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The top-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team (18-0, 6-0) defeated No. 15 Indiana, 25 -13, on Sunday afternoon at the Sports Pavilion. Minnesota honored its lone senior, Matt Nagel, at intermission. The Golden Gophers broke a 13-13 tie with three wins to close out the match. Minnesota finished unbeaten at home (7-0) for the fifth time under head coach J Robinson. The Golden Gophers won the first three matches, including Nagel's 10-6 win over Max Dean at 165 pounds. A native of Frazee, Minn., Nagel took a 2-0 lead 52 seconds into the match and added a second in the second period. In the third, he increased his lead to 9-4 before Dean narrowed the gap with a late takedown. Nagel improved to 25-6 on the season. Fellow Frazee, Minn., native Gabriel Dretsch gave Minnesota 6-0 lead with a 10-8 overtime decision against Marc Bennett at 174 pounds. Dretsch trailed for most of the match before taking an 8-7 lead with a near fall to start the third period. Bennett earned the escape to send the match to overtime. Dretsch needed just 22 seconds to score the winning takedown in the first overtime period. 10th-ranked Roger Kish increased the Golden Gopher lead to 10-0 thanks to an amazing third period against Justin Curran at 184 pounds. Kish led 2-0 after two periods and then erupted for eight takedowns in the final two minutes to claim a 22-8 major decision. Kish is now 27-4 on the year. The Hoosiers got on the board at 197 pounds as ninth-ranked Brady Richardson defeated Mitch Kuhlman, 10-3. With a 15-pound weight advantage, Richardson controlled the match throughout as he took an early 2-0 lead. He increased the advantage to 9-2 in the third period with riding time, but Kuhlman scored an escape with 10 seconds to go to deny Richardson the major decision. Minnesota rebounded as top-ranked Cole Konrad dispatched Dave Herman, 7-3, at heavyweight. Following a scoreless first period, Konrad took over in the second with a pair of takedowns. Konrad won his 29th straight match, the sixth-longest streak in school history. The Hoosiers roared back to tie the match at 13 with back-to-back wins at 125 and 133 pounds. Top-ranked Joe Dubuque earned a 10-2 major decision against Travis Lang. Dubuque took a 2-0 lead 46 seconds into the match and never looked back. Dubuque remained unbeaten on the year at 17-0. 18th-ranked Andrae Hernandez finished the comeback with a pin in 3:48 against sophomore Daniel Jackson. Jackson made his second straight start in place of All- American Mack Reiter who missed the match with a skin infection. Hernandez racked up three near falls in the first period to put the match away. Minnesota was unfazed as it closed out the dual with three impressive victories. 13th- ranked Manuel Rivera posted a 21-8 major decision against Chris Kelley at 141 pounds. Rivera blew open a close match with four second-period takedowns. He added four more in the final period as he improved to 22-11 on the year. Top-ranked Dustin Schlatter clinched the match for Minnesota with a 17-0 technical fall against Matt Cooper at 149 pounds. Schlatter needed 1:48 to get the first takedown of the match and then proceeded to dominate. He opened the second period with a pair of near falls. Schlatter is now 31-1 on the year and has won his last 19 matches. The marquee match of the day occurred at 157 pounds as fourth-ranked C.P. Schlatter defeated eighth-ranked Brandon Becker, 7-6. Schlatter took a 2-0 lead with a takedown 44 seconds into the match. Schlatter took a 4-2 lead into the second after the pair traded reversals. With the match tied at four, Schlatter opened the third period with a reversal. He held off Becker for the remainder of the match as he improved to 28-5 on the year. The Golden Gophers are off until next Sunday when they travel to Oklahoma City, Okla., to take on second-ranked Oklahoma State. Minnesota ended the Cowboys' 30-match winning streak last month in the finals of the National Duals. The match will start at Noon and be aired on ESPNU. Minnesota 25, Indiana 13 Feb. 5, 2006 Sports Pavilion Attendance: 2,024 165 - #10 Matt Nagel (MN) dec. Max Dean (IU), 10-6 174 - #14 Gabriel Dretsch (MN) dec. Marc Bennett (IU), 10 -8 OT 184 - #10 Roger Kish (MN) maj. dec. Justin Curran (IU), 22 -8 197 - Brady Richardson (IU) dec. Mitch Kuhlman (MN), 10-3 HWT - #1 Cole Konrad (MN) dec. Dave Herman (IU), 8 -3 125 - #1 Joe Dubuque (IU) maj. dec. Travis Lang (MN), 10-2 133 - #18 Andrae Hernandez pinned Daniel Jackson (MN), 3:48 141 - #13 Manuel Rivera (MN) maj. dec. Chris Kelley (IU), 21-8 149 - #1 Dustin Schlatter (MN) tech. fall. Matt Cooper (IU), 17-0 157 - #4 C.P. Schlatter (MN) dec. #8 Brandon Becker (IU), 7-6

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. -- With the team score knotted at 16-16 and the day's final match in overtime, Dustin Fox (Galion, Ohio/Galion) earned an escape with 10 seconds remaining in the second-tiebreaker period to claim a 19-16 upset for the Wildcats over the third-ranked Illini. The Wildcats won five matches on the day, including three of the last four to earn the victory in front of a raucous crowd at Rolling Meadows High School. No. 8 John Velez (Kings Mills, Ohio/Kings) gave Northwestern a huge boost to start the match by pinning Illinois' third-ranked Kyle Ott at 125 lbs. The two exchanged shot attempts through the first period, but entered the second round scoreless. Velez began the second period by standing up for an escape, taking a 1-0 lead, then fended off a number of Ott takedown attempts to take his 1-0 lead into the final period. Ott tied the score with 1:45 remaining in the match with an escape of his own, but Velez countered on an Ott shot attempt, rolled Ott over and came through with a thrilling pin to give Northwestern a 6-0 lead. With the momentum in NU's corner, Daniel Quintela (St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park) took the mat for NU. While Quintela couldn't get the win at 133 lbs., he took control through the final period and prevented IU's Gabe Flores from notching a major decision. With Northwestern holding a 6-3 lead, sixth-ranked Ryan Lang (North Royalton, Ohio/St. Edward) faced Illinois' Cassio Pero at 141 lbs. Lang got a hold of Pero's left leg and took him down midway through the first period to take a 2-0 lead. After Pero tallied an escape, Lang took a 2-1 lead into the second period. Pero began the period by nearly notching a takedown, but Lang scrambled and nearly turned it into a takedown of his own. With the score still 2-1 in the third, Lang turned up his intensity and rode Pero for nearly the entire period. Lang remained in control and walked off with the win. Marty Gould (Lincolnwood, Ill./Niles West) took the mat next for the 'Cats, facing Illinois' Troy Tirapelle at 149 lbs. Tirapelle was awarded a number of early takedowns, but Gould held tough and trailed by just three entering the final period. With 30 seconds remaining, Gould tallied a reversal to make the score 7-6 and shift the match's momentum in his favor. He attempted a late shot, but just couldn't hit and dropped the hard-fought match, 7-6. At 157 lbs., Greg Hagel (Linwood, N.J./Blair Academy) faced No. 1 Alex Tirapelle. Hagel put up a valiant effort versus Illinois' All-American and nearly hit on takedowns throughout the match, but Tirapelle was just too much in the end and took the match, 10-2. With the 'Cats trailing for the first time in the match, 18th-ranked Will Durkee (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shady Side Academy) fell to Illinois' eighth-ranked Mike Poeta, giving Ilinois a 13-9 lead. No. 2 Jake Herbert (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) then looked to regain the lead for Wildcats when he took the mat versus the Illini's 16th-ranked Donny Reynolds. Herbert rode Reynolds for a majority of the match and scored on a flurry of takedowns and reversals to take the major decision win, 15-6. With the team score tied at 13-13 and just three weight classes to go, No. 11 Mike Tamillow (Oak Park, Ill./Fenwick) came up with a clutch victory versus Illinois' fourth-ranked Pete Friedl. Tamillow started the match by notching a takedown, then nearly scored again on a scramble late in the first. Friedl tied the score at 2-2 with a second-period escape and the two entered the final period all knotted up. Tamillow regained the lead with an escape to start the third, but Friedl took a 4-3 lead on a takedown with 45 seconds remaining. Tamillow then tallied what would turn out to be a huge escape to tie the score at 4-4. The two traded shot attempts until the end of the match, when Tamillow was awarded the riding time point and defeated Friedl, 5-4. With Northwestern holding onto a 16-13 lead, No. 12 Matt Delguyd (Mayfield Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) faced the Illini's ninth-ranked Tyrone Byrd. Byrd took a 3-0 lead into the final round, but Delguyd cut the score to 3-1 with an escape midway through the third. Delguyd repeatedly shot at the end, but couldn't get the takedown he needed and dropped the match, 3-1. With the team score tied at 16-16, the pressure was on for the heavyweights. No. 8 Fox faced Illinois' Matt Weight in the final match of the day. After a scoreless first period, Fox started the second period on top, but surrendered an escape to give Weight a 1-0 lead heading into the final round. Fox tied the score with an escape to begin the third and the two entered sudden victory. After the sudden victory and first tiebreaker went by without a score, the two entered the final-tiebreaker session. Starting the round down and with the crowd chanting "let's go Fox," the NU sophomore stood up for an escape to take a 2-1 lead with 10 seconds remaining. Fox outlasted Weight until the end and claimed the victory for Northwestern. "This was a big win for us," head coach Tim Cysewski said. "This win shows that we can compete with and beat anybody out there." With the win, Northwestern improves to 8-4 this season, 3-2 in the Big Ten and snaps a 10-match losing streak to the Illini. The Wildcats return to action at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 as they host Michigan State. #16 Northwestern 19, #3 Illinois 16 125 -- #8 John Velez (NU) fall #3 Kyle Ott (UI) 5:54 (6-0) 133 -- Gabe Flores (UI) dec. Daniel Quintela (NU) 10-3 (6-3) 141 -- #6 Ryan Lang (NU) dec. Cassio Pero (UI) 2-1 (9-3) 149 -- Troy Tirapelle (UI) dec. Marty Gould (NU) 7-6 (9-10) 157 -- #1 Alex Tirapelle (UI) MD Greg Hagel (NU) 10-2 (9-10) 165 -- #8 Mike Poeta (UI) dec. #18 Will Durkee (NU) 7-3 (9-13) 174 -- #2 Jake Herbert (NU) MD #16 Donny Reynolds (UI) 15-6 (13-13) 184 -- #11 Mike Tamillow (NU) dec. #4 Pete Friedl (UI) 5-4 (16-13) 197 -- #9 Tyrone Byrd (UI) dec. #12 Matt Delguyd (NU) 3-1 (16-16) Hwt -- #8 Dustin Fox (NU) dec. Matt Weight (UI) 2-1 (TB2) (19-16)

Columbia, Mo. -- The No. 14 Missouri wrestling team got its first win in Big 12 action this season, upsetting the No. 10 Oklahoma Sooners 17-16 in front of a crowd of 1,056. A pair of major decisions at 133 pounds and 165 pounds made the difference for the Tigers, who beat the Sooners for the third time in the past four seasons. No. 1-ranked junior Ben Askren (Hartland, Wis.) became the fastest Tiger grappler to reach the 100 career wins plateau, defeating No. 12 Wes Roberts, 8-6. The only Missouri wrestler to reach the mark as a junior, Askren scored his first points on a takedown late in the second period, closing a 3-0 deficit with his 34th straight victory, the longest active streak in the nation. Taking down his opponent three times in the final frame, Askren took the lead and held on Sophomore Tyler McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) opened an early advantage over Trey Blakely at 133 pounds, completing a double leg 1:37 into the first period to take a 2-0 lead. Ranked No. 17 in the nation, McCormick earned another takedown to get a three-point advantage with 15 seconds left in the period, 4-1. After scoring three more points in the second, McCormick escaped Blakely's hold to open the final frame, then added a takedown and 2:36 of riding time to pick up a major decision, 11-1. After fighting to 0-0 draw through the opening four minutes of the 157-pound bout, redshirt freshman Michael Chandler (High Ridge, Mo.) broke the stalemate with an escape midway through the second frame. Breaking the match wide open in the final minute, Chandler scored eight points on a reversal and a pair of three-point nearfalls to win his second straight dual victory, 9-2. Continuing the Tiger's streak at 165 pounds, No. 5 junior Matt Pell (Luxemburg, Wis.) picked up a takedown 58 seconds into the match to open a 2-0 lead over No. 14 Jarrod King. After trading points throughout much of the second period, Pell scored five points on a takedown and three-point nearfall to open a commanding lead heading into the third period, 9-2. Holding on for the victory, Pell racked up 3:39 of riding time to win the bout, 11-2. Taking Missouri's fourth match in a row, No. 15 Raymond Jordan (New Bern, N.C.) upset No. 13 Justin Dyer, 2-1, to give the Tigers a 17-9 lead in the dual after the 184-pound bout. Fighting to a draw through the first three minutes, Jordan took the lead with a reversal with 54 seconds left in the bout, gaining the points needed for the victory. "I'm proud of the way the team wrestled today," Head Coach Brian Smith said. "We had a hard week of tough practices, but the guys kept working hard and it showed against Oklahoma. Every wrestler grappled hard for the full seven minutes." The 14th-ranked Tigers travel to Iowa next weekend for a pair of duals with Iowa State and Northern Iowa on Sunday, Feb.12 at 2 p.m., and Monday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. Results 125 - #2 Sam Hazewinkel (OU) dec. #18 Austin DeVoe (MU): 11-7 133 - #17 Tyler McCormick (MU) maj. dec. Trey Blakely (OU): 11-1 141 –#2 Teyon Ware (OU) dec. Chris McCormick (MU): 9-5 149 –#10 Matt Storniolo (OU) dec. Marcus Hoehn (MU): 6-2 157 – Michael Chandler (MU) dec. Shane Vernon (OU): 9-2 165 - #5 Matt Pell (MU) maj. dec. #14 Jarrod King (OU): 11-2 174 - #1 Ben Askren (MU) dec. #12 Wes Roberts (OU): 8-6 184 – #15 Raymond Jordan (MU) dec. #13 Justin Dyer (OU): 2-1 197 – #5 Joel Flaggert (OU) dec. #15 Jeff Foust (MU): 5-4 HWT – #5 Jake Hager (OU) maj. dec. Sean Connole (MU): 17-4 Updated Records 125 – Austin DeVoe: 25-12 (68-43) 133 – Tyler McCormick: 21-6 (41-20) 141 – Chris McCormick: 26-8 (77-50) 149 – Marcus Hoehn: 8-7(8-7) 157 – Michael Chandler: 13-11 (13-11) 165 – Matt Pell: 26-2 (92-24) 174 – Ben Askren: 34-0 (100-8) 184 – Raymond Jordan: 28-8 (28-8) 197 – Jeff Foust 10-5 (80-35) HWT – Sean Connole 18-19 (18-19)

MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin wrestling team ended its home schedule Sunday with a 38-12 trouncing of Ohio State at the UW Field House. The Badgers took seven of 10 matches, including three pins, two forfeits and one major decision and improved to 8-5 overall and 3-3 in Big Ten Conference action. The Buckeyes fell to 4-9 overall and remained winless in the Big Ten (0-5). The match began at 125 lbs., where Collin Cudd (River Falls, Wis.) faced Anner Arroyo of Ohio State. Cudd was in control from the start, notching a takedown and a three-point near fall in the first period, before pinning Arroyo at 3:44 in the second. Senior Ed Gutnik (Iselin, N.J.) wrapped up his UW Field House career with his third straight Big Ten win. Gutnik battled OSU's T.J. Enright at 141 lbs. The match was tight and the scoring stingy, as the pair battled to a 1-1 tie at the end of three periods. However, Gutnik gained control of Enright less than 30 seconds into overtime, pinning the Buckeye at 7:39. The two pins, along with Tom Clum's forfeit win gave the Badgers a comfortable 18-0 lead. At 149 lbs. No. 9 Tyler Turner (Spring Valley, Wis.) faced No. 13 J Jagers, who put the Buckeyes on the board defeating Turner, 5-3. UW was quick to answer as No. 7 Craig Henning earned his ninth consecutive dual victory taking down Steve Wollery, 12-2. Henning improved to an impressive 22-4 overall record and remained unbeaten in Big Ten action. The Buckeyes didn't surrender winning the next two matches and tightening the score to 22-12. Wisconsin's Jake Donar (Cuba City, Wis.) faced Nathaniel Augustson at 165 lbs., with Augustson pinning the Badger at 4:24 in the match. OSU's Blake Maurer then narrowly defeated Mike Felling (Hutchinson, Minn.) at 174 lbs., winning 8-7. Nonetheless, the Badgers couldn't be stopped, taking the final three matches. Matt Maciag notched his first Big Ten victory defeating the Buckeyes Zach Craiglow, 14-5. At 197 lbs., Dallas Herbst (Winneconne, Wis.) ended his three-match skid and earned his first Big Ten win defeating the Buckeye's James Aston. After the fist period ended scoreless, Herbst stepped up in the second, earning five points in near falls before pinning Aston at 3:54. At heavyweight senior Lee Kraemer (DeForest, Wis.) faced a much larger Kirk Nail who is ranked No. 20. Though both opponents had chances in the first period, neither could score. Kraemer held his own, despite the weight difference, and denied Nail's advances. Encouraged by the frenzied and captivated crowd, Karmer roared into the second accruing over a minute of riding time before Nail could escape. Kraemer had to score now in this tight match and came through with a takedown moments later. The winded and injured Nail sensed Kraemer's momentum and bowed out giving Kraemer the win by medical forfeit. The crowd was disappointed with the forfeit, but having dominated Ohio State's team the Badger fans cheered the 38-12 Big Ten victory. The Badgers will take a week off before hitting the road for more Big Ten action at Michigan State Feb. 17 and Illinois Feb. 19. Check uwbadgers.com for the latest updates and scores. Wisconsin 38, Ohio State 12 125 Colin Cudd (WIS) Fall Anner Arroyo (OSU), 3:44 6 0 133 Tom Clum forfeit win 12 0 141 Ed Gutnik (WIS) Fall T.J. Enright (OSU), 7:39 18 0 149 J Jagers (OSU) dec. Tyler Turner (WIS), 5-3 18 3 157 Craig Henning (WIS) maj. dec. Steve Wollery (OSU), 12-2 22 3 165 Nathaniel Auguston (OSU) Fall Jake Donar (WIS), 4:24 22 9 174 Blake Maurer (OSU) dec. Mike Felling (WIS), 8-7 22 12 184 Matt Maciag (WIS) maj. dec. Zach Craiglow (OSU), 14-5 26 12 197 Dallas Herbst (WIS) Fall James Aston (OSU), 3:54 32 12 Hwt. Lee Kraemer (WIS) Inj. Def. Kirk Nail (OSU) 38 12

ITHACA, N.Y. -- On the heels of a 38-0 blanking of Columbia in its Ivy League opener a day before, the Big Red wrestling team disposed of No. 21 Hofstra 24-13 on Sunday afternoon at the Friedman Wrestling Center. The Big Red won six of the ten bouts, improving its dual record to 5-4. With the loss, Hofstra falls to 10-5-1. The match started at 125, where Cornell sends impressive freshman Troy Nickerson to the mat. Hofstra, struggling with injuries, forfeited the 125 pound bout and also the 133 pound match, where Cornell senior Mike Mormile was scheduled to wrestle. Armed with a quick 12-0 lead, the Big Red sent junior Matt Easter to the mat for the 141 pound match, where he would face No. 12 Charles Griffin. Griffin scored a takedown in the first period to take the 2-0 lead. Griffin chose bottom to start the second and escaped 25 seconds in. After two penalty points against Easter, one for unsportsmanlike conduct and one for unnecessary roughness, Griffin scored a late takedown. With the riding time point, Griffin took the 8-0 major decision. At 149 pounds, Keith Dickey faced No. 4 Jon Masa. There was no scoring in either of the first two periods, as neither wrestler could score a takedown in the first and Masa rode out Dickey in the second. Masa chose bottom to start the third and eventually escaped to grab the 1-0 lead. Dickey would continue to take shots, but was unable to control Masa, who eventually scored a takedown with under one minute remaining. After Dickey escaped, he tried for the reversal, but Masa retreated out of bounds and was hit with a penalty point, bringing Dickey within 3-2. However, Dickey could not score the final takedown in the last 49 seconds of the bout and, with the riding time point, Masa won 4-2. No. 5 Dustin Manotti took on No. 15 James Strouse in the 157 pound match. Just over two minutes into the first period, Manotti got what would prove to be the only takedown of the match. Strouse got to within 2-1 with an escape in the second period, but Manotti took back the two-point lead with an escape of his own to open the third. With time winding down in the match, Manotti was hit with a penalty point for stalling, but it wouldnt matter as the Cornell senior tri-captain held on for a 3-2 win. Through five bouts, the Big Red held a 15-7 lead. In the 165 pound bout, Cornells 13th-ranked Steve Anceravage took on Chris Vondruska. Anceravage got a takedown in the first and an escape in the second to go up 3-1. There was no scoring in the third and the Cornell sophomore got the riding time point for a 4-1 win. Cornell senior Dan Miracola faced off against No. 5 Mike Patrovich at 174 pounds and would give the Hofstra senior a tough test. Patrovich took a 2-0 lead with an early takedown in the first and extended the lead to 4-0 lead with a takedown halfway through the second period. Miracola scored an escape late in the second and, after choosing bottom to start the third, he got to within 4-2 with another escape. Miracola needed a takedown in the last 1:53 of the match and took quality shots that came close to controlling Patrovich. However, Patrovich warded off Miracolas offense and held on for a 4-2 win. At 184 pounds, No. 5 Joe Mazzurco faced Hofstras 19th-ranked Joe Rovelli in a matchup of two top-20 wrestlers. Mazzurco got two first period takedowns and led 4-1 after one. After Rovelli deferred the decision to start the second, Mazzurco chose neutral, but neither wrestler could record a point. The third period saw Rovelli choose top as he would ride Mazzurco for the entire period without being able to turn the Cornell All-American for back points and the match ended at 4-1 in favor of Mazzurco. Seventh-ranked Jerry Rinaldi took to the mat for the 197 pound match against Chris Weidman in what proved to be a tough, closely contested match. Rinaldi got a takedown in the final 30 seconds of the first period and Weidman scored a takedown of his own in the final 20 seconds of the second period to tie it up at 2-2. With time winding down in the period, Weidman was unable to ride Rinaldi to the end of the second, as the Cornell junior escaped to regain the lead. Rinaldi chose down to start the third, escaped and would eventually hold on for the win, 4-3. Senior Matt Pollock made his dual meet debut for the Big Red in the heavyweight contest. The Big Red senior, who also plays on the defensive line for the Cornell football team faced Jon Andriac in the final bout of the afternoon. There was no scoring in the first, but Andriac escaped once in the second and third to take a 2-0 lead. With time winding down, Pollock shot at Andriacs legs, getting Andriac on his heels, but they tumbled out of bounds before Pollock could gain control. That would turn out to be Pollocks best shot at scoring, as he dropped a 2-0 decision. The Big Red will be in action again next weekend, when it takes on No. 22 Penn, Princeton and Rider. The Penn match, the winner of which will have the inside track on the Ivy League title, is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m., in Philadelphia, Pa. On Saturday, Feb. 11, the Big Red will take on Princeton in Princeton, N.J., before heading to Lawrenceville, N.J. to face Rider. No. 21 Hofstra at No. 13 Cornell 125: No. 6 Troy Nickerson (Cornell) win by forfeit; C: 6, H: 0 133: No. 14 Mike Mormile (Cornell) win by forfeit; C: 12, H: 0 141: No. 12 Charles Griffin (Hofstra) defeated Matt Easter (Cornell), 8-0 (md); C: 12, H: 4 149: No. 4 Jon Masa (Hofstra) defeated Keith Dickey (Cornell), 4-2; C: 12, H: 7 157: No. 5 Dustin Manotti (Cornell) defeated No. 15 James Strouse (Hofstra), 3-2; C: 15, H: 7 165: No. 13 Steve Anceravage (Cornell) defeated Chris Vondruska (Hofstra), 4-1; C: 18, H: 7 174: No. 5 Mike Patrovich (Hofstra) defeated Dan Miracola (Cornell), 4-2; C: 18, H: 10 184: No. 5 Joe Mazzurco (Cornell) defeated No. 19 Joe Rovelli (Hofstra), 4-1; C: 21, H: 10 197: No. 7 Jerry Rinaldi (Cornell) defeated Chris Weidman (Hofstra), 4-3; C: 24, H: 10 285: Jon Andriac (Hofstra) defeated Matt Pollock (Cornell), 2-0; C: 24, H: 13

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The No. 18 Michigan State wrestling team (4-5) used a fall by junior All-American Nick Simmons to upset seventh-ranked Iowa (8-6), 19-17 on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 5, sweeping its weekend series and improving to 2-2 in the Big Ten. "That was another very satisfying win for our team," head coach Tom Minkel said. "Once again, we had all 10 of our guys contribute in some way. We know we are a solid tournament team, but winning dual meets like this one proves we can compete in duals as well." Iowa took an early 3-0 lead following a 5-2 win by No. 7 Paul Bradley over Joe Williams at 184 pounds. The two-time All-American took Williams down in the first and third periods and wrestled a predominately defensive-oriented match to claim the victory. Senior Jeff Clemens tied things up for the Green and White at 197 pounds, dropping Dan Erekson, 8-4, for his 14th win of the season. Clemens fell behind early, giving up a takedown in the opening minute, but rallied to tally four takedowns of his own, in addition to eliminating Erekson's riding-time advantage in the final four minutes. The victory was the Bellbrook, Ohio, native's first of the Big Ten season. Ryan Fuller put the Hawkeyes back on top at 285 pounds, dropping MSU senior Max Lossen, 7-3. Similar to Bradley's win at 184 pounds, Fuller took Lossen down early in the first period, and sealed the match with a takedown in the closing seconds. Nick Simmons turned in another dominating performance at 125 pounds, pinning Lucas Magnani at 2:39 of the first period to give State its first lead of the afternoon at 9-6. Simmons came out on the offensive, putting Magnani to his back twice before notching his team-leading 12th fall of the 2005-06 campaign. Simmons, ranked fourth in the nation, is now 24-0 and 9-0 in dual meets. He is in sole possession of sixth place on MSU's all-time falls list with 31. MSU extended its lead to 12-6 following red-shirt freshman Jeff Wimberley's first dual-meet win of his career at 133 pounds. Wimberley defeated Daniel Dennis in come-from-behind fashion, 9-6. Trailing 5-1 midway through the second period, Wimberley put Dennis to his back and notched another takedown in the third, earning a standing ovation from the Spartan faithful heading into the intermission. No. 5 Andy Simmons won an intense match, 2-1, over No. 12 Alex Tsirtsis to extend the Michigan State lead to 15-6. After a scoreless first period, Simmons chose bottom to start the second and reversed Tsirtsis 1:20 into the period. The junior All-American held on amidst a scramble as time expired in the third period to claim his team-leading 24th win of the season. Iowa's Ty Eustice took the 149-pound match, defeating Darren McKnight, 9-5, to narrow the MSU lead to 15-9. Eustice, ranked second in the nation, took McKnight down twice in both the first and the third periods and is now 19-1 on the season. Spartan junior Tony Greathouse scored the first takedown of the 157-pound match, but 2005 national finalist Joe Johnston ultimately prevailed for the Hawkeyes by major decision, 18-8. Iowa reclaimed the lead at 165 pounds, as Eric Luedke defeated Bryan Harney by major decision, 11-1. Luedke spent the majority of the match in the top position, accumulating more than three minutes of riding time. He scored a takedown in each of the three periods and tallied two near-fall points late in the first. It all came down to the 174-pound bout, where No. 6 R.J. Boudro clinched the upset-victory for the Spartans, defeating Ben Stedman by major decision, 13-3. Boudro never stopped attacking, notching five takedowns and a reversal en route to his 21st win of the season. The Richmond, Mich., native tallied major decisions in both of his matches this weekend, and now has eight victories by eight points or more on the season. The Spartan grapplers head west next weekend for a pair of duals against Big Ten teams. They will clash with No. 16 Northwestern on Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m., before going to Champaign-Urbana to meet third-ranked Illinois on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. 184- Paul Bradley dec. Joe Williams 5-2 Iowa, 3-0 197- Jeff Clemens dec. Dan Erekson 8-4 3-3 285- Ryan Fuller dec. Max Lossen 7-3 Iowa, 6-3 125- Nick Simmons fall Lucas Magnani Fall, 2:39 MSU, 9-6 133- Jeff Wimberley dec. Daniel Dennis 9-6 MSU, 12-6 141- Andy Simmons dec. Alex Tsirtsis 2-1 MSU, 15-6 149- Ty Eustice dec. Darren McKnight 9-5 MSU, 15-9 157- Joe Johnston maj. dec. Tony Greathouse MD, 18-8 MSU, 15-13 165- Eric Luedke maj. dec. Bryan Harney MD, 11-1 Iowa, 17-15 174- R.J. Boudro maj. dec. Ben Stedman MD, 13-3 MSU, 19-17 Attendance: 845

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- In a match that was much closer than the final score would indicate, Central Michigan University's sixth-ranked wrestling team won 9-of-10 individual bouts in a 30-3 Mid-American Conference dual win at Buffalo on Sunday. CMU improves to 10-4 overall, 2-0 in the MAC with the win. Buffalo (9-4, 2-2), however, made the Chippewas earn their 16th straight conference victory. Seven of the 10 bouts were decided by two points or less, including top-ranked Wynn Michalak's 3-2 decision over fourth-ranked and previously unbeaten Kyle Cerminara and Buffalo's Mike Ragusa's triple-overtime win over 13th-ranked Brandon Sinnott. CMU jumped to a 24-0 lead by winning the first six matchups and collecting a forfeit at 125. The highlight of the contest, however, was the day's finale at 197. A third-period takedown for CMU's Michalak (24-1 overall) was the difference, as the sophomore withstood a late flurry from the two-time conference champ Cerminara (33-1) for a 3-2 victory. Michalak is now 2-1 this season against opponents ranked in the top five. His other win was a 15-3 major decision over current No. 2 B.J. Padden (Nebraska), while his lone loss was a 6-4 decision to No. 5 Joel Flaggert (Oklahoma). Fifthteenth-ranked Bubba Gritter opened the match with a 5-3 win over Buffalo's Harold Sherrell to give the Chippewas an early advantage. Following a Buffalo forfeit at 125, No. 11 Jason Borrelli used an escape to post a 2-1 win over No. 13 Mark Budd in overtime. The loss snapped a 14-match winning streak for Budd. CMU would go on to post wins at the next four weights before Ragusa upset Sinnott at 174. In the third overtime, Ragusa scored a takedown and an escape to in front. He later allowed a Sinnott escape, but held on for the 5-4 win. The Chippewas are back in action on Friday, hosting Northern Illinois. The match, which is the first of three conference duals in nine days to close the regular season, gets underway at 7:30 p.m. in Rose Arena. Central Michigan 30, Buffalo 3 HWT - No. 15 Bubba Gritter (CMU) dec. No. 14 Harold Sherrell, 5-3 125 - No. 10 Luke Smith (CMU) by forfeit 133 - No. 11 Jason Borelli (CMU) dec. No. 13 Mark Budd, 2-1 141 - Brandon Carter (CMU) dec. Cliff Smith, 8-2 149 - No. 6 Mark DiSalvo (CMU) dec. Pat Lloyd, 6-5 157 - Andy Keller (CMU) dec. John Cummings, 10-8 165 - Trevor Stewart (CMU) dec. Mickey Moran, 3-2 174 - Mike Ragusa (UB) dec. No. 13 Brandon Sinnott, 5-4 184 - No. 20 Christian Sinnott (CMU) dec. Garrett Hicks, 11-4 197 - No. 1 Wynn Michalak (CMU) dec. No. 4 Kyle Cerminara, 3-2

BLOOMSBURG -- The Bloomsburg University wrestling team recorded their second win of the weekend in a 27-9 victory over Cleveland State University. With the win, the Huskies improve to 9-7 on the season, 3-1 in the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL). 125-Fourteenth-ranked Mike Sees (Northumberland/Shikellamy) won by forfeit. 133-Ricky Donald (Millville/Bloomsburg) put three points on the board for the Huskies with a 9-2 decision win over the Vikings' David Armstrong. Wasting no time, Donald took a 6-1 lead after the first period. In the second, he scored on an escape, owning a 7-1 lead after the first five minutes. Following an Armstrong escape form the defensive position, Donald earned his final point on 2:16 of riding time. 141-With 44 seconds remaining in the 141-pound bout, Brad Forbes (Downingtown/Downingtown) scored on a reversal to break a 2-2 tie en route to a 7-2 win over Cleveland State's Mike Hurley. In the second, Forbes recorded a reversal from the defensive position to take a 2-0 lead in the match. Following a Hurley reversal with 1:49 remaining in the match, Forbes scored the reversal and turned Hurley to earn three backpoints in the closing seconds of the match. With the win, the Huskies took a 12-0 lead. 149-Ryan Hurley put the Vikings on the board with a 5-2 decision win over George Hickman (Wilmington, NC/Riverside). After a scoreless first period, Hickman scored from the defensive position, but Hurley took a 2-1 lead with a takedown with 44 seconds left in the period. After earning a penalty point after Hickman was called twice for stalling, Hurley owned a 3-2 lead heading into the final period. Hurley closed out the match with an escape and earned another penalty point for a third stalling call against Hickman. 157-Cleveland State's Victer Crenshaw cut the Bloomsburg lead to 12-6 with a 7-3 decision win over Aric Fuhrman (Spring Grove/Delone Catholic). Going into the second period tied at two, Crenshaw scored on two backpoints at the 1:18 mark in the second period. With 27 seconds left, Fuhrman scored on an escape to cut the lead to one. In the third, Fuhrman allowed Crenshaw to escape in attempt to tie the match with a takedown, but Crenshaw took a shot and scored another takedown with three seconds left in the match to take the bout for the Vikings. 165-Trailing 1-0 heading into the third period., Frank Beasley (Oden, IL/Centralia) scored an escape and a takedown en route to a 4-1 decision win over Tim Scarl. Beasley escaped just 10 seconds into the third period from the defensive position to tie the match. After Scarl was called for his second stalling violation, Beasley took a 2-1 lead with 1:26 remaining. With 36 seconds left, Beasley sealed the win with a takedown and rode out the remainder of the period to take the bout for Bloomsburg. 174-Jim Bertulis (Aston/Garnett Valley) got his third pin of the season at the 1:37 mark against the Vikings' David Gilkey. Gilkey took an early 2-0 lead with a takedown 22 seconds into the match, but Bertulis got an escape 19 seconds later, trailing 2-1. With 1:47 remaining, Bertulis scored again on a takedown and turned Gilkey to put six points on the board for the Huskies giving them a 21-6 lead in the match. 184-Cleveland State's Ron Howard got a takedown with 21 seconds left to win a 3-1 decision over the Huskies' Nate Shirk (Middleburg/Middleburg). Shirk took a 1-0 lead in the second period, escaping from the defensive position. Howard then tied the match from the defensive position with an escape just three seconds into the final period. Howard then won the match finishing a shot in the closing seconds of the bout. 197-Jesse Hasseman (Franklin, IN/Franklin) sealed the win for the Huskies with a 10-4 decision over Ishmal Williams. Hasseman took a 2-0 lead after a takedown in the first period and scored two more points on a reversal from the defensive position at the 1:48 mark in the second period. In the third, Hasseman scored another takedown, leading 6-1 with 1:08 remaining. After a Williams escape at the 1:08 mark, the Viking scored again on a takedown, but immediately allowed Hasseman to escape, with the score 7-4 in favor the Huskies with 54 seconds remaining. With 46 seconds left in the match, Hasseman sealed the win with another takedown and earned a point for 3:16 of riding time to give the Huskies a 24-9 lead going into the final bout. HWT-Mike Spaid (Perkiomenville/Boyertown) closed out the Huskies' win with a 3-0 decision over Cleveland State's Rashard Goff. In the second period, Spaid scored on a reversal at the 1:35 mark from the defensive position. Goff elected to take down in the third period, but Spaid was able to ride out in the third to tally 3:07 in riding time to get the 3-0 decision. The Huskies will travel to 17th-ranked Edinboro on Friday, Feb. 10 in EWL action. Match time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Ames, Iowa -- Iowa State's Kurt Backes upset Penn State's top-ranked Eric Bradley at 184 pounds and Nate Gallick became the 29th Cyclone wrestler to reach 100 career wins as the eighth-ranked ISU wrestlers downed ninth-ranked Penn State, 20-18, Sunday afternoon at Ames High School. Travis Paulson scored a pin at 165 pounds and Jason Knipp scored an upset at 149 pounds to aid Iowa State's cause. The Nittany Lions (10-4, 2-3 Big 10), who have nine weight classes in the national rankings compared to the Cyclones' four, were coming off an impressive victory over No. 7 Iowa, 21-12, Friday night in Iowa City. Iowa State improves to 11-5 overall. The match was wrestled before a raucous crowd in the high school gym because of a conflict with Sunday's ISU-Colorado men's basketball game in Hilton Coliseum. "You can see that we are improving," Iowa State associate head coach Cael Sanderson said. "We had a great atmosphere today. Knipp did some good things today and Backes dominated the No. 1 man in his weight class. Backes still has room for improvement. He didn't take advantage of all the opportunities he had during the match." Gallick, a two-time All-American, kept his perfect record intact at 26-0 as he picked apart Penn State's DeWitt Driscoll for a 17-6 major decision at 141 pounds for his 100th career victory, tying Dan Gable. The senior from Tucson, Ariz., blitzed Driscoll with a flurry of four takedowns in the third period and added three minutes of riding time to down the 10th ranked Nittany Lion. The major decision marked Gallick's 13th win this season resulting in bonus points. "To be on a list of all the great wrestlers here is a great honor," Gallick said. "I've been wrestling as much as I can this year and it was nice to give the team some bonus points. He (Driscoll) wrestled a very physical match but I could feel him getting tired in the third period." ISU's Knipp improved to 15-7 with his 6-4 decision over the 11th ranked Woodall. Knipp, a junior from Waterloo, overcame a 1-3 deficit at the start of the third period with an escape and two takedowns. His final takedown came with 0:37 remaining. "I came in as the underdog today," Knipp said. "I met his style and tried to wrestle a physical match. After third-ranked Trent Paulson blanked Penn State's 14th ranked Nathan Galloway, 7-0, at 157 pounds, ISU's No. 9 Travis Paulson worked PSU's 12th ranked freshman David Erwin for his second pin of the season at the 4:34 mark. The ninth-ranked Backes dealt Bradley, the nation's No. 1 wrestler at 184 pounds his first loss of the season with a 10-2 major decision in a battle of two All-Americans hailing from New Jersey. Bradley (Plaistow, N.J.), a 2005 All-American and two-time Big 10 champion, had only given up three takedowns in his career prior to facing Backes, with two of them coming against three-time NCAA champion Greg Jones formerly of West Virginia. After a scoreless first period, Backes took down Bradley twice in the second-period and scored a three-point nearfall halfway through the final frame. Backes (Neshanic Station, N.J.) is now 16-5 this season. "I have been working really hard the last three weeks and just came out to wrestler hard the entire match," Backes said. "I was proud of (Jason) Knipp. He wrestled a great match. My spine was tingling during his match when I was warming up." The Cyclones continue Big 12 competition this weekend, hosting Missouri Feb. 12. ISU dropped a dual to the Tigers in January at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, 21-18. No. 8 Iowa State 20, No. 9 Penn State 18 125 - Brad Pataky maj. dec. Ben Hanisch (ISU), 13-0 133 - Jake Strayer dec. Jesse Sundell (ISU), 6-4 141 - Nate Gallick (ISU) maj. dec. DeWitt Driscoll, 17-6 149 - Jason Knipp (ISU) dec. James Woodall, 6-4 157 - Trent Paulson (ISU) dec. Nathan Galloway, 7-0 165 - Travis Paulson (ISU) pinned David Erwin, 4:34 174 - James Yonushonis dec. David Bertolino (ISU), 5-3 SV2 184 - Kurt Backes (ISU) maj. dec. Eric Bradley, 10-2 197 - Philip Davis maj. dec. Joe Curran (ISU), 13-1 HWT - Aaron Anspach maj. dec. Richard Schopf (ISU), 15-5

OREM, Utah -- Utah Valley State held off South Dakota State 25-16 Saturday night to pick up its fourth straight dual win and improve to 6-8 on the season. With the Wolverines up 21-16 and one match to go, 184 senior Ivan Bigney put it away, never leaving the outcome in doubt with a big 14-0 major decision over Levi Krehmeyer. "Ivan has just come up huge for use these last few matches," said UV head coach Cody Sanderson. "He's getting wins for us and he's scoring bonus points. We got to the point where the match was still on the line and he goes out there and dominates and puts it away." The Wolverines won six of the 10 matches, including a win by forfeit and a pin by Talon Vickers. South Dakota State took an early 6-0 lead after 197 pounder Cody Nehl pinned Jaime Thornblad 2:06 in. Heavyweight Dallin Norton put the momentum back on Utah Valley's side, avenging a November loss to South Dakota's Jason Stripling, winning a 5-2 decision to get the Wolverines on the board. Stripling beat Norton 5-4 at the Cyclone Open on November 12th in Fort Dodge, Iowa. "For Dallin to struggle like he did mid-season and come back and beat a guy that had beaten him before is excellent. I'm proud of him," said Sanderson. At 125 pounds, Talon Vickers earned his ninth straight win with a fall over Marcus Waters with just :07 seconds to go in the first period. Utah Valley gained a 15-6 lead after the Jacks forfeited at 133 pounds, giving senior Erkin Tadzhimetov his 26th win of the season. SDSU's Derek Pirner then scored a 10-2 major decision over Daniel Polkowske at 141 pounds to cut the UV lead to 15-10. At 149 pounds it looked as though Justin Rawle would go down in defeat, but a reversal with just :25 seconds on the clock tied the match at four and eventually gave Rawle riding time to give him a 5-4 win and and the Wolverines three more points, extending the lead to 18-10. "If he loses that match it's a whole different story for those last few," said Sanderson. "That should give him a lot of confidence." The 157 pound bout was another tight match with Tanner Cowan scoring a reversal with :14 seconds to go to hold of Andy Everson 7-4 and give UV a 21-10 advantage. South Dakota State would fight back though, when Brad Gregory topped Devin Siddoway 6-5 at 165 pounds making the team score 21-13 Utah Valley. The Jacks' Travis Gottschalk kept the Jackrabbits in the match with a 5-0 win over DJ Meis at 174 pounds, setting up the deciding match between Bigney and Krehmeyer. "We're wrestling well. The guys are excited and they're confident and they're just wrestling better," said Sanderson. Up next for Utah Valley State is North Dakota State next Tuesday night at 7:00pm in the Activity Center.

Fairfield, CT -- Despite earning wins in five of its 10 matches against Sacred Heart, the Rutgers University wrestling team fell to the Pioneers by a 22-18 count on Saturday evening. The Scarlet Knights won two very promising matches and lost another. 165-pound freshman Matt Pletcher (East Hampton, NJ) defeated SHU's Anthony Hayes, 5-4, and 197-pounder Lamar Brown (Red Bank, NJ) dropped Kevin Fox by a 6-5 count. Steve Adamcsik (Chester, NJ) struggled against a tough opponent in Chris Davis of the Pioneers; however, the 141-pound junior was able to extend his personal winning streak to 17 matches with a 5-4 decision. Adamcsik has not lost a match since Nov. 27, when he lost to Matt Ennis of Lehigh, and he currently owns the best record on the Rutgers squad at 21-3, including a 12-1 mark in dual meets. Senior Rudy Medini (Colonia, NJ) earned the lone Rutgers pin of the night when he dropped Andrew Silber at the 3:36 mark. Medini improved his overall season record to 20-4, including an 11-1 record in dual meets. Wrestling Payam Zarrinpour, the 11th ranked heavyweight in the nation, freshman Mike D'Amico (Kenilworth, NJ) dropped a close 5-3 decision. RU head coach John Sacchi was encouraged by the victories by both Pletcher and Brown; however, D'Amico's match stuck out in particular. "I feel very good about the way [D'Amico] wrestled, even though he lost," Sacchi said. "He was facing one of the best heavyweights in the nation tonight and he gave him all he could handle. We got some promising wins from our younger guys and two veterans in [Adamcsik] and [Medini]. Even though we won five matches, their edge in pins proved to be the difference." The Scarlet Knights held an 18-16 lead heading into the final match; however, 149-pound sophomore Marcello Medini (Colonia, NJ) lost by pin-fall at 2:45 to Sean Eagan and RU wound up on the short end of a 22-18 score. With the loss, the Scarlet Knights fell to 7-7 on the season, including a 3-4 mark in the EIWA Conference. The win improved the Pioneers to 6-8 overall. Sacred Heart is 5-3 in Colonial Athletic Association action. The Scarlet Knights will close out their season with their final EIWA dual meet and a match-up against the Drexel Dragons. RU will take on the Eagles of American University on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the College Avenue Gymnasium to close out their conference slate. Sacred Heart University 22, Rutgers 18 157 Sherwood Fendryk (SHU) Maj dec Jamie Lijo (RUT) 13-5 165 Matt Pletcher (RUT) dec Anthony Hayes (SHU) 5-4 174 Mike Whelan (RUT) dec Nick Dalicandro (SHU) 5-2 184 Rudy Medini (RUT) FALL Andrew Silber (SHU) 3:36 197 Lamar Brown (RUT) dec Kevin Fox (SHU) 6-5 285 Payam Zarrinpour (SHU) dec Mike D'Amico (RUT) 5-3 125 Mike Arone (SHU) dec Rich Ringle (RUT) 2-1 133 Kyle McCarthy (SHU) FALL Kellen Bradley (RUT) 1:30 141 Steve Adamscik (RUT) dec Chris Davis (SHU) 5-4 149 Sean Eagan (SHU) FALL Marcello Medini (RUT) 2:45

WASHINGTON -- The American University wrestling team took advantage of two forfeits and bonus points from No. 4 Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov's (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) pin victory in defeating EIWA rival Harvard, 24-19 on the road Saturday afternoon. The Eagles have won seven of their last eight duals and move to 9-5 on the year. The match started with two forfeits from Harvard - at 125 and 133 - and another from American - at 141 - to put the match at 12-6 in the Eagles' favor. Senior Tom Kniezewski (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown) widened the gap to 15-6 with his 17th win of the year, a 3-1 decision over Bobby Latessa. After Christopher Stout (Hackettstown, N.J./Blair Academy) dropped an 11-5 match to Andrew Flanagan, Abdurakhmanov gave AU a valuable six points with his first period pin of Patrick Ziemnik, just 14 seconds into the match. The senior is 17-0 on the year with five pins in his last nine matches, which were all won with bonus points. American's Dwayne Hash-Barberis (Scotia, N.Y./Scotia Glenville) and Anthony Fuschino (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) dropped matches at 174 and 184 to put the score at 21-16 with Tyler Flatt (Albany, N.Y./Blair Academy) up at 197. The sophomore came through for the Eagles with the 8-4 decision for his second straight win to seal the victory for the Eagles. Despite that fact, the day's last and only match featuring two ranked wrestlers went to double overtime with No. 10 Adam LoPiccolo (Glen Rock, Pa./Glen Rock) dropping a 4-3 decision to No. 8 Bode Ogunwole. The loss snaps the AU sophomore's five match win streak. American brings its momentum to the mat next weekend as they host EIWA foe Navy in Bender Arena Friday night at 7:00 p.m. American 24, Harvard 19 125: Matthew Morkel (American) won by forfeit 133: Jordan Lipp (American) won by forfeit 141: No. 14 Max Meltzer (Harvard) won by forfeit 149: Tom Kniezewski (American) dec. Bobby Latessa, 3-1 157: Andrew Flanagan (Harvard) dec. Christopher Stout, 11-5 164: No. 4 Muzaffar Abdurakhamov (American) pinned Patrick Ziemnik, 0:14 174: Joseph Bechtold (Harvard) dec. Dwayne Hash-Barberis, 10-4 184: Louis Caputo (Harvard) major dec. Anthony Fuschino, 10-1 197: Tyler Flatt (American) dec. Billy Colgan, 8-4 HWT: No. 8 Bode Ogunwole (Harvard) dec. No. 13 Adam LoPiccolo, 4-3 (ot)

EAST STROUDSBURG -- Six wrestlers won two matches each to lead the University wrestling team to wins over Boston University and Delaware Valley, Saturday at Koehler Fieldhouse. Matt Swallow, Nate Nauroth, Kyle Ferris, Mark Smith, Keith Smith and Dave Sullivan all won twice as the Warriors improved to 9-7 overall. ESU opened with a 27-12 win over Delaware Valley and then dispatched Boston 22-15. Against Delaware Valley, Swallow got ESU off to a good start with a 4-2 overtime win 125. Swallow scored a takedown a minute into the match. Josh Proctor escaped in the first period and then received a stalling point with six seconds left to tie the match. Twenty seconds into overtime, Swallow scored another takedown for his 15th win of the season. Nauroth extended the lead to 6-0 with a 7-2 win at 133. Nauroth had a takedown 22 seconds in and added another takedown and a set of back points in the third period. At 141, Ferris had a takedown seven seconds into the match and three back points and another pair of takedowns for a 10-3 decision and a 9-0 ESU lead. Mark Smith and Keith Smith had back-to-back first period falls to increase the lead to 21-3. At 157, Mark Smith used a headlock to pin Ryan Herwig in 1:08 while Keith Smith turned Brandon Earlston in 24 seconds. Sullivan increased the ESU advantage to 21 points with 5-0 win at 174. Sullivan had takedowns in the first and third periods and an escape in the second. Dave Williams scored an escape in the second and third periods to go with three takedowns for an 8-6 win at 184 and a 27-3 Warriors' lead. Delaware Valley won a decision at 197 and ESU forfeited the heavyweight bout. Against Boston, the Terriers forfeited 125 pounds and Nauroth scored a 10-1 major decision at 133 for an early 10-0 lead. Nauroth had a takedown with 14 seconds left in the first period and worked his way to the 20th win of his freshman season. Ferris won his second match, despite getting slammed in the third period. The match at 141 was tied after two periods. Joe Whitaker of Boston was called for a penalty point and then slammed Ferris, giving ESU another point. Ferris also received a point for riding time and won a 5-2 decision. Mark Smith escaped three seconds into the third period and scored a 3-2 decision at 157. Smith also had an escape and takedown in the second period. Keith Smith had a takedown with 30 seconds left in the match and won a 4-3 decision at 165. Smith also had a reversal 15 seconds into the third period to build the ESU lead to 19-3. Sullivan, also a freshman, had an escape, takedown and three back points in the final two minutes for a 12-6 win at 174. Sullivan had two takedowns at the edge of the mat and improved to 21-16. ESU will host Shippensburg, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Koehler Fieldhouse. Seniors Mark and Keith Smith and Adam Karasevicz will be honored prior to the match. ESU 27, Delaware Valley 12 125 – Matt Swallow (ESU) dec. Josh Proctor, 4-3 OT (3-0 ESU) 133 – Nate Nauroth (ESU) dec. Justin Shorts, 7-2 (6-0 ESU) 141 – Kyle Ferris (ESU) dec. Dan Hall, 10-3 (9-0 ESU) 149 – Jared Steinbacher (DV) dec. Chris Sullivan, 11-4 (9-3 ESU) 157 – Mark Smith (ESU) pinned Ryan Herwig, 1:08 (15-3 ESU) 165 – Keith Smith (ESU) pinned Brandon Earlston, :24 (21-3 ESU) 174 – Dave Sullivan (ESU) dec. Ryan Pope, 5-0 (24-3 ESU) 184 – Dave Williams (ESU) dec. Mike Berlanda, 8-6 (27-3 ESU) 197 – Jamall Johnson (DV) dec. Sean McCracken, 8-6 (27-6 ESU) 285 – Kevin Orr (DV) won by forfeit (27-12 ESU) Referee: Randy Gehris Records: ESU 8-7; Delaware Valley 10-7 ESU 22, Boston 15 125 – Matt Swallow (ESU) won by forfeit (ESU 6-0) 133 – Nate Nauroth (ESU) major dec. Bryan Matsuura, 10-1 (ESU 10-0) 141 – Kyle Ferris (ESU) dec. Joe Whitaker, 5-2 (ESU 13-0) 149 – Mike Roberts (BU) dec. Chris Sullivan, 11-4 (ESU 13-3) 157 – Mark Smith (ESU) dec. Mike Cubillos, 3-2 (ESU 16-3) 165 – Keith Smith (ESU) dec. Zachary Johns, 4-3 (ESU 19-3) 174 – Dave Sullivan (ESU) dec. Jason Makionowski, 12-6 (ESU 22-3) 184 – Chris Tripp (BU) dec. Dave Williams, 4-3 (ESU 22-6) 197 – Thomas Sforza (BU) dec. Sean McCracken, 4-2 (ESU 22-9) 285 – James Connors (BU) won by forfeit (ESU 22-15) Referee: Randy Gehris Records: ESU 9-7; Boston 4-8

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Michael Keefe, Jake Yost and Israel Silva each won two matches Saturday for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team and led the Mocs to wins over University of the Cumberlands and Appalachian State. The Mocs defeated the Patriots 26-11 and beat their Southern Conference rival, the Mountaineers, 29-5. Appalachian State, 8-7-1 and 1-3 in the SoCon, closed out the evening with a 26-22 win over the Cumberlands, now 6-3. The Mocs, 13-7-1 overall and 2-0 in the SoCon, won seven of 10 matches against the Mountaineers. After an ASU forfeit at 125 to start the dual, UTC's Matt Keller won his 12th consecutive match with a 6-3 decision over Terreyl Williams at 133. A 23-7 Keefe technical fall over Marcus Cox gave UTC an early 14-0 advantage. Eric Burns got ASU on the scoreboard with a 6-3 win over Aaron Martin at 149. Yost won his second match of the day, defeating Scott Ervin 6-3 at 157. Lee Roper's 5-4 win over Justin Otis in the 165-pound match ended the Mountaineers' scoring as the Mocs closed out the dual with consecutive wins by T.J. Sayers (174), John Davis (184), Lloyd Rogers (197) and Silva (285). "We went out to try to improve upon what we did in the last match with Appalachian," UTC Head Coach Joe Seay said. "We wrestled well tonight, and we won some close matches. I have told our guys that we have to win the close matches. That is what could be the difference in going to the NCAAs or not. Several of the matches could have gone either way." UTC and ASU tied 21-21 in a non-conference match on Nov. 13 at the Mat Jam Duals in Boone, N.C. Yost scored a 9-1 major decision over The Cumberlands' Thomas Hutchinson at 157 pounds to clinch the earlier victory for the Mocs. His win pushed UTC's margin to 14-3 and proved to be too much for the Patriots to overcome. After Delrico Choates edged UTC's Javier Maldonado 5-4 on a riding-time point in the first match of the night at 125 pounds, the Mocs reeled off five straight victories for a 17-3 lead. The string included wins by Adam Rains (133), Keefe (141), Martin (149), Yost and Daniel Peterson (165). Kyle McKee pinned Edward Hernandez in the 184-pound match, and Silva earned a 3-1 overtime victory over Matt Bishop at 285. UTC returns to SoCon competition next weekend, traveling to VMI Friday and to Davidson Saturday. Chattanooga 26, University of the Cumberlands 11/b> 125 - Delrico Choates (UofC) dec. Javier Maldonado (UTC), 5-4 rt 0-3 133 - Adam Rains (UTC) dec. Mikeal Brooks (UofC), 5-3 3-3 141 - Michael Keefe (UTC) tech. fall William Clark (UofC), 24-8 7-3 149 - Aaron Martin (UTC) dec. Dustin Center (UofC), 11-4 10-3 157 - Jake Yost (UTC) maj. dec. Thomas Hutchinson (UofC), 9-1 14-3 165 - Daniel Peterson (UTC) dec. Nathaniel Jolly (UofC), 10-5 17-3 174 - Todd Allen (UofC) maj. dec. Nick Davis (UTC), 12-2 17-7 184 - Kyle McKee (UTC) pinned Edward Hernandez (UofC), 3:18 23-7 197 - Eric Flinchum (UofC) maj. dec. Nick Lorenzano (UTC), 8-0 23-11 285 - Israel Silva (UTC) dec. Matt Bishop (UofC), 3-1 ot 26-11 Records: UTC 12-7-1; Cumberlands 6-2 Chattanooga 29, Appalachian State 4 125 - Javier Maldonado (UTC) won by forfeit 6-0 133 - Matt Keller (UTC) dec. Terryl Williams (ASU), 6-3 9-0 141 - Michael Keefe (UTC) tech fall Marcus Cox (ASU), 23-7 14-0 149 - Eric Burns (ASU) dec. Aaron Martin (UTC), 6-4 14-3 157 - Jake Yost (ASU) dec. Scott Ervin (ASU), 6-3 17-3 165 - Lee Roper (ASU) dec. Justin Otis (UTC), 5-4 17-5* 174 - T.J. Sayers (UTC) dec. Neal Martin (ASU), 6-2 20-5 184 - John Davis (UTC) dec. Kevin Worsowicz (ASU), 4-0 23-5 197 - Lloyd Rogers (UTC) dec. Josh Carroll (ASU), 7-5 ot 26-5 285 - Israel Silva (UTC) dec. Jared Campbell (ASU), 3-0 29-4* (*unsportsmanlike conduct - one-pont team deduction) Records: UTC 13-7-1 (2-0 SoCon); ASU 7-7-1 (1-3 SoCon) Appalachian State 26, University of the Cumberlands 22 125 – Delrico Coates (UofC) won by forfeit 0-6 133 – Terreyl Williams (ASU) dec. Mikeal Brooks (UofC), 4-3 3-6 141 – Ryan Scott (ASU) maj. dec. William Clark (UofC), 14-5 7-6 149 – Eric Burns (ASU) maj. dec. Dustin Center (UofC), 12-1 11-6 157 – Scott Ervin (ASU) dec. Thomas Hutchinson (UofC), 2-0 14-6 165 – Eddie Hutchinson (ASU) pinned Nathaniel Jolly (UofC), 1:17 20-6 174 – Todd Allen (UofC) maj. dec. Todd Allen (ASU), 10-2 20-10 184 – Kevin Worsowicz (ASU) pinned Edward Hernandez (UofC), 3:17 26-10 197 – Eric Flinchum (UofC) won by forfeit 26-16 285 – Matt Bishop (UofC) won by forfeit 26-22 Records: ASU 8-7-1; Cumberlands 6-3

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Lehigh's seniors bid farewell to Grace Hall on Saturday afternoon and the fourteenth-ranked Mountain Hawks swept a pair of duals in front of a sold out Leeman-Turner Arena. The Brown and White opened the day with a 28-9 win over No. 21 Hofstra then rolled to a 36-6 triumph over Maryland. The Mountain Hawks now stand at 12-5-1 on the season. The Mountain Hawks were able to gain early momentum in their dual with Hofstra. Dave Nakasone got Lehigh off to a strong start, wearing down Alton Lucas en route to a 12-7 decision, before a pair of Mountain Hawks got Lehigh rolling with upsets over nationally ranked wrestlers. At 174 seventeenth ranked senior Travis Frick opened his final Saturday inside Grace, scoring a first period takedown and second period reversal to hold off the Pride's No. 5 ranked Joe Rovelli 4-3. Then, at 184, junior Dave Helfrich scored a takedown near the edge of the mat with under 30 seconds left to edge nineteenth ranked Joe Rovelli. Paul Weibel kept things rolling at 197, utilizing a five-point move in the first period to beat Chris Weidman 9-4. Hofstra got six points back as Jon Andriac pinned Matt Cassidy at heavyweight, but Lehigh would come roaring back as Matt Fisk put some points on the scoreboard with an 11-2 major decision over Dave Tomasette at 125. The final three bouts against the Pride were match-ups between nationally ranked wrestlers. The Mountain Hawks emerged victorious at 141 as senior Cory Cooperman got the best of Charles Griffin and at 157 where fellow senior Derek Zinck edged James Strouse 3-2. Lehigh avenged a 23-10 loss to the Pride last year on Long Island, when the Mountain Hawks were ranked second in the nation. Against the Terrapins, Lehigh fell behind 6-0 when Adam Decosmo pinned Nakasone halfway through the first period. After Frick won by forfeit at 174, senior Brian LaMay was able to leave Grace Hall on a high note. LaMay had an early takedown, three-point near-fall combo to build an early lead, and cruised to a 17-2 technical fall, with the riding time point securing the 15 point margin of victory at the final buzzer. Greg Strobel then once again flip-flopped his 197 pounders and Cassidy, wrestling at 197 held off a feisty Jerry Afari 12-9, while Weibel was a winner by forfeit at heavyweight. Lehigh would secure wins in each of the final five bouts to put the dual away. Matt Fisk beat James Knox 7-0 to avenge a loss at the Southern Scuffle. Sophomore John Stout, Cooperman and Ciasulli all had wins by decision to extend the lead, and in the Mountain Hawks final bout of the day, Zinck wrapped up his Grace Hall career with a 14-4 major decision over Adam James to wrap up the 30 point win over a Maryland team that is coached by former Lehigh assistant Pat Santoro and former Lehigh All-American Brad Dillon. The Mountain Hawks will return to the mat on Sunday, February 12, when they travel to West Point to take on EIWA rival Army. The dual gets underway at 7:30 and will be televised on ESPNU. As always, audio coverage of the dual will be available on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 as well as online at lehighsports.com with streaming powered by Yahoo! Sports.

KINGS POINT, N.Y. -- The No. 19 Navy wrestling team placed all 10 wrestlers in the top three of their respective weight classes to ease past Army at the 12th annual All-Academy Championships held at the Merchant Marine Academy on Saturday. The Mids scored 117 points to outdistance the Black Knights' 107 points. The team title is the third straight for Navy and sixth overall. "It was a fight all day," said an exhausted Navy head coach Bruce Burnett. "We didn't look great today, but we did enough to win. We definitely have some work to do late in the season, but I think we are getting better and the guys know what needs to be done late in the season." The Mids got four championships, including a key victory at 125 pounds. Alex Usztics (Dauphin, Pa.), seeded second in the preseeds, upset top-seeded William Simpson of Army, 6-4, in the finals. The eight-point swing gave Navy the boost it needed to defeat the Black Knights. "I can't stress how important his win was for us today," said Burnett. "This win will give him a lot of confidence as he heads late in the season. He placed second last year and knew he could win it this year. He had a great tournament." Navy's next title came at 133 pounds, when freshman Joe Baker (Poway, Calif.) held on late to defeat Army's Frankie Baughan, 10-9. It marked the first time in his Navy career that Baker wrestled more than one match in a day. However, he held on for his second career tournament title, the other coming as an unattached wrestler at the Penn State Open. Navy next chance at a title came at 149 pounds, with John Cox (Grand Haven, Mich.) battling Army's Patrick Simpson. The two wrestlers were even when Cox was forced to take a medical forfeit after an apparent leg injury. It is not known how serious the injury is. At 165 pounds, Craig Dziewiatkowski (Aurora, Ill.) dropped a 9-5 decision to Army's Jon Anderson in the finals, to give the Navy senior a second-place finish. Navy, however, got back on the right track with sophomore Matt Stolpinski's second title in as many years at 174 pounds. Stolpinski was very strong for the Mids, winning his first two matches by major decision, then scoring key bonus points in the finals, pinning the Citadel's Darius Caldwell in 6:43. At 184 pounds, Jonny Kane (Portland, Maine) placed second, falling to Army's top-seeded Luke Calvert, 9-5, in the finals. The loss was Kane's first since Jan. 7, snapping a personal-best seven-match winning streak. The Mids clinched the match at heavyweight when top-seeded Tanner Garrett (Tulsa, Okla.) breezed to the title. Garrett won his first two matches by fall, before earning his third championship with an 8-2 victory over Scott Buhman of Virginia Military. During Navy's three straight team titles, Navy wrestlers have won 14 of the 30 individual championships during that span. "We got a number of strong performances in the wrestlebacks as well that were very key to winning the title," said Burnett. "Spencer Manley had a strong tournament, placing third and giving him some confidence. And Chris Pogue won his two matches in the wrestlebacks by fall, giving us some key points as well. It was a struggle today, but we fought hard and got the wins we needed." Navy will now have just two more dual meets in the next two weekends, before traveling to Lehigh for the EIWA Championships. "We know we have our hands full in the next two meets," said Burnett, who was named the All-Academy Tournament Coach of the Year. "American (Navy will wrestle the Eagles on Friday night in Washington, D.C.) has some great talent and are ranked in the top 20 in a few polls. The dual with Army is going to be a great, great dual meet. We had a lot of very close matches with Army in this tournament, and if that is any indication, the dual meet is going to be very, very competitive. "We hope that we can good some strong crowd support during the next two weekends and really start to prepare for the EIWA Championships," said Burnett. Navy will wrestle American on Friday, Feb. 10, at 7:00 p.m., in Washington, D.C.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- For the second-straight night, the Lock Haven University wrestling squad (5-10, 1-1 EWL) faced a team undefeated in Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action, but this time LHU came out on top of Cleveland State University (5-5, 1-1 EWL) 25-15 tonight (Feb. 4) at Thomas Fieldhouse. CSU had beaten the University of Pittsburgh 16-15 back on Jan. 26 the team's most recent dual, but the Bald Eagles took the fight to the Vikings from the start, cinching the match with two bouts left. "I'm extremely happy with most of our guys' efforts tonight," said LHU head coach Rocky Bonomo. "In order to continue success, we need to get consistent effort from top to bottom in our lineup. I was concerned about a let-down today after the strong effort we gave last night against Edinboro, but that wasn't a problem." LHU got wins from six of the 10 classes, including a pin from No. 17 Seth Martin (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) at 157, a major decision from junior Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes) at 174, a forfeit win for No. 15 Obenson Blanc (Naples, Fla./Lely) at 125 and decisions from sophomore Casey Moore (Beech Creek, Pa./Central Mountain) at 133, No. 17 Joshua Medina (Las Vegas/Pima C.C.) at 149 and freshman Tom Kocher (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) at 197. Blanc received his forfeit win, his 20th of the season, before the day started at 133. Moore scored a takedown on the Vikings' David Armstrong with two seconds left in the first period, putting Moore up 3-2 and igniting a 5-2 run over the remainder of the match for the 8-4 win. CSU pulled the team score back to 9-3 in LHU's favor with a 9-5 decision of sophomore Brian Ellis (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) at 141. Medina then won the third period of his bout 5-2 to seal the 8-3 victory over Ryan Hurley and push the team score to 12-3. At 157, Martin needed the fall to get his eighth-straight victory, a win over Victer Crenshaw. Martin found himself down 6-2 early in the first period, but bull-rushed the freshman to his back and held on for his 10th and quickest fall of the season. Cleveland State's Tim Scarl then beat sophomore Rory McCoy (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) 11-6 at 165 before Ponce picked up his major victory in 14-4 fashion over David Gilkey. CSU's Ron Howard, a national qualifier a year ago, needed bonus points to keep the Vikings in the team battle, but junior Derrick Morgan (Media, Pa./Athens) wouldn't allow that to happen, despite losing 11-4, pushing the match out of reach with two bouts left. Kocher extended the lead over the experienced Ishmal Williams with an 11-4 emphasis. In the final bout of the day, the heavyweights needed extra time to decide their bout, but CSU's Rashard Goff finished off senior Tim Meyers (Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain) with a pin in 7:33, ending the match at 25-15. Bonomo, Martin, Ponce, Blanc, Moore, Medina, Kocher, Ellis, McCoy, Morgan, Meyers and the rest of the Bald Eagles are back in action Friday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. as they travel to Pittsburgh (2-7, 0-2 EWL) who most recently lost to West Virginia University yesterday 20-13.

BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- The Duke wrestling team picked up their first win of the season on Saturday, hammering Campbell University, 37-3, at Carter Gymnasium. The Blue Devils improve to 1-8 on the year while Campbell falls to 3-9. Duke won nine of the 10 weight classes, including the first eight matches of the evening. "It was a nice win," stated Duke Head Coach Clar Anderson. "I'm obviously real pleased with the outcome of the match. Basically, we had more confidence. We felt we could beat these guys and I think we need to learn to wrestle to this level every time we go out." The dual meet began at 125 pounds and the Blue Devils grabbed a 3-0 lead on sophomore Kellan McKeon's 3-2 win over Richie Apolinar. Freshman Michael Degli Obizzi followed McKeon's victory by recording the only fall of the night, pinning R.J. Mazzatta in 2:49 at 133 pounds. Sophomore Wes Kuser won in impressive fashion at 141 pounds, scoring a 17-4 major decision victory over Elliot Berger. Junior Daniel Shvartsman pushed Duke's lead to 16-0 with a 10-6 decision win over Steve Wiktorek at 149 pounds. At 157 pounds, freshman Cameron Harms notched the second major decision victory of the night for the Blue Devils, defeating Nick Amato, 14-6. Redshirt freshman Aaron Glover followed with a 5-1 win over Brent Poynter at 165 pounds to put Duke up by 23 points. "I was very pleased with Aaron Glover," Anderson said. "It's nice for him and his confidence going into the last few ACC matches and the ACC Tournament." Campbell forfeited at 174 pounds, giving the Blue Devils six points to extend their lead to 29-0. Redshirt freshman Dan Tulley then dominated Kyle Higgins, 24-4, to score a major decision victory at the 184-pound weight class. Campbell picked up its lone win of the meet at 197 pounds as Jason Cook defeated junior Patrick Keenum, 9-5. "I kind of feel bad for Patrick Keenum because he was leading in the match and was caught in a five-point move and ended up not being able to come back," Anderson stated. Freshman Wade Van Sickle emphatically closed out Duke's dominating performance by scoring the fourth major decision victory of the night for the Blue Devils, defeating Jeremiah Fennell, 13-5, in the heavyweight division. The Duke wrestling team will host ACC foe Virginia Tech on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils will finish out their home schedule next weekend as they play host to Gardner-Webb and Virginia on Saturday. Duke 37, Campbell 3 125: Kellan McKeon (Duke) def. Richie Apolinar (Campbell), 3-2 (3-0) 133: Michael Degli Obizzi (Duke) pins R.J. Mazzatta (Campbell), 2:49 (9-0) 141: Wes Kuser (Duke) major decision Elliot Berger (Campbell), 17-4 (13-0) 149: Daniel Shvartsman (Duke) def. Steve Wiktorek (Campbell), 10-6 (16-0) 157: Cameron Harms (Duke) major decision Nick Amato (Campbell), 14-6 (20-0) 165: Aaron Glover (Duke) def. Brent Poynter (Campbell), 5-1 (23-0) 174: Levi Craig (Duke) wins by forfeit (29-0) 184: Dan Tulley (Duke) major decision Kyle Higgins (Campbell), 24-4 (33-0) 197: Jason Cook (Campbell) def. Patrick Keenum (Duke), 9-5 (33-3) HWT: Wade Van Sickle (Duke) major decision Jeremiah Fennell (Campbell), 13-5 (37-3)

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Cal State Bakersfield wrestling team wrapped up its regular season schedule with a dominating performance, winning the 30th Annual California Collegiate Wrestling Invitational Saturday at The Swamp on the campus of San Francisco State. The Roadrunners won seven of the 10 individual titles and scored 88 points, easily cruising to the team title in the eight-team tournament. Fresno State placed second in the field with 41 points. Bakersfield wrestlers dominated the finals in three of the weight classes. At 125 pounds, Zack Bigboy (Minneapolis, Minn./Kennedy HS) scored a first period fall over fellow freshman Brandon Zoetewey San Ramon, Calif./De la Salle HS) in another chapter of the epic battle the two have waged against each other this season. Both wrestlers scored a pair of wins by decision to advance to the finals. At 141 pounds, the 'Runners placed two in the finals with Matt Schumm (Corona/Centennial HS) picking up the 7–6 decision victory over Jeremy Doyle (Ramona HS). A pair of Bakersfield grapplers also met in the finals at 157 pounds as Daniel Atondo (Sunnyvale/Fremont HS) edged out David Garcia (Azusa/Bishop Amat HS) in a 6–5 decision. Other victors on the day included Thomas Kimbrell (Dawsonville, Georgia/Dawson County HS) at 131 pounds, Brian Busby (San Diego/Scripps Ranch HS) at 165 pounds, Garth Wara (Madera HS) at 174 pounds and Ryan Bergman (Rocklin HS) at 197 pounds. Busby had little trouble at 165 pounds, going 3–0 overall with a pin and two tech falls including a 16–0 shutout in the championship match. Heavyweight Eric Parker (Ramona HS) gave Fresno State's Cody Parker a tough match when the two dueled in Bakersfield earlier this season, but the Bulldog's Parker got the better of the two Saturday. Cody Parker was able to pick up the fall early in the first period for the title. Brandon Doyle (Ramona HS) lost a tough 11–7 decision to Chadron State's Mark Pfeiffer, ranked No. 7 in NCAA Division II, in the finals at 149 pounds. The Bakersfield wrestlers take some much needed time off to prepare for the Pac–10 Conference Championships Feb. 26–27 at Maples Pavilion in Stanford.

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The Ohio wrestling team avenged last year's 24-12 loss to Virginia Tech with a 30-16 victory over the Hokies on Saturday at Cassell Coliseum. The Bobcats (9-8) used a pin by Terry Jackson, major decisions by Aaron Gomoll, Jake Frerichs and Ryan Knapp and a pair of forfeits at 184 and 197 pounds to earn the win. The meet began with a hard-fought battle at 125 pounds when Virginia Tech's Justin Staylor broke a 2-2 tie in the third period with a reversal and riding time to pull out a 5-2 decision over Caleb Metcalf (Waterville, Ohio). Jackson quickly put Ohio on the board, though, by pinning Hokie 133-pounder Sheridan Moran just 2:07 into the next match. The redshirt freshman from Uhrichsville, Ohio, improved to 9-3 in duals this season with his third straight win. After 16th-ranked David Hoffman pinned Bobcat 141-pounder Frank Brown to give Virginia Tech a 9-6 lead, Ohio bounced back with major decisions in the next two matches for a 14-9 advantage at the meet's midway point. Gomoll's 14-4 victory over Joe Thompson at 149 pounds was the fourth major decision of the year for the junior from Bay Village, Ohio. Frerichs, a redshirt freshman from Uniontown, Ohio, followed that up with a 10-1 major decision over Dave Kiley in the 157-pound bout. "Getting major decisions from Gomoll and Frerichs was big for us," said Bobcat head coach Joel Greenlee, who improved his career dual meet coaching record to 98-68-4. "I think Gomoll is finally starting to come around and wrestle with confidence. And the same thing with Jake, his knees are finally healthy after having surgery earlier this season." The Hokies (0-15) closed the gap to one with a 10-2 major decision by Tucker Michels over Kent Smith (Bowling Green, Ohio) at 165 pounds but Ohio sealed the victory with three straight wins, beginning with Knapp's 11-0 shutout of Mark Czarny at 174. Brian Cesear (Amherst, Ohio) and Nick Terbay (Dayton, Ohio) then won their matches by forfeit and junior heavyweight Marcus Adelman (Alliance, Ohio) lost a 7-3 decision to ninth-ranked Mike Faust in the day's final match. "It was a good match for Knapp," Greenlee said about his sophomore from McConnelsville, Ohio. "We wrestled well as a team and that's something to build on. We went out there and had some fun but tomorrow is a whole new day." The Bobcats travel to Memorial Gymnasium in Charlottesville, Va., on Sunday to face James Madison at noon and host Virginia at 1:30 p.m. Ohio 30, Virginia Tech 16 125 - Justin Staylor (VT) dec. Caleb Metcalf, 5-2 133 - Terry Jackson (Ohio) fall Sheridan Moran, 2:07 141 - #16 David Hoffman (VT) fall Frank Brown, 4:24 149 - Aaron Gomoll (Ohio) maj. dec. Joe Thompson, 14-4 157 - Jake Frerichs (Ohio) maj. dec. Dave Kiley, 10-1 165 - Tucker Michels (VT) maj. dec. Kent Smith, 10-2 174 - Ryan Knapp (Ohio) maj. dec. Mark Czarny, 11-0 184 - Brian Cesear (Ohio) won by forfeit 197 - Nick Terbay (Ohio) won by forefeit HWT - #9 Mike Faust (VT) dec. Marcus Adelman, 7-3

Stanford, Calif. -- Stanford closed out the 2006 home dual season with a 40-7 victory over Portland State this afternoon at Burnham Pavilion. With the win, the Cardinal improves to 7-5 with a 4-2 mark in the Pac-10, while the Vikings fall to 2-15 overall and 0-6 in the conference. Tenth-ranked Tanner Gardner set the pace of the meet with a 16-1 technical fall at 5:20 over Portland State's Bricen Yakabe. True freshman Eric Minnick was up next at 133 pounds and he took a 4-0 lead on a takedown and nearfall before a knee injury forced Kip Watson to medical default with just 16 seconds left in the first period. Cardinal senior Juston Johnson won his last match at Burnham Pavilion by forfeit, as Stanford took a 17-0 lead. At 149 pounds, sophomore Josh Zupancic won his 19th match of the year as notched a technical fall at 7:00, as he scored a double leg takedown, earned a two-point nearfall and picked up the riding time point as time expired. Fifth-year senior Zack Hensley stepped into the lineup at 157 pounds for his first match of the year and last of his collegiate career. Trailing 6-1 to start the third period, Hensley selected the top position and tilts Kainoa Casco to his back three times and earns the riding time point to post the 11-6 decision. Miguel Matta took over the starting spot at 165 pounds, but could not score his first dual victory of the year, dropping the major to Portland State's Chris Feist. At 174 pounds, Feist's younger brother Luke Feist started for the Cardinal and took advantage of Kalivas Karras's choice to start down in the second period, tilting him to his back for the pin at 4:56. Senior Brennan Corbett made his second start at 184 pounds (he started the year at 165, but moved up to 174 earlier this season and is filling in for senior co-captain Ryan Hagen at 184 pounds). After a scoreless first period, Corbett started down in the second period and got a quick escape for the 1-0 lead over Sean Murphy. Corbett got Murphy in a front headlock and turned him to his back and pinned him at 4:47 to put the Cardinal on top of the Vikings, 37-4. Portland State got their second win of the day at 197, with Jake Schneider scoring the winning takedown late in the third period over Stanford senior Larry Ozowara. At heavyweight, sophomore Phillip Doerner wrestled in his first collegiate dual and posted an 11-7 decision over Joey Nobriga. The Cardinal will close out the regular season with three road duals before hosting the Pac-10 Championships, Feb. 26-27 at Maples Pavilion. Stanford will be at Cal Poly next Friday, Feb. 10, at Arizona State on Sunday, Feb. 12, and at Fresno State on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Stanford 40, Portland State 7 *125 pounds -- #10 Tanner Gardner (S) tech. fall Bricen Yakabe (PSU), fall at 5:20 (16-1) 133 pounds -- Eric Minnick (S) wins by injury default over Kip Watson (PSU) 141 pounds -- Juston Johnson (S) wins by forfeit 149 pounds -- Josh Zupancic (S) tech. fall Adam Duryee (PSU) at 7:00 (16-1) 157 pounds -- Zack Hensley (S) dec. Kainoa Casco (PSU), 11-6 165 pounds -- Chris Feist (PSU) maj. dec. Miguel Matta (S), 14-6 174 pounds -- Luke Feist (S) pinned Kalivas Karras (PSU), fall at 4:56 184 pounds -- Brennan Corbett (S) pinned Sean Murphy (PSU), fall at 4:47 197 pounds -- Jake Schneider (PSU) dec. Larry Ozowara (S), 7-5 HWT -- Phillip Doerner (S) dec. Joey Nobriga (PSU), 11-7

St. Cloud, Minn. -- The St. Cloud State University Wrestling team suffers their fifth loss of the season, 39-3, after falling to St. John's University on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Halenbeck Hall on the SCSU campus. Jason Moore was the only Husky to win his match, winning by decision over Aaron Black more of SJU, 8-3. Moore improves his record to 8-2 on the season. The Johnies pinned three of the Huskies, and won six of the matches by decsion. SJU impreves to 5-4 on the season. The Huskies will wrestle next on Feb. 10, at 7:00 p.m. against Upper Iowa at Halenbeck Hall. Results from Feb. 4 vs. SJU 125- SJU Schraan wins by decision over SCSU Wasche (8-15);10-4 133- SJU Compean (11-10) wins by decision over SCSU Johnson (3-15); 13-2 141- SJUC. Sadder (26-12) wins by decision over SCSU Shad Tappe (0-4); 18-5 149- SJU D. Sadder (10-17) wins by decision over SCSU Messerli (3-14); 6-0 157- SJU Malone (32-8) pins SCSU Shane Tappe (0-4) at 5:36 165- SJU Snegosky (11-19) wins by decision over SCSU Anderson (2-8); 2-1 174- SCSU Moore (8-2) wins by decision over SJU Blackmore (4-9); 8-3 184- SJU #6 Willaert (29-8) pins SCSU Russel (2-4) at 5:22 197- SJU #5 Fiecke wins by decision over SCSU Sandoval (6-15); 10-0 HWT- SJU Finley (24-16) pins SCSU Nowak (0-6) at 4:21

ITHACA, N.Y. -- In its first action since beating Lehigh 19-14 in front of over 4,000 fans at Newman Arena, the 13th-ranked Big Red wrestlers returned to its usual home in the Friedman Wrestling Center and won its first Ivy competition of the year, pasting Columbia 38-0. Freshman Troy Nickerson and junior Jerry Rinaldi each recorded pins on the afternoon, while seniors Dustin Manotti and Dan Miracola each posted major decisions in the shutout win. The victory moves the Big Red to 4-4 on the year and 1-0 in the Ivy League. Columbia falls to 4-6 overall and 0-1 in the Ancient Eight. Nickerson got the match off to a flying start, racking up the points in the 125 pound bout against Brandon Kinney. Kinney opened the match on the offensive, getting close to a takedown, but the Cornell freshman was able to fight off Kinneys shots. Leading just 2-1 after the first period, Nickerson went on a scoring binge in the second. He escaped after choosing down to start the period and recorded four takedowns to finish the second up 11-4. After three more takedowns, Nickerson got Kinney on his back and got the fall with just 17 seconds remaining in the match, putting Cornell up 6-0. Senior Mike Mormile followed that up with a tough 4-2 win over Matt DeLorenzo in the 133 pound match. A first period Mormile takedown, along with a Mormile escape and riding time proved to be the difference. Juniors Matt Easter and Keith Dickey each put up wins in the 141 and 149 pound bouts, respectively, giving the Big Red a sizeable 15-0 lead, with many of Cornells strongest wrestlers to come. One such wrestler came in the 157 pound match, where three-time All-American Dustin Manotti scored a major decision over Tyler Thurgood. The Cornell senior recorded three first-period takedowns for the early 6-2 lead and would enter the third period leading 8-3. A five-point third period plus riding time pushed the final to 14-4 in favor of Manotti, getting Cornell four more team points. Sophomore Steve Anceravage then beat Dustin Tillman 7-3 at 165 pounds and senior Dan Miracola turned in an impressive performance, getting the major decision over Kenji Porter at 174 pounds. Miracola jumped out to the early lead, when, in the first period, he scored a takedown and a two-point near fall to go up 4-1. A second-period escape pushed the score to 5-1 and then a takedown and another two-point near fall plus nearly three minutes of riding time gave the Cornell senior a 10-1 major victory. At 184 pounds, Columbias Justin Barent gave Cornells Joe Mazzurco all he could handle, but Mazzurco proved to be too much for the Columbia junior. Heading into the third period up 5-2, Mazzurco let Barent escape and was then taken down, to tie the match at 5-5. With under a minute to go, however, Mazzurco muscled out of Barents ride and held on for the 6-5 win. Junior Jerry Rinaldi didnt waste much time ending his match. Rinaldi scored a takedown on Orrin Kleinhenz just 12 seconds into the match and rode him out for much of the period. But before time could expire, Rinaldi turned Kleinhenz and scored the second pin of the afternoon for the Big Red, which led 35-0 heading into the final match of the day. In the heavyweight bout, sophomore Zach Hammond downed John Grando 9-5 to put the finishing touches on an impressive Ivy League opener for the Big Red. The match will be broadcast on a tape delay on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 10 p.m. on CSTV. The Big Red will be in action again tomorrow when it takes on No. 21 Hofstra at the Friedman Wrestling Center. The match is slated for a 1 p.m. start.

BUFFALO, NY -- Head coach Jim Beichner was once again able to turn to the same reliable stable of veterans that he has been able to turn to the last four seasons, as the group of three senior upperweights posted 16 team points to clinch a 29-12 win against Mid-American Conference foe Eastern Michigan on Saturday afternoon. The win was the 100th of Beichner's 11-year stay in Amherst, as he became just the second coach in the 68-year history of UB wrestling to achieve the honor, joining legendary Ed Michael (1970-91), who won 213 matches. After falling behind 12-3 after four matches, the Bulls (9-3 overall, 2-1 MAC) charged back by winning the final six matches, including the last four with bonus points. The senior quad-captain trio of upperweights clinched the meet after the Bulls held a slim 13-12 advantage by posting two technical falls and one fall. Photo of Garrett Hicks Garrett Hicks Senior Garrett Hicks (Chautauqua, NY/Chautauqua Lake) (184 pounds) pushed the Bulls' lead to six after his three 3-point near fall performance helped him to a 17-1 technical fall against John McClure. Senior Kyle Cerminara (Lewiston, NY/Lewiston-Porter) (197 pounds) posted a quick fall of Tony Lyssiotis in 1:55 to clinch the Buffalo win, helping setup his showdown with No. 1-ranked Wynn Michalak of Central Michigan on Sunday. Cerminara is the last undefeated 197-pounder in the nation. Senior Harold Sherrell (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) (Heavyweight) closed the meet in dominating fashion, posting four 3-point near falls to extend his school single-season record to 29. He won by technical fall against Jake Wood in the first period. After a first-match forfeit, junior Mark Budd (Orrville, OH/Orrville) won a hard-fought match with Phillip Plowman at 133 pounds, as Budd earned a third-period stalling point and then earned an escape with one second left to counter Plowman's riding-time point. He took the 2-1 win for his 14th straight and 32nd of the season. The Eagles' Nick Conklin snatched back a late-round decision at 141 pounds when he earned a takedown with three seconds left to take a 4-3 victory from senior Cliff Smith (Merrick, NY/Calhoun), who had physically dominated the match. Junior Pat Lloyd (Middletown, NY/Valley Central) gave a noble fight against preseason NWCA/InterMat 13th-ranked Jermain Thompson, sending the match through four overtime periods before Thompson earned a takedown. Lloyd had almost earned a takedown but got a no call at the beginning of the fourth overtime. In the second overtime, Thompson got a reversal but Lloyd immediately countered with one of his own as time expired to retie the score. Junior John Cummings (Bay Shore, NY/Bay Shore) got Buffalo back on the winning side of the ledger with a dominating 8-1 victory over Chad Roush for his 13th win in the last 15 matches. Sophomore Mickey Moran (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler Area) then posted his fourth straight win with an 8-4 decision against Chad Roush to bring the Bulls within three at 12-9. Sophomore Mike Ragusa (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro) gave the Bulls their first lead of the meet after the 174-pound match as he posted a dominating 20-8 major decision against Dan Funk. Ragusa posted nine takedowns in the match as he became the sixth Buffalo wrestler to reach 20 wins this season. The Bulls wrap up their home slate on Sunday at 1:00 pm when they square off against USA Today/NWCA sixth-ranked Central Michigan on Senior Day at Alumni Arena. The meet, which features 12 nationally-ranked wrestlers and three MAC-ranked 1-2 matchups, will be broadcast live on WLVL-AM 1340. The broadcast will also be available on BuffaloBulls.com via Teamline. Buffalo 29, Eastern Michigan 12 125: #20 Sean Clair (EMU) by forfeit 133: #13 Mark Budd (UB) dec. Phillip Plowman, 2-1 141: Nick Conklin (EMU) dec. Cliff Smith, 4-3 149: Jermain Thompson (EMU) dec. Pat Lloyd, 5-3, SV-2 157: John Cummings (UB) dec. Quinn Guernsey, 8-1 165: Mickey Moran (UB) dec. Chad Roush, 8-4 174: Mike Ragusa (UB) maj. dec. Dan Funk, 20-8 184: Garrett Hicks (UB) tech. fall John McClure, 17-1 197: #4 Kyle Cerminara (UB) by fall Tony Lyssiotis, 1:55 HWT: #15 Harold Sherrell (UB) tech. fall Jake Wood, 16-0, 3:00

Ryan Budd scored a pin at 174 pounds and Cal State Fullerton won seven bouts Friday night as the Titans defeated the NAIA's No. 9-ranked Menlo College, 28-12, in non-conference wrestling action. Before a crowd of 900, Fullerton improved its record to 4-11 while Menlo fell to 2-5 in a meet held simultaneously with a women's gymnastics meet ("Beauty and the Beast") between Fullerton and UCLA. The teams split a pair of overtime matches. Menlo heavyweight Ben Flores got a takedown in the sudden victory period for a 3-1 decision over Matt Methling. The 133-bout went into three overtimes as T. J. Dillashaw and Alfonso Paez battled to a 1-1 draw through regulation. Neither wrestler scored in a 1-minute sudden-victory period and each wrestler rode out his opponent for the full 30-second double overtime periods. Dillashaw scored a takedown late in the next one-minute sudden victory period. Four Titan seniors concluded their Titan Gym careers. Risto Marttinen won a 14-7 decision at 165, Jesse Taylor scored a 9-0 win at 184 and Chris Chambers followed with an 11-0 major decision at 197 after Shawn Reilly had to default at 157 due to a knee injury. Fullerton travels next week for dual meets at Air Force, Northern Colorado and Wyoming. Menlo will wrestle Saturday at the All-California Invitational in San Francisco. Cal State Fullerton 28, Menlo College 12 141 - Joe Garcia (M) dec. Teddy Astorga (CSF), 10-5 149 - Morgan Atkinson (CSF) tech fall at 2:49 over Charles Hinriksson (M), 17-0 157 - Kyle Bickford (M) inj. def. over Shawn Reilly (CSF) 165 - Risto Marttinen (CSF) dec. Stephen Towne (M), 14-7 174 - Ryan Budd (CSF) pinned Gary Nelson (M), 1:42 184 - Jesse Taylor (CSF) maj. dec. Jesse Vasquez (M), 9-0 197 - Chris Chambers (CSF) maj. dec. Jon Sanchez (M), 11-0 Hvy - Ben Flores (M) dec. Matt Methling (CSF), 3-1 OT 125 - Johnny Rojas (CSF) dec. Mike Rodriguez (M), 6-4 133 - T. J. Dillashaw (CSF) dec. Alfonso Paez (M), 3-1 3OT