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61 kg world team member Seth Gross (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) 57 kg Men's Freestyle 61 kg Men's Freestyle 65 kg Men's Freestyle 70 kg Men's Freestyle 74 kg Men's Freestyle 79 kg Men's Freestyle 86 kg Men's Freestyle 92 kg Men's Freestyle 97 kg Men's Freestyle 125 kg Men's Freestyle

2022 53 kg World Champion Dom Parrish (photo courtesy of Kadir Caliskan/UWW) Wednesday afternoon saw the "Star Spangled Banner" being played for the first time as Dom Parrish captured the gold medal and a first world title at 53 kg. Parrish got on the board with a double leg early in the first period against Khulan Batkhuyag (Mongolia). That's how the first period would end. In the second, Batkhuyag retaliated with a takedown of her own to even the score, though she was ahead on criteria. After the takedown, the Mongolian attempted to corral Parrish's legs for a lace; however, Parrish was able to deny the move. Shortly after, Batkhuyag attempted to extend her lead with a trip attempt, a move that Parrish avoided and then she dropped to a leg for a shot of her own. Parrish quickly finished to lead 4-2. The rest of the bout featured strong defensive tactics from Parrish as she did not allow any more scoring. Parrish got her hand raised and became only the 11th American woman to win a world title. This title came in only her first appearance at a Senior world tournament. Before Parrish took the mat, Sarah Hildebrandt won her fourth world/Olympic medal at 50 kg, when she defeated Emilia Vuc (Romania), 10-0. Despite the score, there was plenty of drama surrounding this bout. Hildebrandt had a 4-0 lead in the opening stanza on the strength of two takedowns. As she was attacking and looking for a third, Vuc sunk in a deep head pinch and tried to roll Hildebrandt to her back. The move turned into a choke and Hildebrandt went unconscious and rolled flat onto her back with Vuc covering her. At that point, the official stopped the bout and waited for Hildebrandt to come to. Initially, two points were awarded to Vuc; however, those were waved off. Just minutes after lying unconscious in the center of the mat, Hildebrandt got back to her feet collected three more takedowns and gathered the win and her third bronze medal. After the Parrish victory, fellow Simon Fraser alum Mallory Velte took the mat competing for bronze at 65 kg. Velte was ready to go from the opening whistle and applied constant pressure on Mimi Hristova (Bulgaria) throughout their match. Velte took control with four points in the opening period. Hristova briefly made things interesting with a takedown of her own in the second, but Velte reeled off seven unanswered points to prevail, 11-2. The win gives Velte two world bronze medals in her three Senior world appearances. The Wednesday morning session was favorable to the women's world team. The athletes used that momentum during the second session as three athletes wrestled in the semifinals and three others were in medal matches. Helen Maroulis continued her dominance at 57 kg with a fall over Davaachimeg Erkhembayar of Mongolia. During the earlier portion of the bout, Erkhembayar and Maroulis were tied up with little action. Maroulis led by a score of 3-0 after a period. She was able to break open that match in a big way during the second period, using her trademark footsweep into a fall. Japan's Tsugumi Sakurai is all that's standing between Maroulis and her fifth world/Olympic gold medal. Sakurai is the returning world champion at 55 kg. The next American to compete in the semis was Tamyra Mensah-Stock at 68 kg. Mensah-Stock was paired with 2021 Senior/U20 Irina Ringaci (Moldova). You wouldn't know it from the action itself as it was all-Tamyra from the opening whistle. Mensah-Stock only needed :25 to get her first takedown and then snowballed from there with a 10-0 tech in less than two and a half minutes. Mensah-Stock advanced to the finals with three identical 10-0 tech falls. She'll need to get by Japan's Ami Ishii to win her second world title. Ishii was a U20 world champion earlier this year. Speaking of 2022 U20 champions, there was one in action for the United States at 72 kg with Amit Elor. The 18-year-old faced 2021 world champion, Masako Furuichi (Japan), in a tactical affair. The veteran, Furuichi blinked first and attempted a headlock early in the first period, a maneuver that Elor avoided and countered for a takedown. That proved to be pivotal as Furuichi was never able to score until the last :15 seconds, when she got a takedown to narrow the gap to 3-2. Overall, Elor proved to be too stout defensively and controlled the ties and center of the mat for much of the contest. 3-2 was the final score for Elor, who clinched her first Senior medal with a finals berth. In order for Elor to claim her second world title this year, she'll have to defeat Kazakhstan's Zhamila Bakbergenova in tomorrow's final. Bakbergenova was a silver medalist at the 2021 World Championships and a two-time Asian champion. The American women finished the day with 12 straight victories and have clinched at least seven medals for a second consecutive year. Tomorrow, with three finalists, we'll determine what color those medals will be. 2022 Senior World Championships US Results 50 kg Bronze Medal Match: Sarah Hildebrandt over Emilia Vuc (Romania) 10-0 53 kg Gold Medal Match: Dom Parrish over Khulan Batkhuyag (Mongolia) 4-2 57 kg Semifinals: Helen Maroulis over Davaachimeg Erkhembayar (Mongolia) Fall 5:19 65 kg Bronze Medal Match: Mallory Velte over Mimi Hristova (Bulgaria) 11-2 68 kg Semifinals: Tamyra Mensah-Stock over Irina Ringaci (Moldova) 10-0 72 kg Semifinals: Amit Elor over Masako Furuichi (Japan) 3-2

Helen Maroulis at the 2022 World Championships (photo courtesy of Martin Gabor/UWW) The Wednesday morning round from the US women's freestyle team was easily the best session of the Senior World Championships thus far, for any American squad. Three of the four women starting their tournaments today made it to this afternoon's semifinal round and did so in dominant fashion. With a pair of past Olympic champions in the mix (Helen Maroulis and Tamyra Mensah-Stock), it was expected that those veterans would make the semis; however, expectations for the young Amit Elor were unclear. Less than a month ago, Elor won her second straight U20 world title and metaphorically lapped the field in doing so. At only 18 years old, would she be too young to compete with the seasoned women at the Senior level? Elor proved that concerns about her age were no issue by crushing 2021 U23 world champion Anastasia Alpyeva (Ukraine) 10-0, in less than two minutes, during her Senior world debut at 72 kg. A match later, in the quarterfinals, two-time world medalist Bose Tosun (Turkey) attempted to outmuscle Elor and was promptly put on her back for a fall in only :39 seconds. Elor's semifinal opponent is returning world champion and two-time medalist Masako Furuichi of Japan. Speaking of quick falls, Maroulis was able to top Elor's 39-second fall when she pinned Kazakhstan's Emma Tissina in only :16 in the Round of 16. After a 10-0 tech over Poland's Anhelina Lysak, Maroulis finds herself in a familiar spot, the world semifinals. Maroulis will need to defeat Mongolia's Davaachimeg Erkhembayar, a 2021 World bronze medalist, to get back to the world finals at 57 kg. Fellow Olympic gold medalist, Mensah-Stock looked to be in top form as she disposed of two opponents with identical 10-0 scores in the 68 kg bracket. Her quarter's foe, Feng Zhou (China) defeated Mensah at the 2020 Matteo Pellicone. This time it was all-Tamyra early and often. Mensah-Stock has Moldova's Irina Ringaci in the semis. In 2021, Ringaci won U20 and Senior world titles at 65 kg. None of the three quarterfinalists surrendered a point during the morning session. The fourth member of the team in action this morning was Abby Nette at 59 kg. In her opening match, Nette fell to Norway's Grace Bullen, 13-2. Bullen has advanced to the semis and if she defeats Jowita Wrzesien (Poland), it will pull Nette into repechage. 2022 Senior World Championships US Results 57 kg Women's Freestyle Round of 16 - Helen Maroulis over Emma Tissina (Kazakhstan) Fall :16 Quarterfinals - Helen Maroulis over Anhelina Lysak (Poland) 10-0 59 kg Women's Freestyle Qualification - Grace Bullen (Norway) over Abby Nette 13-2 68 kg Women's Freestyle Round of 16 - Tamyra Mensah-Stock over Alla Belinska (Ukraine) 10-0 Quarterfinals - Tamyra Mensah-Stock over Feng Zhou (China) 1-0 72 kg Women's Freestyle Round of 16 - Amit Elor over Anastasia Alpyeva (Ukraine) 10-0 Quarterfinals - Amit Elor over Bose Tosun (Turkey) Fall :39

Five-time Greco-Roman world champion Riza Kayaalp of Turkey (photo courtesy of Kadir Caliskan/UWW) 60 kg Greco-Roman Gold Medal Match: Zholaman Sharshenbekov (Kryzgystan) over Edmond Nazaryan (Bulgaria) 11-2 Bronze Medal Match: Aidos Sultangali (Kazakhstan) over Krisztian Kecskemeti (Hungary) 7-1 Bronze Medal Match: Kenichiro Fumita (Japan) over Murad Mammadov (Azerbaijan) 5-1 130 kg Greco-Roman Gold Medal Match: Riza Kayaalp (Turkey) over Amin Mirzazadeh (Iran) 1-1 Bronze Medal Match: Mantas Knystautas (Lithuania) over Iakobi Kajaia (Georgia) 3-1 Bronze Medal Match: Alin Ciurariu (Romania) over Muminjon Abduallev (Uzbekistan) 5-3 55 kg Women's Freestyle Gold Medal Match: Mayu Mukaida (Japan) over Oleksandra Khomenets (Ukraine) 10-0 Bronze Medal Match: Mengyu Xie (China) over Jacarra Winchester (USA) Fall 4:55 Bronze Medal Match: Karla Godinez-Gonzalez (Canada) over Mariana Dragutan (Moldova) 6-2 62 kg Women's Freestyle Gold Medal Match: Nonoka Ozaki (Japan) over Kayla Miracle (USA) 10-0 Bronze Medal Match: Ilona Propkopevniuk (Ukraine) over Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kryzgystan) 8-7 Bronze Medal Match: Xiaojuan Luo (China) over Ana Godinez Gonzalez (Canada) 4-3

2021 NCAA All-American Clay Carlson (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Welcome to a new, regular feature for InterMat! Every day, for the next few months, we'll look into the recent history of a DI wrestling program with our "Ten Years of…" feature. Even if you're a die-hard supporter of a particular school, there will be good information you may have forgotten. For others, it's a quick way to learn about a program you may not be familiar with. We're going in alphabetical order for this one, so next up is...South Dakota State! NCAA Qualifiers (38) 2022 #7 Clay Carlson (141 lbs), #12 Cade DeVos (174 lbs), #12 Tanner Sloan (197 lbs), #22 AJ Nevills (285 lbs) 2021 #22 Danny Vega (125 lbs), #14 Zach Price (133 lbs), #15 Clay Carlson (141 lbs), #18 Cade DeVos (157 lbs), #13 Tanner Sloan (197 lbs) 2020 #12 Henry Pohlmeyer (149 lbs), #22 Tanner Cook (165 lbs), #12 Zach Carlson (184 lbs), #11 Tanner Sloan (197 lbs) 2019 #22 Henry Pohlmeyer (149 lbs) 2018 Connor Brown (125 lbs), #1 Seth Gross (133 lbs), Henry Pohlmeyer (141 lbs), #13 Luke Zilverberg (157 lbs), #11 David Kocer (174 lbs), Martin Mueller (184 lbs), #8 Nate Rotert (197 lbs) 2017 #2 Seth Gross (133 lbs), Alex Kocer (149 lbs), Luke Zilverberg (165 lbs), David Kocer (174 lbs), #9 Nate Rotert (197 lbs) 2016 Seth Gross (141 lbs), Alex Kocer (149 lbs), #7 Cody Pack (157 lbs), David Kocer (174 lbs) #15 Nate Rotert (197 lbs) 2015 #5 Cody Pack (157 lbs), Nate Rotert (197 lbs), JJ Everard (285 lbs) 2014 Alex Kocer (149 lbs), Cody Pack (157 lbs), Joe Brewster (165 lbs) 2013 Cody Pack (157 lbs) NCAA Champions Seth Gross (133 - 2018) NCAA All-Americans 2021: Clay Carlson (141 - 8th) 2018: Seth Gross (133 - 1st), Luke Zilverberg (157 - 8th), David Kocer (174 - 7th) 2017: Seth Gross (133 - 2nd), Alex Kocer (149 - 8th) NWCA All-Americans Henry Pohlmeyer (149 - Second Team) Zach Carlson (184 - Second Team) Tanner Sloan (197 - Second Team) NCAA Round of 12 Finishers Clay Carlson (2022 - 141) Zach Price (2021 - 133) Tanner Sloan (2021 - 197) Nate Rotert (2018 - 197) Seth Gross (2016 - 141) Cody Pack (2015, 2016 - 157) Conference Champions Big 12 2018: Seth Gross (133), Nate Rotert (197) 2017: Seth Gross (133) WWC 2015: Cody Pack (157), JJ Everard (285) 2014: Alex Kocer 149), Cody Pack (157) Dual Record 2021-22: 13-4 2021: 5-6 2019-20: 12-6 2018-19: 3-10 2017-18: 14-2 2016-17: 14-5 2015-16: 14-6 2014-15: 11-8 2013-14: 6-8 2012-13: 5-12 Conference Tournament Placement Big 12 2021-22: 6th 2021: 8th 2019-20: 4th 2018-19: 10th 2017-18: 3rd 2016-17: 3rd 2015-16: 4th WWC 2014-15: 3rd 2013-14: 5th 2012-13: 5th NCAA Tournament Team Placement 2021-22: 44th (3.5 points) 2021: 26th-tie (15.5 points) 2019-20: No Tournament 2018-19: No Team Score 2017-18: 12th (42 points) 2016-17: 16th (28.5 points) 2015-16: 39th-tie (7.5 points) 2014-15: 53rd-tie (1.5 points) 2013-14: No Team Score 2012-13: No Team Score Head Coaching History Damion Hahn (2018 - Present) Chris Bono (2012 - 2018) Best Lineup (Comprised of Wrestlers from 2013-22) 125 - Danny Vega: 2021 NCAA Qualifier, 2021 Big 12 4th Place 133 - Seth Gross: 2x NCAA Qualifier (#1 and #2 seeds), 2018 NCAA Champion, 2x NCAA All-American (1,2), 2x Big 12 Champion, 2020 NCAA Qualifier for Wisconsin 141 - Clay Carlson: 2x NCAA Qualifier (#7 and #15 seeds), 2021 NCAA All-American (8th), 2022 Big 12 3rd Place 149 - Alex Kocer: 3x NCAA Qualifier, 2017 NCAA All-American (8th), 2014 WWC Champion 157 - Cody Pack: 4x NCAA Qualifier (#5 and #7 seeds), 2x NCAA Round of 12 Finisher, 2016 Big 12 Runner-Up, 2x WWC Champion 165 - Luke Zilverberg: 2x NCAA Qualifier (#13 seed), 2018 NCAA All-American (8th), 2018 Big 12 3rd Place 174 - David Kocer: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#11 seed), 2018 NCAA All-American (7th), 2018 Big 12 Runner-Up 184 - Zach Carlson: 2020 NCAA Qualifier (#12 seed), 2020 NWCA First Team All-American, 2020 Big 12 Runner-Up 197 - Nate Rotert: 4x NCAA Qualifier (#8, #9, and #15 seeds), 2018 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher, 2018 Big 12 Champion, 2x Big 12 Finalist 285 - AJ Nevills: 2022 NCAA Qualifier Recruiting Number of Big Boarder's Per Year 2022: #66 Bennett Berge (MN), #125 Kail Wynia (MN), #163 Luke Rasmussen (SD), #208 Caleb Thoennes (MN), #209 Christian Noble (MN), #247 Brock Fettig (ND) 2021: #14 Alek Martin (OH), #59 Derrick Cardinal (MN), #71 Cael Swensen (MN), #97 Roman Rogotzke (MN), #224 Isaac Klinkhammer (SD), #265 Connor Gaynor (IL) 2020: #111 Joey Thompson (MN), #186 Lucas Anglin (SD) 2019: #48 Cade DeVos (IA), #78 Spencer Trenary (IA), #83 Tanner Jordan (OH) 2018: #74 Alex Lloyd (MN), #89 Clay Carlson (MN) 2017: #63 Kevin Vough (OH), #74 Connor Brown (MO) 2015: #78 Anthony Cefolo (NJ), #85 Brett Bye (SD), #139 Cam Sykora (MN) 2014: #139 Spencer Derefield (IA) 2013: #72 Nate Rotert (SD), #91 Collin Holler (IL), #132 Paul Mascarenas (NM) For past teams: Air Force American Appalachian State Arizona State Army West Point Binghamton Bloomsburg Brown Bucknell Buffalo Cal Poly Campbell Central Michigan Chattanooga Clarion Cleveland State Columbia Cornell CSU Bakersfield Davidson Drexel Duke Edinboro Franklin & Marshall Gardner-Webb George Mason Harvard Hofstra Illinois Indiana Iowa Iowa State Kent State Lehigh Lock Haven Maryland Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Missouri Navy NC State Nebraska North Carolina North Dakota State Northern Colorado Northern Illinois Northern Iowa Northwestern Ohio Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Oregon State Penn Penn State Pittsburgh Princeton Purdue Rider Rutgers Sacred Heart SIU Edwardsville

2022 53 kg world finalist Dom Parrish (photo courtesy of Kadir Caliskan/UWW) Tuesday marked the first day of the 2022 Senior World Championships with four women's freestyle weights being contested. Before getting to the new weights, two American women were competing for medals, Kayla Miracle at 62 kg, wrestling in the gold medal match and Jacarra Winchester, who wrestled for bronze at 55 kg. Miracle's opponent, 2022 U20 world champion Nonoka Ozaki (Japan), was aggressive from the opening whistle and took a shot which led to an Ozaki takedown. In the process, Ozaki held onto Miracle's legs and was able to get to sets of exposure points to take a commanding 6-0 lead. Ozaki ended up scoring twice more and ending the match in the first period. Miracle settled for a silver medal for the second consecutive year. The second session of the day was kicked off by Jacarra Winchester in the 55 kg bronze medal match against China's Mengyu Xie. Winchester jumped out to an early lead and initially was ruled the winner after a pair of exposures from a high gut attempt. The Chinese corner challenged and it was shown that Xie initiated the action on the second sequence, which led to an 8-4 match in Winchester's favor. In the second period, Winchester appeared to be cruising towards a tech after securing a takedown to lead 12-4. Xie continued wrestling and caught Winchester on her back. Despite a valiant effort bridging, there was just too much time left on the clock and Xie eventually put Winchester down for the fall. She'll finish fifth for the third time at a World/Olympic event. One of the two first-timers on the day, Dom Parrish showed no signs of jitters as she navigated her way through the 53 kg bracket and into the world finals. In her opening bout, Parrish controlled the action from the opening whistle and locked up a victory via a 10-0 tech of Mercedesz Denes (Hungary) in the last three seconds of regulation. The quarterfinals saw Parrish matched up with a Pan-American opponent in Lucia Yepez Guzman (Ecuador). After scoring the first takedown of the bout, Parrish used a leg lace, going one direction and then the other, to turn her opponent four times and close the match emphatically. All that stood between Parrish and a berth in the world finals was Greece's veteran Maria Prevolaraki. With Prevolaraki on the shot clock, Parrish stayed offensive and grabbed the only takedown of the contest. When the shot clock expired, she was given a third point. Parrish's defense was the key to victory in the second period, as she gave up her own shot clock point, but was never in danger of surrendering a takedown to Prevolaraki. Parrish will face Mongolia's Khulan Batkhuyag in tomorrow's final. Batkhuyag was trailing Emma Malmgren 6-0 in the second period of their semifinal contest, when she got the quick fall. It was a Mongolian opponent that doomed Parrish's teammate, Sarah Hildebrandt, just one match before her semifinal, at 50 kg. Hildebrandt, the longer of the two combatants, had difficulty finishing against the short and muscular Otgonjargal Dolgorjav. Hildebrandt's fate was sealed after giving up a takedown followed by a set of exposure points in a scramble situation late in the opening period. Dolgorjav got a second takedown to make the final score 6-2 as Hildebrandt threw caution to the wind and was furiously attacking in the waning seconds of the match. Hildebrandt drops into the bronze medal match and will take on the winner of Jasmina Immaeva (Uzbekistan) and Emilia Vuc (Romania) tomorrow afternoon. Also wrestling for the bronze tomorrow is Mallory Velte at 65 kg. Velte put on a dominant performance in her first match, only to lose a razor-thin 2-0 decision to Japan's Miwa Morikawa. A large chunk of the bout featured Velte controlling the mat with Morikawa not in a scoring position. The other first-time Senior world team member, Dymond Guilford, suffered a close loss to Japan in her only bout of the tournament. Guilford was put on the shot clock twice as she fell to Yuka Kagami (Japan), 3-0 at 76 kg. 2022 Senior World Championships US Results 50 kg Women's Freestyle Round of 16: Sarah Hildebrandt over Kamila Barbosa Da Silva (Brazil) 10-0 Quarterfinals: Sarah Hildebrandt over Oksana Livach (Ukraine) 11-0 Semifinals: Otgonjargal Dolgorjav (Mongolia) over Sarah Hildebrandt 6-2 53 kg Women's Freestyle Round of 16: Dom Parrish over Mercedesz Denes (Hungary) 10-0 Quarterfinals: Dom Parrish: over Lucia Yepez Guzman (Ecuador) 10-0 Semifinals: Dom Parrish over Maria Prevolaraki (Greece) 3-1 55 kg Women's Freestyle Bronze Medal Match: Mengyu Xie (China) over Jacarra Winchester Fall 4:55 62 kg Women's Freestyle Gold Medal Match: Nonoka Ozaki (Japan) over Kayla Miracle 10-0 65 kg Women's Freestyle Round of 16: Mallory Velte over Purevsuren Ulziisaikhan (Mongolia) 14-4 Quarterfinals: Miwa Morikawa (Japan) over Mallory Velte 2-0 76 kg Women's Freestyle Qualification: Yuka Kagami (Japan) over Dymond Guilford 3-0

Four-time World Champion Artur Aleksanyan of Armenia (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) 63 kg Greco Roman Gold Medal Match: Sebastian Nad (Serbia) over Leri Abuladze (Georgia) 3-1 Bronze Medal Match: Erbatu Tuo (China) over Ali Nejati (Iran) 4-1 Bronze Medal Match: Taleh Mammadov (Azerbaijan) over Hrachya Poghosyan (Armenia) 10-4 67 kg Greco-Roman Gold Medal Match: Mate Nemes (Serbia) over Mohammadreza Geraei (Iran) 5-4 Bronze Medal Match: Amantur Ismailov (Kyrgyzstan) over Joni Khetsuriani (Georgia) 17-8 Bronze Medal Match: Hasrat Jafarov (Azerbaijan) over Murat Firat (Turkey) 8-2 82 kg Greco-Roman Gold Medal Match: Burhan Akbudak (Turkey) over Jalgasbay Berdimuratov (Uzbekistan) 7-6 Bronze Medal Match: Tamas Levai (Hungary) over Rafig Huseynov (Azerbaijan) 3-1 Bronze Medal Match: Yaroslav Filchakov (Ukraine) over Gela Bolkvadze (Georgia) 3-1 97 kg Greco-Roman Gold Medal Match: Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia) over Kiril Milov (Bulgaria) 5-1 Bronze Medal Match: Mohammadhadi Saravi (Iran) over Metehan Basar (Turkey) 6-1 Bronze Medal Match: Nikoloz Kakhelashvili (Italy) over Deepanshu (India) 12-0

53 kg world team member Dom Parrish (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) 50 kg Women's Freestyle 53 kg Women's Freestyle 65 kg Women's Freestyle 76 kg Women's Freestyle

Two-time world finalist Kayla Miracle (photo courtesy of Kadir Caliskan/UWW) Almost a month to the day of her special wrestle-off for the 62 kg slot on the women's world team, Kayla Miracle clinched her second consecutive world finals berth. Going back to August, another world medal seemed like it could be a longshot, as Miracle had to delay her Final X match with Jennifer Rogers and was pushed to the brink in her three-match series. Seeing how Miracle generally had to gut out some wins on Monday, maybe the challenge from Rogers in her wrestle-off was the best thing for Miracle. Miracle's day started off with a 17-6 tech over Xiaojun Luo (China) that was much closer on the mat than it appears on paper. Trailing by a point in the second period, Miracle fended off a leg attack from Luo and locked up a cradle. From there, the rest of the match was all Miracle as things snowballed against Luo. A 6-1 over Azerbaijan's Tetiana Omelchenko set the stage for today's semifinal against Canada's Ana Godinez-Gonzalez. Miracle and Godinez-Gonzalez had met twice previously, with Miracle getting both wins, the most recent of which came at February's Bout at the Ballpark. In this contest, Godinez-Gonzales got off to an early lead with a takedown and a third point following a lost challenge. There was no panic in Miracle as she shot and landed her trademark dump. That maneuver took Godinez-Gonzalez directly to her back where she'd never leave. After a bit of a fight, Miracle secured the fall at 1:37. In the finals, Miracle will meet Japan's Nonoka Ozaki. Ozaki defeated Miracle's 2021 world finals opponent Aisuluu Tynybekova (Krygyzstan), 11-5 to get to the gold medal match. Ozaki, a 2022 U20 World Champion, fell to Tynybekova last year at Senior Worlds, but rebounded to take bronze. Bronze is what the other woman who took the mat for the American team, Jacarra Winchester, will chase tomorrow. Winchester notched a pair of wins, which placed her in the world semifinals. There she met a buzzsaw in Japan's Mayu Mukaida and fell 12-0 in the opening period. Tomorrow's repechage round will sort out Winchester's opponent. Three others will compete for the chance to challenge the 2019 world champion. This will be the fourth consecutive world/Olympic tournament in which Winchester has competed for a medal. She lost in the bronze medal match at the 2018 World Championships and at the 2020 Olympics. In addition to the women's team, Greco-Roman wrestlers Ildar Hafizov (60 kg) and Cohlton Schultz (130 kg) also were in action for the first time. Both were victorious in the opening match, but Schultz was defeated in their second. Hafizov advanced to the quarterfinals and lost, but was pulled into repechage after Zholman Sharshenbekov (Kyrgyzstan) made the finals. He'll need to win two matches to secure his first world medal. If Hafizov can beat Krisztian Kecskemeti (Hungary), he'll challenge Aidos Sultangali (Kazakhstan) for the bronze. 2022 Senior World Championship American Results 60 kg Greco-Roman Qualification: Ildar Hafizov over Dichter Toro Castaneda (Colombia) 9-6 Round of 16: Ildar Hafizov over Michal Tracz (Poland) 7-1 Quarterfinals: Zholman Sharshenbekov (Kyrgyzstan) over Ildar Hafizov Fall :45 130 kg Greco-Roman Qualification: Cohlton Schultz over David Ovasapyan (Armenia) 1-1 Round of 16: Oscar Marvik (Norway) over Cohlton Schultz 5-0 55 kg Women's Freestyle Round of 16: Jacarra Winchester over Otgonjargal Ganbaatar (Mongolia) 8-3 Quarterfinals: Jacarra Winchester over Roksana Zasina (Poland) 4-2 Semifinals: Mayu Mukaida (Japan) over Jacarra Winchester 12-0 62 kg Women's Freestyle Round of 16: Kayla Miracle over Xiaojun Luo (China) 17-6 Quarterfinals: Kayla Miracle over Tetiana Omelchenko (Azerbaijan) 6-1 Semifinals: Kayla Miracle over Ana Godinez-Gonzalez (Canada) Fall 1:37

From left, Zain Retherford, Jordan Burroughs, David Taylor, Hayden Zillmer (photos courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Another year, another world championship. Even without the inclusion of returning World/Olympic champions Russia, the competition in Belgrade will be excellent with headlining matchups brewing between 2021 Olympic medalists #2 Ravi Kumar (IND) and #3 Thomas Gilman at 57 KG and #1 Hassan Yazdani Charati (IRI) and #2 David Taylor (USA) at 86 KG in a rematch of the world finals won by Yazdani that avenged his Olympic finals loss to Taylor. Day one of the World championships for men's freestyle will see competition from athletes at the 70, 79, 86, and 125 kilogram weight classes. Read below to figure out who are the favorites, who's got the chance to medal, and who are the dark horses that could break through. 70 KG Title Contenders Ilyas Bekbulatov (UZB) - 4x 65 KG Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix Champion (2013, 2015, 2017, 2018), 2015 65 KG Russian Nationals champion, 2017 65 KG European champion, 2018 65 KG European championships runner-up, 2020 70 KG Asian champion, 2015 65 KG European Games bronze medalist, 2019 70 KG Dan Kolov champion. Key Wins: #2 (65) Haji Aliyev (2018 Indian Pro Wrestling League), #7 Anzor Zakuev (2021 Russian Pro League, 2019 70 KG Dan Kolov finals), #6 (74) David Baev (2021 Russian Pro League finals), Soslan Ramonov (2015 65 KG Russian Nationals finals), #7 Cherman Valiev (2017 65 KG Yarygin finals), #3 Viktor Rassadin (2019 70 KG Dan Kolov), Akhmed Chakaev (2018 65 KG Yarygin finals), #19 Zurab Iakobishvili (2017 65 KG European Championships), Magomed Kurbanaliev (2015 65 KG Russian Nationals finals), Brent Metcalf (2013 & 2015 65 KG Yarygin finals). Key Losses: Togrul Asgarov (2015 65 KG European Games), #11 Ernazar Akmataliev (2021 65 KG Asian OG Qualifier semifinals), Julian Gergenov (2019 65 KG Russian Nationals), #2 (65) Haji Aliyev (2018 65 KG European championships finals) For the full article, Subscribe to InterMat's Rokfin Page

87 kg world champion Zurabi Datunashvili of host Serbia (photo courtesy of Kadir Caliskan/UWW) 55 kg Greco-Roman Gold Medal Match: Eldaniz Azizli (Azerbaijan) over Nugzari Tsurtsumia (Georgia) 8-0 Bronze Medal Match: Yu Shiotani (Japan) over Max Nowry (USA) 7-0 Bronze Medal Match: Jasurbek Ortikboev (Uzbekistan) over Amangali Bekbolatov (Kazakhstan) 9-5 72 kg Greco-Roman Gold Medal Match: Ali Feizollah Arsalan (Serbia) over Ulvi Ganizade (Azerbaijan) 7-4 Bronze Medal Match: Andrii Kulyk (Ukraine) over Ibrahim Ghanem (Iran) 4-3 Bronze Medal Match: Selcuk Can (Turkey) over Ibragim Magomedov (Kazakhstan) 3-3 77 kg Greco-Roman Gold Medal Match: Akzhol Makhmudov (Kyrgyzstan) over Zoltan Levai (Hungary) 8-0 Bronze Medal Match: Malkhas Amoyan (Armenia) over Viktor Nemes (Serbia) 7-1 Bronze Medal Match: Yunus Basar (Turkey) over Hyeonwoo Kim (Korea) 4-1 87 kg Greco-Roman Gold Medal Match: Zurabi Datunashvili (Serbia) over Turpal Bisultanov (Denmark) 6-2 Bronze Medal Match: David Losonczi (Hungary) over Alex Kessidis (Sweden) 6-2 Bronze Medal Match: Ali Cengiz (Turkey) over Naser Ghasem Alizadeh (Iran) 7-1

2021 World silver medalist Kayla Miracle (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) 60 kg Greco-Roman 130kg Greco-Roman 55 kg Women's Freestyle 62kg Women's Freestyle

55 kg World 5th Place finisher Max Nowry (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) After a day of competition at theSenior World Championships, Max Nowry at 55 kg, was the lone American in medal contention. Nowry made the semifinals, but fell to the eventual champion Eldaniz Azizli (Azerbaijan). That dropped Nowry into the bronze medal match opposite two-time Asian champion Yu Shiotani (Japan). Shiotani got the scoring underway with a four-pointer early in the first period. That proved to be the difference as Nowry was never able to penetrate the defense of the Japanese star and fell 7-0. It wasn't for a lack of trying as Nowry tried multiple headlock attempts, but was never able to land one. This was the second time (2019) that Nowry lost in the bronze medal match. He battled through an apparent elbow injury that was aggravated during the first bout of the tournament, yet he still managed to notch a pair of falls. Day two at the 2022 Senior World Championships saw one of the late additions to the Greco-Roman world team, Sammy Jones, hit the mat first at 63 kg. Less than a week ago, it was announced publicly that Jones would replace Jesse Thielke as the American representative. Jones' first world team event saw him take on India's Neeraj. After no scoring for the first minute and a half of the contest, Jones was deemed passive and sent down in par terre. Neeraj was able to take advantage of favorable position and added a pair of points with a gut wrench. That gave the Indian wrestler a 3-0 lead heading into the second period. The second period mainly consisted of hand fighting and small positional battles. Neeraj was the only wrestler to put up any points, as he added a single score via step out. Despite a hard-charging Jones' efforts, Neeraj prevailed via 4-0 score. 2020 Olympian Alex Sancho was the next American to start his tournament on Sunday. Sancho's opponent at the 67 kg weight class was Norva Kalala Bukasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Sancho was the aggressor in the early going, which led to a passivity call on Kalala Bukasa. Right away, Sancho was able to convert with a four-point lift. Not content with a 5-0 lead, Sancho was able to get a second lift going out of bounds, which resulted in another four-points. That was enough for the technical superiority criteria and match termination. Sancho's win put him into the Round of 16 opposite Ukraine's Parviz Nasibov. The 2020 Olympic silver medalist, Nasibov, got on the board first as he was given a point due to perceived passivity on Sancho's part. Nasibov added to his score with a four-point lift. That would be the only scoring sequence for the entire bout. 2021 U20 Greco-Roman World bronze medalist Braxton Amos wasted no time in his Senior world debut. Just :25 seconds into his bout in the qualification round against Vladen Kozliuk (Ukraine), Amos was able to counter an attack from Kozliuk and toss the Ukrainian for four points of his own. Shortly thereafter, Amos avoided disaster, when Kozliuk threw a headlock and nearly pinned the American. Back on their feet, Kozliuk tried for another and Amos deftly ducked the manuever and crunched his opponent to the match for another two points. The pair would head into the break with Amos leading 6-2. Kozliuk got right back in the match in the second period with a duckunder followed immediately by a gut wrench. Though the bout was knotted at six points, Amos still led with criteria. Late in the period, with Kozliuk looking to take the lead and seeking an opening, Amos brought out a headlock of his own, to blow the match wide open at 10-6. During the same sequence, Amos scored with a trapped-arm gut to extend his lead to 12-6, which ended up being the final tally. In the Round of 16 Amos faced Kyrgyzstan's Beksultan Makhmudov, an Asian bronze medalist in 2021. As often is the case in Greco, the first scoring sequence took place after Amos was called for passivity. Makhmudov immediately locked up a trapped arm gut and rolled Amos through two times to take a 5-0 lead. That lead would prove insurmountable as Amos would add individual points for a step out and passivity, but still fell, 5-2. The final member of the American contingent to start their tournament on Sunday was Spencer Woods at 82 kg. Woods got on the scoreboard right away with a four-point throw. That was a sign of things to come in a back-and-forth shootout that looked to favor Woods or opponent Chengwu Wang (China) on multiple different occasions. Woods led the contest 12-6 after the first period, but the lead was extended by a point after a failed challenge from the Chinese corner. The tide turned once again, and for the final time, early in the second period when Wang used an over-under body lock to throw Woods for four points. Woods fought off his back from over :20 seconds, but eventually Wang was able to secure the fall. 2022 American Senior World Championship Results 55 kg Greco-Roman Bronze Medal Match: Yu Shiotani (Japan) over Max Nowry 7-0 63 kg Greco-Roman Qualification: Neeraj (India) over Sammy Jones 4-0 67 kg Greco-Roman Qualification: Alex Sancho over Norva Kalala Bukasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) 9-0 Round of 16: Parviz Nasibov (Ukraine) over Alex Sancho 5-0 82 kg Greco-Roman Chengwu Wang (China) over Spencer Woods 4:01 97 kg Greco-Roman Qualification: Braxton Amos over Vladen Kozliuk (Ukraine) 12-6 Round of 16: Beksultan Makhmudov (Kyrgyzstan) over Braxton Amos 5-2

63kg World Team Member Sam Jones (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) 63kg 67kg 82kg 97kg

Penn State's 197 lb national champion Max Dean (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Worlds week is here and I predict an easy ten gold medals for the US of A in men's freestyle. Don't even worry about waking up in the middle of the night for the opening rounds. All the gold medal matches take place midday. But if you do decide on the graveyard shift, I admire you. The worst thing about Worlds besides repechage is the brutal start times. My offer to UWW is this. If America wins ten golds in MFS then the next ten World Championships take place on American soil, so I can watch at a normal time. If they don't, I'll never miss or be a day late with a mailbag again. Deal? Great. Let's get to the questions. What possible individual matchup throughout the NCAA season are you most excited to see? What weight class has the most intrigue for you? Wiems19 Well, that's easy. Beard-Dean is the match that I think everyone is looking forward to seeing. We've seen this story play out before at Penn State with Bubba Jenkins and David Taylor. Well, I haven't seen it because I wasn't paying attention back then, but you know what I mean. Finding good storylines in wrestling can be tough at times but a stud losing his spot and then leaving and getting a chance to prove his old team wrong is about as good as it gets. Throw in the match happening as the 928th Lehigh-PSU dual in history and it should have the makings of a fun event. 141 is the weight class I'm most interested in. No returning champs! Can Cole Matthews build on what he started last year and get Keith Gavin his first champ? How does the Black and Gold fit Real Woods? How does Sammy Alvarez, who at one point was going to overtime with RBY, look after settling into a new weight class? Same goes for Beau Bartlett. Does CJ Composto have a ceiling or does he "Slay" the entire weight class? Remember, he already has a win over the top-ranked Matthews. Andrew Alirez, besides being the coolest wrestler west of the Mississippi, is also very dangerous. Last year, Ryan Jack pushed Jaydin Eierman to the brink and nearly got a pin. Just a very intriguing weight class that will be fun to see shake out over the course of the season. Who has the best haircut in wrestling and why is it Gerrit Nijenhuis? Jkos11 I admit he makes the mullet work, but that doesn't mean it's ok. Frankly, I don't understand why kids are bringing back this relic of a hairstyle. I lived through the legit mullet years and I thought we buried it for good in 1992 with the rise of grunge. If you're going to bring back this fashion then do it right. Get the denim jacket. Get the stone-washed jeans. Get a damn Camaro! Do you need cassette tapes? I still have some in the closet somewhere. You don't half-ass the style of my youth. It's full-ass or no-ass at all. I suggest you start sewing that giant KISS Army patch on the back of your jacket pronto. If collegiate wrestling awarded a Jagger trophy as they do with the Dan Hodge, what would its criteria be and who would you expect to be the frontrunner for it this season? Ben Kenobi  I'm still working on this one but you will get an answer before the season starts Alright you Jagoffs, it's Saturday so go get some chores done so you can enjoy all the wrestling and football this afternoon and tomorrow. Until next week, take it sleazy.

World Semifinalist Max Nowry (photo courtesy of Kadir Caliskan/UWW) The 2022 Senior World Championships got underway from Belgrade, Serbia this morning as the Greco-Roman portion of the tournament started competition at four weights. Alan Vera, at 87 kg, was the first American to take the mat, as just the second match on Mat D. Vera got on the scoreboard first with a point for passivity in the opening period; however, he could not capitalize on the par terre position that followed and held a 1-0 lead going into the break. His opponent, Haitao Qian (China), benefitted from a passivity call in the second period and was able to take advantage of situation with a four-point gut wrench. That 5-1 lead turned out to be insurmountable for Vera, though he did add two points for a takedown late in the second period. Ultimately, it wasn't enough and Qian went on to win 5-3. Just a few minutes after Vera hit the mat, the second American of the event, Benji Peak, was in action at 72 kg against Hungary's Robert Fritsch. Like Vera, Peak got on the scoreboard first with a passivity point. Also like Vera, Peak wasn't able to convert the par terre advantage into any additional points. In the second period, Fritsch scored a takedown after an arm drag, during some heavy hand fighting. He would later add an additional point via step out. Despite a late charge from Peak, Fritsch was able to hang out for the 3-1 victory. After a four-year absence, Kamal Bey was back on the raised stage at the World Championships, taking on 2017 world champion Viktor Nemes (Serbia). Nemes got the scoring started with a point for passivity on Bey in the opening period. Nemes appeared to be ready to add to the lead as he pulled the American up to his feet and looked for a throw. Bey was able to turn the position into an advantageous one for himself and attempted his own throw. Though it didn't register with the judges, it made the best out of a potentially dangerous predicament. Just before the buzzer at the end of the second period, Nemes added to his lead with a step-out point. In period two, Nemes was working with an underhook near the boundary and was able to obtain a bodylock. Bey chose to limit damage and conceded a takedown, rather than give up a four or five point throw. That extended the Serbian's lead to 4-0, which is where the match would end. It was the wrestler who took the mat last that would end up with the most success on the day. 55 kg veteran Max Nowry advanced to the semifinals after notching falls in each of his first two matches. Nowry trailed 3-1 in the second period against his opening opponent Arjun Halakurki (India) when he hit a four-point arm throw. Eventually, he maneuvered the Indian onto his back for a fall. In the quarterfinals, Nowry gained the upperhand after a passive call on Germany's Fabian Schmitt. In par terre, Nowry was able to get a set of exposure points, but kept Schmitt from rolling onto his stomach. After a prolonged fight, Nowry was able to sink in a deep half nelson and got the fall. Nowry will have the top-seed, Eldaniz Azizli (Azerbaijan), a 2018 world champion and two-time world bronze medalist in the semis. 2022 Senior World Championship Results 55 kg Greco-Roman Round of 16: Max Nowry over Arjun Halakurki (India) Fall 5:02 Quarterfinals: Max Nowry over Fabian Schmitt (Germany) 4:58 72 kg Greco-Roman Qualification Round: Robert Fritsch (Hungary) over Benji Peak 3-1 77 kg Greco-Roman Round of 32: Viktor Nemes (Serbia) over Kamal Bey 4-0 87 kg Greco-Roman Qualification Round: Haitao Qian (China) over Alan Vera 5-3

2x U20 World Champion Amit Elor (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) With the U17 World Championships in July and U20's in August, it means that we are on the precipice of the Senior World Championships, which take place September 10-18th from Belgrade, Serbia. Final X determined the Americans who will compete at world's and, for the most part, the rest of the world has made it official who will participate, as well (A country can change their entry up until 24 hours before their style starts weigh-ins). So who should our Americans look out for in the quest for gold? Below we have credentials for all of the current entries, along with seeds for the 2022 tournament, medalists from 2021, and information about the US entrant. 72kg Women's Freestyle Entries Shauna Kuebeck (Canada) 2020 Pan-American Bronze Medalist Erica Ngakali (Congo) 2022 African 4th Place For the full article, Subscribe to InterMat's Rokfin Page

2020 Olympic Gold Medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) With the U17 World Championships in July and U20's in August, it means that we are on the precipice of the Senior World Championships, which take place September 10-18th from Belgrade, Serbia. Final X determined the Americans who will compete at world's and, for the most part, the rest of the world has made it official who will participate, as well (A country can change their entry up until 24 hours before their style starts weigh-ins). So who should our Americans look out for in the quest for gold? Below we have credentials for all of the current entries, along with seeds for the 2022 tournament, medalists from 2021, and information about the US entrant. 68kg Women's Freestyle Entries Gabriela Pedro da Rocha (Brazil) 3x Pan-American Bronze Medalist, 2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Bronze Medalist Sofiya Georgieva (Bulgaria) 2018 European U23 Silver Medalist, 2022 Ion Corneanu & Ladislau Simon Silver Medalist, 2022 Dan Kolov/Nikola Petrov Silver Medalist For the full article, Subscribe to InterMat's Rokfin Page

Two-time World Team member Alan Vera (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) 55kg 72kg 77kg 87kg

2022 World Team member Abby Nette (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) With the U17 World Championships in July and U20's in August, it means that we are on the precipice of the Senior World Championships, which take place September 10-18th from Belgrade, Serbia. Final X determined the Americans who will compete at world's and, for the most part, the rest of the world has made it official who will participate, as well (A country can change their entry up until 24 hours before their style starts weigh-ins). So who should our Americans look out for in the quest for gold? Below we have credentials for all of the current entries, along with seeds for the 2022 tournament, medalists from 2021, and information about the US entrant. 59kg Women's Freestyle Entries Alyona Kolesnick (Azerbaijan) 2x U23 World 5th Place, 2022 Ivan Yarygin Champion Fatme Shaban (Bulgaria) 2022 U20 World 10th Place, 2022 European U20 Bronze Medalist For the full article, Subscribe to InterMat's Rokfin Page

Three-time All-American Bryce Meredith (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) While the top wrestlers in the world are ready to compete at the upcoming World Championships, there are many former wrestlers who are ready to fight in MMA this weekend. This week's edition of the guide features multiple former All-Americans, a Swedish national champion and an Olympic bronze medalist. Tuesday: Dana White's Contender Series Jimmy Lawson vs. Kevin Szaflarski The MMA weekend got off to an early start as the former Penn State All-American became one of the latest contestants to try to win a UFC contract on the Tuesday night show. Unfortunately, Lawson came up short and dropped a decision against Karl Williams. Interestingly enough, Williams was the one who relied on his wrestling. He scored three takedowns and spent the vast majority of the fight in control positions. With the loss, Lawson fell to 4-2 in MMA. Friday: LFA 141 Bryce Meredith vs. Nathan Fought Meredith is scheduled to return to the cage for his third professional fight on Friday night. While at Wyoming, he was a three-time All-American, and he made the finals of the 2018 NCAA tournament at 141 pounds. Meredith made his MMA debut in 2021 and has picked up a pair of stoppage victories over Steven Merrill and Jay Viola. Fought will be making his professional debut against Meredith. However, the 38-year-old fighter out of the Jackson Wink MMA gym does have an undefeated 6-0 record as an amateur. Fought last fought against Richard Jennings in February and won via split decision. The bout is scheduled to kickoff the main card of LFA 141, which begins at 10:00pm ET on UFC Fight Pass. Saturday: KSW 74 Damian Janikowski vs. Tom Breese The top promotion in Poland is back with a show featuring one of their brightest domestic stars. Janikowski represented his home country on the international stage in Greco. He won a silver medal at the 2011 World Championships at 84kg and followed that up with a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics. Janikowski made his MMA debut in 2017 and currently holds a 7-4 record. He is coming off a first-round knockout victory over Tomasz Jakubiec last March. Breese fought eight times for the UFC between 2015 and 2021. He went 5-3 in the promotion but left following a submission loss against Omari Akhmedov last year. Since leaving the UFC, Breese has picked up back-to-back wins in Amsterdam and pushed his professional record to 14-3. KSW 74 will air live via Internet pay-per-view at KSWTV.com at 1:00pm ET. Saturday: UFC 279 Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz In the main event of UFC 279, Chimaev will take his most high-profile fight to date against Diaz. After beginning his wrestling career in Russia, Chimaev migrated to Sweden in 2013. There he won the Swedish Nationals three times with his last title coming in 2018. Chimaev made his UFC debut in 2020 and has stuck to his wrestling roots in the Octagon. Diaz rose to national prominence when he split a two-fight series against Conor McGregor in 2016. He has been fighting in the UFC since 2007 and has picked up multiple impressive victories. Diaz has fought only once since 2019 and dropped a decision against current UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards. Tony Ferguson vs. Jingliang Li During his high school days, Ferguson was a three-time all-state selection in Michigan. He continued to wrestle on the collegiate level and spent time at Central Michigan, Muskegon Community College and Grand Valley State. While at GVSU, he won the 2006 NCWA title at 165 pounds. Ferguson made his professional MMA debut in 2008 and won the 13th season of “The Ultimate Fighter” in 2011. He was long considered one of the top lightweights in the sport, but is currently riding a four-fight losing streak that dates back to 2020. Jingliang has been fighting with the UFC since 2014. He holds a 19-7 record overall in MMA and is coming off a victory over Muslim Salikhov last July. These two bouts will serve as the main event and co-main event of UFC 279. The pay-per-view portion of the event begins at 10:00pm ET and can be purchased through ESPN+.

New #1 at 61 kg Akhmed Idrisov (photo courtesy of Max Rose-Fyne/UWW) 57 KG Russian Nationals bronze medalist #3 Ramiz Gamzatov was impressive in winning the All-Russian Spartakiad title with a dominating 11-0 tech fall win over fellow Russian Nationals bronze medalist #4 Musa Mekhtikhanov. Bronze medalists at the All-Russian Spartakiad were Muslim Sadulaev and Petr Kopylov. Major shakeups took place because of the All-Russian Spartakiad, namely Petr Kopylov back into the top ten at #4 after defeating #6 Azamat Tuskaev in the quarterfinals after Tuskaev had beaten Russian Nationals runner-up #2 Nachyn Mongush in the qualification round. 61KG #2 Akhmed Idrisov avenged his loss to 2021 world champion #1 Abasgadzhi Magomedov from the Russian National finals in June with a 4-1 victory at the All-Russian Spartakiad to take gold and the number one spot in the rankings. Bronze medalists at the All-Russian Spartakiad were #5 Muslim Mekhtikhanov and Cherman Tavitov. Idrisov takes over the number one spot in the world and domestically in Russia for his victory over formerly top-ranked Magomedov. 65KG #5 Shamil Mamedov won the All-Russian Spartakiad over #3 Gadzhimurad Rashidov with #4 Aripgadzhi Abdulaev and #6 Alik Khadartsev taking bronze. Mamedov's path to the finals saw him beat #6 Alik Khadartsev and #8 Ramazan Ferzaliev, while #3 Gadzhimurad Rashidov's best win came in the semifinals against Russian Nationals bronze medalist #4 Aripgadzhi Abdulaev. Mamedov moves up four spots to number one in the rankings for his win over Rashidov and the reason for this is Mamedov's overall body of work within the past year (wins over Rashidov, Khadartsev, Ferzaliev, #9 (61) Islam Dudaev (ALB) #10 Tulga Tumur Ochir (MGL), #13 Ziraddin Bayramov (AZE), and #19 Ibragim Abdurakhmanov (RUS) and Junior World, Yarygin, Umakhanov and Yasar Dogu titles) allow him to jump above Russian Nationals champion #1 Ibragim Ibragimov and #2 Gadzhimurad Omarov in the ranking, plus Rashidov beat Abdulaev who beat Mamedov at Russian Nationals in the quarters and Mamedov can now be ranked above Abdulaev because he beat Rashidov who beat Abdulaev. #7 Zagir Shakhiev moved up to 70 kilograms where he won the All-Russian Spartakiad and is ranked second at the weight behind two-time Russian Nationals champion #1 Israil Kasumov. 70KG #6 Kurban Shiraev won the All-Russian Spartakiad over #7 (65) Zagir Shakhiev. Bronze medalists at the All-Russian Spartakiad were Bronze medalists at the All-Russian Spartakiad were #7 Alan Kudzoev and Inalbek Sheriev. Kudzoev makes the jump in the rankings to #5 after his quarterfinal win over #3 Anzor Zakuev. #7 (65) Zagir Shakhiev makes his 70KG ranking debut at #3 after finishing runner-up to #2 Kurban Shiraev and beating Kudzoev in the semis. Inalbek Sheriev is back in the rankings at #8 for beating #4 Ruslan Zhendaev (RUS) for bronze at the All-Russian Spartakiad. 74KG #2 Razambek Zhamalov won the All-Russian Spartakiad over #3 David Baev. Bronze medalists of the All-Russian Spartakiad were #5 Timur Bizhoev and Artem Umarov. No changes to the rankings. 79KG #3 Magomed Magomaev won the All-Russian Spartakiad with a 12-1 victory over #7 Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev in the finals. Bronze medalists of the All-Russian Spartakiad were #5 Akhmed Usmanov and Kakhaber Khubezhty. Khubezhty made a big comeback to the rankings at #3 with an upset win in the quarterfinals over Russian Nationals bronze medalist #2 Radik Valiev, before falling in the semis to Alikhmaev. Alikhmaev moves up five spots in the rankings to #2 for his win over #3 Kakhaber Khubezhty on his way to making the finals. Magomaev moves up two spots to #1 for winning over Alikhmaev. #1 Malik Shavaev moved up to 86 KG where he finished runner-up to 2021 World/Olympic bronze medalist #1 Artur Naifonov. 86KG #1 Artur Naifonov won the All-Russian Spartakiad over #1 (79) Malik Shavaev. Bronze medalists were #3 Dauren Kurugliev and #10 Slavik Naniev. Shavaev makes his debut in the 86 KG rankings at #2 for beating Kurugliev in the quarterfinals with Kurugliev falling two spots to #4. #10 Slavik Naniev moves up one spot to #9 for beating #8 Arsenali Musalaliev in the qualification round. Musalaliev drops two spots to #10 for his loss to Naniev. 92KG #5 Guram Chertkoev won the All-Russian Spartakiad over #3 Vladislav Valiev with #7 Alan Bagaev and Magomedmurad Baibekov taking bronze. Baibekov takes the number six spot for beating #6 Tamerlan Tapsiev in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to #3 Vladislav Valiev. 97KG #4 Alikhan Zhabrailov won the All-Russian Spartakiad over Gadzhimagomed Tazhudinov with Igor Ovsyannikov and #8 Sergey Kozyrev taking bronze. Gadzhimagomed Tazhudinov debuts in the rankings at #3 for beating 2019 Russian Nationals runner-up Igor Ovysannikov in the semifinals after Ovsyannikov beat Russian Nationals champion #2 Aslanbek Sotiev in his quarterfinal match. Ovsyannikov slots in at the #4 spot for his win over Sotiev, while Sotiev drops three spots to #5. 125KG #5 Erik Dzhioev moves up four spots in the rankings to #1 after winning the All-Russian Spartakiad over 2020 Russian Nationals bronze medalist Vitali Goloev. Goloev makes his return to the rankings at #2 after his win over Khasan Khubaev in the semifinals, when Khubaev had been coming off wins over two-time Russian Nationals champion #9 Alan Khugaev in the qualification round and 2022 Russian Nationals champion #1 Alen Khubulov in the quarterfinals. Khubaev takes the #3 slot for beating Khugaev and Khubulov. Bronze medalists were #8 Anzor Khizriev and #6 Khasan Khubaev. Khizriev moves up one spot to #7 for beating #4 Baldan Tszzhipov in the bronze medal match. Along with his victory over #2 Vitali Goloev in the finals, Dzhioev beat past Russian Nationals medalists #7 Anzor Khizriev and Tsyzhipov to take his spot as Russia's top heavyweight. Pound for Pound A significant amount of changes to the rankings as 61, 65, and 125 KG all crown new number ones. #4 Abasgadzhi Magomedov (61), #7 Gadzhimurad Rashidov (65) both fell in their finals matches to Akhmed Idrisov and #13 Shamil Mamedov. So because of the shift in these weights, it goes back to who's been more consistent with their efforts and their strong resumes so from this 74 KG national champion #8 Razambek Zhamalov and 3x World/Olympic medalist #16 Artur Naifonov move up to #4 and #5 in the rankings. After establishing the new top five, it's time to break down the shift in the rest of the top ten. #13 Shamil Mamedov moves up seven spots in the rankings to #6 by taking the number one spot at 65 KG for beating Rashidov after Rashidov beat #16 Aripgadzhi Abdulaev which was Mamedov's loss at Russian Nationals that knocked him back in the rankings. Mamedov goes above 65 KG Russian Nationals #7 Ibragim Ibragimov and Russian Nationals runner-up Gadzhimurad Omarov, who he has superior resumes to (Junior World, Umakhanov, Yarygin, Yasar Dogu titles) plus wins over Rashidov, Tulga Tumur Ochir, Islam Dudaev, Ramazan Ferzaliev, and Ibragim Abdurakhmanov. Akhmed Idrisov is back in the rankings at #12 for beating #4 Abasgadzhi Magomedov in the finals of the 61 KG All-Russian Spartakiad. Magomedov drops nine spots in the rankings to #13 his loss in the finals to Idrisov plus his top five pound-for-pound spot predicated on dominating the 61 KG weight class and consecutive wins, titles and an unbeaten streak which is nullified when losses pop up because he doesn't have that anchor that an athlete at a deeper weight like 74, 79, 65, or 57 KG would. #19 Malik Shavaev moves up five spots to #14 for beating #18 Dauren Kurugliev at 86 KG and for his win over #15 Magomed Magomaev in the finals of the 79 KG Russian Nationals. Magomed Magomaev is in the rankings at #15 for winning the All-Russian Spartakiad over #20 Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev. Alikhmaev is back in the rankings at twenty because of his semifinal win over #21 Kakhaber Khubezhty, after Khubezhty had upset 2021 79 KG world bronze medalist #22 Radik Valiev in the quarterfinals. Erik Dzhioev is back into the rankings at #24 for taking the number one spot at heavyweight after winning the All-Russian Spartakiad.

Four-time world and Olympic champion Helen Maroulis (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) With the U17 World Championships in July and U20's in August, it means that we are on the precipice of the Senior World Championships, which take place September 10-18th from Belgrade, Serbia. Final X determined the Americans who will compete at world's and, for the most part, the rest of the world has made it official who will participate, as well (A country can change their entry up until 24 hours before their style starts weigh-ins). So who should our Americans look out for in the quest for gold? Below we have credentials for all of the current entries, along with seeds for the 2022 tournament, medalists from 2021, and information about the US entrant. 57kg Women's Freestyle Entries Zhala Aliyeva (Azerbaijan) 2022 European U23 Champion, 2021 Junior World Bronze Medalist Giullia Penalber (Brazil) 2x Pan-American Champion, 2021 World 7th Place, 2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Champion, 2022 Matteo Pellicone Bronze Medalist For the full article, Subscribe to InterMat's Rokfin Page

Saul Ervin at the 2021 NCAA Championships (photo courtesy of SIUE athletics) Welcome to a new, regular feature for InterMat! Every day, for the next few months, we'll look into the recent history of a DI wrestling program with our "Ten Years of…" feature. Even if you're a die-hard supporter of a particular school, there will be good information you may have forgotten. For others, it's a quick way to learn about a program you may not be familiar with. We're going in alphabetical order for this one, so next up is...SIU Edwardsville! NCAA Qualifiers (17) 2021 #23 Saul Ervin (141 lbs), Justin Ruffin (157 lbs) 2020 #30 Tyshawn Williams (149 lbs), #19 Justin Ruffin (157 lbs) 2019 #25 Justin Ruffin (157 lbs), #29 Colton McKiernan (285 lbs) 2018 John Muldoon (133 lbs), Tyshawn Williams (149 lbs), Nate Higgins (165 lbs) 2017 #14 Freddie Rodriguez (125 lbs), Jake Residori (174 lbs), Jake Tindle (197 lbs) 2016 Freddie Rodriguez (125 lbs), John Fahy (149 lbs) 2015 Connor McMahon (165 lbs), Jake Tindle (197 lbs) 2014 David Devine (285 lbs) NCAA Champions None NCAA All-Americans 2017: Jake Residori (174 - 8th) NCAA Round of 12 Finishers Freddie Rodriguez (2017 - 125) Conference Champions SoCon 2018: John Muldoon (133), Tyshawn Williams (149), Nate Higgins (165) 2017: Freddie Rodriguez (125), Jake Residori (174), Jake Tindle (197) 2016: Freddie Rodriguez (125), John Fahy (149) 2015: Connor McMahon (165), Jake Tindle (197) 2014: David Devine (285) Dual Record 2021-22: 1-14 2021: 3-7 2019-20: 2-14 2018-19: 2-13 2017-18: 6-14 2016-17: 4-13 2015-16: 5-11 2014-15: 4-18 2013-14: 7-18 2012-13: 5-19 Conference Tournament Placement MAC 2021-22: 10th 2021: 10th 2019-20: 15th 2018-19: 7th SoCon 2017-18: 4th 2016-17: 3rd 2015-16: 4th 2014-15: 5th 2013-14: 6th 2012-13: 5th NCAA Tournament Team Placement 2021-22: No Qualifiers 2021: No Team Score 2019-20: No Tournament 2018-19: 56th-tie (0.5 points) 2017-18: No Team Score 2016-17: 29th (12 points) 2015-16: 60th-tie (2 points) 2014-15: 58th-tie (1 point) 2013-14: No Team Score 2012-13: DI Transition Head Coaching History Jeremy Spates (2013 - present) David Ray (2008 - 2013) Best Lineup (Comprised of wrestlers from 2013-22) 125 - Freddie Rodriguez: 2x NCAA Qualifier (#14 seed), 2017 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher, 2x SoCon Champion 133 - John Muldoon: 2018 NCAA Qualifier, 2018 SoCon Champion 141 - Saul Ervin: 2021 NCAA Qualifier 149 - Tyshawn Williams: 2x NCAA Qualifier, 2018 SoCon Champion 157 - Justin Ruffin: 3x NCAA Qualifier 165 - Nate Higgins: 2018 NCAA Qualifier, 2018 SoCon Champion 174 - Jake Residori: 2017 NCAA All-American (8th), 2017 SoCon Champion 184 - Sergio Villalobos: 2x MAC Placer 197 - Jake Tindle: 2x NCAA Qualifier 2x SoCon Champion 285 - David Devine: 2014 NCAA Qualifier, 2014 SoCon Champion Recruiting Big Boarder's Per Year 2022: #189 Daniel Guanajuato (AZ), #234 Bradley Gillum (IL) 2021: #173 Caine Tyus (IL), #211 Caleb Tyus (IL) 2018: #36 Justin Ruffin (GA) For past teams: Air Force American Appalachian State Arizona State Army West Point Binghamton Bloomsburg Brown Bucknell Buffalo Cal Poly Campbell Central Michigan Chattanooga Clarion Cleveland State Columbia Cornell CSU Bakersfield Davidson Drexel Duke Edinboro Franklin & Marshall Gardner-Webb George Mason Harvard Hofstra Illinois Indiana Iowa Iowa State Kent State Lehigh Lock Haven Maryland Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Missouri Navy NC State Nebraska North Carolina North Dakota State Northern Colorado Northern Illinois Northern Iowa Northwestern Ohio Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Oregon State Penn Penn State Pittsburgh Princeton Purdue Rider Rutgers Sacred Heart

First-team Senior World Team member Dymond Guilford (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) With the U17 World Championships in July and U20's in August, it means that we are on the precipice of the Senior World Championships, which take place September 10-18th from Belgrade, Serbia. Final X determined the Americans who will compete at world's and, for the most part, the rest of the world has made it official who will participate, as well (A country can change their entry up until 24 hours before their style starts weigh-ins). So who should our Americans look out for in the quest for gold? Below we have credentials for all of the current entries, along with seeds for the 2022 tournament, medalists from 2021, and information about the US entrant. 76kg Women's Freestyle Entries Martina Kuenz (Austria) 2x European Medalist (2,3), 2022 Yasar Dogu Silver Medalist, 2022 Matteo Pellicone Bronze Medalist Justina DiStasio (Canada) 2018 World Champion, 2x World Medalist (1,3), 4x Pan-American Champion, 2022 GP of Spain Silver Medalist For the full article, Subscribe to InterMat's Rokfin Page