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Iowa State's NCAA champion David Carr (photo courtesy of Mark Lundy; LutteLens.com) Almost five years ago, to the day, Iowa State hired Kevin Dresser in hopes that he could bring the storied Cyclone wrestling team back to perennial national contender status. At the time, Dresser had taken Virginia Tech from a program that only claimed five individual All-Americans, prior to his arrival, to a squad that finished fourth in the nation a year earlier, ahead of luminaries like Iowa. The finish was no Cinderella story either; Dresser's Virginia Tech teams tallied top-ten finishes at the previous three NCAA Tournaments, as well. But resurrecting the Iowa State program was a completely different animal. It's one thing to build at a school with little history and initial expectations. It's another to do so when you receive a large contract to coach in a wrestling-mad state that doesn't tolerate above-average performances. "Pressure is a privilege" is a quote that Dresser uses frequently and anyone around him for an extended period of time has probably heard. In addition to any self-induced pressure to win, Dresser and Iowa State also have to contend with an Iowa team that dominates the headlines and the recruiting landscape. Look no further than the 2021 fall recruiting period to see how much of a stranglehold the Hawkeyes have in-state. Already boasting a talented future lineup, Iowa managed to get commitments from five top-200 seniors and three top-100 juniors…..all are in-state products. That doesn't even include top prospects from Pennsylvania prep power, Wyoming Seminary, as Iowa has one blue-chipper from the next two graduating classes aboard. If that isn't enough, Iowa has legendary Olympic gold medalist Tom Brands at the helm, the same coach that Dresser antagonized while at Virginia Tech. Dresser's current staff includes a pair of national champions for Brands' in Brent Metcalf and Derek St. John. For the factors above, and more, it's easy to see that Dresser had the cards stacked against him in trying to revive this Cyclone program. Wednesday night, the nation got to see the Cyclones and Dresser's handiwork up close as Iowa State edged #10 Missouri to finish the regular season with a 15-1 dual record and a perfect mark in the Big 12. Iowa State will finish the dual season, at minimum, ranked fifth in the country, a height that the Cyclones hadn't seen since the 2009-10 season. Though we celebrate Iowa State today, the turnaround didn't happen overnight. The head coaching position was available because previous head coach, Kevin Jackson, was let go amidst a 1-12 campaign that saw only three ISU wrestlers end up qualifying for nationals. Year one under Dresser didn't go much better as Jarrett Degen, the only wrestler to follow him from Virginia Tech, qualified yet fell a match shy of the podium. The team went 7-10. Perhaps the biggest score from year one was signing blue-chip recruit, David Carr, son of Cyclone legend Nate Carr. Just a year later, nine Cyclones qualified for the Big Dance. Degen and Missouri transfer Willie Miklus broke into the top-eight. The Iowa State staff resisted the urge to throw Carr into the fire and redshirted him during the 2019-20 campaign. As a result, Chase Straw got the nod at 157 lbs and ended up winning the first Big 12 title under the new regime. Once again, nine Iowa State wrestlers qualified for nationals in 2020; however, they and 321 other wrestlers were unable to make the trip to Minneapolis due to the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic. Three ISU wrestlers were seeded in the top eight and therefore named NWCA First-Team All-Americans (Ian Parker, Degen, Carr). Last year was a breakthrough for Iowa State as David Carr went undefeated and claimed the national title at 157 lbs. In doing so, Carr became the Cyclones first individual champion since Kyven Gadson in 2015 and Dresser's first as a head coach. Carr's finish, along with heavyweight Gannon Gremmel making the podium, helped lead Iowa State to a tie for 13th place at the 2021 NCAA Championships. Despite Carr's finish and return at 157 lbs, national expectations for the Cyclones weren't extremely high this year. Degen was the only other returning All-American and he missed large chunks of the last two years due to injuries. Even with six returning qualifiers and the addition of another in Buffalo-transfer, Sam Schuyler, it didn't look like the Cyclones had the firepower to contend with the top dogs in the Big 12 (Missouri and Oklahoma State), much less nationally. As recently as December, most observers pegged this Iowa State squad as good, but not great. The Cyclones suffered a 23-11 loss to the hated Hawkeyes and it looked like more of the same in Ames. What we didn't know at the time was that Iowa State wouldn't lose another dual during the 2021-22 season. The first hint that things may have changed was a January 14th mauling of a Wyoming team that appeared to be solid in dual competition. Iowa State took eight of ten bouts in a 32-6 romp of the Cowboys. It was more of the same against North Dakota State and Oklahoma, both of who have spent time in the national rankings this year, and neither amassed more than nine points. Two days after their win over the Sooners, Dresser's team shocked Oklahoma State, 20-12. Kysen Terukina and Marcus Coleman picked up key wins at 125 and 184 lbs, respectively. Both Terukina and Coleman have been instrumental in the rise of the Cyclones. Terukina has won 17 of 20 matches and has been a mainstay in the top-20. Last year, Terukina was the lowest-seeded 125 lber at nationals. Coleman seems to have found a home after bouncing between 174-197 during previous years. Like Terukina, Coleman only has three losses on the year and is a bonafide podium threat. After the OSU win, Iowa State put up lopsided victories over West Virginia and Air Force, before gutting out a tough win against in-state rival Northern Iowa, 16-15. That set the stage for Wednesday night's dual at #10 Missouri, a team that Iowa State had never beaten under Dresser. Like the UNI bout, the dual came down to the big men and the Cyclones upperweights came through. Friday, it was Schuyler who was clutch for ISU; Wednesday night, it was Yonger Bastida. The 197 lber Bastida put up a major decision against UNI that accounted for the extra point in a dual that was tied five matches apiece. Last night, Bastida rallied to knock off sixth-ranked Rocky Elam. Bastida's pace forced two late stalling calls, which sent the bout into sudden victory. Quickly, Bastida was able to get in on a low leg attack and takedown the normally stingy Elam, for an 8-6 win. His victory ensured that Missouri would need to post a major decision just to have a chance. That wasn't the case as the Tigers Zach Elam defeated Schuyler, 2-0. The Missouri win gives Dresser's team an 8-0 conference record for the year and extends their winning streak to 13 matches. Next on the docket for the Cyclones is their "Last Chance Open," on Sunday, before the Big 12 Championships two weeks from now. Iowa State currently has all ten of its starters ranked in InterMat's national rankings. In Detroit, at the NCAA Championships, Iowa State will attempt to break into the top-ten for the first time under Dresser and the first time in over a decade (2009-10), which seems like an eternity for a school with eight NCAA team titles in their trophy case and five NCAA trophy finishes between 2000-10.

Harvard 165 lber Phil Congiliaro (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Notable News O'Malley of Drexel earns EIWA Wrestler of the Week Penn defeats Drexel to take home Cheesesteak Trophy American – no competition last week Army – no competition last week Binghamton Binghamton was on the road this weekend. They took on #7 Cornell. Brevin Cassella (165) and Jacob Nolan (174) got the Bearcats on the board with a decision each. Joe Doyle (#20 – 285) won via fall Boxscore: No. 7 Cornell 28, Binghamton 12 125: Greg Diakomihalis (C) won by decision over Nick Curley (B), 13-9 133: Dom LaJoie (C) won by decision over #32 Anthony Sobotker (B), 5-2 141: JJ Wilson (C) won by fall over Christian Gannone (B), 1:51 149: Mike Venosa (C) won by decision over Mike Zarif (B),4-2 157: #24 Hunter Richard won by technical fall over Tyler Martin (B), 20-4 165: Brevin Cassella (B) won by decision over Jake Brindley (C), 7-2 174: Jacob Nolan (B) won by decision over Andrew Berreyesa (C), 6-3 184: #13 Jonathan Loew (C) won by major decision over Cory Day (B), 12-3 197: #19 Jacob Cardenas won by major decision over Sam DePrez (B), 12-4 285: #20 Joe Doyle (B) won by fall over Brendan Furman (C), 3:19 The Bearcats rested some ranked starters in Anderson and DePrez. This team has wrestled tough competition throughout the year, and it is paying off. It will be fun to see guys that have emerged like Sobotker, Anderson, and Cassella potentially be the bracket buster. Doyle and DePrez have shots to win EIWA titles. The postseason will be here before we know it. Brown Brown spent the weekend on the road, with duals at Columbia and LIU. They split matches on the weekend. Even though there were no wins against Columbia, Hunter Adrian (125lb) was in a tight one against ranked Manchio. He then pulled out a nice win over Sagaris of LIU. Against LIU, both Timothy Levine (141) and Drew Clearie (174) earned bonus-point victories. Jack Bokina was back in the lineup at 157lb, earning an overtime win against LIU. At 184lb, James Araneo earned a decision against LIU, as did Nicky Cabanillas at 133lb. Boxscore: Columbia 37 – Brown 0 125: No. 31 Joe Manchio (COL) def. Hunter Adrian (BRO): Dec. 3-1 133: No. 24 Angelo Rini (COL) def. Nicky Cabanillas (BRO): Maj. 11-3 141: Kenny Duschek (COL) def. Tim Levine (BRO): Dec. 6-2 149: Danny Fongaro (COL) def. Blake Saito (BRO): Dec. 7-2 157: Andrew Garr (COL) def. AJ Corrado (BRO): Dec. 10-3 165: No. 19 Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) win via forfeit 174: Nick Fine (COL) win via forfeit 184: Brian Bonino (COL) def. James Araneo (BRO): Dec. 8-6 197: Sam Wustefeld (COL) def. Cade Wilson (BRO): Dec. 5-1 285: Danny Conley (COL) def. Lear Quinton (BRO): Dec. 7-2 Boxscore: Brown 22 – LIU 12 184: James Araneo (Brown) def. James Langan (LIU), 11-4 D 197: Nunzio Crowley (LIU) def. Cade Wilson (Brown), 4-2 D 285: Tim Nagosky (LIU) def. Lear Quinton (Brown), 6-3 D 125: Hunter Adrian (Brown) def. Robbie Sagaris (LIU), 3-2 D 133: Nicky Cabanillas (Brown) def. Kaelan Francois (LIU), 5-2 D 141: Timothy Levine (Brown) def. Devin Matthews (LIU), F 149: Drew Witham (LIU) def. Blake Saito (Brown), 7-5 D (overtime) 157: Jack Bokina (Brown) def. Rhise Royster (LIU), 8-4 D (overtime) 165: Blake Bahna (LIU) def. AJ Corrado (Brown), 3-0 D 174: Drew Clearie (Brown) def. Tom DeGennaro (LIU), 19-6 MD The Bears have been battling the injury bug, with two forfeits against Columbia. On one hand, you do not want to see it during an EIWA meet. But, you also do like the team as healthy as possible for conferences. I trust the coaching staff is pursuing the latter of the options. It was good to see the Brown squad bounce back with a win after a shut out from Columbia. With no one in the national rankings yet, expect Brown to play the role of “darkhorse” in many brackets at EWIAs. Bucknell The Bison were on the road, competing at a tough Grace Hall on Lehigh's campus. Zach Hartman (#18 – 165) started the dual off with nearly a major decision over Meyer (#25) At 133lb, Kurt Phipps earned a decision, followed by Darren Miller (#26 – 141) The last win came from Nick Delp at 157lb Boxscore: Bucknell 12 – #23 Lehigh 21 165: #18 Zach Hartman (BU) dec. over #25 Brian Meyer (LU) 10-3 174: Jake Logan (LU) dec. over Sam Barnes (BU) 9-5 184: A.J. Burkhart (LU) dec. over Logan Deacetis (BU) 5-1 197: J.T. Davis (LU) dec. over Mason McCready (BU) 8-3 285: #7 Jordan Wood (LU) fall over Luke Niemeyer (BU) 0:57 125: Sheldon Seymour (LU) dec. over Brandon Seidman (BU) 2-1 133: Kurt Phipps (BU) dec. Satoshi Abe (LU) 11-5 141: #26 Darren Miller (BU) dec. over Drew Munch (LU) 8-2 149: #28 Max Brignola (LU) dec. over Kolby DePron (BU) 6-3 157: Nick Delp (BU) dec. over Luca Frinzi (LU) 2-0 The Bison battled in a tough Lehigh environment, winning four matches. If another close match swings Bucknell's way, they could have pulled off this upset. With Lehigh losing the previous four matches, they were hungry to get another win under their belt. Seidman with a one-point loss to Seymour is a “good loss” if you believe in that type of thing. This team has been tough this season, but expect them to be up for a tall task when they take on #11 Oklahoma State in Oklahoma this weekend. Columbia The Lions hosted two Ivy League opponents in Harvard and Brown. They won both matches, only losing one dual on the day. Joe Manchio (#31 – 125) had two close wins on the weekend At 133lb, Angelo Rini (#24) was 2-0 on the weekend, as was Danny Fongaro at 149lb Nick Fine had a win over Kim of Harvard, who was recently dropped from the rankings. Boxscore: Columbia 27* - Harvard 3 184: Brian Bonino (COL) def. Luke Rada (HAR) SV-1 3-1 197: Sam Wustefeld (COL) def. Nick Marcenelle (HAR) dec. 3-0 285: Danny Conley (COL) def. Jeffrey Crooks (HAR) dec. 9-2 125: No. 31 Joe Manchio (COL) def. Beau Bayless (HAR) dec. 3-2 133: No. 24 Angelo Rini (COL) def. Dillon Murphy (HAR) dec. 6-3 141: No. 19 Matt Kazimir (COL) def. Michael Jaffe (HAR) dec. 2-0 149: Danny Fongaro (COL) def. Lukus Stricker (HAR) dec. maj. 11-1 157: Andrew Garr (COL) def. Trevor Tarsi (HAR) dec. 4-2 165: No. 15 Philip Conigliaro (HAR) def. No. 19 Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) dec. 5-3 174: Nick Fine (COL) def. Joshua Kim (HAR) dec. 7-5* Boxscore: Columbia 37 - Brown 0 125: No. 31 Joe Manchio (COL) def. Hunter Adrian (BRO): Dec. 3-1 133: No. 24 Angelo Rini (COL) def. Nicky Cabanillas (BRO): Maj. 11-3 141: Kenny Duschek (COL) def. Tim Levine (BRO): Dec. 6-2 149: Danny Fongaro (COL) def. Blake Saito (BRO): Dec. 7-2 157: Andrew Garr (COL) def. AJ Corrado (BRO): Dec. 10-3 165: No. 19 Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) win via forfeit 174: Nick Fine (COL) win via forfeit 184: Brian Bonino (COL) def. James Araneo (BRO): Dec. 8-6 197: Sam Wustefeld (COL) def. Cade Wilson (BRO): Dec. 5-1 285: Danny Conley (COL) def. Lear Quinton (BRO): Dec. 7-2 All around, it was a dominant weekend by the Lions. Winning 19 of 20 matches over Ivy League competition is a great sign for Coach Tanelli and staff. It seems they have separated themselves from some of the Ivy League competition, but still have a ways to go to reach Cornell, Penn, and Princeton. The program is moving in the right direction. Expect a handful of wrestlers to make the NCAA tournament while repping the light blue Columbia singlets. Cornell (#7) Cornell hosted Binghamton to a dual. They rested a couple starters, but still came away with the victory. Greg Diakomihalis stepped in at 125lb to come away with a win. At 133lb, Dom LaJoie won over Sobotker (#32) JJ Wilson has been wrestling very well lately at 141lb, coming away with a fall At 149lb, we saw Mike Venosa earning a pin while wrestling in place of Yianni Boxscore: No. 7 Cornell 28, Binghamton 12 125: Greg Diakomihalis (C) won by decision over Nick Curley (B), 13-9 133: Dom LaJoie (C) won by decision over #32 Anthony Sobotker (B), 5-2 141: JJ Wilson (C) won by fall over Christian Gannone (B), 1:51 149: Mike Venosa (C) won by decision over Mike Zarif (B),4-2 157: #24 Hunter Richard (C) won by technical fall over Tyler Martin (B), 20-4 165: Brevin Cassella (B) won by decision over Jake Brindley (C), 7-2 174: Jacob Nolan (B) won by decision over Andrew Berreyesa (C), 6-3 184: #13 Jonathan Loew (C) won by major decision over Cory Day (B), 12-3 197: #19 Jacob Cardenas (C) won by major decision over Sam DePrez (B), 12-4 285: #20 Joe Doyle (B) won by fall over Brendan Furman (C), 3:19 The Big Red showed off their depth this weekend. With at least half of the lineup being non-starters, the team picked up right where they left off. The amount of depth this team has is pretty incredible. Last week, they claimed an Ivy League title. They will be looking to stay on top of the EIWA Conference once again this year. We could even see them in the NCAA trophy hunt if all goes well. Drexel The Dragons fell in the battle of the Cheesesteak trophy against friendly rival Penn. Mickey O'Malley (#11 – 174) once again came away with a pin over Incontrera (#18) The only other victory came at 133lbs, where Jaxon Maroney won by decision Boxscore: #18 Penn 35 – Drexel 8 149: Kaya Sement def. Tyler Williams, Fall 4:52, Penn leads 6-0 157: #20 Doug Zapf def. Parker Kropman, 8-3 Dec, Penn leads 9-0 165: #21 Lucas Revano def. #26 Evan Barczak, 4-3 Dec, Penn leads 12-0 174: #11 Mickey O'Malley def. #18 Nick Incontrera, Fall 3:00, Penn leads 12-6 184: #31 Neil Antrassian def. Bryan McLaughlin, 15-12 Dec, Penn leads 15-6 197: #31 Cole Urbas def. Santino Morina, 17-2 Tech Fall, Penn leads 20-6 285: #28 Ben Goldin def. Liam Dietrich, Fall 1:22, Penn leads 26-6 125: #19 Ryan Miller def. Antonio Mininno, 8-3 Dec, Penn leads 29-6 133: Jaxon Maroney def. Kelly Dunnigan, 7-4 Dec, Penn leads 29-8 141: #12 CJ Composto wins by forfeit, Penn wins 35-8 The Dragons had a few chances to tighten this one up, but failed to do so. Barczak gave up a last-second takedown to Revano. I could watch these two wrestle each other all day – what a great matchup they are. McLaughlin was in a fun-to-watch battle with Antrassian. Again, without Nichter at 149, and Donahue at 141lb, this team is still battling some injury. We are expecting them to be at full strength this week. If things start to click for this team, they will have many placewinners at EIWAs. Franklin & Marshall The Diplomats took a short trip to Millersville to compete for the highly-coveted Rupp Cup. Wil Gil (141lb) had the only fall for the Diplomats Gio Diaz (125lb), Christiaan Dailey (149), and Cenzo Pelusi (285) all walked away with major decisions At 197lb, Mike Waszen earned a technical fall Boxscore: Franklin & Marshall 29, Millersville 10 125: Gio Diaz (F&M) maj. Bryce Beatty (MILL); 13-2 (4-0) 133: Devin Flannery (MILL) dec. Pat Phillips (F&M); 6-4 (SV) (4-3) 141: Wil Gil (F&M) WBF Danny Capozzoli (MILL); 0:48 (10-3) 149: Christiaan Dailey (F&M) maj. Elijah Tuckey (MILL); 14-4 (14-3) 157: Jonathan Parrilla (MILL) dec. Chase McCollum (F&M); 9-2 (14-7) 165: Brandon Connor (MILL) maj. Anthony Micci (F&M); 14-4 (14-10) 174: John Crawford (F&M) dec. Guy DeLeonardis (MILL); 5-0 (17-10) 184: James Conway (F&M) dec. Anthony Giampietro (MILL); 11-8 (20-10) 197: Mike Waszen (F&M) TF Daniel Pereira (MILL); 2:57 (18-0) (25-10) 285: Cenzo Pelusi (F&M) maj. Jordan Espinosa (MILL); 11-1 (29-10) The Diplomats were favored over the D2 squad of Millersville. This is a fun little local rivalry that both teams look forward to. F&M came away winning seven of ten bouts, with a majority of those coming from bonus victories. This team is 8-1 on the year, only losing to Davidson. It is good to see this team have success. Hopefully, this success carries into EIWAs. Harvard The Crimson were on the road for two matches. They split with Columbia and Hofstra. Philip Conigliaro (#15 – 165) was 1-0 on the weekend with a marquee matchup over Ogunsanya (#19) of Columbia Against Hofstra, both Beau Bayless (125) and Dillon Murphy (133) won by decision There were three majors by Harvard from Michael Jaffee, (141), Trevor Tarsi (157), and Joshua Kim (174) At 149lb, Lukus Stricker had the only fall for Harvard Boxscore: Columbia 27* - Harvard 3 184: Brian Bonino (COL) def. Luke Rada (HAR) SV-1 3-1 197: Sam Wustefeld (COL) def. Nick Marcenelle (HAR) dec. 3-0 285: Danny Conley (COL) def. Jeffrey Crooks (HAR) dec. 9-2 125: No. 31 Joe Manchio (COL) def. Beau Bayless (HAR) dec. 3-2 133: No. 24 Angelo Rini (COL) def. Dillon Murphy (HAR) dec. 6-3 141: No. 19 Matt Kazimir (COL) def. Michael Jaffe (HAR) dec. 2-0 149: Danny Fongaro (COL) def. Lukus Stricker (HAR) dec. maj. 11-1 157: Andrew Garr (COL) def. Trevor Tarsi (HAR) dec. 4-2 165: No. 15 Philip Conigliaro (HAR) def. No. 19 Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) dec. 5-3 174: Nick Fine (COL) def. Joshua Kim (HAR) dec. 7-5* Boxscore: Harvard 24 - Hofstra 19 184: No. 33 Charles Small (HOF) def. Leo Tarantino (HARV), Injury Default 3:44 (Hofstra 6-0) 197: No. 33 Trey Rogers (HOF) vs. Luke Rada (HARV), Fall 1:30 (Hofstra 12-0) 285: No. 18 Zachary Knighton-Ward (HOF) def. Jeffrey Crooks (HARV), Dec. 15-8 (Hofstra 15-0) 125: Beau Bayless (HARV) def. Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (HOF), Dec. 4-0 (Hofstra 15-3) 133: Dillon Murphy (HARV) def. Matt Templeton (HOF), Dec. 3-0 (Hofstra 15-6) 141: Michael Jaffee (HARV) def. Justin Hoyle (HOF), MD 15-5 (Hofstra 15-10) 149: Lukus Stricker (HARV) def. Mike Leandrou (HOF), Fall 1:57 (Harvard 16-15) 157: Trevor Tarsi (HARV) def. Joe McGinty (HOF), MD 12-3 (Harvard 20-15) 165: Ricky Stamm (HOF) def. Alex Whitworth (HARV), MD 11-1 (Harvard 20-19) 174: Joshua Kim (HARV) def. Ericson Velasquez (HOF), MD 18-5 (Harvard 24-19) The Crimson had a nice win over an experienced Hofstra team. They won five-in-a-row at one point to take the lead, eventually never looking back. The team's lower half has talent in it but having Conigliaro in the lineup is a huge benefit for this team. He seems to elevate the performance of the rest of his teammates by simply being on the mat. I am excited to see how many of the Crimson wrestlers can place at conferences – it can range from one to seven, in my opinion. Hofstra The Pride had two home duals, both against EIWA competition. They lost to Harvard, then beat Sacred Heart. Charles Small (#33 – 184) won by injury default and pin Trey Rogers (#33 – 197) had two falls on the weekend Zachary Knighton-Ward (#18 – 285) won by major and received a forfeit At 165, Ricky Stamm won by two major decisions Against Sacred Heart, Justin Hoyle (141) and Michael Leandrou (149) both won by tech fall. At 157, Joe McGinty was 1-1 on the week with a fall. Boxscore: Harvard 24 - Hofstra 19 184: No. 33 Charles Small (HOF) def. Leo Tarantino (HARV), Injury Default 3:44 (Hofstra 6-0) 197: No. 33 Trey Rogers (HOF) vs. Luke Rada (HARV), Fall 1:30 (Hofstra 12-0) 285: No. 18 Zachary Knighton-Ward (HOF) def. Jeffrey Crooks (HARV), Dec. 15-8 (Hofstra 15-0) 125: Beau Bayless (HARV) def. Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (HOF), Dec. 4-0 (Hofstra 15-3) 133: Dillon Murphy (HARV) def. Matt Templeton (HOF), Dec. 3-0 (Hofstra 15-6) 141: Michael Jaffee (HARV) def. Justin Hoyle (HOF), MD 15-5 (Hofstra 15-10) 149: Lukus Stricker (HARV) def. Mike Leandrou (HOF), Fall 1:57 (Harvard 16-15) 157: Trevor Tarsi (HARV) def. Joe McGinty (HOF), MD 12-3 (Harvard 20-15) 165: Ricky Stamm (HOF) def. Alex Whitworth (HARV), MD 11-1 (Harvard 20-19) 174: Joshua Kim (HARV) def. Ericson Velasquez (HOF), MD 18-5 (Harvard 24-19) Boxscore: Hofstra 37 – Sacred Heart 15 184: Charles Small (Hofstra) wbf. over Sebastian Ford (Sacred Heart), 3:19 197: Trey Rogers (Hofstra) tech fall Logan Michael (Sacred Heart), 27-12 (5:37) 285: Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) won by forfeit 125: Jacob Venezia (Sacred Heart) wbf. over Jacob Moon (Hofstra), 3:44 133: Anthony Petrillo (Sacred Heart) dec. Matthew Templeton (Hofstra), 5-3 141: Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) tech fall Chris Naegele (Sacred Heart), 18-3 (7:00) 149: Michael Leandrou (Hofstra) tech fall William Bianchi (Sacred Heart), 18-2 (5:19) 157: Joe McGinty (Hofstra) wbf. over David Tufankiljan (Sacred Heart), 2:40 165: Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) maj. dec. Ryan Bollentino (Sacred Heart), 16-3 174: Joe Sacco (Sacred Heart) won by forfeit The Pride showed a lot of heart in the past few weeks, after battling with COVID issues and injuries. It must be refreshing to get a win on Senior Day and show off their hard work. The upper third of this lineup is rock solid, with three guys ranked. Stamm is in and out of the rankings at 165, so they have four serious threats to qualify for NCAAs at minimum. Let's hope this team comes ready to compete in a few weeks when it matters most. Lehigh (#20) The Mountain Hawks welcomed the Bison of Bucknell into Grace Hall this weekend. They got back in the win column after suffering their fifth straight loss to Princeton the night prior. Jordan Wood (#7 – 285) had two bonus-point wins At 174lb, Jake Logan was another Lehigh wrestler to win both matches this weekend. Malyke Hines (#18 – 133) suffered an injury against Princeton. Both Connor McGonagle (141) and Max Brignola (#28 - 149) had close wins over Princeton Boxscore: #19 Princeton 20 - #23 Lehigh 16 197: Luke Stout (Princeton) dec. JT Davis (Lehigh) 6-3 285: Jordan Wood (Lehigh) major dec. Matt Cover (Princeton) 12-1 125: Patrick Glory (Princeton) dec. Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) 9-4 133: Nick Kayal (Princeton) injury default Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 1:09 141: Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) dec. Danny Coles (Princeton) 3-2 149: Max Brignola (Lehigh) dec. Marshall Keller (Princeton) 3-1 157: Quincy Monday (Princeton) major dec. Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) 12-3 165: Brian Meyer (Lehigh) dec. Jake Marsh (Princeton) 5-3 174: Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec. Nate Dugan (Princeton) 7-0 184: Travis Stefanik (Princeton) major dec. AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 15-4 Boxscore: #23 Lehigh 21 – Bucknell 12 165: #18 Zach Hartman (BU) dec. over #25 Brian Meyer (LU) 10-3 174: Jake Logan (LU) dec. over Sam Barnes (BU) 9-5 184: A.J. Burkhart (LU) dec. over Logan Deacetis (BU) 5-1 197: J.T. Davis (LU) dec. over Mason McCready (BU) 8-3 285: #7 Jordan Wood (LU) fall over Luke Niemeyer (BU) 0:57 125: Sheldon Seymour (LU) dec. over Brandon Seidman (BU) 2-1 133: Kurt Phipps (BU) dec. Satoshi Abe (LU) 11-5 141: #26 Darren Miller (BU) dec. over Drew Munch (LU) 8-2 149: #28 Max Brignola (LU) dec. over Kolby DePron (BU) 6-3 157: Nick Delp (BU) dec. over Luca Frinzi (LU) 2-0 The Mountain Hawks are a little banged up. That Hines injury at 133 was the difference in the bout for Lehigh against Princeton. Adding to Lane's injury at 125, the usually solid lower weights at Lehigh are now filled with non-starters in this key point of the season. Josh Humphreys did not wrestle this weekend either, to make things worse. Anyway, once the team gets healthy, they will be a force to be dealt with at EIWAs and NCAAs. This team has a way of peaking at the right time annually. Long Island The Sharks hosted the Brown Bears to a conference dual. At 197lb, Nunzio Crowley won his matchup over Wilson Tim Nagosky (285) and Drew Witham (149) each earned a victory At 165lb, Blake Bahna had a nice win over Corrado Boxscore: Brown 22 – LIU 12 184: James Araneo (Brown) def. James Langan (LIU), 11-4 D 197: Nunzio Crowley (LIU) def. Cade Wilson (Brown), 4-2 D 285: Tim Nagosky (LIU) def. Lear Quinton (Brown), 6-3 D 125: Hunter Adrian (Brown) def. Robbie Sagaris (LIU), 3-2 D 133: Nicky Cabanillas (Brown) def. Kaelan Francois (LIU), 5-2 D 141: Timothy Levine (Brown) def. Devin Matthews (LIU), F 149: Drew Witham (LIU) def. Blake Saito (Brown), 7-5 D (overtime) 157: Jack Bokina (Brown) def. Rhise Royster (LIU), 8-4 D (overtime) 165: Blake Bahna (LIU) def. AJ Corrado (Brown), 3-0 D 174: Drew Clearie (Brown) def. Tom DeGennaro (LIU), 19-6 MD LIU won four of ten bouts, while missing one of their best wrestlers in Ferro at 174lb. The Sharks have been wrestling tough lately. We have talked about the youth of the team, in regard to them recently being promoted to the D1 level and brought into the EIWA conference. No one likes a loss, but this is a one they can probably see some positives. I am hoping this team performs well in the postseason. It would be great for the team and conference. Navy – no competition last week Penn The Quakers hosted PRTC partner, Drexel, and won in dominant fashion to take back possession of the Cheesesteak Trophy. This was a day after they beat Princeton At 149, we saw Kaya Sement earn a fall over Drexel as he stepped in for the injured Artalona At 149 against Princeton, Carmen Ferrante moved up to gain the pivotal overtime win Lucas Revano (#21 – 165) was 2-0 on the weekend, with two key wins At 197lb, Cole Urbas (#31) won via tech fall, while Ben Goldin (#28 – 285) earned a pin over Drexel Boxscore: #18 Penn 20 - #19 Princeton 13 125: #2 Patrick Glory (Pr) wins by major decision over #24 Ryan Miller (Pe), 12-2 133: #14 Michael Colaiocco (Pe) wins by decision over Nick Kayal (Pr), 15-11 141: #15 CJ Composto (Pe) wins by major decision over Danny Coles (Pr), 17-4 149: Carmen Ferrante (Pe) wins by decision over Leonard Merkin (Pr), 6-4 SV1 157: #7 Quincy Monday (Pr) wins by decision over #21 Doug Zapf (Pe), 3-1 165: #22 Lucas Revano (Pe) wins by major decision over Jake Marsh (Pr), 12-4 174: #20 Nick Incontrera (Pe) wins by decision over Nate Dugan (Pr), 11-4 184: #23 Travis Stefanik (Pr) wins by decision over Neil Antrassian (Pe), 8-4 197: #20 Luke Stout (Pr) wins by decision over Cole Urbas (Pe), 13-9 HWT: #31 Ben Goldin (Pe) wins by decision over Matt Cover (Pr), 10-4 Boxscore: #18 Penn 35 – Drexel 8 149: Kaya Sement def. Tyler Williams, Fall 4:52, Penn leads 6-0 157: #20 Doug Zapf def. Parker Kropman, 8-3 Dec, Penn leads 9-0 165: #21 Lucas Revano def. #26 Evan Barczak, 4-3 Dec, Penn leads 12-0 174: #11 Mickey O'Malley def. #18 Nick Incontrera, Fall 3:00, Penn leads 12-6 184: #31 Neil Antrassian def. Bryan McLaughlin, 15-12 Dec, Penn leads 15-6 197: #31 Cole Urbas def. Santino Morina, 17-2 Tech Fall, Penn leads 20-6 285: #28 Ben Goldin def. Liam Dietrich, Fall 1:22, Penn leads 26-6 125: #19 Ryan Miller def. Antonio Mininno, 8-3 Dec, Penn leads 29-6 133: Jaxon Maroney def. Kelly Dunnigan, 7-4 Dec, Penn leads 29-8 141: #12 CJ Composto wins by forfeit, Penn wins 35-8 This Penn team is legit. The camaraderie they have on the bench is incredible to see. The team is always watching on the bench, cheering on teammates. On the mat, the team likes to go out and attack. Overall, The Quakers are an entertaining team to watch. Coach Reina and company have done an amazing job at bringing this program back near the top of the EIWA, in a very little amount of time. I would not be shocked to see all ten wrestlers qualify for NCAAs. Princeton The Tigers took on Lehigh in Bethlehem on Friday, then hosted Penn on Saturday. Patrick Glory (#2 – 125) was 2-0 during the weekend stretch At 157lb, Quincy Monday (#7) had a perfect record this weekend as well Travis Stefanik (#23 – 184) and Luke Stout (#20 – 197) each won their two matches this weekend Boxscore: #19 Princeton 20 - #23 Lehigh 16 197: Luke Stout (Princeton) dec. JT Davis (Lehigh) 6-3 285: Jordan Wood (Lehigh) major dec. Matt Cover (Princeton) 12-1 125: Patrick Glory (Princeton) dec. Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) 9-4 133: Nick Kayal (Princeton) injury default Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 1:09 141: Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) dec. Danny Coles (Princeton) 3-2 149: Max Brignola (Lehigh) dec. Marshall Keller (Princeton) 3-1 157: Quincy Monday (Princeton) major dec. Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) 12-3 165: Brian Meyer (Lehigh) dec. Jake Marsh (Princeton) 5-3 174: Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec. Nate Dugan (Princeton) 7-0 184: Travis Stefanik (Princeton) major dec. AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 15-4 Boxscore: #18 Penn 20 - #19 Princeton 13 125: #2 Patrick Glory (Pr) wins by major decision over #24 Ryan Miller (Pe), 12-2 133: #14 Michael Colaiocco (Pe) wins by decision over Nick Kayal (Pr), 15-11 141: #15 CJ Composto (Pe) wins by major decision over Danny Coles (Pr), 17-4 149: Carmen Ferrante (Pe) wins by decision over Leonard Merkin (Pr), 6-4 SV1 157: #7 Quincy Monday (Pr) wins by decision over #21 Doug Zapf (Pe), 3-1 165: #22 Lucas Revano (Pe) wins by major decision over Jake Marsh (Pr), 12-4 174: #20 Nick Incontrera (Pe) wins by decision over Nate Dugan (Pr), 11-4 184: #23 Travis Stefanik (Pr) wins by decision over Neil Antrassian (Pe), 8-4 197: #20 Luke Stout (Pr) wins by decision over Cole Urbas (Pe), 13-9 HWT: #31 Ben Goldin (Pe) wins by decision over Matt Cover (Pr), 10-4 The Tigers are correct in the mix for that second spot behind Cornell in the EIWA conference. After splitting with Lehigh and Penn, it seems like this will be a very enjoyable top-four race in a few weeks. This team is starting to come into form when it matters most. The "under-the-radar" guys not in the national rankings are really stepping up into that conversation with some of the wins they are producing. I like this team, and the energy they bring every time. Sacred Heart The Pioneers traveled to Hofstra to wrestle a dual At 125, we saw Jacob Venezia compete and come away with a pin. Joe Sacco earned a forfeit at 174lbs. Anthony Petrillo earned the other victory of the night by decision Boxscore: Hofstra 37 – Sacred Heart 15 184: Charles Small (Hofstra) wbf. over Sebastian Ford (Sacred Heart), 3:19 197: Trey Rogers (Hofstra) tech fall Logan Michael (Sacred Heart), 27-12 (5:37) 285: Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) won by forfeit 125: Jacob Venezia (Sacred Heart) wbf. over Jacob Moon (Hofstra), 3:44 133: Anthony Petrillo (Sacred Heart) dec. Matthew Templeton (Hofstra), 5-3 141: Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) tech fall Chris Naegele (Sacred Heart), 18-3 (7:00) 149: Michael Leandrou (Hofstra) tech fall William Bianchi (Sacred Heart), 18-2 (5:19) 157: Joe McGinty (Hofstra) wbf. over David Tufankiljan (Sacred Heart), 2:40 165: Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) maj. dec. Ryan Bollentino (Sacred Heart), 16-3 174: Joe Sacco (Sacred Heart) won by forfeit The Pioneers were missing two starters for this dual, both returning NCAA qualifiers. It is hard to get momentum when the two best guys are out of the lineup. This team can still battle, however. It is good to see them be competitive with a full lineup. With over 70 athletes on their roster, the coaching staff has their hands full. I am optimistic this team will come ready for EIWAs and push a few wrestlers onto the podium, and even to NCAAs. This Week in the EIWA Thursday 2/17 Brown vs. Harvard – Providence, RI (7PM) Friday 2/18 Army @ Navy – Annapolis, MD (7:30PM) Bucknell @ Oklahoma State – Stillwater, OK (8PM) Columbia @ Maryland – College Park, MD (7PM) Drexel vs. Rider – Philadelphia, PA (5PM) Princeton @ #14 Rutgers – Piscataway, NJ (7PM) Saturday 2/19 American vs. Maryland – Washington, DC (7:30PM) Binghamton @ Harvard – Cambridge, MA (11AM) Columbia @ Rutgers – Piscataway, NJ (5PM) Lehigh @ #10 Arizona State – Tempe, AZ (2PM) LIU vs. Sacred Heart – Brookville, NY (4PM) Sunday 2/20 Penn @ American – Washington, DC (1PM) Brown vs. Sacred Heart – Providence, RI (1PM) Cornell #6 @ Wisconsin #13 – Madison, WI (1PM) Hofstra @ Franklin & Marshall – Lancaster, PA (2PM) *ALL STARTING TIMES ARE LISTED IN EST* What I'm Most Excited For: Below is a match of probable matchups of ranked opponents we can see this weekend – in order by weight class. I'm sure there a few I'm missing, but these caught my eye. Army vs Navy is a great rivalry. Looking forward to this one. 125lb – Arujau (#3) Cornell vs. Barnett (#6) Wisconsin 133lb – Hines (#18) Lehigh vs. McGee (#4) AZ State 141lb – Miller (#26) Bucknell vs. Young (#21) OK State 149lb – Diakomihalis (#1) Cornell vs. Gomez (#6) Wisconsin 157lb – Hartman (#23) Army vs. Cerniglia (#25) Navy 157lb – Humphreys (#7) Lehigh vs. Teemer (#3) AZ State 157lb – Richard (#24) vs. Model (#29) Wisconsin 165lb – Meyer (#25) Lehigh vs. Valencia (#7) AZ State 165lb – Hartman (#18) Bucknell vs. Wittlake (#8) OK State 165lb – Ramirez (#9) Cornell vs. Hamiti (#6) Wisconsin 184lb – Stefanik (#23) vs. Poznanski (#11) Rutgers 197lb – Brown (#25) Army vs. Koser (#26) Navy 197lb – Cardenas (#18) Cornell vs. Amos (#20) Wisconsin 285lb – Wood (#7) Lehigh vs. Schultz (#2) AZ State 285lb – Fernandes (#16) vs. Hillger (#11) Where you'll find me: Once again, I will be at the Drexel match as they take on Rider at 5PM Friday. This will be my final broadcast of the regular season. Catch it on NBC Sports Philly. Sunday, I will be in attendance at the Franklin & Marshall match against Hofstra.

North Carolina's 184 lber Gavin Kane (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Virginia at Duke The Hoos traveled to Durham for a Saturday afternoon tilt with the Blue Devils and won 8 of 10 bouts to come out on top 30-9. It was a good bounce-back match for Virginia after a rough outing against NC State last week. The Blue Devils kept several matches close but were only able to pick up wins from the Finesilver brothers on the day. 125: Patrick McCormick vs. Ty Naquin This match started slow but was all McCormick--especially in the 3rd period. He picked up one takedown in the first and second to enter the third up 5-0. In the third, he tallied four takedowns, including one in the last 5 seconds-to finish an impressive 18-3 tech fall. 5-0 UVA 133: #20 Brian Courtney vs. Drake Doolittle While Courtney controlled this match, it was the best I have seen Doolittle look in any of his ACC matches. He was able to counter some of Courtney's scrambles and held him off from a couple turns that looked inevitable. Courtney finished with an 8-2 decision win. 8-0 UVA 141: Dylan Cedeno vs. Patrick Rowland Cedeno was dominant in this match--even more so than the scoreboard showed. He got a takedown in the first 15 seconds and rode out the first period. Similar story in the second. In the third, he picked up two takedowns to stretch the lead enough to earn the major decision 11-1. Cedeno put up nearly five minutes in riding time and Rowland seemed to have no answer underneath, but Cedeno was unable to get any turns. 12-0 UVA 149: #31 Jarod Verkleeren vs. #14 Josh Finesilver The first period here was a scramble-fest; three deep shots by Finesilver all ended in extended scrambles, but no points. Finesilver got an escape and clean takedown to start the second and after a long scramble, Verkleeren was able to finish a shot to get the takedown at the buzzer to tie it at three going into the third. Finesilver put on a strong ride in the final period and stopped several reversal opportunities for Verk. With 30 seconds left, Verkleeren got to a standing position while Finesilver had a claw ride--Finesilver lifted and returned Verk to his back and picked up the fall for the Blue Devils. 12-6 UVA 157: #27 Jake Keating vs. Wade Unger This was a very well-wrestled match on both sides. After a scoreless first period, Unger took the 1-0 lead after a quick escape. Keating finished a clean single leg and rode out for the last 1:10 of the second. Keating got the quick escape in the third to make it 3-1. Unger upped the pace and started attacking relentlessly. He was in deep several times and nearly had a takedown at the buzzer, but Keating was able to stand before Unger got control. With the riding time, it was a 4-1 Keating decision. 15-6 UVA 165: #23 Justin McCoy vs. Gabe Dinette This was a good rebound match for McCoy--his attack rate was higher, his shots were crisp and his go-behinds worked the whole match. McCoy got three takedowns on his way to a controlling 8-3 decision. Unger still looks hungry and is wrestling well--I think he could throw a wrench in the bracket at ACCs. 18-6 UVA 174: Justin Phillips vs. #16 Matt Finesilver This match felt like it lasted 45 minutes in real-time with multiple blood time stoppages for Phillips that really impacted the flow of the match. Finesilver was very aggressive throughout and got to several shots, but Phillips showed solid scrambling ability and kept him from finishing on multiple occasions. Finesilver completed two takedowns cleanly and added an escape and a riding time point to win a 6-0 decision. He had a strong ride in both the second and the third, but between Phillips' defense and blood, Finesilver was unable to put together any turns. 18-9 UVA 184: #25 Michael Battista vs. Vince Baker After back-to-back losses to Gavin Kane and Trent Hidlay, Battista came out aggressive and ready to prove a point. He was much more aggressive this match and wrestled the type of match that he was successful with to start the season. He had three first-period takedowns and two more in the second before pouring it on in the third. Battista was up 10-4 with 2:45 of riding time entering the third; he added four more takedowns and nearly finished a fifth at the buzzer while working for the tech fall but finished with a 21-7 major decision. 22-9 UVA 197: #17 Jay Aiello vs Kaden Russell Aiello came in on a mission and went to work early on Russell, who is generally scrappy and very tough defensively. Aiello picked up two takedowns, a four-point nearfall and a stall point in the first to open a 9-1 lead early. He then got a reversal to start the second and put on a punishing ride, picking up two more back points. Two more takedowns in the third sealed the tech fall 17-2 for Aiello. Much like Battista, Aiello is a much more dangerous wrestler when he is the aggressor and pushes the match's tempo; both are great finishers and have big gas tanks. 27-9 UVA 285: #32 Quinn Miller vs. Jonah Niesenbaum Going into the dual, I expected this to be a tight match between two wrestlers who are stylistically very similar and these two came through with a solid match to end the dual. Scoreless first period with a deep shot from Miller fended off by Niesenbaum. They traded escapes in the second and third periods to knot it up at one. With just over a minute left, Miller snagged a beautiful ankle pick to get the takedown and nearly parlayed it into a turn as well. He rode out the period to win the match and the dual for the Hoos. 30-9 UVA #17 North Carolina at #9 Virginia Tech The Tar Heels traveled to Blacksburg coming off back-to-back dual wins over Virginia and Pittsburgh. There were some big matches highlighted before the dual--Sherman-Andonian, Lautt-Lewis and Kane-Bolen--that were all very entertaining matches in very different ways. The match mainly went chalk with an upset at 184 for the red-hot Gavin Kane. The Hokies won 7 of 10 matches to take the dual in front of a great crowd at Cassell Coliseum on senior night to take the dual 23-11. 125: Spencer Moore vs. #20 Sam Latona Latona continued his second-half surge against Moore, who has proven himself to be a tough test, especially for a true freshman. Latona got two takedowns in the first to start the match. After a quick escape in the second, Moore hit a double to get his first takedown. Latona added another takedown to go into the third up 8-3. Latona added one more takedown after a funky little scramble and nearly added another at the buzzer, while working for the major, but finished with a 10-5 decision. 3-0 VT 133: #21 Joe Heilmann vs #5 Korbin Myers Heilmann came into the match fresh off a big win over Micky Phillippi to match up with Myers, who is undefeated in the ACC. Great action in the first, with many positional adjustments being made. Myers got the first takedown off elbow control--he does this as well as anyone in the country. Myers rode out the first, then got a quick escape and immediate takedown to start the second. Myers controlled the rest of the match with a great ride and another takedown in the third. He wasn't able to finish the major but looked excellent in all positions against a tough Heilmann. 6-0 VT 141: #9 Kizhan Clarke vs. #22 Collin Gerardi Clarke dropped his first match of the year last week to Cole Matthews and seemed intent on getting back on track against Gerardi. He drove through a strong double leg to get the opening takedown. The match was pretty even for the next four minutes, with both trading escapes to start the second and third. Clarke iced the match with another great double from space to finish the 6-4 decision. 6-3 VT 149: #17 Zach Sherman vs. #5 Bryce Andonian I had this match circled for the potential fireworks; they are both wrestling incredibly well right now and both of them got after it from the whistle. The action started early in this one! Andonian came up to a seatbelt position from a shallow shot and punched through the underhook to take Sherman straight to his back on the edge. Sherman hit a strong bridge to drive them both out, but not before Andonian got the four-count to take an early 6-0 lead. After the escape, Sherman picked up his own takedown to bring the score to 7-3 going into the second. Andonian escaped to start the second and Sherman added another takedown from space to go into the third 9-5. Sherman got the quick escape in the third and was in on two deep shots, but Andonian was able to scramble out to create a stalemate. On a third deep double, Andonian draped over the top and hit a beautiful Winn Dixie to get the danger count takedown and adjusted to get a four-count to blow open the match at the end and pick up the major decision 16-6. 10-3 VT 157: #5 Austin O'Connor vs. #26 Connor Brady These two came into the match on very different trajectories; O'Connor was on a 12-match winning streak while Brady had dropped his last two ACC matches. O'Connor made sure that his streak didn't end with a dominant performance. The first period was slow with a takedown and dominant ride by O'Connor. He broke open the match with a reversal and three takedowns in the second to go up 10-3. In the third, he added six (!) takedowns, as well as two stall points and a riding time point, to finish a dominant tech fall 25-10. 10-8 VT 165: Isaias Estrada vs. Clayton Ulrey 165 has been the most inconsistent weight for the Tar Heels and this week, they pulled the redshirt of Estrada in hopes that he could add some stability against a very scrappy Ulrey. Estrada was 10-3 in open competition coming into the match and wrestled well. Ulrey picked up two takedowns in the first, one at the buzzer, to take a 4-1 lead early. Estrada showed a strong top game riding out Ulrey in the second. Estrada grabbed an early escape in the third but was unable to finish any shots in the third; Ulrey won by a 4-2 decision. 13-8 VT 174: #9 Clay Lautt vs #3 Mekhi Lewis This was one of the marquee matches coming into the dual; Mekhi was undefeated and Lautt was on a nine-match win streak and both have looked great this season. The most significant difference in this match was Mekhi's speed and incredible ability to finish go-behinds. Lewis got the first takedown of the match off a quick elbow pass go-behind; Lautt got an escape after a short ride to move it to 2-1. Lewis put on an impressive ride in the second to keep Lautt down for the full two minutes. Lewis got a quick escape in the third and countered a Lautt shot to get another go-behind takedown. With the riding time, Lewis finished with a controlling 6-2 decision. 16-8 VT 184: #18 Gavin Kane vs. #10 Hunter Bolen Another big battle at 184 between All-American Hunter Bolen and a surging Gavin Kane. The first period was busy but scoreless--several shots by each wrestler were defended well. Kane got the first point with an escape in the second; Bolen countered with an early escape in the third. It looked like we may get our first takedown in the third with Kane in on two deep shots, but Bolen was able to keep him from finishing. In sudden victory, Kane was able to get to a clean single leg and finish the takedown and win the 3-1 decision. This was a great match and I'm interested to see a potential rematch at ACCs. 16-11 VT 197: Mark Chaid vs. #28 Dakota Howard We were expecting to see a ranked matchup with #31 Max Shaw, but the Tar Heels instead sent out Mark Chaid to square off with Howard. Howard got the first points on a double leg that Chaid nearly countered with an elevator, while Howard drove in. He was able to scramble through and finish the takedown. It was a lot of Howard from there on out. He picked up another takedown in the first and two more in the second to go into the third up 8-4. He added an escape, a takedown, a stall and a riding time point to finish out an 13-5 major decision. 20-11 VT 285: Brandon Whitman vs. #14 Nathan Traxler In one of the more touching moments of the dual, Traxler's dad surprised him to walk out for Senior Day. Traxler has made the most of his year in a Hokie singlet and came into the dual at 15-1 with an 11 match winning streak. He controlled the bout throughout, but it wasn't his most dominant performance in Cassell as he took the match over Whitman 5-1. Whitman has looked better the last two weeks--he picked up a win over Slinger last week and put up a good fight against a very tough Traxler. 23-11 VT #4 NC State at #22 Pittsburgh The Wolfpack made the eight-hour bus ride to Pittsburgh (well documented by Trent Hidlay) to face the Panthers. The matches basically went chalk based on rankings, but for the second week in a row, Isaac Trumble came through with a big upset at 197. The Wolfpack took care of business and won the dual 26-9. 125: #14 Jakob Camacho vs #30 Gage Curry After a slow start, the scoring went wild late in the first. Camacho got the first takedown-Curry escape. Repeat. Then Curry got a takedown and rode out the last ten seconds to go into the 2nd tied at four. After an escape and takedown in the second, Camacho opened up the scoring in the third. Camacho added a takedown and a four-point nearfall to break it open, before adding a stalling point to get the major 15-6. 4-0 NCS 133: #14 Kai Orine vs. #9 Micky Phillippi The first period was scoreless, but Phillippi did a great job of establishing his control ties and it seemed to slow Orine down. After an escape to start the second, Phillippi continued to press in with the control and nearly got a takedown on the edge, but Orine fended it off well. Phillippi put on a great ride in the final period to pick up riding time before Orine got the escape. He added a takedown on a go-behind from Orine's shot at the end to win 4-1. 4-3 NCS 141: #24 Ryan Jack vs. #8 Cole Matthews Matthews continued his hot streak against a stingy Ryan Jack, but it was a fight to get it done. The first period was scoreless and they traded escapes to start the second and third periods. Both of them picked up the pace at the end of the third and Ryan fired off a few shots from space; Matthews caught Ryan in a front headlock on one of these shots and was able to get the go-behind with 13 seconds left and rode out for the 3-1 win. 6-4 Pitt 149: #3 Tariq Wilson vs. Dan Mancini Wilson came out of the gates attacking in this match; he was in on a shot within the opening 30 seconds for the only takedown in the first period. Mancini had a tremendous second period--he had a strong ride for the first minute plus and was able to hold off Wilson on a good shot late in the second. Wilson picked up an escape and another takedown midway through the third. After the escape, Mancini got in on a single leg and during the scramble to finish, he and Wilson hit heads and opened a gash above Wilson's eye. Wilson gutted out the last 30 seconds of handfighting and surrendered a takedown to Mancini on the edge at the buzzer to finish with a 6-5 win. 7-6 NCS 157: #11 Ed Scott vs. #19 Elijah Cleary Cleary was on the attack early and picked up the first takedown. Scott countered with his own takedown and rode out the first to amass 1:45 in riding time. The only points scored in the second were an escape by Scott and a penalty point for stalling on Cleary. There were a couple good scrambles in the third, but no points were scored. Scott picked up the 6-2 decision with riding time. 10-6 NCS 165: #22 Thomas Bullard vs. #16 Jake Wentzel Wentzel got out to an early lead with a takedown and a long ride to end the first. Bullard earned a reversal to start the second and got one swipe, but not quite enough to get nearfall. Bullard then put on a strong ride to stay on top for the rest of the second. He also picked up a stalling point to be up 3-2 into the third. Wentzel got a quick escape in the third to tie it up. There were some shallow shots from both sides to finish the third but no scores, so it headed to sudden victory. In the extra period, there were some attempts from the upper body, but again no points on the board, so we moved to rideouts. Wentzel rode out the first 30 second period to start and was able to get an escape in the second half and fend off a couple attempts from Bullard to get the 4-3 win. 10-9 NCS 174: #4 Hayden Hidlay vs. Hunter Kernan Hidlay made quick work of Kernan, picking up a first-period tech fall. He got an early takedown and four sets of four near-fall points to get the 18-0 BONUS before the first buzzer. 15-9 NCS 184: #3 Trent Hidlay vs. Gregg Harvey Trent opened the match with a strong double leg and rolled out of bounds after locking up a tilt. After a Harvey escape, Hidlay got another takedown on the edge and held Harvey for a two count to go up 8-1 early; he picked up one more takedown in the first to enter the second up 10-3. Hidlay added an escape and two additional takedowns in the second to open a 15-4 lead. In the third, he tacked on three more takedowns to finish the 22-7 tech fall. 20-9 NCS 197: #16 Isaac Trumble vs #6 Nino Bonaccorsi Coming off a big upset last week against Jay Aiello, Trumble made lightning strike twice, knocking off Bonaccorsi. Bonaccorsi was in deep in the first, but Trumble was able to use his length to fend off the takedown to keep the period scoreless. Trumble put on a very impressive ride to keep Bonaccorsi down the whole second period. Nino nearly had a reversal at the end of the period, but Trumble was able to hold on to the leg to maintain control. Trumble chose neutral for the third and he was able to fight off a two-minute barrage of Bonaccorsi shots to earn the 2-0 upset win. 23-9 NCS 285: #26 Tyrie Houghton vs. Jake Slinger Slinger opened up the match with a shot on the whistle to get the first takedown. After a short ride, Houghton got a reversal and finished the period on top. Slinger had a strong ride for the first minute of the second before Houghton got the escape and was right back in to get his second takedown. Houghton added two more takedowns in the third to take the 9-4 win to finish the dual. 26-9 NCS

Lock Haven 157 lber Ben Barton (photo courtesy of Lock Haven athletics) Bloomsburg: The Huskies split their matches over the weekend, losing to Kent State 25-16 and topping Cleveland State 27-18. Three Huskies went 2-0 over the weekend. Cole Rhone (133) won by forfeit over Kent State and by a 4-2 decision over Jake Manley of Cleveland State. Josh Mason (141) pinned both Louis Newell of Kent State and Hunter Olson of Cleveland State. Alex Carida (157) defeated Robert Pryhocki of Kent State by a 14-2 major decision and Ryan Granger of Cleveland State by fall in 4:44. The Huskies will be back in action on Sunday, February 20th, at 11:00am against Edinboro. Buffalo: On Sunday, the Bulls fell short to Central Michigan 28-10. Three Bulls downed CMU, their opponents. Derek Spann (133) defeated Vince Perez by a 9-0 major decision. John Arceri (149) won by a nail-biting 9-7 decision over Corbyn Munson. Peter Acciardi (184) triumphed over Ben Cushman with a 4-2 decision. The Bulls will be back in action against Ohio on Saturday, February 19th, at 7:00pm in Athens, Ohio. Central Michigan: Once again, the Chippewas extended their win streak, which now stands at eleven matches, topping Buffalo 28-10. Seven Chippewas had solid wins over their opponents. Brock Bergelin (125) defeated Tristan Daugherty by a decision of 3-0. Dresden Simon (141) won by fall in 2:51 over Ben Freeman. Johnny Lovett (157) triumphed over Michael Petite in sudden victory 3-1. Tracy Hubbard (165) won by a 4-2 decision over Noah Grover. Bret Fedewa (174) defeated Jay Nivison by a 2-0 decision. Aaron Bolo (197) won by a 9-0 major decision over Sam Mitchell. Matt Stencel (HWT) sealed the deal by pinning Toby Cahill in 2:33. Following their win over the Bulls, the Chippewas were named the 2022 MAC Wrestling West Division Champs, going 7-0 in conference matches. The Chippewas will compete on Friday, February 18th, at 6:00pm against Michigan State. Cleveland State: Over the weekend, the Vikings fell short to Lock Haven 32-6 and Bloomsburg 27-18. One standout Viking, Ben Smith (197), went 2-0 defeating Parker McClellan of Lock Haven by an 8-0 major decision and David Tuttle of Bloomsburg by a 19-7 major decision. The Vikings will be back in action at 1:00pm on Sunday, February 20th, at George Mason. Clarion: The Eagles battled hard against Rider, but ultimately lost 16-15. Five Eagles won their matches. Brent Moore (149) returned with a 5-2 decision over Bryan Miraglia. Kyle Shickel (157) won by an 8-2 decision over Cole McComas. John Worthing (174) triumphed over Shane Reitsma 7-3. Max Wohlabaugh (184) topped Evan Vasquez by a decision of 9-2. Tyler Bagoly (HWT) defeated David Szuba by a close 8-6 decision. The Eagles will wrestle on Saturday, February 19th, at 6:00pm against Edinboro. Edinboro: On Sunday, the Fighting Scots fell short to Lock Haven 24-16. Four Fighting Scots reigned victorious over their matchups. Gabe Willochell (141) won by a 9-1 major decision over Tyler Dilley. Ryan Burgos (149) topped DeShawn Farber by fall in 5:50. Ethan Ducca (184) won by a razor-thin 3-2 decision over Colin Fegley. Cody Mulligan (197) was victorious over Parker McClellan via a 6-3 decision. The Fighting Scots will wrestle Saturday, February 19th, at 7:00pm against Clarion in The McComb Fieldhouse. George Mason: The Patriots fell short to Rider 21-13. Four Patriots got their hands raised. Alex Madrigal (149) won by a 9-1 major decision over Bryan Miraglia. Avery Bassett (157) defeated Cole McComas 8-2. Kyle Davis (184) downed Evan Vasquez by a 9-3 decision. Jon List (197) defeated Azeem Bell 3-1 in sudden victory. The Patriots will host Cleveland State on Sunday, February 20th, at 1:00pm. Kent State: On Friday, the Golden Flashes defeated Bloomsburg 25-16. Seven Golden Flashes defeated their opponents, helping to secure a nine-point victory. Jake Ferri (125) won by a 16-3 major decision over Bronson Garber. Kody Komara (149) shut out Cade Balestrini 2-0. Brady Chrisman (165) defeated Trenton Harder by an 18-6 major decision. Michael Ferree (174) also won by a 17-6 major decision over Matt Benedetti. Colin McCracken (184) joined in the major decision fun 14-2 over Bruno Stolfi. Tyler Bates (197) won 4-0 over David Tuttle. Jacob Cover (HWT) defeated Shane Noonan by an 11-6 decision. The Golden Flashes will travel to SIU Edwardsville on Friday, February 18th, at 7:00pm. Lock Haven: The Eagles went 2-0 this weekend, defeating Cleveland State 32-6 and Edinboro 24-16. Five Eagles defeated both of their opponents in dominant fashion. Anthony Noto (125) stayed hot teching one of Cleveland State's best wrestlers, Logan Heil, 21-5 technical fall and Chris Merlo of Edinboro by fall in 4:26. Ben Barton (157) teched both, Ryan Granger of Cleveland State and PJ Gohn of Edinboro, 19-3 and 27-9, respectively. Ashton Eyler (165) won by a 10-3 decision over Riley Smucker of Cleveland State and Dylan Kohn of Edinboro by an 18-4 major decision. Tyler Stoltzfus (174) cruised by pinning Anthony Rice of Cleveland State in 5:45 and blanking Joey Arnold of Edinboro, 7-0. Isaac Reed (HWT) topped Daniel Bucknavich of Cleveland State by a 5-3 decision and Max Millin of Edinboro by an 8-1 decision. Following their win over Cleveland State and Edinboro, the Eagles were named the 2022 MAC Wrestling East Division Champs, going 6-0 in conference matches. The Eagles will return to action on Friday, March 4th, at the Mid-American Conference Championships in Athens, Ohio, at Ohio University. Northern Illinois: The Huskies dropped a 22-12 matchup against Northwestern. Four Huskie middleweights won their matches. Anthony Gibson (157) defeated Trevor Chumbley by a 5-0 decision. Izzak Olejnik won by a 6-2 decision over David Ferrante. Mason Kauffman (174) topped Troy Fisher 5-4. Brit Wilson (184) defeated Jon Halvorsen by a decision of 6-1. Northern Illinois is slated to compete on Sunday, February 20th, at 12:00pm against SIU Edwardsville. Ohio University: This weekend, the Bobcats defeated SIU Edwardsville 34-6. Eight Bobcats reigned victorious over their inner-conference opponents. Oscar Sanchez (125) won by an 8-1 decision over Austin Macias. Gio DiSabato (133) won by forfeit. Kyran Hagan (141) won by forfeit. Alex Hagan (149) topped Caleb Tyus by a 3-1 decision. Jordan Slivka (157) pinned Max Kristoff in 5:14. Sal Perrine (174) defeated Kevin Gschwendtner by a 9-5 decision. Zayne Lehman (184) majored Sergio Villalobos 11-1.. Carson Brewer (197) blanked Ryan Yarnell 6-0. The Bobcats will be back in action on Saturday, February 19th, against Buffalo at 7:00pm. Rider: The Broncs swept both of their matchups this weekend; defeating Clarion 16-15 and George Mason 21-13. Four Broncs went a perfect 2-0 on the weekend. Tyler Klinsky (125) topped Joey Fischer of Clarion by a 6-4 decision and Ben Monn of George Mason by a 4-1. Up a weight, Richie Koehler won by an 8-1 decision over Mason Prinkey of Clarion and by a 6-3 decision over Michael Rapuano of George Mason. Quinn Kinner (141) defeated Seth Koleno of Clarion by a 4-2 decision and Shawn Nonaka of George Mason by a 7-3 decision. Michael Wilson (165) downed Kolby Ho of Clarion 9-2 and Tyler Kocak of George Mason by a 3-0 decision. The Broncs will wrestle on Friday, February 18th, at George Mason at 7:00pm. SIU Edwardsville: The Cougars fell short to Ohio, losing 24-6. Two Cougars came out on top. Cardeionte Wilson (165) defeated Sean O'Dwyer by a 6-3 decision. Colton McKiernan (HWT) had a close 3-2 win over Jordan Greer.

(photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Here we are, the final week of the season. If you are like me, you are in the Championship Matchup for 1st place and closely monitoring every program's tweets for info on who is wrestling and where to make that last-second pickup to take home the trophy (real or pride-based). Before we get into all of that, I'm going to get a little sappy. These past couple of years have been an incredible experience in working with InterMat/MatScouts and doing not only these Weekly Outlooks that probably drive little traffic to the site, but also running the #MatScoutsDynasty League, getting to attend duals and tournaments, talk with coaches and wrestlers from all over, and dip my toe into the waters of wrestling photography as well. But all of it could not be done without the support of my wife, #TwitterlessAimee. I swear I had this topic ready to go before he tweeted it, but Seth Duckworth's Valentine's Day tweet hit the nail on the head. If you like any of the content I put out, she's really the one you should be thanking. I'm not the only one that deals with it, but working a regular 9 to 5 corporate job with a newborn to now 18-month-old (#TinyTonyD, who has been severely lacking in his content creation lately), as well as all the other duties of being an adult leave a short and usually late window to try and get the "wrestling stuff" done. Going to duals or tournaments on the weekends and her being the supermom to take care of the "terremoto" (Italian for earthquake, which has also become his nickname), by herself for most of the day is no easy task. Working late into the night, as she heads to bed, or having meetings and podcasts scheduled during typical dinner times is easy at first, but starts to wear on everyone as time goes on. And as time goes on, conflicts happen and deadlines and schedules get missed, which add to the overall stress of it all (notice how our podcast has been sporadic this season?). But at the end of the day, she is there to show her support and ask what's new in this crazy little sport of ours. In all, this is just a small "thank you" that she will probably never read because the little dude has figured out how to swipe at phones and close out of internet tabs. She deserves a medal or something… maybe a spa weekend? But, on to the final week of the regular season… Week 16. Remember that whole "Last Chance Open" thing that happened a few years ago? Well, it's back. And actually will probably (hopefully) be a pretty competitive tournament with a lot of D1 teams potentially going. Utah Valley also has their own version of the Last Chance Open, appropriately called the UVU Last Chance Open. Go figure. Teams are still submitting their entries, so keep those alerts on to @FantasyD1Wrestl for updates as they come in. A few teams lock today (Wednesday 2/16) and tomorrow (Thursday 2/17), so quick decisions will have to be made on lineups before they lock. Wed: Iowa State and Missouri Thurs: Brown, Harvard, UNI, and Wisconsin Good luck this week and I hope you have enjoyed your season, whether it was ending in the Championship Final or finishing dead last. Now go out there and WIN THE WEEK! Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score] *organized by tournament name first, then by school name* 125: Richie Figeroa (Arizona State)- Last Chance Open Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley)- UVU Last Chance Open Caleb Smith (Appalachian State)- @ Davidson, @ Presbyterian [+9] Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State)- @ CSU Bakersfield, @ Stanford [+9] Bryce West (Northern Illinois)- Vs Cal Baptist, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+8] Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga)- @ Bellarmine, @ Indiana [+7] Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State)- Vs Bucknell, Vs Oklahoma [+6] Joseph Fischer (Clarion)- @ Edinboro [+5] Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly)- @ Stanford [+4] Gio Diaz (Franklin & Marshall)- Vs Hofstra [+4] Drake Ayala (Iowa)- @ Nebraska [+4] Jake Ferri (Kent State)- @ SIU-Edwardsville [+4] Nick Suriano (Michigan)- @ Central Michigan [+4] Drew Hildebrandt (Penn State)- Vs Rider [+4] Pat Glory (Princeton)- @ Rutgers [+4] Killian Cardinale (West Virginia)- Vs Wyoming [+4] Brandon Courtney (Arizona State)- Vs Lehigh [+3] Jacob Allen (Navy)- Vs Army [+3] Ryan Miller (U Penn)- @ American [+3] Gage Curry (Pittsburgh)- @ Duke [+3] 133: Jordan Decatur (Ohio State)- Last Chance Open Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)- Vs Bucknell, Vs Oklahoma [+8] Codi Russell (Appalachian State)- @ Davidson, @ Presbyterian [+7] Joey Oliveri (Rutgers)- Vs Princeton, Vs Columbia [+7] Devan Turner (Oregon State)- @ CSU Bakersfield, @ Stanford [+6] Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech)- Vs Virginia, Vs NC State [+6] Austin DeSanto (Iowa)- @ Nebraska [+5] Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh)- @ Duke [+5] Michael McGee (Arizona State)- Vs Lehigh [+4] Anthony Sobotker (Binghamton)- @ Harvard [+4] Derek Spann (Buffalo)- @ Ohio [+4] Jake Rotunda (The Citadel)- Vs VMI [+4] Brendon Fenton (Kent State)- @ SIU-Edwardsville [+4] Rayvon Foley (Michigan State)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Joshua Koderhandt (Navy)- Vs Army [+4] Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State)- Vs Rider [+4] Michael Colaiocco (U Penn)- @ American [+4] Sidney Flores (Air Force)- Vs Northern Colorado [+3] Pat Phillips (Franklin & Marshall)- Vs Hofstra [+3] Brock Hudkins (Indiana)- Vs Chattanooga [+3] Dylan Ragusin (Michigan)- @ Central Michigan [+3] Kyle Biscoglia (UNI)- Vs Wisconsin [+3] Chris Cannon (Northwestern)- Vs Purdue [+3] 141: Saul Ervin (SIU-Edwardsville)- Vs Kent State, Vs Cal Baptist, Vs Northern Illinois (@NIU) [+10] Heath Goyner (Appalachian State)- @ Davidson, @ Presbyterian [+9] Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers)- Vs Princeton, Vs Columbia [+9] Gabe Willochell (Edinboro)- Vs Calrion, Vs Bloomsburg [+7] Real Woods (Stanford)- Vs Cal Poly, Vs Oregon State [+6] Kaden Cassidy (George Mason)- Vs Cleveland State [+5] Ryan Anderson (Binghamton)- @ Harvard [+4] Trevon Majette (Gardner-Webb)- Vs Presbyterian [+4] Wil Gil (Franklin & Marshall)- Vs Hofstra [+4] Kyram Hagan (Ohio)- Vs Buffalo [+4] Nick Lee (Penn State)- Vs Rider [+4] CJ Composto (U Penn)- @ American [+4] Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh)- @ Duke [+4] Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado)- @ Air Force [+3] Parker Filius (Purdue)- @ Northwestern [+3] Clay Carlson (South Dakota State)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] Chase Zollman (Wyoming)- @ West Virginia [+3] 149: John Millner (Appalachian State)- @ Davidson, @ Presbyterian [+10] Mike Van Brill (Rutgers)- Vs Princeton, Vs Columbia [+6] Kyle Parco (Arizona State)- Vs Lehigh [+4] PJ Ogunsanya (Army)- @ Navy [+4] Yahya Thomas (Northwestern)- Vs Purdue [+4] Beau Bartlett (Penn State)- Vs Rider [+4] Brent Moore (Clarion)- @ Edinboro [+3] Josh Finesilver (Duke)- Vs Pittsburgh [+3] Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell)- @ Wisconsin [+3] Alec Hagen (Ohio)- Vs Buffalo [+3] Jaron Jensen (Wyoming)- @ West Virginia [+3] 157: Cameron Robinson (Iowa State)- Last Chance Open Jashon Hubabrd (Ohio State)- Last Chance Open Cody Bond (Appalachian State)- @ Davidson, @ Presbyterian [+8] Anthony Gibson (Northern Illinois)- Vs Cal Baptist, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+7] Hunter Willits (Oregon State)- @ CSU Bakersfield, @ Stanford [+6] Dazjon Casto (The Citadel)- Vs VMI [+4] Chase Saldate (Michigan State)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Jared Franek (North Dakota State)- @ South Dakota State [+4] Ryan Deakin (Northwestern)- Vs Purdue [+4] **IF he wrestles Doug Zapf (U Penn)- @ American [+4] Quincy Monday (Princeton)- @ Rutgers [+4] Alex Cardia (Bloomsburg)- @ Edinboro [+3] Parker Kropman (Drexel)- Vs Rider [+3] Avery Bassett (George Mason)- Vs Cleveland State [+3] Will Lewan (Michigan)- @ Central Michigan [+3] Elijah Cleary (Pittsburgh)- @ Duke [+3] Jacob Wright (Wyoming)- @ West Virginia [+3] 165: Austin Kraisser (Iowa State)- Last Chance Open Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois)- Vs Cal Baptist, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+8] Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)- @ UNI, Vs Cornell [+8] Will Formato (Appalachian State)- @ Davidson, @ Presbyterian [+7] Drew Nicholson (Chattanooga)- @Bellarmine, @ Indiana [+6] Joshua Ogunsanya (Columbia)- @ Maryland, @ Rutgers [+6] Phil Conigliaro (Harvard)- Vs Binghamton, Vs Sacred Heart [+6] Thomas Bullard (NC State)- @ North Carolina, @ NC State [+6] Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State)- Vs Bucknell, Vs Oklahoma [+6] Nick Palumbo (Sacred Heart)- @ Long Island, @ Brown [+6] Anthony Valencia (Arizona State)- Vs Lehigh [+4] Ricky Stamm (Hofstra)- @ Franklin & Marshall [+4] Alex Marinelli (Iowa)- @ Nebraska [+4] Lucas Revano (U Penn)- @ American [+4] Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh)- @ Duke [+4] Jack Ganos (Air Force)- Vs Northern Colorado [+3] Sewlyn Porter (The Citadel)- Vs VMI [+3] Cameron Pine (Clarion)- @ Edinboro [+3] Riley Smucker (Cleveland State)- @ George Mason [+3] Evan Barczak (Drexel)- Vs Rider [+3] Rodrick Mosley (Gardner-Webb)- Vs Presbyterian [+3] Cam Amine (Michigan)- @ Central Michigan [+3] Peyton Hall (West Virginia)- Vs Wyoming [+3] 174: Cael Valencia (Arizona State)- Last Chance Open Thomas Flitz (Appalachian State)- @ Davidson, @ Presbyterian [+7] Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois)- Vs Cal Baptist, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+7] Aaron Olmos (Oregon State)- @ CSU Bakersfield, @ Stanford [+6] Carter Starocci (Penn State)- Vs Rider [+5] John Worthing (Clarion)- @ Edinboro [+4] Michael O'Malley (Drexel)- Vs Rider [+4] Matt Finesilver (Duke)- Vs Pittsburgh [+4] Logan Messer (George Mason)- Vs Cleveland State [+4] Logan Massa (Michigan)- @ Central Michigan [+4] Nick Incontrera (U Penn)- @ American [+4] Jake Logan (Lehigh)- @ Arizona State [+3] Sal Perrine (Ohio)- Vs Buffalo [+3] Cade DeVos (South Dakota State)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] Hayden Hastings (Wyoming)- @ West Virginia [+3] 184: Kaleb Romero (Ohio State)- Last Chance Open Rocky Jordan (Ohio State)- Last Chance Open Kyle Cochran (Maryland)- Vs Columbia, @ American [+8] Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois)- Vs Cal Baptist, Vs SIU-Edwardsville [+8] Trey Munoz (Oregon State)- @ CSU Bakersfield, @ Stanford [+8] Barrett Blakely (Appalachian State)- @ Davidson, @ Presbyterian [+7] Ethan Ducca (Edinboro)- Vs Clarion, Vs Bloomsburg [+7] Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State)- Vs Bucknell, Vs Oklahoma [+7] John Poznanski (Rutgers)- Vs Princeton, Vs Columbia [+7] Aaron Brooks (Penn State)- Vs Rider [+5] Bernie Truax (Cal Poly)- @ Stanford [+4] Donnell Washington (Indiana)- Vs Chattanooga [+4] Myles Amine (Michigan)- @ Central Michigan [+4] Layne Malczewski (Michigan State)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh)- @ Duke [+4] Max Lyon (Purdue)- @ Northwestern [+4] Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel)- Vs Rider [+3] Charles Small (Hofstra)- @ Franklin & Marshall [+3] Colin McCracken (Kent State)- @ SIU-Edwardsville [+3] Parker Keckeisen (UNI)- Vs Wisconsin [+3] Neil Antrassian (U Penn)- @ American [+3] Tate Samuelson (Wyoming)- @ West Virginia [+3] 197: Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State)- Last Chance Open Jaron Smith (Maryland)- Vs Columbia, @ American [+7] Greg Bulsak (Rutgers)- Vs Princeton, Vs Columbia [+7] Nunzio Crowley (Long Island)- Vs Sacred Heart [+6] Tyler Mousaw (VMI)- @ The Citadel [+6] Cole Urbas (U Penn)- @ American [+5] Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming)- @ West Virginia [+5] Kendall Norfleet (Arizona State)- Vs Lehigh [+4] Lou DePrez (Binghamton)- @ Harvard [+4] Trey Rogers (Hofstra)- @ Franklin & Marshall [+4] Pat Brucki (Michigan)- @ Central Michigan [+4] Cam Caffey (Michigan State)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado)- @ Air Force [+4] Jake Woodley (Oklahoma)- @ Oklahoma State [+4] Max Dean (Penn State)- Vs Rider [+4] Ben Smith (Cleveland State)- @ George Mason [+3] Anthony Perrine (Gardner-Webb)- Vs Presbyterian [+3] Jake Koser (Navy)- Vs Army [+3] Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh)- @ Duke [+3] Thomas Penola (Purdue)- @ Northwestern [+3] 285: Colton McKiernan (SIU-Edwardsville)- Vs Kent State, Vs Cal Baptist, Vs Northern Illinois (@NIU) [+10] Michael Burchell (Appalachian State)- @ Davidson, @ Presbyterian [+7] Boone McDermott (Rutgers)- Vs Princeton, Vs Columbia [+7] Nathan Traxler (Virginia Tech)- Vs Virginia, Vs NC State [+7] Michael McAleavey (The Citadel)- Vs VMI [+6] Gary Traub (Oregon State)- @ CSU Bakersfield, @ Stanford [+6] Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force)- Vs Northern Colorado [+5] Joe Doyle (Binghamton)- @ Harvard [+5] Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State)- Vs Rider [+5] Tyler Bagoly (Clarion)- @ Edinboro [+4] Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra)- @ Franklin & Marshall [+4] Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia)- Vs Wyoming [+4] Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa)- @ Nebraska [+3] Ryan Catka (Navy)- Vs Army [+3] Lucas Davison (Northwestern)- Vs Purdue [+3] Ben Goldin (U Penn)- @ American [+3] Think I missed someone? Disagree with someone on the list or their projection? Want to know our thoughts on a matchup? Let me know! Win the week!

(photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Wednesday 02/16 Iowa State at Missouri (7:30pm) Thursday 02/17 Wisconsin at Northern Iowa (8:00pm) Friday 02/18 Wyoming at West Virginia (8:00pm) Bucknell at Oklahoma State (8:00pm) Sunday 02/20 Last Chance Open at Iowa State (11:00am) Oklahoma at Oklahoma State (3:00pm) North Dakota State at South Dakota State (3:00pm) Northern Colorado at Air Force (3:00pm) All times eastern Missouri takes on Iowa State Oklahoma State is now officially without AJ Ferrari for the rest of the season and tonight may decide who's the top team in the Big 12. Iowa State has looked the part for most of the year and should be the favorite in this dual, but Missouri could suddenly take that claim here with a win. Rivalry week Bedlam, NDSU vs. SDSU, and Northern Colorado at Air Force. Three great rivalries and matchups that should be very good duals. With Bedlam, there is no AJ Ferrari and if OU can flip a few of the one/two-point losses they had last time and limit bonus, it could become a pretty interesting dual. NDSU vs. SDSU is two gritty, tough teams that really scrap. This is always a fun one. Then we've got the battle for Colorado with UNC vs. Air Force. All three are really solid rivalry matchups in the Big 12 this weekend.

(photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) We've got a great slate of duals over the next week, which is the final week of the regular season. An incredible 47 duals are on the schedule for Wednesday-Sunday. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this weekend. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). All times are eastern Wednesday, February 16: Iowa State at Missouri, 7:30 PM ESPN+ Thursday, February 17: Harvard at Brown, 7:00 PM ESPN+ Wisconsin at Northern Iowa, 8:00 PM FloWrestling Friday, February 18: Rider at Drexel, 5:00 PM FloWrestling Chattanooga at Bellarmine, 6:00 PM BU Knights Sports Network Central Michigan at Michigan State, 6:00 PM B1G+ Columbia at Maryland, 7:00 PM B1G+ Appalachian State at Davidson, 7:00 PM Pittsburgh at Duke, 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb, 7:00 PM ESPN+ North Carolina at NC State, 7:00 PM ACC Network Princeton at Rutgers, 7:00 PM B1G+ Virginia Tech at Virginia, 7:00 PM ESPN+ Army West Point at Navy, 7:30 PM ESPN+ Bucknell at Oklahoma State, 8:00 PM ESPN+ Kent State at SIU Edwardsville, 8:00 PM ESPN+ Wyoming at West Virginia, 8:00 PM ESPN+ Saturday, February 19: Binghamton at Harvard, 11:00 AM ESPN+ Purdue at Northwestern, 1:30 PM Big Ten Network Lehigh at Arizona State, 2:00 PM Pac-12 Network Sacred Heart at Long Island, 4:00 PM NEC Front Row Columbia at Rutgers, 5:00 PM B1G+ Oregon State at CSU Bakersfield, 5:00 PM Pac-12.com Clarion at Edinboro, 7:00 PM FloWrestling Buffalo at Ohio, 7:00 PM ESPN+ Maryland at American, 7:30 PM ESPN+ Cal Poly at Stanford, 8:00 PM Pac-12 Network Sunday, February 20: Bloomsburg at Edinboro, 11:00 AM FloWrestling Iowa State at Last Chance Open, 11:00 AM Penn at American, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Sacred Heart at Brown, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Cleveland State at George Mason, 1:00 PM ESPN+ Chattanooga at Indiana, 1:00 PM B1G+ SIU Edwardsville at Northern Illinois, 1:00 PM NIU All-Access Cornell at Wisconsin, 1:00 PM B1G+ Rider at Penn State, 2:00 PM B1G+ Michigan at Central Michigan, 2:00 PM ESPN+ Hofstra at Franklin & Marshall, 2:00 PM Centennial Conference Digital Network Appalachian State at Presbyterian, 2:00 PM Northern Colorado at Air Force, 3:00 PM FloWrestling California Baptist vs. SIU Edwardsville at Northern Illinois, 3:00 PM Oklahoma at Oklahoma State, 3:00 PM ESPN+ North Dakota State at South Dakota State, 3:00 PM FloWrestling VMI at The Citadel, 3:00 PM ESPN+ California Baptist at Northern Illinois, 5:00 PM NIU All-Access Oregon State at Stanford, 5:00 PM Pac-12.com Virginia Tech at NC State, 6:00 PM ACC Network Iowa at Nebraska, 7:00 PM Big Ten Network

Minnesota All-American Brayton Lee (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota wrestling program has announced today that 157-pound returning All-American Brayton Lee will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season after suffering an injury in last Friday's home dual against Ohio State. “We're obviously heartbroken for Brayton that he won't be able to compete this postseason,” head coach Brandon Eggum said. “Nobody loves to compete more than him and he was having a fantastic season, but our primary concern for him right now is to get healthy so that he can come back stronger next season.” The redshirt junior out of Brownsburg, Ind., was a consistent force in the heart of the Gopher lineup this season, as he tallied a 16-2 record on the year, including seven wins over ranked opponents. Heading into the postseason, Lee was widely considered a national title contender in the 157-pound field, as he is currently ranked fourth in the InterMat rankings. Brayton is a two-time All-American in his career, placing sixth in last year's NCAA Championships, as well as becoming an NWCA First Team All-American in 2020. He holds a career mark of 55-14 in his three seasons in the starting lineup for the Maroon & Gold. Lee is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair the injury this offseason, and is expected to make a full recovery ahead of the 2022-23 season. He will have up to two years of eligibility remaining.

(photo courtesy of Mark Lundy; LutteLens.com) Friday 02/11 South Dakota State DEF Northern Colorado 29-9 Iowa State DEF Northern Iowa 16-15 North Dakota State DEF Little Rock 30-9 Wyoming DEF Air Force 21-17 Saturday 02/12 Missouri DEF Arizona State 19-14 West Virginia DEF Utah Valley 21-16 Iowa DEF Oklahoma State 23-9 Sunday 02/13 Air Force DEF CSU Bakersfield 25-9 Cal Poly DEF Air Force 27-18 South Dakota State DEF Little Rock 43-3 North Dakota State DEF Northern Colorado 22-13 Iowa State knocks off Northern Iowa What a dual! This one lived up to the hype and then some. It ultimately all came down to one major decision for 197 lber Yonger Bastida being the difference and giving Iowa State the one-point dual win over Northern Iowa. Missouri beats Arizona State Missouri seems to be on a bit of a roll after back-to-back wins over ranked opponents. Last week it was Oklahoma State and this week it was Arizona State; two teams that both won trophies at the NCAA tournament last year. Have they turned a corner after taking some hits early in the season? We'll know a lot more this week after they wrestle Iowa State on Wednesday.

2021 NCAA champion AJ Ferrari (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) Today, on his weekly coaches show on OSU Max, Oklahoma State head coach John Smith confirmed that 2021 NCAA champion AJ Ferrari would miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season due to injury. Two weeks ago, Ferrari and OSU cross country All-American Isai Rodriguez were injured as Ferrari was passing a vehicle on a two-lane highway. At the time, Ferrari's condition was listed as "fair", and there was hope that he would return this year. Smith also indicated that Ferrari would have surgery with the goal of returning for the 2022-23 season. There will be more information as archived audio of coach Smith's interview becomes available.

Rutgers All-American Sebastian Rivera (top) (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) We've only got one week left in the college wrestling season, so it's time to revisit our Hodge Trophy standings. Each week, for the last month, little-by-little wrestlers have dropped from the ranks of the unbeaten, basically eliminating themselves from the Hodge Trophy discussion. While an unbeaten record isn't the “be-all, end-all,” you have to go back to Brent Metcalf (Iowa) in 2007-08 to find a Hodge Trophy winner without a perfect mark. With the kind of competition expected for the award this season, having a loss along the way is probably a deal-breaker. Before we meet the candidates, revisit the actual Hodge criteria: 1. Record 2. Number of Pins 3. Dominance 4. Past Credentials 5. Quality of Competition 6. Sportsmanship/Citizenship 7. Heart So, as we consider the criteria for the award and the voting tendencies of past Hodge races, we present the top-seven list of 2021-22 Hodge Trophy candidates. 7) David Carr (Iowa State) - 16-0; 69% Bonus Points, 4 falls; 4 techs The returning 157 lb national champion is looking as good as ever, with a bonus point rate that is slightly higher than in 2021, when he was a finalist for the award. His fall number has already matched his total from last season. Carr is on a 47-match winning streak with one more regular-season bout looming against Missouri on Wednesday. Barring a loss between now and the NCAA Tournament, Carr will surely go into nationals as the #1 seed, something that was different from a year ago. Then he was the third seed. Either way, he'll likely have to contend with two-time Big Ten champion Ryan Deakin (Northwestern), who is responsible for Carr's only loss of his collegiate career. Though it's totally coincidental and has no bearing on the award or voting, no 157 lber has ever won the Hodge. 6) Carter Starocci (Penn State) - 14-0; 71% Bonus Points; 2 falls; 5 techs Once again, we have another returning champion who is currently undefeated in Carter Starocci. What Starocci has going for him is the star power atop the 174 lb weight class. He avenged a loss to Michael Kemerer (Iowa) in the 2021 Big Ten finals, by downing Kemerer in the NCAA title match. A few weeks ago, Starocci held on by the slimmest of margins to get by Kemerer in tiebreakers. To win another title, Starocci will likely have to beat the Hawkeye at least once, maybe twice. Looking past Kemerer, the weight class also features a pair of past NCAA finalists in #3 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) and #4 Hayden Hidlay (NC State). Both are currently unbeaten, though they are set to square off Sunday. Should Starocci run through this gauntlet without a loss, he should get strong consideration. He has almost tripled his bonus point from his redshirt freshman year, which was 25%. 5) Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) - 18-0; 72% Bonus Points, 5 falls; 5 techs In our last update, Yianni Diakomiahlis was curiously not included in our top-ten candidates. At the time, Diakomiahlis did not have a single fall, which is paramount for this award. Since then, Yianni has hit the Ivy League portion of his schedule, which is not as imposing at 149 lbs. He's capitalized with five falls and a tech since. What Diakomihalis has going for him is the past credentials criteria. He is the only two-time champion returning and is currently riding a 65-match winning streak. Yianni also has made a Senior World team while still active in college. Though these are incredible achievements, they typically haven't been factored in as much for past winners until their senior seasons (Dake, Stieber, Dieringer). One criterion that could work for and against Yianni is the “quality of competition.” 149 lbs isn't entirely as loaded with title contenders as some other weights. Aside from a meeting with Sammy Sasso (Ohio State), there aren't multiple title contenders like at 141, 165, 174, that make for a memorable, meatgrinder bracket. Now, the flip-side is that guys at those weights have a higher probability for a loss, which generally knocks you out of consideration. 4) Aaron Brooks (Penn State) - 14-0; 71% Bonus Points, 3 falls; 1 tech Aaron Brooks has pretty similar stats to his teammate, Carter Starocci. He'll also have to contend with a legit title contender at the Big Ten and possibly NCAA finals in Myles Amine (Michigan). Brooks last month against quality, conference competitors has been staggering. He has majored All-American's Taylor Venz (Nebraska) and John Poznanski (Rutgers), along with top-20 fixtures Kyle Cochran (Maryland) and DJ Washington (Indiana). His dominance of such high-caliber competition separates him from Starocci and others. We also have to think about PSU having multiple candidates, which could lead to a split-vote situation if Brooks, Starocci, Nick Lee, and Roman Bravo-Young all repeat as champions. 3) Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) - 16-0; 81% Bonus Points; 6 falls; 2 techs In the purest sense of the award, Keegan O'Toole may be your favorite if we did a blind resume test. Without the name and career achievements of Yianni or Gable, O'Toole may put together the most Hodge-worthy campaign of any of these contenders. O'Toole leads all of our finalists with six falls and has an 81% bonus point rate, which is excellent. Like Starocci, O'Toole has a deep weight class which could either help or hinder his chances. Getting by a potential NCAA field that includes a quarterfinal against #7 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State), combined with a semifinal against #3 Shane Griffith (Stanford)/#6 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin), before a final facing #1 Evan Wick (Cal Poly)/#4 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State)/#5 Alex Marinelli (Iowa), is quite impressive. Now there's the chance that any of them could knock off O'Toole. Until then, the Tiger should be able to pad his bonus numbers in the early rounds of the Big 12 and NCAA Championships. 2) Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) - 21-0; 86% Bonus Points, 2 falls; 11 techs Along with O'Toole, the Hodge candidate getting the most buzz surrounding his 2021-22 output is Sebastian Rivera. His bonus point percentage leads everyone on this list, not named Gable Steveson. Last year, Rivera may not have been a full-sized 141 lber and his results were good, just a little below his typical standards. In 2021-22, they have taken off. Over the course of Rivera's career, his best bonus percentage came in 2018-19, when he finished at 59%. Last season it dipped to 33%. So for Rivera to garner serious consideration for the award, he'll have to capture the title at 141 lbs. That's a tall task considering returning champ, Nick Lee (Penn State) is currently ranked number one and Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) is right behind him. Last season, Rivera dropped both contests against Lee, though one came in sudden victory. As stated earlier, it looks like Rivera is on a different level anyways. A senior, winning an elusive national title and having to go through some version of Lee/Eierman multiple times and a gaudy bonus point percentage would make plenty of voters think twice before casting votes. 1) Gable Steveson (Minnesota) - 10-0; 100% Bonus Points, 1 fall; 3 techs Nothing has changed at the top of our Hodge Trophy rankings as Gable Steveson is still number one. Steveson has finished the regular season undefeated and with bonus points in all ten of his contests. Despite the lack of matches, Steveson has wrestled the highest quality competition possible. He has wins over #3 Mason Parris (Michigan), #4 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa), #10 Lucas Davison (Northwestern), #11 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin), #12 Christian Lance (Nebraska), #13 Tate Orndorff (Ohio State). His closest match during this time was a nine-point win over Davison. As always, putting up those types of numbers at heavyweight should carry more weight (pardon the pun). The biggest positive factor for Steveson's side is his Olympic gold medal. That doesn't happen everyday in college wrestling! He also shared the trophy in 2021 with Spence Lee, which also adds to his list of “past credentials.” Like 2021, his other achievements should overshadow a lack of falls. In 2021, he only had four in 15 total matches. And that was before he had the Olympic gold on his resume.

The CIF (California) State Championship Finals (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) I spent this weekend in Macon, Georgia, at the state tournament watching as boys and girls took to the mat, giving it every single ounce of effort they could muster up. I saw tears of defeat, screams of triumph, untimely injuries and I saw hearts break, as dreams were destroyed. I had this moment of clarity sitting outside, as I watched athletes leave the arena with their heads hanging in disappointment; what matters most is not the medal, it's not even the final six minutes on the mat, but it is the journey that got you there. Some of these competitors were wrestling in their final match ever - hoping for an outcome that would solidify their dedication over the course of the last 10-12 years. They wanted to prove all of their sweat and blood, the injuries, the early morning runs, the extra lifts, the excruciating weight cuts and the commitment to training; they wanted to prove it was all worth it. In this one-man (or woman) sport, all eyes are on you, and so is the pressure. That pressure to perform during the state tournament, during your last tournament of your wrestling career, it can feel as though it weighs a thousand pounds. So many shook it off or carried it well, blowing through their opponents one by one; others fought, battled past the point of pure exhaustion and pushed themselves to their victory one match at a time until they were handed a medal to signify their job well done. So wrestler, in a sport where there can only be one winner, one champion, I realize a state tournament leaves a trail of heartbreak for so many others. If that was you, the one who didn't win, the wrestler who still hungers for a different outcome, I'm writing to remind you, you're efforts did not go unnoticed; Your commitment was not unseen. The principles this sport taught you, the character it helped you to develop, even if you don't realize yet, they are more of a reward than you know. Dedication, perseverance, discipline, self-awareness, resilience, commitment, grit and mindset - these are all necessary in life, all valued far more than a medal or state title, and they are yours because you worked for them, you earned them, you sacrificed to learn them. A medal is great; it's an achievement you should be proud of. Being a state champ, that's no small task, but neither is having the guts to get out there and wrestle, to give it all you got, to win or lose, know you gave it your all with no regrets. You see, along the way, you formed friendships that will last a lifetime; you had practices that were so hard you threw up, your coach yelled so much he was hoarse the next day, you pushed yourself so hard you didn't know it was possible - you overcame. The loss this weekend may sting for just a bit longer, but soon you can laugh, and you will for years to come, as you think back on all the ridiculous antics your teammates did, all of the predicaments you got yourself out of with a move your coach told you never to use. You will smile as you remember that final match in your high school gym, the rides home from practice with your friends blasting their favorite song, your parent's face after you pinned your opponent, your coaches voice telling you, "good job!" One day all the memories you made, the relationships you've built, those will be cherished far more than any medal that ends up in your bedroom drawer. So to those who didn't finish the way you planned, I hope you know you didn't leave that arena empty-handed. You did not waste years on a sweaty mat just to go home with shattered dreams. The journey that brought you to that final tournament, to those last few minutes on the mat, that is the prize, the real award, and I pray you cherish all it taught you.

Michigan State All-American Rayvon Foley (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Saturday's Dual Results Brown 22 Long Island 12 125 - Hunter Adrian (Brown) dec Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) 3-2 133 - Nicky Cabanillas (Brown) dec Kaelen Francois (Long Island) 5-2 141 - Tim Levine (Brown) fall Devin Matthews (Long Island) 149 - Drew Witham (Long Island) dec Blake Saito (Brown) 7-5SV 157 - Jack Bokina (Brown) dec Rhise Royster (Long Island) 8-4SV 165 - Blake Bahna (Long Island) dec AJ Corrado (Brown) 3-0 174 - Drew Clearie (Brown) maj Ryan Ferro (Long Island) 19-6 184 - James Araneo (Brown) maj James Langan (Long Island) 11-4 197 - Nunzio Crowley (Long Island) dec Cade Wilson (Brown) 4-2 285 - Tim Nagosky (Long Island) dec Lear Quinton (Brown) 6-3 Cornell 28 Binghamton 12 125 - Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) dec Nick Curley (Binghamton) 13-9 133 - Dom LaJoie (Cornell) dec Anthony Sobotker (Binghamton) 5-2 141 - JJ Wilson (Cornell) fall Christian Gannone (Binghamton) 1:51 149 - Mike Venosa (Cornell) dec Mike Zarif (Binghamton) 4-2 157 - Hunter Richard (Cornell) tech Tyler Martin (Binghamton) 20-4 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec Jake Brindley (Cornell) 7-2 174 - Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) dec Andrew Berreyesa (Cornell) 6-3 184 - Jonathan Loew (Cornell) maj Cory Day (Binghamton) 12-3 197 - Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) maj Sam DePrez (Binghamton) 12-4 285 - Joe Doyle (Cornell) fall Brendan Furman (Cornell) 3:19 Harvard 24 Hofstra 19 125 - Beau Bayless (Harvard) dec Dylan Acevedo (Hofstra) 4-0 133 - Dillon Murphy (Harvard) dec Matthew Templeton (Hofstra) 3-0 141 - Michael Jaffe (Harvard) maj Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) 15-5 149 - Lukus Stricker (Harvard) fall Michael Leandrou (Hofstra) 1:57 157 - Trevor Tarsi (Harvard) maj Joe McGinty (Hofstra) 12-3 165 - Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) maj Alex Whitworth (Harvard) 11-1 174 - Joshua Kim (Harvard) maj Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra) 18-5 184 - Charles Small (Hofstra) InjDef Leo Tarantino (Havard) 197 - Trey Rogers (Hofstra) fall Luke Rada (Harvard) 1:30 285 - Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) dec Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) 15-8 Hofstra 37 Sacred Heart 15 125 - Jacob Venezia (Sacred Heart) fall Jacob Moon (Hofstra) 3:44 133 - Anthony Petrillo (Sacred Heart) dec Matthew Templeton (Hofstra) 5-3 141 - Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) tech Chris Naegele (Sacred Heart) 18-3 149 - Michael Leandrou (Hofstra) tech William Bianchi (Sacred Heart) 18-2 157 - Joe McGinty (Hofstra) fall David Tufankiljan (Sacred Heart) 2:40 165 - Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) maj Ryan Bollentino (Sacred Heart) 16-3 174 - Joe Sacco (Sacred Heart) FFT 184 - Charles Small (Hofstra) fall Sebastian Ford (Sacred Heart) 3:19 197 - Trey Rogers (Hofstra) tech Logan Michael (Sacred Heart) 27-12 285 - Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) FFT Penn 20 Princeton 13 125 - Patrick Glory (Princeton) maj Ryan Miller (Penn) 12-2 133 - Michael Colaiocco (Penn) dec Nick Kayal (Princeton) 15-11 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) maj Danny Coles (Princeton) 17-4 149 - Carmen Ferrante (Penn) dec Lenny Merkin (Princeton) 6-4SV 157 - Quincy Monday (Princeton) dec Doug Zapf (Penn) 3-1 165 - Lucas Revano (Penn) maj Jake Marsh (Princeton) 12-4 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec Nate Dugan (Princeton) 11-4 184 - Travis Stefanik (Princeton) dec Neil Antrassian (Penn) 8-4 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) dec Cole Urbas (Penn) 13-9 285 - Ben Goldin (Penn) dec Matt Cover (Princeton) 10-4 Virginia 30 Duke 9 125 - Patrick McCormick (Virginia) tech Ty Naquin (Duke) 18-3 133 - Brian Courtney (Virginia) dec Drake Doolittle (Duke) 8-2 141 - Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) maj Patrick Rowland (Duke) 10-1 149 - Josh Finesilver (Duke) fall Jarod Verkleeren (Virginia) 6:38 157 - Jake Keating (Virginia) dec Wade Unger (Duke) 4-1 165 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) dec Gabe Dinette (Duke) 8-3 174 - Matt Finesilver (Duke) dec Justin Phillips (Virginia) 6-0 184 - Michael Battista (Virginia) maj Vincent Baker (Duke) 20-8 197 - Jay Aiello (Virginia) tech Kaden Russell (Duke) 18-2 285 - Quinn Miller (Virginia) dec Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) 3-1 Lehigh 21 Bucknell 12 125 - Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) dec Brandon Seidman (Bucknell) 2-1 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Satoshi Abe (Lehigh) 11-5 141 - Darren Miller (Bucknell) dec Drew Munch (Lehigh) 8-2 149 - Max Brignola (Lehigh) dec Kolby DePron (Bucknell) 6-3 157 - Nick Delp (Bucknell) dec Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) 2-0 165 - Zach Hartman (Bucknell) dec Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 10-3 174 - Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec Sam Barnes (Bucknell) 9-5 184 - AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) dec Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) 5-1 197 - JT Davis (Lehigh) dec Mason McCready (Bucknell) 8-3 285 - Jordan Wood (Lehigh) fall Luke Niemeyer (Bucknell) :57 Rutgers 31 Maryland 13 125 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) tech Tommy Capul (Maryland) 16-0 133 - King Sandoval (Maryland) fall Devon Britton (Rutgers) :59 141 - Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers) tech Danny Bertoni (Maryland) 20-3 149 - Mike Van Brill (Rutgers) dec Michael North (Maryland) 6-0 157 - Robert Kanniard (Rutgers) maj Conner Decker (Maryland) 13-1 165 - Andrew Clark (Rutgers) tech Gaven Bell (Maryland) 16-0 174 - Dom Solis (Maryland) maj Connor O'Neill (Rutgers) 10-1 184 - Kyle Cochran (Maryland) dec John Poznanski (Rutgers) 9-4 197 - Greg Bulsak (Rutgers) fall Chase Mielnik (Maryland) 2:11 285 - Boone McDermott (Rutgers) dec Zach Schrader (Maryland) 3-1 West Virginia 21 Utah Valley 16 125 - Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) dec Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley) 3-2 133 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) maj Lucas Seibert (West Virginia) 14-3 141 - Ty Smith (Utah Valley) dec Caleb Rea (West Virginia) 5-1 149 - Jeffrey Boyd (West Virginia) dec Sam Edelblute (Utah Valley) 2-0 157 - Jaxon Garoutte (Utah Valley) dec Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia) 4-2 165 - Peyton Hall (West Virginia) fall Danny Snediker (Utah Valley) 2:56 174 - Dennis Robin (West Virginia) fall Kekana Fouret (Utah Valley) 2:06 184 - Jacob Armstrong (Utah Valley) dec Anthony Carman (West Virginia) 11-9 197 - Evan Bockman (Utah Valley) dec Jackson Moomau (West Virginia) 7-2 285 - Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) dec Chase Trussell (Utah Valley) 11-4 Rider 21 George Mason 13 125 - Tyler Klinsky (Rider) dec Ben Monn (George Mason) 4-1 133 - Richie Koehler (Rider) dec Michael Rapuano (George Mason) 6-3 141 - Quinn Kinner (Rider) dec Shawn Nonaka (George Mason) 7-3 149 - Alex Madrigal (George Mason) maj Bryan Miraglia (Rider) 9-1 157 - Avery Bassett (George Mason) dec Cole McComas (Rider) 8-2 165 - Michael Wilson (Rider) dec Tyler Kocak (George Mason) 3-0 174 - Corey Connelly (Rider) dec Logan Messer (George Mason) 8-6 184 - Kyle Davis (George Mason) dec Evan Vasquez (Rider) 9-3 197 - Jon List (George Mason) dec Azeem Bell (Rider) 3-1SV 285 - David Szuba (Rider) fall Austin Stith (George Mason) 1:01 Ohio 34 SIU Edwardsville 6 125 - Oscar Sanchez (Ohio) dec Austin Macias (SIU Edwardsville) 8-1 133 - Gio DiSabato (Ohio) FFT 141 - Kyran Hagan (Ohio) FFT 149 - Alec Hagan (Ohio) dec Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) 3-1 157 - Jordan Slivka (Ohio) fall Max Kristoff (SIU Edwardsville) 5:14 165 - Cardeionte Wilson (SIU Edwardsville) dec Sean O'Dwyer (Ohio) 6-3 174 - Sal Perrine (Ohio) dec Kevin Gschwendtner (SIU Edwardsville) 9-5 184 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) maj Sergio Villalobos (SIU Edwardsville) 11-1 197 - Carson Brewer (Ohio) dec Ryan Yarnell (SIU Edwardsville) 6-0 285 - Colton McKiernan (SIU Edwardsville) dec Jordan Greer (Ohio) 3-2 Iowa 23 Oklahoma State 9 125 - Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) dec Jesse Ybarra (Iowa) 6-5 133 - Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) dec Austin DeSanto (Iowa) 5-3 141 - Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) dec Carter Young (Oklahoma State) 6-1 149 - Max Murin (Iowa) dec Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) 5-2 157 - Kaleb Young (Iowa) dec Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) 4-1 165 - Alex Marinelli (Iowa) dec Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) 3-2 174 - Michael Kemerer (Iowa) dec Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) 6-1 184 - Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) dec Abe Assad (Iowa) 9-2 197 - Jacob Warner (Iowa) maj Gavin Stika (Oklahoma State) 11-3 285 - Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) maj Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) 9-1 Missouri 19 Arizona State 14 125 - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) dec Noah Surtin (Missouri) 10-5 133 - Michael McGee (Arizona State) dec Connor Brown (Missouri) 8-6 141 - Ethan Turner (Missouri) dec Mykey Ramos (Arizona State) 3-1 149 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) dec Josh Edmond (Missouri) 3-2 157 - Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) dec Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) 3-1SV 165 - Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) fall Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) 5:52 174 - Peyton Mocco (Missouri) tech Zane Coleman (Arizona State) 21-6 184 - Jeremiah Kent (Missouri) dec Josh Nummer (Arizona State) 6-2 197 - Rocky Elam (Missouri) dec Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) 4-2 285 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) dec Zach Elam (Missouri) 8-1 Sunday's Dual Results Nebraska 23 Illinois 11 125 - Jeremiah Reno (Nebraska) maj Dane Durlacher (Illinois) 10-2 133 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) maj Dominick Serrano (Nebraska) 12-4 141 - Chad Red Jr (Nebraska) dec Dylan Duncan (Illinois) 7-1 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) dec Chrisitan Kanzler (Illinois) 6-1 157 - Peyton Robb (Nebraska) dec Joe Roberts (Illinois) 3-2 165 - Danny Braunagel (Illinois) maj Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) 12-2 174 - Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) maj DJ Shannon (Illinois) 11-3 184 - Zac Braunagel (Illinois) dec Taylor Venz (Nebraska) 12-6 197 - Eric Schultz (Nebraska) dec Matt Wroblewski (Illinois) 6-2 285 - Christian Lance (Nebraska) dec Luke Luffman (Illinois) 7-4 Michigan 24 Michigan State 13 125 - Nick Suriano (Michigan) maj Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) 14-3 133 - Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) dec Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) 7-2 141 - Stevan Micic (Michigan) dec Matt Santos (Michigan State) 10-3 149 - Kanen Storr (Michigan) dec Peyton Omania (Michigan State) 5-4 157 - Will Lewan (Michigan) dec Chase Saldate (Michigan State) 3-2 165 - Cameron Amine (Michigan) dec Caleb Fish (Michigan State) 5-1 174 - Logan Massa (Michigan) tech Nate Jimenez (Michigan State) 17-1 184 - Myles Amine (Michigan) dec Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) 8-4 197 - Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) maj Bobby Striggow (Michigan) 17-7 285 - Brad Wilton (Michigan State) fall Zachery Nemec (Michigan) 1:36 The Citadel 38 Bellarmine 3 125 - Malik Hardy (The Citadel) dec Jack Parker (Bellarmine) 11-4 133 - Jake Rotunda (The Citadel) fall Brandon Lucas (Bellarmine) 1:17 141 - Jackson Bradford (The Citadel) FFT 149 - Ethan Willis (The Citadel) dec Mitch Collica (Bellarmine) 6-1 157 - Dazjon Casto (The Citadel) tech Alex Rhine (Bellarmine) 17-1 165 - Selwyn Porter (The Citadel) dec Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) 6-4SV 174 - Eric Beck (Bellarmine) dec Cole Burke (The Citadel) 6-1 184 - Ben Haubert (The Citadel) dec Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine) 6-3 197 - Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) dec Bryant Wilkinson (Bellarmine) 10-6 285 - Michael McAleavey (The Citadel) FFT Ohio State 34 Indiana 3 125 - Mailk Heinselman (Ohio State) maj Jacob Moran (Indiana) 10-2 133 - Brock Hudkins (Indiana) dec Dylan Koontz (Ohio State) 5-3 141 - Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) maj Cayden Rooks (Indiana) 10-2 149 - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) dec Graham Rooks (Indiana) 3-1 157 - Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) dec Jonathan Kervin (Indiana) 3-2 165 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) maj Kasper McIntosh (Indiana) 20-6 174 - Ethan Smith (Ohio State) maj Nick South (Indiana) 19-6 184 - Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) fall Sean Grim (Indiana) 2:25 197 - Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) dec Nick Willham (Indiana) 3-1 285 - Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) dec Jacob Bullock (Indiana) 8-3 Bloomsburg 27 Cleveland State 18 125 - Logan Heil (Cleveland State) maj Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) 14-1 133 - Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg) dec Jake Manley (Cleveland State) 4-2 141 - Josh Mason (Bloomsburg) fall Hunter Olson (Cleveland State) 2:39 149 - Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) fall Joey Caprella (Cleveland State) 1:39 157 - Alex Carida (Bloomsburg) fall Ryan Granger (Cleveland State) 4:44 165 - Riley Smucker (Cleveland State) maj Trenton Harder (Bloomsburg) 16-2 174 - Anthony Rice (Cleveland State) maj Matt Benedetti (Bloomsburg) 12-3 184 - DeAndre Nassar (Cleveland State) dec Bruno Stolfi (Bloomsburg) 3-2 197 - Ben Smith (Cleveland State) maj David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 19-7 285 - Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg) fall Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) 2:42 Penn 35 Drexel 8 125 - Ryan Miller (Penn) dec Antonio Mininno (Drexel) 8-3 133 - Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) dec Kelly Dunnigan (Penn) 7-4 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) FFT 149 - Anthony Artalona (Penn) fall Tyler Williams (Drexel) 4:52 157 - Doug Zapf (Penn) dec Parker Kropman (Drexel) 8-3 165 - Lucas Revano (Penn) dec Evan Barczak (Drexel) 4-3 174 - Mickey O'Malley (Drexel) fall Nick Incontrera (Penn) 184 - Neil Antrassian (Penn) dec Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel) 15-12 197 - Cole Urbas (Penn) tech Santino Morina (Drexel) 17-2 285 - Ben Goldin (Penn) fall Liam Dietrich (Drexel) 1:22 Lock Haven 24 Edinboro 16 125 - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) fall Chris Merlo (Edinboro) 4:26 133 - Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) dec Cameron Soda (Edinboro) 7-2 141 - Gabe Willochell (Edinboro) maj Tyler Dilley (Lock Haven) 9-1 149 - Ryan Burgos (Edinboro) fall DeShawn Farber (Lock Haven) 5:50 157 - Ben Barton (Lock Haven) tech PJ Gohn (Edinboro) 27-9 165 - Ashton Eyler (Lock Haven) maj Dylan Kohn (Edinboro) 18-4 174 - Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) dec Joey Arnold (Edinboro) 7-0 184 - Ethan Ducca (Edinboro) dec Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 3-2 197 - Cody Mulligan (Edinboro) dec Parker McClellan (Lock Haven) 6-3 285 - Isaac Reid (Lock Haven) dec Max Millin (Edinboro) 8-1 Central MIchigan 28 Buffalo 10 125 - Brock Bergelin (Central Michigan) dec Tristan Daugherty (Buffalo) 3-0 133 - Derek Spann (Buffalo) maj Vince Perez (Central Michigan) 9-0 141 - Dresden Simon (Central Michigan) fall Ben Freeman (Buffalo) 2:51 149 - John Arceri (Buffalo) dec Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) 8-7 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) dec Michael Petite (Buffalo) 3-1SV 165 - Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan) dec Noah Grover (Buffalo) 4-2 174 - Bret Fedewa (Central Michigan) dec Jay Nivison (Buffalo) 2-0 184 - Peter Acciardi (Buffalo) dec Ben Cushman (Central Michigan) 4-2 197 - Aaron Bolo (Central Michigan) maj Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) 9-0 285 - Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) fall Toby Cahill (Buffalo) 2:33 Appalachian State 19 Campbell 13 125 - Caleb Smith (Appalachian State) dec Korbin Meink (Campbell) 3-1SV 133 - Codi Russell (Appalachian State) dec Dom Zaccone (Campbell) 9-5 141 - Shannon Hanna (Campbell) dec Heath Gonyer (Appalachian State) 4-2SV 149 - Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) dec Josh Heil (Campbell) 3-2 157 - Cody Bond (Appalachian State) maj JoJo Aragona (Campbell) 14-5 165 - Will Formato (Appalachian State) dec Troy Nation (Campbell) 7-2 174 - Thomas Flitz (Appalachian State) dec Austin Murphy (Campbell) 2-1 184 - Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) dec Barrett Blakely (Appalachian State) 5-4 197 - Chris Kober (Campbell) dec Wyatt Miller (Appalachian State) 3-1SV 285 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) maj Michael Burchell (Appalachian State) 15-5 Chattanooga 47 VMI 0 125 - Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga) fall Cam Chicella (VMI) 1:08 133 - Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) fallPatrick Maglathlin (VMI) 0:56 141 - Franco Valdes (Chattanooga) maj Frederick Junko (VMI) 14-3 149 - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) maj Luke Fegly (VMI) 14-2 157 - Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) tech Seth Fillers (VMI) 16-1 165 - Andrew Nicholson (Chattanooga) maj Blake Showers (VMI) 11-2 174 - Carial Tarter (Chattanooga) dec Jon Hoover (VMI) 10-5 184 - Thomas Sell (Chattanooga) dec Maxwell Gourley (VMI) 9-2 197 - Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) fall Tyler Mousaw (VMI) 1:51 285 - Matthias Ervin (Chattanooga) fall Josh Evans (VMI) 4:57 Chattanooga 49 Presbyterian 0 125 - Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga) dec Benny Gomez (Presbyterian) 5-0 133 - Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) fall Dominic Chavez (Presbyterian) 4:32 141 - Franco Valdes (Chattanooga) fall Khalid Brinkley (Presbyterian) 2:32 149 - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) tech Reid Stewart (Presbyterian) 21-6 157 - Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) tech Michael Ramirez (Presbyterian) 17-2 165 - Andrew Nicholson (Chattanooga) dec Zachary Phillips (Presbyterian) 6-0 174 - Carial Tarter (Chattanooga) maj Sean Getty (Presbyterian) 15-4 184 - Thomas Sell (Chattanooga) fall David Bertrand (Presbyterian) 3:36 197 - Matthew Waddell (Chattanooga) tech Aiden Jean (Presbyterian) 20-4 285 - Matthias Ervin (Chattanooga) fall Will Pontoon (Presbyterian) 3:29 North Dakota State 22 Northern Colorado 13 125 - Jace Koelzer (Northern Colorado) maj Ryan Henningson (North Dakota State) 12-4 133 - Kellyn March (North Dakota State) dec Dyson Kunz (Northern Colorado) 10-4 141 - Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) dec Dylan Droegemueller (North Dakota State) 4-0 149 - Chris Sandoval (Northern Colorado) dec Gaven Sax (North Dakota State) 3-2 157 - Jared Franek (North Dakota State) maj Nathan Moore (Northern Colorado) 11-2 165 - Luke Weber (North Dakota State) tech Nick Knutson (Northern Colorado) 17-2 174 - Austin Brenner (North Dakota State) dec Damen Pape (Northern Colorado) 4-2 184 - DJ Parker (North Dakota State) maj Xavier Vasquez (Northern Colorado) 13-2 197 - Owen Pentz (North Dakota State) dec Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado) 10-3 285 - Jacob Seely (Northern Colorado) dec Michael Nelson (North Dakota State) 4-2 South Dakota State 43 Little Rock 3 125 - Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) fall Jayden Carson (Little Rock) 4:45 133 - Gabe Tagg (South Dakota State) dec Jaylen Carson (Little Rock) 11-4 141 - Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) maj Conner Ward (Little Rock) 13-3 149 - Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) dec Daniel Kimball (South Dakota State) 7-4 157 - Kenny O'Neill (South Dakota State) dec Austin Keal (Little Rock) 2-1 165 - Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) dec Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) 7-1 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) fall Triston Wills (Little Rock) 4:56 184 - Cade King (South Dakota State) fall Tanner Mendoza (Little Rock) 1:29 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) fall Brooks Sacharczyk (Little Rock) 1:12 285 - AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) fall Josiah Hill (Little Rock) 4:09 Cal Poly 27 Air Force 18 125 - Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly) dec Jared Van Vleet (Air Force) 8-2 133 - Sidney Flores (Air Force) InjDef Abe Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) 141 - Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly) dec Cody Phippen (Air Force) 6-3 149 - Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) fall Dylan Martinez (Air Force) 2:25 157 - Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) dec Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) 6-1 165 - Evan Wick (Cal Poly) tech Trey Brisker (Air Force) 17-1 174 - Sam Wolf (Air Force) dec Adam Kemp (Cal Poly) 3-1SV 184 - Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) InjDef Jake Thompson (Air Force) 197 - Trent Tracy (Cal Poly) maj Cole Forrester (Air Force) 10-0 285 - Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) fall Samuel Aguilar (Cal Poly) 2:13 Cal Poly 21 CSU Bakersfield 18 125 - Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly) maj Eddie Flores (CSU Bakersfield) 12-4 133 - Chance Rich (CSU Bakersfield) InjDef Abe Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) 141 - Lawrence Sanez (Cal Poly) maj Louie Ramos (CSU Bakersfield) 11-2 149 - Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) dec Josh Brown (CSU Bakersfield) 11-6 157 - Brock Rogers (CSU Bakersfield) dec Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly) 4-2 165 - Evan Wick (Cal Poly) tech Bradley Harper (CSU Bakersfield) 23-8 174 - Albert Urias (CSU Bakersfield) dec Nathan Tausch (Cal Poly) 3-2 184 - Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) tech Jacob Hansen (Cal Poly) 20-4 197 - Josh Loomer (CSU Bakersfield) dec Trent Tracy (Cal Poly) 3-2 285 - Jacob Sieder (CSU Bakersfield) dec Samuel Aguilar (Cal Poly) 7-2 Air Force 25 CSU Bakersfield 9 125 - Jared Van Vleet (Air Force) dec Eddie Flores (CSU Bakersfield) 10-3 133 - Sidney Flores (Air Force) dec Chance Rich (CSU Bakersfield) 3-2 141 - Cody Phippen (Air Force) maj Louie Ramos (CSU Bakersfield) 11-0 149 - Josh Brown (CSU Bakersfield) dec Dylan Martinez (Air Force) 4-2 157 - Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) dec Brock Rogers (CSU Bakersfield) 4-2 165 - Trey Brisker (Air Force) dec Bradley Harper (CSU Bakersfield) 7-1 174 - Albert Urias (CSU Bakersfield) dec Sam Wolf (Air Force) 8-6SV 184 - Jake Thompson (Air Force) dec Jacob Hansen (CSU Bakersfield) 4-3 197 - Josh Loomer (CSU Bakersfield) dec Cole Forrester (Air Force) 4-1 285 - Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) fall Jacob Sieder (CSU Bakersfield) :57 Northwestern 22 Northern Illinois 12 125 - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) dec Bryce West (Northern Illinois) 8-6SV 133 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) fall Mikey Kaminsky (Northern Illinois) 4:24 141 - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) dec Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois) 9-5 149 - Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) maj Anthony Cheloni (Northern Illinois) 16-5 157 - Anthony Gibson (Northern Illinois) dec Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) 5-0 165 - Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) dec David Ferrante (Northwestern) 6-2 174 - Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois) dec Troy Fisher (Northwestern) 5-4 184 - Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) dec Jon Halvorsen (Northwestern) 6-1 197 - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) dec Tristen Gauman (Northern Illinois) 10-3 285 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) Terrese Aaron (Northern Illinois) 2-1

Kennedy (left) and Korina Blades (photo courtesy of Jim Thrall; MatFocus.com) Saturday night, before the festivities took place at the “Bout at the Ballpark,” the Blades sisters, Kennedy and Korina, made their college decision public. They will attend Arizona State University and train with the Sunkist Kids as they pursue their international goals. The final three choices for the sisters came down to ASU, Iowa, North Central College. In the latest national rankings, released by USA Wrestling, Kennedy is rated as the third pound-for-pound high schooler in the nation, while Korina comes in at number five. Korina is the top-ranked 138 lber in the country, while Kennedy is second at 164 lbs. As of now, Arizona State does not offer women's wrestling; however, they have a large contingent of high-level women training with the Sunkist Kids and coach Mark Perry. Helen Maroulis, Kayla Miracle, and Forrest Molinari are some of the notables that currently train with the Sunkist Kids. Kennedy and Korina are from Illinois, but have spent their high school careers at Pennsylvania's Wyoming Seminary. Both sisters made the 2021 Junior World Team and came back from Ufa, Russia, with hardware. Kennedy struck gold at the 72 kg weight class, while Korina brought home bronze at 62 kg. Each has made a Cadet and Junior World Team already. As just a high school junior, Kennedy made the finals of the Olympic Team Trials, before falling to the eventual gold medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock. The sisters have combined to win four titles in Fargo, with Kennedy capturing 16U and Junior titles in 2019, after winning 16U in 2018. Korina was a 16U champ in 2019, as well.

Iowa's Alex Marinelli faces All-American Travis Wittlake at the Bout at the Ballpark (photo courtesy of Mark Lundy; LutteLens.com) Iowa 23 Oklahoma State 9 125 - Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) dec Jesse Ybarra (Iowa) 6-5 133 - Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) dec Austin DeSanto (Iowa) 5-3 141 - Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) dec Carter Young (Oklahoma State) 6-1 149 - Max Murin (Iowa) dec Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) 5-2 157 - Kaleb Young (Iowa) dec Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) 4-1 165 - Alex Marinelli (Iowa) dec Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) 3-2 174 - Michael Kemerer (Iowa) dec Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) 6-1 184 - Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) dec Abe Assad (Iowa) 9-2 197 - Jacob Warner (Iowa) maj Gavin Stika (Oklahoma State) 11-3 285 - Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) maj Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) 9-1 Team USA Women 14 International All-Stars 5 50 kg - Victoria Anthony (USA) over Madison Parks (Canada) 10-0 53 kg - Jacarra Winchester (USA) over Dom Parrish (USA) 5-2 57 kg - Helen Maroulis (USA) over Karla Godinez Gonzalez (Canada) 8-0 62 kg - Kayla Miracle (USA) over Ana Godinez Gonzalez (Canada) 6-5 76 kg - Justina DiStasio (Canada) over Victoria Francis (USA) 7-1 Team USA Men 44 International All-Stars 1 57 kg - Thomas Gilman (USA) over Darian Cruz (Puerto Rico) 11-0 61 kg - Daton Fix (USA) over Guesseppe Rea (Ecuador) 10-0 65 kg - Joey McKenna (USA) over Kamal Begakov (Tajikistan) 10-0 70 kg - James Green (USA) over Dillon Williams (Canada) 10-0 74 kg - Jason Nolf (USA) over Mitch Finesilver (Israel) 11-0 79 kg - Jordan Burroughs (USA) over Nestor Taffur (Colombia) 11-0 86 kg - Zahid Valencia (USA) over Noel Torres (Mexico) 10-0 92 kg - Kollin Moore (USA) over Evan Ramos (Puerto Rico) 10-0 97 kg - Kyle Snyder (USA) over Zbigniew Baranowski (Poland) 12-0 125 kg - Nick Gwiazdowski (USA) over Zach Merrilll (Puerto Rico) 10-0 97 kg Greco-Roman - G'Angelo Hancock (USA) over Ahmed Hassan (Egypt) 13-3

Mitch Finesilver (left), Justina DiStasio (center), Darian Cruz(photos courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) by Richard Mann The freestyle side of this Saturday's Bout at the Ballpark event took a big hit when Iran pulled out of the event. Despite this last-minute change, the organizers were able to put together an International All-Star team in order to face off against Team USA. While the Iran match was set to feature several toss-up bouts, the American freestyle side should be heavily favored in all 10 weights against this international squad. Let's get to know the assembled team that will be facing off against the likes of Daton Fix, Jordan Burroughs and Kyle Snyder. 57 kg: Darian Cruz (Puerto Rico) Cruz was a three-time All-American for Lehigh and won the NCAA title at 125-pounds in 2017. Along the way, he scored an upset over Saturday's opponent Thomas Gilman, then of Iowa. After finishing college, Cruz made the transition to freestyle and initially represented the U.S. In 2020, he won a bronze medal at the Pan American Championships after falling to the eventual champion and U23 World champion Reineri Andreu (Cuba). Cruz attempted to qualify for the Olympic Trials, but ended up finishing fourth at the Last Chance Qualifier. This past December, he won a spot on the Puerto Rican national team and will represent the country going forward. Gilman and Cruz have wrestled multiple times on the freestyle circuit following their historic NCAA tournament match. Their most recent meeting came in 2020 on the first Nittany Lion Wrestling Club show. While Cruz held his own early, Gilman took the match over and finished with a 14-4 match-termination victory. NLWC Event 61 kg: Giusseppe Rea (Ecuador) Rea wrestled collegiately at Wilkes, where he finished with a 121-29 record and was a Division III All-American. He is currently an assistant coach for Muhlenberg. Rea represented Ecuador at both the 2021 Pan American Championships and World Championships in the 57 kg weight class. At the 2021 World Championships, he won his first match over Gamal Al-Sabri (Yemin) before falling against eventual silver medalist No. 9 Alireza Sarlak (Iran) to make the repechage. His bid for a bronze medal came up short against Aryan Tsiutryn (Belarus). Earlier this week, Rea had a dominant performance at Penn RTC's Summit 3 event. He scored a combined 27 points on the way to picking up a pair of match termination victories over Thomas Fischer (Switzerland) and Harvey Ridings (Great Britain) Penn RTC 65 kg: Kamol Begakov (Tajikistan) The Tajikistan representative finished fifth at the 2012 Cadet Asian Championship and currently trains at the Scarlet Knights Wrestling Club. In 2019, he wrestled in both the Bill Farrell and Dave Schultz tournaments. At the Schultz, he went 2-2 with victories over Ben Whitford and Earl Hall. Begakov recently tried his hand at some folkstyle as he entered the 2021 Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open back in November. He made the finals with an impressive victory over recent Army starter Thomas Deck before coming up short against Clarion's Seth Koleno in the finals. Begakov was also in action earlier this week on the Penn RTC show. In his only bout, he scored an 11-1 victory over Valentin Damour (France). Penn RTC 70 kg: Dillon Williams (Canada) Williams is a two-time bronze medalist at the Pan American Championships for Canada. In 2020, he added another bronze at the Pan American Olympic Qualification tournament but failed to qualify the weight. Williams represented Canada at both the 2017 and 2018 editions of the U23 World Championships as well as the 2019 World Championships, but he failed to bring home a medal from either competition. Pan-American Championships 74 kg: Mitch Finesilver (Israel) Finesilver was a four-time NCAA qualifier for Duke, who finally broke through and finished fourth as a senior to become an All-American. At that tournament, he picked up victories over Parker Kropman, Cole Martin, Jared Prince, Matt Kolodzik and Pat Lugo. Finesilver then chose to represent Israel on the international scene. In 2021 he won a bronze medal at the European Championships with victories over Davud Alizalau (Belarus), Malik Amine (San Marino), and Valentin Borzin (Moldova). He also entered the 2021 World Championships, but dropped his first match against Azamat Nurykau (Belarus) and failed to medal. On Monday, Finesilver split a pair of matches on the Penn RTC show. He dropped an 8-2 match against former Missouri wrestler Joey Lavallee but defeated Iman Kang (Canada) via a 10-0 match termination victory. Penn RTC 79 kg: Nestor Taffur (Colombia) Taffur wrestled collegiately for Boston University, where he was a two-time NCAA qualifier and EIWA champion. As a senior, he finished with a 37-4 record, and he ended his career as the program's leader in wins with 119. Taffur represents Colombia on the international circuit and recently picked up a silver medal at the 2021 Pan American Championships. He faced off against Team USA's Thomas Gantt in the finals and dropped an 8-0 match. At the 2021 World Championships, Taffur won his first match over Jasmit Phulka (Canada) before falling against former world champion Khetag Tsabolov (Serbia). Taffur was also in action on the Penn RTC show as he dropped a pair of matches against Lavallee and former Virginia Tech wrestler David McFadden. Penn RTC 86 kg: Noel Torres (Mexico) In 2018 Torres became the first national champion in any sport for Newman University as he won the Division II title at 184 pounds. He finished the season with a 46-5 record, including a decision victory over Division I qualifier Keegan Moore then of Oklahoma State. He has since wrestled for Mexico on the international scene. At the 2021 Pan American Championships, he dropped his first match against David Taylor, but bounced back to defeat Juan Garcia (Colombia) to take bronze. Torres also competed at the recent World Championships. He won his first match over Mark Onguyesi (Kenya) before falling against Taimuraz Friev (Spain). 2021 Pan-American Championships 92 kg: Evan Ramos (Puerto Rico) Ramos was a two-time Division II All-American for Shippensburg who finished fourth at 197 in 2018. He won a bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Championships after dropping his first match 11-1 against Kyle Snyder and rebounding with an 8-5 win over Canada's Jordan Steen. 2019 Pan-American Championships 97 kg Zbigniew Baranowski (Poland) Baranowski is probably most experienced member of the international team. He wrestled in his first senior-level World Championships back in 2014. In 2019, he won a silver medal at the European Championships and followed that up with another silver at the 2020 Individual World Cup. At the most recent World Championships, he defeated Erhan Yaylaci (Turkey) before being eliminated by eventual bronze medalist Osman Nurmagomedov (Azerbaijani). While Saturday's match against Snyder takes place a 97 kg, Baranowski's best results have come down at 92 kg or even 86 kg. At the Penn RTC event, Baranowski wrestled twice. He defeated Scottie Boykin via a 7-3 score and dropped a 7-0 match against Hayden Zillmer. Penn RTC 125 kg: Zach Merrill (Puerto Rico) Merrill began his college wrestling career at Cal Baptist, where he was a two-time NCWA national champion. He then transferred to Oklahoma, where he was never really able to crack the starting lineup, but he did go 38-6 in two seasons with the Sooners. As a senior in 2015, he finished second at the Reno Tournament of Champions after losing to teammate Ross Larson in the finals. Merrill tried to qualify for the Olympics through both the Pan American Olympic Qualifier and the World Qualification tournament. He came the closest at the continental event, where he finished third with wins over Angel Pacheco (Cuba) and Luis Vivenes (Venezuela). Pan-American Olympic Qualifier Women's Freestyle by Earl Smith Like the men's freestyle portion of the card, the women's card took a big hit this week when the Mongolian team backed out of the competition. Event organizers scrambled and were able to come up with a strong squad composed mainly of either Canadian or former Simon Fraser wrestlers to oppose our women's team. 50 kg - Madison Parks (Canada) Parks is a veteran that has been pushing to make the Canadian Senior team for almost a decade, before breaking through last year and making the world team. She went 1-1 in Oslo, with a fall over Miglena Selishka (Bulgaria) in the Round of 16 before falling to Emilia Vuc (Romania) in the quarters. Parks would finish seventh. In each of the last two years, Parks has competed at the Pan-American Championships, taking eighth in 2020 and fifth in 2021. She'll face American Victoria Anthony. 53 kg - Dom Parrish (USA) It will be a Final X 2019 rematch at 53 kg between Jacarra Winchester and Dom Parrish. In that series, Winchester took both bouts from Parrish (10-0 and 8-3), and went on to capture a world title just a few months later. Parrish was a two-time WCWA champion for Simon Fraser and has a ton of international experience. She has competed at the U23 World Championships on three occasions and fell in the bronze medal match in 2018. Parrish finished third at the 2020 Olympic Trials in the 53 kg weight class won by Winchester. 57 kg - Karla Godinez Gonzalez (Canada) Current Simon Fraser senior Karla Godinez Gonzalez is ranked number one in the latest NCAA women's national rankings. Recently Godinez Gonzalez captured a title at the Menlo Open without surrendering a point in four matches to maintain her unbeaten record. Last year, Godinez Gonzalez claimed silver medals at both the City of Sassari Tournament and the Yasar Dogu. In 2019, she wrestled for a bronze medal at the U23 World Championships. Godinez Gonzalez will get a significant step up in competition, from the college ranks, as 2016 Olympic Gold medalist Helen Maroulis is her opponent tonight. 62 kg - Ana Godinez Gonzalez (Canada) Perhaps the best match of this entire event could be the 62 kg clash between Ana Godinez Gonzalez and 2021 World bronze medalist Kayla Miracle. Miracle's Canadian counterpart has some hardware of her own from 2021, as she captured a gold medal at the U23 World Championships in a weight class that featured American Emma Bruntil. Godinez Gonzalez also has a Junior World bronze medal from 2019. These two have a history as they met on a standalone card last year and Miracle got her hand raised after an 8-0 win. 76 kg - Justina DiStasio (Canada) This could be the weight class where the Canadians are favored as they will send out 2018 72 kg world champion Justina DiStasio. The three-time Pan-American champion has a long track record for success, including another Senior world medal (bronze) in 2017. Injuries and the presence of 2016 Olympic champion Erica Wiebe have prevented DiStasio from having even more of an impact internationally over the last few years. DiStasio and Victoria Francis are no strangers, as Francis was in the 2017 weight class where DiStasio took world bronze. The Canadian has also won their most recent matchups. Greco-Roman 97 kg - Ahmed Hassan (Egypt) The lone Greco-Roman bout will feature 2021 World bronze medalist (that has a good sound to it) G'Angelo Hancock versus 2017 Egyptian world team member Ahmed Hassan. Since that time, Hassan has put on significant size to be able to compete with Hancock at 97 kg. That world team appearance came at 75 kg.

157 lbers Wade Unger (left) and Jake Keating (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Virginia at Duke Both teams are looking to rebound after lopsided losses last week and are coming in ready to fight. Brian Courtney had a tough loss after a great week against North Carolina and is looking to get back in the win column. The only ranked vs ranked match will also feature two wrestlers who are looking to get back on track. Josh Finesilver had a very uncharacteristic match last week and was pinned by Bryce Andonian in the first 30 seconds. Verkleeren is battling through a tough stretch in one of the toughest weight classes in the ACC. I think the two actually match up well and this should be a good match. The other match I'm keeping an eye on is at 157; Keating is coming off a huge win over Ed Scott and Wade Unger has been battling in the ACC and punched through his first conference win with an upset of Connor Brady. 125: Patrick McCormick vs. Logan Agin/Ty Naquin McCormick is coming off a loss to Jakob Camacho last week and is favored on paper over both Logan Agin and Ty Naquin-who the Blue Devils sent out for the first time last week. This match will be critical for seeding at the ACC tournament. 133: #20 Brian Courtney vs. Drake Doolittle Courtney dropped a tough one to Kai Orine last week; in a close match, Orine was able to catch him on his back for a four-count that broke the match open. Doolittle has had a rough go in the ACC so far and is looking to pick up his first win. 141: Dylan Cedeno vs. Parker Decker/Patrick Rowland Cedeno is entering the match after falling to Ryan Jack by a riding time in a great match last week. He has wrestled very well in back-to-back weeks against tough competition and is looking to get his hand raised for the first time after a long injury break. Rowland was held scoreless in an 8-0 major decision loss to Collin Gerardi last week and is also looking for his first ACC win. 149: #31 Jarod Verkleeren vs. #14 Josh Finesilver 149 in the ACC is a top-tier weight with five ranked wrestlers, including #3 Tariq Wilson and #5 Bryce Andonian. This is the marquee match of the dual and the only ranked matchup. Verkleeren had a solid start to the season, but has a 1-2 record in ACC competition with a win over Luke Kemerer and losses to Zach Sherman and Tariq Wilson. Finesilver also started the year on an impressive run, but has stumbled in ACC competition; he is 1-2 with losses to Wilson and Andonian and a sudden victory win over #17 Zach Sherman. 157: #27 Jake Keating vs. Wade Unger Keating is coming off a big upset of then #10 Ed Scott in a wild match. It was back-and-forth early, before Scott locked a cradle that Keating fought off for over a minute; Keating came back in the third to pick up a late takedown for the win. Unger has been impressive in his effort in losses to Austin O'Connor and Ed Scott before breaking through last week with a last-second takedown win over Connor Brady. Unger has been picking up steam and improving throughout the year and seems to be figuring it out at the right time. 165: #23 Justin McCoy vs. Gabe Dinette McCoy enters after losing his first match of the season last week to Thomas Bullard. He has looked great all year, but looked less aggressive and offensive last week than he is typically. He's looking to rebound against Dinette, who is 0-3 in conference with losses to Bullard, Sonny Santiago and Clayton Ulrey. 174: Justin Phillips vs. #16 Matt Finesilver Phillips came into ACC competition on a great run and won his first conference match with a pin of James Lledo before running into the buzzsaws of Hayden Hidlay and Clay Lautt to drop his last two matches. Finesilver started the year as one of the hottest wrestlers in the country, but has had a brutal stretch in ACC competition with #9 Clay Lautt, #4 Hayden Hidlay and #3 Mekhi Lewis. All the matches have been competitive and Finesilver has continued to show off his phenomenal defense throughout this run and he is looking to break this streak to get his first ACC win. 184: #25 Michael Battista vs. Vince Baker Battista started the season on an 11-1 run, including an ACC win over Gregg Harvey before losing to #18 Gavin Kane and #3 Trent Hidlay. He's looking to get back on his attack this week after struggling to get to his offense the past two matches. Baker enters at 10-14 and is winless in the ACC with losses to Kane and Hidlay as well as #10 Hunter Bolen. 197: #17 Jay Aiello vs. Kaden Russell Aiello entered ACC competition undefeated before dropping his first match to #6 Nino Bonaccorsi. He won his next bout against #31 Max Shaw by a major decision before dropping a sudden victory decision last week to #16 Isaac Trumble. He's looking to return to the win column against Baker, who enters at 13-11 on the year with ACC losses to Shaw, Trumble and #28 Dakota Howard. 285: #32 Quinn Miller vs. Jonah Niesenbaum Miller comes in at 10-6 on the year and 1-2 in the ACC with a decision win over Brandon Whitman and decision losses to Jake Slinger and #26 Tyrie Houghton. Niesenbaum is 15-8 on the year and 1-2 in the ACC with a win over Whitman and losses to Houghton and #14 Nathan Traxler. This should be a good battle to end the dual with both guys capable of some solid offense when they are in attack mode.

Columbia University's staff (photo courtesy of Tony DiMarco) Friday Duals Columbia 27 Harvard 3 125 - Joe Manchio (Columbia) dec Beau Bayless (Harvard) 3-2 133 - Angelo Rini (Columbia) dec Dillon Murphy (Harvard) 6-3 141 - Matt Kazimir (Columbia) dec Michael Jaffe (Harvard) 2-0 149 - Danny Fongaro (Columbia) maj Lukus Stricker (Harvard) 11-1 157 - Andrew Garr (Columbia) dec Trevor Tarsi (Harvard) 4-2 165 - Phil Conigliaro (Harvard) dec Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) 5-3 174 - Nick Fine (Columbia) dec Joshua Kim (Harvard) 7-5 184 - Brian Bonino (Columbia) dec Luke Rada (Harvard) 3-1SV 197 - Sam Wustefeld (Columbia) dec Nick Marcenelle (Harvard) 3-0 285 - Dan Conley (Columbia) dec Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) 9-2 Columbia 37 Brown 0 125 - Joe Manchio (Columbia) dec Hunter Adrian (Brown) 3-1 133 - Angelo Rini (Columbia) maj Nicky Cabanillas (Brown) 11-3 141 - Kenny Duschek (Columbia) dec Tim Levine (Brown) 6-2 149 - Danny Fongaro (Columbia) dec Blake Saito (Brown) 7-2 157 - Andrew Garr (Columbia) dec AJ Corrado (Brown) 10-3 165 - Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) FFT 174 - Nick Fine (Columbia) FFT 184 - Brian Bonino (Columbia) dec James Araneo (Brown) 8-6 197 - Sam Wustefeld (Columbia) dec Cade Wilson (Brown) 5-1 285 - Dan Conley (Columbia) dec Lear Quinton (Brown) 7-2 Bellarmine 19 Presbyterian 18 125 - Jack Parker (Bellarmine) dec Jacob Brasseur (Presbyterian) 7-3 133 - Dominic Chavez (Presbyterian) FFT 141 - Brandon Lucas (Bellarmine) dec Khalid Brinkley (Presbyterian) 13-10 149 - Mitch Collica (Bellarmine) maj Michael Ramirez (Presbyterian) 14-4 157 - Reid Stewart (Presbyterian) dec Alex Rhine (Bellarmine) 8-4 165 - Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) dec Zachary Phillips (Presbyterian) 4-1 174 - Eric Beck (Bellarmine) fall Bryton Goering (Presbyterian) 1:38 184 - David Bertrand (Presbyterian) dec Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine) 5-3 197 - Aiden Jean (Presbyterian) dec Bryant Wilkinson (Bellarmine) 9-5 285 - Will Pontoon (Presbyterian) dec Charlie Cadell (Bellarmine) 3-1 Kent State 25 Bloomsburg 16 125 - Jake Ferri (Kent State) maj Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) 16-3 133 - Cole Rhone (Bloomsburg) FFT 141 - Josh Mason (Bloomsburg) fall Louis Newell (Kent State) 1:53 149 - Kody Komara (Kent State) dec Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) 2-0 157 - Alex Carida (Bloomsburg) maj Robert Pryhocki (Kent State) 14-2 165 - Brady Chrisman (Kent State) maj Trenton Harder (Bloomsburg) 18-6 174 - Michael Ferree (Kent State) maj Matt Benedetti (Bloomsburg) 17-6 184 - Colin McCracken (Kent State) maj Bruno Stolfi (Bloomsburg) 14-2 197 - Tyler Bates (Kent State) dec David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 4-0 285 - Jacob Cover (Kent State) dec Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg) 11-6 Michigan 37 Indiana 3 125 - Nick Suriano (Michigan) fall Jacob Moran (Indiana) 5:34 133 - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) dec Brock Hudkins (Indiana) 6-3 141 - Stevan Micic (Michigan) dec Cayden Rooks (Indiana) 10-4 149 - Graham Rooks (Indiana) dec Kanen Storr (Michigan) 4-1 157 - Will Lewan (Michigan) dec Derek Gilcher (Indiana) 3-2 165 - Cameron Amine (Michigan) dec Kasper McIntosh (Indiana) 3-2 174 - Logan Massa (Michigan) tech Nick South (Indiana) 20-5 184 - Myles Amine (Michigan) tech Sean Grim (Indiana) 22-3 197 - Patrick Brucki (Michigan) dec Nick Willham (Indiana) 3-1SV 285 - Mason Parris (Michigan) fall Jacob Bullock (Indiana) :25 Princeton 20 Lehigh 16 125 - Patrick Glory (Princeton) dec Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) 9-4 133 - Nick Kayal (Princeton) InjDef Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 141 - Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) dec Danny Coles (Princeton) 3-2 149 - Max Brignola (Lehigh) dec Marshall Keller (Princeton) 3-1 157 - Quincy Monday (Princeton) maj Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) 12-3 165 - Brian Meyer (Lehigh) dec Jake Marsh (Princeton) 5-3 174 - Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec Nate Dugan (Princeton) 7-0 184 - Travis Stefanik (Princeton) maj AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) 15-4 197 - Luke Stout (Princeton) dec JT Davis (Lehigh) 6-3 285 - Jordan Wood (Lehigh) maj Matt Cover (Princeton) 12-1 Lock Haven 32 Cleveland State 6 125 - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) tech Logan Heil (Cleveland State) 21-5 133 - Jacob Manley (Cleveland State) dec Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) 6-3 141 - Tyler Dilley (Lock Haven) maj Hunter Olson (Cleveland State) 11-0 149 - Connor Eck (Lock Haven) dec Joey Caprella (Cleveland State) 8-2 157 - Ben Barton (Lock Haven) tech Ryan Granger (Cleveland State) 19-3 165 - Ashton Eyler (Lock Haven) dec Riley Smucker (Cleveland State) 10-3 174 - Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) fall Anthony Rice (Cleveland State) 5:45 184 - Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) dec DeAndre Nassar (Cleveland State) 3-2 197 - Ben Smith (Cleveland State) maj Parker McClellan (Lock Haven) 8-0 285 - Isaac Reid (Lock Haven) dec Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) 5-3 Northwestern 24 Michigan State 16 125 - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) dec Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) 4-0 133 - Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) dec Chris Cannon (Northwestern) 6-2 141 - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) dec Matt Santos (Michigan State) 3-1SV 149 - Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) dec Peyton Omania (Michigan State) 5-3 157 - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) fall Chase Saldate (Michigan State) 4:33 165 - Caleb Fish (Michigan State) fall David Ferrante (Northwestern) 2:20 174 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) maj Nate Jimenez (Michigan State) 12-4 184 - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) maj Jack Jessen (Northwestern) 15-2 197 - Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) dec Andrew Davison (Northwestern) 4-3 285 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) tech Brad Wilton (Michigan State) 19-4 Franklin & Marshall 29 Millersville 10 125 - Gio Diaz (Franklin & Marshall) maj Bryce Beatty (Millersville) 13-2 133 - Devin Flannery (Millersville) dec Pat Phillips (Franklin & Marshall) 6-4SV 141 - Wil Gil (Franklin & Marshall) fall Danny Capozzoli (Millersville) :48 149 - Cristiaan Dailey (Franklin & Marshall) maj Elijah Tuckey (Millersville) 14-4 157 - Jonathan Parrilla (Millersville) dec Chase McCollum (Franklin & Marshall) 9-2 165 - Brandon Connor (Millersville) maj Anthony Micci (Franklin & Marshall) 14-4 174 - John Crawford (Franklin & Marshall) dec Guy DeLeonardis (Millersville) 5-0 184 - James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) dec Anthony Giampietro (Millersville) 11-8 197 - Mike Waszen (Franklin & Marshall) tech Daniel Pereira (Millersville) 18-0 285 - Vincenzo Pelusi (Franklin & Marshall) maj Jordan Espinosa (Millersville) 11-1 NC State 26 Pittsburgh 9 125 - Jakob Camacho (NC State) maj Gage Curry (Pittsburgh) 15-6 133 - Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) dec Kai Orine (NC State) 4-1 141 - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) dec Ryan Jack (NC State) 3-1 149 - Tariq Wilson (NC State) dec Dan Mancini (Pittsburgh) 6-3 157 - Ed Scott (NC State) dec Elijah Cleary (Pittsburgh) 6-2 165 - Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) dec Thomas Bullard (NC State) 4-3 174 - Hayden Hidlay (NC State) tech Hunter Kernan (Pittsburgh) 18-0 184 - Trent Hidlay (NC State) tech Gregg Harvey (Pittsburgh) 22-7 197 - Isaac Trumble (NC State) dec Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) 2-0 285 - Tyrie Houghton (NC State) dec Jake Slinger (Pittsburgh) 9-4 Rider 16 Clarion 15 125 - Tyler Klinsky (Rider) dec Joey Fischer (Clarion) 6-4 133 - Richie Koehler (Rider) dec Mason Prinkey (Clarion) 8-1 141 - Quinn Kinner (Rider) dec Seth Koleno (Clarion) 4-2 149 - Brent Moore (Clarion) dec Bryan Miraglia (Rider) 5-2 157 - Kyle Shickel (Clarion) dec Cole McComas (Rider) 8-2 165 - Michael Wilson (Rider) dec Kolby Ho (Clarion) 9-2 174 - John Worthing (Clarion) dec Shane Reitsma (Rider) 7-3 184 - Max Wohlabaugh (Clarion) dec Evan Vasquez (Rider) 9-2 197 - Matt Correnti (Rider) maj Brett Wittmann (Clarion) 11-3 285 - Tyler Bagoly (Clarion) dec David Szuba (Rider) 8-6 Gardner-Webb 32 The Citadel 9 125 - Aedyn Concepcion (Gardner-Webb) dec Malik Hardy (The Citadel) 6-1 133 - Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) fall Jake Rotunda (The Citadel) 6:42 141 - Trevon Majette (Gardner-Webb) maj Jackson Bradford (The Citadel) 15-2 149 - Brandon Bright (Gardner-Webb) dec Ethan Willis (The Citadel) 6-5 157 - Dazjon Casto (The Citadel) dec Taylor Parks (Gardner-Webb) 7-4 165 - Rodrick Mosley (Gardner-Webb) dec Selwyn Porter (The Citadel) 3-1SV 174 - Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb) dec Ben Haubert (The Citadel) 8-5 184 - Jha'Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) maj Cole Burke (The Citadel) 10-1 197 - Samuel Mora (Gardner-Webb) fall Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) 3:31 285 - Michael McAleavey (The Citadel) fall Peyton McComas (Gardner-Webb) 2:44 Virginia Tech 23 North Carolina 11 125 - Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) dec Spencer Moore (North Carolina) 10-5 133 - Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech) dec Joe Heilmann (North Carolina) 8-2 141 - Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina) dec Collin Gerardi (Virginia Tech) 6-2 149 - Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) maj Zach Sherman (North Carolina) 16-6 157 - Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) tech Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) 25-10 165 - Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) dec Isaias Estrada (North Carolina) 4-2 174 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) dec Clay Lautt (North Carolina) 6-2 184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) dec Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) 3-1SV 197 - Dakota Howard (Virginia Tech) maj Mark Chaid (North Carolina) 13-5 285 - Nathan Traxler (Virginia Tech) dec Brandon Whitmann (North Carolina) 5-1 Davidson 23 VMI 12 125 - Cam Chicella (VMI) dec Hale Robinson (Davidson) 7-1 133 - Kyle Gorant (Davidson) tech Patrick Maglathlin (VMI) 16-0 141 - Nick Cambria (Davidson) dec Freddy Junko (VMI) 8-5 149 - Gavin Damasco (Davidson) fall Luke Hart (VMI) 4:27 157 - Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) dec Seth Fillers (VMI) 4-2 165 - Blake Showers (VMI) dec Jaden Hardrick (Davidson) 7-4 174 - Jon Hoover (VMI) dec Steven Newell (Davidson) 3-1 184 - Gavin Henry (Davidson) dec Max Gourley (VMI) 6-1 197 - Tyler Mousaw (VMI) dec Finlay Holston (Davidson) 9-6 285 - Mitchell Trigg (Davidson) dec Josh Evans (VMI) 8-4 North Dakota State 30 Little Rock 9 125 - Jayden Carson (Little Rock) dec Lucas Rodriguez (North Dakota State) 7-1 133 - Kellyn March (North Dakota State) fall Jaylen Carson (Little Rock) 1:46 141 - Dylan Droegemueller (North Dakota State) dec Conner Ward (Little Rock) 4-1 149 - Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) dec Gaven Sax (North Dakota State) 4-3 157 - Jared Franek (North Dakota State) tech Austin Keal (Little Rock) 16-1 165 - Luke Weber (North Dakota State) dec Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) 6-1 174 - Austin Brenner (North Dakota State) dec Triston Wills (Little Rock) 9-8 184 - DJ Parker (North Dakota State) maj Tanner Mendoza (Little Rock) 10-0 197 - Owen Pentz (North Dakota State) fall Brooks Sacharczyk (Little Rock) 1:19 285 - Josiah Hill (Little Rock) dec Michael Nelson (North Dakota State) 9-5 Iowa State 16 Northern Iowa 15 125 - Brody Teske (Northern Iowa) dec Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) 6-3 133 - Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) dec Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State) 8-2 141 - Ian Parker (Iowa State) dec Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) 9-5 149 - Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) dec Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) 6-2 157 - David Carr (Iowa State) dec Derek Holschlag (Northern Iowa) 11-4 165 - Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) dec Isaac Judge (Iowa State) 5-0 174 - Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) dec Joel Devine (Iowa State) 1-0 184 - Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) dec Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) 7-2 197 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) maj John Gunderson (Northern Iowa) 21-8 285 - Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) dec Carter Isley (Northern Iowa) 3-1 South Dakota State 29 Northern Colorado 9 125 - Jace Koelzer (Northern Colorado) dec Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) 5-2 133 - Gabe Tagg (South Dakota State) maj Dyson Kunz (Northern Colorado) 15-2 141 - Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) dec Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) 9-5 149 - Chris Sandoval (Northern Colorado) dec Daniel Kimball (South Dakota State) 4-2 157 - Nathan Moore (Northern Colorado) dec Kenny O'Neill (South Dakota State) 4-2SV 165 - Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) fall Nick Knutson (Northern Colorado) 1:23 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) maj Damen Pape (Northern Colorado) 17-6 184 - Cade King (South Dakota State) dec Xavier Vasquez (Northern Colorado) 6-2 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) maj Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado) 15-6 285 - AJ Nevills (South Dakota State) fall Robert Winters (Northern Colorado) 1:45 Illinois 32 Wisconsin 10 125 - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) fall Dane Durlacher (Illinois) 3:31 133 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) maj Kyle Burwick (Wisconsin) 16-5 141 - Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) dec Dylan Duncan (Illinois) 8-6SV 149 - Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) fall Christian Kanzler (Illinois) :42 157 - Garrett Model (Wisconsin) dec Joe Roberts (Illinois) 5-1 165 - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) maj Danny Braunagel (Illinois) 11-1 174 - DJ Shannon (Illinois) fall Andrew McNally (Wisconsin) 4:55 184 - Chris Weiler (Wisconsin) dec Zac Braunagel (Illinois) 8-2 197 - Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) maj Matt Wroblewski (Illinois) 10-0 285 - Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) maj Luke Luffman (Illinois) 10-2 Wyoming 21 Air Force 17 125 - Jared Van Vleet (Air Force) dec Brendon Garcia (Wyoming) 6-2 133 - Sidney Flores (Air Force) dec Darrick Stacey (Wyoming) 6-3 141 - Darren Green (Wyoming) dec Cody Phippen (Air Force) 7-5 149 - Jaron Jensen (Wyoming) dec Dylan Martinez (Air Force) 6-5 157 - Jacob Wright (Wyoming) dec Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) 4-1 165 - Trey Brisker (Air Force) InjDef Cole Moody (Wyoming) 174 - Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) maj Sam Wolf (Air Force) 10-0 184 - Tate Samuelson (Wyoming) dec Jake Thompson (Air Force) 4-3 197 - Stephen Buchanan (Wyoming) tech Calvin Sund (Air Force) 21-5 285 - Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) tech Terren Swartz (Wyoming) 18-3 Ohio State 24 Minnesota 14 125 - Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) dec Patrick McKee (Minnesota) 10-6 133 - Jake Gliva (Minnesota) dec Brady Koontz (Ohio State) 4-1 141 - Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) fall Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) 5:24 149 - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) dec Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 10-4 157 - Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) InjDef Brayton Lee (Minnesota) 165 - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) dec Cael Carlson (Minnesota) 8-6 174 - Ethan Smith (Ohio State) dec Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) 11-8 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) dec Rocky Jordan (Ohio State) 10-8 197 - Michial Foy (Minnesota) dec Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) 5-3 285 - Gable Steveson (Minnesota) tech Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) 19-4

(photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) NCAA Division I Wrestling Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) - Through Matches of Feb. 6 15 match minimum vs. Division I opponents required to be ranked 125 POUNDS 1 Patrick McKee Minnesota Big Ten 2 Joey Prata Oklahoma Big 12 3 Brandon Courtney Arizona St. Pac 12 4 Devin Schroder Purdue Big Ten 5 Anthony Noto Lock Haven MAC 6 Drake Ayala Iowa Big Ten 7 Justin Cardani Illinois Big Ten 8 Caleb Smith App State SoCon 9 Ryan Miller Penn EIWA 10 Dylan Shawver Rutgers Big Ten 11 Noah Surtin Missouri Big 12 12 Fabian Gutierrez Chattanooga SoCon 13 Jaret Lane Lehigh EIWA 14 Antonio Lorenzo Cal Poly Pac 12 15 Joey Fischer Clarion MAC 16 Gage Curry Pittsburgh ACC 17 Tyler Klinsky Rider MAC 18 Jake Ferri Kent St. MAC 19 Jacob Moran Indiana Big Ten 20 Oscar Sanchez Ohio MAC 21 Brock Bergelin Central Mich. MAC 22 Logan Heil Cleveland St. MAC 23 Tristan Lujan Michigan St. Big Ten 24 Tristan Daugherty Buffalo MAC 25 Tanner Jordan South Dakota St. Big 12 26 Brandon Seidman Bucknell EIWA 27 Jacob Allen Navy EIWA 28 Patrick McCormick Virginia ACC 29 Hunter Adrian Brown EIWA 30 Spencer Moore North Carolina ACC 31 Eddie Flores CSU Bakersfield Pac 12 32 Bryce West NIU MAC 33 Maximillian Leete American EIWA 133 POUNDS 1 Lucas Byrd Illinois Big Ten 2 Michael McGee Arizona St. Pac 12 3 Dylan Ragusin Michigan Big Ten 4 RayVon Foley Michigan St. Big Ten 5 Brayden Palmer Chattanooga SoCon 6 Josh Koderhandt Navy EIWA 7 Michael Colaiocco Penn EIWA 8 Kyle Biscoglia UNI Big 12 9 Joseph Heilmann North Carolina ACC 10 Anthony Madrigal Oklahoma Big 12 11 Angelo Rini Columbia EIWA 12 Joe Olivieri Rutgers Big Ten 13 Haiden Drury Utah Valley Big 12 14 Devan Turner Oregon St. Pac 12 15 Micky Phillippi Pittsburgh ACC 16 Dominic LaJoie Cornell EIWA 17 Ramazan Attasauov Iowa St. Big 12 18 Richie Koehler Rider MAC 19 Sidney Flores Air Force Big 12 20 Jake Gliva Minnesota Big Ten 21 Codi Russell App State SoCon 22 Matt Ramos Purdue Big Ten 23 King Sandoval Maryland Big Ten 24 Trey Crawford Missouri Big 12 25 Kyle Gorant Davidson SoCon 26 Brendon Fenton Kent St. MAC 27 Job Greenwood Wyoming Big 12 28 Anthony Sobotker Binghamton EIWA 29 Kyle Burwick Wisconsin Big Ten 30 Giovanni DiSabato Ohio MAC 31 Garett Lautzenheiser West Virginia Big 12 32 Todd Carter Gardner-Webb SoCon 33 Derek Spann Buffalo MAC 141 POUNDS 1 Clay Carlson South Dakota St. Big 12 2 Dresden Simon Central Mich. MAC 3 Sebastian Rivera Rutgers Big Ten 4 Allan Hart Missouri Big 12 5 Jakob Bergeland Minnesota Big Ten 6 Cole Matthews Pittsburgh ACC 7 Grant Willits Oregon St. Pac 12 8 Andrew Alirez Northern Colo. Big 12 9 Matt Kazimir Columbia EIWA 10 Joseph Zargo Wisconsin Big Ten 11 CJ Composto Penn EIWA 12 Gabe Willochell Edinboro MAC 13 Cael Happel UNI Big 12 14 Kyran Hagan Ohio MAC 15 Seth Koleno Clarion MAC 16 Parker Filius Purdue Big Ten 17 Kaden Cassidy George Mason MAC 18 Dylan D`Emilio Ohio St. Big Ten 18 Ryan Anderson Binghamton EIWA 20 Cody Phippen Air Force Big 12 21 Thomas Deck Army West Point EIWA 22 Saul Ervin SIUE MAC 23 Heath Gonyer App State SoCon 24 Angelo Martinoni CSU Bakersfield Pac 12 25 Cayden Rooks Indiana Big Ten 26 Matt Santos Michigan St. Big Ten 27 Jaivon Jones NIU MAC 28 Wilfredo Gil Franklin & Marshall EIWA 29 Louis Newell Kent St. MAC 30 Tyler Hunt Navy EIWA 31 Josh Mason Bloomsburg MAC 32 Caleb Rea West Virginia Big 12 33 Danny Bertoni Maryland Big Ten 149 POUNDS 1 Sammy Sasso Ohio St. Big Ten 2 Yianni Diakomihalis Cornell EIWA 3 Mike Van Brill Rutgers Big Ten 4 Kyle Parco Arizona St. Pac 12 5 Marcus Robinson Cleveland St. MAC 6 Beau Bartlett Penn St. Big Ten 7 Josh Finesilver Duke ACC 8 Max Brignola Lehigh EIWA 9 Josh Edmond Missouri Big 12 10 Jarod Verkleeren Virginia ACC 11 Brent Moore Clarion MAC 12 Lukus Stricker Harvard EIWA 13 Colin Realbuto UNI Big 12 14 Jaron Jensen Wyoming Big 12 15 Alec Hagan Ohio MAC 16 Corey Crooks Oregon St. Pac 12 17 Corbyn Munson Central Mich. MAC 18 Michael Blockhus Minnesota Big Ten 19 Christian Kanzler Illinois Big Ten 20 Ryan Burgos Edinboro MAC 21 Alex Madrigal George Mason MAC 22 John Arceri Buffalo MAC 23 Gaven Sax North Dakota St. Big 12 24 Graham Rooks Indiana Big Ten 25 Dylan Martinez Air Force Big 12 26 Kolby DePron Bucknell EIWA 27 Patrick Ryan American EIWA 28 Dan Mancini Pittsburgh ACC 29 Noah Castillo Chattanooga SoCon 30 Christopher Sandoval Northern Colo. Big 12 31 Nick Lombard Binghamton EIWA 32 Josh Brown CSU Bakersfield Pac 12 33 Daniel Kimball South Dakota St. Big 12 157 POUNDS 1 Josh Humphreys Lehigh EIWA 2 Brayton Lee Minnesota Big Ten 3 Jared Franek North Dakota St. Big 12 4 Quincy Monday Princeton EIWA 5 Elijah Cleary Pittsburgh ACC 6 Jacori Teemer Arizona St. Pac 12 7 Doug Zapf Penn EIWA 8 Kendall Coleman Purdue Big Ten 9 Connor Brady Virginia Tech ACC 10 Justin Thomas Oklahoma Big 12 11 Markus Hartman Army West Point EIWA 12 Chase Saldate Michigan St. Big Ten 13 Hunter Willits Oregon St. Pac 12 14 Alex Carida Bloomsburg MAC 15 Andrew Cerniglia Navy EIWA 16 Garrett Model Wisconsin Big Ten 17 Michael Petite Buffalo MAC 18 Jarrett Jacques Missouri Big 12 19 Dazjon Casto The Citadel SoCon 20 Jordan Slivka Ohio MAC 21 Ed Scott NC State ACC 22 Derek Holschlag UNI Big 12 23 Andrew Garr Columbia EIWA 24 Johnny Lovett Central Mich. MAC 25 Ben Barton Lock Haven MAC 26 Terrell Barraclough Penn St. Big Ten 27 Cody Bond App State SoCon 28 Joseph Roberts Illinois Big Ten 29 Alex Hornfeck West Virginia Big 12 30 Avery Bassett George Mason MAC 31 Parker Kropman Drexel EIWA 32 Giano Petrucelli Air Force Big 12 33 Robert Kanniard Rutgers Big Ten 165 POUNDS 1 Peyton Hall West Virginia Big 12 2 Austin Yant UNI Big 12 3 Julian Ramirez Cornell EIWA 4 Keegan O`Toole Missouri Big 12 5 Luke Weber North Dakota St. Big 12 6 Dean Hamiti Wisconsin Big Ten 7 Philip Conigliaro Harvard EIWA 8 William Formato App State SoCon 9 Carson Kharchla Ohio St. Big Ten 10 Riley Smucker Cleveland St. MAC 11 Joshua Ogunsanya Columbia EIWA 12 Jake Wentzel Pittsburgh ACC 13 Brian Meyer Lehigh EIWA 14 Zach Hartman Bucknell EIWA 15 Caleb Fish Michigan St. Big Ten 16 Izzak Olejnik NIU MAC 17 Dan Braunagel Illinois Big Ten 18 Thomas Bullard NC State ACC 19 Lucas Revano Penn EIWA 20 Brevin Cassella Binghamton EIWA 21 Evan Barczak Drexel EIWA 22 Cael Carlson Minnesota Big Ten 23 Ashton Eyler Lock Haven MAC 24 Tyler Brennan Little Rock Pac 12 25 Tracy Hubbard Central Mich. MAC 26 Clayton Wilson Nebraska Big Ten 27 Dalton Harkins Army West Point EIWA 28 Noah Grover Buffalo MAC 29 Andrew Nicholson Chattanooga SoCon 30 Cameron Pine Clarion MAC 31 Jon Park Navy EIWA 32 Isaac Judge Iowa St. Big 12 33 Clayton Ulrey Virginia Tech ACC 174 POUNDS 1 Mekhi Lewis Virginia Tech ACC 2 Bailee O`Reilly Minnesota Big Ten 3 Michael O`Malley Drexel EIWA 4 Cade DeVos South Dakota St. Big 12 5 Chris Foca Cornell EIWA 6 Mikey Labriola Nebraska Big Ten 7 Matt Finesilver Duke ACC 8 Sam Wolf Air Force Big 12 9 Nick Incontrera Penn EIWA 10 Hayden Hastings Wyoming Big 12 11 Anthony Mantanona Oklahoma Big 12 12 Sal Perrine Ohio MAC 13 Gerrit Nijenhuis Purdue Big Ten 14 Jake Logan Lehigh EIWA 15 Mason Kauffman NIU MAC 16 Troy Fisher Northwestern Big Ten 17 Aaron Olmos Oregon St. Pac 12 18 Jacob Nolan Binghamton EIWA 19 Nick Fine Columbia EIWA 20 Hunter Kernan Pittsburgh ACC 21 Benjamin Pasiuk Army West Point EIWA 22 Tyler Eischens Stanford Pac 12 23 Austin Brenner North Dakota St. Big 12 24 Josh Kim Harvard EIWA 25 Dominic Solis Maryland Big Ten 26 Dennis Robin West Virginia Big 12 27 John Worthing Clarion MAC 28 Bret Fedewa Central Mich. MAC 29 Justin Phillips Virginia ACC 30 Logan Messer George Mason MAC 31 Michael Ferre Kent St. MAC 32 Triston Wills Little Rock Pac 12 33 Tyler Stoltzfus Lock Haven MAC 184 POUNDS 1 Parker Keckeisen UNI Big 12 2 Jonathan Loew Cornell EIWA 3 Kyle Cochran Maryland Big Ten 4 Hunter Bolen Virginia Tech ACC 5 Trey Munoz Oregon St. Pac 12 6 Michael Battista Virginia ACC 7 John Poznanski Rutgers Big Ten 8 Brit Wilson NIU MAC 9 Layne Malczewski Michigan St. Big Ten 10 Taylor Venz Nebraska Big Ten 11 Max Lyon Purdue Big Ten 12 Caleb Hopkins Campbell SoCon 13 Donnell Washington Indiana Big Ten 14 Darrien Roberts Oklahoma Big 12 15 Anthony Carman West Virginia Big 12 16 Jeremiah Kent Missouri Big 12 17 Cade King South Dakota St. Big 12 18 Charles Small Hofstra EIWA 19 Deanthony Parker Jr North Dakota St. Big 12 20 Jacob Thompson Air Force Big 12 21 Neil Antrassian Penn EIWA 22 Christopher Weiler Wisconsin Big Ten 23 Bryan McLaughlin Drexel EIWA 24 David Key Navy EIWA 25 Zayne Lehman Ohio MAC 26 Colin McCracken Kent St. MAC 27 Jacob Hansen CSU Bakersfield Pac 12 28 Barrett Blakely App State SoCon 29 Vincent Baker Duke ACC 30 Austin (AJ) Burkhart Lehigh EIWA 31 Gavin Henry Davidson SoCon 32 Ben Cushman Central Mich. MAC 33 Peter Acciardi Buffalo MAC 197 POUNDS 1 Stephen Buchanan Wyoming Big 12 2 Max Dean Penn St. Big Ten 3 Rocky Elam Missouri Big 12 4 Greg Bulsak Rutgers Big Ten 5 Jacob Cardenas Cornell EIWA 6 Lou Deprez Binghamton EIWA 7 Cameron Caffey Michigan St. Big Ten 8 Jake Woodley Oklahoma Big 12 9 Yonger Bastida Iowa St. Big 12 10 Patrick Brucki Michigan Big Ten 11 Thomas Penola Purdue Big Ten 12 Jacob Koser Navy EIWA 13 Tanner Sloan South Dakota St. Big 12 14 JT Brown Army West Point EIWA 15 Nick Willham Indiana Big Ten 16 Andrew Davison Northwestern Big Ten 17 Luke Stout Princeton EIWA 18 Will Feldkamp Clarion MAC 19 Owen Pentz North Dakota St. Big 12 20 Braxton Amos Wisconsin Big Ten 21 Michial Foy Minnesota Big Ten 22 Cody Mulligan Edinboro MAC 23 Jaron Smith Maryland Big Ten 24 Cole Urbas Penn EIWA 25 Aaron Bolo Central Mich. MAC 26 Trey Rogers Hofstra EIWA 27 JT Davis Lehigh EIWA 28 Cody Howard Virginia Tech ACC 29 Ben Smith Cleveland St. MAC 30 Tyler Mousaw VMI SoCon 31 Trent Tracy Cal Poly Pac 12 32 Kaden Russell Duke ACC 33 Sam Mitchell Buffalo MAC HEAVYWEIGHT 1 Jordan Wood Lehigh EIWA 2 Lucas Davison Northwestern Big Ten 3 Luke Luffman Illinois Big Ten 4 Nathan Traxler Virginia Tech ACC 5 Christian Lance Nebraska Big Ten 6 Tyrie Houghton NC State ACC 7 Matt Stencel Central Mich. MAC 8 Trent Hillger Wisconsin Big Ten 9 Lewis Fernandes Cornell EIWA 10 Gary Truab Oregon St. Pac 12 11 Brandon Metz North Dakota St. Big 12 12 Michael McAleavey The Citadel SoCon 13 AJ Nevills South Dakota St. Big 12 14 Jake Slinger Pittsburgh ACC 15 Ben Goldin Penn EIWA 16 Josh Heindselman Oklahoma Big 12 17 Zachary Knighton-Ward Hofstra EIWA 18 Michael Wolfgram West Virginia Big 12 19 Jacob Bullock Indiana Big Ten 20 Tyrell Gordon UNI Big 12 21 Joe Doyle Binghamton EIWA 22 Boone McDermott Rutgers Big Ten 23 Mitchell Trigg Davidson SoCon 24 Michael Woulfe Purdue Big Ten 25 Shane Noonan Bloomsburg MAC 2 26 Riley Smith Navy EIWA 27 Jonah Niesenbaum Duke ACC 28 Zach Schrader Maryland Big Ten 29 David Szuba Rider MAC 30 Josiah Hill Little Rock Pac 12 31 Isaac Righter American EIWA 32 Brandon Whitman North Carolina ACC 33 Michael Burchell App State SoCon

When you think of Philadelphia sports, what do you envision? The Philly Phanatic? Allen Iverson's step-over on Tyronn Lue? Maybe, Rocky Balboa running up the Art Museum steps in that famous movie scene? The infamous “E-A-G-L-E-S. Eagles!” chant? Perhaps you've heard of the Eagles fans throwing snowballs at Santa Claus. Philadelphia is a passionate city – especially when it comes to its sports teams. They love a good rivalry. Any Eagles fan cannot stand the Dallas Cowboys. Phillies fans are not fond of the Mets and the Braves. On the rarest of occasions, the “City of Brotherly Love” is not so welcoming. Maybe you don't like sports, and you're more of a foodie. Cheesesteaks top the list when it comes to “Philly foods.” Even cheesesteak spots have their own rivalries. Pat's and Geno's both claim to have the best cheesesteak in the city, as seen on numerous TV shows. Right across the street from one another; each place with lines that zig and zag like airport security. We can argue forever about which spot has the best cheesesteak in the city. Hint – it's neither one of these… But I digress. If you enjoy a delicious cheesesteak, and a good sports rivalry, boy, do I have something in store for you! First, let's set the scene. When the wrestling community thinks of Philly, the Pennsylvania Regional Training Center (PRTC) probably comes to mind. The Pennsylvania RTC is actively helping Olympic-level athletes achieve their dreams. It is a joint effort between Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania. This is not the only instance where two schools come together to form a partnership in this way. What makes this one special is that these schools are literally walking distance apart. Mostly separated by Chestnut Street, it can be difficult at times to tell where one campus starts and the other begins. It's the only Division I dual meet where the visiting team can walk to the match. The rivalry did not gain steam until Drexel entered the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association conference in the 2013/14 season. Before this, the Dragons were in the now-disbanded CAA wrestling conference. Because they joined, it would make more sense to wrestle their neighbor and conference opponent on a yearly basis. Therefore, Coach Matt Azevedo and Penn head coach at the time, Rob Eiter, decided to make it interesting and add some bragging rights to the rivalry. And the Abner's Cheesesteak Trophy was born. Abner's is the sponsor of the trophy, since they arguably make the best cheesesteak in University City (the area of Philadelphia in which both schools are located). As an added bonus, they were always open late so one could enjoy the greasy, cheesy goodness on the way home from a late-night out. Or so I've heard… How did the idea of a cheesesteak trophy come to fruition? The coaches wanted this trophy to “characterize the city of Philadelphia,” in the words of Coach Matt Azevedo. First, the idea of the Liberty Bell came to mind. What's more “Philadelphia” than that? In my honest opinion, even as a guy who loves history, the Liberty Bell is a little too boring, and maybe expected. They wanted something fun and a little out of the ordinary. Then the crazy idea came about. A woodworker connected to the programs offered to carve a cheesesteak out of wood and place it on top of the trophy. After consideration, they agreed upon the cheesesteak trophy. I love the idea of the trophy being something unique, and different – much like their partnership with the PRTC. I guess you can say the Liberty Bell idea slipped through the cracks… I talked to both current head coaches, Matt Azevedo (Drexel) and Roger Reina (Penn) and they both had very similar statements regarding this rivalry. Both used the terms “friendly” and “competitive.” They have a mutual respect for each other's programs, coaches, athletes, etc. When it comes to the partnership, Coach Reina added, “We are setting the standard of partner-school RTCs.” There have been a few other cases where this type of partnership was attempted, and most have either disbanded or have not quite had the success the PRTC has had, in terms of sticking together. “We are also co-hosting the 2025 NCAA Championships in Philadelphia. Our partnership is more than just the PRTC.” Coach Reina continued, “We are working to bring up the entire wrestling community in and around the city.” The addition of the Pennsylvania Regional Training Center has helped grow the Philadelphia chapter of the Wrestlers in Business Network. It has grown to be one of the largest, if not the largest, in the United States. The excitement of the wrestling community in the area has significantly increased. You cannot discuss the Philadelphia wrestling community without mentioning Penn's Director of Operations, Kevin McGuigan. His Twitter handle is literally “@WrestlingPhilly.” If there is anyone to ask about how the PRTC has impacted the area, it is him. Kevin stated, “the Senior athletes provide examples of leadership and adhering to core values while they train and compete. Through combined practices and mentoring, these organizations all work together in developing future leaders from the Philly Wrestling community.” This effort, in conjunction with the Beat the Streets – Philadelphia Chapter, has helped raise up the community, both on and off the mat. The community is really coming together. It's tighter than it's ever been. Kevin continued, “There is holistic growth and interaction among the (PRTC) team. There is camaraderie and a family-like atmosphere.” What a unique scenario this creates. Essentially, the match-up is almost between “teammates” from separate universities. Unfortunately, I graduated from Drexel just before the PRTC was picking up steam. Since I never got to experience a match quite like this in my day, my main question is, “Is this similar to any other match – or is it different?” Both Coach Azevedo and Coach Reina discussed why the match is a little different than any other match. “Familiarity” was the word both coaches used. This is what makes this match so close every year. When wrestlers gain a familiarity with each other, the scores tend to be closer after each bout they wrestle. This is no secret to the wrestling world. These guys train with one another in the offseason and during the year. Obviously, there is no better scouting report available. Actually, “getting a feel” for an opponent is more advantageous than simply watching said opponent on film. Any wrestler can attest to that. Looking at the match this season, both coaches agreed all ten matches are important. However, they both concurred there were a few that stood out. At 125lbs, Ryan Miller of Penn defeated Kyle Waterman in overtime at the Keystone Classic in November. Since then, Miller has climbed the rankings to 26th in the nation. Expect Waterman to look for revenge as the underdog. Another wrestler looking for revenge is Penn's Nick Incontrera at 174lbs. Now ranked 23rd, he will square off against 11th ranked Mickey O'Malley of Drexel. O'Malley had a first-period fall at the Keystone Classic. Another match with two ranked opponents is at 165lbs. Lucas Revano of Penn will take on Evan Barczak of Drexel, ranked 24th and 26th, respectively. Revano won the first tight match-up in November. We've only discussed three bouts; all of them happen to be rematches. It's easy to see how both teams can become so acquainted with one another outside of the practice room, as well as being training partner inside it. This is the 8th meeting in the last 9 seasons; every year seems to build more excitement and competitiveness. What does this mean for the future of this rival match? Both Coach Azevedo and Reina brought up the fact that both programs have been on the rise as of late. In the future, when both programs are nationally ranked, the dual could potentially be set more into the national spotlight. Personally, I'd love to see the trend of outdoor matches be introduced to this dual meet. Imagine this match occurring earlier in the year (due to warmer weather) outside in a neutral Philadelphia location. Why not put down a mat with a backdrop of the Liberty Bell, or Independence Hall? Incorporate a cheesesteak lunch truck serving up some cheesy, greasy goodness for the crowd. Maybe add in some mascot shenanigans to really capture the Philadelphia sports scene, while including some of the historical aspects that make this city so vital. The local community would love to see something like this. Until then, the matches will rotate between the Palestra on Penn's Campus and the DAC at Drexel. This year's match will be held on Sunday, February 13th, at the Palestra. The action will start at noon. Television coverage of the match will be on NBC Sports Philadelphia for those with cable. You can also watch on ESPN+. Be prepared for a tight match, as the last few years have been very close. Since the trophy's origin, Penn won the first two meetings. Drexel has since won five in a row. Will Drexel extend the win streak and make the lengthy two-block haul with the trophy in hand? Or will Penn come away victorious and keep the trophy on the south side of Chestnut Street?

(photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) While the regular season is winding down, it's not time for March and the tournament's just yet. There is still another couple of weeks worth of dual-action and, as is normally the case, the Big Ten has a handful of high-quality duals slated for Friday night. Below are the four Big Ten duals this evening, how to watch them, noticed matches for which to pay extra attention, and previous meetings between the wrestlers involved. #3 Michigan at Indiana - 7:00 (B1G+) Link: B1G+ Must-Watch Matches: 133 lbs: #7 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) vs. #10 Brock Hudkins (Indiana) 184 lbs: #2 Myles Amine (Michigan) vs. #17 DJ Washington (Indiana) The biggest match of this dual takes place at 133 lbs as a top-ten clash is looming. Dylan Ragusin has been very consistent after dropping a pair of bouts at the Michigan State Open, the first weekend of the season. Since then, he's gone 12-2 and won the CKLV Invitational. His opponent isn't a totally unfamiliar face, as he and Brock Hudkins met in dual action last year at 125 lbs. The true freshman, Ragusin, got the win 6-4 and it was one of only two matches for Hudkins all year. This season he's been limited, but did score a huge 5-3 win over 2019 All-American Rayvon Foley in the Michigan State dual. The bout at 184 lbs may not go off since DJ Washington appeared to suffer an injury in the Purdue dual (January 29th) and hasn't been in action since. Northwestern at #15 Michigan State - 7:00 (B1G+) Link: B1G+ Must-Watch Matches: 133 lbs: #8 Chris Cannon (Northwestern) vs. #11 Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) 157 lbs: #2 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) vs. #17 Chase Saldate (Michigan State) 197 lbs: #7 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) vs. #29 Andrew Davison (Northwestern) This will be the first half of a challenging weekend's worth of action for Foley, who takes on All-American Chris Cannon on Friday and Ragusin on Sunday. Should Foley win either (or both), he'll shake off the memories of the Hudkins loss and prove himself to be a key contender at 133. But for now, Foley will focus on Cannon, a CKLV runner-up to Ragusin and an AA as a freshman. Cannon has proven to be reliable in a close decision, which also means his opponents are typically in the match. Foley is 22-2 on the year and his loss to Hudkins was his only one since the first week of November. Another Spartan with a gaudy record is Chase Saldate at 157 lbs. He has generally beat the guys below him in the rankings, but is looking for “that one” big win. Knocking off, undefeated #2 Ryan Deakin would certainly fit the bill. While Deakin's bonus point percentage has been higher in past years, he has only had one opponent stay within three points of him this year. Though both were in the same weight class last season, they did not meet. One of the hottest wrestlers at a difficult-to-predict 197 lb weight class is Cameron Caffey, a winner of six straight matches. All of which came against conference foes and two were ranked in the top ten (Max Dean - Penn State and Greg Bulsak - Rutgers). 9-6 Andrew Davison has been tasked with slowing down Caffey. In Davison's last outing, he defeated Maryland's Jaron Smith, who was fresh off a big upset, himself. While Caffey and Davison have never met, the Spartan beat Davison's younger brother, Lucas, at the 2021 Big Ten Championships. Illinois at #13 Wisconsin - 8:00 (B1G+) Link: B1G+ Must-Watch Matches: 125 lbs: #6 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) vs. #25 Justin Cardani (Illinois) 149 lbs: #7 Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) vs. #29 Christian Kanzler (Illinois) 165 lbs: #6 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) vs. #29 Danny Braunagel (Illinois) 184 lbs: #21 Zac Bruanagel (Illinois) vs. #27 Chris Weiler (Wisconsin) 285 lbs: #11 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) vs. #15 Luke Luffman (Illinois) Right off the bat, we should get the third installment of 125 lber's Eric Barnett and Justin Cardani. Last year, Barnett started the year with a 3-1 loss to Cardani; however, he turned the table with a major decision at Big Ten's. Who will be able to exert their will, the high-scoring Barnett or the defensive-minded Cardani? A solid weekend with wins over a pair of returning national qualifiers boosted Christian Kanzler into the national rankings for the first time in his career. He'll have his hands full with one-loss Austin Gomez at 149 lbs. Saturday, Dean Hamiti suffered his first collegiate loss at the hands of Alex Marinelli. We'll see how Hamiti rebounds against Danny Braunagel. The Illini veteran also represents the first collegiate opponent who has faced Hamiti twice. Can Braunagel and the Illini staff make the necessary adjustments to reverse a 10-0 major decision from the MatMen Open? Danny's twin brother, Zac, also has a semi-familiar opponent in Chris Weiler (Wisconsin). The two clashed early in the 2021 season and it was Weiler who was victorious. Despite that result, Zac has been much more consistent than Weiler, who is looking to bring his season record up to .500. We'll close with perhaps the most competitive bout of the dual. Trent Hillger and Luke Luffman have met three times during college, with Hillger leading the series, 2-1. Luffman's lone with came early last season and Hillger returned the favor with a first period fall at Big Ten's. This is the front half of a weekend set with duals against #11 and #12 (Christian Lance) for Luffman. He'll be pushing for a spot in the top ten with two wins. #8 Ohio State at #14 Minnesota - 9:00 (Big Ten Network) Must-Watch Matches: 125 lbs: #9 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) vs. #11 Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) 141 lbs: #15 Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) vs. #20 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) 149 lbs: #2 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) vs. #30 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 157 lbs: #4 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) vs. #33 Jashon Hubbard (Ohio State) 174 lbs: #7 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) vs. #18 Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) 184 lbs: #6 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) vs. #20 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) 285 lbs: #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) vs. #13 Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) The rankings at 125 lbs are very volatile based on the depth of its competitors this season. Two of the more consistent components at the weight have been All-American Patrick McKee and Malik Heinselman. McKee's 16-5 record shows that his third-place finish in St. Louis was no fluke. He is looking to bounce back after losing three of his past four contests. Seeing Heinselman could propel him back to his winning ways. Over the years, McKee has dominated his Buckeye counterpart, winning all three previous matches, with a 5-1 win being the closest of the three. Now, the two did not meet last year and Heinselman continues to improve so, he could break through and get his first win versus McKee. The top-20 contest at 141 lbs may not occur since Jake Bergeland was out of the Gopher lineup last week. He's had a breakout year with a win over Stevan Micic (Michigan) and a 15-5 record lined with no “bad” losses. 149 and 157 lbs are slated to include ranked wrestlers clashing; however, both weights feature possible national champions against opponents ranked in the 30's. After 125 lbs, maybe the match of the night will be at 174 lbs. Bailee O'Reilly has solidified this spot with a third-place finish at the Southern Scuffle and his only dual losses have come to All-Americans. He'll see another this evening with Ethan Smith. Smith typically wrestles close matches against good competition, so I'd expect a close bout. Regardless of who Ohio State sends out at 184 lbs, they should make for a good match opposite Isaiah Salazar. Kaleb Romero has been banged up and Rocky Jordan stepped in last weekend and knocked off All-American John Poznanski (Rutgers). He'll face young Isaiah Salazar, who is looking to get back on the winning track after falling to Max Lyon (Purdue) Sunday. Last Friday, Salazar had his best win, to date, when he downed Zac Braunagel. Tonight's dual will mark the last home event in the illustrious career of Gable Steveson. The 2020 Olympic gold medalist has already cemented himself as one of the all-time greats of a Minnesota program that had prided itself on producing top-flight big men. Following the NCAA Championships, Steveson will follow former Gopher heavyweight Brock Lesnar's footsteps and test the waters of the WWE. Before then, Steveson will have to contend with 2021 All-American Tate Orndorff. Orndorff is in the midst of a difficult last month that will see him face four of the top five 285 lbers in the nation. When he and Steveson met last year, the Gopher bested him 19-4 in a technical fall. With it being the final match in front of the home crowd, expect Steveson to post a similar score or push for a fall.

The Northern Iowa coaching staff (photo courtesy of Mark Lundy; LutteLens.com) Friday 02/11 Northern Colorado at South Dakota State 7:00pm Iowa State at Northern Iowa 6:00pm Little Rock at North Dakota State 7:00pm Wyoming at Air Force 8:00pm Saturday 02/12 Missouri at Arizona State 7:00pm Iowa vs Oklahoma State (at Arlington, TX) 6:30pm Utah Valley at West Virginia 1:00pm Sunday 02/13 Air Force at CSU Bakersfield 2:00pm Air Force at Cal Poly 4:00pm Little Rock at South Dakota State 2:00pm Northern Colorado at North Dakota State 2:00pm (All times Central) Big Showdown in Iowa The buildup for this one has been a bit of a slow burn. After a few early losses, Northern Iowa's upset of Oklahoma State followed up by wins over Oklahoma, Air Force, and WVU, has raised expectations for Panther fans. This all while Iowa State has simultaneously emerged as the #1 team in the Big 12 conference. Suddenly with all of the chaos across the other teams in the conference, Northern Iowa-Iowa State could be viewed as the dual of the year in the Big 12. Should be a packed house in Cedar Falls on Friday night. Can Missouri continue their momentum? Missouri knocked off Oklahoma State in Columbia this past weekend and has a chance to get another big win at Arizona State this weekend. Arizona State has wins over OU, Virginia Tech, Oregon State, and Stanford this season and looks to possibly be the top dog in the PAC-12 again this year after a top four finish at the NCAA tournament last season. This would be a monster win for Missouri that could help them continue some of their current momentum as we move closer to the postseason.

3x NCAA All-American Hayden Hidlay of NC State (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) Plenty of questions poured into the mailbox this week, so why not do a super-sized bag for the big weekend. Before we get to that, shame on the NJSIAA for taking the girls state tournament out of Atlantic City. I realize there's nothing you can do about it now, but let's not make this mistake again; then we can forget this whole blunder even happened. Enough about them, let's get to you. It's the readers that make this little corner on internet work and I thank you all for that. Which matchup are you most excited to see over the next month and a half? Both Wrestling & Wrestling Twitter matchups. @KyleDNixon Without a doubt, it's Patrick Glory and Nick Suriano. Two of the top-five New Jersey wrestlers of the past decade seem to be on a collision course for the right to be crowned champion in March. A two-year overlap in high school, at separate weights, kept them from ever meeting and through an unlikely series of events, we may finally get it in 2022 of all years. Nick looks as good as ever and Pat seems to never level off and just keeps improving. The stingy defense and calculated shots of Suriano vs the high-octane offense and wild scrambling of Glory. Give me the damn match already. For Wrestling Twitter? Perhaps I'm hypocritical in saying this, but it's getting a little too hostile out there and we need to settle down and show some love. Especially this close to Valentine's Day. You wanna join a cult? @BulldogTCOB I kind of feel like I joined about four already in the last few years, but if you got something better, then I'm all ears. Are we doing religion? Little-known movies? 80's metal? Whatever it is, I'm easy to brainwash. Should Hayden Hidlay tear a shirt off prior to every dual and then do a flex show after every win? @Rhino184 Yes and yes. I first nicknamed HH the human muscle because he looks like one fully formed muscle in perfect proportion. Now he goes up two classes keeping the same form, only bigger! His brother ate a hoagie on the mat once, so the prop gags run in the family. Perhaps we see something in the grudge match against Virginia Tech coming up, though I'm not sure HH is up for messing around before facing Mekhi Lewis. Speaking of the Raleigh Wolf.... What is the official Jagger Bag Super Bowl prediction? @Hidlaymania The Big Game! I almost forgot it was this Sunday after all the commotion of the week. My heart is with the Bengals, as I've always liked them and love seeing a franchise get their first ring. That being said, I think the Rams have too much firepower on offense and a defense that can rattle the young superstar, Joe Burrow, into making some mistakes. Give me Los Angeles 27-20 with Cincy possessing the ball at the end for maximum drama. Are you taking heads in the coin toss? @BvillaD2Wrestle I'm a tails man and yes, I'll be betting on the coin toss as I do every year. What teams are gonna finish 3-5 at NCAAs (in order)? @PelikanHead NC State Michigan Oklahoma State with Ferrari; Cornell if no Ferrari What matches or rematches are you most looking forward to at the B1G tourney and what is your favorite deli in Jersey??? Bagel @MrPatMineo Sebastian Rivera vs the field at 141. We all know the story. All the big guns evaded him one way or another and he bonused the hell out of everyone else. Will he beat these guys? I don't know. Can he beat these guys absolutely? All I know is, he looks full-sized for the weight now and wrestling the best he's ever wrestled. Final season with no free-year safety net, plus the fire that's burning inside Seabass, make him one of the most intriguing guys to watch next month. My favorite deli, hands down, is Ted's North in Paramus. Best fries you'll ever have. Real ones know. What fits should I pull this weekend? @gallardo_rachel You're asking a guy whose current fit went out of style in 1989. Denim forever. The girls on my team are consistently among the hardest-working kids in the room. Why do high school athletic associations continue to treat them as an underclass? @endorob Because things take time. We know the sport is growing on the girl's side. I predict that by the end of the decade, it will explode on a global level, judging by the foundation of talent being built right now. Keep working. There's a sectional semifinal between two of the top ten teams in your home state…why, or how, are there forfeits? @wrestlingbypir8 Your guess is as good as mine, matey. When these teams load up on the best talent in the state, I sort of expect to see a full lineup, but I'm not privy to the inner workings so I'm sure there's a valid reason for it. If I'm ballin on a budget, what're the go-to cigs? @muddy_noah Is Basic still a thing? Merit maybe? Who is the @umichwrestling athletic trainer and why is his hair the greatest thing I've ever seen? @Kirbolajuwon I don't know, but you've piqued my interest and I will keep my eyes peeled for this mane. Well, that's it for this super-sized bag. Enjoy the game formerly known as the NFL-AFL Championship Game. I may hit the Jersey Mike's Arena for some Rutgers-Maryland action, you know, just for an appetizer.

Daton Fix (left) and Austin DeSanto at the 2021 NCAA Championships (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) While the international freestyle dual between the U.S. and Iran fell through, the collegiate dual between No. 2 Iowa and No. 11 Oklahoma State will still headline Saturday's Bout at the Ballpark event. The Cowboys are on a bit of a skid having lost three of their last four duals. However, the annual rivalry match remains one of the highlights of the college season. The following is a weight-by-weight prediction of the match. 125: No. 7 Trevor Mastrogiovanni/Alex Yokubaitis (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 12 Drake Ayala/Jesse Ybarra (Iowa) Injuries are likely to have a big impact on this match. Mastrogiovanni suffered an ankle injury last Friday against South Dakota State's Tanner Jordan, but he was able to hold on for the 2-1 victory. However, he sat out Sunday's match against Missouri. For the year, Mastrogiovanni has gone 12-1 with his only loss coming against No. 18 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State). He holds impressive wins over No. 9 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) and No. 19 Brody Teske (Northern Iowa). Yokubaitis, who filled in against Missouri, is only 3-3 on the year with all three of his victories coming over lower division opposition. Multiple-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee was originally supposed to make one more run at a title. However, after giving it a shot at the National Collegiate Duals back in December, he opted to end his season and get surgery. Iowa then pulled the redshirt from three-time Iowa state champion Ayala. He put up multiple impressive wins, but has now also suffered an injury. Ybarra, who filled in early for Lee, has been reinserted into the lineup. The multiple-time Arizona state champion is 5-4 for the season, but only one of his wins came against a Division I opponent. It seems unlikely that Iowa is going to send out Ayala at this point. Oklahoma State could take an early lead and perhaps take bonus points if Mastrogiovanni is able to go. If he can't Ybarra would likely be able to defeat Yokubaitis. Considering the gravity of this event, it seems likely that the Cowboys will send Mastrogiovanni. Prediction: Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) decision over Jesse Ybarra 133: No. 2 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 3 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) After winning a silver medal at the 2021 World Championships, Fix returned to Oklahoma State looking for his third finals appearance and first title. This season he has won all 14 of his matches and picked up bonus points in 10 of those matches, with signature wins over No. 17 Malyke Hines (Lehigh) and No. 18 Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa). DeSanto is already a four-time NCAA qualifier and a two-time All-American. He has gone 13-1 so far in his last season for the Hawkeyes. DeSanto's lone loss on the season came against returning national champion No. 1 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) via a 3-2 score. He has since bounced back with a 26-11 technical fall over Kyle Burwick (Wisconsin). This will be the third meeting between Fix and DeSanto. Their first encounter came in the 2019 edition of this rivalry. Fix was able to get his escape in the second period and then rode out the third for a 2-0 victory. Desanto got another shot at Fix in last year's NCAA semifinals. This time Fix scored a first-period takedown and held on for a 3-2 victory. While DeSanto was able to get out on bottom in the second match, Fix's defense was on full display. It will be interesting to see if DeSanto changes up his tactics, but in the end, Fix should be able to lean on his defense and win another close one. Prediction: Fix (Oklahoma State) decision over DeSanto (Iowa) 141: No. 21 Carter Young (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 2 Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) Young signed with Northwestern out of high school. This past summer, he placed third at the World Team Trials with victories over Nahshon Garrett, Tyler Graff and Seth Gross. Then in September, he transferred to Oklahoma State and stepped into the lineup as a true freshman. The Stillwater native has gone 8-4 and picked up victories over No. 23 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) and Connor McGonagle (Lehigh). Eierman is about to finish his third season with Iowa after previously spending four seasons with Missouri. He sat out his first year with the Hawkeyes and then finished second at the NCAA tournament this past season. So far this season, he has gone 13-1 with his only defeat coming in a rematch of the NCAA finals against No. 1 Nick Lee (Penn State). In the bout, he scored a last-second takedown to send the match to sudden victory but ultimately lost in the extra period. Since that defeat, Eierman bounced back with a 13-5 major decision over Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin) last weekend. Young has been able to keep it close with some of the top wrestlers at this weight, but he has not really been able to break through. On the other hand, Eierman has let some of his opponents hang around during this year. As always, the Hawkeye has the ability to make a difference from the top position. If he is able to implement that offense here, bonus points are not out of the question. Prediction: Eierman (Iowa) decision over Young (Oklahoma State) 149: No. 13 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 10 Max Murin (Iowa) Gfeller qualified for the NCAA tournament in 2019 as a redshirt freshman. Since then, he has bounced in and out of the lineup, but it looks like he has finally locked down a spot this year. Gfeller lost his first match on the year against No. 12 Jaden Abas (Stanford), but he then rattled off 12-straight victories including wins over No. 30 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota), No. 21 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State), No. 23 Josh Edmond (Missouri) and Dom Demas. Murin has twice made the round of 12 at the NCAA tournament, and he is hoping to break through and become an All-American this year. He has started this season with a 7-2 record. Not only is that a solid record, but his schedule has also been tough. Murin already holds wins over Ian Parker (Iowa State), No. 19 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) and No. 11 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern). Last month, he nearly upset No. 2 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) as he scored a late reversal to go up 2-1, but the scrambly Sasso reversed him back to escape with the 3-2 victory. This might turn out to be one of the most evenly contested matches of the dual. Both wrestlers are having resurgent seasons. However, a slight edge should be given to Murin. He appears to have figured out a strategy that works for him as he has limited opportunities for his opponents and made a difference in the top position. It is a toss up but look for Murin to pull this one out. Prediction: Murin (Iowa) decision over Gfeller 157: No. 18 Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 12 Kaleb Young (Iowa) For his first couple of seasons for the Cowboys, Sheets filled in as necessary. However, for the last three years he has held down the spot at 157-pounds. He qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first time in 2020 and became an All-American last season with an eighth-place finish. Sheets started this season with an 8-1 mark, but then dropped three-straight matches. Young is a two-time All-American in his final year with the Hawkeyes. He had a very tough start to this season as he lost five of his first seven matches against Division I opponents. However, since a loss against No. 4 Brayton Lee (Minnesota), in early January, Young has settled down and won six-straight bouts. The results have not always been flashy, but he has relied on his defense and managed matches on the way to victories. This will be the fourth match between these two wrestlers. Young holds a 2-1 advantage in the series. Sheets is a plus rider, and Young has struggled when forced to work from the bottom. However, in their last meeting the Hawkeye showed he can mostly avoid that riding and pulled out a 3-2 victory. Look for a similar result here. Prediction: Young (Iowa) decision over Sheets (Oklahoma State) 165: No. 8 Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) vs No. 5 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) In his first two years as a starter, Wittlake has gone 50-5 and finished fourth at last year's NCAA tournament to become an All-American. He holds a 9-3 record this season, but he missed some time with an injury. Wittlake returned from a brief hiatus in late January, and has gone 2-2 with wins over decision victories over No. 31 Isaac Judge (Iowa State) and No. 33 Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) as well as losses against No. 12 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) and No. 2 Keegan O'Toole (Missouri). Marinelli has been a mainstay of the Iowa lineup for years. Last year, he went 7-1 on the season but dropped out of the NCAA tournament with injury and his bid for a third All-American season came up short. Marinelli is back for a final run, and he has gone 16-1 with his only loss coming against No. 4 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State). Marinelli seemed to have the match in hand after building riding time in the third period, but Kharchla escaped and scored a late takedown to pull out the 3-2 victory. Since that defeat, Marinelli has returned to form with back-to-back victories over No. 11 Brady Berge (Penn State) and No. 6 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin). Wittlake and Marinelli met once before. It was a one-takedown match that Marinelli won via a 3-2 score. It took the Iowa wrestler some time to break down Wittlake's defenses, but he was the one coming forward and looking for offense throughout. Since it appears as if Wittlake is still dealing with an injury, this bout should favor Marinelli. Prediction: Marinelli (Iowa) decision over Wittlake (Oklahoma State) 174: No. 10 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) Plott qualified for the NCAA tournament last year as a true freshman. He had a strong start to this season as he began by winning his first nine matches including victories over No. 11 Michael O'Malley (Drexel), No. 19 Anthony Mantanona (Oklahoma) and No. 15 Hayden Hastings (Wyoming). However, he has split his last four bouts. While he has picked up recent victories over No. 25 Joel Devine (Iowa State) and No. 12 Cade Devos (South Dakota State), he has also lost to No. 20 Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) and Sean Harman (Missouri). Kemerer is a seventh-year senior and still one of the top wrestlers in college. The three-time All-American has gone 6-1 on the season and his only defeat came against No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State). The match was truly a battle of will as neither wrestler was able to crack the other's prolific defense. After multiple challenges and reviews, Starocci ultimately won in tie breaker. Kemerer got back on track last weekend with a major decision over No. 26 Andrew McNally (Wisconsin). Against Starocci, Kemerer showed that he has plenty left in the tank. He might not jump on opponents from the start the way he used to, but in the absolute worst case scenario, he should be able to depend on his defense. Plott presents some interesting challenges, but against Kemerer this might be a struggle to keep it to a regular decision. Prediction: Kemerer (Iowa) major decision over Plott (Oklahoma State) 184: No. 11 Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 15 Abe Assad (Iowa) After qualifying for the NCAA tournament for Edinboro in 2017, Geer transferred to Oklahoma State where he has become a two-time All-American. So far this season, he has built an 11-3 record. He hit a rough patch recently that saw him drop back-to-back matches against No. 4 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) and No. 7 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State). However, last weekend, he scored a 2-0 decision over No. 24 Jeremiah Kent (Missouri). Assad qualified for the NCAA tournament as a true freshman back in 2020 and sat out last year with an injury. He is 10-4 for his sophomore season and coming off a 4-2 decision over No. 27 Chris Weiler (Wisconsin). Assad went to overtime earlier this year against No. 6 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) but ultimately lost. He also picked up impressive wins over No. 28 Max Lyon (Purdue), No. 21 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) and Jack Jessen (Northwestern). While Assad has taken some losses this year, he has proved that he belongs in the rough Big Ten 184-pound weight class. However, for his career, he has only two victories over All-American wrestlers and none this season. Geer will have an experience edge, and that should be enough to guide him to a victory here. Iowa fans likely expect Assad to pull that one out, and that possibility is certainly on the table. Prediction: Geer (Oklahoma State) decision over Assad (Iowa) 197: Gavin Stika (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 4 Jacob Warner (Iowa) No. 1 AJ Ferrari's car accident and subsequent injury have pressed Stika into service. Since joining the starting lineup, he has gone 1-3 with a victory coming over John Gunderson (Northern Iowa). Prior to starting, Stika competed down at 184 pounds this season where he went 12-3 and placed third at the Reno Tournament of Champions. Warner is a two-time All-American who finished fourth at the last NCAA tournament. He dropped his first match against a Division I opponent this year, No. 14 Younger Bastida (Iowa State), but he has since settled down and now holds a 12-2 record. Two weeks ago, Warner held a lead over No. 2 Max Dean (Penn State). However, the Penn State wrestler turned things around in the third period. Warner returned to form last weekend with a 3-1 victory over Junior World champion No. 22 Braxton Amos (Wisconsin). In all likelihood, Warner's ability to reattack and ride should be more than enough to carry him to a victory here. If he is able to possibly score a tilt from the top position, he could easily find himself in bonus territory. This is an unfortunate bout for Oklahoma State as they would likely be the favorites here if Ferrari was in the lineup. Prediction: Warner (Iowa) decision over Stika (Oklahoma State) 285: No. 31 Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) vs. No. 4 Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa) Surber is the latest in a long line of 197-pound wrestlers to move up to heavyweight for the Cowboys. Last year at the lower weight, he went 8-1 competing in open tournaments and extra matches. This year he has started the whole way for Oklahoma State at heavyweight. Surber's season record currently stands at 8-6, but he is 1-4 in his last five matches with his only victory coming over No. 24 AJ Nevills (South Dakota State). Cassioppi finished third at the last NCAA tournament and appears to be one of the best heavyweights in the country yet again this season. Despite uncharacteristically dropping his debut match of the season against Jack DelGarbino (Princeton), the Hawkeye has gone 11-2 with his only other loss coming against Olympic champion No. 1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota). Two weeks ago, he scored a key victory over No. 5 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) who was riding high off a victory over No. 3 Mason Parris (Michigan) at the time. While Surber being undersized might actually help him against some heavyweight since he will have a quickness and agility advantage. However, that certainly will not be the case against Cassioppi. The Iowa wrestler is extremely tough on top, and he could easily turn this one over for a fall. Prediction: Cassioppi (Iowa) major decision over Surber (Oklahoma State)

Chad Red Jr (left) and Dylan Duncan at the 2021 NCAA Championships (photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com) As we approach the last two weeks of the collegiate regular season, there are some incredible individual matchups brewing this weekend. These contests will go a long way in determining the next set of rankings along with potential conference and NCAA seeding, since those events are right around the corner. We've gone through each dual and picked out the possible matches between ranked wrestlers and identified one match-per weight as the “most important.” Please note, that if a match is omitted, then we have some reason to believe that one or more parties will not wrestle this weekend. 125 lbs #2 Patrick Glory (Princeton) vs. #26 Ryan Miller (Penn) - Saturday #2 Patrick Glory (Princeton) vs. #27 Jared Lane (Lehigh) - Friday #4 Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) vs. #17 Noah Surtin (Missouri) - Saturday #6 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) vs. #25 Justin Cardani (Illinois) - Friday #9 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) vs. #11 Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) - Friday #14 Jakob Camacho (NC State) vs. #30 Gage Curry (Pittsburgh) - Friday #18 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) vs. #19 Brody Teske (Northern Iowa) - Friday #23 Korbin Meink (Campbell) vs. #24 Caleb Smith (Appalachian State) - Sunday Most Important Match: #10 Killian Cardinale (West Virginia) vs. #16 Taylor LaMont (Utah Valley) - Saturday This is the only potential matchup between returning All-Americans at 125 lbs this weekend. Each has missed significant mat time this year and doesn't have many bouts against top competition. More importantly, the difference between number's 10 and 16 at 125 lbs, is razor-thin. A win for LaMont could send him rising up the ranks again. 133 lbs #2 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) vs. #3 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) - Saturday #5 Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech) vs. #23 Joe Heilmann (North Carolina) - Friday #7 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) vs. #10 Brock Hudkins (Indiana) - Friday #7 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) vs. #11 Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) - Sunday #9 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) vs. #14 Kai Orine (NC State) - Friday #18 Kyle Biscoglia (Northern Iowa) vs. #27 Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State) - Friday Most Important Match: #8 Chris Cannon (Northwestern) vs. #11 Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) - Friday So Fix/DeSanto is clearly the biggest match of the week; however, we've seen it already a few times. And win or lose, both will be on the shortlist of NCAA title contenders at 133 lbs. What I want to know is, “where Rayvon Foley fits in.” The 2019 All-American is in his first year at 133 and has amassed an impressive 22-2 record. One of his two losses was via decision to #10 Brock Hudkins, which has kept him out of the top ten. Foley's matches against Chris Cannon and Dylan Ragusin are huge opportunities to prove he's ready for a potential top-eight seed at nationals. 141 lbs #2 Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) vs. #21 Carter Young (Oklahoma State) - Saturday #5 Real Woods (Stanford) vs. #27 Angelo Martinoni (CSU Bakersfield) - Thursday #6 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) vs. #13 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) - Friday #6 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) vs. #29 Dylan Droegemueller (North Dakota State) - Sunday #7 Ian Parker (Iowa State) vs. #23 Cael Happel (Northern Iowa) - Friday #8 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) vs. #24 Ryan Jack (NC State) - Friday #9 Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina) vs. #22 Collin Gerardi (Virginia Tech) - Friday #15 Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) vs. #20 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) - Friday #27 Angelo Martinoni (CSU Bakersfield) vs. #31 Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly) - Sunday Most Important Match: #4 Dylan Duncan (Illinois) vs. #10 Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska) - Sunday This will be the fourth meeting between Dylan Duncan and Chad Red Jr. The three-time NCAA All-American from Nebraska holds a 2-1 edge over his Illini counterpart. Duncan, however, holds the most recent win, a 3-0 shutout at the 2021 NCAA Championships en route to his fifth-place finish. Duncan has dealt with a lingering injury that kept him out of the Illinois lineup until February 6th, so we don't have much information on him this season. Another bout with a veteran like Red Jr should go a long way into determining where Duncan falls in the pecking order at 141 lbs. 149 lbs #2 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) vs. #30 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) - Friday #5 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) vs. #17 Zach Sherman (North Carolina) - Friday #7 Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) vs. #29 Christian Kanzler (Illinois) - Friday #8 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) vs. #29 Christian Kanzler (Illinois) - Sunday #9 Kyle Parco (Arizona State) vs. #23 Josh Edmond (Missouri) - Saturday #10 Max Murin (Iowa) vs. #13 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State) - Saturday #14 Josh Finesilver (Duke) vs. #31 Jarod Verkleeren (Virginia) - Saturday Most Important Match: #4 Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) vs. #6 Josh Heil (Campbell) - Sunday Simply put, this may be one of the biggest matches in the recent history of the Southern Conference. In a league that rarely crowns All-Americans, it's not very often that we see two of the top-six wrestlers in the nation clashing during a SoCon bout. That's the case as Jonathan Millner and Josh Heil take the mat. The two last battled in the finals of the conference tournament last season. Millner took a 2-0 decision and went on to the seventh seed at nationals. This is also a swing bout in the dual between these heated rivals. Whoever gets their hand raised will give their team a massive step towards a SoCon regular-season title. 157 lbs #2 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) vs. #17 Chase Saldate (Michigan State) - Friday #3 Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) vs. #21 Jarrett Jacques (Missouri) - Saturday #4 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) vs. #33 Jashon Hubbard (Ohio State) - Friday #5 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina) vs. #26 Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) - Friday #8 Quincy Monday (Princeton) vs. #20 Doug Zapf (Penn) - Saturday #9 Will Lewan (Michigan) vs. #17 Chase Saldate (Michigan State) - Sunday #11 Ed Scott (NC State) vs. #19 Elijah Cleary (Pittsburgh) - Friday #12 Kaleb Young (Iowa) vs. #18 Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) - Saturday Most Important Match: #7 Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) vs. #8 Quincy Monday (Princeton) - Friday Old rivals will renew acquaintances Friday in a match that will have conference and NCAA seeding implications. Josh Humphreys and Quincy Monday already have met five times at the collegiate level. Humphreys holds a 3-2 edge, but two of those wins came during the 2018-19 season. In wrestling, familiarity can breed low-scoring tactical matches. Despite these two's history, points tend to be scored when Humphreys/Monday meet. Three of their five bouts have exceeded 14 total points. Whoever wins is likely the #1 seed at the EIWA Championships, which is important because #20 Doug Zapf probably looms on the bottom half of the bracket and he's responsible for Humphreys only loss of the year (which was avenged last weekend). A day later, Monday will face Zapf. 165 lbs #5 Alex Marinelli (Iowa) vs. #8 Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) - Saturday #6 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) vs. #29 Danny Braunagel (Illinois) - Friday #12 Austin Yant (Northern Iowa) vs. #31 Isaac Judge (Iowa State) #15 Phil Conigliaro (Harvard) vs. #19 Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) - Friday #16 Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) vs. #22 Thomas Bullard (NC State) - Friday #18 Zach Hartman (Bucknell) vs. #25 Brian Meyer (Lehigh) - Saturday #24 Lucas Revano (Penn) vs. #26 Evan Barczak (Drexel) - Sunday #27 Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) vs. #29 Danny Braunagel (Illinois) - Sunday Most Important Match: #2 Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) vs. #7 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) - Saturday This is a rematch of the 2021 NCAA consolation quarterfinals. After a hobbled Anthony Valencia secured his elusive All-American honor for the first time, he was paired with the explosive true freshman from Mizzou. That affair ended up one-sided as a match could be in the favor of Keegan O'Toole, 16-1. I wouldn't expect the same result Saturday. Valencia is a week removed from losing a one-point shootout to 2021 national champion, Shane Griffith, while O'Toole downed All-American Travis Wittlake. While O'Toole got the win, he didn't necessarily look like his normal, explosive self, as he came off a two-week layoff. 174 lbs #3 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) vs. #9 Clay Lautt (North Carolina) - Friday #7 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) vs. #18 Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) - Friday #8 Adam Kemp (Cal Poly) vs. #30 Sam Wolf (Air Force) - Sunday #11 Mickey O'Malley (Drexel) vs. #23 Nick Incontrera (Penn) - Sunday #15 Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) vs. #30 Sam Wolf (Air Force) - Friday #20 Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa) vs. #25 Joel Devine (Iowa State) - Friday Most Important Match: #2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) vs. #10 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) - Saturday Just a few weeks ago, Dustin Plott was cruising and undefeated and this match looked like maybe it would be a toss-up. Since Plott has dropped two of his last four matches, one to unranked Sean Harmon (Missouri) and another against Lance Runyon (Northern Iowa), who saw his first action of the year. So is Plott closer to the wrestler who started 9-0 and looked poised to make the podium, or is he one that will have to scrap just to make the Big 12 finals? Michael Kemerer is rounding into top form after missing the first half of the season. He's tallied bonus points in four of his six wins and looks a lot like the wrestler that won the 2021 Big Ten title and entered St. Louis unbeaten. 184 lbs #2 Myles Amine (Michigan) vs. #17 DJ Washington (Indiana) - Friday #2 Myles Amine (Michigan) vs. #19 Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) - Sunday #6 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) vs. #17 DJ Washington (Indiana) - Sunday #6 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) vs. #20 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) - Friday #8 John Poznanski (Rutgers) vs. #16 Kyle Cochran (Maryland) - Saturday #9 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) vs. #21 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) - Sunday #10 Hunter Bolen (Virginia Tech) vs. #18 Gavin Kane (North Carolina) - Friday #11 Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State) vs. #15 Abe Assad (Iowa) - Saturday #21 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) vs. #27 Chris Weiler (Wisconsin) - Friday #23 Travis Stefanik (Princeton) vs. #31 Neil Antrassian (Penn) - Saturday Most Important Match: #4 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) vs. #7 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) - Friday Suddenly, the dual between #5 Iowa State and #22 Northern Iowa is turning out to be one of the biggest of the weekend. One of the headliners of this in-state battle is at 184 lbs between All-American Parker Keckeisen and resurgent Marcus Coleman. While Coleman has qualified for nationals three times, he's bounced between 174-197 lbs during his time with ISU and never looked like a podium contender. That was until this year, where he's reeled off a 14-1 record and has wins over two past AA's. The only opponent to defeat Coleman this year? Keckeisen in their first event of the year, the Daktronics Open. The Panther has continued to impress after taking third in the country as a freshman. Like last season, a close loss to NCAA champion Aaron Brooks is the only thing standing between Keckeisen and a perfect record. 197 lbs #6 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) vs. #16 Isaac Trumble (NC State) - Friday #7 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) vs. #11 Patrick Brucki (Michigan) - Sunday #7 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) vs. #29 Andrew Davison (Northwestern) - Friday #10 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) vs. #25 Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado) - Friday #12 Greg Bulsak (Rutgers) vs. #30 Jaron Smith (Maryland) - Saturday #13 Louie DePrez (Binghamton) vs. #19 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) - Saturday #23 Owen Pentz (North Dakota State) vs. #25 Alan Clothier (Northern Colorado) - Sunday #28 Max Shaw (North Carolina) vs. #31 Dakota Howard (Virginia Tech) - Friday Most Important Match: #8 Rocky Elam (Missouri) vs. #9 Kordell Norfleet (Arizona State) - Saturday The ever-changing 197 lb weight class! Another enticing match from the top-ten non-conference meeting between Arizona State and Missouri comes here as Rocky Elam and Kordell Norfleet toe the line opposite each other, once again. Norfleet was seeded third but fell in the quarters, then ran into a red-hot Elam in the bloodround and fell via major decision. Norfleet has missed some time this year and hasn't been a part of the chaos that regularly occurs at this weight. Elam recently lost back-to-back matches for the first time in his collegiate career, but may have righted the ship in Mizzou's win over Oklahoma State. 285 lbs #2 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) vs. #19 Zach Elam (Missouri) - Saturday #4 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) vs. #31 Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) - Saturday #7 Jordan Wood (Lehigh) vs. #33 Matthew Cover (Princeton) - Friday #11 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) vs. #16 Luke Luffman (Illinois) - Friday #12 Christian Lance (Nebraska) vs. #16 Luke Luffman (Illinois) - Sunday #17 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) vs. #20 Joe Doyle (Binghamton) - Saturday #29 Ben Goldin (Penn) vs. #33 Matthew Cover (Princeton) - Saturday Most Important Match: #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) vs. #13 Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) - Friday Really, there isn't a marquee, must-watch of a match at 285 lbs this week. Luke Luffman has a challenging Friday/Sunday swing with a pair of top-12 opponents. Considering his current ranking, a win or two will obviously help his stock and possibly put him on the bottom half of the Big Ten bracket (away from Gable Steveson). Speaking of Gable. We wanted to point out that Friday's matchup with Tate Orndorff will be his last in front of the home fans at Minnesota. The last time Steveson and Orndorff met, it was a 19-4 tech for the Olympic gold medalist. I'd expect Steveson would want to make his last home bout memorable with either a quick fall or a dominant tech.