsburg) 13-3 184 - Malachi Duvall (George Mason) dec David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 11-5 197 - Tyler Kocak (George Mason) maj Kolby Flank (Bloomsburg) 13-4 285 - James Blackman (George Mason) tech Tyler McCatham (Bloomsburg) 22-6 George Mason 54 Millersville 0 125 - JB Dragovich (George Mason) tech Dominic Flatt (Millersville) 21-6 133 - Charlie Bunting (George Mason) tech Cael Rossi (Millersville) 19-4 141 - Dom Hargrove (George Mason) fall Danny Capozzi (Millersville) 1:40 149 - Cale Roggie (George Mason) maj Marcus Gable (Millersville) 19-5 157 - Thomas Stokfa (George Mason) tech Timothy Uhler (Millersville) 19-4 165 - Sean Coughlin (George Mason) tech Chase Bish (Millersville) 19-3 174 - Riley Hackworth (George Mason) fall Mitch Bivona (Millersville) 2:06 184 - Malachi Duvall (George Mason) fall Tyler Hurst (Millersville) 1;49 197 - Donovan Sprouse (George Mason) fall Bruce Vaughan (Millersville) 6:00 285 - Ean Winchester (George Mason) fall Kurt Scheuerman (Millersville) 1:02 George Mason 37 Williams 6 125 - Gunner Chambers (George Mason) tech Christopher Cohen (Williams) 20-3 133 - Geoffrey Whelan (George Mason) dec John Schneider (Williams) 10-6 141 - Dom Hargrove (George Mason) fall Tylor Stubbs (Williams) 2:10 149 - Cale Roggie (George Mason) tech Caleb Seyfried (Williams) 19-4 157 - Peter Kane (Williams) dec Thomas Stofka (George Mason) 10-5 165 - Sean Coughlin (George Mason) tech Fisher Stites (Williams) 21-5 174 - Riley Hackworth (George Mason) maj Sean Tansey (Williams) 13-4 184 - Malachi Duvall (George Mason) dec Zach Borzio (Williams) 7-4 197 - Max Hall (Williams) dec Colin Pedersen (George Mason) 9-5 285 - Ean Winchester (George Mason) fall Thomas Goodwin (Williams) 3:48 Millersville 30 Bloomsburg 12 125 - Bryce Beatty (Millersville) dec Major Lewis (Bloomsburg) 5-3 133 - Taylor Robinson (Millersville) FFT 141 - Nicholas Cottone (Millersville) FFT 149 - Hayden Coy (Bloomsburg) dec Richie DeFulvio (Millersville) 16-10 157 - William Morrow (Bloomsburg) dec Tim Uhler (Millersville) 9-3 165 - Nick Bennet (Millersville) dec Leo Hess (Bloomsburg) 7-0 174 - Mitch Bivona (Millersville) FFT 184 - Cole Dubois (Millersville) dec David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 3-1 197 - Riley O’Boyle (Millersville) dec Kolby Flank (Bloomsburg) 4-2 285 - Tyler McCatham (Bloomsburg) fall Kurt Scheuerman (Millersville) 4:06 Williams 24 Bloomsburg 10 125 - Christopher Cohen (Williams) dec Major Lewis (Bloomsburg) 4-1 141 - Tylor Stubbs (Williams) maj Ashton Campbell (Bloomsburg) 18-0 149 - Caleb Seyfried (Williams) dec Hayden Coy (Bloomsburg) 7-6 157 - William Morrow (Bloomsburg) dec Peter Kane (Williams) 4-1 165 - Leo Hess (Bloomsburg) maj Fisher Stites (Williams) 17-7 174 - Sean Tansey (Williams) dec Matt Benedetti (Bloomsburg) 5-3 184 - David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) dec Jamie Evarts (Williams) 12-6 197 - David LaPrade (Williams) tech Mason Rebuck (Bloomsburg) 17-2 285 - Thomas Goodwin (Williams) fall Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg) 3:00 Iowa 32 Stanford 9 125 - Kale Petersen (Iowa) FFT 133 - Tyler Knox (Stanford) dec Drake Ayala (Iowa) 15-10 141 - Aden Valencia (Stanford) dec Ryder Block (Iowa) 11-6 149 - Kyle Parco (Iowa) tech Jaden Abas (Stanford) 15-0 157 - Jacori Teemer (Iowa) maj Grigor Cholakyan (Stanford) 13-3 165 - Michael Caliendo (Iowa) dec Hunter Garvin (Stanford) 17-12 174 - Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) dec Nelson Brands (Iowa) 4-1 184 - Gabe Arnold (Iowa) maj Tye Monteiro (Stanford) 14-3 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) tech Nick Stemmet (Stanford) 17-1 285 - Ben Kueter (Iowa) tech Jackson Mankowski (Stanford) 19-4 Wyoming 46 Western Wyoming 0 125 - Jore Volk (Wyoming) fall Sefton Douglass (Western Wyoming) 4:36 133 - Stockton O’Brien (Wyoming) fall Zach Marrero (Western Wyoming) 4:52 141 - Cole Brooks (Wyoming) fall Dmitri Garza-Alarcon (Western Wyoming) 1:58 149 - Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) maj Tristan Stafford (Western Wyoming) 15-3 157 - Jared Hill (Wyoming) maj Hixton Canton (Western Wyoming) 15-5 165 - Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming) maj Banks Norby (Western Wyoming) 17-5 174 - Seamus Casey (Wyoming) dec Sam May (Western Wyoming) 6-3 184 - Brett McIntosh (Wyoming) maj Banks Love (Western Wyoming) 12-2 197 - Joey Novak (Wyoming) fall Ian Dickerson (Western Wyoming) 1:59 285 - Kevin Zimmer (Wyoming) dec D’Marian Lopez (Western Wyoming) 4-2 Sunday’s Dual Results Glenville State 27 Morgan State 12 (Working on obtaining full results) Bucknell 34 Morgan State 8 125 - Treshaun Tecson (Morgan State) maj Kade Davidheiser (Bucknell) 13-1 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) tech Kevin Lopez (Morgan State) 17-0 141 - Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) tech Myrin Nixon (Morgan State) 17-0 149 - Braden Bower (Bucknell) dec Yannis Charles (Morgan State) 10-7 157 - Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell) maj Shaymus MacIntosh (Morgan State) 8-0 165 - Creed Thomas (Bucknell) dec Sam Diggs (Morgan State) 11-9 174 - Myles Takats (Bucknell) tech Darrien Roberts (Morgan State) 18-1 184 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) tech Kingsley Menifee (Morgan State) 18-2 197 - Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) tech Cam Johnson (Morgan State) 18-3 285 - Xavier Doolin (Morgan State) maj Logan Shepherd (Bucknell) 12-4 American 19 Clarion 18 125 - Coen Bainey (American) dec Weston Pisarchick (Clarion) 4-3 133 - Shamil Kalmatov (American) dec Mason Prinkey (Clarion) 9-6 141 - Gianni Silvestri (Clarion) dec Cael McIntyre (American) 7-5 149 - Kyle Schickel (Clarion) dec Gage Owen (American) 5-3 157 - Jack Nies (American) dec Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) 9-6SV 165 - Kaden Milheim (American) maj John Altieri (Clarion) 13-1 174 - John Worthing (Clarion) fall Caleb Campos (American) 2:44 184 - Adrian Gacek (Clarion) dec Lucas White (American) 6-3 197 - Liam Volk-Klos (American) fall Connor Jacobs (Clarion) 4:59 285 - Austin Chapman (Clarion) dec Will Jarrell (American) 4-2

Birmingham

McDowell

Fremd

Montini Catholic

Clear Creek Amana

Friday’s DI Dual Results Kent State 23 Gannon 15 125 - Logan Sallot (Gannon) dec Nico Calello (Kent State) 4-1 133 - Jerry Echevarria (Gannon) dec Tyeler Hagensen (Kent State) 5-2 141 - Eli Ashcroft (Kent State) dec Brock Christian (Gannon) 6-4 149 - Billy Meiszner (Kent State) maj Hayden Butterfield (Gannon) 14-4 157 - Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) dec Ethan Richner (Gannon) 9-6 165 - Ethan Barr (Kent State) dec Nicholas Coreno (Gannon) 6-3 174 - Patrick Jackson (Gannon) fall Waylon Wehner (Kent State) 2:15 184 - Trent Thomas (Kent State) maj Gaetano Savelli (Gannon) 12-3 197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) fall Shane Davidson (Gannon) 3:49 285 - Dorian Crosby (Gannon) dec Brentan Simmerman (Kent State) 6-4 Nebraska 32 Utah Valley 7 125 - Caleb Smith (Nebraska) dec Bridger Ricks (Utah Valley) 8-5SV 133 - Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) maj Kase Mauger (Utah Valley) 13-1 141 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) dec Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) 4-0 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) fall Tanner Frothinger (Utah Valley) 1:26 157 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) tech Ryker Fullmer (Utah Valley) 20-4 165 - Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley) maj Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) 8-0 174 - Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) tech Mark Takara (Utah Valley) 23-6 184 - Silas Allred (Nebraska) dec Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley) 11-7 197 - Camden McDanel (Nebraska) dec Kael Bennie (Utah Valley) 8-3 285 - Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) dec Harley Andrews (Nebraska) 5-4 Army West Point 35 Gardner-Webb 6 125 - Charlie Farmer (Army West Point) dec Tyson Lane (Gardner-Webb) 5-4 133 - Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) fall TK Davis (Gardner-Webb) 2:25 141 - Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) dec Braden Basile (Army West Point) 4-2 149 - Trae McDaniel (Army West Point) dec Joseph Giordano (Gardner-Webb) 7-4 157 - Drew Pepin (Gardner-Webb) dec Dakota Morris (Army West Point) 4-1SV 165 - Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point) tech Tyler Brignola (Gardner-Webb) 18-3 174 - Dalton Harkins (Army West Point) maj Andrew Wilson (Gardner-Webb) 13-0 184 - Cole Karpinski (Army West Point) maj Edison Flores (Gardner-Webb) 11-0 197 - Wolfgang Frable (Army West Point) maj Joshua McCutchen (Gardner-Webb) 17-4 285 - Brady Colbert (Army West Point) FFT Virginia 24 The Citadel 11 125 - Keyveon Roller (Virginia) dec Tyler Washburn (The Citadel) 15-8 133 - Gable Porter (Virginia) dec George Rosas (The Citadel) 5-0 141 - Kyren Butler (Virginia) dec Thomas Termini (The Citadel) 4-1SV 149 - Carson DesRosier (The Citadel) dec Erik Roggie (Virginia) 2-1 157 - Michael Gioffre (Virginia) dec Tyler Badgett (The Citadel) 8-3 165 - Nick Hamilton (Virginia) dec Thomas Snipes (The Citadel) 7-3 174 - Rocco Contino (Virginia) dec Ben Haubert (The Citadel) 7-4 184 - Billy Janzer (The Citadel) dec Griffin Gammel (Virginia) 7-3 197 - Patrick Brophy (The Citadel) tech Max Shulaw (Virginia) 27-12 285 - Brenan Morgan (Virginia) fall Adam Ortega (The Citadel) :54 Oregon State 35 North Dakota State 6 125 - Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) dec Tristan Daugherty (North Dakota State) 7-0 133 - Kyle Burwick (North Dakota State) dec Damion Elliott (Oregon State) 10-7 141 - Nash Singleton (Oregon State) tech Gideon Cole (North Dakota State) 17-2 149 - Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State) dec Victor Jacinto (Oregon State) 9-2 157 - Ethan Stiles (Oregon State) tech Boeden Greenley (North Dakota State) 19-4 165 - Kekana Fouret (Oregon State) fall Brendan Howes (North Dakota State) 3:15 174 - Sean Harman (Oregon State) maj Max Magayna (North Dakota State) 19-6 184 - TJ McDonnell (Oregon State) dec Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State) 9-6 197 - Trey Munoz (Oregon State) tech Aiden Hight (North Dakota State) 20-3 285 - Brett Mower (Oregon State) maj Andrew Blackburn-Forst (North Dakota State) 11-2 Stanford 23 Iowa State 21 125 - Adrian Meza (Iowa State) FFT 133 - Tyler Knox (Stanford) maj Garrett Grice (Iowa State) 10-0 141 - Aden Valencia (Stanford) fall Zach Redding (Iowa State) 5:50 149 - Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) dec Jaden Abas (Stanford) 11-5 157 - Grigor Cholakyan (Stanford) fall Kane Naaktgeboren (Iowa State) 5:32 165 - Hunter Garvin (Stanford) dec Connor Euton (Iowa State) 10-3 174 - Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) maj Aiden Riggins (Iowa State) 10-1 184 - Evan Bockman (Iowa State) maj Luke Duthie (Stanford) 15-7 197 - Christian Carroll (Iowa State) dec Nick Stemmet (Stanford) 11-7 285 - Daniel Herrera (Iowa State) tech Jackson Mankowski (Stanford) 20-4 Oklahoma 32 Air Force 3 125 - Antonio Lorenzo (Oklahoma) dec Bubba Wright (Air Force) 5-1 133 - Cleveland Belton (Oklahoma) dec Gavin Caprella (Air Force) 4-2 141 - Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) dec Carter Nogle (Air Force) 16-9 149 - Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) fall Alec Viduya (Air Force) 6:04 157 - Carter Schubert (Oklahoma) dec EJ Beloncik (Air Force) 6-2 165 - Andrew Harmon (Air Force) dec Mannix Morgan (Oklahoma) 7-3 174 - Gaven Sax (Oklahoma) dec Jack Ganos (Air Force) 6-0 184 - DJ Parker (Oklahoma) tech Owen Heiser (Air Force) 19-1 197 - Bradley Hill (Oklahoma) dec Brian Burburjia (Air Force) 4-1 285 - Juan Mora (Oklahoma) dec Antonio Ramos (Air Force) 8-3

Week two is always an interesting weekend in the college wrestling world. With the excitement of wrestling returning, did we put too much emphasis on what we saw during the first weekend of November? Did someone wrestle out-of-their-mind for one match or have a bad time getting down to weight for the first (or second time) or just had a difficult time shaking off the rust? Also, not everyone wrestles on week one (or even week two). There will be some teams we see for the first time this week. With plenty of action going on, there’s always the chance you might miss something. So we’ve outlined some key storylines to monitor over the next three days. As always, if you’re looking for a way to watch these matches - check out our Live Streaming Guide Bubba and the Barraclough Last weekend, we saw Terrell Barraclough make a successful debut for Utah Valley with a win over then-#3 Hunter Garvin followed by three bonus-point wins at the Menlo Open. Anyone that followed Barraclough knew he was capable of picking up such wins. Now, can he string them together? An opponent like Bubba Wilson of Nebraska is the perfect kind of barometer for this. Wilson is a tough out and a two-time national qualifier. With 165 lbs being influx (aside from the top tier), Wilson could be an All-American threat. Throwing Down on the Yorktown Late Friday afternoon and into the evening is the setting for “Throwdown on the Yorktown” which should be one of the biggest spectacles of the college wrestling season. Army West Point, Gardner-Webb, The Citadel and Virginia will all be in dual competition on the flight deck of the USS Yorktown. DII Lander and Newberry will wrestle too, as will Campbellsville and Presbyterian’s women’s programs. It will be a great start for a strong weekend of action. Stanford’s Iowa’s Swing Chris Ayres’ team has loaded up the schedule for his second year with Stanford. The Cardinal will travel to Iowa State for a dual tonight, followed by a Saturday afternoon matinee at Carver-Hawkeye Arena with Iowa. We could see Jaden Abas hit a pair of All-Americans in Anthony Echemendia and Kyle Parco. Abas and Parco have a long history, but it’s all in favor of the new Hawkeye, Parco. Iowa native Hunter Garvin returns to his home state and will have his hands full with #2 Michael Caliendo on Saturday. It’s unclear who he’ll have against Iowa State, but it should be a quality opponent - either #10 MJ Gaitan or Connor Euton. Redshirt freshman Tyler Knox could have All-American’s on back-to-back days with #5 Evan Frost (Iowa State) and #7 Drake Ayala (Iowa) at 133 lbs. Tournament Saturday We don’t have full entries for Saturday’s tournaments and it can be frustrating to speculate because of that fact, plus having to anticipate advancement - but there should be some excellent matchups at tournaments on Saturday. Primarily the TigerStyle Invite. It is a small tournament, but features #8 Missouri, #16 Little Rock, #25 Purdue, #29 Maryland along with Cal Poly and SIU Edwardsville. One of the weights I’ll focus on is 133 as many of these programs have high-quality 133’s. Also on Saturday is Appalachian State’s Mountaineer Invitational, the Michigan State Open, and the Bison Open. One note about the Michigan State Open is that there will be a small contingent from Oklahoma State traveling to East Lansing, so it’s the first opportunity to see David Taylor’s team in action. Vinson’s Dual Debut Buffalo is one of the team’s that will travel to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for WrangleMania. It will feature the dual debut of the Bulls head coach Donnie Vinson. Some of Buffalo’s wrestlers participated in the Clarion Open; however, this will be the first time they’re in action in a team competition. Vinson’s team will have the opportunity to get off on the right foot during a 10am dual against Sacred Heart. California Baptist follows at 12pm. Shark Alert Last year at WrangleMania, Long Island stunned Buffalo in dual competition. Later in the year, the Sharks minted their first DI national qualifier in Anthony D’Alesio. 2024 will have LIU heading to Bethlehem under the leadership of former Buffalo wrestler John Arceri. They have a winnable dual in round one against Duke, before meeting Arizona State. First Look at Rutgers #18 Rutgers will take the mat for the first time in 2024-25 in two duals that they’ll be heavily favored in - against Duke and Franklin & Marshall. Should they unveil their full lineup, it could be a very imposing group. Rutgers will have to be ready as #8 NC State is looming on the horizon at next week’s Jersey Jostle. In-State, But Out-of-State A pair of North Carolina teams will head to Bethlehem to square off as #8 NC State clashes with Campbell. This dual might be one of the best of the weekend, in terms of ranked versus ranked matchups. Half of the ten bouts could featured ranked opponents meeting. None bigger than the big men with returning All-American #7 Taye Ghadiali facing 2023 U23 World Champion #10 Isaac Trumble. Looking beyond the ranked matches, I’m eager to see how 149 lbs plays out. Koy Buesgens started the year in the bottom half of the rankings. He had a very solid 14-2 redshirt campaign in 2023-24. Buesgens dropped out after a loss last week to The Citadel’s Jacob Silka. On the other side is true freshman Eugene Harney. Harney was one of Campbell’s standouts at the “Dual At the Daddy” when he upset then #15 Gabe Willochell in his college debut. A big weekend, could force Harney into the top-33 at 149 lbs. Arizona State/Illinois Headlines WrangleMania The must-see dual matchup from WrangleMania pits #13 Illinois against #21 Arizona State. One key match comes at 149 lbs with #10 Kannon Webster and #14 Jesse Vasquez. It will end with a pair of heavyweights that have made age-group Greco world teams in #4 Cohlton Schultz and #13 Luke Luffman. All preseason I’ve had my eye on Illinois being a very tough team, beating Arizona State would go a long way towards proving their potential. Back-to-back ACC Opponents for Navy Last week, we highlighted Navy’s dual with Pittsburgh as one to watch. It was great in 2023. This one was extremely lopsided (35-3) in favor of Pittsburgh. Now, Navy has another ACC opponent in North Carolina. Can Navy put the Pitt loss behind them and move onto the Tar Heels? This will be the first dual competition of the season for Rob Koll’s team; however, they had plenty of standouts at the Southeast Open. Both teams will wrestle Drexel, as well. He’s Back! Saturday will mark the dual debut of John Stutzman version 2.0 for Bloomsburg. Stutzman returns to the school where he made a name for himself after spending a decade coaching Buffalo. His team will see action against one of his former pupils and assistant coaches in Frank Beasley, head coach of the host George Mason Patriots. Millersville and Williams will also wrestle both schools. Journeymen Collegiate Classic On Sunday, many of the team’s that participated in WrangleMania will stay in Bethlehem for the Collegiate Classic. This event divides wrestlers into pools, generally based on similar talent, and they compete in round-robin action - followed by a cross-pool matchup where the winner’s meet, and second-place wrestlers meet, along with the same for third-place finishers. Again, it’s difficult to project who will advance, but we’ll single out some potential weights to watch. Pool A at 184 lbs features four ranked wrestlers - #7 Edmond Ruth, #10 Dylan Fishback, #18 Reece Heller, and #20 Brian Soldano. Pool A at 285 lbs has three of the top-ten wrestlers in the nation with #4 Cohlton Schultz, #8 Nathan Taylor, and #10 Isaac Trumble. Pool A at 157 lbs features #2 Meyer Shapiro and #6 Ed Scott. At 125 lbs, there are five ranked wrestlers amongst the two pools. Pool A has #1 Richie Figueroa, #16 Max Gallagher, and #19 Sheldon Seymour. Pool B has #12 Greg Diakomihalis and #13 Diego Sotelo. After Saturday, coaches may end up pulling some of these wrestlers and the pools would have to be redrawn. Not all of these guys will wrestle each other, but there are some interesting possibilities. Remember, it was the 2023 Journeymen Collegiate Classic where hometown hero Ryan Crookham announced himself to the college wrestling world by stunning NCAA and world champion Vito Arujau.

We have another full weekend on tap in ACC country with a good split between duals and tournaments. Let’s take a look at a few things to keep your eyes on this weekend. Big Dual Weekend for #15 Stanford Being a west coast school in a sport that is midwest/east coast dominated provides scheduling challenges. Being a Pacific coast school in the ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE provides its own logistical nightmares. The Cardinal squad does well with scheduling multiple events when they make bigger road trips, this weekend is no exception. They are making a trip to Iowa this weekend and will see #8 Iowa State and #2 Iowa. #8 Iowa State 125 #10 Nico Provo v Osmany Diversent 133 #23 Tyler Knox v #5 Evan Frost 141 #32 Jason Miranda v #12 Casey Swiderski 149 #12 Jaden Abas v #7 Anthony Echemendia 157 Grigor Chalokyan v #11 Paniro Johnson 165 #7 Hunter Garvin v #10 MJ Gaitan 174 #17 Lorenzo Norman v Aiden Riggins 184 #27 Luke Duthie v #16 Evan Bockman 197 #17 Nick Stemmet v #32 Christian Carroll 285 Jackson Mankowski v #6 Yonger Bastida #2 Iowa 125 #10 Nico Provo v #31 Kale Peterson 133 #23 Tyler Knox v #7 Drake Ayala 141 #32 Jason Miranda v #31 Ryder Block 149 #12 Jaden Abas v #4 Kyle Parco 157 Grigor Chalokyan v #1 Jacori Teemer 165 #7 Hunter Garvin v #2 Michael Caliendo 174 #17 Lorenzo Norman v #6 Nelson Brands 184 #27 Luke Duthie v #9 Gabe Arnold 197 #17 Nick Stemmet v #2 Stephen Buchanan 285 Jackson Mankowski v #11 Ben Keuter Throwdown on the Yorktown Virginia will head south to Charleston, South Carolina for a non-traditional dual setting on the flight deck of the USS Yorktown. The Hoos will look to continue their hot dual start against The Citadel and Gardner-Webb. The event is the brainchild of SOCON official and SC House of Representatives member Neil Collins. The matches will take place on the flight deck of the WWII aircraft that is moored in Charleston Harbor. The event will feature both women’s and men’s duals and should be a pretty awesome evening of wrestling. The biggest thing to watch for the Hoos is the lineup at the lower weights - I’ve told you there will be some fluctuations throughout the semester as they figure out their optimal lineup. I’m listing the starters from last week, but don’t be surprised if you see appearances from Marlon Yarbrough (#21 at 141) and Jack Gioffre. I’m also keeping an eye on Rocco Contino at 174; I’ve been super impressed by what I’ve seen from him this year. The Citadel 125 Keyveon Roller v Gylon Sims 133 #33 Gable Porter v George Rosas 141 Kyren Butler v Thomas Termini 149 Erik Roggie v Jacob Silka 157 Michael Gioffre v Hayden Watson 165 #12 Nick Hamilton v Thomas Snipes 174 Rocco Contino v Benjamin Haubert 184 Hadyn Danals v #28 Billy Danzer 197 Max Shulaw v #28 Patrick Brophy 285 Gabe Christensen v Adam Ortega Gardner-Webb 125 Keyveon Roller v Tyson Lane 133 #33 Gable Porter v TK Davis 141 Kyren Butler v #33 Todd Carter 149 Erik Roggie v Joseph Giordano 157 Michael Gioffre v Drew Pepin 165 #12 Nick Hamilton v Tyler Brignola 174 Rocco Contino v Andrew Wilson 184 Hadyn Danals v Brixan Burgess 197 Max Shulaw v Joshua McCutchen 285 Gabe Christensen v Peyton McComas Journeymen Several squads will make their way to Bethlehem, PA for the Journeymen Wranglemania on Saturday and the Collegiate Classic on Sunday. Duke will face LIU and Rutgers in the early rounds and NC State will square off with Campbell in the final round of duals. Keep an eye on the upper weights for the Duke duals. Vincent Lee and Connor Barket will both face some tough tests, especially against Rutgers. The NC State versus Campbell dual has some sneaky good matches to keep up with. The highlight will be a top-10 showdown at 285 between All-American Taye Ghadiali and Isaac Trumble. #8 NC State v Campbell 125 #7 Jakob Camacho v #27 Anthony Molton 133 Jacob Cox v #22 Dom Zaccone 141 #6 Kai Orine v #30 Shannon Hanna 149 Koy Buesgens v Eugene Harney 157 #6 Ed Scott v Seth Larson 165 #21 Derek Fields v Kendrick Hodge 174 #24 Matt Singleton v #25 Dom Baker 184 #10 Dylan Fishback v Cole Rees 197 #27 Christian Knop v #19 Levi Hopkins 285 #10 Isaac Trumble v #7 Taye Ghadiali The Sunday pools at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic are always top tier. There is some stout competition this year, but we won’t know specific matchups until this weekend. Duke and NC State will participate, as will Pittsburgh. There are multiple top-20 teams that are sending wrestlers including Cornell, Illinois, Lehigh and Arizona State. Keep an eye on the InterMat socials for pool breakdowns when they are announced. Sunday Duals North Carolina will look to build on their strong start at the Southeast Open when they travel to Annapolis on Saturday for duals against Drexel and Navy. Navy 125 #26 Spencer Moore v Nick Treaster 133 #17 Ethan Oakley v Brendan Ferretti 141 Jayden Scott v #9 Josh Koderhandt 149 #6 Lachlan McNeil v Kaemen Smith 157 #26 Sonny Santiago v Jonathan Ley 165 Nick Fea v Tyler Sagi 174 #11 Josh Ogunsanya v #22 Danny Wask 184 #22 Gavin Kane v Zyan Hall 197 Cade Lautt v Payton Thomas 285 #33 Aydin Guttridge v Alistair Larson Drexel 125 #26 Spencer Moore v Desmond Pleasant 133 #17 Ethan Oakley v Kyle Waterman 141 Jayden Scott v Malachi Bordovski 149 #6 Lachlan McNeil v Dominic Findora 157 #26 Sonny Santiago v Luke Nichter 165 Nick Fea v #31 Cody Walsh 174 #11 Josh Ogunsanya v Jasiah Queen 184 #22 Gavin Kane v #32 Guiseppe Hoose 197 Cade Lautt v #21 Michael O’Malley 285 #33 Aydin Guttridge v Shane Whitney Mountaineer Invite The Hokies will send a limited squad across the mountains to West Virginia for the Mountaineer Invite. They won’t have their full starting lineup, but expect some familiar faces getting some mat time in Morgantown.

FCW Week 2 Outlook Entering Week 2, teams will want to look for the best tournament plays to maximize their scoring and widen the gap against league-mates. The Michigan State Open, Tiger Style Invite, Mountaineer Invite, and Bison Open offer the traditional bracket scoring opportunity, while WrangleMania and Journeymen classic offer a guaranteed set of matches to count on. Entries are still trickling in for all these tournaments, so keep those twitter notifications on and check out the Fantasy Wrestling page on the InterMat Forums for updates. A reminder of some important rules: Wrestlers entered at a weight must compete at that weight or else their results will not be counted. Wrestlers in the “Floater” spots can compete at ANY weight and accumulate Fantasy points. A wrestler will LOCK on your roster at 12pm ET on the day of their first competition for the week. (refer to the SHP’s Week Preview) Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. Check your league settings to know how many add/drops are permitted per week. Have a question, concern, suggestions, or just want to chat about Fantasy Wrestling? Hit us up on Twitter or head over to the InterMat Forums where we have a Fantasy Wrestling dedicated Forum page! Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score]* 125: Jakob Camacho (NCST) - WrangleMania, Journeymen Classic Nicolar Rivera (WISC)- Michigan State Open Greg Diakomihalis (COR)- Journeymen Classic Diego Sotelo (HARV)- Journeymen Classic Nick Babin (PITT)- Journeymen Classic Ayden Smith (RUT)- Journeymen Classic Dean Peterson (RUT)- WrangleMania [+9] Charlie Farmer (ARMY)- Vs The Citadel, Vs Gardner-Webb [+7] Richard Figueroa (ASU)- WrangleMania [+7] Spencer Moore (UNC)- Vs Drexel, Vs Navy [+7] Ben Monn (GMU)- Vs Bloomsburg [+3] Maximo Renteria (ORST)- @ North Dakota State [+3] 133: Zan Fugitt (WISC)- Michigan State Open Zeth Romney (CP)- Tiger Style Invite Braxton Brown (MARY)- Tiger Style Invite Vince Santaniello (PITT)- Journeymen Classic Dylan Shawver (RUT)- WrangleMania [+8] Ethan Berginc (ARMY)- Vs The Citadel, Vs Gardner-Webb [+7] Dominic Zaccone (CAMP)- WrangleMania [+6] Kurt Phipps (BUCK)- @ Morgan State [+5] Cleveland Belton (OU)- @ Air Force [+3] 141: Eli Griffin (CBU)- WrangleMania , Journeymen Classic Kai Orine (NCST) - WrangleMania, Journeymen Classic Brett Ungar (COR)- Journeymen Classic Anthony Santaniello (PITT)- Journeymen Classic Sam Cartella (NW)- Michigan State Open Joey Olivieri (RUT)- WrangleMania [+7] Dylan Chappell (BUCK)- @ Morgan State [+5] Mosha Schwartz (OU)- @ Air Force [+5] Dominic Hargrove (GMU)- Vs Bloomsburg [+3] 149: Koy Buesgens (NCST) - WrangleMania, Journeymen Classic Ethan Fernandez (COR)- Journeymen Classic Jackson Arrington (NCST)- Journeymen Classic Finn Solomon (PITT)- Journeymen Classic Chance Lamer (CP)- Tiger Style Invite Lachlan McNeil (UNC)- Vs Drexel, Vs Navy [+7] Andrew Clark (RUT)- WrangleMania [+7] Braden Bower (BUCK)- @ Morgan State [+4] Kaden Cassidy (GMU)- Vs Bloomsburg [+4] Willie McDougald (OU)- @ Air Force [+4] 157: Ed Scott (NCST) - WrangleMania, Journeymen Classic Peyten Kellar (OHIO)- Michigan State Open Legend Lamer (CP)- Tiger Style Invite Ethen Miller (MARY)- Tiger Style Invite Meyer Shapiro (COR)- Journeymen Classic Dylan Evans (PITT)- Journeymen Classic Kaleb Burgess (BUFF)- WrangleMania [+8] Conner Harer (RUT)- WrangleMania [+7] Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (CLAR)- @ American [+4] Cade Wirnsberger (BUCK)- @ Morgan State [+4] Ethan Stiles (ORST)- @ North Dakota State [+4] DJ McGee (GMU)- Vs Bloomsburg [+3] 165: Derek Fields (NCST) - WrangleMania, Journeymen Classic Maxx Mayfield (NW)- Michigan State Open Garrett Thompson (OHIO)- Michigan State Open (maybe 174? Use as a floater) Luka Wick (CP)- Tiger Style Invite Nicco Ruiz (ASU)- WrangleMania [+8] Nick Hamilton (UVA)- @ The Citadel, Vs Gardner-Webb [+7] Gunner Filipowicz (ARMY)- Vs The Citadel, Vs Gardner-Webb [+6] Noah Mulvaney (BUCK)- @ Morgan State [+6] Tate Picklo (OU)- @ Air Force [+5] Evan Maag (GMU)- Vs Bloomsburg [+4] 174: Simon Ruiz (COR)- Journeymen Classic Luca Augustine (PITT)- Journeymen Classic Jackson Turley (RUT)- WrangleMania [+7] Gavin Sax (OU)- @ Air Force [+5] Logan Messer (GMU)- Vs Bloomsburg [+4] Sean Harman (ORST)- @ North Dakota State [+4] 184: Dylan Fishback (NCST) - WrangleMania, Journeymen Classic Brian Soldano (RUT)- WrangleMania , Journeymen Classic Edmond Ruth (ILL)- WrangleMania , Journeymen Classic Jaxon Smith (MARY)- Tiger Style Invite Reece Heller (PITT)- Journeymen Classic Billy Janzer (CIT)- Vs Army, Vs Gardner-Webb [+6] Malachi Duvall (GMU)- Vs Bloomsburg [+4] DeAnthony Parker (OU)- @ Air Force [+4] 197: Zac Braunagel (ILL)- WrangleMania , Journeymen Classic Austin Starr (OHIO)- Michigan State Open Seth Nevills (MARY)- Tiger Style Invite Mac Stout (PITT)- Journeymen Classic John Poznanski (RUT)- WrangleMania [+8] Dillon Bechtold (BUCK)- @ Morgan State [+5] Trey Munoz (ORST)- @ North Dakota State [+5] 285: Owen Trephan (NCST)- Journeymen Classic Dayton Pitzer (PITT)- Journeymen Classic Trevor Tinker (CP)- Tiger Style Invite Aydin Guttridge (UNC)- Vs Drexel, Vs Navy [+7] Yaraslau Slavikouski (RUT)- WrangleMania [+7] Lucas Stoddard (ARMY)- Vs The Citadel, Vs Gardner-Webb [+6] Brett Mower (ORST)- @ North Dakota State [+4]

The University of Michigan’s Class of 2026 is coming together quite nicely. Sean Bormet’s team received their second verbal from the junior class as #11 overall Moses Mendoza (Gilroy, CA) committed to the Wolverines today. Mendoza is currently ranked fourth in the nation at 126 lbs. Mendoza was a third-place finisher for Daniel Cormier’s Gilroy High School team at 120 lbs in 2024. The bulk of Mendoza’s accolades have come on the national level as he has placed six times in Fargo - three at the 16U level and three as a Junior. This summer he was sixth in both styles while wrestling at 132 lbs. Last month, Mendoza was third at 126 lbs at the Super 32. Mendoza will join #19 Blake Cosby (Dundee, MI) in Michigan’s Class of 2026. At the next level, Mendoza projects at the 141 lb weight class. That works out well for the Wolverines as their current starter, Sergio Lemley, is headed into his sophomore year. Mendoza could slide in after his graduation and a redshirt season. Michigan is quickly becoming “the spot” for some of California’s best wrestlers. Fellow Gilroy wrestler, Chase Saldate, transferred to Ann Arbor in the offseason for his final year of eligibility. The Mantanona brothers (Beau and Brock) were highly-ranked recruits who have made their way to Michigan. One of the top heavyweight prospects in the Class of 2025, Nick Sahakian, has committed to Bormet’s squad, as well. Before committing to the Wolverines, Mendoza also took visits to NC State and Nebraska. For all of Michigan’s current verbal commitments from the Class of 2025 and 2026 - Click Here

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College wrestling is back! The guys from the Fantasy College Wrestling Podcast are as well and have tips on who to start or who to avoid with this week's action. Also, maybe some gems that you may not have considered. From the Throwdown on the Yorktown to WrangleMania, they've covered all the bases. For the full show:

The season is officially upon us and we had all sorts of action in the ACC this weekend. We saw dominant dual performances and the youth of the conference showing out at tournaments. Let's take a look at some of the highlights from the weekend. Dual Dominance The conference finished the first week of the season with an unblemished dual record and did so in dominating fashion. Virginia handled the Bison of North Dakota State 31-6, including ranked wins from Gable Porter (133) and Kyren Butler (141) and bonus point wins from new starters Rocco Contino (174) and Max Shulaw (197). Further south in Roanoke, the Hokies dispatched the Mocs of UTC 37-6. Eddie Ventresca returned to the lineup with a tech fall, Sam Latona picked up his first ranked win at 141 and we saw an impressive debut in the lineup from Connor McGonagle, who picked up a first-period pin. The Panthers took it to the Midshipmen in Pittsburgh on Saturday, reversing a lopsided loss from last season. The 35-3 showing was highlighted by #19 Luca Augustine picking up a ranked win over #22 Danny Wask. The lone loss in the dual was a 5-4 decision win from #9 Josh Koderhandt over redshirt freshman Anthony Santaniello. They picked up bonus points from Nick Babin, Vince Santaniello, Reece Heller, and Dayton Pitzer. The new guys in town, Stanford, picked up two dual victories on the weekend. They won by the same score, 29-12, in duals against CSU Bakersfield and Utah Valley. They were on the losing side of the two most anticipated matchups of the weekend; Hunter Garvin dropped an 11-9 decision to Terrell Barraclough and Nick Stemmett lost the Battle for the Emojis 5-0 to AJ Ferrari. They looked solid up and down the lineup with Tyler Knox (133), Jaden Abas (149), Grigor Cholakyan (157), and Lorenzo Norman (174) all going 2-0 in the duals this weekend. Power of the Youth The young Hokies showed out this weekend! Highlighting the new blood was a phenomenal weekend by Sammy Sasso. He won his first dual match against UTC by pin in 1:26. Then he continued that run at the Southeast Open, winning the title on the strength of four first-period pins. Sasso is 5-0 with 5 falls and his longest match is 2 minutes and 42 seconds. I’d say that’s a pretty stellar start. Fellow Hokie freshmen Jimmy Mullen and Rafael Hipolito also had incredible performances. Mullen was 5-0 on the weekend, winning the Southeast Open and his dual match; he had three pins, a tech fall, and one win by decision. Hipolito started putting together his season-long highlight reel early with a second-period tech fall in the dual. He followed that up with a Southeast Open title with two pins and two wins by decision. Open Performances Every ACC team sent some reps to opens across the country this weekend - Menlo Open, Southeast Open, Clarion Open, and Battle at the Citadel. We already hit on the Hokies performance at the Southeast Open but the Tar Heels also had a great run in Roanoke. Their performance was highlighted by Spencer Moore winning the title at 125 with a win by major decision over #14 Jett Strickenberger in the finals. Ethan Oakley made his UNC debut winning the title at 133, followed by Jayden Scott earning the crown at 141. Lachlan McNeil took the mat at 149 for the first time, making a strong run to the finals before dropping a tight match to #3 Ty Watters in sudden victory. The Tar Heels also won four titles in the Freshman/Sophomore division; Elias Navida (133), Nick O’Neill (141), Jake Dailey (184) and Robert Platt (197) all finished atop the podium. Duke and NC State headed south for the Battle at the Citadel. The Wolfpack took a large contingent and brought home five titles. Vincent Robinson (125), Draegen Orine (133), Kai Orine (141), Derek Fields (165) and Christian Knop (197) all won individual titles. Fields and Knop also both picked up ranked wins on the day. Owen Trephan competed unattached and met up with Blue Devil Connor Barket in the finals; both wrestlers bonused their way to the title match. Trephan won by tech fall over Barket to earn the top spot on the podium.

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We're underway! The 2024-25 season has begun and we have a full slate of DI duals this week. A total of 33 duals will be contested. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). All times are eastern Friday, November 8: Gannon at Kent State, 2:00 PM BoxCast Utah Valley at Nebraska 7:00 PM B1G+ Stanford at Iowa State 8:00 PM ESPN+ Oregon State at North Dakota State 8:00 PM NDSU All-Access Oklahoma at Air Force 10:00 PM FloWrestling Throwdown on the Yorktown Army West Point vs. Gardner-Webb at Charleston, SC 5:30 PM FloWrestling The Citadel vs. Virginia at Charleston, SC 5:30 PM FloWrestling Army West Point vs. The Citadel at Charleston, SC 7:00 PM FloWrestling Gardner-Webb vs. Virginia at Charleston, SC 7:00 PM FloWrestling Saturday, November 9: Appalachian State, Davidson, Minnesota, Virginia Tech at Mountaineer Invitational, hosted by Appalachian State, 9:00 AM Central Michigan, Edinboro, Indiana, Kent State, Michigan, Michigan State, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio, Wisconsin at Michigan State Open 9:30 AM Minnesota, North Dakota State, South Dakota State at Bison Open 10:00 AM Cal Poly, Little Rock, Maryland, Missouri, Purdue, SIU Edwardsville at Tiger Style Invitational Kansas City, MO, 11:00 AM FloWrestling WrangleMania Buffalo vs. Sacred Heart at Bethlehem, PA 10:00 AM FloWrestling Duke vs. LIU at Bethlehem, PA 10:00 AM FloWrestling Franklin & Marshall vs. VMI at Bethlehem, PA 10:00 AM FloWrestling Binghamton vs. Illinois at Bethlehem, PA 12:00 PM FloWrestling Buffalo vs. California Baptist at Bethlehem, PA 12:00 PM FloWrestling Sacred Heart vs. VMI at Bethlehem, PA 12:00 PM FloWrestling Arizona State vs. LIU at Bethlehem, PA 2:00 PM FloWrestling California Baptist vs. Campbell at Bethlehem, PA 2:00 PM FloWrestling Duke vs. Rutgers at Bethlehem, PA 2:00 PM FloWrestling Arizona State vs. Illinois at Bethlehem, PA 4:00 PM FloWrestling Campbell vs. NC State at Bethlehem, PA 4:00 PM FloWrestling Franklin & Marshall vs. Rutgers at Bethlehem, PA 4:00 PM FloWrestling Bloomsburg at George Mason 12:00 PM ESPN+ Drexel vs. North Carolina at Navy 12:00 PM Navy Athletics YouTube ? Bloomsburg vs. Williams at George Mason 1:30 PM George Mason All-Access Millersville at George Mason 1:30 PM ESPN+ George Mason All-Access Drexel at Navy 1:30 PM Navy Athletics YouTube Stanford at Iowa 2:00 PM Big Ten Network Bloomsburg vs. Millersville at George Mason 3:00 PM George Mason All-Access Williams at George Mason 3:00 PM ESPN+ North Carolina at Navy 3:00 PM Navy Athletics YouTube Western Wyoming at Wyoming 4:00 PM FloWrestling Sunday, November 10: Arizona State, Army West Point, Binghamton, Buffalo, California Baptist, Cornell, Duke, Franklin & Marshall, Harvard, Hofstra, Illinois, Lehigh, LIU, Lock Haven, NC State, Penn, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Sacred Heart, VMI at Journeymen Collegiate Classic, Bethlehem, PA, 9:00 AM FloWrestling Cleveland State, Mercyhurst at Bob Del Rosa Open 10:00 AM Glenville State at Morgan State 2:00 PM MorganState All-Access Bucknell at Morgan State 4:00 PM MorganState All-Access Clarion at American 6:00 PM ESPN+

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