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PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- Behind individual titles from Alfonso Paez at 133 pounds and Joe Garcia at 141 and five second-place showings, the No. 9 Menlo College men's wrestling team captured its second NAIA Western Regional Championship title in three seasons, collecting 82 team points Saturday to edge out No. 7 Southern Oregon (81) and host No. 6 Embry-Riddle (80). Head coach Keith Spataro was named 2006 Western Regional Co-Coach of the Year along with SOU's Mike Ritchey. Embry-Riddle's Hayden Harrison was named the competition's Most Outstanding Wrestler after the No. 3 seed defeated Menlo's Kyle Bickford for the 157 title. Southern Oregon's Jimmy Grochowsky, the NAIA's top-ranked wrestler at 165 pounds, was named the region's Wrestler of the Year. Simon Fraser of British Columbia was a distant fourth with 23 points. The title was Menlo's second after clinching the 2004 Western Regional. The Oaks finished second a year ago in an event they hosted. Top-seeded Paez downed Embry-Riddle's Micaiah Watkins (maj. dec. 10-1) before defeating teammate and second-seed Pablo Sanchez, 4-1, for the 133 title. Sanchez was an earlier 8-3 victor against Southern Oregon's Barry Johnson. Garcia secured his title courtesy of a 6-2 win against second-seeded Gordo Villaescusa of Embry-Riddle. Garcia, ranked No. 3 nationally at 141 pounds, opened with a 16-2 major decision over Embry-Riddle's Jason Mendez. At 125, Menlo freshman Mike Rodriguez opened his day with a 4-3 upset of Embry-Riddle's Richard Byrd, ranked third nationally by the NAIA. Rodriguez then fell to Southern Oregon's Trevor Lofstedt in the final, 6-4. Top-seeded Bickford received a bye to open the 157 bracket before losing to Harrison, who began his day with a fall of the Oaks' Robert Davis at the two-minute, 58-second mark. It was the second-consecutive runner-up finish for Bickford while Davis settled for third. Senior Jesse Vasquez fell to Southern Oregon's Rick Story in his opening match but rebounded with a 20-5 technical fall against Embry-Riddle's Danny Eller in the third-place bout. Top-seeded Tyrell Blanche of Menlo pinned Southern Oregon's Abe Ewing at 1:34 in his 197-pound opening bout before dropping the title match to Simon Fraser's Rozbeh Banihashimi. Blanche captured last season's 197-pound title. Menlo senior heavyweight Ben Flores, ranked third nationally, fell to top-seeded and No. 1 Mikahil Abdul-Latif of Simon Fraser in the championship bout, 21-7. Flores defeated Southern Oregon's Taylor Wilkerson to begin the day. Wilkerson pinned Menlo's Nick Berry at 1:40 in the third-place bout. Menlo freshman Andrew Cunha settled for third place at 149 after losing an opening-round match to Embry-Riddle's Eli Arismendez, 11-2. At 165, Menlo's Stephen Towne lost a 3-1 opening-round decision to Grochowsky before Southern Oregon's James Mannenbach handed him a 7-4 defeat in the third-place bout. Menlo didn't enter a wrestler at 174. The Oaks complete their season March 3-4 at the NAIA National Championships in Sioux City, Iowa. Menlo was the 2004 national runner-up. Men's Wrestling Result 2006 NAIA Western Regional Championships Embry-Riddle University; Prescott, Ariz. Feb. 19, 2006 Team Scores 1. Menlo College (82 Points) 2. Southern Oregon University (81 Points) 3. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (80 Points) 4. Simon Fraser University (23 Points) Most Outstanding Wrestler Hayden Harrison (Embry Riddle University) 2006 Wrestler of the Year Jimmy Grochowsky (Southern Oregon University) 2006 Coach of the Year Keith Spataro (Menlo College) and Mike Ritchey (Southern Oregon University) Individual Placements 125 1. Trevor Lofstedt (Southern Oregon University) 2. Michael Rodriguez (Menlo College) 3. Frank Villaescusa (Embry Riddle University) 4. Junior Valladolid (Southern Oregon University) 133 1. Alfonso Paez (Menlo College) 2. Pablo Sanchez (Menlo College) 3. Barry Johnson (Southern Oregon University) 4. Micaiah Watkins (Embry Riddle University) 141 1. Joe Garcia (Menlo College) 2. Gordo Villaescusa (Embry Riddle University) 3. Jason Mendez (Embry Riddle University) 4. Matt Holt (Southern Oregon University) 149 1. Eli Arismendez (Embry Riddle University) 2. Jimmy Ulrey (Southern Oregon University) 3. Andrew Cunha (Menlo College) 157 1. Hayden Harrison (Embry Riddle University) 2. Kyle Bickford (Menlo College) 3. Robert Davis (Menlo College) 165 1. Jimmy Grochowsky (Southern Oregon University) 2. Calvin DeVault (Embry Riddle University) 3. James Mannenbach (Southern Oregon University) 4. Stephan Towne (Menlo College) 174 1. David O'Brien (Southern Oregon University) 2. Josh Fitzgerald (Southern Oregon University) 3. Nick Walden (Embry Riddle University) 184 1. Joffre Lander (Embry Riddle University) 2. Rick Story (Southern Oregon University) 3. Jesse Vasquez (Menlo College) 4. Danny Eller (Embry Riddle University) 197 1. Rozbeh Banihashimi (Simon Fraser University) 2. Tyrell Blanche (Menlo College) 3. Bob Charlton (Embry Riddle University) 4. Abe Ewing (Southern Oregon University) HWT 1. Mikahil Abdul-Latif (Simon Fraser University) 2. Ben Flores (Menlo College) 3. Taylor Wilkerson (Southern Oregon University) 4. Nick Berry (Menlo College)

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Thanks to a 15th consecutive win by Vincent Ramirez and a pin by Chris Ramos in the final two bouts of the day, North Carolina scored a 19-16 win over Old Dominion in a back-and-forth match Sunday at Carmichael Auditorium. The Tar Heels (16-8-1) won their final four duals of the season for their most victories since the 1989 squad posted 18 victories. With Carolina trailing the Monarchs (11-6-1) by a 16-10 margin, Ramirez scored a 6-2 victory over BJ Compton at 141 pounds to bring the Tar Heels within three. A decision in Ramos' favor would have given Carolina its second draw of the season, but he pinned ODU's Jeff Becker in two minutes to give Carolina six points at 149 and the 19-16 victory. Ramirez's victory improved his record to 35-6 and 20-1 in duals, while Ramos is now 15-13 and has three pins on the season. Junior Deon Barrett got the Tar Heels off on the right foot with an 8-6 decision over Nick Pallano at 157 pounds to open the match. The Monarchs then claimed the next three bouts to take a 9-3 advantage after four matches. Junior David Dashiell put the Tar Heels back in the win column with a key 5-4 decision over 17th-ranked Adam Wright at 197. Dashiell is now 30-10 on the year and has a single-season career best in victories. Junior Spencer Nadolsky, ranked 12th nationally, followed with an 11-1 major decision over John Dolida at heavyweight to give Carolina its first lead of the day at 10-9. The victory was Nadolsky's 38th of the season, which is tied for fifth on the Tar Heels' single-season win list. Old Dominion picked up the next two matches, including a major decision at 125 to take the 16-10 lead before Ramirez and Ramos closed out the match with the decision and the fall to give the Tar Heels the win. Carolina returns to action at the 2006 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, set for March 4 at MatJam 2006 in Lexington, Va. North Carolina 19, Old Dominion 16 Records: UNC 16-8-1, ODU 11-6-1 WT. BOUT RESULT SCORE TEAM SCORE 157 Andre Barrett (UNC) def. Nick Pallano (ODU) 8-6 UNC 3-0 165 Robby Gosnell (ODU) def. Garrett Atkinson (UNC) 6-3 TIED 3-3 174 TJ Hansen (ODU) def. Jake Puckett (UNC) 2-0 ODU 6-3 184 David Mendoza (ODU) def. Justin Dobies (UNC) 8-4 ODU 9-3 197 David Dashiell (UNC) def. #17 Adam Wright (ODU) 5-4 ODU 9-6 HWT #12 Spencer Nadolsky (UNC) def. John Dolida (ODU) 11-1 MD UNC 10-9 125 Bryan LaShomb (ODU) def. Bobby Shaw (UNC) 12-3 MD ODU 13-10 133 Ryan Williams (ODU) def. Jared Royer (UNC) 5-0 ODU 16-10 141 Vincent Ramirez (UNC) def. BJ Compton (ODU) 6-2 ODU 16-13 149 Chris Ramos (UNC) def. Jeff Becker (ODU) Fall 2:00 UNC 19-16

BLOOMSBURG -- Despite a loss to Bloomsburg University, the East Stroudsburg University wrestling team completed its fourth straight winning season. Bloomsburg took advantage of a forfeit and had two major decisions and beat the Warriors 35-0, Sunday at Nelson Fieldhouse. ESU did complete its dual meet season 10-9, the fourth consecutive winning season. ESU will wrestle at EIWA's March 4 and 5 at Lehigh University. Bloomsburg 35, ESU 0 125- Mike Sees (BU) maj. dec. Matt Swallow (ESU), 16-0 133- Rick Donald (BU) dec. Nate Nauroth (ESU), 9-2 141- Brad Forbes (BU) dec. Kyle Ferris (ESU), 5-3, OT 149- George Hickman (BU) won by forfeit 157- Aric Fuhrman (BU) dec. Mark Smith (ESU), 6-4 165- Frank Beasley (BU) dec. Keith Smith (ESU), 3-2 174- Jim Bertulis (BU) dec. Dave Sullivan (ESU), 8-3 184- Nate Shirk (BU) dec. Dave Williams (ESU), 8-2 197- Jesse Hasseman (BU) dec. Charles Deighton (ESU) 7-3 HWT- Mike Spaid (BU) maj. dec. Adam Karasevicz (ESU) 9-0

WASHINGTON -- The American University wrestling team won eight matches by bonus points Sunday afternoon in a 38-9 dismantling of South Dakota State on the road. Three Eagles won by fall and five won by major decision as AU lost only match they contested. Adam LoPiccolo (Glen Rock, Pa./Glen Rock) started the match off with his 20th win of the year by fall in the first period. Matt Morkel (Omaha, Neb./Skutt) and Jordan Lipp (Beachwood, Oh./Beachwood) pushed AU's lead to 14-0, both winning by major decision. Lipp has now won 10 of his last 11 matches. After an American forfeit at 141, Tom Kniezewski (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown) scored his second pin in as many matches for his 21st win of the year. Christopher Stout (Hackettstown, N.J./Blair Academy), Rudy Rueda (Waldorf, Md./DeMatha) and Dwayne Hash-Barberis (Scotia, N.Y./Scotia Glenville) followed with major decision victories to clinch the match for AU. Like Kniezewski at 149, No. 1 Josh Glenn (Johnson City, N.Y./Johnson City) won by fall for the second time in as many matches pushing his record to 26-1 on the year. Glenn lead the EIWA in pins with 17 on the year. With the win, the Eagles move to 12-6 on the year in duals. Tomorrow they face off against North Dakota State in their last dual of the year before the EIWA Tournament, which takes place in two weeks. American 38 South Dakota St 9 285-Adam LoPiccolo, AU F2:29 Jason Stripling 125-Matt Morkel, AU 14-3 Marcus Waters 133-Jordan Lipp, AU 19-7 Alan Marvin 141-Dusty Kavitz, SDS FF 149-Tom Kniezewski, AU F1:10 Brad Gregory 157-Chris Stout, AU 12-4 Chad Herrboldt 165-Rudy Rueda, AU 12-3 Justin Retallic 174-Dwayne Hash-Barberis, AU 15-4 Travis Gottschalk 184-Josh Glenn, AU F1:53 Levi Krehmeyer 197-Cody Nehl, SDS 6-0 Tyler Flatt

Philadelphia - Drexel dropped a tough match to No. 14 Lehigh, 21-19, in the Dragons' final regular season dual meet of the season. Drexel ended its season 20-9 while Lehigh improved to 12-5-1. The 20 wins mark a new school-record for victories in a season. Lehigh jumped to a 10-point lead on the first three matches of the evening. Lehigh's Matt Fisk used a second-period escape to earn a 1-0 decision over Steve Mytych (Northampton, Pa./Northampton) in a match-up of freshman 125-pounders. Lehigh's Jon Stout and Cory Cooperman followed with a pair of decision victories, the latter a major decision. Facing a 10-point deficit, the Dragons looked to junior Chris Renninger (Cresonia, Pa./Blue Mountain) to get them back in the match. Renninger responded with his 10th pin of the season at 3:33 of the match. In the next match, 19th-ranked Ryan Hluschak (Slatington, Pa./Northern Lehigh) recorded a win by fall of his own when he matted Trevor Chinn at 4:18. Hluschak has now won 16 of his last 17 matches. The two wins by fall put Drexel on top, 12-10. Lehigh countered with former NCAA national champion Troy Letters at 165 pounds. The senior defeated Drexel's Scott Hunter (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus), 17-3, to give the Mountain Hawks a 14-12 match lead. Lehigh also won at 174 and 184 pounds, the latter by major decision to extend its lead to 21-12. At 197 pounds, Drexel's Jon Oplinger (Bath, Pa./Northampton) stunned 16th-ranked Matt Cassidy when he earned a 16-6 major decision to pull Drexel within five points with just one match remaining. Defending CAA heavyweight champion Chris Cowen (Mexico, N.Y./Mexico) faced Lehigh's heavyweight offering, Kevin McFarland, who usually wrestles at 197 pounds. Cowen earned a pair of takedowns and was awarded a point when McFarland was cited for stalling but was unable to record a pin. Cowen did win a 7-0 decision, though the Mountain Hawks escaped with a 21-19 match win. Drexel will host the 2006 CAA Championships on March 3 and 4. The first match is slated to begin at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 3. February 19, 2006 (Philadelphia, Pa.) Lehigh 21, Drexel 19 125 - Matt Fisk (L) d. Steve Mytych, 1-0 133 - John Stout (L) d. Zach Makovsky, 7-3 141 - Cory Cooperman (L) m.d. Billy Martin, 24-11 149 - Chris Renninger (D) wbf. Matt Ennis, 3:33 157 - Ryan Hluschak (D) wbf. Trevor Chinn, 4:18 165 - Troy Letters (L) m.d. Scott Hunter, 17-3 174 - Travis Frick (L) d. Nick Kozar, 3-2 184 - David Helfrich (L) m.d. Brian Stouffer, 12-3 197 - Jon Oplinger (D) d. Matt Cassidy, 16-6 HWT - Chris Cowen (D) d. Kevin McFarland, 7-0

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma State continued its dominance over instate rival Oklahoma winning 21-12 at the Howard McCasland Fieldhouse in Norman, Okla. The Cowboys improved to 16-2 on the season and have now won 16 consecutive duals against their Bedlam rival. The dual remained close early as the Cowboys won three of the first five matches, but OU got a technical fall from Teyon Ware at 141 and OSU led 9-8 at the halfway point. Oklahoma was leading the dual 8-3 following Ware's technical fall, but Oklahoma State took the lead with consecutive decisions from Zack Esposito and Kevin Ward. Ward gave up a late takedown to Will Rowe to tie the match, but Ward escaped with four seconds left to win. The Cowboys began to assert themselves after the 165-pound match. Johny Hendricks bullied Jarrod King around the mat for seven minutes. Hendricks was looking for a major decision but got countered in the third period for a late takedown and won 12-5. Brandon Mason kept OSU's string of victories alive against OU's Wes Roberts. Mason scored the match's only takedown to win 3-0. The win put the Cowboys ahead in the dual, 15-8. Justin Dyer got the Sooners back on the scoreboard putting Rusty Blackmon on his back twice and earning a major decision. Jake Rosholt iced the dual for Oklahoma State scoring a late takedown over Joel Flaggert to win by decision, 4-1, and putting OSU up 18-12 heading into the heavyweight match. Steve Mocco put the finishing touches on the dual defeating Jake Hager, 8-1. The Cowboys head to the Big Tournament in Ames, Iowa and will look for its eighth Big 12 championship in 10 years. No. 2 Oklahoma State 21, No. 11 Oklahoma 12 Howard McCasland Fieldhouse * Norman, Okla. Attendance: 1,846 125- Sam Hazewinkel (OU) Dec. Coleman Scott (OSU), 2-0 133- Nathan Morgan (OSU) Dec. Trey Blakely (OU), 9-2 141- Teyon Ware (OU) TF5 Ethan Kyle (OSU), 19-4; 6:06 149- Zack Esposito (OSU) Dec. Matt Storniolo (OU), 4-0 157- Kevin Ward (OSU) Dec. Will Rowe (OU), 6-5 165- Johny Hendricks (OSU) Dec. Jarrod King (OU), 12-5 174- Brandon Mason (OSU) Dec. Wes Roberts (OU), 3-0 184- Justin Dyer (OU) MD Rusty Blackmon (OSU), 13-4 197- Jake Rosholt (OSU) Dec. Joel Flaggert (OU), 4-1 285- Steve Mocco (OSU) Dec. Jake Hager (OU), 8-1

MADISON, Wis. -- Fresh off upsetting No. 18 Michigan State, the No. 23 Wisconsin wrestling team nearly made it a sweep with a tie against No. 6 Illinois on the road. The 15-15 stalemate set the Badgers' regular season record at 9-5-1 and 4-3-1 in Big Ten Conference action. The Illini finished with a 10-2-1 overall record and 5-2-1 in the league. The Badgers charged into Illinois' Huff Hall winning the first three matches with decisions from Tom Clum (133 lbs.), Ed Gutnik (141 lbs.) and Tyler Turner (149 lbs.). Turner dominated his match and despite scoring three takedowns in the final minute, he ran out of time to get the final two points to secure a major decision and settled for the 10-4 win. "We came out really aggressively today and attacked well," said assistant coach Cory Wallman. "Our guys are getting to where they need to be and are peaking at the right time of year, just before Big Tens." With nine points in Wisconsin's favor, the featured match-up at 157 lbs. was cued up with the top-ranked Alex Tirapelle of Illinois facing Wisconsin's No. 5 Craig Henning. Both wrestlers came into the match undefeated in Big Ten action. After two scoreless periods, Tirapelle managed an escape early in the third. He was able to evade Henning the rest of the match and notched a 2-0 with 1:17 of riding time. Illinois took four more matches at 165 lbs., 184 lbs., 197 lbs. and 125 lbs. The Badgers had a chance to pull away when heavyweight Lee Kraemer got his opponent Matt Weight on his back. Weight fought off a pin, but Kraemer earned a three-point nearfall and the 7-5 decision victory. In the final match of the day, Wisconsin's Collin Cudd faced eighth-ranked Kyle Ott. Cudd kept the score close scoring three escapes in the 5-3 loss. The three points only got Illinois close enough to tie, the first of the season, for either team. The Badgers now look to the postseason and the 2006 Big Ten Championships, March 3-5 in Bloomington, Ind. Seeding for the tournament will take place in the next week. Stay tuned to uwbadgers.com for the latest news and updates. #6 Illinois 15, #23 Wisconsin 15 Feb. 19, 2006 Huff Hall (ILL-UW) 133: #6 Tom Clum (WIS) dec. #19 Gabe Flores (ILL), 1-6 (0-3) 141: Ed Gutnik (WIS) dec. Joel Karr (ILL), 6-2 (0-6) 149: #11 Tyler Turner dec. Troy Tirapelle (ILL), 10-4 (0-9) 157: #1 Alex Tirapelle (ILL) dec. #5 Craig Henning (WIS), 2-0 (3-9) 165: #7 Mike Poeta (ILL) dec. #17 Jake Donar (WIS), 7-1 (6-9) 174: #14 Kelly Flaherty (WIS) dec. Roger Smith-Bergsrud (ILL), 0-1 (6-12) 184: #5 Pete Friedl (ILL) dec. Matt Maciag (WIS), 9-2 (9-12) 197: #8 Tyrone Byrd (ILL) dec. Dallas Herbst (WIS), 1-0 (12-12) HWT: Lee Kraemer (WIS) dec Matt Weight (ILL), 7-5 (12-15) 125: #8 Kyle Ott (ILL) dec. Collin Cudd (WIS), 5-3 (15-15)

CLARION, Pa. -- The bonus points that have eluded the Lock Haven University wrestling team (6-13, 2-4 EWL) came in bunches today (Feb. 19) in a Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) victory at Clarion University, 34-6. LHU got a fall from No. 17 Seth Martin (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove), a major decision from No. 17 Joshua Medina (Las Vegas/Pima C.C.) at 149, and decisions from Casey Moore (Beech Creek, Pa./Central Mountain) at 133, Jacob Lauffenburger (Russell, Pa./Warren) at 165, junior Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes) at 174 and junior Derrick Morgan (Milan, Pa./Athens) at 184. Sophomore No. 16 Obenson Blanc (Naples, Fla./Lely) and freshman Tom Kocher (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) both picked up forfeit wins. "I'm happy with the effort tonight," said LHU head coach Rocky Bonomo. "Gaining momentum at the end of the dual season is crucial heading into EWL's. Momentum and doing the little things well at this level is so important, and we had both tonight." After the 125 forfeit, Moore battled Rob LaBrake. After a flurry of action in the first but no points for either man, Moore got a double-leg into a takedown near the outside of the circle during period two. LaBrake worked a reversal once they reset, and Moore worked his own reversal just seconds later for a 4-2 lead going into the third. Moore worked a cradle into three backpoints in the third for a 5-3 win, his 10th of the season. Sophomore Brian Ellis (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) drew Greg Lewis at 141 reversing Ellis's offensive move into his own takedown for the first points of the bout, adding a pair of nearfall points later in the period. Ellis brought the score to 4-1 with an early second-period escape. Ellis kept the pressure on throughout the second, but Lewis's strong defensive work wouldn't allow the sophomore to score. Lewis took the third period 1-0 for his second win over Ellis this season, this time a 6-2 tally. At 149, Medina snared Derrick Smith for the first two points just 30 seconds in, adding to his advantage for a 4-1 lead at the end of the first. Medina controlled the rest of the bout for a 13-1 major decision, his sixth of the year. Martin drew Lucas Christopher at 157, trading a takedown for an escape, a 2-1 Martin lead after the first period. Martin followed that up with an escape and a takedown in the second, and rolled Christopher over in the third period for a fall at 6:03. Martin now had 12 falls this season in his team-high 32 victories. Lauffenburger scored the first points in his match with Chris Goings at 165 and after a scoreless second, led 2-1. Goings worked for an escape in the third, bringing the bout to 2-2 with 1:25 left. A late Goings single leg was just that, and the two men went to overtime. An illegal move by Goings in the overtime period gave Lauffenburger a 3-2 sudden victory, sealing an LHU team victory with the upcoming forfeit at 197. At 174, Ponce used some quickness to shift around Dave Gardner for a takedown later sitting down on a Gardner attack for another pair of points and a 4-1 lead after the second period. Ponce posted a reversal and a takedown in the third for the 9-5 win. Morgan controlled Dominic Ross at 184, riding an early takedown out for the remainder of the first, and adding an escape, a time advantage and a pair of takedowns over the remainder of the match for an 8-1 win. After a 197 forfeit win, senior Tim Meyers (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) worked against Clarion heavyweight A.J. Brooks. Brooks scored the first points of the bout with a second-period escape, following that up with a takedown shortly thereafter. Meyers got his own escape in the third, but was unable to manage any more points, as Brooks took the 4-1 decision. LHU won the match, however 34-6. Martin, Medina, Moore, Lauffenburger, Ponce, Morgan, Blanc, Kocher, Bonomo, Ellis, Meyers and the rest of the Bald Eagles are back in action Saturday, March 4 at the EWL Championships, hosted by Edinboro University.

ATHENS, Ohio -- Kermit Blosser passed away on the evening of February 18, 2006, at the Hickory Creek Nursing Center in The Plains, Ohio. Ohio University's first national champion in any sport, Blosser had recently celebrated his 95th birthday. Kermit, the son of a rail worker, was born on Feb. 1, 1911, and raised in Enterprise, Ohio. He showed up for Ohio University's freshman football practice in the fall of 1928 as a self-described "little 175-pound neophyte from Logan High School." As a sophomore end, Kermit started his first game in the 1929 season opener at Indiana, which turned out to be an 18-0 victory for the Bobcats. The following week, he started the home opener against West Liberty State College that was the first-ever game played in the newly built Peden Stadium, which still serves as the home field for the Ohio football squad. The Bobcats won that game as well, 26-0, and finished the year 9-0. More impressively, they outscored their opponents 306-13 that initial season at Peden Stadium. They followed it up with another undefeated season in 1930, an 8-0-1 campaign in which they outscored their opponents 227-32. During Kermit's three varsity seasons, Ohio lost only one game, a 7-6 decision to Indiana in the 1931 season opener. His teams went 24-1-1 during that span while claiming three Buckeye Conference championships and outscoring their opponents 705-59. To cap off his collegiate career, Kermit won the school's first national title in any sport by taking the 191-pound wrestling crown in 1932. Following his graduation from Ohio University in 1932, he was a successful basketball coach first at Glouster High School and later at Columbus South High School. Then, after serving as a gunnery officer aboard a warship in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, Kermit returned to the Athens campus as an assistant coach for football, basketball and wrestling. He was on the Bobcat coaching staffs that won the school's first Mid-American Conference football title in 1953 under Carroll Widdoes and four of Jim Snyder's seven conference championship basketball teams. Despite having never played the game of golf, Kermit became Ohio's first head golf coach in 1947. He quickly became a scratch golfer himself while his program - led by future PGA champion Dow Finsterwald - won its first conference title in 1951 by 24 strokes. The Bobcats proceeded to win nine of the next 10 MAC championships as well. His teams ended up winning 18 conference titles, giving Kermit more championships than any other coach in any sport in MAC history. He was inducted into the Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame's second class in 1966 and the charter classes of the NCAA Golf Coaches Hall of Fame in 1980 and MAC Hall of Fame in 1988. After retiring from teaching physical education in 1977 and coaching in 1988, Kermit was honored for his 42 years of service by his MAC peers, who named the conference's golf-coach-of-the-year award after him. Even in retirement, Kermit continued to impact Ohio Athletics as a special assistant to the department's director. Up until his final days, he came to his office in the Convocation Center almost every day and attended as many home athletic events as he could. "This is a great loss to the athletic department and to our golf program," said Bobcat golf coach Bob Cooley, who played under Blosser and succeeded him as Ohio's golf mentor in 1988. "He gave me a lot of good advice and I learned a tremendous amount from him over the years. He was one of the all-time greats and was very well respected on the national level. He will be deeply missed." Kermit was preceded in death by his beloved wife, the former Mildred Howard of Glouster, Ohio. He is survived by their children, Richard Blosser and his wife Suzy of Savannah, Ga., and Carol DeCaminada and her husband Joseph of Clarkston, Mich., as well as four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service is being planned by the athletics department and details on that event will be announced at ohiobobcats.com when they are finalized in the coming days.

Two days after dropping its first match of the season at Michigan, the top-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team dominated No. 18 Michigan State, 41-3, on Sunday afternoon in East Lansing, Mich. Minnesota won nine of 10 matches and finished the regular season 20-1 overall and 7-1 in the Big Ten. It's just the fourth time in school history that the team has reached 20 dual meet wins in a single season. The Golden Gophers racked up three major decisions, a technical fall and a pair of pins in the win. Top-ranked heavyweight Cole Konrad got Minnesota started with a 17-6 major decision against Max Lossen. Improving to 33-0 on the year, Konrad's 33-match winning streak ranks fourth in school history. He has now won 62 of his last 63 matches. Michigan State got its only win of the day at 125 pounds although it still proved to be a disappointment. Third-ranked Nick Simmons dominated redshirt freshman Travis Lang in a 9-2 decision, but Lang's reversal late in the third period denied Simmons the bonus point for the major decision. Third-ranked Mack Reiter extended the Golden Gopher lead to 8-3 with a 17-3 major decision against Jeff Wimberley at 133 pounds. Reiter led 7-1 after the first period en route to the win. He is now 25-3 on the year and finished unbeaten with a 6-0 record during the Big Ten season. 13th-ranked Manuel Rivera gave Minnesota a 14-3 lead with his pin of Tim Hammer in 6: 09 at 141 pounds. Hammer was wrestling in place of fifth-ranked Andy Simmons. Rivera led 2-0 after the first period, but put the redshirt freshman to his back with less than a minute to go in the match. Top-ranked Dustin Schlatter continued his stellar freshman season with a 15-0 technical fall against 15th-ranked Darren McKnight at 149 pounds. Schlatter recorded his team- best 10th technical fall on the year as he improved to 34-1 on the season. He has now won 22 matches in a row. Schlatter's older brother C.P. followed with a pin of Tony Greathouse in just 1:46 at 157 pounds following intermission. Ranked fourth in the nation, Schlatter recorded his first pin of the season. He is now 31-5 on the year and 18-2 in dual meets. Not to be outdone, senior Matt Nagel needed just 1:22 to record the fall against Bryan Harney at 165 pounds. It was Nagel's second pin in two career matches against Harney. His win gave Minnesota a 31-3 lead. The upset of day occurred at 174 pounds as 14th-ranked Gabriel Dretsch defeated fifth- ranked R.J. Boudro, 3-1. The pair traded escapes in the second and third periods. With time winding down on the match, Dretsch claimed the win with a late takedown. In his return to his home state, sophomore Roger Kish recorded a 16-5 major decision against Joe Williams at 184 pounds. A former four-time state champion out of LaPeer, Mich., Kish won for the 12th time in his last 13 matches. He is now 30-4 on the year. Despite giving up nearly 17 pounds, sophomore Mitch Kuhlman closed out the dual with a 5-4 decision against Jeff Kuhlman at 197 pounds. A natural 165-pounder, Kuhlman finished the season with a 3-4 record in Big Ten dual meets. Minnesota will have next weekend off as it prepares for the 2006 Big Ten Championships in Bloomington, Ind., March 4-5. #1 Minnesota 41, #18 Michigan State 3 Feb. 19, 2006 East Lansing, Mich. Attendance: 962 HWT - #1 Cole Konrad (MN) maj. dec. Max Lossen (MSU), 17-6 125 –#3 Nick Simmons (MSU) dec. Travis Lang (MN), 9-2 133 - #3 Mack Reiter (MN) maj. dec. Jeff Wimberley (MSU), 17-3 141 - #13 Manual Rivera (MN) pinned Tim Hammer (MSU), 6:09 149 - #2 Dustin Schlatter (MN) tech. fall. #15 Darren McKnight (MSU), 15-0, 4:01 157 - #4 C.P. Schlatter (MN) pinned Tony Greathouse (MSU), 1:46 165 - #9 Matt Nagel (MN) pinned Bryan Harney (MSU), 1:22 174 - #13 Gabriel Dretsch (MN) dec. #5 R.J. Boudro (MSU), 4-1 184 - #9 Roger Kish (MN) maj. dec. Joe Williams (MSU), 16-5 197 - Mitch Kuhlman (MN) dec. Jeff Kuhlman (MSU), 5-4

State College, Pa. –– The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 8 in the country, won eight of ten bouts and hammered Purdue 32-8 at Indianapolis' Conseco Fieldhouse. The win helped head coach Troy Sunderland's team close out the regular season with a 13-4 record, 5-3 in Big Ten action. The dual beg at 149 and with No. 13 James Woodall (Dupont, Pa.) home with a skin infection, true freshman Jason Lapham (West Chazy, N.Y.) faced No. 9 Doug Withstandley of Purdue. Lapham began the bout with a solid scoring chance, but Withstandley managed to fight the effort off and force a stalemate. The Nittany Lion freshman fought off the Boilermaker senior's scoring attempt as the first wound down and sent the bout to the second scoreless. Withstandley, however, chose down to begin the second and quickly reversed Lapham to go up 2-0. Withstandley rode Lapham out and took a 2-0 lead into the third. Lapham chose neutral to begin the final period. Withstandley quickly got in on a single leg and went up 4-0 with a take down. A second stall on Lapham put Withstandley up 5-0 and the Purdue senior worked onwards to a convincing 10-2 major decision. The victory gave Purdue an early 4-0 lead. Lapham fell to 8-11 on the year while Withstandley improved to 22-8. No. 12 Nathan Galloway (State College, Pa.) met Jake Murphy at 157. Looking to bounce back from a tough upset loss on Friday night at Ohio State, the Nittany Lion junior got the first take down of the dual early to go up 2-1 after a Murphy escape. Galloway notched a second take down with a minute left and, after three near fall points, took a 7-1 lead into the second. Galloway chose down to begin the middle stanza and escaped to an 8-1 lead, but two stall calls were called in the process on Galloway, cutting the Lion junior's lead to 8-2. Still dominating the bout, another Galloway take down gave him a 10-3 lead after two, plus a 1:06 riding time edge. Murphy chose down to begin the final period and quickly escaped, cutting the lead to 10-4. With Penn State needing a major to tie the dual in the early stages, Galloway added a fourth take down to go up 12-5 after a Murphy escape. A fifth take down with under :30 left cemented the major with Galloway going on to post an important 15-6 major decision. With the dual tied 4-4, Galloway improved to 11-12 and broke a personal five match losing skid. Murphy fell to 9-22. True freshman David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) put his No. 12 ranking on the line against Purdue's Dan Bedoy at 165. Erwin wasted no time to take an early 2-0 lead on Bedoy and began working hard on top for a pinning combination, but Bedoy fought Erwin off and escaped to a 2-1 deficit. But Erwin would increase his lead with another take down as the first ended led 4-1 after three minutes. Bedoy chose down to begin the second and was cut loose by Erwin as the Nittany Lion freshmen began working towards bonus points. A second and third stall on Bedoy and another Erwin take down put Erwin up 8-2 as the second period ended. Erwin chose down to begin the third period and quickly escaped to a 9-2 lead. The Nittany Lion freshman continued to dominate the third period, adding one more take down plus a riding time point for a 12-2 major decision. The victory put Penn State up 8-4 and improved Erwin's mark to 23-6. Bedoy fell to 1-7 on the year. Nittany Lion junior James Yonushonis (Philipsburg, Pa.), ranked No. 9, met Nick Corpe of Purdue at 174. Corpe, a talented freshman with a 16-15 mark entering the dual, took a quick shot but was countered almost immediately by Yonushonis, who got the take down and went up 2-1 early after the Corpe escape. The hard-working junior got in on a pinning combination, looking to pin Corpe and get his second fall of the weekend road swing. Corpe managed to fight off the effort, but Yonushonis went up 7-1 with the move and back points. Up 7-1 with 1:38 in riding time to begin the second, Yonushonis chose down to start the second. He quickly escaped to an 8-1 lead and continued to dominate the second period, getting three more take downs and carrying a 14-3 lead into the third. Corpe chose down to begin the final period and escaped, but trailed 14-4. Yonushonis began working for bonus points. He added two more take downs to post an 18-4 major decision. The victory put Penn State up 12-4 and moved Yonushonis to 19-6 on the year. Corpe fell to 16-16. In a marquee match-up, Penn State All-American Eric Bradley (Plaistow, N.H.), ranked No. 7, took on No. 2 Ben Wissel. Wissel nearly got an early take down as the first wound down, but Bradley stepped away. Bradley quickly shot back, only to have Wissel return the favor and fight off the Penn State senior's attempt, forcing a stale mate with :20 left. The first period ended scoreless. Bradley chose down to begin the second and got his escape to go up 1-0 with 1:20 left in the second. Neither of the nation's top grapplers got a take down in the second, sending the bout to the third with Bradley holding a 1-0 lead. Wissel chose down to begin the third and was cut by Bradley, tying the score at 1-1. Wissel got the dual's first real scoring chance early in the third but could not finish as the men scooted off the mat. Wissel quickly got in again on Bradley's legs, but a potentially dangerous hold stopped action again. As time wound down, Wissel got in once more on both Bradley's legs, but the Nittany Lion senior showed his prowess by countering the move and working around behind Wissel to get the winning take down with :02 left. The 3-1 win improved Penn State's lead to 15-4 and moved Bradley to 9-1 on the year. The victory also stated a strong case for Bradley to get a No. 1 seed at the Big Ten Championships with a perfect 6-0 mark in conference duals. Wissel suffered only his third loss in 34 outings (31-3). Sophomore All-American Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.) took on No. 18 Nathan Moore of Purdue at 197 in another marquee match-up. Moore surprised Davis early by getting an early take down and a 2-1 lead. Davis countered with his own take down to go up 3-2 and never looked back. After a Moore escape, Davis notched another take down to go up 5-3 heading into the second. Davis chose down to begin the second and escaped to a 6-3 lead. The Harrisburg native added one more take down and entered the third period up 8-3. Moore chose neutral to begin the third and took Davis down to cut the Penn State lead to 9-5 after the Davis escape. Davis quickly got in on another single leg and went up 11-5 with another take down. The rest of the dual was scoreless and Davis posted an impressive 9-5 win over the nationally ranked Boilermaker. Penn State moved out to a decisive 18-4 lead while Davis improved to 17-3. Moore fell to 29-12. At heavyweight, Penn State's Joel Edwards (Upper Darby, Pa.), ranked No. 19, met Purdue's Aaron Keough. Edwards struck first in the bout, getting a take down midway through the first. The Nittany Lion senior added two near fall points before Keough escaped to go up 4-1, added a second take down and led 6-1 with over a minute's worth of riding time. The dominant wrestler on the mat, Edwards got two more back points while nearly pinning Keough. Edwards, leading 8-1, chose down to start the middle period. An escape made Edwards' lead 9-1. Keough got his first take down quickly afterwards and cut the lead to 10-3 after the Edwards escape, which is how the second period ended. Keough chose down to begin the last two minutes and quickly escaped to a 10-4 deficit. The Purdue freshman began to set the tone offensively in the third and nearly took Edwards down. But the Penn State senior managed to fight off the attempts. Each grappler had his chances as the third played itself out, but no more scoring was to be had. Edwards grabbed the hard fought 11-4 win after the riding time point. Penn State went up 21-4 with its sixth straight win in the dual while Edwards improved to 14-4 on the year. Keough fell to 14-23. Looking to continue his strong performance at 125, true freshman Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.) met Purdue's Jeff Price. Pataky bolted out to a quick 11-0 lead with a lightening fast take down and three quick three-point near fall moves. A fourth and fifth near fall move followed and Pataky posted a blisteringly fast 17-0 technical fall at the 2:15 mark. The five team points moved Penn State out to a 26-4 lead and improved Pataky to 15-6 on the year. The technical fall was the second of the weekend for Pataky and his sixth of the year, a team best. In another marquee match-up, Nittany Lion freshman Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.) met Purdue's Chris Fleeger, a senior. Strayer entered the bout ranked No. 9 while Fleeger was ranked No. 5. Fleeger, a sixth-year senior, got the first take down early in the first to take an early 2-0 lead. Strayer managed to fight off a number of Fleeger attempts to get back points before Fleeger did manage to go up 5-0 with a three-point near fall. After a restart, Fleeger got another three-point near fall but gave up a penalty point on an illegal hold. Two more near fall points were added by Fleeger before Strayer escaped to a 10-2 deficit, ending the first period. Fleeger chose neutral to begin the second period. Strayer got in on a double-leg attempt, but Fleeger fought it off to maintain his eight-point lead. Fleeger added a late take down to carry a 12-2 lead into the final period. Strayer chose neutral to begin the final period but Fleeger quickly went up 14-2 with another take down. Strayer battled out for the escape but could not manage a take down on a late attempt. Fleeger went on to post a very impressive 17-3 major decision over Strayer. Penn State still led the dual 26-8 while Strayer suffered just his third loss of the year (19-3). Fleeger improved to 9-1 on the year. At 141, the final dual of the day matched senior DeWitt Driscoll (Connellsville, Pa.) against Purdue's Jason Cook. Driscoll was ranked No. 11 entering the bout. Cook nearly got a take down to start the first, but Driscoll's strength and speed allowed him to fight off the attempt. Driscoll, while trying for a countering take down a few seconds later, leaned back on Cook and got the pin, his second of the weekend, at the 2:26 mark. The pin gave Penn State a 32-8 final decision and Driscoll improved to 14-7 on the season. Cook fell to 23-10. The pin was Driscoll's second of the weekend and his seventh of the year, a team best. "I was very concerned with some of the match-ups coming in, but we controlled a lot of the matches, none bigger than Eric Bradley's win at 184," Sunderland said. "We're very happy to get two road wins this weekend and now we can focus on Big Ten's. We have some things to work on, like how we finish matches, so we'll take these wins and get ready for the next step." Combining Penn State's wins at Ohio State Friday and today's win over Purdue has the Lions winning 16 of 20 bouts with four pins and two technical falls. Penn State improved to 13-4, 5-3 in the Big Ten. Purdue falls to 9-9, 1-7 Big Ten. The Nittany Lions end the year with a superb 8-1 record on the road. The 13 wins is the second most for Sunderland in his tenure as PSU's head coach and the five Big Ten wins ties Sunderland's coaching best. From a percentage standpoint, the 13-4 mark (.764) is the best of Sunderland's Penn State head coaching career. A 14-5 (.737) mark in 2003-04 was Sunderland's prior best in both percentage and wins. The Nittany Lions will now take two weeks to prepare for the 2006 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, hosted by Indiana University. Action takes place in Assembly Hall on March 4-5. #8 Penn State 32, Purdue 8 Indianapolis, Ind. - Conseco Fieldhouse 149: #9 Doug Withstandley PUR maj. dec. Jason Lapham PSU, 10-2 0-4 157: #12 Nathan Galloway PSU maj. dec. Jake Murphy PUR, 15-6 4-4 165: #12 David Erwin PSU maj. dec. Dan Bedoy PUR, 12-2 8-4 174: #9 James Yonushonis PSU maj. dec. Nick Corpe PUR, 19-6 12-4 184: #7 Eric Bradley PSU dec. #2 Ben Wissel PUR, 3-1 15-4 197: #6 Phil Davis PSU dec. #18 Nathan Moore PUR, 9-5 18-4 HWT: #19 Joel Edwards PSU dec. Aaron Keough PUR, 11-4 21-4 125: Brad Pataky PSU tech. fall Jeff Price PUR, 17-0 (2:16) 26-4 133: #5 Chris Fleeger PUR maj. dec. #9 Jake Strayer PSU, 17-3 26-8 141: #11 DeWitt Driscoll PSU pinned Jason Cook PUR, WBF (2:26) 32-8 Records: Penn State 13-4, 5-3 Big Ten; Purdue 9-9, 1-7 Big Ten Up Next for PSU: The 2006 Big Ten Championships, Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind. - Hosted by Indiana University, March 4-5.

FRESNO, Calif. - The UC Davis wrestling team won seven matches to take a 32-13 win over the Fresno State Bulldogs Saturday evening in Fresno, Calif. in both team's final dual of the season. Derek Moore pinned Garrett Spooner four minutes and nine seconds into the 141-pound match to highlight the Aggies' win. Omar Gaitan got the dual started for UC Davis with a narrow 6-5 decision over Sean Carlson at 133-pounds. At 149-pounds, Jesse Padilla took a 10-1 major decision win over Dustin Rocha which was followed by another Aggie win at 157-pounds by Jon Clark. Clark took a 10-7 decision over Darrell Goodpaster. With an already commanding 17-0 lead in the dual, UC Davis accepted forfeits at 165 and 174-pounds to further the Aggie lead to 28-0. At 184-pounds, Greg Gifford was able to turn a takedown into a win by fall over Tyler Bernacchi 5:59 into the match. Eliot Kelly grabbed what would be the final Aggie win of the night at 197-pounds as he shut-out Miguel Rodriguez in a 12-0 major decision. In the heavyweight match, Cody Parker scored a two-point near fall in the first period and scored three takedowns to take an 18-6 major decision over Broc Maffia. In the final match of the night, Cory Borges took control in the first period of the 125-pound match and scored on a two-point takedown. In the second period, Orozco scored a three-point near fall that almost was converted to a pin. Unfortunately for Orozco, Borges took the 8-4 win by decision. With the win, the Aggies' season record has been lifted to 8-9 overall. UC Davis will be in competition next Sunday, Feb. 26 through Monday, Feb. 27 at the 2006 Pac-10 wrestling championships being held at Stanford. UC Davis 32, Fresno State 13 133 - Omar Gaitan (UCD) dec. Sean Carlson (FS), 6-5 141 - Derek Moore (UCD) fall Garrett Spooner (FS), 4:09 149 - Jesse Padilla (UCD) m.d. Dustin Rocha (FS), 10-1 157 - Jon Clark (UCD) dec. Darrell Goodpaster (FS), 10-7 165 - Frank Richmond (UCD) accepted forfeit 174 - Dustin Noack (UCD) accepted forfeit 184 - Greg Gifford (FS) fall Tyler Bernacchi (UCD), 5:59 197 - Eliot Kelly (UCD) m.d. Miguel Rodriguez (FS), 12-0 HWT - Cody Parker (FS) m.d. Broc Maffia (UCD), 18-6 125 - Cory Borges (FS) dec. Marcos Orozco (UCD), 8-4

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The No. 25-ranked University of Northern Iowa Panthers' wrestling squad climbed back to the .500 mark with a 26-15 victory over the visiting North Dakota State Bison. UNI finished the dual season with a mark of 8-8-2. North Dakota State fell to 6-4 on the year. The match also marked the final dual for the Panthers in the West Gym. Next season, UNI will compete in the McLeod Center. UNI junior Seth Wright (125 lbs.) gave a first period takedown to NDSU's Mike Meger and then took over the match as he cruised to a 19-8 major decision. Midway through the second period Wright used a reversal and then both a three-point nearfall and a two-point nearfall to open up the match. Wright evened his record this year at 14-14 with the victory. Senior Chris Helgeson (133 lbs.) finished off his home career with an 8-3 decision over the Bison's Eric Sanders. Helgeson moved to 25-15 with the win. Sophomore C.J. Ettelson (141 lbs.) took out some frustration on NDSU's David Cunningham in netting a 16-0 technical fall at the 4:19 mark of their match. Ettelson, who was pinned last night in a dual against South Dakota State, scored 11 first-period points en route to the win. Ettelson is now 25-10 on the season. Junior Ryan Osgood (149 lbs.) was able to squeeze out a 3-1 victory over NDSU's Gabe Mooney. Osgood trailed late in the second period, 1-0, before scoring a takedown with only five seconds left in the period. Osgood added an escape early in the third period and was able to hold off Mooney's late shots in the final stanza. Osgood earned his 10th win of the season to go against 11 losses. Senior Chris Bitetto (157 lbs.) continued the Panthers' assault with a 17-6 major decision over the Bison's Andrew Quittsschreiber. Bitetto led 8-3 after two periods and finished off his opponent with three takedowns and a two-point nearfall in the final period. Redshirt freshman Moza Fay (165 lbs.) got his 30th win of the season with a shutout of NDSU's Zach Molitor, 7-0. Fay rode Molitor for more than five minutes in the match and did not allow Molitor to be on the offensive. Fay is 30-6 on the year. Junior Nick Baima (174 lbs.) notched his 11th straight win in disposing of NDSU's Matt Hermann, 11-2. Baima and Hermann battled to a 0-0 tie after one period. Baima chose the down position in the second period and scored an escape and a takedown in the period's first 10 seconds. Baima added three more takedowns in the third period to improve to 31-3 on the season. Baima's victory also gave UNI a 26-0 lead in the dual. At that point in the dual, UNI had tallied 23 takedowns to only one for the Bison. At the meet's end UNI would hold a 23-6 edge in takedowns. NDSU was able to bounce back and win the final three matches of the evening. Matt Wetterling (184 lbs.) pinned UNI's De'Andre Nunn at the 2:48 mark of the first period. Jacob Bryce (197 lbs.) scored a 7-1 victory over the Panthers' Andrew Anderson. NDSU heavyweight Mike Maresh recorded a fall over UNI's Tyler Rhodes at the 4:15 mark of the their match to close out the dual. The Panthers will be in action again on March 5 at the NCAA West Regional in Laramie, Wyo. The Panthers will be competing against Wyoming, Fresno State, Northern Illinois and Eastern Illinois at the West Regional. UNI has won the West Regional 20 years in a row. The squads will be competing for spots in the NCAA Division I National Championships to be held March 18-20 in Oklahoma City, Okla. NOTES: UNI honored three seniors (Chris Bitetto, Chris Helgeson, Michael Shedek) ... Shedek was unable to attend the match because of a family illness ... UNI won its final three duals of the season. FINAL RESULTS: UNI 26, NDSU 15 125 - Seth Wright (UNI) maj. dec. Mike Meger (NDSU), 19-8 133 - Chris Helgeson (UNI) dec. Eric Sanders (NDSU), 8-3 141 - C.J. Ettelson (UNI) tech. fall David Cunningham (NDSU), 16-0 (4:19) 149 - Ryan Osgood (UNI) dec. Gabe Mooney (NDSU), 3-1 157 - Chris Bitetto (UNI) maj. dec. Andrew Quittschreiber (NDSU), 17-6 165 - Moza Fay dec. Zach Molitor (NDSU), 7-0 174 - Nick Baima (UNI) maj. dec. Matt Hermann (NDSU), 11-2 184 - Matt Wetterling (NDSU) pinned De'Andre Nunn (UNI), 2:48 197 - Jacob Bryce (NDSU) dec. Andrew Anderson (UNI), 7-1 HWT - Mike Maresh (NDSU) pinned Tyler Rhodes (UNI), 4:15

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Duke Blue Devils went 1-1 in wrestling action on Saturday in Columbia's first-ever Hall of Fame weekend, defeating Harvard, 24-21, after falling to Columbia, 30-7, earlier in the day. Duke's record moves to 3-11 overall with Saturday's effort. Harvard defeated Columbia, 29-16, prior to their dual meet against Duke. Harvard's record moves to 5-9-1 overall while Columbia's record moves to 8-8. The Duke-Columbia dual meet started at the heavyweight division and the Lions jumped out to a 3-0 lead with John Grando's 7-3 victory over freshman Wade Van Sickle. Columbia extended its lead to 7-0 when Jeff Sato registered an 11-2 major decision victory over sophomore Kellan McKeon at 125 pounds. The Blue Devils got on the board at 133 pounds as freshman Michael Degli Obizzi defeated Columbia's Eric Amstutz, 8-2. Columbia rebounded after its lead was cut to four by winning the next six matches to close out the meet. Dean Kinports scored an 8-0 major decision victory over junior Philip Wightman at 141 pounds, Ricky Turk defeated junior Daniel Shvartsman, 17-11, in a close match at 149 pounds and Derek Sickles registered a 7-1 win against freshman Addison Nuding at 157 pounds. Columbia's Dustin Tillman extended the Lions' lead to 23-3 by pinning redshirt freshman Aaron Glover in 4:37 at 165 pounds. Tenth-ranked Matt Palmer outlasted Duke senior Levi Craig, 9-4, at 174 pounds while Columbia's Sam Kuntz scored a major decision victory over redshirt freshman Dan Fox at 184 pounds. Duke sophomore Konrad Dudziak ended the dual meet by dominating Nick Sommerfeld at 197 pounds, scoring an 11-0 major decision victory. Columbia 30, Duke 7 HWT - John Grando (Columbia) def. Wade Van Sickle (Duke), 7-3 (0-3) 125 - Jeff Sato (Columbia) major decision Kellan McKeon (Duke), 11-2 (0-7) 133 - Michael Degli Obizzi (Duke) def. Eric Amstutz (Columbia), 8-2 (3-7) 141 - Dean Kinports (Columbia) major decision Philip Wightman (Duke), 8-0 (3-11) 149 - Ricky Turk (Columbia) def. Daniel Shvartsman (Duke), 17-11 (3-14) 157 - Derek Sickles (Columbia) def. Addison Nuding (Duke), 7-1 (3-17) 165 - Dustin Tillman (Columbia) pinned Aaron Glover (Duke), 4:37 (3-23) 174 - Matt Palmer (Columbia) def. Levi Craig (Duke), 9-4 (3-26) 184 - Sam Kuntz (Columbia) major decision Dan Fox (Duke), 10-2 (3-30) 197 - Konrad Dudziak (Duke) major decision Nick Sommerfeld (Columbia), 11-0 (7-30) The Duke-Harvard match also started at the heavyweight division and the Blue Devils fell behind early again. Harvard's seventh-ranked Bode Ogunwole scored a major decision victory over freshman Wade Van Sickle to put the Crimson up 4-0. After going up 6-4 with a win by forfeit at 125 pounds, Duke was forced to forfeit the 133-pound bout due to an injury to freshman Michael Degli Obizzi. Duke junior Philip Wightman followed with what would be the highlight of the day. Facing 14th-ranked and undefeated Max Meltzer at 141 pounds, the Omaha, Neb., native scored a win by fall, pinning Meltzer in 5:48. Meltzer entered match a perfect 13-0 on the season before falling to Wightman. Junior Daniel Shvartsman outlasted Harvard's Matt Button, 7-6, at 149 pounds to extend Duke's lead to 15-10 before Bobby Latessa's 4-3 win over freshman Addison Nuding cut the Blue Devil lead to two. Harvard then took an 18-15 lead on Andrew Flanagan's technical fall win over redshirt freshman Aaron Glover at 165 pounds. Senior Levi Craig pinned Harvard's Wesley Walker in 1:44 in the 174-pound bout to put the Blue Devils up 21-18. The Crimson managed to tie the dual meet at 21-21 when Louis Caputo defeated redshirt freshman Dan Fox, 6-0, at 184 pounds. With the score tied entering the final bout of the night, sophomore Konrad Dudziak scored a 5-1 decision win over Billy Colgan at 197 pounds to give the Blue Devils the 21-18 team victory. "We had a phenomenal win against Harvard tonight," stated Duke Head Coach Clar Anderson. "The key to that match was getting pins from Philip Wightman at 141 pounds and Levi Craig at 174 pounds. We had to forfeit at 133 but we were able to overcome that. This was a great win for our guys. It was also great to see Duke alumni from the area at the match. It really made it a special win for us." The Blue Devils will close out their regular season with next Friday's 7 p.m. dual meet at Princeton. Duke will then compete at the ACC Tournament on March 4. Duke 24, Harvard 21 HWT - Bode Ogunwole (Harvard) major decision Wade Van Sickle (Duke), 11-2 (0-4) 125 - Kellan McKeon (Duke) won via forfeit (6-4) 133 - Robbie Preston (Harvard) won via forfeit (6-10) 141 - Philip Wightman (Duke) pinned Max Meltzer (Harvard), 5:48 (12-10) 149 - Daniel Shvartsman (Duke) def. Matt Button (Harvard), 7-6 (15-10) 157 - Bobby Latessa (Harvard) def. Addison Nuding (Duke), 4-3 (15-13) 165 - Andrew Flanagan (Harvard) technical fall Aaron Glover (Duke), 20-4, 6:18 (15-18) 174 - Levi Craig (Duke) pinned Wesley Walker (Harvard), 1:44 (21-18) 184 - Louis Caputo (Harvard) def. Dan Fox (Duke), 6-0 (21-21) 197 - Konrad Dudziak (Duke) def. Billy Colgan (Harvard), 5-1 (24-21)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Joe Baker and Spencer Manley opened the match with bonus-point victories and a total of seven Midshipmen won bouts as No. 19 Navy defeated Army, 24-9, in an EIWA wrestling match Saturday evening in front of 1,801 spectators at Alumni Hall. Navy's win, its sixth straight over Army in the all-time series, improves the Mids' season record to 13-2 overall and 4-1 in the EIWA. Army, who saw its six-match winning streak snapped, falls to 8-4-2 overall and 6-1 in the conference. Navy took a quick 9-0 lead and Army never got closer than six points throughout the duration of the match. Baker jumped all over Army junior Frank Baughan at 133 pounds, securing a 19-4 technical fall verdict. Baker used three takedowns and a pair of near falls to open up a 12-2 lead at the end of the first period and the freshman coasted to the victory, giving the Midshipmen a 5-0 edge. In the 141-pound match, Manley recorded four takedowns en route to an 11-2 major decision triumph over Army freshman Whitt Dunning. Patrick Simpson got Army on the board and sliced Navy's lead to 9-3 with a hard-fought 4-1 decision opposite Matt Gulosh at 149 pounds. The senior team captain, who led 1-0 after the second period, scored a takedown early in the third stanza and added the riding time point to account for the final margin. The Nashville, Tenn., native improved his team-leading overall record to a sparkling 29-5 on the season. Navy reclaimed its nine-point advantage in the 157-pound bout as John Jarred produced a 7-2 decision over Army's Brian Rowan. Jon Anderson kept Army within striking distance in the 165-pound bout as the senior turned in an 8-2 win by decision over Craig Dziewiatkowski, trimming Navy's edge to 12-6. Leading 3-0 after the second period, Anderson seized control of the match with a pair of third-period takedowns. The Virginia Beach, Va., product upped his record to 22-4 overall and 9-1 in duals. Navy stormed back by winning the next four bouts and extending its cushion to 24-6 with just one match remaining. William Simpson finished the match by taking a 5-4 decision from Alex Usztics at 125 pounds. The freshman from Nashville, Tenn., led 2-0 after the first period and held that edge throughout the match. Simpson is now 25-12 on the season, including 10-4 in dual matches. Navy now leads the all-time series versus Army, 40-5-5. Army's wrestling team returns to the mat in two weeks when the Black Knights travel to Bethlehem, Pa., to compete at the 2006 EIWA Championships at Lehigh's Stabler Arena. 125: William Simpson (A) dec. Alex Usztics, 5-4 *133: Joe Baker (N) tech. fall Frank Baughan, 19-4 (5:43) 141: Spencer Manley (N) maj. dec. Whitt Dunning, 11-2 149: Patrick Simpson (A) dec. Matt Gulosh, 4-1 157: John Jarred (N) dec. Brian Rowan, 7-2 165: Jon Anderson (A) dec. Craig Dziewiatkowski, 8-2 174: Matt Stolpinski (N) dec. Chad Marzec, 5-3 (SV) 184: Jonny Kane (N) dec. Luke Calvert, 10-7 197: Chris Pogue (N) dec. Charles Martin, 3-2 HWT: Tanner Garrett (N) dec. Michael Sprigg, 3-2 *The match began at 133 pounds

Chattanooga, Tenn. -- The No. 8 Missouri wrestling program ended its season on a high note against UNC-Greensboro, taking a 30-12 victory in their second dual of the day at Maclellan Gym in Chattanooga, Tenn. The win gave Missouri a 13-5 record in dual competition this season, including two wins in Big 12 Conference action. Giving the Tigers an early lead for the second straight dual, redshirt freshman Michael Chandler (High Ridge, Mo.) gave the Tigers a 6-0 advantage with a third-period pin over Nathan Berryman. After establishing a 4-0 lead through the first two frames, Chandler began the final period in the top position, turning Berryman to his back for Chandler's fourth dual victory in his last five bouts. Junior Matt Pell (Luxemburg, Wis.) picked up three takedowns in the first five minutes against Mark Ring, establishing a 6-2 advantage heading into the final two-minute set. Escaping 30 seconds after the whistle, the Tigers 165-pound starter increased his lead to seven with an escape, takedown and reversal, adding 3:06 of riding time for the major decision. Racking up 21 points in the opening period, No. 1 junior Ben Askren (Hartland, Wis.) dominated his bout against Craig McIntosh, taking a first-period technical fall over his opponent. The win was Askren's seventh technical fall of the season and increased Askren's consecutive wins streak to 38, the longest active streak in the nation. Competing at 184 pounds, redshirt freshman Joey Garrity (Orion, Ill.) scored with a takedown and two-point nearfall in the first period against Kane Smith, establishing a 4-0 advantage. Escaping his opponent's hold to stretch the lead to five, Garrity was able to get another takedown for an 8-1 decision. Facing the first of three ranked Spartans in the starting lineup, No. 15 senior Jeff Foust (Blue Springs, Mo.) fought to a scoreless tie after three minutes against No. 16 Daren Burns, then established a 1-0 lead with an escape. Burns was able to tie the score and send the match into sudden victory, but Foust won a scramble in the extra period to get the decision, 4-2. Wrestling at 125 pounds, No. 17 Austin DeVoe (Columbus, Kan.) picked up Missouri's second fall of the dual in just 1:11. Gaining control with a quick takedown, DeVoe placed Justin Walp on his back twice, finishing the bout with his second attempt. Sophomore Tyler McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) faced his second tough match of the day, trading points with Chris Bencivenga at 133 pounds. Ranked No. 16 in the nation, McCormick gained the upper hand by winning a scramble with 25 seconds left in the second frame to get the win, 8-4. Next up for Smith's squad is the Big 12 Championships tournament in Ames, Iowa, held on Saturday, Mar. 4. Results 157 – Michael Chandler (MU won by fall over Nathan Berryman (UNCG): 6:13 165 - #5 Matt Pell (MU) maj. dec. Mark Ring (UNCG): 12-4 174 - #1 Ben Askren (MU) won by tech. fall over Craig McIntosh (UNCG): 21-3, 3:00 184 – Joey Garrity (MU) dec. Kane Smith (UNCG): 8-1 197 - #15 Jeff Foust (MU) dec. #16 Daren Burns (UNCG): 4-2 HWT – No. 16 Tyler Shovlin (UNCG) won by fall over Sean Connole (MU): 4:04 125 – #17 Austin DeVoe (MU) won by fall over Justin Walp (UNCG): 1:11 133 - #16 Tyler McCormick (MU) dec. Chris Bencivenga (UNCG): 8-4 141 – #20 Kevin Artis (UNCG) dec. Amond Prater (MU): 6-1 149 – Cody Harrington (UNCG) dec. Marcus Hoehn (MU): 3-1 Updated Records 125 – Austin DeVoe: 29-12 (72-43) 133 – Tyler McCormick: 24-6 (44-20) 141 – Amond Prater: 18-8 (18-8) 149 – Marcus Hoehn: 8-10 (8-10) 157 – Michael Chandler: 16-12 (16-12) 165 – Matt Pell: 29-3 (95-24) 174 – Ben Askren: 38-0 (104-8) 184 – Joey Garrity: 21-21 (21-21) 197 – Jeff Foust: 14-5 (84-34) HWT – Sean Connole 18-22 (18-22)

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Seniors Joe Mazzurco, Dustin Manotti, Mike Mormile, and Dan Miracola made the most of their final home match as the No. 14 Big Red wrestling squad secured its fourth consecutive Ivy League Championship with a 33-6 win over Brown. The conference victory, its 23rd in a row, brings Cornell's record to 9-4 overall, and concludes its Ivy schedule at a perfect 5-0. Brown falls to 8-9-1 overall, and 1-3-1 in the Ancient Eight. Before the match commenced, Cornell honored its eight seniors. Though not competing against Brown, John Cholish, Jim March, Matt Pollock, and Mike Reish were also recognized for their contributions to the program. A pair of wrestlers who will be a part of the festivities at this time next year got the Big Red started as Matt Easter and Keith Dickey both pulled out 6-4 decisions to put Cornell on top 6-0. Manotti, ranked sixth in his 157-pound weight class, then recorded his 125th career victory, a 14-3 major decision over Mike Savino. With the score 10-0, Brown got an unlikely win from Shawn Kitchner as he edged No. 13 Steve Anceravage 6-3. Any enjoyment from the Rhode Island contingent was short-lived, however, as Miracola, Mazzurco, and Jerry Rinaldi used the next three bouts to make an emphatic statement. First, it was Miracola who earned a 13-4 major decision over Matt Gevlinger in the 174-pound match. At 184 pounds Mazzurco scored early and often in a 23-7 technical fall victory over Branden Stearns. He came very close to pinning Stearns' shoulders to the mat midway through the second period, and took him down four times in a 1:20 flurry that brought about the stoppage. Rinaldi built a 13-0 third period lead against Brown 197-pounder Leo Saniuk, and, although an escape by Saniuk prevented Rinaldi from reaching the 15 point differential during time, recorded 3:21 of riding time to grab a 16-1 win. The last three matches provided more excitement. Brown's heavyweight Levon Mock scored a controversial takedown as time expired to gain a 4-3 win over Zach Hammond as fans in attendance voiced their displeasure. With the score now 24-6, No. 4 Troy Nickerson made sure to avoid a similar fate by wrapping up his match in a mere 57 seconds, scoring a pin over Jeff Schell. The afternoon concluded with Mormile's hard fought 2-0 victory over Dan Apello. Mormile got one point for an escape at the outset of the 2nd period and then held Apello without one of his own from the down position in the 3rd to bring the 33-6 match to an end. In addition to being Cornell's fourth straight Ivy League crown, it is the seventh under head coach Rob Koll. The Big Red last lost an Ivy League match on Feb. 2, 2002 against Penn. In all matches, the win was also the squad's eighth consecutive. Cornell has not lost since Jan. 14th when it dropped matches to Michigan and Oklahoma. The Big Red hits the mats again on Mar. 4-5 at the EIWA Championships in Bethlehem, Penn., where Lehigh will be looking to avenge its Jan. 22 loss to Cornell. No. 14 CORNELL 33 VS. BROWN 6 141- Matt Easter (C) dec. Mark Savino 6-4 C:3 B:0 149- Keith Dickey (C) dec. Mike Ashton 6-4 C:6 B:0 157- No. 6 Dustin Manotti (C) major dec. Mike Savino 14-3 C:10 B:0 165- Shawn Kitchner (B) dec. No. 13 Steve Anceravage 6-3 C:10 B:3 174- Dan Miracola (C) major dec. Matt Gevlinger 13-4 C:14 B:3 184- No. 3 Joe Mazzurco (C) def. tech fall Branden Stearns 23-7 C:19 B:3 197- No. 7 Jerry Rinaldi (C) def. tech fall Leo Saniuk 16-1 C:24 B: 3 HWT- Levon Mock (B) def. Zach Hammond 4-3 C:24 B:6 125- No. 4 Troy Nickerson (C) pinned Jeff Schnell :57 C:30 B:6 133- No. 15 Mike Mormile (C) dec. Dan Apello 2-0 C:33 B:6

Chattanooga, Tenn. -- The No. 8 Tiger wrestling squad earned a convincing 37-6 victory over Chattanooga in the first of two duals on the day, taking nine out of ten bouts. Missouri wrestlers scored pins at 165, 174 and 149 pounds. Facing No. 7 Matt Keller, No. 16 sophomore Tyler McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) faced a one-point deficit after the opening three minutes, then chose down to start the second period and escaped with 39 seconds left to tie the score at 2. Riding out Keller throughout the third period, McCormick turned his opponent to his back with just five seconds left in the bout, winning the match with a two-point nearfall, 4-2. Following his brother's upset with one of his own, senior Chris McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) upset returning All-American and No. 19 Michael Keefe at 141 pounds, 4-1. After Keefe broke a 0-0 stalemate with an escape in the second period, McCormick took down his opponent to establish a 2-1 lead heading into the final frame. Strong on top, McCormick added 1:36 of riding time and an escape to record the victory. Beginning the dual at 157 pounds, redshirt freshman Michael Chandler (High Ridge, Mo.) scored Missouri's first points of the meet with a takedown and three-point nearfall in the final minute of the first period against Jake Yost. Continuing to press the advantage, Chandler added another three-point nearfall and a takedown, heading into the final frame ahead 10-4. Fighting off an impressive comeback attempt by Yost, Chandler was able to earn the victory, 15-11. Ranked No. 5 at 165 pounds, junior Matt Pell (Luxemburg, Wis.) turned an early takedown into seven points, leading his match against Justin Otis 7-2 after the first period. After getting another takedown in the second period, Pell was able to execute a cradle against his opponent, pinning Otis with just three seconds left in the period. Following Pell's fall with one of his own, No. 1 junior Ben Askren (Hartland, Wis.) racked up 10 points in the opening period, scoring on a pair of takedowns and two three-point nearfalls against Kyle McKee. Taking down McKee, Askren was able to turn McKee to his back and record his 25th fall of the campaign in 3:39. No. 12 Raymond Jordan, a redshirt freshman from New Bern, N.C., fought to a scoreless tie through the opening three minutes against John Davis, then picked up the first point of the bout with an escape. Davis was able to escape 30 seconds into the final frame, forcing the 184-pound bout to one minute of sudden-victory overtime. After nearly being taken down on a shot by Davis, Jordan countered his opponent's move to end the bout 27 seconds into overtime. Finishing a five-bout win streak for Missouri, senior Jeff Foust (Blue Springs, Mo.) defeated Lloyd Rogers by major decision, 15-3, to give the Tigers a 22-0 lead at the midpoint of the dual. Racking up six points in the first period, Foust chose down to start the second frame and escaped his opponent's hold, establishing a 7-0 lead. Ranked No. 15 at 197 pounds, Foust scored on a pair of takedowns, a three-point nearfall, and added riding time to take the bout, 15-3. After the Mocs earned a win at heavyweight, senior Austin DeVoe (Columbus, Kan.) got the Tigers back on track with a 7-3 decision over Javier Maldonado. Fighting a close battle in the third period, No. 17 DeVoe extended a 4-2 lead with a takedown, then added riding time to seal the win. Competing in his first bout back after an injury suffered against Oklahoma State, sophomore Josh Wagner scored Missouri's final points of the dual with a fall in 2:34 over Aaron Martin. "This match was probably the best our team has wrestled this season," said Head Coach Brian Smith. "Every one of our guys wrestled aggressively, and we did a great job picking up points for riding time and controlling wrestlers on the mat." Missouri will follow its first dual with a match against UNC-Greensboro, beginning immediately after completion of the win over Chattanooga. Results 157- Michael Chandler (MU) dec. Jake Yost (UTC): 14-11 165 – #5 Matt Pell (MU) won by fall over Justin Otis (UTC): 4:57 174 - #1 Ben Askren (MU) won by fall over Kyle McKee (UTC): 3:39 184 - #12 Raymond Jordan (MU) dec. John Davis (UTC): 3-1, SV 197 - #15 Jeff Foust (MU maj. dec. Lloyd Rogers (UTC): 15-3 HWT – Israel Silva (UTC) won by fall over Sean Connole (MU): 1:51 125 – #17 Austin DeVoe (MU) dec. Javier Maldonado (UTC): 7-3 133 - #16 Tyler McCormick (MU) dec. #7 Matt Keller (UTC): 4-2 141 – Chris McCormick (MU) dec. #19 Michael Keefe (UTC): 4-1 149 – Josh Wagner (MU) won by fall over Aaron Martin (UTC): 2:34 Updated Records 125 – Austin DeVoe: 28-12 (71-43) 133 – Tyler McCormick: 24-6 (44-20) 141 – Chris McCormick: 28-9 (79-51) 149 – Josh Wagner: 19-12 (37-22) 157 – Michael Chandler: 15-12 (15-12) 165 – Matt Pell: 28-3 (94-25) 174 – Ben Askren: 37-0 (103-8) 184 – Raymond Jordan: 30-9 (30-9) 197 – Jeff Foust: 13-5 (83-34) HWT – Sean Connole 18-22 (18-22)

In order to accommodate football players who are playing on Saturday, Oct. 27, there will be special weigh-ins for football players only on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the UCR Regional Sports Center from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. CT. The following steps must be taken to weigh in on Sunday, Oct. 28 ... Football players weighing in on Sunday (or their parents) must send us an email at contact@intermatwrestle.com to let us know that you will (or possibly will) be playing in a football game on Saturday, Oct. 27 and will be weighing in on Sunday, Oct. 28. In addition, the wrestler or parent must call us on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 612-460-5824 anytime before 6 p.m. to confirm that you are still planning on weighing in on Sunday morning. Please note that if we do not receive a call from the wrestler or parent on Saturday, Oct. 27 before 6 p.m. CT, the wrestler will be scratched from the tournament and will not be included in the brackets. Wrestlers who are playing football on Saturday, Oct. 27 must make the weight they registered for online. If they do not make weight, they will be scratched from the tournament.

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Central Michigan University's wrestling team extended its Mid-American Conference winning streak to 18 with a 34-0 win over Ohio (11-11 overall, 1-4 MAC) before 1,236 fans in Rose Arena on Friday night. CMU (12-4, 4-0), ranked fourth nationally in the NWCA/InterMat poll, can wrap up its eighth consecutive MAC regular season crown with a win in the regular season finale at Kent State (13-3-1, 3-0-1) on Sunday. "I think there is going to be a good crowd at Kent State on Sunday," said 15th-year CMU head coach Tom Borrelli. "They've really been promoting the match and I expect a lot of the Cleveland-area kids to come out since it's a Sunday. It should be a good crowd and a good atmosphere." Friday's shutout was the first for the Chippewas over a MAC opponent since a 36-0 win over Ohio in Rose Arena on Feb. 20, 2004. CMU has now won 22 straight MAC duals in Rose Arena. CMU seniors Jason Borrelli and Mark DiSalvo both posted wins in their final appearances in Rose Arena. Borrell, ranked 12th nationally at 133 pounds, scored four takedowns and a five-count nearfall in his 13-1 major decision over Terry Jackson. DiSalvo, ranked fifth at 149, posted three takedowns in a 10-4 win over Aaron Gomoll. "I think it was special for Jason and Mark," Borrelli said of his seniors going out with wins. "They've meant a lot to this program over the past few years." Wynn Michalak, the nation's top-ranked 197-pounder, improved to 26-1 on the season with a pin of Ohio's Nick Terbay 2:07 into the first period. It is Michalak's 12th fall of the season and 23rd of his career. The sophomore is now tied for ninth at CMU for both pins in a season and a career. The most exciting individual bout of the evening was at 141. Brandon Carter scored a takedown with a minute remaining in the third period to go in front 6-5, but Albert Madsen answered with a reversal to go up 7-6. Carter escaped to tie the score, then won the bout on a takedown with 15 seconds left. Following Sunday's regular season finale, CMU has 12 days to prepare for the 2006 MAC Championships. Northern Illinois will host the event March 3-4 in DeKalb, Ill. No. 4 Central Michigan University 34, Ohio University 0 125: No. 12 Luke Smith (CMU) dec. Caleb Metcalf (Ohio), 2-0 133: No. 12 Jason Borrelli (CMU) maj. dec. Terry Jackson (Ohio), 13-1 141: Brandon Carter (CMU) dec. Albert Madsen (Ohio), 9-7 149: No. 5 Mark DiSalvo (CMU) dec. Aaron Gomoll (Ohio), 10-4 157: Andy Keller (CMU) dec. Jake Frerichs (Ohio), 3-0 165: Trevor Stewart (CMU) dec. Kent Smith (Ohio), 9-3 174: No. 19 Brandon Sinnott (CMU) dec. Ryan Knapp (Ohio), 10-3 184: No. 19 Christian Sinnott (CMU) dec. Brian Cesear (Ohio), 5-3 197: No. 1 Wynn Michalak (CMU) pin Nick Terbay (Ohio), 2:07 285: No. 13 Bubba Gritter (CMU) dec. Marcus Adelman (Ohio), 5-1

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Steve Anceravage recorded the only pin of the evening as the No. 14 Big Red wrestling team clinched a share of the Ivy League title Friday night with a 28-9 victory over Harvard at Friedman Wrestling Center. Cornell, with eyes on the outright championship, is now a perfect 4-0 in league competition and 8-4 overall. Harvard drops to 4-8-1 overall and 1-2-1 in Ivy League matches. The contest got underway at the 184-pound weight class, which Joe Mazzurco mans for the Big Red. Though points were tough to accumulate for both Mazzurco and opponent Louis Caputo, the Cornell grappler was able to use a third period escape to secure a 3-2 victory and give the Big Red the first three team points of the night. Jerry Rinaldi was up next for Cornell at 197 pounds against Harvard's Billy Colgan. Rinaldi came very close to pinning Colgan's shoulders to the mat as time was running out in the second period. The five points earned for the near fall, however, were all he would need in an 11-0 major decision. Harvard's Bode Ogunwole swung the momentum back in the favor of the Crimson with an impressive 12-5 win over Matt Pollock that cut the deficit to 7-3. Cornell, though, was able to pad their cushion at 125 pounds, a weight at which Harvard did not field a wrestler against Troy Nickerson. 133-pounder Mike Mormile provided Cornell with an unusual win as both of his points in a 2-1 extra period victory were the result of penalties awarded when the referee determined Harvard's Robbie Preston had voluntarily gone out of bounds. With the score at 16-6, the two teams traded a pair of decisions with Max Meltzer prevailing for Harvard and Keith Dickey for the Big Red. The match of the night was undoubtedly the clash between Cornell standout 157-pounder Dustin Manotti and Andrew Flanagan. Flanagan controlled the first period, even posting a pair of near falls, as he built a 7-2 lead. Five takedowns by Manotti in the frenzied third period, though, evened the score at 12-12 at brought the crowd to its feet. Unfortunately for Manotti and the fans, Flanagan's early success had given him a riding time advantage and a 13-12 win. After Manotti's surprising defeat, Steve Anceravage sealed a victory for the Big Red with a pinfall at 3:57 into his match with Patrick Ziemnik. An 11-5 win by Dan Miracola put the finishing touches on the 28-9 triumph. The Big Red can clinch sole possession of its fourth consecutive Ivy League championship with a win Saturday afternoon against Brown. The match will be held at Friedman Wrestling Center and is slated to begin at 1 p.m. Cornell 28 Harvard 9 184- Joe Mazzurco (C) def. Louis Caputo 3-2 C:3 H:0 197- Jerry Rinaldi (C) def. Billy Colgan 11-0 (md) C:7 H:0 HWT- Bode Ogunwole (H) def. Matt Pollock 12-5 C:7 H:3 125- Troy Nickerson (C) won by forfeit. C:13 H:3 133- Mike Mormile (C) def. Robert Preston 2-1 C:16 H:3 141- Max Meltzer (H) def. Nick Bridge 9-2 C:16 H:6 149- Keith Dickey (C) def. Bobby Latessa 5-3 C:19 H: 6 157- Andrew Flanagan (H) def. Dustin Manotti 13-12 C:19 H:9 165- Steve Anceravage (C) pinned Patrick Ziemnik 10-1 C:25 H:9 174- Dan Miracola (C) def. Wes Walker 11-5 C:28 H:9

Mankato, Minn. -- The Minnesota State wrestling team was in action tonight at the Taylor Center taking on North Central Conference rival St. Cloud State in dual action. The Mavericks picked up pins in their first two matches and never looked back as they rolled over the winless Huskies 41-3. MSU is now 13-2 (2-1 NCC) in duals this year while SCSU drops to 0-8. Eighth-ranked 125 pound sophomore Nick Smith (Yankton, S.D.) started the night off for MSU and wasted no time doing so. Smith pinned Brent Johnson 11 seconds into the match and put up the first Maverick points. Junior 133 pounder Jeff Pfaffinger (Blue Earth, Minn.) pinned Brent Johnson at 4:08 of the second period for the win and put MSU up 12-0. Junior Jeremy Sogge (Paynesville, Minn.) got the call at 141 for MSU and faced Shad Tappe. Tappe forced an overtime period after receiving a riding time point and picked up a takedown in the extra period for the win. At 149, freshman Travis Puig (Barron, Wis.) pinned Tom Messeli at 4:05 for the win. Third-ranked senior Mathias Bitz (Bismarck, N.D.) received the win at 157 by forfeit. Sophomore Jeremiah Nowak (Edgar, Wis.) downed Tom Anderson in the 165 pound match with a 9-4 decision. At 174, Jason Moore gave top-ranked junior Travis Krinkie a scare but Krinkie was able to hold on for the 8-5 win. At 184, top-ranked senior John Koons (Crosby, Minn.) won in dominating fashion and picked up his team-leading ninth win by tech fall. Koons beat Neil Russell 17-0 and won his 14th straight dual match. He has not surrendered a single point to his opponent in his last seven matches. Junior Ben Janike (Waseca, Minn.) picked up the win at 197 pounds with a 4-1 decision over Highro Sandoval. Freshman Tom Block (Waseca, Minn.) who has been wrestling at 197 in his prior matches this season made the move up to heavyweight and faced Brandon Nowak. In what seemed like a mismatch on paper with Nowak having nearly 80 pounds on Block, proved to be no to be nothing of that sort. Block used an early escape and with being on top most of the match received the riding time point to win the match 2-0. The Mavericks will be back on the mat tomorrow for their final home action of the year when Truman State comes to town. The dual is slated for 3 p.m. in the Taylor Center.

WASHINGTON, D.C. --= American University heavyweight Adam LoPiccolo, ranked No. 10 in the country, countered an Adam Karasevicz shot with a takedown in sudden victory as the Eagles defeated East Stroudsburg University, 24-19, Friday night at Bender Arena. Mark Smith had a pin, Dave Sullivan won a major decision and Keith Smith won in sudden victory for the Warriors. ESU fell behind 6-0 early before a forfeit at 141 tied the match. Following an American fall at 149, Mark Smith decked Christopher Stout in 4:31, with a headlock. Keith Smith gave ESU its first lead when he scored a takedown in sudden victory for a 7-5 win at 165. Sullivan extended the lead to 19-12 with a 13-4 major decision at 174. American, though, won the final three matches to win the dual. Karasevicz escaped in the second period but LoPiccolo had riding time to force sudden victory. Karasevicz shot early in the extra session but LoPiccolo was able to counter and scored a takedown for a 3-1 victory. ESU, 10-8, will conclude its dual meet season at Bloomsburg Sunday at 1 p.m. American is 11-6 and will wrestle at South Dakota State Sunday and at North Dakota State Monday. American 24, East Stroudsburg 19 125: Matt Morkel (American) dec. Matt Swallow (ESU), 4-2 133: Jordan Lipp (American) dec. Nate Nauroth (ESU), 9-4 141: Kyle Ferris (ESU) won by forfeit 149: Tom Kniezewski (American) w.b.f. over Tom Pagano (ESU), 3:36 157: Mark Smith (ESU) w.b.f. over Christopher Stout (American), 4:31 165: Keith Smith (ESU) dec. Rudy Rueda (American), 7-5 (1OT) 174: Dave Sullivan (ESU) major dec. Dwayne Hash-Barberis (American), 13-4 184: Josh Glenn (American) w.b.f. Dave Williams (ESU), 4:31 197: Tyler Flatt (American) dec. Sean McCracken (ESU), 2-1 (RT) 285: Adam LoPiccolo (American) dec. Adam Karasevicz (ESU), 3-1 (OT)

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa wrestling team picked up a pair of 36-9 wins over South Dakota State University and the University of Northern Colorado on Friday night in the West Gym. The No. 25-ranked Panthers improved to 7-8-2 on the season, while SDSU dropped to 7-10 and UNC fell to 5-6. UNI had six wrestlers win both of their matches on the evening and that list included Moza Fay, Chris Bitetto, Nick Baima, Tyler Rhodes, Seth Wright and Chris Helgeson. UNI will complete its dual season tomorrow night against the North Dakota State Bison at 7 p.m. in the West Gym. UNI will honor three seniors (Chris Bitetto, Chris Helgeson, Michael Shedek) prior to the match. UNI 36, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 9 The Panthers began the evening with a 36-9 victory over the visiting South Dakota State Jackrabbits. UNI jumped to a commanding 17-0 lead after four matches and never looked back. Redshirt freshman Moza Fay (157 lbs.) recorded an injury default over Andy Everson in the second period. Fay tallied a takedown only 11 seconds into the match and in doing so Everson pulled up lame. Fay continued to dominate the match and Everson had to default while trailing 8-0. Senior Chris Bitetto (165 lbs.) continued the Panthers' early assault with a 22-8 major decision over SDSU's Justin Retallic. Bitetto led 4-1 at the end of the first period but turned it on in the second period and led 15-4 with only the final period to go. Bitetto was looking for the technical fall late in the period but could not score the final takedown as time ran out. No. 5-ranked junior Nick Baima (174 lbs.) won his 29th match of the season and his ninth straight with a 19-7 major decision over SDSU's Travis Gottschalk. Baima was wrestling up a weight as the Panthers were without the services of Curt Zinnel, who is nursing a sore hamstring. Redshirt freshman De'Andre Nunn (184 lbs.) notched his 10th win of the season with an 8-4 triumph over the Jackrabbits' Levi Krehmeyer. SDSU senior Cody Nehl put the visitors on the scoreboard next with 7-3 win over UNI's Andrew Anderson. Anderson led 2-1 after one period but netted only an escape the rest of way. UNI heavyweight Tyler Rhodes socred a 4-1 win over the Jacks' Jason Stripling. But that was the calm before the storm as the action heated up quickly on a bitterly cold night in northeastern Iowa. Junior Seth Wright (125 lbs.) and SDSU's Marcus Waters had a highlight-filled first period that saw each grappler score a 3-point nearfall. At the end of one period, Wright and Waters had battled to a 7-7 tie. Wright came out blazing in the second period and took a 12-7 lead before giving up a quick reversal with 53 seconds left in the period. But Wright wasted no time in gaining another reversal and put Waters to his back for the pin at the 4:26 mark of the match. Wright's fall gave UNI a 26-3 lead in the dual. Senior Chris Helgeson (133 lbs.) recorded a forfreit win to up the UNI advantage to 32-3. SDSU's Derek Pirner then notched the upset of the evening as he took UNI sophomore C.J. Ettelson to his back less than a minute into the match and got the fall at the 48-second mark. Ettelson came into the match ranked as high as No. 14 in the nation, while Pirner was 10-10 on the season. UNI's Colby Goetsch (149 lbs.) finished off the Jacks with a 12-2 major decision over Brad Gregory. Goetsch's win improved his mark to 10-16 on the year. UNI 36, NORTHERN COLORADO 9 After a short break to give the Panthers a chance to catch their breath, UNI took on the Northern Colorado Bears. While UNI jumped out early in the dual against SDSU, the match against UNC proved to be a little tighter before the Panthers pulled away for the 36-9 victory. Senior Chris Bitetto (157 lbs.) started the dual with a hard-fought 4-0 win over UNC's Nathan Gerrard. Bitetto led 2-0 going into the third period. Gerrard chose to have both wrestlers neutral to start the period as he looked to tie the match with a takedown. But Bitetto proved otherwise as he was able to withstand some shots and scored a takedown of his own with only seven seconds left in the match. Junior Nick Baima (165 lbs.) garnered his 30th win of the season and his 10th straight victory with a 20-3 technical fall over UNC's Devan Lewis. Redshirt freshman Moza Fay moved up two weights to take on UNC's 174-pounder Ryan Johnson. Fay again showed how valuable he is to head coach Brad Penrith's squad as he was able to score a 15-2 major decision. Fay racked up over five minutes of riding time in the match. UNC's Shawn Hart used a four-point move in the final five seconds to score a 6-4 win over UNI's Dan Dunning at 184 pounds. Dunning led 4-1 as the closing seconds ticked away, but Hart was able to score a reversal and scored a two-point nearfall as the buzzer sounded. Hart had ridden out Dunning in the second period to secure a riding time point to account for the 6-4 margin. The Bears' Reece Hopkin showed why he is the No. 19-ranked wrestler at 197 pounds in the NWCA's rankigns. Hopkin tallied a first-period pin over UNI's Jeff Knoll. Hopkin imporoved to 24-5 on the season. After Hopkin's fall, UNI's lead was trimmed to 12-9. But the Panthers found their rhythm quickly and own the final five matches in the dual. UNI's junior heavyweight Tyler Rhodes pinned the UNC freshman Justin Tuell in 1:39 and junior Seth Wright (125 lbs.) scored a 12-5 victory over UNC's Beau Hessler to put the Panthers on top 21-9. Senior Chris Helgeson (133 lbs.) recorded his second forfeit victory of the evening and moved to 24-15 on the year. Sophomore C.J. Ettelson (141 lbs.) bounced back from getting stuck against SDSU and scored a pin of his own against UNC's Richard Lohr. Ettelson got the pin at the 3:28 mark of the match and moved his season record to 24-10. Sophomore Justin Swafford (149 lbs.) finished off the Bears with a 10-3 decision over UNC's Kyle LeValley. Swafford led 4-1 after the first period and added two more takedowns, an escape and a riding time point to notch his 12th win of the year.

IOWA CITY -- The University of Iowa wrestling team finished its regular season Friday night by defeating the Boise State Broncos 24-13 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes finish the season at 11-7 (4-4 Big Ten) while the Broncos drop to 8-5 (4-3 Pac-10). The meet started at 141 pounds with the Hawkeyes' Alex Tsirtsis winning by major decision over Jordan Brock, 11-2. On senior night, Ty Eustice won his final home match by decisioning Tyler Sherfey, 5-3. At 157, Joe Johnston got down 10-0 early, rallied for a 12-12 tie, but eventually fell 18-12 to Ben Cherrington. The Hawkeyes won the next three matches at 165, 174 and 184. Eric Luedke defeated Lex Case by technical fall in 6:45 with a score of 18-1. Senior Mark Perry returned to the lineup with a pin in 1:01 over Johnny Nunez. He had missed the past four duals with a neck injury. Senior Paul Bradley then topped K.C. Walsh 5-2. The Hawkeyes dropped three of the final four matches. Dan Erekson fell to Casey Phelps 7-3. At heavyweight, Michael Bucklin fell to Andy Patrick 12-3. Lucas Magnani defeated Cory Fish 7-3. In the final match of the evening, Daniel Dennis fell to Scott Jorgensen 12-7. The Hawkeyes will return to action at the Big Ten Championships, March 3-4 at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Iowa 24, Boise State 13 141 Alex Tsirtsis (I) maj. dec. Jordan Brock (BSU), 11-2 149 Ty Eustice (I) dec. Tyler Sherfey (BSU), 5-3 157 Ben Cherrington (BSU) dec. Joe Johnston (I) 18-12 165 Eric Luedke (I) tech. fall Lex Case (BSU), 18-1 174 Mark Perry (I) pinned Johnny Nunez (BSU), 1:01 184 Paul Bradley (I) dec. K.C. Walsh (BSU), 5-2 197 Casey Phelps (BSU) dec. Dan Erekson (I) 7-3 Hwt. Andy Patrick (BSU) maj. dec. Michael Bucklin (I) 12-3 125 Lucas Magnani (I) dec. Cory Fish (BSU), 7-3 133 Scott Jorgensen (BSU) dec. Daniel Dennis (I), 12-7